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Steinauer | Steinauer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Marco Steinauer (born 1976), Swiss ski jumper Mathias Steinauer, (born 1959), Swiss composer Orlondo Steinauer (born 1973), American football player Steinauer vineyard was near Naumburg See also Steinauer, Nebraska, village in Pawnee County, Nebraska, Uni... |
Vote passed 39-34 in state's House of Representatives on Friday morning . Utah voted in 2004 to stop allowing prisoners to pick death by firing squad . Proposal still has an uncertain fate in the state's Senate . State officers with Winchester rifles executed Ronnie Lee Gardner in 2010 . | Utah is one step closer to once again using firing squads to carry out executions after a highly-contested proposal passed a key vote in the state's Legislature. Before the vote ultimately passed in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives by a 39-34 margin yesterday morning, three missing lawmakers were summ... |
Deivi Cruz | Deivi Cruz Garcia (born November 6, 1972) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. Cruz played at the Major League Baseball level for nine seasons (-) with the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, and Washington Nationals. In 1,234 career games, Cruz had a .269 battin... |
Jean-Louis Gampert | Jean-Louis Gampert (1884-1942) was a Swiss painter and illustrator. Biography Gampert was born 8 February 1884 in Geneva. He learnt painting with Heinrich Knirr (de) in Munich and then learnt in the Paris atelier of Maurice Denis and Sérusier. He is known for engraving prints for La locandiera. He was a friend of Roger... |
Teodósio, Prince of Brazil | Dom Teodósio, Prince of Brazil, Duke of Braganza (Teodósio de Bragança; ; 8 February 1634 – 15 May 1653) was the heir-apparent son of John IV of Portugal (first king of the House of Braganza) and his wife Luisa de Guzmán (Luísa de Gusmão). In 1645 he was given the title of Prince of Brazil, a new crown-princely positio... |
LGBT+ Rights Ghana | LGBT+ Rights Ghana is a Ghanaian organization that advocates for LGBT rights in Ghana. The organization has engaged in some forms of activism including creating the Ghana Gay Blackmail List to combat the blackmail and extortion of gay men. In 2021, the organization opened its office in Accra which led to public outrage... |
Phil Lollar | Phil Lollar (born August 6, 1959) is an American voice actor, director, producer and writer for the Focus on the Family-created radio drama, Adventures in Odyssey. He is credited as being one of the show's creators. He also provided the voice for one of characters from the show, Dale Jacobs. He also worked on the Jungl... |
The presenter regrets divorcing second husband Paddy King and blames it on pressures of her career . | The presenter regrets divorcing second husband Paddy King and blames it on pressures of her career . By . Alasdair Glennie . PUBLISHED: . 20:02 EST, 26 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:26 EST, 27 April 2012 . She shot to fame 30 years ago as the co-presenter of quiz show Countdown alongside Richard Whiteley. And seven ye... |
John Errol Ferguson was convicted of killing 8 people in 1970s murder spree . Was due to be executed yesterday evening before dramatic court decision . New ruling will delay execution at least until the first . week of November . Comes after years of court battles over whether he understands execution . | By . Sam Adams . PUBLISHED: . 05:40 EST, 24 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:56 EST, 24 October 2012 . A federal appeals court has blocked the scheduled execution of a mass killer convicted of eight slayings that shocked South Florida in the 1970s. The decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals came during a flurry ... |
Stinking Water Creek | Stinking Water Creek or Stinkingwater Creek may refer to: Stinking Water Creek (Little White River), a stream in South Dakota Stinkingwater Creek (Belle Fourche River), a stream in South Dakota Stinking Water Creek, a variant name of the Ruby River |
John Junkin (politician) | John Junkin (born 1949) is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Long active in the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), Junkin was elected to Magherafelt District Council at the 1981 Northern Ireland local elections, and held a seat in Moyola in 1985, 1989 and 1993. By the start of the 1990s, he was a Vice-Preside... |
Luria isabella gilvella | Luria isabella gilvella is a subspecies of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description Distribution References External links Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 2002 |
Gary Crockett, 41, and Nickie Circelli, 40, both died on Monday morning . Circelli's uncle was found dead on Monday at his apartment . Pair allegedly stole from him and then left a note apologising for his death . | A couple who held hands as they jumped off George Washington Bridge together may have killed the woman's uncle before their joint suicide plunge. Gary Crockett, 41, and Nickie Circelli, 40, both of Suffern, New York, died after jumping into the Hudson River about 11:20 a.m. on Monday. And now their deaths have been lin... |
