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Grindstone (January 23, 1993 – March 22, 2022) was a Thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning the 1996 Kentucky Derby. |
The Wharton family were on vacation. They had decided to go down to the Florida Keys. It was a beautiful place. The family did many fun activities while on vacation. They all agreed it was a wonderful time. |
William Wallace Johnstone (October 28, 1938 – February 8, 2004) was an American author most known for his western, horror, and survivalist novels. |
MS Pride of Canterbury is a cross-channel ferry operated by P&O Ferries between Dover, United Kingdom and Calais, France. She retired on 5 October 2023, with her final crossing from Dover to Calais, before travelling to Tilbury Docks to be moored awaiting future fait. She will be replaced by P&O Liberté, the sister boa... |
Bedard v Dawson, [1923] S.C.R. 681 is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court held that the provinces could legislate in matters related to the prevention of crime even though the federal government had exclusive power over criminal law. |
My Boss's Daughter is a 2003 American comedy film directed by David Zucker. It stars Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid and Terence Stamp. The film revolves around a man housesitting for his boss and getting into various hijinks with the people who come over to his place. My Boss's Daughter received negative reviews from critic... |
Tia was white and her best friend was black. She invited her friend Cammie over to meet her family. She was nervous about how her family would react to Cammie. But everyone was polite and very welcoming to her! Cammie and Tia both had a wonderful time! |
Elections to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by three. The council stayed under no overall control. |
Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (born 1948) is a Togolese politician, human rights activist, and a poet who served as Prime Minister of Togo from 27 August 1991 to 23 April 1994. Elected as Prime Minister by the opposition-dominated National Conference in 1991, Koffigoh was given full executive powers and tasked with overseeing ... |
Kīmīyā-yi Sa'ādat ( ) is a book written by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī, a Persian theologian, philosopher, and prolific Muslim author, often regarded as one of the greatest systematic thinkers and mystics of Islam, in Persian. The Kimiya-yi Sa'ādat was written towards the end of his life shortly before 4... |
Sara was invited to two of her friends weddings. The problem was they were both on the same day. She didn't like being in this situation. Luckily for her one was rescheduled. She got to attend both in the end. |
Sophie woke up that day with a terrible itch. It was so severe that she went to the doctor. The doctor examined her but said nothing was wrong with her. Sophie who knew how bad it was went home. She put lemon juice over her itch and was instantly relieved. |
The Life Ball in Vienna is the biggest charity event in Europe supporting people with HIV or AIDS. The event is organized by the nonprofit organization AIDS LIFE, which was founded in 1992 by Gery Keszler and Torgom Petrosian. |
North Higgins Lake State Park is a public recreation area located west of Roscommon in Beaver Creek Township, Crawford County, Michigan. The state park occupies on the north shore of Higgins Lake at the site of what was once one of the world's largest seedling nurseries. |
Georgia wanted to learn to drive a car. Her father refused to teach her how to drive. Georgia decided to teach herself how to drive a car. When her father was gone she would take the car out for a drive. She learned to drive, but her father was angry when he found out. |
Petronilla de Meath (c. 1300 – 3 November 1324) was the maidservant of Dame Alice Kyteler, a Hiberno-Norman noblewoman who lived in Ireland in what is now County Kilkenny. After the death of Kyteler's fourth husband, Kyteler was accused of practicing witchcraft and Petronilla was charged with being one of her accompli... |
Poulton-le-Sands is one of three small villages that combined to create Morecambe, Lancashire, England, the other two being Torrisholme and Bare. A local board of health was established in 1852, which, taking its name from Morecambe Bay, became the borough of Morecambe in 1902. |
Nina was a student at a nice university. She was doing well but had one bad secret. She and her professor were having a relationship. Her headmaster found out one day and was so angry. Nina was expelled from school which left her shocked. |
