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4715070 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil%20chemistry | Soil chemistry | Soil chemistry is the study of the chemical characteristics of soil. Soil chemistry is affected by mineral composition, organic matter and environmental factors. In the early 1870s a consulting chemist to the Royal Agricultural Society in England, named J. Thomas Way, performed many experiments on how soils exchange io... |
4715698 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th%20Marine%20Regiment | 6th Marine Regiment | The 6th Marine Regiment (also referred to as "6th Marines") is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The regiment falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Division of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. Its combat history dates back to World War... |
4715972 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans | 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans | The 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 41st Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on 9 and 10 June 1973. It was the eighth round of the 1973 World Championship of Makes.
The race promised to be close, with Ferrari, Matra and Porsche all having two wins in the championship along with a surprise victory for Mirage at Sp... |
4715992 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition%20%28economics%29 | Competition (economics) | In economics, competition is a scenario where different economic firms are in contention to obtain goods that are limited by varying the elements of the marketing mix: price, product, promotion and place. In classical economic thought, competition causes commercial firms to develop new products, services and technologi... |
4715998 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition%20%28biology%29 | Competition (biology) | Competition is an interaction between organisms or species in which both require a resource that is in limited supply (such as food, water, or territory). Competition lowers the fitness of both organisms involved since the presence of one of the organisms always reduces the amount of the resource available to the other... |
4716097 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel%20adoption | Parallel adoption | Parallel adoption is a method for transferring between a previous (IT) system to a target (IT) system in an organization. In order to reduce risk, the old and new system run simultaneously for some period of time after which, if the criteria for the new system are met, the old system is disabled. The process requires c... |
4716470 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose%20W.%20Diokno | Jose W. Diokno | Jose Wright Diokno (February 26, 1922 – February 27, 1987), also known as "Ka Pepe", was a Filipino nationalist, lawyer, and statesman. Regarded as the "Father of Human Rights," he served as Senator of the Philippines, Secretary of Justice, founding chair of the Commission on Human Rights, and founder of the Free Lega... |
4716957 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical%20Electromagnetics%20Code | Numerical Electromagnetics Code | The Numerical Electromagnetics Code, or NEC, is a popular antenna modeling system for wire and surface antennas. It was originally written in FORTRAN during the 1970s by Gerald Burke and Andrew Poggio of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The code was made publicly available for general use and has subsequentl... |
4717272 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gio%20Ponti | Gio Ponti | Giovanni "Gio" Ponti ([d͡ʒo] 18 November 1891 – 16 September 1979) was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher.
During his career, which spanned six decades, Ponti built more than a hundred buildings in Italy and in the rest of the world. He designed a consi... |
4718114 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Bayreuth | University of Bayreuth | The University of Bayreuth (originally called in German Universität Bayreuth) is a public research university located in Bayreuth, Germany. It is one of the youngest German universities. It is broadly organized into seven undergraduate and graduate faculties, with each faculty defining its own admission standards and a... |
4718446 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java%20%28software%20platform%29 | Java (software platform) | Java is a set of computer software and specifications that provides a software platform for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform computing environment. Java is used in a wide variety of computing platforms from embedded devices and mobile phones to enterprise servers and supercomputers. ... |
4719001 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20Kellestine | Wayne Kellestine | Wayne Earl Kellestine (born 1 May 1949), better known as "Weiner" Kellestine, is a Canadian outlaw biker, gangster, and convicted murderer, currently serving a life sentence for first-degree murder for his killing six out of the eight victims of the Shedden massacre of 2006.
Early criminal career
Kellestine is of Germ... |
4719055 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Sardy | Dave Sardy | David Stuart Sardy (born 1967), more commonly known as D. Sardy, is an American composer, musician, songwriter, and multiple Grammy winning record producer. He came to prominence as the leader of 1990s noise rock band Barkmarket before turning mostly to production work, often with alternative rock, hard rock, electroni... |
4719370 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival%20of%20Basel | Carnival of Basel | The Carnival of Basel () is the biggest carnival in Switzerland and takes place annually between February and March in Basel. It has been listed as one of the top fifty local festivities in Europe.
Since 2017, the Carnival of Basel has been included in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage.
