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Albert Delane Bemiller (April 18, 1938 – November 30, 2022) was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Syracuse University. He was a member of two AFL championships with the Bills and was inducted ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Bemiller |
Ramihrdus of Cambrai, a known priest who had been practicing his own sects of religion, was accused of heresy in 1076 or 1077 for being unwilling to accept communion from priests, including the bishop, after being summoned to court because he believed that the priesthood was corrupt. Although his refusal to accept the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramihrdus%20of%20Cambrai |
(English: Her) is a Norwegian women's magazine published in Oslo, Norway.
History and profile
was founded by Aller Media in 1994. The first issue was released on 8 March 1994. The magazine is part of Aller media and published by Allers Familie-Journal on a monthly basis.
The headquarters of is in Oslo. The magazine... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henne%20%28magazine%29 |
Sir Griffin Markham (d. aft. 1644) was an English soldier.
Life
Griffin Markham was the son of Thomas Markham (1530–1607) and of Mary Griffin (1540-ca.1633) of Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. He likely converted to Roman Catholicism early in his life, under the influence of his mother.
On 29 May 1592, he married Anne Roos... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin%20Markham |
Charmin' Chatty was a doll produced by the toy company Mattel in 1963 and 1964. The doll, introduced at the American Toy Fair in New York City in March 1963, belonged to a line of highly successful talking dolls introduced in 1960 (Chatty Cathy was the first of these dolls). Other chatty dolls in the line (and the year... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmin%27%20Chatty |
Manuel Pasqual (; born 13 March 1982) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played for the Italy national team. He is an offensive left-back who is well known for his crossing ability. He is also capable of playing as a wide midfielder or as wing-back on the left in a 3–5–2 formation. Pasqual is a dead-ball ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel%20Pasqual |
Kevin Manthei (born 1970 in Maplewood, Minnesota) is an American composer for film, television, and video games.
Biography
Manthei grew up in Minnesota. He played the piano in his youth and played the trumpet in high school. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Music degree in Theory and Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Manthei |
Pure Phase is the second studio album by Spiritualized, released on 28 March 1995. The album was recorded in the Moles Studio in Bath, and features contributions from The Balanescu Quartet. Initial CD copies were sold in a glow-in-the-dark, encapsulated CD case.
The lineup fluctuated during recording, with the band e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure%20Phase |
Julia Caroline Ripley Dorr (February 13, 1825 – January 18, 1913) was an American author who published both prose and poetry. Although she wrote a number of novels and works on travel, she was best known for her poetry. Her work was conservative; she did not write anything that she felt was improper for children to hea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia%20C.%20R.%20Dorr |
Krista Lee McCarville (born Krista Lee Scharf on November 10, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. McCarville is a four-time Northern Ontario junior champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade silver medallist, a four-time Ontario provincial champion, a four-time Northern Ontario provincial champion, and a t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krista%20McCarville |
The Chambers Island lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Door County, Wisconsin. It was replaced in 1961 by a skeletal tower, visible for . The new light is identified by the USCG as 7-21895.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 as reference #75000063.
Notes
Further re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers%20Island%20Light |
The Second Battle of Fort McAllister took place December 13, 1864, during the final stages of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's March to the Sea during the American Civil War. Union forces overwhelmed a small Confederate force defending the strategically important Fort McAllister near Savannah, Georgia, a major Federal ob... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Fort%20McAllister%20%281864%29 |
Leif Christopher Hansen (born 1957) is the founder and owner of a chain of auto body shops, Leif's Auto Collision Centers.
History
Leif Hansen was born in Bellingham, Washington and raised in Oahu, Hawaii. In 1986, he opened a Honolulu body and repair shop called Pristine Coachworks. In 1990, Hansen moved to Portland... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif%20Hansen%20%28businessman%29 |
"Stars Fell on Alabama" is a 1934 jazz standard composed by Frank Perkins with lyrics by Mitchell Parish.
History
The title of the song appears to have been borrowed from the title of the 1934 book of the same name by Carl Carmer. It refers to a spectacular occurrence of the Leonid meteor shower that had been observe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars%20Fell%20on%20Alabama |
The County of Barrhead No. 11 is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northwest of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Barrhead No. 11.
