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The Rural Municipality of Eyebrow No. 193 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and Division No. 2. It is located in the south-central portion of the province.
History
The RM of Eyebrow No. 193 incorporated as a rural municipality on De... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural%20Municipality%20of%20Eyebrow%20No.%20193 |
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Belarus is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Belarus, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Minsk. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus.
History
Until 1991 Belarus was within the Soviet... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ambassadors%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20to%20Belarus |
Joseph Gian (born July 13, 1961) is an American actor and singer, probably best known for his role as Detective Tom Ryan in the television series Knots Landing. He appeared on the program from 1989 to 1991 and again in 1993. Gian was the male vocalist champion in the 1986 edition of Star Search.
Career
Gian played op... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Gian |
Blackstar is the reported code-name of a secret United States orbital spaceplane system. The possible existence of the Blackstar program was reported in March 2006 by Aviation Week & Space Technology (Aviation Week, AWST) magazine; the magazine reported that the program had been underway since at least the early 1990s,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstar%20%28spacecraft%29 |
St Michael's Church in Framlingham, Suffolk is a Church of England church dedicated to Saint Michael. It was the burial site of the Howard family. The church was declared a Grade I listed building in 1966. Currently the Church accepts monetary donations for its maintenance and preservation.
History
The Church of Sai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Michael%20the%20Archangel%27s%20Church%2C%20Framlingham |
Bullecourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in France.
Geography
Bullecourt lies on the Upper Cretaceous plain of Artois between Arras and Bapaume and east of the A1 motorway. This satellite photograph shows Bullecourt just north of centre. Quéant is the larger of the two v... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullecourt |
Quo Vadis is an action-adventure game designed by Steven T. Chapman for the Commodore 64 and released by The Edge in 1984.
Gameplay
The object of the game is to explore a vast set of caverns and retrieve a scepter. Along the way the player must avoid (or shoot) various monsters and lava pits.
The playing area of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo%20Vadis%20%28video%20game%29 |
Cary Sherman is the former Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, an organization representing the nation’s major music labels. The trade group’s member companies are responsible for creating, manufacturing, or distributing approximately 85 percent of all legalized sound recordings sold in t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary%20Sherman |
Matheus de Layens (d. Leuven, 3 December 1483) was a Brabantine architect from the 15th century.
He was employed in Leuven from 1433, first under the architect Sulpitius van Vorst (d. 1439), and afterwards under Jan Keldermans II, whom he succeeded in 1445 as master mason. In that capacity he developed the town fortif... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matheus%20de%20Layens |
The tailless fruit bat (Megaerops ecaudatus) is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae.
Distribution
Individuals have been found in the lowland primary forest at Poring in Sabah and Taleban in Thailand, Bario highland and secondary forest of Balui, both in Sarawak. M. ecaudatus ranges in the primary forest... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailless%20fruit%20bat |
Curtis Francis Warren (also known as Cocky; born 31 May 1963) is an English gangster and drugs trafficker who was formerly Interpol's Target One and was once listed on The Sunday Times Rich List.
Biography
Curtis Warren is the second son of South American born Curtis Aloysius Warren, a seaman with the Norwegian Mercha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis%20Warren |
Philip J. Brown Jr. (born March 26, 1958) is an American actor best known for his television performances.
Brown is a native of Coalinga, California. His father Philip Brown Sr. was a television technician after having been an actor, and his uncle was actor Peter Brown. He graduated from North Hollywood High School.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip%20Brown%20%28actor%29 |
Altai State University is a public research university in Barnaul, Russia. It was established by a decree by Leonid Brezhnev as the first multidisciplinary university in Altai Krai in 1973.
Departments
Altai State University has the following departments: Arts, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, History, Law,
Mathematics... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altai%20State%20University |
Thetford Priory is a Cluniac monastic house in Thetford, Norfolk, England. Founded in 1103 by Roger Bigod of Norfolk, Thetford was one of the most important monasteries of East Anglia.
It should not be confused with the Dominican Friary of Blackfriars, Thetford that later became part of Thetford Grammar School.
