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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Jones | Lucy Jones | Lucile M. Jones (born 1955) is an American seismologist and public voice for earthquake science and earthquake safety in California. One of the foremost and trusted public authorities on earthquakes, Jones is viewed by many in Southern California as "the Beyoncé of earthquakes" who is frequently called upon to provide ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayaz_A._Malik | Fayaz A. Malik | Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Malik is an Indian pharmacologist, cancer biologist and a scientist at the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. He is known for his studies on investigating the regulatory mechanisms of Cancer Stem Cells during tumor metastasis. His studies also ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Nagel | Patrick Nagel | Patrick Nagel (November 25, 1945 – February 4, 1984) was an American artist and illustrator. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the female form in a distinctive style, descended from Art Deco and pop art.
He produced many illustrations for Playboy magazine. His cover ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita_Sher-Gil#:~:text=Her%20family%20faced%20financial%20problems,began%20learning%20piano%20and%20violin. | Amrita Sher-Gil | Amrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941) was a Hungarian–Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century" and a pioneer in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an early age, Sher-Gil started formal lessons at the age of eight. She first gained... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehta_Basti_Ram | Mehta Basti Ram | Mehta Basti Ram was a Dogra officer and commander of the Fateh Shibji battalion under Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu (later Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir). Basti Ram later served as the governor (thanadar) of Leh in Ladakh between 1847 and 1861. Basti Ram joined the service of Raja Gulab Singh in 1821 and became an officer ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_(American_TV_series) | Big Brother (American TV series) | Big Brother is an American reality competition television show based on the Dutch show of the same name created by producer John de Mol Jr. and Ron Diesel in 1997. The American series launched on July 5, 2000, on CBS and since the discontinuation of the Spanish version in 2022, is the longest-running adaptation in the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_State_(Breaking_Bad) | Granite State (Breaking Bad) | "Granite State" is the fifteenth and the penultimate episode of the fifth season of the American television crime drama series Breaking Bad. Directed and written by executive producer Peter Gould, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 22, 2013. The episode's plot serves as a continuation of the p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Figuero | Ana Figuero | Ana Figueroa (June 19, 1907 - 1970) was a Chilean educator, feminist, political activist, and government official.
== Biography ==
Figuero was born in Santiago on 19 June 1907 as the daughter of Miguel Figueroa Rebolledo and Ana Gajardo Infante. She studied at the University of Chile and graduated in 1928. She became... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirin_Neshat#Exhibitions | Shirin Neshat | Shirin Neshat (Persian: شیرین نشاط; born March 26, 1957) is an Iranian photographer and visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography. Her artwork centers on the contrasts between Islam and the West, femininity and masculinity, public life and private life, antiqu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindy_Johal#:~:text=9%20External%20links-,Early%20life,respect%20and%20remorse%20for%20others. | Bindy Johal | Bhupinder "Bindy" Singh Johal (January 14, 1971 – December 20, 1998) was an Indo-Canadian gangster from Vancouver, British Columbia. A self-confessed drug kingpin, he was known for his outspoken nature, blatant disregard for authority and his longtime rivalry with his former Punjabi Mafia Bosses turned rivals; Robbie K... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caridea | Caridea | The Caridea, commonly known as caridean shrimp or true shrimp, from Ancient Greek καρίς, καρίδος (karís, karídos, "shrimp"), are an infraorder of shrimp within the order Decapoda. This infraorder contains all species of true shrimp. They are found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Many other animals... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._C._Reeves#:~:text=On%20September%201%2C%202021%2C%20Reeves,Sherri%20Myers%20and%20Steven%20Sharp. | D. C. Reeves | Darcy Curran Reeves is an American businessman, journalist and politician who has served as the 64th mayor of Pensacola since 2022.
