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The Communist League was a small far-left organisation in the United Kingdom which existed during the year of 1919. Its stated goal was to establish a network of workers' councils that would "resist all legislation and industrial action directed against the working class, and ultimately assuming all power, establish a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist%20League%20%28UK%2C%201919%29 |
Ignaz Heinrich Karl von Wessenberg (4 November 17749 August 1860) was a German writer and scholar, and liberal Catholic churchman as well as Vicar general and administrator of the Diocese of Constance. Imbued from his early youth with Josephinistic and Febronian principles, he advocated a German National Church, somewh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz%20Heinrich%20von%20Wessenberg |
Treasure Hunt, also known as The New Treasure Hunt during its 1970s run, is an American television game show that aired throughout the 1950s, 1970s, and 1980s. In the show, contestants selected a mystery package (originally a treasure chest, later a gift box) in the hopes of winning cash or prizes.
1950s version (Trea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure%20Hunt%20%28American%20game%20show%29 |
Champions
Major League Baseball
World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4–2)
All-Star Game, July 7 at Braves Field: National League, 4–3
Other champions
Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 10–2
Awards and honors
Baseball Hall of Fame
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Honus Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Walter Johns... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936%20in%20baseball |
One Caribbean Media Ltd (OCM) is a vertically integrated holding company based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The new company was founded in December 2005, following the merger of the Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Nation Corporation of Barbados. The merger of the respect... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One%20Caribbean%20Media |
Joseph Broussard (1702–1765), also known as Beausoleil (), was a leader of the Acadian people in Acadia; later Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Broussard organized a Mi'kmaq and Acadian militias against the British through King George's War, Father Le Loutre's War and during the Seven Years' War. A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Broussard |
The South Province () is one of three administrative subdivisions in New Caledonia. It corresponds to the southern and southwestern portion of the New Caledonian mainland.
Overview
It is by far the most economically developed and most urbanized part of the archipelago and indeed in the entire Melanesian region. The S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Province%2C%20New%20Caledonia |
Kidulthood is a 2006 British teen crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who appeared in the film alongside Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madeleine Fairley, Cornell John, Kate Magowan, Pierre Mascolo (who also acted as executive producer), Rafe Spall a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidulthood |
UAB Hospital (also known as University Hospital) is a 1,207 bed tertiary hospital and academic health science center located in Birmingham, Alabama. It serves as the only ACS verified Level I Trauma Center in Alabama, and is the flagship property of the UAB Health System which is owned by the University of Alabama Syst... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAB%20Hospital |
City Hall station is an underground rapid transit station on the PATCO Speedline, operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. It is located in Camden, New Jersey, one block from Camden City Hall, after which the station is named, at North 5th and Market Streets. Opened on June 7, 1936, the station is the first eastb... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City%20Hall%20station%20%28PATCO%29 |
Rounding-up is a phenomenon that occurs in sailing when the helmsman (or tiller-handler) is no longer able to control the direction of the boat and it heads up (or "rounds up") into the wind, causing the boat to slow down, stall out, or tack. This occurs when the wind overpowers the ability of the rudder to maintain a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding%20up |
Deathrace King is the fourth album by Swedish death/thrash metal band The Crown.
Reception
Herbert Chwalek of the Power Metal.de said that "The disc is just damn horny from beginning to end and effortlessly blows away most of the oh-so-tough bands."
Artist comments
In a March 2007 interview, The Crown frontman Johan ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathrace%20King |
Operation Excess was a series of British supply convoys to Malta, Alexandria and Greece in January 1941. The operation encountered the first presence of Luftwaffe anti-shipping aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea. All the convoyed freighters reached their destinations. The destroyer Gallant was disabled by Italian mines ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Excess |
Buffalo Public Schools serves approximately 31,000 students in Buffalo, New York, It is located in Erie County of western New York and operates nearly 70 facilities.
