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8557763 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%20Sauveur | Albert Sauveur | Albert Sauveur (; 21 June 1863 – 26 January 1939) was a Belgian-born American metallurgist. He founded the first metallographic laboratory in a university.
Sauveur was born in Leuven, Belgium. He studied at the Athénée Royal in Brussels, then the School of Mines, Liège and graduated at the Massachusetts Institute of ... | 2.421875 | 0 |
8557773 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislaus%20von%20Prowazek | Stanislaus von Prowazek | Stanislaus Josef Mathias von Prowazek, Edler von Lanow (12 November 1875 Jindřichův Hradec, Bohemia – 17 February 1915, Cottbus), born Stanislav Provázek, was a Czech biologist, zoologist and parasitologist, who along with pathologist Henrique da Rocha Lima (1879-1956) discovered the pathogen of epidemic typhus.
As a ... | 2.578125 | 0 |
8557887 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government%20Junta%20of%20Chile%20%281829%29 | Government Junta of Chile (1829) | Government Junta of Chile () (December 24, 1829 - February 18, 1830) was the political structure established to rule Chile following the defeat of the Liberal army at the Battle of Ochagavía. It ruled the country until February 18, 1830, when Francisco Ruiz-Tagle assumed as the new Acting President.
Creation
When the... | 2.71875 | 0 |
8558001 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Blalock | Lake Blalock | Lake Blalock (formally, the H. Taylor Blalock Reservoir) is a reservoir in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, located on the Pacolet River about five miles north of Spartanburg. After its creation was authorized in 1976 by the Commissioners of Spartanburg Water System, Blalock Dam was constructed in 1983. The existing... | 2.515625 | 0 |
8558063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupus%20I%20of%20Aquitaine | Lupus I of Aquitaine | Lupus I (or Lupo I) was the duke of Gascony and part of Aquitaine in the Merovingian kingdom during the 670s. He may have started a dynasty, since the next-known duke of Gascony was Lupus II (fl. 769).
Lupus was probably the successor of Felix, whose duchy seemed to encompass almost an identical territory to the kingdo... | 2.390625 | 0 |
8558102 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Reincarnation%20of%20Peter%20Proud | The Reincarnation of Peter Proud | The Reincarnation of Peter Proud is a 1975 American psychological horror film directed by J. Lee Thompson, and starring Michael Sarrazin, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer O'Neill. It follows a university professor who, after experiencing a series of bizarre nightmares, comes to believe he is the reincarnation of someone els... | 2.0625 | 0 |
8558140 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private%20speech | Private speech | Private speech is speech spoken to oneself. It can be done for communication, self-guidance, and behavioral self-regulation. Children have been observed engaging in private speech between ages two and seven. Although audible, private speech is neither intended for, nor directed at others. Private speech was first studi... | 3.203125 | 0 |
8558140 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private%20speech | Private speech | In Thought and Language, Vygotsky argued that egocentric speech was a part of normal development of communication, self-guidance, self-regulation of behaviour, planning, pacing, and monitoring skills. Vygotsky explains that private speech stems from a child's social interactions as a toddler, then reaches a peak during... | 2.890625 | 0 |
8558140 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private%20speech | Private speech | Behavioral self-regulation and emotion regulation
Young children's behaviors are strongly influenced by the environment. For instance, the presence of an interesting new toy in the preschool classroom is likely to draw a child's attention and influence his or her play. Private speech helps children to verbally guide th... | 3.125 | 0 |
8558140 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private%20speech | Private speech | Memory, motivation, communication, and creativity
Private speech is used by children spontaneously and is a learned strategy to enhance memory. Private speech is used as a repetitive strategy, to enhance working memory by maintaining information to be remembered. For instance, a child might repeat a rule or story to th... | 3.203125 | 0 |
8558140 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private%20speech | Private speech | Research
Current research is becoming focused on use of private speech in the early childhood classroom setting and teachers' practices and attitudes regarding children's private speech. Many studies have shown that preschool aged children engage in a considerable amount of overt private speech in their early childhood... | 2.625 | 0 |
8558245 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv%20High%20Castle | Lviv High Castle | The Lviv High Castle (, ; ) is a historic castle located on the top of the Castle Hill of the city of Lviv, Ukraine. It is currently the highest point in the city, above sea level. The castle currently stands in ruins.
