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CBJ800 “Pegasus”, which stands for Chinese Business Jet 800, is a business jet developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, with collaboration of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, Hongdu Aviation Industry Group, AVIC International and Chengdu Industry Investment Corporation. The model was first shown in Zhuhai Airshow ...
The Opening Ceremony of the XV Pan American Games took place on 13 July 2007. Considered an audition for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, the Opening Ceremony was praised by the media for its creativity and Olympic-style production value. The Los Angeles Times reported: Brazil's 2nd largest city still must overcom...
Jennifer Ann Nielsen (; born September 5, 1974) is an American retired soccer midfielder and former member of the United States women's national soccer team. In 2012, she was nominated for entry into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Life Born in Chula Vista, California, Lalor attended Bonita Vista High School and hel...
Adrian Macéus, (born May 3, 2005) is a Swedish artist and actor. Biography Adrian Macéus, born May 3, 2005, in Stockholm. During the summer of 2016 Macéus was part of the ensemble of Parkteaterns play Trollflöjten 2.0 where he played one of Paminas little brothers. He had the lead role in the musical Billy Elliot in...
Andrés Carrasco Carrillo (born 4 March 1978) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of the Dinamo Tbilisi Academy. Career Born in Sant Miquel d'Olèrdola, Olèrdola, Barcelona, Catalonia, Carrasco worked for 11 years at FC Barcelona's La Masia, managing the under-9, under-12 and under-14 squads. In June 2011...
Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko (; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh football player. Career Club career Khizhnichenko began his career in 2006 with FC Vostok and in January 2008 he was promoted to the senior team. In November 2010 and January 2011, Sergey was on trial at Feyenoord. In December 2014, Khizhnichenko ...
Crychan Forest Tracks is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthen & Dinefwr, Wales. It was chosen as a special stage in the British Rally from 2006 to 2008. See also List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthen & Dinefwr References External links Research Report: Quality of the Visitor Exp...
The Shadow of the Eagle (a.k.a. Shadow of the Eagle) is a 1932 American Pre-Code Mascot 12 episode film serial, directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason and produced by Nat Levine. The film stars John Wayne in his first serial role. He would go on to star in two other serials for Mascot, The Hurricane Express (1932) ...
Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman is the chairman of the OBS Group, a privately held diversified group with operations across the Middle East and emerging markets. Career Bin Sulaiman was the former governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). He was the representative for DIFC for His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin R...
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B10 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the UGT2B10 gene. It is responsible for glucuronidation of nicotine and cotinine. See also UGT2B17 References Further reading
Henry A. Stradling, A.S.C. (September 1, 1901 – February 14, 1970) was an American cinematographer with more than 130 films to his credit. His uncle Walter Stradling, son Harry Stradling Jr. and godson Gerald Perry Finnerman were also cinematographers. Early career Stradling was born in Newark, New Jersey (some sourc...
Ellen is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from March 29, 1994, to July 22, 1998, consisting of 109 episodes. Ellen DeGeneres stars as the title character of Ellen Morgan, a neurotic bookstore owner in her thirties. The title of the series was These Friends of Mine for the first season, but it was subsequ...
The 1999–2000 Cymru Alliance was the tenth season of the Cymru Alliance after its establishment in 1990. The league was won by Oswestry Town. League table External links Cymru Alliance Cymru Alliance seasons 2 Wales
The Unquiet Earth is Denise Giardina's third novel. It was published in 1992 and won the W.D. Weatherford Award that year. Plot summary The Unquiet Earth is a novel written from the perspective of multiple narrators. The three main narrators are Dillon, Rachel, and Jackie who are all family. Dillon is Rachel's younger...
USCGC Chase (WMSM-916) is the second of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). Development and design Heritage-class cutters are the newest class of cutter in the USCG, bridging the capabilities of the and the es. They are tasked to go against lightly armed hostiles in low-threat environments. In February 2014, th...
