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75702727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiowo | Radiowo | Radiowo is a neighbourhood, and a City Information System area, in Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Bielany.
In the 17th century, within current boundaries of the neighbourhood was founded the settlement of Opaleń, and later, in the 18th century, there was founded the village of Gać, later renamed to Rad... | 2.28125 | 0 |
75702840 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Nashville%20Vols%20Opening%20Day%20starting%20pitchers | List of Nashville Vols Opening Day starting pitchers | The Nashville Vols were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1901 to 1963. They were established as charter members of the Southern Association in 1901. Known as the Nashville Baseball Club during their first seven seasons, they became the Nashville Volunteers (regularly shortened to V... | 2.3125 | 0 |
75703167 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovan%20Banjanin | Jovan Banjanin | Jovan Banjanin (1874–1960) was a Croatian Serb and Yugoslavian politician.
Biography
Banjanin was born in 1874 in Gospić, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia). He pursued Slavic studies at the University of Zagreb and the Charles University in Prague until 1898. In 1896, Banjanin was an active member of the United Croat and ... | 2.046875 | 0 |
75703348 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea%20jacobsii | Nymphaea jacobsii | Nymphaea jacobsii is a species of waterlily endemic to Queensland, Australia.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea jacobsii is an annual or perennial aquatic plant with elongate to globose rhizomes. The broadly elliptic, 40 cm long, 35 cm wide, petiolate leaves have a dentate margin.
Generative characteri... | 2.0625 | 0 |
75703409 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha%20B.%20O%27Donnell | Martha B. O'Donnell | Martha B. O'Donnell ( Cole; after adoption, Barnum; after first marriage, Dickinson; after second marriage, O'Donnell; 1836–1925) was an American newspaper and magazine editor as well as a temperance and suffrage activist. She was associated with the International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT), serving as Intern... | 2.1875 | 0 |
75703427 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao%20Force | Mindanao Force | Mindanao Force was a corps size military unit defending the island of Mindanao, the second largest island of the Philippines, from March 17, 1942, to its surrender on May 9, 1942. The force was created when the Visayas-Mindanao Force was split into two in March 1942. It was initiated in February 1942 in the headquarter... | 2.21875 | 0 |
75703550 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination%20of%20Richard%20Bourke%2C%206th%20Earl%20of%20Mayo | Assassination of Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo | Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, was assassinated on 8 February 1872 by Sher Ali Afridi, a disgruntled Indian soldier of Afghan Muslim background, who had been convicted of murder and condemned to penal servitude. The assassination occurred at the penal settlement o... | 2.34375 | 0 |
75703832 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic%20art%20in%20Milan | Gothic art in Milan | Although outside the municipal territory, undoubtedly related to the city is the abbey of Morimondo, which, as with the abbeys just mentioned, came into being in the first half of the 12th century due to the arrival of Cistercian monks from France. Also in this case one is confronted, in the original remaining parts of... | 2.25 | 0 |
75703832 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic%20art%20in%20Milan | Gothic art in Milan | In the early 14th century Lord Azzone Visconti inaugurated a full-fledged program of patronage that had its centerpiece in Gothic architecture. Among the earliest achievements is the church of San Gottardo in Corte, built as a ducal chapel dedicated to the patron saint of the gout that would affect Azzone, though great... | 2.28125 | 0 |
75703983 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hager%20Ali | Hager Ali | Hager Ali () is a German political scientist, university lecturer and freelance journalist. As research fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg and freelance journalist, she has published articles on her research focusing on civil-military relations in authoritarian regimes in the M... | 1.984375 | 0 |
75704052 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith%20Constance%20Murray | Edith Constance Murray | Edith Constance Murray BEM born Edith Constance Blackwell (26 February 1897 – 30 January 1988) was an Australian puppeteer and schoolteacher.
Life
Murray was born in 1897 in North Sydney. She was the first child of Flora Emily (born Fletcher) and Harry Le Tissier Blackwell. Her mother had been born in Australia but he... | 2.46875 | 0 |
75704080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-crown%20%28New%20Zealand%20coin%29 | Half-crown (New Zealand coin) | The half-crown is the largest of five denominations of New Zealand pound coinage first issued in 1933. Introduced due to shortages of comparable British silver coinage following the devaluation of the New Zealand pound relative to the pound sterling, the coin measures roughly in diameter. It was equal to thirty pence,... | 2.796875 | 0 |
75704192 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Jose%20Central%20Fire%20Station | San Jose Central Fire Station | The former San Jose Central Fire Station, now the San Jose Fire Museum, stood at the intersection of North Market and West St. James Streets in downtown San Jose. On the opposite end of the same block stands its modern replacement, the San Jose Fire Station No. 1.
