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4590319 | Translation of 文字學概論 by Mattos and Norman. Early China Special Monograph Series No. 4. Berkeley: The Society for the Study of Early China and the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley. .
Wang, Yuchi. "Zhong Yao". Encyclopedia of China (Arts Edition), 1st ed. | 290 |
1126706 | In 2008, he played Maurice Haigh-Wood in the BBC Radio adaptation of Michael Hastings' play Tom and Viv, and 2010 he starred as Norman Birkett in "Norman Birkett and the Case of the Coleford Poisoner" on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series. He also played the narrator and the older Lewis Eliot in C. P. Snow's "Strangers and Brothers" on Radio 4 in 2003, repeated on Radio 4 Extra every few years. | 398 |
8244416 | On the set of Oz Doyle met George Morfogen, whom he would cast in Shiner, a short film written, produced and directed by Doyle that debuted at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Doyle also wrote and produced the 2003 limited-release film Cutter. Doyle also appeared as Jamie Perse, a small-time crook, in the 1996 television miniseries Titanic (also starring Peter Gallagher and Catherine Zeta-Jones).
Doyle played Lt. Cmdr. Tom Palatonio in the 2005 action film Phantom Below. | 474 |
1607119 | Although better known for his hunting, game and animal pieces he also painted beautiful still life compositions with flowers and fruit. He was very prolific and is believed to have produced around 280 paintings, many of them signed and dated. His works were sought after by important art collectors of his day and are now in the collections of many leading international museums.
Fyt’s animal still lifes are generally more refined than those of Frans Snyders as he catered primarily to the tastes of an aristocratic clientele. His palette was likely influenced by his exposure to Italian art and was more striking than that of Snyders. | 637 |
1650967 | Four combat photographers from a unit of the 832nd Signal Service Battalion volunteered to accompany the Scouts and Rangers to record the rescue after Mucci suggested the idea of documenting the raid. Each photographer was armed with a pistol. Surgeon Captain Jimmy Fisher and his medics each carried pistols and carbines. To maintain a link between the raiding group and Army Command, a radio outpost was established outside of Guimba. | 436 |
34942155 | Hugo Award Nonfiction nominee; Locus Award, Nonfiction 3rd place; World Fantasy Award finalist. A revised edition was published in 2006.
"Diana Wynne Jones: Writing for Children" (1989), in Locus #339 April 1989 (1989)
"A Sudden Wild Mage: A Rough Guide to Diana Wynne Jones" (1997) by David V. Barrett, in Interzone, #117 March 1997 (1997)
"Diana Wynne Jones" (2006) by Leonard S. Marcus, | 392 |
53028984 | Two brothers, Mamadou Barry, age 42, and Ibrahima Barry, age 39, put on their coats in the lobby of the mosque as others in the main room socialized or prayed privately. Just after 7:54, they left the building. The gunman pointed his rifle at them and pulled the trigger, but the gun jammed. Frightened, the brothers backed against the front door, slipped on the ice, and fell. The shooter dropped the rifle, feigned a smile to indicate it was a joke, and took out the handgun from under his coat. | 498 |
13766551 | While the adherence of Nigerian youth to piracy as having a spillover effect in the wider region of the Gulf of Guinea remains contested, research from Somalia indicates that state-building alone is not enough, and must be paired along with tackling youth unemployment, income inequality and environmental degradation, in order to combat the wider growth of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
The argument goes that it is not enough to tackle piracy as it stands, but it is equally necessary to minimise the incentives for individuals to join piracy in the first place. | 564 |
4633909 | Jovano Jovanke performed by 17 Hippies
Javano Jovanke performed by Nigel Kennedy
Jovano Jovanke performed by Many Hands | 119 |
2528483 | Siouxsie Sioux – vocals, bells on "Obsession", production
Steven Severin – bass guitar, six-string bass guitar on "Slowdive", organ on "Painted Bird", production
John McGeoch – guitar, keyboards on "Cocoon", "Circle" and "Cascade", recorder on "Green Fingers", production
Budgie – drums, percussion, harmonica on "Slowdive", | 328 |
17448500 | Third, a significant segment of the Soviet leadership was skeptical of the revolutionary credentials of the Derg, as Moscow perceived a significant number of its members to be pro-Western.
Soviet backing for the Derg increased as Major Mengistu Haile Mariam emerged as its most powerful member. In 1975, the first group of officers from the regime traveled to the Soviet Union for ideological training, including Lt. Colonel Fikre-Selassie Wogderess, who would later become Mengistu's second in command. | 503 |
15846233 | His major job track record includes head of ammonia synthesis laboratory at the Institute of Nitrogen Industry and Organic Synthesis Products (1965 to 1988); lead researcher at the Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences (1988 to present); professor at the Moscow Physicotechnical Institute (1981 to present); senior researcher (2005 to present) at USPolyResearch. | 407 |
52495458 | Heliconia aurantiaca is a species of flowering plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is endemic to Central America - south Mexico and Guatemala. Its natural habitat are montane forests. | 185 |
17270486 | Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that "the music revives Nine Inch Nails' past, from stomping hard rock to dance-club beats to piano ballad to inexorably building instrumentals." The album's final track, "Demon Seed", directly incorporates instrumental elements from the final track of the band's previous all-instrumental album Ghosts I–IV.