Irvine Bean and Growers Association Building, sometimes referred to as the Sack Storage Warehouse or the Bean Warehouse Building, at 14952 Sand Canyon Ave. in Irvine, California, was built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It was used as a storage facility for trains on the tra...
A treaty series is an officially published collection of treaties and other international agreements. League of Nations The League of Nations Treaty Series (LNTS) was a result of article 18 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, which stated: Every treaty or international engagement entered into hereafter by any ...
Saint-Nicolas-Saint-Romain is a former railway station in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Bordeaux–Sète railway. The station was served by TER (local) services operated by SNCF. It was closed for passenger traffic in 2011. References Defunct railway stations in L...
The 1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick began his first year as head coach for the Bruins, being the 6th coach since the legendary John Wooden. The Bruins were ranked as high as 20th in the AP...
Erica Dittmer (born September 15, 1991), also known as Erica Dittmer Cane, is an American-born Mexican breaststroke, freestyle and medley swimmer who studied and trained at Texas A&M University, and attended Klein High School. Born in Harris County, Texas, she holds dual American and Mexican citizenship due to her mot...
A proscenium (, ) is the metaphorical vertical plane of space in a theatre, usually surrounded on the top and sides by a physical proscenium arch (whether or not truly "arched") and on the bottom by the stage floor itself, which serves as the frame into which the audience observes from a more or less unified angle the ...
The CPTM Series 9500 is a class of electric multiple units part of the São Paulo Metropolitan Trains rolling stock, built by Hyundai Rotem from 2017 to 2019. History In July 2013, a consortium composed by Brazilian company IEASA and Korean Hyundai Rotem won a bid to build 30 trains with 8 cars each to CPTM. The proje...
JMS Hurry-Up is a men's handball club from Zwartemeer, Netherlands, that plays in the NHV Eredivisie. Crest, colours, supporters Kits Honours Dutch Cup 2010/2011 EHF Challenge Cup semi-final 2016/2017 European record Team Current squad Squad for the 2016–17 season Goalkeepers Thomas Aagaard Wouter Greev...
Enchanted Valley () is a small snow-filled valley between Walker Peak and Hannah Peak in the southwest end of the Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. The name describes the scenic beauty of the valley and was applied by the United States – International Geophysical Year party from Ellsworth Station that visited the vall...
Cycling has been contested at the Pan American Games since the inaugural games in, 1951, without ever leaving the program. The next edition of the games will take place in 2019 in Lima, Peru. 22 medal events are scheduled to be contested, four in BMX, two in mountain biking and four in road cycling and 12 in track cyc...
The Battle of Douar Souadek, or Battle of Boukerker, was a military engagement between the French Army, and the ALN. Background In the early morning hours of 1 November 1954, FLN maquisards (guerrillas) attacked military and civilian targets throughout Algeria in what became known as the Toussaint Rouge (Red All-Sain...
Dora Justiniano de la Rocha (1925-2016), full name Dora Justiniano Callau de la Rocha, was a linguist, educator, and poet from the Beni department of Bolivia. Biography Early life Justiniano de la Rocha was born in 1925 in Trinidad, capital of the Bolivian department of the Beni. Education and career Justiniano de...
Gerald Baker (born 22 April 1939) is an English former professional footballer born in South Hiendley, then in Hemsworth Rural District, Yorkshire, who played as a full back in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue. References 1939 births Living people People from Hemsworth English men's footballers Men's asso...
The 1943 South American Basketball Championship was the 11th edition of regional tournament. It was held in Lima, Peru and won by the Argentina national basketball team. 6 teams, including Bolivia in their first appearance, competed despite the World War that was currently under way. Final rankings Results Prelimi...
Noor Bukhari (Punjabi, ; born July 3, 1982) is a Pakistani former actress, director, model and television host. She has been featured in several TV shows, films and commercials. During her film career, she appeared in 44 Urdu Films and 20 Punjabi Films. Career Noor began acting as a child in Pakistani films in the mid...
