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and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.
Older pre-conquest items relevant to the ancient Gaelic dynasties that once ruled Ireland probably also existed. One example of this is an ancient relic called the Comerford or "Ikerrin" Crown that was discovered in 1692 but may have since been lost.
## Italy.
- King... | 39,100 |
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are in the custody of the Bank of Italy, due to legal controversy between the Italian Republic and the Savoia family. It is not clear who is the legal owner. The value of crowns, diadems and various jewels is valued at over €2.5 Billion.
- Grand Dukes of Tuscany
On being made Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo... | 39,101 |
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crown this inscription was placed on the back of the circlet, while the front was actually covered with precious stones like the rest of the crown. A sceptre consisting of a gilt rod topped with a red-enameled globe topped in turn by a red-enameled Florentine Lily also formed part of the regalia of the Gra... | 39,102 |
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The best-known examples, and those with the strongest claim to authenticity, are a sceptre, some fittings for Roman standards, and other small items, all from a cache buried on the Palatine Hill c. the 3rd or 4th century AD, and discovered in 2006. The objects were made of fine bronze, glass, and semi-prec... | 39,103 |
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the regalia of the ancient Roman emperors exists primarily in artistic depictions from their time-period.
## Isle of Man.
The crown jewels of the Kingdom of Man consist of a ceremonial sword known as the Manx Sword of State. The Sword of State is carried by the sword bearer before the Queens personal rep... | 39,104 |
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in the late 16th or 17th century. It is possible that the sword was made for the 1422 Tynwald meeting that was attended by Sir John Stanley. The sword has a two-edged steel blade, 29 inches long, with a hardwood hilt, 9 inches long, which tapers from the guard to the pommel. The guard is a thin steel band,... | 39,105 |
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display in an exhibition at the Archbishop's Palace next to the Nidaros Cathedral, in Trondheim.
## Poland.
The only surviving part of the Polish Crown Jewels is from the Piast dynasty and consists of the coronation sword known as the Szczerbiec. It is currently on display along with other royal items in... | 39,106 |
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to an inventory of the State Treasury at the Wawel performed in 1633 by Jerzy Ossoliński, Great Crown Chancellor the Crown Regalia (Jewels) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (kept in 5 chests) consisted of:
- Crown of Bolesław I the Brave
- Queens Crown
- Swedish Crown
- Muscovy Crown
- Hungarian ... | 39,107 |
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by King Władysław Jagiełło
- The sword of Bolesław the Bold
- The sword of Sigismund I the Old
- Three hats fringed with pearls
## Portugal.
The Portuguese Crown Jewels were the pieces of jewelry, regalia, and vestments worn by the Monarchs of Portugal during the time of the Portuguese Monarchy. Over ... | 39,108 |
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I and the Scepter of Carol II. They are displayed at The National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest.
The Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu also sometimes made use of a scepter in his public appearances.
## Russia.
The coronation regalia, such as the Imperial Crown of Russia, the Imperi... | 39,109 |
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was the 100th anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising. They were made in Paris by the famous Falise brothers jewellery company.
## Slovenia.
A document known as "The Swabian Mirror" or "Schwabenspiegel" (c. 1275) refers to the installation of the dukes of Carantania and in it mentions a crown of sorts ... | 39,110 |
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of the Slovenian March (later called Lower Carniola and now a province of Slovenia).
A crown called the "ducal hat" of Carniola still exists in Graz.
## Spain.
The kingdoms that would consolidate to form Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries, namely the Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, did not have co... | 39,111 |
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in the Great Fire of Madrid of Christmas Eve 1734. In the 18th century, King Charles III ordered a new crown and sceptre to be made. This crown is made of golden silver, and it features half-arches resting on 8 plates bearing the emblems of the Kingdom. The crown and scepter are displayed during the openin... | 39,112 |
74667 | Crown jewels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crown%20jewels | Crown jewels
are not denominated as such in Spain. In terms of jewelry, all of the jewels and tiaras worn by the members of the Spanish Royal Family are privately owned by them. More historically important elements are kept as pieces of cultural interest in different parts of Spain. For example, the personal crown used... | 39,113 |
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Palace in Stockholm, in a museum which is open to the public. The symbols of the Swedish monarchy have not actually been worn since 1907, but are still displayed at weddings, christenings and funerals. Until 1974 the crown jewels were also displayed at the opening of the "Riksdag" (Parliament). Among the o... | 39,114 |
74667 | Crown jewels | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crown%20jewels | Crown jewels
is surrounded by myths of all kind.
