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John Julian (March 26, 1733) was a mixed-blood pirate who operated in the New World, as the pilot of the ship Whydah. |
Pulya (, Bullet) is the first album by the Russian ska-punk band Leningrad. |
The mangtong () is a Chinese end-blown free reed wind instrument. It is used primarily by the Miao and Dong ethnic groups of the southern Chinese provinces of Guizhou and Guangxi, although it is sometimes used in contemporary Chinese compositions for the traditional instrument orchestra. |
Bryan was walking down the street after school one day. He saw a backpack on the ground. Inside the backpack was a wallet with a hundred dollars. The wallet belonged to his neighbor. Bryan decided to keep the money instead of returning the wallet. |
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas. 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 Arkansas. The list of n... |
Roger Bacon High School is a high school in St. Bernard, Ohio, United States, based in the Franciscan tradition. |
My niece just got her first car. It is a used car with standard transmission. She did not learn how to drive a standard. Her father gave her a few lessons. Yesterday she stalled her car out five times. |
Lozanić's triangle (sometimes called Losanitsch's triangle) is a triangular array of binomial coefficients in a manner very similar to that of Pascal's triangle. It is named after the Serbian chemist Sima Lozanić, who researched it in his investigation into the symmetries exhibited by rows of paraffins (archaic term fo... |
A nudity clause/nudity waiver is a paragraph or a section in a performer's legal contract that stipulates which parts, if any, of the performer's body are to be exposed during a theatrical, television, cinematic, or other type of production. The clause may stipulate that a performer will not be required to perform in t... |
Jam & Jerusalem (also known as Clatterford in the United States) is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it starred Sue Johnston, with an ensemble cast including Sally Phillips, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Rosie Cavaliero, Patrick Barlow, Joanna ... |
Rantzau is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Barmstedt, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. The Amt was named after the County of Rantzau, which existed between 1649 and 1864. |
The W.H. Bickel Estate is a 2½ story stone mansion built between 1928 and 1930 on the outskirts of Parkersburg, West Virginia. The building has a rectangular main section and a wing to the East. It is known for its architecture and a ghost that reportedly haunts the area. The main house is rich with woodwork, includin... |
Canarian Wrestling is a form of folk wrestling, originally from the Canary Islands, where it is known as . |
Svjat Dreams 1762–1991, known by fans as simply Svjat Dreams, was released on 7 September 1991, and is the 2nd studio album to be released by the group Mizar. It was the last album by the group before they broke up in 1992, but they reformed in 2003. |
Pyotr Petrovich Semyonov or Semenov (; 2 January (New style: 14 January), 1827 – 26 February (New style: 11 March), 1914) was a Russian geographer and statistician who managed the Russian Geographical Society for more than 40 years. He gained international fame for his pioneering exploration of the Tian Shan mountains.... |
Andy recently worked the overnight shift. However, Andy learned that he would be switched to the day shift. Andy did not like the change, but had no choice but to do it. Andy knew that working the day shift would be an adjustment for him. Andy knew he would not be happy with the new shift he was given. |
The history of the Royal New Zealand Navy leads back to early New Zealand-based gunboats used in controlling the British interests in the new colony, as well as to the strong linkages to the British Navy itself. |
Montoro is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Córdoba, Andalusia. Housing lies on a bend of the river Guadalquivir, which envelopes from West, North, and East. |
The western corella (Cacatua pastinator) also known as the western long-billed corella, is a species of white cockatoo endemic to south-western Australia. |
Janice wanted a pet. She went to the local animal shelter. She saw many cute dogs. She found a dog that she really liked. She took the dog home and loved the dog. |
A total of 161 persons were indicted in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Since the arrest of Goran Hadžić on 20 July 2011, there are no indictees remaining at large. This article lists them along with their allegiance, details of charges against them and the disposition of their cas... |
Dorothea Nancy Waddingham (21 June 1899 – 16 April 1936) was an English nursing home matron who was convicted of murder. |
Jonathan Reuven Rotem is a South African-born American record producer, songwriter and music publisher. |
Ken had a crush on a girl in class. He thought she was out of his league. He finally got enough courage to ask her out. She gently turned him down. Ken was upset but proud of himself. |
Tyler wanted to start his own business. He needed some seed money first, however. He went to the bank and asked for a loan. The bank turned him down immediately. Tyler decided he would rob a bank instead to get the funds. |
Saimbeyli, historically known as Hadjin (), is a town and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 989 km2, and its population is 13,621 (2022). The town is located at the Taurus mountains of Cilicia region, 157 km north of the city of Adana. |
