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Bhulabhai Desai (13 October 1877 – 6 May 1946) was an Indian independence activist and acclaimed lawyer. He is well-remembered for his defence of the three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II, and for attempting to negotiate a secret power-sharing agreement with Liaquat Ali Khan of the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhulabhai%20Desai |
Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR () is a document which provided general Soviet physical education system requirements for both athletes and coaches.
Several Warsaw Pact states developed their own versions of the system. Russia, other post-Soviet republics, and allied states have continued their own ve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified%20Sports%20Classification%20System%20of%20the%20USSR%20and%20Russia |
Thomas Vincent Miller Jr. (December 3, 1942 – January 15, 2021), known as Mike Miller, was an American politician from Maryland. He had been a state senator representing the 27th District (Calvert, Charles, and Prince George's Counties) from 1975 to 2020 and served as its President from 1987 to 2020. He was the longest... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20V.%20Miller%20Jr. |
The Museum of Gothenburg () is a local history museum located in the city centre of Gothenburg in western Sweden. It is located in the East India House (), originally built as the Swedish East India Company offices in 1762. The city museum was established in 1861.
The City Museum is a cultural history museum. It displ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum%20of%20Gothenburg |
Hari Rhodes (April 10, 1932 – January 15, 1992) was an American author and actor whose career spanned three decades beginning around 1960.
He was sometimes billed as Harry Rhodes, and appeared in 66 films and television programs, such as ABC's 1963 TV medical drama series about psychiatry Breaking Point.
Early life
I... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari%20Rhodes |
King David School(s) can refer to one or more of the following Jewish day schools:
Australia
King David School, Melbourne
Canada
King David School, Vancouver
England
King David School, Birmingham
King David School, Liverpool
King David High School, Manchester
South Africa
King David Schools, Johannesburg | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%20David%20School |
1,2-Dimethoxybenzene, commonly known as veratrole, is an organic compound with the formula CH(OCH). It is one of three isomers of dimethoxybenzene. It is a colorless liquid, with a pleasant odor and slight solubility in water. It is the dimethyl ether derived from pyrocatechol.
Occurrence
1,2-Dimethoxybenzene is natu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%2C2-Dimethoxybenzene |
Rev. Edward Henry Bradby (1827–1893) was a classicist.
Academic timeline
Educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford (1845)
Canon of St. Albans
Principal at Hatfield College, Durham University (1852)
House Master at Harrow (1853–1868)
Headmaster of Haileybury College (1868–1883)
Bradby retired somewhat early... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Bradby |
Robert Robinson Taylor (June 8, 1868 – December 13, 1942) was an American architect and educator. Taylor was the first African-American student enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the first accredited African-American architect when he graduated in 1892. He was an early and influential memb... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Robinson%20Taylor |
Side Show is a musical by Bill Russell (book and lyrics) and Henry Krieger (music) based on the lives of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who became famous stage performers in the 1930s.
The musical opened October 16, 1997, on Broadway; Robert Longbottom directed and choreographed, and the cast starred Emily S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side%20Show%20%28musical%29 |
William Henry Millar (born August 7, 1954) is the former president of the American Public Transportation Association. From October 1, 1984 until October 31, 1996, he was the CEO of the Port Authority of Allegheny County, which serves the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. In spring 1992, he dealt with a crippling 28-day wo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Millar%20%28transportation%20executive%29 |
Keswick School of Industrial Art (KSIA) (sometimes Keswick School of Industrial Arts) was founded in 1884 by Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley and his wife Edith as an evening class in woodwork and repoussé metalwork at the Crosthwaite Parish Rooms, in Keswick, Cumbria. The enterprise, designed to alleviate unemployment, prospe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keswick%20School%20of%20Industrial%20Art |
Macken or Mackan () is a small hamlet and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, off the A509 main Enniskillen to Derrylin road. Once quite a sizeable village it has now dwindled to containing only a few scattered farmsteads.
History
Macken was the scene of a famous skirmish on the evening of 13 July 1829 be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macken%2C%20County%20Fermanagh |
Ranunculus californicus, commonly known as the California buttercup, is a flowering plant of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is a native of California, where it is common in many habitats, including chaparral and woodlands.
