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5729494 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th%20Wing | 18th Wing | The United States Air Force's 18th Wing is the host wing for Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan and is the Air Force's largest combat wing. It is the largest and principal organization in the Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force.
The Wing's 18th Operations Group is a successor organization of the 18th Pursuit Group, one of... |
5729585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed%20Omar%20Saeed%20Sheikh | Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh | Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (; sometimes known as Umar Sheikh, Sheikh Omar, Sheik Syed or by the alias Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad; born 23 December 1973) is a British Pakistani terrorist. He became a member of the Islamist jihadist group Harkat-ul-Ansar or Harkat-ul-Mujahideen in the 1990s, and later of Jaish-e-Mohammed and w... |
5729648 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas%20Mahut | Nicolas Mahut | Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (; born 21 January 1982) is a French professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
He is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having completed the career Grand Slam with victories at the 2015 US Open, 2016 Wimbledon Championships, 2018 French Open, and 2019 Austr... |
5729749 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko%20Tipsarevi%C4%87 | Janko Tipsarević | Janko Tipsarević (, ; born 22 June 1984) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 8, achieved on 2 April 2012. In his career, he won 4 ATP World Tour titles, one ATP doubles title, three Futures, and 15 Challenger titles. Tipsarević also won the 2001 Australian Open ... |
5729857 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35th%20Fighter%20Wing | 35th Fighter Wing | The 35th Fighter Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The wing is part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)'s Fifth Air Force.
The wing was first activated in August 1948 at Johnson Air Base, Japan when PACAF implemented the wing base organization. It partic... |
5729935 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gy%C3%B6rgy%20S%C3%A1rosi | György Sárosi | György Sárosi (; 5 August 1912 – 20 June 1993) was a Hungarian footballer. Sárosi was a complete footballer renowned for his versatility and technique among other things, and he played in several positions for Ferencváros and the Hungary national team. Essentially a second striker, he could also operate in midfield or ... |
5730199 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAGs | WAGs | WAGs (or Wags) is an acronym used to refer to wives and girlfriends of high-profile sportsmen and women. The term may also be used in the singular form, WAG, to refer to a specific female partner or life partner who is in a relationship with an athlete. The term was first used by the British tabloid press to refer to t... |
5730695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KF%20Vllaznia%20Shkod%C3%ABr | KF Vllaznia Shkodër | Klubi I Futbollit Vllaznia Shkodër, commonly known as Vllaznia is an Albanian football club based in the city of Shkodër. It is the association football branch of the Vllaznia Sports Club, which was founded on 16 February 1919. It is also the oldest club in Albania which means it is the first club created in Albania. T... |
5731574 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queue%20%28hairstyle%29 | Queue (hairstyle) | A queue or cue is a hairstyle worn by the Jurchen and Manchu peoples of Manchuria, and was later required to be worn by male subjects of Qing China. Hair on top of the scalp is grown long and is often braided, while the front portion of the head is shaved. The distinctive hairstyle led to its wearers being targeted dur... |
5731861 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%20Hiele%20model | Van Hiele model | In mathematics education, the Van Hiele model is a theory that describes how students learn geometry. The theory originated in 1957 in the doctoral dissertations of Dina van Hiele-Geldof and Pierre van Hiele (wife and husband) at Utrecht University, in the Netherlands. The Soviets did research on the theory in the 1960... |
5732655 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate%20ending | Alternate ending | An alternate ending (or alternative ending) is an ending of a story that was considered, or even written or produced, but ultimately discarded in favour of another resolution. Generally, alternative endings are considered to have no bearing on the canonical narrative.
