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52410068 | Isadore "Shad" Polier (March 18, 1906 – June 30, 1976) was an American lawyer and civic leader who fought racial and religious discrimination in employment, education, and law enforcement.
On March 18, 1906, Isadore Polier was born to a Jewish family in Aiken, South Carolina.
In 1926, he obtained a bachelor's degree with distinction from the University of South Carolina. | 374 |
31684389 | The by-election was held on 19 December 1992. The by-election was to replace as Goh decided to hold a by-election in a safe constituency with the best chances of winning for political self-renewal to get people of ministerial calibre to join the government under PAP.
This was the first time that a Singaporean Prime Minister vacated his or her own constituency to stand for a by-election thereby producing a risk of Goh losing the premiership in under two years, in the event he lost the by-election. | 502 |
7526724 | Gasparri, Stefano. 'Il popolo-esercito degli arimanni. Gli studi longobardi di Giovanni Tabacco', Giovanni Tabacco e l'esegesi del passato. Quaderni, Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 14 (Torino, 2006), 21-36.
Jarnut, Jörg. 'Beobachtungen zu den langobardischen arimanni und exercitales,' Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte. | 344 |
25383212 | Faja Maisan is a coastal town located in the Chilean commune of Pitrufquén, Araucanía Region. Formed mostly by descendants of Germans, Dutch and Swiss, whose grandparents came to the Araucanía between 1905 and 1912.
Nowadays, the most important community of foreigners is settled in Faja Maisan. It is made up mainly of German and Swiss descendants whose ancestors arrived in La Araucanía between 1905 and 1912.
On September 5, 1905 Arrival from early settlers from Germany and the Netherlands. | 494 |
202475 | He also maintained relations with Jean Burden, his lover and the inspiration/editor of Nature, Man and Woman.
Watts was a heavy smoker throughout his life and in his later years drank heavily.
His quote "We think of time as a one-way motion," from his lecture Time & The More It Changes appears at the beginning of the season 1 finale of the Loki TV show along with quotes from Neil Armstrong, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, Nelson Mandela, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, | 467 |
23662342 | Week 7: One unlearned dance & group West Coast Swing
Week 9: One unlearned dance & Argentine tango
Week 10: Favourite dance of the season, Lindy Hop & freestyle | 160 |
521881 | It was later used for summer accommodations for an air cadet gliding school. In 2009, it was sold and then resold for use as a secure data storage facility. In 2018, CFS Debert reopened to the public, featuring historical tours, escape rooms, laser tag, special events, and more. In 2019, the present owner of the Diefenbunker at former CFS Debert purchased the neighbouring NATO building. The plans for the NATO building are currently unknown. | 448 |
143294 | Days before the release date, the band began a short American tour in support of the album. Geffen hoped that Nevermind would sell around 250,000 copies, matching sales of Sonic Youth's Geffen debut Goo. The most optimistic estimate was that Nevermind could be certified gold (500,000 copies sold) by September 1992.
Nevermind debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 144. Geffen shipped about half of the initial U.S. pressing to the American Northwest, where it sold out quickly and was unavailable for days. | 508 |
53897874 | The Columbia Glacier in Alaska is a large tidewater glacier that began a drastic retreat in the 1970s due to climate fluctuations and began discharging large quantities of icebergs into Prince William Sound. These icebergs were responsible for a massive oil spill in 1989 when an oil tanker captain tried to avoid them and went aground.
The key to the PTAAGMB model is the glacier’s area-altitude distribution, which is simply the glacier’s surface area as a function of elevation. | 484 |
2892130 | For the year 2012–2013, India's Ministry of Tourism named Tirupati as the "Best Heritage City". Tirupati has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Smart Cities Mission by Government of India.
In Tamil language, tiru means sacred, Honourable, or Lakshmi and pati means abode, residence, or husband.
Tirupati (Tirumala) is referred to as Pushpa-mandapa in Acharya-Hridayam (13th century). | 436 |
1012801 | In 1973, he was appointed as a member of the central committee of the PNC.
Following the December 1980 election he became one of five vice-presidents, with responsibility for economic planning, finance, and regional development.
In August 1984, Hoyte became Prime Minister and first Vice President, replacing Hamilton Green, who was widely seen at the time as Burnham's preference for successor.