Cities
none
Towns
Barrhead
Villages
n... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County%20of%20Barrhead%20No.%2011 |
Brad William Benson (born November 25, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1988. He was a pivotal member of the 1986 Giants team that defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. Benson was selected to th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad%20Benson |
Eva was a Norwegian monthly magazine, released by Allers Familie-Journal in 2004. Its target group was "active women 40 years and older", and its circulation was 42,943 in 2004. The editor was Kirsten Offerdal who also served as the editor of Henne.
It was discontinued in early 2009.
References
2004 establishments i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva%20%28Norwegian%20magazine%29 |
The stone put () is one of the main Scottish heavy athletic events at modern-day Highland games gatherings. While similar to the shot put, the stone put more frequently uses an ordinary stone or rock instead of a steel ball. The weight of the stone will vary from 16 to 26 lb for men (or 8 to 18 lb for women) depending ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone%20put |
Erik Mona (born April 1974) is an American game designer who lives in Seattle, Washington.
Career
Mona was the Managing Editor of issues 1 and 2 of the Oerth Journal, an online publication devoted to the World of Greyhawk campaign setting, and the Editor-in-Chief from issues 2–7. Mona had the opportunity to talk to de... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik%20Mona |
Her og Nå (English: Here and Now) is a Norwegian weekly magazine that was released in 2001. The magazine is based in Oslo. It is the main competitor to the market leader Se og Hør. The readers are relatively well distributed between sex and age groups. It contains news about celebrities and royals, as well as a TV-guid... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her%20og%20N%C3%A5 |
Ita Wegman (22 February 1876 – 4 March 1943) co-founded Anthroposophical Medicine with Rudolf Steiner. In 1921, she founded the first anthroposophical medical clinic in Arlesheim, known until 2014 as the Ita Wegman Clinic. She also developed a special form of massage therapy, called rhythmical massage, and other self-c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ita%20Wegman |
Jeanne Lamon, (August 14, 1949 – June 20, 2021) was an American-Canadian violinist and conductor.
Biography
Lamon was born as Jean Susan Lamon in the Queens borough of New York City and was raised in Larchmont, New York. Her parents were Isaac and Elly Lamon. Lamon said her interest in baroque music came from her mot... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne%20Lamon |
Get Close is the fourth studio album by rock band the Pretenders, released on 20 October 1986 in the United Kingdom by Real Records and on 4 November 1986 in the United States by Sire Records. The album contains the band's two highest-charting Mainstream Rock Tracks entries, "Don't Get Me Wrong" and "My Baby", both of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get%20Close |
Al Día was a sport newspaper published in Costa Rica. The paper was part of La Nación Media Group, which also owns La Nacion. Al Día was a national newspaper and had several regional editions. The paper ceased publication on 30 November 2014.
References
External links
Official website
2014 disestablishments in Costa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20D%C3%ADa%20%28Costa%20Rica%29 |
Aimo Stefano Diana (; born 2 January 1978) is an Italian football manager and a former player. A player of wide range, he was capable of playing both as a wide midfielder or as a defender on the right flank.
He is the current head coach of club Vicenza.
Club career
Born in Brescia, Diana is a product of Brescia Calc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimo%20Diana |
Freaky Stories is a Canadian animated anthology television series, which was originally broadcast by YTV in English and Canal Famille in French (five-minute versions using the French title Frissons). It is an animated show about urban legends hosted by two animatronic puppets, Larry de Bug, a cockroach, (voiced by Jame... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaky%20Stories |
Packed! is the fifth studio album by rock group Pretenders, released in 1990.
Besides band leader Chrissie Hynde, no other person is pictured anywhere within the album package. At the time the album was recorded, the only other remaining official member from the band's previous album was drummer Blair Cunningham, who ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packed%21 |
Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing, and pressing fibers.