Its distribution extends across many habitats of California, north into Oregon and south... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranunculus%20californicus |
Michael Erin “Coach” Busch (January 4, 1947 – April 7, 2019) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 106th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 until his death in 2019. Busch was a member of the House for nine terms, beginning in 1987. He represented all of legisl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20E.%20Busch |
Fisherman's Village is a waterfront mall, commercial boat anchorage and tourist attraction located in the world's largest man-made small boat harbor in Los Angeles County at Marina del Rey, California. The Ballona Wetlands State Ecological Reserve is just east of Fisherman's Village and immediately to the south is the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman%27s%20Village |
The Bruckner rhythm is a 2 + 3 (duplet + triplet) or 3 + 2 rhythm in Anton Bruckner's symphonic music, where it occurs prevalently, and in many different ways.
One example is in the main theme of the first movement of Symphony No. 4, from bars 43 forward:
Bruckner also used the rhythm with a single pitch repeated, an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruckner%20rhythm |
A dive center is the base location where recreational divers usually learn scuba diving or make guided dive trips at new locations. Many dive centers operate under the guidelines of ISO 24803, in which case the facilities must meet the ISO minimum standard for a service provider for recreational diving.
Shop
Divers ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dive%20center |
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1908 romance novel/western novel written by John Fox, Jr. The novel became Fox's most successful, and was included among the top ten list of bestselling novels for 1908 and 1909. It has been adapted numerous times for both stage and screen.
Plot summary
Set in the Appalachian Moun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Trail%20of%20the%20Lonesome%20Pine%20%28novel%29 |
is a 2001 Japanese anime short film written and directed by Junichi Satō. Premium, the fifth and latest Slayers film, was first released in Japan on December 22, 2001, along with Sakura Wars: The Movie, Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet and Azumanga Daioh: The Animation.
This is the only Slayers movie so far to feat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayers%20Premium |
John Aasen (March 5, 1890 – August 1, 1938) was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer who was one of the tallest actors in history.
Early life
Aasen was born on March 5, 1890, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His mother, Kristi (Danielsen) from Rollag in Numedal, was an extremely tall Norwegian woman of aroun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Aasen |
David Rudovsky (born 1943, Queens, New York) is a civil rights lawyer in Philadelphia. He is a founding partner, in 1971, of the law firm of Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg and Lin , and a Senior Fellow at University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he teaches evidence and constitutional criminal procedure. In 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Rudovsky |
Verna Fields (née Hellman; March 21, 1918 – November 30, 1982) was an American film editor, film and television sound editor, educator, and entertainment industry executive. In the first phase of her career, from 1954 through to about 1970, Fields mostly worked on smaller projects that gained little recognition. She wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verna%20Fields |
Spinney is a 2-member ward within Kettering Borough Council, in Northamptonshire, England.
It was established in boundary changes before the 1999 elections. The ward was last fought at borough council level in the 2003 local council elections, in which both seats were held by the Conservatives.
The most recent counci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinney%20%28Kettering%20BC%20Ward%29 |
Justice League Task Force refers to superheroes owned and published by DC Comics. It may also refer to:
Justice League Task Force (comics) - the name of a former DC Comics publication, as well as a superhero team.
Justice League Task Force (video game) - a video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice%20League%20Task%20Force |
Kevin D. Ritz (born June 8, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Ritz grew up in Bloomfield, Iowa. He is an alumnus of William Penn University and Indian Hills Community College.
Ritz was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft. He pitched for t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Ritz |
Melvin A. Steinberg (born October 4, 1933) is an American politician who served as the fifth lieutenant governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995 under Governor William Donald Schaefer. He was also President of the Maryland State Senate from January 1983 to 1987, and a member of the State Senate from 1967 until his electi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20Steinberg |
MacNeil can have a number of different meanings and spellings:
Clan MacNeil is a Scottish clan.
Notable people
Al MacNeil (born 1935), Canadian hockey player
Angus MacNeil (born 1970), Scottish politician
Archibald Macneil of Colonsay (fl. 1773–1805), Scottish laird
Bernie MacNeil (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey pl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacNeil |
This is a list of the endemic flora of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by binomial names. Common names are in parentheses.
Apocynaceae
Forsteronia portoricensis, synonym of Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis
Tabernaemontana oppositifolia
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex cookii (Cook's holly)
Ilex sint... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20endemic%20flora%20of%20Puerto%20Rico |
The Northeastern Railroad was chartered in 1870 by the Georgia General Assembly to meet this request by the state, and the new railroad opened its first 39 miles on September 1, 1876, from Athens, Georgia, to Lula, Georgia. A second line was opened in 1882 from Cornelia, Georgia, to Tallulah Falls, Georgia.