Dion Byrum (born February 18, 1983 in Matthews, North Carolina) is a former American football cornerback. |
The Liu Institute for Global Issues is a research organization at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded by Professor Ivan Head in 1998, the institute officially opened in 2000. The institute is named after Jieh Low Liou, an international businessman, political figure a... |
Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly (March 5, 1920 – June 28, 2012) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church. She was the second woman elevated to the position of bishop within the United Methodist Church, and the first African American woman. |
Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player who plays in the PDC. He was a two-time PDC World Darts Champion, winning in 2011 and 2012. He is nicknamed Jackpot, as he won a jackpot gambling in Las Vegas in 2005, but he was unable to collect the money as he was 20 years old, below the US ... |
The Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora () is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Sonora. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Sonora, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive. |
Tara was bored. She decided to rent a movie. She looked through all of the options in Redbox. She found something she hadn't seen before. She popped it in and started to relax. |
Adam never liked apples. Even when offered with caramel and candy. Until one day he was offered a new kind of apple. An apple that seemed the same as any other, just as red and deep. But it was the apple that Eve also liked and he was happy. |
"Crazy" is a song written by the English singer Seal and English songwriter Guy Sigsworth. It was produced by Trevor Horn and released in November 1990 on Seal's debut album, Seal (1991). The song became his first commercial hit, reaching the top five in the United Kingdom, while becoming his first top ten single in th... |
Gage bought a new home. It was not newly built but new to him. He wanted to remodel it and sell it for profit. Upon inspection he saw that the house needed new plumbing. It was expensive to fix but helped him to make a profit once sold. |
Braunsbedra () is a town in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Merseburg. |
Hailey is looking forward to her vacation and she has a lot to do to. She started doing her laundry to make sure her clothes were clean. When the clothes were done, she started to pack her suitcase. After everything was packed she went to bed early enough to get sleep. She walk up early the next day and it was time for... |
Cinderford Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Cinderford in Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA, they are currently members of the and play at the Causeway Ground. |
Manuel António Marques Machado (born 4 December 1955) is a Portuguese football manager. |
Ostrea is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters. |
A Turn of the Wheel is Rawlins Cross' debut album, released in 1989 on the Ground Swell label. |
The stretch reflex (myotatic reflex), or more accurately "muscle stretch reflex", is a muscle contraction in response to stretching a muscle. The function of the reflex is generally thought be maintaining the muscle at a constant length but the response is often coordinated across multiple muscles and even joints. The ... |
HOL Light is a member of the HOL theorem prover family. Like the other members, it is a proof assistant for classical higher order logic. Compared with other HOL systems, HOL Light is intended to have relatively simple foundations. HOL Light is authored and maintained by the mathematician and computer scientist John H... |
Marko Cavka (born April 8, 1981) is a former professional American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Sacramento State. |
Apathy is a lack of emotion, motivation, or enthusiasm, deriving from the ancient Greek term Apatheia. |
Regis woke up because he heard strong winds and rain. He looked out the window and noticed their trampoline was missing. Regis looked outside the front door and found the trampoline. It had blown all the way down the block and was in a tree. Regis couldn't believe how far it had gone. |
Angus Wells (26 March 1943 – 11 April 2006) was a British writer of genre fiction, including fantasy and westerns. Wells wrote under numerous pseudonyms, including Andrew Quiller (with Kenneth Bulmer and Laurence James), James A. Muir, Charles R. Pike (with Kenneth Bulmer and Terry Harknett), William S. Brady (with Joh... |
Jari Veikko Sillanpää (; born 16 August 1965) is a Finnish-Swedish singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fifth-best-selling music artist and second-best-selling solo artist in Finland. |
Do It Good is the debut album by the American funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. Produced by Richard Finch, it was released in 1974 on the TK label. |
Tim's girlfriend had been acting mean. He tried to ask her what was wrong. She became confrontational. She realized she was being irrational. Eventually Tim's girlfriend apologized. |
My wife is retiring next week. Her boss is on vacation next week. She posed with him for a photo. I was shocked to see how thin and old he had become. I had not seen him in years. |
Haplogroup N (M231) is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup defined by the presence of the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker M231. |
Patty loved her food. She ate a lot more than the average person. Her favourite thing was to enter food eating contests. At her last contest, she ate 17 hotdogs in 10 minutes. She now aims to beat the world record. |
