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68543111 | Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Fowler, Robert L., Early Greek Mythography. Volume 2: Commentary. Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 2013.
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. | 443 |
29932178 | "The Best Is Yet to Come" is a 1982 song written by Philadelphia-based songwriters Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel, who also produced the song as a duet between jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. and American recording artist Patti LaBelle.
It was released as a single in February 1983 on Washington's Elektra label. | 320 |
21504235 | The commedia dell'arte of Italy, however, allowed professional women to perform early on; Lucrezia Di Siena, whose name is on a contract of actors from 10 October 1564, has been referred to as the first Italian actress known by name, with Vincenza Armani and Barbara Flaminia as the first primadonnas and the first well-documented actresses in Italy (and in Europe). After the English Restoration of 1660, women began to appear onstage in England. | 447 |
138954 | The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males. | 275 |
8099234 | Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg: NP - Print, 2007. P. 450. | 111 |
3091318 | In late 1955, Ali la Pointe was introduced to Yacef Saâdi, who was the deputy of Larbi Ben M'hidi, the head of the FLN for Algiers (aka Zone autonome d'Alger (autonomous zone of Algiers) during the Algerian War. Yacef Saâdi "decided to test him", trusting him with the execution of a snitch on the evening of their meeting. | 323 |
7383403 | The north and south entrances had initially been in the fourth bay of the nave, although the Ottoman-built Aziziye Gate is at the eastern end of the cathedral. The initial arrangement is thought to have been modelled after Sens Cathedral.
(burials there when it was still a church) | 281 |
77655 | As there was no real proof, he had perforce to bring forward other arguments.
Accordingly, Louis (much to the dismay of his wife) claimed that Joan was physically malformed (providing a rich variety of detail precisely how) and that he had therefore been unable to consummate the marriage. Joan, unsurprisingly, fought this uncertain charge fiercely, producing witnesses to Louis's boast of having "mounted my wife three or four times during the night". Louis also claimed that his sexual performance had been inhibited by witchcraft. | 534 |
416913 | Early in her life, Hoey was radically in favour of a United Ireland; however, in more recent decades she has pulled away from this view, declaring in 2017 "I’m pro-union, I’ll do anything to make sure that the United Kingdom has Northern Ireland as an integral part of it on the same terms as any other part of the United Kingdom when we leave the EU."
Hoey was born in Mallusk, County Antrim, and studied at Belfast Royal Academy and the Ulster College of Physical Education. | 476 |
1360797 | In the United States, all concerts sold out in hours, with the four Los Angeles dates selling out in just seventeen minutes. | 124 |
2936926 | Raeburn Place is the main retail thoroughfare, and the playing fields there were the location of the first international rugby match when the Edinburgh Academy sports ground hosted the game between Scotland and England on 27 March 1871.
Stockbridge contains speciality shops including a cheese shop as well as many charity shops (some of which are among the highest grossing in the UK). The Bailie Bar pub is mentioned in various pub and tourist guides. There is a popular farmers' market each Sunday at Jubilee Gardens, close to the Water of Leith. | 549 |
1146087 | Collectively all 239 engines are referred to as "100 horse" engines, although the horsepower was increased in 1952 to 110 horsepower in cars and 106 horsepower in trucks. This engine was used in Ford's transit buses during the most productive years of the company's short stint in the transit bus business from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s, most notably in the 1939–1947 version of the Ford Transit Bus.
The latest iteration of this engine was used from 1948 to 1953 in the U.S and till 1954 in Canada. | 506 |
1100476 | Since the WH, which was engineered for both right- and left-hand drive, the Statesman has been exported to the Middle East as the Chevrolet Caprice, following the same model changes as the Holden.
Compared to the previous model, stability improved through the use of wider tracks a longer wheelbase and four-channel ABS disc brakes with traction control. Usable boot space increased to 541 litres. Cornering lights were provided integrated into the front fog light assembly- these cornering lights were illuminated whenever the indicator was operating on that side of the car, illuminating a turning path for the driver. | 620 |
15444616 | She performed in the world premiere of The Reckoning, a two-hander with Jonathan Pryce, and also in the award winning Dinner, both in the West End. Flora has also recorded numerous radio plays, most recently Frederic Raphael's The Glittering Prizes.
