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11370061 | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcelo%20Azcárraga%20Palmero | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
that it stored half of all of Cuba's sugar production, and by 1853, had increased its original capital tenfold.
His children were Carlos Azcarraga y Fesser; Margarita de Azcárraga y Fesser de Trenor Palavicino, the first Marquise of Turia; María Azcárraga y Fesser; José María Azcarraga y Fess... | 42,400 |
11370061 | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcelo%20Azcárraga%20Palmero | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
for life. He was the Minister of War under Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, whose assassination on 8 August 1897 effectively made him the "interim" Prime Minister of Spain until 4 October of that same year.
He went on to become Prime Minister of Spain twice again in two more separate incidents.
... | 42,401 |
11370061 | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcelo%20Azcárraga%20Palmero | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
his mother's side, Azcárraga descends from the Filipino mestizo Lizarraga family, heirs of the fallen Conde de Lizarraga. His maternal uncles' families, collectively known as the "Palmero brothers" or "Hermanos Palmero" were active in Philippine politics before World War II. He was also an unc... | 42,402 |
11370061 | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcelo%20Azcárraga%20Palmero | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
arraga family, heirs of the fallen Conde de Lizarraga. His maternal uncles' families, collectively known as the "Palmero brothers" or "Hermanos Palmero" were active in Philippine politics before World War II. He was also an uncle to the self-styled Conde de Albay, also known as Señor Pedro Gov... | 42,403 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
The Champions Hockey League was a short-lived ice hockey tournament which was launched in 2008 by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) after adopting the proposal put forth by Ovation Sports AG, and only played in the 2008–09 season. Its cre... | 42,404 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
hockey competition.
The Silver Stone Trophy, which has been awarded to the top club team in European hockey since 1997, was the CHL's championship trophy. Because of contractual problems between the IIHF and CHL investors, the Champions Hockey League was cancelled after only one seaso... | 42,405 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
leagues, a total of 12 teams. The 12 teams included the champions of the best seven leagues and a second team from each of the best four leagues. The second teams from the leagues placed 5–7, played a qualification tournament over one weekend to determine the twelfth and final particip... | 42,406 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
United States, while The Score held the Canadian rights.
# History.
## 2008–09 season.
The first edition was played with the top 12 teams from the top seven leagues in Europe. The four top leagues (Russia, Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland) were represented with two teams each. The... | 42,407 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
In the first semi-final, the two Russian teams Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Salavat Yulaev Ufa played against each other. After both teams won one game, a penalty shoot-out had to played to decide the winner. Magnitogorsk was luckier and advanced to the final. In the other semi-final, th... | 42,408 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
larger average attendance than the seven national hockey leagues' regular season games of that season.
## Victoria Cup.
It was planned that every year, the Champions Hockey League winner and one team from the National Hockey League play for the IIHF-run Victoria Cup. The first editio... | 42,409 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
be resumed in the 2010–11 season, with the possible contribution of the NHL. The continuation of the league was already called into question in January when the IIHF's main investors pulled out of their commitments to back the league for three seasons. Conflict with the NHL also arose ... | 42,410 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
season were unanimous in their support for continuing the Champions Hockey League.
On 21 October 2009, the IIHF announced an agreement with Hockey Europe to re-launch the CHL during the 2010–11 season, with teams from the 7 top European leagues (although the agreement was cancelled la... | 42,411 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
9 March 2010, the IIHF announced that they and the European leagues failed to agree on a re-launch of the Champions Hockey League. Therefore, there was no CHL during the 2010–11 season. Thus, the CHL had probably been permanently cancelled.
On 6 December 2010, the IIHF announced that ... | 42,412 |
11370032 | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Champions%20Hockey%20League%20(2008–09) | Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
ue for the 2011–12 season, with the overall planned length of the approved project of 3 seasons. However, on 23 February 2011, the IIHF announced that the Council had decided to postpone the plans for a re-launch of the CHL in the 2011–12 season, due to lack of interest from profession... | 42,413 |
11370094 | Erna Braun | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erna%20Braun | Erna Braun
Erna Braun
Erna Braun is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, in the electoral division of Rossmere. Braun is a member of the New Democratic Party. She was the head of the Winnipeg Teachers Association. | 42,414 |
11370082 | Batman: The Last Arkham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Batman:%20The%20Last%20Arkham | Batman: The Last Arkham
Batman: The Last Arkham
"The Last Arkham" was a four-part Batman story arc that started the "" comic book series in mid-1992. The storyline began in "Batman: Shadow of the Bat" #1 (Jun, 1992), and finished in "Batman: Shadow of the Bat" #4 (Sept, 1992). DC Comics later compiled the four issues ... | 42,415 |
11370082 | Batman: The Last Arkham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Batman:%20The%20Last%20Arkham | Batman: The Last Arkham
and fitted with numerous new security measures.