History
The Buffalo Public School System was started in 1838, 13 years after the completion of the Erie Canal and only 6 years after the 1832 incorporati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo%20Public%20Schools |
In the seventh century the pagan Anglo-Saxons were converted to Christianity () mainly by missionaries sent from Rome. Irish missionaries from Iona, who were proponents of Celtic Christianity, were influential in the conversion of
Northumbria, but after the Synod of Whitby in 664, the Anglo-Saxon church gave its alleg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity%20in%20Anglo-Saxon%20England |
The North Province (French province Nord) is one of three administrative subdivisions in New Caledonia. It corresponds to the northern and northeastern portion of the New Caledonian mainland.
The provincial government seat is at Koné.
Provincial Congress
Of the 22 seats in the provincial congress, the Kanak and Socia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Province%2C%20New%20Caledonia |
The Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway, commonly called the Harmony Line, was a broad gauge interurban streetcar line connecting Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States to Butler and New Castle via Harmony and a split at Evans City. There was also an extension that was later added to the line from Ellw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh%2C%20Harmony%2C%20Butler%20and%20New%20Castle%20Railway |
Woodman's Markets is an employee-owned American regional supermarket chain based in Janesville, Wisconsin. Founded in 1919 as a produce stand, Woodman's has grown to operate nineteen stores in Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Woodman's appeared on Supermarket News Top 50 Small Chains & Independents list since 2010. All... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodman%27s%20Markets |
James Blair Jr. served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1769 to 1770.
Mayors of Williamsburg, Virginia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Blair%20Jr. |
Stephen James Kmetko (born February 16, 1953) is an American broadcast and entertainment journalist. First working as a news anchor and reporter in the US midwest, Kmetko moved to Los Angeles, California and embarked on a 30-year career as an entertainment journalist and television news show host.
Kmetko came out as g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Kmetko |
Gomnes is a small village in the municipality of Hole in Buskerud, Norway.
Gomnes is located on the peninsula of Røyse (Røysehalvøya) in Tyrifjorden. It is largely surrounded by areas of farmland. The area of Røyse is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the region. The area is known for its production o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomnes |
Kroksund is a small village in the municipality of Hole, in Buskerud, Norway.
Kroksund is located just west of Sundvollen. The village had 319 residents as of 1 January 2014. European Route 16 passes over the Kroksundet sound on Steinsfjorden at Kroksund bridge which runs over the islands of Sundøya and Slettøya. Ko... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kroksund |
Sundvollen is a village in the municipality of Hole, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Sundvollen is located along the east side of Tyrifjorden where the E16 crosses west over Steinsfjorden, the northeastern arm of Tyrifjorden, to Kroksund. The village had 801 inhabitants as of January 2009.
Sundvollen (Sundvolde... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundvollen |
Hvittingfoss is a village in the municipality of Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. Hvittingfoss has traditionally been associated with the manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products.
History
Prior to the municipal merger in 1964, Hvittingfoss was in Ytre Sandsvær. Hvittingfoss borders Lardal and Hof. Hvittingfoss ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hvittingfoss |
The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866 that was founded by Richard Clement Moody, who was selected to 'found a second England on the shores of the Pacific', who was Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for British Columbia and the first Lieutenant-Governor of Br... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony%20of%20British%20Columbia%20%281858%E2%80%931866%29 |
Hillestad may refer to:
Places
Hillestad, Agder, a village in the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway
Hillestad Church, an old name for Tovdal Church in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway
Hillestad, Vestfold og Telemark, a village in the municipality of Holmestrand in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norwa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillestad |
Arris International Limited (styled as ARRIS) is an American telecommunications equipment company engaged in data, video and telephony systems for homes and businesses. On April 4, 2019, Arris was acquired by network infrastructure provider CommScope.
History
Originally named Arris Interactive, the company was founde... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arris%20International |
Skollenborg is a small village in Sandsvær in the municipality of Kongsberg in Viken county, Norway. Since 2015 Skollenborg has been a part of the Kongsberg urban area.
Skollenborg is situated in the valley of Lågendalen on the Numedalslågen river. The village is located at the intersection between Norwegian county ro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skollenborg |
Sysle is a village in the municipality of Modum, Buskerud county, Norway. Its population (2014) is 227.
