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Victoraş Constantin Iacob (born 14 October 1980 in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County, Romania) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as striker.
Club career
Rocar București
Iacob started to play professional football at AS Rocar București and played his first match in Liga I on 4 December 1999 against F... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victora%C8%99%20Iacob |
The Wall of Sound is a music production formula created by Phil Spector in the 1960s.
Wall of Sound may also refer to:
Music
Wall of Sound (Grateful Dead), a 1974 concert sound system
Wall of Sound (record label), a British label
Wall of Sound (website), a 1990s music website
Wall of Sound (album), by Marty Fried... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall%20of%20Sound%20%28disambiguation%29 |
René Rachou was a Brazilian physician and researcher on malaria who was the director of the Institute of Malariology of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro. He also worked with the Pan-American Health Organization. The Institute was moved to Belo Horizonte in 1955, and, after his death, in 1965, it was renamed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9%20Rachou |
Christopher J. Lillicrap (born 14 February 1949 in Plymouth, Devon) is a British television presenter, writer and composer. He is best known for being a children's TV presenter in the 1970s and '80s, and has numerous writing credits, including Rainbow, Fab Lab and Fimbles. He presented We'll Tell You a Story, and Flick... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Lillicrap |
Lise Hilboldt (born January 7, 1954) is an American actress. She had a leading role in the film Sweet Liberty (1986), co-starring with writer-director Alan Alda and Michael Caine, and she was featured in Noon Wine (1985).
Career
She appeared in S.O.S. Titanic (1979), Ike (1979), the UK TV series A Married Man (1983),... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise%20Hilboldt |
Fruitdale station is a light rail station in the Fruitdale neighborhood of San Jose, California, operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station has a center platform situated between two trackways. Fruitdale station is served by the Green Line of the VTA Light Rail system.
Location
Fruitd... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitdale%20station |
James Bertram is an American musician who has played with many indie rock bands from the Pacific Northwest.
Career overview
In 1992, Bertram joined the indie rock band Lync, in which he played bass and sang. The band went on to release singles on Magic Pail, Candy Ass, Landspeed and K Records, and one full-length albu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Bertram%20%28musician%29 |
Bascom station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station has a single center platform between two tracks. Bascom station is served by the Green Line of the VTA Light Rail system.
Location
Bascom station is located along the Southwest Expressway near the interse... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascom%20station |
Stadionul Gheorghe Hagi (formerly known as the Stadionul Farul) was a multi-purpose stadiumm in Constanța, which, since its construction in 1954, was the home of the football club Farul Constanța. The stadium was closed in 2022 and demolished in 2023, to build a new one on the same site.
Hisotry
The stadium had also f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadionul%20Farul |
Rogen (Swedish and Norwegian) or (Southern Sami) is a lake on the border of Sweden and Norway. The lake is mostly located in Härjedalen Municipality in Jämtland county in Sweden with a small portion crossing the Norwegian border in the municipalities of Røros (in Trøndelag county) and Engerdal (in Innlandet county). ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogen%20%28lake%29 |
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (also known as simply Jack Frost 2) is a 2000 American direct-to-video comedy slasher film written and directed by Michael Cooney.
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman has attracted a cult following over the years for its B movie effects and comi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Frost%202%3A%20Revenge%20of%20the%20Mutant%20Killer%20Snowman |
Wall of Sound is a British independent record label based in London, England, and was founded by Mark Jones in 1994. They were considered to be "at the center of the revolution" of the Big Beat movement in the mid to late 90s, releasing much of the UK's Big Beat material at the height of the scene alongside Brighton's ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall%20of%20Sound%20%28record%20label%29 |
Hamilton station is an elevated light rail station located over East Hamilton Avenue, after which the station is named, near its intersection with Creekside Way and California State Route 17, in Campbell, California. The station is owned by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and is served by the Green Li... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton%20station%20%28VTA%29 |
Lena is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, about to the southwest of the village of Kapp and lake Mjøsa. The village has a population (2021) of 1,245 and a population density of . The urban area of Lena also includes part of the village of Kraby, just to the east.