When Batman stumbles upon a series of murders, resembling the serial killer Victor Zsasz's MO, Batman begins to investigate only to find Zsasz has been imprisoned in Arkham Asylum during the course of the murders. Determined to prove Zsasz guilty,... | 42,416 |
11370082 | Batman: The Last Arkham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Batman:%20The%20Last%20Arkham | Batman: The Last Arkham
Jeremiah's mind. This explodes when Jeremiah forces Batman to fight Amygdala and other inmates from the asylum, including the Joker, Mad Hatter, and Egghead.
Whilst this continues, Zsasz escapes through the tunnels which he had purchased and kills the builder and another inmate in order to cove... | 42,417 |
11370082 | Batman: The Last Arkham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Batman:%20The%20Last%20Arkham | Batman: The Last Arkham
made the agonising journey through a microwave sensor to stop him. The pair fight in the sewer and Commissioner Gordon arrives in time to arrest Zsasz.
# Character introductions.
"The Last Arkham" launched three new characters into the Batman universe; Victor Zsasz, Jeremiah Arkham, and Amygda... | 42,418 |
11370082 | Batman: The Last Arkham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Batman:%20The%20Last%20Arkham | Batman: The Last Arkham
series.
Alan Grant drew Jeremiah Arkham's personality from another book from his girlfriend's library; the biology book "Superstition in the Common Pigeon" by B. F. Skinner. Throughout the comic book, Jeremiah Arkham states that if you "Change the behavior, the mind will follow". This line was ... | 42,419 |
11370082 | Batman: The Last Arkham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Batman:%20The%20Last%20Arkham | Batman: The Last Arkham
ic book, Jeremiah Arkham states that if you "Change the behavior, the mind will follow". This line was drawn from that book and gives light to Jeremiah's sadistic methods of dealing with inmates. In the "Last Arkham", Jeremiah's background is touched upon during a flashback and explains that his... | 42,420 |
11370099 | Sezen Aksu discography | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sezen%20Aksu%20discography | Sezen Aksu discography
Sezen Aksu discography
This article contains information about all releases by Turkish pop artist Sezen Aksu.
# Singles.
## Soundtrack appearances.
- "Hadi Bakalım" in Cemetery Man (1994)
- "Propaganda Cues" in Propaganda (1999)
- "İkinci Bahar" in İkinci Bahar (2000)
- "Karşı Pencere" and... | 42,421 |
11370099 | Sezen Aksu discography | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sezen%20Aksu%20discography | Sezen Aksu discography
elin (2004)
- "Her Şeyi Yak" in Offside (2005)
- "Hayat Sana Teşekkür Ederim" in Cuore Sacro (Sacred Heart) (2005)
- "İstanbul Hatırası" in (2005)
- "40" in 40 (2009)
- "Kutlama" in Mine Vaganti (Loose Cannons) (2010)
- "Yol Arkadaşım" in Die Fremde (When We Leave) (2010)
- "Muhabbet Kuşla... | 42,422 |
11370218 | St Austell Brewery | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St%20Austell%20Brewery | St Austell Brewery
St Austell Brewery
St Austell Brewery is a brewery founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks in St Austell, Cornwall, England. The brewery's flagship beer is "Tribute Ale", which accounts for around 80% of sales. Other popular ales include "Proper Job", "Tinner's Ale" and "Duchy Bitter".
On 1 July 2016 St Au... | 42,423 |
11370218 | St Austell Brewery | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St%20Austell%20Brewery | St Austell Brewery
the business becomes."
# Products.
"Tribute " was created to commemorate the 1999 solar eclipse. It was originally a one-off special named "Daylight Robbery" but proved to be so popular it was reintroduced as Tribute and has since won several awards around the UK.
St Austell Brewery signed a deal ... | 42,424 |
11370218 | St Austell Brewery | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St%20Austell%20Brewery | St Austell Brewery
around the UK.
St Austell Brewery signed a deal in 2008 with Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm, near Truro, to continue kegging and distributing "Rattler cyder" and "Rattler pear cyder" for the following five years.