- Süleyman the Magnificent's Venetian Helmet was a four-tiered papal tiara adorned with diamonds and pearls. It was crafted for Suleiman the Magnificent by Venetian craftsmen and Ibrahim Pasha, Suleiman's Grand Vizier, who helped commission the helmet through his patron... | 39,115 |
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sovereignty and rule because it stood taller than the Pope’s tiara (which only had "three" tiers.) Later, as Suleiman's reign began to take an insular turn, the tiara was thought to be donated or put to the wayside, and eventually lost.
- The Topkapi Dagger is a dagger crafted in 1747 as a gift from Sulta... | 39,116 |
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to curry favor with the newly empowered Shah. At the time of the dagger’s creation, the Persian ruler had recently defeated Mughal forces in modern-day Afghanistan and gained much loot by plundering the rich empire’s treasury. One stolen treasure was the famous “Peacock throne,” a gold throne decorated wit... | 39,117 |
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dagger. In some cases, bejeweled daggers, (as well as other precious items), were used to commemorate the opening or renaming of mosques.
- Embellished Cradles were important imperial gifts to newborn "Sultanas" and "Sehzades" that were often accompanied with gifts of embroidered quilts and blankets from ... | 39,118 |
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II in 1661. The ancient crown jewels of England were destroyed by Oliver Cromwell in 1649 when he established the Commonwealth of England. St Edward's Crown is the centrepiece of the coronation regalia, used at the moment of crowning and exchanged for the lighter Imperial State Crown, which is also worn at... | 39,119 |
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the 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond. In addition to crowns there are also various orbs, swords, coronets, rings and other pieces of regalia.
### Scotland.
The Honours, or 'crown jewels', including the Stone of Scone, are kept in Edinburgh Castle. They are the oldest surviving crown jewels in the United King... | 39,120 |
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Castle in the early 19th century.
A 'golden royal crown' pre-dating the existing 'Honours' had been in existence. It is recorded that it was seized by the English authorities following a search of the luggage of the deposed John Balliol as he attempted to leave England and make his way to exile in France ... | 39,121 |
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in 1314) or perhaps was returned to Scotland for use in the coronation of Edward Balliol when he was installed as king of Scots by England in 1332. Nevertheless, it is not in existence today.
### Wales.
The original regalia of the Welsh princes have been lost. Llywelyn's coronet was kept after its captur... | 39,122 |
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several centuries, Popes wore it during processions, as when entering or leaving Saint Peter's Basilica, but during liturgies they used an episcopal mitre instead. Paul VI used it on 30 June 1963 at his coronation, but abandoned its use later. None of his successors have used it.
- The Ring of the Fisherm... | 39,123 |
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at the Imperial Museum of Brazil ("Museu Imperial") in the former summer palace of Brazilian emperor Pedro II, in Petrópolis, Brazil. Some pieces are also owned by the jewellery collector Aimée de Heeren, former mistress of President Getúlio Vargas.
## Chile.
The Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia has a ... | 39,124 |
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the Aztec Empire, a Native American empire ruled from Tenochtitlán (present day Mexico City) by a "tlatoani" or "emperor". The ceremonial feathered headdress or "quetzalāpanecayōtl" that was worn by Montezuma II (the last reigning emperor) was seized by the Spanish Conquistadors in c. 1520 and sent back to... | 39,125 |
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Oceania.
