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4447076 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate%2095%20in%20Maryland | Interstate 95 in Maryland | Interstate 95 (I-95) is an Interstate Highway running along the East Coast of the United States from Miami, Florida, north to the Canada–United States border at Houlton, Maine. In Maryland, the route is a major highway that runs diagonally from southwest to northeast, entering from the District of Columbia and Virgini... |
4447217 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joakim%20Noah | Joakim Noah | Joakim Simon Noah ( ; born February 25, 1985) is a former professional basketball player. Born in New York, Noah was a member of the French national team and played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. The Chicago Bulls selected Noah with the ninth overall... |
4447229 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa%20policy%20of%20Australia | Visa policy of Australia | The visa policy of Australia deals with the requirements that a foreign national wishing to enter Australia must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel, to enter and remain in the country. A visa may also entitle the visa holder to other privileges, such as a right to work, study, etc. and may be subject to... |
4447307 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson%20Hornet | Hudson Hornet | The Hudson Hornet is a full-size car manufactured by Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan from 1951 until 1954, when Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson merged to form American Motors Corporation (AMC). Hudson automobiles continued to be marketed under the Hudson brand name through the 1957 model year.
The first-gener... |
4447376 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat%20Cohen | Nat Cohen | Nat Cohen (23 December 1905 – 10 February 1988) was a British film producer and executive. For over four decades he was one of the most significant figures in the British film industry, particularly in his capacity as head of Anglo-Amalgamated and EMI Films; he helped finance the first Carry On movies and early work of... |
4447495 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis%20Woodhouse | Curtis Woodhouse | Curtis Woodhouse BEM (born 17 April 1980) is an English former professional footballer turned professional boxer and football manager, most recently in charge of Marske United. Woodhouse played football as a central midfielder, and competed as a light-welterweight boxer. He is the former British light-welterweight cham... |
4447609 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian%20Resistance | Belgian Resistance | The Belgian Resistance (, ) collectively refers to the resistance movements opposed to the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. Within Belgium, resistance was fragmented between many separate organizations, divided by region and political stances. The resistance included both men and women from both Walloo... |
4447666 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film%20finance | Film finance | Film finance is an aspect of film production that occurs during the development stage prior to pre-production, and is concerned with determining the potential value of a proposed film.
In the United States, the value is typically based on a forecast of revenues (generally 10 years for films and 20 years for televisio... |
4448103 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms%20of%20La%20Grande%20Arm%C3%A9e | Uniforms of La Grande Armée | The uniforms of La Grande Armée, the army of Napoleon I, are described in this article.
Troops of the Line
Infantry of the Line and light infantry
From 1793, the uniforms of the demi-brigade of the line infantry wore the blue "National Uniform" that was to be worn by all soldiers. However, for a long time, line infa... |
4448253 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence%20analysis | Intelligence analysis | Intelligence analysis is the application of individual and collective cognitive methods to weigh data and test hypotheses within a secret socio-cultural context. The descriptions are drawn from what may only be available in the form of deliberately deceptive information; the analyst must correlate the similarities amon... |
4448627 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Arizona%20hurricanes | List of Arizona hurricanes | Arizona has been affected by hurricanes on numerous occasions. Usually, these storms originate in the eastern Pacific Ocean, make landfall in the Mexican states of Baja California or Sonora, and dissipate before crossing into the United States. Thus, in most cases, it is only the tropical cyclones' remnant moisture tha... |
4448743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Vevi%20%281941%29 | Battle of Vevi (1941) | The Battle of Vevi (or Veve, ), in Greece, also known as the Battle of the Klidi Pass, was part of the Greek campaign of World War II. It took place on 11–12 April 1941, north of the town of Amyntaion, close to the northwestern Greek border. Allied troops fought forces from Nazi Germany.
Background
German forces invad... |
4449066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Black%20Canadians | List of Black Canadians | This is a list of notable Black Canadians, inclusive of multiracial people who are of partially Black African descent.