St Austell Brewery also produce "M&S Cornish IPA", which is bottled and sold in Marks and ... | 42,425 |
11370236 | Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denis-Pierre-Jean%20Papillon%20de%20la%20Ferté | Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté
Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté
Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté (Châlons-en-Champagne 17 February 1727 — Paris 7 July 1794) was a connoisseur of art and an administrator (an "Intendant" and from 1763 the sole "Intendant") of the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi, the organizati... | 42,426 |
11370236 | Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denis-Pierre-Jean%20Papillon%20de%20la%20Ferté | Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté
among the dukes who were "Gentilhommes de la Chambre", to whom Papillon de la Ferté reported and among whom he served as diplomat and peacemaker, also played a role. He was a victim of the Reign of Terror in 1794.
He was the son of Pierre Papillon de la Ferté (ca. 1682–1753), sei... | 42,427 |
11370236 | Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denis-Pierre-Jean%20Papillon%20de%20la%20Ferté | Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté
of the Menus-Plaisirs, but the Comédie française and the Comédie-Italienne, and also the music at court and the Opéra, and the "Intendant" 's role, reforming, rationalizing and redefining the official structure, encouraging artists of every kind, the model of the modern arts admin... | 42,428 |
11370236 | Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denis-Pierre-Jean%20Papillon%20de%20la%20Ferté | Denis-Pierre-Jean Papillon de la Ferté
e, reforming, rationalizing and redefining the official structure, encouraging artists of every kind, the model of the modern arts administrator.
He was inspired to keep the journal by which he is intimately known in support of his possible future self-defence, a "preservative ag... | 42,429 |
11370314 | Cypsela | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cypsela | Cypsela
Cypsela
Cypsela may refer to:
# Places.
- Cypsela (Arcadia), a fortress of ancient Arcadia, Greece
- Cypsela (Thrace), a fortress of ancient Thrace, now in Turkey
- , an ancient, possibly mythical city named in Avienus' "Ora Maritima" which would have been located in the coast of modern Catalonia and is tr... | 42,430 |
11370178 | Bill Muncey | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill%20Muncey | Bill Muncey
Bill Muncey
William Edward "Bill" Muncey (November 12, 1928 – October 18, 1981) was an American hydroplane racing legend from Detroit, Michigan. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame and hydroplane historian Dan Cowie described Muncey as "without question, the greatest hydroplane racer in history." Mu... | 42,431 |
11370178 | Bill Muncey | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill%20Muncey | Bill Muncey
engine. Muncey went to Gar Wood’s riverfront mansion, and asked Wood for help. Muncey got an engine from Wood, but the bottom of the boat fell out during the next race.
Muncey had his first win at the Gold Cup in 1956 in Miss Thriftway. He followed that with another Gold Cup win in 1957, again in Miss Thri... | 42,432 |
11370178 | Bill Muncey | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill%20Muncey | Bill Muncey
aeronautical engineer, D.J. Nolan, Sr. of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He followed up with four wins in 1980. Muncey won his last race during the Thunder on the Ohio race at Evansville in 1981. Muncey was leading the final heat of the World Championship race at Acapulco on when he died in a blowover crash wh... | 42,433 |
11370178 | Bill Muncey | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill%20Muncey | Bill Muncey
Points Champions (1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985), with his widow Fran owning the Atlas Van Lines "Blue Blaster" until the end of the 1984 season, after which the boat became the Miller American from 1985 until 1987. In Fran Muncey's final year, the boat was renamed the Miller High Life, owing to Miller... | 42,434 |
11370178 | Bill Muncey | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill%20Muncey | Bill Muncey
in 2004.
- He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1989 in the Power Boats category.
- Muncey was awarded the National Marine Manufacturers Association Hall of Fame Award in 1988.
- The H1 Unlimited High Points Championship Driver's Trophy is named for Muncey, as of 2011.
# Persona... | 42,435 |
11370169 | Four-eyed turtle | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Four-eyed%20turtle | Four-eyed turtle
Four-eyed turtle
The four-eyed turtle ("Sacalia quadriocellata") is a reptile of the order Testudines. Its name refers to two bright yellow or green spots that occur on the back of its head that can look like another pair of eyes.
# Geographic range.
This species of turtle occurs in southern China a... | 42,436 |
11370169 | Four-eyed turtle | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Four-eyed%20turtle | Four-eyed turtle
is actually based on a hybrid specimen.