The railr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Eastern%20Railroad%20%28Georgia%29 |
(Margaret) Emily Shore (1819–1839) was a young English diarist.
Life
Margaret Emily Shore was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk on Christmas Day, 1819 to Thomas Shore and his wife, Margaret Ann (née Twopenny). She was the eldest of 5 children: having two younger sisters, Arabella (b.1822); Louisa (b.1824), and brother... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily%20Shore |
Dendrite derives from the Greek word "dendron" meaning ( "tree-like"), and may refer to:
Biology
Dendrite, a branched projection of a neuron
Dendrite (non-neuronal), branching projections of certain skin cells and immune cells
Physical
Dendrite (metal), a characteristic tree-like structure of crystals growing as molt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrite%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The Loungs are an indie rock band from St Helens, Merseyside, in the North-West of England. Their debut album We Are The Champ was released in 2007 on Manchester's Akoustik Anarkhy label and the follow-up Big Wow in 2010 on Fresh Hair Records. Both albums were highly acclaimed throughout the music press and the band ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Loungs |
Sir Clement Higham, or Heigham, (pre-1495 – 9 March 1571) of Barrow, Suffolk, was an English lawyer and politician, a Speaker of the House of Commons in 1554, and Chief Baron of the Exchequer in 1558–1559. A loyal Roman Catholic, he held various offices and commissions under Queen Mary, and was knighted in 1555 by Kin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement%20Higham |
Maria Cino (born April 19, 1957) is an American public servant and political operative of the Republican Party. She served in the United States Department of Commerce and served as acting United States Secretary of Transportation during the George W. Bush administration.
Early life
Cino was born in Buffalo, New York o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Cino |
Curt Conway (May 4, 1915 – April 10, 1974) was an American actor. He was sometimes billed as Curtis Conway or Kurt Conway. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Conway appeared in a number of Broadway plays, had small parts in films. such as Hud (1963), and appeared on TV from 1960 until his death.
A member of the Group Thea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt%20Conway |
Saint Tysilio (also known as/confused with Saint Suliac; ; died 640 AD) was a Welsh bishop, prince and scholar, son of the reigning King of Powys, Brochwel Ysgithrog, maternal nephew of the great Abbot Dunod of Bangor Iscoed and an ecclesiastic who took a prominent part in the affairs of Wales during the distressful pe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tysilio |
Harry Lawton Calder (24 January 1901 – 15 September 1995) was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1918, then a 17 year old schoolboy. Calder is the youngest person to receive this accolade, one of the game's top honours, and the only Wisden Cricketer of the Year that never played first-class cricket.
Calder was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Calder |
Wieżyca railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wieżyca, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Nowa Wieś Wielka–Gdynia Port railway. The train services are operated by SKM Tricity.
The station used to be known as Thurmberg under German occupation.
Modernisation
In 2014 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wie%C5%BCyca%20railway%20station |
Christian social may refer to:
Christian left
Christian socialism, a political ideology.
Christian Social Party (disambiguation), a list of parties of which some do and some do not adhere to this ideology.
The self-described ideology of the Christian Union (Netherlands) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20social |
Cornelius C. Duson, (aka CC Duson or Curley, August 31, 1846 - October 19, 1910) was a legendary Louisiana lawman. He was the sheriff of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana from 1874 to 1888. During his career, he was known for his dogged determination.
Famous exploits
In one case, he single-handedly chased two fugitives f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius%20C.%20Duson |
The British South Africa Company appointed a variety of officials to govern Southern Rhodesia (called Zimbabwe since 1980) between 1890 and 1923. The most prominent of these were the Administrator and the Chief Magistrate, the first of which was in effect the head of government during this time. As such, he held a seat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative%20posts%20of%20the%20British%20South%20Africa%20Company%20in%20Southern%20Rhodesia |
Garryowen Football Club (Irish: Cumann Rugbaí Gharraí Eoin), usually referred to as Garryowen, is a rugby union club from Limerick, Ireland. As at the 2023–24 season, it plays in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. Historically, Garryowen has been one of the most successful clubs in Irish rugby union.
