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4221561 | Devilfish | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Devilfish | Devilfish
t for the Tau Empire in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000
- A set of modifications to the Roland TB-303 Bass Line synthesizer, by Robin Whittle
- The Terminus typeB303 "Devilfish", a 2005 mecha in the anime series "Eureka Seven", the Terminus typeB303 - whose name and designation are an homage to t... | 36,400 |
4221544 | Alberto Ríos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberto%20Ríos | Alberto Ríos
Alberto Ríos
Alberto Álvaro Ríos (born September 18, 1952) is the author of ten books and chapbooks of poetry, three collections of short stories, and a memoir.
In August 2013, Rios was named Arizona's first state poet laureate, a position he held until 2015.
# Life.
He graduated from University of Ari... | 36,401 |
4221544 | Alberto Ríos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberto%20Ríos | Alberto Ríos
of the 2007 PEN/Beyond Margins Award, "The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body", finalist for the National Book Award, "Teodoro Luna's Two Kisses", "The Lime Orchard Woman", "The Warrington Poems", "Five Indiscretions", and "Whispering to Fool the Wind", which won the Walt Whitman Award.
His three collectio... | 36,402 |
4221544 | Alberto Ríos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberto%20Ríos | Alberto Ríos
recipient of the Western Literature Association Distinguished Achievement Award, the Arizona Governor's Arts Award, fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Walt Whitman Award, the Western States Book Award for Fiction, six Pushcart Prizes in both poetry and f... | 36,403 |
4221544 | Alberto Ríos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberto%20Ríos | Alberto Ríos
Poetry.
His books of poems include:
- "A Small Story About the Sky", Copper Canyon Press, 2015,
- "The Theater of Night", Copper Canyon Press, 2006,
- nominated for the National Book Award,
- "Teodoro Luna's Two Kisses" W. W. Norton, Incorporated, 1992,
- "The Lime Orchard Woman" Sheep Meadow Press, ... | 36,404 |
4221544 | Alberto Ríos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberto%20Ríos | Alberto Ríos
of Trees"
- "Pig Cookies"
- "The Secret Lion"
## Non-fiction.
- "Capirotada", University of New México Press, 1999, , a memoir about growing up on the Mexican border
# Honors.
- 2002 finalist for the National Book Award
- At the request of Governor-elect Janet Napolitano, Ríos wrote and delivered a ... | 36,405 |
4221544 | Alberto Ríos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberto%20Ríos | Alberto Ríos
Latino/a Cultural Award in Literary Arts or Publications, AAHHE, 2004
- Western States Book Award for Fiction
- six Pushcart Prizes in both poetry and fiction
- inclusion in The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry
- inclusion in over 175 other national and international literary anthologies
- selected a... | 36,406 |
4221544 | Alberto Ríos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberto%20Ríos | Alberto Ríos
Literary Arts or Publications, AAHHE, 2004
- Western States Book Award for Fiction
- six Pushcart Prizes in both poetry and fiction
- inclusion in The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry
- inclusion in over 175 other national and international literary anthologies
- selected as a 2005 Historymaker by th... | 36,407 |
4221474 | Gottfried Kirch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch
Gottfried Kirch
Gottfried Kirch (; also Kirche , Kirkius; December 18, 1639 – July 25, 1710) was a German astronomer and the first 'Astronomer Royal' in Berlin and, as such, director of the nascent Berlin Observatory.
# Life and work.
The son of Michael Kirch, a shoemaker in Guben, Electorate of Saxo... | 36,408 |
4221474 | Gottfried Kirch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch
an astronomer working in Coburg, Leipzig and Guben as well from 1700 in Berlin.