Overview
The Basler Fasn... |
4719390 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun%20Devil%20Marching%20Band | Sun Devil Marching Band | The Sun Devil Marching Band (SDMB), also known as The Pride of the Southwest, is the athletic band of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devil Marching Band motto is “Expect Great Things.” The acronym EGT is inscribed on a sign that hangs from the director's podium towering over the band's practice fi... |
4719449 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Storm%20Bill%20%282003%29 | Tropical Storm Bill (2003) | Tropical Storm Bill was a tropical storm that affected the Gulf Coast of the United States in the summer of 2003. The second storm of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season, Bill developed from a tropical wave on June 29 to the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. It slowly organized as it moved northward, and reached a peak of... |
4719934 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Butler%20%28psephologist%29 | David Butler (psephologist) | Sir David Edgeworth Butler, (17 October 1924 – 8 November 2022) was an English political scientist who specialised in psephology, the study of elections. He has been described as "the father of modern election science."
Early life
Born in London, Butler was the son of Harold Edgeworth Butler, Professor of Latin at Un... |
4720059 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Hetherington | Henry Hetherington | Henry Hetherington (June 1792 – 24 August 1849) was an English printer, bookseller, publisher and newspaper proprietor who campaigned for social justice, a free press, universal suffrage and religious freethought. Together with his close associates, William Lovett, John Cleave and James Watson, he was a leading member ... |
4720804 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle%20index | Cycle index | In combinatorial mathematics a cycle index is a polynomial in several variables which is structured in such a way that information about how a group of permutations acts on a set can be simply read off from the coefficients and exponents. This compact way of storing information in an algebraic form is frequently used i... |
4721295 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlach%20law | Vlach law | The Vlach law (, , "Romanian law", or , "customs of the land", ) refers to the traditional Romanian common law as well as to various special laws and privileges enjoyed or enforced upon particularly pastoralist communities (cf. obști) of Romanian stock or origin in European states of the Late Middle Ages and Early mode... |
4721303 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby%20County%20F.C. | Derby County F.C. | Derby County Football Club () is a professional football club in Derby, England, which competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Notable for being one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888, Derby County is one of only 10 clubs to have competed in every season of t... |
4722002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Green%20Party%20of%20Canada | History of the Green Party of Canada | The Green Party of Canada was founded at a conference held at Carleton University in Ottawa in 1983.
1970s
By the 1970s, British-born Trevor Hancock was living in Canada and "was looking for something that was proliferating across Europe but hadn't seemed to land yet in Canada: An ecological political party." In 1979... |
4722073 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCU%20delivery | CCU delivery | Customer Configuration Updating (CCU) is a software development method for structuring the process of providing customers with new versions of products and updates production. This method is developed by researchers of the Utrecht University.
The delivery phase of the CCU method concerns the process which starts at th... |
4722290 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane%20Harris%20%28Neighbours%29 | Jane Harris (Neighbours) | Jane Harris is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Annie Jones. She was created by writer Ray Kolle and
debuted during the episode broadcast on 31 July 1986. Jones originally auditioned for the role of Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue), but she was not successful. This prompted Jo... |
4722381 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des%20Clarke%20%28Neighbours%29 | Des Clarke (Neighbours) | Des Clarke is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Paul Keane. Des was created by Reg Watson as one of Neighbours' twelve original characters. He made his first on screen appearance on 18 March 1985, the show's first episode. Des departed during the episode broadcast on 11 October ... |
4722575 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Dawson | Stephen Dawson | Stephen John Dawson (born 4 December 1985) is an Irish professional footballer. He primarily plays as a central midfielder, although he has also been deployed in defensive midfield. He is noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play. At international level, Dawson represented the Republic of Ireland na... |
4722650 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Reed%20Clubs | John Reed Clubs | The John Reed Clubs (1929–1935), often referred to as John Reed Club (JRC), were an American federation of local organizations targeted towards Marxist writers, artists, and intellectuals, named after the American journalist and activist John Reed. Established in the fall of 1929, the John Reed Clubs were a mass organi... |
4722829 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelje%C5%A1ac%20Bridge | Pelješac Bridge | The Pelješac Bridge (, ) is a cable-stayed bridge in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia. The bridge provides a fixed link from the southeastern Croatian semi-exclave to the rest of the country while bypassing Bosnia and Herzegovina's short coastal strip at Neum. The bridge spans the sea channel between Komarna on the no... |
4723094 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouri%20al-Maliki | Nouri al-Maliki | Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki (; born 20 June 1950), also known as Jawad al-Maliki (), is an Iraqi politician. Leading the Islamic Dawa Party since 2007, he served as Iraqi prime minister from 2006 to 2014 and as Iraqi vice president from 2014 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2018.
