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Alderano Cybo (sometimes Alderano Cibo or Alderano Cybo-Malaspina) (16 July 1613 – 22 July 1700) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. He served as the Secretary of State of Pope Innocent XI. Early life Cybo was born 16 July 1613 in Genoa, the fifth of fourteen children of Carlo I Cybo-Malaspina, sovereign Prince of Mass...
Smardzew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grabów, within Łęczyca County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Grabów, north-west of Łęczyca, and north-west of the regional capital Łódź. References Villages in Łęczyca County
"Home" is a song recorded by British singer Leah McFall, the runner-up on the second series of the BBC talent show The Voice, featuring guest vocals from her show mentor will.i.am. Built around a sample from American indie folk band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' same-titled 2010 song, it was written and produce...
Cary Stansbury (born October 17, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Stansbury grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and played college tennis at UC Berkeley, earning ITA All-American honors in 1978. Soon after turning professional he qualified for the main draw of the 1978 ...
Task Force Danbi() is the South Korean military mission to Haiti for earthquake relief in the aftermath of the 12 January 2010 earthquake. This became South Korea's sixth UN Peacekeeping Mission. The mission is expected to last until 31 December 2010. Name The name "Danbi" (단비) was chosen after a competition of 8 day...
Bodomzor (, formerly Tapkok) is a village in Sughd Region, northern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Guli Surkh in the city of Istaravshan. References Populated places in Sughd Region
The George E. Purple House is a historic home located at 338 Sunset Ave. in LaGrange, Illinois, United States. The Italian Renaissance Revival style house was designed by William G. Carnegie and built in 1928. The house includes several characteristic features of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture, including a gr...
Butler Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,318. History Butler Township was established in 1849. Butler Township is named after Butler County, Ohio, the native home of many of its early settlers. Geography According to the 2010 census, the tow...
Viper is a steel roller coaster located in the Baja Ridge area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Viper is the last operating roller coaster with seven inversions to be built by American manufacturer Arrow Dynamics. The other two, Shockwave at Six Flags Great America and the Great American Scream Mach...
Albert Edward Pelling (18 October 1903 – 1977) was a British fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. He was a three times British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1933, 1934 and 1951. References 1903 births 1977 deaths British male fencers Olympic fenc...
Jonathan Maman (; born September 29, 1978), better known by his stage name John Mamann (), is a French singer, songwriter and composer who is signed to AZ, part of Universal Music. He has released three albums, Mister Joe in 2010, self-titled Joe Mamann in 2012 and Love Life in 2013. The title track from the last album...
The Mirasi (; ; ) are a community found in North India and Pakistan. They are folklore tellers and traditional singers and dancers of a number of communities. The word "mirasi" is derived from the Arabic word (ميراث) mīrās, which means inheritance or sometimes heritage. In the strict grammatical sense of the term, they...
The Astronomical Society of India (ASI) is an Indian society of professional astronomers and other professionals from related disciplines. It was founded in 1972, with Vainu Bappu being the founder President of the Society, and as of 2010 has a membership of approximately 1000. Its registered office is at the Astronomy...
Ulrike Poppe (original name Ulrike Wick; born 26 January 1953 in Rostock, GDR) was a member of the East German opposition. In 1982 she founded the "Women for Peace" network and in 1985 joined the Initiative for Peace and Human Rights. In 1989 she joined Democracy Now. Poppe was a victim of the Stasi's psychological w...
Mauro Gianneschi (3 August 1931 – 21 January 2016) was an Italian racing cyclist. He won stage 11 of the 1954 Giro d'Italia. References External links 1931 births 2016 deaths Italian male cyclists Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Place of birth missing Sportspeople from the Province of Pistoia Cyclists from Tus...
Billy George Searle (born 25 March 1996) is an English rugby union player. His most common position is fly-half. Searle has previously played for Wasps, Bristol Bears, Plymouth Albion, Launceston, Worcester Warriors and the Cornwall county side. Career Searle started playing junior rugby at Okehampton whilst at scho...
Blennidus solivagus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Moret in 2005. References Blennidus Beetles described in 2005
AC, A.C. or Ac often refers to: Air conditioning Alternating current, a type of electrical current in which the current repeatedly changes direction AC, A.C. or Ac may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Gaming Ace Combat, a series of combat flight simulator games Animal Crossing, a series of community simula...
Tatjana Maria was the defending champion, but withdrew before the event started. Kirsten Flipkens won the title, defeating wildcard Katie Boulter in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3. Seeds Draw Draw References Main Draw Fuzion 100 Southsea Trophy - Singles Southsea Trophy
Leptostylus paulus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné & Hoffmann in 1981. References Leptostylus Beetles described in 1981
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este () (14 July 1817, Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio – 25 March 1886, Gorizia, Austria-Hungary) was a member of the House of Austria-Este and Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Modena by birth. Henri was disputedly King of France and Navarre from 2 to 9 A...