Hoyte suffered a personal tragedy in 1985 when his two daughters Amanda and Maxine died in a car crash while traveling on April 30 to hear him deliver the May Day address in the town of Linden. | 589 |
9998447 | Queens of the Stone Age – "Back to Dungaree High"
Maryslim – "No Beast So Fierce"
Scot Free – "Rock Against Ass"
Hot Water Music – "Prince of the Rodeo"
Spacebitch – "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker" | 208 |
2620960 | Godo is so distraught that the Phoenix reveals itself to him through Olga and in an attempt to console him, says he can live forever if he drinks the Firebird's blood and wait the many centuries for the earth's eventual revival. Godo instead offers his life for the revival of the Earth. The Phoenix agrees, admiring Godo's selfless nature despite her own wish that he stay alive. After saying their fondest farewells, Godo collapses, dead into Olga's arms. | 457 |
16234815 | What should be observed when the great and high emperor of the Romans goes on campaign: This is the only text in the work addressed specifically to Romanos – particularly note Constantine’s stresses on the importance of father-to-son knowledge.
It features eleven lists of what is required for an imperial expedition, a thorough compilation of officers and items: taxes, fodder, animals for feasts, pay for officers and troops, blankets, saddles, napkins, halters, picks, shovels, weapons, rope, goatskin mats and plain garments for foreigners, cushions, folding tables, folding benches, etc. | 592 |
28789994 | The convention hosted the 2019 STARFLEET International Region 2 Summit and included two full tracks of programming devoted to Star Trek and one full track devoted to the Region 2 Summit. Marquee guests included:
Aron Eisenberg, best known to Star Trek fans as Nog in 47 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and as Kar in one episode of Star Trek: Voyager Bill Blair, best known to Star Trek fans for playing various background aliens in 45 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager and four episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise Nichole McAuley, | 578 |
66027631 | In 1911, he achieved the doctorate, supervised by Hugo Riemann, at the University of Leipzig with a dissertation Die quaestiones in musica: ein Choraltraktat des zentralen Mittelalters und ihr mutmasslicher Verfasser Rudolf von St. Trond (1070-1138) (The quaestiones in musica: A Choral Tract of the Central Middle Ages and its presumed author Rudolf of St Trond (1070-1138)).
Steglich served as a soldier in the First World War. | 429 |
65935263 | In November 2021, professional wrestler Danhausen began a Twitter "feud" with the Gunn Club, referring to Colten and Austin as "Ass Boys", in reference to Billy Gunn's "Mr. Ass" gimmick during the Attitude Era. While Billy Gunn himself initially had no comment, the rest of the Gunn Club despised the nickname after fans began chanting "Ass Boys" during their matches. | 368 |
1275731 | "MP defends report on $23,000 study trip.", Australian Associated Press, 7 December 2001.
"Fourth Vic Liberal announces retirement", ABC News, 18 March 2005.
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council | 269 |
5009158 | In this form, Grunbeld is a quadruped dragon whose outer shell is composed of stylized corundum crystal formations harder than steel and is able to exhale flames from his mouth. Grunbeld is ultimately held back from pursuing Guts and his group by Flora's spirit possessing the flames, returning to Griffith's side to aid in defeating the Kushan army.
Voiced by: Shougo Nakamura (Japanese, 2016 anime)
, known as the Moonlight Knight, is another of Griffith's new generals in the Hawks. | 485 |
71267 | In areas of the world where ragwort is a native plant, such as Britain and continental Europe, documented cases of proven poisoning are rare. Horses do not normally eat fresh ragwort due to its bitter taste. The result, if sufficient quantity is consumed, can be irreversible cirrhosis of the liver of a form identified as megalocytosis where cells are abnormally enlarged. Signs that a horse has been poisoned include yellow mucous membranes, depression, and lack of coordination. | 481 |
172914 | With liner notes by Lester Bangs.)
1986 – Ghost Riders (A live concert from 1981 – originally released on cassette only.)
1997 – Zero Hour (Late '70s live recordings.)
2004 – Attempted: Live at Max's Kansas City 1980 (Soundboard recordings from a New York City rock club performance. With liner notes by Marty Thau.)
2008 – Live 1977–1978 (A six-CD box set containing 13 complete Suicide live performances from September 1977 to August 1978 plus bonus material.) | 466 |
2023715 | Seeing the new market potential, he joined his old friends Hunnewell and Brewer in a partnership sending goods between Hawaii and California. This time he stayed behind with his wife and two children, acting as Consul for Hawaii in New England.
The outbreak of the American Civil War and financial scandals caused great losses in the 1860s. He helped provide transportation for troops, and was meeting at Port Royal, South Carolina with Admiral William Reynolds whom he had known in Hawaii in 1840, when he heard Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated. He attended the funeral procession on his way home. | 603 |
2212656 | In the modern era, notable filmmakers in Denmark include Lars von Trier, who co-created the Dogme 95 film movement, followed by Thomas Vinterberg winner of the 2021 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film who is also Denmark's two time Cannes Film Festival contender and selectee with his internationally acclaimed films The Hunt (Jagten) and Another Round (Druk). Other notable filmmakers include multiple award-winners Susanne Bier and Nicolas Winding Refn.