History
The c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garryowen%20Football%20Club |
Tony Hall may refer to:
Tony P. Hall (born 1942), American politician, representative and ambassador
Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead (born 1951), former Director-General of the BBC
Tony Hall (Australian footballer) (born 1964), Australian rules footballer
Tony Hall (footballer, born 1969), played for East Fif... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Hall |
Krzeszna railway station is a railway station serving the town of Krzeszna, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Nowa Wieś Wielka–Gdynia Port railway. The train services are operated by SKM Tricity.
The station used to be known as Groß Kresin under German occupation.
Modernisation
In 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzeszna%20railway%20station |
Marc Mellits (born 1966) is an American composer and musician.
Mellits was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied at the Eastman School of Music from 1984 to 1988, at the Yale School of Music from 1989 to 1991, at Cornell University from 1991 to 1996, and at Tanglewood in the summer of 1997. His composition instructo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc%20Mellits |
Gołubie Kaszubskie railway station is a railway station serving the town of Gołubie, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Nowa Wieś Wielka–Gdynia Port railway. The train services are operated by SKM Tricity.
The station also used to lie on the Kościerzyna–Gołubie Kaszubskie railway unti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go%C5%82ubie%20Kaszubskie%20railway%20station |
The Rat Pack was a group of entertainers in the 1950s and 1960s comprising primarily Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop; as well as others
Rat Pack may also refer to:
Entertainment
Television
"Rat Pack" (The Sopranos), an episode from Season 5 of The Sopranos television ser... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat%20Pack%20%28disambiguation%29 |
Primula clevelandii, with the common name of Padre's shooting star, is a species of primrose.
Its specific epithet clevelandii honors 19th-century San Diego-based plant collector and lawyer Daniel Cleveland.
Description
Primula clevelandii is spring deciduous, dying back to the ground after the rains cease. It has ba... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primula%20clevelandii |
The 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) was a British regiment in the American Revolutionary War that was raised to defend present day Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada from the constant land and sea attacks by American Revolutionaries. The 84th Regiment was also involved in offensive action in the Thirt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/84th%20Regiment%20of%20Foot%20%28Royal%20Highland%20Emigrants%29 |
In calculus, the reciprocal rule gives the derivative of the reciprocal of a function f in terms of the derivative of f. The reciprocal rule can be used to show that the power rule holds for negative exponents if it has already been established for positive exponents. Also, one can readily deduce the quotient rule from... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocal%20rule |
The following list includes all the works of Lydia Sigourney that were published as books under her supervision. Contributions to periodicals, which number many thousands, are not included; similarly, single poems reprinted for distribution at funerals or for other occasions have been excluded. Where the same work rea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia%20Sigourney%20bibliography |
Skorzewo railway station is a railway station serving the village of Skorzewo, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Nowa Wieś Wielka–Gdynia Port railway. The train services are operated by SKM Tricity.
The station used to be known as Schörendorf under German occupation.
On 15 June 1969... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skorzewo%20railway%20station |
Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor.
Life and career
Rubeš was born in Volyně, Czechoslovakia, to Ružena (née Kellnerová) and Jan Rubeš. Not long after World War II, he graduated from the Prague Conservatoire and joined the Prague Opera House as a bass s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Rube%C5%A1 |
Filippi Boats (Cantiere Navale Filippi Lido S.R.L.) is an International manufacturer of rowing racing shells, based in Italy. The company was founded in 1980 by Lido Filippi.
Today, the running of the boatyard is undertaken by Lido Filippi’s son David; the yard employs 60 technicians and produces just over 1100 boats... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippi%20Boats |
The F-Cell is a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle developed by Daimler AG. Two different versions are known - the previous version was based on the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, and the new model is based on the Mercedes-Benz B-Class. The first generation F-Cell was introduced in 2002, and had a range of , with a top speed ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz%20F-Cell |
Tapes 'n Tapes is an indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
History
Formed in the winter of 2003 at Carleton College, the band has released four albums. First came the self-released Tapes 'n Tapes EP in 2004, followed by the full-length release, The Loon, on Ibid Records in 2005. The band signed to XL Recordings... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapes%20%27n%20Tapes |
The non-broadcast pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was produced by 20th Century Fox Television in 1996 to pitch a series to networks. The twenty-five-and-a-half-minute production was written and directed by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, and was expanded upon and re-shot for the first episode of the series. It is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unaired%20Buffy%20the%20Vampire%20Slayer%20pilot |
Filippi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alana Filippi (1960 or 1961 – 2020), French singer and songwriter
Alessia Filippi (born 1987), Italian swimmer
Amnon Filippi (born 1969), American poker player
Ange-Marie Filippi-Codaccioni (1925–2018), French historian and Communist politician
Br... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippi |
Allenby Street ( Rekhov Allenby) is a major street in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was named in honor of Field Marshal Viscount Allenby.
