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5168695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronshtadt-class%20battlecruiser | Kronshtadt-class battlecruiser | The Kronshtadt-class battlecruisers, with the Soviet designation as Project 69 heavy cruisers, (), were ordered for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. Two ships were started but none were completed due to World War II. These ships had a complex and prolonged design process which was hampered by constantly changing requ... |
5168803 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturm%20und%20Drang | Sturm und Drang | Sturm und Drang (, ; usually translated as "storm and stress") was a proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music that occurred between the late 1760s and early 1780s. Within the movement, individual subjectivity and, in particular, extremes of emotion were given free expression in reaction to the perceived c... |
5168923 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Render%20unto%20Caesar | Render unto Caesar | "Render unto Caesar" is the beginning of a phrase attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels, which reads in full, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's" ().
This phrase has become a widely quoted summary of the relationship between Christianity, secular government, ... |
5169001 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress%20Dowager%20Feng | Empress Dowager Feng | Empress (Dowager) Feng (馮皇(太)后) (442 – 17 October 490), formally Empress (Dowager) Wenming (文明皇后, literally "the civil and understanding empress") was an empress of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China. Her husband was Emperor Wencheng. After her husband's death in 465, she overthrew the autocratic regent Yifu... |
5169185 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius%20Caesar%27s%20invasions%20of%20Britain | Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain | In the course of his Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar invaded Britain twice: in 55 and 54 BC. On the first occasion Caesar took with him only two legions, and achieved little beyond a landing on the coast of Kent. The second invasion consisted of 800 ships, five legions and 2,000 cavalry. The force was so imposing that the B... |
5169533 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald%20Wuerl | Donald Wuerl | Donald William Wuerl (born November 12, 1940) is an American prelate, a cardinal, of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Washington, D.C., from 2006 to 2018. He was elevated by Pope John Paul II to serve as auxiliary bishop of Seattle (1986–1987), and bishop of Pittsburgh (1988–2006). He was named archbisho... |
5169750 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20literacy | Digital literacy | Digital literacy is an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and communicate information by utilizing typing or digital media platforms. It is a combination of both technical and cognitive abilities in using information and communication technologies to create, evaluate, and share information.
While digital literacy... |
5170095 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Grey%27s%20Anatomy%20characters | List of Grey's Anatomy characters | Grey's Anatomy is an American television medical drama series created by Shonda Rhimes and broadcast by ABC. The show features an ensemble cast of lead characters, along with multiple supporting cast members. During its first season, the show featured nine lead characters. Throughout subsequent seasons, many characters... |
5170782 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cation%E2%80%93%CF%80%20interaction | Cation–π interaction | Cation–π interaction is a noncovalent molecular interaction between the face of an electron-rich π system (e.g. benzene, ethylene, acetylene) and an adjacent cation (e.g. Li+, Na+). This interaction is an example of noncovalent bonding between a monopole (cation) and a quadrupole (π system). Bonding energies are signi... |
5170842 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital%20punishment%20in%20Iran | Capital punishment in Iran | Capital punishment is a legal punishment in Iran. Crimes punishable by death include murder; rape; child molestation; homosexuality;
pedophilia; drug trafficking; armed robbery; kidnapping; terrorism; burglary; incestuous relationships; fornication; prohibited sexual relations; sodomy; sexual misconduct; prostitution;... |
5171053 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Christian%20Slavic%20writing | Pre-Christian Slavic writing | Pre-Christian Slavic writing is a hypothesized writing system that may have been used by the Slavs prior to Christianization and the introduction of the Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets. No extant evidence of pre-Christian Slavic writing exists, but early Slavic forms of writing or proto-writing may have been mentione... |
5171128 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay | Gay | Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'.