The son of James J. Reeves, he worked for the Florida State University's student newspaper, the Pensacola News Journal, Warchant.com and the Tuscaloosa News before being hired as chief of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Bad_Art | Museum of Bad Art | The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) is a privately owned museum whose stated aim is "to celebrate the labor of artists whose work would be displayed and appreciated in no other forum". It was originally in Dedham, Massachusetts, and is currently in Boston, Massachusetts. Its permanent collection includes over 700 pieces of "a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Kashmir | History of Kashmir | The history of Kashmir is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent in South Asia with influences from the surrounding regions of Central, and East Asia. Historically, Kashmir referred to only the Kashmir Valley of the western Himalayas. Today, it denotes a larger area that includes the Indian-adm... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon | Emoticon | An emoticon (, ə-MOH-tə-kon, rarely , ih-MOTT-ih-kon), portmanteau of emotion and icon, is a pictorial representation of a facial expression using characters—usually punctuation marks, numbers and letters—to express a person's feelings, mood or reaction, without needing to describe it in detail.
ASCII emoticons can be ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaynes_Covered_Bridge | Jaynes Covered Bridge | The Jaynes Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Codding Hollow Road across the North Branch Lamoille River in Waterville, Vermont. Built in 1877, it is one of three 19th-century covered bridges in the town, and one of five to span the North Branch Lamoille in a five-mile span. It was listed on the Na... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpho_Hani#:~:text=Life%20with%20Chris%20Hani%3A%201973%E2%80%931993,-She%20married%20Chris&text=The%20couple%20had%20three%20daughters,and%20Lindiwe%20(born%201981). | Limpho Hani | Limpho Hani (née Sekamane; born 31 January 1948) is a Mosotho–South African activist who is the widow of anti-apartheid activist Chris Hani. After her husband was assassinated in 1993, she had her own brief political career in the post-apartheid government, representing the African National Congress (ANC) in the Nation... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omsund_Bridge | Omsund Bridge | The Omsund Bridge (Norwegian: Omsundbrua) is a bridge that crosses the strait Omsundet between the islands of Frei and Nordlandet in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The link is actually made up of two bridges: The main bridge crosses form Nordlandet to the islet of Rensvikholmen and then th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sister,_Sister_episodes | List of Sister, Sister episodes | Sister, Sister is an American sitcom that was created by Kim Bass, Gary Gilbert, Fred Shafferman that originally aired on ABC and later The WB. It premiered on April 1, 1994, and ended on May 23, 1999, with a total of 119 episodes over the course of 6 seasons.
== Series overview ==
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 (19... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajo_Nuevo_Bank#:~:text=On%2019%20November%202012%2C%20in,of%20Honduras%20or%20United%20States. | Bajo Nuevo Bank | Bajo Nuevo Bank, also known as the Petrel Islands (Spanish: Bajo Nuevo, Islas Petrel), is a small, uninhabited reef with some small grass-covered islets, located in the western Caribbean Sea at 15°53′N 78°38′W, with a lighthouse on Low Cay at 15°51′N 78°38′W. The closest neighboring land feature is Serranilla Bank, loc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Lehis | Katrina Lehis | Katrina Lehis (born 19 December 1994) is an Estonian left-handed épée fencer, 2018 individual European champion, 2021 team Olympic champion, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist.
== Career ==
Lehis began fencing in 2004. Coached by Helen Nelis-Naukas and Peeter Nelis, she was a member of the Estonian Junior an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naledi_Pandor | Naledi Pandor | Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (née Matthews; born 7 December 1953) is a South African politician, educator and academic who served as the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation from 2019 until 2024. She also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress (ANC) from 1994 to 2024.
Born... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_Martyrs%27_Day | Kashmir Martyrs' Day | Kashmir Martyrs' Day (Urdu: یومِ شہداءِ کشمیر Transliteration. Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir) , (Kashmiri: کٲشِرؠ شَہیٖدَن ہُینٛد دۄہ Transliteration: Keashir Shaheendan Hyund Doah) or Kashmir Day, was an official state holiday observed in Kashmir in remembrance of 21 Muslims killed on 13 July 1931 by Dogra forces of the p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_European_Tour | 1995 European Tour | The 1995 European Tour, titled as the 1995 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the eighth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.
==... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Frederick_Koelsch | C. Frederick Koelsch | Charles Frederick Koelsch (31 January 1907 - 24 December 1999) was an American organic chemist who spent his faculty career at the University of Minnesota.
== Education and academic career ==
Koelsch was born in Boise, Idaho in 1907 in a family of German descent. He attended the University of Wisconsin and earned his... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Chand_(Jammu-Kashmir_politician)#:~:text=He%20was%20Deputy%20Chief%20Minister,chairperson%20for%20Democratic%20Azad%20Party. | Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician) | Tara Chand is a politician and a leader from Jammu and Kashmir. He was Deputy Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2009 to 2014. He had earlier served as the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. On 30 August 2022, he resigned from Indian National Congress in support of Ghulam Na... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_syncytial_virus#Further_reading | Respiratory syncytial virus | Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), also called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract. It is a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus. Its name is derived from the large, multinucleated cells known as syncytia that form when inf... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_sabre#:~:text=There%20were%2076%20competitors%20from,enter%20up%20to%2012%20fencers. | Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre | The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event. Jenő Fuchs took the gold medal and Béla Zulawszky the silver. Bronze went to Bohemian Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf. T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Pieces | Number Pieces | The term Number Pieces refers to a body of late compositions (40, or 41 if Seventeen was actually composed) by John Cage. Each piece is named after the number of performers involved: for instance, Seven is a piece for seven performers, One9 (read "One Nine") is the ninth work for one performer, and 1O1 is a piece for a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulfikar_Ali_Bhutto#Trial_and_execution | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto NPk (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth prime minister of Pakistan from 1973 until his overthrow in 1977. He was also the founder and first chairman of the Pakistan... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_men%27s_national_field_hockey_team#:~:text=Pakistan%20is%20one%20of%20the,%2C%201982%2C%20and%201994).&text=Pakistan%20national%20team%20has%20played,coming%20in%202014%20and%202023. | Pakistan men's national field hockey team | The Pakistan men's national field hockey team (Urdu: پاکستان قومى ہاكى ٹیم) represents Pakistan in international field hockey. Having played its first match in 1948, it is administered by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the governing body for hockey in Pakistan. It has been a member of the International Hockey F... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Nepal | Languages of Nepal | Languages of Nepal, referred to as Nepalese languages in the country's constitution, are the languages having at least an ancient history or origin inside the sovereign territory of Nepal, spoken by Nepalis.
There were 124 mother tongues according to the "National Report on caste/ethnicity, language & religion", Nati... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girvan_Yuddha_Bikram_Shah | Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah | Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज गीर्वाणयुद्ध विक्रम शाह देव; 19 October 1797 – 20 November 1816) also called Girvanyuddha Bikrama Shah, was King of Nepal. Although he was not the legitimate heir to the throne his father, King Rana Bahadur Shah, made him the heir for being the son of his favourite... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_Franz_Kafka | Head of Franz Kafka | The Head of Franz Kafka (Czech: Hlava Franze Kafky), also known as the Statue of Kafka, is an outdoor kinetic sculpture by David Černý depicting Czech German-language writer Franz Kafka, installed on 31 October 2014 outside of the Quadrio shopping mall in Prague, Czech Republic.
The price was 30 million crowns, paid b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_lion#:~:text=The%20first%20scientific%20description%20of,named%20it%20Felis%20leo%20persicus. | Asiatic lion | The Asiatic lion is a lion population in the Indian state of Gujarat that belongs to the subspecies Panthera leo leo. The first scientific description of the Asiatic lion published in 1826 was based on a specimen from Persia.