Danish cinema pioneer Peter Elfelt, a photographer, was the first Dane to make a film. | 556 |
64325459 | Hammond also contributed to the first issue of Reichardt's new illustrated weekly St. Paul's in 1884. After this first appearance of her work in St. Paul's she was approached not only by publishers such as Macmillan and Allen, but also by Sir William Ingram, the proprietor of both the Illustrated London News and The Sketch. From then on she was turning away work, as she was offered more commissions than she could complete. | 426 |
28760404 | In Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, much of the glass had not survived the Thirty Years' War and later events, and other parts are rearranged. Yet Bousch is attributed with the great rose window, and some windows, in full or part, in the small chapels. The repetitions, as well as some uncertain attributions, are explained by the fact that works were mostly commissioned by donors, and were no part of an overall design of the church. | 425 |
49795012 | President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Bolsonaro on his election victory, added that France would look to continue to cooperate with Brazil on areas including environmental issues. “France and Brazil have a strategic partnership based around common values of respect and the promotion of democratic principles,” added Macron in his statement.
President of the National Rally Party Marine Le Pen praised Bolsonaro on his election victory, "Brazilians just punished the widespread corruption and terrifying crime that thrived during far left governments. Good luck to President Bolsonaro who will have to re-establish Brazil's very compromised economic, security and democratic situation." | 689 |
23657531 | In 1916, the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) moved their George River trading post to the northeast part of the Fort Burwell harbour. The Moravians sold their post to the HBC in 1923, and the HBC closed the consolidated trading post in 1939.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police posted a detachment in 1920, and expanded it in 1926. It was moved in 1936 to Port Harrison, Quebec, now Inukjuak.
In 1942, the HBC moved a dozen residents from Port Burwell to Southampton Island. | 467 |
59123625 | The second edition (Novello and Company, London, 1896), published after her death, in 1896, was, like the first, non-denominational and international in character. It included about 100 further hymns, some with their French, German and Latin words. She wrote new music for 15 existing hymns and invited some of her composer friends, such as John Stainer, Hubert Parry and Frederick Bridge, to contribute. She also included her arrangements of music by composers such as Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. | 505 |
1459673 | This developed a further criterion: is it fair just and reasonable to impose a duty? This new tripartite test was introduced to personal injury cases in Scotland in the case of Gibson v Orr
Donoghue v Stevenson was the topic of a BBC Radio Scotland programme Denise Mina's Case Histories in December 2019.
The idea of delict is not to prevent a person's acts or omissions from ever causing harm occurring, but is to take reasonable precautions in the circumstances to prevent harm. This is seen in the ratio of Muir v Glasgow Corporation. | 539 |
53361591 | Tsitsianov himself exploited the suspicion of homicide to remove Grigol's treating doctor, the Italian Capuchin missionary Nicola di Rutigliano, who was suspected of anti-Russian intrigues. | 189 |
3239869 | They also contain a small amount of amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside - a compound potentially capable of releasing cyanide if consumed, but non-toxic in small quantities.
Clafoutis comes from the Limousin region of France.
While unpitted black cherries are traditional, there are numerous variations using other fruits, including pitted red or black cherries, other stonefruit such as peaches or plums, other fruit such as apples or pears, or berries. | 453 |
16470057 | On 17 February 2017 Top Rank announced that Valdez would be making a mandatory defence of his WBO featherweight title against former WBA 'Super' World featherweight title challenger Miguel Marriaga (25–1, 21 KOs) in the main event at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, on 22 April 2017. Marriaga knocked out Guy Robb in August 2016 to become the number one challenger. | 375 |
2297189 | Marítimo in October 2007 – in this match, he saved a penalty from Ariza Makukula with his first touch of the game, and his team eventually won 2–1.
On 4 June 2008, Butt signed a two-year contract with reigning champions Bayern Munich and was expected to act as backup to Oliver Kahn's heir, highly rated young Michael Rensing. He made his official debut for the club in the Champions League round-of-16 second leg against Sporting Lisbon in a 7–1 home drubbing, on 10 March 2009. | 479 |
11034167 | The street gang control units were structured by Deputy Chief Louis Sporrer, who commanded Operations South Bureau, which was the Headquarters for the South Central Los Angeles police divisions. In 1972 street gangs were becoming a growing problem and initially were made-up of the best known gang structures of the Crips and the Bloods. A Gang Intelligence Unit was set up in 77th Street Division headed by a Sergeant Robert Michael. A uniformed team was set up and given the acronym of TRASH, or Total Resources Against Street Hoodlums, headed by Sergeant Beno Hernandez. | 573 |
22353920 | Originally built by multimillionaire Frederick William Delger for his daughter, Lillie, and her new husband, Henry Trowbridge. This home was originally located behind the Fox Oakland Theater.