Sysle is principally a residential area situated about six km northwest of Vikersund. It is located on Norwegian National Road 280 (Riksvei 280). The village is situated on the Snarumselva, a continuation of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sysle |
Robert A. Schadler is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 49th district from 1988 to 1992 and again from 1998 to 2010. Schadler represented a district that includes Mineral County.
Education
Schadler earned an associate degree from the Potomac ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Schadler |
Jay William Hakkinen (born July 19, 1977) is a former biathlete. He is a four-time American Olympian, and his 10th-place finish in the 20-kilometer individual race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was the best finish ever by an American biathlete.
Hakkinen retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay%20Hakkinen |
Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It is owned by the National Trust.
Monastic history
Buckland Abbey was founded as a Cistercian abbey in 1278 by Amicia, C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckland%20Abbey |
Darbu is a village within the parish of Fiskum, in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, Buskerud County, Norway. The population of the village was 539 as of 2019.
Darbu is located on the Sørland Line Railway, 81.61 km from Oslo, about midway between Kongsberg and Hokksund. Darbu Station was opened in 1871 when the railway ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darbu |
Ormåsen is a village in Buskerud, Norway. It is a residential area located the municipality of Øvre Eiker. The village was built during 1986. Ormåsen is located midway between Hokksund and Vestfossen. , the population was 809. Ormåsen has a private weather station which is located approximately above sea level.
R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orm%C3%A5sen |
Shami kabab or shaami kabab is a local variety of kebab, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is a popular dish in modern-day Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cuisines. It is composed of a small patty of minced meat, generally beef, but occasionally lamb or mutton (a chicken version exists as well), with groun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shami%20kebab |
Neskollen is a village in Nes municipality, Norway, located a few kilometres northwest of the urban area Årnes. Its population on 1 January 2017 was 2,222.
References
Villages in Akershus
Nes, Akershus | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neskollen |
Allen V. Evans is an American politician. Evans is the West Virginia House of Delegates Member from the 54th District which represents Mineral County and Grant County. He also serves as the Minority Chair of the Agriculture committee.
External links
CapWiz Political
WV Legislature
1939 births
Farmers from West Vir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen%20V.%20Evans |
A railgun is a weapon that uses electromagnetic force to launch high velocity projectiles
Railgun or rail gun may also refer to:
Railway gun, a large caliber artillery piece mounted on a railcar for rail mobility
Benchrest rifle, also known as a rail gun, a type of rifle that is built into a machine rest
Mikoto Mi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Stanislaus Henry Marple is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. Marple played twelve seasons in various British leagues, most notably for the Guildford Flames, for whom he later served as head coach. He is currently the general manager for the University of Alberta's men's hockey team, the Albert... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan%20Marple |
Cockaponset State Forest is the second largest forest in the Connecticut state forest system, encompassing over of land. Most of the land is in Middlesex County though some parcels lie in New Haven County. The forest is disjointed, and comprises land in the towns of Haddam, Chester, Deep River, Killingworth, Durham, G... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockaponset%20State%20Forest |
North Carolina Highway 24 (NC 24) is the longest primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling east–west between the Charlotte metropolitan area and the Crystal Coast, connecting the cities of Charlotte, Fayetteville, Jacksonville and Morehead City.
Route description
Prior to the western terminu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Carolina%20Highway%2024 |
Ruth Rowan (born September 12, 1948) is an American politician from the U.S. state of West Virginia. She is a member of the Republican Party and served as a member the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 57th District, which represented parts of Mineral County and Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth%20Rowan |
Kirby is an unincorporated census-designated place in northern Pike County, Arkansas, United States. The community lies on U.S. Route 70; it is located halfway between Daisy and Glenwood. Per the 2020 census, the population was 721.
Education
Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby%2C%20Arkansas |
In Greek mythology, Perses (; ) is the son of the Titan Crius and Eurybia, and thus brother to Astraeus and Pallas. Ancient tradition records very little of Perses other than his marriage and offspring, his role largely being purely genealogical, existing merely to provide a parentage for other, more important figures.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perses%20%28Titan%29 |
Rafa is a masculine given name, mostly as a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Rafael. It may refer to:
People
Rafael Nadal (born 1986), Spanish tennis player
Rafa (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer Rafael López Gómez
Rafael Benítez (born 1960), Spanish football manager and former player
Rafa Cabrera-Bello ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafa |
The Assassination Bureau, Ltd is a thriller novel, begun by Jack London and finished after his death by Robert L. Fish. It was published in 1963. The plot follows Ivan Dragomiloff, who, in a twist of fate, finds himself pitted against the secret assassination agency he founded.
