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4938307 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliud%20Kipchoge | Eliud Kipchoge | Eliud Kipchoge (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized at the 5000 metre distance. Regarded as one of the greatest marathon runners of all time, he is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon with ... |
4938364 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian%20passport | Malaysian passport | The Malaysian passport () is the passport issued to citizens of Malaysia by the Immigration Department of Malaysia.
The main legislation governing the production of passports and travel documents, their possession by persons entering and leaving Malaysia, and related matters is the Passport Act 1966.
Processing of Ma... |
4939073 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homomorphic%20encryption | Homomorphic encryption | Homomorphic encryption is a form of encryption that allows computations to be performed on encrypted data without first having to decrypt it. The resulting computations are left in an encrypted form which, when decrypted, result in an output that is identical to that produced had the operations been performed on the un... |
4939277 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Simpsons%20%28season%2010%29 | The Simpsons (season 10) | The tenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States between August 23, 1998, and May 16, 1999. It contains twenty-three episodes, starting with "Lard of the Dance". The Simpsons is a satire of a middle-class American lifestyle epitomi... |
4939357 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sechs%20Kies | Sechs Kies | Sechs Kies (pronounced as ; ) is a first generation South Korean boy band. Making their debut on April 15, 1997, they are one of the first K-pop idol groups, credited with pioneering the idol scene and fandom culture. The group currently consists of the following active members Eun Ji-won, Lee Jai-jin, Kim Jae-duck, a... |
4939402 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Cluedo%20characters | List of Cluedo characters | This is a list of characters in the game of Cluedo (UK) / Clue (US).
The Victim
The victim of Cluedo/Clue is Dr. Black (UK) / Mr. Boddy (US), the wealthy owner of Tudor Mansion (formerly known as Tudor Close/Tudor Hall (UK) and Boddy Mansion/Boddy Manor(US)). In Cluedo, he is the unseen host who is murdered, which in... |
4939491 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parylene | Parylene | Parylene is the common name of a polymer whose backbone consists of para-benzenediyl rings –– connected by 1,2-ethanediyl bridges –––. It can be obtained by polymerization of para-xylylene ==.
The name is also used for several polymers with the same backbone, where some hydrogen atoms are replaced by other functi... |
4939865 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Delhi | Transport in Delhi | Delhi has significant reliance on its transport infrastructure. The city has developed a highly efficient public transport system with the introduction of the Delhi Metro, which is undergoing a rapid modernization and expansion since 2006. There are 16.6 million registered vehicles in the city as of 30 June 2014, whic... |
4939999 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20University%20of%20the%20Philippines%20Diliman%20people | List of University of the Philippines Diliman people | The following is a list of notable alumni and faculty from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Notable students and alumni
Arts and humanities
Business, economics and finance
Engineering, sciences and medicine
Politics, law and governance
Benigno Aquino Jr. – Senator (1967–1972), Marcos opposition leader, ... |
4940930 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Phaeton%20%281782%29 | HMS Phaeton (1782) | HMS Phaeton was a 38-gun, fifth rate of Britain's Royal Navy. This frigate was most noted for her intrusion into Nagasaki harbour in 1808. John Smallshaw (Smallshaw & Company) built Phaeton in Liverpool between 1780 and 1782. She participated in numerous engagements during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleo... |
4941111 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981%20World%20Snooker%20Championship | 1981 World Snooker Championship | The 1981 World Snooker Championship, (officially the 1981 Embassy World Snooker Championship) was a ranking professional snooker tournament which took place from 7 April to 20 April 1981 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the 1981 edition of the World Snooker Championship, and was the fif... |
4941287 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%20World%20Snooker%20Championship | 1980 World Snooker Championship | The 1980 World Snooker Championship, officially known as the 1980 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons, was a ranking professional snooker tournament that took place from 22 April to 5 May 1980 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the 1980 edition of the World Snooker ... |
4941350 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem%20rust | Stem rust | Stem rust, also known as cereal rust, black rust, red rust or red dust, is caused by the fungus Puccinia graminis, which causes significant disease in cereal crops first found in Beijing China in 2009 by an Italian scientist, and Ken Deng. Crop species that are affected by the disease include bread wheat, durum wheat, ... |
4942028 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine%20clearance%20organization | Mine clearance organization | A mine clearance organization, or demining organization, is an organization involved in the removal of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) for military, humanitarian, or commercial reasons. Demining includes mine clearance (actual removal and destruction of landmines/UXO from the ground), as well as surveying, mapp... |
4943221 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryville%20High%20School%20%28Missouri%29 | Maryville High School (Missouri) | Maryville High School is the public high school for Maryville, Missouri. It is the only institution to have the Spoofhound for a mascot. It is a Missouri State High School Activities Association Class III school. The present high school building on the southwest side of Maryville opened in the 1965-66 school year.