Bulbophyllum halconense is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. References The Bulbophyllum-Checklist The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia halconense Orchids of the Philippines
The 1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. Schedule Rankings Roster Coaching Staff Bud Foster - Defensive coordinator Rickey Bustle - Offensive coordinato...
Rockland County's Best Magazine is a regional business publication that covers Rockland County, NY, and is published by BLM Publishing, a local book and magazine publisher noted for its hyper-local focus. References External links Official website Seikk Magazine Business magazines published in the United States Qu...
Olney Springs is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 315 at the 2020 census. Description A post office called Olney Springs has been in operation since 1909. The town was named after one Mr. Olney, a railroad official. Geography Olney Springs is located in southwestern Cro...
Herbert Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 187720 February 1962) was an English actor. Early years Hobbes's schooling came at Trinity College in Straford-upon-Avon. Career Hobbes's stage debut was as a member of Frank Benson's company, in the role of Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet in 1898. In 1908 and 1910 he played Prince M...
The Tuscan regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000. Electoral system Regional elections in Tuscany were ruled by the "Tatarella law" (approved in 1995), which provided for a mixed electoral system: four fifths of the regional councilors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representa...
Ficus callosa is an Asian species of fig tree in the family Moraceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life; the native range of this species is India, southern China, Indo-China and Malesia (not New Guinea). The species can be found in Vietnam: where it may be called đa chai or đa gùa. Description and...
SuperLeague of the WABA League took place between 11 January 2023 and it will end on 21 March 2023. The four best ranked teams advanced to the Final Four. The points against teams from the same preliminary round were taken over. Standings Fixtures and results All times given below are in Central European Time (for th...
Sepia aureomaculata is a species of cuttlefish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically the Kii Channel, Tosa Bay, Hyuga-Nada, and the East China Sea. It lives at a depth of between 190 and 350 m. Sepia aureomaculata grows to a mantle length of 160 mm. The type specimen was collected in Tosa Bay, Japan ...
Riding Giants is a 2004 documentary film produced by Agi Orsi and directed and narrated by Stacy Peralta, a famous skater/surfer. The movie traces the origins of surfing and specifically focuses on the art of big wave riding. Some of the featured surfers are Greg Noll, Laird Hamilton, and Jeff Clark, and surfing pionee...
Golos Sotsial-Demokrata () was a Russian-language publication, issued by a section of exiled Mensheviks. History and profile Golos Sotsial-Demokrata began publication in February 1908 in Geneva and was then published in Paris from 1909–1911, ceasing in December 1911 with its twenty-sixth issue. References 1908 estab...
The Juan Chavez House is a historic two-story terrone house in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1914-1917 by Juan Chavez, a native of San Acacia, New Mexico who lived here with his wife Candelaria and their nine children. Half of the first floor was a grocery, out of which the family sold produce. Chavez also w...
Amblydactylus is an ichnogenus that has been attributed to dinosaurs. The generic name, derived from the Greek words amblys and dáktylos, means "dull finger". Two species of Amlydactylus have been named: A. gethingi, which references the Gething Formation where it was found; and A. kortmeyeri, which honours Carl Kortme...
June 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 2 All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 14 by Old Calendar. For July 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 18. Saints Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Rome, brothers (284) Saint Pot...
General elections were held in Guam on November 4, 2014. Voters elected the governor, legislature, and territory's delegate to the United States House of Representatives. The Democratic and Republican primary elections were held on August 30, 2014. A referendum was also held on legalization of medical marijuana. Can...
This is a list of ancient Egyptian sites, throughout all of Egypt and Nubia. Sites are listed by their classical name whenever possible, if not by their modern name, and lastly with their ancient name if no other is available. Nomes A nome is a subnational administrative division of Ancient Egypt. Lower Egypt Nome...