Felt may also refer to:
Places
Felt, Idaho, an unincorporated community in Teton County, Idaho, US
Felt, Oklahoma, a small community in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, US
Cape Felt, on the Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Se og Hør (; "See and Hear") is a TV guide and celebrity journalism magazine published in three independent versions in Denmark, Norway and Sweden (where it is called Se & Hör ) by the Danish company Aller Media. The Danish version is the oldest. The Danish and Swedish editions are published weekly, the Norwegian, the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%20og%20H%C3%B8r |
Robert Chadwick Berry Jr. (March 10, 1942 – April 17, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He was selected to one Pro Bowl in 1969 as a member of the Atlanta Falcons. Berry was a member of three Super Bowl teams with the Minne... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Berry%20%28American%20football%29 |
Det Nye was a Norwegian language women's magazine based in Oslo, Norway. It was one of the oldest magazines published in the country. In November 2019 it went on online.
History and profile
Det Nye was first published in 1957. The target group of the magazine is women aged 18–25 years. The magazine was published on a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Det%20Nye |
USS James E. Craig (DE-201) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1969.
History
The destroyer escort was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander James Edwin Craig (1901–1941), who was killed in action aboard during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 Decembe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20James%20E.%20Craig |
The 11th Panchen Lama controversy centers on the 28 year-long enforced disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and on the recognition of the 11th Kunsik Panchen Lama. The Panchen Lama is considered the second most important spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama. Following the death of the 10th Panchen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th%20Panchen%20Lama%20controversy |
Brynn Thayer is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Jenny Wolek on the television soap opera One Life to Live from 1978 to 1986, which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.
Career
Thayer is best known for her work on television. From 1978-86, she played Jenny Wolek in the ABC daytime soap ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynn%20Thayer |
Michael Kang, (born May 13, 1971, South Korea) is a multi-instrumentalist for the jam band The String Cheese Incident (often abbreviated to SCI).
The mandolin is his primary instrument, although he plays violin on several songs, and electric mandolin on many others. He provides both a melodic and rhythmic sound. Kang ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Kang%20%28musician%29 |
Voronin (), or Voronina (feminine: Воронина), is a Balto-Slavic last name, most commonly found in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine from Proto-Balto-Slavic word "warnás" meaning raven or crow. Other spelling variant of the name is Woronin (feminine; Woronina), and the Baltic variants of the last name are Vārnas, Voroņins and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronin |
Gallup's List of People that Americans Most Widely Admired in the 20th Century is a poll published in December 1999 by The Gallup Organization to determine who around the world Americans admire most, in the 20th century.
Gallup has constructed a yearly Gallup's most admired man and woman poll list since 1948 but this ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallup%27s%20List%20of%20Most%20Widely%20Admired%20People%20of%20the%2020th%20Century |
Mann (English: man) was a Norwegian monthly men's magazine published in Oslo, Norway. The magazine was in circulation in the period 1996–2016.
History and profile
Mann was established in 1996. The target group was men aged between 20 and 40. It contained feature articles, as well as material on fashion, movies, music ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mann%20%28magazine%29 |
Last of the Independents is the sixth studio album by English-American rock group the Pretenders, released in 1994. For this album, the band is officially credited as being Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar), Adam Seymour (guitar), Andy Hobson (bass) and Martin Chambers (drums). However, this line-up only plays together o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last%20of%20the%20Independents |
James Allen Bertelsen (February 26, 1950 – May 7, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a running back for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was a highly regarded high school football player in Wiscon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Bertelsen |
Nympha may refer to:
another term for a chrysalis
the labia minora (often in plural, nymphae)
Nympha (Ninfa), a 5th-century virgin Christian martyr from Palermo
See also
Nymph (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nympha |
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan), along with county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions:
Although local laws do not enforce strict standards... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township%20%28Taiwan%29 |
Danubit was an industrial plastic explosive produced by the Slovak company .
It had been used for many decades intended primarily as a rock blasting explosive for surface and underground mass mining of mineral raw materials. Underwater blasting applications were possible as well.
The producer of Danubit, Istrochem, is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danubit |
G35, G-35 or G.35 may refer to:
Infiniti G35, an automobile
G35 (chipset), a motherboard chipset manufactured by Intel
Glock 35, a firearm
Gudbrandsdalsost, a type of brown cheese popular in Norway
G35 Jinan–Guangzhou Expressway in China | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G35 |
Loose Screw is the eighth studio album by rock group the Pretenders, and was released in 2002. It was the first time that the Pretenders had the same credited band line-up (Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, Andy Hobson and Adam Seymour) on three consecutive studio albums.
