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7378092 | Mike DiMeo | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike%20DiMeo | Mike DiMeo
power metal band Ilium has announced that DiMeo will be the featured vocalist on their upcoming release. Their newest album, "Ageless Decay", was released on June 26, 2009.
In 2010 DiMeo appeared on debut album "Tears Of White Roses" of Czech melodic power metal band Sebastien. Album was released on Novembe... | 51,900 |
7378092 | Mike DiMeo | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike%20DiMeo | Mike DiMeo
ne" - Riot
- 2007 "Lost And Gone EP" - Masterplan
- 2007 "MK II" - Masterplan
- 2008 "Archeology" - The Lizards
- 2008 "4-2-11" Live DVD - The Lizards
- 2009 "Ageless Decay" - Ilium
- 2010 "A New Beginning" - Creation's End
- 2011 "What Dreams May Come (single)" - Midas Fate
- 2011 "Genetic Memory" -... | 51,901 |
7378386 | Edward Maunde Thompson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward%20Maunde%20Thompson | Edward Maunde Thompson
Edward Maunde Thompson
Sir Edward Maunde Thompson (4 May 1840 – 14 September 1929) was a British palaeographer and Principal Librarian and first Director of the British Museum. He is also noted for his study of William Shakespeare's handwriting in the manuscript of the play "Sir Thomas More".
#... | 51,902 |
7378386 | Edward Maunde Thompson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward%20Maunde%20Thompson | Edward Maunde Thompson
of the British Museum from 1888 to 1909. He set high standards for the staff of the museum, and worked hard to improve the accessibility of the collections to the public. He secured premises at Hendon to house the museum's newspaper collection.
He was a founding member of the British Academy in ... | 51,903 |
7378386 | Edward Maunde Thompson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward%20Maunde%20Thompson | Edward Maunde Thompson
the manuscript of "Sir Thomas More," arguing that the three pages in "Hand D" were in Shakespeare's autograph. In 1923, he contributed to the definitive study "Shakespeare's Hand in the Play of Sir Thomas More," with Alfred W. Pollard, W. W. Greg, John Dover Wilson, and R. W. Chambers.
He is bur... | 51,904 |
7378386 | Edward Maunde Thompson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward%20Maunde%20Thompson | Edward Maunde Thompson
are's Hand in the Play of Sir Thomas More," with Alfred W. Pollard, W. W. Greg, John Dover Wilson, and R. W. Chambers.
He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery.
# Bibliography.
- "English illuminated manuscripts" (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1895)
- "An Introduction to Greek and Latin Pala... | 51,905 |
7378401 | Özgür Uyanık | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Özgür%20Uyanık | Özgür Uyanık
Özgür Uyanık
Özgür Uyanık is a writer and film director.
Born in Turkey and raised in the United Kingdom, he has written and directed award-winning short films and ad campaigns including "Oblivious" (2001) starring Sienna Guillory which won Best European Short Film at the Brussels European Film Festival ... | 51,906 |
7378401 | Özgür Uyanık | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Özgür%20Uyanık | Özgür Uyanık
+ International for several territories. Other selected awards:
The 2010 Kaleidoscope release "" is Uyanık's feature film debut as writer-director. Nominated Best UK Feature at Raindance Film Festival and official selection at International Istanbul Film Festival, FAB Edinburgh Horror Film Festival, The F... | 51,907 |
7378421 | Kedukan Bukit inscription | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kedukan%20Bukit%20inscription | Kedukan Bukit inscription
Kedukan Bukit inscription
The Kedukan Bukit inscription is an inscription discovered by the Dutchman M. Batenburg on 29 November 1920 at Kedukan Bukit, South Sumatra, Indonesia, on the banks of the River Tatang, a tributary of the River Musi. It is the oldest surviving specimen of the Malay l... | 51,908 |
7378421 | Kedukan Bukit inscription | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kedukan%20Bukit%20inscription | Kedukan Bukit inscription
st surviving specimen of the Malay language, in a form known as Old Malay. It is a small stone of 45 cm × 80 cm. This inscription is dated 1 May 683 CE. This inscription was written in Pallava script. The inscriptions contain numerous Sanskrit words.
# See also.
- Telaga Batu inscription
- ... | 51,909 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
History of Genoa
Genoa, Italy, has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean.
