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India (born May 17, 1977) is a former pornographic actress, singer and rapper.
She began working as an adult actress in around 1998 and has since appeared in over 200 videos. For five years she was an exclusive contract girl for the production company Video Team, and she has an exclusive sex toy line, manufactured by ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%20%28actress%29 |
Area codes 610, 484, and 835 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the eastern and southeastern regions of Pennsylvania. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes regions to the west of Philadelphia and the cities Allentown, Bethlehem, and Reading. It includes much of the Delaware Valley... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area%20codes%20610%2C%20484%2C%20and%20835 |
Municipal elections were held in South Africa on 1 March 2006, to elect members to the local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa. The municipalities form the local government of South Africa and are subdivisions of the provinces, thus making them responsible for local service delivery, such as elec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20South%20African%20municipal%20elections |
Dissaving is negative saving. If spending is greater than disposable income, dissaving is taking place. This spending is financed by already accumulated savings, such as money in a savings account, or it can be borrowed. Household dissaving therefore corresponds to an absolute decrease in their financial investments.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissaving |
The Gardens Mall is a two-story, enclosed shopping mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The mall features Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, and Sears.
History
The Gardens Mall, originally called The Gardens of The Palm Beaches, was developed by The Forbes Company, based in Southfield, Michigan. On ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Gardens%20Mall |
Robert Anderson was mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia three times. He served from 1812 to 1813, 1820 to 1821 and finally 1828 to 1829.
References
Mayors of Williamsburg, Virginia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Anderson%20%28mayor%29 |
Basarab railway station () in Bucharest is situated near the city's main station, Gara de Nord. Built in 1959 to handle a share of the main station's traffic and mainly used by short-distance commuter trains run by Căile Ferate Române, it is often considered to be an annex of Gara de Nord, to which it is linked by a fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basarab%20railway%20station |
The 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 69th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 16 and 17 June 2001.
Background
Preview
The 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 69th edition of the race and took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe road racing circuit close by Le Mans, France from 16 to 17 June. The race was first he... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans |
Basarab or Bassarab can refer to:
The House of Basarab
Basarab railway station, in Bucharest, Romania
Basarab metro station, in Bucharest, Romania
Basarab Nicolescu
Basarab Panduru
Alexandru Bassarab
Maria Basarab
Olha Basarab
Basarab I of Wallachia
See also
Basarabă of Caransebeș family
Bessarabia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basarab%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Traumatic asphyxia, or Perthes's syndrome, is a medical emergency caused by an intense compression of the thoracic cavity, causing venous back-flow from the right side of the heart into the veins of the neck and the brain.
Signs and symptoms
Traumatic asphyxia is characterized by cyanosis in the upper extremities, nec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic%20asphyxia |
The Kudara no Konikishi clan (Japanese: 百済王氏, Kudara no konikishi-uji) was a Japanese clan whose founder, Zenkō ( or ), was a son of King Uija, the last king of Baekje (located in the southwestern Korean Peninsula).
Name
Kudara was an uji, or clan name, and represented its country of origin, Baekje. Konikishi or Koki... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudara%20no%20Konikishi%20clan |
Rumsey Street (Chinese: 林士街) is a street in Sheung Wan on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It begins at Wing Lok Street near COSCO Tower, crossing Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central, and reaches the Victoria Harbour.
Name
The street was named in 1905 after Robert Murray Rumsey, the Harbour Master of H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumsey%20Street |
The Northern Illinois Bluegrass Association (NIBA) is a non-profit organization which promotes and preserves bluegrass music in the northern Illinois (US) area.
History
The NIBA was formed in 1996 as a group of musicians who met weekly to play bluegrass in a barn in Grand Ridge, Illinois. Over time, it developed into ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20Illinois%20Bluegrass%20Association |
Stanley Winckworth Scott (24 March 1854 – 8 December 1933) was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex.
