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5067510 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie%20detection | Lie detection | Lie detection is an assessment of a verbal statement with the goal to reveal a possible intentional deceit. Lie detection may refer to a cognitive process of detecting deception by evaluating message content as well as non-verbal cues. It also may refer to questioning techniques used along with technology that record p... |
5067528 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active-pixel%20sensor | Active-pixel sensor | An active-pixel sensor (APS) is an image sensor, which was invented by Peter J.W. Noble in 1968, where each pixel sensor unit cell has a photodetector (typically a pinned photodiode) and one or more active transistors. In a metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) active-pixel sensor, MOS field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) are ... |
5067584 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasomnia | Parasomnia | Parasomnias are a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, or during arousal from sleep. Parasomnias are dissociated sleep states which are partial arousals during the transitions between w... |
5067816 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate%20Marquardt | Nate Marquardt | Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and a three-time Pancrase Middleweight Champion.
Backg... |
5068054 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton%20Park | Overton Park | Overton Park may also refer to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
Overton Park is a large, public park in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee. The park grounds contain the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Zoo, a 9-hole golf course, the Memphis College of Art, Rainbow Lake, Veterans Pl... |
5068188 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter%20Goss | Porter Goss | Porter Johnston Goss (; born November 26, 1938) is an American politician and government official who served as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2004 to 2006. He was the last Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 2004 to 2005, then became the first Director of the Central Intelligence Agency follo... |
5068415 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP%20cookie | HTTP cookie | HTTP cookies (also called web cookies, Internet cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small blocks of data created by a web server while a user is browsing a website and placed on the user's computer or other device by the user's web browser. Cookies are placed on the device used to access a website, and mor... |
5068752 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonotarbida | Trigonotarbida | The order Trigonotarbida is a group of extinct arachnids whose fossil record extends from the late Silurian to the early Permian (Pridoli to Sakmarian). These animals are known from several localities in Europe and North America, as well as a single record from Argentina. Trigonotarbids can be envisaged as spider-like ... |
5068758 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministerial%20by-election | Ministerial by-election | From 1708 to 1926, members of parliament (MPs) of the House of Commons of Great Britain (and later the United Kingdom) automatically vacated their seats when made ministers in government and had to successfully contest a by-election in order to rejoin the House; such were imported into the constitutions of several col... |
5068852 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl%20Jam | Pearl Jam | Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), as well as Matt Cameron (drums), who joined in 1998. Keyboardist Boom Ga... |
5069239 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final%20Fantasy%20Type-0 | Final Fantasy Type-0 | is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). Released in Japan on October 27, 2011, Type-0 is part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis subseries, a set of games sharing a common mythos which includes Final Fantasy XIII and XV. The gameplay, similar to Crisis Core: ... |
5069306 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final%20Fantasy%20XV | Final Fantasy XV | is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. The fifteenth main installment of the Final Fantasy series, it was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2016, Windows in 2018, and as a launch title for Stadia in 2019. The game features an open world environment and action-based battle sy... |
5069477 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final%20Fantasy%20Crystal%20Chronicles%3A%20Ring%20of%20Fates | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates | is an action role-playing game for the Nintendo DS, developed and published by Square Enix. It is a prequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the GameCube. The game takes advantage of both the local wireless and Wi-Fi capabilities of the system and features voice acting.
Gameplay
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicl... |
5069503 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate%20gun%20hypothesis | Clathrate gun hypothesis | The clathrate gun hypothesis is a proposed explanation for the periods of rapid warming during the Quaternary. The hypothesis is that changes in fluxes in upper intermediate waters in the ocean caused temperature fluctuations that alternately accumulated and occasionally released methane clathrate on upper continental ... |
5069516 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS | HIV/AIDS | Infection with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), a retrovirus, can be managed with treatment but without treatment can lead to a spectrum of conditions including AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome).
