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413102 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folding%40home | Folding@home | Folding@home (FAH or F@h) is a distributed computing project aimed to help scientists develop new therapeutics for a variety of diseases by the means of simulating protein dynamics. This includes the process of protein folding and the movements of proteins, and is reliant on simulations run on volunteers' personal comp... |
413120 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oahspe%3A%20A%20New%20Bible | Oahspe: A New Bible | Oahspe: A New Bible is a book published in 1882, purporting to contain "new revelations" from "...the Embassadors of the angel hosts of heaven prepared and revealed unto man in the name of Jehovih..." It was produced by an American dentist, John Ballou Newbrough (1828–1891), who reported it to have been written by auto... |
413130 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey%20Boycott | Geoffrey Boycott | Sir Geoffrey Boycott (born 21 October 1940) is a former Test cricketer, who played cricket for Yorkshire and England. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen, a dogged grafter.
Boycott made his internat... |
413137 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg%20Chappell | Greg Chappell | Gregory Stephen Chappell (born 7 August 1948) is a former cricketer who represented Australia at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI). The second of three brothers to play Test cricket, Chappell was the pre-eminent Australian batsman of his time who allied elegant stroke making to fierce ... |
413138 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B9m | Rùm | Rùm (), a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum (), is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland, in the district of Lochaber. For much of the 20th century the name became Rhum, a spelling invented by the former owner, Sir George Bullough, because he did not relish the idea of ... |
413142 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Dexter | Ted Dexter | Edward Ralph Dexter, (15 May 1935 – 25 August 2021) was an England international cricketer.
An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s. He captained England in 30 test matches out of his 62 test match appearances.
He was kno... |
413157 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20Seed | Space Seed | "Space Seed" is an episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. It is the 22nd episode of the first season and was first broadcast by NBC on February 16, 1967. "Space Seed" was written by Gene L. Coon and Carey Wilber and directed by Marc Daniels. Set in the 23rd century, the series follows the ... |
413170 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Luis%20Potos%C3%AD | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí (), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí City.
It is located in eastern and central Mexico and is bordered by seven other Mexican st... |
413172 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societas%20Rosicruciana | Societas Rosicruciana | The Societas Rosicruciana (or Rosicrucian Society) is a Rosicrucian order which limits its membership to Christian Master Masons. The order was founded in Scotland, but now exists in England, Scotland, Canada, Portugal, and the United States. While a prospective member must be a Trinitarian Christian Master Mason in g... |
413176 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%20Gooch | Graham Gooch | Graham Alan Gooch, (born 23 July 1953) is a former English first-class cricketer who captained Essex and England. He was one of the most successful international batsmen of his generation, and through a career spanning 1973 until 1997, he was the most prolific run scorer of all time, with 67,057 runs across first-a cl... |
413180 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald%20Pohl | Oswald Pohl | Oswald Ludwig Pohl (; 30 June 1892 – 7 June 1951) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. As the head of the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office and the head administrator of the Nazi concentration camps, he was a key figure in the Final Solution, the genocide of the European Jews. After the war, Pohl w... |
413184 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran%20Khan | Imran Khan | Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi (; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer who served as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He is the founder and chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Born to a Niazi Pashtun family in Lahore, Khan gradua... |
413197 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Culture%20Movement | New Culture Movement | The New Culture Movement () was a progressivist movement in China in the 1910s and 1920s that criticized classical Chinese ideas and promoted a new Chinese culture based upon progressive, modern ideals like elections and science. Arising out of disillusionment with traditional Chinese culture following the failure of t... |
413201 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-hypnosis | Self-hypnosis | Self-hypnosis or auto-hypnosis (as distinct from hetero-hypnosis) is a form, a process, or the result of a self-induced hypnotic state.
Frequently, self-hypnosis is used as a vehicle to enhance the efficacy of self-suggestion; and, in such cases, the subject "plays the dual role of suggester and suggestee".
The natu... |
413202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred%20Trueman | Fred Trueman | Frederick Sewards Trueman, (6 February 1931 – 1 July 2006) was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He had professional status and later became an author and broadcaster.
Acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket's history, Trueman deployed a gen... |
413242 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Gascoigne | Paul Gascoigne | Paul John Gascoigne (, born 27 May 1967), nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and one of the best English footballers of all time, Gascoigne is described by the National Football Museum as "widely r... |
413261 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Keane | Roy Keane | Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is an Irish football pundit, former coach and former professional player. He is the joint most successful Irish footballer of all time, having won 19 major trophies in his club career, 17 of which came during his time at English club Manchester United. Regarded as one of the best... |
413271 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf%20Ramsey | Alf Ramsey | Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (22 January 1920 – 28 April 1999) was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager from 1963 to 1974, which included guiding them to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. ... |
413277 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Rush | Ian Rush | Ian James Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the best Welsh players in the history of the sport. At club level Rush played for Liverpool from 1980–1987 and 1988–1996. Additionally, he is the cl... |
413284 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Schmeichel | Peter Schmeichel | Peter Bolesław Schmeichel (born 18 November 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During eight seasons at English club Manchester United, he captained the club to victory in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final to complete the Treble. He also played with the Danish national team,... |
413285 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Shilton | Peter Shilton | Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
His 30-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the distinction of playing over 1,000 league games, including in excess of 100 for five different clubs. During his time at Nottingham Forest... |
413286 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrexham%20A.F.C. | Wrexham A.F.C. | Wrexham Association Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. Formed in 1864, it is the oldest club in Wales and the third-oldest professional association football team in the world. They compete in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system.
The ... |
413322 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian%20Socialist%20Party | Bulgarian Socialist Party | The Bulgarian Socialist Party (, BSP), also known as The Centenarian (), is a centre-left, social democratic political party in Bulgaria. The BSP is a member of the Socialist International, Party of European Socialists, and Progressive Alliance. Although founded in 1990 in its modern form, it traces its political herit... |
413408 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitis%20vinifera | Vitis vinifera | Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. There are currently between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes though only a ... |
413430 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Oort | Jan Oort | Jan Hendrik Oort ( or ; 28 April 1900 – 5 November 1992) was a Dutch astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of the Milky Way and who was a pioneer in the field of radio astronomy. The New York Times called him "one of the century's foremost explorers of the universe"; the European Space Age... |
413433 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooncake | Mooncake | A mooncake () is a Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節). The festival is primarily about the harvest while a legend connects it to moon watching, and mooncakes are regarded as a delicacy. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festi... |
413434 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore%E2%80%93Washington%20Parkway | Baltimore–Washington Parkway | The Baltimore–Washington Parkway (also referred to as the B–W Parkway) is a limited-access highway in the U.S. state of Maryland, running southwest from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. The road begins at an interchange with U.S. Route 50 (US 50) near Cheverly in Prince George's County at the Washington, D.C. border, and ... |
413435 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narragansett%20people | Narragansett people | The Narragansett people are an Algonquian American Indian tribe from Rhode Island. Today, Narragansett people are enrolled in the federally recognized Narragansett Indian Tribe. They gained federal recognition in 1983.
The tribe was nearly landless for most of the 20th century but acquired land in 1991 in their lawsui... |
413436 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puebla | Puebla | Puebla ( ), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla (), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is the city of Puebla.
It is located in east-central Mexico and is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the north and east, Hidalgo... |
413445 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early%20history%20of%20Uganda | Early history of Uganda | The early history of Uganda comprises the history of Uganda before the territory that is today Uganda was made into a British protectorate at the end of the 19th century. Prior to this, the region was divided between several closely related kingdoms.
Earliest history
Paleolithic evidence of human activity in Uganda go... |
413447 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian%20mafia | Russian mafia | The Russian mafia ( or ), otherwise referred to as Bratva ( , ), is a collective of various organized crime elements originating in the former Soviet Union (FSU). Any of the mafia's groups may be referred to as an "Organized Criminal Group" (OPG). This is sometimes modified to include a specific name, such as the ... |
413449 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectorate%20of%20Uganda | Protectorate of Uganda | The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962. In 1893 the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of the Kingdom of Buganda to the British government.
In 1894 the Uganda Protectorate was established, and the terr... |
413452 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second%20Republic%20of%20Uganda | Second Republic of Uganda | The Second Republic of Uganda existed from 1971 to 1979, when Uganda was ruled by Idi Amin's military dictatorship.
The Ugandan economy was devastated by Idi Amin's policies, including the expulsion of Asians, the nationalisation of businesses and industry, and the expansion of the public sector. The real value of sal... |
413454 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Uganda%20%281979%E2%80%931986%29 | History of Uganda (1979–1986) | The History of Uganda from 1979 to 1986 comprises the history of Uganda since the end of the dictatorship of Idi Amin. This period has seen the second rule of Milton Obote and the presidency of Yoweri Museveni since 1986, in which Ugandan politics have been dominated by the National Resistance Movement.