Histo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetford%20Priory |
Harun ibn Khumarawayh (; died 30 December 904) was the fourth Tulunid vassal Emir of Egypt (896–904). He succeeded his elder brother Abu 'l-Asakir Jaysh, who had been murdered by army chiefs. He left state affairs to the vizier, Abu Ja'far ibn Ali, preferring to live a life of dissolute luxury. This led to a growing cr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harun%20ibn%20Khumarawayh |
The spotted-winged fruit bat (Balionycteris maculata) is the smallest megabat in the world, and the only species in the genus Balionycteris. It inhabits forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Description
Spotted-winged fruit bats are unusually small megabats, with a head-body length of , a wingspan of ,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted-winged%20fruit%20bat |
Muhammad Nimr al-Khatib ( (1918 – 15 November 2010) was a Palestinian leader and pro-Husayni head of the Arab Higher Committee in Haifa during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. He founded an Islamic society called Jam‘iyyat al-I‘tisam in 1941. Khatib's family held the mufti-ship of Haifa during Ottoman ru... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimr%20al-Khatib |
Duck hepatitis B virus, abbreviated DHBV, is part of the genus Avihepadnavirus of the Hepadnaviridae, and is the causal agent of duck hepatitis B.
DHBV is a small DNA virus with a diameter of 40–45 nm. The viral envelope is made up from host cell lipid, with viral surface antigens (DHBsAg). The icosahedral nucleocap... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck%20hepatitis%20B%20virus |
So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt is the third album released by American contemporary Christian music pianist and singer Keith Green, released on May 7, 1980.
The album was listed at No. 49 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.
It includes several notable Christian artists, includin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So%20You%20Wanna%20Go%20Back%20to%20Egypt |
The pygmy fruit bat (Aethalops alecto), also known as the grey fruit bat, is a species of megabat.
Distribution
Three specimens were collected in April 1995 from Bario highlands in Sarawak. A. alecto is confined to montane forest above 1000 m from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java. In Borneo it had been recorded a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy%20fruit%20bat |
Rags to Riches is a side-scrolling action-adventure game released in 1985 for the Commodore 64, developed by Bob Keener and published by Melody Hall Publishing Corp.
Gameplay
The game starts with the player assuming the role of an unnamed homeless vagrant living in a fictional city, divided into four sections, titled... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rags%20to%20Riches%20%28video%20game%29 |
William McGuckin (also Mac Guckin and MacGuckin), known as Baron de Slane (Belfast, Ireland, 12 August 1801 – Paris, France, 4 August 1878) was an Irish orientalist. He became a French national on 31 December 1838. and held the post of the Principal Interpreter of Arabic of the French Army from 1 September 1846 until h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20McGuckin%20de%20Slane |
The Zechstein (German either from mine stone or tough stone) is a unit of sedimentary rock layers of Late Permian (Lopingian) age located in the European Permian Basin which stretches from the east coast of England to northern Poland. The name Zechstein was formerly also used as a unit of time in the geologic timescale... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechstein |
John O'Shea (born 1944) is founder and former CEO of GOAL, an Irish non-governmental organization devoted to assisting the poorest of the poor. His first career was as a sports journalist and GOAL retains links to the sporting community, especially in Ireland.
O'Shea was shortlisted in the top 40 of 2010 RTÉ poll to f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20O%27Shea%20%28humanitarian%29 |
Dyacopterus is a genus of megabats from south-east Asia. It contains three species, namely:
Brooks's dyak fruit bat, Dyacopterus brooksi
Dayak fruit bat, Dyacopterus spadiceus
Rickart's dyak fruit bat, Dyacopterus rickarti
References
Mammals of Asia
Bat genera | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyacopterus |
Audio noise measurement is a process carried out to assess the quality of audio equipment, such as the kind used in recording studios, broadcast engineering, and in-home high fidelity.
In audio equipment noise is a low-level hiss or buzz that intrudes on audio output. Every piece of equipment which the recorded signal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio%20noise%20measurement |
Wyoming PBS (formerly known as Wyoming Public Television) is the PBS member network in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It currently consists of flagship KCWC-DT (channel 4) in Lander (serving Riverton); full-power satellites KWYP-DT (channel 8) in Laramie (serving Cheyenne) and KPTW (channel 6) in Casper; and over 35 low-po... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming%20PBS |
The black-capped fruit bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species of megabat in the monotypic genus Chironax.