Examples in literature
Charles Dickens' novel Gre... |
5732780 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devi%20Sri%20Prasad | Devi Sri Prasad | Devi Sri Prasad, popularly known by his initials DSP (born Gandham Sriprasad; 2 August 1979) is an Indian composer, singer and lyricist. He is known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Nandi Award, ten Filmfare Awards, seven SIIMA Awards and fiv... |
5733164 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall%20Line%20Freeway | Fall Line Freeway | The Fall Line Freeway (FLF; also signed as State Route 540 (SR 540)) is a highway designed to span the width of the U.S. state of Georgia from Columbus at the Alabama state line to Augusta, travelling through several cities including Macon, Fort Valley, Sandersville, and Wrens. Though it is called a freeway, it is co... |
5733638 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Dugard | John Dugard | Christopher John Robert Dugard (born 23 August 1936 in Fort Beaufort), known as John Dugard, is a South African professor of international law. His main academic specializations are in Roman-Dutch law, public international law, jurisprudence, human rights, criminal procedure and international criminal law. He has serve... |
5733851 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babesia | Babesia | Babesia, also called Nuttallia, is an apicomplexan parasite that infects red blood cells and is transmitted by ticks. Originally discovered by the Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeș in 1888, over 100 species of Babesia have since been identified.
Babesia comprises more than 100 species of tick-borne parasites that i... |
5734048 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Big%20Switch | Operation Big Switch | Operation Big Switch was the repatriation of all remaining prisoners of the Korean War. Ceasefire talks had been going on between the North Korean, Chinese and United Nations Command (UNC) forces since 1951, with the main point of contention being the repatriation of all prisoners to their home countries, in accordance... |
5734155 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd%20Carney | Todd Carney | Todd Carney (born 2 June 1986), also known by the nickname of "Toddy", is an Australian former professional rugby league player who played in the 2000s and 2010s.
He has previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Sydney Roosters and the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (2004 - 2014); and for th... |
5734328 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qisas | Qisas | Qisas or Qiṣāṣ () is an Islamic term interpreted to mean "retaliation in kind", "eye for an eye", or retributive justice.
Qisas and diyya are two of several forms of punishment in classical/traditional Islamic criminal jurisprudence, the others being Hudud and Ta'zir.
The legal systems of Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arab... |
5734874 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanesian%20mythology | Melanesian mythology | Melanesian mythology refers to the folklore, myths, and religions of Melanesia, a region in Southwest Oceania that encompasses the archipelagos of New Guinea (including Indonesian New Guinea and Papua New Guinea), the Torres Strait Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji. The various mythologies consi... |
5734910 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion%20Hammer | Marion Hammer | Marion P. Hammer (born April 26, 1939) is an American gun advocate and lobbyist who was the first female president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), from 1995 to 1998.
Hammer has been an influential NRA lobbyist since the 1970s, and is credited with influencing many of Florida's gun laws, including ... |
5735156 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Cat%20and%20the%20Canary%20%281927%20film%29 | The Cat and the Canary (1927 film) | The Cat and the Canary is a 1927 American silent comedy horror film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. An adaptation of John Willard's 1922 black-comedy play of the same name, the film stars Laura La Plante as Annabelle West, Forrest Stanley as Charlie Wilder, and Creighton Hale as Paul Jones. Th... |
5735396 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion%20of%20the%20Body%20Snatchers%20%281978%20film%29 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film) | Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 American science-fiction horror film directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum, and Leonard Nimoy. Released on December 22, 1978, it is based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. The novel was prev... |
5735467 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body%20Snatchers%20%281993%20film%29 | Body Snatchers (1993 film) | Body Snatchers is a 1993 American science fiction horror film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Gabrielle Anwar, Billy Wirth, Terry Kinney, Meg Tilly, Christine Elise, R. Lee Ermey, and Forest Whitaker. It is loosely based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney, with a screenplay by Nicholas St. John, ... |
5735690 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego%20City | Lego City | Lego City (stylized as LEGO City) is a theme under which Lego building sets are released based on city life, with the models depicting city and emergency services (such as police and fire), airport, train, construction, and civilian services. Legoland Town is one of the three original themes that Lego produced upon its... |