## Australia.
See Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, together with those of the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Ceylon, and Southern Rhodesia, presented to Elizabeth II a pair of armills for her 1953 coronation. They ... | 39,126 |
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Kalakaua's coronation. Worn once and only by Kalakaua and his Queen Kapiolani, they were damaged by looters during the overthrow but later restored and replace with glass jewels. An earlier crown belonging to the Kamehameha Dynasty may have existed. In 1855, missionary Samuel C. Damon, who attended the fun... | 39,127 |
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Sophia Cracroft, the niece of Lady Franklin, also described the crown during a visit to Pohukaina.
If there ever was such a crown, it was either interred in the Royal Mausoleum with the last of the Kamehameha kings or became lost by 1883. King Lunalilo was buried in 1874 with a silver crown bore by John M... | 39,128 |
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wear are among the oldest of Hawaiian regalias: Nāhiʻenaʻena's Paū, the 180 feather skirt of Nāhiʻenaʻena and later the funeral attire for the dead monarch while lying in state; Kamehameha's Cloak, the war-cloak of Kamehameha I made entirely of the golden-yellow feathers of the now-extinct mamo, which was ... | 39,129 |
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; and Liloa's Kaei, the feather belt of Liloa, the 14th-century King of Hawaii. Also the "Kiha-pu" or the War Trumpet (Conch Shell) of Kihanuilulumoku which is one generation older than Liloa's Kaei.
## New Zealand.
Kingitanga is an unofficial kingdom, but one that has become an important one to the Māor... | 39,130 |
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Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Belgium has competed in every Junior Eurovision Song Contest until 2013. The country's best result was in 2009, when Laura Omloop came 4th with "Zo verliefd". Belgium's worst result was in 2007, with Trust coming 15th with "And... | 39,131 |
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Walloon broadcaster Radio télévision belge de la communauté française (RTBF) were responsible for organising the Belgian entry for Junior Eurovision. The two broadcasters shared responsibility, with VRT organising one year, and RTBF organising the following year. In 2003 VR... | 39,132 |
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final, with the final winner representing Belgium at the contest. The winner was Lindsay Daenen with "Mes rêves". 2006 returned to the previous format, with VRT organising the entry. Following this RTBF decided to withdraw from Junior Eurovision due to a lack of interest fo... | 39,133 |
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in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and 2012.
## Withdrawal.
On 26 March 2013, Flemish broadcaster, VRT, announced that Belgium will withdraw from the contest in 2013, according to sources. On the other hand, their neighbor, the Netherlands, suggested that Belgium coul... | 39,134 |
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Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov. The Belgian broadcasters, VRT and ... | 39,135 |
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ounce the awarding points from Belgium. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.
## Voting history.
The tables below shows Belgium's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in :
# See also.
- Bel... | 39,136 |
3807659 | List of Samurai 7 episodes | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List%20of%20Samurai%207%20episodes | List of Samurai 7 episodes
List of Samurai 7 episodes
This is a list of "Samurai 7" episodes, an anime series based on Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai", but with a steampunk setting. The 26-episode series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa.
# External links.
- Story outline, official series homepage (in Japanese) | 39,137 |
3807654 | Jamal al-Atassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamal%20al-Atassi | Jamal al-Atassi
Jamal al-Atassi
Jamal Al-Atassi (1922−2000) () was a Syrian Arab nationalist, politician and author. He was one of the earliest ideologues of the nascent Syrian Ba'ath Party, which he joined soon after it was founded. He helped to lay out its constitution and was the man who came up with the party's mo... | 39,138 |
3807654 | Jamal al-Atassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamal%20al-Atassi | Jamal al-Atassi
into the public arena by the Arab nationalist movement led by the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser. Atassi strongly supported the union with Egypt that formed the United Arab Republic in 1958. Once again eschewing his medical training, Atassi returned to journalism and became chief editor of the p... | 39,139 |
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outcast during those years from 1961 to 1963, when a new coup in March of that year brought to power a more nationalist and unionist wing of the Baath. Jamal's own cousin, the future president Nureddin al-Atassi became Minister of the Interior, and Jamal became Minister of Information in the cabinet of ... | 39,140 |
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and reappoint Nasser as president of Syria.
