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1055919 | Thale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thale | Thale
the Prussian Province of Saxony since 1815, the first wrought-iron wagon axle to be made in the German lands was manufactured here in 1831. In 1835 the oldest sheet steel enamel works in Europe was founded in Thale. Following the town's connexion to the railway network in 1862 with a line to Berlin the place flou... | 27,200 |
1055919 | Thale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thale | Thale
helmets were produced in Thale. In the World War II Thale had the monopoly on this product (from 1934).
Tourism blossomed from the 19th century onwards in connexion with the radon rich water of the Hubertus Spring, which had been opened up in 1836. As a result, various literary figures visited the place, includi... | 27,201 |
1055919 | Thale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thale | Thale
Saxony-Anhalt Day held under the motto "Thale sagenhaft" ("Legendary Thale"), and attracted around 200,000 visitors.
## Incorporation of other parishes.
Warnstedt was incorporated in 2003. In 2009 a total of seven municipalities were incorporated on four separate dates. Westerhausen was added in 2010. Allrode b... | 27,202 |
1055919 | Thale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thale | Thale
seats (-1)
- GRÜNE Bürger Fraktion – 4.9%, 3 seats (+3)
- Wählergruppen – 4.1%, 1 seat (-1)
- Einzelbewerber – 2.9%, 0 seats (-1)
## Coat of arms.
The coat of arms was approved on 11 July 1996 by the Magdeburg Regional Council ("Regierungspräsidium").
## Partnerships.
Since 1990 Thale has had a town partne... | 27,203 |
1055919 | Thale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thale | Thale
Buildings.
- The former Wendhusen Abbey, dating to the Carolingian period
- The Hotel Zehnpfund, built in 1863 and once the biggest summer hotel in Germany
- St. Peter's Church, completed in 1906
- The Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart ("Herz-Jesu-Kirche"), completed in 1910 and 1911
- The prominent ... | 27,204 |
1055919 | Thale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thale | Thale
Hexentanzplatz ("Witches' Dancefloor"), accessible on the Bode Gorge Gondola Lift, and the Roßtrappe, to which a chair lift runs. At the "Hexentanzplatz" is a large open-air theatre and a zoo.
- Teufelsmauer - near the villages of Weddersleben and Warnstedt lies the Teufelsmauer, one of the oldest nature reserve... | 27,205 |
1055919 | Thale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thale | Thale
of times between 1868 and 1884.
## Sons and daughters of the city.
- Bernhard Rensch (1900–1990), evolutionary biologist, zoologist, behavioral researcher, neurophysiologist and philosopher
- Albrecht Becker (1906–2002), production designer, photographer and actor
- Harald Duschek (born 1956), ski jumper
- V... | 27,206 |
1055919 | Thale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thale | Thale
expert, married to Paula von Hase, had a summer house in Friedrichsbrunn since 1913
- Hans Schemm (1891–1935), NSDAP-Gauleiter, directed the bacteriological-chemical laboratory Hubertusbad until 1921
- Axel von dem Bussche (1919–1993), officer and resistance fighter, knight-owner in Thale
- Werner Oberländer (... | 27,207 |
1055919 | Thale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thale | Thale
ed to Paula von Hase, had a summer house in Friedrichsbrunn since 1913
- Hans Schemm (1891–1935), NSDAP-Gauleiter, directed the bacteriological-chemical laboratory Hubertusbad until 1921
- Axel von dem Bussche (1919–1993), officer and resistance fighter, knight-owner in Thale
- Werner Oberländer (1921–2002), f... | 27,208 |
1055981 | Masthead | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Masthead | Masthead
Masthead
Masthead may refer to:
# Media.
- Masthead (publishing), refers to the flag, banner or the name of a newspaper or periodical, its proprietors, publisher, etc., printed in large type at the top of the front page
- Masthead Studios, an eastern-European games developer specializing in massively multi... | 27,209 |
1055977 | DragonRaid | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DragonRaid | DragonRaid
DragonRaid
DragonRaid is a Christian fantasy game that was created by Dick Wulf in 1984. It is generally considered a role-playing game, although the game's official sites describes it as "a cross between simulation exercises and traditional role-playing games". Its primary focus is to help Christians to be... | 27,210 |
1055977 | DragonRaid | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DragonRaid | DragonRaid
to J. R. R. Tolkien's Arda and C. S. Lewis' Narnia.