Jane Eyre is a 1997 British television film produced by London Weekend Television, that first broadcast on ITV and stars Samantha Morton in the title role. It is an adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name. |
The Gran Duo Concertante for two double basses and orchestra was composed by the Italian double bass virtuoso Giovanni Bottesini in 1880. The piece was premiered by Bottesini and Luigi Negri, a former classmate of the composer. Negri was a student of Luigi Rossi at the Milan Conservatory at the same time as his more w... |
The Florida and Georgia Plank Road Company was one of five such plank road companies incorporated by the Florida legislature in 1850, but was the only one built. (The Jacksonville and Alligator Plank Road Company, incorporated 1851, only constructed part of its route, now Old Plank Road near Jacksonville.) Joseph and G... |
New Holland is a global full-line agricultural machinery manufacturer. New Holland's products include tractors, combine harvesters, balers, forage harvesters, self-propelled sprayers, haying tools, seeding equipment, hobby tractors, utility vehicles and implements, and grape harvesters. Founded in the United States, Ne... |
Angola is a predominantly Christian country with Islam being a minority religion. As of 2014 census, there are 195,000 muslims in Angola, representing 1% of total population. Most Muslims in Angola are Sunni. They are generally foreign migrants from West Africa and the Middle East, although a few are local converts. T... |
George Davis (April 17, 1914 – October 3, 1998) was an American art director and was the supervising art director at MGM from 1959 to 1970. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for his work on The Robe in 1954 and for The Diary of Anne Frank in 1960. |
Tim and his friends went camping. They wanted to spend time in the great outdoors. Unfortunately they forgot to bring tents. They decided to build a small structure out of sticks. It went so terribly that they all went home. |
Dihydrogen phosphate is an inorganic ion with the formula [H2PO4]−. Phosphates occur widely in natural systems. |
The 2002–03 Vyshcha Liha season was the 12th since its establishment. FC Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions. |
Cargo is a Romanian heavy metal band from Timișoara. |
I had a job picking cherries during the summer. The job was much tougher than I thought it would be. I had to climb up and down the ladder while carrying bags of cherries. Eventually, I made only about $5 an hour since I was so slow. The only thing I liked about it were the free cherries I received. |
Charles needed a job while he was going to through college. He decided he would be a substitute teacher. On his first day he realized that was a huge mistake. He broke up two fights and got hit by two spitballs. He applied at three different Starbucks that night. |
My wife's coworker (Sara) recently visited her husband's grandson. They do not see him often. Her husband and daughter have an on again, off again relationship. Sara wanted to see the grandson next week, but the husband said no. Her husband said he had a fight with his daughter again. |
Lien is any sort of charge or encumbrance against an item of property that secures the payment of a debt. |
Pekka Kuusisto (born 7 October 1976 in Espoo) is a Finnish musician. |
The Anderson Heat are a World Basketball Association franchise in Anderson, South Carolina. The Anderson Heat were formerly the South Carolina Heat in Greenville, South Carolina. The Heat finished the 2005 season a dismal 8–16, tied for last place in the WBA's Eastern Conference. They are currently on hiatus. |
Tim had a crush on a girl. He saw a lot of movies and tv shows. He tried going up to her and spitting game. The girl was amused but told him he was trying to hard. Tim decided to be himself next time. |
The Prairie Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. |
In mathematics, the algebraic butterfly curve is a plane algebraic curve of degree six, given by the equation |
Sir Crispin Hamlyn Agnew of Lochnaw, 11th Baronet, (born 13 May 1944) is a Scottish advocate, herald and former explorer. He is the chief of the ancient Agnew family, and the eleventh holder of the Agnew baronetcy, created in 1629. |
Groundation is an American roots reggae band with jazz and dub influences, from Sonoma County in Northern California. It is named for Rastafarian ceremony of Grounation. |
A clome oven (or cloam oven) is a type of masonry oven. It has a removable door made of clay or alternatively a cast-iron door, and was a standard fitting for most kitchen fireplaces in Cornwall and Devon. The oven would be built into the side of the chimney breast, often appearing as a round bulge in the chimney. Thi... |