# Prehistory and antiquity.
The Genoa area has been inhabited since the fifth or fourth millennium BC. In ancient times this area was inhabited by Ligures, Greeks and Etruscans. The city cemete... | 51,910 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
to in this way by Artemidorus Ephesius and Pomponius Mela; this toponym is possibly preserved in the name of Staglieno, some from the coast. Ligurian Stalia was overshadowed by the powerful Marseille and Vada Sabatia, near modern Savona. Stalia had an alliance with Rome through a "foedus aequum" (equal... | 51,911 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
to the mainland, up to major cities like Tortona and Piacenza. An amphitheater was also found there among the archeological remains from the Roman period.
The city's modern name may derive from the Latin word meaning "knee" ("genu"; plural, "genua") but there are other theories. It could derive from t... | 51,912 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
Genua", is recorded by Pliny the Elder ("Nat. Hist." 3.48) as part of the Augustean "Regio IX Liguria".
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Ostrogoths occupied Genoa. After the Gothic War, the Byzantines made it the seat of their vicar. When the Lombards invaded Italy in 568, Bishop Honora... | 51,913 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
the first Carolingian count of Genoa was Ademarus, who was given the title "praefectus civitatis Genuensis". Ademarus died in Corsica while fighting against the Saracens. In this period the Roman walls, destroyed by the Lombards, were rebuilt and extended.
For the following several centuries, Genoa wa... | 51,914 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
first member was Obertus I. Genoa became one of the first cities in Italy to have some citizenship rights granted by local feudatories.
# Middle ages and Renaissance.
Before 1100, Genoa emerged as an independent city-state, one of a number of Italian city-states established during this period. Nomina... | 51,915 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
is an old saying that says: "Genuensis ergo mercator", or "A Genoese therefore a merchant" but the Genoese were skilled sailors and ferocious warriors in addition (see also the Genoese crossbowmen).
In 1098, it is said the ashes of John the Baptist, now the patron saint of the city, arrived in Genoa. ... | 51,916 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
Genoese participation in the Crusades, colonies were established in the Middle East, the Aegean Sea, Sicily, and Northern Africa. The "cronista", or chronicler, of the Genoese vicissitudes was Caffaro di Rustico da Caschifellone and the hero and military leader was Guglielmo Embriaco called "Testadimag... | 51,917 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
became a major player in the slave trade.
The Genoese have a claim to the creation of the rough denim cloth then called "Blue Jean", from which derives the modern name of jeans, used by sailors for work and to cover and protect their goods on the docks from the weather. During the Republic of Genoa, G... | 51,918 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
to expand into the Black Sea and Crimea. Internal feuds between the powerful families, the Grimaldi and Fieschi, the Doria, Spinola and others, caused much disruption, but in general the republic was run much as a business affair.
In 1218–1220 Genoa was served by the Guelph "podestà" Rambertino Buvale... | 51,919 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
Malta. The alliance between Byzantines and Genoese suffered after the Battle of Settepozzi, admirably described in the Annales ianuenses.
Genoa's political zenith came with its victory over the Republic of Pisa at the naval Battle of Meloria in 1284, and with a temporary victory over its rival, Venice... | 51,920 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
in 1347 from the Genoese trading post at Caffa in Crimea on the Black Sea. Following the economic and population collapse that resulted, Genoa adopted the Venetian model of government and was presided over by the Doge of Genoa. The wars with Venice continued, and the War of Chioggia (1378–1381) – durin... | 51,921 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
and its financial expertise was recognised all over Europe. After a period of French domination from 1394 to 1409, Genoa came under the rule of the Visconti of Milan (see also Battle of Ponza). Genoa lost Sardinia to Aragon, Corsica to internal revolt, and its Middle Eastern, Eastern European, and Asia... | 51,922 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
as a result of the efforts of Doge Andrea Doria, who granted a new constitution in 1528 that made Genoa a satellite of the Spanish Empire (Siege of Coron 1532/34, Battle of Preveza 1538, Battle of Girolata 1540, Battle of Lepanto 1571, Relief of Genoa 1625). Some Genoese enjoyed remarkable careers in t... | 51,923 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
Fernandez-Armesto and others, the practices Genoa developed in the Mediterranean (such as chattel slavery) were crucial in the exploration and exploitation of the New World.
