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75777385 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%20Houssemayne%20du%20Boulay | Francis Houssemayne du Boulay | Francis Houssemayne "Frank" du Boulay (24 January 1837 – 12 January 1914) was an Australian musician and naturalist.
History
Du Boulay was born in Sandgate, Kent, England, the third son of Rev Thomas Houssemayne du Boulay. (14 February 1804 – 14 June 1872).
He left for Western Australia around 1858, and settled at Mi... | 2.640625 | 0 |
75777656 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglaston%20Manor%20Windmill | Douglaston Manor Windmill | Douglaston Manor Windmill (c.1870s-1988) was a Dutch windmill built in Littleneck, New York to pump water for farming. Alley Pond Park has a standing windmill (built 2005) that is a replica of the Douglaston Manor windmill. The windmill's tower was relocated to Alley Pond Park after being threatened with demolition in ... | 1.914063 | 0 |
75777686 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Eunseok | Lee Eunseok | Korean Modernism
Lee studied architecture under Henri Ciriani, who is recognized as one of the most faithful interpreters of the works of Le Corbusier, often hailed as the father of modern architecture. Consequently, his designs align closely with the values of modernist architecture in their broader context, a tendenc... | 2.65625 | 0 |
75777686 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Eunseok | Lee Eunseok | Religious Architecture
It is clear that Lee Eunseok has made significant contributions to the development of contemporary religious architecture. Among Korean architecture students, there is even a joke that "studying church architecture is complete with just Lee Eunseok and Atelier KOMA." Starting with Mokyang Church ... | 2.328125 | 0 |
75778051 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Schreiner%20%28Byzantinist%29 | Peter Schreiner (Byzantinist) | Peter Schreiner (born 4 May 1940 in Munich) is a German Byzantinist. From 1979 to 2005 he taught as a full professor of Byzantine Studies at the University of Cologne. Schreiner is one of the leading Byzantinists in German-speaking countries.
Life and work
Peter Schreiner attended the humanistic Wilhelmsgymnasium in ... | 1.96875 | 0 |
75778351 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Le%20Ricolais | Robert Le Ricolais | In 1997, twenty years after his death and at the time of the exhibition "Visions and Paradoxes. The Structural Research of Robert Le Ricolais" at the University of Pennsylvania, his former students described him as "simply brilliant. According to Peter McCleary, scholar and expert on his work "Le Ricolais was a well-ro... | 2.046875 | 0 |
75778729 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred%20A.%20Vaughn | Fred A. Vaughn | Fred A. Vaughn (December 8, 1876 – January 21, 1927) was an American educator, attorney, and politician who served as Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1920 to 1924. He also served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1904 to 1906 and Judge/Executive of Johnson County, Kentucky from 1913 to 1920.... | 2.125 | 0 |
75779080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulator%20Movement%20in%20North%20Carolina | Regulator Movement in North Carolina | While small acts of violence had been taking place for some time, mainly out of resentment, the first organized conflict was in Mecklenburg County in 1765. Settlers in the region, who were there illegally, forced away surveyors of the region assigned with designating land. Minor clashes followed for the next several ye... | 2.53125 | 0 |
75779080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulator%20Movement%20in%20North%20Carolina | Regulator Movement in North Carolina | About away, a force of approximately 2,000 Regulators (by some accounts, 6,000), was gathered mainly as a display of force and not a standing army. The general Regulator strategy was to scare the governor with a show of superior numbers in order to force the governor to give in to their demands. On May 16, 1771, alon... | 2.703125 | 0 |
75781472 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore%20Roughley | Theodore Roughley | In 1916, his book, The Fishes of Australia and their Technology, was published. Roughley is also credited with the original artwork for its 70 beautiful colour plates showing fishes of various species. Some of the plates correctly captured the colours of freshly caught specimens of species whose colours fade quickly af... | 2.875 | 0 |
75781472 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore%20Roughley | Theodore Roughley | As well as publications on aquatic life, he wrote, in 1933, The Aeronautical Work of Lawrence Hargrave. Roughley was among the first to properly recognise Lawrence Hargrave's pioneering work in the area of aviation, which, at that time, was largely forgotten in his own country. In 1925, he had written Hargrave's entry ... | 2.296875 | 0 |
75781472 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore%20Roughley | Theodore Roughley | Faster growing and generally larger Pacific oysters are displacing—geographically and commercially—to a significant extent, Roughley's beloved Sydney Rock Oyster, which he contended was the finest eating oyster in the world. In 1956, he had written, "I suppose most oysters are good, but there is little doubt that Austr... | 2.296875 | 0 |
75781656 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina%20Montgomery | Christina Montgomery | Christina Smith Montgomery (March 21, 1870 – August 27, 1965) was a Scottish born Australian headmistress. She was the founding head of Melbourne Girls' High School which became the Mac.Robertson Girls' High School.