Track listing
All songs written by Adam Seymour... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loose%20Screw |
The Stobcross Railway was a railway line in Glasgow, Scotland, built by the North British Railway to connect from Maryhill to the new dock being built at Stobcross; the dock became the Queen's Dock, opened in 1877. The line was opened first, in 1874, and gave the North British company access to the north bank of the Ri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stobcross%20Railway |
The DeSoto Adventurer is a full-sized automobile that was produced by DeSoto from 1956 through the 1961 model year. Introduced as a four-seat high-performance sports coupe concept car, the Adventurer ended up being DeSoto's special, limited-production, high-performance model, similar to the more luxurious and exclusive... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeSoto%20Adventurer |
Siltronic AG is a manufacturer of wafers made of hyperpure silicon, the basis for modern micro- and nanotechnology. The Munich-based company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of wafers for the semiconductor industry.
History
The company was founded in 1968 as Wacker-Chemitronic Gesellschaft für Elektronik-Gr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siltronic |
The Great Western Steam Laundry was a laundry in South Jordanhill in the western suburbs of Glasgow, Scotland.
It was built between 1883 and 1885 and was designed by John Russell Mackenzie. It served the miners in the area.
The laundry ceased operations in the early 1960s and was destroyed by arson some years later. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Western%20Steam%20Laundry |
In electrochemistry, overpotential is the potential difference (voltage) between a half-reaction's thermodynamically-determined reduction potential and the potential at which the redox event is experimentally observed. The term is directly related to a cell's voltage efficiency. In an electrolytic cell the existence o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpotential |
Yaverlandia (meaning "of Yaverland Point/Yaverland Battery") is a genus of maniraptoran dinosaur. Known from a partial fossil skull (MIWG 1530) found in Lower Cretaceous strata of the Wessex Formation (Upper Silty Bed; Vectis Formation) on the Isle of Wight. it was described as the earliest known member of the pachycep... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaverlandia |
Michael Anthony Esposito (born September 27, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies. He throws right and bats right. He graduated from Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nevada before playing baseball at Arizona State University.
Esposito's only Major Leag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Esposito%20%28baseball%29 |
Sesostrie Youchigant, also known as Sam Young (born ; died December 6, 1948), was a chief of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe and the last known native speaker of the Tunica language. He worked with linguist Mary Haas in 1933 (and during four subsequent visits between 1933 and 1938) to describe what he remembered of the languag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesostrie%20Youchigant |
Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper (13 October 1883 – 23 October 1935) was a German Nazi politician. He served as the Gauleiter in the Gau of Magdeburg-Anhalt and was the Reichsstatthalter of the Free States of Anhalt and Brunswick
Military career
First, Loeper became an Officer Candidate (Fahnenjunker) in Pioneer Battalion 2 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm%20Friedrich%20Loeper |
John O'Neil Farrell (August 28, 1906 – June 20, 1994) was an American speed skater and speed skating coach.
Farrell participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. On the 500 m, he skated in the first pair and promptly set a new Olympic record with a time of 43.6 seconds, breaking Charles Jewtraw's old record ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Farrell%20%28speed%20skater%29 |
Exformation (originally spelled eksformation in Danish) is a term coined by Danish science writer Tor Nørretranders in his book The User Illusion published in English 1998. It is meant to mean explicitly discarded information.
Example
Consider the following phrase: "the best horse at the race is number 7". The infor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exformation |
Jan Wężyk (1575–1638), of Wąż Coat of Arms, was a Polish noble and Roman Catholic bishop and Primate of Poland.
Biography
Jan Wężyk was born in Wola Wężykowa, Poland in 1575. In 1619, he was selected by the King of Poland as Bishop of Przemyśl and confirmed by Pope Paul V on 17 Feb 1620. Later in 1620, he was consecr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20W%C4%99%C5%BCyk |
The Koch dynasty (Pron: kɒʧ; 1515–1949) ruled parts of eastern Indian subcontinent in present-day Assam and Bengal. Biswa Singha established power in the erstwhile Kamata Kingdom which had emerged from the decaying Kamarupa Kingdom. The dynasty came to power by removing the Baro-Bhuyans, who had earlier removed the sh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch%20dynasty |
Snead State Community College is a public community college in Boaz, Alabama. It began as a private seminary in 1898 and became part of the Alabama Community College System in 1967. Snead awards associate degrees in 79 programs and certificates in 24 programs.