Distribution
Seven specimens of C. melanocephalus were collected from the lowland forest at Kubah and Lambir, and beach forest at Samunsam, Sarawak, Borneo. The specimen that was mist-netted in Kubah National ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-capped%20fruit%20bat |
This is a list of notable Scouts and Scouters.
Africa
Ghana
Kenya
Libya
Morocco
Rwanda
South Africa
Asia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Korea
Maldives
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam
Vietnamese Scouting in exile
Eurasia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Euro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Scouts |
Canadians are people identified with the country of Canada.
Canadian also commonly refers to:
Something of, from, or related to Canada, a country
Canadian cuisine
Canadian English
Canadian may also refer to:
Geography
Rivers
Canadian River, United States, the largest tributary of the Arkansas River, in the southw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20%28disambiguation%29 |
David Arnold Jacobs (August 12, 1939 – August 20, 2023) was an American television writer, producer, and director. He is most well known as the creator of the CBS primetime series Dallas, Knots Landing, and Paradise.
Life and career
David Jacobs was born on August 12, 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland, the elder of two chil... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Jacobs%20%28writer%29 |
The dusky fruit bat (Penthetor lucasi) is a species of bat found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Dusky fruit bats are species found in Southeast Asia that serve as pollinators and seed dispersers in their ecosystem. Dusky fruit bats are considerably excellent seed dispersers due to their ability to travel long distances.
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky%20fruit%20bat |
Testa may refer to:
Testa (botany), a term to describe the seed coat
Testa (surname)
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, a former Boston law firm
11667 Testa, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1997
Testa (ceramics), fired clay material, especially crushed brick used in mortar
Trans European Services for Telematics bet... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testa |
Piper's Hill Ward is a 2-member ward within Kettering Borough Council which is statistically regarded as a marginal ward between Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The ward was last fought at borough council level in the 2015 local council elections, in which one seat was won by the Conservatives and one seat was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper%27s%20Hill%20%28Kettering%20BC%20Ward%29 |
The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to Belize is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Belize, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Belize.
As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Belize are at governmental level, rather t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20high%20commissioners%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20to%20Belize |
Eonycteris ("dawn bat") is a genus of megabats found in Asia. They are the only members of the tribe Eonycterini. Species within this genus are:
Greater nectar bat, Eonycteris major
Cave nectar bat, Eonycteris spelaea
Philippine dawn bat, Eonycteris robusta
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by George Edward Dobson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eonycteris |
Brute, in comics, may refer to:
Marvel Comics:
Brute (Morlocks), one of the lesser known Morlocks in the main Marvel universe
Brute (Reed Richards), the name of an alternative Earth version of Mister Fantastic who became a member of the Frightful Four on True Earth
DC Comics:
Brute, a soldier character in the series H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brute%20%28comics%29 |
The long-tongued nectar bat (Macroglossus minimus), also known as the northern blossom bat, honey nectar bat, least blossom-bat, dagger-toothed long-nosed fruit bat, and lesser long-tongued fruit bat, is a species of megabat. M. minimus is one of the smallest species in the family Pteropodidae, with an average length o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tongued%20nectar%20bat |
Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun (شيبان بن أحمد بن طولون) was the fifth and last vassal Emir of the Tulunids in Egypt (904-905). In 904–905 al-Muktafi invaded Egypt and reincorporated the country fully into the Abbasid Empire.
Shayban was one of the son of Ahmad ibn Tulun, he succeeded his nephew Harun ibn Khumarawayh, who... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shayban%20ibn%20Ahmad%20ibn%20Tulun |
Start Right Here: Remembering the Life of Keith Green is a compilation album by various artists paying tribute to deceased American contemporary Christian music musician Keith Green. It was released in 2000.
Track listing
External links
Phantom Tollbooth Review
Jesus Freak Hideout Review
Amazon.com Page
2001 comp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start%20Right%20Here%3A%20Remembering%20the%20Life%20of%20Keith%20Green |
Geoffroy's rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus) is a species of megabat or Old World fruit bats. It is one of ten species in the genus Rousettus.
