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4302669 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agga%C3%B1%C3%B1a%20Sutta | Aggañña Sutta | Aggañña Sutta is the 27th sutta of the Digha Nikaya collection (Pāli version). The sutta describes a discourse imparted by the Lord Buddha to two brahmins, Bharadvaja and Vasettha, who left their family and vanna to become monks. The two brahmans are insulted and maligned by their own caste for their intention to becom... |
4302692 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle%20in%20the%20Square%20Theatre | Circle in the Square Theatre | The Circle in the Square Theatre is a Broadway theater at 235 West 50th Street, within the basement of Paramount Plaza, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The current Broadway theater, completed in 1972, is the successor of an off-Broadway theater of the same name, co-founded around 1950 by a group... |
4302949 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay%20Buchholz | Clay Buchholz | Clay Daniel Buchholz (born August 14, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays. Buchholz made his MLB debut with the Red Sox in . In his second major league start, he pit... |
4303206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Canadian%20dollar | History of the Canadian dollar | Canada has an extensive history with regard to its currencies. Prior to European contact, indigenous peoples in Canada used items such as wampum and furs for trading purposes, which continued when trade with Europeans began. During the period of French colonization, coins were introduced, as well as one of the first ex... |
4303333 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegel%20%28US%20retailer%29 | Spiegel (US retailer) | Spiegel was an American direct marketing retailer founded in 1865 by Joseph Spiegel. Spiegel published a catalog, like its competitors Sears and Montgomery Ward, which advertised various brands of apparel, accessories, and footwear, as well as housewares, toys, tools, firearms, and electronics. Their company brands inc... |
4303386 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall%20Auxier | Randall Auxier | Randall E. Auxier (born August 7, 1961) is a professor of philosophy and communication studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a musician, environmental activist, union advocate, and candidate (2018) for the United States House of Representatives, nominated by the Green Party in the 12th Congressional Distr... |
4303879 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit%20Public%20Schools%20Community%20District | Detroit Public Schools Community District | Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is a school district that serves Detroit, Michigan and high school students in Highland Park, Michigan. The district, which replaced the original Detroit Public Schools (DPS) in 2016, provides services to approximately 50,000 students, making it the largest school distr... |
4304472 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal%20Saga | Metal Saga | Metal Saga, known in Japan as , is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by Success and published by Atlus and Success.
Metal Saga is the fifth game in the Metal Max series and the first one to reach the United States. Like the previous games in the series, it follows an open, non-linear style of gamepl... |
4304658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitudinal%20gradients%20in%20species%20diversity | Latitudinal gradients in species diversity | Species richness, or biodiversity, increases from the poles to the tropics for a wide variety of terrestrial and marine organisms, often referred to as the latitudinal diversity gradient. The latitudinal diversity gradient is one of the most widely recognized patterns in ecology. It has been observed to varying degrees... |
4304957 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20architecture%20schools | List of architecture schools | This is a list of architecture schools at colleges and universities around the world.
An architecture school (also known as a school of architecture or college of architecture), is a professional school or institution specializing in architectural education.
Africa
Algeria
Département d'architecture de l'université... |
4304965 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity%20in%20Japan | Christianity in Japan | Christianity in Japan is among the nation's minority religions in terms of individuals who state an explicit affiliation or faith.
In 2022, there were 1.9 million Christians in Japan. In the early years of the 21st century, between less than 1 percent and 1.5% of the population claimed Christian belief or affiliatio... |
4305070 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Western%20civilization | History of Western civilization | Western civilization traces its roots back to Europe and the Mediterranean. It is linked to ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and Medieval Western Christendom which emerged during the Middle Ages and experienced such transformative episodes as the development of Scholasticism, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlig... |
4305442 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhumi | Sukhumi | Sukhumi (see also other names below) is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the capital and largest city of the Republic of Abkhazia, a partially recognised state widely recognized as a part of Georgia. The city has been controlled by Abkhazia since the Abkhazian war in 1992–93. The city, ... |
4305542 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAB%20Marconi%20Radio%20Awards | NAB Marconi Radio Awards | "Marconi Award" links here. Note that in the Netherlands, the radio academy awards are also called Marconi Awards.