A
Elamin Abdelmahmoud, CBC Radio host
Wayne Adams, first black MLA in Nova Scotia, Liberal
Lovell Adams-Gray, actor
Oluniké Adeliyi, actress
Alfons Adetuyi, film director and producer
Robert Adetuyi,... |
4449080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20New%20Jersey%20hurricanes | List of New Jersey hurricanes | There have been 115 hurricanes or tropical storms that affected the U.S. state of New Jersey. Due to its location, few hurricanes have hit the state directly, though numerous hurricanes have passed near or through New Jersey in its history. About every 10 years, hurricanes approach the coastline close enough to send wa... |
4449103 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibration%20isolation | Vibration isolation | Vibration isolation is the prevention of transmission of vibration from one component of a system to others parts of the same system, as in buildings or mechanical systems. Vibration is undesirable in many domains, primarily engineered systems and habitable spaces, and methods have been developed to prevent the transfe... |
4449214 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Jigoku%20Sensei%20N%C5%ABb%C4%93%20characters | List of Jigoku Sensei Nūbē characters | This is a list of characters from Jigoku Sensei Nūbē. It can be divided into several groups, each one distinct from the others. The first group is the staff of Dōmori Elementary that is made up of the teachers and other adults (mostly) who assist in the education and welfare of the students. They include Nūbē, his "per... |
4449334 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timon%20and%20Pumbaa | Timon and Pumbaa | Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Disney's 1994 animated feature film The Lion King and its franchise. Timon was played through his many appearances by Nathan Lane (in all three films and early episodes of the show), Max Casella (the original actor in Broadway musical), Kevin Schon ... |
4449383 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follow%20Through%20%28project%29 | Follow Through (project) | Follow Through was the largest and most expensive experimental project in education funded by the U.S. federal government that has ever been conducted. The most extensive evaluation of Follow Through data covers the years 1968–1977; however, the program continued to receive funding from the government until 1995. Follo... |
4449408 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Peterson%20%28surfer%29 | Michael Peterson (surfer) | Michael "MP" Peterson (24 September 1952 – 29 March 2012) was a professional Australian surfer. He was considered one of the best surfers in Australia during the early to mid-1970s and was recognised for his deep tube riding skill, especially at Kirra on the Gold Coast, Australia. Peterson was the Australian champion i... |
4449487 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing%20of%20Braunschweig%20%28October%201944%29 | Bombing of Braunschweig (October 1944) | During World War II, Braunschweig (known as Brunswick in English) was attacked by Allied aircraft in 42 bombing raids. On the night of 14/15 October 1944, the attack by No. 5 Group Royal Air Force (RAF) marked the high point of the destruction of Henry the Lion's city during the war. The air raid was part of Operation ... |
4449887 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%20%28T.I.%20album%29 | King (T.I. album) | King (stylized as ), is the fourth studio album by American rapper T.I., released on March 28, 2006, through Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took one and a half years to complete in late 2005 according to T.I. in an interview with MTV News. Production was handled by several h... |
4450228 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Murphy%20%28American%20football%20executive%29 | Mark Murphy (American football executive) | Mark Hodge Murphy (born July 13, 1955) is an American football executive and former player who is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Murphy, a safety, went undrafted in the 1977 NFL Draft after playing college football at Colgate University. ... |
4450529 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health%20effects%20from%20noise | Health effects from noise | Noise health effects are the physical and psychological health consequences of regular exposure to consistent elevated sound levels. Noise from traffic, in particular, is considered by the World Health Organization to be one of the worst environmental stressors for humans, second only to air pollution. Elevated workpla... |
4450560 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy%20War%20%28BYU%E2%80%93Utah%29 | Holy War (BYU–Utah) | The Holy War is the name given to the American college football rivalry game played annually by the Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougars and the University of Utah (U of U) Utes. It is part of the larger BYU–Utah sports rivalry. In this context, the term "Holy War" refers to the fact that BYU is owned and administere... |
4450582 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban%20League | Cuban League | The Cuban League was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961. The schedule usually operated during the winter months, so the league was sometimes known as the "Cuban Winter League." It was always a small league, generally 3 to ... |
4451063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul%20Rahman%20%28convert%29 | Abdul Rahman (convert) | Abdul Rahman (; born 1965) is an Afghan man whose arrest and trial in February 2006 sparked widespread controversy among the international community. Rahman had been arrested by Afghan authorities for apostasy and subsequently threatened with the death penalty. He had converted to Christianity from Islam while providin... |
4451267 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight%20%28Meyer%20novel%29 | Twilight (Meyer novel) | Twilight (stylized as twilight) is a 2005 young adult vampire-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer. It is the first book in the Twilight series, and introduces seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan, who moves from Phoenix, Arizona, to Forks, Washington. She is endangered after falling in love with Edward Cullen, ... |
4451363 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine%20Air%20Support%20Squadron%202 | Marine Air Support Squadron 2 | Marine Air Support Squadron 2 (MASS-2), is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides the Direct Air Support Center (DASC) for the III Marine Expeditionary Force. It is the oldest and most decorated aviation command and control unit in the Marine Corps.
