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Idaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. |
Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland. It stood on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde at Wemyss Point, where the firth turns southwards. |
The falx cerebelli is a small sickle-shaped fold of dura mater projecting forwards into the posterior cerebellar notch as well as projecting into the vallecula of the cerebellum between the two cerebellar hemispheres. |
Fàn Yun (451–15 June 503) () was born in Wuyin (舞阴) (in the northwest of today's Biyang County (泌阳县), Zhumadian Prefect, Henan Province) and lived during the Liu Song, Southern Qi and Liang dynasties. He learned to write poems at the age of eight and had a quick wit. He was a personal friend of Emperor Wu, founder of ... |
The Bennett House is a recording studio located on 4th Avenue North in Franklin, Tennessee. |
Junkarsborg was a medieval castle in Karis, Raseborg, Finland. Today, only rectangular earth walls remain. Archaeologists suppose that the castle was built in the early 14th century and was used until the beginning of the 15th. It probably was a predecessor of the Castle of Raseborg only a few kilometers away. Some coi... |
Nidhi () is a Sanskrit term meaning, "treasure". It is generally used to indicate the nine treasures called navanidhi () belonging to Kubera, the god of wealth. According to tradition, each nidhi is personified as having a guardian spirit, with some Tantrikas worshipping them. The nature and characteristics of nidhis h... |
Greg was doing shopping. He went into his local gas station. While standing in line he see's a sign for lottery. He decides to pick up a ticket. Turns out it was the winning ticket. |
Tam decided to throw a party. She invited all her friends. Luckily, everybody came! They danced and laughed all night. Everyone had a great time! |
Bob vacuumed the floor. He heard a loud noise. He turned off the vacuum. He investigated the noise. He found a screw stuck in the vacuum. |
Article 809 of the Korean Civil Code () was the codification of a traditional rule prohibiting marriage between men and women who have the same surname resulting from belonging to the same clan and possessing the same genealogical patriline and sharing the same ancestral home (bon-gwan). On 16 July 1997, the Constituti... |
Mercedes Mígel Carpio (born 18 February 1979, in Córdoba, Spain), better known as Vega, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. |
Stan was visiting his dad one weekend. Stan drove him to the hospital when he fell ill. The doctors kept him overnight for tests and observation. Stan couldn't sleep because he was nervous with worry. Stan was relieved when the doctors said his dad would be okay. |
Tom was driving in the rain. He noticed a large puddle up ahead. He figured he could drive over it. It turned out to be much deeper. Tom's car was half swallowed up. |
Corylopsis is a genus of nearly 30 species of shrubs in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, native to eastern Asia with the majority of species endemic to China but with some also in Japan, Korea, and the Himalayas. This genus is also known from the extinct species Corylopsis reedae described from Eocene leaf fossi... |
Dubasiyin is an ethnic group of more than 50,000 persons in Sudan. This ethnic group speaks Sudanese Arabic. They are part of the Arab, Sudan people cluster. The primary religion practiced by the Dubasiyin is Islam. |
Most gold mining in Virginia was concentrated in the Virginia Gold-Pyrite belt in a line that runs northeast to southwest through the counties of Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, Fauquier, Culpeper, Spotsylvania, Orange, Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Cumberland, and Buckingham. Some gold was also mined in Halifax, Flo... |
Ajax ( Aias means "of the earth".) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He was the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War. He is a significant figure in Homer's Iliad and i... |
Anya Teixeira (1913 – 1992) was a Russian Empire-born British street photographer and photojournalist. Her work is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. |
Gurunath is a commonly used term when praising what is considered by devotees the ultimate source of compassion, love and truth - irrespective of sectarian divides whether they may be devotees of Shiva, the Lord of Transformation in the Hindu pantheon (Shaivaite) or of Vishnu, the Lord of Preservation and Sustenance in... |
Trevor Arthur Holder (born May 8, 1973 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Portland-Simonds and a government MLA, additionally he is currently the longest serving member of the ... |
II D Extreme was an American new jack swing R&B group from the early 1990s that included D'Extra Wiley, Randy Gill (Johnny Gill's brother) and Jermaine Mickey. They are known for the song "Cry No More", and their covers of "Up on the Roof" and the Gap Band's "Outstanding". Their personal manager was Freda Mays. |
