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Popular Power was a company founded in January 2000 that sold
distributed computing software for CPU scavenging. The company was led by Marc Hedlund, CEO, and Nelson Minar, CTO.
The "Popular Power Worker" software was a downloadable Java-based application that Internet users could install onto their computers. It a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular%20Power |
Victorian Premier Cricket is a club cricket competition in the state of Victoria administered by Cricket Victoria. Each club fields four teams (firsts through to fourths) of adult players and usually play on weekends and public holidays. Matches are played on turf wickets under limited-time rules, with most results bei... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian%20Premier%20Cricket |
Michael Rossi is a fictional character in the novel Peyton Place by Grace Metalious. Michael Rossi is a teacher and high school principal who had replaced Abner Firth, the preceding teacher and principal who had died of a heart attack. He becomes the love interest of Constance MacKenzie, a woman with a hidden past.
Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Rossi%20%28Peyton%20Place%29 |
Crowchild Trail is a major expressway in western Calgary, Alberta. The segment from the 12 Mile Coulee Road at the edge of the city to 16 Avenue NW (Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 1) is designated as Highway 1A by Alberta Transportation (although inside the City of Calgary the 1A designation is not signed except at the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowchild%20Trail |
The ceremonial start of the 34th annual (XXXIV) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska began amidst the crowds of Anchorage on March 4, 2006, and the start of the competitive race, or "restart", began the next day in Willow. The race followed a modified version of the northern route for 1,151 mi (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Iditarod |
Quilmesaurus is a genus of carnivorous abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Patagonian Upper Cretaceous (Campanian stage) of Argentina. It was a member of Abelisauridae, closely related to genera such as Carnotaurus. The only known remains of this genus are leg bones which share certain similarities to a variety of a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilmesaurus |
Chan Siu Ki (; born 14 July 1985) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District. He is the all-time top scorer for the Hong Kong national team with 40 goals.
Club career
Early career
Chan was spotted by the management of Tai Po when he was p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan%20Siu%20Ki |
World Cinema: Diary of a Day is a 1995 collection of journals from filmmakers around the world. It includes entries from filmmakers as famous as Terry Gilliam to accomplished but little-known independents, such as Jurgen Vsych.
References
Aminia Brueggermann, "World Cinema: Diary of a Day," (review essay), The Journ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Cinema%3A%20Diary%20of%20a%20Day |
The 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 68th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 17 and 18 June 2000.
Pre-race
After the 1999 race, most of the manufacturers in the top classes went in different directions. BMW and Toyota went into Formula One, while Mercedes-Benz left sportscar racing after the CLR accidents, ret... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans |
The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P.
The 509th and 43d Air Refueling Squadrons (Walker AFB, NM and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ respectively) were created in 1948 to operate the KB-29M tankers. The 3... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing%20KB-29%20Superfortress |
Matthew White (born 16 April 1970) is an Australian sports broadcaster, television executive, television presenter and journalist at Network 10, where he returned to in 2014. He has previously been Network 10's Head of Sport and host of the motorsports panel show RPM.