It uses a mechanical system called the Adventure Learning System, and is (as of 2006) the only role-playing game to use that system. In the ALS system, the rule set used by the game master (called the "Adventure Master") to operate the environment and non-... | 27,211 |
1055977 | DragonRaid | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DragonRaid | DragonRaid
on an eight-sided die comes up 12.5% of the time, compared to 10% of the time for a ten-sided die.
The ludic experience is included in a more global pastoral or religious frame, for example the Adventure Master has to be a figure of authority (an adult, a dad, a pastor). The game design introduced different... | 27,212 |
1055977 | DragonRaid | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DragonRaid | DragonRaid
s.
A review on rpg.net asserted that the game was criticised both by secular role-players (for its overtly proselytising content), and by Christian anti-roleplaying groups like Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons. The website christiangaming.com similarly states that "DragonRaid became a victim of some well... | 27,213 |
1055979 | Trojan (brand) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trojan%20(brand) | Trojan (brand)
Trojan (brand)
Trojan is a brand name of condoms and sexual lubricants manufactured by the Church & Dwight Company. As of 2006, 70.5 percent of condoms purchased in United States drugstores are Trojan brand. Trojan condoms were the idea of Merle Leland Youngs. When Youngs moved to New York City in the 1... | 27,214 |
1055979 | Trojan (brand) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trojan%20(brand) | Trojan (brand)
state laws, condoms were until 1957 sold as protection against disease. Still, many pharmacists were loath to stock a product associated with sexual vice. For that reason, consumers often had to purchase their condoms in the backrooms of bars.
# Brand history.
Trojan condoms were first manufactured in ... | 27,215 |
1055979 | Trojan (brand) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trojan%20(brand) | Trojan (brand)
while still providing protection against disease and pregnancy. The material change also allowed a shelf life of five years in comparison to three months. Like all condoms sold in the U.S., Trojan condoms are electrically tested for durability and reliability. As of 2009, Trojan produces 30 different var... | 27,216 |
1055979 | Trojan (brand) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trojan%20(brand) | Trojan (brand)
condom and other contraceptive availability, HIV and STD testing, student peer groups, sexual assault programs and resources, and website usability. Research firm Sperling's BestPlaces collates and analyzes the data. During the last report in 2016, University of Georgia ranked among the best, with St. Jo... | 27,217 |
1055979 | Trojan (brand) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trojan%20(brand) | Trojan (brand)
ty in last place. The results caused much controversy, school administrators must say that they must adhere to Roman Catholic teachings.
# Marketing.
In 2003, in order to introduce Trojan condoms in the United Kingdom, a humorous fake official web site for the so-called Trojan Games was created. The Tr... | 27,218 |
1055980 | Year and a day rule | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Year%20and%20a%20day%20rule | Year and a day rule
Year and a day rule
The year and a day rule has been a common length of time for establishing differences in legal status.
The phrase "year and a day rule" is associated with the former common law standard that death could not be legally attributed to acts or omissions that occurred more than a ye... | 27,219 |
1055980 | Year and a day rule | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Year%20and%20a%20day%20rule | Year and a day rule
offence of assisting with a suicide.
Certain problems with this rule arise from the advance of medicine. Life support technology can extend the interval between the murderous act and the subsequent death. Application of the year and a day rule prevented murder prosecutions, not because of the merit... | 27,220 |
1055980 | Year and a day rule | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Year%20and%20a%20day%20rule | Year and a day rule
if a specific act can be proved to be the cause of death, it can now potentially constitute murder regardless of the intervening time. The abolition of the rule does not relieve the prosecution of its obligation to prove, in cases of murder, that the accused intended to cause either death or serious... | 27,221 |
1055980 | Year and a day rule | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Year%20and%20a%20day%20rule | Year and a day rule
In 1891, the rule was upheld at the federal level in "Ball v. United States".