While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 19th century, that meaning became increasingly common by the mid-20th century. In mod... |
5171136 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian%20colonization%20of%20Libya | Italian colonization of Libya | The Italian colonization of Libya began in 1911 and it lasted until 1943. The country, which was previously an Ottoman possession, was occupied by Italy in 1911 after the Italo-Turkish War, which resulted in the establishment of two colonies: Italian Tripolitania and Italian Cyrenaica. In 1934, the two colonies were me... |
5171141 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Libya%20under%20Muammar%20Gaddafi | History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi | Muammar Gaddafi became the de facto leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of young Libyan Army officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup d'état. After the king had fled the country, the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) headed by Gaddafi abolished the monarchy and the old constitution and ... |
5171193 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaukhandi%20tombs | Chaukhandi tombs | The Chaukhandi (; ) tombs form an early Islamic cemetery situated east of Karachi, Sindh province of Pakistan. The tombs are notable for their elaborate sandstone carvings. The tombs are similar in style to the elaborate tombs at the Makli Necropolis near Thatta, and are built in the funerary architectural style typi... |
5171505 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer%20Aid | Soccer Aid | Soccer Aid is a British annual charity event that has raised over £38 million in aid of UNICEF UK, through ticket sales and donations from the public. The televised event is a exhibition-style football match between two teams, England and the Soccer Aid World XI (formerly Rest of the World (ROW) until 2018), composed o... |
5172002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena%20Luthor | Lena Luthor | Lena Luthor is the name of two fictional comic book characters in DC Comics. The first one, introduced in 1961, is the sister of Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor, while the second one, introduced in 2000, is Lex Luthor's daughter who is named after her aunt.
On live-action television, the original Lena Luthor was portray... |
5172177 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comando%20Vermelho | Comando Vermelho | Comando Vermelho (, Red Command or Red Commando), also known as C.V., is a Brazilian criminal organization engaged primarily in drug trafficking, arms trafficking, protection racketeering, kidnappings-for-ransom, armored truck hijackings, loansharking, irregular warfare, narco-terrorism, and turf wars against rival cri... |
5172884 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20Schoendoerffer | Pierre Schoendoerffer | Pierre Schoendoerffer (; 5 May 1928 – 14 March 2012) was a French film director, a screenwriter, a writer, a war reporter, a war cameraman, a renowned First Indochina War veteran, a cinema academician. He was president of the Académie des Beaux-Arts for 2001 and for 2007.
In 1967, he was the winner of the Academy Awar... |
5173456 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalar%20field%20theory | Scalar field theory | In theoretical physics, scalar field theory can refer to a relativistically invariant classical or quantum theory of scalar fields. A scalar field is invariant under any Lorentz transformation.
The only fundamental scalar quantum field that has been observed in nature is the Higgs field. However, scalar quantum fields... |
5173475 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington%20Public%20Schools | Arlington Public Schools | Arlington Public Schools is a public school division in Arlington County, Virginia. In 2019, student enrollment was 28,020 students, with students coming from more than 146 countries. In 2015, there were 2,166 teachers. There are 24 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 4 high schools, 1 secondary institution and 4 oth... |
5174230 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady%20Isabel%20and%20the%20Elf%20Knight | Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight | "Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight" (Child #4; Roud #21) is the English common name representative of a very large class of European ballads.
The most frequently collected variant, The Outlandish Knight or May Colvin tells the tale of a young woman who elopes with a knight who has promised to marry her (and who in some i... |
5174257 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%932002%20India%E2%80%93Pakistan%20standoff | 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff | The 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff was a military standoff between India and Pakistan that resulted in the massing of troops on both sides of the border and along the Line of Control (LoC) in the region of Kashmir. This was the second major military standoff between India and Pakistan following the successful detona... |
5174301 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday%20Night%20Football | Saturday Night Football | Saturday Night Football (branded for sponsorship purposes as Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One) is an American weekly presentation of prime time broadcasts of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football games that are produced by ESPN, and t... |
5174493 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Wapwallopen%20Creek | Big Wapwallopen Creek | Big Wapwallopen Creek (also known as Wapwallopen Creek or Big Wap) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Bear Creek Township, Fairview Township, Rice Township, Wright Township, Dorrance Township, Hollenback Township, Ne... |
5174613 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Catholic%20Archdiocese%20of%20Lyon | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon | The Archdiocese of Lyon (; ), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The archbishops of Lyon serve as successors to Saints Pothinus and Irenaeus, the first and second bishops of Lyon, respectively, and are also called primates of Gaul... |
5174671 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30%20Rock | 30 Rock | 30 Rock is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live, takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show depicted as airing on... |
5174906 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-suffragism | Anti-suffragism | Anti-suffragism was a political movement composed of both men and women that began in the late 19th century in order to campaign against women's suffrage in countries such as Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States. To some extent, Anti-suffragism was a Classical Conservative movement that ... |
5174980 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early%201980s%20recession | Early 1980s recession | The early 1980s recession was a severe economic recession that affected much of the world between approximately the start of 1980 and 1983. It is widely considered to have been the most severe recession since World War II.
