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Anglican Diocese of Abakaliki | The Anglican Diocese of Abakaliki is one of 12 within the Anglican Province of Enugu, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The current bishop is Monday Nkwoagu. Notes Dioceses of the Province of Enugu Church of Nigeria dioceses |
Erasmo Gómez | Erasmo Gómez (born 25 November 1950) is a Nicaraguan middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. References 1950 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Nicaraguan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Nicaragua Place of birth m... |
Distigmoptera borealis | Distigmoptera borealis is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading Alticini Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1943 |
Politics of New Zealand | The politics of New Zealand function within a framework of a unitary parliamentary representative democracy. The structure of government is based on the Westminster system, and the legal system is modelled on the common law of England. New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy, in which Queen Elizabeth II is the soverei... |
Eulace Peacock | Eulace Peacock (August 27, 1914 – December 13, 1996) was an American track and field athlete in the 1930s. Peacock was born in Dothan, Alabama and raised in the Vauxhall section of Union Township, New Jersey, where he graduated from Union High School in 1933. He set the New Jersey high school record in 1933 with a long... |
Walks in Rome | produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) WALKS IN ROME TWO VOLS.--I. WALKS IN ROME BY AUGUSTUS J. C. HARE AUTHOR OF "MEMORIALS OF A QUIET LIFE," "WANDERINGS IN SPAIN," ETC. TWO VOLUMES.--I. _FIFTH EDITION_ LONDON DALDY, ISBISTER & CO. 56, LUDGATE HILL 1875 [_All rights rese... |
Pleurotus citrinopileatus | Pleurotus citrinopileatus, the golden oyster mushroom (tamogitake in Japanese), is an edible gilled fungus. Native to eastern Russia, northern China, and Japan, the golden oyster mushroom is very closely related to P. cornucopiae of Europe, with some authors considering them to be at the rank of subspecies. In far east... |
Audio from a National Enquirer interview shows Bill Cosby saying no one would wish for allegations to come out that could hurt their family . He said it was 'unfair' that the media was accusing him of lawyering up - insisting that anyone else would do the same in the situation . The interview was carried out shortly af... | Bill Cosby slammed rape allegations made against him in 2005, saying he had become a target because of his celebrity, newly surfaced audio has revealed. The comedian spoke to The National Enquirer in 2005 shortly after one of his accusers, lawyer Tamara Green, said he had drugged and sexually abused her in the 1970s. '... |
The Story of the British Army | Transcriber’s Note In the Plain Text version of this eBook, superscripts are represented within curly braces, preceded by a caret symbol, e.g., 24^{th}, and italic text is enclosed in _underscores_. Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook. THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY BY THE SAME AUTHOR MAP AND PLAN DRAWING... |
I'm Alive (Jackson Browne song) | I'm Alive is the lead and title track by Jackson Browne from his 1993 album I'm Alive. The song reached #18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart and #28 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in the United States. Charts Weekly charts Singles - Billboard (United States) Year-end charts References 1993 songs Elektra Records sin... |
Elephant Nature Park is a sanctuary and rescue center for elephants in Northern Thailand . The foundation also runs an emergency field clinic for elephants in remote villages . Many of Thailand's elephants work in the tourism industry . The park educates people on how to care for the mammal . | (CNN) -- Sangduen "Lek" Chailert is known as Thailand's elephant queen. For over a decade she has been working tirelessly to save abused elephants after seeing first-hand the mistreatment many of them faced while working in the timber industry. "When I first saw elephants pulling logs in the jungle it changed my life,"... |
Robert Peter Gale | Robert Peter Gale (born October 11, 1945) is an American physician and medical researcher. He is known for research in leukemia and other bone marrow disorders (such as aplastic anemia). Education Gale received his A.B. degree with honors in biology and chemistry from Hobart College in 1966 and his M.D. degree from the... |
Details revealed in report made by Disney to State of Florida . The youngster was one of 12 people inured in second quarter of 2014 . British tourist who lost fingers 'dangled his hand outside the ride' | A 12-year-old boy lacerated four fingers on Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride three months before a British tourist had the tops of two fingers severed on the same attraction, it has emerged. The boy was among 12 people who suffered 'significant' injuries at the Walt Disney World resort in the second quarter of 20... |