5735707 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Puerto%20Rico | Cinema of Puerto Rico | The history of the Cinema industry in Puerto Rico predates Hollywood, being conceived after the first industries emerged in some locations of the United States, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, France, Great Britain and Germany. During the US invasion of the island in 1898, American soldiers brought cameras to record what ... |
5735747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape%20crisis%20centers%20in%20the%20United%20States | Rape crisis centers in the United States | Rape crisis centers in the United States, usually capitalized as Rape Crisis Center and often abbreviated as RCC, are community-based organizations affiliated with the anti-rape movement in the U.S. Rape crisis centers in other countries offer similar services, but have different histories and vary in their organizatio... |
5736225 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Bellicose | Operation Bellicose | Operation Bellicose was an attack by Avro Lancaster bombers of the Royal Air Force on a German radar factory housed in the former Zeppelin Works at Friedrichshafen and the Italian naval base at La Spezia. It was the first shuttle bombing raid in the Second World War and the second use of a Master Bomber. In early June... |
5736419 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T2K%20experiment | T2K experiment | T2K ("Tokai to Kamioka") is a particle physics experiment studying the oscillations of the accelerator neutrinos. The experiment is conducted in Japan by the international cooperation of about 500 physicists and engineers with over 60 research institutions from several countries from Europe, Asia and North America and ... |
5736464 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Return%20of%20Dr.%20Octagon | The Return of Dr. Octagon | The Return of Dr. Octagon is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Kool Keith (Keith Matthew Thornton), and his second release under the 'Dr. Octagon' alias, following Dr. Octagonecologyst. It was released on June 27, 2006, on OCD International in the United States. The album revives the character of Dr. Octa... |
5736512 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meanings%20of%20minor%20planet%20names%3A%2033001%E2%80%9334000 | Meanings of minor planet names: 33001–34000 |
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| 33002 Everest || 1997 DM || Mount Everest (also known as Sagarmāthā in Nepal and Chomolungma in China) is the world's highest mountain. The summit is 8848 m above sea level. ||
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| 33004 Dianesipiera || 1997 EP || Diane M. Sipiera (born 1955), American executive director of the Planet... |
5736781 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Korotayev | Andrey Korotayev | Andrey Vitalievich Korotayev (; born 17 February 1961) is a Russian anthropologist, economic historian, comparative political scientist, demographer and sociologist, with major contributions to world-systems theory, cross-cultural studies, Near Eastern history, Big History, and mathematical modelling of social and econ... |
5737542 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Secret%20Pilgrim | The Secret Pilgrim | The Secret Pilgrim is a 1990 episodic novel by British writer John le Carré, set within the frame narrative of an informal dinner talk given at the spy-training school in Sarratt by George Smiley. As Smiley talks, the first-person narrator, whom readers know only as "Ned", recalls his own experiences in a long career i... |
5737713 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danse%20Macabre%20%28novel%29 | Danse Macabre (novel) | Danse Macabre is a horror/mystery/erotica novel by American writer Laurell K. Hamilton, the fourteenth book in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series.
Explanation of the title
Danse Macabre is French for "Dance of Death". The phrase historically refers to a late-medieval allegory of the universality of death, in whi... |
5737814 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9-Marie%20Mbida | André-Marie Mbida | Andre-Marie Mbida (1 January 19172 May 1980) was a Cameroonian statesman, a nationalist, the first Cameroonian to be elected Member of Parliament at the French National Assembly, a Prime Minister of Cameroon, the second African-born Prime Minister in Sub-Saharan Africa, the first Head of State of French-speaking autono... |
5738350 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60th%20Air%20Mobility%20Wing | 60th Air Mobility Wing | The 60th Air Mobility Wing (60 AMW) is the largest air mobility organization in the United States Air Force and is responsible for strategic airlift and air refueling missions around the world. It is the host unit at Travis Air Force Base in California. Wing activity is primarily focused on support in the Middle East ... |
5738417 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal%20issues%20with%20fan%20fiction | Legal issues with fan fiction | Fanfiction has encountered problems with intellectual property law due to usage of copyrighted characters without the original creator or copyright owner's consent.