The Niels Juel class was a three-ship class of corvettes formerly in service with the Royal Danish Navy. They were built in Denmark at Aalborg Shipyard and were launched in the period 1978–1980. In 1998–2000 the three vessels had a mid-life update, as well as a large update on the electrical systems. |
World Circuit is a British world-music record label, established in London in the mid-1980s, that specializes in Cuban and West African recording artists, among other international music stars. The label's founding principle was to be an artist-led company with all aspects of each release tailored to the artist. This c... |
Report Definition Language (RDL) is a standard proposed by Microsoft for defining reports. |
Murray Bannerman (born April 27, 1957) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He spent the majority of his career with the Chicago Blackhawks, though also briefly played for the Vancouver Canucks, who selected him in the 1977 NHL amateur draft. |
The man honked his horn. The car in front of him saw that the light was green. That car went through the light. The light turned red. The man had to stop at the red light. |
Richard Cole (also known as "Tricky Dicky") is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Ian Reddington between 23 July 1992 and 21 July 1994. |
John told me he wanted to go to an arcade soon. He called me and asked if I wanted to come with or not. I told him I'd probably be interested and to pick me up. John showed up in a few minutes and had me come with. We had a great time at the arcade together after we got there! |
Al-Sailiya Sports Club () is a Qatari professional football club currently competing in the Qatari Second Division. They are based in Doha and play their home games at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium. |
A constitutional referendum was held in Chad on 6 June 2005. The amendments to the constitution were approved by 66% of voters. |
General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (18 December 1719 – 1 April 1779) was a British politician and soldier. |
Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son/descendant of David" (or "Beloved Son/Descendant"; 'David' lit. "Beloved One"). There are alternate spellings called septs, including those common in the British Isles and Scandinavia: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, Daveson, Davidsson. While the given name comes from the Heb... |
Jan dreamed of being a ballet dancer ever since she was a little girl. Jan began taking dance lessons at a very early age. Jan decided to audition for a local ballet academy. Jan scored the highest out of all the auditions for the academy. Jan went on to be a successful ballet dancer. |
Concentus Musicus Wien (CMW) is an Austrian baroque music ensemble based in Vienna. The CMW is recognized as a pioneer of the period-instrument performance movement. |
Road Kill is a pair of live albums released by Celtic rock band Seven Nations in 1998. According to the band, the discs were meant to portray the band's live act realistically, and to preserve "the intensity and energy that make our concerts so much fun both for us and our audiences." The band's lineup at the time was... |
Gage wanted to go camping very badly. He convinced his girlfriend to accompany him. The two of them spent the night in a leaky tent. Gage's girlfriend was very upset with him. When the two returned she broke up with Gage. |
Gustav Glück (6 April 1871, Vienna – 18 November 1952, Santa Monica, Cal.) was an Austrian art historian, the author of several major books on Dutch art. |
The Edmonton Brick Men (also Edmonton Brickmen) were a Canadian soccer team in Edmonton, Alberta that competed in the Canadian Soccer League and the Western Soccer Alliance. During their time in the WSA and the CSL, the team played at both John Ducey Park and Clarke Stadium for their matches. The choice of John Ducey P... |
Dave Stewart Simpson (born March 3, 1962) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, now executive director of the Business Families Centre at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and known as David Simpson. |
Crash Boom Bang!, known in Japan as Crash Bandicoot Festival, is a party video game developed by Dimps and published by Vivendi Universal Games for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan in July 2006, North America and Europe in October 2006 and Australia in November 2006; the international releases were published u... |
Nguyễn Hải Thần (; born Nguyễn Văn Thắng in Thường Tín District, Hà Đông Province, circa 1869; died 1959; also known as Vũ Hải Thu) was a leader of the Việt Nam Cách mạng Đồng minh Hội (Vietnamese Revolutionary Alliance) and a political leader during the Vietnamese Revolution. He was also the first Vice President of th... |