Distribution
Geoffroy's rousette occurs throughout Southeast Asia and in the Malesia region of Oceania, in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffroy%27s%20rousette |
The bare-backed rousette (Rousettus spinalatus) is a species of megabat.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1980 by Bergmans and Hill. The holotype was collected in 1977 in northern Sumatra. The species name "spinulatus" is from Latin spina meaning "spine" and ala meaning "wing;" the scientifi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare-backed%20rousette |
Deborah Rennard is an American actress, writer and producer, best known for her role as Sly Lovegren in Dallas (1981–1991).
Life and career
Rennard was born in Los Angeles, California. In 1981 she was cast in a recurring role on Dallas as J.R. Ewing's loyal secretary Sylvia "Sly" Lovegren. She appeared in the series f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah%20Rennard |
Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii) is a species of fruit bat. The scientific name of the species was first published by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1820.
Description
Leschenault's rousette is brown to grey-brown in colour with lighter underparts. It has long pale hairs under the chin, an elongated muzzl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leschenault%27s%20rousette |
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bosnia and Herzegovina is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Sarajevo. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
List of heads of mission
Ambass... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ambassadors%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20to%20Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina |
Basin Electric Power Cooperative is a wholesale electric generation and transmission cooperative based in North Dakota that provides electricity to 3 million customers in nine U.S. states. The roots of the cooperative go back to 1960 when Leland Olds and ten power suppliers created Giant Power Cooperative. Giant Powe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basin%20Electric%20Power%20Cooperative |
Dollard is an unincorporated community, within the Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is situated on the historic Red Coat Trail in the southwest corner of the province, 13 km west of the town of Shaunavon and 21 km east of the town of Eastend. It is approximately 100 km from th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollard%2C%20Saskatchewan |
Claire Shipman (born October 4, 1962) is an American television journalist, formerly the senior national correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America. She is married to Jay Carney, President Barack Obama's former White House Press Secretary. She is also Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University.
Life ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire%20Shipman |
Permas Jaya, with the official name of Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, is a suburb in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It has about 40,000-45,000 residents. The Permas Jaya Bridge connects it with Kampung Baru Bakar Batu, Taman Sentosa and downtown Johor Bahru. The Second Permas Jaya Bridge is completed and had helped to reduce ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permas%20Jaya |
The James Cook University Hospital is a tertiary referral hospital and regional major trauma centre in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England located on the A172 (Marton Road). Having 1,046 beds, it caters for most specialities and forms part of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, along with the Friarage Ho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Cook%20University%20Hospital |
In Iran, censorship was ranked among the world's most extreme in 2023. Reporters Without Borders ranked Iran 177 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index, which ranks countries from 1 to 180 based on the level of freedom of the press.
Reporters Without Borders described Iran as “one of the world’s five bi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship%20in%20Iran |
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Turkmenistan is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Turkmenistan, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission there. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Turkmenistan.
After the collapse of the Soviet Uni... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ambassadors%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20to%20Turkmenistan |
The Panchala (पञ्चाल Pañcāla) kingdom was one of the historical Mahajanapadas of ancient India (c. 30th to 4th centuries BC). It was annexed into the Nanda Empire during the reign of Mahapadma Nanda. Ahichchhatra was capital of northern Panchala and Kampilya was capital of southern Panchala.
Panchala in the Mahabharat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchala%20Kingdom%20%28Mahabharata%29 |
Sir Stephen Tumim (15 August 1930 – 8 December 2003) was an English judge, and was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons from 1987 to 1995.
Tumim was the son of a barrister, and was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and Worcester College, Oxford. In 1978 he became a Circuit Judge.
Appointed as Her Majesty's... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Tumim |
Permas Jaya Bridge or Jambatan Permas Jaya (Jawi: جمبتن ڤرمس جاي) is a river bridge in arch shape in Plentong, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The bridge crosses Tebrau River and Plentong River. The bridge is built to shorten the travel distance between Bandar Baru Permas Jaya to Johor bahru city area from 18 km... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permas%20Jaya%20Bridge |
As a result of the expulsions from Spain in 1492 and Portugal in 1496, as well as the religious persecution by the Inquisition that followed, many Sephardim (Spanish and Portuguese Jews) left the Iberian peninsula at the end of the 15th century and throughout the 16th century, in search of religious freedom. Some migra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephardic%20Jews%20in%20the%20Netherlands |
Gordon Richard Slemon, (August 15, 1924 – September 26, 2011) was a Canadian electrical engineer and professor.