Allenby Street stretches from the Mediterranean Sea in the northwest to HaAliya Street in the southeast. It was first paved with concrete in 1914. During the day, it is a commercial street w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allenby%20Street |
Ernest Leroy Wilkinson (May 4, 1899 – April 6, 1978) was an American academic administrator, lawyer, and prominent figure in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was president of Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1951 to 1971, simultaneously overseeing the entire LDS Church Educational Sy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest%20L.%20Wilkinson |
Howard Stevenson McDonald (July 18, 1894 – October 25, 1986) was President of Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1945 to 1949. During his presidency, the board of trustees approved a master of theology program. Enrollment at BYU greatly increased after World War II, and McDonald petitioned the board of trustees to bui... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard%20S.%20McDonald |
Mithridates of Armenia (;, ) was a Pharnavazid prince of the Kingdom of Iberia who served as a King of Armenia under the protection of the Roman Empire.
Mithridates was installed by Roman emperor Tiberius, who invaded Armenia in AD 35. When the Parthian prince Orodes, son of Artabanus II of Parthia, attempted to dispo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates%20of%20Armenia |
Cluster is a series of science fiction novels by Piers Anthony. Anthony originally conceived of and wrote the series as a trilogy but later added two additional volumes.
Setting
As the series opens, humanity has colonized an area of the galaxy roughly 100 light years in diameter. This area is called Sphere Sol, as i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster%20%28novels%29 |
Takeshi Inoue (born December 20, 1972) known by his stage name , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, who worked for Pro Wrestling Noah. He is also a former sumo wrestler.
Sumo career
He made his sumo debut in March 1988, after leaving junior high school. He joined at the same time as future yokozuna Takanoha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi%20Rikio |
Franklin Stewart Harris (August 29, 1884 – April 18, 1960) was president of Brigham Young University (BYU) from July 1921 until June 1945, and president of Utah State University from 1945 to 1950. His administration was the longest in BYU history and saw the granting of the first master's degrees. Under his administra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%20S.%20Harris |
George Henry Brimhall (December 9, 1852 – July 29, 1932) was president of Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1904 to 1921. After graduating from Brigham Young Academy (BYA), Brimhall served as principal of Spanish Fork schools and then as district superintendent of Utah County schools, finally returning to BYU. In Ap... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20H.%20Brimhall |
The Greek-Cypriot diaspora refers to the Greek Cypriot population of Cyprus, or people who are of Greek Cypriot origins, who live abroad because of either economic reasons, or were part of the Greek population that was uprooted from their homes in Northern Cyprus by the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus when the island was di... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek%20Cypriot%20diaspora |
The North Sea Mine Barrage, also known as the Northern Barrage, was a large minefield laid easterly from the Orkney Islands to Norway by the United States Navy (assisted by the Royal Navy) during World War I. The objective was to inhibit the movement of U-boats from bases in Germany to the Atlantic shipping lanes brin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Sea%20Mine%20Barrage |
Benjamin Cluff Jr. (February 7, 1858 – June 14, 1948) was the first president of Brigham Young University and its third principal. Under his administration, the student body and faculty more than doubled in size, and the school went from an academy to a university, and was officially incorporated by the Church of Jesus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin%20Cluff |
The American Power Boat Association (APBA) is an American membership-owned corporation. In 1903, New York's Columbia Yacht Club had formulated a constitution for what ultimately became the APBA. It is the United States sanctioning authority for the Union Internationale Motonautique, the world governing body for powerbo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Power%20Boat%20Association |
The Modern are a British electropop band. They are currently signed to Ninth Wave Records in the United States and EQ Music in Asia. The band consists of vocalist Emma Cooke, with Nathan Cooper and Chi Tudor-Hart on vocals and synthesizers. The band changed their name from Dirty Blonde to The Modern in 2003, and then o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Modern%20%28band%29 |
Gantt may refer to:
Henry Gantt, American mechanical engineer and management consultant, known for his work in the development of scientific management and creator of the Gantt chart
Gantt chart, a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule and estimation
Gantt (surname)
Gantt, Alabama, United States
Gan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantt |
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film directed by Anil Sharma and produced by Time Magnetics. It stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta and Priyanka Chopra in her Bollywood film debut. Written by Shaktimaan, the film tells the story of an undercover Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) age... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hero%3A%20Love%20Story%20of%20a%20Spy |
Katie Victoria "Kate" Magowan (born 1 June 1975) is an English actress and producer. She started her career playing Helen Jensen in 74 episodes of Dream Team (1998–1999). She appeared in 24 Hour Party People (2002), It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), as Princess Una in Stardust (2007), Primeval (2009), A Lonely Place to D... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%20Magowan |
Warren Newton Dusenberry (November 1, 1836 – March 31, 1915) was the founding principal of Brigham Young Academy in 1876. Before becoming principal of Brigham Young Academy, Dusenberry was the founder of three other schools in Provo, Utah. Dusenberry was only a temporary principal and was succeeded by Karl G. Maeser. H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren%20Newton%20Dusenberry |
Majority (absolute majority), a mathematic concept, is the greater part, or more than half, of the total.