The Blue Bird is a 1918 American silent fantasy film based upon the 1908 play by Maurice Maeterlinck and directed by Maurice Tourneur in the United States, under the auspices of producer Adolph Zukor. In 2004, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of ... |
The immunoglobulin domain, also known as the immunoglobulin fold, is a type of protein domain that consists of a 2-layer sandwich of 7-9 antiparallel β-strands arranged in two β-sheets with a Greek key topology, consisting of about 125 amino acids. |
Peter Lassally (born 1932) is a German-born American former executive who served as the executive producer of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Late Night with David Letterman, the Late Show with David Letterman and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. |
The is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba (Mount Fuji), and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 1957 with the 3000 series SE trainset, it broke the world speed record () for a n... |
Zachary Allen Wiegert (born August 16, 1972) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He played college football for the University of Nebraska, earned unanimous All-American honors, and was a member of ... |
The McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences is one of six faculties at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The faculty was established in 1974 to oversee the School of Nursing, the School of Medicine, and Graduate programs in health sciences. Today, the Faculty of Health Sciences oversees 5,000 students, 770... |
Kubotan is a genericized trademark for a self-defense keychain weapon developed by Sōke Takayuki Kubota in the late 1960s. It is typically no more than long and about in diameter, slightly thicker or the same size as a marker pen. The material is usually a hard high-impact plastic such as Lexan. The body of the Kubot... |
Another Lesson in Violence is a live album by the American thrash metal band Exodus. |
I fell in love with a Special Forces soldier who looked perfect. He could lift hundreds of pounds and run miles with 100 rucksacks. But he was addicted to pornography. He preferred pornography to having actual sex with me. Pornography ruined our relationship. |
The Sawtooth is a jagged arête joining Mount Bierstadt to (eventually) Mount Blue Sky in the Front Range of central Colorado. The three points along this arête resemble the teeth of a saw, leading to its name. The southeast wall of the arête is the head of the cirque above Abyss Lake, while its northwest wall is the ci... |
Flex is an EP released in 2003 by New Zealand electronica duo, Pitch Black. |
The districts of Uganda are divided into 167 counties, 1 city council, and 23 municipal councils. Counties are divided into sub-counties. The counties are listed below, by district: |
The M2 Tripod is a U.S. machine gun tripod originally used with the Browning M1919 infantry machine gun. Since then, it has seen several redesigns, but remained largely the same. In this fashion, the M2 tripod has seen combat service in every conflict that the U.S. Army and Marine Corps has been involved in since World... |
Our cat, Smudge, had a swollen face. We took Smudge to the vet to find out what was wrong. The vet looked in Smudge's mouth. He found that he had a broken tooth. Smudge had to have an operation to remove the broken tooth. |
This page lists Japan-related articles with romanized titles beginning with the letter H. For names of people, please list by surname (i.e., "Tarō Yamada" should be listed under "Y", not "T"). Please also ignore particles (e.g. "a", "an", "the") when listing articles (i.e., "A City with No People" should be listed unde... |
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. was founded in 1902 and, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, and supports mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, and boom trucks under the Grove, Manitowoc, National Crane, Potain, Shuttlelift and Manitowoc Crane Care brand nam... |
The Trolls were an American rock band formed by Iggy Pop, the members of which also consisted by Whitey Kirst (guitar), Alex Kirst (drums), Pete Marshall (guitar), and Mooseman (bass). |
Carnival Ecstasy (formerly Ecstasy) was a operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, she was floated out on January 6, 1991, and christened by television hostess, entertainer and long time Carnival spokesperson Kathie Lee Gifford. Her inaugural voy... |
The kids liked hiking. They went to a park that had lots of caves. They explored them until they stumbled on some cave drawings. These were incredible! They ran to tell a park ranger what they had found. |
James Beaty (2 October 1798 – 5 March 1892) was a Member of Canada's Parliament from 1867 to 1874, and published the Toronto Leader newspaper. |