Uganda after A... |
413457 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine%20Paige | Elaine Paige | Elaine Jill Paige (; born 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hai... |
413459 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dena%CA%BCina%20language | Denaʼina language | Denaʼina , also Tanaina, is the Athabaskan language of the region surrounding Cook Inlet. It is geographically unique in Alaska as the only Alaska Athabaskan language to include territory which borders salt water. Four dialects are usually distinguished:
Upper Inlet, spoken in Eklutna, Knik, Susitna, Tyonek
Outer I... |
413469 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sari | Sari | A sari (sometimes also saree or shari is a women's garment from South Asia, that consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a robe, with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole (shawl), sometimes baring a part of the midriff. It may vary fr... |
413513 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q%2Abert | Q*bert | Q*bert (; also known as Qbert) is an arcade video game developed and published for the North American market by Gottlieb in 1982. It is a 2D action game with puzzle elements that uses isometric graphics to create a pseudo-3D effect. The objective of each level in the game is to change every cube in a pyramid to a targe... |
413555 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala ( , , ; from ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala (), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and the capital city is Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl.
It is located in east-central Mexico, in the altiplano region, with the easter... |
413556 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%20Along%20the%20Watchtower | All Along the Watchtower | "All Along the Watchtower" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan from his eighth studio album, John Wesley Harding (1967). The song was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. The song's lyrics, which in its original version contain twelve lines, feature a conversation between a joker and a thief. Th... |
413559 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook%20Inlet | Cook Inlet | Cook Inlet (; Sugpiaq: Cungaaciq) stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage. On its southern end, it merges with Shelikof Strait, Stevenson Entrance, Kennedy Entrance and Chugach Pas... |
413617 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20of%20Israel | Music of Israel | The music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For almost 150 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements that would define the emerging national spirit. In addition to creating an ... |
413618 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20of%20Iran | Music of Iran | The music of Iran encompasses music that is produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional folk and classical genres, it also includes pop and internationally celebrated styles such as jazz, rock, and hip hop.
Iranian music influenced other cultures in West Asia, building up much of the musical terminolog... |
413671 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emir%20Abdelkader | Emir Abdelkader | Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 – 26 May 1883; ), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abdelkader El Hassani El Djazairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of Algiers in the early 19th century. As an Islamic scholar and Sufi who unexpectedly fo... |
413679 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%20bank | Blood bank | A blood bank is a center where blood gathered as a result of blood donation is stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a department of a hospital usually within a Clinical Pathology laboratory where the storage of blood product occurs and where pre-transfusion ... |
413695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerut | Meerut | Meerut (, IAST: Meraṭh) is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital Lucknow.
, Meerut is the 33rd most populous urban agglomeration and the 26th most ... |
413723 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy%20metal%20genres | Heavy metal genres | A number of heavy metal genres have developed since the emergence of heavy metal (often shortened to metal) during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At times, heavy metal genres may overlap or are difficult to distinguish, but they can be identified by a number of traits. They may differ in terms of instrumentation, temp... |
413746 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernacular | Vernacular | A vernacular or vernacular language contrasts with a "standard language". It refers to the language or dialect that is typically its speakers' native language, usually spoken informally rather than written, and seen as of lower status than more codified or institutional forms. It may vary from more prestigious speech v... |
413764 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javed%20Miandad | Javed Miandad | Mohammad Javed Miandad PP SI (Urdu: ; born 12 June 1957), popularly known as Javed Miandad (Urdu: ), is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer known for his unconventional style of captaincy and batting. ESPNcricinfo described him as "the greatest batsman Pakistan has ever produced" and his contem... |
413768 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20cod | Blue cod | The New Zealand blue cod (Parapercis colias) is a temperate marine fish of the family Pinguipedidae. It is also known by its Māori names, rāwaru, pākirikiri and patutuki, and by its other names in English, Boston blue cod, New Zealand cod or sand perch.
