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International Open Data Day is an annual event that promotes awareness and use of open data. The event takes place globally, usually in February or March. Typical activities include talks, seminars, demonstrations, hackathons, training or the announcement of open data releases or other milestones in open data. In som...
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Palm oil production is important to the economy of Indonesia as the country is the world's biggest producer and consumer of the commodity, providing about half of the world's supply. In 2016, Indonesia produced over of palm oil, and exported of it. Oil palm plantations stretch across at least . There are several diff...
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was previously one of the highest ranking shihan of Yoshinkan aikido, at 8th dan, and dojocho of its hombu dojo from 2002. He first became a part of Yoshinkan in 1969 but split from the organization in January 2008 following the resignation of kanchou Kyoichi Inoue. Chida was an uchideshi of Yoshinkan founder Gozo Sh...
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Henry Eaton Moore was an American composer born in Andover, New Hampshire on July 21, 1803. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 23, 1841. Besides music he also was in the publishing business. References 1803 births 1841 deaths American male composers 19th-century American composers People from Andover, Ne...
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Alexandre Bourdeau (born March 15, 1978) Canadian politician and public administrator in Quebec. He served in the 37th National Assembly of Quebec. Life and career Bourdeau was born in Le Gardeur, Quebec. Bourdeau earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Montreal in 2003, after obtaining...
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Halgerda willeyi is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. Distribution This species was described from a single specimen collected at Lifou, Loyalty Islands, by Dr A. Willey. Halgerda willeyi has been reported throughout the western Indo-P...
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Kapurthala House is the former residence of the Maharaja of Kapurthala in Delhi. It is located close to Connaught Place. It is used by the state government of Punjab and is the residence of the Chief Minister whenever he visits the national capital. References Official residences in India State governments' houses i...
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Start Hill is a hamlet on the B1256 road, in the Great Hallingbury civil parish, Uttlesford District, in the English county of Essex. It is near the town of Bishop's Stortford. Singer Charli XCX grew up in Start Hill. Location Start Hill is located on the B1256 road to the east of the town of Bishop's Stortford and ...
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Mikhail Youdin (29 September 1893 St. Petersburg – 8 February 1948 Kazan) was a Russian composer. He studied at Saint Petersburg Conservatory, where he began teaching in 1926, and is best remembered for his 1943 opera Farida. Youdin earned the nickname "Russian Bach" because of his career spent composing large scale...
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RapidSOS is an intelligent safety platform that securely links data to 9-1-1 and first responders. It connects more than 500 million devices directly to 15,000+ first responder agencies. Founded in 2012 by Michael Martin and Nicholas Horelik, RapidSOS pairs with IoT companies to improve caller data accuracy in 9-1-1 c...
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Stolp radio transmitter was a broadcasting station close to Rathsdamnitz, Germany ( since 1945: Dębnica Kaszubska, Poland) southeast of Stolp, Germany (since 1945 Słupsk, Poland). The facility, which went in service on December 1, 1938, was designed to explore whether a reduction of fading effects could be achieved via...
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In folk music a tune-family is, "a seeming multiplicity of melodies," reducible, "to a small number of 'models' or sets." One can think of the models or sets as deep structures. Often, "different tunes are the same," and, "the same tune is different." Idiolectical (individual) or dialectical (based on context or on lo...
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Alice Edun, known professionally as Edun, is a Nigerian-Russian singer of dance and gospel music. She lives in Milan, Italy and is signed to eurodance label Off-Limits, and licensed to Robbins Entertainment in the United States. Background Edun was born in St. Petersburg to a Nigerian father and Russian mother She st...
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The Philippine Senate Committee on Tourism is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines. Jurisdiction According to the Rules of the Senate, the committee handles all matters relating to Philippine tourism and the tourist industry. Members, 18th Congress Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Commi...
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The 2008 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 52nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States. Officially culminating the 2007–08 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured sixty-four t...
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Amandinea myrticola is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae. Found in Portugal, it was formally described as a new species in 2011 by Mireia Giralt, Pieter van den Boom, and John Elix. The type specimen was collected by the second author from the south side of (Alentejo);...
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Lake Shunet is a meromictic lake near the selo of Shira in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia. It belongs to the Shirin group of lakes. It is located 7 km south of the Lake Shira, in a deep basin, at around 390 m above sea level. The mineralization of the lake is of about 15 grams. There is sulfate-chloride and sodium-...