Terrorist group confirms militant cleric's death in online "eulogy" Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a U.S. drone strike September 30 . The group says that though the U.S. killed him, it "cannot kill his ideas" | (CNN) -- The terrorist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has confirmed the death of U.S.-born militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, calling him a martyr, according to a statement posted Sunday on jihadi internet forums. Al-Awlaki was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen on September 30, but American officials said i... |
James Campbell, 56, pulled over 6.30am Friday on Long Island Expressway . Police noticed his 'second passenger' for HOV was fake . Issued with summonses for speeding and occupancy violation . Officers did not confiscate the dummy . Campbell said he used it for his trip home and will again . | A 56-year-old Long Island man caught driving in a carpool lane alone with a fake passenger told police he has been using dummy for at least a month so he could get to his new job on time. Furthermore James Campbell, who was pulled over Friday on the Long Island Expressway at Dix Hills at 6.30am, said he intends to use ... |
Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker ring in National Unfriend Day with soundtrack . Jimmy Kimmel declares holiday to promote unfriending on social networks . People to unfriend? Your mom, high school friends and annoying status updaters . | (CNN) -- Every holiday needs a song. And National Unfriend Day is no exception. Country singers Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker rang in the celebration on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night with "The National Unfriend Day Soundtrack." To all the friends I've un'ed before Who sent me quizzes about Jersey Shore You made my li... |
Todd S. Thomson's wife Melissa has been granted right to depose both Bartiromo and Eugenia Choi . Melissa says that even the sight of her husband traumatizes her . Demanding all papers from Choi that detail the paternity of her daughter . | By . Rachel Quigley . PUBLISHED: . 10:49 EST, 4 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:59 EST, 4 October 2013 . Married Wall Street executive Todd S. Thomson may have fathered a secret love child with classical violinist Eugenia Choi, it was revealed today. The ex-Citigroup executive's wife Melissa is divorcing him, due in p... |
The Formula One season comes to an end in Abu Dhabi on Sunday . Double points are available for the first time in the season finale . Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg go head-to-head for the title . Hamilton leads his team-mate by 17 points going into final race . The Brit will win the championship if he secur... | So, what’s the deal with double points? Seems a bit bonkers to me. You wouldn’t be the only who thinks it’s a loopy idea. The contentious new ruling will be used for the first time in the sport’s history this weekend, and it’s been branded a farce by the drivers and fans alike. The idea behind it is to keep the champio... |
2001–02 Vysshaya Liga season | The 2001–02 Vysshaya Liga season was the 10th season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 30 teams participated in the league, and HC CSKA Moscow and HC Sibir Novosibirsk were promoted to the Russian Superleague. First round Western Conference Eastern Conference Final round External links Sea... |
History of Central America, Volume 3, 1801-1887: The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 8 | Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. In some cases, Bancroft uses both "u" and "v" to spell an author’s name, e.g. Vetancurt and Vetancvrt. Other archaic letter substitutions include "b" for "v" and "i" ... |
Galbi-jjim | Galbi-jjim () or braised short ribs is a variety of jjim or Korean steamed dish made with galbi (갈비, short rib). Beef galbi is sometimes referred to as "gari" (가리), so the dish can be called "garijjim". Galbijjim is generally made with beef or pork (돼지, dweji) short ribs. In the latter case, it is called dweji galbijji... |
Mick Cullen | Michael Joseph Cullen (born 3 July 1931) is a Scottish former footballer, most noted as a player for Luton Town and Grimsby Town. Playing career Cullen was born in Glasgow. At the age of 17, he signed for English Second Division side Luton Town in 1948. In 1956, he became the only Luton Town player ever to be capped by... |
Former NFL star Joe Namath is credited with starting up Super Bowl fever following his play at Super Bowl III in 1969, when he confidently claimed before the game the New York Jets would beat the Baltimore Colts . They won 16-7 . Attending a pre-Super Bowl event on Saturday, the 70-year-old father-of-two said he thinks... | By . Ap Reporter . Joe Namath understands why more parents these days are reluctant to let their children play football. 'I can't blame them. I can't blame them,' Namath said on Saturday from the red carpet of the 3rd Annual NFL Honors in New York, where he introduced the Class of 2014 for the National Football Hall of... |
Aquila Nebeker | Aquila Nebeker (1859–1933) was the president of the Utah Senate during its second term. It was under his direction that the state legislature failed to elect a representative of Utah to the United States Senate. Nebeker served as acting governor of Utah for a short time. Nebeker later served as U.S. Marshal over southe... |