He previously worked at the Seven Network for a de... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%20White%20%28journalist%29 |
Tinto de verano (literally "summer red [wine]") is a cold, wine-based drink popular in Spain. It is similar to sangria and is typically made up of 1 part of table red wine and 1 part soda, usually lemonade. Traditional brands of soda, or gaseosa, such as La Casera, can be replicated by mixing Sprite or 7-Up with carbon... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinto%20de%20verano |
Common Threads may refer to:
A long-time radio show broadcast on station WKMK (WHTG-FM)
An organization, supported by Gail Simmons, that teaches low-income children to cook wholesome, affordable meals
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, a documentary film about the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Common Thre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common%20Threads |
Introduction is Alex Parks' debut album, released on 24 November 2003. Recorded and released within only two weeks of Parks winning the BBC's Fame Academy, it included seven original compositions, mostly co-written with songwriters Helen Boulding, Gary Clark and Boo Hewerdine, as well as six cover songs from John Lenn... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction%20%28Alex%20Parks%20album%29 |
Yimenosaurus (meaning "Yiman reptile") is an extinct genus of plateosaurid sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in China in the Early Jurassic. The genus was first named in 1990 by Ziqi Bai, Jie Yang and Guohui Wang, along with its type and only species, Yimenosaurus youngi. The species name honours renowned Chinese pale... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yimenosaurus |
The Baitarani (also spelled Vaitarani) is one of six major rivers of Odisha, India. Venerated in popular epics and legends, the Baitarani River is a source of water for agricultural irrigation. The coastal plain of Odisha has the name of "Hexadeltaic region" or the "Gift of Six Rivers". These deltas divide the coast... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baitarani%20River |
Islam is the second largest religion in Norway after Christianity. As of 2023, the number of Muslims living in Norway was 182,607 (3.3% of the population of 5,514,042). The majority of Muslims in Norway are Sunni, with a significant Shia minority. 55 percent of Muslims in the country live in Oslo and Akershus. The vast... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam%20in%20Norway |
A source-to-source translator, source-to-source compiler (S2S compiler), transcompiler, or transpiler is a type of translator that takes the source code of a program written in a programming language as its input and produces an equivalent source code in the same or a different programming language. A source-to-source ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-to-source%20compiler |
Nuala Hafner is an Australian media personality of Ghanaian descent. She is also a psychologist.
Early life and education
Hafner was born in London, England, to Ghanaian-born Australian Dorinda Hafner. Her parents met in England, where her father, Julian, was a psychiatrist, and migrated to Adelaide in 1977, where Nua... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuala%20Hafner |
Yunnanosaurus ( ) is an extinct genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived approximately 199 to 183 million years ago in what is now the Yunnan Province, in China, for which it was named. Yunnanosaurus was a large sized, moderately-built, ground-dwelling, quadrupedal herbivore, that could also walk bipedally, and ran... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnanosaurus |
Bridget and Jerome Dobson are American television screenwriters and artists.
Together, through there company Dobson Productions, they are notable for their work as the head writing team for several soap operas, and the creators and head writers of the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara.
Career
Bridget Dobson is the daugh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget%20and%20Jerome%20Dobson |
Robert I (died 1120), count of Aversa and prince of Capua from 1106, on the death of his elder and heirless brother Richard, was the second eldest son of Jordan I of Capua and Gaitelgrima, daughter of Guaimar IV of Salerno.
He tried to be the papal protector which his father and grandfather had been and he sent three ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20I%20of%20Capua |
The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is a united church formed on 1 December 1965 as the "United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman" by bringing the Protestant denominations "Presbyterian Church in Jamaica" and "Congregational Union of Jamaica" together. The "Disciples of Christ in Jamaica" joined on 13 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Church%20in%20Jamaica%20and%20the%20Cayman%20Islands |
Richard III (died 10 June 1120) was count of Aversa and prince of Capua briefly in 1120 between his anointing on 27 May and his death; he was the only son and heir of Robert I of Capua. He was an infant when his father died, and he fell under the regency of his uncle, Jordan. Richard III died within a few months and,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20III%20of%20Capua |
The Opel Trixx (stylised as TRIXX) is a concept city car created by German car manufacturer Opel. It was unveiled at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show.
The brief was set out by Opel CEO Carl-Peter Forster to the Opel and Saab design studios, and was led by executive director of design Martin Smith and chief designer Stefan ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel%20Trixx |
Jutta Speidel (; born 26 March 1954) is a German actress.
She had her first television role at the age of 15. Jutta Speidel appeared in Schulmadchen Report 1 (1970), which was directed by Ernst Hofbauer and produced by Wolf C. Hartwig. She acted mainly in German television series and TV films like Rivalen der Rennbahn... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jutta%20Speidel |
The law of supply is a fundamental principle of economic theory which states that, keeping other factors constant, an increase in sales price results in an increase in quantity supplied. In other words, there is a direct relationship between price and quantity: quantities respond in the same direction as price changes.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20of%20supply |
The Santa Cruz cypress (Hesperocyparis abramsiana; formerly classified as Cupressus abramsiana) is a species of North American tree within the Cypress family. The species is endemic to the Santa Cruz Mountains within the Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties of west-central California. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service li... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupressus%20abramsiana |
A wash sale is a sale of a security (stocks, bonds, options) at a loss and repurchase of the same or substantially identical security (judging by CUSIP or Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures numbers) shortly before or after. Losses from such sales are not deductible in most cases under the Interna... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wash%20sale |
3:10 to Yuma is a 2007 American western action drama film directed by James Mangold and produced by Cathy Konrad, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles with supporting performances by Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster, Dallas Roberts, Alan Tudyk, Vinessa Shaw, and Logan Lerman. It is about a d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3%3A10%20to%20Yuma%20%282007%20film%29 |
Daniel Jay Shanefield (April 29, 1930 – November 13, 2013) was a United States ceramic engineer.
