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751047 | Sharon Ventura | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharon%20Ventura | Sharon Ventura
Fantastic Four and Frightful Four, she was captured by Aron. They escaped and defeated their clones. Sharon later battled the Hulk. She-Thing was offered the chance to be human again by Doctor Doom while a then-powerless Ben Grimm chose to use one of Reed Richards' machines to revert to the Thing to save... | 53,400 |
751047 | Sharon Ventura | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharon%20Ventura | Sharon Ventura
but rescued by the Molecule Man and Doctor Doom. Alongside the Fantastic Four, she battled the Secret Defenders. Alongside the Fantastic Four, Lyja, and the Inhumans, she battled Doctor Doom. When she refused to betray her friends in the Fantastic Four to Doctor Doom, Doom spitefully mutated her into a m... | 53,401 |
751047 | Sharon Ventura | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharon%20Ventura | Sharon Ventura
with Wingfoot. Her absence was poked fun at, as she stated that she could not believe anybody still had her number.
Sharon Ventura was later seen again in her She-Thing form.
During the 2008 "Secret Invasion" storyline, a Skrull impersonating Sharon's "She-Thing" persona is killed by the Skrull Kill Kr... | 53,402 |
751047 | Sharon Ventura | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharon%20Ventura | Sharon Ventura
to her original human appearance, and has been seen wrestling in her original outfit.
# Powers and abilities.
As Ms. Marvel, Sharon had superhuman strength and endurance, thanks to augmentation of her physical attributes by Dr. Karl Malus on behalf of the Power Broker. The mutagenic effect due to expos... | 53,403 |
751047 | Sharon Ventura | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharon%20Ventura | Sharon Ventura
Thing later greatly increased her physical attributes and durability.
Sharon is highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat, and skilled at various martial arts, including tae kwon do and American boxing. She is also an expert stuntwoman, scuba diver, skydiver, motorcyclist, mountain climber, skier, lion t... | 53,404 |
751055 | Parker Duofold | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parker%20Duofold | Parker Duofold
Parker Duofold
The Parker Duofold is a range of fountain pens produced by the Parker Pen Company.
The first model was produced in 1921 and was a large pen – 5.5 inches long when capped. It was made of a showy bright red hard rubber and expensively priced at $7.00, .
The original full-sized Duofold was... | 53,405 |
751055 | Parker Duofold | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parker%20Duofold | Parker Duofold
depending on the pen selected. The pen was available only in black and red hard rubber until 1926, when Parker introduced the “unbreakable Permanite” Duofold (Permanite was Parker’s trade name for a plastic manufactured by DuPont). The first new hue was the now traditional red, followed by Jade green (ma... | 53,406 |
751055 | Parker Duofold | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parker%20Duofold | Parker Duofold
the cap band instead of the usual two found at the time. In 1930 the Duofold line was streamlined with tapered ends replacing the familiar “flat-top” style. Additional varieties were introduced: burgundy (red and black pearl); Moderne green and pearl (green lined pearl); and finally, green and black pear... | 53,407 |
751055 | Parker Duofold | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parker%20Duofold | Parker Duofold
produced well into the 1960s in varying sizes and shades, and were revived in the 1980s as Parker's flagship offering once more. In 1988 (to celebrate the company's centennial), Parker launched the Duofold Centennial series of Pens (Fountain Pens, Rollerballs and Pencils). Later, they introduced the Duof... | 53,408 |
751055 | Parker Duofold | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parker%20Duofold | Parker Duofold
into the 1960s in varying sizes and shades, and were revived in the 1980s as Parker's flagship offering once more. In 1988 (to celebrate the company's centennial), Parker launched the Duofold Centennial series of Pens (Fountain Pens, Rollerballs and Pencils). Later, they introduced the Duofold Internatio... | 53,409 |
751075 | Valdemar of Sweden (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valdemar%20of%20Sweden%20(disambiguation) | Valdemar of Sweden (disambiguation)
Valdemar of Sweden (disambiguation)
Waldemar of Sweden - Swedish: "Valdemar" - may refer to:
- Valdemar of Sweden, King of Sweden 1250
- Valdemar, Duke of Finland, Prince of Sweden about 1284 | 53,410 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
Behaviour (released as Behavior in the United States) is the fourth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released on 22 October 1990 by Parlophone. A Japanese special edition included a bonus Mini CD, exclusive artwork and printed l... | 53,411 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
both the previous album, "Introspective", and the 1993 follow-up, "Very". In places, the album expands upon the synth-pop genre with flavours of guitar pop ballads, as with "This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave" and "My October Symphony" (a song about the decline of the Soviet ... | 53,412 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
6269 – 24 September 1990)
The video was directed by Eric Watson. The b-side was "It Must Be Obvious", with the USA release also featuring the Italian Mix of "Paninaro", which was originally released on "Disco". Remixes were by the Pet Shop Boys themselves, The KLF and David Morales. The... | 53,413 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
b-side by Brothers in Rhythm on a limited edition 12" and CD of the single.