- In 1987, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest local court in Washington, DC, rejected the year-and-a-day-rule in "United States v. Jackson".
- In 2001, the Supreme Court of the United States held that... | 27,222 |
1055980 | Year and a day rule | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Year%20and%20a%20day%20rule | Year and a day rule
cases, in which there is "the specter of a family's being forced to choose between terminating the use of a life-support system and allowing an accused to escape a murder charge" and the court's finding that it is "unjust to permit an assailant to escape punishment because of a convergence of modern... | 27,223 |
1055980 | Year and a day rule | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Year%20and%20a%20day%20rule | Year and a day rule
rule (as it existed in 1981) was one of the reasons given for why John Hinckley, the attempted assassin of President Ronald Reagan, could not be prosecuted for the murder of James S. Brady. The medical examiner listed the cause of death for Brady as bullets fired 34 years earlier.
# Where the rule ... | 27,224 |
1055980 | Year and a day rule | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Year%20and%20a%20day%20rule | Year and a day rule
Hong Kong
# As a sentence for felons.
A year and a day is a minimum incarceration sentence for felonies in many jurisdictions, and is one of the main features distinguishing felonies from misdemeanors. For some crimes, this is the minimum penalty, as traditionally in English-speaking, common law c... | 27,225 |
1055980 | Year and a day rule | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Year%20and%20a%20day%20rule | Year and a day rule
onths and twenty-nine days") whereas felonies are traditionally punished by incarceration of over one year, hence "a year and a day." Furthermore, in many jurisdictions, prisoners are eligible for parole only if their sentences are longer than a year; by imposing a sentence of a year and a day, judg... | 27,226 |
1055978 | Great Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great%20Island | Great Island
Great Island
Great Island () is an island in Cork Harbour, at the mouth of the River Lee in Ireland. The largest town on the island is Cobh, and the island's economic and social history has historically been linked to the naval, ship-building, and shipping activities in the town's environs. Located close ... | 27,227 |
1055978 | Great Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great%20Island | Great Island
in prehistoric times. Archaeological evidence of prehistoric and early medieval settlement on Great Island is recorded on the Record of Monuments and Places of the National Monuments Service. This includes records of ringfort, fulacht fiadh, holy well and bee bole structures.
By the early 13th century, th... | 27,228 |
1055978 | Great Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great%20Island | Great Island
Mór an Barraigh", meaning "Great island of the Barrys".
In the 18th and 19th centuries, due to the strategic importance of the island within Cork Harbour (overlooking the naval berths and military bases at Haulbowline and Spike Island), several coastal defence fortifications were built on Great Island. Th... | 27,229 |
1055978 | Great Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great%20Island | Great Island
and access.
Great Island is located in Cork Harbour on Ireland's south coast, and is made-up of the civil parishes of 'Clonmel' and 'Templerobin'.
The island is connected by road bridge to Fota Island to the north – which, in turn, connects via a causeway to the mainland. This road bridge, Belvelly Bridg... | 27,230 |
1055978 | Great Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great%20Island | Great Island
(from a point near Carrigaloe) to the mainland (at a point near Passage West).
During regional windstorms in 2017 (including ex-hurricane Ophelia), downed trees and high winds resulted in the closure of the only road bridge to Great Island, as well as the cancellation of ferry and rail services, leaving 1... | 27,231 |
1055978 | Great Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great%20Island | Great Island
and the remainder in pasture or included in demesnes". Lewis also describes the island's location, environment and climate as factors "induc[ing] many genteel families to settle here".
As of the 21st century, land use on Great Island remains primarily agricultural and residential in nature, and the island... | 27,232 |
1055978 | Great Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great%20Island | Great Island
on the island including Ballymore, Ballynoe, and Belvelly.