Opacuincola eduardstraussi | Opacuincola eduardstraussi is a critically endangered species of fresh water snail native to New Zealand. Habitat This snail has been found in only one location in a stream in Twinforks Cave, Paturau in the Tasman District of New Zealand. The population trend of this snail is unknown at present but it is regarded as po... |
Black Oak (Gary) | Black Oak is a neighborhood located on the far southwest side of Gary, Indiana. As of 2000, Black Oak had a population of 4,216, which was 84.7% white. It is Gary's only majority-white neighborhood, and the most recent neighborhood added to the city. Black Oak was annexed in 1976, under the administration of mayor Rich... |
Kim Jong-Un ordered the nation's first resort be opened as soon as possible . Kim Kardashian hit the slopes on the same day with fiance Kanye West . Swiss-educated dictator took a ride at the Masik Pass Ski Resort . | One seems bent on world domination, a powerful media manipulator capable of influencing the lives of millions. The other is a North Korean dictator. But it seems reality TV star Kim Kardashian and ruthless Kim Jong-Un have a previously unknown common hobby – a love of ski-ing . As the Kardashian family posed for papara... |
Ursuline Academy (New Orleans) | Ursuline Academy is a private, Catholic, all-girls high school and elementary school (Toddler 2 through 12th grade) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is located within the Archdiocese of New Orleans and under the trusteeship of the Ursuline Sisters of the New Orleans Community, part of the Ursuline Central P... |
Authorities are yet to identify the man - and three kids - believed dead . Search in southeastern Tennessee yields nothing . Three of the man's children, also in the canoe, swim to safety . None of the six people wore a life preserver . Canoe somehow capsized in fast-moving waters . | By . Mike Jaccarino . PUBLISHED: . 00:39 EST, 19 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:06 EST, 19 January 2013 . A Mennonite community in Tennessee is grieving after one of its members - and two of his kids- presumably died in a freak canoe accident on a rain-swollen creek in the southeastern area of the state. The Clevelan... |
Hospital exec says nurses didn't ask Thomas Eric Duncan what African country he visited . Duncan left the emergency room but died October 8 of Ebola virus . The hospital didn't conduct any simulations on how to handle Ebola cases, executive says . "We are certainly forthcoming and transparent about the fact that we mis... | (CNN) -- Texas Presbyterian Hospital "fell short" several times in treating Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, starting by not asking the right questions in the emergency room, the hospital's chief clinical officer, Dr. Daniel Varga, said in an interview with CNN. On September 25, Duncan came into the ER with a fever an... |
New technology is previewed ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas . Fun-sized drones and smartphone-controlled racing robots are popular . Tiny sensors can be used to track fitness, sleep, air quality, UV rays and car key location . | Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- Smartphones can control drones, speeding robots, cameras and the temperature of your master bathroom. That's just some of the technology on display in Las Vegas this week at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show. The massive show doesn't kick off in earnest until Tuesday, but som... |
Former England international hit 29 from 27 balls but Roy struck three sixes and eight fours to steal the limelight from his Surrey team-mate . Roy has now racked up 619 runs from 14 innings during this summer . Surrey beat Worcestershire's run tally of 141 for nine with 3.3 overs left . | By . Sam Peters . Kevin Pietersen hit 29 from 27 balls, but was upstaged by big-hitting Jason Roy as Surrey beat Worcestershire by three-wicket in the NatWest t20 Blast quarter-final at the Kia Oval. Roy’s stunning 52 from 23 balls, including three sixes and eight fours, took his run tally to 619 from 14 innings in thi... |
Olivier Bourdeaut | Olivier Bourdeaut (born 1980 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique) is a French contemporary writer. His first novel , published in January 2016 at , was awarded the 2016 Prix France Culture/Télérama, the 2016 Grand prix RTL-Lire, the 2016 Prix Emmanuel Roblès and the 2016 Prix France Télévisions. Biography Olivier Bourdeaut was... |
James Linsley kept hundreds starving animals on his farm in West Layton . RSPCA officials found animals 'knee deep' in their own faeces on his land . One dog was gnawing on a horse's carcass by officials at 'atrocious' site . | By . Jennifer Smith . A farmer has been jailed after investigators found 350 dead and dying animals scattered around his land in the 'worst case' ever seen by the RSPCA. James Linsley was sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment after animals were found 'knee deep' in faeces and gnawing off a horse's carcass to stay alive, N... |
Phalacrus | Phalacrus may refer to: Phalacrus (mythology), a character from Ancient Greek mythology Phalacrus (beetle), a genus of beetles in the family Phalacridae Phalacrus, a genus of fishes in the family Centrolophidae; synonym of Centrolophus |