The San Jose Fire Museum has a collection of ladders, ... | 2.328125 | 0 |
75704199 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege%20of%20Naqada | Siege of Naqada | The siege of Naqada was a major land and naval battle between the forces of King Scorpion I and Naqada itself which had been suffering a two joint offensive by Thinis and Nekhen. The conflict occurred on Naqada's northernmost frontier, in the middle of Scorpion I's reign or about c. 3270 BC.
In this battle the Thinite... | 2.890625 | 0 |
72922667 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenanthemum%20sublineare | Stenanthemum sublineare | Stenanthemum sublineare is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with sparsely hairy young stems, narrowly egg-shaped to linear leaves, and small clusters of densely hairy, greenish, tube-shaped flowers.
Description
Stenanthemum... | 2.21875 | 0 |
72923242 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%20Chinese%20balloon%20incident | 2023 Chinese balloon incident | Past Chinese balloons and unidentified objects
Suspected Chinese surveillance balloons have been detected in U.S. airspace in the past, namely over Guam, Hawaii, and Florida. One incursion occurred earlier during Joe Biden's presidency (after January 20, 2021) and three occurred during Donald Trump's first presidency ... | 2.265625 | 0 |
72923242 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%20Chinese%20balloon%20incident | 2023 Chinese balloon incident | On February 4, the balloon had drifted over the Carolinas. The Federal Aviation Administration closed airspace over the area in one of the largest temporary flight restrictions in U.S. history, "more than five times the restricted airspace surrounding Washington, D.C., and nearly double the area of the state of Massach... | 2.296875 | 0 |
72923841 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point%20of%20use%20water%20filter | Point of use water filter | Limitations
Although the technology in POU filters is generally robust, the limited contact time with the water stream and the technological limitations of the devices mean that the level of performance is not as great as the user may expect. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may occur in some water supplies b... | 2.515625 | 0 |
72924019 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20for%20Moscow%20%28wargame%29 | Battle for Moscow (wargame) | Battle for Moscow is a short and simple board wargame published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1986 that simulates Operation Typhoon, the German attempt to quickly capture Moscow during the opening days of their surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 during World War II. The game was designed as a free giv... | 2.34375 | 0 |
72924410 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad%20Iqbal%27s%20political%20philosophy | Muhammad Iqbal's political philosophy | Role in politics
By 1935, Iqbal was convinced that the All-India Muslim League was the only political party among the Muslims, which could galvanize the national potential to safeguard the interests of the Muslim masses. At its Bombay Session in 1936, the All-India Muslim League authorized Jinnah to organize a Central... | 2.421875 | 0 |
72924464 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahiti%20De%20Vos | Rahiti De Vos | Rahiti De Vos (born 11 January 1996) is a French swimmer who has represented French Polynesia at the Pacific Games and France at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Beijing, and at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Dubai and Qatar.
De Vos was born in Tahiti, French Polynesia and educated at Lycée Don Bosco. He relocated to... | 2.1875 | 0 |
72925498 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius%20Front%20%2783 | Möbius Front '83 | Möbius Front '83 is a computer wargame developed and published by Zachtronics. It was released in November 2020.
Gameplay
In 1983, the United States is invaded by an alternate dimension version of itself. Players initially control the defenders, though they can play as the aggressor once they complete the single-pl... | 1.976563 | 0 |
72927307 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Buchanan%20%28Virginia%20colonist%29 | John Buchanan (Virginia colonist) | John Buchanan (died 1769) was colonial Virginia landowner, magistrate, colonel in the Virginia Militia, deputy surveyor under Thomas Lewis, and Sheriff of Augusta County, Virginia. As a surveyor, Buchanan was able to locate and purchase some of the most desirable plots of land in western Virginia and quickly became wea... | 2.265625 | 0 |
72928294 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Alagoas | History of Alagoas | The state political struggles gained strength in the 1950s. During the attempted impeachment of Governor Muniz Falcão in 1957, a shootout in the Legislative Assembly of Alagoas caused the death of Congressman Humberto Mendes, the governor's father-in-law. Throughout the second half of the 20th century, political tensio... | 2.171875 | 0 |
72928753 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne%20Lue | Yvonne Lue | Yvonne Lue is a Jamaican doctor who works in the field of medical microbiology. Lue is one of the few Black women who have led clinical microbiology since the 1950-70s. She is the President for the New York City Branch of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).
Early life
Lue is a native of Jamaica. She did her ... | 2.171875 | 0 |
72928968 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4ndtia | Vändtia | Special cards
Some cards have special privileges:
Twos. A 2 may be played on any card and may be followed by any card.
Tens. A 10 may be played on any card; the discard pile is removed from play, face down, and the same player may play any card or set to start a new discard pile.