Harald Genzmer (9 February 1909 – 16 December 2007) was a German composer of classical music and an academic. |
Ben Allison (born November 17, 1966) is an American double bassist, composer, producer, bandleader, educator. In addition to his work as a performer, he co-founded the non-profit Jazz Composers Collective and served as its Artistic Director for twelve years. Allison is an adjunct professor at New School University and ... |
Barry William Rixon (22 February 1941 – 12 November 2003) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. |
The was a Japanese samurai clan. |
Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) is a British charity and professional membership scheme promoting excellence in higher education. It advocates evidence-based teaching methods and awards fellowships as professional recognition for university teachers. Founded in 2003, the Higher Education Academy was ... |
Steve and Ron were both telephone fundraisers. Steve often came to work clearly intoxicated. One day, he was so drunk he was slurring his words. The next day, Steve was simply gone. The boss asked Ron to train the new employee. |
May felt sad about the homeless person. She gave him money but still felt like it wasn't enough. She gave him clothing but it wasn't enough. May realize the only way to help him was to direct him to a shelter. May wanted to help other people so she volunteered at the shelter. |
Kim stood on stage and took the microphone from the host. Silence fell over the crowd in anticipation. Kim signaled the DJ to start up some beats. She began to spit out some rap lyrics and the crowd went nuts. At the end of her song she dropped the mic and walked off stage. |
Aya signed up for archery in school. But she was a terrible shot! Her dad started coaching her on weekends. Soon her scores improved drastically. Thanks to her dad's help, Aya was soon the best shot in the class! |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is an international Fortune 300 automotive retailer with automotive dealerships and collision centers in the United States and the United Kingdom. Group 1 sells new and used cars and light trucks, arranges financial services, provides maintenance and repair services, and sells vehicle parts. As... |
Métopes, Op. 29, is a work for piano solo by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, completed in 1915. It is a cycle of three miniature tone poems drawing on Greek mythology. |
The National Parliament of Solomon Islands has 50 members, elected for a four-year term in 50 single-seat constituencies. |
Phil Godman (born 20 May 1982) is an ex rugby union player, who played for Edinburgh Rugby and Newcastle Falcons as well as representing Scottish rugby union side. |
Merrion Frances Fox AM (; born 5 March 1946) is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox has been semi-retired since 1996, but she still gives seminars and lives in Adelaide, South Australia. |
Andrew's cat needed some new litter. So Andrew drove to his local pet store to get some. Andrew got some and other things for the cat. Andrew brought home the cats litter. He poured it on the cat's litter box. |
Ernie Gehr (born 1941) is an American experimental filmmaker closely associated with the Structural film movement of the 1970s. A self-taught artist, Gehr was inspired to begin making films in the 1960s after chancing upon a screening of a Stan Brakhage film. Gehr's film Serene Velocity (1970) has been selected for p... |
Alick Edwards Glennie (1925–2003) was a British computer scientist, most famous for having developed Autocode, which many people regard as the first ever computer compiler. |
My friend's son is autistic. His family has tried several therapies without success. Their latest therapy was a special diet, which did not work. My friend posted a link to Autism research on FB. I put a like on it. |
Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet (25 April 1750 – 3 May 1830), was a British politician and industrialist and one of early textile manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution. He is one of ten known British millionaires in 1799. |
Montividiu is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Montividiu is a large producer of soybeans and corn. |
Thomas Joseph Condon (born October 26, 1952) is an American football agent and former right guard. He was named the most powerful agent in American football by Sporting News in 2006 and heads the Football Division of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) with fellow agent Ben Dogra. His clients include quarterbacks Sam Bradfor... |