The novel was based on a story idea Lond... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Assassination%20Bureau%2C%20Ltd |
Arcing horns (sometimes arc-horns) are projecting conductors used to protect insulators or switch hardware on high voltage electric power transmission systems from damage during flashover. Overvoltages on transmission lines, due to atmospheric electricity, lightning strikes, or electrical faults, can cause arcs across... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcing%20horns |
Paul Savage (born January 1971) is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being the drummer in the Scottish indie rock group The Delgados.
Early life
Savage was born in Glasgow in January 1971. As a child, he grew up in the United States before returning to Scotland in 1983.
Career
The Delgados
At ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Savage%20%28musician%29 |
In Greek mythology, Perses (; Ancient Greek: Πέρσης) is the son of Andromeda and Perseus. Perses is left in Cossaei and with the Oceanid, fathers descendants.
Greek mythology identifies Perses as the ancestor of the Persians. Apparently, the Persians knew the story since Xerxes tried to use it to bribe the Argives dur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perses%20%28son%20of%20Perseus%29 |
Martin Cooper (born December 26, 1928) is an American engineer. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with eleven patents in the field.
On April 3, 1973, he placed the first public call from a handheld portable cell phone while working at Motorola, from a Man... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Cooper%20%28inventor%29 |
In Greek mythology, Perses (; ) is the brother of Aeëtes, Aloeus, Circe and Pasiphaë, which makes him a son of Helios, the god of the sun, by Perse, an Oceanid nymph.
Etymology
His name is derived from the Ancient Greek word perthō ( – "to sack", "to ravage", "to destroy").
Mythology
Perses' brother Aeëtes had been... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perses%20of%20Colchis |
Whitty Street is a street in Shek Tong Tsui, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Named after R.C. Whitty, the first manager of Hong Kong and China Gas Company, the street is well known as one of seven terminals of the Hong Kong Tramways. The road starts from Queen's Road West, crossing Des Voeux Road West and ends in Connaugh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitty%20Street |
Sol was a Canadian indie rock band in the 1990s. From Moncton, New Brunswick, the band consisted of singer and bassist Stacy Ricker, guitarist Robin Anne Ettles and drummer Chris Mersereau.
They released their first indie EP, Small Vacations, in 1996. That same year, they also performed a rendition of "Blue Tattoo" on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol%20%28band%29 |
Amos Bairoch (born 22 November 1957) is a Swiss bioinformatician and Professor of Bioinformatics at the Department of Human Protein Sciences of the University of Geneva where he leads the CALIPHO group at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) combining bioinformatics, curation, and experimental efforts to functio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos%20Bairoch |
Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways (also called Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways in the collected edition) is a comic book mini-series tie-in to Marvel Comics' Civil War crossover event. The series serves as a team-up between the characters from Young Avengers and Runaways. The series was written by Zeb Wells with ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil%20War%3A%20Young%20Avengers/Runaways |
Sarah Minear is a former West Virginia state senator from the 14th district which represents part or all of the following counties: Grant County, Mineral County, Preston County, Taylor County, and Tucker County. She did not seek re-election in 2006.
In 2010, Minear ran for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah%20Minear |
Esther Bubley (February 16, 1921 – March 16, 1998) was an American photographer who specialized in expressive photos of ordinary people in everyday lives. She worked for several agencies of the American government and her work also featured in several news and photographic magazines.
Life and career
Esther Bubley was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther%20Bubley |
Joseph-Charles Taché, (December 24, 1820 – April 16, 1894) was a member of the Taché family, a nephew of Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché. He was a student at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and followed this by a study of medicine, receiving his medical diploma in 1844.