Prior to the 21st century, land use included industrial zones, such as the former Irish Fertilizer Industries plant at Marino Point, and the Verolme Cork Dockyard at Rushbrooke. The latter was involved in the construction of vessels for the Irish ... | 27,233 |
1055978 | Great Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great%20Island | Great Island
servation sites and green areas on and around the island. These include Cuskinny Marsh Nature Reserve (which is managed by BirdWatch Ireland), Marlogue Wood (operated by Coillte), and the Great Island Channel Special Area of Conservation (overseen by the National Parks and Wildlife Service). The latter, th... | 27,234 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
Bret Michaels
Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), professionally known as Bret Michaels, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He gained fame as the lead singer of the glam metal band Poison who have sold over 40 million records worldwide and 15 million records in the United States alone.... | 27,235 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
"Songs of Life", in 2003. Michaels has appeared in several movies and TV shows, including as a judge on the talent show "Nashville Star" which led to his country influenced rock album "Freedom of Sound" in 2005. He starred in the hit VH1 reality show "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" and its sequels, whic... | 27,236 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
at #40 on their list of greatest Heavy metal singers of all-time.
# Early life.
Michaels was born Bret Michael Sychak on March 15, 1963, to Wally and Marjorie Sychak, north of Pittsburgh in the city of Butler, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He attended Mechanicsburg Area Senio... | 27,237 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
Invasion of Normandy and was killed in action in France in 1944.
At the age of 6, Michaels fell ill, and during a three-week stay in the hospital, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
# Music career.
Michaels began playing the guitar as a teenager, forming a band with drummer Rikki Rockett, bass play... | 27,238 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
same year, Michaels met 16-year-old Tracy Lewis, who would become both his girlfriend and the muse for one of his most memorable songs. Eventually, Matt Smith tired of the band's struggle to find fame and returned home. He was replaced by C.C. DeVille, who would become both Michaels' friend and a source o... | 27,239 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
at Madison Square Garden. Michaels took his insulin injection before the show but was so nervous about performing that he neglected to eat. Several songs into Poison's set, Michaels went into insulin shock and collapsed onstage. When subsequent media reports alleged that Michaels collapsed due to a drug o... | 27,240 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
his fame and success, whereas the loss of his relationship represented the thorn. The song was released as a power ballad single in December 1988, and is regarded as "the ultimate '80s anthem about heartbreak".
Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Poison became one of the biggest glam metal bands in the... | 27,241 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
of DeVille's behavior during the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. After getting into a fistfight with Michaels, DeVille left the band, and descended further into addiction. Poison went on with new guitarist Richie Kotzen recording the Gold album "Native Tongue" and then with guitarist Blues Saraceno recording... | 27,242 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
would split his time between Poison and a successful solo career.
## 2000s.
Michaels recorded his first solo album in 1998 titled "A Letter from Death Row" which was the soundtrack to the same-titled movie he directed, wrote, and starred in. In 2000 Michaels released a country demos ep and also released... | 27,243 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
released a brand new studio album "Songs of Life" which featured the singles "Raine" (dedicated to his daughter) and "Bittersweet". Michaels also released his first solo music video for the single "Raine" which was directed by award-winning director Shane Stanley.
The album also featured a music video fo... | 27,244 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
(featuring Jessica Andrews) which appeared on Billboard's "Hot Country Songs" chart, with its best position being number 45. The song also featured a music video which appeared on Billboard's "Hot Videoclip Tracks" chart in 2008.
Michaels released a best of album called "Rock My World" in June 2008 which... | 27,245 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
In December 2008, Michaels released a single version of "Driven" (rock mix) which also featured a music video with preview clips for the third season of Rock of Love, titled "Rock of Love Bus". Michaels also re released the "Fallen" single with acoustic, piano and demo versions included.
Michaels release... | 27,246 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
performances were also released on CD titled "Bret Michaels Acoustic Sessions".
## 2010–2014.
In 2010, Michaels released a new single called "Nothing to Lose" from his upcoming new studio album, "Custom Built". The song featured the guest vocals of Miley Cyrus and was the most added song to radio the we... | 27,247 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
America".
On July 6, 2010, Michaels released his new album "Custom Built". The album became Michaels highest charting solo album to date peaking at No. 1 on both the Top Independent Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums chart and also charting at No. 4 on the Top Rock Albums and No. 14 on the "Billboard" 200.