Until the 19th century, it ranged from Saudi Arabia, eastern Turkey, Iran, Mesopotamia and sou... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_In_Living_Color_cast_members | List of In Living Color cast members | Cast members came and went during the run of In Living Color (Fox-TV, 1990–1994). Some earlier cast members continued to appear in later seasons so later casts also include some previous years' cast members.
== First season (1990) ==
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Jim Carrey (credited as James Carrey)
Kelly Coffield
Kim Coles
T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saba_Valadkhan#Awards_and_honours | Saba Valadkhan | Saba Valadkhan (Persian: صبا ولدخان) is an Iranian American biomedical scientist, and an Assistant Professor and RNA researcher at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2005, she was awarded the GE / Science Young Scientist Award for her breakthrough in understanding the mechanism of spliceosomes - "ak... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Imagineering | Walt Disney Imagineering | Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, Inc.—commonly referred to as Walt Disney Imagineering, Imagineering, or WDI—is the research and development arm of the Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation, design, and construction of Disney theme parks and attractions worldwide. The company also operates D... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anatomy_of_the_Tongue_in_Cheek | The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek | The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek (often shortened to Anatomy) is the second full-length album released by Christian rock band Relient K. It was released on August 28, 2001, and peaked at No. 158 on the Billboard 200. On June 26, 2006, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Nijenhuis#Personal_life | Albert Nijenhuis | Albert Nijenhuis (November 21, 1926 – February 13, 2015) was a Dutch-American mathematician who specialized in differential geometry and the theory of deformations in algebra and geometry, and later worked in combinatorics.
His high school studies at the gymnasium in Arnhem were interrupted by the evacuation of Arnhem ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison#:~:text=Edison%20made%20the%20first%20public,the%20rich%20will%20burn%20candles.%22 | Thomas Edison | Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric l... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John%27s_Church,_Gateshead_Fell | St John's Church, Gateshead Fell | St John's Church, Gateshead Fell, is in Church Road, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Gateshead, the archdeaconry of Sunderland, and the diocese of Durham. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance/Electronic_Albums | Dance/Electronic Albums | Top Dance Albums (formerly Top Electronic Albums and Top Dance/Electronic Albums) is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top-selling dance music albums in the United States based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001 under the title T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eremiaphila_braueri | Eremiaphila braueri | Eremiaphila braueri is a species of praying mantis in the family Eremiaphilidae.
== See also ==
List of mantis genera and species
== References == |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cómbita | Cómbita | Cómbita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the sub region of the Central Boyacá Province. Cómbita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and borders Arcabuco and the department of Santander in the north, Sotaquirá in the northeast, Tuta and Oicatá in the east, department capi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_Interceptor_(1950) | Jensen Interceptor (1950) | The Jensen Interceptor made its debut in 1950 as the second car made by Jensen Motors after World War II. The car was based on Austin components with a body built by Jensen and styled by Eric Neale. The 3,993 cc (4.0 L; 243.7 cu in) straight-six engine and transmission came from the Austin Sheerline and the chassis was... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Fielding#:~:text=A%20second%20exhibition%20entitled%20Bryan,support%20for%20many%20art%20organisations. | Noel Fielding | Noel Fielding (; born 21 May 1973) is an English comedian, artist, and actor. He was part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside Julian Barratt in the 2000s, and has been a co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off since 2017. He is known for his dark and surreal comedic style.
Fielding began performing stand-up ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Ann_Hardesty | Jo Ann Hardesty | Jo Ann A. Hardesty (formerly Bowman, born October 15, 1957) is an American Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a Portland City commissioner from 2019 to 2022. She previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1995 until 2001.
Hardesty was the first African American woman and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Anderson#2010s | Laurie Anderson | Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York City during the 1970s, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarumal | Yarumal | Yarumal is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The municipality (three parishes and 20 villages) has an area of 738.3 km2 (285.1 sq mi). The population was 41,542 at the 2018 census. Its average elevation is 2,265 m (7,431 ft) above sea level.