Born in Bowmanville, Ontario, he received a B.A.Sc. in electrical engineering in 1946 and a M.A.Sc. in electrical engineering in 1948 from the University of Toronto. He received a Ph.D. from the University ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20Slemon |
Paula's Home Cooking is a Food Network show hosted by Paula Deen. Deen's primary culinary focus was Southern cuisine and familiar comfort food that is popular with Americans. In the show, classic dishes such as pot roast, fried okra, fried chicken and pecan pie were the norm, and overcomplicated or eccentric recipes w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula%27s%20Home%20Cooking |
Rasterscan is a video game published in 1987 by Mastertronic for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and MSX. It was written by Binary Design based in Parsonage Gardens, Manchester with the C64 version programmed by Phillip Allsopp.
Plot
The Rasterscan, a large damaged spacecraft, is drifting uncontrollably to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasterscan |
A History of God is a book by Karen Armstrong that was published by Knopf in 1993. It details the history of the three major monotheistic traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, along with some details on Buddhism and Hinduism. The evolution of the idea of God is traced from its ancient roots in the Middle East up... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20History%20of%20God |
Desborough Loatland Ward is a two-member ward within Kettering Borough Council, representing part of Desborough. Prior to 2007 boundary changes, this ward was formerly known as Loatland.
The ward was last fought at borough council level in the 2007 local council elections, in which both seats were won by the Conservat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desborough%20Loatland%20%28Kettering%20BC%20Ward%29 |
Orca is the name of two fictional anti-hero characters who appear in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly known as one of the adversaries to the superhero Batman.
Publication history
The Grace Balin version of Orca first appeared in Batman #579 (July 2000) and was created by Larry Hama and Scott McDan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca%20%28DC%20Comics%29 |
The Lindisfarne Association (1972–2012) was a nonprofit foundation and diverse group of intellectuals organized by cultural historian William Irwin Thompson for the "study and realization of a new planetary culture".
It was inspired by the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead's idea of an integral philosophy of organ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne%20Association |
Typhoon Zeb, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Iliang, was a powerful typhoon that struck the island of Luzon in October 1998. It is tied with Cyclone Ron and Cyclone Susan in terms of minimum pressure, for the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide for 1998. The tenth tropical storm of the season, Zeb formed ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon%20Zeb |
Abelin is a surname, and may refer to:
Jean-Pierre Abelin (born 1950), French politician
Johann Philipp Abelin (died 1634), German historian
Ernst Abelin (born 1933), Swiss psychoanalyst and founder of the theory of early triangulation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelin |
Peter Crüger or Peter Krüger (20 October 1580 – 6 June 1639) was a mathematician, astronomer, polymath, and teacher of Johannes Hevelius.
Life
Crüger was born in Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia, a fief of the Kingdom of Poland.
In scientific documents published in Latin, his common name Krüger (German for potter or inn... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Cr%C3%BCger |
TV Rock were an Australian dance music duo consisting of Grant Smillie and Ivan Gough.
Biography
TV Rock entered the mainstream in February 2006 with their hit "Flaunt It" featuring Seany B which reached #1 for five weeks, spent 39 weeks in the Australian ARIA Top 50 (including 31 weeks inside the Top 40), and won the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV%20Rock |
Dick Averns (born March 1st 1964) is a Canadian artist who produces installations, sculptures, photography, text and performances.
Life
Averns was born in London, UK in 1964.
Work
Averns writings include Art in the Face of The Project for The New American Century and Cataloging Canada’s Schools of Art and Design for ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%20Averns |
Jerome K. Moore was born in Kittery, Maine and is an artist best known for his work on various Star Trek comics at publishers across the comic industry.
Biography
Born in Kittery, Maine to William and Maxine, Moore was raised in New York City with his four siblings after their father completed his service in the Unit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome%20K.%20Moore |
Desmond John Headland, Jr (born 21 January 1981) is a retired Australian rules footballer, Following on from his AFL career he continued on finishing his playing career for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League. He was also a former conservative political candidate. He plays as a half-forward flanker or midfie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des%20Headland |
In mathematics, twisted K-theory (also called K-theory with local coefficients) is a variation on K-theory, a mathematical theory from the 1950s that spans algebraic topology, abstract algebra and operator theory.