In the last quarter of the 17th century, Kirch was the most-read calendar maker and counted as one of the leading German. In 1680 he discovered a comet with a telescope for the first time: Komet C/1680 V1, called Kirch's co... | 36,409 |
4221474 | Gottfried Kirch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch
(″Kurfürstliches Schwert″) and the Sceptre of Brandenburg, which however were not recognized and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Via Arnold he met his second wife Maria Margaretha Winkelmann (1670-1720), who had learnt astronomy from self-study and from Arnold. While jointly obser... | 36,410 |
4221474 | Gottfried Kirch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch
and their children. A few series of almanacs appeared across several decades. For a time, he published up to 13 almanacs a year, a few appearing under pseudonyms and he also continued established almanacs from other authors under their name. As examples could be cited "Christian-, Jewish- und Turkish-Al... | 36,411 |
4221474 | Gottfried Kirch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch
Kirch's Almanacs has been recognized for the distribution of ideas of the Enlightenment and Pietism to the wider population. The functions of almanacs are Information, Education and Discussion. Kirch's Calendars are marked additionally for the announcement of both their own results as well as the result... | 36,412 |
4221474 | Gottfried Kirch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch
the Zigeuner-Kalender) had been demanded by the publishers, as otherwise the almanacs did not sell well. Astrological ideas were still not fully overcome, he attacked the practice of astrological forecasting and mendacity of many almanac makers of his time as being a sin against God, especially prophesi... | 36,413 |
4221474 | Gottfried Kirch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch
for one because of the Messe (fair) and on the other hand because of the easy connection to the Netherlands via the Main and Rhein. The planned society should also serve to coordinate the observing of astronomical events such as eclipses and transits of planets. As examples could be mentioned the transi... | 36,414 |
4221474 | Gottfried Kirch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch
King Friedrich I. of Prussia). The founding of the associated Berlin Observatory was a reaction to the new national observatories in Greenwich, Paris and St. Petersburg. To finance the Academy, the Prince-Elector conferred the "Kalenderpatent" on it (a monopoly on publishing almanacs). Kirch and his wif... | 36,415 |
4221474 | Gottfried Kirch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gottfried%20Kirch | Gottfried Kirch
aughter Christine Kirch (1696–1782). Since 1700, two calendar variants were in force in the "German Reich": the Gregorian Calendar in the catholic, the "Verbesserter Reichskalender" (improved Reich calendar) in the Protestant regions, however the latter differed from the former solely in respect of calc... | 36,416 |
4221560 | Spelaeogriphacea | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spelaeogriphacea | Spelaeogriphacea
Spelaeogriphacea
Spelaeogriphacea is an order of crustaceans that grow to no more than . Little is known about the ecology of the order.
Only four species, all subterranean, have been described. Of the three genera, "Potiicoara" is known only from a cave in Brazil's Mato Grosso, "Spelaeogriphus" only... | 36,417 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
HKP 562 forced labor camp
HKP 562 was the site of a Nazi forced labor camp for Jews in Vilnius, Lithuania, during the Holocaust.
Located at 47 & 49 Subačiaus Street, in apartment buildings originally built to house poor members of the Jewish community, the camp was used by the German army as... | 36,418 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
of his men made efforts to protect the Jews of the camp from the murderous intent of the SS. It was partially due to the covert resistance to the Nazi policy of genocide toward the Jews by members of the HKP 562 engineering unit that over 250 Jewish men, women and children survived the final l... | 36,419 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto, where all inhabitants were to be killed regardless of their work papers. Plagge first traveled to Kaunas to the Wehrmacht headquarters and then to Riga to the SS administrative offices to argue on behalf of establishing a free standing camp outside of the Vilna... | 36,420 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
onto his trucks and transported them to the relative safety of the newly erected HKP camp on Subocz (Subacious) street. One week later the Vilna Ghetto was liquidated by the SS and its 15,000 remaining residents were either killed in the nearby killing grounds at Ponerai or transported to conc... | 36,421 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
manufacturers to set up clothing repair shops in the top two floors of one of the Apartment buildings and put the women and older children to work so that they would not appear to be idle to outside observers. Plagge also gave orders that "the civilians are to be treated with respect" and thus... | 36,422 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
of the 250 children living in the camp, who were then taken to their deaths.