Life
Montgomery was born in Kelso in the Scottish Borders where she gained a love for classical studies... | 2.421875 | 0 |
75782080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism%20on%20social%20media | Antisemitism on social media | In November 2022, a study by The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) revealed that on TamTam there were thirteen antisemitic, extreme right-wing channels promoting neo-Nazi and violent content.
Responses
In extensive interviews conducted by Czymmek, three young German Jewish adults disclosed that experiencing an antisemit... | 2.125 | 0 |
75782122 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismuthyl%20%28ion%29 | Bismuthyl (ion) | The formation of bismuthyl was also considered to be a process that constantly occurs as a result of hydrolysis. Thus, bismuth nitrate, Bi(NO3)3 • 5H20, crystallizes from a solution resulting from the reaction of bismuth with nitric acid. It dissolves in a small amount of water acidified with nitric acid. However, when... | 2.296875 | 0 |
75782237 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songhai%20architecture | Songhai architecture | The thick walls provide insulation against heat, while strategically placed small windows contribute to interior cooling. Additionally, the palace encompasses a fortified royal cemetery. Noteworthy is the Dey Zarmakoye(the well of the Zarmakoye), an ancient well located in the women's courtyard.
Gao
Gao's architecture... | 2.703125 | 0 |
75782670 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencho%20Glacier | Tencho Glacier | Tencho Glacier is a mountain glacier in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located inside Mount Edziza Provincial Park on the Tahltan Highland, an upland area of the Stikine Plateau. Tencho Glacier is the source of several small streams that flow from the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.
Etymology
The name of ... | 2.640625 | 0 |
78858582 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Pied%20Piper%20of%20Hamelin%20%282011%20novel%29 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin (2011 novel) | So the mayor and the townspeople implement an ambitious plan where they reform the education system by constructing a school and playground for the poor and needy, they create a fair housing market so no one is left homeless, they clean up all the garbage and trash that formerly littered the streets, and reform health ... | 2.796875 | 0 |
78858854 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saluva%20Mangu | Saluva Mangu | Second Campaign In Tondaimandalam
After completing his campaign in the Tamil country in 1352, Kumara Kampana returned to Mulbagal, his seat of Viceroyalty, where he remained between 1353 and 1359. This is supported by the absence of his inscriptions in the Tamil region during this period and a reference in the Madhura ... | 2.203125 | 0 |
78859485 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage%20in%20the%20United%20Arab%20Emirates | Marriage in the United Arab Emirates | Marriage in the United Arab Emirates is governed by a combination of Islamic principles, local traditions, and legal regulations. Islamic marriages within the country are conducted according to Sharia law, where the groom and bride are both Muslims, or the bride is from 'Ahl Al-Kitaab', typically referring to Christian... | 2.546875 | 0 |
78859526 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%20Essay%20on%20Humanity%20to%20Animals | An Essay on Humanity to Animals | The Monthly Mirror praised the book for its compelling arguments against animal cruelty, recommending it to those involved in activities like horse racing and cockfighting. The review highlighted its engaging style, zoological examples, and emphasis on animals' capacity for suffering.
The British Critic praised the wo... | 2.78125 | 0 |
78859547 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dush%2C%20Egypt | Dush, Egypt | Treasure of Dush
A French archaeological team from Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale or (IFAO) have been excavating at Dush since 1976. In 1989, they discovered the "Dush or (Douch) Treasure" which consisted of several sets "of magnificent gold necklaces, crowns and coins dating back to the second century" in o... | 2.6875 | 0 |
78859560 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney%20Toy | Sidney Toy | Sidney Toy (1875–1967) was a British architect and architectural historian.
Life
Toy was born on 15 February 1875 in Redruth in Cornwall. Toy became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1924. While travelling in the Middle East, Toy met teacher and militant suffragette Violet Mary Doudney and the... | 2.265625 | 0 |
78859633 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strambinello%20Castle | Strambinello Castle | Strambinello Castle () is a castle located in Strambinello, Piedmont, Italy.
History
The castle, built in a strategic position as an outpost in relation to other castles of the Pedanea, is documented from the 12th century. Originally a quadrangular medieval fortress with corner towers, it passed from the Counts of Sa... | 1.9375 | 0 |
78860352 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Libre%20Agile%20Learning%20Centre | Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre | Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre (Mont-Libre) is an independent inclusive multi-age bilingual democratic learning centre servicing children who are registered for homeschooling in Quebec, Canada. Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre is part of the alternative education movement and is the first democratic learning centre t... | 2.640625 | 0 |
78860761 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bep%20Bijtelaar | Bep Bijtelaar | Barendina Maria (Bep, Betty or Betsy) Bijtelaar (23 December 1898 – 24 October 1978) was a Dutch archivist and artist. She was instrumental in recording old images and saving artifacts in Amsterdam, Netherlands, when occupying Nazi forces threatened their destruction during World War II.