There are two other significant structures: the bandstand and the Latham-Ducel Fountain. The cast iron fountain was forged in Paris and features the moon goddess Diana with acanthus leaf ornament. It originally stood at Latham House and Gardens, originally located at what is now 17th and Jackson Streets. | 497 |
478115 | Hadlee took 10 wickets in the match.
During the 1980s New Zealand also had the services of one of its best-ever batsman, Martin Crowe and a number of good players such as John Wright, Bruce Edgar, John F. Reid, Andrew Jones, Geoff Howarth, Jeremy Coney, Ian Smith, John Bracewell, Lance Cairns, Stephen Boock, and Ewen Chatfield, who were capable of playing the occasional match-winning performance and consistently making a valuable contribution to a Test match. | 463 |
35135949 | The European Court of Justice held that the lack of any contractual link between transferee and transferor ‘is certainly not conclusive’. That is so because the Directive does not require it. The ‘transfer must relate to a stable economic entity whose activity is not limited to performing one specific works contract’ (Case C-48/94 Rygaard [1995] ECR I-2745, paragraph 20) and an entity is ‘an organized grouping of persons and assets facilitating the exercise of an economic activity which pursues a specific objective’. | 522 |
65321109 | She is a member of the Swiss Chemical Society (2016), the Royal Society of Chemistry (2017), and the Materials Research Society (2015).
In 2019, she was awarded the ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship, and in 2018, she received the Endowed Chair from the Sandoz Family Foundation. In 2013 she received the R&D 100 Award for the Universal Smart Window Coating. | 366 |
10338873 | Nichols then closed the bout with rights and lefts nearly knocking his opponent out of the ring. The referee called the bout with Petrin hanging over the ropes, and unable to mount a defense.
In the third round of the NBA tournament, on January 15, 1932, Nichols defeated Charley Bellanger in a ten-round points decision. Nichols knocked down Belanger for a count of nine in the fifth, and broadened his margin in the remaining rounds. Bellanger, who had a nine-pound weight advantage, used his experience in ringcraft to weather the remainder of the bout. | 559 |
4885836 | They primarily resisted the British occupation of Acadia and were joined in their efforts on numerous occasions by Acadians.
While many Acadians traded with the New England Protestants, Acadians' participation in the wars clearly indicated that many were reluctant to be ruled by the British. During the first colonial war, King William's War (1688–97), the crews of the very successful French privateer Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste were primarily Acadian. The Acadians resisted during the Raid on Chignecto (1696). | 516 |
22085023 | He saw his first start in the cleanup spot on May 24 in an interleague game against the Orix Buffaloes (though he went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts and a walk) and hit .379 with five home runs and 23 RBIs that month. He got hot in July as well, hitting .305 with seven homers and 19 RBIs and winning the first Central League monthly Most Valuable Player award of his career. | 379 |
36871602 | List of buildings and structures in Venice
History of the Republic of Venice
History of the Doge's Palace in Venice
Burns, Howard, "Architecture", in Jane Martineau (ed), The Genius of Venice, 1500–1600, 1983, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Hartt, Frederick, History of Italian Renaissance Art, (2nd edn.)1987, Thames & Hudson (US Harry N Abrams), | 347 |
30304856 | That had been added to the Nicene Creed by the Latin church, which was later the theological breaking point in the ultimate Great East–West Schism in the 11th century.
Photius did provide concession on the issue of jurisdictional rights concerning Bulgaria and the papal legates made do with his return of Bulgaria to Rome. This concession, however, was purely nominal, as Bulgaria's return to the Byzantine rite in 870 had already secured for it an autocephalous church. Without the consent of Boris I of Bulgaria, the papacy was unable to enforce any its claims. | 564 |
59434715 | Claas-Hendrik Relotius (born 15 November 1985) is a German former journalist. He resigned from Der Spiegel in 2018 after admitting to numerous instances of journalistic fraud.
Relotius was born in Hamburg, and grew up in Tötensen with his father, a water engineer, and his mother, a teacher. He studied political and cultural studies at the University of Bremen, graduating with a Bachelor's degree. | 399 |
217315 | Introduced in 2006, the Cray XT4 added support for DDR2 memory, newer dual-core and future quad-core Opteron processors and utilized a second generation SeaStar2 communication coprocessor. It also included an option for FPGA chips to be plugged directly into processor sockets, unlike the Cray XD1, which required a dedicated socket for the FPGA coprocessor.