Originally formed at Marine Co... |
4451665 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laneham | Laneham | Laneham is a village and civil parish on the banks of the River Trent in Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 312. It is due west of Lincoln and east of Retford.
Geography
The Parish of Laneham had a total population of 279 people at the 2001 censu... |
4452146 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissena%20Park | Kissena Park | Kissena Park is a park located in the neighborhood of Flushing in Queens, New York City. It is located along the subterranean Kissena Creek, which flows into the Flushing River. It is bordered on the west by Kissena Boulevard; on the north by Rose, Oak, Underhill, and Lithonia Avenues; on the east by Fresh Meadow Lan... |
4452237 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations%20of%20CIA%20drug%20trafficking | Allegations of CIA drug trafficking | The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been accused of involvement in drug trafficking. Books and investigations on the subject that have received general notice include works by the historian Alfred McCoy, professor and diplomat Peter Dale Scott, journalists Gary Webb and Alexander Cockburn, and write... |
4452304 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell%20Conspiracies%3A%20Aliens%2C%20Myths%20and%20Legends | Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends | Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends is an animated television series that originally aired as part of BKN's cartoon programing block. The show's premise was that aliens had been living among humans for ages, and were the origins of many of the creatures humans know from myth, folklore and legends, including ... |
4452347 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu%E2%80%93Baramulla%20line | Jammu–Baramulla line | The Jammu–Baramulla line is a railway track being laid to connect the Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Jammu railway station and thence to the rest of the country. The 338 km railway track will start from Jammu and end at Baramulla. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Firozpur r... |
4453048 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans | 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans | The 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans was a motor race staged at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France on 18 and 19 June 1983. It was the 51st Grand Prix of Endurance and was also the fourth round of both the 1983 World Endurance Championship and the 1983 European Endurance Championship. The 1983 race was held eight days be... |
4453075 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando%20Espuelas | Fernando Espuelas | {{Infobox person
| name = Fernando Espuelas
| image = Fernando Espuelas black and white.jpg
| caption = Political analyst, host and managing editor of "The Fernando Espuelas Show"
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
| nationality = American
| alma_mater = Connecticut College
| spouse ... |
4453260 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox%20Sports%20%28Australia%29 | Fox Sports (Australia) | Fox Sports Australia Pty Limited (formerly Premier Media Group Pty Limited) is the division of Foxtel that owns and operates the Fox Sports television networks and digital properties in Australia. The group operates nine Fox Sports Channels as well as Fox Sports News, Fox Cricket, Fox League, Fox Footy, Watch AFL and W... |
4453559 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration%20of%20the%20Moon | Exploration of the Moon | The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made an impact on the surface of the Moon on September 14, 1959. Prior to that the only available means of exploration had been observation from Earth. The invention of the optical telescope brought about the first leap ... |
4453753 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begotten%20%28film%29 | Begotten (film) | Begotten is a 1989 American experimental horror film by Edmund Elias Merhige. It stars Brian Salsberg, Donna Dempsy, Stephen Charles Barry, and members of Merhige's theatre company, Theatreofmaterial. The film contains no dialogue and employs a style similar in some ways to early silent films. Its enigmatic plot, drawn... |
4453900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque%20du%20Liban | Banque du Liban | Banque du Liban (; English: Bank of Lebanon) is the central bank of Lebanon. It was established on August 1, 1963, and became fully operational on April 1, 1964. It has been headed by Wassim Mansouri since 2023.
One of the main responsibilities of the bank is issuing Lebanon's currency, the Lebanese Pound. Other respo... |
4454680 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20of%20Northern%20Ireland | Law of Northern Ireland | The law of Northern Ireland is the legal system of statute and common law operating in Northern Ireland since the partition of Ireland established Northern Ireland as a distinct jurisdiction in 1921. Prior to 1921, Northern Ireland was part of the same legal system as the rest of Ireland.