Biography
Bep Bijtelaar was t... | 2.40625 | 0 |
78861004 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese%20intervention%20in%20Hormuz%20%281514%E2%80%931515%29 | Portuguese intervention in Hormuz (1514–1515) | The Portuguese intervention in Hormuz (1514–1515) took place amidst a power struggle within the Kingdom of Hormuz. After the poisoning of King Saif-ud-Din in 1512, Hormuz was divided between Turan Shah and Rais Ahmad, who held control with the support of Ismail I of Persia. The Portuguese, led by Afonso de Albuquerque,... | 2.578125 | 0 |
78861350 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawkia%20of%20Egypt | Fawkia of Egypt | Fawkia of Egypt (; 6 October 1897 – 9 February 1974) was an Egyptian princess who became Countess of Adix-Dellmensingen through her marriage to Count Wladimir of Adix-Dellmensingen.
Early life
Princess Fawkia was born on 6 October 1897 at the Saffron Palace in Cairo, Egypt. She was the only daughter of prince Ahmed F... | 2.625 | 0 |
78861745 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20Brock | André Brock | André Brock Jr. is an American scholar focusing on Black digital practices and online experiences, including Black Twitter. He is an associate professor of media studies at Georgia Tech.
Career
Brock earned a bachelor's degree from City College of New York, a Master's degree in English rhetoric from Carnegie Mellon U... | 2.328125 | 0 |
78862411 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naucrates%20%28rhetorician%29 | Naucrates (rhetorician) | Naucrates () also known as Naucrates of Erythrae and Naucrates Erythraeus (Ἐρυθραίος Ναυκρατίτης) was a Greek rhetorician from Erythrae and Isocrates' disciple.
He is mentioned as one of the orators who competed (352 BC) for Artemisia's award for the best funeral oration delivered over Mausolus. He wrote on rhetoric. ... | 2.328125 | 0 |
78862713 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Poetry%20Business | The Poetry Business | Activities
The Poetry Business have often participated in local and national events, such as festivals, where their poets have performed their work. In July and August 2024, they organised several online workshops with such poets as Schmidt, who was then 77 years old, Jonathan Edwards and David Constantine. They recen... | 2.25 | 0 |
78862889 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Reid%20Murray | Elizabeth Reid Murray | Architecture (1788–2003): Includes information on general architectural topics, architects, builders, plans, reports, studies, and architectural publications. It also covers structures in Wake County, both generally and individually.
Historic Preservation (1792–2006): Focuses on historic preservation efforts, related ... | 2.140625 | 0 |
78863558 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation75 | Liberation75 | In 2020, with the goal helping students "to connect those dots between what they’ve been learning all year [about the Holocaust] to what’s happening in their communities right now,” Liberation75 partnered with nonprofit, USC Shoah Foundation, to host an educational virtual broadcast to approximately 1,500 students in 2... | 2.375 | 0 |
78863568 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens%20of%20Castle%20Howard | Gardens of Castle Howard | There are numerous historic statues on the parterre. At its southern edge are two grade I-listed statues: one of wrestlers, and one of Spinario, a boy seated and removing a thorn from his foot. Each is on a pedestal of sandstone, about high, which was designed by Hawksmoor. It has a central rectangular pier on which... | 2.0625 | 0 |
78863568 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens%20of%20Castle%20Howard | Gardens of Castle Howard | To the northwest of the parterre is a grade II*-listed statue of a faun carrying a kid on his shoulders propped by an iron bar under the right arm. It is a copy of a statue in the Prado Museum, Madrid. The statue is in lead, dating probably from 1723, and by Andrew Carpenter. The pedestal is in sandstone, and has fes... | 1.984375 | 0 |
78864487 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20One%20Percenter | Operation One Percenter | Operation One Percenter was a nationwide federal investigation into organized crime activity by outlaw motorcycle gangs conducted by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The investigation resulted in the arrests of 68 members and associates of 18 different biker gangs in 18 U.S. ... | 2.078125 | 0 |
78864619 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20W.%20Saunders | George W. Saunders | George Washington Saunders (February 12, 1854 – July 3, 1933) was an American cattleman.
Biography
Saunders was born on February 12, 1854, in Rancho, Texas, the sixth of eleven children. His father Thomas has moved to Texas from Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 1850, and his mother was Elizabeth Emily Bailey (née Har... | 2.140625 | 0 |
78865563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenocereus%20humilis | Stenocereus humilis | Stenocereus humilis is a species of cactus in the genus Stenocereus, endemic to Mexico.