# Liquidation.
As the Red Army approached Vilnius in late June 1944, the Wehrmacht prepared to retreat. The Jewish prisoners in the camp were aware (having heard news reports from the BBC on covert radio sets) that ... | 36,423 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
July 1944, Major Plagge entered the camp, with SS Oberscharfuehrer Richter at his side and made an informal speech as the camps Jewish prisoners gathered around him. Plagge announced that he and his men had been ordered to withdraw to the west, and that he had not been able to obtain permissio... | 36,424 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
who did appear at the roll call called by the SS were taken to the forest of Paneriai and shot. Over the next three days the SS searched the camp and its surroundings and succeeded in finding half of the missing prisoners; these 250 Jews were shot in the camp courtyard and behind Building 2. H... | 36,425 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
such as Ground Penetrating Radar, Electric Resistance Tomography and drone obtained high resolution topographical maps. Their studies strongly supported the testimony which placed the location of a large mass grave from the final liquidation of the camp at the south end of the courtyard (under... | 36,426 |
4221543 | HKP 562 forced labor camp | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKP%20562%20forced%20labor%20camp | HKP 562 forced labor camp
ng the side of the building. Additionally using drawings and written accounts of camp survivors the team was able to locate the "large maline" where 100 men, women and children succeeding in hiding during the final days of the camp and thus evaded the SS killing squads that descended on the ca... | 36,427 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
Made man
In the American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, a made man is a fully initiated member of the Mafia (though the Sicilian Mafia itself refers to such individuals as men of honor in the Italian or Sicilian language). To become "made", an associate first has to be Italian and sponsored by another made man. An... | 36,428 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
the last two terms can also apply to non-initiated Mafia associates who work closely with the Mafia, rather than just official "made men." Earning or making one's "bones" or "button" or becoming a "button man" for the Mafia is usually synonymous with becoming a "made man".
Other street terms for being initiat... | 36,429 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
new members; conversely, if a family is unwilling or unable to accept new members, the "books are closed." In Sicily, the proper term for a member of the Sicilian Mafia is in Italian "uomo d'onore", or in Sicilian "omu d'onuri". "Mafioso" is a common term used colloquially and by the press and academics, but i... | 36,430 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
career and even his mother being of Sicilian descent, because Hill's father was of Irish descent. Today, it is believed that the Italian-American Mafia has loosened this requirement so that males of half-Italian descent through their father's line can also be inducted. According to Salvatore Vitale, it was dec... | 36,431 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
groups in the United States), having an Italian surname seems to have become the prerequisite for Mafia membership. Examples of made members who are not of full Italian descent include the son of Italian-American mobster John Gotti, John A. Gotti, whose maternal grandmother was Russian; and Frank Salemme of th... | 36,432 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
on his mother's side and was therefore inducted into the Philadelphia Mafia. Some half-Italian associates of John Gotti that rose to a status close to that of a made man include Wilfred Johnson, half-Native American and half-Italian, though he was killed and consequently never inducted into the Mafia.
An asso... | 36,433 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
brother-in-law and future boss Joseph Massino managed to cover up Vitale's previous work as a corrections officer. However, one exception to this rule includes Scarfo crime family soldier Ron Previte, who was a former (albeit corrupt) member of the Philadelphia police force. In addition, though never becoming ... | 36,434 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
took pleasure in the torture-murder of others. The Chicago Outfit never allowed him to became a made man due to his deranged mental state, only tolerating his earning ability. However, the Outfit feared that his bizarre behavior brought too much publicity. DeStefano was murdered on April 14, 1973, allegedly by... | 36,435 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
not count". Committing one's first contract killing is referred to as "making one's bones". Performing a contract killing to become a made man is also known as getting or earning one's "button" or becoming a so-called "button man" or hitman for the Mafia. However, earning one's "button" does not always involve... | 36,436 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
made men who have not committed a murder for the Mafia are sometimes looked down on or derided by those made men that have committed murder to be initiated; made men who have carried out killings may mock (for example, by calling them "mooks") or accuse those made men initiated due to their economic contributi... | 36,437 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
being made into the Bonanno crime family, that a rule was made that potential inductees must actually perform a killing.