# Description.
The four-eyed turtle can grow to a carapace length of . Its carapace typically ranges in color from a yellowish-tan to a deep chocolate-brown, and all turtles have a distinct pattern of lines. The turtle's head is often colorful with yellow or gr... | 42,437 |
11370169 | Four-eyed turtle | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Four-eyed%20turtle | Four-eyed turtle
studied in detail, it is known that they do eat a wide variety of animals and plants including crickets, worms, snails, trout chow, aquatic plants, greens and lettuces, and certain fruits.
# Status and conservation.
This species is included on CITES Appendix III and listed as Endangered by the IUCN.
... | 42,438 |
11370169 | Four-eyed turtle | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Four-eyed%20turtle | Four-eyed turtle
affect turtle trading.
Large quantities of turtle shell are used as an ingredient in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). For instance, Taiwan confirmed that 940 tons of hard shelled turtle bone and 200 tons of soft shell turtle bones were imported between 1992 and 1998. The plastron - the belly shell ... | 42,439 |
11370169 | Four-eyed turtle | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Four-eyed%20turtle | Four-eyed turtle
on farms and animals captured in nature. As a result, farm production of turtle bone for TCM is likely to increase. In addition, TCM research could help find alternatives to turtle bone such as herbs.
## Conservation efforts.
The Asian Turtle Project has helped publicize turtle conservation all throu... | 42,440 |
11370169 | Four-eyed turtle | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Four-eyed%20turtle | Four-eyed turtle
-26. PDF fulltext
- (2001). New Chinese turtles: endangered or invalid? A reassessment of two species using mitochondrial DNA, allozyme electrophoresis and known-locality specimens. "Animal Conservation" 4 (4): 357–367. HTML abstract Erratum: "Animal Conservation" 5 (1): 86 HTML abstract
- Siebenrock... | 42,441 |
11370309 | The Wood Beyond the World | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Wood%20Beyond%20the%20World | The Wood Beyond the World
The Wood Beyond the World
The Wood Beyond the World is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature. It was first published in hardc... | 42,442 |
11370309 | The Wood Beyond the World | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Wood%20Beyond%20the%20World | The Wood Beyond the World
the necessity of a feud with her family. However, his efforts are fruitless, as word comes to him "en route" that his wife's clan has killed his father. As a storm then carries him to a faraway country, the effect of this news is merely to sunder his last ties to his homeland. Walter comes to ... | 42,443 |
11370309 | The Wood Beyond the World | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Wood%20Beyond%20the%20World | The Wood Beyond the World
married and presumably live happily ever after.
# Reception.
Morris considered his fantasies a revival of the medieval tradition of chivalrous romances. In consequence, they tend to have sprawling plots comprising strung-together adventures. His use of archaic language is a challenge to some... | 42,444 |
11370309 | The Wood Beyond the World | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Wood%20Beyond%20the%20World | The Wood Beyond the World
ntasies a revival of the medieval tradition of chivalrous romances. In consequence, they tend to have sprawling plots comprising strung-together adventures. His use of archaic language is a challenge to some readers.
When the novel was reissued in the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series, James Bl... | 42,445 |
11370342 | Jewel of the Moon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jewel%20of%20the%20Moon | Jewel of the Moon
Jewel of the Moon
Jewel of the Moon (1985) is a collection of short stories by American author William Kotzwinkle. The beautiful and erotic title piece concerns a couple who observe 13 months of subtle sexual foreplay leading up to the inevitable moment of cosmic release. A number of the short storie... | 42,446 |
11370288 | General Kyd Stradivarius | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=General%20Kyd%20Stradivarius | General Kyd Stradivarius
General Kyd Stradivarius
The General Kyd; ex-Stern Stradivarius is an antique cello crafted in 1684 by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona.
It was used by the English cellist Leo Stern in the premiere of Antonín Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B minor in London in 1896.
Noted owners of ... | 42,447 |
11370288 | General Kyd Stradivarius | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=General%20Kyd%20Stradivarius | General Kyd Stradivarius
l Kyd-Stern" are its namesakes, General Kyd and Leo Stern, as well as Lord Amherst of Hackney, W.E. Hill & Sons and Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
At the time of Stern's death in 1904, the "General Kyd" was valued at US$6,000; its current value is US$9.5 million.
This cello, currently owned by the ... | 42,448 |
11370334 | The Water of the Wondrous Isles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Water%20of%20the%20Wondrous%20Isles | The Water of the Wondrous Isles
The Water of the Wondrous Isles
The Water of the Wondrous Isles is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first writer of modern fantasy to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus a precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature. It was first... | 42,449 |
11370334 | The Water of the Wondrous Isles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Water%20of%20the%20Wondrous%20Isles | The Water of the Wondrous Isles
Lin Carter.