This is a list of episodes for the television series Murder in the First, an American detective anthology drama that airs on TNT. The series stars Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson. Set in San Francisco, the show follows a single case across an entire season. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2014) Season 2 (2015)...
The Eungella tinker frog (Taudactylus liemi), also known as Eungella tinkerfrog, Liem's frog, or Liem's tinker frog, is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Eungella area in Queensland, Australia. It lives in rocky margins of fast-flowing creeks and seepages in montane rainforest at elev...
Diplacus angustatus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names purplelip pansy monkeyflower and narrowleaf pansy monkeyflower. Distribution It is endemic to California, where its distribution is scattered around the North Coast Ranges through the San Joaquin Valley and a section of the Sierra Nevada foothi...
Hanna Mina (; 9 March 1924 – 21 August 2018) was a Syrian novelist, described in Literature from the "Axis of Evil" as the country's "most prominent". His early novels belong to the movement of social realism, and focus on class conflict; his later works contain "a more symbolic analysis of class differences". His wri...
The Susquehannah Turnpike is a historic 25 mile turnpike beginning at Catskill on the Hudson River and stretching through the town of Durham in Greene County, New York. East of the Hudson River, the road was taken over by the Ancram Turnpike Company in 1804. The route was extended west by the Susquehannah and Bath Turn...
Charles de Kermovan de Gouzillon was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. Biography Gouzillon was the first son of his parents. He was brother to Chef de Division Andrée-Marie de Gouzillon de Bélizal, and cousin to Lieutenant Jean-Michel-Guillaume de Gouzillon. Kermovan de Gouzillon ...
San Andrés Villa Seca is a town and municipality in the Retalhuleu Department of Guatemala. References Municipalities of the Retalhuleu Department
The pampiniform plexus (from Latin pampinus, a tendril, + forma, form) is a venous plexus – a network of many small veins found in the human male spermatic cord, and the suspensory ligament of the ovary. In the male, it is formed by the union of multiple testicular veins from the back of the testis and tributaries from...
"Where The City Meets The Sea" is the lead single from the Australian rock band The Getaway Plan's debut album Other Voices, Other Rooms. It reached #28 on the ARIA chart. Track listing CD single Where The City Meets The Sea - 3:36 The Flood - 3:49 Where The City Meets The Sea (Nova 100 acoustic recording) - 3:46 ...
MIMEDefang is a GPL licensed framework for filtering e-mail. It uses sendmail's "Milter" API, some C glue code, and some Perl code to let the user write high-performance mail filters in Perl. MIMEDefang can be used to: Block viruses (e.g. using Clamav) Block or tag spam (e.g. using SpamAssassin) Remove HTML mail pa...
Tony Moorey is programme manager at Absolute Radio. He used to be the producer of The Geoff Show on Virgin Radio (before it was renamed "Absolute") where he, Geoff Lloyd and Annabel Port made up the 'Symposium', until 21 December 2007. He was replaced by Nelson Kumah. Until 2005, he was producer of the Pete and Geoff ...
Floyd Kirk Haskell (February 7, 1916August 25, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1973 to 1979. Early life and career Floyd Haskell was born in Morristown, New Jersey, to Edward Kirk and Gladys (née Clarkson) Haskell. His father...
Centule I (Occitan: Centolh d'Astaragues) (died 1230 or 1233) was the Count of Astarac from 1174 or 1175 until his death. He is recorded in a sirventes of Bertran de Born as having joined the alliance against Richard the Lion-Hearted in 1183. Bertran calls him E.n Centols. Centule raised a company of Gascon routiers a...
Yarmasu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 530 (2022). It is situated to the southwest of Gülnar. The distance to Gülnar is and to Mersin is . References Neighbourhoods in Gülnar District
Radian is the debut EP album by Portuguese singer Ana Free. It was released on February 9, 2010, in the U.S. and its lead single was "Questions in My Mind", released a week after. Writing and composition The EP contains five songs, several of which are Ana Free's most popular original songs on YouTube. Ana Free wrote...
Fridericia ulrikae is a species of annelid belonging to the family Enchytraeidae. It is native to Northern Europe. References Enchytraeidae Animals described in 1999
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Falkland Islands is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to be in the islands on 3 April 2020. During the first wave, the number of cases peaked at 13, with all being from the mi...