History
Snead began in 1898 as a grade school for girls i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snead%20State%20Community%20College |
In law, avowry is where one takes a distress for rent or other thing, and the other sues replevin. In which case the taker shall justify, in his plea, for what cause he took it, and if he took it in his own right, is to show it, and so avow the taking—which is called his avowry. If he took it in the right of another, w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avowry |
Lawrence Joseph Mira (born August 9, 1942) is an American lawyer and jurist who is currently serving as a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Known by some as "Judge to the Stars", Mira's name has been mentioned in numerous high-profile and celebrity arrests due to the region his courtroom serves.
Mira a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence%20Mira |
Kate Isitt is an English actress who is perhaps best known for her role as beauty therapist Sally Harper in the BBC television situation comedy Coupling.
From 1995 to 1998, she played Alison, a secretary in a solicitors' office, in Is It Legal?. Isitt had a minor part in the film of The Saint (1997). In 1998 she playe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%20Isitt |
The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (; EOC) is an Orthodox church in Estonia under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Under Estonian law it is the legal successor to the pre–World War II Estonian Orthodox Church, which in 1940 had over 210,000 faithful, three bishops, 156 parishes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian%20Apostolic%20Orthodox%20Church |
Nathan Sproul is a Republican strategist and political consultant for numerous election campaigns. Sproul is the managing director of Lincoln Strategy Group, an international political consulting firm based in Arizona. He is a former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party and the Arizona Christian Coalition... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%20Sproul |
Malar Balasubramanian (November 15, 1976 - February 15, 2017) was an American pediatrician who pleaded guilty on January 30, 2006 to a charge of involuntary manslaughter of her mother and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Education and career
Malar Balasubramanian graduated from the Case Western Reserve University ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malar%20Balasubramanian |
Black Snake Dîamond Röle is the debut solo album by former Soft Boys frontman Robyn Hitchcock.
Backed on various tracks by his former Soft Boy mates Kimberley Rew, Matthew Seligman and Morris Windsor, Hitchcock confessed satisfaction at being able to record an album with only his own artistic goals to cater to, wherea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Snake%20Diamond%20R%C3%B6le |
The Rhodes 22, also referred to as the Rhodes 22 Continental, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1968.
Production
The boat was designed by Rhodes at the request of General Boats owner Stan Spitzer and first built by that company. It was later built in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes%2022 |
Steven R. Smith is an American musician, instrument-builder, and printmaker often associated with the Jewelled Antler collective. Born in Fullerton, California and based in San Francisco and, more recently, Los Angeles, he has been musically active since the mid-1990s. His main instrument is guitar, both acoustic and e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven%20R.%20Smith |
Abdul Hameed (Urdu: -; 1928 – 29 April 2011) was an Urdu fiction writer from Pakistan. He was also known for writing a popular children's TV play Ainak Wala Jin (1993) for Pakistan Television Corporation which was broadcast on PTV during the mid-1990s. In 1997, he was awarded Pride of Performance by the Government of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul%20Hameed%20%28writer%29 |
Benjamin Charles Miles (born 29 September 1966) is an English actor, best known for his starring role as Patrick Maitland in the television comedy Coupling, from 2000 to 2004, as Montague Dartie in The Forsyte Saga, from 2002 to 2003, as Peter Townsend in the Netflix drama The Crown (2016–2017) and George in episode 8 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20Miles |
is an action-adventure game developed by Treasure and published by Sega for their Sega Genesis console in 1995. The game was included in the Sega Genesis Classics collections on Steam and other platforms in 2011. It was also included on the Sega Genesis Mini in North America and Sega Mega Drive Mini in PAL regions.
It... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light%20Crusader |
Auriscalpium is a genus of mushrooms typifying the family Auriscalpiaceae.