Description
Stenocereus humilis is a shrub characterized by irregularly branched shoots, often forming dense thickets. The shoots are weak and dark green, measuring between 1 and 4 meters in length and reaching a diameter of up to ... | 2.28125 | 0 |
78865876 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Carbon%20Removers | The Carbon Removers | The Carbon Removers, formerly known as Carbon Capture Scotland, is a Scottish company specializing in engineered biogenic carbon dioxide () removal. Co-founded by brothers Richard and Ed Nimmons, the company has grown from its origins in dry ice production to become a provider of carbon removal credits and permanent s... | 2.09375 | 0 |
78866296 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djelal%20ed-Din%20Korkmasov | Djelal ed-Din Korkmasov | Djelal ed-Din Aselder oğlu Korkmasov was born on 1 October 1877 in the village of , in the Dagestan Oblast of the Russian Empire to a family of Kumyk nobles (). His maternal grandfather had been a murid to anti-colonial uprising leader Imam Shamil, while his paternal grandfather fought under Shamil's Caucasian Imamate,... | 2.140625 | 0 |
78866296 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djelal%20ed-Din%20Korkmasov | Djelal ed-Din Korkmasov | Korkmasov's first major issue as leader of Dagestan was the Khasavyurt District, which had been separated from Dagestan and placed under the Terek Oblast following the Caucasian War. He began negotiating with the and Sergo Ordzhonikidze, with the latter serving in his capacity as Red Army's Caucasian Front. As a resul... | 2.296875 | 0 |
78866557 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRI%20Matjan%20Tutul | KRI Matjan Tutul | The Indonesian government then planned to acquire the MK 3 torpedoes from the United Kingdom. However, due to the United Kingdom's alliance with the Netherlands, which was opposed to Indonesia's independence, they refused to sell the torpedoes to Indonesia. As a result, Indonesia then ordered torpedoes from the Soviet ... | 2.171875 | 0 |
78866941 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo%20Biener | Adolfo Biener | Adolfo Amandus Wilhelm Charles Biener; (also Adolpho) September 30, 1873 - November 14, 1939, was a German born photographer and post card publisher.
Life
His father was Johann August Detlev Biener and his mother was Johanna Sophie Marie Noha. In 1899 he married German born Luisa Adela Mina Kraft in Guatemala. He was... | 2.046875 | 0 |
78867316 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy%20Radcliffe%20Beresford | Daisy Radcliffe Beresford | Daisy Radcliffe Beresford (, c. 1879–10 November 1939) was a British painter and decorative artist who was known for her portraits, landscapes and interiors.
Life
Beresford was born in 1879 in Dalston, London. She married the painter Frank Beresford (1881–1967) in 1910 and they had two daughters. Their daughters both... | 2.328125 | 0 |
78867406 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Howell%20%28merchant%29 | Thomas Howell (merchant) | Howell was primarily a cloth merchant, dealing in woollen broadcloth, which was the mainstay of England's export trade. He bought finished and unfinished broadcloth from the west country, Suffolk and Essex, which he often had dyed and finished in London before exporting it. From the sale of this cloth in Spain, Howell ... | 2.40625 | 0 |
78867406 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Howell%20%28merchant%29 | Thomas Howell (merchant) | Bequests
Howell left most of his estate to charitable causes. This included 1000 ducats left to the merchant Nicholas Thorne of Bristol to further the charitable works his brother, Robert Thorne the younger, had pursued there. The 12,000 ducats Howell bequeathed to the Drapers was intended to provide marriage portions... | 2.296875 | 0 |
78867546 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulbarga%20Tur%20Dal | Gulbarga Tur Dal | Gulbarga Tur Dal is a variety of pigeon pea cultivated in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a common and widely cultivated crop in talukas of Aland, Chincholi, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Afzalpur, Chittapur, Sedam and Jewargi located in Kalaburagi district along with the Shorapur, Shahpur and Yadgir talukas of Yadgir di... | 2.0625 | 0 |
78867590 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring%20Willow%20Society | Spring Willow Society | The Spring Willow Society (), later known as the Spring Willow Theatre (), was a Chinese drama troupe active from 1906 to 1915. Established in Tokyo by a group of Chinese students, the troupe drew from the Japanese shinpa style in its efforts to modernize Chinese theatre. Its first show, performed in 1907, was an act f... | 2.875 | 0 |
78868030 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenasco%20Castle | Mercenasco Castle | Mercenasco Castle () is a castle located in Mercenasco, Piedmont, Italy.
History
The first recorded evidence of the existence of the castle, which was likely connected to a fortified settlement or ricetto, dates back to 1142, when Guglielmo Borgio of Mercenasco pledged allegiance to the city of Vercelli. From 1280, ... | 2.21875 | 0 |
78868809 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments%20of%20the%20SED%20Central%20Committee | Departments of the SED Central Committee | The Party Organs Department was primarily responsible for keeping records of the party membership and party cadres, receiving party information and controlling the lower Bezirk, district, workplace and local party organizations. The department played an important role in the SED's Stalinization in the 1950s. In the 198... | 2.03125 | 0 |
78868809 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments%20of%20the%20SED%20Central%20Committee | Departments of the SED Central Committee | For a time, the department worked under the Security Commission at the Politburo, which was replaced by the National Defence Council in March 1960, of which department heads Herbert Scheibe (1972–1985) and Wolfgang Herger (1985–1989) were members.