Jamal Al-Atassi with Sami Droubi translated Frantz Fanon's book The Wretched of the Earth into Arabic.
# Political Opposition.
In 1970 Jamal al-Atassi supported Hafez al-Assad after the a coup that ousted his cousin Nour al-Deen as president. He hoped Assad... | 39,141 |
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NPF, he left within a year and formed a new organization, the Democratic Arab Socialist Union. Assad promptly outlawed it and sought to isolate Atassi, who was therefore never allowed to enter parliament.
# Later life.
From that time until his death, he continued to extoll pan-Arabism and worked for t... | 39,142 |
3807654 | Jamal al-Atassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamal%20al-Atassi | Jamal al-Atassi
and principle. In a family of political giants, Jamal al-Atassi managed to carve for himself a distinct place in the Syrian political landscape, and commanded wide respect among his countrymen despite his continued opposition to the Assad government. He was known as a great political mind with his own v... | 39,143 |
3807654 | Jamal al-Atassi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamal%20al-Atassi | Jamal al-Atassi
itical mind with his own views on Arabism and socialism. His death was followed closely by the death of Assad himself in 2000.
During the Damascus Spring (June 2000 through the autumn of 2001), a reformist pro-democracy political discussion forum was named in his honor, until it was disbanded in a crac... | 39,144 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
Respecto Montalban
Respecto Montalban was an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe associated with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City from 1998 until September 2005.
Respecto Montalban came together in July 1998 during the Del Close Improv Marathon, when seven members from dif... | 39,145 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
YOU!" and "Good versus Elvis" They were cited in "The Village Voice"'s Best of NYC issue for 2004. Billed as "the Upright Citizens Brigade's official touring company," they appeared at such comedy gatherings as the Chicago Improv Festival and San Francisco's Sketchfest.
The group also produced four ... | 39,146 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
but mostly could be seen on various VH1 commentary shows. The first two to leave were Danielle Schneider and Dannah Feinglass. For about a year, the group performed without them and with Jack McBrayer. Rob Riggle was hired as a featured player for the NBC sketch show "Saturday Night Live" in 2004 and... | 39,147 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
Danielle Schneider, Dannah Feinglass, Jackie Clarke, Owen Burke, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel and Rob Riggle. The group's popularity at the UCBT was a springboard to comedy careers for its members:
Rob Riggle, a Marine who served in Liberia, Kosovo and Afghanistan, has been a cast member on "Saturday Nig... | 39,148 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
and was a producer for Michael Moore's "The Awful Truth", but is perhaps best known as the Inconsiderate Cell Phone Man from in-cinema advertising.. In addition, he is a core member in MTV's "Human Giant" along with Scheer and Aziz Ansari. He currently stars in the Adult Swim series "Childrens Hospit... | 39,149 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
Scheer also hosts the popular podcast "How Did This Get Made?" on the Earwolf network.
Dannah Feinglass was a cast member on "MADtv" in 2000-2001 and had a popular celebrity interview segment on TBS's "Burly TV" called "Movie Junky", in which she frequently conducted interviews in costume. Feinglass... | 39,150 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
in many programs on Comedy Central and VH1. He also wrote the book "The UCB Theater's Guide to Improvisation".
Jackie Clarke co-starred in the Nick at Nite animated series "Glenn Martin, DDS" and was a frequent co-host on several radio shows on K-ROCK 92.3 WFNY-FM, as well as appearing as a regular ... | 39,151 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
on "Best Week Ever", MTV's "Beach House", and UPN's "Love Inc.", and co-starred with UCBT founders Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts in the improvised comedy series "Players" on Spike TV. Clarke, Feinglass, and Schneider are currently on the writing staff of the NBC sitcom "Marry Me".
In 2014, Danielle Sch... | 39,152 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
Coast Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in "MySpace", an improv comedy show based on audience members' MySpace profiles. The show has been featured on "Good Morning America" and was voted the Best Improv in LA by "Los Angeles Magazine".
Many of the members continued to perform together at the UCB The... | 39,153 |
3807601 | Respecto Montalban | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Respecto%20Montalban | Respecto Montalban
y "Los Angeles Magazine".