The High Castle is proximate to the centre of Lviv (see picture), formerly being surrounded by a fo... | 2.53125 | 0 |
8558250 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%20William%20Stevens | Albert William Stevens | Albert William Stevens (March 13, 1886 – March 26, 1949) was an officer of the United States Army Air Corps, balloonist, and aerial photographer.
Biography
He was born on March 13, 1886, in Belfast, Maine. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1909 with a master's degree in electrical engineering.
While flyin... | 2.375 | 0 |
8558251 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh%2C%20Captain%21 | Oh, Captain! | Oh, Captain! is a musical comedy based on the 1953 film The Captain's Paradise with music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and the book by Al Morgan and José Ferrer. The basis of the musical was the 1953 film The Captain's Paradise, which had been written by Alec Coppel and Nicholas Phipps.
The musical updat... | 2.0625 | 0 |
8558302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County%20Route%20111%20%28Suffolk%20County%2C%20New%20York%29 | County Route 111 (Suffolk County, New York) | East of William Floyd Parkway (CR 46), CR 111 was intended to have an interchange and then curve south through Brookhaven State Park on land formerly owned by the Brookhaven National Laboratory. After the interchange with Middle Country Road (NY 25), it would shift eastward along the northern border of Brookhaven Lab, ... | 2.109375 | 0 |
8558358 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahir%20Dar%20University | Bahir Dar University | Bahir Dar University (, BDU) is a public research university in Bahir Dar, capital of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The university, with two institutes in diploma programs until 1966, is credited to training distinguished scientists and notable public servants. BDU began offering bachelor's degree programs in 1966 and ... | 2.140625 | 0 |
8558358 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahir%20Dar%20University | Bahir Dar University | The other institution of higher learning was Bahir Dar Teachers College, which had been established more than three decades ago. Its original name was the Academy of Pedagogy, and it was created in 1972 by the tripartite agreement of the Imperial Government, UNESCO, and UNDP and started actual work in the following yea... | 2.296875 | 0 |
8558371 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alclad | Alclad | As pure aluminium possesses a relatively greater resistance to corrosion over the majority of aluminium alloys, it was soon recognised that a thin coating of pure aluminium over the exterior surface of those alloys would take advantage of the superior qualities of both materials. Thus, a key advantage of Alclad over mo... | 2.34375 | 0 |
8558463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurunsi%20people | Gurunsi people | Partition
The people who speak closely related Gur languages and dialects and classed by the Mossi under the umbrella term Gurunsi form an arc of village communities mostly organised as defensive strongholds from the Koudougou residency west and northwest of Ouagadougou in colonial times to the northeast of current day... | 3.140625 | 0 |
8558579 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Stephen%20Baldwin | Frank Stephen Baldwin | Frank Stephen Baldwin (April 10, 1838 – April 8, 1925) was an American who invented a pinwheel calculator in 1875. He started the design of a new machine in 1905 and was able to finalize its design with the help of Jay R. Monroe who eventually bought the exclusive rights to the machine and started the Monroe Calculati... | 2.6875 | 0 |
8558695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Home%2C%201st%20Earl%20of%20Home | Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home | Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home and 6th Lord Home (c. 15665 April 1619), was a Scottish nobleman and Lord Warden-general of all the March. He succeeded as the 6th Lord Home, a Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland, in 1575, and he was created Earl of Home in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605.