Scott was a middle-order batsman who played fairly regularly for Middlesex from 1878 to 1893, heading the batting averages in several seasons, though by modern standards his figures appear modest. His best sea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley%20Scott |
Lee Labrada is a professional bodybuilder, published author and CEO of Labrada Nutrition. He won the title Mr. Universe in 1985 and placed top 4 for seven consecutive years in Mr. Olympia. In 2002, at the request of the city of Houston, Labrada launched the "Get Lean Houston" campaign to combat the city's obesity probl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Labrada |
was the eighth of ten s built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the mid-1930s under the Circle Two Supplementary Naval Expansion Program (Maru Ni Keikaku).
History
The Asashio-class destroyers were larger and more capable that the preceding , as Japanese naval architects were no longer constrained by the provisions of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20destroyer%20Minegumo%20%281937%29 |
Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena (Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena) is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Málaga, Spain. The current seating capacity of the arena is 11,300 for sports, and 10,000 for large concert events.
History
Martín Carpena arena opened in 1999. It has been the long-time home... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio%20de%20Deportes%20Jos%C3%A9%20Mar%C3%ADa%20Mart%C3%ADn%20Carpena |
In the Roman Empire, a mansio (from the Latin word mansus, the perfect passive participle of manere "to remain" or "to stay") was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, maintained by the central government for the use of officials and those on official business whilst travelling.
Background
The roads whi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansio |
The English Canal () was a planned and partially completed canal project that would connect the Swedish iron ore fields around Kiruna and Gällivare with Luleå and the Gulf of Bothnia.
The ore fields were discovered as early as in the 1650s, but due to their remote location in the sparsely populated areas in northern S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20Canal |
Whit Tuesday (syn. Whittuesday, Whitsun Tuesday) is the Christian holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost Monday, the third day of the week beginning on Pentecost. Pentecost is a movable feast in the Christian calendar dependent upon the date of Easter. "Whit" relates either to the white robes worn by those baptized... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whit%20Tuesday |
"And She Was" is a song by the American band Talking Heads, from their 1985 album Little Creatures. The song was written by David Byrne, who also provides the lead vocals.
The song is musically notable for its unusual use of modulation. The overall key of the song is E major; however, the bridge to the chorus is in F ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And%20She%20Was |
The Rydberg states of an atom or molecule are electronically excited states with energies that follow the Rydberg formula as they converge on an ionic state with an ionization energy. Although the Rydberg formula was developed to describe atomic energy levels, it has been used to describe many other systems that have ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rydberg%20state |
The list of ship commissionings in 1918 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1918. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.
See also
References
1918
Ship commissionings | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ship%20commissionings%20in%201918 |
Filomena Moretti (born 11 June 1973) is an Italian classical guitarist. She was born in Sassari, graduated from the Sassari Conservatory, winning the first prize. After her graduation, she continued her studies with Ruggero Chiesa and won several international competitions:
1985–1987 Premier Prix and "Mention Spécia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filomena%20Moretti |
"Psycho Killer" is a song by American rock band Talking Heads, released on their debut studio album Talking Heads: 77 (1977). The group first performed it as the Artistics in 1974.
The band also recorded an acoustic version of the song featuring Arthur Russell on cello. In the liner notes for Once in a Lifetime: The ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho%20Killer |
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is a United States nonprofit organization that supports gun rights. Founded in 1974 by Alan Gottlieb and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, SAF publishes gun rights magazines and public education materials, funds conferences, provides media contacts, and has assumed a central r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second%20Amendment%20Foundation |
The autostrada A6 in Poland is a short motorway that starts at the Polish/German border at Kołbaskowo/Pomellen connecting to the German A11 autobahn. It forms a southern bypass of the Szczecin metropolitan area and terminates at Rzęśnica interchange to the east of the city, from where it continues in an expressway stan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6%20autostrada%20%28Poland%29 |
The list of ship decommissionings in 1940 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1940. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead. Notably, several destroyers were decommissioned by the United States Navy during 1940 for imme... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ship%20decommissionings%20in%201940 |
Charles Brownlow may refer to:
Chas Brownlow (1861–1924), Australian rules football administrator in the Victorian Football League
Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan (1795–1847), Irish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1818 to 1832
Charles Brownlow, 2nd Baron Lurgan (1831–1882), Anglo-Irish Liberal pol... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Brownlow |
I Am David is a 2003 American drama film written and directed by Paul Feig in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name (originally published in the USA under the name North to Freedom) by Anne Holm. The film was produced by Walden Media and Lions Gate Entertainment.