Sevens. Commonly, a 7 is considere... | 2.828125 | 0 |
72929404 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil%20Bend%2C%20Iowa | Civil Bend, Iowa | Civil Bend, Iowa was a village established in 1850 located in the western part of Benton Township in Fremont County, near the present-day town of Percival on the Missouri River in the U.S. State of Iowa. It was a noted station on the Underground Railroad, and a stop along the Lane Trail.
History
The first settler in ... | 2.359375 | 0 |
72929430 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylaeus%20lactiferus | Hylaeus lactiferus | Hylaeus lactiferus, also known as Pharohylaeus lactiferus or the cloaked bee, is a rare species of bee native to tropical and subtropical forests in northeast Australia. The species is an example of a Lazarus taxon, with no reliable records published between 1923 and its rediscovery in 2008.
Description
The cloaked b... | 2.453125 | 0 |
72929891 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20Vera%20Cruz | Fort Vera Cruz | Fort Vera Cruz (Forte de Vera Cruz in Portuguese), also known as Fort Vera Cruz da Figueira (Forte da Vera Cruz da Figueira in Portuguese) or Figueira Fort, consist of the remains of a fort located in Vila do Bispo, in Algarve, Portugal.
Description
The building is located on the east side of the Figueira Beach.
It ... | 2.5 | 0 |
72930005 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prangos%20ferulacea | Prangos ferulacea | Prangos ferulacea, known in Italy as common basilisk (basilisco comune) is a perennial herbaceous plant present in the Mediterranean Basin, Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, and the Caucasus.
Description
Herbaceous plant 60–150 cm tall, stem has a diameter of 1-2 cm at the base. Its leaves are glabrous and light green, broa... | 2.359375 | 0 |
72930154 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20T.%20Curiel | David T. Curiel | David Terry Curiel (born 1956) is an American cancer biologist. He is a professor of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine and Director of the Biologic Therapeutics Center. In 1995, Curiel led a research team who were the first to develop a vaccine based on messenger RNA. Although they publishe... | 2.421875 | 0 |
72930198 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Funchess | David Funchess | Vietnam War experiences
During Funchess's time in Vietnam, he was exposed to Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide, defoliant, and chemical agent linked to physical and neurological problems in veterans and their offspring. While on death row, Funchess told his sister that he had very few memories of his time in Vietnam but... | 2.171875 | 0 |
72930198 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Funchess | David Funchess | Clemency hearing and death warrants
On May 17, 1982, soon after Funchess's diagnoses, he and his attorneys attended a hearing before Florida Governor Bob Graham to request clemency. At the hearing, his attorneys argued that Funchess had been officially diagnosed twice with PTSD, which was not fully recognized during h... | 2.03125 | 0 |
72930300 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrika%20Prasad%20Jigyasu | Chandrika Prasad Jigyasu | Chandrika Prasad 'Jigyasu' (1880s/1890s—1974) was an Indian anti-caste intellectual, Hindi-language writer, and publisher of Dalit literature.
Early life
Jigyasu was born in Lucknow, in a relatively prosperous low-caste family, belonging to the Kalwar caste. He was born sometime in the late 19th century: his biograp... | 2.46875 | 0 |
72930338 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheiridopsis%20purpurea | Cheiridopsis purpurea | Cheiridopsis purpurea is a species of succulent plant from South Africa. It is found growing in the succulent Karoo vegetation type.
Description
This small and robus clump-forming succulent grows tall with a diameter of up to . It often becomes raggedy with age. The triangular leaves are paired, with both leaves in ... | 2.609375 | 0 |
72930477 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Country%20Club%20of%20Virginia | The Country Club of Virginia | The Country Club of Virginia (CCV) is a private country club located in Richmond, Virginia. Spanning 1,111 acres, it contains three eighteen-hole golf courses, two clubhouses, and numerous other sport and recreational facilities. The club was founded in 1908, and its first clubhouse and Herbert Barker-designed golf cou... | 2.046875 | 0 |
72930779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%20Department%20of%20Labor%20and%20Industry | Virginia Department of Labor and Industry | The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry is the executive branch agency of the state government responsible for administering labor and employment laws and programs in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Background
Established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1898, the agency is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia an... | 2.234375 | 0 |
72931174 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delores%20Ann%20Richburg%20Greene | Delores Ann Richburg Greene | Delores Ann Richburg Greene (January 29, 1936 – April 11, 2022) was an American educator based in Virginia. She was a dean of two colleges of education, at Virginia Union University and at Virginia State University.