Taché practised medicine in Rimouski, and, at the age of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph-Charles%20Tach%C3%A9 |
"Tangerine" is a song by British rock band Feeder, released as the band's second single, and the first that was taken from the Polythene album. The single managed to gain word-of-mouth success and made #60 on the UK top 75- their first of 25 hit singles to date.
The song is featured on the original Gran Turismo game a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine%20%28Feeder%20song%29 |
Ulysses Grant Groff (29 October 1865 – 15 October 1950) was a large landowner and philanthropist noted for substantial donations to the City of Amherst, Massachusetts and to Amherst College.
He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to plantation owner John Groff and Susan Beaver (née Susan de Bouvoir) and married... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses%20Grant%20Groff |
Charles Pooter is a fictional character, the supposed author and leading character of George and Weedon Grossmith's comic novel The Diary of a Nobody (1892). Pooter is a middle-aged and middle-class clerk in the City of London, with ideas above his station. Apart from taking himself very seriously, he is an extreme exa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Pooter |
Jon Blair Hunter was a Democratic West Virginia state senator from the 14th district, which represents Barbour County, Preston County, Taylor County, Tucker County and parts of Grant County and Monongalia County. He served from 1996 until 2008. As a legislator he has been a voice for environmental issues and has spons... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Blair%20Hunter |
"It's No Game" is a song written by English musician David Bowie for his 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), featuring lead guitar played by Robert Fripp. The song is split into two parts, opening and closing the album. "(No. 1)" is musically sinister, featuring Bowie screaming lyrics and Japanese narration p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s%20No%20Game |
In Norse mythology, Þrúðvangr (plural: Þrúðvangar; Old Norse: , "power-field", sometimes anglicized as Thrudvang or Thruthvang) is a field where the god Thor resides. The field is attested in the Prose Edda and in Heimskringla, both written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century.
In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Er%C3%BA%C3%B0vangr |
Eric Appel (born August 13, 1980) is an American filmmaker working in television, film, and commercials.
Originally from Endicott, New York, Appel attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, majoring in computer animation. Describing his childhood interests, Appel said, "I was always playing around with video cameras, b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Appel |
The Dream Life of Balso Snell is a 1931 novel by American author Nathanael West. West's first novel, it presents a young man's immature and cynical search for meaning in a series of dreamlike encounters inside the entrails of the Trojan Horse.
Plot summary
Balso, the protagonist, comes across the Trojan Horse in the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Dream%20Life%20of%20Balso%20Snell |
Frederick William Cumberland (10 April 1821 – 5 August 1881) was a Canadian engineer, architect and politician. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments, and he served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1871 to 1872.
Life and career
Cumberland was born in London, England, and gre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick%20William%20Cumberland |
Oshkosh West High School is a public high school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and part of the Oshkosh Area School District. As of 2019, the school has 1,691 students in grades 9 through 12. Originally known as Oshkosh High School when the building was opened in 1961, its name was changed when Oshkosh North High School was bu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshkosh%20West%20High%20School |
Limaysaurus ("Limay lizard") is a genus represented by a single species of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaurs, which lived during the mid-Cretaceous period, about 99.6 to 97 million years ago, in the Cenomanian, in what is now South America (northwestern Patagonia).
Discovery
Limaysaurus includes a single type species... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limaysaurus |
Breakthrough Entertainment (formerly Breakthrough Films & Television) is a Canadian production company founded in 1986 by Peter Williamson and Ira Levy. It produces famous Canadian TV shows such as Jimmy Two-Shoes and Atomic Betty.
On July 10, 2018, 9 Story Media Group acquired Breakthrough Entertainment's kids and fa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakthrough%20Entertainment |
Nancy Nadel is a U.S. politician, businesswoman, and former four-term member of the Oakland City Council. After two terms on the Board of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, Nadel was elected to the District Three Downtown-West Oakland City Council seat in 1996. In 2006, Nadel ran unsuccessfully for Mayor. In 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20Nadel |
Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative, aerobic, pathogenic, encapsulated coccobacillus of the genus Bordetella, and the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough. Like B. bronchiseptica, B. pertussis can express a flagellum-like structure, even if it has been historically categorized as a nonmotile bacteria. Its... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordetella%20pertussis |
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (also known as Unforgiving Creditor, Ungrateful Servant, Unmerciful Servant, or Wicked Servant but not to be confused with the parable of the Two Debtors) is a parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Matthew. According to it is important to forgive others as we are forgi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable%20of%20the%20Unforgiving%20Servant |
The Citadel Theatre is the major venue for theatre arts in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located in the city's downtown core on Churchill Square. It is the third largest regional theatre in Canada.