United States copyright law
Significant amounts of copyrightable creative works such as motion pictures, television programs, music, and computer gaming ... |
5738611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%20Newman | Nicholas Newman | Nicholas Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Created and introduced by William J. Bell, he was born onscreen in 1988 as the second child of supercouple characters Victor and Nikki Newman. Portrayed by a set of twins and later two child actors for his first six-ye... |
5738832 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon%20Newman | Sharon Newman | Sharon Newman is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera on the CBS network, currently portrayed by Sharon Case. Created by William J. Bell as a love interest for Nicholas Newman, the character debuted on June 27, 1994. Before Case took over in September 1994, the character was por... |
5738833 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDKA%20%28AM%29 | KDKA (AM) | KDKA () is a Class A, clear channel, AM radio station, owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. and licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Its radio studios are located at the combined Audacy Pittsburgh facility in the Foster Plaza on Holiday Drive in Green Tree, and its transmitter site is at Allison Park. The... |
5739752 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential%20Early%20Career%20Award%20for%20Scientists%20and%20Engineers | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers | The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is the highest honor bestowed by the United States federal government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers. The White House, following recommendations from participating agencies, confe... |
5739914 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis%20Summers | Phyllis Summers | Phyllis Summers is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera on the CBS network. The character was created and introduced by William J. Bell, and debuted in the episode airing on October 18, 1994. Phyllis was originally and most notably portrayed by actress Michelle Stafford, until 1... |
5740017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%20Buffaloes%20football | Colorado Buffaloes football | The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is a member of the Pac-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference, and will rejoin the Big 12 beginning in the 2024 season. Before joi... |
5740330 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Young%20%28pitcher%29 | Chris Young (pitcher) | Christopher Ryan Young (born May 25, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and general manager of the Texas Rangers since 2020. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from to for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals. ... |
5740865 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic%20stereotypes%20in%20comics | Ethnic stereotypes in comics | Ethnic stereotypes in comics (the representation of racial and ethnic minorities in mainstream comic books) have evolved over time, reflecting the changing political climate.
Sociopolitical impact of comics
Throughout history, comics have reflected the sociopolitical attitudes of their writers and readers. In America... |
5740890 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine%20reproduction | Canine reproduction | Canine reproduction is the process of sexual reproduction in domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes and other canine species.
Canine sexual anatomy and development
Male reproductive system
Erectile tissue
As with all mammals, a dog's penis is made up of three pieces of erectile tissue. These are the two corpora cavernosa an... |
5741167 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%20communication | Cat communication | Cats need to communicate with each other for bonding, and relating with each other; they need to collaborate, play, and share resources. When they communicate with humans, they do so to get what they need or want, such as food, affection, or play.
Cats use a range of communication methods such as vocal, visual, tacti... |
5741239 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken%20as%20food | Chicken as food | Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world. Owing to the relative ease and low cost of raising chickens—in comparison to mammals such as cattle or hogs—chicken meat (commonly called just "chicken") and chicken eggs have become prevalent in numerous cuisines.
Chicken can be prepared in a vast range of ways... |
5741728 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Mosque%20of%20Kairouan | Great Mosque of Kairouan | The Great Mosque of Kairouan (), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (), is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan, Tunisia and is one of the most impressive and largest Islamic monuments in North Africa.<ref
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Established by the Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi ... |
5741883 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton%27s%20Cafeteria%20riot | Compton's Cafeteria riot | The Compton's Cafeteria riot occurred in August 1966 in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. The riot was a response to the violent and constant police harassment of drag queens and trans people, particularly trans women. The incident was one of the first LGBT-related riots in United States history, preceding the ... |
5742278 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Devon%20Railway%20sea%20wall | South Devon Railway sea wall | The South Devon Railway sea wall is situated on the south coast of Devon in England. A footpath runs alongside the railway between Dawlish Warren and Dawlish, then another footpath forms a continuation to the sea front promenade at Teignmouth. Both of these form part of the South West Coast Path.
