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Renfrew South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1986 before the 1987 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario
Below is a list of the Australian states and territories by the Human Development Index, as of 2021, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living, and overall well-being of the citizens in each states. All Australian states have a very high (greater than 0.800) HDI value. ...
The 2013 Texas Bowl is an American college football bowl game that was played on December 27, 2013 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The eighth edition of the Texas Bowl, it featured the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Confer...
Gródki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turobin, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Turobin, north of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin. References Villages in Biłgoraj County
Homidia pentachaeta is a species of soil-dwelling springtail belonging to the family Entomobryidae. It is only known from its type location in the vicinity of Nanjing, People's Republic of China. This is a white to pale purple springtail up to 3 mm in length with dark blue eye patches and a triangular dark patch betwe...
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (born 1964, Linden, New Jersey) is one of the top female ten-pin bowlers in the world. She is a member of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (1990–2003 and 2015–present) and has bowled in PBA Tournaments as well. She was an exempt competitor in the 2008–09 and 2009-10 PBA Women's Series...
The Ludovic Trarieux International Human Rights Prize, or Ludovic Trarieux Award, is an international human rights award given annually to a lawyer for contributions to the defence of human rights. History The Prize was inaugurated in Bordeaux in 1984 by French lawyer Bertrand Favreau, to recognise lawyers of any Bar ...
The Bornholm school of painters (Bornholmerskolen) started to take shape towards the beginning of the 20th century on the Danish island of Bornholm when a number of artists developed a distinctive style of classic modernism, inspired by the island's unique landscapes and light. It was not characterized by a uniform art...
Amado Guevara (born 2 May 1976) is a Honduran former professional footballer and manager. He was the coach of Puerto Rico from 2018 to 2019. A former midfielder, he is the second all-time cap leader for the Honduras national team seconded by Maynor Figueroa . He was selected as the Best Player of the 2001 Copa América...
de Bonstetten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Victor de Bonstetten (1745–1832), Swiss writer Walther de Bonstetten (1867–1949), Swiss mountain-guide
Johannes "Jan" Verheijen (30 November 1896 – 29 April 1973) was a Dutch weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in The Hague and was the brother of Hendrik and Minus Verheijen. In 1924 he finished twelfth in the light-heavyweight class. Four years lat...
The 201 Dome Mosque is a large mosque under construction in South Pathalia village, Bangladesh. Construction of the mosque began in 2013 on 15 bighas of land on the east bank of the Jhenai River in South Pathalia village, Nagda Simla Union, Gopalpur Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is being built by the Heroi...
The Champion Schools tournament (known as the Carnegie Champion Schools due to sponsorship) is a full contact knock-out rugby league football competition open to every secondary school in England, Scotland and Wales and is the largest rugby league tournament in the World "RFL-13-05-07" The competition is operated by th...
Joshpara is a kind of dumpling popular in Central Asia, South Caucasus and the Middle East. They are made of unleavened wheat dough squares filled with ground meat and condiments. In observance of the Islamic dietary rules, the meat filling is usually without pork. Etymology Josh means "to boil" while para is a term ...
Denis Sullivan may refer to: Denis Sullivan (schooner), a schooner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin Denis Sullivan (shipbuilder) (died 1916), Australian shipbuilder Denis Sullivan, sued Kevin Delaney, publisher of the controversial Sark Newspaper, for defamation See also Dennis Sullivan (disambiguation)
The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Kwara State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kwara State. Idris Gunu Haliru representing Kwara North, Ayinla Olomoda representing Kwara Central and Bisi Oyewo representing Kwara South all won on the platform of the Social Democratic Part...
The 9th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1951 films, were held on February 21, 1952, at the Ciro's nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard, on the Sunset Strip. Winner and Nominees Best Picture — Drama A Place in the Sun Bright Victory Detective Story Quo Vadis A S...
James Henry "Jim" Vickers (7 December 1922 – 6 December 2016) was an Indian hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References External links 1922 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Thrissur Anglo-Indian people Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics India...