- "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" (E2-56205 – 1991) [US only]
The video was directed by Liam Kan. The single was radically remixed from the album version by Brothers in Rhythm, and this become the v... | 53,414 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
the Pet Shop Boys' greatest hits albums ("Discography: The Complete Singles Collection" and "Pop Art: Pet Shop Boys – The Hits"), although the video was featured on the "Pop Art" DVD and "Videography".
- "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" / "How Can You Expe... | 53,415 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
there were additional remixes of both songs by David Morales.
- "Jealousy" (R 6283 – 27 May 1991)
The video was directed by Eric Watson. The b-side was the Pet Shop Boys' tidied-up demo version of "Losing My Mind", which they produced for Liza Minnelli in 1989 for her album "Results". ... | 53,416 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
version of "Behaviour") was included along with David Morales' Red Zone mix of "So Hard". "Jealousy" was later covered by Dubstar. It is known to be one of Robbie Williams' favourite Pet Shop Boys songs, and he sang it with the duo for their 2006 Radio 2 concert, which was later released... | 53,417 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
Tribune" stated that "Behaviour" "may strike some listeners as even wimpier and blander than earlier releases, but its subtle brilliance emerges with repeated plays", calling it "a record that'll seduce dance clubs for a few months, and haunt the stay-at-home crowd for long after." In a ... | 53,418 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
best albums of 1990 and wrote: "Some of their dance fans may be a trifle disappointed ... but the best ballads here are as wry and touching as vintage Broadway. Frank Sinatra should be calling shortly." Robert Christgau, in "The Village Voice", cited "Being Boring" and "My October Sympho... | 53,419 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
# Re-release.
Along with the others of the group's first six studio albums, in 2001 "Behaviour" was re-released as "Behaviour/Further Listening: 1990–1991". The re-released version was digitally remastered, and accompanied with a ... | 53,420 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
remixed by Moby for the 12-inch single; it was also featured on the limited edition version of the duo's 2003 compilation album "". "DJ Culture" and "Was It Worth It?" were the two singles recorded for the Pet Shop Boys' 1991 compilation album, "". "Music for Boys" was originally credite... | 53,421 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, except "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton; Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio)
## Original album.
- 1. "Being Boring" – 6:49
- 2. "This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave" – 5:30... | 53,422 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
(Extended mix)" – 9:30
### 1990–1991".
- 1. "It Must Be Obvious" – 4:26
- 2. "So Hard" (extended dance mix) – 6:38
- 3. "Miserablism" – 4:07
- 4. "Being Boring" (extended mix) – 10:40
- 5. "Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend" – 4:30
- 6. "We All Feel Better in the Dark" (extended mix)... | 53,423 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
(*) Previously unreleased.
# Personnel.
## "Behaviour".
Pet Shop Boys
- Neil Tennant – vocals, guitar
- Chris Lowe – keyboards, programming, vocoder
Guest musicians
- Dominic Clarke – plastic tube
- J.J. Belle – guitar
- Johnny Marr – guitar
- Angelo Badalamenti – orchestra arr... | 53,424 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