The South Devon Railw... |
5742305 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily%20Winters | Lily Winters | Lily Winters is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Created by William J. Bell, the character appeared as a child for her first five-year period. In 2002, Christel Khalil began portraying Lily as a teenager after the character rapidly aged. In 2005, Khalil left the series,... |
5742315 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang%20Yue%20%28chess%20player%29 | Wang Yue (chess player) | Wang Yue (; born 31 March 1987) is a Chinese chess player. In 2004, he became China's 18th grandmaster at the age of 17. He is China's first player ever to break into the top 10 of the FIDE world rankings and was the highest-ever rated Chinese player, with a peak rating of 2756, until August 2015, when this record was ... |
5742374 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20B.%20Harris%20Jr. | Harry B. Harris Jr. | Harry Binkley Harris Jr. (born August 4, 1956) is a retired Japanese-born American diplomat and retired U.S. Navy officer. He was the first American of Japanese descent to lead US Pacific Command in the U.S. Navy and was the highest-ranking American of Japanese descent in the U.S. Navy during his time as commander.
Bo... |
5742429 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Emo | Angelo Emo | Angelo Emo (3 January 1731 – 1 March 1792) was a Venetian noble, administrator, and admiral. He is notable for his reforms of the Venetian navy and his naval campaigns, being regarded as the last great admiral of the Venetian Republic.
The scion of a distinguished family, Emo received an excellent education, and began... |
5743113 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang%20R%C3%BCbsam | Wolfgang Rübsam | Wolfgang Friedrich Rübsam (born October 16, 1946, in Gießen) is a German-American organist, pianist, composer and pedagogue.
Biography
After his musical training with Erich Ackermann in Fulda, Germany, Rübsam studied at the Musikhochschule in Frankfurt am Main with Helmut Walcha. Additional studies in organ followed w... |
5743421 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgunj | Birgunj | Birganj () is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhes Pradesh in southern Nepal. It lies south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul on the border of the Indian state of Bihar. As an entry point to Nepal from Patna, Birganj is known as the "Gateway of Nepal". It is also called the "Commerci... |
5743642 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Container%20Terminal%20Services | International Container Terminal Services | International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) () is a global port management company headquartered in Manila, Philippines. Established on December 24, 1987, ICTSI is the Philippines' largest multinational and transnational company, having established operations in both developed and emerging market economies ... |
5743782 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Tower%20House | The Tower House | The Tower House, 29 Melbury Road, is a late-Victorian townhouse in the Holland Park district of Kensington and Chelsea, London, built by the architect and designer William Burges as his home. Designed between 1875 and 1881, in the French Gothic Revival style, it was described by the architectural historian J. Mordaunt ... |
5743818 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Somerset%20Mineral%20Railway | West Somerset Mineral Railway | The West Somerset Mineral Railway was a standard gauge line in Somerset, England. Originally expected to be long its length as built was , with a branch to Raleigh's Cross Mine. The line's core purpose was to carry iron ore northwards from mines on the Brendon Hills to Watchet harbour on the Bristol Channel. From the... |
5744211 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20View%20%28band%29 | The View (band) | The View are a Scottish indie rock band that formed in Dundee, Angus in 2005. They incorporate various styles such as punk, pop, alternative rock, and folk in their music. They are best known for their 2007 single "Same Jeans" which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
The band have released five studio albums si... |
5744590 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%20Crossing%20Council | Washington Crossing Council | Washington Crossing Council serves Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, New Jersey and Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The council was founded as Bucks County Council on August 13, 1928, and changed its name to Washington Crossing Council after receiving portions of the dissolved Central New Jersey Council.