Fred Wesley Wentworth (August 3, 1864 – October 5, 1943) was an American architect known for his many buildings in Downtown Paterson, New Jersey, as well as several residences and theaters in northeastern New Jersey. Wentworth had a major impact on shaping Paterson after a wind-driven fire decimated much of the central...
```java /* * one or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed * with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. */ package io.camunda.tasklist.exceptions; public class PersistenceException extends Exception { private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; ...
Graharipu was a 10th-century Chudasama (Abhira) king of Saurashtra region of western India with his capital at Vamanasthali (now Vanthali). He was a contemporary of Mularaja, the first Chaulukya ruler of Anahilapataka (now Patan). Graharipu built or repaired Durgapalli, the ancient fort in Junagadh identified as Uparko...
Qigang Chen (; ; born 8 August 1951) is a Chinese-French composer who has lived in France since 1984 and obtained French citizenship in 1992. Biography Coming from an intellectual family, Qigang Chen was born in Shanghai and began his musical studies as a child. In his early teens, he was confronted with the Cultural ...
Mark Matthews (August 7, 1894 – September 6, 2005) was an American soldier. Born in Alabama and growing up in Ohio, Matthews joined the 10th Cavalry Regiment when he was only 15 years old, after having been recruited at a Lexington, Kentucky racetrack and having documents forged so that he appeared to meet the minimum...
Leigh Delamere is a small village in the civil parish of Grittleton in the English county of Wiltshire, about northwest of the town of Chippenham. The M4 motorway passes some 250 metres to the south, and the motorway's Leigh Delamere services lie to the east of the village. The civil parish of Leigh Delamere (which i...
is an anime series within the anime series Martian Successor Nadesico that plays a critical part in the plot thereof. Gekiganger III was designed to mimic 1970s Super Robots, especially Getter Robo. Initially, only Gai Daigoji and Akito Tenkawa are depicted as enjoying the series. Later in the series, Hikaru Amano be...
Saving Aimee were a British pop rock band from Hertfordshire. The band toured extensively for four years, and released three singles and an album produced by Justin Hawkins from The Darkness. On 14 December 2009 the band went on an indefinite hiatus. History The band formed in mid-2005. All members grew up together in...
Dennis Chávez (1888–1962) was a U.S. Senator from New Mexico from 1935 to 1962. Senator Chavez may also refer to: Fabian Chavez Jr. (1924–2013), New Mexico Senate Martin Chávez (born 1952), New Mexico State Senate
The Mustagh Pass or Muztagh Pass () is a mountain pass across the Baltoro Muztagh range in the Karakorams which includes K2, the world's second highest mountain. The crest of the Baltoro Muztagh marks the present border between Pakistani and Chinese territory. Sarpo Laggo Pass is a -high mountain pass at near Mustagh...
In cryptography, COCONUT98 (Cipher Organized with Cute Operations and N-Universal Transformation) is a block cipher designed by Serge Vaudenay in 1998. It was one of the first concrete applications of Vaudenay's decorrelation theory, designed to be provably secure against differential cryptanalysis, linear cryptanalysi...
WUMR (106.1 MHz, "Rumba 106.1") is a commercial Spanish contemporary hit radio (reggaeton) FM radio station that is licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The WUMR studios are located in the neighboring community of Bala Cynwyd, while the station transmitter resides in nearby Wy...
Ctenistini is a tribe of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least four genera and about six described species in Ctenistini. Genera These four genera belong to the tribe Ctenistini: Atinus Horn, 1868 i c g b Biotus Casey, 1887 i c g b Ctenisis Raffray, 1890 i c g b Ctenisodes Raffray, 189...
Michael Flannan Littleton (5 March 1938 – 21 August 2002) was an Irish chess player, two-times Irish Chess Championship winner (1962, 1965). Chess player career From the begin of 1960s to the mid-1970s, Michael Flannan Littleton was one of Ireland's leading chess players. He twice won the Irish Chess Championship: 19...
Cyrtanthus is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Taxonomy Cyrtanthus is the sole genus in the African tribe Cyrtantheae. Phylogeny The placement of Cyrtantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram: Subdivisio...