Background
A key event leading to the recession was the 1979 energy crisis, mostly caused by th... |
5175047 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Westall | William Westall | William Westall (12 October 1781 – 22 January 1850) was a British landscape artist best known as one of the first artists to work in Australia.
Early life
Westall was born in Hertford and grew up in London, mostly Sydenham and Hampstead. The son of brewery manager Benjamin Westall (d.1794) and his second wife Martha ... |
5175362 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s%20in%20fashion | 1960s in fashion | Fashion of the 1960s featured a number of diverse trends, as part of a decade that broke many fashion traditions, adopted new cultures, and launched a new age of social movements. Around the middle of the decade, fashions arising from small pockets of young people in a few urban centers received large amounts of media ... |
5175640 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Morocco | Human rights in Morocco | Morocco became a highly repressive country under the absolute monarchy of King Hassan II, and continues to be considered repressive under the reign of King Mohammed VI, though the latter has instituted some reforms. Dozens of journalists, artists, and ordinary citizens are regularly sentenced to lengthy prison sentence... |
5175666 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Louis%20Cardinals%20all-time%20roster | St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster | This list is complete and up-to-date through 2023 season.
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the St. Louis Cardinals franchise, including the 1882 St. Louis Brown Stockings, the 1883–1898 St. Louis Browns, and the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos.
Players in Bold ... |
5175993 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma%20House%20of%20Representatives | Oklahoma House of Representatives | The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's budget. The upper house of the Oklahoma Legislature is the Oklahoma Senate.
... |
5176810 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Late%20Night%20with%20Conan%20O%27Brien%20sketches | List of Late Night with Conan O'Brien sketches | The following is a list of sketches performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC.
Late Night sketches appearing on Tonight
Moral Outrage
In response to a recent news story, usually about misconduct, Conan speaks at length about his moral outrage, and his feeling of responsibility to remove this type of behavior ... |
5176913 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20French%20Americans | List of French Americans | French Americans are U.S. citizens or nationals of French descent and heritage. The majority of Franco-American families did not arrive directly from France, but rather settled French territories in the New World (primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries) before moving or being forced to move to the United States later... |
5177287 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnerbait | Spinnerbait | A spinnerbait or spinner is any one of a family of hybrid fishing lures that combines the designs of a swimbait with one or more spoon lure blades. Spinnerbaits get the name from the action of the metallic blades, which passively revolve around the attachment point like a spinning propeller when the lure is in motion, ... |
5177706 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily%20Maklakov | Vasily Maklakov | Vasily Alekseyevich Maklakov (; , Moscow – July 15, 1957, Baden, Switzerland) was a Russian student activist, a trial lawyer and liberal parliamentary deputy, an orator, and one of the leaders of the Constitutional Democratic Party, notable for his advocacy of a constitutional Russian state. He served as deputy in the ... |
5178211 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1804%20New%20England%20hurricane | 1804 New England hurricane | The 1804 New England hurricane (also known as the Storm of October 1804) was the first tropical cyclone in recorded history known to have produced snowfall. An unusual late-season storm in 1804, it yielded vast amounts of snow, rain, and powerful winds across the northeastern United States. Prior to its approach toward... |
5179134 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchen%20Hauptbahnhof | München Hauptbahnhof | München Hauptbahnhof or Munich Central Station is the main railway station in the city of Munich, Germany. It is one of the three stations with long-distance services in Munich, the others being Munich East station (München Ost) and Munich-Pasing station (München-Pasing). München Hauptbahnhof sees about 450,000 passeng... |
5179641 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InfoWars | InfoWars | InfoWars is an American far-right conspiracy theory and fake news website owned by Alex Jones. It was founded in 1999, and operates under Free Speech Systems LLC.
Talk shows and other content for the site are created primarily in studios at an undisclosed location in an industrial area in the outskirts of Austin, Texa... |
5180201 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Washington%20University%20School%20of%20Engineering%20and%20Applied%20Science | George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science | The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. is a technical school which specializes in engineering, technology, communications, and transportation. The school is located on the main campus of the George Washington University and offers both undergraduate ... |
5180310 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmsley%20Building | Helmsley Building | The Helmsley Building is a 35-story skyscraper at 230 Park Avenue between East 45th and 46th Streets, just north of Grand Central Terminal, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It was built in 1929 as the New York Central Building and was designed by Warren & Wetmore in the Beaux-Arts style. It was t... |
5180426 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportes%20Tolima | Deportes Tolima | Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A.