For the purposes of private i... |
4455000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Benedetto%20del%20Tronto | San Benedetto del Tronto | San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy. Part of an urban area with 100,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most densely populated areas along the Adriatic Sea coast. It is the most populated city in Province of Ascoli Piceno, with 46,957 (November 2022). Its port is one of the biggest on the Adria... |
4455024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd%20Battalion%2C%203rd%20Marines | 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines | 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, abbreviated as (3/3), was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps, based out of Kaneohe, Hawaii. Known as either "Trinity" or "America's Battalion", the unit normally fell under the command of the 3rd Marine Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division. When fully manned, the unit con... |
4455236 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20Merola%20%28singer%29 | Mario Merola (singer) | Mario Merola (6 April 1934 – 12 November 2006) was an Italian singer and actor, most prominently known for having rejuvenated the traditional popular Neapolitan melodrama known as the sceneggiata.
He was nicknamed the King of the sceneggiata to be able to give this kind typically a regional and a national popularity a... |
4455305 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20New%20England%20hurricanes | List of New England hurricanes | A New England hurricane is a tropical cyclone originating in the Atlantic Ocean that affects the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine in the United States. Due to geography and climatology, the vast majority of tropical cyclone strikes to the New England region occur in C... |
4455706 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rejimen%20Askar%20Wataniah | Rejimen Askar Wataniah | The () is the military reserve force of the Malaysian Army.
The Regiment infantry units formerly consisted of 2 series of reservists; the mobilised 300 series and the volunteer 500 series. The 300 series, which consisted of 5 infantry battalions, with mobilised reservists for full-time duty, have since 2008 been conv... |
4455783 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Moyer | Charles Moyer | Charles H. Moyer (1866 – June 2, 1929) was an American labor leader and president of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) from 1902 to 1926. He led the union through the Colorado Labor Wars, was accused of murdering an ex-governor of the state of Idaho, and was shot in the back during a bitter copper mine strike. He ... |
4455993 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire%20alarm%20system | Fire alarm system | A fire alarm system is a building system designed to detect and alert occupants and emergency forces of the presence of smoke, fire, carbon monoxide, or other fire-related emergencies. Fire alarm systems are required in most commercial buildings. They may include smoke detectors, heat detectors, and manual fire alarm a... |
4456438 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoShogun | GoShogun | is a super robot anime series created by Takeshi Shudo. It was produced and aired in 1981 in Japan, with a movie special released in 1982 and a film sequel, GoShogun: The Time Étranger or Time Stranger, in 1985. Its title has been variously translated into English as "Demon God of the War-Torn Land GoShogun", "Warring ... |
4456451 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricker%20Amendment | Bricker Amendment | The Bricker Amendment is the collective name of a number of slightly different proposed amendments to the United States Constitution considered by the United States Senate in the 1950s. None of these amendments ever passed Congress. Each of them would require explicit congressional approval, especially for executive a... |
4457336 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey%27s%20Top%2040 | Casey's Top 40 | Casey's Top 40 was a syndicated radio music program that was distributed by the Westwood One radio network. The show was a vehicle for former American Top 40 host and co-creator Casey Kasem and ran for over nine years. Like Kasem's prior show, Casey's Top 40 aired on weekends, emanated from Hollywood, California, and w... |
4457559 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecospirituality | Ecospirituality | Ecospirituality connects the science of ecology with spirituality. It brings together religion and environmental activism. Ecospirituality has been defined as "a manifestation of the spiritual connection between human beings and the environment." The new millennium and the modern ecological crisis has created a need fo... |
4457806 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born%20on%20the%20Fourth%20of%20July%20%28film%29 | Born on the Fourth of July (film) | Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American biographical anti-war film that is based on the 1976 autobiography of Ron Kovic. Directed by Oliver Stone, and written by Stone and Kovic, it stars Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, and Willem Dafoe. The film depicts the life of Kovic ... |
4457831 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mists%20of%20Avalon%20%28miniseries%29 | The Mists of Avalon (miniseries) | The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same title by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Produced by American cable channel TNT, adapted by Gavin Scott, and directed by Uli Edel, the series is a retelling of the Arthurian legend with an emphasis on the perspectives of Morgan le Fay and o... |
4457884 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Butte%20%28Oregon%29 | Black Butte (Oregon) | Black Butte is an extinct stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Jefferson County, it is part of Deschutes National Forest. Black Butte forms part of the Cascade volcanic arc. The butte lies just south of the Metolius Springs, which merge to form the headwaters of the Metolius River. The Metolius River's... |