The 2018 British Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, held from 3–5 July 2018 at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. It was organised by UK Athletics. A full range of outdoor events were held up to 5000 metres. The competition served as the ma...
Wiek () is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The body of the well-known American Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III, killed while on an air raid on Kiel in 1943, was buried at Wiek by the German authorities. It laid there until 1947 when the body was repatri...
Ethan Roots (born in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Ospreys. His playing position is flanker. He played for the Crusaders in 2020. He signed for Ospreys in July 2021. On 03 April 2023, Exeter Chiefs announced that Roots would be joining them from the 2023-24 season. Reference list ...
Na Chom Thian or Na Jomtien (, ) is a town and tambon (subdistrict) in Sattahip District of Chon Buri Province, on the southern fringe of Pattaya. It is known for its attractions Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Wat Yanasangwararam, Buddha Mountain (Khao Chi Chan), natural parks and sandy beaches. Geography Na Chom Thian ...
Christopher Jones (born 5 March 1987) is a British acrobatic gymnast that represented Great Britain, achieving a bronze medal in the men's pairs discipline at the World Games in 2005, and a further bronze at the European Acrobatic Gymmnastics Championships, both in partnership with Mark Fyson. References 1987 birth...
Elrod is a census-designated place (CDP) in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 441 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The first post master for Elrod, North Carolina was Malcolm H. McCall on July 29, 1892...
Vlushë is a village in the former municipality of Leshnjë in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Skrapar. References Populated places in Skrapar Villages in Berat County
Somerset Passenger Solutions is a bus and coach operator based in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup. History Somerset Passenger Solutions commenced operating staff and community services in 2016 during the construction of EDF Energy's Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. The contract is...
Six Songs may refer to: Music Classical compositions A number of compositions by Charles Gounod (1818–1893) A number of compositions by Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871–1942) A number of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) A number of compositions by Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) A number of compositions by Jean...
The Ghost Bride () is a 2020 Taiwanese-Malaysian Netflix original series created by Kai-yu Wu and co-directed by Malaysian directors Quek Shio-chuan and Ho Yu-hang. It is based on the novel The Ghost Bride written by Malaysian writer Yangsze Choo, and stars Huang Pei-jia, Wu Kang-jen, Ludi Lin, and Kuang Tian. Synopsi...
Eamonn O'Neill (1882 – 3 November 1954) was an Irish businessman, Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael politician. Born in Kinsale in 1882, O'Neill was the son of James O'Neill, a Kinsale merchant and member of the first Cork County Council. He was educated at the Christian Brothers School in Youghal, the Presentat...
Luigi Hugues (27 October 1836 – 5 March 1913) was an Italian academic geographer and accomplished amateur musician. He is best known today as a composer and arranger of virtuoso works for the flute, and for his contributions to the teaching and history of geography. Hughes was born in Casale Monferrato, today in the ...
Geissomeria is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae Selected species Geissomeria ciliata Rizzini Geissomeria dawsonii Leonard Geissomeria longiflora Salzm. ex Nees (= Geissomeria macrophylla Nees) Geissomeria schottiana Nees References Acanthaceae genera
Toto is the surname of: Poutsos Toto (1498–1554), Italian painter and architect Gerald Toto (born 1967), French composer and performer Jonathan Toto (born 1990), French footballer of Cameroonian heritage Ismet Toto (1908–1937), Albanian bureaucrat, publicist, writer and political activist Linet Toto (born 1997), ...
Under Texas Skies is a 1930 American Western film directed by J.P. McGowan. Cast Bob Custer as Bob Bainbridge - Posing as Rankin Natalie Kingston as Joan Prescott Bill Cody as Army Captain Jack Hartford Tom London as The Boss / Captain Hartford Lane Chandler as "Singer" Martin (Secret Service agent) Bob Roper as Dumm...
Belgachia (otherwise known as Theism Belgachia for sponsorship reasons) is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located at Belgachia. History Belgachia Station was commissioned by the Kolkata Metro as part of the first transit ...