Ed Thompson of IGN commented that the tracks "Discipline" and "Echoplex" channeled "bits and pieces of Depeche Mode, Bauhaus and even some Siouxsie and the Banshees". | 515 |
70835954 | For the Austro-Prussian War every regiment raised its depot battalion and converted into a field battalion and raised a depot division which were combined into 20 field battalions.
The cavalry establishment in 1836 consisted of 8 Cuirassier regiments, 6 Dragoon regiments, seven Chevauxlégers regiments, twelve Hussar regiments and four Uhlan regiments. | 353 |
54406411 | The Newlands Historic District in Reno, Nevada is a historic district on the bluffs south of the Truckee River which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
It is a residential district bounded by the Truckee River on the north, Arlington Avenue on the east, Monroe Street on the south and Keystone Avenue, California Avenue and Sharon Way on the west.
According to the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office:The Newlands Historic District was also recognized for its importance to Reno’s historic architecture, possessing a stylistic diversity and level of design quality rare in northwest Nevada. | 626 |
74566661 | As of 2023, it can be accessed in more than 160 countries through more than 1000 devices.
Kidoodle.TV is owned and operated by A Parent Media Co. Inc., a company based in Calgary, Canada. Kidoodle.TV was started by Mike Lowe and Neil Gruninger. Lowe identified a gap for online, user-generated videos providing age-appropriate content for children up to the age of 12 years, and co-founded the platform in 2012 with Gruninger. They commercially launched the service in US and Canada in January 2014. | 499 |
4142427 | Conway publicly declared his intention to run in the summer of 1995, and was widely perceived to have accumulated enough support within the caucus and the wider party to secure victory, but announced in late January 1996 that he would not be a candidate. Phillips announced his bid in late March after Conway's exit, quickly emerging as the frontrunner and garnering support from half of the caucus, but withdraw in April due to a heart ailment.
Duncan became the first caucus member to formally announce a bid in June, followed shortly by Kennedy in mid July. | 560 |
3342825 | Dukat won two bronze medals for alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City and one bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin. At the 2004 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, she won bronze medals in 3 events, downhill, Giant slalom and Super-G. She had success in the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, achieving many podium finishes; in the 2003–2004 season, she finished fifth overall.
Dukat retired from competitive skiing in 2007. | 463 |
53731690 | Bruni Löbel (born Brunhilde Melitta Löbel; 20 December 1920 – 27 September 2006) was a German stage, film and television actress. She was married to the composer Gerhard Bronner and the actor Holger Hagen. Löbel appeared in a number of television serials, including Timm Thaler, Storm of Love and Forsthaus Falkenau. | 316 |
31496408 | Furthermore, the votes for parties that had more than 6% of the vote were considered wasted. Ateneo de Manila University mathematics professor Felix Muga II said that "Any seat allocation formula that imposes a seat-capping mechanism on the party-list proportional representation voting system contradicts the social justice provision of the 1987 Constitution."
Any vacancy is filled by the person next in line on the list; in cases where a seated sectoral representative switches parties, that representative loses their seat and the person next in line on the list assumes the seat.
Veterans Federation Party et al. vs. | 621 |
2886803 | Of the 4576 members of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe around the city of Shawnee, more than 100 are speakers; of the 3652 members of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe in Ottawa County, only a few elders are speakers; of the 2226 members of the Loyal Shawnee in the Cherokee region of Oklahoma around Whiteoak, there are fewer than 12 speakers. Because of such low figures and the percentage of elderly speakers, Shawnee is classified as an endangered language. Additionally, development outside of the home has been limited. | 512 |
1552020 | Stahl married actress Rose Murphy in June 2009. They have a daughter, Marlo, born in 2010. They separated in 2012.