Lena is a commercial... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena%2C%20Norway |
Skreia is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the large lake Mjøsa, about southeast of the village of Lena and about to the south of the village of Kapp. In the summers, there is a ferry from Skreia across the lake to the town of Hamar.
Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skreia |
The hypodiastole (Greek: , , ), also known as a diastole, was an interpunct developed in late Ancient and Byzantine Greek texts before the separation of words by spaces was common. In the then used, a group of letters might have separate meanings as a single word or as a pair of words. The papyrological hyphen () show... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypodiastole |
Kapp is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the shore of the large lake Mjøsa, about across the lake from the town of Hamar. The town of Gjøvik lies about to the northwest of Kapp. Kapp has summer ferry connections to Gjøvik, Tingnes, and Hamar.
The villag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapp%2C%20Norway |
Lensbygda is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about to the east of the village of Kolbu, about south of the villages of Lena and Kraby, and about to the west of the village of Skreia.
The village has a population (2021) of 478 and a population density of .
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lensbygda |
Nordlia is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the lake Mjøsa, about to the southeast of the town of Gjøvik, about to the northwest of the village of Kapp, and about north of the village of Lena. Nordlien Church is located in the village.
The vi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordlia |
Sletta is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about to the northwest of the village of Lena and about to the west of the village of Kapp.
The village has a population (2021) of 296 and a population density of .
References
Østre Toten
Villages in Innlandet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sletta%2C%20Norway |
Fossbergom is the administrative centre of Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the river Otta, at the north end of the Bøverdal valley. The village has a population (2021) of 830 and a population density of . Fossbergom is the main population centre for the munici... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossbergom |
The agile frog (Rana dalmatina) is a European frog in the genus Rana of the true frog family, Ranidae.
Description
This species is fat and has long limbs and a pointy snout. Adult males are rarely larger than 6.5 cm, while females can grow up to 8 cm. Its dorsal surface is light brown, reddish-brown, or light greyish-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile%20frog |
Eina is a village in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Gjøvikbanen railway line, between the villages of Jaren and Raufoss. The village of Eina is located south of the municipal centre of Raufoss, on the north shore of the lake Einavatnet. The river Hunnselva runs ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eina |
The 2004/05 season was one of the best seasons of Divizia A in the 21st century. Steaua București became champions of Romania and Dinamo București won the Romanian Cup and the Romanian Super Cup. Rapid won third place in Divizia A.
Divizia A
European Cups
UEFA Champions League
Dinamo București
This section will cov... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305%20in%20Romanian%20football |
Since the early 1970s, a legend of Rainbow Warriors has inspired some environmentalists and hippies with a belief that their movement is the fulfillment of a Native American prophecy. Usually the "prophecy" is claimed to be Hopi or Cree. However, this "prophecy" is not Native American at all, but rather from a 1962 Eva... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend%20of%20the%20Rainbow%20Warriors |
Fertőrákos () is a village in the county of Győr-Moson-Sopron in Hungary. In 2001 it had a population of 2,182.
It is located at , about from Sopron, near Lake Fertő (German: Neusiedler See) and the Austrian border. In summer, a border checkpoint for pedestrians and cyclists connects it to the Austrian municipality o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fert%C5%91r%C3%A1kos |
Grua is a village in the municipality of Lunner municipality, Viken, Norway. Its population (2005) is 1,477. Mining is historically important, and Norway's oldest registered iron mine (from 1538) is located here.
Villages in Oppland
Villages in Viken (county) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grua |
Hov is the administrative centre of Søndre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the traditional region of Land, along the east shore of the large Randsfjorden where the Norwegian county roads 34 and 247 meet. Hov lies about to the southwest of the town of Gjøvik.
The village has a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hov%2C%20Norway |
Dokka is the administrative centre of Nordre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the confluence of the rivers Dokka and Etna, about north of the lake Randsfjorden, the fourth largest lake in Norway. The village has a population (2021) of 2,924 and a population density of .