The Marconi Radio Awards are presented annually by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to the top radio stations and on-air personalities in the United States. The awards are named in honor of ... |
4305777 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20birds%20of%20South%20Africa | List of birds of South Africa | South Africa is a large country, ranked 25th by size in the world, and is situated in the temperate latitudes and subtropics. Due to a range of climate types present, a patchwork of unique habitat types occur, which contribute to its biodiversity and level of endemism. This list incorporates the mainland and nearshore ... |
4306376 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish%20orthography | Yiddish orthography | Yiddish orthography is the writing system used for the Yiddish language. It includes Yiddish spelling rules and the Hebrew script, which is used as the basis of a full vocalic alphabet. Letters that are silent or represent glottal stops in the Hebrew language are used as vowels in Yiddish. Other letters that can serve ... |
4306496 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Highland%20Railway | West Highland Railway | The West Highland Railway was a railway company that constructed a railway line from Craigendoran (on the River Clyde west of Glasgow, Scotland) to Fort William and Mallaig. The line was built through remote and difficult terrain in two stages: the section from Craigendoran to Fort William opened in 1894, with a short ... |
4306829 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20burial | Christian burial | A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians generally objected to cremation because it interfered with the concept of the resurrection of a corpse, and practiced inhumation almost exclusively. Today this opposit... |
4306962 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columba%20Marmion | Columba Marmion | Columba Marmion, OSB, born Joseph Aloysius Marmion (April 1, 1858 – January 30, 1923) was a Benedictine Irish monk and the third Abbot of Maredsous Abbey in Belgium. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 3, 2000, Columba was one of the most popular and influential Catholic authors of the 20th century. His books a... |
4308076 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhina%20Espaillat | Rhina Espaillat | Rhina Polonia Espaillat (born January 20, 1932, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a bilingual Dominican-American poet and translator who is affiliated with the literary movement known as New Formalism in American poetry. She has published eleven collections of poetry. Her work has been included in many popular anth... |
4308307 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative%20and%20Regulatory%20Reform%20Act%202006 | Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 | The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c51) (LRRA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was enacted to replace the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (RRA). The Act was and remains very controversial, because of a perception that it is an Enabling Act substantially removing the ancient British constit... |
4308394 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Eles%20des%20Saintes | Îles des Saintes | The Îles des Saintes (; ), also known as Les Saintes (, ), is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into two communes: Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas. It is in the arrondissement of Basse-Terre and also in ... |
4308598 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism%20financing | Terrorism financing | Terrorism financing is the provision of funds or providing financial support to individual terrorists or non-state actors.
Most countries have implemented measures to counter terrorism financing (CTF) often as part of their money laundering laws. Some countries and multinational organisations have created a list of o... |
4308757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20West%20Bengal | Geography of West Bengal | The Geography of West Bengal, a state in eastern India, is primarily defined by plains and plateaus, with the high peaks of the Himalayas in the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south.
Location and extent
West Bengal is on the eastern neck of India, stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in... |
4308762 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Sin%20City%20characters | List of Sin City characters | Sin City is a series of stories by Frank Miller, told in comic book form in a film noir-like style.
Listed below are the major and minor characters.
Recurring characters
Male protagonists
Marv, a hulking, violent giant of a man, who possesses an uncanny athleticism along with remarkable endurance for pain. As an ex... |
4308844 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Village | West Village | The West Village is a neighborhood in the western section of the larger Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The West Village is bounded by the Hudson River to the west and 14th Street to the north. The eastern boundary is variously cited as Greenwich Avenue, Seventh Avenue, or Sixth Avenue... |
4309335 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic%20history%20of%20Chile | Economic history of Chile | The economy of Chile has shifted substantially over time from the heterogeneous economies of the diverse indigenous peoples to an early husbandry-oriented economy and finally to one of raw material export and a large service sector. Chile's recent economic history (since 1973) has been the focus of an extensive debate ... |
4309709 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita%20Blake%20mythology | Anita Blake mythology | In the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of novels, author Laurell K. Hamilton has developed a detailed mythology. Her series is an alternate history in which the supernatural is real, and vampires, lycanthropes, and other supernatural beings live alongside humans in a society that otherwise resembles 21st century Nor... |
4309871 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatem%20Ben%20Arfa | Hatem Ben Arfa | Hatem Ben Arfa (, ; born 7 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder. He is Currently a Free Agent. Known for his flair and dribbling ability, he is regarded as a fan favorite with a cult following. He was once described as "one of the best-rated talents in France"... |
4309884 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow%20Hearts%3A%20From%20the%20New%20World | Shadow Hearts: From the New World | Shadow Hearts: From the New World is a role-playing video game developed by Nautilus (Sacnoth) for the PlayStation 2. It was published in Japan by Aruze in 2005, in North America by Xseed Games in 2006, and in Europe by Ghostlight in 2007. From The New World is the third and final game in the Shadow Hearts series, acti... |
4309952 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Glastonbury%20Romance | A Glastonbury Romance | A Glastonbury Romance was written by John Cowper Powys (1873–1963) in rural upstate New York and first published by Simon and Schuster in New York City in March 1932. An English edition published by John Lane followed in 1933. It has "nearly half-a-million words" and was described as "probably the longest undivided no... |
4310527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand%20Mosque%20of%20Paris | Grand Mosque of Paris | The Grand Mosque of Paris (), also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, is located in the 5th arrondissement and is one of the largest mosques in France. There are prayer rooms, an outdoor garden, a small library, a gift shop, along with a cafe and restaurant. In all, the mosque plays an impor... |
4310717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Amiga | History of the Amiga | The Amiga is a family of home computers that were designed and sold by the Amiga Corporation (and later by Commodore Computing International) from 1985 to 1994.