by [additional programming] – Dominic Clarke
- Recorded by [orchestra and strings] – Haydn Bendall
- Recorded by [vocals] – Bob Kraushaar
### 1990–1991".
- Neil Tennant
- Chris Lowe
- Compiled by – Chris Heath, Pet Shop Boys
Guest musicians
- Vocals [additional] – Juliet Roberts... | 53,425 |
750986 | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaviour%20(Pet%20Shop%20Boys%20album) | Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
, Paul Wright , Ren Swan
- Mixed by – Pete Schwier , Julian Mendelsohn , Brothers in Rhythm , Pet Shop Boys
- Remixed by – Pet Shop Boys , David Jacob , Stephen Hague
- Producer – Pet Shop Boys, Harold Faltermeyer , Brothers in Rhythm
- Programmed by [additional programming] – Domini... | 53,426 |
751037 | Shirley Verrett | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley%20Verrett | Shirley Verrett
Shirley Verrett
Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010) was an African-American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles, i.e. soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s, particularly well known for singing the works of Ver... | 53,427 |
751037 | Shirley Verrett | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley%20Verrett | Shirley Verrett
Juilliard School in New York. In 1961 she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
# International career.
In 1957, Verrett made her operatic debut in Britten's "The Rape of Lucretia". In 1958, she made her New York City Opera debut as Irina in Kurt Weill's "Lost in the Stars". In 1959, ... | 53,428 |
751037 | Shirley Verrett | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley%20Verrett | Shirley Verrett
appeared in the first concert ever televised from Lincoln Center in 1962, and also appeared that year in the first of the Leonard Bernstein "Young People's Concerts" ever televised from that venue, in what is now Avery Fisher Hall.
She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1968, with "Carmen", an... | 53,429 |
751037 | Shirley Verrett | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley%20Verrett | Shirley Verrett
di Corinto") and Sinaide in Moïse. Many of these roles were recorded, either professionally or privately.
Beginning in the late 1970s she began to tackle soprano roles, including Selika in "L'Africaine", Judith in Bartók's "Bluebeard's Castle", Lady Macbeth "Macbeth", Madame Lidoine in Poulenc's "Dialo... | 53,430 |
751037 | Shirley Verrett | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley%20Verrett | Shirley Verrett
Pavarotti.
In 1990, Verrett sang Dido in "Les Troyens" at the inauguration of the Opéra Bastille in Paris, and added a new role at her repertoire: Santuzza in "Cavalleria rusticana" in Sienna. In 1994, she made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel"... | 53,431 |
751037 | Shirley Verrett | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley%20Verrett | Shirley Verrett
Verrett said: ""I'm always so happy when I can speak to young people because I remember those who were kind to me that didn't need to be. The first reason I came tonight was for the honorees because I needed to say this. The second reason I came was for you, the youth. These great people here were the t... | 53,432 |
751037 | Shirley Verrett | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley%20Verrett | Shirley Verrett
When the conductor Leopold Stokowski invited her to sing with the Houston Symphony in the early 1960s, he had to rescind his invitation when the orchestra board refused to accept a black soloist. Stokowski later made amends by giving her a prestigious date with the much better known Philadelphia Orchest... | 53,433 |
751037 | Shirley Verrett | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley%20Verrett | Shirley Verrett
loist. Stokowski later made amends by giving her a prestigious date with the much better known Philadelphia Orchestra.
# Family.
Verrett married twice, first in 1951, to James Carter, and then, in 1963 to the artist Lou LoMonaco. She was survived by LoMonaco and their adopted daughter Francesca and th... | 53,434 |
751051 | Neal Blaisdell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neal%20Blaisdell | Neal Blaisdell
Neal Blaisdell
Neal Shaw Blaisdell (November 6, 1902 – November 5, 1975) served as Mayor of Honolulu from 1955 to 1969 as a member of the Hawaii Republican Party. As chief executive of City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, Blaisdell oversaw one of the largest construction booms in city and county history... | 53,435 |
751051 | Neal Blaisdell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neal%20Blaisdell | Neal Blaisdell
to the Hawaiian Islands in 1849.
# Education and athletics.
Known as "Rusty", Blaisdell played basketball, football, and baseball at Saint Louis School.
He attended the University of Hawaii and later transferred to Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania where he was quarterback of the school's... | 53,436 |
751051 | Neal Blaisdell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neal%20Blaisdell | Neal Blaisdell
athletic director.
# Public service.
He was elected as representative of the 4th district to the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii in 1945, and the territorial senate in 1947 and 1949.