When introducing one made man to another, the phrase "a friend of ours" is used, indicating that he is a member and business can be discussed openly with him. If the person being introduced... | 36,438 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
books "The Way of the Wiseguy" and "Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business", the associate must now have at least two sponsors, one of whom must have known him for at least 10 to 15 years. The sponsor knows the associate and vouches for his reliability and abilities. Although a capo or other senior members will de... | 36,439 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
An inductee will be required to take the oath of Omertà, the mafia code of silence. Though the ceremony varies from family to family, it usually involves the pricking of the trigger finger of the inductee, then dripping blood onto a picture of a saint, typically St Francis of Assisi or the Virgin Mary, which i... | 36,440 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
the rank of soldier (Italian: "soldato") in the Mafia hierarchy. He is given responsibilities and receives benefits. A made man enjoys the full protection and backing of the Mafia establishment as long as he remains in favor and earns enough money, a percentage of which must be passed up the hierarchy. A made ... | 36,441 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
the life of Henry Hill who was a Lucchese crime family associate turned FBI informant. It involved the circumstances of the disappearance of Tommy DeSimone, an associate in the Lucchese crime family. Allegedly DeSimone was killed by the Gambino crime family. His offense was that he murdered made man William "B... | 36,442 |
4221444 | Made man | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Made%20man | Made man
red made man William "Billy Batts" Bentvena (a member of the Gambino organization) without permission. A made man can, however, be killed if a good enough reason is provided and the Mafia family leadership gives permission.
# References.
- Bone, James. "‘Last Godfather’ breaks code of omertà as Mafia crumble... | 36,443 |
4221547 | Jenny Ludlam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jenny%20Ludlam | Jenny Ludlam
Jenny Ludlam
Jennifer Kay "Jenny" Ludlam (born 23 July 1951 in Taumarunui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born actress, who remains best known for her roles in Australian television.
# Acting roles.
In Australia, she was a regular cast member in the short-lived soap opera "Waterloo Station" (1983) follow... | 36,444 |
4221547 | Jenny Ludlam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jenny%20Ludlam | Jenny Ludlam
Taumarunui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born actress, who remains best known for her roles in Australian television.
# Acting roles.
In Australia, she was a regular cast member in the short-lived soap opera "Waterloo Station" (1983) followed by guest stints on "Prisoner" (as Janice Grant in 1984), and ... | 36,445 |
4221568 | Landenberg, Pennsylvania | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Landenberg,%20Pennsylvania | Landenberg, Pennsylvania
Landenberg, Pennsylvania
Landenberg is an unincorporated community in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is, essentially, a post office address that covers parts of New Garden, London Britain and Franklin Townships. The White Clay Creek (and preserve) bisects Landenberg. ... | 36,446 |
4221568 | Landenberg, Pennsylvania | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Landenberg,%20Pennsylvania | Landenberg, Pennsylvania
bridge in New Garden Township.
Formerly part of the range of the Lenape tribe of Native Americans, the White Clay Creek runs through Landenberg, eventually entering the nearby White Clay Creek Preserve. Landenberg is home to many businesspersons who commute to work in the nearby city of Wilmin... | 36,447 |
4221581 | Ferry Island Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ferry%20Island%20Provincial%20Park | Ferry Island Provincial Park
Ferry Island Provincial Park
Ferry Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia that is located on the south side of the Fraser River northeast of Rosedale. This park is northwest of Bridal Falls, British Columbia and adjacent to the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge. The Ferry Is... | 36,448 |
4221573 | GameStorm (convention) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GameStorm%20(convention) | GameStorm (convention)
GameStorm (convention)
GameStorm is a fan-run not-for-profit annual gaming convention held in the spring in the Portland, Oregon metro area.