Aya had a Japanese grandma that she had never met. After high school, her parents bought her a ticket to meet the lady. When Aya met grandma Ky, she was apprehensive at first. But soon the two women bonded over a lot of things. Before long, Aya and Ky were best friends! |
Annabeth wants to buy some apple in the market. When she is the market,she decided to buy some oranges as well. But she noticed her money was not enough for the apple and oranges. Luckily,her friend saw her and lend her money. So annabeth got home with her apple and oranges. |
John Paul Meier (August 8, 1942 – October 18, 2022) was an American biblical scholar and Catholic priest. He was author of the series A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (5 v.), six other books, and more than 70 articles for peer-reviewed or solicited journals or books. |
Monica is really excited to go back to school. She says that she misses her friends and teachers. She plans to write some letters to tell them about her vacation. She is certain that they'll be delighted to hear about her stories. Monica looks forward to another great year with her friends at school. |
The United States became the world's largest producer of ethanol fuel in 2005. The U.S. produced 15.8 billion U.S. liquid gallons of ethanol fuel in 2019, and 13.9 billion U.S. liquid gallons (52.6 billion liters) in 2011, an increase from 13.2 billion U.S. liquid gallons (49.2 billion liters) in 2010, and up from 1.63... |
Caledonia Junior High School is a Canadian public school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board (HRSB). |
Two Guys from Harrison (later shortened to Two Guys) is a former discount store chain founded in 1946 by brothers Herbert and Sidney Hubschman in Harrison, New Jersey, originally selling major appliances such as televisions. The chain acquired the manufacturers of the Vornado appliance brand in 1959, and spread beyond ... |
State Highway 32 (SH 32) is a proposed loop around the southern side of Brownsville from Interstate 69E/US Highway 77/US Highway 83 (I-69E/US 77/US 83) to SH 4. The route is still in the planning stages. |
Uptown Saturday Night is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Camp Lo, released January 28, 1997 on Profile Records and distributed through Arista Records. The album was largely produced by Ski and spawned the hit single, "Luchini AKA This Is It". |
The Cleveland State Vikings, or Vikes, are the athletic teams of Cleveland State University. Before as Fenn College they were known as the Fenn College Foxes or Fenn Foxes. Cleveland State competes in NCAA Division I. The Vikings have competed in NCAA Division I since 1972. They were previously members of the NCAA Coll... |
Izzy felt that she needed to focus solely on school. She broke up with her devoted and loving boyfriend. He was heart broken, but she wanted to accomplish something. When she graduated, she realized she missed him and looked him up. He had moved on, and she realized degrees don't love you back. |
Almost Killed Me is the debut studio album by Brooklyn-based rock band the Hold Steady, released on March 16, 2004, on Frenchkiss Records. It is considered by many to be a concept album, with several recurring themes such as near-death experiences, parties and the fictional character Charlemagne. Its concept album root... |
Paul Campbell (born June 22, 1979) is a Canadian actor. |
North Farmington High School is a public high school located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The school was established in 1961 and, as of the 2019–2020 school year, educates a student body of over 1300. The principal is Joseph Greene. |
Pseudocheirus is a genus of ringtail possums (family Pseudocheiridae). It includes a single living species, the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) of Australia, as well as the fossil Pseudocheirus marshalli from the Pliocene of Victoria. |
Åmot is a village in Modum municipality in Buskerud, Norway. Located just south of Geithus, the two villages have grown closer to each other. They have a combined population of 5,694. |
There are many forms of therapy to promote relaxation. Lately there has been a craze in adult coloring books. People have reported that it helps to relax them. So I tried to color when I was feeling very anxious. I quickly discovered that coloring is a great form of therapy. |
I saw an ad on Facebook for a used table. I did not really need one. This was a great deal. I bought it for ten dollars. It was a steal. |
It is time for Joe's high school reunion. He does not want to go to see people he doesn't remember. His wife suggested that he go with an old friend. Joe's old friend loved this idea, he did not want to go alone. They both had a great time at the reunion. |
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