The Øs... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dokka |
Yelta is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It was for a short time in the 1870s and 1880s the Victorian administrative centre of what is now Sunraysia and the Millewa. This role was then taken over by Mildura. At the , Yelta and the surrounding area had a population of 281.
It is notable for containing the terminus ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelta%2C%20Victoria |
Winchester Transit Center (also known as Winchester Station) is a light rail station and park-and-ride lot operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in Campbell, California. Winchester is the southern terminus of the Green Line of the VTA Light Rail system.
History
Winchester station was built as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester%20Transit%20Center |
George Ralston Wyllie MBE (31 December 1921 – 15 May 2012) was a Scottish artist. Wyllie produced a number of notable public works, such as the Straw Locomotive and the Paper Boat.
Life
Wyllie was born in Shettleston, in the east end of Glasgow, and grew up in Craigton, in the south-west of the city. He was educated ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Wyllie |
The Conair Firecat is a fire-fighting aircraft developed in Canada in the 1970s by modifying military surplus Grumman S-2 Trackers. The modifications were developed by the maintenance arm of the Conair Group, which became a separate company called Cascade Aerospace.
Development
The Firecats are retrofitted Grumman S-2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conair%20Firecat |
VIP Radio was a radio station which broadcast to Western Europe by Satellitevia Sky TV and Worldwide via the internet.Launched 2006. The format was Gold.
Format
Its music format was 'Soulful Optimism' featuring Motown, Soul music, Disco, Philadelphia soul and related genres from 1964 onwards.
The station was the creat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vip%20radio |
Miss Britain III is a racing power boat designed and built by Hubert Scott-Paine.
In 1932, Scott-Paine asked Rolls-Royce for a 'R' engine which had powered the winning entrant in the 1931 Schneider Trophy. He planned to challenge Garfield 'Gar' Wood's Miss America X for the Harmsworth Trophy. No engine was then ava... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss%20Britain%20III |
The Athletic Ground, latterly known as the McCain Stadium, was a football stadium located on Seamer Road in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Scarborough F.C., a defunct football club who last played in the English Conference North before they were dissolved on 20 June 2007 with debts of £2.5 mi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic%20Ground%20%28Scarborough%29 |
General council may refer to:
Education
General council (Scottish university), an advisory body to each of the ancient universities of Scotland
General Council of the University of St Andrews, the corporate body of all graduates and senior academics of the University of St Andrews
Medicine
General Dental Council... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General%20council |
Vertical handover or vertical handoff refers to a network node changing the type of connectivity it uses to access a supporting infrastructure, usually to support node mobility. For example, a suitably equipped laptop might be able to use both high-speed wireless LAN and cellular technology for Internet access. Wireles... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical%20handover |
The Al-Hilal Stadium (), nicknamed The Blue Jewel () is a multi-use stadium located in Omdurman, Khartoum State, Sudan. It is mostly used for football matches and is also used for athletics. It is the home of Al-Hilal Club and has a capacity of 35,000.
History
At the opening celebration on Friday, 26 January 1968, Al-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hilal%20Stadium |
The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.
History
The club is nicknamed the Magpies after its black and white playing strip, and was originally known as New Town Football Club (weari... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenorchy%20Football%20Club |
Skyfire is an annual March fireworks show held over Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia since 1989. The event is funded by local radio station hit 104.7, and the display is synchronised to a soundtrack of music broadcast on the station.
History of the event
The first Skyfire was held on 18 March 1989, as FM 10... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyfire%20%28Canberra%29 |
The Ghost Pirates is a horror novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1909.
In it, Hodgson never describes in detail the ghosts – if this is indeed what they are, since their true nature is left ambiguous – he merely reports on their gradual commandeering of the ship.
Story
The novel is prese... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Ghost%20Pirates |
Folk-pop is a musical style that may be 1) contemporary folk songs with large, sweeping pop arrangements, or 2) pop songs with intimate, acoustic-based folk arrangements. Recording production values created a unblemished style that appealed to a mass audience, and thus led to commercial success as measured by high reco... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk-pop |
Network Twentyone, is a training and support organization for distributors working with the Amway business. It was founded in 1990 by Jim and Nancy Dornan, distributors with Amway, originally to support their Amway network in the United States and Australia. Network Twentyone provides complete "turnkey business support... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network%20TwentyOne |
The Millewa is a region of north western Victoria in Australia.