Search teams comb Lebanese coast following Ethiopian Airlines plane crash . Pilot was told to change course prior to crash, transport minister says . Just 14 bodies found so far; plane was carrying 90 crew and passengers . Plane disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff from Beirut on Monday . | Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Air traffic controllers in Lebanon were telling the pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight to change course shortly before it crashed into the sea, the country's transportation minister told CNN Tuesday. An international search team was combing Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline for signs of life... |
Argentine Ornithology, Volume 1 (of 2): A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. | the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. Project Gutenberg has Volume II of this book. See https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38957. TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Obvious typos have been amended. Variations in spelling in the original text have been retained, except where usage frequency was used to determ... |
V. Mohan | Dr. V. Mohan is an Indian diabetologist. He is the Chairman and Chief of Diabetology at Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, which is an IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care. He is also the President and Director of the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation in Chennai which is an ICMR Center for Advanced Resear... |
Royd Anderson | Royd Anderson (born July 22, 1972, New Orleans, Louisiana) is a Cuban-American filmmaker and historian based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He specializes in documentary films pertaining to tragic Louisiana events often overlooked by historians. Career In 2006, Anderson wrote and directed the documentary The Luling Ferry D... |
Mario Nunez was lieutenant to Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin Guzman . Former police officer linked to mass killings in Durango state in 2011 . | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:05 EST, 30 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:39 EST, 30 August 2013 . A former policeman who became a feared cartel boss has been arrested on suspicion of killing hundreds of people and dumping their bodies in mass graves. Mario Nunez, also known as 'M-10', was a key figure in M... |
Whiston, South Staffordshire | Whiston is a hamlet in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Population details taken at the 2011 census can be found under Penkridge. See also Listed buildings in Penkridge Villages in Staffordshire Penkridge |
Denim is the nation's favourite material . No longer confined to the pub, jeans are now acceptable workplace wear . Even Ritz eased 100-year-old denim ban in 2010... but only at breakfast . British women wear denim 152 days a year, men 181 days . 25% of men wear jeans virtually every day - 312 days a year or more . | By . Sanya Burgess . PUBLISHED: . 09:01 EST, 24 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:27 EST, 24 January 2014 . You can now dine in denim at The Ritz or land your dream job wearing your favourite jeans - and no one will blink an eye. Denim has today been revealed as the nation's favourite material and it is now so universal... |
Friends appeal for missing student Euan Coulthard, 19, to 'come home' Huge search for Durham University law student continued this morning . Mountain rescue teams joined dozens of students and police officers . Second-year student went missing on Thursday morning after night out . He was last seen leaving the Love Shac... | A huge police search is underway for missing Durham University student Euan Coulthard, 19 . Friends and loved ones of missing Durham University student Euan Coulthard have appealed for him to 'come home'. More than 100 students joined the police in their search for the second-year law student today. Mr Coulthard, 19, w... |
The Merchant of Yonkers | The Merchant of Yonkers is a 1938 play by Thornton Wilder. History The Merchant of Yonkers had its origins in a 1835 one-act farce A Day Well Spent, by the English dramatist John Oxenford. In 1842 A Day Well Spent was extended into a full-length play entitled He'll Have Himself a Good Time by Austrian playwright Johann... |
Paul O'Connell will lead Ireland out against Australia on Saturday . He believes the Wallabies are ahead of Ireland due to selection consistency . Joe Schmidt fields a side containing 13 of the team that faced South Africa . O’Connell also quashed speculation linking him to a possible switch to Pau . | Paul O’Connell fears Australia might be a step ahead of Ireland heading into Saturday's Guinness Series finale due to their greater consistency in selection. Ireland, who are gunning for a first November clean sweep since 2006, field a side containing 13 of the team that started in the win a fortnight ago over South Af... |
Forreston | Forreston may refer to: Australia Forreston, South Australia United States Forreston, Illinois Forreston, Mississippi Forreston, Texas |
Carpets have been weaved in the town of Pirot for 400 years . They were hung in Serbian royal palaces and celebrated across Europe . However, only 10 weavers still practice the craft today . Weavers say patterns have magical meanings and symbolism . | Pirot, Serbia (CNN) -- In the backroom of a small house in Pirot in southeastern Serbia, a handful of women are fighting to keep an ancient craft alive. Their dexterous fingers race up and down large wooden looms, weaving the bold geometric patterns distinct to Pirot carpets. Once celebrated throughout Europe for their... |