... | 27,248 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
video was released on October 7, 2010, exclusively at Billboard's and contains footage from the series, which officially premieres on VH1 on October 18, 2010.
Michaels also released a music video for the cover of Sublime's song "What I Got", which is the fourth single from "Custom Built". The music video... | 27,249 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
in Springfield, IL at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. To make the night complete, this New Year's Eve bash will be featured and well documented in the music video for the new single "Get Your Rock On" from Bret's upcoming new album. The single "Get Your Rock On (featuring Phil Collen & Sal Costa)" ... | 27,250 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
toured with Def Leppard and Lita Ford in 2012. In August 2012 Michaels released a new single "They Don't Make An App For That (The App Song)" through Michaels official Bret Michaels App. The song is a fun, tongue-in-cheek country crossover tune that takes on today’s social media culture. "The App song" fe... | 27,251 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
#23 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #29 on the Top Rock Albums chart and #80 on The Billboard 200.
On April 1, 2014, Michaels released his new solo single, "A Beautiful Soul", with a music video being released on April 2. Michaels announced that he will perform the track live on the April 2 edition ... | 27,252 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
single ever on CMT.
On April 9, 2015 Michaels announced his new solo album titled "True Grit". The album will feature 21 new and classic hits. The compilation was released digitally May 5, 2015 and Michaels released the video for the new single "Girls On Bars" on May 12. The album is on physical release ... | 27,253 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
Michaels released an official music video for his new single "Unbroken", which was co written with his 13-year old daughter, Jorja Bleu. The song is about mental and physical strength over adversity.
# "Rock of Love".
Michaels starred in the reality television dating competition series "Rock of Love wit... | 27,254 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
on January 13, 2008. On April 13, 2008, Michaels selected Ambre Lake as his "Rock of Love". After the show the two maintained a relationship, but parted ways after just a few months due to personal commitments, but they remain good friends.
A third season, "Rock of Love Bus", premiered on January 4, 2009... | 27,255 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
and actor Charlie Sheen established a film production company, Sheen/Michaels Entertainment, which produced the movie "A Letter from Death Row" (1998), in which Michaels wrote, directed and starred, and for which he released a soundtrack album. They also produced "No Code of Conduct" that same year, which... | 27,256 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
of "The Chris Isaak Show" from 2001 to 2004.
On May 1, 2008, Michaels appeared on a special celebrity edition of "Don't Forget the Lyrics!", on which he raised $200,000 to donate to charity.
In 2010, Michaels was the winning contestant on the NBC reality television series "Celebrity Apprentice 3" on NBC... | 27,257 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
23, 2010.
# In other media.
Michaels was portrayed as a guest singer in the video game "", which features him singing "Go That Far" from his solo career, and Poison's "Talk Dirty to Me".
# Charity work.
Michaels and his band visited troops at Al Asad Air Base on October 6, 2007, while on a tour of U.S... | 27,258 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
a national tour date in Omaha, NE, Bret became aware of a series of tornadoes that hit the Nebraska town of Pilger. He, his band, and crew, went to Pilger to see the damage and assist with clean-up. When his tour came near the area again in August, 2014, he hosted a fundraising performance in Norfolk, Neb... | 27,259 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
Ed McPherson obtained a federal injunction prohibiting the distribution of an explicit sex tape that the couple had made, an abridged version of the sex tape appeared on the Internet in 1998 and was released on DVD on September 7, 2005, by Metro Studios.
On May 20, 2010, it was reported on his official w... | 27,260 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
ischemic attack (TIA) or warning stroke", but that they "feel it is highly unlikely this is connected to the brain hemorrhage he suffered just a few weeks earlier". On October 11, 2011, Michaels commented on his 2010 health scare with the following: "2010 was, without question, a roller coaster year for m... | 27,261 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
with Poison and exiting to the stage rear, a large portion of the descending set struck him on the head and knocked him down. The initial injuries reported was a broken nose. However the hemorrhage incident in 2010 prompted Michaels to file a lawsuit for unspecified damages against the Tony Awards and CBS... | 27,262 |
1055912 | Bret Michaels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bret%20Michaels | Bret Michaels
struck him on the head and knocked him down. The initial injuries reported was a broken nose. However the hemorrhage incident in 2010 prompted Michaels to file a lawsuit for unspecified damages against the Tony Awards and CBS claiming the incident caused the hemorrhage. On May 14, 2012, the parties announ... | 27,263 |
1056010 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Girls%20Just%20Want%20to%20Have%20Fun%20(disambiguation) | Girls Just Want to Have Fun (disambiguation)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (disambiguation)
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is the first major single released by Cyndi Lauper.