Morris considered his fantasies a revival of the medieval tradition of chivalrous romances; in consequence, they tend to have sprawling plots of strung-together adventures. These prose romances were written in a mock-Medieval style that modern readers may find arduous and fu... | 42,450 |
11370334 | The Water of the Wondrous Isles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Water%20of%20the%20Wondrous%20Isles | The Water of the Wondrous Isles
cialistic beliefs. Equally radical, during much of the first quarter of the novel, Birdalone is naked, a highly unusual detail in Victorian fiction. She is occasionally assisted out of jams by Habundia, her lookalike fairy godmother. She encounters three maidens who are held prisoner by ... | 42,451 |
11370235 | John A. Millar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20A.%20Millar | John A. Millar
John A. Millar
John Andrew Millar (8 July 1855 – 15 October 1915) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party from Otago.
# Early life.
Born in Jalandhar, India, in 1855, he first came to New Zealand in 1870, but then embarked on a seafaring career. In 1881, he changed from international to coas... | 42,452 |
11370235 | John A. Millar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20A.%20Millar | John A. Millar
Parliaments –1905, for Dunedin Central in the 16th Parliament –1908, and for Dunedin West in the 17th and 18th Parliaments –1914.
He disagreed with some Liberal policies, but did not join the New Liberal Party group in 1905.
Millar was Chairman of Committees from 1903 to 1905. He was Minister of Custom... | 42,453 |
11370235 | John A. Millar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20A.%20Millar | John A. Millar
or to Sir Joseph Ward as leader of the Liberal Party. But he did not stand in the ballot of 22 March when Thomas Mackenzie defeated George Laurenson (with 22 votes to 9) as he was not supported by Labour members of the caucus, although he had support from "arbitrationist" unions. So in July he appeared i... | 42,454 |
11370159 | Kafr Buhum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kafr%20Buhum | Kafr Buhum
Kafr Buhum
Kafr Buhum (, Syriac: ܟܟܦܪ ܒܚܡ, ) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 9 km southwest of Hama, north Damascus and south of Aleppo. Nearby localities include al-Rabiaa and Matnin to the northwest, Tayzin to the north, al-Khalidiyah to the east, Tell Qa... | 42,455 |
11370159 | Kafr Buhum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kafr%20Buhum | Kafr Buhum
the west, the Mahardah Plateau to the north and the basaltic Harbnafsah Plateau to the southwest. The town's topography in the east and south is flatter than the north and west.
The town has a Mediterranean climate, in which winters are cold and rainy and summers warm and dry. The climate is affected by the... | 42,456 |
11370159 | Kafr Buhum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kafr%20Buhum | Kafr Buhum
means "large house" and the Arabic "Ebham", which means "thumb". The latter name derives from a local legend which holds that a thumb of Saint George is buried in Kafr Buhum's Saint George Church.
# History.
Settlement in the town probably started with the movement of people from the surrounding caves, as ... | 42,457 |
11370159 | Kafr Buhum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kafr%20Buhum | Kafr Buhum
Greek Church, who remained at the Episcopal from 1540 to 1582, performing research in theology and the Book of Proverbs.
Kafr Buhum contains many historic churches, including the Saint George Church which was originally an ancient structure. It contains 18th and 19th-century icons mostly by painter Hanna Sa... | 42,458 |
11370159 | Kafr Buhum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kafr%20Buhum | Kafr Buhum
also two churches dedicated to Prophit Elijha: one is a Melkite Catholic which dates back to 1960's.
And the other is a Greek Orthodox cathedral, which is one of the largest cathedrals in the Arab world, the works of this cathedral initiated in 1998. The town contains many caves and archaeological sites.
#... | 42,459 |
11370159 | Kafr Buhum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kafr%20Buhum | Kafr Buhum
to be special annual carnival.
The town has a large number of doctors, engineers and other professionals, most of whom are expatriates. Kafr Buhum is known for “white stone careers” of construction and the inhabitants work in agriculture and manufacturing. They own many lands around the town where they cult... | 42,460 |
11370159 | Kafr Buhum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kafr%20Buhum | Kafr Buhum
Kafr Buhum is known for “white stone careers” of construction and the inhabitants work in agriculture and manufacturing. They own many lands around the town where they cultivate corn, cotton, white beets and other crops.