It has a minor basilica, Our Lady of Mercy, which is a par... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey | Oprah Winfrey | Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Globally, s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Serbia#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20established%20diplomatic,Romania%20and%20Greece%2C%20in%20Athens. | List of ambassadors of the United States to Serbia | This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Serbia.
Some parts of today's Serbia had been under the occupation of the Ottoman Empire (from 1459 until 1804) while other parts were occupied by Habsburg monarchy (1526–1804), Austrian Empire (1804–1867), and Austria-Hungary (1867–1918). Upon regaining its indepen... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_R50 | Canon EOS R50 | The Canon EOS R50 is an entry-level APS-C mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by Canon. It was announced on 27 February 2023 alongside the full-frame Canon EOS R8. The camera serves as an RF-mount replacement for Canon's discontinued EOS M50 Mark II and EOS 250D.
== Design ==
The Canon EOS R50 follows the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roller_coaster_rankings#:~:text=Kingda%20Ka%2C%20the%20tallest%20roller,wooden%20coasters%20in%20the%20world. | List of roller coaster rankings | Roller coasters are amusement rides developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. Early iterations during the 16th and 17th centuries, which were popular in Russia, were wooden sleds that took riders down large slides made from ice. The first roller coasters that attached a train to a wooden track appeared in F... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Speaker_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Pakistan | Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | The deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan presides over the assembly whenever the speaker is absent or unable to perform his or her duties. The office has its roots in 1947 when the Deputy Speaker was addressed as the Deputy President of the legislative assembly. After the ratification of the 1973 Constit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Flight_Award#:~:text=2005,Charles%20Elachi | Space Flight Award | The Space Flight Award is an award given by the American Astronautical Society most years since 1955. It is presented to "the person whose outstanding efforts and achievements have contributed most significantly to the advancement of space flight and space exploration". The Society refers to the Space Flight Award as i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_P._Zakim | Leonard P. Zakim | Leonard Paul Zakim (November 17, 1953 – December 2, 1999) was a Jewish American religious and civil rights leader in Boston. Zakim died in 1999 after a five-year battle with bone-marrow cancer. Boston's Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge was named in his honor.
== Early life and education ==
Zakim, nicknamed "Lenny"... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_2000 | Windows 2000 | Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft, targeting the server and business markets. It is the direct successor to Windows NT 4.0, and was released to manufacturing on December 15, 1999, and then to retail on February 17, 2000 for all versions, with Windows 2000 Datacent... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_(TV_series)#:~:text=Tramell%20Tillman%20as%20Seth%20Milchick,the%20severed%20floor%20at%20Lumon. | Severance (TV series) | Severance is an American science fiction psychological thriller television series created by Dan Erickson, and executive produced and primarily directed by Ben Stiller. It stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Patric... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Gordon_Bennett_Cup | 1900 Gordon Bennett Cup | The 1900 Gordon Bennett Cup, formally titled the I Coupe Internationale, was a motor race held on 14 June 1900, on public roads between Paris and Lyon in France. It was staged to decide the inaugural holder of the Gordon Bennett Cup, which was the first prize to be awarded for motorsport on an international level. The ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloit_College | Beloit College | Beloit College is a private liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1846 when Wisconsin was still a territory, it is the state's oldest continuously operated college. It has an enrollment of roughly 1,000 undergraduate students.
== History ==
Beloit College was founded by the group Friend... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_E._Ingersoll#:~:text=Two%20years%20later%2C%20he%20returned,the%20Augusta%20as%20his%20flagship. | Royal E. Ingersoll | Royal Eason Ingersoll (20 June 1883 – 20 May 1976) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT) from January 1, 1942 to late 1944; Commander, Western Sea Frontier from late 1944 to 1946; and Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet/Deputy Chief of Naval Operat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dialect_Society | American Dialect Society | The American Dialect Society (ADS), founded in 1889, is a learned society "dedicated to the study of the English language in North America, and of other languages, or dialects of other languages, influencing it or influenced by it." The Society publishes the academic journal American Speech.