Gop Jam railway station is a railway station serving in Jamnagar district of Gujarat State of India. It is under Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Gop Jam railway station is 34 km away from . Passenger, Express trains halt here. To reach Gop mountain, Zinavari's old Sun temple and ...
Cannabis legislation proposals are legislative proposals which failed (or are pending) to make it into law. Below are lists, broken down into national jurisdictions, of proposed legislation regarding cannabis. United States Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. Proposed legislation that would ...
Lieutenant-General Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester (26 October 1612 – 19 February 1658), known as The Lord Wilmot between 1643 and 1644 and as The Viscount Wilmot between 1644 and 1652, was an English Cavalier who fought for the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Early life Wilmot's family was d...
Robert Meadows White (1798–1865) was an English cleric and academic, holding the office of Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University from 1834. Life Born on 8 January 1798, he was the eldest son of Robert Gostling White (died 18 October 1828), a solicitor at Halesworth in Suffolk, by his sec...
The 2018 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in August 2018 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany. It was the third ranking event of the 2018/2019 season. The tournament is named in honour of former snooker professional, Paul Hunter. Michael White was the defending champion,...
Cyril Eugene Pemberton (August 12, 1886, Los Angeles, California – May 16, 1975, Diamond Head, Hawaii) was an American economic entomologist known for his work with sugar cane pests. He was the chief entomologist for the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association during the interwar years and a leading researcher into biolog...
Evci is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ayaş, Ankara Province, Turkey. Its population is 104 (2022). References Neighbourhoods in Ayaş District
Down and out may refer to: Music "Down and Out" (George Strait song), 1981 "Down and Out" (Cam'ron song), 2004 "Down and Out" (Tantric song) "Down and Out," a song from the 1997 album Symbols by KMFDM "Down and Out" a song from the 2005 album Almost Here by The Academy Is... "Down and Out," a song from the 1978 album...
The Wonboyn River, an open youthful wave dominated barrier estuary or perennial stream, is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Wonboyn River is formed by the confluence of Narrabarba Creek and Watergums Creek, within Beowa National Park, east of the Princes Highway and ...
The InterContinental Nha Trang is a beachfront hotel in Nha Trang, located between the Sheraton Nha Trang and the Havana hotel Nha Trang. Originally designed as a Crowne Plaza, the hotel underwent re-branding in 2013 and is now upgraded to an InterContinental hotel. The hotel is opened on March 17, 2014. Location Int...
```javascript module.exports = function setup(options) { options = options || {}; var database = require("clients/dropbox/database"); var Blog = require("models/blog"); var server = require("./server"); var createFolder = require("./createFolder"); var createClient = require("clients/dropbox/util/createClie...
Tylopilus exiguus is a small bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae found in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. It was described as new to science in 1999 by mycologist Terry Henkel. Its fruit bodies have dark olive-green caps measuring in diameter. The tubes on the cap underside are 1–3 mm long, and there are 1–1.5 a...
The 2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles, during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They finished the season with a 15–17 record, the fourth time the program finished with a losing record since 1948, when John Wooden became their coach. The Br...
Eupoecilia dynodesma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the border area between India and Pakistan. References Moths described in 1971 Eupoecilia
House of Good and Evil is a 2013 American psychological thriller film directed by David Mun and written by Blu de Golyer. It stars Rachel Marie Lewis and Christian Oliver as a married couple who, after a miscarriage caused by the husband physically assaulting his wife during her pregnancy, decide to start over again b...
The Men's 90 kg competition at the 2021 World Judo Championships was held on 10 June 2021. Results Finals Repechage Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Prize money The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to 57,000€ for the individual event. References External links Weight class draw and results on: JudoBa...
Acalyptris vittatus is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from Turkmenistan. References Nepticulidae Endemic fauna of Turkmenistan Moths of Asia Moths described in 1984
D. Pedro II may refer to: Peter II of Portugal (1648–1706), King of Portugal and the Algarves Pedro II of Brazil (1825–1891), second and last Emperor of Brazil
Flint Southwestern Academy (FSA, Southwestern Academy, or Flint Southwestern) is located in Flint, Michigan, United States. This school is a part of the Flint Community Schools. In 1989 Flint Academy closed and the school merged with Southwestern to become Flint Southwestern Academy. During the first year of the merge...