On November 13, 2006, Cray announced a new system, the Cray XMT, based on the MTA series of machines. | 460 |
44181762 | He enrolled at the Architectural Association and worked for a variety of architects in London, becoming an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1895. He returned to Queensland in December 1896 and opened his practice in February 1897, remaining in practice with his sons until his death in 1943. Hodgen's time in London coincided with a period of intense creativity and originality in English architecture, with the likes of Charles Voysey, William Lethaby and Edward Schroeder Prior designing key works of Arts and Crafts architecture. | 557 |
2167936 | Pashley-Drake is unhappy about being at the other end of a hunt and flees into Lady Bassinger's garden party, surprising the guests. He hides behind a bishop. Charlotte and Aubrey come to their senses, and Charlotte believes the house affected both of them. They agree to leave the house immediately and get married. | 316 |
4838185 | It was the opinion of Hasse, as well as of many other eminent professors, that whoever had not heard Carestini was inacquainted with the most perfect style of singing.”
Returning to the cast of a Handel opera premiere after an absence of nine years was Margherita Durastanti, who had worked with Handel in his early days in Italy and had been a member of his first London opera company. | 386 |
13295684 | Films set in the United States
Thriller films based on actual events | 68 |
5650058 | 1973 - Waterloo & Robinson Song
1974 - Das war Hollywood von gestern
1974 - Midnight movie (just in Great Britain) | 116 |
56244644 | While this documentary has been criticized by another called X-Ray of a Lie and American academic Brian Nelson, who argue that the footage is manipulated and obscures Metropolitan Police on the street below, it's not clear whether this is relevant to the veracity of the claim that pro-Chávez gunmen were not firing on opposition protesters from the bridge.
The 2004 documentary Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre claimed that the Chavistas on the bridge did not begin shooting until 4:38 pm, by which time most of the opposition deaths had already occurred. | 561 |
13898066 | Carl Brettschneider (December 2, 1931 – November 26, 2014) was an All-Pro linebacker in the NFL. He played for the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions. | 151 |
30799648 | 56 lead changes were recorded in this race; a rarity outside Talladega Superspeedway and a definite record setter for Pocono Raceway. All of the 39 drivers that qualified for the race were American-born men. | 208 |
11037248 | In the summer of 1962, Sledge was appointed assistant professor of biology at Alabama College (now the University of Montevallo). In 1970, he became a professor, a position he held until his retirement in 1990. He taught zoology, ornithology, comparative vertebrate anatomy, and other courses during his long tenure there. Sledge was popular with his students, and organized field trips and collections around town. In 1989, he received an honorary degree and rank of colonel from Marion Military Institute. | 507 |
33250837 | Paul Allen Walker (September 29, 1946 – November 16, 1991) was an American social psychologist and founding president of HBIGDA, the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association now known as WPATH, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health in 1979. He also served as director of the Janus Information Facility.
Walker graduated with a doctorate in social psychology from the University of Rochester in 1976. He performed research with John Money via the Office of Psychohormonal Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. | 564 |
36854083 | State Route 237 (SR 237) is a state highway located in Cumberland County in southern Maine, United States. It begins at SR 25 in Gorham and runs for north to Standish, where it ends at SR 35. The highway functions as a bypass of the towns of Gorham, Windham and Standish.
SR 237 begins at SR 25 in Gorham, east of downtown. The route runs northwest, passing through the center of town and crossing over U.S. Route 202 (US 202) / SR 4. | 438 |
12632740 | Jake Beckley led the offense, as he hit a solid .294 with a team high four home runs, while earning 72 RBI. Tommy Corcoran led the club with 87 RBI, while Mike Smith hit a team best .342, as well as hitting one home run and driving in 66 runners.
On the mound, Hawley was very solid, going 27–11 with a 3.37 ERA in 43 games pitched. Ted Breitenstein cracked the 20 win plateau, as he was 20–14 with a 3.42 ERA. | 411 |
4054458 | Other improvements were the building of an airstrip and a concrete bridge over the Araguaia River. Araguaia became a district of Baliza in 1951 and a municipality in 1953. | 173 |
110242 | According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.80%, are water. | 108 |
14268488 | 51 later that year, and while the group recorded copiously, an album was never issued. Red Bird dropped the group at the end of 1964; one final single was released on Eskee Records in November 1965, but it fizzled and the group broke up in 1966.
American rhythm and blues musical groups | 286 |
3776802 | Raffles initially re-established the 8 Real (rather than the rijksdaalder) as the standard coin, recalling 8.5 million rijksdaalder of banknotes for silver. Spanish Dollar bankpaper was issued in 1812. | 201 |
28844566 | Following a call by Nam-Hee Chae, the president of the Korea Railroad Research Institute, for proposals for a generic name for Korean-made high-speed trains, on April 5, 2007, Chae announced the name Hanvit (Hangul: 한빛), which means a streak of intense light in Korean. Under the new naming scheme, HEMU-400X is also called Hanvit 400.