Al-Maliki began his political ... |
4723145 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinklage | Dinklage | Dinklage () is a town in the district of Vechta, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km southwest of Vechta, and 45 km north of Osnabrück.
History
Dinklage Castle was built by the counts of the Dersagau of Calvelage around 980; the name Dinklage was first officially recorded in 1231 (first as Thi... |
4723188 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20FIFA%20World%20Cup | History of the FIFA World Cup | The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930, when FIFA, the world's football governing body, decided to stage an international men's football tournament under the era of FIFA president Jules Rimet who put this idea into place. Jules Rimet was the president of FIFA from 1921 to 1954. Rimet was appreciated so much for brin... |
4723370 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enumerated%20type | Enumerated type | In computer programming, an enumerated type (also called enumeration, enum, or factor in the R programming language, and a categorical variable in statistics) is a data type consisting of a set of named values called elements, members, enumeral, or enumerators of the type. The enumerator names are usually identifiers ... |
4723402 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%20Haynesworth | Albert Haynesworth | Albert George Haynesworth III (born June 17, 1981) is an American former football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft. Haynesworth was... |
4723449 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd%20Foreign%20Parachute%20Regiment | 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment | The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment () is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force.
Since the regiment's arrival from Algeria in 1967, it has been stationed at ... |
4723722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FenCon | FenCon | FenCon is a literary science fiction and fantasy convention with filk held each year on or around the fourth full weekend of September in or around Dallas, Texas. The name is derived from "fen", the fannish plural of "fan", and "con", an abbreviation for "convention".
FenCon is a production of the Dallas Future Societ... |
4724183 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%20in%20Islam | Women in Islam | The experiences of Muslim women ( Muslimāt, singular مسلمة Muslimah) vary widely between and within different societies. At the same time, their adherence to Islam is a shared factor that affects their lives to a varying degree and gives them a common identity that may serve to bridge the wide cultural, social, and eco... |
4724330 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo%20Modular%20engine | Volvo Modular engine | The Volvo Modular Engine is a family of straight-four, straight-five, and straight-six automobile piston engines that was produced by Volvo Cars in Skövde, Sweden from 1990 until 2016. All engines feature an aluminum engine block and aluminum cylinder head, forged steel connecting rods, aluminum pistons and double over... |
4725428 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle%20skateboarding%20tricks | Freestyle skateboarding tricks | A freestyle skateboarding trick is a trick performed with a skateboard while freestyle skateboarding. Some of these tricks are done in a stationary position, unlike many other skateboarding tricks. The keys to a good freestyle contest run are variety, difficulty, fluidity, and creativity. This is an incomplete list, wh... |
4725575 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip%20trick | Flip trick | A flip trick is a type of skateboarding trick in which the skateboard rotates around its vertical axis, or its vertical axis and its horizontal axis simultaneously. The first flip trick, called a kickflip but originally known as a "magic flip", was invented by professional skateboarder Rodney Mullen.
General terms
The... |
4726127 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare%20in%20Cuba | Healthcare in Cuba | The Cuban government operates a national health system and assumes fiscal and administrative responsibility for the health care of all its citizens. All healthcare in Cuba is free to Cuban residents, although challenges include low salaries for doctors, poor facilities, poor provision of equipment, and the frequent abs... |
4726434 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention%20deficit%20hyperactivity%20disorder%20controversies | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies | Despite the scientifically well-established nature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), its diagnosis, and its treatment, each of these has been controversial since the 1970s. The controversies involve clinicians, teachers, policymakers, parents, and the media. Positions range from the view that ADHD is ... |
4726440 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flames%20of%20War | Flames of War | Flames of War (abbreviated as FoW) is a World War II tabletop miniatures wargame produced by the New Zealand company Battlefront Miniatures Ltd. The 1st Edition set of rules was published in 2002.