Founded in 1954, the club has won the Colombian top tier thrice: in the 2003–II, 2018–I, and 2021–I tournaments, one... |
5181008 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo%20Gentiloni | Paolo Gentiloni | Paolo Gentiloni Silveri (; born 22 November 1954) is an Italian politician who has served as European Commissioner for Economy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019. He previously served as prime minister of Italy from December 2016 to June 2018.
After a lengthy career in local politics, Gentiloni was ... |
5181032 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Agnes%2C%20Cornwall | St Agnes, Cornwall | St Agnes () is a civil parish and a large village on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about five miles (8 km) north of Redruth and ten miles (16 km) southwest of Newquay. An electoral ward exists stretching as far south as Blackwater. The population at the 2011 census was 7,565.
The... |
5181094 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleocrater | Teleocrater | Teleocrater (meaning "completed basin", in reference to its closed acetabulum) is a genus of avemetatarsalian archosaur from the Middle Triassic Manda Formation of Tanzania. The name was coined by English paleontologist Alan Charig in his 1956 doctoral dissertation, but was only formally published in 2017 by Sterling N... |
5181286 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman%20Black%20and%20White | Batman Black and White | Batman Black and White refers to the comic book limited series published by DC Comics featuring 8-page black and white Batman stories. Volumes 1, 4 and 5 of the series feature all-new stories (published in 1996, 2013–14, and 2020–21, respectively), while Vol. 2 and 3 contain stories from the back-up feature of the Batm... |
5181524 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safaricom | Safaricom | Safaricom PLC is a listed Kenyan mobile network operator headquartered at Safaricom House in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the largest telecommunications provider in Kenya, and one of the most profitable companies in the East and Central Africa region. The company offers mobile telephony, mobile money transfer, consumer electr... |
5181657 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikunau | Nikunau | Nikunau is a low coral atoll in the Gilbert Islands that forms a council district of the Republic of Kiribati. It consists of two parts, with the larger in the northwest, joined by an isthmus about wide.
There are several landlocked hypersaline lagoons within the island, covering about . The island is surrounded by a... |
5181815 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Pakistan | Cinema of Pakistan | Cinema of Pakistan, popularly known as Lollywood (), refers to the filmmaking industry in Pakistan. Pakistan is home to several film studios centres, primarily located in its three largest cities – Karachi, Lahore.
Pakistani cinema has played an important part in Pakistani culture, and in recent years, has begun flour... |
5181858 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Sri%20Lanka | Cinema of Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with Kadawunu Poronduwa produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lankan films are usually made in Sinhala and Tamil languages, the dominant languages ... |
5182005 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Observatory%20of%20Athens | National Observatory of Athens | The National Observatory of Athens (NOA; ) is a research institute in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest research foundation in Greece. The Observatory was the first scientific research institute built after Greece became independent in 1829, and one of the oldest research institutes in Southern Europe.... |
5182088 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20Witness | Global Witness | Global Witness is an international NGO established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights abuses worldwide. The organisation has offices in London and Washington, D.C.
Global Witness states that it does not have any political affili... |
5182153 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20royal%20symbols | Canadian royal symbols | Canadian royal symbols are the visual and auditory identifiers of the Canadian monarchy, including the viceroys, in the country's federal and provincial jurisdictions. These may specifically distinguish organizations that derive their authority from the Crown (such as parliament or police forces), establishments with r... |
5182186 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc%20Light%20%28novel%29 | Arc Light (novel) | Arc Light is the debut novel by Eric L. Harry and is a techno-thriller about a limited nuclear war published in September 1994 and written in 1991 and 1992.
As China and Russia clash in Siberia, and war brews between the United States and North Korea, a series of accidents and misunderstandings lead to a Russian nucle... |
5182370 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime%20in%20Mexico | Crime in Mexico | Crime is one of the most urgent concerns facing Mexico, as Mexican drug trafficking rings play a major role in the flow of cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, and marijuana transiting between Latin America and the United States. Drug trafficking has led to corruption, which has had a deleterious effect on Mexic... |
5182865 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrus%20Alphonsi | Petrus Alphonsi | Petrus Alphonsi (died after 1116) was a Jewish Spanish physician, writer, astronomer and polemicist who converted to Christianity in 1106. He is also known just as Alphonsi, and as Peter Alfonsi or Peter Alphonso, and was born Moses Sephardi. Born in Islamic Spain, he mostly lived in England and France after his conver... |
5182951 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | 1991 in the United Kingdom | Events from the year 1991 in the United Kingdom.