Plot
Seven years after ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Am%20David%20%28film%29 |
Flora Laney Thornton (November 1, 1913 – May 7, 2010) was an American actress and philanthropist.
Biography
Early life
Flora Laney was born on November 1, 1913 in Independence, Kansas. She was the daughter of Charles W. and Effie M. (Smith) Laney. She moved with her family to Fort Worth, Texas, where she attended Tex... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora%20L.%20Thornton |
St Margaret’s School for Girls is the oldest all-through girls’ school in Scotland and caters for pupils aged three to 18 in a nursery, junior school and senior school. St Margaret’s is an independent charitable trust that warmly welcomes girls of all denominations and faiths.
St Margaret's is a member of the Scottish... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Margaret%27s%20School%20for%20Girls |
Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports development in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England used primarily by Barnsley Football Club for playing their home fixtures, and those of their reserves.
While the name 'Oakwell' generally refers to the main stadium, it also includes several neighbouring venues which form the facilitie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakwell |
Baxter is a 1989 French horror film directed by Jérôme Boivin. The film is based on the novel Hell Hound (1977) by Ken Greenhall (under the pseudonym Jessica Hamilton). The title character is a murderous white Bull Terrier who tells the story of his search for a proper master in voice-over narration.
Plot
Baxter, a bu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baxter%20%28film%29 |
6th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
February 7, 2006
Best Film:
Brokeback Mountain
Best Canadian Film:
C.R.A.Z.Y.
The 6th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2005, were given on 7 February 2006.
Winners
International
Best Actor:
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Best A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver%20Film%20Critics%20Circle%20Awards%202005 |
Prenton Park is a large outdoor seated association football stadium in Birkenhead, England. It is the home ground of Tranmere Rovers, as well as Liverpool's women and reserves teams. The ground has had several rebuilds, with the most recent occurring in 1995 in response to the requirement of the Taylor Report to become... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenton%20Park |
Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga (born 20 February 1965) is a Cameroonian businessman known as the chief executive of the newspaper L'Anecdote and the TV channels Vision 4 and Télésud. Belinga caused controversy in March 2006 when he was sentenced to four months in prison for defamation after naming Grégoire Owona, a govern... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre%20Amougou%20Belinga |
London Road, currently known as the Weston Homes Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Peterborough, England. The stadium is in Fletton, south of the River Nene. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Peterborough United. The stadium holds 13,511 and was buil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London%20Road%20Stadium |
The Tasmanian pademelon (Thylogale billardierii), also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout southeastern Australia. This pademelon has developed heavier and bushier fur than its northern relatives, which inh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian%20pademelon |
Shiremoor is a village in Tyne and Wear, Northern England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside and formerly governed under Northumberland. In the 2011 census, it was included in the Tynemouth area of Tyneside. It is near the North East Green Belt, which surrounds Tyneside, Wearside and Durham. It is loc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiremoor |
Roots Hall is a football stadium located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The stadium is the home ground of the Vanarama National League team Southend United. With a capacity of 12,392, Roots Hall is the largest football stadium in Essex. During the early 21st century, there was lengthy discussion of a new 22,000 se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots%20Hall |
Jocelin of Wells (died 19 November 1242) was a medieval Bishop of Bath (and Glastonbury). He was the brother of Hugh de Wells, who became Bishop of Lincoln. Jocelin became a canon of Wells Cathedral before 1200, and was elected bishop in 1206. During King John of England's dispute with Pope Innocent III, Jocelin at fir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelin%20of%20Wells |
Marc A. Coppola (born June 16, 1968) is a resident of the Town of Tonawanda, New York and a former member of the New York State Senate, where he represented the New York State Senate's 60th district, which included parts of the Cities of Buffalo and Tonawanda, the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Grand Island.
Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc%20A.%20Coppola |
Gresty Road or the Alexandra Stadium, currently known as the Mornflake Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Crewe, Cheshire, England. The home ground of Crewe Alexandra, it has an all-seated capacity of 10,153.
History
Crewe had initially played at the Alexandra Recreation Ground, also on Gresty R... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresty%20Road |
The Mall at Wellington Green is a two level super-regional shopping mall in Wellington, Florida. The mall features retailers Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, Ashley and City Furniture, in addition to CMX Theaters.
History
Upon opening on October 8, 2001, the mall's anchors were Burdines, Dillard's (which opened its first ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mall%20at%20Wellington%20Green |
Field Mill, currently known as One Call Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football ground in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, and the home of Mansfield Town Football Club.
It is the oldest ground in the Football League, hosting football since 1861, although some reports date it back as far as 1850. The stadium... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field%20Mill |
"Teenage Wildlife" is a song written by David Bowie in 1980 for the album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps). Running at almost seven minutes, the song was the longest track on Scary Monsters, and Bowie's longest composition since "Station to Station" (1976), although it was surpassed in length by later tracks such as 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage%20Wildlife |
The Seaplane Training Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit responsible for providing seaplane conversion training to RAAF air and ground crew.
The Seaplane Training Flight was established on 1 March 1940 at RAAF Base Rathmines in New South Wales. Initially equipped with two Supermarine Seagull aircraft the Fli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaplane%20Training%20Flight%20RAAF |
Bentorite is a mineral with the chemical formula . It is colored violet to light violet. Its crystals are hexagonal to dihexagonal dipyramidal. It is transparent and has vitreous luster. It has perfect cleavage. It is not radioactive. Bentorite is rated 2 on the Mohs Scale.
The mineral was first described in 1980 by S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentorite |
MLS Cup 2006 was the 11th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), and took place on November 12, 2006. It was contested between the New England Revolution and the Houston Dynamo to decide the champion of the 2006 season. The match was played at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas, which... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS%20Cup%202006 |
5th VFCC Awards
February 20, 2005
Best Film:
Sideways
Best Canadian Film:
Childstar
The 5th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2004, were given on 20 February 2005.
Winners
International
Best Actor:
Jamie Foxx - Ray
Best Actress:
Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
Best Direct... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver%20Film%20Critics%20Circle%20Awards%202004 |
"We Can Try" is a song by Australian recording artist Paulini, taken from her debut studio album, One Determined Heart (2004). It was written by Jeneya Carr and Audius Mtawarira, who also produced the song. "We Can Try" was released physically on 4 October 2004, as the second single from the album. The song peaked at n... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%20Can%20Try |
Dexter Anthony Carter (born September 15, 1967) is a former running back who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round in the 1990 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University.
NFL career
In 1990, Carter was dr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter%20Carter |
Thomas Joseph Beckwith (January 28, 1955May 22, 2021) was an American baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals from 1979 to 1986. He threw right-handed and served primarily as a relief pitcher.
Beckwith was drafted by the L... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Beckwith |
James McDonald (born 5 October 1976) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
Nicknamed "Junior", James is the brother of former AFL players Anthony McDonald and Alex McDonald.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20McDonald%20%28Australian%20footballer%29 |
In Nordic mythology, Þrúðheimr (anglicized Thrúdheim or Thrudheim), which means "World of strength" in Old Norse, is the home of Thor according to the Eddic poem Grímnismál (4). But in Snorri Sturluson's Edda (Gylfaginning, 21, 47; Skáldskaparmál, 17) and Ynglinga saga (5), the name of Thor's residence is Þrúðvangr or ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Er%C3%BA%C3%B0heimr |
Charles Antoine Letrosne (5 April 1868 – 9 August 1939) was a French architect and writer known as the author of the influential three-volume Murs et toits pour le pays de chez nous (1923.