"You're in It" is a song written by Justin Adams, Frank Rogers and Mark Nesler, and recorded by American country music singer Granger Smith. It was released in May 2018 as the second single from his ninth studio album When the Good Guys Win. It peaked at No. 36 on the US Country Airplay chart. Content In the song, the...
The Sheldon Boright House, also known as the Grey Gables, is a historic house at 122 River Street in Richford, Vermont. Built in 1890 for a prominent local businessman, it is a fine example of a pattern-book design by Palliser, Palliser & Company, and may be the only instance of a house found on the cover of one of th...
Tabernaemontana disticha is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is found in northern South America. References disticha
The Delcambre Canal, also known as Bayou Carlin, runs from Lake Peigneur in Louisiana to Vermilion Bay near Weeks Island. It serves to connect the shrimping center of Delcambre to the Gulf of Mexico. It also has a spur connection to Avery Island and crosses the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The canal was first dredge...
The 2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia from 25 June to 2 July 2016. The competition was open to players aged 15–20 (born between 2001 and 1996). Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch ...
Alamanda may refer to: Alamanda, Orissa, a village in Orissa State, India Alamanda, Vizianagaram district, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India Alamanda de Castelnau (born c. 1160), trobairitz Alamanda Motuga (born 1994), Samoan rugby union player See also Alamada, Philippines Allamanda, a genus of flowering plan...
Dilan Andrés Ortiz Aragón (born 15 March 2000) is a Colombian football forward. Club career Born in Popayán, Ortiz came through the youth ranks of Atlético Nacional. At club level, Ortíz made his debut playing on loan at Real Cartagena making 14 appearances and scoring twice in the 2018 Categoría Primera B season. The...
Harrisburg Bureau of Police is a medium-sized city police force in South Central Pennsylvania serving the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 2019, Harrisburg had the sixth largest police department in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by total law enforcement employees. Since 2003, the Bureau has achieved and maintain...
Vladimir Tuganov (born 17 July 1961) is a Russian equestrian. He competed in two events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. References 1961 births Living people Russian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Russia Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Vladikavka...
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SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc) is a multinational energy company headquartered in Perth, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. SSE operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland. History Origins The company has its origins in two public secto...
The 2005 Capital One Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the LSU Tigers on January 1, 2005, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Spread bettors favored LSU by seven points, but Iowa won, 30–25, when quarterback Drew Tate completed a 56-yard pass to wide receiver Warren Ho...
Dwell is a design and technology brand. It was launched with a magazine in October 2000 by CEO Lara Hedberg Deam with architecture and design critic Karrie Jacobs as its editor-in-chief. In August 2002, Jacobs left the magazine and was replaced by senior editor Allison Arieff. After Arieff, Sam Grawe held the position ...
Euippe or Evippe () is the name of eight women in Greek mythology: Euippe, a daughter of Danaus and the naiad Polyxo. She married (and murdered) Imbrus, son of Aegyptus and Caliadne. Euippe, another daughter of Danaus, this time by an Ethiopian woman. She married either Argius, son of Aegyptus and a Phoenician woma...
Turkish folk literature is an oral tradition deeply rooted, in its form, in Anatolian traditions. However, in its themes, Turkish folk literature reflects the problems peculiar to a settling (or settled) people who have abandoned the nomadic lifestyle. One example of this is the series of folktales surrounding the figu...
Cromwell with the Coffin of Charles I is a partially-varnished c. 1831 watercolour by Eugène Delacroix, now in the Département des Arts graphiques of the Louvre in Paris. Production The work was painted as a reaction against Paul Delaroche's , exhibited at the 1831 Paris Salon, the first to be held after the July Re...
Ferdinand Runk (October 14, 1764 – December 3, 1834), also known as Franz Ferdinand Runk, was a German-Austrian landscape painter, draftsman and etcher. Early life In 1778 Runk graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and studied with among others Hubert Maurer, Friedrich August and Johann Christian Brand. Soon...
Golgotha is the fifteenth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P. The album was released on October 2, 2015 through Napalm Records, and is W.A.S.P.'s first studio album since Babylon (2009), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career. Golgotha is also W.A.S.P.'s last studio album with ...
Events from the year 1853 in Canada. Incumbents Monarch — Victoria Federal government Parliament: 4th Governors Governor General of the Province of Canada — James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Charles Henry Darling Governor of New Brunswick — Edmund Walker Head Governor of Nova Scotia ...
Giants in the Earth may refer to: Giants in the Earth (novel), a 1924/1925 novel by Ole Edvart Rølvaag Giants in the Earth (opera), a 1951 adaptation of the novel, by Douglas Moore
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Eric Cartman is a central character from the adult animated series South Park. Cartman may also refer to: Cartman (band), an Australian band 1997–2003 Cartman (surname), a surname South Park Other characters in South Park with the surname Cartman Liane Cartman, a central character from the adult animated series ...