Magic Juan (born July 27, 1971) is an American merengue and hip hop artist. He was the lead singer and rapper of Dominican-American merengue group Proyecto Uno. The group gain huge success with hits like "Brinca", "El Tiburon", "25 Horas", among others. Later on he pursued a solo career. |
Hell's Bells or Hells Bells may refer to: |
The 32nd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1948. |
I own two pairs of shorts. One fits very well. I wondered why the other did not fit. I found it was a size narrower, and ordered another pair. I was sure I could not lose weight to fit into the smaller pair. |
The inferior rectal artery (inferior hemorrhoidal artery) is an artery that supplies blood to the lower third of the anal canal below the pectinate line. |
An adaptive k-d tree is a tree for multidimensional points where successive levels may be split along different dimensions. |
Toker Dam is the fourth largest dam in Eritrea. Construction was begun in 1997 and completed in 2001, despite having to be halted for a few months in 1998 when Ethiopia and Eritrea were at war. Its primary designer was Natural Resources Consulting Engineers from Colorado, USA. Furthermore, NRCE Inc., was the primary co... |
The Secret Society of Super Villains is a team of fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Over the years, they have featured a large number of ne'er-do-wells as they attempt to subvert the superheroic population of the world for a variety of schemes. |
Mariana was finally engaged to her love. They spent a lot of time to set up a wedding. The groom however, ended up backing off. Mariana did not know why. And all the wedding preparations ended up being a waste of time. |
Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. Regarded as one of the best strikers of all time, he is a creative forward renowned for his goal-scoring ability, as well as his technical skills, vision, and versatility on the... |
My son in law's sister Clea went to college. She failed a few courses. In her senior year she moved off campus, and partied a lot. She ended up failing three out of four courses the first semester. She never finished, and did not get a diploma. |
The Chibi Vampire manga series and its light novel adaptation feature a cast of characters created by Yuna Kagesaki. The series takes place in a fictional Japan where vampires live amongst humans and are slowly dying out from lack of reproduction. Among them is Karin Maaka, an unusual vampire who does not drink blood b... |
Bukit Merah Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in the Bukit Merah Town Centre, along Bukit Merah Central in Bukit Merah, Singapore. The interchange serves the nearby residential estates of Telok Blangah and Bukit Purmei and also the commercial buildings in Bukit Merah Central. It is the only bus interchange i... |
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 (VMFA-251) was a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. Known as the "Thunderbolts", the squadron was deactivated on 23 April 2020. If current plans hold, the squadron is to be re-activated by 2025 as a F-35C Lightning II and based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point,... |
Denham Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park at the tip of Cape Melville, Queensland in Bathurst Bay. |
The Perry–Castañeda Library (PCL) is the main central library of the University of Texas at Austin library system in Austin, Texas. PCL is located at 21st Street and Speedway in Austin, TX. |
Tommy had a computer problem. A hacker broke into his laptop and stole his information. Tommy called the police but they wouldn't help. He decided he would just have to get a new computer. He threw his old one into the garbage can. |
Sara worked at a jewelry store. She got a commission on every sale she made. One day a gentleman came in to buy his wife a nice ring. The man purchased an expensive anniversary ring from Sara. She made a lot of commission off the sale. |
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) is a civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was originally set up in 1873 as a tramway company called "Bombay Tramway Company Limited". The company set up a captive thermal power station at the Wad... |
Shane Morwood (born 1 December 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL. |
Kevin Gelshenen Rafferty II (May 25, 1947 – July 2, 2020) was an American documentary film cinematographer, director, and producer, best known for his 1982 documentary The Atomic Cafe. |
The California Derby is a race for Thoroughbred horses held early in the year at Golden Gate Fields. An ungraded stakes, it is open to three-year-olds at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on a Tapeta surface. The Derby offers a purse of $100,000. |
In 1993, our kids (8 and 4) were playing with 3 and 4-year old kids. The three-year old went to the bathroom and swallowed some pills. Her dad was scared and called the doctor. The doctor told him to give her ipecac. She threw up and felt better. |