The Genoese Pietro Vesconte, Giovanni da Carignano and Battista Beccario (see Genoese map before the discovery of the Americas) ... | 51,924 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
Antonio de Noli, Antonio Malfante and Antoniotto Usodimare. (It has been suggested that Antoniotto Usodimare and Antonio di Noli may be different names for the same person.) The famous Genoese navigator John Cabot, a contemporary of Columbus, discovered northern parts of North America when sailing unde... | 51,925 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
established commercial bases and colonies around the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, called Gazaria. They established flourishing communities in Constantinople, Cádiz, Lisbon and Gibraltar (see also History of the Genoese in Gibraltar and Levantines); these communities were organised and governed by Maona (... | 51,926 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
Genoa's zenith in the 16th century, the city attracted many artists including Rubens, Caravaggio and Van Dyck. The famed architect Galeazzo Alessi (1512–1572) designed many of the city's splendid palazzi, and Bartolomeo Bianco (1590–1657) designed the centrepieces of the University of Genoa. A number o... | 51,927 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
In May 1625, a French-Savoian army invaded the republic but was successfully driven out by the combined Spanish and Genoese armies. In 1656-57, a new outburst of plague killed as many as half of the population. In May 1684, as a punishment for Genoese support for Spain, the city was subjected to a Fren... | 51,928 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
later generations of Genoese, and Italians in general ("see also" Siege of Genoa (1746), Siege of Genoa (1747), and Siege of Genoa (1800)). Unable to retain its rule in Corsica, where the rebel Corsican Republic was proclaimed in 1755, Genoa was forced by the well-supported rebellion to sell its claim ... | 51,929 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
English. In 1797, under pressure from Napoleon, the Republic of Genoa became a French protectorate called the Ligurian Republic, which was annexed by France in 1805. This fact is mentioned in the first sentence of Tolstoy's "War and Peace":
Although the Genoese revolted against France in 1814 and libe... | 51,930 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
freedom of the press and more liberal laws. The citizens of the republic would not accept being subjects of an absolute monarchy, wanting to be Italian rather than Piedmontese, though relations with Piedmont improved with the war against Austria. However, after the defeat in the First War of Independen... | 51,931 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
turned their struggles from Giuseppe Mazzini's vision of a local republic into a struggle for a unified Italy under a liberalised Savoy monarchy. In 1860, Giuseppe Garibaldi set out from Genoa with over a thousand volunteers to begin the conquest of Southern Italy among them was Nino Bixio. Today a mon... | 51,932 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
SS Andrea Doria, SS Cristoforo Colombo, MS Gripsholm, SS Leonardo da Vinci, SS Michelangelo, and SS SeaBreeze. In 1854, the ferry company Costa Crociere was founded in Genoa and then the Lloyd Italiano maritime insurance company. In 1861 the Registro Italiano Navale Italian register of shipping was cre... | 51,933 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
d'Albenga. (After World War II, Enrico Piaggio son of Rinaldo Piaggio, with the engineer Corradino D'Ascanio conceived and realised one of the most common means of transport, the Vespa). In 1870 was founded Banca di Genova which in 1895 changed its name to Credito Italiano and in 1998 became Unicredit.... | 51,934 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
the sugar factory Eridania, the food brands Saiwa, Elah and Icat Food. These technological and industrial developments would have worldwide exposure in 1892 when the city hosted the international exhibition "Esposizione Italo-Americana" and again in 1914 with the Esposizione Internazionale di Marina e ... | 51,935 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
of the 20th century, was born in Genoa in 1893.
In this period many Genoese emigrated to the Americas (see also Italian diaspora). Among the most interesting experiences of this exodus was the creation of the Buenos Aires district called La Boca, now famous for its colorful houses in the Ligurian styl... | 51,936 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
I the Genoese shipyards were very active, importing vast quantities of materials necessary for the war effort, and between thirty thousand and eighty thousand Genoese left for the battlefront. About this period we have to remember the admiral Raffaele Rossetti, famous for the sinking of the battleship ... | 51,937 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
company "F.I.T.", the oil refining company "IPLOM SpA", and the energy company ERG. In 1921 Carlo Guzzi, together with Angelo and Giorgio Parodi, founded Moto Guzzi in Genoa. In 1922 the city was the headquarters for the financial and economic conference called the Genoa Conference that was a consequen... | 51,938 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
Grog. The city was liberated by the partisans a few days before the arrival of the Allies. During this period the exploits of admiral Luigi Durand de la Penne, especially the "Raid on Alexandria", are retold in several films including: "The Valiant", "The Silent Enemy" or Human Torpedoes.
