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SS Winfield Scott was a sidewheel steamer that transported passengers and cargo between San Francisco, California and Panama in the early 1850s, during the California Gold Rush. After entering a heavy fog off the coast of Southern California on the evening of December 1, 1853, the ship crashed into Middle Anacapa Isla... |
Sheena went camping for the first time. She went with all of her friends, who camped many times. She planned carefully and was well prepared. When she got there she found out they had electricity. She didn't think camping would be like that. |
Burlington South is a station on NJ Transit's River Line light rail system, located on West Broad Street in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, near the New Jersey side of the Burlington–Bristol Bridge. |
The Pepsi Chart (previously known as "The Pepsi Network Chart Show") was a networked Sunday afternoon Top 40 countdown on UK radio that started life on 1 August 1993 with Neil 'Doctor' Fox hosting the show live from the Capital Radio studios in London. The Pepsi Chart show carried an emphasis in fun and was the UK's fi... |
A bank card is typically a plastic card issued by a bank to its clients that performs one or more of a number of services that relate to giving the client access to a bank account. |
Vidyasagar College is a state government-aided public college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, located in North Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college offers both post-graduate and under-graduate courses in a number of subjects of arts and science. Founded in 1872, it was the first private college (now gov... |
Daniel Bonifacius von Haneberg (16 June 1816 in Tanne near Kempten – 31 May 1876 in Speyer) was a German Catholic bishop and orientalist. |
Archie Gips is an American filmmaker and producer raised in New Rochelle, New York, who resides in Los Angeles. He is a cofounder and partner/president of Unrealistic Ideas, a production company that specializes in nonscripted formats. His partners are Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson. |
"Sólo Quédate En Silencio" is a song recorded by Mexican pop group RBD. It was released on December 2, 2004, as the second single from group's debut album Rebelde. The song peaked at number 1 on the charts in Mexico and at number 2 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs Chart. It served as the third opening theme song for the ... |
The nerve of the pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve) is formed by the union of the (parasympathetic) greater petrosal nerve and (sympathetic) deep petrosal nerve within the cartilaginous substance filling the foramen lacerum. From the foramen lacerum, the nerve of the pterygoid canal passes through the pterygoid canal to re... |
Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330. Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century, Constantinople remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire; 330–1204 and 1261–145... |
Celine was a horrible person. She yelled at her little girl when she started to cry. She was only a baby. Celine screamed at her to shut up. She called her a bad name. |
Mindy didn't like her work at all. She was grumpy when she woke up, at work and back home at night. She decided it was time to change her life. She decided to move to a new city. There she found a better job that satisfied her needs. |
My sister has behavioral problems that make it hard to go out. Going to the store is always hard and sometimes eventful. One time we were at Winn Dixie and she started fighting me. The cashier was concerned and came outside to check on us. Now the cashiers at Winn Dixie always watch us when we go there. |
Italo Zilioli (born 24 September 1941) is an Italian former professional cyclist. |
Skalka is a Prague Metro station of Line A, located in Strašnice, Prague 10. It was opened on 4 July 1990 as the southern terminus of the extension of the line from Strašnická. On 27 May 2006 the line was extended to Depo Hostivař. |
Feckenham Football Club is a football club based in Feckenham, near Redditch, Worcestershire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Lane. |
The PAN Parks Foundation was a non-governmental organisation that aimed to protect Europe's wildernesses. The foundation filed for bankruptcy in May 2014 in The Netherlands, but was denied the status by the court and is currently in liquidation. |
Goxhill railway station serves the village of Goxhill in North Lincolnshire, England. It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1848. The station is on the Barton Line north west of Cleethorpes and all trains serving it are operated by East Midlands Railway. |
Fred was a professional pitcher for the Yankees. One day, his boss informed him he was being let go. Fred angrily threw a ball through the bosses window. The boss smiled and said he wasn't being let go. He just wanted to see if he could still throw as fast as he used to. |
Peter Bruce Andrews (born 1937) is an American mathematician and Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the creator of the mathematical logic Q0. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1964 under the tutelage of Alonzo Church. He received the Herbra... |
John Emmett Brady (born September 17, 1954) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Arkansas State University. |
This is a complete list of 147 stations of the TransMilenio (143 at Bogotá and 4 at Soacha), Colombia |
"Next to You" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police as the opening track on their debut album Outlandos d'Amour in 1978. |