The Exeter Township School District is a small suburban public school district located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district serves two municipalities southeast of Reading, the Borough of St. Lawrence, and Exeter Township. In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $24,836, while the median family inc...
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See also Prince Katsura, the second son of Prince Mikasa. The was the one of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out. It was founded by Prince Toshihito, a grandson of Emperor Ōgimachi and bro...
Down for the Count is an album by Y&T. Down for the Count may also refer to: Down for the Count, a novel by Stuart M. Kaminsky Down for the Count (EP), an EP by Title Fight "Down for the Count", a 1956 song composed by Bill Finegan Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra "Down for the Count", a song by Bowling fo...
The Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (subtitled The Central European Journal of Medicine) is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal that was established in 1888. It is the official organ of three medical societies in Austria: the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin, Österreichischen Kardiologischen Gesellsch...
Dialysis may refer to: Dialysis (chemistry), a process of separating molecules in solution Electrodialysis, used to transport salt ions from one solution to another through an ion-exchange membrane under the influence of an applied electric potential Kidney dialysis is the process of removing water, solutes and toxins...
Errol Brown is a Jamaican audio engineer and record producer. Biography Brown is the nephew of the late Duke Reid, the pioneer of Treasure Isle recording studio. Educated at Kingston Technical High School, where he did radio and television, Brown was trained as an audio engineer at Treasure Isle studios by Byron Smith...
The Second and Third Avenue Historic District is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. At the time of its nomination it consisted of 186 resources, which included 176 contributing buildings, and 10 non-contributing buildings. This area was dev...
Round Hill is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It lies 10 miles southwest of Richmond on Kentucky Route 595. Round Hill is part of the Richmond–Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area. A burial mound attributed by the National Register of Historic Places to the Adena culture is the ...
Sea foam is a type of foam that appears in bodies of salt water. It can also refer to: Honeycomb toffee, a type of candy A shade of the color green A literal translation of "meerschaum" Hugh "Seafoam" McDuck, a Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck An engine additive added to oil or gas...
Adecco General Staffing, New Zealand is one of the largest providers of employment placement and recruitment services in New Zealand. The company employs about 90 employees across 17 offices all over the country, with headquarters in Auckland City. Adecco General Staffing is part of Adecco Personnel Ltd, which is a wh...
Ole Hartvig Nissen (17 April 1815 – 4 February 1874) was a Norwegian philologist and educator. He founded Nissen's Girls' School in Christiania in 1849. In 1865 he became director-general in the Ministry of Education, while remaining one of three joint headmasters of Nissen's Girls' School until 1872. In 1873 he was ap...
Zhang Jingyin (; born December 12, 1999 in Jiangsu) is a male Chinese volleyball player. He is part of the China men's national volleyball team. On club level he will play for Belogorie Belgorod. Career In 2013, Zhang at the age of 14 started learning to play volleyball at Xuzhou Tsinghua Middle School. He was 1.7 m...
Duellman's pigmy leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus duellmani), also known commonly as la salamanquesa pigmea de Duellman in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. Etymology The specific name, duellmani, is in honor of American herpetologist William Edwar...
Vlad the Drac is a 1982 children's novel by author Ann Jungman. The story revolves around the life of a baby vampire who comes into the lives of two siblings, who take him home to England and eventually grow to love and care for him like their own son. It was followed by five sequels: Vlad the Drac Returns, Vlad the D...
Mary Ellen is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Mary Ellen Duncan (died 2022), American academic administrator and teacher Mary Ellen Mark (1940–2015), American photographer Mary Ellen Pleasant (1815–1904), American entrepreneur, financier, real estate magnate, and abolitionist Mary Ellen Wilson ...
Félix Lambey (born 15 March 1994) is a French rugby union lock who currently plays for Lyon and France. International career Lambey was called up to the French national team for the first time ahead of France's opening 2018 Six Nations Championship match against Ireland. References External links France profile at F...
Michelle Goos (born 27 December 1989) is a Dutch handball player for Buxtehuder SV and the Dutch national team. Career Goos has never been part of any youth selections or a talent identification program. 2015-16 The 2015–16 season was an important season For her. In October 2015 she won with the national team the sil...
Bevan John Buirchell (born 1951) is an Australian botanist. He graduated from The University of Western Australia and obtained his PhD in biochemistry in 1982. In 1988 he began working on lupins as an agricultural crop, first as a research officer and later as Senior Lupin Breeder in the Western Australian Department o...