Early life and education
Richburg was born in Petersburg, Virginia, the daughter of Robert Richburg an... | 1.984375 | 0 |
72931245 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynald%20of%20Belleville | Raynald of Belleville | Arriving Hungary, Raynald entered the service of King Andrew II of Hungary by 1213, when he already held the dignity of provost of the cathedral chapter of Várad (present-day Oradea Mare, Romania). In that year, Raynald performed a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of England. According to a register, John, King of Eng... | 2.546875 | 0 |
72931245 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynald%20of%20Belleville | Raynald of Belleville | Raynald had a conflict of jurisdiction with the Kolozsmonostor Abbey, disputing the Benedictines' privileges and exemptions, similarly to his predecessors Adrian and William. Pope Honorius ordered an investigation in June 1222, because Raynald's predecessors did not shy away from physical atrocity to assert their perce... | 1.976563 | 0 |
72931301 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow%20Grove%2C%20New%20Brunswick | Willow Grove, New Brunswick | Willow Grove is a settlement in New Brunswick, Canada, that was founded in 1815 or 1817 by Black refugees from the United States. It is located in Simonds Parish in Saint John County.
History
The majority of residents of Willow Grove were freed American slaves who were granted freedom in exchange for fighting for the... | 2.78125 | 0 |
72931373 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed%20a%20cold%2C%20starve%20a%20fever | Feed a cold, starve a fever | "Feed a cold, starve a fever" is an adage or a wives' tale which attempts to instruct people how to deal with illness. The adage dates to the time of Hippocrates when fever was not well understood. His idea was the fever was the disease, and starving the sick person would starve the disease.
In 1574, John Withals publ... | 2.6875 | 0 |
72931505 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich%20von%20Quadt-Wykradt-Isny | Friedrich von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny | Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (23 December 1818 – 24 October 1892) was a Bavarian politician and diplomat.
Early life
Quadt was born in Isny on 23 December 1818. He was the son of Count [[Wilhelm von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny and Maria Anna, Countess von Thurn-Valsassina. His elder brother, Bavarian R... | 2.03125 | 0 |
72931674 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharlika%20Nation | Maharlika Nation | Currency
The Maharlika Nation produces and recognize the G Zion as its currency and legal tender. G-Zion stands for "Golden Zion". As of January 2020, the nation claims the value of one G-Zion is equivalent to 200 Philippine peso. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Philippines' central bank, does not recognize the G-... | 2.15625 | 0 |
72931845 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel%20Silva%20%28writer%29 | Abel Silva (writer) | Abel Silva (born 28 February 1945) is a Brazilian poet, composer, and lyricist best known for his books of poetry including "Berro em Surdina" and his collaborations as a lyricist with Sueli Costa, João Donato, Dominguinhos, João Bosco, Fagner, Moraes Moreira and Roberto Menescal.
Silva has won two "Prêmio da Música B... | 1.945313 | 0 |
72933428 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diodorus%20Pasparus | Diodorus Pasparus | MDAI(A) 35, p. 409, no. 2 seems to recall this diplomatic activity at a later date.
Gymnasiarch
IPergamon II 256 honours Pasparus for his service as gymnasiarch (manager of the city's four gymnasia) and organiser of the 29th celebration of the Nicephoria festival, which was the first to take place after a war, and wa... | 2.15625 | 0 |
72934089 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/57%20Tauri | 57 Tauri | 57 Tauri, also known as h Tauri and V483 Tauri, is a star 148 light years from the Earth, in the constellation Taurus. It is a 5th magnitude star, so it will be visible to the naked eye of an observer located far from city lights. 57 Tauri is a member of the Hyades star cluster. It is a Delta Scuti variable star, whose... | 2.28125 | 0 |
72934154 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff%20Wrana | Jeff Wrana | Jeffrey L. Wrana is a Canadian cancer researcher. He is the CIBC Breast Cancer Research Scientist and Mary Janigan Research Chair in Molecular Cancer Therapeutic at Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto (U of T). As a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Medical Genetics and Microbiology at U of T, Wrana was electe... | 2.078125 | 0 |
72935042 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline%20of%20Brigham%20Young%20University%20LGBTQ%20history | Timeline of Brigham Young University LGBTQ history | 1962 – The apostles Spencer W. Kimball and Mark E. Peterson tell BYU president Ernest L. Wilkinson that no student suspected of experiencing homosexual feelings should be allowed to attend BYU.