Many of the members continued to perform together at the UCB Theater in NYC.
Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel appeared along with Aziz Ansari on MTV's Human Giant. Most of the other "Respecto" members also made guest appearances on the show.
Most of the members reunited for a s... | 39,154 |
3807663 | Patricio Schiavone | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patricio%20Schiavone | Patricio Schiavone
Patricio Schiavone
Patricio Schiavone (born February 8, 1985) is an Argentine actor who is perhaps better known for his role as "Patricio" in "Chiquititas", a child- and teenage telenovela.
Patricio Schiavone grew up as the only son Jorge Schiavone and his wife Graciela had. He admits to having a p... | 39,155 |
3807663 | Patricio Schiavone | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patricio%20Schiavone | Patricio Schiavone
finally became interested in acting, and he proceeded to tell his mom that he wanted to be on television.
His parents were supportive of Schiavone's decision. They took him to have some photographs done in order to create a portfolio. His parents signed him to a talent agency, and he was soon called... | 39,156 |
3807663 | Patricio Schiavone | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patricio%20Schiavone | Patricio Schiavone
Rosa, one of his co-stars in "Chiquititas", chose him, after an audition, to join the show as "Patricio". "Chiquititas" by then had a large national and international fan base, and Schiavone quickly became a teen idol across Latin America. He also became known in Israel and Russia.
Schiavone lasted ... | 39,157 |
3807663 | Patricio Schiavone | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patricio%20Schiavone | Patricio Schiavone
me a teen idol across Latin America. He also became known in Israel and Russia.
Schiavone lasted only one season at "Chiquititas", and has not acted on television after that.
# Trivia.
- Schiavone's "Chiquititas" character, Patricio, was a troublesome kid who had difficulty establishing friendship... | 39,158 |
3807664 | Neville Lindsay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neville%20Lindsay | Neville Lindsay
Neville Lindsay
Neville Vernon Lindsay (30 July 1886 – 2 February 1976) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1921-22. He was born in Harrismith, Orange Free State, and died in Pietermaritzburg, Natal. | 39,159 |
3807667 | Vital theory | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vital%20theory | Vital theory
Vital theory
According to the vital force theory, the conduction of water up the xylem vessel is a result of vital action of the living cells in the xylem tissue. These living cells are involved in ascent of sap. Relay pump theory and Pulsation theory support the active theory of ascent of sap.
Emil Godl... | 39,160 |
3807667 | Vital theory | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vital%20theory | Vital theory
found electrical ‘pulsations’ or oscillations in electric potentials, and came to believe these were coupled with rhythmic movements in the telegraph plant "Codariocalyx motorius" (then "Desmodium"). On the basis of this Bose theorized that regular wave-like ‘pulsations’ in cell electric potential and turg... | 39,161 |
3807667 | Vital theory | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vital%20theory | Vital theory
lyx motorius" (then "Desmodium"). On the basis of this Bose theorized that regular wave-like ‘pulsations’ in cell electric potential and turgor pressure were an endogenous form of cell signaling. According to him the living cells in the inner lining of the xylem tissue pump water by contractive and expulsi... | 39,162 |
3807669 | William Brann (cricketer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Brann%20(cricketer) | William Brann (cricketer)
William Brann (cricketer)
William Henry Brann (4 April 1899 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province – 22 September 1953 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1922 to 1923. | 39,163 |
3807676 | Senate Square | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Senate%20Square | Senate Square
Senate Square
The Senate Square can refer to several squares depending on the city:
- Helsinki Senate Square, a square in Helsinki, Finland
- The Saint Petersburg Senate Square, a square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, formerly known as Decembrists Square
- The Moscow Senate Square, a square in Moscow be... | 39,164 |
3807684 | Izak Buys | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Izak%20Buys | Izak Buys
Izak Buys
Isaac Daniel "Izak" Buys (born 4 February 1895, death date 9 Oct 1946 in the Grootte Schuur Hospital, Cape Town (after his death his body was donated to the medical school of the University of Cape Town ) was a South African cricketer.