Sports
The Sports Department was the SED's instrument for directing and... | 2.203125 | 0 |
78868991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorthian%20Ranch | Zorthian Ranch | Zorthian Ranch is a in Altadena, California established in 1946 by Armenian-American artist Jirayr Zorthian. Described as a "masterpiece of outsider architecture", much of the property was destroyed in the Eaton Fire in January 2025.
Background
The Zorthian family escaped the Armenian genocide and in 1923 fled to t... | 2.453125 | 0 |
78869128 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%E2%80%93Arnold%20problem | Hilbert–Arnold problem | In mathematics, particularly in dynamical systems, the Hilbert–Arnold problem is an unsolved problem concerning the estimation of limit cycles. It asks whether in a generic finite-parameter family of smooth vector fields on a sphere with a compact parameter base, the number of limit cycles is uniformly bounded across a... | 1.976563 | 0 |
78869255 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%20My%20Wellies%20Take%20Me | Where My Wellies Take Me | Where My Wellies Take Me is a British children's novel written by Michael and Clare Morpurgo, and illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill. It was originally published in Great Britain by Templar Books in 2012. This is a first collaboration for Morpurgo and his wife. The story is set in rural Devon, in southwest England, th... | 2.265625 | 0 |
78869303 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius%20Lucilius%20Balbus | Lucius Lucilius Balbus | Lucius Lucilius Balbus was a jurist of the Lucilia gens of ancient Rome who lived in the 1st century BCE.
Balbus was one of the four notable pupils of the jurist Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex, and one of the legal instructors of Servius Sulpicius Rufus, the eminent lawyer and distinguished friend of the writer Cice... | 2.15625 | 0 |
78869431 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladonia%20floerkeana | Cladonia floerkeana | The of Cladonia floerkeana is persistent, made up of small, lobed (scales) that measure 1–3 mm in length and 1–2 mm in width. These squamules are esorediate, meaning they lack powdery reproductive structures known as soredia. The basal squamules are small, persistent, and often inconspicuous, with an orange tinge tow... | 2.46875 | 0 |
78869431 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladonia%20floerkeana | Cladonia floerkeana | This species contains a variety of secondary metabolites. It consistently tests negative for the C and K chemical spot tests (P–, K–). It produces barbatic and didymic acids as major compounds, with the occasional presence of thamnolic acid. Rhodocladonic acid, a bright red pigment, is found in the hymenial tissues of ... | 2.3125 | 0 |
78869431 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladonia%20floerkeana | Cladonia floerkeana | Cladonia floerkeana has a broad but patchy distribution, with records from multiple continents. In Honduras, it is rare and has been observed growing on wooden fences, suggesting it may be frequently overlooked in this region. The species is also found in Chile, where it is considered very rare, and in eastern North Am... | 2.828125 | 0 |
78869431 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladonia%20floerkeana | Cladonia floerkeana | As a pioneer species, C. floerkeana often establishes early in succession, forming part of a characteristic "cup lichen" community. These adaptations enable it to occupy niches too harsh for vascular plants or mosses, reducing competition in these environments. The podetia show a high degree of variability, ranging fro... | 2.796875 | 0 |
78869900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard%20Worden | Willard Worden | After the destruction, all that remained of the Alban N. Towne mansion on Nob Hill were six marble columns and a lintel. When viewed from a certain angle, the empty porch perfectly framed the ruins of the smoldering City Hall. The haunting image became an icon of the 1906 earthquake, due largely to photographs by Worde... | 2.578125 | 0 |
78869900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard%20Worden | Willard Worden | Like other commercial studios before the availability of color films, Worden adopted the practice of painting over monochromatic photographs as a way of enhancing their naturalism and decorative appeal to middle-class consumers seeking a less expensive alternative to watercolors or oil paintings to decorate their homes... | 2.4375 | 0 |
78870024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldissero%20Canavese%20Castle | Baldissero Canavese Castle | Baldissero Canavese Castle () is a castle located in Baldissero Canavese, Piedmont, Italy.
History
The castle, perhaps built by adapting a previous fortification, is mentioned for the first time in public documents from 1190. At that time, it was owned by Oberto di Castel Romano, but in 1253 it passed to the Counts o... | 2.375 | 0 |
78870503 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Riojan | Old Riojan | Old Riojan is an extinct dialect of Navarro-Aragonese which was spoken in northeastern medieval La Rioja. The dialect went extinct due to a rapid mixture with Castilian following La Rioja falling into the control of Crown of Castile.