McTeague: A Story of San Francisco | McTEAGUE A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris CHAPTER 1 It was Sunday, and, according to his custom on that day, McTeague took his dinner at two in the afternoon at the car conductors' coffee-joint on Polk Street. He had a thick gray soup; heavy, underdone meat, very hot, on a cold plate; two kinds of vegetables; a... |
Oklahoma confirms seven cases of Enterovirus D68 . EV-D68 worsens breathing problems for children who have asthma . Four children in Lake County, Indiana, were sickened by the virus . Alabama has also confirmed four cases of Enterovirus D68 . | Since mid-August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed more than 100 cases of Enterovirus D68 in 12 states: Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New York and Oklahoma. Yet the real number of severe respiratory illnesses caused by this virus ... |
Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools | [Illustration: They all stood round and laughed at him ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MODERN SHORT STORIES A BOOK FOR HIGH SCHOOLS EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY FREDERICK HOUK LAW, Ph.D. Lecturer in English in New York University, and Head of the Department of English... |
Asael Ben Shabat | Asael Ben Shabat is a former Israeli footballer. Honours Toto Cup (Leumit): 2010 Liga Leumit: 2010-11 External links 1988 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players Panthrakikos F.C. players PAE Kerkyra players ... |
Arthur Thorpe | Arthur W. Thorpe (born 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Career Born in Lucknow, India, in 1939, Thorpe began his career in non-league football with Ossett Albion in 1957, before signing for Scunthorpe United in September 1960 as a 21-year-old. Thorpe spent three years at Scunth... |
Mason Lindahl | Mason Lindahl is a guitarist and songwriter from Sacramento, California. Prominently known for his unique fingerstyle of guitar playing. Mason has been compared guitarist and songwriters such as John Fahey, Leonard Cohen and James Blackshaw. With music released on Porter Records, Para-sight records and Lifes Blood reco... |
Bruce Gilley | Bruce Gilley (born July 21, 1966) is a professor of political science at Portland State University. His article "The Case for Colonialism", published in an advance online edition of Third World Quarterly in 2017, was highly controversial for its thesis. The outrage culminated in threats of violence which caused Gilley ... |
Lena massacre | The Lena Massacre or Lena Execution (, Lenskiy rasstrel) refers to the shooting of goldfield workers on strike in northeast Siberia near the Lena River on . The strike had been provoked by exceptionally harsh working conditions, and when the strike committee was arrested, a large crowd marched in protest. They were fir... |
Akhmerovo, Bakalinsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan | Akhmerovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Starokuruchevsky Selsoviet, Bakalinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 41 as of 2010. There is 1 street. Geography Akhmerovo is located 27 km southeast of Bakaly (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novokuruchevo is the nearest rural localit... |
Lavender is trained daily with croissants and Ribena as rewards for jumps . Special hurdle made for him to jump over bars of varying heights . | For one lucky sheep his ability to be a real woolly jumper has saved him from the pot after a farmer's grand-daughter spotted his extraordinary ability to leap over fences and began training him. The ram, named Lavender because owners initially thought he was female, now follows 13-year-old Isobel Brown, wherever she g... |
Sydney Kustu mixed common products to produce deadly sodium azide gas in her hotel room on Tuesday afternoon . The divorcee reportedly warned hotel staff by leaving them notes about the gas . Hotel guests and residents had to be evacuated but no one was injured . | By . Daily Mail Reporters . Tragic: Sydney Kustu was a former professor of biology at UC Berkeley. She killed herself Tuesday by mixing common chemicals and creating toxic gas that caused an entire San Francisco Bay area hotel and the surrounding block to be evacuated . A respected UC Berkeley sciences professor has no... |
Thomas Ketland | Thomas Ketland & Co. was a firearms manufacturer founded in Birmingham, England c. 1760. Thomas Ketland Senior, was a highly successful Birmingham gun maker. He started his business around 1760 and expanded into the export market around 1790. He died in 1816. The business carried on until bankruptcy in 1821. The compan... |
Gabu Region | Gabú Region is the easternmost region in Guinea-Bissau. Its capital is Gabú. The region borders Senegal to the north, Guinea to the east and south and the Guinea-Bissau regions of Tombali and Bafatá to the west. It covers an area of 9,150 km2, making it the largest of Guinea-Bissau's administrative regions. It is an in... |
Warrington beat St Helens 39-12 at Langtree Park on Thursday night . Saints only needed a point to ensure they would win League Leaders' Shield . They were forced to wait after Wolves ran in seven tries in the victory . Super League's leading scorer Joel Monaghan scored a brace for Wolves . St Helens will still claim s... | Warrington gatecrashed the party of their arch rivals with a 39-12 victory at Langtree Park to keep St Helens waiting for their first trophy for six years. Saints needed only a point to ensure they would finish top of the First Utility Super League for the first time since 2008 but the League Leaders' Shield was put ba... |