# References.
- Kafr Buhum Gate. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
- Kafr Buhum website. Ret... | 42,461 |
11370379 | Longhorn and Western Railroad | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longhorn%20and%20Western%20Railroad | Longhorn and Western Railroad
Longhorn and Western Railroad
The Longhorn and Western Railroad is a heritage railroad located in San Antonio, Texas.
It is owned by the Texas Transportation Museum and many of TTM's artifacts operate on the L&W tracks. The L&W has approximately of track in total with an approximately ma... | 42,462 |
11370379 | Longhorn and Western Railroad | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longhorn%20and%20Western%20Railroad | Longhorn and Western Railroad
tive #6
- Former Comal Power Plant 1925 Baldwin 0-4-0T #1
- Former Missouri Pacific Railroad Flat car #50043
- Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Pullman business car #404
- Former Pullman Company and Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad 1924 Pullman McKeever sleeper car
- Former ... | 42,463 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
Gulf Coast jaguarundi
The Gulf Coast jaguarundi is a population of the jaguarundi ("Herpailurus yagouaroundi"). Two of these populations—the Gulf Coast jaguarundi and the Sinaloan jaguarundi—are considered endangered and were put on the endangered list on June 14, 1976. These cats are placed unde... | 42,464 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
areas such as forests and thick shrubs. Their otter-like appearance is shown in their short legs and long, flat tails. The weasel-like appearance stems from having a small, flat head, short, round ears and a long slender body. Their body size can reach up to and their tail up to in length. Their a... | 42,465 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
in hue, which prefer more open areas.
It can be found in the Western Gulf coastal grasslands, Tamaulipan mezquital, and Tamaulipan matorral. Its preferred habitat are regions of dense, thorny scrub, especially near water, composed of plants such as Spiny Hackberry ("Celtis pallida"), Brazilian Bl... | 42,466 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
and Texas Persimmon ("Diospyros texana").
Habitat loss is the main reason for the increase in mortality for the jaguarundi. Not enough information has been gathered about the jaguarundi, and because these animals are not widely studied their significance is unclear. Many people remain unaware of ... | 42,467 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
The jaguarundi and cougar are classified as part of the genus "Puma" but the jaguarundi is sometimes classified under "Herpailurus", a different genus. According to a study of Felidae, an ancestor of the puma genus migrated across the Bering land bridge into the Americas about 8 to 8 and a half mi... | 42,468 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
and migrated back to Asia and Africa. Another idea is that the cheetah diverged from the lineage in Asia and Africa. It is also hypothesized that the evolution of the jaguarundis came about because an isolated population of cougars began focusing on small prey to avoid competition with larger pred... | 42,469 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
season for the jaguarundi is believed to be in the months of November and December. A female jaguarundi's pregnancy cycle, or gestation period, lasts about 70–75 days. At the time of birth, the female will have anywhere between 1–4 kittens, each weighing 4–7 kilograms. Like their relative, the cou... | 42,470 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
longevity is approximately 10–15 years, a feat most attributable to their well-protected den.
## Diet.
The jaguarundi has a carnivorous diet. The animals they hunt tend to be relatively small animals. Small mammals, birds, frogs, and fish are a few of the wide variety of prey that the jaguarundi... | 42,471 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Gulf Coast jaguarundi is currently endangered, so conservation efforts are being implemented by the Fish and Wildlife Service. As a federal governmental agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish,... | 42,472 |
11370217 | Gulf Coast jaguarundi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf%20Coast%20jaguarundi | Gulf Coast jaguarundi
g habitat and land connectivity to support viable populations, developing survey techniques to ascertain their status and better understand their ecological and conservation needs, and developing partnerships to help promote jaguarundi conservation. The biggest threat to the Gulf Coast jaguarundis... | 42,473 |
11370345 | The Sundering Flood | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Sundering%20Flood | The Sundering Flood
The Sundering Flood
The Sundering Flood is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature.
"The Sundering Flood" was Morris' last work of f... | 42,474 |
11370345 | The Sundering Flood | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Sundering%20Flood | The Sundering Flood
as difficult by some modern readers.
# Plot summary.
Osberne Wulfgrimsson and Elfhild are lovers who live on opposite sides of the Sundering Flood, an immense river. When Elfhild disappears during an invasion by the Red Skinners, the heartbroken Osberne takes up his magical sword Boardcleaver and ... | 42,475 |
11370345 | The Sundering Flood | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Sundering%20Flood | The Sundering Flood
urn together to Wethrmel, Osberne's home, and all ends happily.