... |
4943396 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaune%20Quick-to-See%20Smith | Jaune Quick-to-See Smith | Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (born 1940) is a Native American visual artist and curator. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and is also of Métis and Shoshone descent. She is also an art educator, art advocate, and political activist. She has been prolific in her long career, and her wo... |
4943835 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma%20Thomas | Alma Thomas | Alma Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 – February 24, 1978) was an African-American artist and teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century. Thomas is best known for the "exuberant", colorful, abstract paintings that she created after her retir... |
4944074 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT%20rights%20in%20the%20Netherlands | LGBT rights in the Netherlands | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in the Netherlands rank among the most advanced in the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1811 after France invaded the country and installed the Napoleonic Code, erasing any remaining sodomy laws. No more sodomy laws were enacted after the country receive... |
4944097 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican%20religious%20order | Anglican religious order | Anglican religious orders are communities of men or women (or in some cases mixed communities of men and women) in the Anglican Communion who live under a common rule of life. The members of religious orders take vows which often include the traditional monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, or the ancient v... |
4944585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%20Walentynowicz | Anna Walentynowicz | Anna Walentynowicz (; ; 15 August 1929 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish free trade union activist and co-founder of Solidarity, the first non-communist trade union in the Eastern Bloc. Her firing from her job at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk in August 1980 was the event that ignited the strike at the shipyard, set off a wa... |
4944911 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican%20Party%20of%20Wisconsin | Republican Party of Wisconsin | The Republican Party of Wisconsin is a conservative political party in Wisconsin and is the Wisconsin affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP). The state party chair is Brian Schimming. The state party is divided into 72 county parties for each of the state's counties, as well as organizations for the sta... |
4944959 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted%20attraction%20%28simulated%29 | Haunted attraction (simulated) | A haunted attraction is a form of live entertainment that simulates visiting haunted locations or experiencing horror scenarios. They usually feature fearsome sets and characters, especially demons, ghosts, skeletons, zombies, monsters, possessed people, witches, serial killers, and slashers. Humorous characters may al... |
4945002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic%20Party%20of%20Wisconsin | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is currently headed by chair Ben Wikler.
Important issues for the state party include support for workers and unions, strong public education, and environmental protection. Since the 2010 passage of the Afford... |
4945481 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans | 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans | The 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 32nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 20 and 21 June 1964. It was also the ninth round of the 1964 World Sportscar Championship season.
This year marked the arrival of American teams in force, with Ford V8 engines in ten cars. It also marked the last appearance of Aston ... |
4945495 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%20NASCAR%20Craftsman%20Truck%20Series | 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | The 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season was the ninth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States. The season included twenty-five races, beginning with the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Steve Coulter won... |
4945809 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Ace%20titles%20in%20first%20DGS%20series | List of Ace titles in first DGS series | Ace Books' first series of paperbacks, the D/G/S series, began in 1952 and ran until 1965, by which time other series from Ace had begun. The D/G/S series used a serial number from 1-599, and a letter code to indicate price. D-series books cost 35 cents; S-series titles were 25 cents; and later there were several G-s... |
4945878 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Ace%20titles%20in%20second%20G%20series | List of Ace titles in second G series | Ace Books began its second G-series in 1964, and it ran until 1968, with serial numbers from 501 to 766.
There had previously been nine titles with a G prefix published as part of the D/G/S-series. These nine are:
G-352 NA Francis Leary Fire And Morning (1959)
G-371 NA Theodor Plievier Berlin (1959)
G-376 NA J. Harv... |
4945923 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Ace%20titles%20in%20F%20series | List of Ace titles in F series | Ace Books published its F-series of books, priced at 40 cents, from 1960 to 1967.
