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Tim needed to pay his rent. He dropped off the check at the office. He tried to deposit money into his bank account. Unfortunately the bank was closed. Tim was charged an overdraft fee. |
The Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Seattle, Washington, the Cascades is a member corps of Drum Corps International. |
Brachtenbach () is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 244. |
Kolbjørn Sigurd Werner Varmann (23 December 1904 – 13 August 1980) was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Labour Party. He is known as Minister of Transport and Communications from 1955 to 1960, and also as County Governor of Finnmark. |
Schliersee is a small town (Markt) and a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. It is named after the nearby Lake Schliersee. It comprises the districts Schliersee (town), , , , Josefsthal and Spitzingsee. |
My friend ate ketchup on ice cream all of the time. I told him he was crazy. He told me not to knock it until i tried it. One day I finally tried ketchup mixed with ice cream. I confirmed that my friend was crazy for liking the disgusting treat. |
Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown (25 March 1812 – 30 January 1867), styled Viscount Duncan between 1831 and 1859, was a British nobleman and politician. |
Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy (19 February 1919 – 6 May 2006) was an Indian film screenwriter, producer, director, social activist, poet, and writer known for his pioneering works in Telugu cinema, and Kannada cinema. |
Cody had really nice skin until he was about 8 years old. Shortly after his 8th birthday his skin began to itch. As time went on his skin began to peel and it would cause him pain. He went to the Doctor who ordered tests which showed he had eczema. He was then prescribed special lotions and now his skin is better. |
All of the students boarded the bus. The driver began to accelerate the car. Unfortunately, he crashed into a large truck. Everyone had to wait an hour until a police report was filed. Therefore, we were late to our classes. |
Tom's bike was stolen recently. He filed a police report but they didn't give him much hope. One day he found it at a pawn shop. It had special markings he made on the frame. Tom was able to prove it was his and get it back. |
David McKee (born December 5, 1983) is an American professional hockey goaltender. He most recently played with the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League during the 2011–12 season. McKee was formerly a star college goaltender at Cornell University. |
Niger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games. |
My mom was browsing through the internet. The computer froze for a few minutes. Her anger built up. After five minutes, she slammed the mouse on the desk. The mouse broke. |
Caduceus Cellars is a winery in Jerome, Arizona, United States. It is owned by Maynard James Keenan, who is best known as the vocalist for Grammy Award-winning progressive metal band Tool. He is descended from Northern Italian winemakers. While the winery is named after the caduceus, an ancient symbol for commerce and... |
Roland Americo "Buddy" Biancalana Jr. (; born February 2, 1960) is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop. Biancalana played for two teams in his career: the Kansas City Royals (–) and Houston Astros (). |
Patrick Bell is a Canadian former politician. He was born in Vancouver. |
Madison is a 2001 American sports drama film directed by William Bindley, about APBA hydroplane racing in the 1970s that is based on a true story. It stars Jim Caviezel as a driver who comes out of retirement to lead the Madison, Indiana, community-owned racing team. |
Sofia always carried a brown wallet in her purse. She received the wallet as a gift and it was very expensive. Sofia had lunch at her local deli one day. When she got home, she realized the wallet wasn't in her purse! Sofia was devastated because she had lost it. |
I was throwing a birthday party. I found out that my friend was throwing one for himself as well. Both parties were on the same day. I was worried that no one would come to my party. So I sent my friend on a cruise the day of his party. |
Double Trouble was the 1999 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition, and the first game to feature alliances. |
Nico Mastorakis (; born 28 April 1941 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek filmmaker and radio producer. He is probably best known for his 1973 live interview of 17 arrested Greek students, which happened without their consent, in favor of the Greek military junta. The students were later tortured. He might also be known for ... |
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a form of interstitial nephritis causing kidney failure. It was first identified in the 1920s among several small, discrete communities along the Danube River and its major tributaries, in the modern countries of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Romania, and Bulgaria.... |
The weather has been horrible lately. We had a use rain storm on Monday. It was really windy on Tuesday. The temperature dropped pretty low on Wednesday. Who knows how Thursday will be. |
Tom was at the electronics store. He was looking to buy a new television. He found one he liked but it was cheaper online. Tom told the employee about that. The employee asked a manager and was able to price match. |
The Minus 5 is the self-titled seventh full-length album by American rock band The Minus 5. Featuring a lineup of Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck (of R.E.M.), Bill Rieflin, and John Ramberg, it was released in 2006 on Yep Roc Records. The album features contributions from Kelly Hogan, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, and S... |