During World... | 51,939 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
in Genoa began on November 2, 1943, when two police agents visited the offices of the Jewish community and forced the custodians to turn over their membership lists and summon members to a synagogue meeting the next morning. Many Jews had already left the city by that time, but a majority of those who ... | 51,940 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
the third corner of the so-called Industrial Triangle, formed with the manufacturing hubs of Milan and Turin. Since 1962, the Genoa International Boat Show has evolved into one of the largest annual events in Genoa. The city became an important industrial centre, giving rise to manufacturers of diving ... | 51,941 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
immigration from other parts of Italy, new neighborhoods have been built. There were years of building speculation and of destruction of two historic districts of the city, the first in 1964 called "Piccapietra-Portoria" and the second in 1974 called "Madre di Dio" location of the house of Paganini; bo... | 51,942 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
In 1970 the Greek student Kostas Georgakis set himself ablaze in Matteotti Square, Genoa, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos. In this period Genoa was the centre of protest movements that sometimes take the form of armed struggle. In the so-called Years of Lead, the Re... | 51,943 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
of the city with Genoa Expo '92. Genoa, city home of Christopher Columbus, celebrated the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. For the occasion, thanks to the intervention of the architect Renzo Piano, the Old Harbour smartened up its face.
The 27th G8 summit in the city, in July 2001, was o... | 51,944 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
Capital of Culture, along with the French city of Lille. In 2009 the Genoese actor and political activist Beppe Grillo founded the Five Star Movement. In 2011, Genoa, like other European cities, suffered disastrous flooding. In 2013, 11 deaths resulted from the collapse of the control tower of Genoa's ... | 51,945 |
7377978 | History of Genoa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Genoa | History of Genoa
f Lille. In 2009 the Genoese actor and political activist Beppe Grillo founded the Five Star Movement. In 2011, Genoa, like other European cities, suffered disastrous flooding. In 2013, 11 deaths resulted from the collapse of the control tower of Genoa's port after being hit by the cargo ship . In 2014... | 51,946 |
7378452 | Oblivious (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oblivious%20(film) | Oblivious (film)
Oblivious (film)
Oblivious is a 2001 short film written and directed by Ozgur Uyanik. It won the Canal+ Prize for Best European Short Film at the Brussels European Film Festival, 2001. | 51,947 |
7378434 | Sanctuary (Simon Webbe album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sanctuary%20(Simon%20Webbe%20album) | Sanctuary (Simon Webbe album)
Sanctuary (Simon Webbe album)
Sanctuary is the debut solo studio album released by Blue band-member and singer, Simon Webbe. The album was released on November 14, 2005, peaking at number seven on the UK Albums Chart, selling more than 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The album was l... | 51,948 |
7378407 | Chellanam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chellanam | Chellanam
Chellanam
Chellanam is a village and area of the Kochi city of Ernakulam District in the South Indian state of Kerala. Chellanam means "place where no one goes" (in Malayalam - Chella Vanam).
# History.
Chellanam formed the southern border of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Cochin.
In 1510, Goa was captured b... | 51,949 |
7378407 | Chellanam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chellanam | Chellanam
fled Goa landed in coastal districts of state of Karnataka, that is, the Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, and some groups voyaged further to Kerala. One of these first exodus groups landed on the island of Cherai, Kerala. They slowly migrated southwards from Ernakulam and settled in coast... | 51,950 |
7378407 | Chellanam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chellanam | Chellanam
they were required to supply Avil to the palace and temple free of cost.
The main agricultural laborers Chellanam have been from the Pulaya and Kudumbi castes. It is also observed that during the Portuguese period, a lot of people converted to Christianity.
On 24 May 2010 residents of Maruvakad, staying nea... | 51,951 |
7378407 | Chellanam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chellanam | Chellanam
When he won a battle he was presented with a piece of land called "Chellavanam". It was a vanam (forest) then which normally nobody went to, but he and his family settled there. He had four sons; one stayed near banyan tree (aal maram) and became known as Alumkal family, another near cross statue and later hi... | 51,952 |
7378407 | Chellanam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chellanam | Chellanam
and Kattiparambu (near Thoppumpady). At the northern end it has a width of 250 metres, accommodating in between the villages of Chellanam, Maruvkad, Chalakadavu, Kandakadavu, Puthenthodu, Kannamaly, Cheriyakadavu and Kattiparambu. The landscape is filled with bungalows and courtyards.