Incumbents
Monarch – Elizabeth II
Prime Minister – John Major (Conservative)
Parliament – 50th
Events
January
January – Tax-exempt special savings accounts (TESSAs) introduced as a government concession to promote personal savings.
3 January – The UK expels all ... |
5183633 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Intelligence%20Agency | Central Intelligence Agency | The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily t... |
5183703 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huang%20Chao | Huang Chao | Huang Chao (835 – July 13, 884) was a Chinese rebel, best known for leading a major rebellion that severely weakened the Tang dynasty.
Huang was a salt smuggler before joining Wang Xianzhi's rebellion in 875. After splitting with Wang in 876, Huang turned south and conquered the port of Guangzhou in 879. His army then... |
5184131 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion%20of%20Yugoslavia | Invasion of Yugoslavia | The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War or Operation 25, was a German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was put forward in "Führer Directive No. 25", which Adolf Hitler issued on 27 March 1941, following... |
5184366 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/550%20Madison%20Avenue | 550 Madison Avenue | 550 Madison Avenue (also 550 Madison; formerly known as the Sony Tower, Sony Plaza, and AT&T Building) is a postmodern skyscraper on Madison Avenue between 55th and 56th Streets in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee with associate architect Simmons Architects... |
5184719 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrovial | Ferrovial | Ferrovial, S.A. (), previously Grupo Ferrovial, is a Spanish multinational company that operates in the infrastructure sector for transportation and mobility with four divisions: Highways, Airports, Construction, and Mobility and Energy Infrastructure. The Highway sector develops, finances, and operates tolls on highw... |
5185171 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Mitchell%20%28musician%29 | Kevin Mitchell (musician) | Kevin Edward Mitchell (born 1 October 1977), also known by the stage name of Bob Evans, is an Australian singer-songwriter; Mitchell uses the name for his primary solo project. He is also the founding lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Jebediah, which was formed in 1994 and features his old... |
5185874 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20State%20Route%2038 | New York State Route 38 | New York State Route 38 (NY 38) is a north–south state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with NY 96 in the town of Owego in Tioga County. The northern terminus is at a junction with NY 104A in the town of Sterling in Cayuga County. NY 38 is ... |
5185881 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20statutes%20of%20New%20Zealand%20%282008%E2%80%932017%29 | List of statutes of New Zealand (2008–2017) | This is a list of statutes from 2008 to 2017. For lists of earlier and more recent statutes, see Lists of Statutes of New Zealand.
This is a list of Statutes of New Zealand for the period of the Fifth National Government of New Zealand.
2008
Taxation (Urgent Measures and Annual Rates) Act 2008
Amendments
Bail Amen... |
5186050 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%3A%20Freedom%20to%20Fascism | America: Freedom to Fascism | America: Freedom to Fascism is a 2006 American film by filmmaker and activist Aaron Russo, covering a variety of subjects that Russo contends are detrimental to Americans. Topics include the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the income tax, Federal Reserve System, national ID cards (REAL ID Act), human-implanted RFID tag... |
5186233 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrophilia%20in%20popular%20culture | Necrophilia in popular culture | Necrophilia has been a topic in popular culture.
Necrophilia in fiction
Romantic connections between love and death are a frequent theme in Western artistic expression.
In the Greek legend of the Trojan War, the Greek hero Achilles slays the Amazon queen Penthesilea in a duel. Upon removing her helmet and seeing her... |
5186411 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born%20coordinates | Born coordinates | In relativistic physics, the Born coordinate chart is a coordinate chart for (part of) Minkowski spacetime, the flat spacetime of special relativity. It is often used to analyze the physical experience of observers who ride on a ring or disk rigidly rotating at relativistic speeds, so called Langevin observers. This ... |
5186823 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Turner%27s%20Come%20and%20Gone | Joe Turner's Come and Gone | Joe Turner's Come and Gone is a play by American playwright August Wilson. It is the second installment of his decade-by-decade chronicle of the African-American experience, The Pittsburgh Cycle. The play was first staged 1984 at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut, and opened on Broadway on Mar... |
5187017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Crown%20Tourist%20Court | Red Crown Tourist Court | The Red Crown Tavern and Red Crown Tourist Court in Platte County, Missouri was the site of the July 20, 1933 gun battle between lawmen and outlaws Bonnie and Clyde and three members of their gang. The outlaws made their escape, and were tracked down and cornered four days later near Dexter, Iowa and engaged by another... |
5187078 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allerleirauh | Allerleirauh | "Allerleirauh" () is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Since the second edition published in 1819, it has been recorded as Tale no. 65. Andrew Lang included it in The Green Fairy Book.