Demographics of Liberia | As of 2006, Liberia has the highest population growth rate in the world (4.50% per annum). 43.5% of Liberians were below the age of 15 in 2010. With recent civil wars being fought along ethnic lines, Liberia is a multiethnic and multicultural country. Population According to , Liberia's total population was in . This i... |
500 visitors came to the 'mysterious glowing Virgin' in one day this week . Police forced to post guards around a pavilion erected by its owners . Catholic authorities have sent clergymen to investigate the phenomenon . But they refuse to comment on whether it is natural or miraculous . | A 'glowing' statue of the Virgin Mary has brought hundreds of pilgrims flocking to a house in a small town in southern Belgium. Police in Jalhay have been forced to post guards around a pavilion erected by the retired owners of what is being referred to as 'the mysterious glowing Virgin'. On one day this week alone 500... |
Diplopora | Diplopora is an extinct genus of marine dasycladacean algae in the family Diploporaceae. Fossil records This genus is known in the fossil records from the Silurian to the Jurassic (from about 426.2 to 155.7 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Europe, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Russia, ... |
The body of 14-month-old Cameron Beckford has been found . Columbus officers searched Tuesday near a creek with a dive team and helicopter for the boy . The search took place after his mother Dainesha Stevens said she and a male acquaintance left him on Friday night because they could no longer care for him . Stevens' ... | The body of a missing 14-month-old Maryland boy was found in an Ohio creek Wednesday as his mother was ordered held on $150,000 bond in her first court appearance. Searchers found the body of Cameron Beckford in Big Walnut Creek on Wednesday morning, said Sgt. Rich Weiner, a Columbus police spokesman. The boy's mother,... |
2013–14 Swazi Premier League | The 2013–14 Swazi Premier League season was the 2013–14 season of the top level of football competition in Swaziland. It concluded on 10 May 2014. Standings References Football leagues in Eswatini Premier League Premier League Swaziland |
Teen took semi-trailer he was riding in at an inspection station, highway patrol says . Suspect caused collisions while "he thought zombies were chasing him," officer says . Four people were injured, two seriously, in southern California incident . | (CNN) -- A young transient who said he was trying to shake zombies off a stolen semi-trailer truck he was driving caused a major freeway incident in southern California that sent four people to the hospital and tied up traffic for hours, the California Highway Patrol said. Jerimiah Clyde Hartline, 19, was arrested in c... |
Brilon Massenkalk Formation | The Brilon Massenkalk Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany References Geologic formations of Germany Devonian System of Europe Devonian Germany Limestone formations Devonian southern paleotrop... |
Scott McGann carried fake bomb into LaGuardia Airport terminal, authorities say . McGann, 32, indicted on terror-related charges, prosecutor says . Suspect undergoing court-ordered psychiatric evaluation . Incident disrupted travel plans for passengers, caused some flight cancellations . | NEW YORK (CNN) -- A man accused of entering New York's LaGuardia Airport with a bag containing wires and batteries has been indicted on terror-related charges. Scott McGann, 32, faces an August 18 arraignment after he undergoes a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. Scott McGann, 32, was indicted Wednesday on charges ... |
Edith Best | Edith Best may refer to: Edith Best (musician) (1865–1950), Irish musician |
Abdul Sathar Kunju | M. Abdul Sathar Kunju is a 1963 Batch (16 RR) officer of Indian Police Service who retired as the 21st Chief of Kerala Police in 1997. Early life and education Sathar Kunju was born into an affluent family in the small town of Ochira to Mohammed Kunju and Saliha Umma. He did his undergraduate and post graduate studies ... |
Battle ensign | A battle ensign is the name given to a large war ensign (flag) hoisted on a warship's mast just before going into battle. In what could become a very confusing situation with thick clouds of gunsmoke the ensign gave additional identification, hence their large size, which for the Royal Navy in the 17th and 18th centuri... |
Bahía Ballena | Bahía Ballena is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. History Bahía Ballena was created on 23 July 1991 by Decreto Ejecutivo 20588-G. Geography Bahía Ballena has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, Bahía Ballena had a population of inhabitants.... |
Ulów, Masovian Voivodeship | Ulów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Klwów, within Przysucha County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Klwów, north of Przysucha, and south of Warsaw. The village has a population of 380. References Villages in Przysucha County |