Life
Charles Antoine Letrosne was born on 5 April 1868 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
His parents were Paul Ernest Letrosne... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Letrosne |
Area codes 570 and 272 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the northeast quadrant of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes the cities or towns of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Pittston, Carbondale, Hazleton, Cla... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area%20codes%20570%20and%20272 |
In mid-January 1888, a severe cold wave passed through the northern regions of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains of the United States, then considered to be the northwestern region of the nation. It led to a blizzard for the northern Plains and upper Mississippi valley where many children were trapped in schoolhouse... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1888%20Northwest%20United%20States%20cold%20wave |
Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) is a technique applied to the spectroscopy of atoms and small molecules. In practice, a tunable laser can be used to access an excited intermediate state. The selection rules associated with a two-photon or other multiphoton photoabsorption are different from the select... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resonance-enhanced%20multiphoton%20ionization |
Graham Alexander (born 10 October 1971) is a professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of club Milton Keynes Dons. In a lengthy playing career, Alexander represented Scunthorpe United, Luton Town, Preston North End and Burnley. He also made 40 international appearances for Sc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%20Alexander |
The Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) is the governing body of all sanctioned ice hockey in the province of Ontario in Canada, except for those portions governed by Hockey Northwestern Ontario and the Hockey Eastern Ontario. The federation is one of Hockey Canada's thirteen regional branches.
During the summer in 1989,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario%20Hockey%20Federation |
Strategies Against Architecture '80–'83, also spelled 80–83 Strategies Against Architecture (German:80–83 Strategien gegen Architekturen), is a 1984 compilation album by the German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten. It consists of material recorded from 1980 to 1983, and features roughly half of the band's debut 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategies%20Against%20Architecture%20%2780%E2%80%93%2783 |
Pedder Street is a major thoroughfare in the core of Hong Kong's Central District. It runs south–north from Queen's Road Central, continues through Des Voeux Road Central, and ends at its intersection with Connaught Road Central.
History
The street was named after Lieutenant William Pedder, first lieutenant of the Nem... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedder%20Street |
Area codes 215, 267, and 445 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for Philadelphia and adjacent portions of Bucks and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Area code 215 was one of the original North American area codes established in 1947, while 267 and 445 are overlay ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area%20codes%20215%2C%20267%2C%20and%20445 |
The 14th Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, given on 7 November 2004, in Sydney, which honoured the best in film for 2004.
Winners
Credits:
Best Film: Somersault produced by Anthony Anderson
Best Director: Cate Shortland for Somersault
Best Cinematography: Robert Humphreys for Somersault
Best Editor: Ken Sa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film%20Critics%20Circle%20of%20Australia%20Awards%202004 |
The Norwegian military have been deployed in countries other than Norway many times, most of them during and after World War II. After 1947, Norway has participated in over 40 military operations abroad and over 120,000 Norwegian troops served in these operations. As of early 2006, 550 Norwegian troops were deployed ab... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian%20military%20operations%20abroad |
Steven Michael Novak (born June 13, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a television analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Fox Sports Wisconsin. He is listed as 6'10", 225 lbs. He played college basketball at Marquette University. Novak split time at both small forward and power for... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Novak |
"Scream Like a Baby" is a song written by David Bowie. It appears on the 1980 album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps).
Music and lyrics
The song focuses on a protagonist called Sam who is evidently being held, along with the track's narrator, in a political prison. Though set in the future, the story is related in the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream%20Like%20a%20Baby |
The Sherwood Point lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Idlewild in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.
Situated on the west side of the north entrance to Sturgeon Bay, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Further reading
Havighurst, Walter. The Long Ships Passing: The Story of th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwood%20Point%20Light |
Walter Schlesinger (April 28, 1908, Glauchau – June 10, 1984, Weimar-Wolfshausen, near Marburg) was a German historian of medieval social and economic institutions, particularly in the context of German regional history ("Landesgeschichte"). Schlesinger is widely recognized as one of the most influential and prolific s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Schlesinger |
Pedder may refer to
Persons
John Pedder (c1520−1571), English priest
John Lewes Pedder (1784–1859), Chief Justice of Tasmania
Geography
Pedder's Hill, a hill west of Government Hill in Hong Kong
Pedder station, now part of Central MTR station in Hong Kong
Pedder Street in Central, Hong Kong
Lake Pedder, lake Tasmania... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedder |
Sir Frederick Widdowson Doidge (26 February 1884 – 26 May 1954) was a journalist in New Zealand and England, then a National Party member in the New Zealand House of Representatives.