# Publication history.
It was first published posthumously in hardcover by Morris' Kelmscott Press in 1897. Its importance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by its republication by Ballantine Books as the fifty-seven... | 42,476 |
11370407 | West Second Street Residential Historic District | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Second%20Street%20Residential%20Historic%20District | West Second Street Residential Historic District
West Second Street Residential Historic District
The West Second Street Residential Historic District is a historic district in Hastings, Minnesota, United States. The district contains thirteen architecturally significant homes built between 1857 and 1890.
# External ... | 42,477 |
11370493 | Sound of Pig | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sound%20of%20Pig | Sound of Pig
Sound of Pig
Sound of Pig was a cassette culture label started in the early 1980s by Al Margolis in New York City. Featuring his projects If, Bwana and Sombrero Galaxy, plus a number of international artists, Sound of Pig released hundreds of original cassettes throughout the 1980s. | 42,478 |
11370384 | OP Magazine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OP%20Magazine | OP Magazine
OP Magazine
OP Magazine, based in Olympia, Washington, was a music fanzine published by John Foster and the Lost Music Network (leading to the title, which extends the abbreviation "LMN" to "LMNOP") from 1979 to 1984. It was known for its diverse scope and the role it played in providing publicity to DIY m... | 42,479 |
11370384 | OP Magazine | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OP%20Magazine | OP Magazine
music written by musicians", and regular contributors included Victoria Glavin (Victoria Barreca), Peter Garland, Eugene Chadbourne, and Larry Polansky.
When Foster ended "OP" after only twenty-six issues, (labeled A-Z, with topics within beginning with that issue's letter), he held a conference, offering ... | 42,480 |
11370555 | Hans Beham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hans%20Beham | Hans Beham
Hans Beham
Hans Beham may refer to:
- Hans Sebald Beham (1500–1550), engraver, designer of woodcuts, painter and miniaturist born in Nuremberg
- Hans Beham, also of Nuremberg, who cast the Sigismund Bell in 1520, for the Wawel castle, Poland | 42,481 |
11370466 | Dick Drott | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dick%20Drott | Dick Drott
Dick Drott
Richard Fred Drott (July 1, 1936 – August 16, 1985) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Colt .45s. Drott, nicknamed "Hummer", started his major league career in 1957 with the Cubs. He won 15 games as a rookie, led the league in walks allowed, and fi... | 42,482 |
11370466 | Dick Drott | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dick%20Drott | Dick Drott
in balloting for Rookie of the Year. He graduated from Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
On April 24, 1957, Drott was ejected from a game for using a wheelchair to wheel Moe Drabowsky to first base after Drabowsky claimed he was hit on the foot by a pitch.
Arm injuries limited Drott's effectiv... | 42,483 |
11370545 | Eucalyptus rubida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eucalyptus%20rubida | Eucalyptus rubida
Eucalyptus rubida
Eucalyptus rubida, commonly known as Candlebark Gum or simply Candlebark, is a medium-sized eucalypt. It occurs in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania, typically in open woodland around the lower slopes of the Great Dividing Range, but also in taller forests. The subspecies "barbig... | 42,484 |
11370545 | Eucalyptus rubida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eucalyptus%20rubida | Eucalyptus rubida
rests. The subspecies "barbigerorum", found in localities in New South Wales, is listed as vulnerable. The common name of E. rubida" subsp. "barbigerorum is blackbutt candlebark. Companion species include "Eucalyptus pauciflora", "Eucalyptus melliodora" and "Eucalyptus bridgesiana".
# Description.
T... | 42,485 |
11370569 | Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rostislav%20Ordovsky-Tanaevsky%20Blanco | Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco
Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco
Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco (; born 1958) is a Venezuelan-born entrepreneur. President of Rostik Group and many other companies in Russia.
Ordovsky was born in Caracas. His father emigrated from Russia after the February Revolution. He wa... | 42,486 |
11370569 | Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rostislav%20Ordovsky-Tanaevsky%20Blanco | Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco
Russian-Venezuelan film festivals in Moscow and Tashkent, he expanded his business efforts to Russia and was soon operating some 500 Kodak one-hour photo stores.
Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco is the first Russian businessman to be awarded Person of the Year annual national awa... | 42,487 |
11370569 | Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rostislav%20Ordovsky-Tanaevsky%20Blanco | Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco
he semi-final of the most prestigious international contest – Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young). Rostislav will present Russia in Monte Carlo in the World final of this contest in June 2007.