Career
Early life... | 2.25 | 0 |
8558695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Home%2C%201st%20Earl%20of%20Home | Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home | Ruthven raider
Home was one of those who signed the agreement which resulted in the Raid of Ruthven. In November 1583 a violent brawl occurred between him and Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell, in the streets of Edinburgh. Both were ordered into ward, and Home was not released till 20 January 1585. For a time he wa... | 2.125 | 0 |
8558695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Home%2C%201st%20Earl%20of%20Home | Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home | Rivalry with Bothwell
After the fall of Arran the old jealousy between Home and Bothwell broke out anew. When the king, in 1589, sailed to Denmark to convoy the Princess Anne to Scotland, they were specially charged to keep the peace towards each other. Home, however, for a time befriended Bothwell when that nobleman f... | 1.984375 | 0 |
8558743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet%20sub | Wet sub | A wet sub is a type of underwater vehicle, either a submarine or a submersible, that does not provide a dry environment for its occupants. It is also described as an underwater vehicle where occupants are exposed to ambient environment during operations. The watercraft is classified as medium-sized or small vessel. Thi... | 2.734375 | 0 |
8558752 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toungoo%20dynasty | Toungoo dynasty | The Toungoo dynasty (, ; also spelt Taungoo dynasty, and also known as the Nyaungyan dynasty, was the ruling dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from the mid-16th century to 1752. At its peak, the Toungoo Empire was the largest and strongest empire in Southeast Asia. The dynasty ruled in two periods: the First Toungoo Empire (1... | 2.859375 | 0 |
8558760 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto%20Molina | Gilberto Molina | Gilberto Molina Moreno (February 27, 1937 – February 27, 1989) was a major Colombian emerald magnate who was intimately connected to the notorious Medellín cartel and widely suspected of involvement in drug trafficking during the 1980s.
Molina was born in Tudela, in the town of Paime, Cundinamarca. He spent his youth ... | 1.984375 | 0 |
8558820 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck%20Hill%20%28British%20Columbia%29 | Buck Hill (British Columbia) | Buck Hill is a hill in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located north of Clearwater. It rises from the west slope of Trophy Mountain. Buck Hill is just outside the boundary of Wells Gray Provincial Park.
Geology
Buck Hill is a cinder cone in the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field. It last erupted about 10,000... | 2.46875 | 0 |
8558820 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck%20Hill%20%28British%20Columbia%29 | Buck Hill (British Columbia) | History
Buck Hill was named in the 1960s by Clearwater sheep rancher and guide, Ida DeKelver, for the numerous deer in the region. Emil and Ida DeKelver arrived in the Clearwater Valley in 1959 and settled on an 80-acre farm beside Candle Creek. At first, the DeKelvers raised dairy cattle. In 1962, they purchased a Tro... | 2.390625 | 0 |
8558855 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclea%20Minoa | Heraclea Minoa | Heraclea Minoa (, Hērákleia Minṓia; ) was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia situated on the southern coast of Sicily near the mouth of the river Halycus (modern Platani), 25 km west of Agrigentum (Acragas, modern Agrigento). It is located near the modern town of the same name in the comune Cattolica Eraclea in It... | 2.640625 | 0 |
8558855 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclea%20Minoa | Heraclea Minoa | Archaeological finds from the necropolis show the city was founded in the mid-6th century BC. The first written mention of the city is of a small town and a colony of the Greek settlement of Selinus (itself founded about 650 BC), bearing the name of Minoa. From its founding Minoa was in contention between Selinus (as i... | 2.671875 | 0 |
8558855 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclea%20Minoa | Heraclea Minoa | In the early 20th century, a mid-6th-early 5th century BC necropolis was discovered. A large-scale excavation by Professor Ernesto de Miro from 1950 uncovered late 4th–late 1st century BC dwellings and the late 4th century BC theatre. The absence of Arretine ware at the site strongly suggests that the city was abandone... | 2.953125 | 0 |
8558918 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Collier%20%28pirate%29 | Edward Collier (pirate) | Edward Collier was an English buccaneer who served as Sir Henry Morgan's second-in-command throughout much of his expeditions against Spain during the mid-17th century.
In command of one of the ships which took part in Sir Henry Morgan's raid on Portobello in 1668, he was given command of the 34-gun Oxford with a comm... | 2.21875 | 0 |
8558948 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas%20Mill | Dallas Mill | Dallas Mill was a manufacturer of cotton sheeting in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The first of four major textile mills in Huntsville, the mill operated from 1891 until 1949, before it was converted for use as a warehouse in 1955 and burned in 1991. The village, constructed to house workers and their families, w... | 1.992188 | 0 |
8558948 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas%20Mill | Dallas Mill | In the summer of 1900, a female worker was allegedly raped by a Black man named Elijah Clark. The entire workforce of the mill left work, went to the local jail and lynched in front of six thousand spectators. The mill later paid for the damage done to the Huntsville Jail by their workers.