In 2003, she was named as one of European film's Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion. Her notable TV appearances include The Bill as Emma, Urban Gothic, Pulling Moves and Midsomer Murders. | 444 |
47366546 | | 1927-04-10 || Win ||align=left| Carlos Del Castillo || Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico || TKO || 3 || Unknown || 1-0-1
| 1926-09-25 || Draw ||align=left| Jose Verduzco || Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, | 227 |
138371 | The median age in the town was 41.2 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. | 271 |
66849401 | In 2021 trains continue to run on the branch between Burngullow and Parkandillack hauled by Class 66 locomotives.
Originally a loop on the east side of the line allowing trans-shipment of China Clay from a gauge tramway that ran for east and then south to serve Higher Gothers China Clay Works and then beyond to serve Lower Gothers China Clay Works. Constructed in 1879 the siding was referred to as Pochin Siding after H.D. Pochin who owned the Higher Gothers works and constructed the tramway. | 498 |
33575380 | Nick Anstee, former Lord Mayor of London (in 2010).
Francis Bacon, artist (in 1960;. later declined appointment as CH in 1977).
J. G. Ballard, author (in 2003) "the honours system is a Ruritanian charade that helps to prop up the top-heavy monarchy.").
Jim Baty. trade unionist, General Secretary of ASLEF 1946–1952 (in 1952).
Wilfred Beard, General Secretary, United Patternmakers' Association (in 1959). | 405 |
40154864 | It features a strut-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, retractable wheeled tricycle landing gear and dual floats and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its span wing is supported by struts and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. | 420 |
70430028 | The qualifying rounds were broadcast on Discovery+ as well as on the World Snooker Tour's Facebook and YouTube channels.
All matches before the final were played as the best of 11 frames. The final was played as the best of 19 frames. Due to the revised format, the venue in York featured two tables at the outset, rather than the eight tables used in preceding years. The main stages of the event were broadcast in the UK by the BBC and Eurosport, and in Europe by Discovery+ and Eurosport. | 492 |
57140330 | His specialty magic is being a Summoner who can directly call upon elemental spirits - in his case, Aerial - and their powers. Because of his power level giving him such a distinct advantage over most opponents, he considers himself a "cheat" Magician; hence the series' name.
Taichi's agemate, schoolmate and childhood friend, who has long been harboring a crush on him. She is a very smart girl and has black hair (auburn in the manga and anime) which she keeps tied in a ponytail. | 484 |
56222097 | Alexandru Fritz (17 April 1905 – 3 August 1972) was a Romanian athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics | 189 |
366402 | The two distinctive teeth on the males are small and set on the very end of the beak (however additional teeth have been recorded ). The melon is rather bulbous, and leads into a short beak. There is a crease behind the blowhole, and a sharp dorsal ridge on the back near the dorsal fin. The coloration is gray to brownish gray on the back which is lighter below, and notably darker on the "lips", around the eye, and near the dorsal fin. There is sometimes a dark blaze between the head and dorsal fin as well. | 511 |
13778714 | He was MP for Downton, Wiltshire in the young king's last parliament, called in March 1553.
Influential as was Thomas's position at court, it was not free from danger, and, realising this, he vainly asked to be sent on government business to Venice.<ref> cites: Cal. State Papers, Dom.;; 1547–80, p. | 299 |
8480433 | Interkom Kom Ind is the third studio album by the Danish rock band Nephew. It was released on 6 October 2006 through Copenhagen Records.
All music written by Nephew. All lyrics written by Simon Kvamm. | 200 |
7194759 | She says that O-tane was always irascible and that when she glares it is enough to frighten any child. O-tane admits that she was too angry with the boy and says that he has a good heart. Kiku tells her that, in spite of herself, O-tane has grown fond of him. O-tane admits this is so. Tashiro arrives with Kōhei. The boy had run away because he was afraid of the consequences of wetting his bed for the second time and had gone back to Kudan. | 443 |
9094776 | In 1973, Martignoni illustrated an instructional woodworking book by author Carolyn Meyer, Saw, Hammer, and Paint: Woodworking and Finishing for Beginners.