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Loddo or Løddo is a mountain in the municipality of Austevoll in Hordaland county, Norway. The tall mountain is located on the island of Huftarøy and it is the highest point in the municipality of Austevoll. The mountain is located near the southeast coast of the island, about northwest of the coastal village of Ot...
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Drymonia velitaris is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found in central and southern Europe and Anatolia. The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm for males and 15–18 mm for females. The imago can be identified by the yellow spot on the base of the forewing. ...
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In physics, angular frequency (symbol ω), also called angular speed and angular rate, is a scalar measure of the angle rate (the angle per unit time) or the temporal rate of change of the phase argument of a sinusoidal waveform or sine function (for example, in oscillations and waves). Angular frequency (or angular spe...
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Charles Paul Jean Baptiste de Bourgevin Vialart de Moligny, comte de Saint-Morys (11 July 1743, Paris - 15 August 1795, île de Houat) was a French art collector. Life He was the son of Charles Paul Jean Baptiste de Bourgevin Vialart de Moligny (5 March 1713, Paris - June 1794, Paris), who was himself the son of Charle...
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Higher education in Poland started in the Middle Ages. In 1364 the first Polish university (later called Jagiellonian University) was created in Cracow. In 1826 the first technical university was established in Warsaw, leading eventually to the establishment of Warsaw University of Technology, the largest technical uni...
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Arthur Adolf, Count of Posadowsky-Wehner, Baron of Postelwitz (, 3 June 1845 – 23 October 1932) was a German conservative statesman. He served as the secretary for the Treasury (1893–1897), secretary of the Interior, vice-chancellor of the German Empire and Prussian minister of State (1897–1907). Biography Born to Sil...
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Several sculpted busts of Pope Urban VIII were created by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini, with varying amounts of assistance from other artists in his workshop: Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 1623–1624. Marble. San Lorenzo in Fonte, 1626. Marble. Assistance by Giuliano Finelli. Galleria Nazionale di Arte, Palazzo...
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The bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Kingdom of Thailand were established in 1989. Thailand is one of the only 54 nations with formal diplomatic relations with Bhutan. History Established in 1989, the diplomatic relations between Bhutan and Thailand have grown stronger over the years. Both na...
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Illyus & Barrientos are an electronic music duo from Glasgow consisting of Illyus Brown & Ivan Hall Barrientos. Biography The duo met through the recommendation of Glasgow Underground Recordings owner, Kevin McKay (musician) - soon releasing their debut EP entitled 'Do Anything You Wanna' on the same record label. Th...
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Minas de Matahambre Municipal Museum is a museum located in Minas de Matahambre, Cuba. It was established as a museum on 30 July 1980. The museum holds about 1,000 objects, mostly related to the economic and social development of the area. There is an important collection of old photographs about the first decades of ...
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Cedric Bucknall (2 May 1849 in Bath – 12 December 1921), was an English organist and botanist. Life He was the son of John Bucknall and Elizabeth Bassett. He married Abbie Cecilia Frye on 27 April 1873 in West Hackney. Children: Janet Mary Bucknall b. 1874 in Southwell Arthur Bucknall b. 1875 Basil Charles Bucknall ...
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Mycena aurantiomarginata, commonly known as the golden-edge bonnet, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. First formally described in 1803, it was given its current name in 1872. Widely distributed, it is common in Europe and North America, and has also been collected in North Africa, Central America,...
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The West County Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Palm Beach County, Florida. The power plant features three 1,250MW multi-shaft combined cycle gas turbine generating units on a site. The facility has been online since 2009, with all three generators reaching completion in 2011. It is the largest natural g...
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USCGC Point Dume (WPB-82325) was an Point class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1961 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat. Since the Coast Guard policy in 1961 was not to name cutters under in length, it was designated as WPB-82325 when commissioned and ...
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Direct Hit Technologies, Inc. was a Boston-based search engine company that provided search engine services to major web portals and operated a public search engine at directhit.com. Founded in April 1998 by Gary Culliss and Mike Cassidy, the Direct Hit search engine utilized the anonymous searching activity of million...
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Eatoniella globosa is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae. It was first described by Winston F. Ponder in 1965. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand. Description Eatoniella globosa has a thin, fragile pinkish shell. The holotype measured 1.15 mm by 0.8 mm, and has a similar appeara...