In May 2012, Stahl's wife reported him missing. It was later reported that Stahl had checked into rehab. On December 27, 2012, Stahl was arrested at an adult film store in Hollywood, California, on suspicion of committing a lewd act. No charges were filed due to insufficient evidence. | 400 |
1658334 | The Racecourse was also the site of a mass held by Pope John Paul II in 1995 for the Beatification ceremony of Australia's first potential saint Mary MacKillop. It was also the site of the vigil and final mass of World Youth Day 2008 in July 2008. Racing was stopped for several weeks, due to the alterations needed to hold over 400,000 people. This move had been opposed by the Randwick Trainers Association, which holds lease interests over some areas intended to be used for the event. | 489 |
4250517 | All Breed Pedigree Pedigree of Dash For Cash retrieved on 22 June 2007
Pitzer, Andrea Laycock The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires Tacoma, WA:Premier Pedigrees 1987
Biasatti, Helena "Dash For Cash Wins 1977 Champion of Champions Invitational" Quarter Horse Journal February 1978
Chamberlain, Richard "Inside the Syndicate" Quarter Horse Journal" July 1996 p. | 365 |
1870170 | The title was inspired by a Volunteers of America (a religious charity similar to the Salvation Army) truck that woke singer Marty Balin one morning. The original title was Volunteers of Amerika; spelling "America" as "Amerika" was a common practice used by leftists at the time to emphasize their dissatisfaction with the American government, as it usually references both German fascism and the Kafka novel Amerika. After Volunteers of America objected, the title was shortened to Volunteers. | 494 |
9643503 | Tom Peloso is an American musician. He is a current active member of the indie rock band Modest Mouse. Peloso has played with Modest Mouse since their 2004 album, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, including their latest release, The Golden Casket. He also plays in his own band, Tom Peloso and The Virginia Sheiks.
Before joining Modest Mouse, Peloso was a founding member of the Charlottesville based bluegrass group The Hackensaw Boys, playing upright bass and fiddle. | 479 |
64751742 | The piece begins with 36 dancers arranged in three equal rows, standing in profile to the audience and staring at a light while rocking in packed rows. Vignettes of choreography are then performed by various dancers who break away from the ensemble to perform solos, duets, or small group choreography. These include dancers who fight with each other and perform frantically in couples, a body that is left on the ground as the other dancers move forward, a man that frantically moves over the other dancers, an energetic duet with two men, and the reunion of a romantic couple. | 578 |
57786747 | A goalie, goalkeeper or goaltender is a designated player in many sports who is charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal.
Goalie (comics), a character in the UK comic The Beano
Goalie (film), a 2019 Canadian film about Terry Sawchuk | 287 |
65428781 | Voskhod is a bakery association founded in 1929;
Rusich is a bread and confectionery combine.
Kupinsky Elevator is an enterprise located in Kupino.
Voskhod-Stolitsa is an enterprise located in Mytishchi. | 206 |
36239310 | After premiering on December 16 at 10:00 PM Eastern, The New York Times Neil Genzlinger described Edgers' "genuine enthusiasm" for the memorabilia he investigates, stating that in the same "gung-ho" spirit of his work with Edge of America, "he applies that ... passion to visiting museums and private collectors in search of artifacts with stories behind them."
In January 2018, Edgers debuted a new podcast series, Edge of Fame, drawing on his experience as a journalist, documentary film maker, writer, and National Arts Reporter for the Post. | 545 |
9577575 | Now a quadriplegic, blasted into a wheelchair by the gun of his only friend, he reviews the histories of his country and his father along with his own as a complete man of action—wrestler, arms smuggler, Olympic champion, Lothario, gambler at Yale, Ambassador to Paris, husband of a movie star, and eventually presidential candidate. All the while he campaigns for his father's fourth re-election and plans a fiendish revenge. | 426 |
2192476 | Voronezh Front headquarters supposed the Germans must be reaching their limit, and on 10 July decided to set its counterattack to coincide with the planned Soviet counteroffensive on the northern side of the Kursk salient, Operation Kutuzov, which was set for 12 July.
Starting on the morning of 10 July, the II SS-Panzer Corps began its attack towards Prokhorovka. Its 3rd SS-Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf attacked across the Psel River and secured a bridgehead. | 468 |
14915213 | Samantha Holden (previously Deeks and Tolhurst) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Jessica Chapnik. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 October 2006.
In 2006 Chapnik secured the role of Sam by chance. In 2008, it was announced that Chapnik was leaving Home and Away to pursue a career in the United States.
Chapnik said Sam was an interesting character to play because she was "full of self-loathing and was so misunderstood". | 496 |
10675826 | Richards was rewarded by being the face of Wheaties on their cereal box and was their spokesman until 1976 when Bruce Jenner became the next Olympic hero on the box. The following year, it was Gutowski who finally broke Warmerdam's record using a steel pole. Gutowski finished fourth at the 1956 Olympic Trials and only received his spot in Melbourne after Jim Graham was forced to withdraw with an injury.