The Aqueduct of Segovia () is a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain. It was built around the first century AD to channel water from springs in the mountains away to the city's fountains, public baths and private houses, and was in use until 1973. Its elevated section, with its complete arcade of 167 arches, is one of the... |
La Société du Spectacle (Society of the Spectacle) is a black-and-white 1974 film by the Situationist Guy Debord, based on his 1967 book of the same name. It was Debord's first feature-length film. It uses found footage and détournement in a radical Marxist critique of mass marketing and its role in the alienation of m... |
Wally was a Golden Retriever born without eyes. Thinking he was useless, the breeder wanted to euthanize him. Fortunately, a rescue group saved Wally and found him a home. Wally's family helped him become a therapy dog for a nursing home. Far from useless, he proved that where there is love, there is value. |
Mayhem on the High Seas is an EP by the punk rock band Tsunami Bomb. Mayhem on the High Seas was the second album released on the Checkmate Records label, founded by AFI bassist Hunter Burgan. The album was the first complete record released by the band, after their split-EP B-Movie Queens with Plinky. |
Newlands is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in the province of Gauteng. |
The Theodor Jacobsen Observatory is the on-campus observatory of the University of Washington. Built in 1895, it is the second oldest building on campus and was constructed using the remaining Tenino sandstone blocks from Denny Hall, the oldest and first building on campus. The refracting telescope, enclosed within t... |
At an intersection, a car was nosed out too far, making me nervous. Suddenly, it was hit hard by oncoming traffic, spinning 360 degrees. In panic, I left my car and ran to the battered vehicle to help. The lone occupant sat in shock and tears but wasn't badly hurt. As I called police, I said a prayer of thanks that no ... |
Little Muncy Creek is the major tributary of Muncy Creek in Lycoming and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania, United States. Via Muncy Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna River, it is part of the Susquehanna River drainage basin and waters from it flow ultimately into the Chesapeake Bay. |
Change of Heart is a 1978 album by Eric Carmen. It was his third solo LP, and reached No. 137 on the Billboard album chart. |
Ramanthuruth is one of the islands that make up the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. The November 1967 amalgamation order of the Kerala Legislative Assembly declared Ramanthuruth Island as part of Kochi. Raman Thuruth, which falls under Ward 1 of the Kochi Corporation, used to be the smallest polling booth in the State. B... |
Luke was diagnosed with cancer at 2 years old. He was feeling very bad all day. He went to stay at Ronald Mcdonald house in Memphis. I visited him all day long. We played with his fire truck. |
The Rose is a municipally-owned theatre located in downtown Brampton, Ontario. Originally Rose Theatre Brampton, a series of public events throughout September 2006 culminated in a grand opening on 29 September featuring Diana Krall. The theatre includes a main performance hall with seating for 880, and a smaller multi... |
Jerod took his girlfriend to Disneyland. They wore matching shirts. Everyone kept stopping them to comment on their shirts. They sent me a picture of them looking at Cinderella's Castle. Their shirts were of Beauty and The Beast. |
Sally wants a tiny house. She prefers the ones that are mobile. She did a lot of research to find the perfect one for her. It took a few months but she finally found it! When she saw it in person she was blown away. |
Ignaz Franz Werner Maria von Olfers (30 August 1793 – 23 April 1871) was a German naturalist, historian and diplomat. Olfers was born in Münster. In 1816 he travelled to Brazil as a diplomat. |
Patrick Larkin (born ) is an American novelist and speechwriter. He worked with Larry Bond on several novels, such as Red Phoenix, Vortex (1991), Cauldron (1993), The Enemy Within (1996), and Day of Wrath (1998). |
Olga tried on a new dress. The lady at the store liked the way it looked on her. Olga bought the dress. She put it on when she got home. Her husband admired her when he got home. |
Knight Rider (ナイトライダー Naito Raidā) is a racing video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that is very loosely based on the television show of the same name. |
Tim asked his mom to rent him a movie. He thought he was precise about what he wanted. Unfortunately Tim's mom got the wrong movie. Tim was frustrated but didn't want to be mean. He went back and they let him swap it out at the rental place. |
Melody Gardot (; born February 2, 1985) is an American jazz singer. |
A physical training uniform is a military or organizational uniform used during exercise, calisthenics, drills, and in some cases, very casual periods of time (off-duty time during Initial Entry Training in the U.S. Army, for example). Most militaries, especially the United States Armed Forces and their auxiliaries (e.... |
Cyberspace is the fourth album by the composer Eloy Fritsch. |
The performer was ready to go! She walked out on stage and heard the applause and cheers. The stage was her favorite place to be. The put on a great show for her fans. When it was over, they all threw flowers up on the stage. |
Milligan is a small unincorporated community in southern Harrison Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States. It is located on State Route 93 between Crooksville and New Lexington. |