In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus () was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. A central character in Homer's Iliad, he was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia and famous Argonaut. Achilles was raised in Phthia along his childhood compani... |
This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Cork. |
František Listopad (26 November 1921 – 1 October 2017) (born Jiří Synek, in Portugal known as Jorge Listopad) was a Czech poet, prose writer, essayist, theatre and television director, promoter of Czech literature and culture abroad, regarded as an expert on Central European thought and cultural output. |
The Medical Services Plan of British Columbia (MSP) is the government-administered, single-payer health insurance in the Canadian province of British Columbia, operating under the auspices of the country's national Medicare program. Under the Canadian constitution, provinces are responsible for the delivery of health ... |
Eamonn John Bannon (born 18 April 1958) is a Scottish former internationalist footballer who played in midfield. His most successful seasons were with Dundee United where he won two league cups and the 1983 League Championship. Numerous runs with United in European football included playing in the 1983–84 European Cup ... |
The Christian Trade Union Federation of Germany (CGB) is a national trade union center in Germany. It has a membership of 280,000, and is affiliated with the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions. |
Betty Babaganoush ran a small liquor store. She dreamed of something just a little bit more. Her dream was to run a department store. Unfortunately, she was dragged down by daily chores. Now her life's forever a bore. |
"Head Over Heels" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA, released as a single the following year. The song is the second track from their eighth studio album, The Visitors. |
Clemson was hiking in the Amazon rainforest. He wandered upon an uncontacted tribe. They gave chase, and shot arrows as warning. Clemson had an idea, and pulled out his Iphone. He played a video, and the tribesmen ran. |
David answered the phone. They wanted him to take a survey. He agreed to do it. They asked him twenty questions. Finally, he hung up. |
Constance Mary Wilde (née Lloyd; 2 January 1858 – 7 April 1898) was an Irish writer. She was the wife of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and the mother of their two sons, Cyril and Vyvyan. |
When I was a small child I was playing outside at my Grandma's house. I wandered into my Grandma's flower bed at one point. I picked a flower, and my grandma yanked hard on a lock of my hair. My mother saw this, and flew into a rage at my Grandma. I never doubted my mother's protectiveness after this. |
Nora's phone started ringing off the hook. The call tree had been activated for the community. A flash flood warning had been correct and a deluge rained down. Nora took her kids and pets to higher ground. She clung tightly to them as the waters rose higher and higher. |
I was talking to a friend on the phone. I mentioned that I had strong feelings about a certain girl. I confided that I was wary of the girl's reputation. The next day I was ready to finally introduce myself to her. She ended up rudely snubbing me all day. |
Danny woke up with his girlfriend and prepared to walk her to her car. He looked under his bed and then all around for his new sneakers. His girlfriend fussed because she knew his roommate stole his shoes. Danny's roommate denied stealing the shoes but Danny called the cops. His roommate returned the shoes but said he ... |
The Town of Lake was formerly a town in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, which existed from January 2, 1838 to April 6, 1954. |
The Broadgate Tower is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London. It was constructed between 2005 and 2008. |
Nepenthes lamii is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to New Guinea, where it grows at an altitude of up to 3520 m above sea level, higher than any other Nepenthes species. Although once confused with N. vieillardii and previously regarded as conspecific with the closely related N. monticola, it is now recognised as a d... |
Tom got his paycheck. He felt that it was way too low. Tom checked his hours and it verified his suspicions. He brought it up with his boss. His boss told Tom the paycheck was right. |
Allie was new at school. She was afraid she would make no friends. But fortunately she made some the first day. Allie was so happy. School was no longer intimidating. |
Cedar Lake East Beach is an urban beach in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is managed by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and located on the east side of Cedar Lake. Formerly known as Hidden Beach, the area used to be obscured down a forested path, which contributed to its rise of prominence in the 1... |
Anarcho-capitalism (colloquially: ancap or '"an-cap"') is an anti-statist, libertarian political philosophy and economic theory that seeks to abolish centralized states in favor of stateless societies with systems of private property enforced by private agencies, the non-aggression principle, free markets and self-owne... |
Homa Football Club (, Hema) is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They currently play in the Tehran Provincial Leagues. |
Paul Carney (27 April 1943 – 24 September 2015) was a judge of the Irish High Court and the presiding judge of its criminal division, the Central Criminal Court. |
Olive Pink Botanic Garden is a botanic garden in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia, specialising in plants native to the arid central Australian region. |