Involved in personal growth and development
Involved in the Pathwork process developed by John Pierrakos. From its beginning in the 1960s, Martignoni was present at many of the lectures channeled by Eva Broch Pierrakos. Martignoni explored EST which became Landmark Education in the 1980s and was in charge of assistants in Connecticut. | 493 |
1012768 | In its native land, the game has been largely overshadowed by Western (international) chess, although it remains popular in the northwest regions.
The sittuyin board consists of 64 squares, 8 rows and 8 columns, without alternating colors. The board has also two diagonal lines from corner to corner, which are known as sit-ke-myin (, general's lines).
Pieces are commonly made of wood, and sometimes of ivory. The height of the pieces varies by class. The official colors of the pieces are red and black. | 505 |
65673326 | Dear White Critic, رفيقي في الرحيل
Ode to Babel | نشيد الانتظار, | 65 |
40327575 | Myrmecodaptria also has fewer and more widely spaced teeth in its jaws than do most other lizards.
When Myrmecodaptria was first described in 2000 it was thought to be a member of Gekkota, the group that includes living geckos and pygopodids (legless lizards). Characteristics that Myrmecodaptria shares in common with gekkotans include fused frontal bones that form a tube within the skull and the absence of a postorbital bone. | 429 |
1742275 | The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1948 following a decision by the principal owners to take the company public under the direction of WH (Bill) Whitbread. The next three decades saw Whitbreads merged with over a dozen other regional breweries, including Tennant Brothers of Sheffield in 1961 and Brickwoods in 1971. Between 1961 and 1971, Whitbread's output increased from 46 to 160 million imperial gallons (2.1 to 7.4 million hectolitres) and it became Britain's third-largest brewer by output. | 523 |
2206342 | Despite the emergency calls for reinforcements to the regional Legion commanders in New Albany, none of their men arrived before the battle began
The Legion's barricade was between four and five feet high (1.5 m) and stretched from the Amsterdam Road on the far western wing to the Laconia Road on the far eastern wing and straddled the Mauckport Road in the center. The 6th Regiment of the Indiana Legion was commanded by the elderly Col. Lewis Jordan, a veteran of the War of 1812. Maj. | 489 |
54369380 | In the 1970s, as genre theory came to the focus of academic study and the creation of a more specific taxonomy of genres was defined, gangster film started being distinguished from other subgenres, especially that of western. The genre has been predominantly defined by its historical, ideological, and sociocultural context. | 325 |
36452308 | The publication of this pamphlet and the subsequent political furor that it caused during the 1950s, when it was decried as a piece of socialist propaganda, attracted the attention of anti-Communist authorities.
The authors recounted some results of IQ tests, which were first administered to the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in World War I. At a time when whites generally believed they were mentally superior to blacks, "Southern Whites" scored below "Northern Negroes" in the IQ test. | 493 |
73002294 | Aquino held her inauguration on February 25, 1986, at Club Filipino instead, with Enrile and Ramos invited only as guests. | 122 |
3340860 | 2012 - Ice Hockey, Maryland Student Hockey League State 2A Varsity Champions
2012 - Ice Hockey, Howard Conference 2A Varsity Champions | 134 |
12766474 | Pieter Theodoor van Woensel (born 15 September 1970 in Breda, Netherlands) is a politician and former Wethouder (alderman) in the Netherlands.
He followed the HBO course in training-authorities management at the Thorbecke Academy in Leeuwarden between 1990 and 1994. He studied legal administration at the state University of Groningen. In Groningen he became involved with the foundation of a new regional political party that would stand up for the interests of students, Student en Stad. | 490 |
47210733 | When it premiered at the Radio City Music Hall, A. H. Weiler, film critic for The New York Times, called the film a "truly heartwarming and entertaining affair," and opined that it was a "truthful, satisfying work largely because the combination of funny and apt dialogue and the dedicated cast give it dignity," largely due to Russell's convincing performance as a "self-sufficient Brooklyn dowager," although he thought that "Mr. Guinness still appears to be closer to London than to Tokyo." | 493 |
1089184 | In the late 19th century it was expanded to include the two parts of Wareham Holy Trinity parish that separately covered Stoborough and Middlebere, and the part of Wareham Lady St Mary parish that covered Worgret, resulting in Arne parish more than doubling in size.