4457941 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchism%20in%20Canada | Monarchism in Canada | Canadian monarchism is a movement for raising awareness of Canada's constitutional monarchy among the Canadian public, and advocating for its retention, countering republican and anti-monarchical reform as being generally revisionist, idealistic, and ultimately impracticable. Generally, Canadian monarchism runs counter... |
4457999 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-2A%20visa | H-2A visa | An H-2A visa allows a foreign national worker into the United States for temporary agricultural work. There are several requirements of the employer in regard to this visa. The H-2A temporary agricultural program establishes a means for agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring non-... |
4458016 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th%20Avenue%20Theatre | 5th Avenue Theatre | The 5th Avenue Theatre is a landmark theatre located in the Skinner Building, in the downtown core of Seattle, Washington, United States. It has hosted a variety of theatre productions and motion pictures since it opened in 1926. The building and land are owned by the University of Washington and were once part of the ... |
4458108 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Dakota%20Fighting%20Hawks%20football | North Dakota Fighting Hawks football | The North Dakota Fighting Hawks represent the University of North Dakota, competing as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the NCAA Division I's Football Championship Subdivision. From 1973 to 2008, they played in the NCAA's NCAA Division II, winning the national championship in 2001. From 195... |
4459096 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20Library%20of%20Congress | Law Library of Congress | The Law Library of Congress is the law library of the United States Congress. The Law Library of Congress holds the single most comprehensive and authoritative collection of domestic, foreign, and international legal materials in the world. Established in 1832, its collections are currently housed in the James Madison... |
4459227 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20forts%20Jackson%20and%20St.%20Philip | Battle of forts Jackson and St. Philip | The Battle of forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of the city were attacked by a Union Navy fleet. As long as the forts could keep the Federal forces from moving on the ... |
4459575 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderic%20Dallas | Roderic Dallas | Roderic Stanley (Stan) Dallas, (30 July 1891 – 1 June 1918) was an Australian fighter ace of World War I. His score of aerial victories is generally regarded as the second-highest by an Australian, after Robert Little, but there is considerable dispute over Dallas's exact total. Though his official score is commonly g... |
4459580 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium%20MK | Stadium MK | Stadium MK is a football ground in the Denbigh district of Bletchley in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. Designed by Populous and opened in 2007, it is the home ground of EFL League Two side Milton Keynes Dons and FA Women's National League South side Milton Keynes Dons Women. In 2022, the stadium hosted severa... |
4459886 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password%20strength | Password strength | Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password against guessing or brute-force attacks. In its usual form, it estimates how many trials an attacker who does not have direct access to the password would need, on average, to guess it correctly. The strength of a password is a function of length, comple... |
4460850 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape%20Horn | Cape Horn | Cape Horn (, ) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island. Although not the most southerly point of South America (which is the Diego Ramírez Islands), Cape Horn marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage and marks where the Atlant... |
4461300 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omicron%20Delta%20Kappa | Omicron Delta Kappa | Omicron Delta Kappa (), also known as The Circle and ODK, is a prestigious honor society located in the United States with chapters at more than 300 college campuses. It was founded December 3, 1914, at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, by 15 student and faculty leaders. The society recognizes achie... |
4461787 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholing | Sholing | Sholing, previously Scholing, is a district on the eastern side of the city of Southampton in Southern England. It is located between the districts of Bitterne, Thornhill and Woolston.
Various explanations from where the name derives but the most popular is that "Sholing" derives from the Anglo-Saxon phrase for "hill ... |
4461797 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SBML | SBML | The Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) is a representation format, based on XML, for communicating and storing computational models of biological processes. It is a free and open standard with widespread software support and a community of users and developers. SBML can represent many different classes of biologica... |
4461891 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajaur%20District | Bajaur District | Bajaur District (, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. in 2018, it was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after the announcement of annexing FATA with KPK. According to the 2017 census report, the popu... |
4461978 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus%20Christians | Jesus Christians | The Jesus Christians are a Christian millennialist network of intentional communities with groups on six different continents.