Mike Bullock is an American author born in Washington, D.C. He began writing fiction, non-fiction and poetry in the 1980s. He worked professionally in the music and comic book industries since 1986 and is best known as the creator of comic book series Lions, Tigers and Bears from Image Comics, and as the regular write... |
Melanie and her friends loved to play kickball. Everyday at recess they would run to the field. They had a blast kicking the big red ball. Melanie and her friends were always there everyday. They spent many afternoons playing and having fun together. |
Pamukova is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey. Its area is 289 km2, and its population is 30,482 (2022). The mayor is İbrahim Güven Övün (SP). The town has been identified as the Byzantine assembly place of Malagina. |
The Book of Squares, (Liber Quadratorum in the original Latin) is a book on algebra by Leonardo Fibonacci, published in 1225. It was dedicated to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. |
Carly was upset when her wedding photographer failed to show up. She was resourceful, and she came up with a plan. Carly got all of her friends together before the wedding ceremony. She asked all of her friends to take photos with their smart phones. Carly ended up getting amazing wedding photos from her friends. |
Stadio Miramare is a multi-use stadium in Manfredonia, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Manfredonia Calcio. The stadium holds 4,076 spectators. |
Cavegirl is a 2002-03 British TV series created and written by Daniel Peacock. It starred Stacey Cadman, Stephen Marcus and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty. It followed the adventures of a teenage cavegirl. Although based in a Stone Age world, there are many references to modern pop culture and in a similar vein to The Flintst... |
Illumination is an important concept in visual arts. |
Baruta (pop. 317,288) is a municipality within the Metropolitan District of Caracas in Venezuela. |
Starmap Mobile Alliance was a preferential service agreement signed in February 2004 by a group of European GSM cell phone providers to provide their customers with easier and more economical roaming services and to create synergies when buying equipment. |
John Hendrix Baker, III (born March 15, 1941) is a former American football linebacker and tight end. He played college football at Mississippi State University, where he was a linebacker and an offensive end. He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Houston Oilers from 1963 through 1966... |
Joe was outside playing some football. He was calling for the ball. Joe gets the ball passed to him. Joe reaches for the ball and misses. He lands on his hand and breaks it. |
The AustralAsia Railway Corporation (AARC) was established in 1997 by the Government of the Northern Territory to build the Alice Springs to Darwin section of the Adelaide-Darwin Railway. The Government of South Australia holds 50% of its board positions and voting rights. It owns some of the infrastructure of the Alic... |
In United Andhra Pradesh, the general elections and state assembly elections were held simultaneously. In both, the ruling Telugu Desam Party-Bharatiya Janata Party (TDP-BJP) combine was routed. BJP could not win a single seat. The result was a landslide victory for the United Progressive Alliance which won 34 out of 4... |
The Carpathian Euroregion is an international association formed on February 14, 1993, by the representatives of the regional administrations of Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia and Hungary in the city of Debrecen. In 2000, the request from several regional administrations of Romania to join the Euroregion was accepted. |
Scott Penrose (born 1969 in Essex) is an English magician and magic consultant and is the son of magician John Penrose. |
Nasha Niva (, lit. "Our field") is one of the oldest Belarusian weekly newspapers, founded in 1906 and re-established in 1991. Nasha Niva became a cultural symbol, due to the newspaper's importance as a publisher of Belarusian literature and as a pioneer of Belarusian language journalism, the years before the October R... |
Bob Mancini (born March 16, 1958) is a current regional manager for the USA Hockey American Development Model and the former head coach and assistant coach at the collegiate, International, and junior levels. |
The Belgian Rugby Federation (FBRB – Fédération Belge de Rugby in French and Belgische Rugby Bond in Dutch) is the governing body for rugby union in Belgium. |
Ultraviolet is the fourth and final studio album by All About Eve. It was the only album that the band released with MCA. Despite quite positive reviews at the time this album was not commercially successful, reaching only #36 on the UK Albums Chart. The two singles only reached, respectively, #38 and #57 in the UK Sin... |
I was in a drive thru yesterday. I was waiting in line alone in my van. A weird man came up to my window. He started knocking and I got scared. I pretended to make a phone call so he would leave. |
When I came home from school, I dressed up for a party. Before I left the house, my mom called me. She asked if I can pay for dinner tonight. Although I barely had money, I decided to buy Chinese Takeout. I spent all of my money and decided to miss the party. |
Glen took a week off of work to study for a rigorous exam. For the past five days, he studied several hours per day. However, he caught a cold a day before the test. As a result, he struggled on the test. Once he found out that he failed, he dropped out of school. |
Lawrence F. McCaffery Jr. (born May 13, 1946) is an American literary critic, editor, and retired professor of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University. His work and teaching focuses on postmodern literature, contemporary fiction, and Bruce Springsteen. He also played a role in helping to establ... |