Latin had been spoken in La Rioja after 218 BC, following the Second Punic War. These... | 2.78125 | 0 |
78870677 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1605%20Syriam%20battles | 1605 Syriam battles | Battle of Syriam, January 28, 1605
After their loss, the main Arakan fleet regrouped and arrived at Syriam. Determined to besiege the fortress, Min Khamaung led his fleet through the narrow rivers and canals that provided access to Syriam, only to find the Portuguese blocking the passage. On January 28, the Arakan forc... | 2.390625 | 0 |
78870701 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius%20Aquilius%20Gallus | Gaius Aquilius Gallus | Gaius Aquilius Gallus was a jurist of the Aquillia gens of ancient Rome who lived in the 1st century BCE.
Life
Of the details of his private life, little is known. Pliny the Elder wrote that Gallus was even more distinguished for the magnificent mansion which he possessed upon the Viminal Hill than for his knowledge o... | 2.28125 | 0 |
78870891 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugo%20Monneret%20de%20Villard | Ugo Monneret de Villard | Ugo Monneret de Villard (16 January 1881 – 4 November 1954) was an Italian engineer, archaeologist, orientalist, historian, and art critic. He was a specialist on Islamic art, Eastern Christian art, and the larger interplay of knowledge and art between Europe and the Near East in the medieval era. He assembled an ext... | 2.28125 | 0 |
78870944 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren%20Ford | Warren Ford | Warren Lionel Ford (16 May 1933 – 21 June 2023) was a British tea researcher.
Biography
Born in Lewisham, South London, he was the only child of Arthur Ford, a Prudential Insurance manager, and Hilda Hook, a pianist trained at the Royal Academy of Music. Ford attended Mercers' School but left at the age of sixteen.
A... | 2.265625 | 0 |
78871006 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Methylthiomethamphetamine | 4-Methylthiomethamphetamine | 4-Methylthiomethamphetamine (4-MTMA; code name PAL-1063), also known as N-methyl-4-methylthioamphetamine (NMMTA), is a monoamine releasing agent (MRA) of the amphetamine family related to 4-methylthioamphetamine (4-MTA) and N,N-dimethyl-4-methylthioamphetamine (DMMTA or 4-MTDMA). Much less is known about 4-MTMA compare... | 2.140625 | 0 |
78871122 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenocereus%20zopilotensis | Stenocereus zopilotensis | Stenocereus zopilotensis is a species of cactus in the genus Stenocereus, endemic to Mexico.
Description
Stenocereus zopilotensis is a tree-like cactus that grows with candelabra-shaped branches, reaching heights of 4 to 5 meters. It has a distinct trunk that can be as tall as 45 centimeters and has a diameter of 20 c... | 2.40625 | 0 |
78871218 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatian%20de%20Sesse | Galatian de Sesse | On 26 July, de Sesse agreed to these terms and the fortress' gate was opened. Contrary to expectations, the Ottomans spared 40 elderly men rather than the elites, and they proceeded to sack the Castello and enslave the people inside, who numbered between 5,000 and 7,000 according to different sources. De Sesse was amon... | 2.015625 | 0 |
78871388 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirits%20of%20Ancient%20Egypt | Spirits of Ancient Egypt | "Spirits of Ancient Egypt" is a song by the English-American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings from their 1975 album Venus and Mars. Although it was written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine sings lead vocals on the track.
Background
"Spirits of Ancient Egypt" was written after Paul McCartney read a tome on the history... | 1.945313 | 0 |
78871672 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant%20X03 | Trabant X03 | The Trabant X03 was a prototype developed in the late 1980s as a potential successor to the aging Trabant 601, which had been in production since 1963. This initiative emerged from a collaboration between East Germany's IFA-Kombinat and West Germany's Volkswagen AG, aiming to modernize the Trabant lineup by incorporati... | 2.046875 | 0 |
78871687 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C4%81ti%20Tamaihutoroa | Ngāti Tamaihutoroa | When the news of this success reached the people of Rotorua, they sent a messenger called Hororita to tell them about another taniwha at Awa Hou, which was eating travellers between Rotorua on the one hand and Waikato and Patetere on the other. This taniwha was called Pekehaua and lived in a spring called Te Wharo Uri... | 2.578125 | 0 |
78871705 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison%20Bury | Alison Bury | Alison Bury (born 20 January 1954) is a British violinist who works as a soloist, orchestra leader and chamber musician, specialising in historically informed performances of Baroque music, especially works by J. S. Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. Her teachers include Francis Baines, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Sándor Végh. She... | 2.0625 | 0 |
78871924 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornadoes%20in%20Oklahoma | Tornadoes in Oklahoma | Several destructive tornadoes have hit the state of Oklahoma since 1882, the year with the first recorded tornado within state boundaries. Oklahoma, located in tornado alley, experiences around 68 tornadoes annually, with each tornado killing an average of 2.9 persons. 497 of these tornadoes have been classified as "in... | 2.71875 | 0 |
78872059 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub%20Rojek | Jakub Rojek | Jakub Rojek (born March 24, 1979) is a Polish-American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator known for his iconoclastic and humorous creations, often transcending music genre. His music often blends elements of music pastiche, cabaret, and improvisation and is characterized by inherent classical music aesthetic.