Effective treatment for HIV-positive people (people living with HIV) involves a life-long regimen of medicine t... |
5069549 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s%20Creed%20%28video%20game%29 | Assassin's Creed (video game) | Assassin's Creed is an action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the first installment in the Assassin's Creed series. The video game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2007. A Microsoft Windows version titled Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition contai... |
5069759 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Payton | Walter Payton | Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953 – November 1, 1999) was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "Sweetness", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. A nine-time Pro Bowl selecti... |
5069921 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen%20Hart | Owen Hart | Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian professional wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He received most of his success in the WWF, where he wrestled un... |
5069948 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%20World%20Series | 2000 World Series | The 2000 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2000 season. The 96th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between crosstown opponents, the two-time defending World Series champions and American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) ... |
5070063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhD%3A%20Phantasy%20Degree | PhD: Phantasy Degree | , is a manhwa series created by Son Hee-joon. The series is published by in English by Tokyopop. There are currently 10 volumes published, and the series' original publisher, Daiwon C.I. lists it as ongoing, but no new volumes have been published since 2005. A one-volume prequel to the series entitled Magic Academy ... |
5070109 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%20Armada | Spanish Armada | The Spanish Armada (a.k.a. the Invincible Armada or the Enterprise of England, ) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous naval experience appointed by Philip II of Spain. His orders were to sail up the English Channel, join wi... |
5070155 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variations%20of%20basketball | Variations of basketball | Variations of basketball are games or activities based on, or similar in origin to, the game of basketball, in which the player utilizes common basketball skills. Some are essentially identical to basketball, with only minor rules changes, while others are more distant and arguably not simple variations but distinct ga... |
5070173 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabula%20Nova%20Crystallis%20Final%20Fantasy | Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy | is a series of games within the Final Fantasy video game franchise. It was primarily developed by series creator and developer Square Enix, which also acted as publisher for all titles. While featuring various worlds and different characters, each Fabula Nova Crystallis game is ultimately based on and expands upon a co... |
5070458 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societal%20and%20cultural%20aspects%20of%20Tourette%20syndrome | Societal and cultural aspects of Tourette syndrome | Societal and cultural aspects of Tourette syndrome include legal advocacy and health insurance issues, awareness of notable individuals with Tourette syndrome, and treatment of TS in the media and popular culture.
Tourette syndrome is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the pre... |
5071079 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management%20of%20Tourette%20syndrome | Management of Tourette syndrome | Tourette syndrome (abbreviated as Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence, characterized by the presence of motor and phonic tics. The management of Tourette syndrome has the goal of managing symptoms to achieve optimum functioning, rather than eliminating s... |
5071166 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages%20of%20consent%20in%20Asia | Ages of consent in Asia | The legal age of consent for sexual activity varies by jurisdiction across Asia. The specific activity engaged in or the gender of participants can also be relevant factors. Below is a discussion of the various laws dealing with this subject. The highlighted age refers to an age at or above which an individual can enga... |
5071172 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages%20of%20consent%20in%20Oceania | Ages of consent in Oceania | The ages of consent for sexual activity vary from age 15 to 18 across Australia, New Zealand and other parts of Oceania. The specific activity and the gender of its participants is also addressed by the law. The minimum age is the age at or above which an individual can engage in unfettered sexual relations with anothe... |
5071174 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages%20of%20consent%20in%20Europe | Ages of consent in Europe | The ages of consent vary by jurisdiction across Europe. The unrestricted ages of consent – hereby meaning the age from which one is deemed able to consent to having sex with anyone else of consenting age or above – are between 14 and 18. Some countries have close-in-age exceptions that go as low as 12 if both parties e... |
5071177 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages%20of%20consent%20in%20North%20America | Ages of consent in North America | In North America, the legal age of consent relating to sexual activity varies by jurisdiction.
The age of consent in Canada is 16-years-old.
As of August 2018, each U.S. state has set its age of consent at age 16, age 17, or age 18, with some exceptions. Firstly, in the case of the state of Washington, the age of co... |
5071205 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saunders-Roe%20Skeeter | Saunders-Roe Skeeter | The Saunders-Roe Skeeter was a two-seat training and scout helicopter that was developed and produced by British manufacturer Saunders-Roe ("Saro") of Cowes and Southampton, in the United Kingdom.