History
The County of Millewa was proclaimed in the area in the nineteenth century. In the 1960s the then dryland farming areas of Nangiloc and Colignan were irrigated. Subsequently, they became less seen as being in the Millewa, and more being part of Su... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millewa |
John William Mills Willett, MBE (24 June 1917 – 20 August 2002) was a British translator and a scholar who is remembered for translating the work of Bertolt Brecht into English.
Early life
Willett was born in Hampstead and was educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford. He went on to the Manchester College of Ar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Willett |
Waldrach is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near Trier.
References
External links
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Trier-Saarburg | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldrach |
Tyruss Gerald Himes (November 22, 1968 – December 5, 2016), better known by his stage names Big Syke and Mussolini, was an American rapper best known for his work with the American hip-hop groups Thug Life and Outlawz. His stage name "Big Syke" is a revision of his childhood nickname "Little Psycho". He died at his ho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Syke |
Golden Ring Hotel () is a hotel in Moscow. The hotel is located just opposite the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building and the Arbat Street, on Smolenskaya Ulitsa.
History
The hotel was built in 1970 as the Belgrade-I Hotel and used to serve foreign tourists (mostly from the Eastern bloc countries) who visited Russia ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20Ring%20Hotel |
Baba Samit was a Shia Sufi tariqa that gained widespread following in medieval Azerbaijan and Turkey. It is believed to be a branch of Bektashi (Bektaşiyye) tariqat. Baba Samit, according to a legend was the son of Haji Bektash Veli, the founder of the movement. Also according to the tomb inscriptions, he descends from... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba%20Samit |
The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately 20 typhoons entering its area of responsibility each year. Locally known generally as , typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoons%20in%20the%20Philippines |
Alai may refer to:
Alai
Alai (Cilicia), town of ancient Cilicia
Alai (film), a 2003 Indian Tamil film starring Silambarasan
Alai, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
Alai (Enderverse), a character from Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series
Alai (name), list of people with the name
Association Littéraire... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai |
Conrad of Gelnhausen ( 1320 – 1390) was a German theologian and canon lawyer, and one of the founders of the conciliar movement of the late fourteenth century.
Details of his life are sketchy. He was baccalaureus at the University of Paris in 1344. For the two decades after then he can be tracked by prebends he is kno... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad%20of%20Gelnhausen |
Gwilym Simcock (born 24 February 1981) is a Welsh pianist and composer working in both jazz and classical music. He was chosen as one of the 1000 Most Influential People in London by the Evening Standard. He was featured on the front cover of the August 2007 issue of the UK's Jazzwise magazine.
Early life
Simcock was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwilym%20Simcock |
Abada may refer to:
Abada (surname), a French surname
Abada (rhinoceros), a rhinoceros kept by Philip II of Spain
Abada (unicorn), a type of unicorn reported to live in the lands of the African Congo
Äbädä, a forest spirit in Tatar mythology
Abadá, an item of clothing
ABADÁ-Capoeira, a non-profit organization wh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abada |
Nena Daconte () is a Spanish pop band created and led by singer and composer Mai Meneses in Barcelona circa 2005. The band takes its name inspired by a character from the short story "The Trail Of Your Blood On The Snow", by Gabriel García Márquez.
Early years
Fanlo left the formation and Mai Meneses continues as the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nena%20Daconte |
Jayantha Dhanapala (; 30 December 1938 – 27 May 2023) was a Sri Lankan diplomat who served as member of the Board of Sponsors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and was a governing board member of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Dhanapala was also a distinguished member of Constitutional Cou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayantha%20Dhanapala |
, also known as ROCKETMAN, is a Japanese comedian and musician. He belongs to Watanabe Entertainment. On television he generally takes minor roles and is characterized by his childlike temperament and boyish looks. He is also a member of the owarai group, No Plan.