Amiga Corporation
The Amiga's Original Chip Set, code-named Lorraine, was designed by the Amiga Corporation during the end of the first home video game boom.... |
4311032 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen%20Aristegui | Carmen Aristegui | María del Carmen Aristegui Flores (; born January 18, 1964) is a Mexican journalist and anchorwoman. She is widely regarded as one of Mexico's leading journalists and opinion leaders, and is best known for her critical investigations of the Mexican government. She is the anchor of the news program Aristegui on CNN en E... |
4311052 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish%20resistance%20in%20German-occupied%20Europe | Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe | Jewish resistance under Nazi rule took various forms of organized underground activities conducted against German occupation regimes in Europe by Jews during World War II. According to historian Yehuda Bauer, Jewish resistance was defined as actions that were taken against all laws and actions acted by Germans. The ter... |
4311113 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand%20Hustle%20Records | Grand Hustle Records | Grand Hustle Records (formerly Grand Hustle Entertainment), also known as Hustle Gang Music, is an Atlanta, Georgia–based hip hop record label, founded in 2003, by American rapper T.I. and his manager Jason Geter. The label was distributed by Atlantic Records until December 2012. It currently operates as an independent... |
4311446 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carey%20Mulligan | Carey Mulligan | Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.
Mulligan made her professional acting debut on stage in Kevin Elyot's play Forty W... |
4311503 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages%20of%20Singapore | Languages of Singapore | A multitude of languages is used in Singapore. It consists of several varieties of languages under the families of the Austronesian languages, Dravidian languages, Indo-European languages and Sino-Tibetan languages. The Constitution of Singapore says the national language of Singapore is Malay. This plays a symbolic ro... |
4311569 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical%20thermometer | Medical thermometer | A medical thermometer or clinical thermometer is a device used for measuring a human's or other animal's body temperature. The tip of the thermometer is inserted into the mouth under the tongue (oral or sub-lingual temperature), under the armpit (axillary temperature), into the rectum via the anus (rectal temperature),... |
4311618 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Sin%20City%20yarns | List of Sin City yarns | These are the individual stories, usually referred to as "yarns", set in Frank Miller's Sin City universe. They are listed here in order of publication.
The Hard Goodbye
First published as Sin City in Dark Horse Presents issues #51–62 and 5th Anniversary Special (June 1991–June 1992), and reprinted as Sin City (The H... |
4311656 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic%20history%20of%20Brazil | Economic history of Brazil | The economic history of Brazil covers various economic events and traces the changes in the Brazilian economy over the course of the history of Brazil. Portugal, which first colonized the area in the 16th century, enforced a colonial pact with Brazil, an imperial mercantile policy, which drove development for the subse... |
4311692 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st%20Infantry%20Regiment%20%28United%20States%29 | 1st Infantry Regiment (United States) | The 1st Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army that draws its lineage from a line of post American Revolutionary War units and is credited with thirty-nine campaign streamers. The 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry is assigned as support to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and to f... |
4311867 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPUID | CPUID | In the x86 architecture, the CPUID instruction (identified by a CPUID opcode) is a processor supplementary instruction (its name derived from CPU Identification) allowing software to discover details of the processor. It was introduced by Intel in 1993 with the launch of the Pentium and SL-enhanced 486 processors.