A left-arm fast-medium bowler, Izak Buys was born in Somerset ... | 39,165 |
3807684 | Izak Buys | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Izak%20Buys | Izak Buys
5 for 121 and 2 for 22 for Western Province against the tourists; all seven wickets were of noted batsmen. He also played for South Africa in the third match of the five-match series against S. B. Joel's XI in 1924-25, taking the first three wickets in the first innings. It was his last first-class match.
Hi... | 39,166 |
3807684 | Izak Buys | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Izak%20Buys | Izak Buys
first-class matches he never reached double figures – but he was an effective opening bowler. Three times he took five wickets in an innings, once per season from 1921-22 to 1923-24. His best figures were 6 for 49 at Johannesburg in a Currie Cup match against Border in December 1923, when he also took two cat... | 39,167 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
Eunice Olsen
Eunice Olsen (born 24 October 1977) is a Singaporean actress, television presenter, beauty pageant titleholder, and politician known for having been the winner of the Miss Singapore Universe pageant in 2000.
In November 2004, Olsen was appointed as a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) in S... | 39,168 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
as a Young Global Leader representing Singapore at the World Economic Forum. In the 2010 Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore, she was one of the Flag bearers for the Singapore Flag.
In addition to her entertainment work, she champions causes for people with disabilities, the environment, youth at risks,... | 39,169 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
Alice Yap and Francis Olsen. A Eurasian Singaporean, her mother is Chinese and her father is of Swedish and Portuguese descent. At the age of three, her parents enrolled her into Yamaha music school where she developed her love for music and performing.
She attended Woodlands Primary School, Singapore, St... | 39,170 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
pageant. Deciding to put her title to good use, she approached the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre and was directed to the Toa Payoh Girl's Home.
## Volunteer Work.
Her work at the Toa Payoh Girl's Home and Andrew and Grace Home spurred her to seek out other opportunities in youth activities. ... | 39,171 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
Member of Parliament.
In November 2004, Olsen was appointed as a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) in Singapore. Her main role as an NMP was to highlight issues pertaining to youth and volunteerism. In the course of her term she touched on issues like access to public transport for the disabled, legisl... | 39,172 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
She also called for the captioning of the Channel 5 English news programme.
Apart from parliamentary duties, Olsen was involved with organisations like the Handicap Welfare Association and became the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre's Youth Ambassador. Her other ambassadorships included Beyond S... | 39,173 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
popular TV game show Wheel of Fortune., taking on the role of Vanna White in the Singapore version of the game show. She then went on to co-host 3 seasons of "FRONT", an Arts Central production that took an edgy look at the arts scene in Singapore. In 2007, she was a judge on Channel 5's International Emmy... | 39,174 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
an exciting men's magazine lifestyle show on AXN, The Duke.
In 2010, Olsen starred in an Okto original production 10-part comedy TV series "Before I Was Awesome". She is to appear in a mandarin movie "Red Numbers" (红字) that will be released later this year.
In August 2013, Eunice founded WomenTalkTV, a s... | 39,175 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
uploaded while production is underway for season 2. Viewers are encouraged to upload their own videos documenting how they overcame their own personal struggles or that of other women they know on the portal as well. WomenTalkTV was also nominated for an International Emmy Award in the Digital Program: Non... | 39,176 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
and sound designer Rennie Gomes. Together, they have written a Christmas song, produced a kids album and scored a short film for one of Singapore’s most acclaimed film directors, Royston Tan, titled " Anniversary". 7 States has also written a song titled " Light " which they dedicated to the athletes of th... | 39,177 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
She joins 4 other ambassadors from the region – Professional footballer James Younghusband from the Philippines, Thai singer Chin Chinawut, Malaysian Designer "Sonny San" and former model "Annisa Pohan" from Indonesia in the latest BBM™ campaign 2011.
She was also appointed spokesperson for Cosme Decorte’... | 39,178 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
achieving an amazing result of 20.8 km/litre of fuel. Olsen has since attended two more Shell Eco-Marathons in Sepang, Malaysia and led a Shell FuelSave Challenge in Singapore in June 2011.