During World War I Holton Heath, three miles north west of Arne in the neighbouring parish of Wareham St Martin, was chosen as the site of the Royal Navy Cordite Factory, a key site for the manufacture of explosives used in military shells. | 507 |
21504875 | These scientists (Lokhande and Bajaru) have argued that the presence of melanistic Indian wolves may indicate that the cause of wolf melanism may be more complex than the hypothesis that a single gene for melanism in ancient Old World wolves was acquired by domestic dogs, then lost in wild wolf populations, and then reintroduced into wild wolf populations by interbreeding with domestic dogs. | 394 |
6881346 | English cricketers of 1701 to 1786
English cricketers of 1787 to 1825
People from the City of Winchester | 104 |
14910315 | He speaks with a Southern accent and seems to be of a rather bellicose mentality. He, like Codename Black, does not seem to have any compunctions regarding using lethal force when necessary.
Brother Occult – Called the "mysterious Master of the Nether Realms," this mage's power seems to be derived mainly from the bargains he makes with various demons, such as one known as Azul. Azul is supposedly bound in servitude to Brother Occult. | 437 |
8629466 | The largest 16" softball league in Chicago is played there on Sundays (called "Sunday's Best Softball League"). There are 34 teams who play on 13 diamonds. There is also a weekday evening league. | 195 |
13485596 | Despite this, he would eventually earn an athletic scholarship to play college soccer at Western Illinois University after moving to the United States, where he took an intensive English-language course and the SAT, on which he achieved a near-perfect score on its mathematics section. A four-year letterman with the Leathernecks from 2003 to 2006, he also played with the Thunder Bay Chill of the USL Premier Development League.
Kimura was drafted by Colorado Rapids in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft, and in doing so became first Japanese-born player in the history of Major League Soccer. | 592 |
233146 | During this time Knox organized The Society of the Cincinnati, a fraternal, hereditary society of Revolutionary War officers that survives to this day. He authored the society's founding document, the Institution, in April 1783 and served as its first Secretary General. Knox also served as The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati's first Vice President. The hereditary nature of the society's membership initially raised some eyebrows, but it was generally well received. He also drafted plans for the establishment of a peacetime army, many of whose provisions were eventually implemented. | 599 |
6639844 | The Moonshine War (1970) - Carl
Wild Rovers (1971) - Sheriff's Deputy
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Crane Operator (uncredited)
The Carey Treatment (1972) - Callahan, | 166 |
39595916 | 1 February 2012 by the Decree of the President of the TMR was charged a special representative of the President of the TMR in the negotiating process, interaction with the diplomatic missions and international organizations.
6 November 2012 by the Decree of the President of Transnistria Yevgeny Shevchuk appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the PMR for international cooperation, while maintaining the current position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR.
She voiced her support to the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and asked Russia to do the same with Transnistria. | 593 |
19943472 | The cities and towns in Pannonia, located in modern Serbia, were: | 65 |
16357318 | On 22 December, 1915, the 111th Battalion (South Waterloo), CEF was authorized for service and on 25 September, 1916, the battalion embarked for Great Britain. On 13 October 1916, the battalion’s personnel were absorbed by the 35th Battalion, CEF to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. On 21 May, 1917, the 111th Battalion (South Waterloo), CEF was disbanded. | 383 |
65860774 | Soga's husband was a prominent social figure, so she frequently entertained esteemed visitors like Hideki Yukawa and Shoji Hamada.
During World War II, when Yasutaro was incarcerated on the continent for four years, Soga volunteered with the American Red Cross and helped Shigeo, Yasutaro's son from his first marriage, manage the Hawaii Times.
Soga was well-known for her outspoken personality and commitment to Japanese traditions. | 433 |
41324093 | He finished second to Ahmed Hamada of Burundi at the 1985 AAA Championships in 50.16 secs, and in his first season running below 50 seconds, he achieved his season's best with 49.75 on 30 August 1985 in Budapest, to be the second ranked 400 metres hurdler in the UK behind Mark Holtom. He would go on to rank in the UK top three for eight consecutive seasons (1985-1992).