In 1950 he ran for Mayor of Honolulu, but withdrew after suffering from tuberculosis.
Blaisdell ran against Fra... | 53,437 |
751051 | Neal Blaisdell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neal%20Blaisdell | Neal Blaisdell
a. After Blaisdell's death, his successor Fasi renamed the complex in his honor. It is now known as the Neal S. Blaisdell Center.
From 1965 to 1966, Blaisdell was president of the United States Conference of Mayors.
# Death and legacy.
Blaisdell married Lucy Thurston on October 23, 1926. Daughter Velm... | 53,438 |
751065 | MCX connector | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MCX%20connector | MCX connector
MCX connector
MCX (micro coaxial connector) are coaxial RF connectors developed in the 1980s. They have the same inner contact and insulator dimensions as the SMB connector but are 30% smaller. MCX is standardized in European CECC 22220.
# Connector design.
MCX connectors use a snap-on interface and us... | 53,439 |
751065 | MCX connector | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MCX%20connector | MCX connector
ap-on interface and usually have a 50 Ω impedance (some are 75 Ω) . They offer broadband capability from DC to 6 GHz. The contact surfaces are gold-plated.
The outer diameter of the plug is approx 3.6 mm or 0.140 inch.
# Use.
This type of connector is used on the Apple Airport Extreme Base Station's ex... | 53,440 |
751079 | Valdemar I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valdemar%20I | Valdemar I
Valdemar I
Valdemar I is the name of:
- Vladimir I of Kiev (c. 950–1015), grand prince of Kiev
- Valdemar I of Denmark (1131–1182), King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182
- Valdemar of Sweden (1239–1302) | 53,441 |
751063 | Theodore Newton Vail | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodore%20Newton%20Vail | Theodore Newton Vail
Theodore Newton Vail
Theodore Newton Vail (July 16, 1845 – April 16, 1920) was president of American Telephone & Telegraph between 1885 and 1889, and again from 1907 to 1919. Vail saw telephone service as a public utility and moved to consolidate telephone networks under the Bell system. In 1913 h... | 53,442 |
751063 | Theodore Newton Vail | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodore%20Newton%20Vail | Theodore Newton Vail
then joined the staff of a superintendent of United States Telegraph which ultimately became Western Union.
He went west with his father in 1866 to farm. In the fall of 1868, he was made operator and afterward agent at Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, on the Union Pacific Railroad. Pine Bluffs was at that ti... | 53,443 |
751063 | Theodore Newton Vail | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodore%20Newton%20Vail | Theodore Newton Vail
point at the time. When the railway post office was established on The Union Pacific, Vail was promoted to head clerk.
In March, 1873, Vail was assigned to duty in the office of the General Superintendent of Railway Mail Service, Washington, D.C. There he exercised special oversight of distributio... | 53,444 |
751063 | Theodore Newton Vail | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodore%20Newton%20Vail | Theodore Newton Vail
He was the youngest officer in the Railway Mail Service, both in years and terms of service. When this final appointment was made by the Postmaster General, the latter said that his only objection to Vail was his youth.
As General Superintendent, Vail helped put postal employees under the general ... | 53,445 |
751063 | Theodore Newton Vail | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodore%20Newton%20Vail | Theodore Newton Vail
impressed with Vail and offered him the position of general manager of the American Bell Telephone Company in 1878. Vail defended the Bell patents successfully from challenges from Western Union and others. He introduced the use of copper wire in telephone and telegraph lines.
## Personal life.
T... | 53,446 |
751063 | Theodore Newton Vail | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodore%20Newton%20Vail | Theodore Newton Vail
of a farm in Lyndon, Vermont, Speedwell Farms, site of conferences which culminated in the creation of American Telephone & Telegraph.
He was a member of the Union League Club of New York and the Algonquin Club of Boston and the Jekyll Island Club.
## Later years and death.
In 1888, Vail retired... | 53,447 |
751063 | Theodore Newton Vail | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodore%20Newton%20Vail | Theodore Newton Vail
on April 16, 1920.