Mohamad Syarafuddin Hamdi bin Haji Talip (born 8 October 1987) is a Bruneian former footballer who played as a defender. He is currently with the futsal team of Kota Ranger FC. Club career A career police officer in the Royal Brunei Police Force, Syarafuddin started playing league football when his employers entered a...
In mathematics, the quadratic bottleneck assignment problem (QBAP) is one of the fundamental combinatorial optimization problems in the branch of optimization or operations research, from the category of the facilities location problems. It is related to the quadratic assignment problem in the same way as the linear b...
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam (; also referred to as KTVI) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language independent satirical drama film written and directed by R. Parthiepan and produced by K. Chandramohan and independent producer, Haresh Vikram Vijayakumar. The project stars an all-new cast along with several experienced ac...
Folkington Reservoir is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Polegate in East Sussex. The banks of the reservoir support a rich chalk grassland flora including kidney vetch, horseshoe vetch, pyramidal orchid, fragrant orchid and the rare and protected hairy mallow. The reservoir itself is co...
Witney Capri Carson McAllister (née Carson; born October 17, 1993) is an American professional Latin ballroom dancer and choreographer. She first gained attention in 2012, when the 18-year-old finished ladies' second runner-up in season nine of So You Think You Can Dance. Carson continued her professional dancing caree...
THDC Institute of Hydropower Engineering and Technology is an engineering college in Bhagirathipuram, Tehri, Uttarakhand. The institute was established in August 2011 through a Memorandum of Understanding between THDC India Limited and Uttarakhand Technical University Dehradun as a constituent college of the University...
The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2014. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings. Events Notable events January March April May July August October Television programs Programs debuting in 2014 Series...
Padandi Munduku: The Dandi March is a 1962 Telugu-language political thriller film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao, and produced by Jaggayya. The film is touted to be the first Indian film based on the Salt March and India's independence movement as its core theme. The ensemble cast film featured Kongara Jagayya, Jamu...
Giant is the debut album by British rock band The Woodentops. The album reached #35 on the UK albums chart, spending 4 weeks on the chart. The album featured in the 1986 end of year critics polls in the NME and Melody Maker at numbers 36 and 16 respectively. Track listing All tracks composed by Rolo McGinty. "Get It...
Carrera may refer to: People Carrera (surname) Cars and racing Carrera Panamericana, Mexican sports car racing event La Carrera Panamericana, a video of the Carrera Panamericana race Porsche Carrera, several models of sports cars by the German company Porsche Carrera, a German-Austrian slot car brand Sally Carr...
Pirarubicin (INN) is an anthracycline drug. An analogue of the anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic doxorubicin. Pirarubicin intercalates into DNA and interacts with topoisomerase II, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair and RNA and protein synthesis. This agent is less cardiotoxic than doxorubicin and exhi...
Carl Arthur Jensen (December 11, 1920 – May 4, 1988) was a Minnesota politician, attorney, and veteran. Jensen served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate representing part of southwestern Minnesota during the 1950s until the 1980s. Jensen was a member of the Republican Party w...
Louis Eugène Pirou (26 September 1841 – 30 September 1909) was a French photographer and filmmaker, known primarily for his portraits of celebrities and scenes from the Paris Commune. He was awarded a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. Life and work He owned numerous studios in Paris, mostly on the Bou...
Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. Naming The subspecies Sceloporus torquatus mikeprestoni was named by Hobart Muir Smith and José Ticul Álvarez in honor of professor emeritus of English, Michael J. Preston. References Sceloporus Endemic reptiles of Mexico ...
Myanmar Institute of Theology (MIT) is a Baptist theological institute in Insein Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Judson Research Center, Peace Studies Center, and Gender Studies Center are parts of Myanmar Institute of Theology. It is affiliated with the Myanmar Baptist Convention. History Myanmar Institute of Th...