# History.
GameStorm started in 1998 as a fan-run event at the Clackamas, Oregon Denney's Convention Center. The GameStorm group often provides gaming pr... | 36,449 |
4221573 | GameStorm (convention) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GameStorm%20(convention) | GameStorm (convention)
industry professionals
- Role-playing games (RPG)
- Live action role-playing games (LARP)
- Miniature figure (gaming)
- Collectible card games (CGG)
- Board games
- Video Console Gaming
GameStorm, like OryCon, is run entirely by fans, with no paid staff, and is sponsored by Oregon Science ... | 36,450 |
4221573 | GameStorm (convention) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GameStorm%20(convention) | GameStorm (convention)
id staff, and is sponsored by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI), a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation.
# Upcoming GameStorm Convention.
GameStorm 20 will be April 5-8, 2018, at the Red Lion Jantzen Beach.
# Past Guests of Honor.
- Peter Adkison
- Vincent Baker
- Matt Branstad... | 36,451 |
4221599 | F. H. Barber Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=F.%20H.%20Barber%20Provincial%20Park | F. H. Barber Provincial Park
F. H. Barber Provincial Park
F.H. Barber Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Comprising 5 ha. of Fraser River floodplain in its natural state, it is one of only two secured public access points to the Fraser between Chilliwack and Hope. It is located at the co... | 36,452 |
4221602 | Finlay-Russel Provincial Park and Protected Area | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finlay-Russel%20Provincial%20Park%20and%20Protected%20Area | Finlay-Russel Provincial Park and Protected Area
Finlay-Russel Provincial Park and Protected Area
Finlay-Russel Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the larger Muskwa-Kechika Management Area. | 36,453 |
4221600 | Fillongley Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fillongley%20Provincial%20Park | Fillongley Provincial Park
Fillongley Provincial Park
Fillongley Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Denman Island, southeast of Courtenay, British Columbia, and facing Georgia Strait. | 36,454 |
4221601 | Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finger-Tatuk%20Provincial%20Park | Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park
Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park
Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1999, it covers and includes Finger Lake and Tatuk Lake, as well as several smaller lakes (Bodley, Cory, Harp, Turff, and Vance) and archaeological sites once used by ... | 36,455 |
4221604 | Finn Creek Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finn%20Creek%20Provincial%20Park | Finn Creek Provincial Park
Finn Creek Provincial Park
Finn Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, north of Avola and Blue River in the valley of the North Thompson River. | 36,456 |
4221606 | Flat Lake Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flat%20Lake%20Provincial%20Park | Flat Lake Provincial Park
Flat Lake Provincial Park
Flat Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. | 36,457 |
4221605 | Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fintry%20Provincial%20Park%20and%20Protected%20Area | Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area
Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area
Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area, also known as Fintry Estate, is a provincial park located in the town of Fintry, British Columbia, Canada. It is situated approximately 34 kilometres north of Kelowna and 49 kilometres south o... | 36,458 |
4221605 | Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fintry%20Provincial%20Park%20and%20Protected%20Area | Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area
ntry Provincial Park and Protected Area, also known as Fintry Estate, is a provincial park located in the town of Fintry, British Columbia, Canada. It is situated approximately 34 kilometres north of Kelowna and 49 kilometres south of Vernon on the westside of the Okanagan Lake... | 36,459 |
4221611 | Foch-Gilttoyees Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foch-Gilttoyees%20Provincial%20Park | Foch-Gilttoyees Provincial Park
Foch-Gilttoyees Provincial Park
Foch-Gilttoyees Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park and protected area encompasses of coastal terrain from sea level up to alpine. The park contains part of the historical First Nations travel path between the Skeena... | 36,460 |