# Legacy.
In his historical review of AT&T, John Brooks explained Vail’s contribution to enlightened corporate policy:
# Other accomplishments.
Vail founded the Vermont School of Agriculture in 1910 in Lyndon, Vermont. This was subsequently merged into a preparatory school, L... | 53,448 |
751067 | Beerenauslese | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beerenauslese | Beerenauslese
Beerenauslese
Beerenauslese (literal meaning: "selected harvest of berries") is a German language wine term for a late harvest wine. Beerenauslese is a category in the "Prädikatswein" category of the Austrian and German wine classifications, and is a category above Auslese. Beerenauslese wines, often cal... | 53,449 |
751067 | Beerenauslese | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beerenauslese | Beerenauslese
with the extreme ripeness, which results in a wine where the sweetness is balanced and which has great longevity and which often will improve for decades. These wines are produced in very small quantities when the weather is suitable for the noble rot to form and only in vineyards with appropriate conditi... | 53,450 |
751067 | Beerenauslese | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beerenauslese | Beerenauslese
to Beerenauslese is Sélection de Grains Nobles.
# Requirements.
The minimum must weight requirements for Beerenauslese is as follows:
- For German wine, 110 to 128 degrees Oechsle, depending on the region (wine growing zone) and grape variety.
- In Austrian wine, 25 degrees KMW, corresponding to 125 °... | 53,451 |
751067 | Beerenauslese | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beerenauslese | Beerenauslese
ts.
The minimum must weight requirements for Beerenauslese is as follows:
- For German wine, 110 to 128 degrees Oechsle, depending on the region (wine growing zone) and grape variety.
- In Austrian wine, 25 degrees KMW, corresponding to 125 °Oechsle.
Chaptalisation may not be used. The requirements ar... | 53,452 |
751077 | Waldemar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldemar | Waldemar
Waldemar
Waldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements "wald-" "rule", "wield", "brightness" and "-mar" "fame".
The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name Vladimir.
The Old Norse form "Valdamarr" (also "Valdarr") occurs in the Guðrúnarkviða II as the name of a king of ... | 53,453 |
751077 | Waldemar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldemar | Waldemar
form was introduced to Scandinavia as "Valdemar" in the 12th century, with king Valdemar I of Denmark.
It may refer to:
# Royalty.
- Valdemar I of Denmark or Waldemar the Great (1131–1182)
- Valdemar II of Denmark or Waldemar the Victorious (1170–1241)
- Valdemar the Young (1209–1231)
- Valdemar III of D... | 53,454 |
751077 | Waldemar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldemar | Waldemar
Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal or Waldemar the Great (c. 1280–1319)
- Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1868–1879), son of Emperor Frederick III
- Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945), son of Prince Henry and nephew of the previous
- Woldemar, Prince of Lippe (1824–1895)
# Other people.
- Valdemar ... | 53,455 |
751077 | Waldemar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldemar | Waldemar
Erfurth, German general
- Waldemar Haffkine, bacteriologist
- Waldemar Hoven (1903–1948), German Nazi physician executed for war crimes
- Waldemar Januszczak, British art critic
- Waldemar Klingelhöfer, German Nazi SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) and convicted war criminal
- Waldemar Kophamel, German U-boat co... | 53,456 |
751077 | Waldemar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldemar | Waldemar
of King Frederick VIII of Denmark
- Waldemar Łysiak, Polish writer
- Waldemar Maciszewski, Polish pianist and composer
- Waldemar Matuška, Czechoslovak singer
- Waldemar Milewicz, Polish journalist
- Waldemar Olszewski, Polish lymphologist
- Waldemar Pabst, German soldier and political activist
- Waldem... | 53,457 |
751077 | Waldemar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldemar | Waldemar
Waldemar Pabst, German soldier and political activist
- Waldemar Pawlak, Polish politician
- Waldemar Prusik, Polish footballer
- Waldemar Sorychta, German heavy metal musician and record producer
- Waldemar Starosta, Polish politician
- Waldemar Verner, chief of the People's Navy (Volksmarine) of the Nat... | 53,458 |
751082 | Hick | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hick | Hick
Hick
Hick is a surname or a nickname. Notable people with the name include:
# Surname.
- Andrew Hick (born 1971), Australian rugby league footballer
- Benjamin Hick (1790–1842), English civil and mechanical engineer
- Bruce Hick (born 1963), Australian rower
- Graeme Hick (born 1966), English cricketer
- Jo... | 53,459 |
751082 | Hick | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hick | Hick
842), English civil and mechanical engineer
- Bruce Hick (born 1963), Australian rower
- Graeme Hick (born 1966), English cricketer
- Jochen Hick (born 1960), German film director
- John Hick (MP) (1815–1894), English MP, civil and mechanical engineer
- John Hick (1922–2012), philosopher of religion and theol... | 53,460 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
Peugeot 206
The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car (B) that is produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from May 1998 to the present day.