The mill remained one of the... | 2.625 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | In 1940, the entrepreneur and translator Anis Ebeid established "Anis Ebeid Films", as the first subtitling company in Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, bringing hundreds of American and World movies to Egypt. Later he entered the movie distribution business too. Egyptian cinema flourished in the 1940s, with the n... | 2.671875 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | Political changes in Egypt after the overthrow of King Farouk in 1952 initially had little effect on Egyptian film. However the government under President Gamal Abdel Nasser sought control over the industry after turning to socialism in the 1960s. Egyptian cinema reacted quickly to the July 1952 revolution, political f... | 2.59375 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | In 1960, the Studio Misr was nationalised, and other studios soon followed, including Al-Ahram, along with distribution companies. Only Studio Nasabian remained in private ownership. In 1962, the Ministry of Culture and National Guidance took over the whole industry, causing inefficiencies and a drop in production and ... | 2.59375 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | Notable 1970s titles include; Sunset and Sunrise, The Guilty, I Want a Solution, Whom Should We Shoot?, Alexandria... Why?, Shafika and Metwali. Hassan Ramzi's 1975 Egyptian film Al-Rida’ al-Abyad was released in the Soviet Union in 1976, selling tickets in the country. This made it the highest-grossing foreign film o... | 2.5 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | In the 1990s, however, saw the rise of what came to be called "contractor movies". Actor Khaled El Sawy has described these as films "where there is no story, no acting and no production quality of any kind... basic formula movies that aimed at making a quick buck." the number of films produced also declined: from near... | 1.9375 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | 21st century
Between 1896 and 2021, over 4,000 films were produced in Egypt. With the beginning of the 21st century, a new generation of film stars appeared, the most famous of whom were Mona Zaki, Ahmed El Sakka, Menna Shalabi, Karim Abdel Aziz, Hend Sabry, Ghada Adel, Ahmed Ezz, Ahmed Helmy, Yasmine Abdulaziz, Mohame... | 2.390625 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | Commercially, Egypt nowadays have several bankable stars, for the last two decades, box-office performers are generally the same, except some new comers of younger generations. Egyptian cinema revenues are split roughly in equal half's between Egyptian films and American films, varying slightly from year to year, accor... | 2.46875 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | Along with a long history, Egyptian cinema has a unique style. Egyptian films and cinematography set a different standard. Arabs like the Egyptian films, besides the dominant Hollywood films, Arabic audience see the Egyptian society through their films. Also, supporting the Palestinian cause through films gained sympat... | 2.453125 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | Egyptian film industry was never connected to Hollywood, inspired and affected but not connected, it is a regional force, maybe a film star such as Omar Sharif performed in Cairo and Hollywood and few others, but Egyptian actors mainly are always content with their success and fame on the regional level whether African... | 2.578125 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | Egyptian belly dancer and film actress Samia Gamal is credited with bringing belly dancing from Egypt to Hollywood and from there to the schools of Europe. In 1954, she famously starred as a belly dancer in the American Eastmancolor adventure film, Valley of the Kings, and the French film Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves... | 3.03125 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | Egyptian cinema occupied a distinguished position on the international scene, and its female stars won several awards. In this regard, Spanish actress Cuca Escribano stated: "I know that Egyptian cinema has a long history, just as is the case with Indian cinema, but unfortunately very few Egyptian films reach us." She ... | 2.640625 | 0 |
8558977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Egypt | Cinema of Egypt | Nassibian Studio (incorrectly spelt Nassabian or Nasabian in some sources) was built in 1937 by the Syrian-Armenian investor Hrant Nassibian, between Building 12 and Building 14 in Mahrany Street, in the Faggala district of Cairo,. Nassibian put work into developing the industry rather than just make a quick profit. Th... | 2.25 | 0 |
8558978 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Native%20Title%20Tribunal | National Native Title Tribunal | The National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) is an independent body established under the Native Title Act 1993 in Australia as a special measure for the advancement and protection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (Indigenous Australians). It manages applications for and administration of native title in A... | 2.40625 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | The Monastery of Saint Macarius The Great also known as Dayr Al-ʾanbā Maqār () is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun, Beheira Governorate, about north-west of Cairo, and off the highway between Cairo and Alexandria.