Suffasia attidiya, is a species of spider of the genus Suffasia. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The species was documented only from female specimens found from Bellanwila-Attidiya marsh, situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Colombo. The first male specimen was found in 2005. See also List of Zodariidae species R...
The 1967 Wilkes 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 1, 1967, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the ...
Teletanks were a series of wireless remotely controlled unmanned tanks produced in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and early 1940s so as to reduce combat risk to soldiers. They saw their first combat use in the Winter War, at the start of World War II. A teletank is controlled by radio from a control tank at a distance o...
Winchester is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 987 at the 2020 census. The name of the surrounding township is also named Winchester. State Route 136 passes through Winchester. Winchester is adjacent to Ohio State Route 32, a four lane divided highway known as the Appalachian Highwa...
This list includes American politicians at the state and local levels who have been convicted of felony crimes committed while in office by decade; this list encompasses the 1990s. At the bottom of the article are links to related articles which deal with politicians who are involved in federal scandals (political and...
Beltola is a prime residential area in the southern part of Guwahati, Assam. It is an adjoining area of the Dispur capital complex. During Ahom reign, Beltola was a small Koch kingdom, whose ruler assisted in the administration of the Borphukan in Guwahati, the Ahom viceroy of Lower Assam and in maintaining relations...
This is a list of awards and nominations given to the American animated television series South Park. Primetime Emmy Awards Annie Awards Behind the Voice Actors Awards Critics' Choice Television Awards Gold Derby Awards Online Film & Television Association Awards Peabody Awards People's Choice Awards Satellite...
Stephania suberosa is a shrub native to Thailand, described by Lewis Leonard Forman in 1980. References Flora of Asia suberosa Plants described in 1980
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery (commonly known as Te Uru, formerly known as Lopdell House Gallery) is a contemporary art gallery located in Titirangi, Auckland. The gallery, which serves the West Auckland region, was originally opened within Lopdell House in 1986. Redevelopment The gallery closed in 2012 for a ...
The qualification process of men's teams for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. The remaining spots were contested in each of the five regions' respective tournaments. Qualified teams Africa Africa had two tournam...
Silas Warwick (second ¼ 1879 – first ¼ 1937) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven Recreation ARLFC, Broughton Rangers and Salford, as a forward (prior to the sp...
Emma Louise Powell is a South African politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Democratic Alliance (DA) She was named as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation in the Shadow Cabinet of Mmusi Maimane in June 2019. In December 2020, she was appointed as Shadow Minister ...
Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Mackenzie Power KCB MBE (18 June 1921 – 17 November 1984) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth. Naval career Born the son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Power, Power joined the Royal Navy in 1938 and served in World War II. He was appointed Commander of the 23rd Escort...
The Semirechensk is a Kazakh breed of domestic pig. It was purpose-bred in the twentieth century in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan). The breeding stock was principally Large White, with some admixture of Siberian Kemerovo and a small proportion of wild boar. History The Semi...
Spencer John Skipper (c. 1848 – September 1903) was a journalist in South Australia who wrote and drew using the pseudonym "Hugh Kalyptus". History Skipper was born in South Australia a son of solicitor and artist John Michael Skipper (18 June 1815 – 7 December 1883) and his wife Frances Amelia Skipper, née Thomas (c....
Francis James "Frank" Clement (born 26 April 1952 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish athlete who competed in the 1500 metres. He was a member of Bellahouston Harriers and a graduate of Strathclyde University. Clement was an Olympic 1500 m finalist coming fifth at the 1976 Games in Montreal in a time of 3:39.65. He was ...
Haybro, (also known as Junction City), is an extinct town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. History The Haybro post office operated from May 15, 1918, until July 15, 1951. The community's name is a contraction of the Hayden brothers, proprietors of a local coal mine. See also Bibliography of Colorado Geograp...
Edward Leon Jabłoński (13 October 1919 – 17 November 1970) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Cracovia and the Poland national team. Biography Born on 13 October 1919 in Kraków, Jabłoński was one of the few players who participated in games of the national team both before a...
Federal Prison Camp, Eglin was a Federal Bureau of Prisons minimum security prison at Auxiliary Field 6, Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Lacey Rose of Forbes wrote that it "was once considered so cushy that the term "Club Fed" was actually coined to describe it." By 2006 the federal government decided to cut costs b...
Kong Island (original Italian title: Eva, la Venere selvaggia; translated as Eva, the Savage Venus) is a 1968 jungle adventure film (with a science fiction element) directed by Roberto Mauri (billed as Robert Morris). The film was promoted in the U.S. as King of Kong Island. Plot synopsis The story takes place in the...