It is Aarne–Thompson folktale type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include "Cap O' Rushes", "Donkeyskin", "Catski... |
5187550 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20enforcement%20in%20Bolivia | Law enforcement in Bolivia | Law enforcement in Bolivia is reliant on the 40,000-member Cuerpo de Policía Nacional (National Police Corps) responsible for internal security and maintaining law and order. Unlike many South American countries, the Bolivian police force always has been accountable to the national government rather than to state or lo... |
5187609 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence%20Wackett | Lawrence Wackett | Sir Lawrence James Wackett (2 January 1896 – 18 March 1982) is widely regarded as "father of the Australian aircraft industry". He has been described as "one of the towering figures in the history of Australian aviation covering, as he did, virtually all aspects of activities: pilot, designer of airframes and engines,... |
5187955 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Idol%20%28season%206%29 | American Idol (season 6) | The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a two-night, four-hour premiere special on January 16 and 17, and ran until May 23, 2007. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned as judges, and Ryan Seacrest returned as host. A new record of 74 million votes were cast in the... |
5188166 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterine%20prolapse | Uterine prolapse | Uterine prolapse is a form of pelvic organ prolapse in which the uterus and a portion of the upper vagina protrude into the vaginal canal and, in severe cases, through the opening of the vagina. It is most often caused by injury or damage to structures that hold the uterus in place within the pelvic cavity. Symptoms ma... |
5188309 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20efficiency%20in%20British%20housing | Energy efficiency in British housing | Domestic housing in the United Kingdom presents a possible opportunity for achieving the 20% overall cut in UK greenhouse gas emissions targeted by the Government for 2010. However, the process of achieving that drop is proving problematic given the very wide range of age and condition of the UK housing stock.
Carbon ... |
5188626 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development%20of%20Jehovah%27s%20Witnesses%20doctrine | Development of Jehovah's Witnesses doctrine | The doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses have developed since publication of The Watchtower magazine began in 1879. Early doctrines were based on interpretations of the Bible by Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society founder Charles Taze Russell, then added to, altered or discarded by his successors, Joseph Rutherford and Natha... |
5189361 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles%20Browning | Miles Browning | Miles Rutherford Browning (April 10, 1897 – September 29, 1954) was an officer in the United States Navy in the Atlantic during World War I and in the Pacific during World War II. An early test pilot in the development of carrier-based Navy aircraft and a pioneer in the development of aircraft carrier combat operations... |
5189416 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton%20Press | Charlton Press | The Charlton Press is a book publishing company that produces pricing guides as well as other books on related topics, including collectables (coins, banknotes, medals, sports cards, clocks, and dolls) and porcelain figures. The company's first title was Catalogue of Canadian Coins, Tokens & Fractional Currency, publis... |
5189452 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Syracuse%20University%20people | List of Syracuse University people | This is a list of people associated with Syracuse University, including founders, financial benefactors, notable alumni, notable educators, and speakers. Syracuse University has over 250,000 alumni representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 170 countries and territories.
Founders
Jesse Trues... |
5190110 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans | 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans | The 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 14th Grand Prix of Endurance. It took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 19 and 20 June 1937. The race was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille and Robert Benoist in Roger Labric's works-supported Bugatti team, in one of the streamlined new Type 57G cars, at a record pace and exceeding 2000... |
5190913 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20rules%20football%20in%20South%20Australia | Australian rules football in South Australia | Australian rules football in South Australia has long been the most popular sport in the state. It is governed by the South Australia National Football League.