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The Source is a public art work by artist Sorel Etrog located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The sculpture's abstract form is horizontally oriented; it is installed on the lawn. References Outdoor sculptures in Milwaukee 1964 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Wisconsin Abstract sculptures in ...
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The Sacred Heart School is a catholic primary and secondary school located in Golaghat, Assam, India. It was established in 1959. The school consists of two separate entities, the Junior School and the High School, both with their own building but located at the same address, one next to the other. The secondary scho...
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Robust was built in France in 1779. The British captured her in 1781 and she was registered at Liverpool in 1783. She first entered Lloyd's Register in 1789 as whaler in the northern whale fishery (Greenland and Davis Strait). Then in December 1788 she left on the first of three voyages as a slave ship in the triangula...
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William Gainsborough was a medieval Bishop of Worcester. He was nominated on 22 October 1302 and consecrated on 28 October 1302. He died on 17 September 1307. He was a Franciscan and had been Minister Provincial (head of the order) in England from 1285-1292 Citations References Bishops of Worcester 14th-century ...
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Vieta is a lunar impact crater that lies due north of the walled plain Schickard, in the southwestern part of the Moon. About half a crater diameter to the southeast is the smaller Fourier, and to the north-northeast lies Cavendish. The outer rim of this crater has undergone some impact erosion, and small craters lie ...
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Chakkarapalli is a village in the Papanasam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in between Thanjavur - Kumbakonam highway. A more than thousand years old village having proof of Chakkaravageswarar Temple. Demographics As per the 2001 census, Chakkarapalli had a total population of 6082 with...
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Switzerland competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011. Medalists Diving Switzerland has qualified 1 athlete in diving. Men Open water swimming Women Swimming Switzerland qualified 5 swimmers. Men Women Synchronised swimming Switzerland has qualified 9 ...
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Hilde Kaufmann (born 28 October 1920 in Werne; died 11 January 1981 in Cologne) was a German jurist and criminologist. From 1966 to 1970, she was a professor at the University of Kiel, then from 1970 until her death a professor and director of the Criminological Research Center at the University of Cologne. Her main sc...
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USS U. S. Grant (AP-29) was a transport ship that saw service with the United States Navy in World War II. Originally a German ocean liner named König Wilhelm II, she was seized by the United States during the First World War and renamed USS Madawaska (ID-3011) in 1917 before being renamed USS U. S. Grant (AP-29) in 19...
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Buddleja dysophylla is a species endemic to southern Africa, from Zaire and Tanzania south to Malawi, and from the Transvaal to Eastern Cape Province, where it grows along forest edges or in scrub at elevations of 0–2,600 m. The species was named and described in 1883 by Radlkofer. Description Buddleja dysophylla is a...
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The Lidlidda Protected Landscape, also known as the Lidlidda–Banayoyo Protected Landscape, is a protected area of natural springs and surrounding mountain forests in Ilocos Sur on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is an important watershed providing the agricultural and household water requirements of the comm...
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CCGS Thunder Cape is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 s. She was built in Kingston, Ontario, in 2000, by MetalCraft Marine and MIL Systems and was moved to Goderich, Ontario, in October 2005. Assigned to the Central and Arctic Region, the lifeboat serves the Lake Erie area. The boat is backed up by search and resc...
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The 1998–99 season saw St Johnstone compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 3rd position with 57 points, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. They also reached the 1998 Scottish League Cup Final, losing 2–1 to Rangers. Results St Johnstone's score comes first Legend Scottish Premier League Scottish Cu...
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Helen Mandeville Martin (1889–1973) was an American geological researcher and educator for the Michigan Geological Survey. Martin was known for her work as a geological editor, lecturer and cartographer; her surface formation maps of glacial features in Michigan were used by Michigan industries in their mineral resourc...
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The Arrondissement Court (, , ) in Belgium is a court which deals with disputes of competence between the Court of First Instance, the Commercial Court and the Labour Court of a judicial arrondissement. It consists of the Presidents of the Court of First Instance, the Commercial Court and the Labour Court. In principl...
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Salmo is in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The village municipality is mostly on the north side of Erie Creek at the confluence with the Salmo River. The place lies largely east of the junction of BC Highway 3 (about southeast of Castlegar), and BC Highway 6 (about south of Nelson, and no...
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Eutropis greeri is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka. Etymology The specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen E. Greer. Geographic range E. greeri is found in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. Habitat The preferred natural...