... | 2.125 | 0 |
78872375 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Museum%20of%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Davao | National Museum of the Philippines - Davao | The National Museum (NM) Davao Regional Museum, also known as the National Museum of the Philippines - Davao, is a museum in Davao City, Philippines. It is the 17th regional museum of the National Museum of the Philippines and the 4th regional museum in Mindanao (after Butuan, Zamboanga, and Sulu).
Design and construc... | 2.5625 | 0 |
78872388 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast%20Students%27%20Organization | Northeast Students' Organization | The North East Students' Organization (NESO) is an umbrella body representing various student organizations across the eight northeastern states of India. Established in 1979, NESO advocates for the rights, culture, and development of the indigenous peoples of the region.
About
The North East Students' Organization (... | 2.6875 | 0 |
78872722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside%20the%20Red%20Brick%20Wall | Inside the Red Brick Wall | "Inside the Red Brick Wall" (Chinese: 理大圍城) is an 88-minute Hong Kong documentary that chronicles the large-scale clashes between police and protesters at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom campus in November 2019 during the anti-extradition bill movement. The documentary won the "Best Editing Award" at the ... | 1.914063 | 0 |
78872837 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadolomedes%20trux | Megadolomedes trux | Megadolomedes trux is a species of spider endemic to Australia in the family Dolomedidae.
Taxonomy
Megadolomedes trux was first described by J. Lamb in 1911 under the name Dolomedes trux from a specimen collected at Ithaca Creek, Brisbane. The species was later redescribed as Megadolomedes trux by Raven and Wendy Hebr... | 2.21875 | 0 |
78873239 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFS%20Youth%20Assembly | AFS Youth Assembly | The AFS Youth Assembly is an annual event organized by AFS Intercultural Programs to engage youth to address important global challenges and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The assembly brings together participants aged 18–32 from diverse backgrounds to collaborate, exchange ideas... | 3.046875 | 0 |
78873358 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex%20Histories | Sex Histories | Sex Histories Part I (, often simply called Sex Histories, ) is a 1926 book by Chinese philosopher and sexologist Zhang Jingsheng.
On 2 February 1926, Zhang published an article in the Beijing periodical Jingbao Fukan titled "The Best Pastime for a Winter Vacation: An Announcement for the Colleagues of the Eugenics So... | 1.914063 | 0 |
78873465 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20Immell | Ralph Immell | After La Follette was re-elected as governor in 1936, speculation began that La Follette would run for U.S. Senate in 1938 and that Immell would run to succeed him as governor. Vocal factions for and against the Immell candidacy quickly announced themselves in progressive newspapers, debating the issue for most of 193... | 1.90625 | 0 |
78873636 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu%27l-Nun%20Ayyub | Dhu'l-Nun Ayyub | In 1954, Ayyub would resettle in Vienna where he would spend the rest of his life in. He would publish a collection of short stories he had written shortly after World War II in 1957 titled "Qisas min Fiyina" (Stories from Vienna).
Literary style
Ayyub's works are characterized by the simplicity of their plot, precis... | 2.390625 | 0 |
78873779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh-Rohilkhand%20War | Sikh-Rohilkhand War | In November 1764, Jawahir Singh laid siege to Najib-ud-Daulah's forces in Delhi. However, the siege was delayed due to Jawahar's ally, Malhar Rao, not fully supporting him and leaning toward Najib. As a result, Jawahir turned to the Sikhs, who were raiding the Ganga Doab, for help. After negotiations, he promised them ... | 2.625 | 0 |
78873779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh-Rohilkhand%20War | Sikh-Rohilkhand War | On May 11, 1767, Ahmad Shah Abdali gave permission for Najib-ud-daulah to leave the banks of the Sutlej River due to his poor health. Just as this decision was made, news arrived that the Sikhs, who had managed to avoid the Durrani troops by slipping past their camp a week earlier, had now entered Najib's territory. Th... | 1.929688 | 0 |
78873779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh-Rohilkhand%20War | Sikh-Rohilkhand War | Although this marked a victory for Najib-ud-daulah, it was clear that his power was waning. The rising strength of the Sikhs would soon overwhelm the declining Afghan influence in the region. As the years passed, raids from the Punjab became increasingly frequent and regular. The people of the Ganga Doab, worn out from... | 2.703125 | 0 |
78873779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh-Rohilkhand%20War | Sikh-Rohilkhand War | Sikh Raids in the Upper Doab (1773)
In the winter of 1773, a large group of Sikhs, led by Karam Singh Shaheed, launched an invasion into the upper Doab region. They successfully captured and plundered a significant area that was under the control of Zabita Khan. Zabita Khan, who was paralyzed, stayed confined within hi... | 1.984375 | 0 |
78873779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh-Rohilkhand%20War | Sikh-Rohilkhand War | Sikh Advancements and Mughal Responses (January–February 1784)
In early 1784, the Delhi government had too much trust in Zabita Khan and Zain-ul-Abidin's ability to control the rising Sikh attacks. In January, a large force of about 20,000 Sikh cavalry gathered near Buriya on the banks of the Jamuna River, which alarme... | 2.71875 | 0 |
69916059 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobo%20of%20Porto | Bobo of Porto | On the following day thirteen cardinals who had been present in Ferrara began the proceedings to elect his successor. It is not known whether Cardinal Bobo was present. The cardinals were aware that the papal chancellor, Albert di Morra, was in great favor with the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, because he was a member... | 2.5 | 0 |
69916083 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild%20Ken%20Hill | Wild Ken Hill | Wild Ken Hill is a rewilding and regenerative agriculture project located in Norfolk, England, at the edge of The Wash.