NEW: Kuwait's Ministry of Information: Constitution holds emir inviolable . The three ex-parliamentarians are out on bail and plan to appeal, an activist says . Human rights group: More than 300 people are detained on charges of insulting the emir . A man was sentenced this week to five years in prison for such charges... | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A Kuwaiti court sentenced three former members of parliament to three years in prison -- with hard labor -- on charges of insulting the nation's ruler, a human rights group said Tuesday. Falah Al-Sawagh, Bader Al-Dahoum and Khalid Al-Tahou are currently out on bail. They will ap... |
Ficus schumacheri | Ficus schumacheri is a species of tree in the family Moraceae. The species is monoecious. It is found in countries like Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Peru, and Venezuela. It is also found in French Guiana. References schumacheri Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
Phaeophacidium | Phaeophacidium is a genus of fungi in the Rhytismatales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown (incertae sedis), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family. Species The genus includes the following three species: Phaeophacidium abietinum Phaeophacidium escallo... |
Benalto | Benalto is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located approximately west of the Town of Sylvan Lake. Benalto is also recognized by Statistics Canada as a designated place. Kountry Meadows, a manufactured home community and designated place recognized by Statistics Canada, is immediately a... |
IPCC investigating South Yorkshire Police over complaint made in 2012 . South Wales Police is already under investigation into handling of complaints . Watkins admitted two counts of attempted rape on the baby of a female fan . Police have appealed for anyone 'affected' by Watkins case to make contact . | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 15:03 EST, 30 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:59 EST, 30 November 2013 . The IPCC is investigating South Yorkshire Police over the handling of a complaint made against paedophile singer Ian Watkins . The police watchdog is investigating a second force over the handling of complaints ... |
Counterfeit Love | Counterfeit Love is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Joe King, Marian Swayne and Jack Richardson. Cast Joe King as Richard Wayne Marian Swayne as Mary Shelly Norma Lee as Rose Shelly Jack Richardson as Roger Crandall Irene Boyle as Miss Ferris Isabel Fisher as Mabel Ford Alexander G... |
Falcons catch prey in mid-flight by manoeuvring so that their target seems as if it is stationary, allowing them to make targeted attacks on crows . Researchers from Haverford College, . Pennsylvania explained that the hunting techniques allow the birds to conserve energy . They captured the bird's behaviour using tiny... | Humans through the ages have wondered what it is like to be a bird but now hi-tech headwear has revealed the complex hunting strategies of falcons. U.S. scientists got a bird’s eye view of falcons’ attack strategies by fixing helmets containing tiny cameras to the heads of the birds, which also wore backpacks to record... |
Matthew White (MP) | Matthew White (c 1766 – 11 March 1840) was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hythe, from 1802 to 1806 and 1812–1818. References External links Profile at Theyworkforyou.com 1766 births 1840 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Society for Scientific Exploration | The Society for Scientific Exploration, or SSE, is a group committed to studying fringe science. The opinions of the organization in regard to what are the proper limits of scientific exploration are often at odds with those of mainstream science. Critics argue that the SSE is devoted to disreputable ideas far outside ... |
1991 Akron Zips football team | The 1991 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as Division I-A independents. They were led by sixth–year head coach Gerry Faust. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 5–6. Schedule Refer... |
The poll surveyed 2,109 adults who chose from a list of public figures . At least 34 per cent chose the Queen as providing strong moral leadership . Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai landed 19 per cent of the vote . Nigel Farage, of Ukip, got 39 per cent for 'worst' moral leadership . | The Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been voted as the public figures who provide Britons with 'moral leadership' according to a poll. The findings released in a YouGov survey suggested that Britons looked towards the actions of the Royal family ahead of church leaders like the Archbishop of Canterbury ... |
Juan Antonio Carcelén | Juan Antonio Carcelén García (born 28 April 1954) is a retired Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder. Football career At age 16 he made his debut with Albacete Balompié and began to be followed by several teams. In June 1971, Hércules bought Carcelén and Perico Serrano, the top two youth players of ... |
Sergey Zhigunov | Sergey Victorovich Zhigunov (; born 2 January 1963) is a Soviet and Russian actor and producer. Commander of the Order of Honour and of the Order of Friendship. Honored Artist of Russia (1995). His most famous roles as an actor were in Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin (2001), Queen Margot (1996), Hearts of Three (1992), a... |