Organi... |
5744651 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October%201979 | October 1979 | The following events occurred in October 1979:
October 1, 1979 (Monday)
Nigeria terminated military rule, and the Second Nigerian Republic was established, ending 13 years of military rule. Shehu Shagari, a former Finance Minister who had won a presidential election in 1978, succeeded Nigerian General Olusegun Obasan... |
5745128 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morayshire%20Railway | Morayshire Railway | The Morayshire Railway was the first railway to be built north of Aberdeen, Scotland. It received royal assent in 1846 but construction was delayed until 1851 because of the adverse economic conditions existing in the United Kingdom. The railway was built in two phases with the section from Elgin to Lossiemouth complet... |
5745279 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samir%20Nasri | Samir Nasri | Samir Nasri (born 26 June 1987) is a French former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he had also been deployed in central midfield.
Nasri was known for his dribbling, ball control and passing ability. He was described as a player whose "vision and imaginatio... |
5745408 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meanings%20of%20minor%20planet%20names%3A%2034001%E2%80%9335000 | Meanings of minor planet names: 34001–35000 |
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| 34002 Movsesian || || Karina Movsesian (born 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She also received the Dudley R. Herschbach Award. She attends the Prvni Ceske Gymnazium v Karlovych Varec... |
5745869 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin%20American%20studies | Latin American studies | Latin American studies (LAS) is an academic and research field associated with the study of Latin America. The interdisciplinary study is a subfield of area studies, and can be composed of numerous disciplines such as economics, sociology, history, international relations, political science, geography, gender studies, ... |
5746241 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Hallman | Dennis Hallman | Dennis Lloyd Hallman (born December 2, 1975) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 1996 to 2015. A veteran of 75 fights, he competed in various promotions including the UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, the World Series of Fighting, Titan FC, Shooto, and King of the Cage. He is also notable for... |
5746299 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties%20of%20Croatia | Counties of Croatia | The counties of Croatia () are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia. Since they were re-established in 1992, Croatia has been divided into 20 counties and the capital city of Zagreb, which has the authority and legal status of both a county and a city (separate from the surrounding Zag... |
5746495 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie%20Farah | Robbie Farah | Robert Peter Farah () (born 23 January 1984) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australian international, Lebanese international and captain of New South Wales Blues team, he has played the majority of his professional career with the Wests Tigers, with whom he won th... |
5746718 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobson%20v.%20United%20States | Jacobson v. United States | Jacobson v. United States, 503 U.S. 540 (1992), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court regarding the criminal procedure topic of entrapment. A narrowly divided court overturned the conviction of a Nebraska man for receiving child pornography through the mail, ruling that postal inspectors had implanted a ... |
5746975 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokshadacharan%20Samadhyayi | Mokshadacharan Samadhyayi | Pandit Mokshada Charan Samadhyayi (Mokshada or Mokhoda Charan Bhattacharji or Khasnabis) (1874–?) was a leading figure of the Jugantar movement.
Student life
Born about 1874, Mokshada Charan was son of Shyama Charan Khasnabis of Paikpara, Bikrampur Dhaka district, now in Bangladesh. He spent long years in Benares to h... |
5747237 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Love%20%28Paul%20McCartney%20and%20Wings%20song%29 | My Love (Paul McCartney and Wings song) | "My Love" is a song by the British–American band Paul McCartney and Wings that was first released as the lead single from their 1973 album Red Rose Speedway. It was written by Paul McCartney as a love song to his wife and Wings bandmate Linda. The single marked the first time that McCartney's name appeared in the artis... |
5747275 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Ware%20Racing | Rick Ware Racing | Rick Ware Racing (RWR) is an American motorsports team which currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, NTT IndyCar Series, and NHRA.