Healing railway station serves the village of Healing in North East Lincolnshire, England. It was opened on 1 April 1881 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by East Midlands Railway. |
Countess Dracula is a 1971 British Hammer horror film based on some of the legends surrounding the Countess Elizabeth Báthory. |
Morgan was grounded. She wasn't allowed to watch tv. She snuck a portable tv into her bedroom. Her mom heard the noises and busted her. Now Morgan was grounded for another week! |
Ohiopyle State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on in Dunbar, Henry Clay and Stewart Townships, Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The focal point of the park is the more than of the Youghiogheny River Gorge that passes through the park. The river provides some of the best whitewater boating in the E... |
Dave was hired to translate a speech into sign language. The speaker was speaking very fast for Dave. Dave struggled to keep up. Dave started to fumble his translations. The deaf people in the audience were horrified. |
Tabitha was at an elementary school carnival. Her favorite game was the cake walk and she wanted to win. She played something like twenty times without winning. She was about to give up but decided on one more shot. To her surprise, she finally won and got to pick a treat. |
Niels Arntzen Sem (10 February 1782 – 19 December 1859) was a Norwegian politician. |
Jonas Phillips Levy (1807–1883) was an American merchant and sea captain. Levy was granted the "freedom of the country" by the government of Peru for signal services rendered in the Peruvian Navy. |
Douglas Municipal Airport is a public airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Douglas, a city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the City of Douglas. |
In computer programming, an input mask refers to a string expression, defined by a developer, that constrains user input. It can be said to be a template, or set format that entered data must conform to, ensuring data integrity by preventing transcription errors. The syntax of this string expression differs between imp... |
Red Marauder (4 March 1990 – 22 November 2016) was a race horse that won the 2001 Grand National at 33/1. Only four horses completed the race successfully - two of those having been remounted - due partly to the desperate conditions at Aintree and mainly thanks to the loose horse Paddy's Return causing mayhem at the Ca... |
George Relph, CBE (27 January 1888 – 24 April 1960) was an English actor. He acted in more than a dozen films, and also many plays. He served in the British Army in the First World War, and was shot in the leg, hindering his return to acting. But Relph eventually got back on stage, and his career continued. His son, Mi... |
The South Suburban Co-operative Society (SSCS) was a co-operative retailer in south London, Surrey and Kent, England. It became part of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, now the Co-operative Group. |
Tom went to a concert put on by his favorite rock band. Tom had a blast at the show. After the concert, his friend told him he had a surprise for him. Tom's friend led him to an area off center stage. There, Tom personally met the members of the band! |
Sammy was tired of working, but she soldiered on. Finally, it was time to leave the office for the day. Being home, she thought entering her garage, was wonderful. Then, a party surprised her when she opened her front door. She ate cake and enjoyed her friends and family. |
"Viewfinder" is a 1978 short story by Raymond Carver that is included in the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love collection. It is told in the first-person narrative of a man who is visited by an elderly man with prosthetic hook hands. |
Norwegian International School () located in Hong Kong was established in 1984. Originally named The Norwegian School, its purpose was primarily to provide an education for the children of Norwegian missionaries. During this period of the school's history, Norwegian was the medium of instruction, with English lessons c... |
The Association for the Reform of Latin Teaching (ARLT) was founded in the United Kingdom in 1913 by the distinguished Classical scholar W. H. D. Rouse. It is now known as the Association for Latin Teaching. |
Keith was visiting his parents' graves. The flowers he had placed there were missing. Keith looked around. He saw the flowers lying in the dirt a few feet away. Keith placed the flowers back in the vase. |
Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) is a female-only California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison located in Chowchilla, California. It is across the road from Valley State Prison. CCWF is the second largest female correctional facility in the United States, and houses the only State of C... |
Friderich Christian Hager (9 February 1756 – August 17, 1795) was a Danish colonial commander and governor. |
WKTA (1330 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Spanish tropical format. Licensed to Evanston, Illinois, the station serves the Chicago metropolitan area and is owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd. |
The shower head in my new place was leaking constantly. I put in a work order and it took ages for them to respond. A worker entered my home when I was not around. When I returned, the shower was fixed and a note had been left. To my embarrassment, the knob just needed to be turned tighter. |
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