History
The name Ken Hill probably derives from a chieftain or landowner with the Anglo-Saxon name Cena. The site has been inhabited from ancient times, with hoards including gold torcs, ingot rings... | 2.484375 | 0 |
69916382 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahe%20wollt%20der%20Herr%20uns%20sein | Nahe wollt der Herr uns sein | "" (The Lord wanted to be close to us) is a Christian hymn with German text, translated in 1971 from a 1964 Dutch hymn by Huub Oosterhuis. Its refrain says that God is among people but not recognised. The song, of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), appeared from 1975 in German hymnals, then in the common section o... | 1.9375 | 0 |
69916485 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joannes%20Gennadius | Joannes Gennadius | Joannes, Ioannes or John Gennadius (, 1844–1932) was a Greek diplomat, writer, and speaker, best known for his donation of his collection of Greek books and art to the Gennadius Library.
Early and personal life
Gennadius was born in Athens on , the son of Georgios Gennadios, a man of letters, and Artemis Gennadios, a ... | 2.34375 | 0 |
69916521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu%27l-Saraya | Abu'l-Saraya | Abu'l-Sarāyā al-Sarī ibn Manṣūr al-Shaybānī (d. 18 October 815) was leader of a Zaydi revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate in Kufa and Iraq in 815. The revolt spread quickly across southern Iraq, and his agents even took over Mecca and Medina. At one point, the rebels threatened even Baghdad, but the Abbasid general Ha... | 1.976563 | 0 |
69916760 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather%20of%202015 | Weather of 2015 | In April, a tornado killed three people in Myanmar. A tornado outbreak in Pakistan killed 45 people. Also in April, a tornado in Brazil killed two people. In addition, the 2015 Rochelle–Fairdale, Illinois tornado caused 2 deaths, 19 injuries and $11 million across central Illinois. Finally in April, a tornado in Pakist... | 2.3125 | 0 |
69916760 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather%20of%202015 | Weather of 2015 | In the north-east Pacific Ocean, there were 31 tropical cyclones, half of which intensified into hurricanes. The strongest storm of the season was Hurricane Patricia, which on October 23 attained 1 minute sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h) and a minimum pressure of , making it the most intense tropical cyclone ever ... | 2.640625 | 0 |
69916803 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakrala%20%28Sindh%29 | Kakrala (Sindh) | Kakrala () was a historical region in southern Sindh, in the coastal parts of the Indus Delta. Descriptions of its precise extent vary, but it lay in the middle part of the delta, comprising the present-day taluqas of Shahbandar and Jati in Sujawal and Thatta districts. It has been described as the region from Jati to ... | 2.328125 | 0 |
69916803 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakrala%20%28Sindh%29 | Kakrala (Sindh) | Shortly after Muhammad Muradyab Khan was installed as ruler of Sindh, he invaded Kakrala and defeated the Jam, who was "removed from Kodariah and confined at Kakrala, his head-quarters". Under the resulting treaty, Muhammad Muradyab Khan annexed the territories of Ochta, Lanjari, Miran, and Kachah; he fortified each of... | 2.25 | 0 |
69916915 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziwu%20Campaign | Ziwu Campaign | The Ziwu Campaign was a military counter offensive launched in 230 by the state of Cao Wei against his rival state Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. The campaign was initiated by Wei's Grand Marshal, Cao Zhen following the numerous Northern Expeditions and more recently the battle of Jianwei.
Backgrou... | 2.15625 | 0 |
69918164 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%27s%20End%3A%20California%27s%20Latest%20Water%20War | River's End: California's Latest Water War | River's End: California's Latest Water War is a 2021 American documentary film written and directed by Jacob Morrison. It follows the competition over California's limited water resources amid worsening droughts, as well as the decline of freshwater ecosystems in the California Delta. The documentary draws parallels to... | 2.21875 | 0 |
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