History and controversy
They were founded in Australia in 1981 by Dave and Cherry McKay, and have a three-decade-long history of controversy documented extensively by the media. Their core be... |
4462091 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Arab%E2%80%93Israeli%20conflict | History of the Arab–Israeli conflict | </noinclude>
The Arab–Israeli conflict began in the 20th century, evolving from earlier Intercommunal violence in Mandatory Palestine. The conflict became a major international issue with the birth of Israel in 1948. The Arab–Israeli conflict has resulted in at least five major wars and a number of minor conflicts. It... |
4462266 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield%202142 | Battlefield 2142 | Battlefield 2142 is a 2006 first-person shooter video game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fourth game in the Battlefield series. Battlefield 2142 is set in 2142, depicting a war known as "The Cold War of the 22nd Century", in which two military superpowers – the European Union (EU) and Pa... |
4462942 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worlds%20in%20Collision | Worlds in Collision | Worlds in Collision is a book by Immanuel Velikovsky published in 1950. The book postulates that around the 15th century BC, the planet Venus was ejected from Jupiter as a comet or comet-like object and passed near Earth (an actual collision is not mentioned). The object allegedly changed Earth's orbit and axis, causin... |
4462971 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament%20of%20Romania | Parliament of Romania | The Parliament of Romania () is the national bicameral legislature of Romania, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies () and the Senate (). It meets at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, the capital of the country.
Prior to the modification of the Constitution in 2003, the two houses had identical attributes. A... |
4462977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss%20H35 | Hotchkiss H35 | The Hotchkiss H35 or was a French cavalry tank developed prior to World War II. Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because it proved difficult to steer while driving cross-country, and was instea... |
4463232 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy%20cavalry | Heavy cavalry | Heavy cavalry was a class of cavalry intended to deliver a battlefield charge and also to act as a tactical reserve; they are also often termed shock cavalry. Although their equipment differed greatly depending on the region and historical period, heavy cavalry were generally mounted on large powerful warhorses, wore ... |
4463513 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther%20Racing | Panther Racing | Panther Racing was an American open wheel auto racing team. It was one of the oldest continually operating teams in the IndyCar Series.
Four years in a row (2008–2011), the team finished second at the Indianapolis 500.
Formation
The team was formed in late 1997, to compete in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League (now Indy... |
4463542 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton%20Metropolitan%20Airport | Stockton Metropolitan Airport | Stockton Metropolitan Airport is a joint civil-military airport three miles southeast of downtown Stockton, a city in San Joaquin County, California. It is owned by the County of San Joaquin.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. Federal Aviation Admin... |
4464068 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian%20Ladies%27%20College%2C%20Sydney | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney | The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (PLC Sydney) is an independent Presbyterian single-sex early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy for all years except... |
4464495 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haugesund%20Airport | Haugesund Airport | Haugesund Airport (; ) is an international airport serving the Haugaland region in Norway. It is located just outside the town of Haugesund on the Helganes peninsula on the island of Karmøy in the municipality of Karmøy, Rogaland county, Norway. The airport features a runway aligned 13/31. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) ... |
4464817 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodegenerative%20disease | Neurodegenerative disease | A neurodegenerative disease is caused by the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons, in the process known as neurodegeneration. Such neuronal damage may ultimately involve cell death. Neurodegenerative diseases include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's dis... |
4465382 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton%20Police%20Service | Hamilton Police Service | The Hamilton Police Service (HPS) is the police service of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, the service employed 829 sworn officers and 414 non-sworn staff, serving a population of about 570 000 residents. The service's headquarters are located at 155 King William St., Hamilton, Ontario. As of 2022, t... |
4465464 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.%20G.%20Wodehouse%20locations | P. G. Wodehouse locations | The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name.
Angler's Rest
The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrepressible raconteur Mr Mulliner.
Actually, P. G. Wodehouse gives us few d... |
4465722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Museum%20of%20India | National Museum of India | The National Museum in New Delhi, also known as the National Museum of India, is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art. It functions under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The museum is situated on Janpa... |
4465819 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Criminal%20Court%20investigations | International Criminal Court investigations | The International Criminal Court has
The Court's Pre-Trial Chambers
As of September 2010, the Office of the Prosecutor had received 8,874 communications about alleged crimes. After initial review, 4,002 of these communications were dismissed as "manifestly outside the jurisdiction of the Court".
Overview
Opening ... |
4465876 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duress%20in%20English%20law | Duress in English law | Duress in English law is a complete common law defence, operating in favour of those who commit crimes because they are forced or compelled to do so by the circumstances, or the threats of another. The doctrine arises not only in criminal law but also in civil law, where it is relevant to contract law and trusts law.
... |
4465877 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lochearnhead | Lochearnhead | Lochearnhead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Èireann) is a village in Perthshire on the A84 Stirling to Crianlarich road at the foot of Glen Ogle, north of the Highland Boundary Fault. It is situated at the western end of Loch Earn where the A85 road from Crieff meets the A84.