It was officially launched in September 1998 in hatchback form, which was followed by a coupé cabriolet (the 206 CC) in September 2000, a station wagon (the 206 SW) in S... | 53,461 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
sedan and station wagon body styles, and known as the 207 Compact, and as the 207 respectively. This version was subsequently launched in Europe in February 2009, only in hatchback form and marketed as the 206+.
Even though the 206 had finished production in most markets by 2010, in Europe it was available... | 53,462 |
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in the top 10 of used car sales in the UK comparing to other new models from other brands.
# Overview.
## Project.
During the early 1990s, Peugeot decided not to directly replace the Peugeot 205, citing the reason that superminis were no longer profitable or worthwhile. Instead, Peugeot followed a unique... | 53,463 |
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while customers who would normally plump for the 205 would continue to have a choice with either a smaller or larger car. This strategy did not work. With the 205 phased out, other superminis like the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo continued to sell well and increased in popularity, and without a direct co... | 53,464 |
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the 106), Peugeot developed an all-new front drive platform for the 206. It was built in France until 18 December 2012, and in the United Kingdom until 12 December 2006. The end of British production coincided with the closure of the Ryton plant which Peugeot had taken over when buying Chrysler's European d... | 53,465 |
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and a 1.9L diesel engine, an HDi version with common rail coming later. In 1999 a 2.0L GTi capable of , and in 2003 a tuned version of the GTi called the Peugeot 206 RC (GTi 180 in the UK), were added to the range. It did 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in 7.4 seconds and it reached a top speed of with . In 2001, two... | 53,466 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
in Peugeot's Poissy and Mulhouse factories in France, as well as in Ryton, United Kingdom, whereas outside Europe it is produced in Iran (Iran Khodro), Chile (for the Mexican and Colombian markets, French-made 206s were cheaper than Chilean-built ones, in Chile), Argentina (PSA), Brazil (PSA), Uruguay (Ofer... | 53,467 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
range, Peugeot decided to close the Ryton factory and move production to Slovakia, due to the fact that they could produce their vehicles with same or better quality for a lower price there.
The Peugeot 206 proved to be a sales success all over Europe. It was the best-selling car in Europe from 2001 to 200... | 53,468 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
during its first six years on sale. Second hand examples of the 206 traditionally hold their value well, due to high demand.
Production in Brazil took place in Porto Real, Rio de Janeiro, starting in 2001 with the hatchback, followed by the station wagon version in 2005. The models produced there featured ... | 53,469 |
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diesel powered versions use the naturally aspirated DW engine. Some of these versions are equipped with local-made engines in Jeppener, Buenos Aires.
In May 2006, the Malaysian car manufacturer Naza launched a locally assembled version of the model with the name of 206 Bestari. In 2006, Peugeot started pro... | 53,470 |
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December 2012 (Source: Journal L'Alsace, 18 December 2012).
# Variants.
## 206 CC (Coupé Cabriolet).
The Peugeot 206 CC (sometimes spelled as 206CC) was formally launched at the Paris Motor Show in September 2000 and was based on the Peugeot Two-oh-heart concept car, revealed two years before at the Gene... | 53,471 |
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replaced by the 207 CC.
## Grand Tourisme.
In order to homologate their WRC car, Peugeot needed to sell road going versions of the 206 that were at least 4.0 metres long (the minimum length stipulated by the FIA for WRC cars). The WRC car was homologated with the 206 Grand Tourisme, similar to the standar... | 53,472 |
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released.
## GTi 180 and RC.
Introduced to the market in 2003, the Peugeot 206 GTi 180 and 206 RC brought high performance to the product range. The range topping GTi 180 was brought to the UK market, while the 206 RC was introduced to the rest of Europe. The new 'hot hatch' used the 2 litre EW10J4S engin... | 53,473 |
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successes from 2000 to 2003, and to replicate the success Peugeot had with the 205 GTi in the 1980s.