Forms of football were played very early in the history of the Colony of South Australia pre-dating the organisation of Australian rules football in Victoria a... |
5191517 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Gordon | Alex Gordon | Alexander Jonathan Gordon (born February 10, 1984) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played his entire career for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2007 to 2020. Prior to playing professionally, Gordon attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he played colle... |
5191572 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit%20rationing | Credit rationing | Credit rationing by definition is limiting the lenders of the supply of additional credit to borrowers who demand funds at a set quoted rate by the financial institution. It is an example of market failure, as the price mechanism fails to bring about equilibrium in the market. It should not be confused with cases where... |
5191882 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai%20Chen | Mai Chen | Mai Chen is a New Zealand and Harvard educated lawyer with a professional and specialist focus in constitutional and administrative law, Waitangi tribunal and courts, human rights, white collar fraud and regulatory defence, judicial review, regulatory issues, education law, and public policy and law reform. Chen is a ... |
5192308 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic%20groups%20of%20Argentina | Ethnic groups of Argentina | Argentina has a racially and ethnically diverse population. The territory of what today is Argentina was first inhabited by numerous indigenous peoples. The first white settlers came during the period of Spanish colonization, beginning in the 16th century. The Spaniards imported African slaves, who would go on to becom... |
5192831 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santana%20%28band%29 | Santana (band) | Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana. The band has undergone various recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Santana being the only consistent member. After signing with Columbia Records, the band's appearance at the Woodstock Festival ... |
5192989 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catawissa%20Creek | Catawissa Creek | Catawissa Creek (colloquially known as The Cat) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in east-central Pennsylvania in the United States. Its watershed has an area of .
The waters of Catawissa Creek are highly acidic, with a pH of 4.5, due to runoff from an abandoned mine in the creek's watershed. Catawissa Creek is... |
5193078 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20food%20additives | List of food additives | Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance its taste, appearance, or other qualities.
Purposes
Additives are used for many purposes but the main uses are:
Acids Food acids are added to make flavors "sharper", and also act as preservatives and antioxidants. Common food acids include vi... |
5194435 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan%20W | Plan W | Plan W, during World War II, was a plan of joint military operations between the governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom devised between 1940 and 1942, to be executed in the event of an invasion of Ireland by Nazi Germany.
Although Ireland was officially neutral, after the German Blitzkriegs of 1939–40 that res... |
5194620 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Smagorinsky | Joseph Smagorinsky | Joseph Smagorinsky (29 January 1924 – 21 September 2005) was an American meteorologist and the first director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL).
Early life
Joseph Smagorinsky was born to Nathan Smagorinsky and Dina Azaroff. His parents were fr... |
5195034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge%20System | History of the National Wildlife Refuge System | The National Wildlife Refuge System in the United States has a long and distinguished history.
Early years (1864–1920)
In January, 1902, a plan was hatched by members of the Boone and Crockett Club to create a system of wildlife refuges across the United States with support of fellow member Theodore Roosevelt. And by... |
5195192 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasio%20Bustamante | Anastasio Bustamante | Trinidad Anastasio de Sales Ruiz Bustamante y Oseguera (; 27 July 1780 – 6 February 1853) was a Mexican physician, general, and politician who served as the 4th President of Mexico three times from 1830 to 1832, 1837 to 1839, and 1839 to 1841. He also served as the 2nd Vice President of Mexico from 1829 to 1832 under P... |
5195275 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro%20Almod%C3%B3var | Pedro Almodóvar | Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narratives. Desire, LGBT issues, passion, family, and identity are among Almodóvar's most preval... |
5195347 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second%20Spanish%20Republic | Second Spanish Republic | The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931, after the deposition of King Alfonso XIII, and was dissolved on 1 April 1939 after surrendering in the Spanish Civil War to the Nationalists led... |
5195670 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Karachi | History of Karachi | The area of Karachi (, ) in Sindh, Pakistan has a natural harbor and has been used as fishing port by local fisherman belonging to Sindhi tribes since prehistory. Archaeological excavations have uncovered a period going back to Indus valley civilisation which shows the importance of the port since the Bronze Age. The p... |
5195696 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20transfers%20of%20La%20Liga%20%E2%80%93%202005%E2%80%9306%20season | List of transfers of La Liga – 2005–06 season | This is a list of Spanish football transfers for the 2005–06 La Liga season. Transfers are only allowed in limited transfer windows in summer and winter.
Deportivo Alavés
In:
Pacheco - On loan from Albacete Balompié
Ibon Begoña - Signed from Gimnástic de Tarragona
Georgiev - On loan from Slavia Sofia
Elton Giovann... |
5196115 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi%20Sands%20flower-loving%20fly | Delhi Sands flower-loving fly | The Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) is a subspecies of flower-loving fly, a member of the genus Rhaphiomidas in the Mydidae family. It was the first fly added to the Endangered Species List in the United States.
This subspecies is restricted to the Delhi Sand Dunes formation, an are... |
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