Image stabilization (IS) is a family of techniques that reduce blurring associated with the motion of a camera or other imaging device during exposure. |
Mathia (, before 1927: Δράγκα - Dragka) is a small village located near the top of the Mount Lycodimos. It is part of the municipal unit of Petalidi, in Messenia, Greece, 7 kilometres from the coastline. Under Ottoman occupation, it was referred to as Draga. Pirates had destroyed its original location. In the Greek ... |
"Walkabout" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American drama television series Lost. The episode was directed by Jack Bender and written by David Fury. It first aired on ABC in the United States on October 13, 2004. |
Aquarius () (, Latin for "water-bearer") is the eleventh astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the constellation Aquarius. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun is in the Aquarius sign between about January 20 and February 18. |
Helen wants to visit her aunt Alice for Christmas. She saves up funds all summer by babysitting. She will use the funds to purchase plane tickets. Helen was able to save just enough for the trip to aunt Alice house. She spent Christmas time with her aunt Alice. |
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Montana. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Montana. The list of nam... |
Lois and Bobby were on a movie date. The movie they were seeing was extremely cheesy romance. Lois blushed every time something silly or overly emotional happened. Little did she know that it was making Bobby like her even more. By the end of the movie, the two were kissing passionately. |
USS Levy (DE-162) was a , named in honor of Commodore Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), a notable figure of the 19th-century Navy. |
Stacy was feeling dizzy lately. She went to the lab to get some tests done. After a few days, she went to get the results. The doctor told her that she has anemia and she needs iron. Stacy now takes an iron supplement to keep life going. |
The UFO Welcome Center is a tourist curiosity located in Bowman, South Carolina, United States, built in the back yard of Jody Pendarvis. It consists of a built out of wood, fiberglass, and plastic. The structure, entered via a powered ramp, is mounted on four columns, designed to raise and lower with motors. In addit... |
I was going to go to a concert but my leg was in pain. I wasn't sure if I could go or not, so I was nervous. I took some pain relievers for my leg and they helped! I told everyone that I was going and they were excited. I went to the concert and wasn't in pain the entire time! |
Paul grew up in a very christian home. He practiced his religion all the way up until college. At college, Paul questioned his faith. He wasn't sure that his faith was making him a better person after all. Paul soon became agnostic, but continued to help in the community. |
The Camelback Bridge is a restored historic wooden bridge that arches over the Constitution Trail in Normal, Illinois. It is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The bridge's main span is a wooden kingpost pony truss. The bridge is supported by Phoenix columns, a type of wrought iron column that was paten... |
Harry George Lamborn (1 May 1915 – 21 August 1982) was a British Labour Party politician. He was a councillor from 1953, then a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1972 until his death in 1982. |
David or Dave Clarke may refer to: |
In chemistry, aminolysis (/am·i·nol·y·sis/) is any chemical reaction in which a molecule is lysed (split into two parts) by reacting with ammonia () or an amine. The case where the reaction involves ammonia may be more specifically referred to as ammonolysis. |
The Cambridge, Massachusetts City Hall is the city hall for Cambridge, Massachusetts, located at 795 Massachusetts Avenue, and built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building additionally serves as a centerpiece of the surrounding City Hall Historic District and adjacent Central Square Historic District. |
Boduognatus (? – 57 BC) was a leader of the Belgic Nervii during the Gallic Wars. He was the overall commander of the Belgic forces at the Battle of Sabis in 57 BC, in which he surprised, and almost defeated, Julius Caesar. |
The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet is a professional ensemble of four saxophonists which performs classical and modern music. |
Roger took a trip to Brussels. One afternoon he went for a leisurely stroll in the city. He found a little pastry shop close to his hotel. He bought a chocolate eclair. He liked it so much that he bought ten more to send to his friends. |
The following lists events that happened during 1936 in New Zealand. |
Meymand (, also Romanized as Maymand, Meimand and Maimand) is a village in, and the capital of, Meymand Rural District of the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman province, Iran. |
The Felony Squad is a half-hour television crime drama originally broadcast on the ABC network from September 12, 1966, to January 31, 1969. |
Sphinx chersis, the great ash sphinx or northern ash sphinx, is a moth that belongs to the family Sphingidae. |
24 Capricorni or A Capricorni is a single star in the southern constellation of Capricornus. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, red-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.49. It is approximately 460 light years from the Sun, based on parallax. The star is moving further from the Earth with a... |
One day Layne decided to go birdwatching. She saw a deer! She held out a cracker. The deer took the cracker. That made Layne's day. |