Since its foundation, diale... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActRaiser | ActRaiser | ActRaiser is a 1990 video game developed by Quintet and published by Enix for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It combines traditional side-scrolling platforming and sections with city building elements. A sequel, ActRaiser 2, was released for the Super NES in 1993. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Carlton_Gilbert | Alfred Carlton Gilbert | Alfred Carlton Gilbert (February 15, 1884 – January 24, 1961) was an American inventor, athlete, magician, toy maker and businessman. As the founder of A. C. Gilbert Company, Gilbert was known for inventing the Erector Set and American Flyer Trains.
== Early life and education ==
Born in Salem, Oregon, Gilbert was ed... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtel#:~:text=On%2020%20May%202010%2C%20Foxtel,Video%2Don%2Ddemand%20channels. | Foxtel | NXE Australia Pty Ltd, trading as the Foxtel Group, is an Australian pay television company that operates direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April 2018, superseding an earlier company from 1995. The service was established as a 50/50 joint venture between News Corp Aust... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust_of_King_Charles_I_(Bernini)#: | Bust of King Charles I (Bernini) | The Bust of Charles I was a sculptural bust produced by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini which according to one historian, "set the visual conventions for centuries … [establishing itself as] the official portrait of secular absolutism.". The sculpture was of the then king Charles I of England, who wrote to Berni... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Tram#:~:text=Once%20the%20state%20signed%20off,public%20on%20August%209%2C%202019. | Runaway Tram | Runaway Tram is a steel family roller coaster located on Morey's Piers' Surfside Pier in North Wildwood, New Jersey. The attraction replaced the aging Flitzer roller coaster and required the reconfiguration of several rides on the pier and represented a total investment of $4 million. Runaway Tram spoofs the Wildwood S... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux_Pascal | Lux Pascal | Lux Balmaceda Pascal (born June 4, 1992) is an American and Chilean actress and transgender activist. She is known for her roles in the Chilean television series Veinteañero a los 40 and Juana Brava and the Chilean drama film The Prince.
== Early and personal life ==
Lux was born in California as Lucas Balmaceda to ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_M._Amato | Nancy M. Amato | Nancy Marie Amato is an American computer scientist noted for her research on the algorithmic foundations of motion planning, computational biology, computational geometry and parallel computing. Amato is the Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering and Head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinoi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpster_fire | Dumpster fire | Dumpster fire is an informal term in the United States used to describe a catastrophically bad situation for an entity, to the point of being unsalvageable. It has appeared in metaphorical form as early as 2003, and picked up traction in 2010 in the world of sports. The term was heavily used in 2016 to describe the Uni... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography_of_Max_Born | Bibliography of Max Born | Max Born was a widely influential German physicist and mathematician who was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pivotal role in the development of quantum mechanics. Born won the prize primarily for his contributions to the statistical interpretation of the wave function, though he is known for his work in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Tamil_Nadu | List of state highways in Tamil Nadu | State Highways in India are stretches with heavy traffic intensity of more than 10,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) but less than 30,000 PCUs which connects district headquarters, important towns and the National Highways in the state and neighboring states. The Construction & Maintenance wing of the Highways Department ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enabling_Act_of_1933 | Enabling Act of 1933 | The Enabling Act of 1933 (German: Ermächtigungsgesetz, officially titled Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich lit. 'Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich') was a law that gave the German Cabinet—most importantly, the chancellor, Adolf Hitler—the power to make and enforce laws without the involvement ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/454_Mathesis | 454 Mathesis | 454 Mathesis is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann on March 28, 1900. Its provisional name was 1900 FC.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Altimira Observatory in 2004 gave a light curve with a period of 8.37784 ± 0.00003 hours and a brightness... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Smith_Jr. | Virgil Smith Jr. | Virgil K Smith (born December 18, 1979) is a Democratic former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate. Smith previously represented the 4th Senate district, which is composed of Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Southgate and the north side of Detroit. From 2003 to 2008, Smith represented State Hou... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabon | Sabon | Sabon is an old-style serif typeface designed by the German-born typographer and designer Jan Tschichold (1902–1974) in the period 1964–1967. It was released jointly by the Linotype, Monotype, and Stempel type foundries in 1967. The design of the roman is based on types by Claude Garamond (c. 1480–1561), particularly a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbutz_volunteer | Kibbutz volunteer | Kibbutz volunteers are people who come from all over the world to live and work in a kibbutz in Israel. These volunteers, mostly young people, usually stay at the kibbutz for a short period of time (such as a month or all summer), working in various branches of the kibbutz economy (agriculture, kitchen, gardening and f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo_Pine_Bar | Zippo Pine Bar | Zippo Pine Bar (1969-1998) is the leading Western Pleasure sire of Quarter Horses.