There was a canal (azhi... | 51,953 |
7378407 | Chellanam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chellanam | Chellanam
road connects Chellanam to NH 66 at Eramalloor, a developing suburb of kochi.Eramalloor is the southern most suburb of kochi."Ezhupunna railway station having stops for few passenger trains is located on this road and is the very nearest railway station."Chellanam south Neendakara junction on SH 66 is some 4.... | 51,954 |
7378407 | Chellanam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chellanam | Chellanam
by the first rain of the monsoon season.
Chellanam harbour, one of the finest picturesque harbours in kochi is located at south chellanam.Chellanam harbour is one of the main fishing centres in Kochi.Government of kerala has proposed funds for the next phase development of harbour.
# Religion.
Most of the ... | 51,955 |
7378407 | Chellanam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chellanam | Chellanam
in South Chellanam, and St. Francis Xavier's Church in Kandakkadavu.
Hindus belonging to communities such as Gowda Saraswatha Brahmins, Eazhava, Pulaya, Velan, Kudumbi, and Ulladan also live in Chellanam.
# Economy.
Most of the people make their living from fishing and agriculture. Fishermen work at deep-s... | 51,956 |
7378407 | Chellanam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chellanam | Chellanam
south west suburb of kochi.Corporation bank and South Indian bank has their branches at Chellanam.Chellanam service Cooperative bank having head office at South Chellanam and a branch at Maruvakad is the service Cooperative bank in Chellanam. North Chellanam panchayath service Cooperative bank is another serv... | 51,957 |
7378414 | Castell-Platja d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castell-Platja%20d'Aro | Castell-Platja d'Aro
Castell-Platja d'Aro
Castell-Platja d'Aro is a municipality in the middle of the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain. It is formed from two parts: Castell d'Aro is an ancient village built around a medieval castle and a fortified church, 3 km inland on the road from Platja d'Aro to Santa Cristina d'Ar... | 51,958 |
7378414 | Castell-Platja d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castell-Platja%20d'Aro | Castell-Platja d'Aro
is located in the heart of the Costa Brava, 80 km north of Barcelona. It borders with Calonge to the north, Santa Cristina d'Aro to the west, Sant Feliu to the south and the Coast to the East. Castell-Platja d'Aro occupies the eastern end of the Vall d'Aro, a narrow plain drained by the river Ridau... | 51,959 |
7378414 | Castell-Platja d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castell-Platja%20d'Aro | Castell-Platja d'Aro
the neolithic era 2500 BC in the Pinell area. Around 2000 BC, towards the end of the neolithic period, groups of humans settled in the mountains of Treumal and Vallvanera. There are a number of monuments from this period, including the menhir of Vallbanera and the dolmen "Cova dels Moros" ("Cove of... | 51,960 |
7378414 | Castell-Platja d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castell-Platja%20d'Aro | Castell-Platja d'Aro
Cove Rovira.
## Middle Ages.
From the 9th century the countryside started to recover from Sarracen raids and the repopulation of the Vall d'Aro began. The first arrivals were farmers. In 781 Charlemagne offered the Bishop of Girona the territory of the Vall d'Aro. The first documented reference o... | 51,961 |
7378414 | Castell-Platja d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castell-Platja%20d'Aro | Castell-Platja d'Aro
of Sant Feliu de Guíxols the safekeeping of the castle with the obligation to protect all the Vall d'Aro, of which Fanals was an important part. In 1585 a new church was built in Fanals de Baix, the present Fanals d'Aro. A new settlement grew around this building deserting the older Fanals d'Amunt.... | 51,962 |
7378414 | Castell-Platja d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castell-Platja%20d'Aro | Castell-Platja d'Aro
was characterized by high rents, a centralized municipal model with limited suffrage. The elections of 1869 reflected the federal and republican character of Empordà and Fanals. As a result, constitutional guarantees were suspended and disarmament of the popular military service ordered by Central ... | 51,963 |
7378414 | Castell-Platja d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castell-Platja%20d'Aro | Castell-Platja d'Aro
as the luxurious Monumental Hotel and the Hotel Gavina. In 1962 as part of new tourist development the municipality changed its name from Fanals d'Aro to Platja d'Aro. The council moved their offices at the same time from Castell d'Aro to Platja d'Aro. The town sought to promote itself internationa... | 51,964 |
7378414 | Castell-Platja d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castell-Platja%20d'Aro | Castell-Platja d'Aro
week holiday to 50 couples celebrating their silver wedding anniversary. Another campaign focused on honeymooners with the slogan "love is found in Platja d'Aro".