1962 – BYU president Ernest L. Wilkinson states in a speech to the student body that people with homosexual feelings will not... | 2.09375 | 0 |
72935042 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline%20of%20Brigham%20Young%20University%20LGBTQ%20history | Timeline of Brigham Young University LGBTQ history | 1997 – A poll of over 400 BYU students finds that 42% of students believe that even if a same-sex attracted person keeps the honor code, they should not be allowed to attend BYU and nearly 80% say they would not live with a roommate attracted to people of the same sex. However, the poll's stated 5 percent margin of err... | 1.984375 | 0 |
72935618 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibon%20irmelindicaprioae | Sibon irmelindicaprioae | Sibon irmelindicaprioae is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae. It is endemic to Panama. It was discovered by Ecuadorian biologist Alejandro Arteaga and Panamanian biologist Abel Batista in 2023. Sibon irmelindicaprioae belongs to the genus Sibon, and subfamily Dipsadinae. It is also called DiCap... | 2.296875 | 0 |
72935664 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli%20%28mountain%29 | Gimli (mountain) | Gimli is a mountain summit located in the Valhalla Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Gimli is the sixth-highest point in the Valhalla Ranges, with the highest being Gladsheim Peak, to the north-northwest. It is situated in southern Valhalla Provincial Park, east of Gimli Peak, and west of... | 2.40625 | 0 |
72936528 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TF-SIF%20%28Dash%208%29 | TF-SIF (Dash 8) | Sif, also known as TF-SIF, is a Bombardier Dash 8-Q-314 turboprop-powered surveillance and rescue aircraft operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard since 2009. It is named after Sif, the golden-haired goddess from Norse mythology and is the fourth Coast Guard aircraft to bear the name.
History
In early 2005, the Icelandi... | 1.90625 | 0 |
72937098 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanger | Melanger | A melanger (or melangeur, from French: mélangeur, lit. "blender") is a stone-grinder that is used in chocolate-making. It typically consists of two granite wheels, which rotate inside a metal drum on top of a granite base. Given enough time the wheels can reduce the particles to sizes measured in microns, therefore mak... | 2.6875 | 0 |
72937577 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules%20for%20traffic%20lights | Rules for traffic lights | Inactive lights
Traffic light failure in most jurisdictions in Australia and countries in Europe must be handled by drivers as a priority-to-the-right intersection, or an all-way stop elsewhere, pending the arrival of a police officer to direct traffic. In Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cz... | 2.59375 | 0 |
72937577 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules%20for%20traffic%20lights | Rules for traffic lights | In some countries, red light cameras are used for either the driver or the vehicle's owner. An automated camera is connected to the triggering mechanism for the corresponding traffic light, which is programmed to photograph a vehicle and driver crossing against the light. Either the driver or the vehicle's owner (depen... | 2.65625 | 0 |
72937577 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules%20for%20traffic%20lights | Rules for traffic lights | Another way police officers have begun to combat red light runners is with blue or white Confirmation Lights. These lights can be seen from any angle in an intersection and are typically utilised by emergency responders who actuate traffic signal preemption devices to verify that other motorists are facing a red signa... | 2.65625 | 0 |
72938131 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian%20blue-banded%20kingfisher | Malaysian blue-banded kingfisher | The Malaysian (or Malayan) blue-banded kingfisher (Alcedo peninsulae) is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily, Alcedininae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and rivers. It is found in Myanmar, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.
... | 2.75 | 0 |
72938302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva%20Wigstr%C3%B6m | Eva Wigström | Wigström's first attempts at having her work published in Sweden were unsuccessful. She therefore turned to Denmark where she had received training in folklore collection at the folk high school Askov Højskole, in particular from the ethnographer Svend Grundtvig. It was with his assistance that her first book Folkminne... | 2.671875 | 0 |
72938400 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%20Tango%20Piatti | Virginia Tango Piatti | Early life and education
Virginia Sofia Cristina Emilia Maria Tango was born on 21 September 1869, in Florence, in the Kingdom of Italy to Paola Tarizzo Borgialli and Vincenzo Tango. Her father was a nobleman from Naples, who worked for the royal court in the finance division and in 1897 became the Attorney General of ... | 2.765625 | 0 |
72938400 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%20Tango%20Piatti | Virginia Tango Piatti | Within the family's circle of friends were many women's rights activists, like Gigina Sioli Legnani Conti, founder of the Lyceum Club of Milan; Rosa Genoni, an activist involved in improving educational and employment opportunities for women; sisters Gina and , both of whom wrote about social issues impacting women and... | 2.9375 | 0 |
72938478 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talysh%20mythology | Talysh mythology | Talysh mythology (Talysh: Толышә мифологијә, Tolışə mifoloqiyə) are complex mythological representations of the Talysh people. The Talysh mythological worldview carries a synthesis of the natural cult, the Zoroastrian religion reflected in the Avesta and the elements that came with Islam.
Studying
One of the earliest... | 2.234375 | 0 |
72938653 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Walters%20%28tattoo%20artist%29 | Rick Walters (tattoo artist) | Rick Walters (September 5, 1945 – March 4, 2019) was an American tattoo artist. He was known for his take on American traditional tattooing.