## 206 SD (Sedan).
A notchback sedan model was developed in Iran under the name Peugeot 206 SD, as of 2006. It was jointly designed by the Peugeot Design Center for Iran Khodro and is the fifth and last ve... | 53,474 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
2015. This model was also offered throughout the rest of Latin America, including in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador or Mexico.
In Malaysia and China, it was also locally produced and sold as the 207, solely as a sedan version.
## 206 Escapade.
Following brands like Fiat and Volkswagen, Peug... | 53,475 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
a modified front and rear body; this is similar to the way the Citroën LN was derived from the Peugeot 104. The car has been sold as the Citroën C2 in China, although it has no common features with the European Citroën C2.
## Naza 206 Bestari.
In Malaysia, the Peugeot 206 is also marketed under the Naza n... | 53,476 |
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1.4 L (1360 cc) "ET3J4" 16v I4,
- 1.6 L (1587 cc) "TU5JP" 8v I4,
- 1.6 L (1587 cc) "TU5JP4" 16v I4,
- 2.0 L (1997 cc) "EW10J4" 16v I4,
- 2.0 L (1997 cc) "EW10J4S" 16v I4,
## Diesel engines.
- 1.4 L (1398 cc) "DV4 HDi" Diesel I4,
- 1.9 L (1868 cc) "DW8" Diesel I4,
- 1.6 L (1560 cc) "DV6 HDi" HDi 16v ... | 53,477 |
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France, and was launched in February 2009.
In May 2008, Peugeot's Brazilian branch announced it would not manufacture nor import the Peugeot 207 to Brazil, but instead it would change some elements of the 206 already in production, arguing it would be impractical to do otherwise. The car, launched in Augus... | 53,478 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
nameplate in Argentina (country in which it is also produced) and Uruguay, in order to differentiate it from the European 207 CC and RC, which are also sold in those countries. Peugeot planned to name it "207 Brasil" in Brazil, but soon dropped the "Brasil" from the name, as this decision gained generally n... | 53,479 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
badged as the 206+. as a patriotic recession-beating rejoinder to Renault's initiative of importing low priced Dacias from Romania. In May 2009 the company announced the recruitment of an additional 450 workers to support production at Mulhouse of the 206+ and the two door 308 models also assembled at this ... | 53,480 |
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year (March 2010), and will increase to 15,000–20,000 annually.
At the end of year 2011, 207i producing in IKCO stopped temporary during relation cut between IKCO and Peugeot because of international sanctions against Iran.
However, in early 2016 its production restarted in Iran.
From May 2013, Peugeot n... | 53,481 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
Tommi Mäkinen, to win the Rallye Sanremo. The car was soon a success, however, and won both the manufacturers' and drivers' championships in 2000, Peugeot's first such accolades since their withdrawal from the WRC after Group B was banned after the 1986 season, and achieved in the hands of Panizzi, Francois... | 53,482 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
career win for the Finn, and the latter victory helped by assorted problems for the blisteringly quick debuting Citroën Xsara WRCs), before Auriol left the team at the end of the season. Grönholm, meanwhile, suffered sufficient reliability woes in the first half of the year such that he could manage no high... | 53,483 |
750840 | Peugeot 206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206
double aboard his 206 WRC. His dominance that year was compared to Michael Schumacher's dominance of Formula One. In summary, Peugeot won two drivers' championships, in 2000 and 2002, and three manufacturers' titles in a row between 2000 and 2002. However, by 2003 the 206 WRC was beginning to show its age a... | 53,484 |
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preceded by the Ford Focus RS WRC and followed by the Citroën Xsara WRC. Peugeot GB created a Peugeot 206 rally championship aimed at young drivers. The championship was created to help young drivers develop their careers. The cars were built by Vic Lee Racing and drivers such as Tom Boardman, Luke Pinder a... | 53,485 |
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a Hindustan Ambassador (including having an elephant sit on it) and then spending the night welding it. The following day, the car emerges as an exact replica of the 206's shape – except with many dents and discolorations. The man then takes his 206 replica driving with friends, with many interested onlooke... | 53,486 |
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4. "The Cresta Awards 2003".