It is exclusively found in New Zealand, in shallow waters around ... |
413896 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital%20punishment%20in%20California | Capital punishment in California | In the U.S. state of California, capital punishment is a legal penalty. However it is not allowed to be carried out because executions were halted by an official moratorium ordered by Governor Gavin Newsom. Prior to the moratorium, executions were frozen by a federal court order since 2006, and the litigation resultin... |
413900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital%20punishment%20in%20Ohio | Capital punishment in Ohio | Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Ohio, although all executions have been suspended indefinitely by Governor Mike DeWine until a replacement for lethal injection is chosen by the Ohio General Assembly. The last execution in the state was in July 2018, when Robert J. Van Hook was executed via le... |
413913 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Mazeroski | Bill Mazeroski | William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936), nicknamed "Maz" and "the Glove", is an American former second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1956 to 1972. A seven-time All-Star known during his career primarily for his spectacular defensive play, ... |
413949 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeping%20Tom%20%281960%20film%29 | Peeping Tom (1960 film) | Peeping Tom is a 1960 British psychological horror-thriller film directed by Michael Powell, written by Leo Marks, and starring Carl Boehm, Anna Massey, and Moira Shearer. The film revolves around a serial killer who murders women while using a portable film camera to record their dying expressions of terror, putting ... |
413956 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Amess | David Amess | Sir David Anthony Andrew Amess ( ; 26 March 1952 – 15 October 2021) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Southend West from 1997 until his murder in 2021. He previously served as MP for Basildon from 1983 to 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, he was a Catholic with socially conser... |
413957 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian%20Manhunter | Martian Manhunter | The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" in Detective Comics #225 (November 1955). Martian Manhunter is one of the seven origi... |
413961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Clark | Alan Clark | Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (13 April 1928 – 5 September 1999) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), author and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Trade and Defence. He became a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom i... |
413965 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas%20Alexander | Douglas Alexander | Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967) is a Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, previously Paisley South, from 1997 until his defeat in 2015. During this time, he served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Scottish Secretary, Transport Secretary a... |
413976 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Field%20%28British%20politician%29 | Frank Field (British politician) | Frank Ernest Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead, (born 16 July 1942) is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birkenhead for 40 years, from 1979 to 2019, serving as a Labour MP until August 2018 and thereafter as an Independent. In 2019, he formed the Birkenhead Social Justice Party and stood un... |
413992 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Connecticut | History of Connecticut | The U.S. state of Connecticut began as three distinct settlements of Puritans from Massachusetts and England; they combined under a single royal charter in 1663. Known as the "land of steady habits" for its political, social and religious conservatism, the colony prospered from the trade and farming of its ethnic Engli... |
414027 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxair%20Flight%209642 | Luxair Flight 9642 | Luxair Flight 9642 (LG9642/LGL9642) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Berlin Tempelhof Airport, Germany, to Luxembourg Findel Airport, Luxembourg, operated by Luxembourg national airline Luxair. On 6 November 2002, the aircraft operating the flight, a Fokker 50 registered as LX-LGB, lost control and c... |
414036 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zermatt | Zermatt | Zermatt (, ) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
It lies at the upper end of Mattertal at an elevation of , at the foot o... |
414066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20du%20Calvet | Pierre du Calvet | Pierre du Calvet (1735 – March 28, 1786) was a Montreal trader, justice of the peace, political prisoner and epistle writer of French Huguenot origin.
Biography
Family
Pierre du Calvet was born in the Summer of 1735 in Caussade in the French province of Guyenne (today the Tarn-et-Garonne département). He was the olde... |
414081 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%20of%20the%20United%20Brethren%20in%20Christ | Church of the United Brethren in Christ | The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is an evangelical Christian denomination with churches in 17 countries. It is Protestant, with an episcopal structure and Arminian theology, with roots in the Mennonite and German Reformed communities of 18th-century Pennsylvania, as well as close ties to Methodism. It was or... |
414082 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-pop | J-pop | J-pop (, jeipoppu; often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s pop and... |
414113 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Lord%20of%20the%20Rings%20%28film%20series%29 | The Lord of the Rings (film series) | The Lord of the Rings is a series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by British author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003). Produced and distributed by... |
414118 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography%20of%20a%20Brown%20Buffalo | Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo | Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo is the first novel by Oscar Zeta Acosta and it focuses on his own self-discovery in a fictionalized manner. An autobiography, the plot presents an alienated lawyer of Mexican descent, who works in an Oakland, California antipoverty agency, without any sense of purpose or identity.