Loch Earn is above sea level, with the set... |
4466178 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%20World%20Aquatics%20Championships | 2011 World Aquatics Championships | The 14th FINA World Championships () were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronized swimming. At this championships, synchronized swimmer Natalia Ishchenk... |
4466285 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talarurus | Talarurus | Talarurus ( ; meaning "basket tail" or "wicker tail") is a genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period, about 96 million to 89 million years ago. The first remains of Talarurus were discovered in 1948 and later described by the Russian paleontologist Evgeny Maleev with the type s... |
4467052 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothriolepis | Bothriolepis | Bothriolepis (from , 'trench' and 'scale') was a widespread, abundant and diverse genus of antiarch placoderms that lived during the Middle to Late Devonian period of the Paleozoic Era. Historically, Bothriolepis resided in an array of paleo-environments spread across every paleocontinent, including near shore marin... |
4467207 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Magic%20Knight%20Rayearth%20characters | List of Magic Knight Rayearth characters | The list of characters from the Magic Knight Rayearth anime and manga series by CLAMP. (Note: many characters' names are either taken from or related to cars).
Main characters
Hikaru Shidou
is an eighth-grader with bright red eyes and scarlet hair, who is small for her age and often teased for her boyishness. She he... |
4467453 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Dakota%20State%20Bison%20football | North Dakota State Bison football | The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000-seat Fargodome located in Fargo. The Bison have won 17 national ... |
4467828 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building%20regulations%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | Building regulations in the United Kingdom | Building regulations in the United Kingdom are statutory instruments or statutory regulations that seek to ensure that the policies set out in the relevant legislation are carried out. Building regulations approval is required for most building work in the UK. Building regulations that apply across England and Wales ar... |
4468060 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70th%20Infantry%20Division%20%28United%20Kingdom%29 | 70th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) | The 70th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. What would become the 70th Division originated with the 7th Infantry Division, which was formed in 1938 to serve in the British Mandate of Palestine during the Arab Revolt. Thi... |
4468257 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish%20Free%20State%20offensive | Irish Free State offensive | The Irish Free State offensive of July–September 1922 was the decisive military stroke of the Irish Civil War. It was carried out by the National Army of the newly created Irish Free State against anti-treaty strongholds in the south and southwest of Ireland.
At the beginning of the Civil War in June 1922, the Irish F... |
4468500 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue%20Osman | Sue Osman | Sue Osman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sandy Ratcliff. She is one of the serial's original characters, appearing in its first episode on 19 February 1985 and departing on-screen in May 1989. Created by Tony Holland and Julia Smith, Sue is portrayed as argumentative, insecure an... |
4468744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executions%20during%20the%20Irish%20Civil%20War | Executions during the Irish Civil War | The executions during the Irish Civil War took place during the guerrilla phase of the Irish Civil War (June 1922 – May 1923). This phase of the war was bitter, and both sides, the government forces of the Irish Free State and the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army (IRA) insurgents, used executions and terror in what de... |
4468807 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-4%20Plan | Z-4 Plan | The Z-4 Plan was a proposed basis for negotiations to end the Croatian War of Independence with a political settlement. It was drafted by Peter W. Galbraith, Leonid Kerestedjiants and Geert-Hinrich Ahrens on behalf of a mini-Contact Group comprising United Nations envoys and diplomats from the United States, Russia and... |
4468955 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anything%20but%20Love | Anything but Love | Anything but Love is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from March 7, 1989, to June 3, 1992, spanning four seasons and 56 episodes. The show stars Richard Lewis as Marty Gold and Jamie Lee Curtis as Hannah Miller, coworkers at a Chicago magazine with a mutual romantic attraction who struggle to keep their relationshi... |
4468961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillar%20of%20Fire%20International | Pillar of Fire International | The Pillar of Fire International, also known as the Pillar of Fire Church, is a Methodist Christian denomination with headquarters in Zarephath, New Jersey. The Pillar of Fire Church affirms the Methodist Articles of Religion and as of 1988, had 76 congregations around the world, including the United States, as well as... |
4469076 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th%20%28Northumbrian%29%20Infantry%20Division | 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division | The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that saw distinguished service in the Second World War. Pre-war, the division was part of the Territorial Army (TA) and the two Ts in the divisional insignia represent the two main rivers of its recruitment area, namely the rivers Ty... |
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