Lastre is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carlos Lastre (born 1950), Cuban weightlifter Yunio Lastre (born 1981), Cuban discus thrower See also Laster (surname)
Chiu Tai-san (; born 30 August 1956) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2004. He then served the Mainland Affairs Council as a vice chairman, and later as deputy mayor of Kaohsiung under Chen Chu. After leaving politics for a teaching position, Chiu was named the ...
Jacques Hilling (26 May 1922 – 16 February 1975) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1949 and 1975. Selected filmography Return to Life (1949) - Un soldat (segment 4 : "Le retour de René") (uncredited) Rendezvous in July (1949) - Bit part (uncredited) The Red Rose (1951) - M. Guille...
Karłowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Parchowo, within Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Parchowo, north-east of Bytów, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. Re...
Tometino Polje is a village in the municipality of Požega, western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the village has a population of 260 people. References Populated places in Zlatibor District
Edward Williams (born November 24, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Lane. Williams has been a member of the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns. External links Cleveland Browns bio 1982 births ...
Maurice Petherick (5 October 1894 – 4 August 1985) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penryn & Falmouth from 1931 to 1945, and as Financial Secretary to the War Office, briefly, in 1945. Early life He was born on 5 October 1894, the son of George Tallack Pether...
Flowering the cross is a Western Christian tradition practiced at the arrival of Easter, in which worshippers place flowers on the bare wooden cross that was used in the Good Friday liturgy, in order to symbolize "the new life that emerges from Jesus’s death on Good Friday". The result is a flowered cross that is set n...
Bangladesh participated in the 1990 Asian Games which were held in Beijing, China from September 22 to October 7, 1990. Medalists Football Group D Bangladesh did not advance in next stage and ranked 13th. Kabaddi Since both Pakistan and Bangladesh were tied on points, a play-off game was played to decide the 2n...
The sooty-fronted spinetail (Synallaxis frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Reference...
The Chicago Trophy is a men's soccer (football) tournament which took place for the first time in 2007. The competition included four men's club teams to compete over two days at Soldier Field in Chicago. The tournaments are intended to showcase known clubs from throughout the world, as well as offer clubs popular am...
The following are notable Christian missionaries: Early Christian missionaries These are missionaries who predate the Second Council of Nicaea so it may be claimed by both Catholic and Orthodoxy or belonging to early Christian groups. Alopen – first missionary to China (Nestorian) Apollos Augustine of Canterbury – mi...
The Shire of Mount Rouse was a local government area about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994. History Mount Rouse was incorporated as a road district on 2 October 1860, and became a shire on 26 January 1864. On 23 September 1...
The Honourable Thomas Harley (24 August 1730 – 1 December 1804) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 41 years from 1761 to 1802. Harley was the fourth son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer and educated at Westminster School. He became an alderman of London, Sheriff of Lond...
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The Cathedral Church of St. Paul is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. In 1824 its congregation formed as the first Episcopal and first Protestant church in the Michigan Territory. Designed by architect Ralph Adams Cram and constructed in 1907, this building is located at 4800 Woodward Avenue i...
Restless Eyes, released in 1981, is the twelfth studio album by singer/songwriter Janis Ian, and her last album for Columbia Records, although at the time Ian had a contract with the label for four further albums. At the time of Restless Eyes, Janis Ian had completely disappeared from the United States charts – her pr...
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John Rugoiyo Gichuki is a teacher and columnist in Kenya. He won the BBC's African Playwriting competition for 2006 with his play Eternal, Forever, and the BBC's African Performance playwriting competition in 2004 with his play A Time for Cleansing, a play about incest and refugees in Rwanda. References Living people...
Risto () is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from Hristofor or Hristivoje. It may refer to: Estonia Risto Järv (born 1971), folklorist Risto Joost (born 1980), conductor and operatic countertenor Risto Kallaste (born 1971), footballer Ris...
James Garfield Schaeffer (February 1, 1885 – August 8, 1972) was a rugby union, American football and baseball coach. He served as the University of California rugby coach from 1909 to 1914, and football coach in 1915. In total he amassed a 73–16–8 record. From 1909 to 1914, California played rugby instead of American ...