== Life ==
Zippo Pine Bar was a 1969 sorrel son of Zippo Pat Bars out of Dollie Pine, a daughter of Poco Pine. Poco Pine was a son of Poco Bueno. Dollie Pine's dam was a descendant of Joe Moore, a half brother to Joe Reed P-3 and himse... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugnu_(satellite) | Jugnu (satellite) | Jugnu (Hindi: जुगनू), is an Indian technology demonstration and remote sensing CubeSat satellite which was operated by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Built under the guidance of Dr. N. S. Vyas, it is a nanosatellite which will be used to provide data for agriculture and disaster monitoring. It is a 3-kilogr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Roque,_Antioquia#:~:text=The%20municipality%20was%20founded%20by,121%20km%20north%20of%20Medell%C3%ADn. | San Roque, Antioquia | San Roque is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia, it is located 1,475 m (4,839 ft) above sea level. The municipality was founded by Francisco Martinez de Ospina on the 8 February 1880. The town is located between the Nare River and the Nus Ri... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jump_Cannon_Award_in_Astronomy | Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy | The Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) to a woman resident of North America, who is within five years of receipt of a PhD, for distinguished contributions to astronomy or for similar contributions in related sciences which have immediate application to as... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jockey | Jockey | A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual who rode horses in racing. They must be light, typically around a weight of 100... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boavita | Boavita | Boavita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Northern Boyacá Province. The urban centre of Boavita is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at an altitude of 2,114 metres (6,936 ft) and a distance of 184 kilometres (114 mi) from the department ca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Tuzo_Wilson_Medal | J. Tuzo Wilson Medal | The J. Tuzo Wilson Medal is given out annually by the Canadian Geophysical Union to recognize scientists who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of geophysics in Canada. Factors taken into account in the selection process include excellence in scientific or technical research, instrument development, in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Politkovskaya#Detention_in_Chechnya | Anna Politkovskaya | Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (née Mazepa; 30 August 1958 – 7 October 2006) was a Russian investigative journalist who reported on political and social events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War (1999–2005). She was found murdered in the elevator of her apartment block in Moscow on 7 October 2006, Vladimir... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugnosta_misella | Eugnosta misella | Eugnosta misella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.
The wingspan is 9–11 mm.