The monastery is attributed to Saint Macarius the Great, a disciple of Saint Antho... | 2.265625 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | The monastery is renowned for the purported presence of the relics of John the Baptist and the prophet Elisha within the main Church of Saint Macarius. These relics were reportedly discovered during unofficial restoration and expansion works in 1976, overseen by Father Matta El-Meskeen. The find was officially announc... | 2.578125 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | Ancient history
The exact date of the foundation of the Monastery of Saint Macarius, or even the beginning of the monastic settlement in the area, cannot be determined with precision. However, its emergence as an early monastic community in the Wadi El-Natrun desert can be traced to the latter third of the 4th century... | 2.796875 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | (approximately 1,617 years ago), followed by a second raid in 434 AD (approximately 1,590 years ago). These invasions brought widespread looting, destruction, and loss of life, prompting the monastic communities to construct defensive towers. These towers served as fortifications where monks could seek refuge during at... | 3.203125 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | During the tenure of Pope Jacob I, construction began on a church dedicated to Saint Shenouda, located south of the Benjamin Altar within the Church of Saint Macarius. Additionally, the Church of Saint Macarius was rebuilt after 825 AD (approximately 1,199 years ago) due to earlier damage. In 847 AD (1,177 years ago), ... | 2.640625 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | In 884 AD, during the patriarchate of Pope Michael III, Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun visited the Monastery of Saint Macarius. This marked the first visit by a Muslim ruler to the monasteries of Wadi El-Natrun since the Islamic conquest of Egypt.
In 1005 AD (approximately 1,019 years ago), a new church was construct... | 2.53125 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | The northern section has a quadrilateral layout, featuring an open courtyard with a well at its center, though the well water is no longer potable. A brick water wheel, built in 1911, is also located here. Along the eastern and northern sides of the courtyard are rows of monk cells (known as kelia) and the Church of Sa... | 2.5 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | The monastery now includes a small hospital with an attached pharmacy on its southern side. It also operates a printing press that publishes works by the monks and issues a monthly magazine, Markos. A dedicated power station supplies electricity to the monastery and its facilities, including the residences of workers a... | 2.640625 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | The refectory, or communal dining hall, serves as the monks' dining area within the monastery. It can be accessed through a doorway located at its northwestern corner. The current structure dates back to the 11th or 12th century.
Unlike most Coptic monasteries, where the refectory is typically adjacent to the western ... | 2.359375 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | Given that having two entrances is uncommon in monasteries, it is likely that the first entrance led to the grain silos and storage areas, located in the southern section within the walls, which housed the monastery's utilities. The second entrance was probably reserved for ceremonial processions in the Church of St. M... | 2.796875 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | The fortress consists of three levels: a ground floor and two upper floors. Each floor is divided into two sections: the eastern part, which occupies two-thirds of the space, and the western part, which occupies the remaining third. A corridor runs along the north-south axis, connecting different rooms on each floor.
... | 2.34375 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | The main church of the monastery consists of a transverse nave that extends from north to south, with three sanctuaries. The building of the church is the remains of an older structure. Between 1976 and 1978, a sanctuary was added to the south of the council cell, named the Sanctuary of the Three Youths, which has the ... | 2.5 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | Regarding the three sanctuaries, the central sanctuary has a modern screen dating back to 1866. It is covered by a low dome supported by vaulted arches at the corners of the sanctuary. The altar is covered with a marble slab. Two doors were opened in the central sanctuary, one leading to the northern sanctuary and the ... | 2.65625 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | For centuries, an oral tradition passed down among the elders of the Monastery of Saint Macarius held that a burial site for Prophets John the Baptist and Elisha, along with other saints, was located near the northern wall of the Church of Saint Macarius. This belief centered around a small, protruding column, in front... | 2.65625 | 0 |