Plot... |
414144 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization%20%28microbiology%29 | Sterilization (microbiology) | Sterilization (or sterilisation) refers to any process that removes, kills, or deactivates all forms of life (particularly microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria, spores, and unicellular eukaryotic organisms) and other biological agents such as prions present in or on a specific surface, object, or fluid. Sterilization... |
414157 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic%20Church%20in%20Argentina | Catholic Church in Argentina | The Argentine Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Argentina, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope, the Curia in Rome, and the Argentine Episcopal Conference.
According to the CIA World Factbook (July 2014), 92% of the country are nominally Catholic, but less than 20% ... |
414162 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refusal%20to%20serve%20in%20the%20IDF | Refusal to serve in the IDF | Citizens of Israel have refused to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) or have disobeyed orders on the grounds of pacifism, antimilitarism, religious philosophy, or political disagreement with Israeli policy such as its occupation of the West Bank. Conscientious objectors in Israel are known as sarvanim (in Hebrew... |
414166 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Gibbons%20%28American%20politician%29 | Jim Gibbons (American politician) | James Arthur Gibbons (born December 16, 1944) is an American attorney, aviator, geologist, hydrologist and politician who was the 28th Governor of Nevada from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2006.
Follo... |
414178 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renal%20cell%20carcinoma | Renal cell carcinoma | Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, a part of the very small tubes in the kidney that transport primary urine. RCC is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, responsible for approximately 90–95% of cases. RCC occurrence shows a male pre... |
414179 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney%20cancer | Kidney cancer | Kidney cancer, also known as renal cancer, is a group of cancers that starts in the kidney. Symptoms may include blood in the urine, lump in the abdomen, or back pain. Fever, weight loss, and tiredness may also occur. Complications can include spread to the lungs or brain.
The main types of kidney cancer are renal cel... |
414186 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral%20cancer | Oral cancer | Oral cancer, also known as mouth cancer, is a cancer of the lining of the lips, mouth, or upper throat. In the mouth, it most commonly starts as a painless white patch, that thickens, develops red patches, an ulcer, and continues to grow. When on the lips, it commonly looks like a persistent crusting ulcer that does no... |
414192 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian%20cancer | Ovarian cancer | Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor of an ovary. It may originate from the ovary itself or more commonly from communicating nearby structures such as fallopian tubes or the inner lining of the abdomen. The ovary is made up of three different cell types including epithelial cells, germ cells, and stromal cells. When the... |
414218 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Tillich | Paul Tillich | Paul Johannes Tillich (August 20, 1886 – October 22, 1965) was a German-American Christian existentialist philosopher, religious socialist, and Lutheran theologian who was one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century. Tillich taught at German universities before immigrating to the United States in 1... |
414221 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy%20Davidman | Joy Davidman | Helen Joy Davidman (18 April 1915 – 13 July 1960) was an American poet and writer. Often referred to as a child prodigy, she earned a master's degree from Columbia University in English literature at age twenty in 1935. For her book of poems, Letter to a Comrade, she won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition in... |
414256 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin%20American%20music%20in%20the%20United%20States | Latin American music in the United States | Latin American music has long influenced popular music in the United States. Within the industry, "Latin music" has influenced jazz, rhythm and blues, and country music, even giving rise to unique US styles of music, including salsa, New Mexico, Tejano, and Western. Fusion genres such as Chicano rock, Nuyorican rap, an... |
414269 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananga%20Ranga | Ananga Ranga | The Ananga Ranga () or Kamaledhiplava () is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text written by Kalyana malla in the 15th or 16th century. The translators of the manuscript describes the objective of the manuscript in their book is not to encourage chambering and wantonness, but simply and in all sincerity to prevent the separ... |
414280 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad%20breath | Bad breath | Bad breath, also known as halitosis, is a symptom in which a noticeably unpleasant breath odour is present. It can result in anxiety among those affected. It is also associated with depression and symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder.
The concerns of bad breath may be divided into genuine and non-genuine cases. O... |
414302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt%20Warner | Kurt Warner | Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22, 1971) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals. His career, which saw him ascend from an undrafted free agent to a two-time Most Valuable Player and Super Bowl M... |
414314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20operas%20by%20title | List of operas by title |
The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer and the year of the first performance also given.
For a list of operas sorted by name of composer, see List of operas by composer.