The Rajkot–Veraval Passenger is a Passenger train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between and . It is currently being operated with 59423/59424 train numbers on a daily basis. Average speed and frequency The 59423/Rajkot–Veraval Passenger runs with an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 185 km in 4h 25m...
Medial epicondyle can refer to: Medial epicondyle of the humerus (ventral epicondyle in birds) Medial epicondyle of the femur
William Clarence 'Billy' Holzrichter (January 1, 1922 - March 23, 2005) was an American international table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 1947 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's team event and a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Davida Hawthorn. He was inducted into the USA Table Tennis...
The Second Bouffier cabinet was the state government of Hesse between 2014 and 2019, sworn in on 18 January 2014 after Volker Bouffier was elected as Minister-President of Hesse by the members of the Landtag of Hesse. It was the 21st Cabinet of Hesse. It was formed after the 2013 Hessian state election by the Christia...
Invincible Pictures was an Australian film production company active from the 1930s through to the early 1980s. It was started by cinematographer Paul Ruckert in Brisbane in the mid-1930s and mainly produced documentaries. The first commercial productions were black-and-white newsreels covering local events, and the fi...
Diana Ngon is a Ghanaian journalist, communications and media personality. Diana is currently the Northern Regional correspondent of Citi News. She won the 'Best Sensitive Peace Reporter' at the Ghana Journalists Association Awards of the Northern region of Ghana. Career in journalism Diana is currently at Citi FM an...
Natividad, officially the Municipality of Natividad (; ; ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,771 people. Etymology There was no strong historical account as to how the town of Natividad got its name. It is believed however,...
Chang Chen (born 14 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actor. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan. His father Chang Kuo-chu and his brother Hans Chang are also actors. Career Chang started his film career at a very young age. He was then selected by a Taiwanese film director Edward Yang to be the protagonist of a four-hour-long c...
Swaddling is an ancient practice of wrapping infants in blankets or similar cloths so that movement of the limbs is tightly restricted. Swaddling bands were often used to further restrict the infant. Swaddling fell out of favour in the 17th century. A few authors are said to be of the opinion that swaddling is becomin...
Verkhnedneprovsky () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Dorogobuzhsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia. Population: References Urban-type settlements in Smolensk Oblast Populated places on the Dnieper in Russia
Carlotta Minna "Lotte" Labowsky (1905–1991) was a Jewish German classicist who left Germany in 1934 and became a Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford. She specialised in "the transmission of ancient Greek thought to the western world", working on the Corpus Platonicum Medii Aevi series and on the library of Bessarion. ...
Princess of the Nile is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Harmon Jones and starring Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter and Michael Rennie. It was shot in technicolor and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Originally conceived as a more lavish film, it ended up produced as a second feature. Plot Egypt, 1249: The fathe...
Whiteson Simwanza (born 11 December 1984), also known as White Simwanza, is a Zambian football midfielder who played last time for RoPS. Simwanza had a contract with RoPS until the end of season 2011. But it was terminated at the end of season 2009. Simwanza came to RoPS and Rovaniemi before Finnish Premier Division s...
Major-General Lord Charles Manners (died 5 December 1761) was a British soldier, the ninth and youngest son of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland. Military career He served as an officer in the 3rd Foot Guards. He was appointed a captain in the regiment on 4 June 1745. He was issued a warrant to raise and organise a re...
Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (; released in some European countries as Flying the Nest) is a 2018 Icelandic-Belgian 3D animated adventure film directed by Árni Ásgeirsson and written by Friðrik Erlingsson. The film score was composed by Atli Örvarsson. Ploey was released in Iceland on 2 February 2018, and received favour...
The Raspadskaya mine explosion was a mine explosion in the Raspadskaya mine, located near Mezhdurechensk in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, which occurred on 8 May 2010. It was believed to have been caused by a buildup of methane. The initial explosion was followed by a second approximately four hours later which collapsed th...
A by-election was held in the federal riding of South Surrey—White Rock in British Columbia on December 11, 2017 following the resignation of Conservative MP Dianne Watts. The seat was gained for the Liberals by Gordie Hogg. The by-election result was rare as it saw a seat gain for a governing party. The by election ...