Michael Simons (born September 8, 1989) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Central Connecticut State University and attended South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida and Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Orlando Predators, A...
The 2001 Election Committee by-election was held on 16 September 2001 after resignation of the incumbent Legislative Councillor Professor Ng Ching-fai who represented one of the six seats in the Election Committee constituency, from the Legislative Council (LegCo) with effect from 15 July 2001. Ng Ching-fai of the New...
During the 1989–90 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 17th in the First Division, only escaping relegation on goal difference. There was a managerial change halfway through the season when Ray Harford was sacked after two-and-a-half years in charge to ...
The Xechasmeni railway station () is the railway station that serves the nearby village of Xechasmeni in Central Macedonia, Greece. The station is located just west of the settlement, on the Thessaloniki–Bitola railway, and is severed by both Local and Proastiakos Services. History Opened in 1894 in what was then the ...
Christ on the Mount of Olives (1604-1606) was a painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian, 1571-1610), formerly in the Kaiser Friedrich Museum painting gallery, Berlin, but destroyed in 1945. The painting's authenticity has been disputed, but it is well attested in the collection of Marchese Vincenzo Gius...
The Monument to Claudio Moyano is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Agustín Querol and located at the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V, it consists of a bronze statue of , a 19th century statesman noted for the authorship of the , put on top of a tall stone pedestal. History and description In 1894...
Major General Arthur Gillespie Wilson (29 September 1900 – February 1982) was an Australian Army officer. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School (where he was a classmate of another future Major-General, Albert Hellstrom) and RMC Duntroon. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Order on 6 March 1947 for h...
Delaware elected its member October 5, 1824. See also 1824 and 1825 United States House of Representatives elections List of United States representatives from Delaware References 1824 Delaware United States House of Representatives
```go package matchers_test import ( . "github.com/onsi/ginkgo" . "github.com/onsi/gomega" . "github.com/onsi/gomega/matchers" ) var _ = Describe("BeFalse", func() { It("should handle true and false correctly", func() { (true).ShouldNot(BeFalse()) (false).Should(BeFalse()) }) It("should only support boolea...
John D. Davies (December 1795 – 21 October 1861) was a Welsh priest. He was born in Llanddewi-Brefi, and attended school in Lampeter, before moving to study at Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1820. Following his ordination into the Church of England in Norwich, he became rector of St. Pancras, Chichester. In 1840 he mov...
Chertovo Gorodishche, more commonly known as Devil's Settlement, Devil's Mound, or Devil's City, is a rock formation near Yekaterinburg in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural Federal District, Russia. Made from several types of rock, the formation is a tourist attraction and archeological site. Description The rock formation at ...
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, also called The Mad Messiah, is a 1980 television miniseries about the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones, and their 1978 mass suicide at Jonestown. Based on the book by Charles A. Krause, entitled Guyana Massacre: The Eyewitness Account, the film was originally shown on television ...
The Mitis Seignory () is a forest and wildlife territory located in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in eastern Quebec. It was a seignory during the French colonisation of New France. History The Mitis Seignory was first granted to Jean-Baptiste de Peiras by the New France's governor, Louis de Buade de Frontenac,...
Balta (; Old Norse: "Baltey") is an uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. Geography Balta lies off the east coast of Unst and Balta Sound. It has an area of . There is a natural arch on the eastern side of the island. Balta Island Seafare and Skaw Smolts are the most northerly fish farm and fish hatchery in Brit...
François Gendron (born November 3, 1944, in Val-Paradis, Quebec) is a politician and teacher in Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. He has represented the Parti Québécois from 1976 to 2018. Gendron went to the Université Laval and obtained diplomas in pedagog...