Fukawa graduated from the Department of Economics at K... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryo%20Fukawa |
The Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is an area in the Northwestern Pacific where PAGASA, the Philippines' national meteorological agency, monitors weather occurrences. Significant weather disturbances, specifically tropical cyclones that enter or develop in the PAR, are given Philippine-specific names.
Boundar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%20Area%20of%20Responsibility |
Onslaught are a British thrash metal band from Bristol, England, active from 1982 to 1991 and again since 2005. The band initially drew influences from US and British hardcore punk bands such as Discharge and the Exploited, as well as the new wave of British heavy metal, and eventually adopted a straightforward thrash ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onslaught%20%28band%29 |
Grigory Yakovlevich Levenfish (; – 9 February 1961) was a Soviet chess player who scored his peak competitive results in the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice Soviet champion, in 1934 (jointly with Ilya Rabinovich) and 1937. In 1937 he drew a match against future world champion Mikhail Botvinnik. In 1950 Levenfish was amo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory%20Levenfish |
The Paulinerkirche in the historic city center of Göttingen was completed as a minster in 1304. Today it serves as a convention and exposition centre for the Göttingen State and University Library.
History
In 1294 the Dominican Order was permitted to settle in Göttingen and started to build a monastery in the western ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS.%20Peter%20and%20Paul%27s%20Church%2C%20G%C3%B6ttingen |
Romsey is a town in the local government area of the Shire of Macedon Ranges in the state of Victoria, Australia. The town is north of Melbourne. At the , Romsey had a population of 4,412.
History
The original location for the settlement known as Five Mile Creek was approximately north of the present township. The ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romsey%2C%20Victoria |
Kindred (1979) is a novel by American writer Octavia E. Butler that incorporates time travel and is modeled on slave narratives. Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations, and for high school and college courses.
The book is the first-person acco... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindred%20%28novel%29 |
Retail Slut was a clothing store in Los Angeles, California that specialized in punk, goth, and underground fashions. Founded in 1983 by Helen O'Neill, the store heavily supported the underground scenes such as the S&M, drag and rave communities and participated in "Hands Around the World." Retail Slut was located on M... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail%20Slut |
The Battle of Doberdò took place in August 1916, fought by the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary. The Austro-Hungarian army was primarily made up of regiments filled with Hungarians and Slovenians. The battle was a part of the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, and occurred in a strategic area: the most western edge of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Doberd%C3%B2 |
Reginald Sutherland Bundy (26 May 1946 – 15 April 2003) was a British dancer, actor and television presenter best known for his drag persona H.I.H. (Her Imperial Highness) Regina Fong.
Bundy first developed Regina Fong in 1985, and quickly achieved a regular spot at the Black Cap gay pub in Camden Town, London and als... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg%20Bundy |
Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section is a 1957 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper with pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, who were the acclaimed rhythm section for Miles Davis at that time. The album is considered a milestone in Pepper's career.
Recording
According to Pepper, th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%20Pepper%20Meets%20the%20Rhythm%20Section |
The Go Text Protocol (GTP) is a protocol used by several Go engines and Go servers for playing the board game Go on the computer. GTP version 1 has been implemented in GNU Go 3.0.0 but the protocol lacks a proper specification. The currently used version is GTP 2 which exists as a draft specification and has not been f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go%20Text%20Protocol |
Abbecourt may refer to:
Abbecourt, Oise, a commune in the department of Oise, France
Abbécourt, a commune in the department of Aisne, France | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbecourt |
Abdala or Abdalá is both a given name and a surname. It is a Spanish variation of the common Arabic name Abdullah. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
Alberto Abdala (1920–1986) Uruguayan politician, painter and Vice President of Uruguay
Carlos Abdala (1930–1976), Uruguayan politician and diplomat
Edgardo Ab... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdala |
was a Japanese industrialist and shipbuilder. He was the founder of Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
Biography
Born in Kagoshima to a kimono merchant, Kawasaki Shōzō became a tradesman at the age of 17 in Nagasaki, the only place in Japan then open to the West. He started a shipping business in Osaka at 27, which failed wh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki%20Sh%C5%8Dz%C5%8D |
Elwira Seroczyńska, née Potapowicz (1 May 1931 – 24 December 2004) was a Polish speed skater.