History
The organizational roots of RWR date back to Ware & Sons Racing with Rick and his father John Ware competing in the SCCA Series. They... |
5747495 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lage%20Raho%20Munna%20Bhai | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Lage Raho Munna Bhai (; ) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who co-wrote the screenplay with Abhijat Joshi and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is the follow-up to the 2003 film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. with Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi reprising ... |
5747612 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughtry%20%28band%29 | Daughtry (band) | Daughtry is an American rock band formed and fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry, who was a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. Their self-titled debut album was released in November 2006 and reached number one on the Billboard 200. The album went on to sell more than six million copies in the United States,... |
5748072 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture%20of%20London | Architecture of London | London's architectural heritage involves many architectural styles from different historical periods. London's architectural eclecticism stems from its long history, continual redevelopment, destruction by the Great Fire of London and The Blitz, and state recognition of private property rights which have limited large-... |
5748088 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back%20Off%20Boogaloo | Back Off Boogaloo | "Back Off Boogaloo" is a song by English rock musician Ringo Starr that was released as a non-album single in March 1972. Starr's former Beatles bandmate George Harrison produced the recording and helped Starr write the song, although he remained uncredited as a co-writer until 2017. Recording took place in London shor... |
5748222 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Korea%E2%80%93United%20States%20relations | South Korea–United States relations | Diplomatic relations between South Korea and the United States commenced in 1950, when the United States helped establish the modern state of South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, and fought on its UN-sponsored side in the Korean War (1950–1953). During the subsequent decades, South Korea experienced tremendou... |
5748261 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%20history%20of%20Brazil | Military history of Brazil | The military history of Brazil comprises centuries of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Brazil, and the role of the Brazilian Armed Forces in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. For several hundreds of years, the area was the site of intertribal wars of indigenous peoples. Beginning in the 16th cen... |
5748336 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Ban%20Me%20Thuot | Battle of Ban Me Thuot | The Battle of Ban Me Thuot was a decisive battle of the Vietnam War which led to the complete destruction of South Vietnam's II Corps Tactical Zone. The battle was part of a larger North Vietnamese military operation known as Campaign 275 to capture the Tay Nguyen region, known in the West as the Vietnamese Central Hig... |
5748416 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung%20Do%20Kwan | Chung Do Kwan | Chung Do Kwan, created by Won Kuk Lee in 1944, is one of the first of nine schools or kwan teaching Tang Soo Do. Later, the school began to teach what came to be known as taekwondo. This style of Tang Soo Do is known for its overall power and emphasis on kicks to the head.
Founding
The Chung Do Kwan (; "Blue Wave Sch... |
5748748 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan%20Rakiti%C4%87 | Ivan Rakitić | Ivan Rakitić (; born 10 March 1988) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla.
Rakitić started his professional career at Basel and spent two seasons with them before he was signed by Schalke 04. After spending three-and-a-half seasons in the Bundesliga, he was signed by ... |
5749543 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custodian%20helmet | Custodian helmet | The custodian helmet is a type of helmet worn predominantly by male police officers in the United Kingdom, within England and Wales, and certain other places around the world. First used by the Metropolitan Police in London in 1863, the BBC labelled the custodian helmet a "symbol of British law enforcement". They are w... |
5750180 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9nardiers | Thénardiers | The Thénardiers, commonly known as (; ) and , are fictional characters, and the secondary antagonists in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel and in many adaptations of the novel into other media.
They are unscrupulous working-class people who blame society for their sufferings. Early in the novel, they own an inn and cheat the... |
5750241 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger%27s%20Apprentice | Ranger's Apprentice | Ranger's Apprentice is a series written by Australian author John Flanagan. It began as twenty short stories Flanagan wrote for his son to get him interested in reading. Ten years later, Flanagan found the stories again and decided to turn them into a book, which became the first novel in the series, The Ruins of Gorla... |
5750673 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathising%E2%80%93systemising%20theory | Empathising–systemising theory | The empathising–systemising (E–S) theory is a theory on the psychological basis of autism and male–female neurological differences originally put forward by English clinical psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen. It classifies individuals based on abilities in empathic thinking (E) and systematic thinking (S). It measures ski... |
5750681 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark%20Horse%20%28George%20Harrison%20song%29 | Dark Horse (George Harrison song) | "Dark Horse" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison and the title track to his 1974 solo album on Apple Records. The song was the album's lead single in North America, becoming a top-20 hit in the United States, but it was Harrison's first single not to chart in Britain when issued there in February 1975. T... |
5750779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding%20Dong%2C%20Ding%20Dong | Ding Dong, Ding Dong | "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison, written as a New Year's Eve singalong and released in December 1974 on his album Dark Horse. It was the album's lead single in Britain and some other European countries, and the second single, after "Dark Horse", in North America. A large-scale ... |
5750971 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand%20Valley%20State%20Lakers%20football | Grand Valley State Lakers football | The Grand Valley State Lakers football team represents Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in NCAA Division II football. The team currently competes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and was once affiliated with the now defunct Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference. The Lakers football team ... |
5751087 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%20the%20Hell%20is%20Matt%3F | Where the Hell is Matt? | Where the Hell is Matt? is an Internet phenomenon that features a video of Dancing Matt (Matt Harding) doing a dance "jig" in many different places around the world in 2005. The video garnered popularity on the video sharing site YouTube. There are now five major videos plus two outtakes and several background videos o... |
5751209 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Tenth%20Power | The Tenth Power | The Tenth Power is the third book in the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy by Kate Constable.