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (and variations) may also refer to:
# Television.
- , an episode in the television series "Xena: Warrior Princess"
... | 27,264 |
1055992 | Editorial board | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Editorial%20board | Editorial board
Editorial board
The editorial board is a group of experts, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take.
# Mass media.
At a newspaper, the editorial board usually consists of the editorial page editor, and editorial writers. Some newspapers... | 27,265 |
1055992 | Editorial board | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Editorial%20board | Editorial board
basis to discuss the latest news and opinion trends and discuss what the newspaper should say on a range of issues. They will then decide who will write what editorials and for what day. When such an editorial appears in a newspaper, it is considered the institutional opinion of that newspaper. At some ... | 27,266 |
1055992 | Editorial board | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Editorial%20board | Editorial board
and sometimes to check facts. Book publishers may also make use of editorial boards, using subject experts to select manuscripts.
The editorial board meeting ran by Phyllis E. Grann at Putnam was called the "Thursday Morning Breakfast Meeting." The meeting was described in "New York Magazine" as, "8:30... | 27,267 |
1055992 | Editorial board | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Editorial%20board | Editorial board
by a journal. This is almost always an honorary position, although board members sometimes provide peer review of submissions. A member may be asked to review several manuscripts per year and may edit a special issue. The members may also be consulted regarding new regulations at the journal. They are e... | 27,268 |
1055992 | Editorial board | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Editorial%20board | Editorial board
a group interview which can last for several hours, depending on the office. During the meeting, the board asks the candidate a range of questions on various issues and uses the meeting as a way to judge which candidate to endorse.
Candidates may routinely meet with editorial board early in their campa... | 27,269 |
1056011 | Oppenheimer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oppenheimer | Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
# In arts and media.
- Alan Oppenheimer (born 1930), film actor
- Andrés Oppenheimer (born 1951), Argentine author and journalist known for his analysis of Latin American politics
- Jerry Oppenheimer, American biographer
- ... | 27,270 |
1056011 | Oppenheimer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oppenheimer | Oppenheimer
and British diamond merchant and philanthropist, brother of Ernest
- Ernest Oppenheimer (1880–1957), diamond and gold mining entrepreneur and financier; controlled De Beers and founded the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, brother of Bernard
- Harry Frederick Oppenheimer (1908–2000), South Afric... | 27,271 |
1056011 | Oppenheimer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oppenheimer | Oppenheimer
Samuel Oppenheimer (1635–1703), Jewish banker
- Peter Oppenheimer, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Apple Computer
# In government and law.
- Charles Cuprill Oppenheimer (1916 – 2011), lawyer and Rotary District Governor for Puerto Rico
- David Oppenheimer (1834–1897), second mayor o... | 27,272 |
1056011 | Oppenheimer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oppenheimer | Oppenheimer
Frank Oppenheimer (1912–1985), American physicist, brother of J. Robert Oppenheimer, founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco
- Franz Oppenheimer (1864–1943), German sociologist and political economist
- Hillel Oppenheimer (1899–1971), Israeli professor of botany, son of Franz
- Jane M. Oppenheimer ... | 27,273 |
1056011 | Oppenheimer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oppenheimer | Oppenheimer
- Rebecca Oppenheimer (born 1972), American astrophysicist
- Stephen Oppenheimer (born 1947), British popular science writer in prehistory
# In other fields.
- Damon Oppenheimer (born 1962), Vice President and Director of Amateur Scouting for the New York Yankees
- David Oppenheim (rabbi) (1664–1736), a... | 27,274 |
1055988 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H.K.%20Porter,%20Inc. | H.K. Porter, Inc.