Biography
Rick Walters was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 5, 1945. He grew up in Hawthorne, California.
In 1959, he went to the Pike, an amusement zone in Long Beach, Ca... | 1.976563 | 0 |
72939464 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carr%27s%20Beach | Carr's Beach | Events at Carr's Beach were often broadcast on radio by Hoppy Adams (Charles W. Adams, Jr.), a disk jockey at Annapolis radio station, WANN (1190 AM).
Late 1960s
Carr's Beach was purchased and operated by new owners in the late 1960s. The resort, along with similar resorts catering to African American patrons, became... | 2.359375 | 0 |
72939960 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang%20von%20Polheim | Wolfgang von Polheim | Wolfgang von Polheim (1458–1512), Lord of Polheim zu Wartenburg, Puchheim and Waldenfels, was an Austrian nobleman who was a close and life-long friend and counsellor of the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I. He was given senior positions in the Habsburg administration in Austria and was closely involved in Maximilian's... | 2.015625 | 0 |
72939960 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang%20von%20Polheim | Wolfgang von Polheim | In 1477, Polheim accompanied Maximilian to the Low Countries for the latter's marriage at Ghent to Mary of Burgundy, heiress of Charles the Bold. For the next twelve years, Maximilian remained in the Low Countries trying to maintain his control over his wife's Burgundian inheritance in the face of French expansion and ... | 2.328125 | 0 |
72940005 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Black%20Mate | The Black Mate | “The Black Mate” is a work of short fiction by Joseph Conrad which first appeared in London Magazine in 1908, and was collected in Tales of Hearsay, published by T. Fisher Unwin in 1925.
The work is notable as Conrad’s first published work of fiction.
Plot
Told as a first-person narrative, the story opens on the doc... | 2.578125 | 0 |
72940488 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Fernandez%20%28American%20chess%20player%29 | Daniel Fernandez (American chess player) | Daniel Fernandez (born May 9, 1985) is a Peruvian-American chess grandmaster.
Early life
Fernandez was born in Peru in 1985. His family moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1986.
Chess career
Fernandez began learning chess at age 6, and began competing in chess tournaments in the following year. He was coached by Larry Kaufma... | 2.0625 | 0 |
72940634 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Para%20Championships | European Para Championships | The European Para Championships is a multi-sport event contested by para-athletes from European nations. The championships have been awarded the status of regional games by the European Paralympic Committee and offer qualification opportunities for the Paralympic Games. The Championships are partly analogous with the E... | 2.453125 | 0 |
72941099 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe%20Islands%20Women%27s%20Volleyball%20League | Faroe Islands Women's Volleyball League | The Faroese Women's Volleyball Championship is an annual competition of the Faroese women's volleyball teams. It has been held since 1969.
The Competitions are held in three divisions - Premier League, Division 1 and Division 2. The championships are organised by the Faroese Volleyball Union.
Formula of the competiti... | 2.25 | 0 |
72941917 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiley%20H.%20Bates | Wiley H. Bates | Wiley H. Bates (August 1, 1859 - April 1, 1935) was an American businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist. Born into slavery in North Carolina, Bates himself did not receive formal education, yet he was a lifelong advocate and supporter of the education system in the city where he lived most of his adult life, Anna... | 2.53125 | 0 |
72941961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristina%20Shea | Kristina Shea | Kristina Shea is a mechanical engineer whose research topics include generative design, tensegrity structures, aquatic soft robotics, and 4D printing. She is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, where she holds the chair in Engineering Design and Computing.
Education and c... | 2 | 0 |
72942092 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimassisteria | Minimassisteria | Minimassisteria is a marine bacterivorous genus of protists with only one species, M. diva, that presents three different lifestyle forms. It has a widespread geographic distribution. It is an amoeboflagellate most closely related to Massisteria, and together comprise the family Massisteriidae.
Morphology and behavior... | 2.640625 | 0 |
72942457 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd%20Virginia%20Infantry%20Battalion | 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion | Breckinridge became concerned about the increasing number of Union troops near his territory, so he began concentrating Confederate troops during early May. Among the troops concentrated near Staunton, Virginia, were Echols' brigade and a second brigade commanded by Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton. Derrick's Batta... | 2.25 | 0 |
72942793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20de%20Morvillier | Jean de Morvillier | Bishop
In 1551 he conducted his first diplomatic mission in England, assisting in the negotiation of the Treaty of Angers on 19 July 1551, that fostered an entente between the countries.