Flames of War allows players to wargame company-level battles from the European, Pacific, and North African Theatres of Wo... |
4726468 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla%20%28franchise%29 | Godzilla (franchise) | is a Japanese monster, or kaiju, media franchise consisting of films, television series, novels, comic books, video games, and other merchandise. The franchise is centered on the fictional kaiju Godzilla, a prehistoric reptilian monster awakened and powered by nuclear radiation. The franchise is recognized by the Guinn... |
4727328 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%A9riot%20XI | Blériot XI | The Blériot XI is a French aircraft from the pioneer era of aviation. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, on 25 July 1909. This is one of the most famous accomplishments of the pioneer era of aviation, and not only won Blériot ... |
4727485 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseyside%20derby | Merseyside derby | The Merseyside derby is a football match between Everton and Liverpool, the two primary clubs in Liverpool, England. Named after the county of Merseyside, in which Liverpool is located, it is the longest running top-flight derby in England and has been played continuously since the 1962–63 season. Part of the rivalry i... |
4727775 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith%20Houchen | Keith Houchen | Keith Morton Houchen (born 25 July 1960) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. A forward, he scored 184 goals in 687 league and cup games.
He started his professional career at Hartlepool United in February 1978, after failing to win a contract at Chesterfield. He was coached by Billy Horn... |
4727886 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malheur%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge | Malheur National Wildlife Refuge | Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located roughly south of the city of Burns in Oregon's Harney Basin. Administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge area is roughly T-shaped with the southernmost base at Frenchglen, the northeast section at Malheur Lake and the no... |
4728171 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December%201975 | December 1975 | The following events occurred in December 1975:
December 1, 1975 (Monday)
Sisavang Vatthana abdicated his throne as King of Laos. Crown Prince Vong Savang was never crowned, as the monarchy was abolished the next day. Although the Communist government initially designated the former King as "Supreme Adviser to the Pr... |
4728287 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact%20wrench | Impact wrench | An impact wrench (also known as an impactor, impact gun, air wrench, air gun, rattle gun, torque gun, windy gun) is a socket wrench power tool designed to deliver high torque output with minimal exertion by the user, by storing energy in a rotating mass, then delivering it suddenly to the output shaft. It was invented ... |
4728570 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Amazing%20Race%2011 | The Amazing Race 11 | The Amazing Race 11 (also known as The Amazing Race: All-Stars) is the eleventh season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, ten returning teams from previous editions and a dating couple with members from two teams that had competed against ... |
4729560 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Levine | James Levine | James Lawrence Levine ( ; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March 12, 2018, over sexual misconduct allegations, which he denied.
Levine held l... |
4731786 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event-driven%20architecture | Event-driven architecture | Event-driven architecture (EDA) is a software architecture paradigm concerning the production and detection of events.
Overview
An event can be defined as "a significant change in state". For example, when a consumer purchases a car, the car's state changes from "for sale" to "sold". A car dealer's system architecture... |
4731980 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian%20campaign | Serbian campaign | The Serbian campaign was a series of military expeditions launched in 1914 and 1915 by the Central Powers against the Kingdom of Serbia during the First World War.
The first campaign began after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914. The campaign, euphemistically
dubbed "punitive expedition" () by th... |
4732057 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip%20Hop%20Connection | Hip Hop Connection | Hip Hop Connection (HHC) was the longest running monthly periodical devoted entirely to hip hop culture. It was described by rapper Chuck D as "the best magazine in the world".
History
Under the editorship of Chris Hunt, the magazine published its first issue in July 1988, six months before The Source began in newslet... |
4732109 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Foreman | Eric Foreman | Eric Foreman, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is portrayed by Omar Epps, and appeared in all eight seasons of the show.
Background
A neurologist, Foreman was a member of Dr. Gregory House's handpicked team of specialists at Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital's Diagnostic Medicine ... |
4732147 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian%20Lewis | Adrian Lewis | Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player who plays in the PDC. He was a two-time PDC World Darts Champion, winning in 2011 and 2012. He is nicknamed Jackpot, as he won a jackpot gambling in Las Vegas in 2005, but he was unable to collect the money as he was 20 years old, below the US ... |
4732219 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valuation%20using%20discounted%20cash%20flows | Valuation using discounted cash flows | Valuation using discounted cash flows (DCF valuation) is a method of estimating the current value of a company based on projected future cash flows adjusted for the time value of money.