Martha liked to knit socks. She would spend all day making many pairs. She usually donated them to a children's hospital. She took a huge box full of them to donate. The kids were all very happy. |
Beth had several dill plants get eaten during the early summer. Desperate to have her favorite spice she planted many, many seeds. Before too long they sprouted up healthy and green. She'd planted so many that by fall she had far too much dill. Beth didn't even get to dry all the dill she grew there was so much. |
The Supro Ozark 1560 S is a vintage electric guitar. It employed a single pickup near the bridge. The guitar is most famous for being the first electric guitar Jimi Hendrix owned. |
Nefesh B'Nefesh (), or Jewish Souls United, a nonprofit organization, promotes, encourages and facilitates aliyah (Jewish immigration to Israel) from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The organization aims to remove or minimize the financial, professional, logistical, and social obstacles that potential... |
Sam and Jane had been married for a year now. They both stayed in different places due to work. They soon grew apart from each other both emotionally and physically. One day, Sam met another woman in his city and fell in love. Sam and Jane realized that the distance had killed their relationship. |
Gérard Roland (born 1954) is a Belgian economist, and a professor of economics and political science at the University of California, Berkeley since 2001. He graduated from the Free University of Brussels in 1988 where he taught from 1991 to 2001. |
On Saturday my wife and son went to Primark. This is an Irish department store which opened in Boston. My son got a suit and a jacket. My wife bought three pairs of boots and a purse. She was so happy she decided to go there again this Saturday. |
The Colorado Community College System is a public community college system in the U.S. state of Colorado. Created by legislation in 1967, it has 13 member institutions and serves more than 163,000 students annually. |
Mellin is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the municipality Beetzendorf. |
Rebecca L. Skloot (born September 19, 1972) is an American science writer who specializes in science and medicine. Her first book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010), was one of the best-selling new books of 2010, staying on The New York Times Bestseller list for over 6 years and eventually reaching #1. It wa... |
Trevor John Immelman (born 16 December 1979) is a South African retired professional golfer and television commentator who has played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won his sole major championship at the 2008 Masters Tournament. |
I went to the store a month ago to buy a new hat. While I was there I saw a really nice cowboy hat. My friend talked me out of buying it. She said only cowboys should wear cowboy hats. I really wish I would've bought that cowboy hat. |
John discovered that he was sleep walking at night. He would go down to the local convenience store. The clerk said he bought a drink and a bag of chips. Then he would go back home. John went to the doctor to get a cure. |
Dr. Rose Muralikrishnan Carnatic music Indian music singer, voice trainer, composer, conductor and songwriter. |
Francine John-Calame (born April 30, 1954) is a Swiss politician from the Canton of Neuchâtel. She was a member of the National Council and the parliament of the Canton of Neuchâtel from 1993 to 2002. She is a municipal councillor in Le Cerneux-Péquignot. |
Kathy was learning how to drive. But she constantly worried she would get into an accident. So she decided to she would only use public transportation. But while waiting for the bus alone, she constantly felt afraid. And she regret quitting her driving lessons. |
Gölpazarı is a town in Bilecik Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Gölpazarı District. Its population is 5,723 (2021). The mayor is Hayri Suer (AKP). |
Scott Fredericks (born Frederick Wehrly; 15 March 1943 – 6 November 2017) was an Irish actor best known for his roles on British television. |
The Saw Is the Law is an EP by German thrash metal band Sodom, released in 1991. |
Irene McGee (born 1976) is a podcaster and television personality who created and hosted No One's Listening, a podcast about the mass media. |
El Destino Plantation was a large cotton plantation of located in western Jefferson County and eastern Leon County, Florida, United States established by John Nuttall in 1828. It was worked by enslaved African Americans (prior to the end of the American Civil War). |
Ellen sat rigidly on her chair as a makeup artist took care of her. She was called five minutes later by a runner. She arrived on the TV stage, shining but nervous. The TV announcer started interviewing her. But all Ellen could feel was her makeup trickling down her face. |
I bought nice new clothes at an outlet mall for my first day of work. My boss complained that I was dressed too casually. That evening I went and bought more formal clothes at a thrift store. My boss complimented me the next day on following his advice. I returned the new clothes to the mall and saved a bunch of money. |
Adell Hall Ward, better known as Vera Hall (April 6, 1902 – January 29, 1964) was an American folk singer, born in Livingston, Alabama. Best known for her 1937 song "Trouble So Hard", she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 2005. |
Revol Wireless was a regional wireless carrier based in Independence, Ohio, United States that offered flat-rate, unlimited talk-time wireless service in some Midwest US markets. The company ceased business January 16, 2014 and sold its wireless licenses to Sprint Corporation. |