8559061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Macarius%20the%20Great | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great | In April 1976, during Holy Tuesday, Pope Shenouda III visited the Monastery of Saint Macarius. Father Matta El-Meskeen informed him of the discovery of a burial site traditionally believed to contain the relics of Prophets John the Baptist and Elisha. Father Matta invited the Pope to stay an additional day to personall... | 2.578125 | 0 |
8559062 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hryhory%20Kytasty | Hryhory Kytasty | Compositions and arrangements
Kytasty is known as a composer who captured the spirit of the Ukrainian emigration who were branded Displaced Persons from Eastern Europe, reflecting the aspirations of the Western Ukrainian Diaspora. His musical arrangements and compositions can be divided up into three periods:
I) Sovi... | 2.484375 | 0 |
8559073 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia%20%28typeface%29 | Caledonia (typeface) | Caledonia is a serif typeface designed by William Addison Dwiggins in 1938 for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company and commonly used in book design. As a transitional serif design, one inspired by the Scotch Roman typefaces of the early nineteenth century, Caledonia has a contrasting design of alternating thick and thin ... | 2.125 | 0 |
8559131 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20occupation%20of%20Burma | Japanese occupation of Burma | The Japanese occupation of Burma was the period between 1942 and 1945 during World War II, when Burma was occupied by the Empire of Japan. The Japanese had assisted formation of the Burma Independence Army, and trained the Thirty Comrades, who were the founders of the modern Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). The Burmese hoped t... | 3.109375 | 0 |
8559131 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20occupation%20of%20Burma | Japanese occupation of Burma | After Dobama Asiayone called for a national uprising, an arrest warrant was issued for many of the organisation's leaders including Aung San, who escaped to China. Aung San's intention was to make contact with the Chinese Communists but he was detected by the Japanese authorities who offered him support by forming a s... | 2.84375 | 0 |
8559131 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20occupation%20of%20Burma | Japanese occupation of Burma | During the war in 1942, the BIA had grown in an uncontrolled manner, and in many districts officials and even criminals appointed themselves to the BIA. It was reorganised as the Burma Defence Army (BDA) under the Japanese but still headed by Aung San. While the BIA had been an irregular force, the BDA was recruited by... | 2.390625 | 0 |
8559202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Mina | Monastery of Saint Mina | Most versions of the story state that the location of the tomb was then forgotten until its miraculous rediscovery by a local shepherd. A shepherd was feeding his sheep in that location, and a sick lamb fell on the ground. As it struggled to get on its feet again, its scab was cured. The story spread quickly and the si... | 2.90625 | 0 |
8559202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery%20of%20Saint%20Mina | Monastery of Saint Mina | Destruction of the city of Saint Mina
The city of Saint Mina was destroyed during the Arab invasion of Egypt in the seventh century (source needed.) The cathedral was also damaged. The remains of the city was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Recent agricultural efforts in the area have led to a significant rise ... | 2.65625 | 0 |
8559271 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake%20Forest%20Demon%20Deacons | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Wake Forest University, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Wake Forest has won a total of 1... | 2.09375 | 0 |
8559295 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%20cuisine | Egyptian cuisine | Egyptian cuisine makes heavy use of poultry, legumes, vegetables and fruit from Egypt's rich Nile Valley and Delta. Examples of Egyptian dishes include rice-stuffed vegetables and grape leaves, hummus, falafel, shawarma, kebab and kofta. Others include ful medames, mashed fava beans; koshary, lentils and pasta; and m... | 2.828125 | 0 |
8559295 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%20cuisine | Egyptian cuisine | Common meats featured in Egyptian cuisine are pigeon, chicken and duck. These are often boiled to make the broth for various stews and soups. Lamb and beef are the most common meats used for grilling. Grilled meats such as kofta (), kabab () and grilled cutlets are categorically referred to as mashwiyat ().
Offal, var... | 2.90625 | 0 |
8559295 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%20cuisine | Egyptian cuisine | Bread made from a simple recipe forms the backbone of Egyptian cuisine. It is consumed at almost all Egyptian meals; a working-class or rural Egyptian meal might consist of little more than bread and beans.