Shanefield was born in Orange, New Jersey, and earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Rutgers University in 1956; he went on to graduate studies at the same university, receiving his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20J.%20Shanefield |
Calocedrus decurrens, with the common names incense cedar and California incense cedar (syn. Libocedrus decurrens Torr.), is a species of coniferous tree native to western North America. It is the most widely known species in the genus, and is often simply called incense cedar without the regional qualifier.
Descript... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calocedrus%20decurrens |
Mechanical Horizon is the seventh album by electro-industrial duo Decoded Feedback, the fifth full-length CD, and the first released on Germany's Bloodline record label. The album peaked at #36 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S.
Track listing
"Reflect in Silence" – 6:35
"Atlantis" – 5:28
"Celestia" – 5:57
"Dark-Sta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical%20Horizon |
N.Y.C. The Big Apple (also known as New York City) is an action game written by Russ Segal for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Synapse Software in 1984. Segal previously wrote Picnic Paranoia for Synapse. New York City was ported to the Commodore 64 by Greg Nelson.
As part of a "Double Play" promotion, New Yor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20City%20%28video%20game%29 |
Contrast fabric is a term used in sewing used to refer to a fabric piece or embellishment made from a different fabric than the main fabric. The term contrast fabric directly contrasts with the term self-fabric.
Contrast fabric is used in certain pattern pieces such as facings and linings to produce design details th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrast%20fabric |
Handgun effectiveness is a measure of the stopping power of a handgun: its ability to incapacitate a hostile target as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Overview
Most handgun projectiles have significantly lower energy than centerfire rifles and shotguns. What they lack in power, they make up for in being small and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handgun%20effectiveness |
Ann Sanders (born 15 March 1960), is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.
Sanders currently presents Seven Morning News and Seven Afternoon News Sydney.
Career
Sanders began her broadcasting career with SAS-7 in Adelaide, South Australia as a weather presenter before moving to Seven Perth. During ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann%20Sanders |
Honey Ryder is a male/female British music group, consisting of Lindsay O'Mahony and Sara Eker on vocals, Matt Bishop on rhythm guitar, and Jason Huxley on lead guitar. The band's style of music varies from rock to folk and indie. Originally a duo, they scored two UK top 40 hits in the late 2000s.
Early years
Lindsay ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey%20Ryder%20%28band%29 |
Honesty is Alex Parks' second album, co-written with producers Greg Wells, Alan Branch, John Reynolds and Peter-John Vettese, as well as songwriters Judie Tzuke, Karen Poole and Marcella Detroit. It was released on 24 October 2005.
The lead single "Looking for Water" was released prior to the album as an exclusively i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honesty%20%28Alex%20Parks%20album%29 |
New York State Route 32A (NY 32A) is a state highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York in the United States. It serves as a connector between NY 32 in the town of Saugerties and NY 23A in the town of Catskill. The road allows traffic from the Saugerties area, particularly from the New York State Thruway, to direc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20State%20Route%2032A |
Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport , previously known as Beef Island Airport, is the main airport serving the British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. The airport serves as the gateway to just about all of the islands within the BVI. The airport is also a gateway for inter-Caribbea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrance%20B.%20Lettsome%20International%20Airport |
Pleymo is a French nu metal band formed by Mark Maggiori, Benoît Julliard, Fred Ceraudo, and Mathias Borronquet in Paris in 1997. Pleymo has sold over 100,000 albums to date. The band's name apparently originates from the lead singer once having a haircut as a child that was similar to that of Playmobil figures.