Majority may also refer to:
Plurality, sometimes referred to as "relative majority"
Majority (sociology), related to the minority group
Age of majority, the threshold of adulthood in law
Majority function in Bool... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority%20%28disambiguation%29 |
The eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is an insectivorous passerine bird native to the east coast of Australia. Its whip-crack song is a familiar sound in forests of eastern Australia. Two subspecies are recognised. Heard much more often than seen, it is dark olive-green and black in colour with a distinctive whit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern%20whipbird |
Robert Guy Bathurst (born 22 February 1957) is an English actor. Bathurst was born in The Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1957, where his father was working as a management consultant. In 1959 his family moved to Ballybrack, Dublin, Ireland and Bathurst attended school in Killiney and later was enrolled at Headfort, an Irish... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Bathurst |
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of Shooto. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, he has also competed for DREAM, and Vale Tudo Japan.
Biography
On May 12, 2006, Inoue defeated Antonio Carvalho by TKO in the first round to become the Shooto World Lightweight (14... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi%20Inoue%20%28mixed%20martial%20artist%29 |
Ross Aaron Malinger (born July 7, 1984) is an American former actor and automobile salesperson. He is best known for his roles as Jonah Baldwin in the 1993 movie Sleepless in Seattle, starring Tom Hanks, and as Bobby Jameson in the 1997 Disney comedy film Toothless, starring Kirstie Alley. He and Alley co-starred in th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross%20Malinger |
Stony Clove Notch is a narrow pass, roughly 2,220 feet (677 m) in elevation located in the Town of Hunter in Greene County, New York, deep in the Catskill Mountains. It is traversed by New York State Route 214, although in the past the Ulster and Delaware Railroad went through it as well.
The notch divides Hunter and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stony%20Clove%20Notch |
French Africa includes all the historic holdings of France on the African continent.
Françafrique
French North Africa
Egypt (1798-1801)
French Algeria (1830–1962)
Protectorate of Tunisia (1881–1956)
Protectorate in Morocco (1912–1956)
Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames (1943–1951)
French West Africa
Ivo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Africa |
Émile-Félix Gautier or Gauthier (19 October 1864 – 16 January 1940) was a French geographer.
Gautier was born in Clermont-Ferrand. His studies focused on northern Africa, especially Algeria, the Sahara desert and the territories of French Africa. He also conducted research in the French colony of Madagascar. He died,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile-F%C3%A9lix%20Gautier |
Meltdown may refer to:
Science and technology
Nuclear meltdown, a severe nuclear reactor accident
Meltdown (security vulnerability), affecting computer processors
Mutational meltdown, in population genetics
Arts and entertainment
Music
Meltdown (festival) in London
Meltdown Records, a Slovakian record label
A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltdown |
Crosland Moor is a district of the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.
Location
It begins 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south west of Huddersfield town centre. Crosland Moor begins at the junction of the Manchester Road A62 and Blackmoorfoot Road the main thoroughfare. The area rises up the hillside to overlook th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosland%20Moor |
Jaafar Modarres-Sadeghi (; born May 19, 1954) is an Iranian novelist and editor.