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Inhassunge District is a district of the province of Zambezia Province in Mozambique, with its headquarters in the town of Mucupia. It has a borders, to the north with the municipality of Quelimane and with the district of Nicoadala, to the west with the district of Mopeia, to the south with the district of Chinde and ...
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Geoffrey Gilmore is the Director of the Tribeca Film Festival and a member of the UCLA Producers Program faculty. Career Creative Director of Tribeca Enterprises, a New York company that includes the Tribeca Film Festival, the Tribeca Cinemas and the Tribeca Film Festival Doha. He joins Tribeca after serving 19 years...
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HMS Hermes was launched as the mercantile Majestic at Whitby in 1801. The British Royal Navy purchased Majestic in 1803. She had an uneventful career and the Navy sold her in 1810. Career Absent original research, there are no records that provide any further details about Majestics origins or career prior to her sale...
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Criticism of pandeism has been carried out in various ways by proponents of other theological models, particularly of atheism and theism. Proponents of Pandeism have themselves published collections containing criticism from various viewpoints, including those written from Christian, Jewish, Islamic, New Thought, and A...
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Halinard was the Archbishop of Lyon between 1046 and 1052; he also served as abbot of the monastery of Saint-Bénigne in Dijon between 1031 and 1052. He was a counselor of both the Emperor Henry III and Pope Victor II. He was born in Burgundy of noble parents. His father, Warnerius, came from Langres and his mother, Is...
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Nicholas Faunt (fl. 1572–1608) was an English clerk of the signet, agent of the Crown, and politician. Life Faunt was a native of Norfolk. An earlier person of the same name, who was mayor of Canterbury and M.P. for the city in 1460, had played a prominent part in Warwick the Kingmaker's rebellion of 1471, actively su...
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The Asian American Literary Awards are a set of annual awards that have been presented by The Asian American Writers' Workshop since 1998. The awards include a set of honors for excellence in fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by a panel of literary and academic judges; a Members' Choice Award, voted on by the Work...
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Job is a bronze sculpture, created by American artist Judith Shea. It is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. The piece was created in 2005 and placed on loan at Herron School of Art and Design for the school's first Public Sculpture Invitational, hel...
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Ultrasound attenuation spectroscopy is a method for characterizing properties of fluids and dispersed particles. It is also known as acoustic spectroscopy. There is an international standard for this method. Measurement of attenuation coefficient versus ultrasound frequency yields raw data for further calculation of ...
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Akil Mark Koci is a Kosovar Albanian composer and music writer. Education Koci was born in 1936 in Prizren, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (in today's Kosovo). There he graduated from the Josip Slavenski music school. He went on to study at the Sarajevo Music Academy, graduating in 1962 and specialising in music theory. He fu...
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Missouri was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Missouri voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting...
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The Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer was a Catholic school board located on the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It oversaw French and English schools in the former independent municipalities of Anjou, Saint-Leonard, and Montreal-Est as well as the city of Montreal's borough of Pointe-aux-Trembles It was aboli...
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The Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction of the Soviet Union. It was awarded 12,775 times. Due to the large size of the list, it has been broken up into multiple pages. Military Personnel Partisans Test pilots Soviet Civilians National Leaders References Lists of Heroes of the Soviet Union
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Ixhelt González (born June 1, 2004) an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career At the age of 13, González represented the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketbal...
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The Chumhill railway accident occurred 26 February 1913 in England, killing two. The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway maintained an exemplary safety record throughout its short existence, from 1898 to 1935, and no passengers or members of the public were ever killed or injured. Overview There were, however, two accidents...
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Elisenda de Sant Climent (1220–1275), was a Catalan slave. She was born to Guillem Ramon de Sant Climent and married a Catalan farmer on Mallorca; they belonged to the Catalan colonists on Mallorca after the island was conquered by Aragon in 1229. They had a daughter, Guillemona. In 1238, during the conquest of Valen...
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Antonina Petrova (; 14 March 1915 – 4 November 1941) was a Soviet partisan and medic. She was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 8 April 1942 for killing herself to avoid being captured and interrogated by the Germans after running out of ammunition. Early life Petrova was born on 14 March 191...