In 1970 the City Council, owner of the Castle of Benedormiens de Castell d'Aro, ordered its first restoration. The oldest part was cons... | 51,965 |
7378468 | Bill Kennedy (computer scientist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill%20Kennedy%20(computer%20scientist) | Bill Kennedy (computer scientist)
Bill Kennedy (computer scientist)
William P. "Bill" Kennedy, born 1951, is the former editor-in-chief of A+ Publishing, including "A+ magazine ", and "PC Games" magazine. Kennedy was an early participant in Real World Interface (RWI) along with Grinnell More, inventor of the PackBot. ... | 51,966 |
7378468 | Bill Kennedy (computer scientist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill%20Kennedy%20(computer%20scientist) | Bill Kennedy (computer scientist)
with Chuck Musciano, of "HTML: The Definitive Guide" and "HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide" by O'Reilly Media, This classic HTML reference guide was published in 12 languages; the English version went through six editions.
# Publications.
- HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide O'Reil... | 51,967 |
7378468 | Bill Kennedy (computer scientist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill%20Kennedy%20(computer%20scientist) | Bill Kennedy (computer scientist)
ML: The Definitive Guide O'Reilly Media, , 2006
- Robot control and Colbert Dr. Dobb's Journal, Nov., 200
- HTML, the definitive guide O'Reilly Media, , 1998
- Associations of N-acyl Amino Aldehyde Analogs of Specific Substrates to the Active Site of Chymotrypsin PhD dissertation, L... | 51,968 |
7378442 | Paoletta Magoni | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paoletta%20Magoni | Paoletta Magoni
Paoletta Magoni
Paoletta Magoni (born 14 September 1964 in Selvino) is an Italian former alpine skier.
At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, she won the slalom event in front of Perrine Pelen and Ursula Konzett. She also won a bronze medal in slalom at the Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 in Bor... | 51,969 |
7378369 | Bernhard Russi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernhard%20Russi | Bernhard Russi
Bernhard Russi
Bernhard Russi (born 20 August 1948) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Born in Andermatt in the canton of Uri, he is an Olympic, World Cup, and World champion in the downhill event.
# Racing career.
Russi made his World Cup debut at age 19 in January 1968 at a gia... | 51,970 |
7378369 | Bernhard Russi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernhard%20Russi | Bernhard Russi
first time after a long while) to compete in the Downhill Race at Val d'Isère on December 14, 1969, becoming 14th, and he could gain World Cup Points at first by recording his first World Cup top ten finish (tenth in the Downhill on January 10 at the Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen). But not before achievi... | 51,971 |
7378369 | Bernhard Russi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernhard%20Russi | Bernhard Russi
a week before in a practice race, therefore he did race that actual run with pain. But to be able to win there was another method necessary: His coach (Mr. Paul Berlinger) did scrap off skiwax directly before the start, Russi did race without skiwax. Because the result of the World Championships 1970 (he... | 51,972 |
7378369 | Bernhard Russi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernhard%20Russi | Bernhard Russi
of the Year", also he was awarded with the "Skieur d’Or" ("Best World Ski Racer of the Year") und the "Étoile d’Or" ("The Star in Gold").
At the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, Russi nearly retained his Olympic title with a very fast time in the downhill at Patscherkofel, but took the silver medal.... | 51,973 |
7378369 | Bernhard Russi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernhard%20Russi | Bernhard Russi
(he did announce his prompt retirement on February 2, 1978) with 10 World Cup victories, 28 podiums, and 52 top ten finishes. In addition to his two downhill titles in 1971 and 1972, Russi was second in 1973 and third in 1976 and 1977. His best finish in the overall standings was fifth, achieved three ti... | 51,974 |
7378369 | Bernhard Russi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernhard%20Russi | Bernhard Russi
of the FIS Alpine Committee and is a FIS technical advisor for downhill course design. Beginning with the 1988 Winter Olympics, Russi has been noted as the designer of the downhill courses for the Olympics, and also he did design such courses for the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships. The "Rattlesnak... | 51,975 |
7378369 | Bernhard Russi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernhard%20Russi | Bernhard Russi
visor at the downhill course "Rosa Chutor" at Krasnaja Poljana (2014 Winter Olympics). This stemmed from dissatisfaction with the courses at the 1980 and 1984 games; since Russi took over, there have been few complaints.