Life
Modarres-Sadeghi was born in Isfahan and moved to Tehran in 1972. While he was studying in the College of Literature and Foreign Languages in Tehran, he began to work as a journalist in a few dailies and literary magazines, writing ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far%20Modarres-Sadeghi |
The Cathedral of Saint James (, , , or Saint Jacob's Armenian Cathedral) is a 12th-century Armenian church in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, near the quarter's entry Zion Gate. The cathedral is dedicated to two of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus: James, son of Zebedee (James the Greater) and James the brother of Jesus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral%20of%20Saint%20James%2C%20Jerusalem |
The Caribbean Meteorological Organisation is an institution of the Caribbean Community. It had its headquarters in Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, and is one of the eldest institutions of the Caribbean.
In 1951 the British Caribbean Meteorological Service was established to promote and co-ordinate regional activ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean%20Meteorological%20Organisation |
The white-cheeked honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger) inhabits the east coast and the south-west corner of Australia. It has a large white patch on its cheek, brown eyes, and a yellow panel on its wing.
Taxonomy
The white-cheeked honeyeater was described by Johann Matthäus Bechstein in 1811.
Two subspecies are recognised:... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-cheeked%20honeyeater |
Sitaramayya, Sitaramaiah, Seetharamaiah or Sita Ramayya (Telugu: సీతారామయ్య) is an Indian given name. Notable persons with that name include:
Seetharamaiah, the main character in the 1991 Telugu film Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
Siddaramaiah (born 1948), Karnataka politician
Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Indian ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitaramayya |
Soo Bahk Do (수박도) is a martial art founded and taught by Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee, his successor Hwang Hyun Chul, known as H.C. Hwang, and instructors who are certified by member organizations of the World Moo Duk Kwan, Inc. This martial art was originally the ancient martial art of Korea. Hwang Kee created Moo Duk Kwan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soo%20Bahk%20Do |
Adelinia grandis, previously known as Cynoglossum grande, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known as Pacific hound's tongue. It is the only species in the genus Adelinia.
The genus name of Adelinia is in honour of Adeline Etta Cohen (b. 2014), daughter of the American botanist and author of the pla... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelinia |
Poulnabrone dolmen (Poll na Brón in Irish, meaning "Hole of Sorrow") is a large dolmen (or cromlech, a type of single-chamber portal tomb) located in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. Situated on one of the most desolate and highest points of the region, it comprises three standing portal stones supporting a heavy ho... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poulnabrone%20dolmen |
Harold Van Buren Magonigle (1867–1935) was an American architect, artist, and author best known for his memorials. He achieved his greatest success as a designer of monuments, but his artistic practices included sculpture, painting, writing, and graphic design.
Biography
Harold Van Buren Magonigle was born in Bergen H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold%20Van%20Buren%20Magonigle |
James T. Hong () is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker and artist whose works tend to focus on philosophical topics and figures, controversial race and class issues, and historical conflicts in Asia.
Works
His films and videos include Behold the Asian: How One Becomes What One Is, Condor: A Film from California, The Form ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20T.%20Hong |
The Rat Pack is a 1998 American HBO made-for-television drama film about the Rat Pack. The movie stars Ray Liotta as Frank Sinatra, Joe Mantegna as Dean Martin, Don Cheadle as Sammy Davis, Jr., and Angus Macfadyen as Peter Lawford. Despite his membership in the Pack, Joey Bishop (played by Bobby Slayton) is given minim... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Rat%20Pack%20%28film%29 |
Kościerzyna railway station is a railway station serving the town of Kościerzyna, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Nowa Wieś Wielka–Gdynia Port railway, Chojnice–Kościerzyna railway. The train services are operated by Polregio.
History
The first line built from Pszczółki in the peri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bcierzyna%20railway%20station |
Pind Ranjha is a small village located in Sargodha District, located 30 kilometers from Kot Momin M2 motorway interchange.
References
Populated places in Sargodha District | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pind%20Ranjha |
Major General Mubdar Hatim al-Dulaimi () (January 2, 1951 – March 6, 2006) was an Iraqi army officer. While serving as the commander of all Iraqi Army forces in Baghdad, he was shot and killed by a sniper as he drove through western Baghdad, according to police sources.
As the commander of the 6th Division, among the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mubdar%20Hatim%20al-Dulaimi |
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