# See also.
- Nicholay Ordovsky-Tanaevsky - governor of Tobolsk guberniya (1915—1917... | 42,488 |
11370560 | Charles E. Major | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles%20E.%20Major | Charles E. Major
Charles E. Major
Charles Edwin Major (1859 – 1 June 1954) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, from Taranaki.
He was a Member of Parliament for Hawera in the 15th and 16th parliaments, from 1902 to 1908, having failed to win election in 1899.
He was defeated in 1908, when he stood in t... | 42,489 |
11370573 | Flow splitter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flow%20splitter | Flow splitter
Flow splitter
A flow splitter, in hydraulic engineering, is any device designed to break up the flow of water or nappe over a dam wall or weir. Flow splitters are used to reduce the likelihood of nappe vibration that might cause the failure of a dam wall by aerating the water flow. They are also used to ... | 42,490 |
11370573 | Flow splitter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flow%20splitter | Flow splitter
ater or nappe over a dam wall or weir. Flow splitters are used to reduce the likelihood of nappe vibration that might cause the failure of a dam wall by aerating the water flow. They are also used to restrict large flows of stormwater, in situations where a stormwater management device is designed only to... | 42,491 |
11370465 | John Shumate | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Shumate | John Shumate
John Shumate
John Henry Shumate (born April 6, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach.
Shumate grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey and played high school basketball at Thomas Jefferson High School.
A 6'9" forward/center from the University of Notre Dame, Shumate played five se... | 42,492 |
11370465 | John Shumate | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Shumate | John Shumate
Southern Methodist University Mustangs and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. He also appeared in a series of basketball training videos. In the summer of 2009 he was named as an assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns.
Shumate was the center on the Notre Dame team that ended UCLA's NCAA-record 88-game winning ... | 42,493 |
11370465 | John Shumate | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Shumate | John Shumate
uns.
Shumate was the center on the Notre Dame team that ended UCLA's NCAA-record 88-game winning streak on January 19, 1974.
# Coaching tree.
These former assistants to Shumate later became head coaches:
- Dave Hammer: Aquinas (MI) (2003–present)
- Jerry Kassin: Western Oklahoma State JC (women's, 201... | 42,494 |
11370574 | Cedar Grove, Shreveport, Louisiana | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cedar%20Grove,%20Shreveport,%20Louisiana | Cedar Grove, Shreveport, Louisiana
Cedar Grove, Shreveport, Louisiana
Cedar Grove () is a neighborhood within the confines of Shreveport, Louisiana. It is located to the southwest of the downtown district, an area bordered by Hollywood Avenue on the north side to 85th Street on the south side; from Line Avenue in the ... | 42,495 |
11370574 | Cedar Grove, Shreveport, Louisiana | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cedar%20Grove,%20Shreveport,%20Louisiana | Cedar Grove, Shreveport, Louisiana
the 1930s. One such club, the Woodlawn Club, was notorious for such activities and is reported to have hosted such big band names as Tommy Dorsey and Rudy Vallée during its heyday. In May 2007, rapper Hurricane Chris shot a music video for his song "A Bay Bay" there. Cedar Grove is al... | 42,496 |
11370584 | Black Blue & You Tour | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black%20Blue%20&%20You%20Tour | Black Blue & You Tour
Black Blue & You Tour
The Black Blue & You Tour was a concert tour by The Black Eyed Peas.
# Setlist.
- 1. "Intro"
- 2. "Hey Mama"
- 3. "Dum Diddly"
- 4. "My Humps"
- 5. "Bebot"
- 6. "Don't Lie"
- 7. "Shut Up"
- 8. "Gone Going"
- 9. "I Got It from My Mama"
- 10. "Big Girls Don't Cr... | 42,497 |
11370540 | Carol Martin | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carol%20Martin | Carol Martin
Carol Martin
Carol Anne Martin (née Pilkington; born 13 October 1957) is a former Australian politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia between 2001 and 2013, representing the seat of Kimberley. She was the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to any Aus... | 42,498 |
11370540 | Carol Martin | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carol%20Martin | Carol Martin
of 12, she was removed from her family and became a ward of the state, moving across several foster homes. Pat Dodson, a Yawuru elder, later wrote: "Removal had a profound impact on her. Albeit a painful and lonely time in her life, it was a period that required her to develop the constructive skills neces... | 42,499 |
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