F-101 NA Joan Sargent Cruise Nurse / Margaret Howe Calling Dr. Merriman (1960)
F-102 MY Bob McKnight The Flying Eye / Clayton Fox Never Forget, Never Forgive (1961)
F-103 WE Harry Whittington A Trap For Sam Dodge / Lee Floren High Thun... |
4946041 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnathan%20Joseph | Johnathan Joseph | Johnathan Lee Joseph (born April 16, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Joseph also played fo... |
4946168 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne%20Pruett | Jeanne Pruett | Jeanne Pruett ( ) (born Norma Jean Bowman; January 30, 1937) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She also has credits as a published author. Pruett had several major hits as a music artist, but became best-known for 1973's "Satin Sheets". The song topped the country music charts and helped her secure a ... |
4946169 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic%20Bullet%20Chronicles%20Ryukendo | Magic Bullet Chronicles Ryukendo | is a Japanese superhero-genre tokusatsu television series. It was Takara and We've Inc's first attempt at a tokusatsu series. This series aired at 7:00 JST on TV Aichi from January 8 to December 31, 2006. It is also a partial prequel to the Tomica Hero Series, the cast reprising their characters in the Tomica Hero Resc... |
4946274 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Ace%20titles%20in%20numeric%20series | List of Ace titles in numeric series | In January 1969, Ace Books switched from a letter-series code for its books to a numeric series. The number does not indicate sequence of publication, unlike the number in the letter series codes; instead it identifies the alphabetic position of the title. It was assigned by dividing the range 00001-99999 into 26 secti... |
4946471 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Annunzio%20University%20of%20Chieti%E2%80%93Pescara | D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara | D'Annunzio University (, Ud'A) is a public research university located in Chieti and Pescara, neighbouring cities in the region of Abruzzo, Italy. Established in 1960 as a higher education institute and named after writer and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, it was officially recognised as an independent university in 1965 by... |
4946476 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau%20Nacional | Palau Nacional | The (Catalan for 'National Palace') is a building on the hill of Montjuïc in Barcelona. It was the main site of the 1929 International Exhibition. It was designed by Eugenio Cendoya and Enric Catà under the supervision of Pere Domènech i Roura.
Since 1934 it has been home to the National Art Museum of Catalonia.
Wi... |
4946491 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danton-class%20battleship | Danton-class battleship | The Danton-class battleship was a class of six semi-dreadnought battleships built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) before World War I. The ships were assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet after commissioning in 1911. After the beginning of World War I in early August 1914, five of the sister ships participated in t... |
4946600 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy%20Flag | Fairy Flag | The Fairy Flag (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bratach Sìth) is an heirloom of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod. It is held in Dunvegan Castle along with other notable heirlooms, such as the Dunvegan Cup and Sir Rory Mor's Horn. The Fairy Flag is known for the numerous traditions of celtic fairies, and magical properties associated wit... |
4946832 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans | 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans | The 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 31st Grand Prix of Endurance in the 24 Hours of Le Mans series and took place on 15 and 16 June 1963. It was also the tenth round of the 1963 World Sportscar Championship season.
Despite good weather throughout the race, attrition was high, leaving only twelve classified finishers... |
4946878 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark%20Shaughnessy | Clark Shaughnessy | Clark Daniel Shaughnessy (born Clark Daniel O'Shaughnessy; March 6, 1892 – May 15, 1970) was an American football coach and innovator. He is sometimes called the "father of the T formation" and the original founder of the forward pass, although that system had previously been used as early as the 1880s. Shaughnessy did... |
4946907 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Costanza | Santa Costanza | Santa Costanza is a 4th-century church in Rome, Italy, on the Via Nomentana, which runs north-east out of the city. It is a round building with well preserved original layout and mosaics. It has been built adjacent to a horseshoe-shaped church, now in ruins, which has been identified as the initial 4th-century cemeteri... |
4947802 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeper%20of%20the%20Flame%20%28film%29 | Keeper of the Flame (film) | Keeper of the Flame is a 1942 American drama film directed by George Cukor, and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is adapted from the 1942 novel Keeper of the Flame by I. A. R. Wylie. Hepburn plays the widow of a famous civic lead... |
4947840 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolff%20rearrangement | Wolff rearrangement | The Wolff rearrangement is a reaction in organic chemistry in which an α-diazocarbonyl compound is converted into a ketene by loss of dinitrogen with accompanying 1,2-rearrangement. The Wolff rearrangement yields a ketene as an intermediate product, which can undergo nucleophilic attack with weakly acidic nucleophiles... |
4947900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec%20codex | Aztec codex | Aztec codices ( , sing. codex) are Mesoamerican manuscripts made by the pre-Columbian Aztec, and their Nahuatl-speaking descendants during the colonial period in Mexico.