Manuel Juraci, 59, designs custom suit for beekeeping donkey Boneco . Unlikely pair are most successful beekeepers in Brazilian town of Itatira . Association of Honey Producers now wants more custom animal suits . | He is the most unlikely of beekeepers. But shielded from the stings in his custom-made protective suit, Boneco the donkey has proved to be a remarkable success. Manuel Juraci, 59, designed the head-to-toe beekeeping suit for his donkey to increase honey production in Itatira, Brazil. Scroll down down for video . Boneco... |
Minuscule 868 | Minuscule 868 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A701 (von Soden), is a 17th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper, with a commentary. The manuscript has no complex context. Description The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Luke on 624 paper leaves (size ), with one lacuna. The text is ... |
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | STORIES OF OLD GREECE AND ROME [Illustration: Reading from Homer] STORIES OF OLD GREECE AND ROME BY EMILIE KIP BAKER AUTHOR OF "OUT OF THE NORTHLAND" New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1913 _All rights reserved_ COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 1913. Norwood Press J. ... |
Zamin-e Tuman | Zamin-e Tuman (, also Romanized as Zamīn-e Tūmān; also known as Zamīntamān and Zatmān) is a village in Gafr and Parmon Rural District, Gafr and Parmon District, Bashagard County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 107, in 30 families. References Populated places in Bashagard County |
Thousands of fans of 'Swamp People' have shared thoughts about Mitchell Guist through social media . Viewers considered Guist to be a part of their family, Louisiana-born or not . Guist helped bring a "simple life" into the homes of viewers, commenters said . | (CNN) -- When beloved "Swamp People" family member Mitchell Guist died Monday, tributes began pouring in for the Louisiana alligator hunter. Guist was part of the reality TV show that has attracted viewers to its portrayal of the unique Cajun lifestyle, as seen through the eyes of people who make their living in the va... |
Scribner's Magazine, Volume 26, July 1899 | Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. [Illustration: DANIEL WEBSTER. Engraved by Gustav Kruell; after a daguerreotype in the possession of Josiah J. Hawes, Boston.... |
"No praise ... can truly match the magnitude of your service," he tells veterans . America will do right by its troops, Obama promises . Nations around the world take day to honor fighting men and women . | Washington (CNN) -- President Obama paid tribute Wednesday to those who have lost their lives in the nation's wars as well as to the men and women who currently serve. "There's no tribute, no commemoration, no praise that can truly match the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice," he said in a speech at Arlingto... |
Kunapipi | Kunapipi, also spelt Gunabibi, ('womb') is a mother goddess and the patron deity of many heroes in Australian Aboriginal mythology. She gave birth to human beings as well as to most animals and plants. Now a vague, otiose, spiritual being, "the old woman" (Kadjeri) once emerged from the waters and travelled across the ... |
Tiffany Jones, 33, filmed the helicopter, which was piloted by a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy . Critics called the incident police harassment and speculated it cost $1,000 . Officer landed and searched Ms Jones and her car, despite her protests . | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:06 EST, 9 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:43 EST, 10 February 2013 . A police helicopter 'harassed California woman by circling her car several times before the officer landed and searched her, allegedly without cause, a new video reveals. Tiffany Jones, 33, filmed the entir... |
Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club | Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1893. It was originally based in Foxrock and was named after Three Rock Mountain. The club's senior men's team plays in the Men's Irish Hockey League and the Men's Irish Senior Cup. The reserve team... |
Body Shape Recognition for Online Fashion builds on technology used in The Sims computer game . Web-based body-scanner would operate via webcam or smartphone . Advises online shoppers what size to select . Currently, 30-60% garments bought online are returned to shop . | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 04:46 EST, 21 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:29 EST, 21 November 2012 . Are you a size 10 in New Look, an eight in Gap and a 14 in Top Shop? Aren't we all. And are you bored of never knowing whether to plump for a small, medium or large in Zara? A revolutionary 'virtual tape measu... |
Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant) | [Transcriber's note: Chapter Nos. have been added for both this shortened and the full editions of "Le Petit Chose" to 'Notes' as an aid to finding lines of text. Andrew Hodson ajhodson@ktdinternet.com] Siepmann’s Advanced French Series _General Editors_ { OTTO SIEPMANN { EUGÈNE PELLIASSIED LE PETIT CHOSE (HISTOIRE D’U... |