Alphabetical listing
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414350 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth%20decay | Tooth decay | Tooth decay, also known as cavities or caries, is the breakdown of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria. The cavities may be a number of different colors from yellow to black. Symptoms may include pain and difficulty with eating. Complications may include inflammation of the tissue around the tooth, tooth loss and i... |
414361 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20President%20Lines | American President Lines | APL, formerly called American President Lines Ltd., is an American container shipping company that is a subsidiary of French shipping company CMA CGM. It operates an all-container ship fleet, including nine U.S. flagged container vessels.
In 1938, the U.S. government took over the management of the Dollar Steamship Co... |
414388 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTA%20Flight%20141 | UTA Flight 141 | UTA Flight 141 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Guinean regional airline Union des Transports Africains de Guinée, flying from Conakry to Dubai with stopovers in Benin, Libya and Lebanon. On 25 December 2003, the Boeing 727–223 operating the flight struck a building and crashed into the Bight ... |
414411 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation%20%28business%29 | Incorporation (business) | Incorporation is the formation of a new corporation. The corporation may be a business, a nonprofit organization, sports club, or a local government of a new city or town.
In the United States
Specific incorporation requirements in the United States differ on a state by state basis. However, there are common pieces o... |
414418 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUPS | CUPS | CUPS (formerly an acronym for Common UNIX Printing System) is a modular printing system for Unix-like computer operating systems which allows a computer to act as a print server. A computer running CUPS is a host that can accept print jobs from client computers, process them, and send them to the appropriate printer.
... |
414425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%20Riddle | Nelson Riddle | Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Pegg... |
414430 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera%20Baird | Vera Baird | Dame Vera Baird ( Thomas; born 13 February 1950) is a British barrister and politician who has held roles as a government minister, police and crime commissioner, and Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.
A Labour Party Member of Parliament for Redcar from 2001 to 2010, Baird was a government minister from 200... |
414448 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal%20Rogers | Hal Rogers | Harold Dallas Rogers (born December 31, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving his 22nd term as the U.S. representative for , having served since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. Upon Don Young's death in 2022, Rogers became the dean of the House of Representatives.
Early life and education
R... |
414459 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Vitter | David Vitter | David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist who represented Louisiana in the United States Senate from 2005 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 ... |
414463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Duncan | Alan Duncan | Sir Alan James Carter Duncan (born 31 March 1957) is a British former politician who served as Minister of State for International Development from 2010 to 2014 and Minister of State for Europe and the Americas from 2016 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and ... |
414468 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Jefferson%20%28politician%29 | William Jefferson (politician) | William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947) is an American former politician from Louisiana whose career ended after his corruption scandal and conviction. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Democratic Party. He represented , which include... |
414474 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alun%20Michael | Alun Michael | Alun Edward Michael (born 22 August 1943) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician serving as South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner since 2012. He served as Secretary of State for Wales from 1998 to 1999 and then as the first First Secretary of Wales (later known as First Minister) and Leader of Welsh Labour ... |
414532 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20Cardin | Ben Cardin | Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for from 1987 to 2007. Cardin served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1967 ... |
414552 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steny%20Hoyer | Steny Hoyer | Steny Hamilton Hoyer ( ; born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for since 1981. He was also a House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. Hoyer first attained office through a special election on 19 May 1981. As of 2023, he is in hi... |
414565 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20Adams%20%28actor%2C%20born%201931%29 | Nick Adams (actor, born 1931) | Nick Adams (born Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock; July 10, 1931 – February 7, 1968) was an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He was noted for his roles in several Hollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s including Rebel Without a Cause and Giant along with his starring role in the ABC television series... |
414579 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Van%20Hollen | Chris Van Hollen | Christopher Van Hollen Jr. ( ; born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017.
In 2007, Van Ho... |
414585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich%20von%20dem%20Bach-Zelewski | Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski | Erich Julius Eberhard von dem Bach-Zelewski (born Erich Julius Eberhard von Zelewski; 1 March 1899 – 8 March 1972) was a high-ranking SS commander of Nazi Germany of Kashubian-Polish origin. During World War II, he was in charge of the Nazi security warfare against those designated by the regime as ideological enemies ... |
414610 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres%2C%20Celestial%20Legend | Ceres, Celestial Legend | Ceres, Celestial Legend, known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōgakukan's magazine Shōjo Comic from May 1996 to March 2000, with its chapters collected in 14 tankōbon volumes. The manga was licensed for English release in North America by... |
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