History
Before the start of the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the Mexica and their neighbors in and around the Valley of Mexico relied on pai... |
4948091 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%20of%20New%20York%20and%20New%20Jersey | Port of New York and New Jersey | The Port of New York and New Jersey is the port district of the New York-Newark metropolitan area, encompassing the region within approximately a radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
It includes the system of navigable waterways in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary, which runs along over of shore... |
4948371 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor%20O%27Neill | Connor O'Neill | Connor O'Neill is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Patrick Harvey. He made his first screen appearance during the episode on 19 April 2002. Harvey was still in school when he won the role of Connor. He initially auditioned using an Australian accent, but later re-read for the p... |
4948397 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice%20Jones-Drew | Maurice Jones-Drew | Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew (born March 23, 1985), often called "MJD", is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and earned unanimous All-American honors.
Jones-Drew was selected by the Jacksonville J... |
4948520 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarvaris%20Jackson | Tarvaris Jackson | Tarvaris D'Andre Jackson (April 21, 1983 – April 12, 2020) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Jackson played college football for both Alabama State and Arkansas. He played professionally for the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills.
The Vikings selected Jackso... |
4948586 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Dooly | John Dooly | Colonel John Dooly (1740–1780), born in Wilkes County, Georgia, was an American Revolutionary war hero. He commanded a regiment at the Battle of Kettle Creek in 1779 and was killed at his home by Tories in 1780.
History
Early twentieth-century Georgia historian Otis Ashmore wrote that "of the many heroic men who illus... |
4948747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity%20Dingle | Charity Dingle | Charity Boyd (also Dingle, Tate, Sharma and Macey) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Emma Atkins. Suranne Jones originally auditioned for the role of Charity prior to Atkins being cast in the role. The actress began filming her first scenes in February 2000, and she ma... |
4949089 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20Museum%20for%20Human%20Rights | Canadian Museum for Human Rights | The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR; ) is a Canadian Crown corporation and national museum located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, adjacent to The Forks. The purpose of the museum is to "explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference to Canada, to enhance the public's understanding of huma... |
4949370 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20reality%20therapy | Virtual reality therapy | Virtual reality therapy (VRT), also known as virtual reality immersion therapy (VRIT), simulation for therapy (SFT), virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET), and computerized CBT (CCBT), is the use of virtual reality technology for psychological or occupational therapy and in affecting virtual rehabilitation. Patients... |
4949576 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie%20Anderson%20%28BMX%20rider%29 | Richie Anderson (BMX rider) | Richard Anderson (born March 14, 1967 in Vallejo, California U.S.) is a former American "Old School" professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were 1978–1986.
Anderson is the younger of what was one of the most potent sibling combinations that bicycle motocross has ever seen. Only the Pa... |
4951468 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Grinnell | Joseph Grinnell | Joseph Grinnell (February 27, 1877 – May 29, 1939) was an American field biologist and zoologist. He made extensive studies of the fauna of California, and is credited with introducing a method of recording precise field observations known as the Grinnell System. He served as the first director of the Museum of Verteb... |
4951576 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Hindi%20film%20families | List of Hindi film families | This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Hindi film industry. For South Indian film families, see List of South Indian film families and for Indian music families, see List of Indian music families.
A
Akhtar–Azmi– Kher family
The Akhtar family is a prominent film family in the Hindi fil... |
4952034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Zealand%20American%20Football%20Federation | New Zealand American Football Federation | New Zealand American Football Federation, abbreviated NZAFF, is the recognised national body for American Football in New Zealand.
Member leagues
Currently, there are three leagues in New Zealand. Each is affiliated to the governing body.
American Football Auckland
American Football Wellington
American Football Cant... |
4952493 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadstena%20Abbey | Vadstena Abbey | The Abbey Pax Mariae (), more commonly referred to as Vadstena Abbey, situated on Lake Vättern in the Diocese of Linköping, Sweden, is a monastery of nuns within the Bridgettine Order. It was active from 1346 until 1595 and has been active since 1963, regaining statues as an autonomous abbey in 1991.