Selected as the first ever brand ambassador for Nescafé Gold, she was the face of the "Taste It All" campaign that r... | 39,179 |
3807674 | Eunice Olsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eunice%20Olsen | Eunice Olsen
ore Shell Eco-Marathons in Sepang, Malaysia and led a Shell FuelSave Challenge in Singapore in June 2011.
Selected as the first ever brand ambassador for Nescafé Gold, she was the face of the "Taste It All" campaign that ran across OOH, press and in-store from 2009 to 2011.
In 2008, Olsen was picked by h... | 39,180 |
3807686 | Saula Telawa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saula%20Telawa | Saula Telawa
Saula Telawa
Saula Telawa was a Fijian nationalist politician who served as President of the now-defunct New Nationalist Party, which advocated indigenous Fijian paramountcy. He also championed the establishment of Christianity, the faith of most indigenous Fijians, as Fiji's official religion. He claimed... | 39,181 |
3807686 | Saula Telawa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saula%20Telawa | Saula Telawa
the Fijian people," had forfeited its legitimacy with indigenous Fijians, Telawa said, and it should resign. He also called on Police Commissioner Andrew Hughes to stay out of the dispute between the government and the Military, saying that the Australian Hughes, as a non-Fijian, had no right to interfere ... | 39,182 |
3807686 | Saula Telawa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saula%20Telawa | Saula Telawa
e dispute between the government and the Military, saying that the Australian Hughes, as a non-Fijian, had no right to interfere and in so doing risk the lives of Fijian people.
Telawa made a surprising statement to the Fiji Sun on 19 January 2006, reversing his party's previous demand for the repatriatio... | 39,183 |
3807693 | Doug Meintjes | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doug%20Meintjes | Doug Meintjes
Doug Meintjes
Douglas James Meintjes (9 June 1890 – 17 July 1979) was a South African cricketer who played in two Tests in 1923. He played first-class cricket for Transvaal from 1910 to 1926. | 39,184 |
3807691 | Cyril Francois | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyril%20Francois | Cyril Francois
Cyril Francois
Cyril Matthew Francois (20 June 1897 in Lewisham, England – 26 May 1944 in Pretoria, Transvaal) was a South African cricketer who played in five Tests in 1922-23.
Francois was a right-handed batsman who began his first-class cricket career as a lower-order batsman but progressed to becom... | 39,185 |
3807701 | Bijan Jalali | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijan%20Jalali | Bijan Jalali
Bijan Jalali
Bijan Jalali (; 1927 – January 2000) was a modern Persian poet.
Jalali was born in Tehran, Iran. His works include: The Color of Water, Days, Dailies, Our Heart and the World, Play of Light, and The Water and the Sun.
# See also.
- Nima Yooshij
- Persian literature
# References.
- نگاهی... | 39,186 |
3807697 | Alf Hall | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alf%20Hall | Alf Hall
Alf Hall
Alfred Ewart Hall (23 January 1896 in Bolton, Lancashire, England – 1 January 1964 in The Hill, South Africa) was a South African cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1923 to 1931.
Alf Hall's appearances in first-class cricket were limited by his movement between South Africa and his native Lanc... | 39,187 |
3807697 | Alf Hall | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alf%20Hall | Alf Hall
of sixteen wickets against the two University teams – though he did bowl with deadly effect in Lancashire League games for East Lancashire and Todmorden.
Hall was a left-arm fast-medium bowler who could gain a lot of spin from matting pitches, as shown in the 1926–27 Currie Cup where he set a record of 52 wic... | 39,188 |
3807697 | Alf Hall | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alf%20Hall | Alf Hall
Currie Cup.