In 1552, Morvillier became bishop of Orléans. This was not without dispute with the local chapter which objected to the presence of h... | 2.828125 | 0 |
72942793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20de%20Morvillier | Jean de Morvillier | Garde des sceaux
The peace that he had negotiated would prove ephemeral, and the courts financial situation would push them back into war in September 1568, with the Pope offering the alienation of church property in return for a resumption of war against heresy. While this was unacceptable to chancellor L'Hôpital, who... | 2.375 | 0 |
71396755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20James%20Stuart%20%28British%20Army%20officer%29 | William James Stuart (British Army officer) | William James Stuart of Drumaspil (14 April 1831 – 8 July 1914) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and gentleman.
Early life
Stuart was born on 14 April 1831 in Bunchara Castle, County Donegal, the son of Hamilton Stuart of Drumaspil, County Tyrone and Jane Wilhelmina Thornton-Todd, daughter of William Thornton-Todd of Buncha... | 2.046875 | 0 |
71397142 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucocoprinus%20heinemannii | Leucocoprinus heinemannii | Leucocoprinus heinemannii is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1987 by the Italian mycologist Vincenzo Migliozzi who classified it as Leucocoprinus heinemannii.
Description
Leucocoprinus heinemannii is a small dapperling mushroom with thin white fle... | 2.109375 | 0 |
71397452 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios%20Dust%20Instrumentation | Helios Dust Instrumentation | The South sensor was shielded by the spacecraft rim from direct sun light, whereas the ecliptic sensor was directly exposed to the intense solar radiation (up to 13 kW/m2). Therefore, the interior of the sensor was protected by a 0.3 micron thick aluminized parylene film which was attached to the first entrance grid. I... | 2.375 | 0 |
71397452 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios%20Dust%20Instrumentation | Helios Dust Instrumentation | Helios mass spectra range from those with dominant low masses up to 30 u that are compatible with silicates to those with dominant high masses between 50 and 60 u of iron and molecular ion types. The spectra display no clustering of single minerals. The continuous transition from low to high ion masses indicates that i... | 2.515625 | 0 |
71397549 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucocoprinus%20violaceus | Leucocoprinus violaceus | Leucocoprinus violaceus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1977 by the Belgian mycologist Paul Heinemann who classified it as Leucocoprinus violaceus
Description
Leucocoprinus violaceus is a dapperling mushroom with thin white flesh.
Cap: 5-6cm w... | 2.15625 | 0 |
71398082 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruler%20of%20Dubai | Ruler of Dubai | The ruler of Dubai () is the position of the hereditary monarch and head of government of the Emirate of Dubai. The Ruler is also considered the head of the House of Maktoum, the royal family of Dubai and one of the six ruling families of the UAE. After the unification of the Emirate of Dubai within the United Arab Emi... | 2.28125 | 0 |
71398744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concepci%C3%B3n%20College%20%28Concepci%C3%B3n%2C%20Chile%29 | Concepción College (Concepción, Chile) | Concepción College (earlier, Colegio Americano para Senoritas) was a Chilean parochial day and boarding school for girls located in Concepción. It was established in 1878 by the Methodist Episcopal Church. The nearby sister school for boys was "The American College". Both schools were based on U.S. teaching methods and... | 2.5625 | 0 |
71398744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concepci%C3%B3n%20College%20%28Concepci%C3%B3n%2C%20Chile%29 | Concepción College (Concepción, Chile) | Often there was a lack of suitable textbooks, and the delay in securing them from the U.S. was so great that at times, from the one book on hand, the lesson was copied on the blackboard for the use of the children. As the U.S. textbooks on geography and history gave so much concerning the United States, and so very, ve... | 2.875 | 0 |
71398776 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20H.%20Dike | Paul H. Dike | Paul Harrison Dike (February 22, 1878, Crystal Lake, Illinois – June 25, 1956, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania) was an American physicist who did research on terrestrial magnetism, atmospheric electricity, photoelectricity, pyrometry, and radiation theory.
Biography
Paul H. Dike graduated from Northwestern University in phys... | 1.960938 | 0 |
71400018 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20The%20Case%20Study%20of%20Vanitas%20chapters | List of The Case Study of Vanitas chapters | The Case Study of Vanitas is a manga written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. Set in 19th century Paris and contains vampire and steampunk thematics. The story focuses on the young Vanitas who possesses the grimoire called The Book of Vanitas and uses it to heal cursed vampires. The vampire Noé Archiviste joins Vanita... | 2.15625 | 0 |
71400054 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Riley%20Parker | William Riley Parker | William Riley Parker (August 7, 1906 – October 28, 1968) was an American scholar noted for his works on John Milton.