The cash flows are made up of those within the “explicit” forecast period, together with a continuing or terminal value that represent... |
4732363 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pobednik | Pobednik | Pobednik () is a monument in the Upper Town of the Belgrade Fortress, built to commemorate Serbia's victory over the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires during the Balkan Wars and the First World War. Cast in 1913, erected in 1928, and standing at high, it is one of the most famous works of Ivan Meštrović. It is also... |
4732778 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT%20rights%20in%20Australia | LGBT rights in Australia | Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Australia significantly advanced over the latter half of the twentieth century and early twenty-first century, and are now ranked among the highest in the world. Opinion polls and the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey indicate widespread popular support for sa... |
4732785 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20Football%20League | Australian Football League | The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season in 1897. I... |
4732795 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy%20of%20Australia | Monarchy of Australia | The monarchy of Australia is Australia's form of government, embodied by the Australian sovereign and head of state. The Australian monarchy is a constitutional one, modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary government, while incorporating features unique to the constitution of Australia.
The present monarch... |
4732801 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan%20Timmins | Dylan Timmins | Dylan Timmins is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Damien Bodie. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 3 February 2005. Dylan is introduced as part of the extended Timmins family, created around the established character Stingray Timmins (Ben Nicholas). Dy... |
4732861 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbours | Neighbours | Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap Sons and Daughters. Although successful in Melbourne, Neighbours underperformed in the Sydney ... |
4732913 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne%20Clarke | Daphne Clarke | Daphne Clarke (also Lawrence) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Elaine Smith. Daphne was created by Reg Watson as one of Neighbours' twelve original characters. The producer had originally wanted Rebecca Gibney to play the role, but she joined the cast of another television s... |
4732915 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis%20Goldberg | Denis Goldberg | Denis Theodore Goldberg (11 April 1933 – 29 April 2020) was a South African social campaigner, who was active in the struggle against apartheid. He was accused No. 3 in the Rivonia Trial, alongside the better-known Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, where he was also the youngest of the defendants. He was imprisoned for... |
4732978 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie%20Pearson | Melanie Pearson | Melanie Pearson (also Mangel) is a fictional character from Australian soap opera Neighbours played by Lucinda Cowden. The actress was initially signed to the soap on a recurring basis for a few weeks. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 30 July 1987. The character departed on 24 Octobe... |
4733068 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah%20Beaumont | Sarah Beaumont | Sarah Beaumont (also Hannay) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Nicola Charles. Shortly after Charles moved to Australia, she was encouraged to try out for a part in the serial by a drama coach. The actress received the role of Sarah and made her first screen appearance during... |
4733351 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading%20room | Trading room | A trading room gathers traders operating on financial markets. The trading room is also often called the front office. The terms "dealing room" and "trading floor" are also used, the latter being inspired from that of an open outcry stock exchange. As open outcry is gradually replaced by electronic trading, the trading... |
4733363 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr%20and%20Mrs%20Andrews | Mr and Mrs Andrews | Mr and Mrs Andrews is an oil on canvas portrait of about 1750 by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the National Gallery, London. Today it is one of his most famous works, but it remained in the family of the sitters until 1960 and was very little known before it appeared in an exhibition in Ipswich in 1927, after which it wa... |
4733410 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration%20to%20Mexico | Immigration to Mexico | Immigration to Mexico has been important in shaping the country's demographics. Since the early 16th century, with the arrival of the Spanish, Mexico has received immigrants from Europe, Africa, the Americas (particularly the United States and Central America), and Asia. Today, millions of their descendants still live ... |
4733853 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright%2C%20Designs%20and%20Patents%20Act%201988 | Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 | The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c 48), also known as the CDPA, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received royal assent on 15 November 1988. It reformulates almost completely the statutory basis of copyright law (including performing rights) in the United Kingdom, which had, until then,... |
4734010 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian%20Air%20Force | Rhodesian Air Force | The Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) was an air force based in Salisbury (now Harare) which represented several entities under various names between 1935 and 1980: originally serving the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia, it was the air arm of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 and 31 Dece... |
4734206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20South%20Africans | White South Africans | White South Africans generally refers to South Africans of European descent. In linguistic, cultural, and historical terms, they are generally divided into the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of the Dutch East India Company's original settlers, known as Afrikaners, and the Anglophone descendants of predominantly British... |
4734229 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT%20rights%20in%20Sweden | LGBT rights in Sweden | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT+) rights in Sweden are regarded as some of the most progressive in Europe and the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1944 and the age of consent was equalized to that of heterosexual activity in 1972. Sweden also became the first country in the world to allow tran... |
4734307 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT%20rights%20in%20Belgium | LGBT rights in Belgium | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in Belgium are seen as some of the most progressive in Europe and the world. In 2021, ILGA-Europe ranked Belgium as second in the European Union for LGBT rights protection, behind Malta.