The abbey started... |
4952834 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Sarawak%20state%20election | 2006 Sarawak state election | The ninth Sarawak state election was held on Saturday, 20 May 2006 with nomination day on Tuesday, 9 May 2006. The election functioned to elect 71 representatives to the Sarawak State Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri in Malay). The eighth state assembly was dissolved by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Abang Muhammad ... |
4953224 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Galbraith | Peter Galbraith | Peter Woodard Galbraith (born December 31, 1950) is an American author, academic, commentator, politician, policy advisor, and former diplomat.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he helped uncover Saddam Hussein's gassing of the Kurds. From 1993 to 1998, he served as the first U.S. Ambassador to Croatia, where he was ... |
4953598 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard%20of%20honour | Guard of honour | A guard of honour (GB), also honor guard (US), also ceremonial guard, is a group of people, usually military in nature, appointed to receive or guard a head of state or other dignitaries, the fallen in war, or to attend at state ceremonials, especially funerals. In military weddings, especially those of commissioned of... |
4954449 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingaraja%20Temple | Lingaraja Temple | Lingaraja Temple () is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, India. The temple is the most prominent landmark of Bhubaneswar city and one of the major tourist attractions of the state.
The Lingaraja temple is the largest temple in ... |
4954774 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra%20%281963%20film%29 | Cleopatra (1963 film) | Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with a screenplay adapted by Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall and Sidney Buchman from the 1957 book The Life and Times of Cleopatra by Carlo Maria Franzero, and from histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, and Appian. The film stars Elizab... |
4955223 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddington%20North%20%28UK%20Parliament%20constituency%29 | Paddington North (UK Parliament constituency) | Paddington North was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington in London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. It was created in 1885, and abolished for the February 1974 gene... |
4955606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20Linus | Ben Linus | Benjamin Linus is a fictional character portrayed by Michael Emerson on the ABC television series Lost. Ben was the leader of a group of island natives called the Others and was initially known as Henry Gale to the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. He began as the main antagonist during the second and third seasons, bu... |
4955745 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratitis%20capitata | Ceratitis capitata | Ceratitis capitata, commonly known as the Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, is a yellow-and-brown fly native to sub-Saharan Africa. It has no near relatives in the Western Hemisphere and is considered to be one of the most destructive fruit pests in the world. There have been occasional medfly infestations in Californ... |
4956125 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Edward%20Merriam | Charles Edward Merriam | Charles Edward Merriam Jr. (1874–1953) was an American professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioral approach to political science, a trainer of many graduate students, a prominent intellectual in the Progressive Movement, and an advisor to several US Presidents. Upon his death... |
4956395 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa%20Eden | Clarissa Eden | Anne Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon (; 28 June 1920 – 15 November 2021) was an English memoirist and the second wife of Anthony Eden, who served as British prime minister from 1955 to 1957. She married Eden in 1952, becoming Lady Eden in 1954 when he was made a Knight of the Garter, before becoming Countess of Avon in... |
4958058 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boho-chic | Boho-chic | Boho-chic is a style of fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences, which, at its height in late 2005 was associated particularly with actress Sienna Miller, model Kate Moss in the United Kingdom and actress/businesswoman Mary-Kate Olsen in the United States. It has been seen since the early 1990s and, a... |
4958179 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Gostkowski | Stephen Gostkowski | Stephen Carroll Gostkowski ( ; born January 28, 1984) is an American football former placekicker who played for 15 years in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New England Patriots.
He was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Patriots, where he spent his first 14 seasons and bec... |
4958298 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic%20Church%20and%20politics%20in%20the%20United%20States | Catholic Church and politics in the United States | Members of the Catholic Church have been active in the elections of the United States since the mid 19th century. The United States has never had religious parties (unlike much of the world, especially in Europe and Latin America). There has never been an American Catholic religious party, either local, state or nation... |
4958415 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen%20%28surname%29 | Allen (surname) | Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and "harmony", or it may also be derived from the Celtic Aluinn, which means... |
4958471 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon%20Marshall | Brandon Marshall | Brandon Tyrone Marshall (born March 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights, and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Marshall has al... |
4958790 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa%20San%20Giovanni | Villa San Giovanni | Villa San Giovanni () is a port city and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria of Calabria, Italy. In 2010 its population was 13,747 with a decrease of 2.5% until 2016 and in 2020 an increase of 3.7% . It is an important terminal of access to Sicily and is also known for being the location of sever... |
4958869 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioia%20del%20Colle | Gioia del Colle | Gioia del Colle (; Barese: ) is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. The town is located on the Murge plateau at above sea level, between the Adriatic and Ionian seas.