History
It began in a former Salvation Army Citadel bought by Joseph H. Shoctor, James L. Martin, Ralph B. MacMi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel%20Theatre |
Malcolm Struan Tonnochy (Chinese: 杜老誌) (5 December 1841 – 14 December 1882) was an Indian colonial major official serving in British India and in Hong Kong. He was acting Governor of Hong Kong in March 1882.
Early years
Tonnochy was born in Bengal, India in December 1841 to Thomas Tonnochy (a colonial collector in Bu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm%20Struan%20Tonnochy |
was the third of ten s, and was built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the "Circle One" Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku). This vessel should not be confused with the earlier Russo-Japanese War-period torpedo boat destroyer with the same name.
History
The Shiratsuyu-class destroyers were modified versions of the , and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20destroyer%20Murasame%20%281935%29 |
Simeiz (, , ) is a resort town, an urban-type settlement in Yalta Municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. Its name is of Greek origin (σημαία 'flag' + -εις, a plural suffix). The town is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeiz |
Baiqi may refer to:
Places
Baiqi (), town in Shulan, Jilin, China
Baiqi (), town in Fengcheng, Liaoning, China
Baiqi (), township in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Baiqi Hui Ethnic Township (), Hui'an County, Fujian, China
People
Bai Qi (died 257 BC), military general of Qin state during the Warring St... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiqi |
Mark Twight (born November 2, 1961) is an American climber, writer and the founder of Gym Jones. He rose to prominence as a mountaineer in the late 1980s and early 1990s with a series of difficult, dangerous alpine climbs in various ranges around the world. His radical, light-weight approach to alpinism has seen him re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Twight |
Silu may refer to:
Silu (film)
Silu (song)
Silu, Iran (disambiguation)
Zhan Silu, Chinese prelate | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silu |
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (also called the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard or the Parable of the Generous Employer) is a parable of Jesus which appears in chapter 20 of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is not included in the other canonical gospels. It has been described as a di... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable%20of%20the%20Workers%20in%20the%20Vineyard |
Alice Moore Hubbard (June 7, 1861 – May 7, 1915) was a noted American feminist, writer, and, with her husband, Elbert Hubbard was a leading figure in the Roycroft movement – a branch of the Arts and Crafts Movement in England with which it was contemporary. Moore Hubbard served as the general manager for the collective... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%20Moore%20Hubbard |
The ula (dance) is an ancient Tongan group dance, already reported by early European navigators like captain Cook. It is also known as fahai-ula (split dance), which may be degenerated to fahaiula. Traditionally it is performed after an ʻotuhaka. It is still danced nowadays, although less popular than its descendant th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ula%20%28dance%29 |
Jackson Heights was a British progressive rock band from England. It formed in 1970 after The Nice organist and pianist, Keith Emerson, decided to leave the trio to form another band, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, leaving bassist-vocalist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison on their own.
Thus Jackson then formed Jackson... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson%20Heights%20%28band%29 |
Figs in the Bible include references to both the tree and its fruit in the Tanakh and the New Testament, which are sometimes symbolic.
Hebrew Bible
The fig tree is the third tree to be mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. The first is the Tree of life and the second is the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Ada... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figs%20in%20the%20Bible |
This is a list of yearly Big Ten Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order.
Champions by year
Note: an asterisk (*) denotes a national championship for that season recognized by the College Football Data Warehouse.
^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and its share of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Big%20Ten%20Conference%20football%20champions |
A Cool Million: The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin is Nathanael West's third novel, published in 1934. It is a brutal satire of Horatio Alger's novels and their eternal optimism.