Robertson won both the UK Championships and AAA Championships titles in 1986, running a personal best of 49.53 at the latter. | 497 |
43904204 | In 2014, Renda played for the Potomac Nationals of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. After the season, the Nationals assigned Renda to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League (AFL). He was named to the AFL's All-Star Game and Top Prospects Team.
Renda began the 2015 season with the Harrisburg Senators of the Double-A Eastern League, where he hit .267 through 54 games.
On June 11, 2015, the Nationals traded Renda to the New York Yankees in exchange for David Carpenter. | 482 |
307656 | The 8-bit processor architecture that CTC designed for the Datapoint 2200 was implemented in four distinct ways, all with nearly identical instruction sets, but very different internal microarchitectures: CTC's original design that communicated data serially, CTC's parallel design, the Texas Instruments TMC 1795, and the Intel 8008. | 334 |
1601 | Alexander is a male given name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Alasdair, Sasha, and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. | 460 |
416318 | A Parliamentary State Secretary () is a member of the Bundestag given a portfolio to assist a Minister with running a government ministry. The position is roughly analogous to deputy ministers.
In 2021, there are 36 parliamentary state secretaries in the Merkel IV Cabinet. The position was first introduced in 1967 to help younger politicians gain experience for future ministerial roles.
In the Irish Free State, the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 created the post of Parliamentary Secretary, originally limited to seven holders. | 536 |
73337621 | Lanthanum acetate is an inorganic compound, a salt of lanthanum with acetic acid with the chemical formula .
Lanthanum acetate can be formed by the reaction of lanthanum(III) oxide and acetic anhydride:
It is also made in a reaction of lanthanum oxide with 50% acetic acid: | 273 |
23911300 | is a three-record greatest hits album by Japanese duo Pink Lady. The album was released on March 21 1981, ten days before their farewell concert. It contains the duo's singles and B-sides from 1976 to 1981, as well as previously unreleased tracks. The original LP release featured a silver embossed sleeve and exclusive photos of the duo.
All lyrics are written by Yū Aku, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Shunichi Tokura, except where indicated. | 475 |
23048502 | 1973 : La Débauche by Marcel Achard, director Jean Le Poulain, Théâtre de l'Œuvre
1980 : Potiche by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, director Pierre Mondy, Théâtre Antoine
1990 : Et moi et moi ! by Maria Pacôme, director Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre Saint-Georges
1993 : Les Désarrois de Gilda Rumeur by Maria Pacôme, director Jean-Luc Moreau, | 348 |
4176459 | Microsoft Kin – another short lived device marketed towards a young adult demographic
Idealab's Bill Gross discussing Scout in BusinessWeek
Modo preview video by Scout Electromedia (2000) on Vimeo
IDEO Case Study for Scout Electromedia | 235 |
51024629 | On 27 January 2022, after submitting her appeal to BAM, the ban was rescinded.
The 2022 Korea Open was Goh's first tournament after the rescinding of her ban where she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Kim Ga-eun. In October 2022, she reached her first BWF World Tour final and finished as runner-up at the 2022 Vietnam Open Super 100 tournament. | 351 |
65425551 | Reviewers were impressed with the revelation of Nea's revelations and connections with Allen Walker. Allen's curse to transform into the 14th Noah was praised by Grant Goodman of Pop Culture Shock found the discussion as intense as a battle. Alex Osborn of IGN was confused by the revelation and had to watch the scene again in order to understand the narrative. Anne Lauenroth of Anime News Network noted the revelation has a powerful impact on Allen because of his future and because he starts doubting his guardian Mana ever loved him while it leaves Allen's mental state while dealing with it mysterious. | 608 |
4218408 | The river is met by the ("Little Dhron") in the outlying centre of , whereafter it empties into the Moselle at . Over on the other side of the river from , the river also empties into the Moselle.
is one of a series of places that claim the title "Germany's Oldest Winemaking Centre". | 288 |
4296982 | Eonycteris ("dawn bat") is a genus of megabats found in Asia. They are the only members of the tribe Eonycterini. Species within this genus are:
Taxa named by George Edward Dobson | 179 |
47601083 | Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
North Carolina Tar Heels women's track and field athletes
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
Track and field athletes from Illinois
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics | 462 |
4004214 | The largest species P. magnum may have been capable of browsing at heights of up to 2m. These browsing adaptions indicate Palaeotherium may have had a preference for wooded or at least semi-wooded habitats.