This was the 13th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. | 529 |
23898477 | Greenish flowers form on racemes in the months of October to November. Male and female flowers on separate plants, being dioecious. The fruit matures in January to March, being a purple/black capsule. Globular in shape, 6 mm in diameter. Within each of the three lobes of the capsule is one red warty seed. Its fruit is eaten by the brown cuckoo-dove and Australian king parrot. | 378 |
28381849 | Patika is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. | 79 |
18952345 | General Cinema, later to become Harcourt General, still had a roughly 60% controlling interest until 1999, when Neiman Marcus was fully spun off from its parent company. On May 2, 2005, Neiman Marcus Group was the subject of a leveraged buyout (LBO), selling itself to two private equity firms, Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus. | 334 |
5608488 | On April 7, Curry scored 27 points to help the Warriors become the second team in NBA history to win 70 games in a season with a 112–101 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Three days later in a rematch against the Spurs, Curry scored 37 points in a 92–86 win, not only tying the 1996 Bulls, but snapping San Antonio's undefeated home streak and also ending a long losing streak in AT&T Center. | 390 |
10411107 | The Righteous Brothers: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
The Four Tops: "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)"
Smith, Suzanne (2001). Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit. . | 213 |
65071732 | Norris also scored the bonus point for fastest lap, which he set on the final lap of the race with a time of one minute and 36.806 seconds at an average speed of . Ricciardo claimed the final points paying position in tenth after a spin allowed Norris to pass him.
There were six other drivers who were still running at the end of the race, all one lap down. Ocon finished eleventh after dropping to the back on the first lap. The AlphaTauri drivers finished twelfth and thirteenth after a difficult weekend for the team. | 521 |
23586461 | The first written mention of Svaté Pole is from 1352.
The D4 motorway passes through the municipality.
The main landmark of Svaté Pole is the Church of Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia. It was originally a medieval Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1710–1721. The reconstruction was inspired by the Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome. | 357 |
39199024 | The Nets then proceeded to blow out the Raptors in Game 6 to force a seventh and decisive game. Game 7 was close up until the final seconds of the game. With the Nets leading by 1, Kyle Lowry had a chance to win the game and the series for the Raptors but Pierce blocked his shot, giving the Nets the win and the series victory.
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Nets winning the first meeting. | 430 |
2169628 | Affirms that “Christ Jesus has come into the world to save sinners and that through Christ’s death and resurrection forgiveness of sins and eternal life are available to every person who repents of sin and trusts in Christ alone as Savior, Lord, and supreme treasure.”
Since its release, the Nashville Statement has been endorsed or adopted by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Union University, and Cedarville University.
Due to homophobia, transphobia, and perceived misogyny, the Nashville Statement has attracted controversy. | 622 |
6808672 | Before the end of 1997, the exceptional talents of South Border was recognized by their peers in the industry when they won the most number of trophies at the 10th Awit Awards including Best Performance by a New Duo or Group, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Produced Record of the Year for their hit song, "Kahit Kailan". By the end of 1997, their debut album had gone triple platinum. | 398 |
85023 | Eastern or Canada hemlock () is another important evergreen needle-leaf conifer that grows along the Appalachian chain from north to south but is confined to lower elevations than red spruce and the firs. It generally occupies richer and less acidic soils than the spruce and firs and is characteristic of deep, shaded and moist mountain valleys and coves. It is, unfortunately, subject to the hemlock woolly adelgid (), an introduced insect, that is rapidly extirpating it as a forest tree. Less abundant, and restricted to the southern Appalachians, is Carolina hemlock (). | 575 |
3909534 | Foster was educated at Alleyn Court Preparatory School in Westcliff on Sea, Millfield School, Kelly College and Southend High School for Boys where he excelled in athletics, football and tennis..
Foster dominated the short distances in the National Championships winning the 50 metres freestyle title 14 times from 1986 until 2004 and the 50 metres butterfly title ten times from 1992 until 2002. | 397 |
46725261 | Prior to the loss, UCLA had won 38 tournament games in a row and seven consecutive national championships. After trailing by 11 points in the second half, N.C. State tied the score 65 to 65 in regular time, sending the game into overtime, then tied it again 67–67 to go into a second extra period. Trailing 74–67, N.C. State scored 13 points in the next three and a half minutes to win, 80 to 77, ending the Bruins' reign as champions. | 435 |
20893431 | He recruited his forces from both the Spanish and rebel armies, offering all who joined him an equal or higher rank in his new organization. Bradburn was appointed a colonel.
In August 1821, Mexico officially received its independence from Spain. The following year Iturbide became emperor of Mexico and sent Bradburn as an envoy to the United States. Bradburn returned with news that the United States was prepared to recognize Mexico as an independent country. | 465 |
34461310 | He was mentioned by Jimmy Junior when the latter asked Tina if she were seeing Lenny after she confessed to Jimmy Jr. that another boy asked her to his school dance (which turned out to be Josh) in "Tina for Two", with Jimmy mentioning Lenny's "good looks".
Mabel "Abby" Haddington (voiced by Rachel Dratch) – Abby is a student who attends Wagstaff School. She is obsessed with braiding.