Work on what would become the Skeeter had been commenced by the Cierva Autogiro Company as the Cierva W.14. Following Sau... |
5071799 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege%20of%20Calais%20%281940%29 | Siege of Calais (1940) | The siege of Calais (1940) was a battle for the port of Calais during the Battle of France. The siege was fought at the same time as the Battle of Boulogne, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) through Dunkirk. After the Franco-British counter-attack at the Battle of Arr... |
5071866 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular%20automation | Vehicular automation | Vehicular automation involves the use of mechatronics, artificial intelligence, and multi-agent systems to assist the operator of a vehicle such as a car, lorries, aircraft, or watercraft. A vehicle using automation for tasks such as navigation to ease but not replace human control, qualify as semi-autonomous, whereas ... |
5071878 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%20of%20the%20Wall | Women of the Wall | Women of the Wall (Hebrew: נשות הכותל, Neshot HaKotel) is a multi-denominational Jewish feminist organization based in Israel whose goal is to secure the rights of women to pray at the Western Wall, also called the Kotel, in a fashion that includes singing, reading aloud from the Torah and wearing religious garments (t... |
5071965 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleo%20%28magazine%29 | Cleo (magazine) | Cleo is an Australian monthly women's magazine. The magazine was founded in 1972 in Australia; the Australia and New Zealand editions were discontinued in February 2016. Aimed at an older audience than the teenage-focused Australian magazine Dolly, Cleo was published by Bauer Media Group in Sydney and was known for it... |
5072312 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin%20border%20crossings | Berlin border crossings | The Berlin border crossings were border crossings created as a result of the post-World War II division of Germany. Prior to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, travel between the Eastern and Western sectors of Berlin was completely uncontrolled, although restrictions were increasingly introduced by the Soviet... |
5072839 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%20%26%20Max%20Save%20the%20World | Sam & Max Save the World | Sam & Max Save the World is a graphic adventure video game developed by Telltale Games. The game was originally released as Sam & Max: Season One before being renamed in early 2009. Save the World was developed in episodic fashion, comprising six episodes that were released for Microsoft Windows over the course of late... |
5073491 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terazije | Terazije | Terazije () is the central town square and the surrounding neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Stari Grad.
Today, Terazije has primarily function of the main transit square, surrounded by the important public buildings, cultural institutions, hotels, public monuments and parks. Thoug... |
5073606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac%20stones | Carnac stones | The Carnac stones () are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France, consisting of stone alignments (rows), dolmens (stone tombs), tumuli (burial mounds) and single menhirs (standing stones). More than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were hewn from lo... |
5073625 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylella%20fastidiosa | Xylella fastidiosa | Xylella fastidiosa is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Xylella. It is a plant pathogen, that grows in the water transport tissues of plants' (xylem vessels) and is transmitted exclusively by xylem sap-feeding insects such as sharpshooters and spittlebugs. Many plant diseases are due to infections of X.... |
5073859 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asi%20Taulava | Asi Taulava | Pauliasi Taulava (born March 2, 1973) is a Tongan-born Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Standing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall and weighing 245 pounds (111 kg), Taulava is considered by many to be one of the greatest and most dominant Filipino basketball players ... |
5073888 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanised%20corps%20%28Soviet%20Union%29 | Mechanised corps (Soviet Union) | A mechanised corps was a Soviet armoured formation used prior to the beginning of World War II and reintroduced during the war, in 1942.
Pre-war development of Soviet mechanised forces
In Soviet Russia, the term armored forces (thus called Bronevyye sily) preceded the mechanised corps. They consisted of the autonomou... |
5074041 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages%20of%20consent%20in%20Africa | Ages of consent in Africa | The age of consent in Africa for sexual activity varies by jurisdiction across the continent, codified in laws which may also stipulate the specific activities that are permitted or the gender of participants for different ages. Other variables may exist, such as close-in-age exemptions.
Six nations in Africa (Benin,... |
5074354 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural%20gas%20prices | Natural gas prices | Natural gas prices, as with other commodity prices, are mainly driven by supply and demand fundamentals. However, natural gas prices may also be linked to the price of crude oil and petroleum products, especially in continental Europe. Natural gas prices in the US had historically followed oil prices, but in the recen... |
5074379 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine%20Hunter | Clementine Hunter | Clementine Hunter (pronounced Clementeen; late December 1886 or early January 1887 – January 1, 1988) was a self-taught Black folk artist from the Cane River region of Louisiana, who lived and worked on Melrose Plantation.