Palaeotherium became extinct during the Grande Coupure c.33.6 million years ago, an important faunal turnover event in the early Oligocene that saw the extinction of many of the mammal groups that typify Late Eocene Europe. | 430 |
329065 | Much of the city is near sea level in altitude.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tōkai is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1730 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C. | 415 |
2723219 | He enrolls at MIT to study Genetics, where Sandy falls in love with Judy, the daughter of his mentor and laboratory director, Gregory Morgenstern, and get married. Later, Dr. Morgenstern cheats him out of a Nobel Prize, by not mentioning Sandy's contribution on a project. This betrayal eventually leads to Judy and Sandy's divorce. Sandy finds solace in the love of his daughter Olivia. Sandy later finds new love with a Japanese woman, Kimiko, and he goes on to become a well-known geneticist. | 496 |
37688406 | In World War II the Broadway ground in Taunton Road was used for allotments with rugby transferring to Victoria Park, but after 1946 the ground was restored, with the grandstand being built in 1952.
Somerset Senior Cup winners (10): 1973, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, | 287 |
59396301 | September 29 – President Bush discusses the War on Terror in an address at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington DC.
November 2 – President Bush travels to Montana to appear in support of Senator Conrad Burns in his re-election bid against Democratic nominee Jon Tester.
November 4 – President Bush delivers a radio address from Mile High Coffee Shop in Englewood, Colorado and gives a speech at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley, Colorado during the morning. Vice President Cheney gives a speech at Laramie High School in Laramie, Wyoming during the morning. | 571 |
71985083 | The case also ruled that the church held the rights to the titles, "Christ Church, Savannah" and "the Mother Church of Georgia", with the departing congregation taking the name "Christ Church Anglican" to differentiate from the Episcopal congregation (sometimes referred to as "Christ Church Episcopal"). Both churches maintain the same history from 1733 to the split. | 368 |
101095 | It is representative of the national park concept that was introduced into Australia through the establishment of the (Royal) National Park in 1879.
Scheyville National Park was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 9 April 2010 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales.
Scheyville National Park is of State heritage significance as it demonstrates a continuous history of significant use since pre-European settlement when the area supported the Dharug people with plentiful food supplies. | 623 |
25158408 | "Shapes of Things" (Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty) – 3:07 | 71 |
6772685 | Official Web of FIBA World Championship for Women of 2006 in Chinese language.
International women's basketball competitions hosted by Brazil
September 2006 sports events in South America | 187 |
50583936 | He was also a Troll in episode 6, season 1 of the TV series Willow. Both produced by Lucasfilm.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Paul joined the cast and crew of the killer goblin film Unwelcome. As well as playing the Redcap goblin Mr Sniff, he also took on a new role of Creature Movement Coach for Nick Chopping's stunt team. | 330 |
43980839 | the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
Academic staff of the University of the Witwatersrand
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society
Members of the American Philosophical Society | 256 |
2286263 | In the 1980s Texas won the Miss USA title five consecutive years from 1985 to 1989, a streak known as the "Texas Aces". Prior to this no state had ever won the Miss USA pageant more than two times in succession. Past state directors have included Richard Guy and Rex Holt, "GuyRex" and Al and Gail Clark of "The Crystal Group".
Contestants enter by winning local pageants or may choose to compete "at large" with an assigned title. | 433 |
33080086 | In 1896, the architect Olaf Jarl Alstad designed plans for a much larger church in Røyrvik. The plans were approved in 1898, but due to funding problems, the new church was not built until 1901. It was built on the same site as the previous chapel which was torn down. The new church was consecrated on 25 June 1901. In 1926, the church purchased an organ. The new church is a long church design with a tower on the west end. | 425 |
28171740 | Wilder already ran a steamship company, so built a pier at the Māhukona harbor. Samuel Parker planned a railroad from the east coast to the port of Hilo, but was unable to fund the project. Work was begun in 1881, the first track opened in 1882, and by 1883 had reached about to the plantation at Niulii, . There it met the barrier of Pololū Valley.
Wilder named the first locomotive Kina'u, after his wife. | 408 |
11190657 | Following his two goals in Toronto FC's 2–1 away win over D.C. United, he was named MLS Player of the Week for a second consecutive time the following week.