Salzburger Kunstverein | The Salzburger Kunstverein is a contemporary art organisation specialising in art exhibitions. It is located in Salzburg, Austria, and is housed in the Künstlerhaus, built in 1885. The Salzburger Kunstverein organizes between ten and twelve exhibitions of international and Austrian artists annually. The Director since ... |
Ghanaian funerals are an opportunity to celebrate the life of the dearly departed . A large number of mourners attend funerals -- the more, the better . Bereaved families have to provide food, drinks, music and dance for their guests . It is not uncommon for families to go into huge debts to finance expensive funerals ... | (CNN) -- Funerals in Ghana are not only an occasion to mourn. They are also an opportunity to celebrate the life of the dearly departed. Hardly ever a somber, low-key affair, Ghanaian funerals are a social event attended by a large number of mourners, which could reach hundreds -- the more, the better. "That means the ... |
Sidney Maiden | Sidney Maiden (April 1917 – c. 1987) was an American country blues musician. Maiden principally played harmonica accompaniment, but also sang on some of his own recordings, in addition to writing several compositions. His best known work is "Eclipse of the Sun" (1948). Life and career Maiden was born in Evelyn, DeSoto ... |
Mother-of-two Melissa Ortiz-Rodriguez, 31, has been missing since April . Her estranged husband made contradictory initial statements to police but has now hired a lawyer and will not speak to police . Ortiz-Rodriguez had been separated from Jose Rodriguez since she discovered he had fathered a baby with another woman ... | By . Alex Greig . PUBLISHED: . 12:33 EST, 11 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:02 EST, 11 November 2013 . A Pennsylvania mother of two has been missing for six months and the case grows increasingly cold as repeated attempts by police to question her estranged husband - the last person to see her - are refused. Melissa... |
Pelog | Pelog (, ) is one of the essential tuning systems used in gamelan instruments that has heptatonic scale. The other, older, scale commonly used is called slendro. Pelog has seven notes, but many gamelan ensembles only have keys for five of the pitches. Even in ensembles that have all seven notes, many pieces only use a ... |
Ale the Strong | Ale the Strong (Heimskringla) or Ole (English: Ola), in Scandinavian legend, belonged to the House of Skjöldung (Scylding), and he was the son of king Fridleif of Denmark and a cousin of Helgi's (and consequently of the Hrothgar of Beowulf). He fought several battles against king Aun of Uppsala, and he ruled in Uppsala... |
Alhambra Theatre of Variety | The Alhambra was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in the West End of London. It was built originally as the Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts opening on 18 March 1854. It was closed after two years and reopened as the Alhambra. The building was demolished in 1936. The na... |
Miz'al ibn Jabir | Mazal ibn Jabir (18?? – 1897, styled Muaz us-Sultana) was the son of Haji Jabir Khan Ibn Merdaw and succeeded him as tribal leader of the Bani Kaab and Sheikh of Mohammerah upon his father's death. This was confirmed by an Imperial Qajar farman (executive order). Some accounts state that he was assassinated by his youn... |
Indo Global Colleges | The Indo Global Colleges are a group of self-financed and unaided institutes located in Abhipur, Punjab, India. The colleges were established in 2003 by the Indo Global Education Foundation (IGEF) and are affiliated to Punjab Technical University (PTU), offering various courses in engineering, architecture and manageme... |
18 workers were trapped after water flooded Has Sekerler mine in Turkey . Efforts to pump out water have continued since tragic incident 11 days ago . Yesterday, two bodies were retrieved from mine - funerals were held today . Emotional scenes as grief-stricken community came together to bid farewell . Accident is like... | Clutching onto her relatives in heartbreaking despair, an anguished mother climbs into her son's grave, grief etched across her tear-stained face. Just moments earlier, she had watched mourners desperately cling onto her child's coffin as it passed through their close-knit mining village, lovingly draped in a Turkish f... |
Jake & Blake | Jake & Blake is an Argentine sitcom, starring Benjamín Rojas. It tells the story of identical twin brothers separated at birth, who after meeting change places. It was released on 29 November 2009 as a pilot episode, and officially released on 7 December on Disney Channel Latin America. It was created by Cris Morena an... |
NEW: Lee Rigby's fiancee says she's "devastated" and "moved" by tributes to him . Adebowale was one of two wounded, arrested right after the May 22 attack . He's charged with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm, police say . He was discharged from a hospital Tuesday, and will appear in court Thursday . | London (CNN) -- Michael Adebowale, 22, has been charged with murder in the hacking death of British soldier Lee Rigby earlier this month on a London street, Metropolitan Police said late Wednesday. Adebowale will appear in court on Thursday. He was one of two people -- along with a 28-year-old man whom family, friends ... |
Tembe River | The Tembe River () is situated in the Maputo Province, Mozambique. Together with the rivers Matola, Umbuluzi, and Infulene, it forms the Estuário do Espírito Santo, where the capital Maputo is located, and the main port of the country, Port Maputo. References Rivers of Mozambique Rivers of Eswatini |