Hunter was born into a Louisiana Creole family at Hidden Hill Plantation near Cloutierville, in ... |
5074387 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need%20for%20Speed%3A%20Carbon | Need for Speed: Carbon | Need for Speed: Carbon is a 2006 racing video game and the tenth installment in the Need for Speed series. Developed by EA Black Box, Rovio Mobile and published by Electronic Arts, it was released on October 31, 2006, for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Windows, and Mac OS X, and on November... |
5074413 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattice%20Boltzmann%20methods | Lattice Boltzmann methods | The lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM), originated from the lattice gas automata (LGA) method (Hardy-Pomeau-Pazzis and Frisch-Hasslacher-Pomeau models), is a class of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods for fluid simulation. Instead of solving the Navier–Stokes equations directly, a fluid density on a lattice is si... |
5074833 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertising%20media%20selection | Advertising media selection | Advertising media selection is the process of choosing the most efficient media for an advertising campaign. To evaluate media efficiency, planners consider a range of factors including: the required coverage and number of exposures in a target audience; the relative cost of the media advertising and the media environm... |
5075291 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Love | Mike Love | Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys with his cousins Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson and their friend Al Jardine. Characterized by his nasal tenor and occasional bass-baritone singing, Love has been one of the band's vocalists and lyricists for the... |
5075309 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Canada%20%281763%E2%80%931867%29 | History of Canada (1763–1867) | Starting with the 1763 Treaty of Paris, New France, of which the colony of Canada was a part, formally became a part of the British Empire. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 enlarged the colony of Canada under the name of the Province of Quebec, which with the Constitutional Act 1791 became known as the Canadas. With the ... |
5075375 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Confederation%20Canada%20%281867%E2%80%931914%29 | Post-Confederation Canada (1867–1914) | Post-Confederation Canada (1867–1914) is history of Canada from the formation of the Dominion to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Canada had a population of 3.5 million, residing in the large expanse from Cape Breton to just beyond the Great Lakes, usually within a hundred miles or so of the Canada–United States bo... |
5075425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur%20detainees%20at%20Guantanamo%20Bay | Uyghur detainees at Guantanamo Bay | Starting in 2002, the American government detained 22 Uyghurs in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp. The last 3 Uyghur detainees, Yusef Abbas, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur and Saidullah Khali, were released from Guantanamo on December 29, 2013, and later transferred to Slovakia.
Uyghurs are an ethnic group from Central Asia,... |
5075440 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%20in%20the%20World%20Wars%20and%20Interwar%20Years | Canada in the World Wars and Interwar Years | During the World Wars and Interwar Years, 1914–1947, Canada experienced economic gain, more freedom for women, and new technological advancements. There were severe political tensions over issues of war and ethnicity, and heavy military casualties. The Great Depression hit Canada hard, especially in export-oriented mi... |
5075542 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Canada%20%281982%E2%80%93present%29 | History of Canada (1982–present) | The history of Canada (1982–present) refers to the period immediately following the Canada Act until the present.
The Canada Act (1982)
In 1982, the Canada Act was passed by the British parliament and granted Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II on March 29. The corresponding Constitution Act was passed by the Canadian... |
5075928 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT%20rights%20in%20Costa%20Rica | LGBT rights in Costa Rica | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Costa Rica have evolved significantly in the past decades. Same-sex sexual relations have been legal since 1971. In January 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights made mandatory the approbation of same-sex marriage, adoption for same-sex couples and the r... |
5076476 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super%20Mario%20Galaxy | Super Mario Galaxy | is a 2007 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the third 3D game in the Super Mario series. As Mario, the player embarks on a quest to rescue Princess Peach, save the universe from Bowser, and collect 120 Power Stars, after which the player can play the game as Luigi for a more difficult... |
5076843 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor%20Sologub | Fyodor Sologub | Fyodor Sologub (, born Fyodor Kuzmich Teternikov, , also known as Theodor Sologub; – 5 December 1927) was a Russian Symbolist poet, novelist, translator, playwright and essayist. He was the first writer to introduce the morbid, pessimistic elements characteristic of European fin de siècle literature and philosophy int... |
5077457 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii%20Sports | Wii Sports | Wii Sports is a 2006 sports simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. The 1.0 (pre-release) version of the game was released in North America along with the Wii on November 19, 2006, and the 1.1 version was released in Japan, Australia, Europe, and North America over the ... |
5078068 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%20the%20Term%20of%20His%20Natural%20Life | For the Term of His Natural Life | For the Term of His Natural Life is a story written by Marcus Clarke and published in The Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Life). It was published as a novel in 1874 and is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history. At times relying on seemingly implausible coi... |