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The Jardin botanique Yves Rocher de La Gacilly, sometimes called simply the Jardin botanique de La Gacilly, is a botanical garden located at the Yves Rocher industrial site at La Croix des Archers, La Gacilly, Morbihan, Bretagne, France. It is open daily in the warm months; admission is free. The garden was establishe...
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A Plexus is a network of nerves or blood vessels. Plexus may also refer to: Science and medicine Nervous plexus, a branching network of intersecting nerves Choroid plexus, a network of cells that produces the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain Venous plexus, a congregation of multiple veins Cardiac pl...
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Astragalus tyghensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Tygh Valley milkvetch. It is endemic to Oregon in the United States, where it is known only from the Tygh Valley of Wasco County. This species is a perennial herb growing from a stout taproot and a branching caudex. The ...
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The following is a list of medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo, from 10 to 24 October 1964. Athletics Men's events Women's events Basketball Boxing Canoeing Men's events Women's events Cycling Road cycling Track cycling Diving Men Women Equestrian Fencing Men's events Women's events ...
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Menashe Business Mercantile Ltd. & Anor v William Hill Organization Ltd. [2002] EWCA Civ 1702 was a patent case regarding Internet usage. The case addressed a European patent covering the United Kingdom for an invention referred to as "Interactive, computerized gaming system with remote control". Menashe sued William H...
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Luchs (German for Lynx) may refer to: Military Luchs (tank), a light reconnaissance model of the Panzer II World War II German tank Spähpanzer Luchs, a German amphibious reconnaissance vehicle in service from 1975 to 2009 , an Imperial German gunboat commissioned in 1900 German torpedo boat Luchs, commissioned in ...
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Saint Joseph's may refer to: Places St. Joseph's, Newfoundland and Labrador, a Canadian town St. Joseph's, Saskatchewan, a Canadian hamlet Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hospitals St. Joseph's Health Centre, a hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoen...
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The 1924 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4, 1924 as part of the 1924 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted for the Republican nominee, President Calvin...
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David Fulton Karsner (1889–1941) was an American journalist, writer, and socialist political activist. Karsner is best remembered as a key member of the editorial staff of the New York Call and as an early biographer of Socialist Party of America leader Eugene V. Debs. Biography Early years David Karsner was born Ma...
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Events in the year 1985 in Switzerland. Incumbents Federal Council: Pierre Aubert (President) Leon Schlumpf Alphons Egli Rudolf Friedrich Otto Stich Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1983–1998) Elisabeth Kopp (1984–1989) Events 19-20 November - Geneva Summit Births 2 February - Julian Bühler, Swiss football striker Refere...
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The Campbell House is a historic house at 305 North Forrest Street in Forrest City, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, exhibiting classic Prairie School features including a low-pitch hip roof and wide eaves. It was built in 1917 by William Wilson Campbell, a leading banker and businessman in Forrest City, a...
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Nichollssaura is an extinct genus of leptocleidid plesiosaur from the Early Cretaceous Boreal Sea of North America. The type species is N. borealis, found in the early Albian age Clearwater Formation near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Nichollssaura was a small plesiosaur, reaching in length and in body mass. It ...
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The Tabor Correctional Institution, also known as Tabor City Prison, is a prison within the North Carolina Department of Public Safety located in Tabor City, North Carolina. It houses over 1700 mixed classification inmates. The prison opened in 2008. The prison is located at 4600 West Swamp Fox Highway. Construction ...
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Cadet leader is a rank held by senior cadets in the St. John Brigade Singapore, and is a position that National Police Cadet Corps cadets hold after becoming Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs). Details St. John Brigade Singapore Cadets holding this rank are normally between their 15th and 18th birthdays. They rank abo...
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This is a complete list of Scottish Statutory Instruments in 2001. 1-100 Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. 2001/1) Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. 2001/2) Specified Risk Material Amendment (Scotland...
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Urapidil is a sympatholytic antihypertensive drug. It acts as an α1-adrenoceptor antagonist and as an 5-HT1A receptor agonist. Although an initial report suggested that urapidil was also an α2-adrenoceptor agonist, this was not substantiated in later studies that demonstrated it was devoid of agonist actions in the dog...
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Friedrich Andreas Sigismund Leuckart (26 August 1794 – 25 August 1843) was a German doctor and naturalist. He was born in Helmstedt in Lower Saxony and studied medicine at the University of Göttingen. From 1816 he made several voyages of exploration. In 1823 he was appointed privatdozent at the University of Heidelbe...