Plot summary
On a winter night in Antaris, Tamen, the Guardian of the Wall, and other priestesses approach the ice Wall that surrounds Antaris. A priestess drugs herself, whereupon the other priestesses sing a hole into the wall.... |
5751366 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s%20Liberation%20Army%20Navy%20Surface%20Force | People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force | The People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force is the surface warfare branch of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), consisting of all surface vessels in operational service with the PLAN. The PLAN Surface Force operates 661 ships organized into three fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet and the S... |
5751428 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad%20ibn%20Maslamah | Muhammad ibn Maslamah | Muhammad ibn Maslamah al-Ansari (; 588 or 591 – 663 or 666) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was known as "The Knight of Allah's Prophet". His kunya was Abu Abdullah or Abu Abd al Rahman. Ibn Maslamah embraced Islam before the Hijrah of Muhammad and his followers. Ibn Maslamah witnessed all the bat... |
5751493 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval%20weaponry%20of%20the%20People%27s%20Liberation%20Army%20Navy | Naval weaponry of the People's Liberation Army Navy | The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLAN force consists of approximately 250,000 men and over a hundred major combat vessels, organized into three fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet, and ... |
5752099 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal%20year | Fiscal year | A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is used in government accounting, which varies between countries, and for budget purposes. It is also used for financial reporting by businesses and other organizations. Laws in many jurisdictions require company financial reports to be prepared and published ... |
5752529 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boilerplate%20%28spaceflight%29 | Boilerplate (spaceflight) | A boilerplate spacecraft, also known as a mass simulator, is a nonfunctional craft or payload that is used to test various configurations and basic size, load, and handling characteristics of rocket launch vehicles. It is far less expensive to build multiple, full-scale, non-functional boilerplate spacecraft than it i... |
5752945 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad%20in%20Medina | Muhammad in Medina | The Islamic State of Medina () was a theocratic sovereign state on the Arabian Peninsula from 622 when the Islamic prophet Muhammad came to the city of Medina following the migration of his followers in what is known as the Hijrah (migration to Medina) until his death in the year 632. The State of Medina is considered ... |
5753168 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu%20Kalb | Banu Kalb | The Banu Kalb () was an Arab tribe which mainly dwelt in the desert and steppe of northwestern Arabia and central Syria. It was involved in the tribal politics of the Byzantine Empire's eastern frontiers, possibly as early as the 4th century. By the 6th century, the Kalb had largely adopted Christianity and came under ... |
5753389 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff%20Halper | Jeff Halper | Jeff Halper (; born 1946) is an Israeli-American anthropologist, author, lecturer, and political activist who has lived in Israel since 1973. He is the Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and a co-founder of The One Democratic State Campaign (ODSC). He self-identifies as a Jewish Israeli... |
5754467 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Heitzeg | Steve Heitzeg | Steve Heitzeg (born October 15, 1959) is an American composer whose works include compositions for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensemble, ballet, and film.
He is well known for themes of environmentalism and social justice in his work, which often incorporates unusual instrumentation with ecological or thematic resonan... |
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