H.K. Porter, Inc.
H.K. Porter, Inc. (Porter) manufactured light-duty railroad locomotives in the US, starting in 1866. The company became the largest producer of industrial locomotives, and built almost eight thousand of them. The last locomotive was built in 1950, but the company continues to produc... | 27,275 |
1055988 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H.K.%20Porter,%20Inc. | H.K. Porter, Inc.
largest collection of Porter photographs and information is currently housed in the Kentlein Porter Collection at the A. C. Kalmbach Memorial Library (a service of the National Model Railroad Association) in Chattanooga, TN. Many of the 780 builder's photos, blueprints and other locomotive data were r... | 27,276 |
1055988 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H.K.%20Porter,%20Inc. | H.K. Porter, Inc.
built the "Joshua Rhodes" for the New Castle Railroad and Mining Company. They went on to build 43 locomotives together, including the "Minnetonka" (preserved at the Lake Superior Museum of Transportation). They specialized in four wheeled, saddle tank locomotives for small industrial railroads.
1871... | 27,277 |
1055988 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H.K.%20Porter,%20Inc. | H.K. Porter, Inc.
for the Jackson Furnace Co. of Michigan. They expanded their range to include light passenger engines and small freight engines, primarily for narrow gauge railroads. They built 223 locomotives, until Arthur Bell died in May 1878.
1878: Henry K. Porter continued the business on his own, as H.K. Porte... | 27,278 |
1055988 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H.K.%20Porter,%20Inc. | H.K. Porter, Inc.
built their first compressed-air locomotive, for a coal mine in Pennsylvania. Air was stored in two tanks, and used to drive the pistons instead of steam. This allowed locomotive use inside mines without the fumes of burning coal, or the dangers of high-pressure steam. Porter went on to build over 400... | 27,279 |
1055988 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H.K.%20Porter,%20Inc. | H.K. Porter, Inc.
Porter built their first gasoline-powered locomotive, and in 1915 they built their first "fireless" locomotive, using a large pressure vessel to hold steam and hot water in place of a boiler. These proved to be more useful than compressed-air locomotives, and soon Porter dominated this niche market.
... | 27,280 |
1055988 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H.K.%20Porter,%20Inc. | H.K. Porter, Inc.
decline, the H.K. Porter Co. declared bankruptcy. Thomas Mellon Evans purchased the company, determined to turn it around. He bought other manufacturing companies, adding them to his collection. Locomotive production increased again during World War II, and the company was recognized for its service t... | 27,281 |
1055988 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H.K.%20Porter,%20Inc. | H.K. Porter, Inc.
Defense Products Facilities manufactured rocket motor bodies for Nike family of guided missiles.
1969: The company acquired a saw manufacturer Shurly & Dietrich, which continued operations until 1973.
# Divisions.
The company had the following industrial divisions and subsidiaries:
- Rubber and Fr... | 27,282 |
1055988 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H.K.%20Porter,%20Inc. | H.K. Porter, Inc.
erside Alloy Metal Division
- Refractories
- Refractories Division
- Electric Furnace Steel
- Connors Steel Division
- Vulcan-Kidd Steel Division
- Fabricated Products
- Disston Division
- Forge and Fittings Division
- Leschen Wire Rope Division
- Mouldings Division
Across the border, compa... | 27,283 |
1056003 | Fundamental theorem of curves | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fundamental%20theorem%20of%20curves | Fundamental theorem of curves
Fundamental theorem of curves
In differential geometry, the fundamental theorem of space curves states that every regular curve in three-dimensional space, with non-zero curvature, has its shape (and size) completely determined by its curvature and torsion.
# Use.
A curve can be describ... | 27,284 |
1056003 | Fundamental theorem of curves | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fundamental%20theorem%20of%20curves | Fundamental theorem of curves
its curvature and torsion.