Millie Frock (voiced by Molly Shannon) – Millie Frock is a student in 4th grade who is obsessed with Louise. | 498 |
5808107 | In 1967, he was elected vice-president of the central committee of Student Union and later that year he joined the C & B Department of the government as an engineer. Later he left his job to start a private engineering company. On 8 January 1968, along with like-minded activists, Sikder formed a clandestine organisation named Purba Bangla Sramik Andolon (East Bengal Workers Movement EBWM) with an objective to lead a struggle against the revisionism of the existing "Communist" organisations and to form a revolutionary Communist Party. | 539 |
2990696 | "Human Nature" became a moderate hit in the United States, peaking at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. In the United Kingdom, the single entered the chart and peaked at number eight and it also charted within the Top 10 in Italy and the Top 20 in Australia.
The accompanying music video was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, and features Madonna and her dancers dressed in latex and leather, while executing highly choreographed dance routines. | 499 |
69018591 | La Violeta was a Spanish language weekly women's magazine with a focus on fashion and literature based in Madrid, Spain. Its subtitle was Revista hispano-americana de literatura, ciencias, teatros y modas. The magazine was in circulation in the period 1862–1866, and had significant contributions to the education of women in the country.
La Violeta was established by Faustina Sáez de Melgar in 1862, and the first issue appeared on 7 December 1862. | 450 |
20523038 | From 1275 to 1885, London: Stevens & Haynes, 1378 p.
The Times (1911) "Judge Emden", Obituary, The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985, February 20 (39513), p. | 156 |
135901 | Smithers Lake, an artificial impoundment, along with its associated W.A. Parish Power Plant occupies most of the western half of the town itself. The ETJ of Sugar Land borders the northern end of Thompsons' ETJ; that of Rosenberg is on the west; Missouri City's approaches from the east.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Thompsons has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. | 521 |
27275197 | The "Union" is a theme in two of his books The Late Great U.S.A.: The Coming Merger with Mexico and Canada (2007) and Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders (2006) as he explained on The Conservative Caucus's TV show.
The validity of those claims was criticized in Newsweek and the author noted: "Corsi offered a warning: President Bush's supposed determination to force North American integration, he told the audience, could cost the GOP the 2008 presidential election. Corsi may have a conspiratorial bent. | 520 |
1710954 | Hà Nội: Nhà Xuất Bản Khoa Học Xã Hội.
Alves, Mark J. (2003). Ruc and Other Minor Vietic Languages: Linguistic Strands Between Vietnamese and the Rest of the Mon-Khmer Language Family. In Papers from the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, ed. by Karen L. Adams et al. Tempe, Arizona, 3–19. Arizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies. | 383 |
8599826 | The Independent Methodist Connexion is a British group of Nonconformist congregations that have their roots in the 18th-century Evangelical Revival. It emphasises the equality of all members and independence of the local church.
The is independent from the dominant Methodist denomination in Britain, and is not to be confused with the Fellowship of Independent Methodist Churches, which is based in the same region.
Their first chapels came into being in the north-west of England and met together for the first time in 1806 at Manchester. | 541 |
1649586 | As a child his 5' 8" father, Willie Williams, would sneak Boykins into a gym in his gym bag. Boykins grew up playing in recreational leagues with his father and other grown men. Boykins played high school basketball at Cleveland Central Catholic High School where he averaged 24.6 points per game and led the school to a 23–2 record as a senior. In 2015, The Plain Dealer ranked him the best Cleveland-area high school basketball player of the 1990s. | 450 |
538722 | One Galleanist in particular, Italian anarchist Mario Buda (1884–1963), an associate of Sacco and Vanzetti and the owner of a car which led to the arrest of the latter for a separate robbery and murder, is alleged by some historians, including Paul Avrich, to be the man most likely to have planted the bomb. Avrich and other historians theorize that Buda acted in revenge for the arrest and indictment of Sacco and Vanzetti. | 425 |
3186453 | Headhunter Redemption is an action-adventure video game developed by Amuze and published by Sega for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the sequel to Headhunter.
Set twenty years after the Bloody Mary Virus (released in the original Headhunter), Jack and his new partner Leeza X find out something is amiss when they try to stop Weapon Smugglers. The pair must face opposition from the Glass Skyscrapers filled and media controlled 'Above' and The Dregs & Criminal Infested colonies of 'Below'. | 489 |
41490333 | Henri Jacques Nompar de Caumont, 5th Duke of La Force (5 March 1675 – 20 July 1726) was a French nobleman and peer, the son of Jacques-Nompar II de Caumont, duc de La Force and Suzanne de Beringhen. He was a member of the Académie française.
On 19 June 1698 he married Anne Marie Beuzelen de Bosmelet (1668–1752), daughter of Jean Beuzelen, seigneur de Bosmelet and Renée Bouthillier, | 384 |
51122864 | Condemned in absentia to forced labour in perpetuity by a French court in 1954, he was killed during the bombing of Berlin in 1945.