Physical geography
Territory
Gioia del Colle is on the top of a hill at 360 m a.s.l. It is located in the so... |
4959127 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans | 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans | The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans was a motor race for Experimental cars and Grand Touring cars, staged at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France on 23 and 24 June 1962. It was the 30th Grand Prix of Endurance and the eighth round of the 1962 International Championship of Manufacturers.
The race was won by Olivier Gende... |
4959185 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege%20of%20Breslau | Siege of Breslau | The siege of Breslau, also known as the Battle of Breslau, was a three-month-long siege of the city of Breslau in Lower Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), lasting to the end of World War II in Europe. From 13 February 1945 to 6 May 1945, German troops in Breslau were besieged by the Soviet forces which encircled t... |
4959495 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20military%20personal%20equipment | Roman military personal equipment | Roman military personal equipment was produced in large numbers to established patterns, and used in an established manner. These standard patterns and uses were called the res militaris or disciplina. Its regular practice during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire led to military excellence and victory. The equipment ... |
4959549 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Official%20Encyclopedia%20of%20Bridge | The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge | The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (OEB) presents comprehensive information on the card game contract bridge with limited information on related games and on playing cards. It is "official" in reference to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) which authorized its production and whose staff prepared and/or superv... |
4959550 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20African%20Development%20Foundation | United States African Development Foundation | The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) is an independent U.S. government agency established by Congress in 1980 to invest directly in African grassroots enterprises and social entrepreneurs. USADF's investments aim to increase incomes, revenues, and jobs by promoting self-reliance and market-based solutions to... |
4959681 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Seventh-day%20Adventist%20secondary%20schools | List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools | The Seventh-day Adventist Church runs a large educational system throughout the world. As of 2008, 1678 secondary schools are affiliated with the Church. Some schools offer both elementary and secondary education.
They are a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school... |
4959798 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchin%20Boys%27%20School | Hitchin Boys' School | Hitchin Boys' School (HBS) is an academy-status secondary school, with sixth form, located in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1632 by John Mattocke, the single-sex school currently educates around 1,500 male pupils. The sixth form is part of a consortium for wider teaching with other schools in the town, m... |
4960615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical%20improvisation | Musical improvisation | Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other musicians. Sometimes musical ideas in improvisation are... |
4960685 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryse%20Mizanin | Maryse Mizanin | Maryse Mizanin (; née Ouellet; born January 21, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress, and glamour model. She is signed to WWE, appearing on the Raw brand alongside her husband The Miz, under the ring name Maryse. After spending years modeling, including winning Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada in 2003, Mizanin... |
4960938 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester%20Arndale | Manchester Arndale | Manchester Arndale (one of a number of shopping centres in the UK by the same developers, also known simply as the Arndale Centre or the Arndale) is a large shopping centre in Manchester, England. It was constructed in phases between 1972 and 1979, at a cost of £100 million. Manchester Arndale is the largest of the cha... |
4961038 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llandough%2C%20Penarth | Llandough, Penarth | Llandough (/lænˈdɒk/; [ɬan'doːχaɨ vaχ]) is a village, community and electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan (), Wales, approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south west of Cardiff city centre, and approximately 1.3 miles (2 km) north west of Penarth.