Lee Snoots | John Lee "Bullet" Snoots (August 12, 1892 – November 29, 1968) was an American football back who played nine seasons professionally. He played with the Columbus Panhandles for eight seasons and the West Side A.C. for one season. Snoots was born on August 12, 1892 in Columbus, Ohio. He went to Marietta College. Snoots b... |
Daughter of Darkness (1993 film) | Daughter of Darkness () is a 1993 Hong Kong Category III horror-crime film directed by Kai-Ming Lai. The film was released on 28 October 1993 in Hong Kong and was considered to be a sleeper hit. It stars Lily Chung as a young teenager who is suspected of murdering her family after years of enduring horrific abuse by th... |
Saul Teukolsky | Saul Arno Teukolsky (born August 2, 1947) is a theoretical astrophysicist and a professor of Physics and Astronomy at Caltech and Cornell University. His major research interests include general relativity, relativistic astrophysics, and computational astrophysics. Biography After matriculating from Selborne College (E... |
1909 Wabash River earthquake | The 1909 Wabash River earthquake occurred at 04:45 local time on September 27 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). It measured 5.1 on a seismic scale that is based on an isoseismal map or the event's felt area. With moderate damage in the Wabash River Valley, it is currently the strongest earthquake ... |
Lights Out project was inspired by remark by foreign secretary Edward Grey . Grey: 'Lamps are going out... we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime' People will be asked to turn off their lights at 11pm on August 4 . | By . Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent . Remark: Sir Edward Grey (pictured) said 'the lamps are going out all over Europes; we will not see them lit again in our lifetime' Britons will be asked to turn off their lights to mark the 100th anniversary of the moment war was declared in 1914. The Lights Out project is ... |
Citizens' Union for South Tyrol | The Citizens' Union for South Tyrol (, BUfS), formerly Union for South Tyrol (Union für Südtirol, UfS), was a national-conservative political party active in South Tyrol, Italy. The party was committed to the German-speaking minority and its right to self-determination. Recently, the party re-branded itself as a centri... |
Isagani Cruz | Isagani A. Cruz (October 11, 1924 – March 21, 2013) was a Filipino judge who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1986 to 1994. He retired from the Supreme Court on October 11, 1994, due to the court's mandatory retirement age of 70 years. Personal life Cruz was originally from Ma... |
Jacques Deruyts | Joseph Gustave Jacques Deruyts (18 March 1862, Liège – 5 July 1945, Liège) was a Belgian mathematician, known as a pioneer of group representation theory. He is the elder brother of the mathematician :fr:François Deruyts Deruyts received his doctorate in 1883 from the University of Liège and was appointed there as assi... |
Microcontact printing | Microcontact printing (or μCP) is a form of soft lithography that uses the relief patterns on a master polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp or Urethane rubber micro stamp to form patterns of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of ink on the surface of a substrate through conformal contact as in the case of nanotransfer print... |
Essays in the Art of Writing | Transcribed from the 1905 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org ESSAYS IN THE ART OF WRITING BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON [Picture: Decorative logo] LONDON CHATTO & WINDUS 1905 CONTENTS PAGE On Some Technical Elements of Style in Literature 3 The Morality of the Profession of Letters 47 Books whic... |
Behind the veil at the Russian court | [Illustration: THE CHILDREN OF THE TSAR Grand Duchess Olga Grand Duchess Tatiana Grand Duchess Marie Grand Duchess Anastasia The Tsarevitch Alexis _Photos: Boissonnas & Eggler, St. Petersburg_] Behind the Veil at the Russian Court By Count Paul Vassili With Twenty-Three Illustrations in Photogravure Cassell and Company... |
Province of Schleswig-Holstein | The Province of Schleswig-Holstein ( ) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia (subsequently the Free State of Prussia after 1918) from 1868 to 1946. History It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswi... |
Schleicher ASK 16 | The ASK 16 was designed by Rudolf Kaiser for production by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co of Furth, Germany. The aircraft is of welded tube, wood and fabric construction and has a low-set high-aspect-ratio wing. Seating is side-by-side for two persons under a fully transparent side-hinged canopy. The standard powerplan... |
Ryang Yong-Gi is a Japan-born footballer who represents North Korea . The 31-year-old plays for J-League side Vegalta Sendai . He led the team to second place in standings last season . He also aided relief efforts after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan . | (CNN) -- North Korea is one of the world's most mysterious and secretive states, regarded as a political pariah and at bitter loggerheads with its neighbor South Korea. Few people are allowed past its tightly-sealed borders but footballer Ryang Yong-Gi, who was born and raised in Japan by a loyally North Korean family,... |