Etymology
Auriscalpium is a compound of the Latin, auris, "ear"; and scalpo, "I scratch", generally meaning ear pick. The term was originally applied as a specific epithet by Linnaeus in 1753, viz. Hydnum auriscalpium and changed in 1821 to vu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriscalpium |
James H. Allen (May 15, 1928 – July 28, 2015) was an American actor who portrayed the clown character Rusty Nails and was the host of various children's television shows in the Portland, Oregon television market from 1957–1972. His program on KPTV was the second-longest running children's program in Portland, second o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20H.%20Allen |
The New Chambers (German: Neue Kammern) is part of the ensemble of Sanssouci palace in Sanssouci Park, Potsdam, Germany. They were constructed for King Frederick the Great of Prussia from 1771 to 1775.
History
The building, which stands to the west of Sanssouci Palace, serves as a complement to the Picture Gallery, wh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Chambers%20%28Sanssouci%29 |
The Founders Bridge is one of the three highway bridges over the Connecticut River in Hartford, Connecticut. The steel stringer bridge carries the Route 2 expressway, and also crosses over Interstate 91 (which runs parallel to the river). the bridge had an average daily traffic of 29,200.
One of the centerpieces of H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founders%20Bridge |
The City may refer to:
Places
"The City", a term for a city centre
"The City", a term used for New York City
"The City", a term for Manhattan, New York City
"The City", a term for the City of Chicago, particularly as distinct from the various suburban municipalities and communities surrounding it, making-up the rest o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20City |
Groovy Decay was the second solo album by Robyn Hitchcock, released in 1982. His backing band for the record featured Sara Lee of Gang of Four on bass and Anthony Thistlethwaite of the Waterboys on saxophone.
Hitchcock refuted claims that he held contempt for the record itself in a 1990 interview. He explained, "The r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groovy%20Decay |
Ralph Hayward Pomeroy (January 12, 1867 in New York City – August 22, 1925) was an American gynecologist who became posthumously famous for the female sterilization procedure that he had developed and now carries his name as the Pomeroy tubal ligation.
Pomeroy went to Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut and g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20Pomeroy%20%28gynecologist%29 |
No Place Like Brooklyn (stylized as No Place Like BKLYN) is the first album recorded by the singer Jeannie Ortega, released by Hollywood Records on August 1, 2006. The album includes the singles "It's R Time" and "Crowded". "No Place Like BKLYN" is Jeannie's only album from Hollywood Records. She was eventually dropped... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20Place%20Like%20BKLYN |
Mehedia may refer to:
Mehdya, a town in Kénitra Province, Morocco
Mahdia, a large coastal town in Tunisia
Mechtat Mehedia, a village in Relizane Province, Algeria
See also
Mehede, an urban area in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden, more commonly known as Mehedeby
Mehedinţa, a commune in Romania now know... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehedia |
USS Parker (DD-604) was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Foxhall A. Parker, Jr.
Parker was laid down 9 June 1941 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York; launched 12 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Edward Lloyd Winder; and commissioned 31 August 1942.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Parker%20%28DD-604%29 |
Richard Adam Bielski (September 7, 1932 – October 15, 2023) was an American professional football player and coach. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Colts. Bielski played college football at the University of Maryland.
Early years
Bielski was n... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%20Bielski |
Dorothy Tennov (August 29, 1928 – February 3, 2007) was an American psychologist who, in her 1979 book Love and Limerence – the Experience of Being in Love introduced the term "limerence". During her years of research into romantic love experiences, she obtained thousands of personal testimonies from questionnaires, i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy%20Tennov |
Sue-Ann Post (born 1964) is an Australian comedian and writer.
Self described as "Australia's favourite six-foot, lesbian, ex-Mormon, diabetic, comedian and writer", Post has performed as a stand-up comedian internationally and throughout Australia since 1991.