A p... |
4311910 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial%20lake%20outburst%20flood | Glacial lake outburst flood | A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a type of outburst flood caused by the failure of a dam containing a glacial lake. An event similar to a GLOF, where a body of water contained by a glacier melts or overflows the glacier, is called a jökulhlaup. The dam can consist of glacier ice or a terminal moraine. Failure ca... |
4311927 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombai%20Strait | Ombai Strait | Ombai Strait (, , ) is an international strait in Southeast Asia. It separates the Alor Archipelago from the islands of Wetar, Atauro, and Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands. The strait is also the western portion of a pair of international straits, the other one being Wetar Strait; the two straits combine to link the P... |
4312006 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20military%20rifles | British military rifles | The origins of the modern British military rifle are within its predecessor the Brown Bess musket. While a musket was largely inaccurate over , due to a lack of rifling and a generous tolerance to allow for muzzle-loading, it was cheap to produce and could be loaded quickly. The use of volley or mass firing by troops m... |
4312527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Roll | Anthony Roll | The Anthony Roll is a written record of ships of the English Tudor navy of the 1540s, named after its creator, Anthony Anthony. It originally consisted of three rolls of vellum, depicting 58 naval vessels along with information on their size, crew, armament, and basic equipment. The rolls were presented to King Henry V... |
4312667 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum%20management | Spectrum management | Spectrum management is the process of regulating the use of radio frequencies to promote efficient use and gain a net social benefit. The term radio spectrum typically refers to the full frequency range from 1 Hz to 3000 GHz (3 THz) that may be used for wireless communication. Increasing demand for services such as mob... |
4312717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s%20Anatomy%20%28season%202%29 | Grey's Anatomy (season 2) | The second season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy commenced airing on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on September 25, 2005, and concluded on May 15, 2006. The season was produced by Touchstone Television, in association with Shondaland production company and The Mark Gordon Company, the... |
4312783 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931%20in%20baseball | 1931 in baseball |
Champions
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Philadelphia Athletics (4–3)
Awards and honors
MLB Most Valuable Player Award
Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics, P
Frankie Frisch, St. Louis Cardinals, 2B
Statistical leaders
1MLB Pitching Triple Crown Winner
Major league baseball final standings
American Leag... |
4313171 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Bevel | James Bevel | James Luther Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was a minister and leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in the United States. As a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and then as its Director of Direct Action and Nonviolent Education, Bevel initiated, strategized, and developed... |
4313427 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chislehurst%20and%20Sidcup%20Grammar%20School | Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School is a mixed-sex grammar school with academy status located in Hurst Road (A222), Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley, England. It is located adjacent to Lamorbey Park, the Rose Bruford College drama school and Hurstmere School. Pupils at the school are divided into a series of si... |
4313711 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon%20Phillips | Brandon Phillips | Brandon Emil Phillips (born June 28, 1981) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox. At and , Phillips batted and threw right-handed.
A native of Raleigh, North... |
4313919 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed%20flying%20fox | Grey-headed flying fox | The grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is a megabat native to Australia. The species shares mainland Australia with three other members of the genus Pteropus: the little red P. scapulatus, spectacled P. conspicillatus, and the black P. alecto. The grey-headed flying fox is the largest bat in Australia.
T... |
4313931 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel%20economy%20in%20automobiles | Fuel economy in automobiles | The fuel economy of an automobile relates to the distance traveled by a vehicle and the amount of fuel consumed. Consumption can be expressed in terms of the volume of fuel to travel a distance, or the distance traveled per unit volume of fuel consumed. Since fuel consumption of vehicles is a significant factor in air ... |
4314285 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds%20in%20Turkey | Kurds in Turkey | The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey. According to various estimates, they compose between 15% and 20% of the population of Turkey. There are Kurds living in various provinces of Turkey, but they are primarily concentrated in the east and southeast of the country within the region viewed by Kurds as Turk... |
4314381 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan%20Johanson | Bryan Johanson | Bryan Johanson (born 1951) is an American classical guitarist and composer.
Johanson was born in Portland, Oregon.