Pokwang | Marietta Subong O'Brian (born August 27, 1970), known professionally as Pokwang, is a Filipina comedian, actress, television host and singer. She started in a reality show on ABS-CBN and subsequently appeared in dramas and sitcoms of the network. She also received the Best Comedy Actress award from the Philippine Movie... |
Memo addressed to Yahoo staff leaks to media . Shows that, despite being asked by executives, only 25 per cent of employees have switched to Yahoo mail from Outlook . Controversial redesign of Yahoo mail in October has garnered thousands of complaints from unhappy users . | When you can't force your own employees to get on board with a product, what hope does a company have convincing the rest of us? Such is the case this week at internet giant Yahoo, who have been left red-faced after an staff memo found its way out of the Silicon Valley headquarters, according to All Things D. The note ... |
Meols Park | Meols Park and Recreation Ground is located in Meols on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The park consists of a small playground area and a larger grassed area, with an area for playing football. The park is situated on School Lane and is bordered by Mumfords Lane, Greenwood Road and Dovepoint Road. The park is also near... |
1,000 job titles in the news department, 700 in TV and 500 in radio . BBC accused of wasting money on 'sustaining a massive bureaucracy' | The BBC may have embarked on some of the most dramatic cost-cutting in its history, but it seems there is still some way to go. There are almost 4,500 job titles in existence at the Corporation, it has emerged, and almost 2,000 of its staff have the word manager in their title. It is thought there are even more staff o... |
Dance teacher Marianne Howard was chaperoning 19 dancers aged 12-21 . They had been in New York for three-weeks on a dance tour . Then their flight from New York to LA was delayed . Their flight from LA to Sydney was cancelled . They were kept on a 'hot plane' for three hours on the tarmac at LAX . Finally taken to a h... | By . Sarah Michael . and Sarah Dean . A young dance troupe were stranded on a hot plane on the tarmac for hours and eventually forced to sleep in a storeroom by hotel staff after their Qantas flight from Los Angeles to Sydney was delayed. Dance teacher Marianne Howard and the 19 performers she is chaperoning, aged 12-2... |
Pam Cook | Pam Cook (born 6 January 1943) is Professor Emerita in Film at the University of Southampton. She was educated at Sir William Perkins's School, Chertsey, Surrey and Birmingham University, where she was taught by Stuart Hall, Richard Hoggart, Malcolm Bradbury, and David Lodge. Along with Laura Mulvey and Claire Johnston... |
Ima Shalom | Ima Shalom (1st century CE) is one of the few women who are named and quoted in the Talmud. She was the wife of Eliezer ben Hurcanus, a prominent Mishnaic sage, and the sister of Rabban Gamaliel II of Yavneh, the first person to lead the Sanhedrin as Nasi after the fall of the Second Temple, which occurred in 70 CE. So... |
Woonona railway station | Woonona railway station is located on the South Coast railway line in New South Wales, Australia, serving the northern Wollongong suburb of Woonona. It opened on 25 August 1919. Platforms & services Woonona has two side platforms and is serviced by NSW TrainLink South Coast line services travelling from Waterfall and T... |
Peter Powell, 53, barred from keeping monkeys after RSPCA and primate experts step in . Pets forced to live in squalid room littered with cigarette butts, droppings, and a razor blade . | By . Olly Wright . PUBLISHED: . 06:56 EST, 4 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:08 EST, 4 December 2012 . A cruel pet owner who kept two marmosets in appalling conditions at his squalid home has been banned from keeping monkeys for life. Disabled Peter Powell, 53, from Plymouth, Devon, forced six-month-old Tya and two-y... |
New Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enters office with a big mandate for change . Ravi Agrawal says Modi will need to move quickly to carry out his economic program . He should focus on making India more competitive, an easier place to do business . Agrawal: India's infrastructure is lacking; "birth to death" corru... | New Delhi (CNN) -- He hasn't even been sworn in, yet India's next Prime Minister has already changed the world's biggest democracy. Narendra Modi's stunning, crushing victory at the polls this week reverses a trend that was beginning to define India -- the localization of politics. Since independence in 1947, with each... |
Kirill Aleksandrovich Pavlov | Kirill Aleksandrovich Pavlov (; born 30 January 1990) is a Russian former professional footballer. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 2 August 2009 for FC Lokomotiv Moscow in a game against FC Rostov. External links References 1990 births Living people Russian footballers Association footbal... |
Großefehn | Großefehn (East Frisian Low Saxon: Grō'fēn) is a municipality consisting of 14 villages in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km southeast of Aurich. References Towns and villages in East Frisia Aurich (district) |