4221609 | Flores Island Marine Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flores%20Island%20Marine%20Provincial%20Park | Flores Island Marine Provincial Park
Flores Island Marine Provincial Park
Flores Island Marine Provincial Park, also known as Flores Island Provincial Park, is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the island of the same name in the central Clayoquot Sound region of the West Coast of Vancouver Isla... | 36,461 |
4221609 | Flores Island Marine Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flores%20Island%20Marine%20Provincial%20Park | Flores Island Marine Provincial Park
ncial Park, also known as Flores Island Provincial Park, is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the island of the same name in the central Clayoquot Sound region of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The park contains 7113 ha. and was... | 36,462 |
4221613 | Fort George Canyon Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fort%20George%20Canyon%20Provincial%20Park | Fort George Canyon Provincial Park
Fort George Canyon Provincial Park
Fort George Canyon Provincial Park is a provincial park south of Prince George in British Columbia, Canada. The park's area is and includes part of the Fraser River. No camping, campfires, swimming, kayaking, horses, pets, or rock climbing are allow... | 36,463 |
4221616 | Francis Point Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis%20Point%20Provincial%20Park | Francis Point Provincial Park
Francis Point Provincial Park
Francis Point Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the southwest end of the Francis Peninsula, south of the community of Pender Harbour on the west side of the Sechelt Peninsula in the Sunshine Coast region. Established... | 36,464 |
4221615 | Fossli Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fossli%20Provincial%20Park | Fossli Provincial Park
Fossli Provincial Park
Fossli Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on Stirling Arm of Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island. The 52-hectare park, west of Port Alberni, is accessible by water or private logging road. It has few services, but has a 30-minute hiking t... | 36,465 |
4221615 | Fossli Provincial Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fossli%20Provincial%20Park | Fossli Provincial Park
and. The 52-hectare park, west of Port Alberni, is accessible by water or private logging road. It has few services, but has a 30-minute hiking trail to an old homestead site. The homestead belonged to Helen and Armour Ford, who donated the land for the park to the province in 1974. Saint Andrew'... | 36,466 |
4221612 | Kraainem metro station | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kraainem%20metro%20station | Kraainem metro station
Kraainem metro station
Kraainem/Crainhem is a Brussels Metro station in the municipality of Woluwe-St.-Lambert/St.-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Brussels. Since 4 April 2009 the station has been served by Metro line 1 (previously line 1B).
It is located near the intersection of the Wezembeeklaan (fr: Aven... | 36,467 |
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lot, it is one of the few Brussels Metro stations that has its own station building on the surface (most other stations having only an underground mezzanine).
Originally, the station was just called "Kraainem", using only Dutch spelling, as it was technically named after the "Kraainemlaan" (fr: ... | 36,468 |
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using only Dutch spelling, as it was technically named after the "Kraainemlaan" (fr: "Avenue de Kraainem") (a road using Dutch spelling for both its Dutch and French names), "not" after the nearby municipality (Dutch: "gemeente", French: "commune") of Kraainem. However, French speakers in the Bru... | 36,469 |
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Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki)
Iraklis Football Club or Iraklis (), is a Greek football club, based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Football League, the third tier of Greek football. It plays its home matches at Kaftanzoglio Stadium.
Founded ... | 36,470 |
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white, inspired by the Greek flag. Iraklis is a founding member of "Macedonia Football Clubs Association", as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, as a part of G.S. Iraklis.