Histo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleymo |
Gahirmatha Beach () is a beach in Kendrapara district of the Indian state of Odisha. The beach separates the Bhitarkanika Mangroves from the Bay of Bengal and is the world's most important nesting beach for olive ridley sea turtles. The beach is part of Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary, which also includes the adja... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gahirmatha%20Beach |
The Planets is an documentary miniseries produced by the BBC and A&E and released in 1999. The series was remastered in 2004. It documents the Solar System and its nature, formation, and discovery by humans during the Space Age. The series of eight episodes includes a substantial amount of archival footage from both th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Planets%20%281999%20TV%20series%29 |
Children's literature periodicals include magazines about children's literature intended for adults, such as:
Academic journals focusing on the scholarly study of children's and young adult literature
Review journals reviewing specific works for children and young adults
Library science and education journals discu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s%20literature%20periodicals |
The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, they are promoted, while the National League team is relegated to the Swiss Le... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss%20League |
Asimina triloba, the American papaw, pawpaw, paw paw, or paw-paw, among many regional names, is a small deciduous tree native to the eastern United States and Canada, producing a large, yellowish-green to brown fruit. Asimina is the only temperate genus in the tropical and subtropical flowering plant family Annonaceae,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina%20triloba |
Colin Fickes ( ) is an American actor known for his recurring roles in One Tree Hill and Dawson's Creek.
Early life
Fickes was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended Broughton High School, where he was a classmate of Nick Karner and actress Aubrey Dollar.
Career
He is best known as high school teen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin%20Fickes |
The Battle of Ko Chang took place on 17 January 1941 during the Franco-Thai War in which a flotilla of French warships attacked a smaller force of Thai vessels, including a coastal defence ship. The battle resulted in a tactical victory by the French Navy over the Royal Thai Navy although the strategic result is disput... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Ko%20Chang |
The 2006 AFC Cup was the third edition of the AFC Cup. Al-Faisaly from Jordan became the first side to win the competition two years in a row.
Qualification
The 'developing' 11 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition. 2005 winners, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20AFC%20Cup |
Kendrapara is a Town and a municipality in the Kendrapara district of the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Kendrapara district.
Geography
Kendrapara is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is surrounded by Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur districts and the Bay of Bengal to the ea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrapara |
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross, Our Lady of Regla, and St Francis of Assisi is the main ecclesiastical building of the Catholic Church in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico. It is considered perhaps the finest example of colonial architecture in northern Mexico and it was built between 1725 and 179... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral%20of%20Chihuahua |
Studded Left, formerly Indian Jewelry, is an American band led by Houston-based artist Erika Thrasher and writer Tex Kerschen.
The Rhapsody music service page dedicated to the band describes them thus: "Indian Jewelry are classic Lone Star State freaks."
The LA Weekly said of the band: "The most mind-controlling band... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studded%20Left |
Virgin Gorda Airport is an airport on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
History
Historically, Virgin Gorda was served in the past by American Eagle with this code sharing service being operated by Executive Airlines on behalf of American Airlines from San Jua... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin%20Gorda%20Airport |
Bhadrak is a city of Odisha state in eastern India. The city is the district headquarters of Bhadrak district. According to legend, the city derives its name from the Goddess Bhadrakali, whose temple is on the banks of the Salandi River.
History
According to legend, Bhadrak derives its name from the Goddess Bhadrakal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadrak |
In sewing and crafts, an embellishment is anything that adds design interest to the piece.
Embellishments allow individuals to express their personal style and identity. Clothing can be a form of self-expression, and the choice of embellishments can communicate one's personality, taste, and cultural background.
Examp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embellishment |
The Metlar House, also known as the Knapp House, the Bodine House, or the Metlar–Bodine House, is an historic house, now museum, located along River Road in Piscataway, New Jersey. It is also believed to be haunted. In 2003 a fire badly damaged the house. The museum has undergone major renovations over the past decad... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metlar%E2%80%93Bodine%20House |
The Renault Racoon is a concept car created by Renault, was first shown in 1992.