Same-sex sexual activity was legalised in 1795, with an equal age of consent, exce... |
4734464 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Brue | River Brue | The River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England, and reaches the sea some west at Burnham-on-Sea. It originally took a different route from Glastonbury to the sea, but this was changed by Glastonbury Abbey in the twelfth century. The river provides an important drainage route for water from a l... |
4734555 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT%20rights%20in%20Cyprus | LGBT rights in Cyprus | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Cyprus face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Cyprus since 1998, and civil unions which grant several of the rights and benefits of marriage have been legal since December 2015. Co... |
4734587 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT%20rights%20in%20France | LGBT rights in France | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in France have been among some of the most progressive in the world. Although same-sex sexual activity was a capital crime that often resulted in the death penalty during the Ancien Régime, all sodomy laws were repealed in 1791 during the French Revolution. However, a l... |
4734644 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT%20rights%20in%20Greece | LGBT rights in Greece | Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Greece have evolved significantly since the early 21st century, establishing it as one of the most liberal countries in Southern Europe. Discrimination has become increasingly less common in the country as of late, although LGBT people in Greece may still face soc... |
4734809 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Fielden | John Fielden | John Fielden (17 January 1784 – 29 May 1849) was a British industrialist and Radical Member of Parliament for Oldham (1832–1847).
He entered Parliament to support William Cobbett, whose election as fellow-MP for Oldham he helped to bring about. Like Cobbett, but unlike many other Radicals, he saw Radicalism as having... |
4734887 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter%20operations%201914%E2%80%931915 | Winter operations 1914–1915 | Winter operations 1914–1915 is the name given to military operations during the First World War, from 23 November 1914 – 6 February 1915, in the 1921 report of the British government Battles Nomenclature Committee. The operations took place on the part of the Western Front held by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF),... |
4735142 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Abu%20Tellul | Battle of Abu Tellul | The Battle of Abu Tellul (called the Affair of Abu Tellul by the British Battles Nomenclature Committee) was fought on 14 July 1918 during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I after German and Ottoman Empire forces attacked the British Empire garrison in the Jordan Valley. The valley had been occupied by the... |
4735289 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie%20Tu | Elsie Tu | Elsie Tu (; ; 2 June 1913 – 8 December 2015), known as Elsie Elliott in her earlier life, was an English-born Hong Kong social activist, elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong from 1963 to 1995, and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1988 to 1995.
Born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, En... |
4735624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance%20Revival%20architecture | Renaissance Revival architecture | Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th-century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes. Under the broad designation Renaissance architectu... |
4735738 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kedoshim | Kedoshim | Kedoshim, K'doshim, or Qedoshim (—Hebrew for "holy ones," the 14th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 30th weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the seventh in the Book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 19:1–20:27. The parashah tells of the law... |
4736211 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Idaho | History of Idaho | The history of Idaho is an examination of the human history and social activity within the state of Idaho, one of the United States of America located in the Pacific Northwest area near the west coast of the United States and Canada. Other associated areas include southern Alaska, all of British Columbia, Washington, ... |
4736325 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism%20in%20Cuba | Tourism in Cuba | Tourism in Cuba is an industry that generates over 4.7 million arrivals , and is one of the main sources of revenue for the island. With its favorable climate, beaches, colonial architecture and distinct cultural history, Cuba has long been an attractive destination for tourists. "Cuba treasures 253 protected areas, 25... |
4736401 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Scrubs%20characters | List of Scrubs characters | The following is a list of characters from the NBC/ABC American comedy-drama Scrubs.