More specifically, twisted K-theory with twist H is a particular variant of K-theory, in which the twist ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted%20K-theory |
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Fateh Jang (Punjabi and ) is a city in Attock District of Punjab Province, Pakistan. It is located from Attock City, and nearly southwest of Islamabad, Pakistan's capital near M1 motorway.
Overview
The city is located in between Kala Chitta Range and Khairi Murat Range. The New Islamabad International Airport, the l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fateh%20Jang |
Padimate O is an organic compound related to the water-soluble compound PABA (4-aminobenzoic acid) that is used as an ingredient in some sunscreens. This yellowish water-insoluble oily liquid is an ester formed by the condensation of 2-ethylhexanol with dimethylaminobenzoic acid. Other names for padimate O include 2-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padimate%20O |
Padimate A is an organic compound that is an ingredient in some sunscreens. It is an ester derivative of PABA. This aromatic chemical absorbs ultraviolet rays thereby preventing sunburn. However, its chemical structure and behaviour is similar to an industrial free radical generator. In Europe this chemical was withdra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padimate%20A |
Padimate may refer to:
Padimate A
Padimate O | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padimate |
The nuchal lines are four curved lines on the external surface of the occipital bone:
The upper, often faintly marked, is named the highest nuchal line, but is sometimes referred to as the Mempin line or linea suprema, and it attaches to the epicranial aponeurosis.
Below the highest nuchal line is the superior nuchal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuchal%20lines |
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z was a flight from Singapore to Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific used a Convair CV-880 aircraft that crashed in South Vietnam on the afternoon of 15 June 1972. The cause was determined to have been an explosive device, likely located within the passenger cabin. A suspect in the bombing was acquitted ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay%20Pacific%20Flight%20700Z |
A bank card is typically a plastic card issued by a bank to its clients that performs one or more of a number of services that relate to giving the client access to a bank account.
Physically, a bank card will usually have the client's name, the issuer's name, and a unique card number printed on it. It will have a mag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank%20card |
The official religion of Pakistan is Islam, as enshrined by Article 2 of the Constitution, and is practised by approximately 96.47% of the country's population. The remaining 3.53% practice Hinduism, Christianity, Ahmadiyya Islam (recognised as a non-Muslim group by the Pakistani constitution), Sikhism and other religi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion%20in%20Pakistan |
This is a list of films shot in Harlem, in New York City.
Moon Over Harlem, 1939
Paradise in Harlem, 1939
Hi De Ho, 1947
In the Street, 1948
The Cool World, 1963
The Pawnbroker, 1964
Topaz, 1969
Harlem School 1970, 1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem, 1970
Black Roots, 1970
Shaft, 1971
Across 110th Street, 1972
Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20films%20shot%20in%20Harlem |
Falange Española (FE; English: Spanish Phalanx) was a Spanish fascist political organization active from 1933 to 1934.
History
The Falange Española was created on 29 October 1933 as the successor of the Movimiento Español Sindicalista (MES), a similar organization founded earlier in 1933. (Falange translates as Phal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falange%20Espa%C3%B1ola |
Lake Mary Preparatory School (Lake Mary Prep) is a private school located in Lake Mary, Florida, founded in August 1999. It serves Pre-K through 12th grade, and is co-educational and non-sectarian. It is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), Cognia, and Southern Association of Independent Sch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Mary%20Preparatory%20School |
Bromby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Charles Bromby (1814–1907), Anglican bishop of Tasmania
Charles Hamilton Bromby (1843–1904), Attorney-General of Tasmania, son of the bishop
Henry Bromby (1840–1911), Dean of Hobart, son of the bishop
John Edward Bromby (1809–1889), Australian schoolmas... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromby |
Alexander Goss (5 July 1814 — 3 October 1872) was the second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liverpool.