On 12 July 2015, Giovinco achieved Toronto FC's first ever hat-trick in MLS play against New York City FC in a 4–4 draw at Yankee Stadium, and set up the fourth goal during the match, also missing a penalty. It was also the third fastest hat trick scored in the league's history at 9 minutes. | 449 |
4342059 | The island consists of one main scoria cone with a deep crater, a small remnant arc of the tuff ring forming the cliffs in the northeast, and the upper portions of lava flows. The area was dry land when the eruptions occurred, but much of the lava is now submerged beneath the sea.
Motukorea erupted approximately 24,500 years ago. It began life with a series of wet explosive eruptions that cleared it of any debris and created a 1-kilometre shallow crater, as seen today. | 473 |
30438781 | For a number of extant helmets, all that remains is the decorative silver or gold sheathing, the iron having corroded away entirely. A single helmet found at Intercisa in Hungary, where a hoard of 15–20 helmets was unearthed, has a tall, integral, iron crest attached to the ridge. A similar helmet found at Augst has three slots in its ridge for the attachment of a separate crest. There have also been finds of unattached crest pieces, or ones attached to only the ridge of the helmet. | 487 |
12120307 | In 1947 Rawnsley flew to France and convinced Pablo Picasso (Composition, 1948) Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Fernand Léger and Raoul Dufy to produce lithographs for the School Prints scheme. The 'European series' was launched in 1949, consisting of six prints, the final artist being Henry Moore (Sculptural Objects, 1949).
This series was produced using innovative plastic lithographic plates called Plastocowell, which were developed by the printers W. S. Cowell Ltd.'s of Ipswich. | 485 |
40102909 | Before the British invasion of Brunei and the Spanish invasion of the Philippines which placed the territory under the Mexico-governed Viceroyalty of New Spain, the Bruneian Empire was overlord over the Philippine kingdoms of the Sultanate of Sulu and the Rajahnate of Maynila as evidenced by the family connections between Rajah Matanda of Manila, Dayang-dayang (Princess) Mechanai of Sulu and Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei. | 420 |
40146385 | In the 1990s, Engel released two collections of fairy tales. In 2008, she was one of the contestants in Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, the German version of the TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
Drei Wünsche und andere Märchen. Zusammengestellt von Barbara und Bernd Herzsprung. Der Hör-Verlag, München 1997, .
Das Märchenbuch: Heiteres und Herzliches zum Vorlesen. | 391 |
2918830 | In his book Politeia: Visions of the Just Society, Eric Carlton debates whether or not the term is appropriate to describe these types of groups. Carlton writes that the event is only seen as a "doomsday" for the "wicked and unrepentant," whereas members of the group itself often regard it as a "day of deliverance," or a "renewal of the world." | 346 |
286581 | Doubled consonants appear after short vowels at the end of certain words, to conform with derived forms:
→ because of plural (ace, aces)
Vowel changes, especially for , are made to conform with derived forms or related words.
Additional minor changes aim to remove a number of special cases or to allow alternative spellings
→ (rough) for consistency with , ,
Several loan words now allow spellings that are closer to the "German norm". | 445 |
22084884 | Jordyn Marie Wieber (born July 12, 1995) is an American former artistic gymnast turned gymnastics coach. Since April 2019, she has been the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team.
Wieber was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Women's Gymnastics team, self-dubbed the "Fierce Five", at the 2012 Summer Olympics. | 330 |
3966880 | The Los Angeles Times said "of all the towering blockbusters this summer, 'Dream With The Fishes' has more heart than the lot of them."
Taylor's next film would be 2002's Cherish, a romantic comedy about a female animator who is implicated in a murder. Taylor conceived the film while studying people under house arrest in the bracelet program. The film is also recognizable for its soundtrack of pop music from the 1970s and 1980s, including Modern English, Soft Cell, The Turtles, and Tom Petty. | 497 |
21747980 | Steven Bach, 70, American film producer and author, cancer.
Johnny Blanchard, 76, American baseball player (New York Yankees), heart attack.
Marilyn Borden, 76, American actress (I Love Lucy), heart failure.
Donald W. Duncan, 79, American soldier and antiwar activist.