The Racoon used a twin-turbocharged V6 engine of 2963 cc, a six-speed manual transmission and an all wheel drive system. It produced 193 kW (262 bhp) of power at 6.000 r.p.m. and 363 Nm (37 mkg) of torque at 2.500 r.p.m.
Overview
To ente... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault%20Racoon |
Kebira may refer to:
Kebira (sponge), a calcareous sponge genus
Kebira Crater, the name that has recently been proposed for a circular topographic feature in the Sahara desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebira |
Transmetal is an extreme metal band formed in Ciudad Azteca, Ecatepec, Mexico in 1987 by brothers Javier, Juan, and Lorenzo Partida. They are known as one of the most important metal bands in Latin America. Their most well known song is "Killers" from the Desear un Funeral EP (1989), which is a cover of French band .
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmetal%20%28band%29 |
Rose Troche (; ; born 1964) is an American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Troche was born to Puerto Rican parents and grew up on the north side of Chicago. In an interview she stated, "My parents thought moving to the suburbs was a sign of success," and "W... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose%20Troche |
Sachse High School is a public high school located in Sachse, Texas (USA). Sachse High School enrolls students in grades 9–12 and is a part of the Garland Independent School District. The first graduating class was the Charter Class of 2005.
In 2009, the school was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.
St... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachse%20High%20School |
The Milwaukee Bears were a Negro National League team that operated during the 1923 season, its only season in the league representing Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Founding
The team was one of two (the Toledo Tigers being the other) created to fill one of the vacancies created in the NNL after the Cleveland Tate Stars and P... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee%20Bears |
The Green Scare is legal action by the US government against the radical environmental movement, that occurred mostly in the 2000s. It alludes to the Red Scares, periods of fear over communist infiltration of US society.
The term was popularized by environmental activists. It is first known to have appeared in the wak... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20Scare |
Burning feet syndrome, also known as Grierson-Gopalan syndrome, is a medical condition that causes severe burning and aching of the feet, hyperesthesia, and vasomotor changes of the feet that lead to excessive sweating. It can even affect the eyes, causing scotoma and amblyopia. The condition occurs more frequently in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning%20feet%20syndrome |
Peter G. Tsouras is a military historian and author. A Greek-American, he served in the United States Army and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served in armor, military intelligence, and civil affairs assignments. He currently works as a senior analyst with the Battelle Corporation and resides in Alexan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20G.%20Tsouras |
Things Change is a 1988 American comedy-drama film directed by David Mamet and starring Joe Mantegna and Don Ameche. It was co-written by Mamet and Shel Silverstein.
Plot
Gino, a humble shoe-shiner in Chicago, is approached by Mafia Don "Mr. Green", who offers him a large sum of money to take the blame for a murder co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things%20Change%20%28film%29 |
Balboa Park Gardens are cultivated areas of Balboa Park in San Diego, California.
Gardens
There are multiple individual gardens throughout the park, including Alcazar Gardens, the Botanical Building and Reflecting Pool, the Cactus Garden, the Casa del Rey Moro Garden, the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden, the Ja... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balboa%20Park%20Gardens |
Hyperesthesia is a condition that involves an abnormal increase in sensitivity to stimuli of the sense. Stimuli of the senses can include sound that one hears, foods that one tastes, textures that one feels, and so forth. Increased touch sensitivity is referred to as "tactile hyperesthesia", and increased sound sensiti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperesthesia |
Oliver Francis Luck (born April 5, 1960) is an American business executive and former football quarterback. He is currently the executive director of the United Athletic Conference, a new NCAA Division I FCS conference starting play in 2023 as a football-only merger of the ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conferenc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver%20Luck |
MacBreak was an internet television show hosted by Leo Laporte, Kendra Arimoto, Alex Lindsay, iJustine and Emery Wells from TWiT.tv and the Pixel Corps. The podcast was dedicated to Apple's Macintosh computers and other Apple products such as the iPod.