Seroczyńska was born as Elwira Potapowicz in Wilno, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania). A graduate of the State Administrative and Economic School in Elbląg (1951), she and became Polish Allround Champion for the first time in 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwira%20Seroczy%C5%84ska |
Avatar (marketed as James Cameron's Avatar) is a 2009 epic science fiction film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver. It is the first installment in the Avatar film series. It is set in the mid-22... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar%20%282009%20film%29 |
Stitch Encounter is an interactive show located in Walt Disney Studios Park (under the name Stitch Live!), and in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland Park. The first edition of the show at Hong Kong Disneyland was closed on May 2, 2016, to make room for Star Wars: Command Post, although it temporar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch%20Encounter |
"Changes" is a song by American rapper 2Pac featuring Talent. It was recorded in 1992 before being remixed and released as a single from Shakur's Greatest Hits compilation on October 13, 1998. The song makes references to the war on drugs, the treatment of black people by the police, racism, the reconciliation between ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changes%20%28Tupac%20Shakur%20song%29 |
Guéra or Guera may refer to:
Guéra Prefecture, a former first-level administrative division of Chad until 1999
Guéra Region, a first-level administrative division of Chad since 2002
Guéra Department, a second level administrative division of Guéra Region, Chad
Kperou Guera, a village in Parakou subdistrict, Borgou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%A9ra |
The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660–1783 is a history of naval warfare published in 1890 by the American naval officer and historian Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and discussed the various factors needed to support and achieve sea power... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Influence%20of%20Sea%20Power%20upon%20History |
In computer science, separation logic is an extension of Hoare logic, a way of reasoning about programs.
It was developed by John C. Reynolds, Peter O'Hearn, Samin Ishtiaq and Hongseok Yang, drawing upon early work by Rod Burstall. The assertion language of separation logic is a special case of the logic of bunched imp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation%20logic |
Mzwakhe Mbuli (born 1 August 1959) is a South African poet, Mbaqanga singer and former Deacon at Apostolic Faith Mission Church in Naledi Soweto, South Africa. Known as "The People's Poet, Tall Man, Mbulism, The Voice Of Reason", he is the father of Mzwakhe Mbuli Junior, also known as Robot_Boii.
Early life
He was bor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzwakhe%20Mbuli |
The Dimasa Kingdom (also Kachari kingdom) was a late medieval/early modern kingdom in Assam, Northeast India ruled by Dimasa kings. The Dimasa kingdom and others (Kamata, Chutiya) that developed in the wake of the Kamarupa kingdom were examples of new states that emerged from indigenous communities in medieval Assam a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimasa%20Kingdom |
Sir James Stansfeld, (; 5 March 182017 February 1898) was a British Radical and Liberal politician and social reformer who served as Under-Secretary of State for India (1866), Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1869–71) and President of the Poor Law Board (1871) before being appointed the first President of the Loca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Stansfeld |
Alexander Adams Wilson (29 October 1908 – 16 March 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper, mainly for Greenock Morton and Arsenal.
Career
Wilson was born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire. After starting at Overtown Athletic as a junior player, he joined Greenock Morton in January 1928. He spent six seasons a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Wilson%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201908%29 |
See also
Florida
List of municipalities in Florida
List of former municipalities in Florida
List of counties in Florida
List of census-designated places in Florida
References
USGS Fips55 database | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20places%20in%20Florida%3A%20E |
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See also
Florida
List of municipalities in Florida
List of former municipalities in Florida
List of counties in Florida
List of census-designated places in Florida
References
USGS Fips55 database | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20places%20in%20Florida%3A%20F |
Helena Pilejczyk (née Majcher; born 1 April 1931) is a Polish speed skater. Pilejczyk was the Olympic bronze medal winner in the 1,500 m in Squaw Valley (1960). Her first appearance at the Polish national Championships speed skating was in 1953, while the last time she could be seen skating internationally was during t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena%20Pilejczyk |
See also
Florida
List of municipalities in Florida
List of former municipalities in Florida
List of counties in Florida
List of census-designated places in Florida
References
USGS Fips55 database | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20places%20in%20Florida%3A%20G |
Chaffey, created in 1936, is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the Riverland region of South Australia including the towns of Renmark, Berri, Barmera, Loxton and Waikerie. The seat is named after brothers George and William Chaffey who established the irrigation ar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%20district%20of%20Chaffey |
See also
Florida
List of municipalities in Florida
List of former municipalities in Florida
List of counties in Florida
List of census-designated places in Florida
References
USGS Fips55 database | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20places%20in%20Florida%3A%20H |
Sipho Mchunu (born 1951, Kranskop, South Africa) is best known for his work in the band Juluka from the 1970s to the 1980s.