Johanson has performed, recorded and published works internationally. Johanson's works have won major awards from the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival and School, The John F. Kennedy Cent... |
4314874 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiy%C5%8D-class%20aircraft%20carrier | Hiyō-class aircraft carrier | The two were built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Both ships of the class, and , were originally laid down as luxury passenger liners before being acquired by the IJN for conversion to aircraft carriers in 1941. Jun'yō was the first of the sister ships to be completed in May 1942 and the sh... |
4315113 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russet%20sparrow | Russet sparrow | The russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. A chunky little seed-eating bird with a thick bill, it has a body length of . Its plumage is mainly warm rufous above and grey below. It exhibits sexual dimorphism, with the ... |
4315249 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Complete%20Reprise%20Studio%20Recordings | The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings | The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings is a 1995 box set album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. The release coincided with Sinatra's 80th birthday celebration.
The original 1995 packaging had the 20 discs encased in a small, leather-bound trunk. When it was re-released in 1998, it was repackaged in a more-standar... |
4315387 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambler%20Classic | Rambler Classic | The Rambler Classic is an intermediate sized automobile that was built and sold by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from the 1961 through 1966 model years. The Classic took the place of the Rambler Six and Rambler Rebel V-8 names, which were retired at the end of the 1960 model year.
Introduced a six-passenger four-d... |
4315433 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHOIS | WHOIS | WHOIS (pronounced as the phrase "who is") is a query and response protocol that is used for querying databases that store an Internet resource's registered users or assignees. These resources include domain names, IP address blocks and autonomous systems, but it is also used for a wider range of other information. The ... |
4315483 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday%20Night%20Baseball | Sunday Night Baseball | Sunday Night Baseball is an exclusive weekly telecast of a Major League Baseball game that airs Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ESPN during the regular season.
The games are preceded most weeks by the studio show Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet prior to the first pitch. A few telecast... |
4315843 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20rules%20football%20in%20New%20Zealand | Australian rules football in New Zealand | Australian rules football in New Zealand is notable as the first colony outside of Australia to take up the sport as early as the 1860s and was home to the first club formed outside Australia in 1876. The sport's official name was changed in 1890 to Australasian Football acknowledge New Zealand's participation and rema... |
4316008 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYSE%20Euronext | NYSE Euronext | NYSE Euronext, Inc. was a transatlantic multinational financial services corporation that operated multiple securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext and NYSE Arca (formerly known as ArcaEx). NYSE merged with Archipelago Holdings on March 7, 2006, forming NYSE Group, Inc. On April 4, 2007, N... |
4316761 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind%20Picard | Rosalind Picard | Rosalind Wright Picard (born May 17, 1962) is an American scholar and inventor who is Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT, founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Lab, and co-founder of the startups Affectiva and Empatica.
She has received many recognitions for her rese... |
4317337 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crabbet%20Arabian%20Stud | Crabbet Arabian Stud | The Crabbet Arabian Stud, also known as the Crabbet Park Stud, was an English horse breeding farm that ran from 1878 to 1972. Its founder owners, husband and wife team Wilfrid Scawen Blunt and Lady Anne Blunt, decided while travelling in the Middle East to import some of the best Arabian horses to England and breed th... |
4317398 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Bolivia | Human rights in Bolivia | Bolivia's constitution and laws technically guarantee a wide range of human rights, but in practice these rights very often fail to be respected and enforced. “The result of perpetual rights violations by the Bolivian government against its people,” according to the Foundation for Sustainable Development, “has fueled a... |
4317470 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Tsubasa%3A%20Reservoir%20Chronicle%20albums | List of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle albums | Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle is a fantasy adventure manga series written by Clamp that is currently serializing in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine which began publication in 2003. Set in a multiverse, its storyline follows a group of five travelers as they journey across the dimensions in search of Sakura's memories.... |
4317485 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20the%20United%20Arab%20Emirates | Human rights in the United Arab Emirates | According to human rights organisations, the government of the UAE violates a number of fundamental human rights. The UAE does not have democratically elected institutions and citizens do not have the right to change their government or to form political parties. Activists and academics who criticize the regime are det... |
4317487 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pararhabdodon | Pararhabdodon | Pararhabdodon (meaning "near fluted tooth" in reference to Rhabdodon) is a genus of tsintaosaurin hadrosaurid dinosaur, from the Maastrichtian-age Upper Cretaceous Tremp Group of Spain. The first remains were discovered from the Sant Romà d’Abella fossil locality and assigned to the genus Rhabdodon, and later named as ... |
4317552 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Thailand | Human rights in Thailand | Human rights in Thailand have long been a contentious issue. The country was among the first to sign the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and seemed committed to upholding its stipulations; in practice, however, those in power have often abused the human rights of the Thai nation with impunity. From 1... |
4317586 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muthu%20%28film%29 | Muthu (film) | Muthu () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth, Meena and Sarath Babu; with Radha Ravi, Senthil, Vadivelu, Jayabharathi, Subhashri and Ponnambalam all acting in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Mal... |
4317712 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racialization | Racialization | In sociology, racialization or ethnicization is a political process of ascribing ethnic or racial identities to a relationship, social practice, or group that did not identify itself as such for the purpose of domination and social exclusion. Racialization or ethnicization often arises out of the interaction of a group... |
4317858 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni-Vanuatu | Ni-Vanuatu | Ni-Vanuatu (informally abbreviated Ni-Van) is a large group of closely related Melanesian ethnic groups native to the island country of Vanuatu. As such, Ni-Vanuatu are a mixed ethnolinguistic group with a shared ethnogenesis that speak a multitude of languages.