The preliminary design was presented to the public in May 2009. | 400 |
2418235 | "Nymph of Darkness" (Fantasy Magazine fanzine, April 1935; written with Forrest J. Ackerman)
"Quest of the Starstone" (Weird Tales, November 1937; written with Henry Kuttner)
"Song in a Minor Key" (Scienti-Snaps fanzine, February 1940). Northwest meditates on his own past life. | 278 |
21086861 | Television shows based on fairy tales
Television shows written by Yasuko Kobayashi | 82 |
22954646 | Srikrishna Haldankar (1927 – 17 November 2016), better known as Babanrao Haldankar, was an Indian classical singer, composer, and music teacher of Agra gharana of Hindustani classical music.
Babanrao Haldankar was the son of painter Sawlaram Haldankar (1882–1968), and has won awards through his career. and was an adjunct professor of Indian Music at the University of Mumbai. | 377 |
35891748 | In 2010, sanctioning returned to the NHRA, and in 2013, following improvements and upgrades to the facility, the drag strip began hosting the NHRA New England Nationals.
New England Dragway hosts weekly bracket racing events for locally and regionally-based non-professional drag racers on the weekends, and races for street-legal vehicles two times during the week. The track also hosts annual drag racing special events for import cars and nostalgia drag racers. | 464 |
13850337 | Weller participated in a 1930 charity football game for both teams, representing Chilocco Indian School in the second half and Arkansas City Junior College in the first.
Besides football, Weller excelled at other sports, including track and baseball. James Naismith, who invented the sport of basketball in 1891, called Weller "the most expert dribbler I have ever seen."
After college, Weller played two years of professional football. | 437 |
58432926 | Grönby Church () is a medieval church in , Trelleborg Municipality, in the province of Skåne, Sweden.
Grönby Church was built circa 1200. It was enlarged in the 14th century, and the tower was also built later during the Middle Ages. A major enlargement of the church was made in the 1870s to designs by Carl Georg Brunius. Brunius replaced the medieval choir with a larger one and two transepts. | 396 |
13751297 | 2004 – "Our Choice TV: Unloaded" ("The Wrath of Quai Chang Shane" | "Good Bye Sin (GBS) Footwear" | "The Poppets" | "Horizon Wireless" | "Lord of the Rings...of Lies" | "The Must-Have Trade Expo" | "What If God Was Like This?" | "Jesus is the One").
2005 – "God: A Bajan?", "Trinity Life Assurance", "Victor/Rhea's Secret".
2006 – "Rocky", "In One Accord", "Bad Friday". | 371 |
57233472 | Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome – (WKS) is the combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome. Due to the close relationship between these two disorders, people with either are usually diagnosed with WKS as a single syndrome. It mainly causes vision changes, ataxia and impaired memory.
Wernicke's area – also called Wernicke's speech area, is one of the two parts of the cerebral cortex that are linked to speech, the other being Broca's area. | 476 |
47065582 | In the case of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union this occurred in June 1941, following repudiation from the German side of the non-aggression pact that the two dictatorships had concluded nearly two years earlier. During his time in Moscow Lindau taught at the Party Academy and, later, at the Anti-Fascist School set up for the re-education of German prisoners of war. He also worked in the Soviet sponsored National Committee for a Free Germany (NKFD / Nationalkomitee Freies Deutschland). | 505 |
56426702 | For the first time in Santiago the catecheses were organized (which took place on August 19), on the themes "Christ is the Way", " Christ is the Truth", " Christ is the Life", inspired by the verse of the Gospel of John (John 14,6) chosen as the theme for that edition. Among those responsible for catechesis, Chiara Lubich (founder of the Focolare Movement), Carlo Maria Martini (then Archbishop of Milan), Massimo Camisasca and Antonio Lanfranchi. | 449 |
55847199 | Exercise amenorrhoea is a medical condition in which women involved in heavy exercise experience absence of menstruation of varying periods of time. It occurs because of neuroendocrine dysfunction and is usually reversible. Exercise amenorrhoea is a component of female athlete triad.
Exercise induced amenorrhoea occurs in 5-25% of athletes and 1.8% of the general population. The incidence is higher in marathon runners and is more frequent in women who weigh less and were slightly younger. | 493 |
1544258 | On November 1, 1922, operation of the T&YRR was taken over by Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario and run as the Hydro-Electric Railways: Toronto and York Division. Hydro made improvements to both the Metropolitan and Mimico lines.
At the end of 1923, the T&YRR under Hydro management had a deficit. The City blamed Hydro mismanagement. Hydro blamed the TTC's acquisition of the profitable portions of the radial lines within the city limits. | 449 |
1528625 | Team owner Derrick Walker sought a young driver who could appeal to both fans and his sponsors; he felt Fisher was the ideal person. Prior to the race in Texas, Walker talked to Fisher about driving for his newly formed IRL team that would be built around an American rookie driver after one of his employees asked whether he considered her. After an attorney helped Fisher terminate her contract with Pelfrey on January 18, 2000, she signed a three-year contract to drive for Walker Racing and moved to Indianapolis to be close to the team. | 541 |
12738184 | Once again, Limerick looked vulnerable at times during the game, however, they grinded out a victory with a score line of 0–22 to 2–13. It was Limerick's first win in the Munster championship since 2001. O'Shaughnessy later lined out against Waterford in the Munster final, however, they were defeated on a score line of 3–17 to 1–14. | 334 |
137802 | Abingdon is part of the Kingsport−Bristol (TN)−Bristol (VA) Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City−Kingsport−Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area − commonly known as the Tri-Cities region.