Yukio Endō, 72, Japanese gymnast, esophageal cancer.
John Hope Franklin, 94, American historian, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, heart failure. | 421 |
2547842 | 273 || .694 || 6.9 || .6 || .5 || .5 || 10.7
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44519264 | In October 2010, in an interview, Sparks revealed she had started working on her third studio album. In November 2010, during an interview with Good Day New York, Sparks confirmed she would be recording the album in New York and Arizona. In January 2011, it was reported Sparks and John Legend were working together on songs in the studio.
On May 5, 2011, it was revealed Sparks would release a non-album single titled "I Am Woman." To support her new single, Sparks served as an opening act for the NKOTBSB summer tour. | 520 |
66309119 | Because the ECAC possessed every top Division team in the east, Boston College was nearly assured a bid into the tournament as the second seed and when Harvard declined the invitation (the only conference champion to ever do so) they were given the top eastern seed. Despite high hopes, the Eagles played poorly in the championship, losing the semifinal 2–8 to North Dakota and then dropping the consolation game to Clarkson. Hogan received a consolation after the season by receiving the Walter Brown Award given to the best American-born college hockey player in the East. | 574 |
8728205 | The event was held once again in the 2012–2013 season, this time in December. Since 2014 a race for women is organized as well.
Recurring sporting events established in 2003 | 173 |
231295 | Sam is the last "Accelerationist": He believes that technology should be available to the masses, and that reincarnation should not be controlled by the elite. Sam introduces Buddhism as a culture jamming tool and strives to cripple the power of the gods with this "new" religion. His carefully planned revolt against the gods takes place in stages: "An army, great in space, may offer opposition in a brief span of time. One man, brief in space, must spread his opposition across a period of many years if he is to have a chance of succeeding." | 545 |
17621141 | Benjamin Williams (1751–1814) was an American politician, last Federalist governor of North Carolina.
Benjamin Williams may also refer to:
Benjamin Franklin Williams (1819–1886), Methodist minister and Texas politician
Benjamin Williams (Vermont politician) (1876–1957), American politician, lieutenant governor of Vermont, 1931–1933
Benjamin Samuel Williams (1822–1890), English orchidologist and nurseryman
Benjamin Thomas Williams (1832–1890), British Member of Parliament for Carmarthen, | 495 |
32586579 | Seibu Railway honored her by running a train on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, part of their Seibu 9000 series, from June to September 2016, themed on the pop star's music videos, which also passed through her birthplace Nishitōkyō, Tokyo.
On March 21, 2023, she announced her marriage to actor Shono Hayama via social media.
Many of Kyary's singles, including "Candy Candy", "Invader Invader", and "Fashion Monster", have generated millions of views on YouTube. | 457 |
3025636 | According to a June 2013 study by Chitika, 9 out of 10 searchers don't go beyond Google's first page of organic search results, a claim often cited by the search engine optimization (SEO) industry to justify optimizing websites for organic search. Organic SEO describes the use of certain strategies or tools to elevate a website's content in the "free" search results.
Users can prevent ads in search results and list only organic results by using browser add-ons and plugins. Other browsers may have different tools developed for blocking ads. | 545 |
8327468 | 1971 Pan American Games: 800 m (2nd)
Named "Washington's Woman of the Year" by the Washington State Legislature in 1976
Inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1990
Second female named to the United States Track Coaches Hall of Fame in 1999
Inducted into the National Distance Hall of Fame in 2002
Documentary film "Run Like A Girl" looks at three generations of women runners, featuring Doris Brown Heritage. | 428 |
47550805 | These committees conduct semi-annually and annually inspections on the books of MDA's in order to ensure they are complying with the rules and laws that have been put in place; any defiance of the law is punished accordingly. Lastly, another service they provide is publication of hazards, these are word for word reports of the proceedings in the House of Assembly and they are made available to the general public for a fixed fee.
Members of the Jigawa State House of Assembly
The Jigawa State House of Assembly consists of 30 elected representatives from each constituency | 575 |
22643758 | Maciej Konopacki (born ?, died 1613) - Royal Secretary to the King of Poland, Chamberlain of Chełm, Voivode of Chełm, Bishop of Chełm. | 134 |
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