Thakoon Panichgul (; , born in Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand) is a Thai-American fashion designer. |
Luis went to see a speech. He was very moved. Luis loved it so much he teared up. He made sure to talk about it later. He wanted to meet her. |
Egypt Nile was an outside cat who loved to explore. She felt like she owned the neighborhood. One day, Egypt saw a huge bird and saw it as prey. After stalking it, the bird flew in and tried to grab her! She ran away, escaped the bird and stayed in for a few days. |
The Army Air Forces Tactical Center was a major command and military training organization of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It trained cadres from newly formed units in combat operations under simulated field conditions around which new combat groups would be formed. It was established as the ... |
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool is a compilation album in the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series with performers from jazz, pop, rock, and rap. "Stolen Moments" is a jazz standard composed by Oliver Nelson, and is best known for its inclusion on the 1961 album The Blues and the Abstract Truth. |
James Adams (1737 – 7 December 1802) was an English Jesuit and philologist. |
Franzensfeste (; ) is a comune and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is named after the large Franzensfeste Fortress erected from 1833 to 1838 and Franzensfeste station is also known as an important railway hub. |
Michael Gibson (September 29, 1944 – July 15, 2005) was a musician, trombonist and orchestrator, nominated twice for the American Theatre Wing's Tony Award for Best Orchestrations. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations for My One and Only in 1983. |
Peristera (, feminine form of pigeon), also Aspro, locally Xero (meaning dry), Eudemia in antiquity, is a Greek island in the Sporades. It is administratively part of the municipality of Alonnisos and is also directly east of the namesake island. , the resident population of the island was 30. Peristera is in Zone B of... |
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide, commonly known as Fraport, is a German transport company which operates Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main and holds interests in the operation of several other airports around the world. In the past the firm also managed the smaller Frankfurt-Hahn Airport located 13... |
Jacek Andrzej Rossakiewicz (16 October 1956 – 24 September 2016) was a Polish painter, theoretician of art, philosopher and interior architect. |
Tom was on spring break. He went on a trip to Mexico with friends. They stuck to the tourist areas. The beaches were beautiful. Tom had a great time. |
Christen Christensen (9 September 1845 – 16 November 1923) was a Norwegian shipyard and ship-owner. He was the founder and chairman of the world's largest whaling company, A/S Oceana. |
3-Methylheptane is a branched alkane isomeric to octane. Its structural formula is CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH2CH3. It has one stereocenter. |
The Hidden Lakes are a pair of glacial tarns in the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada. They are located on a shelf on the Ruby Crest above Soldier Basin, at approximately , and at an elevation of . They have a combined area of approximately , and a depth of up to . |
State Highway 76, abbreviated as SH-76, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is long. It runs north–south through central Oklahoma, beginning at Jimtown Road just north of the Red River and ending north of Newcastle at SH-37. It has no lettered spur routes. |
Patrick Johnston is a Canadian administrator, policy analyst and former politician. He was recruited by Liberal Party leader John Turner to contest the 1988 election for the party, but unexpectedly lost his nomination to a rival candidate supported by anti-abortion activists. |
Maybe Marcus is a little more hot-blooded than the average person. Last night he turned on the air-condition and a fan. His girlfriend complained she was cold. But he was barely cool so he didn't turn off anything. Now his girlfriend is mad, she has a cold, and he's apologizing a lot. |
Dermot O'Hurley (c. 1530 – 19 or 20 June 1584)—also Dermod or Dermond O'Hurley: —was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel during the Tudor conquest of Ireland. After being held and tortured in Dublin Castle, Archbishop O'Hurley was put to death, officially for high treason, but in reality as part of the religious pe... |
Giora Feidman (; born 25 March 1936) is an Argentine-born Israeli clarinetist who specializes in klezmer music. |
Wanted sa Radyo () is a public affairs show that airs on Monday to Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm (PST) on 92.3 Radyo5 True FM (DWFM) with simulcast on television via One PH and online via livestreaming on the "Raffy Tulfo in Action" YouTube channel and Facebook page. It also replays on Tuesday to Friday from 2:30 to 4:30... |
Bobby's church was having their annual Easter Egg hunt. He was determined to find the most eggs this year. When the buzzer sounded, he took off for the back of the field. All the other kids were looking close to the starting area. He found 27 eggs today, the most by far of any child! |
The boy was trying to read the words. He couldn't see them clearly. He had to ask to move to the front of the class. When he moved to the front row, the words were still blurry. The teacher told him he needed glasses. |
Robert Reese Parrish (January 4, 1916December 4, 1995) was an American film director, editor and former child actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on Body and Soul (1947). |
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