Ni-Vanuatu or Ni-Van is usually restricted to the indig... |
4317982 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videha | Videha | Videha (Prākrit: ; Pāli: ; Sanskrit: ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Videha, the Vaidehas, were initially organised into a monarchy but later became a (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to ... |
4318040 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sannin%20shogi | Sannin shogi | Sannin shōgi (三人将棋 three-person chess), or in full kokusai sannin shōgi (国際三人将棋 international three-person chess), is a three-person shogi variant invented circa 1930 by Tanigasaki Jisuke and recently revived. It is played on a hexagonal grid of border length 7 with 127 cells. Standard shogi pieces may be used, and the... |
4318047 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/355th%20Fighter%20Squadron | 355th Fighter Squadron | The 355th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed the Fightin' Falcons, is a United States Air Force unit stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. It is an active-duty unit assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing and operates the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. The squadron is tasked with the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses.... |
4318522 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical%20Art%20Ensemble | Critical Art Ensemble | Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) is a collective of five tactical media practitioners of various specializations including computer graphics and web design, film/video, photography, text art, book art, and performance. For CAE, tactical media is situational, ephemeral, and self-terminating. It encourages the use of any medi... |
4318577 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore%20classification | Baltimore classification | Baltimore classification is a system used to classify viruses based on their manner of messenger RNA (mRNA) synthesis. By organizing viruses based on their manner of mRNA production, it is possible to study viruses that behave similarly as a distinct group. Seven Baltimore groups are described that take into considerat... |
4318583 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Andrews | Daniel Andrews | Daniel Michael Andrews (born 6 July 1972) is an Australian former politician who served as the 48th premier of Victoria from 2014 to 2023. He held office as the leader of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2010 and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of M... |
4318777 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%20%28surname%29 | Cox (surname) | The surname Cox is of English or Welsh origin, and may have originated independently in several places in Great Britain, with the variations arriving at a standard spelling only later. There are also two native Scottish & Irish surnames which were anglicised into Cox.
An early record of the surname dates from 1556 wit... |
4319079 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Canadian%20nationality%20law | History of Canadian nationality law | The history of Canadian nationality law dates back over three centuries, and has evolved considerably over that time.
During the early colonial period, residents of the French colonies were French subjects, governed by French nationality law, while residents of British colonies were British subjects, governed by Briti... |
4319142 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartier%20Mangin | Quartier Mangin | Laon-Couvron Air Base is a former French and United States Air Force base in France. It is located in the Aisne département of France, less than one mile southeast of the village of Couvron and 6 miles northwest of Laon; on the southwest side of the Autoroute des Anglais (A26 autoroute)
1 Mile (1.6 km) east of the vil... |
4319287 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration%20to%20Canada | Immigration to Canada | According to the 2021 Canadian census, immigrants in Canada number 8.3 million persons and make up approximately 23 percent of Canada's total population. This represents the eighth-largest immigrant population in the world, while the proportion represents one of the highest ratios for industrialized Western countries.