The local bread is a form of hearty, thick, gluten-rich pita bread called eish baladi (Egyptian Arabic: ; . T... | 2.9375 | 0 |
8559295 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%20cuisine | Egyptian cuisine | Cuisine and religious practice
Although Ramadan is a month of fasting for Muslims in Egypt, it is usually a time when Egyptians pay a lot of attention to food variety and richness, since breaking the fast is a family affair, often with entire extended families meeting at the table just after sunset. There are several d... | 2.765625 | 0 |
8559339 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary%20tool | Rotary tool | A die grinder or rotary tool is a handheld power tool and multitool used for grinding, sanding, honing, polishing, or machining material (typically metal, but also plastic or wood). All such tools are conceptually similar, with no bright dividing line between die grinders and rotary tools, although the die grinder name... | 2.234375 | 0 |
8559339 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary%20tool | Rotary tool | Other common PPE in die grinder use includes:
Other eye and face protection, such as safety goggles or a face shield, which is simply a polycarbonate window, hanging from a headband, between one's face and the work. All eye protectors come in clear versions as well as various levels of shading (for grinding that prod... | 2.1875 | 0 |
8559371 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st%20Independent%20Mixed%20Brigade%20%28Imperial%20Japanese%20Army%29 | 1st Independent Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) | The 1st Independent Mixed Brigade or 1st Mixed Brigade (獨立混成第1旅團) was an experimental combined arms formation of the Imperial Japanese Army. In July 1937, at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the brigade was known as the Sakai Brigade, for its commander, Lt. General Koji Sakai. The brigade participated in ... | 2.0625 | 0 |
8559471 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital%20One%20Tower%20%28Louisiana%29 | Capital One Tower (Louisiana) | The Capital One Tower was a skyscraper located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. It was the tallest building in the city and a dominant feature of the downtown skyline.
The building was designed by Lloyd Jones Brewer Associates of Houston and was constructed by Miner-Dederick of Houston and F. Miller and Sons of Lake C... | 2.15625 | 0 |
8559478 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia%20Field%20Airport | Sequoia Field Airport | Sequoia Field Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located eight nautical miles (15 km) north of the central business district of Visalia, a city in Tulare County, California, United States.
Facilities and aircraft
Sequoia Field covers an area of at an elevation of 313 feet (95 m) above mean sea level. It ... | 2.328125 | 0 |
8559478 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia%20Field%20Airport | Sequoia Field Airport | The Electronics School, situated at Camp Wawona until 14 July 1945, was assigned to Camp Sequoia on that date to provide a fundamental theoretical background for radar operations. Personnel assigned to the school designed and constructed laboratory equipment and prepared lesson plans.
Camp Sequoia was evidently closed... | 2.03125 | 0 |
8559481 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannie%20Suk | Jeannie Suk | Jeannie Suk Gersen (born 1973) is an American legal scholar at Harvard Law School. She became the first Asian American woman awarded tenure at Harvard Law School in 2010.
Biography
Suk attended Hunter College High School, graduating in 1991. In 1995, Suk received her B.A. in literature from Yale University, and a D.Ph... | 1.992188 | 0 |
8559482 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Yelverton | Christopher Yelverton | Sir Christopher Yelverton (1536 – 31 October 1612) was an English judge and Speaker of the House of Commons.
Ancestry
Christopher Yelverton came from an ancient Norfolk family, tracing their descent back to Andrew Yelverton, who held considerable estates there in the reign of Edward II. His great-great-grandfather Wil... | 2.171875 | 0 |
8559482 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Yelverton | Christopher Yelverton | On 24 October 1597, Christopher Yelverton was elected Speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Elizabeth I at a Parliament summoned to deal with "the exhaustion of the Queen's exchequer". Following precedent in modestly requesting to be excused, Yelverton went to extraordinary lengths to cite his unfitness f... | 2.296875 | 0 |
8559482 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Yelverton | Christopher Yelverton | Yelverton was an excellent technical lawyer and was regarded as a good judge, one of the few to escape criticism by Sir Robert Cecil, principal secretary, in his memorandum on the state of the judicial bench in 1603. As Queen's Serjeant he led the prosecution in Westminster Hall on 19 February 1601 of those involved in... | 2.21875 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | Before 1950, Gulfton consisted of farm land and much of the area belonged to Westmoreland Farms. In the mid-1950s, the Shenandoah subdivision was established; consisting of sixteen city blocks of ranch-style homes. Shenandoah was located adjacent to the land which would later become the site of the Gulfton apartment co... | 2.234375 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | Many of the new Gulfton residents found limited access to government services such as food stamps and municipal and county health care. By July 1989, the Gulfton area was designated