Though a strain prevented him playing in the First Test against England in 1922-23, Hall bowled extremely well in the four remaining Tests of the tour and was unlucky not to be rewarded with a series win: he took seven for 63 in the second innings of the Second Test and despite England winning by ... | 39,189 |
3807697 | Alf Hall | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alf%20Hall | Alf Hall
England’s next tour of South Africa in 1927–28, when he bowled very well in one of the two Tests he could spare time for to take nine for 167. Hall only reappeared briefly during England's 1930–31 tour, when with the gradual shift to turf pitches in South Africa he was not successful.
Despite his skill as a b... | 39,190 |
3807697 | Alf Hall | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alf%20Hall | Alf Hall
8, when he bowled very well in one of the two Tests he could spare time for to take nine for 167. Hall only reappeared briefly during England's 1930–31 tour, when with the gradual shift to turf pitches in South Africa he was not successful.
Despite his skill as a bowler, Alf Hall stands as one of the very wor... | 39,191 |
3807709 | Hummingbird Ltd. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hummingbird%20Ltd. | Hummingbird Ltd.
Hummingbird Ltd.
Hummingbird Ltd. (previously NASDAQ: HUMC, TSX: HUM) is a subsidiary of OpenText and is a provider of enterprise software solutions including Exceed. Initially founded as a consulting business in 1984, Hummingbird moved into the connectivity market. Its enterprise content management (... | 39,192 |
3807709 | Hummingbird Ltd. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hummingbird%20Ltd. | Hummingbird Ltd.
became Hummingbird DOCSFusion and DM - a part of Hummingbird document management system (a part of Hummingbird Enterprise Suite). The product still exists in Open Text products after rebranding with new name as eDOCS DM. In November 2012 OpenText launched the new v5.3.1 version with full support of Win... | 39,193 |
3807709 | Hummingbird Ltd. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hummingbird%20Ltd. | Hummingbird Ltd.
known as Sony Centre for the Arts.
- 1997 - Acquires TN3270 and TN5250 terminal emulation software from McGill University and PolarSoft Inc. in Canada.
- 1998
- Acquires business intelligence solutions vendor, Andyne Computing Ltd.
- Acquires Datenrevision of Hamburg, Germany, a software consulting... | 39,194 |
3807709 | Hummingbird Ltd. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hummingbird%20Ltd. | Hummingbird Ltd.
Software Inc.
- 2001 - Acquires UK company, PeopleDoc.
- 2003
- Acquires legal practice management firms LegalKEY Technologies and Kramer Lee & Associates.
- Acquires Valid Information Systems.
- Acquires Key Automation Nederland B.V. and its affiliate Dispro B.V., distributors and integrators of ... | 39,195 |
3807709 | Hummingbird Ltd. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hummingbird%20Ltd. | Hummingbird Ltd.
uipment—albeit password protected—containing the unencrypted personal data (names and social security numbers) of an estimated 1.3 million Texas student loan recipients. The company's board of directors agreed to be sold to Symphony Technology Group, but following a hostile bid from Open Text, the boar... | 39,196 |
3807721 | Ťahanovce | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ťahanovce | Ťahanovce
Ťahanovce
Ťahanovce (, ) is a borough (city ward) of the city of Košice, Slovakia.
The first written mention about Ťahanovce is dated back to 1263. It was an independent village until 1969 when it was connected with Košice. Ťahanovce is home to approximately 2,000 (prevailingly elder) people and it is close... | 39,197 |
3807721 | Ťahanovce | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ťahanovce | Ťahanovce
00 (prevailingly elder) people and it is closely connected with the city part Sídlisko Ťahanovce.
# Some of the historical names of the village Ťahanovce.
- 1263 - (according to name of person)
- 1293 - possesio Thehan
- 1355 - villa Techan
- 1399 - Thehaan
- 1773 - ;
- 1786 - ;
- 1808 - ;
- 1863, 18... | 39,198 |
3807682 | Confessions of a Window Cleaner | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Confessions%20of%20a%20Window%20Cleaner | Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Confessions of a Window Cleaner is a 1974 British sex comedy film, directed by Val Guest.
Like the other films in the "Confessions" series; "Confessions of a Pop Performer", "Confessions of a Driving Instructor" and "Confessions from a Holiday Camp", it ... | 39,199 |
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