Windhorse (film) | Windhorse is an American film from 1998, directed and produced by Paul Wagner, co-directed by Thupten Tsering and co-produced with Julia Elliott. The leading roles were played by Dadon, Jampa Kalsang Tamang and Richard Chang. The film premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in March 1998, where it won the award fo... |
Jackson Haines | Jackson Haines (1840–1875) was an American ballet dancer and figure skater who is regarded as the father of modern figure skating. Life Born in New York City, Haines claimed to be national champion in 1864. Many championships were held during those years, and none was sanctioned by a unifying figure skating organizatio... |
Disney World parkgoer Blake Platt thought he'd challenge a Disney villain to a push-up contest, but quickly realized he was far outmatched . Gaston, from 1991's 'The Beauty and the Beast,' beat Platt him with a rapid series of one-arm push-ups . The villain roared in approval as he crushed his enemy . | You may be strong — but are you Disney villain strong? A parkgoer at Disney World thought he'd test his muscles against the buff hunter Gaston, from 'The Beauty and the Beast.' It did not turn out well for him. 'You think you're pretty strong?' Blake Platt challenges Gaston, as seen in his YouTube video. 'I think I'm s... |
NIO | NIO or Nio may refer to: Nio, guardians of the Buddha NIO (car company), a Chinese electric automobile manufacturer Nicaraguan córdoba, ISO 4217 currency code for the national currency of Nicaragua National Institute of Oceanography (disambiguation), several organizations National Institute of Ophthalmology (disambigua... |
List of ships of the line of France | This is a list of French ships of the line of the period 1621–1870 (plus some from the period before 1621). Battlefleet units in the French Navy (Marine Royale before the French revolution established a republic) were categorised as vaisseaux (literally "vessels") as distinguished from lesser warships such as frigates ... |
Abdelkader Chékhémani | Abdelkader Chékhémani (born 18 July 1971 in Barentin) is a French former middle distance runner who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Competition record References 1971 births Living people French male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Universi... |
Army officials say Capt Bruce Kevin Clark died of natural causes . However, his wife, Susan Orellana-Clark, issued a statement insisting she and witnesses saw a bullet hole in the closet door . Family said: 'Although the circumstances were . unimaginable, Bruce's wife and extended family will be forever thankful . that... | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:55 EST, 6 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:17 EST, 7 May 2012 . Medic: Capt Bruce Kevin Clark died under unknown circumstances on Monday at an army base in Afghanistan . The wife of a US Army captain who died while he was on Skype with her says she saw a bullet hole in the closet ... |
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has blasted Aaron Ramsey's sending off . Ramsey was shown a second yellow card for fouling Oguzhan Ozyakup . Wenger believes Serbian referee Milorad Mazic got a lot wrong in the match . | Arsene Wenger attacked Serbian referee Milorad Mazic after Aaron Ramsey was sent off in Arsenal’s stormy Champions League qualifier against Besiktas. Wenger, who narrowly missed being hit by a bottle thrown from the stands at the final whistle, was angry with the officiating inside the intimidating Ataturk Stadium afte... |
Preemption Act of 1841 | The Preemption Act of 1841, also known as the Distributive Preemption Act (27 Cong., Ch. 16; ), was a US federal law approved on September 4, 1841. It was designed to "appropriate the proceeds of the sales of public lands... and to grant 'pre-emption rights' to individuals" who were living on federal lands. (Such Indiv... |
Evenstar | Evenstar is an old term for the "evening star" of astronomy, denoting the planet Venus or (less commonly) the planet Mercury. It may also refer to: Arwen, a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth the Evenstar, a jewel which Arwen gives to her love Aragorn; invented for The Lord of the Rings film ... |
Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railway | The Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railway was a narrow-gauge line of the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad in the state of Pennsylvania that operated between 1889 and 1916. The Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad earlier had established a station and picnic ground at Mount Gretna. History The Gilded Age iron industrialist and railro... |
Reuben Levy | Reuben Levy (28 April 1891 – 6 September 1966) was Professor of Persian at the University of Cambridge, who wrote on Persian literature and Islamic history. Life Levy was educated at the Friars School, Bangor, the University College of North Wales, Bangor and Jesus College, Oxford, studying Persian, Turkish and the Sem... |
NYC decision to open public schools during blizzard draws wrath of parents . City school system, with 1.1 million students, is nation's largest . De Blasio: "We thought our children would be able to get to schools safely" Governor declares state of emergency for New York City, other areas . | New York (CNN) -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who took office 44 days ago promising to bring together residents of a divided city, was widely vilified Thursday for keeping the nation's largest school system open during a brutal storm expected to leave up to 14 inches of snow in some areas. While millions of children... |