Her debut stand-up comedy stage show, "A Bit of a Postscr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue-Ann%20Post |
Lester Alonza "Bingo" Bingaman (February 3, 1926November 20, 1970) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Illinois from 1944 to 1947 and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions from 1948 to 1954. He earned trips to the Pro Bo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les%20Bingaman |
Dan Birdwell (October 14, 1940 – February 14, 1978) was an American college and professional football player. A defensive lineman, he played collegiately for the University of Houston and professionally for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) from 1962 to 1969. He was the starting left defensive... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Birdwell |
Keshia Chanté is a self-titled debut studio album by Canadian singer Keshia Chanté, released by BMG Music Canada on June 22, 2004, and was certified gold. The album received positive reviews from critics and industry insiders, winning numerous awards, including a Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, making Ch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keshia%20Chant%C3%A9%20%28album%29 |
This is a list of United Kingdom Labour Party MPs. It includes all members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the British House of Commons representing the Labour Party from 1900 to 1923 and since 1992. Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd or the European Parliament are not listed. Those in italics are overall ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Labour%20Party%20%28UK%29%20MPs |
Gotta Let This Hen Out! is a live recording of Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians recorded in April 1985, shortly after the group had come together for Fegmania!.
The set was recorded at the Marquee and the tapes cleaned up for release at Alaska Studios with minor drop-in overdubs. The gig was also videotaped and appea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotta%20Let%20This%20Hen%20Out%21 |
The Kalabhra dynasty, also called Kaḷabrar, Kaḷappirar, Kallupura or Kalvar, were rulers of all or parts of Tamil region sometime between the 3rd century and 6th century CE, after the ancient dynasties of the early Cholas, the early Pandyas and Chera. Information about the origin and reign of the Kalabhras is uncertai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalabhra%20dynasty |
"Massachusetts (Because of You Our Land is Free)," words and music by Bernard Davidson, was made the official patriotic song of Massachusetts on October 23, 1989.
External links
M.G.L. 2:31, the law designating the official patriotic song of Massachusetts
Lyrics
Massachusetts
Symbols of Massachusetts
Music of Mass... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts%20%28Because%20of%20You%20Our%20Land%20is%20Free%29 |
Tonfön is a Tongan telecommunications company, founded in 2002 by its chairman, (at that time Crown Prince) Tupoutoa. It operates as a division of the Shoreline Group of Companies. The umlaut on the second 'o' is not pronounced, but is purely for effect.
Tonfön is one of Tonga's two major telecommunications providers ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonf%C3%B6n |
The Battle of Łódź was fought on September 6–8, 1939, between the armies of Poland and Nazi Germany in World War II during the Invasion of Poland. The Polish forces were led by General Juliusz Rómmel.
Prelude
The German aggression was anticipated by the Poles from the spring of 1939, when Poland refused to join the Ax... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA%20%281939%29 |
The Montreal Juniors were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1975 to 1982. They played at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
History
The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge were renamed in 1975, becoming the Montreal Juniors. The most famous graduate from the team is Denis Savard... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal%20Juniors |
Tom Carew was a Brigadier, possibly later promoted to Major General, in the Sierra Leonean army and Chief of Defence Staff of the Government of Sierra Leone from April 2000 to November 2003, at which point Sierra Leone President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah reassigned him to non-military duties.
External links
Tom Carew on the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Carew |
William Eugene Bishop (May 8, 1931 – May 14, 1998) was an American football defensive lineman who played 10 seasons in the National Football League.
A former United States Air Force member, he played college football at North Texas State from 1949 to 1951. Much of his pro career was spent with the Chicago Bears; altho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Bishop%20%28American%20football%29 |
Element of Light is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock and his second with his backing band, the Egyptians. It was released in 1986.
Most of the album was recorded at Alaska Studios and Berry Street, but two tracks, "The President" and "Lady Waters & The Hooded One", were live recordings made ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element%20of%20Light |
The Encyclopaedia Sinica is a 1917 English-language encyclopedia on China and China-related subjects edited by English missionary Samuel Couling. It covers a range of topics and provides insight on early 20th century perspectives towards China. Commentators report that the work is still useful at the turn of the 21st c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Encyclopaedia%20Sinica |
Mosaic gold or bronze powder refers to tin(IV) sulfide as used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It is obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder. The alchemists referred to it as aurum musivum, or aurum mosaicum. The term mosaic gold has also been used to refer to ormolu and to cut shapes of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic%20gold |
The Battle of Wola Cyrusowa took place on 8 September 1939 near the village of Wola Cyrusowa near Stryków in Poland, during the September Campaign. It was fought between the forces of the Polish Piotrków Operational Group under Gen. Wiktor Thommée and the German 10th Infantry Division. In the effect of a successive del... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Wola%20Cyrusowa |
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