Before the formation of the nationwide league of Alpha Ethniki, Iraklis competed in the league that was run by t... | 36,471 |
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(meaning "Friends of Music Club") was established. The club was established as a cultural union of the Greeks of Thessaloniki, but in 1902 it founded a sports department. Football was a new sport at the time, but rapidly increasing in popularity and thus the board of directors decided to lin... | 36,472 |
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of this union was the foundation of a new club on 29 November 1908, called "Makedonikos Gymnastikos Syllogos" (meaning "Macedonian Gymnastics Club"), that gained a permission to operate by the Ottoman authorities. The new club's first president was a Greek doctor, Alkiviadis Maltos. The name... | 36,473 |
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The new name was approved, together with a new statute and a new board of directors, by a general assembly of the club on 13 April 1911. After the integration of Thessaloniki in the Kingdom of Greece, the operation of the club was accepted by the Greek courts in 1914 and on 11 January 1915 I... | 36,474 |
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Sportive" 5–1 and after winning the "French-German School Alumni Union", the club was proclaimed "Champion of Thessaloniki". On 6 April 1914, Iraklis played a match against Athinaikos Syllogos Podosfairou, that ended as a draw. It was the club's first match against a club outside Thessalonik... | 36,475 |
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Clubs Association in 1923. The first championship from the newly founded association was organised shortly afterwards and Iraklis lost in the tournament's final 4–1 from Aris. In 1924 Iraklis played its first match against a club from outside the borders of Greece. It was a match against Yug... | 36,476 |
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6–0 against the reigning champion of West Macedonia "Ermis Shorovich" and the champion of East Macedonia and Thrace "Rodopi", Iraklis was proclaimed Champion of Macedonia and Thrace. In the following years, Iraklis did not have any success finishing in runner up and even lower positions in t... | 36,477 |
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in the second half, winning the game by a 2–3 scoreline. The second leg was played a week later in Piraeus and Olympiacos was proclaimed National champion by winning this match 2–1. In the following years Iraklis faced mid table mediocrity, with the exception of the 1936–37 season, when the ... | 36,478 |
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respectively), failing to win the silverware. In the following season Iraklis celebrated its consecutive win in the "Macedonia Football Clubs Association Championship" but failed to qualify for the National final.
All club football in Greece was suspended from 1941 to 1945 due to the German... | 36,479 |
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along with Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Panathinaikos, Aris and PAOK. Nevertheless, the club struggled with financial difficulties in an ailing Greek economy. Thessaloniki (where many refugees from the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 had settled) was particularly damaged by the economic downturn. ... | 36,480 |
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Panos Markovic. In the 1960–61 season Iraklis finished 8th and achieved a record 4–0 win against Atromitos Piraeus. The club also reached the Greek Cup semi-finals that season, getting eliminated by Panionios. The following two seasons Iraklis played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, getting el... | 36,481 |
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following decade, debuted for Iraklis. During the 1968–69 season Iraklis matched its record win as it won AEL Limassol by a 4–0 margin.
In the 1970–71 season Iraklis, under the guidance of Yugoslav manager Ljubiša Spajić, finished 5th in the league, the club's best positioning since the est... | 36,482 |
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biggest win record in Alpha Ethniki, by beating AEL 6–1. On 29 August 1974, Iraklis sold its star player Aidiniou to Olympiacos for 11,000,000 drachmas. In the next season Iraklis beat Kalamata 5–0 at home to match its record win and finished 8th in the league. The club also reached the semi... | 36,483 |
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November 1975, the club acquired Vassilis Hatzipanagis, a USSR national of Greek descent, who was late voted a Greece's Golden player for UEFA Jubilee Awards. In the 1975–76 Greek Cup competition Iraklis eliminated Veria, Pierikos, Trikala and Panetolikos to reach the semi-finals. In the sem... | 36,484 |
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in a match that ended 2–2 in full-time and 4–4 in extra-time. In the league Iraklis finished in the 8th position led by Gesios and Hatzipanagis, that scored 9 and 6 goals respectively. In the next season Iraklis was eliminated from Cypriot club APOEL in the Cup Winners' Cup and struggled in ... | 36,485 |
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since the 1973–74 season and achieved the club's biggest victory in Alpha Ethniki by beating Rodos by an 8–1 margin.