5078490 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann%20Hamilton%20%28artist%29 | Ann Hamilton (artist) | Ann Hamilton is an American visual artist who emerged in the early 1980s known for her large-scale multimedia installations. After receiving her BFA in textile design from the University of Kansas in 1979, she lived in Banff, Alberta, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada before deciding to pursue an MFA in sculpture at Yale in... |
5078515 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%20Only%20Live%20Twice%20%28film%29 | You Only Live Twice (film) | You Only Live Twice is a 1967 spy film and the fifth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is the first Bond film to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, who later directed the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me and the 1979 film Moonraker, both starr... |
5078606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American%20officeholders%20during%20and%20following%20the%20Reconstruction%20era | African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era | More than 1,500 African American officeholders served during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) and in the years after Reconstruction before white supremacy, disenfranchisement, and the Democratic Party fully reasserted control in Southern states. Historian Canter Brown Jr. noted that in some states, such as Florida, t... |
5078770 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%20This%20Is%20Love | If This Is Love | "If This Is Love" is the debut single by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays from their debut album, Chasing Lights (2008). It was co-written by Joe Belmaati, Michaela Breen, Vince Clarke, Mich Hansen, Alison Moyet, John Reid, Remee and Ina Wroldsen. The song was produced by Belmaati in collaboration with Cutfather.... |
5079506 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink%20Floyd | Pink Floyd | Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. They became a leading band of the progressive rock genre,... |
5079762 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walam%20Olum | Walam Olum | The Walam Olum, Walum Olum or Wallam Olum, usually translated as "Red Record" or "Red Score", is purportedly a historical narrative of the Lenape (Delaware) Native American tribe. The document has provoked controversy as to its authenticity since its publication in the 1830s by botanist and antiquarian Constantine Samu... |
5079776 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide-Eyed%20Wonder | Wide-Eyed Wonder | Wide-Eyed Wonder is the fifth studio release, and fourth full-length studio album, from Christian alternative rock band the Choir, released in 1989. This would be the first studio album with new bass guitarist Robin Spurs, and would mark the band's first attempt to cross over to the mainstream market.
Background
After... |
5079998 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire%20Emblem%3A%20Radiant%20Dawn | Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii home console. It is the tenth entry in the Fire Emblem series, and acts as a direct sequel to the 2005 GameCube title Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It was released in 2007 in Japan and North... |
5080811 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderdome%20%28music%20festival%29 | Thunderdome (music festival) | Thunderdome is a famous concept in hardcore techno and gabber music that was mainly used for a series of parties and CD-albums. It was organized by the Dutch entertainment company ID&T. The first party was organized in 1992 and the party held in December 2012 was advertised as being the end of Thunderdome. However, aft... |
5081071 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Delsing | Jim Delsing | James Henry Delsing (November 13, 1925 – May 4, 2006) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who is most remembered for having been the pinch runner for -tall Eddie Gaedel on August 19, 1951. He also was the centerfielder replaced by Hall of Famer Al Kaline in Kaline's major league debut on June 25, 1953. Dur... |
5081176 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipswich%20Museum | Ipswich Museum | Ipswich Museum is a registered museum of culture, history and natural heritage located on High Street in Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk. It was historically the leading regional museum in Suffolk, housing collections drawn from both the former counties of East Suffolk and West Suffolk, which were amalgamated in 19... |
5081187 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Route%2090%20in%20Louisiana | U.S. Route 90 in Louisiana | U.S. Highway 90 (US 90), one of the major east–west U.S. Highways in the Southern United States, runs through southern Louisiana for , serving Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City, and New Orleans. Much of it west of Lafayette and east of New Orleans has been supplanted by Interstate 10 (I-10) for all but l... |
5081310 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%20de%20Janz%C3%A9 | Alice de Janzé | Alice de Janzé (née Silverthorne; 28 September 1899 – 30 September 1941), also known as the Countess de Janzé during her first marriage and as Alice de Trafford during her second marriage, was an American heiress who spent years in Kenya as a member of the Happy Valley set of colonials. She was connected with several s... |
5081318 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia%20%28terminology%29 | Macedonia (terminology) | The name Macedonia is used in a number of competing or overlapping meanings to describe geographical, political and historical areas, languages and peoples in a part of south-eastern Europe. It has been a major source of political controversy since the early 20th century. The situation is complicated because different ... |
5081562 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc%20flash | Arc flash | An arc flash is the light and heat produced as part of an arc fault, a type of electrical explosion or discharge that results from a connection through air to ground or another voltage phase in an electrical system.