Character appearance summary
Legend
= Main cast (credited)
= Recurring cast (4+)
= Guest cast (1–3)
Main characters
John Michael Dorian (J.D.)
Zach Braff portrays Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian, the show's original protagonist ... |
4736554 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief%20Line%20%28Toronto%29 | Relief Line (Toronto) | The Relief Line (formerly the Downtown Relief Line or DRL) was a proposed rapid transit line for the Toronto subway system, intended to provide capacity relief to the Yonge segment of Line 1 and Bloor–Yonge station and extend subway service coverage in the city's east end. Several plans for an east–west downtown subway... |
4736775 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euston%20Manifesto | Euston Manifesto | The Euston Manifesto ( ) is a 2006 declaration of principles signed by a group of academics, journalists and activists based in the United Kingdom, named after the Euston Road in London where it had its meetings. The statement was a reaction to what the writers argued to be widespread violations of left-wing principles... |
4736924 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan%20Lopata | Stan Lopata | Stanley Edward Lopata (September 12, 1925 – June 15, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, Lopata played in Major League Baseball for 13 seasons in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Braves. In 853 career games, Lopata recorded a batting average of .254 and accumul... |
4736936 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poughkeepsie%20City%20School%20District | Poughkeepsie City School District | Poughkeepsie City School District is located in Dutchess County, New York State. Approximately 75 miles north of New York City, the school district is situated on the banks of the Hudson River in an area known as the Mid Hudson Valley.
The district is coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Poughkeepsie. is ap... |
4737170 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick%20Crews | Frederick Crews | Frederick Campbell Crews (born February 20, 1933) is an American essayist and literary critic. Professor emeritus of English at the University of California, Berkeley, Crews is the author of numerous books, including The Tragedy of Manners: Moral Drama in the Later Novels of Henry James (1957), E. M. Forster: The Peril... |
4737323 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9og%C3%A2ne | Léogâne | Léogâne () is one of the coastal communes in Haiti. It is located in the eponymous Léogâne Arrondissement, which is part of the Ouest Department. The port town is located about west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Léogâne has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature, cu... |
4737698 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20feminist%20rhetoricians | List of feminist rhetoricians | This is a list of the major works of feminist women who have made considerable contributions to and shaped the rhetorical discourse about women. It is the table of contents of Available Means: An Anthology of Women's Rhetoric(s), edited by Joy Ritchie and Kate Ronald and published by University of Pittsburgh Press (200... |
4738019 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Open%20Door | The Open Door | The Open Door is the second studio album by American rock band Evanescence, released on September 25, 2006, by Wind-up Records. Amy Lee had full creative control of the record, incorporating new elements into their previous musical styles, including her classical influences, industrial rock, symphonic metal, progressiv... |
4738310 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo%20P%C3%A9rez | Danilo Pérez | Danilo Pérez (born December 29, 1965) is a Panamanian pianist, composer, educator, and a social activist. His music is a blend of Panamanian roots with elements of Latin American folk music, jazz, European impressionism, African, and other musical heritages that promote music as a multi-dimensional bridge between peopl... |
4738670 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon%20Sidney%20Crapsey | Algernon Sidney Crapsey | Algernon Sidney Crapsey (1847–1927) was an American Episcopal clergyman who in 1906 was defrocked after a celebrated heresy trial.
Family
Algernon Sidney Crapsey was born in Fairmount, Ohio on June 28, 1847. His maternal grandfather Senator Thomas Morris left Virginia because he opposed slavery to help settle Ohio. Mo... |
4738979 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names%20of%20Germany | Names of Germany | There are many widely varying names of Germany in different languages, more so than for any other European nation.
For example, in the German language, the country is known as from the Old High German ,
in French as from the name of the Alamanni tribe,
in Italian as from the Latin (although the German people are ca... |
4739081 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture%20of%20Philadelphia | Architecture of Philadelphia | The architecture of Philadelphia is a mix of historic and modern styles that reflect the city's history. The first European settlements appeared within the present day borders of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 17th century with most structures being built from logs. By the 18th century, brick structures had become c... |
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