He also serves as a commentator for alpine ski racing on Swiss television. - He als... | 51,976 |
7378447 | Katameri | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katameri | Katameri
Katameri
Katameri (also spelled Kadameri) is a small village near Vatakara, Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. It is around 14 km east from Vatakara. Katameri is a part of Ayancherry Panchayat. It is under Kuttiyadi assembly constitution. There are many educational institutions in Katameri.
# Educational I... | 51,977 |
7378447 | Katameri | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katameri | Katameri
.
The temples are Katamei Paradevatha, Ganapathy and Subramanyan. Paradevatha temple festival usually takes place during the summer holidays. In ganapathi temple Shivraathri is the main attraction.
# Transportation.
Kadameri village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kutt... | 51,978 |
7378479 | Illawarra Coke Company | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Illawarra%20Coke%20Company | Illawarra Coke Company
Illawarra Coke Company
The Illawarra Coke Company (ICC) is located in Coalcliff and Corrimal, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia where historically coal was mined on the slopes of the Illawarra escarpment. After the mines were closed, coke making still occurs on these sites. T... | 51,979 |
7378479 | Illawarra Coke Company | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Illawarra%20Coke%20Company | Illawarra Coke Company
es of the Illawarra escarpment. After the mines were closed, coke making still occurs on these sites. The company is the only independent producer of metallurgical and foundry coke in Australia and has been privately owned since 1996. It produces premium grade coke for metallurgical processing an... | 51,980 |
7378470 | Giancarlo Meo | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Giancarlo%20Meo | Giancarlo Meo
Giancarlo Meo
Giancarlo Meo is an Italian record producer and entrepreneur. He started his career very young, becoming one of the architects in the explosion of the Italo disco scene that has found ample evidence abroad.
He founded Banana Records yielding successful artists like Easy Going and Vivien Ve... | 51,981 |
7378470 | Giancarlo Meo | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Giancarlo%20Meo | Giancarlo Meo
l artists like Easy Going and Vivien Vee. In the same year, he produced the note play jouer by Claudio Cecchetto.
In the early '90s, he created the brand "Hit Mania", combined with the launch of a series of compilations.
The success of "Hit Mania" is also linked to several famous European artists such a... | 51,982 |
7378471 | Larry Dann | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Larry%20Dann | Larry Dann
Larry Dann
Larry Dann (born 15 May 1941 in London, England) is a British film and television actor.
His acting career began by a fluke, with "a chance knock at the door looking for kids to work in films." He made his film debut age five in "Adam and Evelyn" (1946) with Jean Simmons and Stewart Granger, and... | 51,983 |
7378471 | Larry Dann | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Larry%20Dann | Larry Dann
" (1978). His other film roles included "What a Crazy World" (1963), "All Neat in Black Stockings" (1968), "The Body Stealers" (1969), "Before Winter Comes", (1969), "Ghost Story" (1974) and "The Bunker" (1981).
From 1984 to 1992, he played Sergeant Alec Peters in 227 episodes of the ITV police series "The ... | 51,984 |
7378488 | Prix Patriote de l’année | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prix%20Patriote%20de%20l’année | Prix Patriote de l’année
Prix Patriote de l’année
The Prix Patriote de l'année (English:Patriot of the Year prize) is an honorary title created in 1975. It is awarded by the patriotic Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society to people "having distinguished [themselves] in the defense of the interests of Quebec and the democracy of... | 51,985 |
7378488 | Prix Patriote de l’année | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prix%20Patriote%20de%20l’année | Prix Patriote de l’année
Pierre Harvey
- 1987: Rolland A. Pinsonneault
- 1987: Gérald LeBlanc
- 1987: Yvonne Hubert
- 1987: André Brassard
- 1987: Gérald Godin
- 1987: Claude Gosselin
- 1987: Gilles Proulx
- 1987: Lorraine Pagé
- 1988: Mia Riddez-Morisset
- 1989: Louis Laberge
- 1990: Serge Turgeon
- 1991: ... | 51,986 |
7378488 | Prix Patriote de l’année | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prix%20Patriote%20de%20l’année | Prix Patriote de l’année
03: Georges Aubin and Renée Blanchet
- 2004: Luck Mervil
- 2005: Louise Laurin
- 2006: Bernard Landry
- 2007: Loco Locass (trio consisting of Sébastien Fréchette, Sébastien Ricard, Mathieu Farhoud-Dionne)
- 2008: Robert Laplante
- 2009: Hélène Pedneault
- 2010: Gilles Laporte
- 2011: De... | 51,987 |
7378477 | Jean McKenzie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean%20McKenzie | Jean McKenzie
Jean McKenzie
Jean Robertson McKenzie, (19 January 1901 – 1 or 2 July 1964), was a New Zealand diplomat. She was the first woman to head a New Zealand diplomatic post.