== References == |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doni_Tondo#:~:text=The%20Doni%20Tondo%20portrays%20the,in%20a%20variety%20of%20ways. | Doni Tondo | The Doni Tondo or Doni Madonna is the only finished panel painting by the mature Michelangelo to survive. Now in the Uffizi in Florence, Italy, and still in its original frame, the Doni Tondo commissioned by Agnolo Doni, probably to commemorate his marriage to Maddalena Strozzi, the daughter of a powerful Tuscan family... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Robertson | Robbie Robertson | Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician, composer, and producer. Robertson was the onetime lead guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band. He was also the guitarist and primary songwriter of The Band from its inception until his 1976 departure. In his later solo career, Robe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpho_Hani#:~:text=Limpho%20Hani%20(n%C3%A9e%20Sekamane%3B%20born,anti%2Dapartheid%20activist%20Chris%20Hani. | Limpho Hani | Limpho Hani (née Sekamane; born 31 January 1948) is a Mosotho–South African activist who is the widow of anti-apartheid activist Chris Hani. After her husband was assassinated in 1993, she had her own brief political career in the post-apartheid government, representing the African National Congress (ANC) in the Nation... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewind_(Johnny_Rivers_album)#Side_two | Rewind (Johnny Rivers album) | Rewind is the fourth studio album by the American musician Johnny Rivers, released in 1967 by Imperial Records. The album includes cover versions of "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'" and "The Tracks of My Tears". Produced by Lou Adler with arrangements by Jimmy Webb, who wrote seven of the songs. Noted Los Angeles session mus... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Gqabi#:~:text=In%201976%20he%20became%20co%2Dchairman%2C%20with%20Martin%20Ramokgadi%2C%20of%20the%20clandestine%20ANC%20organisation%20in%20Johannesburg | Joe Gqabi | Joe Nzingo Gqabi (6 April 1929 – 31 July 1981) was a South African African National Congress activist who was the ANC's chief representative in Zimbabwe at the time of his assassination by the South African Defence Force in Harare (then Salisbury), Zimbabwe, in 1981.
== Early life ==
Gqabi was born on 6 April 1929 i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Jeffrey | Shirley Jeffrey | Shirley Winifred Jeffrey (4 April 1930 – 4 January 2014) was an Australian marine biologist and naturalist, who researched biochemical separation techniques, specialising in micro-algal research; her discovery, isolation and purification of chlorophyll c allowed for the evaluation of oceanic microscopic plant biomass ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amal_Kumar_Sarkar | Amal Kumar Sarkar | Justice Amal Kumar Sarkar (Bengali: অমল কুমার সরকার) (29 June 1901 – 18 December 2001) was the eighth Chief Justice of India, from 16 March 1966 up to his retirement on 29 June 1966.
== Education ==
He studied at the prestigious Scottish Churches College, the Bangabasi College, and at the University Law College, all ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissing_Students#cite_note-visitestonia.com-1 | Kissing Students | Kissing Students (Estonian: Suudlevad tudengid) is sculpture and fountain in Raekoja plats, Tartu, Estonia. The structure locates in front of Tartu Town Hall. The sculpture is one of the most recognised symbols of Tartu, especially as Tartu is considered the "intellectual capital city" and "student capital" of the coun... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Liverpool_F.C._season#Disciplinary_record | 2021–22 Liverpool F.C. season | The 2021–22 season was Liverpool Football Club's 130th season in existence and their 60th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Liverpool were on course to winning a unique quadruple, as they won a record-breaking ninth EFL Cup and the FA Cup, beating Chelsea on penalties in both finals. However, th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Van_Vechten#:~:text=He%20graduated%20from%20Washington%20High,as%20%22that%20unloved%20town%22. | Carl Van Vechten | Carl Van Vechten (; June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven. In his later years, he took up photography ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Masters | Scandinavian Masters | The Scandinavian Masters was an annual golf tournament on the European Tour played in Sweden. In 2020, the tournament became co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and was rebranded as the Scandinavian Mixed, in which both male and female golfers competed.
== History ==
The tournament had its origins in the Volv... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning_of_Life_(album)#Weekly_charts | Meaning of Life (album) | Meaning of Life is the eighth studio album by American pop singer Kelly Clarkson. It was released on October 27, 2017, by Atlantic Records. Executive produced by Clarkson and Craig Kallman, the album is her debut release for the label after completing her recording contract and leaving previous label, RCA Records, whic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_seeding | Cloud seeding | Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification that aims to change the amount or type of precipitation, mitigate hail, or disperse fog. The usual objective is to increase rain or snow, either for its own sake or to prevent precipitation from occurring in days afterward.
Cloud seeding is undertaken by dispersing substa... |
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