MacBreak was the first podcast in 1080p high definition format, wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBreak |
Sir Edward James Gent (28 October 1895 – 4 July 1948) was the first appointed Governor of the Malayan Union in 1946. He was most famous for heading early British attempts to crush a pro-independence uprising in Malaya led by the Malayan Communist Party during the Malayan Emergency, before dying during the first year o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Gent |
The Order of the Band, Knights of the Band, or Equites Bindae, was a military order in Spain, instituted by Alfonso XI, King of Castile in 1332. It took its name from the banda, band, sash or red ribbon which was once worn by knights belonging to the order.
Membership of the order was awarded to certain distinguished ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order%20of%20the%20Band |
Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (born 1948) is a Togolese politician, human rights activist, and a poet who served as Prime Minister of Togo from 27 August 1991 to 23 April 1994. Elected as Prime Minister by the opposition-dominated National Conference in 1991, Koffigoh was given full executive powers and tasked with overseeing ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Kokou%20Koffigoh |
Public Speaking and Influencing Men In Business () is a 1937 revision of Dale Carnegie's 1926 book Public Speaking: a Practical Course for Business Men. Dorothy Carnegie produced 2 separate revised editions: How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking (1956), aimed at the general public, an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%20Speaking%20and%20Influencing%20Men%20in%20Business |
The purple-crowned fairy (Heliothryx barroti) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found from southeastern Mexico south into northern Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
The purple-crowned fairy was originally described as Trochilus Barroti. It and the black-eared fairy (Heliothryx a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple-crowned%20fairy |
Eugene Koffi Adoboli (born 3 October 1934) is a Togolese politician. He was Prime Minister of Togo from 21 May 1999 to 31 August 2000. In 2011 he was sentenced to five years in jail in absentia stemming from an embezzlement scandal while he was Prime Minister.
Political career
Adoboli was named Prime Minister on 21 Ma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene%20Koffi%20Adoboli |
Roy Haynes is an American jazz drummer.
Roy Haynes may also refer to:
Roy Asa Haynes (1881–1940), Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of Prohibition enforcement
Roy Haynes (designer), car designer and stylist
See also
Roy Martin Haines, British historian | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Haynes%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Messan Agbéyomé Gabriel Kodjo (born 12 October 1954) is a Togolese politician who served as Prime Minister of Togo from 29 August 2000 to 27 June 2002.
Political career
Kodjo was born in Tokpli, Yoto Prefecture, Togo in 1954 to Dossou Kodjo and Kédjé Flora Dosseh. He received a degree in organizational management from... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agb%C3%A9yom%C3%A9%20Kodjo |
Donald Rodney Schain (February 26, 1941 – December 26, 2015) was an American director, writer, and producer of many films and TV movies, most notably for the Disney Channel.
Schain joined the movie industry in the early 1970s, directing his then-wife, Cheri Caffaro, in a number of low-budget exploitation films, includ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Schain |
"I'll Wait" is a song by American rock band Van Halen, taken from their sixth studio album, 1984 (1984). The song was written by band members Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth, along with Michael McDonald and produced by Ted Templeman.
It was the second single released from the record... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll%20Wait |
Smoky Dawson AM, MBE (19 March 191313 February 2008), born as Herbert Henry Brown, was an Australian country, Western and folk performer, radio star, entertainer, and icon. He was widely touted as Australia's first singing cowboy complete with acoustic steel string guitar and yodel, in the style of Americans Gene Autry... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky%20Dawson |
Roy Donald Haynes (12 March 1924 – 22 March 2020) was a British automobile designer. Haynes worked for Ford as Model Line Director for Ford of Europe where he was responsible for the design of the 1966 Cortina MkII and worked on the design for the 1966 Ford Zodiac/Zephyr Mk4.
Life and career
Roy Donald Haynes was born... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Haynes%20%28designer%29 |
Tipu Zahed Aziz, FMedSci (; born 9 November 1956) is a Bangladeshi-born British professor of neurosurgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, Aarhus Denmark and Porto, Portugal. He specialises in the study and treatment of Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, dystonia, spasmodic torticollis, fixed abnormal po... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu%20Aziz |
Emmanuel Bodjollé (born 1928) is a Togolese former military officer who was Chairman of the nine-member Insurrection Committee that overthrew the government of President Sylvanus Olympio on 13 January 1963.