... |
4319334 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash%20Rambler | Nash Rambler | The Nash Rambler is a North American automobile that was produced by the Nash Motors division of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1950 until 1954 in sedan, wagon, and fixed-profile convertible body styles.
On 1 May 1954, Nash-Kelvinator merged with the Hudson Motor Car Company to form American Motors Corporation (AMC)... |
4319518 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo%20Palacio | Rodrigo Palacio | Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde (; born 5 February 1982) is an Argentine professional basketball player and former footballer who played as a second striker. He is the son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player of Club Olimpo during the 1980s. Palacio holds a Spanish passport, allowing him to be counted as an EU pl... |
4319535 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MasterChef%20%28British%20TV%20series%29 | MasterChef (British TV series) | MasterChef is a competitive cooking reality show produced by Endemol Shine UK and Banijay and broadcast in 60 countries around the world. In the UK, it is produced by the BBC. The show initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was revived in 2005 as MasterChef Goes Large. The revival featured a new format devised by Franc R... |
4319752 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirleton%20Castle | Dirleton Castle | Dirleton Castle is a medieval fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland. It lies around west of North Berwick, and around east of Edinburgh. The oldest parts of the castle date to the 13th century, and it was abandoned by the end of the 17th century.
Begun in around 1240 by John De Vaux, the castle... |
4320523 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Albert%20%281914%29 | Battle of Albert (1914) | The Battle of Albert (also known as the First Battle of Albert) began on 25 September 1914, in what became known as the "Race to the Sea", during the First World War. It followed the First Battle of the Aisne as both sides moved northwards, trying to turn the northern flank of their opponent. The Second Army (Noël de C... |
4320615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Meurig%20Thomas | John Meurig Thomas | Sir John Meurig Thomas (15 December 193213 November 2020), also known as JMT, was a Welsh scientist, educator, university administrator, and historian of science primarily known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface and materials science.
He was one of the founders of solid-state... |
4320672 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Shanghai | History of Shanghai | The history of Shanghai spans over a thousand years and closely parallels the development of modern China. Originally a small agricultural village, Shanghai developed during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1912) as one of China's principal trading ports. Although nominally part of China, in practice foreign diplomats contr... |
4320762 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20LGBT%20rights%20activists | List of LGBT rights activists | A list of notable LGBT rights activists who have worked to advance LGBT rights by political change, legal action or publication. Ordered by country, alphabetically.
Albania
Elton Ilirjani was the first CEO of a major company in Albania who came out of the closet as gay in 2016. He is the founder of the Dignity Glob... |
4320781 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Syria | Human rights in Syria | The situation for human rights in Syria is considered one of the worst in the world and has been globally condemned by international organizations like the United Nations, Human rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the European Union. Civil liberties, political rights, freedom of speech and assembly are virtually n... |
4321056 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Rutte | Mark Rutte | Mark Rutte (; born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who has served as prime minister of the Netherlands since 2010. He was also the leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 2006 through 2023. He is currently acting in a demissionary capacity, and will not return to politics following th... |
4321536 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20Basic%20assembly%20language%20and%20successors | IBM Basic assembly language and successors | The IBM Basic assembly language and successors is a series of assembly languages and assemblers made for the IBM System/360 mainframe system and its successors through the IBM Z.
The first of these, the Basic Assembly Language (BAL), is an extremely restricted assembly language, introduced in 1964 and used on 360 syst... |
4321886 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles%20of%20Lexington%20and%20Concord | Battles of Lexington and Concord | The Battles of Lexington and Concord were some of the leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge. They mark... |
4322063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon%20Maemi | Typhoon Maemi | Typhoon Maemi () or (), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pogi, was the most powerful typhoon to strike South Korea since record-keeping began in the country in 1904. Maemi formed on September 4, 2003 from a disturbance in a monsoon trough in the western Pacific Ocean. It slowly intensified into Tropical Storm Maemi ... |
4322093 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinship%20care | Kinship care | Kinship care is a term used in the United States and Great Britain for the raising of children by grandparents, other extended family members, and unrelated adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship such as godparents and close family friends because biological parents are unable to do so for whatever... |
4322402 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globally%20Harmonized%20System%20of%20Classification%20and%20Labelling%20of%20Chemicals | Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals | The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is an internationally agreed-upon standard managed by the United Nations that was set up to replace the assortment of hazardous material classification and labelling schemes previously used around the world. Core elements of the GHS inclu... |
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