Born on 13 March 1893 Carltheo Zeitschel was the son of pharmacy owner, Franz Zeitschel, and his wife, Ella van Hees. From 1911, he studied medicine at the University of Freiburg and from 1914 to 1917, during World War I, served as an assistant doctor in the rear area military hospital of Freiburg. | 431 |
54630 | Arena's album Eleven is so named because it is the 11th album of her recording career, but also because she likes its astrological implications, 11 being a figure of enlightenment and artistic sensitivity. Like its predecessor, 2013's Reset, Elevenis a pop-heavy collection featuring songwriting collaborations with, among others, Kate Miller-Heidke, Hayley Warner and Evermore's Jon Hume. The album was recorded in Sydney, Melbourne, London and Stockholm, as well as in Paris. | 477 |
13934390 | So there are many AC load lines, that vary from the DC load line (at low frequency) to a limiting AC load line, all having a common intersection at the DC operating point. This limiting load line, generally referred to as the AC load line, is the load line of the circuit at "infinite frequency", and can be found by replacing capacitors with short circuits, and inductors with open circuits. | 394 |
63895978 | Members of the council are appointed for a four-year term and can be appointed for next one. Current council was appointed 17 February 2016. Foreigners may also be awarded, if they donated blood to recognized Luxembourg organization.
According to information of Luxembourg Red Cross, Bronze Medal is awarded for donating blood twenty times, Silver Medal for forty times and Gold Medal for eighty times, but such requirements are not included in decree. | 453 |
52840086 | Older brother − Yu Hui-kaeng (류희갱, 柳希鏗)
Older brother − Yu Hui-dam (류희담, 柳希聃) (1563 - 1614)
Older brother − Yu Hui-bun (류희분, 柳希奮) (1564 - 1623)
Nephew − Yu Myeong-rib (류명립, 柳命立)
Older brother − Yu Hui-bal (류희발, | 214 |
25234452 | Similarly, the Secretary of Education has no authority over the State Department of Education, State Regents for Higher Education, CareerTech Department or State Chancellor for Higher Education.
The Executive Branch Reform Act was signed into law by Governor George Nigh on June 6, 1986.
The executive branch of the government of Oklahoma continues to be divided into some 500 different departments, agencies, board and commissions, with each appointed commission member appointed by and (in theory) answering directly to the Governor of Oklahoma. | 547 |
2054789 | Barring the brief revolt in 1877 and 1878, when the Gcaleka turned upon their Fengu neighbours, the British annexation of land east of the Kei River proceeded fitfully, but generally unimpeded. In September 1879 this was followed by Idutywa Reserve and Fenguland, and Gcalekaland in 1885. It is assumed that the restructuring of these territories into the divisions of Butterworth, Idutywa, Centani, Nqamakwe, Tsomo and Willowvale dates from these times. | 454 |
58080743 | Loftus Junction station was renamed Loftus in 1896 and because its location was difficult for starting "Down" trains on the rising 1 in 40 grade, the platforms were moved back towards Sydney in 1917, leaving the original signal box in an isolated situation.
The concrete location huts are likely to have been constructed between 1917-1924 with precast panels manufactured at the Auburn cement works.
After closure in 1991, most of the internal equipment was removed from the signal box and the windows boarded up. | 513 |
405419 | Synagogues were confiscated and old synagogues could only be repaired if they were in danger of collapsing. Synagogues fell into ruin or they were converted to churches. Synagogues were destroyed in Tortona (350), Rome (388 and 500), Raqqa (388), Menorca (418), Daphne (near Antioch, 489 and 507), Genoa (500), Ravenna (495), Tours (585) and in Orléans (590). | 359 |
9333974 | The 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions were merged to form The Hertfordshire Battalion (Territorial Force)
The 3rd and 4th VBs became the 5th Battalion (TF)
The following year, the Hertfordshire Battalion left the regiment to become the 1st Battalion The Hertfordshire Regiment.
On formation, the 1st Battalion the Bedfordshire Regiment was stationed at Newry in Ireland, while the 2nd was in India. | 397 |
6187193 | At the end of this century Neunkirch was destroyed; perhaps by war or fire. Afterwards the bishop reconstructed Neunkirch with a plan which had, and still has, a geometrical form. It is a rectangle with four straight streets. The houses are protected by two walls with an open space between. In front of the wall was a ditch partially filled with water.