# Use.
A curve can be described, and thereby defined, by a pair of scalar fields: curvature formula_1 and torsion formula_2, both of which depend on some parameter which parametrizes the curve but which can ideally be the arc length of the curve. From just the ... | 27,285 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American retired professional tennis player and former world No. 1 whose career spanned from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s. In singles, Agassi is an eight-time Grand Slam champion and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist, as well as being a runner-up... | 27,286 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
achieve the Career Golden Slam (Career Grand Slam and Olympic Gold Medal, the other being Rafael Nadal), and the only man to win the Career Golden Slam and the ATP Tour World Championships: a distinction dubbed as a "Career Super Slam" by "Sports Illustrated".
Agassi was the first male player to win all f... | 27,287 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
the mid-to-late 1990s and sank to No. 141 in 1997, prompting many to believe that his career was over. Agassi returned to No. 1 in 1999 and enjoyed the most successful run of his career over the next four years. During his 20-plus year tour career, Agassi was known by the nickname "The Punisher".
After su... | 27,288 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
in Southern Nevada. In 2001, the Foundation opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a K-12 public charter school for at-risk children. He has been married to fellow tennis player Steffi Graf since 2001.
## Early life.
Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to Emmanuel "Mike... | 27,289 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
was given the middle name Kirk after Kirk Kerkorian, an Armenian American billionaire. Agassi, a waiter at Tropicana Las Vegas, met Kerkorian in 1963.
Agassi at the age of 12 (with his good friend and doubles partner Roddy Parks) won the 1982 National Indoor Boys 14s Doubles Championship in Chicago. Agass... | 27,290 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
check back. He's here for free." Agassi then dropped out of school in the ninth grade to pursue a full-time tennis career.
# International tennis career biography.
### Breakthrough and the first major title.
Agassi turned professional at the age of 16 and competed in his first tournament at La Quinta, ... | 27,291 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
Volvo International and Livingston Open), and, by December of that year, he had surpassed US$1 million in career prize money after playing in just 43 tournaments—the fastest anyone in history had reached that level. During 1988, he also set the open-era record for most consecutive victories by a male teena... | 27,292 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
the first eight years of his career, Agassi chose not to play at Wimbledon from 1988 through 1990 and publicly stated that he did not wish to play there because of the event's traditionalism, particularly its "predominantly white" dress code to which players at the event are required to conform.
Strong pe... | 27,293 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
to Andrés Gómez, which he later attributed in his book to worrying about his wig falling off during the match. He reached his second Grand Slam final of the year at the US Open, defeating defending champion Boris Becker in the semifinals. His opponent in the final was Pete Sampras; a year earlier, Agassi h... | 27,294 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
and won his only Tennis Masters Cup, beating reigning Wimbledon champion Stefan Edberg in the final.
In 1991, Agassi reached his second consecutive French Open final, where he faced fellow Bollettieri Academy alumnus Jim Courier. Courier emerged the victor in a five-set final. Agassi decided to play at Wi... | 27,295 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
In 1992, he defeated Goran Ivanišević in a five-set final. Along the way, Agassi overcame two former Wimbledon champions: Boris Becker and John McEnroe. No other baseliner would triumph at Wimbledon until Lleyton Hewitt ten years later. Agassi was named the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year in 19... | 27,296 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
champion and No. 1 Pete Sampras in five sets. Agassi lost in the first round at the US Open to Thomas Enqvist and required wrist surgery late in the year.
### Rise to the top, Olympic Gold and the fall.
With new coach Brad Gilbert on board, Agassi began to employ more of a tactical, consistent approach,... | 27,297 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
Stich in the final. Along the way, he beat 5 seeded players.
In 1995, Agassi shaved his balding head, breaking with his old "image is everything" style. He competed in the 1995 Australian Open (his first appearance at the event) and won, beating Sampras in a four-set final. Agassi and Sampras met in five ... | 27,298 |
595 | Andre Agassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andre%20Agassi | Andre Agassi
streak ended the next day when Agassi lost the final to Sampras.
Agassi reached the world No. 1 ranking for the first time in April 1995. He held that ranking until November, for a total of 30 weeks. Agassi skipped most of the fall indoor season which allowed Sampras to surpass him and finish ranked No. 1... | 27,299 |
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