- 5. "Grand Prix", International Car Advertising Film Festival 2002.
- 6. "Grand Prix", Caucasus International Festival of Advertisement (CIFA) 2002.
- 7. "Gold", Caucasus International Festival of Advertisement (CIFA) 2002.
- 8. "Epica d’Or", EPICA (Europe's Premier Creativ... | 53,487 |
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that the Ambassador became a replica of the Peugeot 208 GTI.
# Awards.
- ""The Most Beautiful Car of the Year 1998"", Festival Automobile International, 1998.
- ""Best Petrol Small Car"" and ""Best Diesel Small Car"", Fleet Excellence Awards, 2001
- ""Best Convertible"" (Peugeot 206CC), What Car? awards... | 53,488 |
751092 | Rohrdorf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rohrdorf | Rohrdorf
Rohrdorf
Rohrdorf may refer to:
- Rohrdorf, Bavaria in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria
- Rohrdorf in Baden-Württemberg
- Rohrdorf in Aargau, Switzerland | 53,489 |
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USS A. Houghton
USS "A. Houghton" (1852) – a 326 ton bark – was purchased during the beginning of the American Civil War by the Union Navy.
"A. Houghton" served throughout the war against the Confederate States of America as an ammunition ship, supporting the Union fleet. Towards the end of the war, s... | 53,490 |
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Acting Master Newell Graham in command.
# Civil War service.
## Assigned to the West Gulf blockade.
Nine days before, on 10 February, the bark was slated for duty in the Mortar Flotilla of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. That bombardment group, led by Commander David Dixon Porter, was being establ... | 53,491 |
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the bar and into the river.
In mid-April, after this difficult task had been completed, she accompanied Porter's mortar schooners upstream to a point a short distance below Forts Jackson and St. Philip, which guarded the river, approaches to New Orleans, Louisiana, from the sea. There, she supplied Por... | 53,492 |
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Alabama. However, orders from Washington, D.C. directed Farragut to ascend the Mississippi River past the Confederate river fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and join forces with Flag Officer Charles Henry Davis who had been fighting his way down the Mississippi River from its confluence with the Ohio... | 53,493 |
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bombardment of Vicksburg's batteries while Farragut's ships ran the gauntlet through the fire of the Southern guns. Then, after descending the river to replenish her supply of ammunition, she left New Orleans on 3 July, towed back upstream by the merchant steamer "Empire Parish".
On the 6th, while the ... | 53,494 |
751061 | USS A. Houghton | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20A.%20Houghton | USS A. Houghton
thought the "Houghton" an unarmed transport, or would not have fired at her. For once they caught a tartar.
The bark's fire knocked out one of the Southern guns and inflicted several casualties – both killed and wounded.
## Union difficulties in Virginia.
Meanwhile, events were taking place in Virgin... | 53,495 |
751061 | USS A. Houghton | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20A.%20Houghton | USS A. Houghton
held position on the north bank of the James River called Harrison's Landing.
To help protect McClellan's beleaguered army, whose very existence was threatened, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles ordered a dozen of the schooners to leave the Mississippi River and to sail north to reinforce the Ja... | 53,496 |
751061 | USS A. Houghton | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20A.%20Houghton | USS A. Houghton
Vicksburg, he again ran through the fire of the Southern guns and descended the river.
"A. Houghton" accompanied him downstream to New Orleans and then was sent to Pensacola, Florida, where she served as ammunition ship for the squadron until she sailed far north in the early autumn. She was decommissi... | 53,497 |
751061 | USS A. Houghton | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20A.%20Houghton | USS A. Houghton
there until March 1863 when she sailed to New York City to load supplies for the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and served the ships of that organization – primarily at Hampton Roads, Virginia – into August when she entered the Norfolk Navy Yard and was decommissioned there on the 30th for repairs t... | 53,498 |
751061 | USS A. Houghton | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20A.%20Houghton | USS A. Houghton
t organization – primarily at Hampton Roads, Virginia – into August when she entered the Norfolk Navy Yard and was decommissioned there on the 30th for repairs to her leaking hull.
The bark was recommissioned on 1 October 1863, but transferred to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. She served at Po... | 53,499 |
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