Texas Rocks and Minerals: An Amateur's Guide | BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY The University of Texas Austin, Texas Peter T. Flawn, Director Guidebook 6 TEXAS ROCKS AND MINERALS _An Amateur’s Guide_ _By_ ROSELLE M. GIRARD _Sketches by Bill M. Harris_ February 1964 Second Printing, April 1972 Third Printing, April 1976 Fourth Printing, May 1979 Contents Page Preface vii... |
Revolutionary orthotic boots mean agility champ Maddie will keep her winning form . | By . Rebecca Seales . PUBLISHED: . 04:43 EST, 3 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:34 EST, 3 September 2012 . A border collie with a chronic leg condition that could have meant she would never walk again has been given a new leash of life - after getting a pair of miracle boots. Nicky Prescott was devastated when her d... |
Professional skier Bruno Kernen has used a special camera on his helmet to capture the stunning video . In the clip he can be seen racing down the Lauberhorn, the longest run in the world, at speeds of up to 100mph . Arrows at the bottom of the video allow watchers to spin through 360 degrees and watch from every angle... | By . Chris Pleasance . PUBLISHED: . 06:19 EST, 18 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:58 EST, 18 January 2014 . With the ski season well underway now is the time of year that many holidaymakers will be jetting off to the pistes of Europe for some fun in the snow. But if you have been left stranded at home this winter long... |
Daniel Mangrané | Daniel Mangrané (8 March 1910 – 27 December 1985) was a Spanish film producer, screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Rumbo (1949 - produced) La Virgen gitana (1951 - produced) The Evil Forest (1951 - directed, produced) External links 1910 births 1985 deaths People from Tortosa Spanish film producers Spa... |
New BlackBerry 10 operating system being unveiled at RIM event Wednesday . The company must appease its corporate base while winning over Android and iOS users . This could be the company's last opportunity to cling to its No. 3 spot in the smartphone market . | (CNN) -- The makers of BlackBerry devices, Research in Motion, are gearing up for a fight they can't afford to lose. On Wednesday at a press event in New York, the company will finally unveil its new smartphone operating system, BlackBerry 10, and a pair of new handsets -- one with a physical keyboard and another that'... |
Ryan Dickinson was imprisoned for 17 . months for part in June carnage . Hundreds of Vancouver Canucks fans took part in violence after losing Stanley Cup to Boston Bruins . | Ryan Dickinson was imprisoned for 17 . months for part in June carnage . Hundreds of Vancouver Canucks fans took part in violence after losing Stanley Cup to Boston Bruins . An ice hockey fan who went on the rampage in Vancouver after his team lost the Stanley Cup has been the first to be jailed for his part in a mass ... |
Islay District | Islay District is one of six districts of the province Islay in Peru. References |
Dr. Georges Bwelle is bringing free health care to rural villages in Cameroon . Bwelle and his team spend almost every weekend seeing hundreds of patients . There aren't many doctors in the west African country; just one for every 5,000 people . | Yaounde, Cameroon (CNN) -- For 21 years, Georges Bwelle watched his ill father slip in and out of consciousness, traveling to hospitals that weren't equipped to help him. Jamef Bwelle was injured in a 1981 car accident near Yaounde, Cameroon's capital. He suffered only a broken arm at first, but an infection developed ... |
FBI joins hunt after passerby calls up about possible kidnapping . Police treating case as abduction despite no reports of missing children . | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 13:06 EST, 5 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:07 EST, 6 July 2013 . A frantic search is being carried out today after a boy was seen yelling for help as he was dragged into a van on Independence Day. A police helicopter and door-to-door search is being carried out in Virginia after witn... |
Engineers from Arizona State University have created a working prototype jetpack that attaches to a soldier's back and helps them run faster . The 4MM project's aim is to enhance the speed and agility of the wearer of a jetpack so they can run a four minute mile with ease . Inventors say their packs could help soldiers... | Think of a jetpack and you may imagine flying over a futuristic city, inspired by scenes in sci-fi films. But the technology could also be used to enable soldiers to run faster in warzones in a matter of years. US engineers have created a working prototype that attaches to people's backs and helps them to run a mile in... |
Super Ligue (Niger) | The Super Ligue, formerly known as Ligue 1, is the top division of football in Niger. There are 14 teams competing in the league, which operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ligue Nationale. The league began in 1966, with Secteur 6 winning the first five championships. It was known as the Ligue 1 be... |
Clinton appears during the opening segment with impersonator Amy Poehler . Clinton mentions upcoming primary states in opening line, "It is Saturday night!" Her rival Sen. Barack Obama appeared on the show last year . Clinton referenced a recent SNL skit during a debate in Ohio on Tuesday . | (CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met her match while appearing on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" to deliver the show's trademark opening line and provide an "editorial response" to a mock presidential debate. During the opening sketch -- which featured SNL actors playing Clinton, rival candidate ... |