For 250 years Neunkirch had belonged to the Bishopric of Constance till in 1525 the bishop sold his rights of the low and high justice to Schaffhausen for 8500 guilder. | 522 |
53681266 | She stopped taking gymnastics when she was 14 when "[she] realized [she] didn't have any social skills". She was bullied in school for being the only Asian-American girl in her class and when she briefly transferred to Kyoto, she was bullied there as well due to her elementary Japanese-language skills and American mannerisms. Lyrica did manage to befriend a fellow actress, Yuka Taga, whom she would later collaborate with. Her first major role was as Nico Minoru on Runaways, a Hulu original series which was first released in 2017. | 535 |
7081129 | A fifth consecutive Leinster winners' medal soon followed as Dublin accounted for Kildare. The eleven-point victory in this game made Mullins's side the favourites to secure a remarkable third All-Ireland title in-a-row. While the game should have been an historic occasion, a rout ensued. The game is chiefly remembered for Mikey Sheehy's sensational goal. A free was awarded and the Kerry forward lobbed the ball over the head of Paddy Cullen, who was caught off his line arguing with the referee. | 499 |
2786598 | Burke Lakefront Airport was the only airport in the country to host such a major car race which required careful maintenance of the runways in order to keep them safe for cars at high speeds.
Every Labor Day weekend, the airport hosts the annual Cleveland National Air Show attended by 60,000 to 100,000 visitors.
On the evening of Thursday, October 25, 2012, president Barack Obama held a rally on the ramp in front of Air Force One for the 2012 presidential election. He was greeted by a crowd of over 12,000, according to various Cleveland news outlets. | 556 |
62737458 | 12 (3:11) "La vedetta del porto ha segnelato" (A herald, Otello, Iago)
13 (4:54) "Dio ti giocondi, o sposo" (Desdemona, Otello)
14 (5:34) "Esterrefatta fisso" (Desdemona, Otello) | 178 |
4780300 | In 2018, the Advertising Association partnered with the National Advertising Benevolent Society (NABS) and Women in Advertising and Communications, London (WACL) to establish the timeTo initiative, addressing the issue of sexual harassment within the industry.
On Brexit, the Advertising Association believes the industry may be adversely affected if non-British workers leave the country. It has demanded more clarity with regard to access to talent, cross-border data flows, and freedom to advertise on cross-border television channels.
Alongside the DIT and the IPA, the Advertising Association runs an annual Export Month, promoting the UK advertising industry to international audiences. | 692 |
49798357 | Thomas Wilkie (1645-1711) was a Scottish minister who was elected Moderator of the Church of Scotland twice: once in 1701 and once in 1704. He was the minister at the Kirk of the Canongate.
He was born on 6 April 1645 the son of N. N. Wilkie. His uncle Rev Thomas Wilkie (1638-1717) was the minister of Tolbooth Parish in Edinburgh (housed in St Giles Cathedral), the parish which was the forerunner of Canongate Kirk. | 418 |
2218716 | Irish prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
Irish republicans imprisoned on charges of terrorism
People convicted of murder by England and Wales
Prisoners and detainees of the Republic of Ireland
Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by England and Wales | 260 |
40801634 | technology companies to work for in 2012, and Internet Week New York named Voxy one of the top 30 places to work in the New York City tech industry in 2014.
In 2015, Voxy was recognized as an Academics' Choice Award Winner for "Smart Media." | 241 |
1867493 | The first location was in Castle of São Jorge of Lisbon, an important center of production for the Portuguese Royal Navy and Army, and also for vocational education: masters trained at Casa Pia, when returned to their home, instruct others in the same profession. More advanced alumni may advance to professional careers. Next level course studies at London (for medicine), the Portuguese Royal Navy academy, Rome, and the Portuguese Academy.
Two years after the death of Pina Manique, the Casa Pia closed due to the occupation of the Castle of São Jorge by the French troops of Junot. | 585 |
7220722 | An international team, including representatives of other UN agencies, is being assembled to assist the Ministry of Health in its investigation of the situation and its planning of an appropriate public health response. WHO staff within Iraq have been directly supporting the government's operational response, which was launched shortly after the girl's death. Iraq is the seventh country to report human H5N1 infection in the current outbreak. The first human case occurred in Vietnam in December 2003.
Indonesia confirms three new cases, two of which were fatal. | 565 |
30246839 | Accepted examples of NCP are piebaldism, Waardenburg syndrome, Hirschsprung disease, Ondine's curse (congenital central hypoventilation syndrome), pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma, Merkel cell carcinoma, multiple endocrine neoplasia, neurofibromatosis type I, CHARGE syndrome, familial dysautonomia, DiGeorge syndrome, Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, Goldenhar syndrome (a.k.a. | 370 |
58096908 | While in Rivers State House of Assembly, he was known for various constituency projects and empowerment projects.
Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly | 159 |
2881332 | Nagata was responsible for planning Japan's national mobilization strategy as Chief of Mobilization Section, Economic Mobilization Bureau, Ministry of War, to put both the military and the civilian economy on a total war footing in times of national emergency. Nagata's ideas and actions earned him the violent animosity of the Kōdōha, who regarded him as the "chief villain" for collusion with corrupt party politics and the zaibatsu. | 435 |
55303279 | Judicial Services and Smart Infrastructure Project: Environmental management plan (in progress). | 96 |
1802886 | Lewis and Owen explained the first president, Paul Nystrom, "expressed a need to find ways of lowering the cost of marketing, a concern for criticisms against marketing, and an interest in finding 'useful tools and devices in marketing practice'".