Tansablogo is a village in the Salogo Department of Ganzourgou Province in central Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 800. References Populated places in the Plateau-Central Region Ganzourgou Province
Cliff Lerner is an American entrepreneur, author and media personality. He is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Snap Interactive, a software and social media company which created one of the first applications on Facebook. Snap Interactive creates online dating applications including, FirstMet.com (previou...
Amancio may refer to: Places Amancio, Cuba, a town in Las Tunas province People Amancio Alcorta (1842–1902), Argentine legal theorist Amancio Jacinto Alcorta (1805–1862), Argentine composer Amancio Amaro (1939–2023), Spanish footballer Amancio D'Silva (1936–1996), Indian-born jazz guitarist and composer Amancio Guede...
Arque Municipality is the first municipal section of the Arque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Arque. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 11,806 inhabitants. It has the lowest HDI of Bolivia with 0.311. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed belo...
Haffen Brewery, later J&M Haffen Brewing Company, and incorporated as Haffen Brewing Company in 1900, operated in Bronx, New York from 1856 until 1917. Owned by Matthias Haffen, (1814–1891), who came to the United States from Bavaria in 1831, it was a "landmark" on old Melrose Avenue between 151st Street and 152nd Stre...
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Francis Child (c.1735-63), of Osterley Park, Middlesex, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bishop's Castle 1761 - 23 September 1763. References 1735 births 1763 deaths People from Isleworth Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs...
Shrewsbury bus station is a bus station and terminus located on Raven Meadows in the centre of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. Local and inter-city services, predominantly operated by Arriva Midlands North, run from the station. Additional services are operated by Lakeside Coaches, Tanat Valley, Ce...
Subedar is a rank of junior commissioned officer in the Indian Army; a senior non-commissioned officer in the Pakistan Army, and formerly a Viceroy's commissioned officer in the British Indian Army. History Subedar or subadar was the second-highest rank of Indian officer in the military forces of British India, ranki...
The Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) is a critically endangered species in the pig genus (Sus). It is endemic to six of the Visayan Islands (Cebu, Negros, Panay, Masbate, Guimaras, and Siquijor) in the central Philippines. It is known by many names in the region (depending on the island and linguistic group) with most...
This is a list of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in North America. There are more than 6 million Presbyterians in North America. Presbyterian denominations Larger Presbyterian denominations Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church - around 22,459 members (2018) - Orthodox, Presbyterian, Calvinist, Covenanter &...
Bill Tung Biu () (March 30, 1933 in Hong Kong — February 22, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor and horse racing commentator. Tung started off as a jockey with his family racing horse stable. He was then recruited to become a horse racing commentator. Due to his fame, he was invited to act in many movies beginning in the late...
The March 2017 United Kingdom budget was delivered by Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to the House of Commons on Wednesday, 8 March 2017. The last budget to be held in the spring until 2020, it was Hammond's first as Chancellor of the Exchequer since being appointed to the role in July 2016. 2017–18 t...
Michael Kingma (born 9 August 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player. Professional career Kingma was born in Manly, New South Wales, where he started his basketball playing as a junior. Kingma played seven seasons in Australia's National Basketball League, including six seasons with the Sydney K...
Raorchestes ponmudi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India and like others in the genus has a life-history that involves direct development, the tadpoles develop into tiny frogs within the egg. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests whic...
Central Lombok Regency is a regency () of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Praya. It covers an area of 1,208.39 km2, and had a population of 859,309 at the 2010 census and 1,034,859 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 1,067,...
HD 142250 (HR 5910, HIP 77900) is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It has a visual apparent magnitude of 6.1, being visible to the naked eye only in excellent seeing conditions. From parallax measurements, it is located 486 light-years (149 parsecs) away from Earth. This distance, together with the star's proper m...
"Can You Stop the Rain" is a song by American singer Peabo Bryson, taken from his fifteenth studio album of the same name (1991). It was written by John Bettis and Walter Afanasieff, while production was helmed by the latter. Released as the album's lead single, the song spent two weeks at number one on the US Hot R&B/...