Plot summary
A Cool Million, as its subtitle suggests, presents “the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin,” piece by piece. As a satire of the Horatio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Cool%20Million |
Jonathan Goodwin (born 20 February 1980) is a retired escapologist and daredevil.
Early life
Goodwin was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and grew up in Robeston Wathen. He attended the since-closed Tasker Milward Voluntary Controlled School in Haverfordwest.
Career
He first appeared on Channel 4 TV pro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%20Goodwin%20%28escapologist%29 |
Rizoma (, before 1927: Σκλάταινα - Sklataina) is a village in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. In the 2011 census it reported 917 residents. It lies at 160 meters above sea level, 12 km north of the city of Trikala. It has an agricultural economy with tobacco being the main product.
The village is the seat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizoma |
Woju may refer to:
Woju (song), a 2014 Nigerian Afropop song by Kiss Daniel
Okjeo, a Korean tribal state from roughly the 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD, known as Woju in Chinese
Celtuce, a lettuce cultivar known as woju in Chinese
Dwelling Narrowness, a 2009 Chinese television series, known as Woju in Chinese | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woju |
Tonnochy Road () is a street in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It runs from Hennessy Road, across Lockhart Road, Jaffe Road, Gloucester Road, to Hung Hing Road near Victoria Harbour. The wide Gloucester Road divides Tonnochy Road into a north and a south sections. Gloucester Road has a flyover to turn i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnochy%20Road |
Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in society. Subsets include:
Myth may also refer to:
Urban myth, a story circulated as true, often attributed to "a friend of a friend".
Origin myth, which purports to describe the origin of some feature of the natural or social world
C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Balsam of Peru or Peru balsam, also known and marketed by many other names, is a balsam derived from a tree known as Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae; it is found in El Salvador, where it is an endemic species.
Balsam of Peru is used in food and drink for flavoring, in perfumes and toiletries for fragrance, and in med... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsam%20of%20Peru |
ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece was founded in 1983. It aims to protect sea turtles and their habitats in Greece through research, public awareness campaigns, restoring habitats, and through its rescue centre, built in 1994.
Overview
ARCHELON is a partner to the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan, an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARCHELON%2C%20the%20Sea%20Turtle%20Protection%20Society%20of%20Greece |
ABB-gymnasiet is the name of three schools in Västerås, Sala and Ludvika, Sweden, secondary schools with a focus on engineering, information technology and enterprising. The Västerås branch was started in 1994 by the industrial corporation ABB, which were merged in 1987 from the Swiss Brown Boveri Corporation and the S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABB%20Industrigymnasium |
Jahtari is a netlabel, founded in 2004 by Jan Gleichmar aka "disrupt". Unlike most netlabels, it focuses on the dub and reggae music genres, with an electronic music approach which it calls "digital laptop reggae". According to The List, "the name is an amalgam of ‘Jah’ and ‘Atari’, and a similar lo-fi 8-bit aesthetic ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahtari |
Keluo (Chinese: , p Kēluò) is a dormant volcanic field north-by-northwest of Daquijin in northeastern China. It is located at an intersection of regional lineaments trending northeast and northwest; the volcanoes were erupted through basement igneous and sedimentary rocks from the Jurassic to Cretaceous, through grani... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keluo |
RTL Boulevard is a daily television programme on the Dutch TV channel RTL 4. It was set up as a television equivalent of a tabloid, with a lot of airy subjects, news items and gossip about the stars, fashion and criminality. The programme is renowned for its sarcastic and cynical tone.
History
From the beginning in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTL%20Boulevard |
Smothers is a surname. People with this surname include:
People
Clay Smothers (1935–2004), African-American member of the Texas House of Representatives 1977–81
Dick Smothers (born 1939), American comedian, composer and musician, one half of the Smothers Brothers, father of Dick Smothers, Jr.
Howard Smothers (born ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smothers |
Jialiang () is an ancient Chinese device for measuring several volume standards.
The term jialiang is mentioned in the Rites of Zhou. The passage describes the construction of one that includes three measures, fu (釜), dou (豆), and sheng (升); furthermore, the instrument weighs one jun (鈞) and its sound is the gong of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jialiang |
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