Matthias Peßolat | Matthias Peßolat (born 26 March 1985) is a German footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Wacker Nordhausen. References External links Profile at Soccerway 1985 births Living people Association football midfielders German footballers Footballers from Brandenburg FC Energie Cottbus II players FC Rot... |
City executive paid back £43,000 after he was confronted by train firm . But he insisted he only dodged fares on a 'small number of occasions' Financial Conduct Authority have now banned him from working in finance . Watchdog says high-flier's actions 'fell short of the standards we expect' | Jonathan Burrows, who paid back £43,000 after admitting dodging rail fares, has been banned from working in the financial industry . A high-flying City executive who paid back nearly £43,000 after he was caught dodging rail fares has been banned from the financial industry. Jonathan Burrows, who reportedly earned £1 mi... |
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12) | The Golden Bough A Study in Magic and Religion By James George Frazer, D.C.L., LL.D., Litt.D. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Liverpool Vol. VIII. of XII. Part V: Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild. Vol. 2 of 2. New York and London MacMillan and Co. 1912 CONTE... |
Bát Xát | Bát Xát is a township () of Bát Xát District, Lào Cai Province, Vietnam. References Populated places in Lào Cai province District capitals in Vietnam Townships in Vietnam |
Bjørke Church | Bjørke Church may refer to: Bjørke Church (Nannestad), a historic church in Nannestad Municipality, Viken county, Norway Bjørke Church (Volda), a church in Volda Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway See also Björke Church, a church in Björke on the Swedish island of Gotland |
Man stood outside Shanghai university offering to 'share' his girlfriend . Advertising board said he was trying to raise money for latest iPhone . Offered her company for just £1 an hour, £5 per day or £50 per month . Insisted 'no funny business' could take place on the dinner or study dates . | A Chinese man has offered to 'rent' his girlfriend out to other men so that he can raise money to buy the latest model of iPhone. Images of Wei Chu, 25, standing outside Songjiang University, Shanghai holding a 'Girlfriend Sharing' advertising board first emerged on Chinese social media earlier this week. He invited in... |
Inbee Park moves to No. 2 in the world rankings with win at Kraft Nabisco Championship . The win at Mission Hill CC the second major triumph of Park's career . World No. 1 Stacy Lewis finished 14 shots behind Park . Park's fellow South Korean Ryu So-Yeon was second on the leaderboard . | (CNN) -- For the South Korean who picked up the second major title of her career to move up to second in the world rankings, it was a walk in the Park. Inbee Park led the field by three strokes heading into the final day of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, carding a three-under-par final round of 69 to finish 15-under f... |
KZLB | KZLB (92.1 FM, "92 Rock") is a radio station that broadcasts out of Fort Dodge, Iowa airing an active rock format. The station is owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha 3E Licensee LLC. On October 3, 2019, KZLB changed their format from classic rock to active rock, branded as "92 Rock". References External links ... |
NEW: Carter visits a Jewish center and temple and meets with the archbishop of Havana . The trip is officially to strengthen bilateral ties . However, there are hopes the ex-president may try to lobby for an American prisoner . The U.S. contractor was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison . | Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, landed in Havana on Monday for a private visit aimed at reducing tension between the Cold War enemies and seeing first-hand the economic reforms sweeping the communist island. But expectations are high that Carter also will work behind the... |
Mexico play Cameroon in the second game of the 2014 World Cup . Brazil beat Croatia 3-1 in the opening game of tournament . Striker Samuel Eto'o poses the biggest goal threat for the African side . Mexico have lost more games than any other team at World Cup Finals (24). Samuel Eto’o has been directly involved in Camer... | By . David Kent . As the 2014 World Cup continues, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture in Brazil from team news and key battles to betting odds and Opta stats... Here is all the information you need for the second game in Group A between Mexico and Cameroon. Click here to foll... |
Polonynian Beskids | Polonynian Beskids or Polonyne Beskids (; ) is a geological group of mountain ranges of the Eastern Beskids, within the Outer Eastern Carpathians. It is one of two parallel mountain ridges of the Eastern Beskids, situated in western parts of modern Ukraine. They are stretching parallel to the Wooded Beskids on the nort... |
List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics | Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League in 1892. After a brush with bankruptcy in 1901, the club reformed as Manchester Un... |
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