Biography
Alexander Goss was born at Ormskirk, Lancashire of recusant background, connected on both sides with old Lancashire families who had always been Catholics; his father was descended from the Gooses ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Goss |
The Frisch School, also known as Yeshivat Frisch , is a coeducational, Modern Orthodox, yeshiva high school located in Paramus, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was founded in 1972 by Rabbi Menachem Meier and Alfred Frisch. The school primarily serves the Jewish communities of northern New Jersey, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisch%20School |
The (), or Presiding Officer in English, is the speaker of the Senedd in Wales, elected by Members of the Senedd to chair their meetings (plenary sessions); to maintain order; and to protect the rights of Members.
The also heads the Corporate Body (known as the Senedd Commission) and as such is viewed as a figurehea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywydd%20of%20the%20Senedd |
Chivalry is an action role-playing video game written by Richard Hefter, Steve Worthington, and Janie Worthington for the Apple II and published in 1983 by Weekly Reader Family Software.
Gameplay
The king has been captured by the Black Knight, and players must make their way to the Black Knight's castle and retrieve h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivalry%20%281983%20video%20game%29 |
Cathy Schulman (born 1965) is an American film producer.
A graduate of Yale University, Schulman's screen credits include Isn't She Great, Sidewalks of New York, Employee of the Month, Crash, The Illusionist, Darfur Now and Dark Places. She was the executive producer of the Lifetime TV series Angela's Eyes, which went... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy%20Schulman |
Al Jawf ( ) is a town in southeastern Libya, the capital of the Kufra district in Libya.
The city has an elevation of 382.2 m (1,254 feet). in 2022, the city's population was 18,587. Al Jawf receives almost no rain whatsoever, averaging only 2.5mm (.1 inch) per year. Summer high temperatures average above 37.8 °C (100... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Jawf%2C%20Libya |
Raymond Louis Wilder (3 November 1896 in Palmer, Massachusetts – 7 July 1982 in Santa Barbara, California) was an American mathematician, who specialized in topology and gradually acquired philosophical and anthropological interests.
Life
Wilder's father was a printer. Raymond was musically inclined. He played cornet ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Louis%20Wilder |
Joseph Morrill Harper (June 21, 1787January 15, 1865) was an American physician, banker and Jacksonian politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, the New Hampshire State Senate and the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was acting governor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20M.%20Harper |
The Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) is a state correctional facility for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Located in Lincoln, it is the oldest state correctional facility in Nebraska, opening in 1869. Until after World War I, it was the only adult correctional facility in the state.
During 1980–1981... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska%20State%20Penitentiary |
The Garry Moore Show is the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. Hosted by experienced radio performer Garry Moore, the series helped launch the careers of many comedic talents, such as Dorothy Loudon, Don Adams, George Gobel, Carol Burnett, Don Knotts,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Garry%20Moore%20Show |
Joseph Harper (17 March 1914 – 24 June 1978) was a Labour Party politician in Great Britain.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament MP for Pontefract at a by-election in 1962. He was MP for the constituency and then the reformed Pontefract and Castleford constituency until he died in office at the age of 64. Play... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Harper%20%28Labour%20politician%29 |
Peter Mair (3 March 1951 – 15 August 2011) was an Irish political scientist. He was a professor of comparative politics at the European University Institute in Florence.
Career
Peter Mair was born in Rosses Point, County Sligo, Ireland, and studied history and politics at University College Dublin. He continued to wor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Mair |
The respiratory quotient (RQ or respiratory coefficient) is a dimensionless number used in calculations of basal metabolic rate (BMR) when estimated from carbon dioxide production. It is calculated from the ratio of carbon dioxide produced by the body to oxygen consumed by the body. Such measurements, like measurements... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory%20quotient |
Robert Ebel (November 14, 1910 – November 1982) was an American educational psychologist who specialized in educational measurement.
He was on the staff of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, New Jersey, where he served as vice president from 1957 to 1963. While on the ETS staff, Ebel was president of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20L.%20Ebel |
Java Model Railroad Interface (JMRI) is an open source program for model railroad hobbyists, released under GNU General Public License v2. It allows users to control LED lights, horn, or switch the railway of hobbyist open-source or commercials closed-sourced trains.
JMRI is a suite of tools distributed via a single d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java%20Model%20Railroad%20Interface |
Apatity (, lit. apatites) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located along the Murman Railway, west of Kirovsk and south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. The town is named after one of its most abundant natural resources in the area, apatite, the raw mineral used in the production of phosphoru... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatity |
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