The two organizations jointly published the Journal of Marketing in 1936 and merged in 1937 to form the American Marketing Association. The association was housed at the University of Illinois in its early years and eventually moved its headquarters to Chicago as its professional staff expanded. | 544 |
45596992 | (in press). Transitioning to high school: Issues and challenges for African American students. Professional School Counseling.
Holcomb-McCoy, C. & Lucas, A. (2006). The underachievement of African American students: Why can't we close the gap? The Counseling Interviewer.
Holcomb-McCoy, C., & Adkinson-Bradley, C. (2005). African American counselors educators’ job satisfaction and perceptions of departmental racial climate. Counselor Education & Supervision, 45, 2–15. | 479 |
2537143 | Nothing Like the Sun is a fictional biography of William Shakespeare by Anthony Burgess first published in 1964. It tells the story of Shakespeare's life with a mixture of fact and fiction, the latter including an affair with a black prostitute named Fatimah, who inspires the Dark Lady of the Sonnets. The title refers to the first line of Sonnet 130, "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun", in which Shakespeare describes his love for a dark-haired woman. | 463 |
45194695 | The Dvaita School of Madhavacharya does not accept the Advaita illusionistic hypothesis or interpretation of reality as being deceptive and merely appearance-interpreting. Jayatirtha, while discussing Khyātivāda, rejects Prabhākara’s view of the fusion of two cognitions i.e. fusion of percept and memory, resulting in illusory cognition. | 338 |
58654865 | The following Saturday evening saw London Broncos return to the Mend-A-Hose-Jungle, home to Castleford Tigers and scene of a heavy Round 20 reversal at the end of June which had ended a season best three match winning streak.
The Broncos were to lose again, although this time the contest was much closer, and they led (6-4) at the break following recent Sydney Roosters signing, Brock Lamb's first try for the club. | 416 |
63415159 | Connections Shoes (no reference to COVID-19 specifically as no comment by owner)
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
Official links are to government websites and the few online news reporting we have in the country, in alpha order. | 240 |
12724824 | By her he had children William (1622–1658) who succeeded to the baronetcy, Theophilus (1623–1644) who became a parliamentary colonel in the civil wars and was killed at Pontefract Castle, Michael (1625–1688) who succeeded his brother to the baronetcy, Elizabeth (1621–1679), who married Sir Thomas Style of Wateringbury and Anne (1624–1671), who married Sir Thomas Barnardiston of Ketton, Suffolk. | 397 |
4600434 | In 1900, additional sorting sidings were provided, with 29 roads, and room for 1,100 vehicles. The total capacity of the yard was 6,000. All sorting was by gravity: there were 67 down roads, and 68 up.
In the closing years of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth, railway excursions, and trains to holiday destinations became increasingly important. Race meetings in quite distant locations were served from the Derby and Nottingham line. | 463 |
28658415 | He jumps into the court, he switches the racket hand in mid-air, and he hits the ball before landing on the tennis court. He is a serve-and-volley player, which means that he volleys the ball as soon as it is returned to him after his serve. Battistone has a tendency to switch his backhand shot from a two-handed grip to a left-handed forehand grip.
Brian and his brother Dann are famous for using a two-handled racquet, that was designed by his coach Lionel Burt, of the Natural Tennis racquet factory. | 504 |
3325911 | Both maintained their headquarters at Forbes House, Score Lane, in Childwall, Liverpool. While the troop with R Battery was reduced to a cadre in 1969 (and absorbed by 208 (3rd West Lancashire Artillery) Battery of 103 (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery in 1974), the company remained an integral component of the 51st Highland until 1992. | 363 |
28904986 | The Basilica of San Saturnino is a Palaeo-Christian church in Cagliari, southern Sardinia, Italy.
The church is mentioned for the first time in the early 6th century. This church had been likely erected near the burial place of St. Saturninus of Cagliari, who, according to the Passio sancti Saturni (a medieval document telling the saint's story), had been martyred in 304. | 375 |
21681914 | 1426 – by 28 July 1476).
Scholastika (ca. 1428 – before 1489).
Agnes (ca. 1430 – by 6 December 1473).
Wenceslaus (ca. 1434 – 29 April 1488).
Jan II the Mad (16 April 1435 – 22 September 1504).
Scholastika never left Nowogród Bobrzański because the territory was granted to her in her husband's will as her dower. She ruled it until her death. | 343 |
58570143 | Combined totals for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Revelation of the Year
Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress | 123 |
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