Toponymy
Llandough is an anglicisation of the Welsh placename , which as... |
4961385 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%20National%20Forest | Lincoln National Forest | Lincoln National Forest is a unit of the U.S. Forest Service located in southern New Mexico. The Lincoln National Forest covers an extensive 1.1 million acres in southeastern New Mexico. Established by Presidential Proclamation in 1902 as the Lincoln Forest Reserve, the forest begins near the Texas border and contains... |
4961540 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian%20occupation%20of%20Lebanon | Syrian occupation of Lebanon | The Syrian occupation of Lebanon ({{lang-ar|الاحتلال السوري للبنان}; ) began in 1976, during the Syrian intervention in the Lebanese Civil War, and ended on April 30, 2005, after the Cedar Revolution and several demonstrations in which most of the Lebanese people participated. The withdrawal agreement was signed by Pre... |
4961657 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleges%20within%20universities%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | Colleges within universities in the United Kingdom | Colleges within universities in the United Kingdom can be divided into two broad categories: those in federal universities such as the University of London, which are primarily teaching institutions joined in a federation, and residential colleges in universities following (to a greater or lesser extent) the traditiona... |
4962368 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon-McMillan%20School%20District | Canon-McMillan School District | The Canon-McMillan School District is a large public school district covering the Borough of Canonsburg, Cecil Township and North Strabane Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The district operates one high school (9th–12th), one middle school (7th–8th), two intermediate schools (5th–6th) and five elementary Sc... |
4962496 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure%20Island%20%28TV%20franchise%29 | Treasure Island (TV franchise) | Treasure Island is a reality competition television franchise. The programme originated in New Zealand in 1997, where it was originally produced by Touchdown Television and broadcast by TVNZ, with later editions produced for broadcasters in Australia and Ireland. In the programme, contestants are isolated on a remote F... |
4962651 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caseidae | Caseidae | Caseidae are an extinct family of basal synapsids that lived from the Late Carboniferous to Middle Permian between about 300 and 265 million years ago. Fossils of these animals come from the south-central part of the United States (Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas), from various parts of Europe (European Russia, France, Ger... |
4963057 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross%20Edwards%20%28composer%29 | Ross Edwards (composer) | Ross Edwards (born 23 December 1943) is an Australian composer of a wide variety of music including orchestral and chamber music, choral music, children's music, opera and film music. His distinctive sound world reflects his interest in deep ecology and his belief in the need to reconnect music with elemental forces, ... |
4963076 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuda%20Doctrine | Fukuda Doctrine | is a Japanese foreign policy doctrine, based on a 1977 speech by Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, stating that Japan would never become a military power. On the contrary, the policy proposes to enhance relations with Southeast Asian countries in wide-ranging fields, as well as to increase cooperation with the Asso... |
4963082 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Boyce | Ed Boyce | Edward Boyce (November 8, 1862 – December 24, 1941) was president of the Western Federation of Miners, a radical American labor organizer, socialist and hard rock mine owner.
Early life
Edward Boyce was born in County Donegal, Ireland in 1862 and was the youngest of four children. His father died at an early age. Boyc... |
4963325 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duino%20Elegies | Duino Elegies | The Duino Elegies () are a collection of ten elegies written by the Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. He was then "widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense German-language poets", and began the elegies in 1912 while a guest of Princess Marie von Thurn und Taxis at Duino Castle, on the Adriatic Se... |
4963532 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonia%20%28United%20States%29 | Colonia (United States) | In the United States, a colonia is a type of unincorporated, low-income, slum area located along the Mexico–United States border region that emerged with the advent of shanty towns. These colonias consist of peri-urban subdivisions of substandard housing lacking in basic services such as potable water, electricity, pav... |
4963922 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Liu | Henry Liu | Henry Liu (; 7 December 1932 – 15 October 1984), often known by his pen name Chiang Nan (), was a Taiwanese-American writer and journalist. He was a vocal critic of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party), then the single ruling party of the Republic of China in Taiwan, and was most famous for writing an unauthorize... |
4963956 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules%20%28Marvel%20Comics%29 | Hercules (Marvel Comics) | Hercules is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character is based on Heracles of Greek mythology (despite using the name of his Roman equivalent, Hercules). Since his first appearance, he has been a perennial member of the superhero t... |
4964132 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans | 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans | The 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans was a motor race for Sports cars and Grand Touring cars staged at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France on 10 and 11 June 1961. It was the 29th Grand Prix of Endurance and the fourth race of the 1961 World Sportscar Championship. Ferrari and Maserati were the main contenders, with Aston... |
4964302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasue | Krasue | The Krasue (, ) is a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore. It manifests as the floating, disembodied head of a woman, usually young and beautiful, with her internal organs still attached and trailing down from the neck.
The Krasue belongs to a constellation of similar mythological entities across differ... |
4964487 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwang%20Pu%20Chen | Kwang Pu Chen | Kwang Pu Chen (; 1880 – July 1976) was a Shanghai-based Chinese banker and State Councillor. He was the founder of the first modern Chinese savings bank, the Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank, the Shanghai Commercial Bank, a travel agency, as well as the China Assurance Corporation Ltd.
He was one of China's most s... |
4964763 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20N.%20Aspinall | Wayne N. Aspinall | Wayne Norviel Aspinall (April 3, 1896 – October 9, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Democrat from 1949–1973 from Colorado's Fourth District. Aspinall became known for his direction of the House Inter... |
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