Early life and academic career
He was born in Roanoke, Virginia to Dr Frank Parker and Bertha Ladow Parker (née Riley). He was educated at Roanoke College and Princeton University, where he was awarded ... | 2.078125 | 0 |
71400260 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation%20Reduction%20Act | Inflation Reduction Act | In an article marking the law's second anniversary, reporter Emily Pontecorvo of Heatmap News found that the law increased construction union membership in areas with mostly non-union labor markets, especially in solar power. Due to the investment tax credits' rules on Project Labor Agreements, prevailing wages and app... | 2.34375 | 0 |
71400260 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation%20Reduction%20Act | Inflation Reduction Act | The governors of four states, Florida, South Dakota, Iowa, and Kentucky, refused to accept decarbonization money from the Act's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program. The Act allows the forfeited money, $3 million per state, to go to the three largest metropolitan areas in each state instead, though cities such as... | 2 | 0 |
71400495 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballona%20Lagoon | Ballona Lagoon | Restoration
The lagoon was restored incrementally beginning in 1988, with major work 1996-1997 after the city purchased “Lot R” (which comprised two-thirds of the lagoon) from a private owner. Improvements included viewing platforms, fencing, signage, native California plants authentic to the pre-development ecology of... | 2.609375 | 0 |
71400528 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leionema%20westonii | Leionema westonii | Leionema westonii is a flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It has white flowers borne in upper leaf axils.
Description
Leionema westonii is a multi-branched shrub to high and forms a rhizome. The stems are covered with spreading, soft, fine, simple white hairs. The leaves are lin... | 2.6875 | 0 |
71400777 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade%20Alglave | Jade Alglave | Jade Alglave (born 1984) is a French computer scientist whose research involves concurrency control, consistency models, weak hardware memory models, the relation between computer hardware and programming languages, and the "cat" domain-specific language for consistency models. She is a professor of computer science a... | 2.0625 | 0 |
71400932 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy%20Lucas | Willy Lucas | Wilhelm Lucas, known as Willy (20 February 1884 – 18 April 1918) was a German landscape and cityscape painter.
Life and work
His ancestors worked as glass painters and stonemasons at Cologne Cathedral. His father was a contractor and architect. He spent his childhood in Paderborn, and attended the building trades sc... | 2.1875 | 0 |
71400934 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucopogon%20darlingensis | Leucopogon darlingensis | Leucopogon darlingensis is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with hairy young branchlets, spirally arranged, linear, oblong, narrowly elliptic or narrowly egg-shaped leaves and white, bell-shaped flowers arranged in upp... | 2.421875 | 0 |
71401169 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Republics%20Corporation | American Republics Corporation | Some of the companies Cullinan invested in were: Hughes Tool Company, Paraffin Oil Company, Texas Fuel Company (now Texaco) and the Hogg-Swain Syndicate. Houston Oil Company and American Republics Corporation entered in a partnership and American Republics Corporation found a new oilfield, called the Hull Field in Libe... | 2.21875 | 0 |
71401257 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Brady%20%28Maryland%20politician%29 | Samuel Brady (Maryland politician) | Samuel Brady (died December 8, 1871) was Mayor of Baltimore from November 2, 1840 to March 9, 1842.
Early life
Samuel Brady was born in Delaware. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland at an early age and entered the retail dry goods business. He owned a business on North Gay Street in Baltimore.
Career
In 1834, Brady ran f... | 1.945313 | 0 |
71401827 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurdwara%20Shanghai | Gurdwara Shanghai | The Sikh community attending the gurdwara were divided based upon their ancestral Punjabi region of origin, with the principal groups in the local Sikh community namely being the Manjha and Malwa Sikhs. There was animosity existing between these two Sikh groups. A major brawl took place in August 1926 at the gurdwara, ... | 2.609375 | 0 |
71402216 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austerlitz%20%28wargame%29 | Austerlitz (wargame) | Austerlitz, subtitled "The Battle of Three Emperors, 2 December 1805", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1972 that simulates the Battle of Austerlitz between Napoleon's French forces, and the Austrian-Russian forces of the Third Coalition.
Background
In 1805, an Allied force of Rus... | 2.8125 | 0 |
71402903 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed%20el%20Kebir | Mohammed el Kebir | Mohammed ben Othman, also known as Mohammed el Kebir was the bey of the Western Beylik from 1776 to 1796. He is best-known for re-conquering Oran and Mers El Kébir from the Spaniards. He was known as a reformist.
Biography
He was the son of a bey of Titteri called Othman al-Kurdi who was of mixed Kurdish-Algerian anc... | 1.984375 | 0 |
71403048 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%20Cartoonists%20Association | Japan Cartoonists Association | History
For a long time in Japan, there were no professional associations for cartoonists to interact with each other or to negotiate with the government or foreign countries, and there were only groups of individual cartoonists with joint production characteristics, such as the "Manga Group" and the "Dokuritsu Manga ... | 2.546875 | 0 |
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