by Houston's city council as a "Community Development Target." These provided low-income communities with increased city services suppleme... | 2.109375 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | In 1985, recent Salvadoran immigrants opened the Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN) to provide legal services for central American immigrants. Between 1988 and 1992 CARECEN cooperated with the Central American Refugee Committee (CARC) to publicize and advocate issues related to the Salvadoran Civil War and the i... | 2.109375 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | In the late 1980s, the Southwest Houston Task Force was established as a coalition of representatives from the City of Houston government, health and human services organizations, businesses, schools, religious organizations, and Gulfton-area residents. The Task Force held two meetings related to the proposal for the e... | 2.140625 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | In 1997, Gulfton received a federal designation as a National Weed & Seed site from OJJDP and TDPRS designation which provided the community with close to $7 million dollars in grant funding that would target criminal activity while providing social services for at-risk youth and families in the 77081 zip code. Nyelen... | 2.515625 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | The 2000 census identifies Gulfton as a "hard to enumerate" tract with the densest neighborhood in the City of Houston, estimated at 45,000 people in approximately . Some community leaders believed that the actual population was closer to 70,000. In a 2006 National Center for School Engagement report, Susana Herrera, t... | 2.328125 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | In the 2000s Gulfton was divided between two city council districts, District C and District F, while in the 1990s all of Gulfton was in district F. By December 3, 1991, increased crime and demographic shifts in southwestern Houston neighborhoods led to many political rivals competing for the city council seat of Distr... | 1.9375 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | The Houston Parks and Recreation Department operates the Burnett Bayland Park and Burnett Bayland Community Center in Gulfton. The complex has an outdoor basketball court, a hike and bicycle trail, a playground, a lighted athletics field, and a water park. No recreation centers existed in Gulfton prior to the opening o... | 2.171875 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | In 1995 GANO activist Francisco Lopez, an El Salvador refugee, said, "Gulfton is what Denver Harbor is to Mexicans. Any recent Latin American immigrant has a relationship to Gulfton." Lopez added that the immigrants mainly remain in the area because of the Fiesta Mart and other businesses that cater to the immigrant po... | 2.1875 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | Neighborhood Centers Inc. began work in the Gulfton and Sharpstown areas around 30 years before 2011. In 1998 Neighborhood Centers opened El Puente (The Bridge), a privately operated community center on the grounds of the Napoleon Square Apartments, a complex which had a predominantly Spanish-speaking population. El Pu... | 2.328125 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | After the 1980s economic decline and changes in the local demographics, crime increased in Gulfton. By 1988, many Houstonians referred to the neighborhood as the Gulfton Ghetto. The area derived its name from Gulfton Drive which was described by Kim Cobb of the Houston Chronicle as, "one of the area's more notorious st... | 2.171875 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | After the demographics changed, youth street gangs appeared in Gulfton. the Gulfton area has gangs such as "Southwest Cholos," "La Primera," "La Tercera Crips," "Somos Pocos Pero Locos," and "Mara Salvatrucha" (MS-13). Charles Rotramel, the director of a nonprofit group called "Youth Advocates," said that Gulfton's de... | 2.4375 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | During the same year, the State of Texas announced it would provide $500,000 worth of grant funds to Gulfton-area agencies for crime prevention programs. The state targeted Gulfton because the zip code had 419 juvenile probation referrals, the highest for any zip code in Harris County. After the grant was established, ... | 2.484375 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | A University of Houston professor, Peter Nguyen, remarked in 2005, "You almost get a different sense of feeling once you cross over to Bellaire." Bellaire is an incorporated city consisting of single-family houses and a reputation for safety. Nguyen said that he believed the city should increase efforts to reduce crime... | 1.953125 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | In 1953, Cunningham Elementary School, the first elementary school to serve Gulfton, was built with a capacity for 300 students. Braeburn Elementary School opened in 1956. Long Middle School, which serves Gulfton, opened in 1957.
In 1979, Cunningham Elementary School had 436 students, well over its original capacity ... | 2.5625 | 0 |
8559527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfton%2C%20Houston | Gulfton, Houston | Benavidez Elementary School, which opened on Tuesday, January 21, 1992, relieved Cunningham of around 675 students and 29 teachers. Benavidez, along with two other schools, was a part of a $370 million Houston ISD school construction project, which originated from a school bond approved in March 1989. Rose Garza, the p... | 2.5625 | 0 |
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