Mchunu's compositions, vocals and guitar work brought Zulu folk styles such as maskanda and mbaqanga to a wider audience both in South Africa and internationally.
Along with his work with Juluk... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sipho%20Mchunu |
Sabri Kaliç (May 19, 1966 in Izmir, Turkey – September 23, 2012 in Izmir) is a Turkish film director, experimental filmmaker, writer and translator.
After receiving his BFA in film directing from the Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir, he moved to Istanbul in 1992. Having worked with Turkish film director Sinan Çetin as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabri%20Kali%C3%A7 |
Pyotr Bochkaryov (; born November 3, 1967) is a retired Russian pole vaulter. He won the European Indoor Championships twice, setting an indoor personal best in 1994 with 5.90 metres. This remained the championship record until Renaud Lavillenie cleared 6.03 m in 2011. He placed 5th at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a j... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr%20Bochkaryov |
Finland is Christian majority country, with Islam being a minority faith. The constitution of Finland ensures freedom of religion and Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.
The first Muslims were Tatars who immigrated mainly between 1870 and 1920. Since the late 20th century the nu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam%20in%20Finland |
Varenne (foaled in Copparo, Italy, 19 May 1995) is a dark bay racing trotter by Waikiki Beach out of Ialmaz by Zebu.
Varenne is considered to be the best trotter of all time. No other trotter has won so many of the most important races in the world and set as many records as Varenne.
Overview
According to several ve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varenne |
Boy Kill Boy were an English rock band based in Leytonstone, East London. The band produced two studio albums and six singles before splitting in 2008. Their highest charting single was "Suzie", which reached #17 in the UK singles chart in 2006.
History
Before forming Boy Kill Boy, Chris Peck, Pete Carr and Shaz Mahmo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy%20Kill%20Boy |
The Empire Supporters Club, or ESC, is one of the oldest supporters clubs in Major League Soccer and the largest supporters club dedicated to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.
History
The club was founded in 1995 by members of the New York City Firm (NYCF), a supporters group for the short-lived A-League ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire%20Supporters%20Club |
Cynthia Holden Enloe (born July 16, 1938) is an American political theorist, feminist writer, and professor. She is best known for her work on gender and militarism and for her contributions to the field of feminist international relations. She has also influenced the field of feminist political geography, with feminis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia%20Enloe |
Treorchy Comprehensive School is an English language, comprehensive school in the village of Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The school is situated on the southern side of the valley, and is 500 metres in length from the main gate on Conway Road, Cwmparc, to the rear gate at Tylecoch Bridge, Treorchy.
Pupils who a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treorchy%20Comprehensive%20School |
Bouvard is the second southernmost suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia, and is south of the state capital, Perth. Its local government area is the City of Mandurah.
History
Bouvard is named after Cape Bouvard some to the west, which was named by Nicolas Baudin, who sighted the cape en route to Rottnest Island from... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard%2C%20Western%20Australia |
Freemasons are a DJ duo from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of the producers Russell Small (who is also one half of the house production duo Phats & Small) and James Wiltshire (who also works with Phats & Small under the alias 'Jimmy Gomez').
Biography
2005–2007: Early career
Their name is taken fro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasons%20%28DJs%29 |
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