Gunnekleivfjorden is a fjord in Porsgrunn Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The long fjord is located at the head of Frierfjord in the town of Porsgrunn. |
Sam wanted to play football when he grew up. When he was old enough, his father began to teach him the game. All throughout his school days, Sam could not think of anything else. When he was in high school, Sam was one of the best players. In college, he was a star and afterwards, he became a professional! |
Aon PLC () is a British-American professional services and management consulting firm that offers a range of risk-mitigation products. The firm also provides data and analytics services, strategy consulting through Aon Inpoint and investment banking advisory through Aon Securities. Aon has approximately 50,000 employee... |
Noah was looking for a very special butterfly. He went to the woods and walked all day. When night fell, he made a fire and waited. Around midnight, in the pale moonlight, he saw one. He looked at it, was mesmerized and let it go. |
Susie was getting married. She couldn't wait. One problem happened. It started to rain. It was rained upon. |
Alexander George Ogston FAA FRS (30 January 1911 – 29 June 1996) was a British biochemist who specialised in the thermodynamics of biological systems. He was a grandson of Sir Alexander Ogston, a Scottish surgeon who discovered Staphylococcus. |
Poddębice is a town in central Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 40 km northwest of Łódź. It is the capital of Poddębice County. Population is 7,245 (2020). |
The Future of Children is a biannual academic journal published by the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution. It focuses on providing policy makers with the best available information about policies and programs regarding children. |
Capstone is a United States government long-term project to develop cryptography standards for public and government use. Capstone was authorized by the Computer Security Act of 1987, driven by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA); the project began in 1993. |
Tom was excited to go on a date. The day of the date he called to make sure they were still on. The girl never answered. Eventually Tom got a text message from her. She had to cancel her plans with no reason given. |
Oberwampach () is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 172. |
Tim thought he had a certain amount of money. He decided to make sure before going out. Tim checked his account online. It was actually much lower than he thought. Tim decided not to go out. |
Tom went to church with his family. They passed around a collection plate. Tom didn't want to give any money. Others around him made him feel bad about it. Tom didn't go back to church. |
Drammensfjord () is a fjord in Norway that connects to Ytre Oslofjord on the west side. It stretches to the north and northeast. The Drammenselva river discharges into the head of the fjord. The municipality and city of Drammen which is named after the fjord is also found there. |
Tom was at a Mexican restaurant. He ordered some food. They tried to tell him it was spicy. Tom didn't understand. He wound up crying and drinking a lot of water. |
Gilbert Cates (né Katz; June 6, 1934 – October 31, 2011) was an American film director and television producer, director of the Geffen Playhouse, a member of Cates/Doty Productions, and founding dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Cates is most known for having produced the Academy Awards telecast ... |
Timmy had to go to a meeting in a new town today. While there he met a 23 year-old college student. They hit it off and had lunch together. After lunch they ended up making out. Now Timmy has a giant bruise on his neck. |
Matinée idol is a term used mainly to describe film or theatre stars who are adored to the point of adulation by their fans. The term almost exclusively refers to adult male actors. |
State Route 191 (SR 191) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. Known also as Clark Road, it is a spur route off of State Route 70 in Butte County, providing a connection to the town of Paradise. |
The Teniente Luis Carvajal Villaroel Antarctic Base () is a seasonal Chilean Antarctic base on the south-west tip of Adelaide Island, in Graham Land off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The nearest land is the Magallanes – the station is in the Antarctic territory claimed by Chile. |
Sam was in a hurry to get to work. He put on the wrong pair of socks. They were dirty and smelly. Sam decided to buy a new pair during his lunch break. He threw the old ones in a trash can near the store. |
Jane had a very sick dog. Her dog was old and couldn't run anymore. So that he still felt young, Jane used to walk her dog in a pram. This would look strange to the public. Jane didn't care as she knew she was making him feel better. |
The Dandenong Bypass is a highway in the state of Victoria, Australia that runs along the Dingley Freeway reservation from Springvale Road in Keysborough to the South Gippsland Highway in Dandenong South. |
Rif Dimashq Governorate (, , literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus", Damascus Suburb) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of Quneitra, Daraa and al-Suwayda in the southwest, Homs in the north, ... |
Fundy–The Isles–Saint John West () is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. |
The Commonwealth Governor's School (CGS) is one of 18 magnet Governor's Schools in Virginia. The Commonwealth Governor's School is a half-day program for gifted and highly motivated students based on a school-within-a-school model. Admissions are competitive (involving an interview, a review of school history and teach... |
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