The 1979–80 season was the first season of fully professional football in Greece. Iraklis finished in the 8th position in the league having his best goal difference since the... | 36,486 |
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a bribe attempt by PAOK's player Filotas Pellios. Iraklis proceeded to play in the Cup final, but as the players' morale was damaged the club was defeated by underdogs Kastoria by a 5–2 margin. At the end of the season Iraklis was demoted to the Beta Ethniki, due to the alleged bribery scand... | 36,487 |
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conceding 22, and achieved a club league record 12–0 win against Edessaikos. Upon its return to the top tier Iraklis managed to finish in the 6th position in the league and achieved the club's best goal difference at the time with +14. In 1983–84 Iraklis finished in third place overall, whic... | 36,488 |
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59 goals. Major contributors to this record were Chatzipanagis, Lakis Papaioannou and Sigurður Grétarsson each contributing 10 goals throughout the campaign. In the same season Iraklis won its only international competition, the Balkans Cup. Iraklis had to eliminate Turkish giants Galatasara... | 36,489 |
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Two years later, 17,000 fans travelled to Athens to support Iraklis in the 1987 Greek Cup final, unfortunately to see their team lose 3–1 on penalties (1–1 regular time) to OFI Crete. On 9 November 1990, shortly after an UEFA Cup match against Valencia, Hatzipanagis announced his retirement ... | 36,490 |
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players (Christos Kostis, Giorgos Anatolakis, Savvas Kofidis etc.). Iraklis competed in 1990 against Valencia in the UEFA Cup, being eliminated in overtime at Mestalla.
### Evangelos Mytilineos period (2000–2004).
The team was sold in 2000 to prominent Greek businessman Evangelos Mytilineo... | 36,491 |
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in Fritz-Walter-Stadion. Next summer, Mytilineos's first move was to sell the highly rated striker and fans' favorite Michalis Konstantinou to Panathinaikos, setting a new record for the highest fee received for a domestic transfer. That move worsened the relationship between the new owner a... | 36,492 |
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(a friend of his from their school years, who used to be first vice-president of the club), for just €1, since the team was heavily in debt. Spanoudakis initiated a series of expensive but unsuccessful deals like Polish international Cezary Kucharski and Serie A veteran Giuseppe Signori, dri... | 36,493 |
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and Spanoudakis, too.
In January 2004, Savvas Kofidis, famous as a player of the team in the 1980s, became the team's manager. During the 2005–06, he led Iraklis to an acclaimed 4th-place finish, playing effective and attractive football, creating a club record for 13 consecutive wins at ho... | 36,494 |
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was eliminated from the UEFA Cup in extra time by Wisła Kraków. Eventually the 2006–07 season ended in a hard breaking fashion as the team gained its survival to Greek Super League only in the last matchday, after breaking a 39 matches unbeaten home run of Skoda Xanthi.
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past.
However, on 4 May 2011 Iraklis was relegated back to Football League (Greece) after failing to obtain a license to participate in 2011–12 Superleague. On 19 May 2011, the Disciplinary Committee of the competition found Iraklis guilty of forgery during the winter transfer window. There... | 36,496 |
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Resurgence through Pontioi Katerini (2011–2014).
The team finally competed in the 2011–12 Delta Ethniki, which started late due to Koriopolis, without much success. Meanwhile, the club's board was discussing a possible merger with another club. There were discussions with local teams Agroti... | 36,497 |
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the Delta Ethniki.
### The merged club.
On 3 January 2012, the two teams reached an agreement regarding the running of the new club, with further negotiations planned after six months. Pontioi Katerinis would change their name to "AEP Iraklis", take the badge and colors of Iraklis, and mov... | 36,498 |
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Thessaloniki F.C., but is essentially considered as a direct continuation of it, as it uses the crest of Iraklis Thessaloniki FC, its colours, and incorporates players and people associated with the former Iraklis FC. Therefore, G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki has no shares of the new company, but... | 36,499 |
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