Biography
Early life and career
Doidge was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia. His father, Edwin Doidge, was a journalist... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick%20Doidge |
Angela Faith Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom The Office (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms Your Family or Mine (2015) and Haters Back Off (2016–2017). Since The Office, Kinsey has appeared in Netflix's Tall Girl, Disney+'s Be Our Chef, A.P. Bio, and is cur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela%20Kinsey |
No. 200 Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force special duties flight of World War II. The flight was formed in February 1945 to support the Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB) and saw action over Borneo and the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) from March that year until the end of the war in August. No. 200 Flight was disba... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%20200%20Flight%20RAAF |
In Gaussian optics, the cardinal points consist of three pairs of points located on the optical axis of a rotationally symmetric, focal, optical system. These are the focal points, the principal points, and the nodal points; there are two of each. For ideal systems, the basic imaging properties such as image size, loca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal%20point%20%28optics%29 |
(, ) is an Arabic-language term used by some Muslims to refer to the alterations that are believed to have been made to the previous revelations of God—specifically those that make up the Tawrat (or Torah), the Zabur (or Psalms) and the Injil (or Gospel). It is also used to refer to what Muslims consider to be the corr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahrif |
Principal point may refer to:
Principal point (optics), in optics
Pinhole camera principal point, in the analysis of pinhole cameras
Principal Point, the southeast end of Wiencke Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal%20point |
Dikran Kelekian (December 27, 1867 – January 1951), was a notable collector and dealer of Islamic art. The son of an Armenian banker from Kayseri, Dikran Kelekian and his brother Kevork set themselves up in the antiquities business in Istanbul in 1892. The next year, Dikiran came to the United States as a commissione... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikran%20Kelekian |
USS Arikara (AT-98) was an Abnaki-class of fleet ocean tug. It was named after the Arikara, a loose confederacy of sub-tribes of American Indians related to the Pawnee. The Arikara inhabited villages in the Missouri River valley.
World War II Atlantic service
The Arikara was laid down on 10 January 1943 at Charleston... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Arikara |
Balneum is a monotypic genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae; the single species Balneum bivittatum Piza, 1967 is found in E. Brasil.
References
Phaneropterinae
Tettigoniidae genera
Monotypic Orthoptera genera | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balneum |
Yuryevets () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities
Urban localities
Yuryevets, Ivanovo Oblast, a town in Yuryevetsky District of Ivanovo Oblast
Rural localities
Yuryevets, Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a settlement in Babino Selsoviet under the administrative jurisdiction of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuryevets |
Fabianite is a borate mineral with the chemical formula CaB3O5(OH). It is colorless and leaves a white streak. Its crystals are monoclinic prismatic. It is transparent and fluorescent. It has vitreous luster. It is not radioactive. Fabianite is rated 6 on the Mohs Scale. It was named for Hans-Joachim Fabian, a German g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabianite |
No. 201 Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force experimental electronic intelligence flight of World War II. The flight was formed in March 1945 but the first of its modified B-24 Liberator heavy bombers was not ready until July that year. As a result, while a detachment of the unit was deployed to Darwin in the Northe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%20201%20Flight%20RAAF |
Mediation of the Chadian-Sudanese conflict began shortly after the government of Chad declared an "état de belligérance", or 'state of belligerency' with Sudan. on December 23, 2005. The BBC translated "belligérance" as "war".
The Chadian government called for the citizens of Chad to mobilize themselves against the "c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediation%20of%20the%20Chadian%20Civil%20War%20%282005%E2%80%932010%29 |
Hans Ree (born 15 September 1944 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch chess grandmaster and writer. He is a chess columnist for NRC Handelsblad, and contributes to the chess magazines New In Chess and ChessCafe.com. His earlier publications include Een blinde reus (A Blind Giant, 1989), Rode dagen en zwarte dagen (Red Days, Black ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20Ree |
15th Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
14 November 2005
Best Film:
Look Both Ways
Best Foreign Film - English language:
Million Dollar Baby
The 15th Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, given on 14 November 2005, honored the best in film for 2005.