Arc flash is distinctly different from the arc blast, which is the supersonic shockwave produced when t... |
5082070 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Slave%20Ship | The Slave Ship | The Slave Ship, originally titled Slavers Throwing overboard the Dead and Dying—Typhon coming on, is a painting by the British artist J. M. W. Turner, first exhibited at The Royal Academy of Arts in 1840.
Measuring in oil on canvas, it is now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In this classic example of a... |
5082163 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR%20Whelen%20Modified%20Tour | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) (previously the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour and NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series from 1985 until 2005) is a modified stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified Division. The Modified Division is NASCAR's oldest division, and is the only open-wheeled d... |
5082226 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg%20disaster | Hindenburg disaster | The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey. The LZ 129 Hindenburg (; Registration: D-LZ 129) was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship ... |
5082821 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation%20No.%201081 | Proclamation No. 1081 | Proclamation No. 1081 was the document which contained formal proclamation of martial law in the Philippines by President Ferdinand Marcos, as announced to the public on September 23, 1972.
The proclamation marked the beginning of a 14-year period of authoritarian rule, which would include 8 years of Martial Law (endi... |
5082850 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%E2%80%93German%20enmity | French–German enmity | French–German (Franco-German) enmity (, ) was the idea of unavoidably hostile relations and mutual revanchism between Germans (including Austrians) and French people that arose in the 16th century and became popular with the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. It was an important factor in the unification of Germany (ex... |
5082961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman%20Creek | Bowman Creek | Bowman Creek (also known as Bowmans Creek or Bowman's Creek) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Ross Township and Lake Township in Luzerne County and Noxen Township, Monroe Township, and Eaton T... |
5083105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s%20Resistance%20Army%20insurgency%20%282002%E2%80%932005%29 | Lord's Resistance Army insurgency (2002–2005) | The period from 2000 to 2006 of the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency in northern Uganda begins with the assault of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) upon LRA strongholds in South Sudan. This in turn led to a series of retaliatory attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army of an intensity not seen to since the mid-1... |
5083891 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval%20history%20of%20China | Naval history of China | The naval history of China dates back thousands of years, with archives existing since the late Spring and Autumn period regarding the Chinese navy and the various ship types employed in wars. The Ming dynasty of China was the leading global maritime power between 1400 and 1433, when Chinese shipbuilders built massive ... |
5084248 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn%20Albert%20Black | Glenn Albert Black | Glenn Albert Black (August 18, 1900 –September 2, 1964) was an American archaeologist, author, and part-time university lecturer who was among the first professional archaeologists to study prehistoric sites in Indiana continuously. Black, a pioneer and innovator in developing archaeology field research techniques, is... |
5084287 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20non-Japanese%20sumo%20wrestlers | List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers | This is a list of foreign-born professional sumo wrestlers by country and/or ethnicity of origin, along with original name, years active in sumo wrestling, and highest rank attained. Names in bold indicate a still-active wrestler.
There are 186 wrestlers who have listed a foreign country as their place of birth on the... |
5084528 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkman%20%28Katar%20Hol%29 | Hawkman (Katar Hol) | Hawkman (Katar Hol) is a DC Comics superhero. He is the Silver Age, Bronze Age and New 52 Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, he first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #34 (February–March 1961). There are two versions of Katar Hol, the Silver Age/Pre-Crisis version and the post-Hawkworld/Post-Crisis versi... |
5085282 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkman%20%28Carter%20Hall%29 | Hawkman (Carter Hall) | Hawkman (Carter Hall) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first character to use the name Hawkman. There are two separate origins of Carter Hall; the Golden Age origin and the Post-Hawkworld (or current) origin.
The character made its live-action debut in the television s... |
5085374 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%20NBA%20playoffs | 2002 NBA playoffs | The 2002 NBA playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This was the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; the 2003 NBA playoffs saw those series expand to a best-of-7 format. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Ang... |
5085392 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farley%27s%20%26%20Sathers%20Candy%20Company | Farley's & Sathers Candy Company | Farley's & Sathers Candy Company was created as an umbrella company to roll up many small companies, brands and products under a common management team. The confectionery business segment is made up of many small companies, often with intertwined relationships and histories.