The region was long the territory of varying cultures of indigenous peoples, including the Chisca and Xualae. From the late 17th-century, it was occupied by the Cherokee Nation, whose territory extended from the present-day area of borders of Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky through the spine of North Carolina and later into Georgia. | 562 |
54749398 | Apirat Heemkhao (, born February 25, 1993), simply known as "Don",(), is a professional footballer from Rayong, Thailand.
He had two favorite footballer & idols. Cristiano Ronaldo - Portuguese world-class professional footballer and Ekaphan Inthasen - Thai professional footballer and Ex-national football team member. They also played in same position as Apirat, winger.
In 2010, He is off the skill from high school level and being a genius at 17 years-old. | 460 |
22174872 | She was also the first female lithographer in Australia which gave her a high reputation at the time.
Margaret Flockton was born on September 25, 1861, into a well-to-do family in Leyton, England. However, at the age of four her father abandoned a job with a stable income to pursue his passion as an artist. As a result, her family began to struggle. Flockton admired her father's decision regardless of the price and said that it was around this time that she began to take up drawing on her own. | 498 |
1673652 | Clawson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, to Hiram Bradley Clawson and Margaret Judd of Canada.
While serving his mission in Georgia, he faced many challenges, not the least of which was the mounting anti-Mormonism in that sector. On July 21, 1879, Clawson and his missionary companion were standing at Varnell Station, Georgia, when they were surrounded by an angry mob of anti-Mormons. One of the mobbers shot and killed his companion, Joseph Standing. | 465 |
3612161 | Though previously dominated by sedans, sport utility vehicles and crossovers have become increasingly popular in police fleets, reflecting wider vehicle market trends. Benefits often cited include extra room for equipment and better outward visibility due to the higher seating position compared to sedans. | 306 |
72674004 | Karim Youssef Fadl Younis (born December 24, 1956) is a Palestinian who served 40 years in Israeli prison after being convicted in 1983 of the 1980 kidnapping and murder of Israeli soldier Avraham Bromberg. After serving his sentence, he was released in 2023. Younis was the longest-serving Palestinian in Israeli prison.
Younis is from 'Ara, a predominantly Arab village in Israel. Younis was arrested by the Israeli army at school on June 1, 1983. | 449 |
145316 | Montagu William Douglas (1863–1957), British soldier and colonial administrator in India
Lt. General Sir Neil Douglas (1779/80–1853)
Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Douglas (1876–1939), British naval officer, Hydrographer of the Navy
Admiral Peter John Douglas (1787–1858), British naval officer
Admiral Robert Gordon Douglas (1829–1910), British Royal Navy officer, Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1887. | 411 |
357135 | The name Dorieus ("the Dorian") explicitly refers to the Dorian ethnicity of Sparta, and might be a rejection of the ephor Chilon's policy of establishing an amicable relationship with the ethnically different Achaia in the northern Peloponnese.
The family of Anaxandridas' second wife immediately contested the legitimacy of Dorieus even before his birth, as the ephors attended his birth in order to certify the authenticity of the pregnancy. | 445 |
54588686 | Following his first wife's death, he was re-married in 1857 to Elizabeth Bluett, the only child of Thomas Bluett Hardwicke of Tytherington Grange, Gloucestershire, supposedly a descendant of Bess of Hardwick. He served as a J.P. and D.L. for the Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire districts, and in 1845 was appointed High Sheriff of Cardiganshire. Between 1855 and 1857 he was the elected Conservative M.P. for the Cardiganshire boroughs. | 438 |
34405737 | Montana also stated that he had a song with R&B singer The Weeknd, entitled "Gifted". In addition, on January 26, 2013, he revealed in an interview with Rap-Up TV that he had also worked with Kanye West on the album. The album cover was released on January 29, 2013.
In another January 2013 interview with Rap-Up he announced he had a song with Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg on the album and that producers on the album would include Young Chop, Harry Fraud and Rico Love. | 469 |
9423722 | He was loaned to RKC Waalwijk in February 2001. In February 2002, Samardžić terminated his contract with Feyenoord by mutual agreement.
At international level, Samardžić was capped once for FR Yugoslavia in 1995.
Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers | 266 |
30003773 | After impressive performances in the youth and reserve teams, McKenna got called up to the first team squad and made his senior debut for Carlisle United in a 6–0 FA Cup first round victory against Tipton Town in November 2010, as a 46th-minute substitute McKenna made his League debut in February 2011, during a 1–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday as a 79th-minute substitute. | 375 |
2591944 | 1st Viscount Portman (9 July 1799 – 19 November 1888) and Lady Emma Lascelles (16 March 1809 – 8 February 1865)
William Henry Berkeley Portman married Mary Selina Charlotte FitzWilliam (9 Jan 1836 – 3 January 1899), daughter of William Charles FitzWilliam (18 Jan 1812 – 8 November 1835), son of the 5th Earl Fitzwilliam,(1786–1857) and Lady Selina Charlotte Jenkinson, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Liverpool, | 408 |
2304956 | Traditional institutions, including traditional rulers and chiefs, also play a role in local governance. Committees may be formed to handle specific tasks. Ughelli's organization is governed by the Nigerian constitution and local government laws, following a multi-tiered system of government with federal, state, and local levels of administration.
Ughelli's latitude and longitude coordinates are: 5.500187, 5.993834. | 419 |
2848400 | In the outro, "The End Of The World", Rhymes re-uses one of the beats from the intro and uses it to "show gratitude to his supporting fans and offers up a few parting words about using your time wisely." The track is followed by a short skit in which a man can be heard, "who's apparently on his death bed full of regret for not using his time wisely and accomplishing all things he wanted out of life. | 402 |
74509101 | He went to Varanasi to negotiate with Hector Munro who was representing the East India Company. Munro asked for Mir Qasim and the French officers in the Awadh army to be handed over, he would vacate the Awadhi territory occupied if his conditions were met, he promised the Subahdar rank to Beni Bahadur if he defected to the British. Beni Bahadur then in a series of defections oscillated between being loyal to Shuja-ud-Daula and the British. | 443 |
51278291 | She also confronts Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) about Clare. Grace does not realise the three characters are covering up the murder of Doctor Browning. Lindsey becomes suspicious of Grace as soon as they meet. Austin told Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy that "Grace is quite intimidating. Considering her relations, I don't think she's going to be the nicest of characters." She also has an problematic relationship with Fraser because she believes that he loved Clare more. The show began to develop Grace's first feud storyline for Grace with Mercedes. | 563 |
25790447 | She is also an ancestor of the present Prince of Monaco through Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois She was an ancestor of the husband of Marie Antoinette's favourite, the duchesse de Polignac.
Diane Gabrielle Damas de Thianges, Duchess of Nevers (1656-12 January 1715) married Philippe Jules Mancini and had issue
Claude Henri Philibert Damas de Thianges, Marquis of Thianges (1663-4 January 1708) married twice (1) Anne Claire de La Chapelle and had no issue; | 462 |
37962446 | Bolt-action rifles of the United States
Sniper rifles of the United States
Military equipment introduced in the 2010s | 117 |
19094336 | All results are written with Rangers' score first.
*Rangers won the match 5–3 on penalties
*Rangers won the match 8–7 on penalties | 130 |
54120016 | The LSK489 is a monolithic N-Channel JFET designed and built by Linear Integrated Systems, Inc.LIS Inc, a Fremont, CA company. The part was introduced in 2013 and was named by EDN Tech as one of the “2013 EDN Hot 100” electronics industry innovations for the year. In a product review published earlier that year, EDN noted:
This JFET is part of a family of ultra-low-noise, dual JFET. | 386 |
74714048 | At the start of their season their team was named and was virtually identical to the side which won the competition the previous season; Manley, Cliff, Sharpe, Dodds, Campbell, Bell, Bennett, Baker, Smith, Tracey, Herd, and Munro. Their Fifth and Sixth grade teams were also very similar to the 1918 teams.
On June 14 the Post and Telegraph Football Club held a meeting in the Auckland Rugby League ‘League Rooms’ during the evening. This was unusual and indicated that there was a serious issue to be discussed. | 512 |
4382403 | 'He wanted to know if you've been able to (could) do it.'
Ich weiß, dass ich es werde tun müssen / tun werde müssen.
'I know I'm going to have to do it.'
Sie hofft, dass sie uns es kann tun helfen / tun kann helfen.
'She hopes she can help us do it.'
Just as in English, a subordinate clause may be used at the beginning or end of a complete expression, so long as it is paired with at least one independent clause. | 415 |
10727548 | The anterior (forward) part of the zygomatic arch mostly consists of the maxilla (upper jawbone) rather than the jugal, a small bone in a little slot in the maxillary process (extension).
The squamosal does not form part of the braincase.
The rostrum (snout) is unlike that of undisputed crown mammals; in fact it looks more like that of a pelycosaur, such as Dimetrodon. | 371 |
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