Winners
Best Actor:
William McInnes - Look Both Ways
Be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film%20Critics%20Circle%20of%20Australia%20Awards%202005 |
The Sturgeon Bay Canal lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the Coast Guard station near Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin.
Situated on the east side of the south entrance to the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, as the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse. The ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%20Bay%20Canal%20Light |
Boris Arsenyevich Shilkov (; 28 June 1927 – 29 June 2015) was a speed skater.
Skating career
Competing for the Soviet Union, Shilkov lived in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), where he worked as an engineer. He became Soviet Allround Champion in 1953 and made his international debut three weeks later at the World Al... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris%20Shilkov |
Michael Lee Fetters (born December 19, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach. He is currently the bullpen coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for eight teams during his 16-year career as a pitcher from to . Fetters started his playing career with the Californi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Fetters |
A sand bath is a common piece of laboratory equipment made from a container filled with heated sand. It is used to evenly heat another container, most often during a chemical reaction.
A sand bath is most commonly used in conjunction with a hot plate or heating mantle. A beaker is filled with sand or metal pellets (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand%20bath |
Raleigh Climon Owens (November 12, 1934 – June 17, 2012) was an American professional football player who was an end and halfback from 1957 through 1964 in the National Football League (NFL). Owens graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, and attended the College of Idaho (where his roommate... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.%20C.%20Owens |
The Eastern Conference is one of Major League Soccer's two conferences, along with the Western Conference.
As of 2023, the Eastern Conference contains fifteen teams. The conference has produced seventeen Supporters' Shield champions and ten MLS Cup winners in Major League Soccer's first 28 seasons. In 2000 and 2001, t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern%20Conference%20%28MLS%29 |
Hadım Suleiman Pasha (; 1474–1490), also known as Suleiman Pasha al-Khadim, was an Ottoman statesman and general, who served as the governor (beylerbey) of the Rumelia Eyalet (fl. 1474) and the Anatolia Eyalet. He was later a governor of the Sanjak of Amasya (1482–90) and the Sanjak of Smederevo (1490–?). He served du... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Had%C4%B1m%20Suleiman%20Pasha%20%28governor%20of%20Rumelia%29 |
Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) was a private Australian company operating across Asia Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company had global capability in strategic consulting, engineering and project delivery.
Jacobs Engineering Group announced its acquisition of SKM late in 2013 for AUS$1.3 bi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair%20Knight%20Merz |
Benito Carbone (born 14 August 1971) is an Italian football manager and former professional player
As a player, he was played as a forward, winger or midfielder, notably playing in the Premier League with Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Bradford City, Derby County and Middlesbrough, and in Serie A for Torino, Napoli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito%20Carbone |
Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is a clinical syndrome, the hallmark symptom of which is a sensation of suffocation despite a clear airway. This syndrome is often referred to as a form of secondary atrophic rhinitis. ENS is a potential complication of nasal turbinate surgery or injury. Patients have usually undergone a turbi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty%20nose%20syndrome |
Ralf Rudolf Moeller (born Möller; ; 12 January 1959) is a German actor and former competitive bodybuilder. He is known for his roles of Brick Bardo in Cyborg, Kjartan in The Viking Sagas, the title character in the television show Conan the Adventurer, Hagen in Gladiator, Thorak in The Scorpion King, and Ulfar in Pathf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralf%20Moeller |
The Ohlone Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle path in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The path is named for the Native American Ohlone, who live in the area.
Route
The Greenway begins in Berkeley at the east end of Ohlone Park located at Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Hearst Avenue. From there, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohlone%20Greenway |
Wiseblood is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. It was released on October 15, 1996 by Columbia Records, the band's second and final album for the label. Its name comes from the novel Wise Blood, written by Southern Gothic author Flannery O'Connor. Metallica's lead vocalist Jam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiseblood%20%28Corrosion%20of%20Conformity%20album%29 |
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