Catterton Partners formed the Farley's & Sa... |
5085524 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptations%20of%20The%20Phantom%20of%20the%20Opera | Adaptations of The Phantom of the Opera | There have been many literary and dramatic works based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera, ranging from stage musicals to films to children's books. Some well known stage and screen adaptations of the novel are the 1925 film and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical (see The Phantom of the Opera (1986 mus... |
5085526 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least%20restrictive%20environment | Least restrictive environment | In the United States, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a special education law that mandates regulation for students with disabilities to protect their rights as students and the rights of their parents. The IDEA requires that all students receive a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE),... |
5085736 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Cornell%20University%20faculty | List of Cornell University faculty | This list of Cornell University faculty includes notable current and former instructors and administrators of Cornell University, an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York.
Cornell's faculty for the 2005–06 academic year included three Nobel laureates, a Crafoord Prize winner, two Turing Award winners, a Fi... |
5086824 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian%20casualties%20in%20the%20war%20in%20Afghanistan%20%282001%E2%80%932021%29 | Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | During the War in Afghanistan, according to the Costs of War Project the war killed 176,000 people in Afghanistan: 46,319 civilians, 69,095 military and police and at least 52,893 opposition fighters. However, the death toll is possibly higher due to unaccounted deaths by "disease, loss of access to food, water, infras... |
5087034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Lonergan | Andy Lonergan | Andrew Michael Lonergan (born 19 October 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Everton.
Lonergan is a former England U21 international and is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland. After starting his career at Preston North End, Lonergan soon establis... |
5087226 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%20Jefferson%20Branch | Port Jefferson Branch | The Port Jefferson Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch splits from the Main Line just east of Hicksville and runs northeast and east to Port Jefferson. Several stations on the Main Line west of Hicksville are served primarily by tra... |
5087258 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diponegoro%20University | Diponegoro University | Diponegoro University (; , abbreviated as UNDIP) is a public university in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Founded in 1957 as a private university by the Semarang University Foundation, which later in 1960 became public university, and named after Javanese Prince Diponegoro. It is the oldest education corporation in... |
5087387 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan%20Chiau%20High%20School | Nan Chiau High School | Nan Chiau High School (NCHS) () is a co-educational government-aided institution in Sengkang, Singapore affiliated to the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. It offers the four-year Express (Special) course for secondary education.
Founded in 1947, the institution operates under the Special Assistance Plan (SAP), with the mi... |
5087994 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draa%20River | Draa River | Dra is also the abbreviation for the constellation Draco.
The Draa (, ; also spelled Dra or Drâa, in older sources mostly Darha or Dara) is Morocco's longest river, at . It is formed by the confluence of the Dadès River and Imini River. It flows from the High Atlas mountains, initially south-eastward to Tagounite, an... |
5088077 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalgarven%20Mill%20%E2%80%93%20Museum%20of%20Ayrshire%20Country%20Life%20and%20Costume | Dalgarven Mill – Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume | Dalgarven Mill is near Kilwinning, in the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, Scotland and it is home to the Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume. The watermill has been completely restored over a number of years and is run by the independent Dalgarven Mill Trust.
The village of Dalgarven was largely destroyed by t... |
5088728 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20MeSH%20codes%20%28E05%29 | List of MeSH codes (E05) | The following is a partial list of the "E" codes for Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), as defined by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM).
This list continues the information at the List of MeSH codes (E04). Codes following these are found in the List of MeSH codes (E06). For other MeSH codes, see List ... |
5088739 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20MeSH%20codes%20%28E01%29 | List of MeSH codes (E01) | The following is a partial list of the "E" codes for Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), as defined by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM).
This list continues the information at List of MeSH codes (D27). Codes following these are found at List of MeSH codes (E02). For other MeSH codes, see List of MeSH ... |
5089299 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adapted%20physical%20education | Adapted physical education | Adapted physical education is the art and science of developing, implementing, and monitoring a carefully designed physical education. Instructional program for a learner with a disability, based on a comprehensive assessment, to give the learner the skills necessary for a lifetime of rich leisure, recreation, and spo... |
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