Ink trap | An ink trap is a feature of certain typefaces designed for printing in small sizes. At an ink trap, the corners or details are removed from the letterforms. When the type is printed, ink naturally spreads into the removed area. Without ink traps, the excess ink would soak outwards and ruin the crisp edge. Ink traps are... |
Milos Zeman was giving his weekly interview to Czech state radio on Sunday . Zeman, 70, used a string of expletives which drew hundreds of complaints . He said Russian band Pussy Riot were not his idea of political prisoners . Czech prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka condemned Zeman's actions . | Czech President Milos Zeman launched a foul-mouthed tirade against Russian protest group Pussy Riot during a bizarre radio interview. The 70-year-old leader described the band, who regularly protest against Vladimir Putin as 'f****d up' and 's****'. Swearing in both English and Czech, Zeman asked the interviewer: 'You ... |
Protestant Foster Home | Protestant Foster Home, is located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1875 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1986. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey References Houses on the National Regis... |
Osipikha, Kharovsky District, Vologda Oblast | Osipikha () is a rural locality (a village) in Kubenskoye Rural Settlement, Kharovsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 11 as of 2002. Geography Osipikha is located 11 km northwest of Kharovsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Chernukhino is the nearest rural locality. References Rural ... |
Jean-Claude Mas couldn't stump up £83,000 bond . | By . Peter Allen . UPDATED: . 11:05 EST, 7 March 2012 . Behind bars: PIP boss Jean-Claude Mas has been jailed while he awaits trial over the breast implant scandal after failing to pay his £83,000 bail (file picture) The former multi-millionaire businessman at the centre of a worldwide breast implant health scare was b... |
Barbaridactylus | Barbaridactylus is a nyctosaurid pterosaur from the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, a basin that dates back to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous. It was published in 2018 by paleontologists Nicholas R. Longrich, David M. Martill, and Brian Andres. In the same publication, two other nyctosaurids from the sam... |
Father-of-three David Richards, from Canberra, Australia first won title in 2011 with 331,038 lights . However, he was beaten by a family from New York who installed 346,283 - but Mr Richards vowed to regain title . His family have now officially broken the record with 502,165 lights - much to the annoyance of his neig... | An Australian family who put more than half a million Christmas lights on their house have claimed a world record - for the second time. Father-of-three David Richards from Canberra first won the title in 2011 with 331,038 lights, but was beaten by a family in New York who put up 346,283. His family vowed to take regai... |
Josif Shtokalo | Josif Shtokalo (Ukrainian: ; 1897–1987) was a famous Ukrainian mathematician. Shtokalo worked mainly in the areas of differential equations, operational calculus and the history of mathematics. Investigation of the Stability of Lindstedt's Equation Using Shtokalo’s Method by Samuel Kohn contains a description of Shotka... |
Proposals could see 320 houses built in the rugged landscape that inspired Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights . Conservationists say development would be 'disturbingly close' to Haworth Moor - the setting for the doomed love story . | Proposals could see 320 houses built in the rugged landscape that inspired Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights . Conservationists say development would be 'disturbingly close' to Haworth Moor - the setting for the doomed love story . By . George Arbuthnott . PUBLISHED: . 19:16 EST, 6 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 22:05 ES... |
This Is Augustus Pablo | This Is...Augustus Pablo is a studio album by Augustus Pablo originally released in 1974 and co-written and produced by Pablo's childhood friend and critically acclaimed reggae producer Clive Chin. The album boasts an impressive list of session musicians including Ansel Collins on keyboards and Lloyd Parks and Aston Ba... |
Piotr Trafarski | Piotr Trafarski (born May 8, 1983 in Kętrzyn) is a Polish footballer. External links 1983 births Living people Polish footballers People from Kętrzyn Sportspeople from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Association football forwards Jeziorak Iława players Olimpia Elbląg players Lechia Gdańsk players Bruk-Bet Termalica Niecie... |
International Academy of Astronautics | The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is an independent non-governmental organization established in Stockholm (Sweden) on August 16, 1960 by Dr. Theodore von Kármán, one of the most important figures in the evolution of rocketry, and recognized by the United Nations in 1996. The IAA has elected members from ... |
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