Biography
Bodjollé, a former master-sergeant in the French army, had been among a group of around 300 soldiers ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel%20Bodjoll%C3%A9 |
Cub Scouts is the Cub Scout section of Scouts Canada for children aged from 8 to 10. Originally the "Wolf Cubs," the program offers badges to youth members as a mark of achievement in an interest area. The badges are grouped into six activity areas as described in The Cub Book (Scouts Canada, 2005). While youth experie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cub%20Scouts%20%28Scouts%20Canada%29 |
Interaction design patterns are design patterns applied in the context human-computer interaction, describing common designs for graphical user interfaces.
A design pattern is a formal way of documenting a solution to a common design problem. The idea was introduced by the architect Christopher Alexander for use in u... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interaction%20design%20pattern |
Julian Rowe (born 25 May 1985) is an Australian rules footballer with the Old Carey Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football League, formerly with the AFL's Collingwood Football Club.
Originally from Old Carey, the youngster was considered a 'surprise pick' in the 2003 AFL Draft by Collingwood coach Mick Maltho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian%20Rowe |
Multikulti is a slogan of the multiculturalism public policy approach. Its etymological origin is with the German progressive movements of the 1970s and 1980s. It was popularised by the German Green Party and gained popularity throughout Europe.
References
External links
multikulti.org.uk, British site offering "info... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multikulti |
Everyday Italian is a Food Network show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. In the show, De Laurentiis focuses for her viewers on traditional Italian cuisine with an American flair.
Popularity
The show is recorded (shot at 24 frames for a cinematic feel) on location in Malibu, Pasadena and the Pacific Palisades, shunning ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday%20Italian |
Sevenoaks Weald is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the Low Weald, immediately south of Sevenoaks town, with the village of Sevenoaks Weald at its centre. It was formed in 1894 from part of the ancient parish of Sevenoaks.
The village was originally nam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevenoaks%20Weald |
Sean Rusling (born 6 October 1986) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for in the Australian Football League.
His career was plagued by injuries and only managed a total of seventeen games for Collingwood over the course of six years at the club.
Background
A mid-sized forward with a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%20Rusling |
Chicken and waffles is an American dish combining chicken with waffles. It is part of a variety of culinary traditions, including Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine and soul food, and is served in certain specialty restaurants in the United States. Originating as a Pennsylvania Dutch meal, the dish has received notability in t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken%20and%20waffles |
The Bay Area Conference is a school athletic conference located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The league is a member of the North Coast Section, one of ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation.
Leagues
The athletic conference is composed of four leagues:
Bay Counties League
The Bay Coun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay%20Area%20Conference |
Kléber Dadjo (12 August 1914 – 23 September 1988 or 23 September 1989) was a Togolese politician and military officer who served as Interim President of Togo in his role as Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee from 14 January 1967 to 14 April 1967 following the overthrow of President Nicolas Grunitzky's go... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kl%C3%A9ber%20Dadjo |
The German given name Johann Georg, or its variant spellings, may refer to:
John George
John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525–1598)
John George I, Elector of Saxony (1585–1656)
John George II, Elector of Saxony (1613–1680)
John George III, Elector of Saxony (1647–1691)
John George IV, Elector of Saxony (1668–1694)... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann%20Georg |
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system that allows passengers to change from one route to another, often without having to leave a station or pay an additional fare.
Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interchange%20station |
The Conference of Governors was held in the White House May 13–15, 1908 under the sponsorship of President Theodore Roosevelt. Gifford Pinchot, at that time Chief Forester of the U.S., was the primary mover of the conference, and a progressive conservationist, who strongly believed in the scientific and efficient manag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference%20of%20Governors |
The Jumpinpin channel also known as The Pin lies between North Stradbroke Island and South Stradbroke Island. It has a fast moving tidal deep water channel not appropriate for swimming but is popular with beach anglers.
The name Jumpinpin is a Yugambeh word meaning Pandanus root.
The bar area is shallow for a kilome... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpinpin%20Channel |
Opus One Winery is a winery in Oakville, California, United States. The wine was called napamedoc until 1982 when it was named Opus One. The winery was founded as a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild and Robert Mondavi to create a single Bordeaux style blend based upon Napa ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus%20One%20Winery |
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