# Biography.
Born in Edendale, Southland, and originally named Jane, McKenzie attended Edendale School and Southland Technical College.... | 51,988 |
7378477 | Jean McKenzie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean%20McKenzie | Jean McKenzie
Section. The IAS was responsible for relations with the rest of the British Empire — other diplomatic activity was handled by Britain at the time. She was part of New Zealand's delegation to an economic conference in Ottawa, and in 1936, she was posted to London, serving under High Commissioner Bill Jorda... | 51,989 |
7378477 | Jean McKenzie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean%20McKenzie | Jean McKenzie
ons before finally being assigned to the new legation in Paris. After serving as "chargé d'affaires" during its establishment, she was promoted to Minister in 1955. She was the first woman to reach that level in the New Zealand diplomatic service. The French government made her a Commander of the "Légion ... | 51,990 |
7378480 | Hering–Breuer reflex | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hering–Breuer%20reflex | Hering–Breuer reflex
Hering–Breuer reflex
The Hering–Breuer inflation reflex, named for Josef Breuer and Ewald Hering, is a reflex triggered to prevent over-inflation of the lung. Pulmonary stretch receptors present on the wall of bronchi and bronchioles of the airways respond to excessive stretching of the lung durin... | 51,991 |
7378480 | Hering–Breuer reflex | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hering–Breuer%20reflex | Hering–Breuer reflex
reflex should not be confused with the deflation reflex discovered by the same individuals, Hering and Breuer. The majority of this page discusses the "inflation" reflex; the deflation reflex is considered separately at the end.
# History.
Josef Breuer and Ewald Hering reported in 1868 that a mai... | 51,992 |
7378480 | Hering–Breuer reflex | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hering–Breuer%20reflex | Hering–Breuer reflex
of the central nervous system, and both sensory and motor components of the vagus nerve.
Increased sensory activity of the pulmonary-stretch lung afferents (via the vagus nerve) results in inhibition of the central inspiratory drive and thus inhibition of inspiration and initiation of expiration. ... | 51,993 |
7378480 | Hering–Breuer reflex | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hering–Breuer%20reflex | Hering–Breuer reflex
rate (tachycardia). This is a normal occurrence in healthy individuals and is known as sinus arrhythmia.
# Rate and depth of breathing.
Early physiologists believed the reflex plays a major role in establishing the rate and depth of breathing in humans. While this may be true for most animals, it... | 51,994 |
7378480 | Hering–Breuer reflex | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hering–Breuer%20reflex | Hering–Breuer reflex
d in adult humans when tidal volume is more than 1 L, as when exercising.
# Hering–Breuer deflation reflex.
The Hering–Breuer deflation reflex serves to shorten exhalation when the lung is deflated. It is initiated either by stimulation of stretch receptors or stimulation of proprioceptors activa... | 51,995 |
7378513 | Santa Cristina d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa%20Cristina%20d'Aro | Santa Cristina d'Aro
Santa Cristina d'Aro
Santa Cristina d'Aro () is a small town in the Aro valley (Baix Empordà region) at the junction of the road from Girona/Barcelona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Palamós. It is home to a number of workers in the nearby holiday resorts. The Costa Brava golf course is on the outski... | 51,996 |
7378513 | Santa Cristina d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa%20Cristina%20d'Aro | Santa Cristina d'Aro
this musical genre. The collection allows visitors to experience this musical world and revisit some of its most memorable moments, with crichures, costumes, posters and photographs, in a celebration of a life dedicated to song.
- 'The House of Magic. The Xevi Collection': otherwise known as the G... | 51,997 |
7378513 | Santa Cristina d'Aro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa%20Cristina%20d'Aro | Santa Cristina d'Aro
de automatons, posters, magic devices from different eras, paints... This collection of magic-show exhibits has been compiled by Xevi, the international master of illusion, during his extensive entertainment career all over the world. The museum has been recognised by the "Fédération Internationale... | 51,998 |
7378533 | List of television stations in New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List%20of%20television%20stations%20in%20New%20York | List of television stations in New York
List of television stations in New York
This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S. state of New York.
# Full-power stations.
VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.
## Defunct full-power ... | 51,999 |
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