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Kalikadevi Temple (Location: Lat. 20° 20' 59" N., Long. 85° 49' 67" E., Elev. 95 ft) is located in the Kancha Sahi, Old Town, Bhubaneswar of Odisha, India. It is on the right side of the Temple road leading from Lingaraja Temple to Garej chowk. The enshrined deity is a four armed female divinity locally known as Kali....
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Psilostomatidae is a family of trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida. They parasitise aquatic vertebrates as definitive hosts. The genera placed here are: Astacatrematula Macy & Bell, 1968 Gyrosoma Bryd, Bogitsh, Maples, 1961 Mesaulus Braun, 1902 Pseudopsilostoma Yamaguti, 1958 Psilochasmus Luhe, 1909 Psilostomu...
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A licked finish is a hallmark of French academic art. It refers to the process of smoothing the surface quality of a painting so that the presence of the artist's hand is no longer visible. It was codified by the French Academy in the eighteenth century in order to distinguish 'professional' art from that produced by a...
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Rodewald is an agricultural village in the district of Nienburg, Lower Saxony and is locally administrated by Steimbke. At in length, Rodewald is considered the second longest village in Lower Saxony, Germany and is split into three farming communities or peasantries, known simply as; Lower, Middle and Upper Farming C...
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Qal'at Bani Hammad (), also known as Qal'a Bani Hammad or Qal'at of the Beni Hammad (among other variants), is a fortified palatine city in Algeria. Now in ruins, in the 11th century, it served as the first capital of the Hammadid dynasty. It is in the Hodna Mountains northeast of M'Sila, at an elevation of , and recei...
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The list gives the composition of the governments of the Republic of Lithuania from 1990 to 15 December 2016. Government of the Republic of Lithuania is the cabinet of Lithuania, proposed by the President and confirmed by the Seimas (parliament). In 1990 Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union. Since the...
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Bovictus diacanthus, the Tristan klipfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a temperate icefish or thornfish, belonging to the family Bovichtidae. It is endemic to two isolated, small island groups in the South Atlantic. Taxonomy Bovichtus diacanthus was first formally described in 1819 as Callionymus diacanthu...
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Panchagarh-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Nurul Islam Sujan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Boda and Debiganj upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dinajpur constituency when the former Dina...
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Westville is a village in Georgetown Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,202 at the 2010 census, and 2,990 in 2018. History The town was laid out in May 1873 by William P. and Elizabeth A. West, although it start...
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Zahl or Sahl is a Nordland family belonging to and mainly living in the County of Nordland, Norway. The family arrived there in the 17th century. Traditionally, members of the family have been traders, shippers, and sheriffs. History The family immigrated from Denmark to Norway in the 17th century with Niels Jensen Z...
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Benz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Diana Bendz, American polymer scientist and environmental and industrial engineer Jacob Christian Bendz (1802–1858), Danish medical doctor, military surgeon, and titular professor Sergei Bendz (born 1983), Russian footballer Wilhelm Bendz (1804–1832), Dani...
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"Latch" is a song by English electronic music duo Disclosure, featuring vocals from English singer Sam Smith. It was released as a digital download on 8 October 2012, by PMR Records. The lead single from their debut studio album, Settle (2013), the song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 26 and peaked at number ...
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Ronald Charles David Breslow (March 14, 1931 – October 25, 2017) was an American chemist from Rahway, New Jersey. He was University Professor at Columbia University, where he was based in the Department of Chemistry and affiliated with the Departments of Biological Sciences and Pharmacology; he had also been on the fac...
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Steffan Woischnik is a paralympic athlete from Germany competing mainly in category T54 sprint events. Steffan has competed in 2 Paralympics, his first in 1996 he competed in the 100m, 200m and 400m and was part of the German 4 × 400 m relay team. In 2000 Summer Paralympics he added the 4 × 100 m to the events he did...
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Elizabeth Harrison née Tatchell (1907-2001), was a British artist, educator and writer who spent a large part of her career in Canada. Biography Harrison was born in London and studied for seven years at the Brighton College of Art and later worked in the studios of Louis Ginnett, ROI in Sussex and George Alexander, R...
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Hilger is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fergus County, Montana, United States. The community is located along U.S. Highway 191 in central Fergus County. Hilger has a post office with the ZIP code 59451. It is 15 miles north of Lewistown. Demographics History A post office has been in oper...
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