Kutti pi (pronounced 'cootie-pie') is a dish from Anglo-Indian cuisine, consisting of the flesh of an unborn fetus from an animal, usually goat. It is unique to the Anglo-Indian community, where it is considered a delicacy despite being abhorred as taboo by both parent cultures. |
Bobby and Susie were playing mud pies. They had filled the outdoor table with pretend cakes and pies. Bobby pretended to be a customer looking for a cake. He got so into it that he accidentally bit into one. Susie couldn't stop laughing as mud oozed down his chin. |
Samantha had just went on many dates from online sites. The first date was terrible, because the guy was very late. The second date was just mediocre, and the guy was smelly. Samantha got very frustrated and was ready to quit. She deleted her account and unregistered. |
Erik Wijk (born 1963 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish journalist and leftist writer. He has written books about the 2001 Gothenburg Riots criticizing the Swedish Police. He has also campaigned and written books against NATO's 1999 military actions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. |
Apostolos N. Athanassakis () is a classical scholar, and the former Argyropoulos Chair in Hellenic Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Professor Athanassakis, or "Professor A" as he is often referred to by students, served as the faculty in residence in Manzanita Village. Athanassakis taught ... |
Watari Station is the name of multiple train stations in Japan: |
The dog dug a hole. The owner watched him do it. The dog buried a bone there. The owner removed it in secret. The dog was panicked when he tried to find it. |
The Fox River is a tributary of the Little Wabash River in southern Illinois. It rises in Jasper County to the southeast of Newton and flows south past Olney, then joins the Little Wabash at the northeast corner of Edwards County, near Mt. Erie. The river is in length. |
Abelard of Hauteville ( 1044 – 1081) was the eldest son of Humphrey, count of Apulia and Calabria (1051–1057), and his Lombard wife, Gaitelgrima of Salerno, also known as Altrude. He was supposed to inherit his father's lands, but Robert Guiscard, his uncle and guardian, who was elected count on Humphrey's death, confi... |
Drijber is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 9 km north of Hoogeveen. |
Peking University Gymnasium (), nicknamed China's Spine (), is an indoor arena located in the southeastern part of Peking University in Beijing, China. The gymnasium was constructed for the table tennis events of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Paralympics. |
The Executive Council (, ) is the executive of the Swiss canton of Bern. |
Franz Lambert (born 11 March 1948) is a German composer and organist. He is an avid Hammond organ player; however, he is more noted in later years for playing the Wersi range of electronic organs. During his career he has released over 100 albums. |
Lisa Darr (born April 21, 1963) is an American actress. |
Noah put some burgers on the grill. Then he started chatting with his friends. He forgot to flip and tend the burgers. By the time he remembered, it was much too late. The burgers were charred almost black! |
The Petersburg Observer is a weekly newspaper based in Petersburg, Illinois founded in G. W. Cain and William Parks in 1878. Jane Cutright is the current editor. It is published every Wednesday. It has a circulation of 3,100 and is owned by the Petersburg Observer Corporation. |
The list of ship commissionings in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1989. |
Monkey gland sauce is a dark coloured, thick, sweet and tangy sauce from South Africa. It is typically served as a topping for grilled steaks or burgers, but is also used as a marinade, a dipping sauce for onion rings and chips, or on roasted potatoes. It has been featured as a restaurant item since the 1930s, becoming... |
Hishult is a locality and a parish situated in Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 332 inhabitants in 2010. |
is a beat 'em up video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan and North America in 2006, and in 2007 for PAL territories. It was re-released for the PlayStation 3 as a PS2 Classics downloadable game on the PlayStation Network on October 4, 2011. The game ... |
Julian Lowell Coolidge (September 28, 1873 – March 5, 1954) was an American mathematician, historian, a professor and chairman of the Harvard University Mathematics Department. |
Frank was watching TV when his town's sirens went off. Frank went outside to see a dark storm cloud looming. He checked the weather to see a tornado warning nearby. Frank noticed a funnel begin to develop miles from his home. Luckily, Frank was safe because the storm eventually died down. |
Get Ready! is the debut studio album by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance group 2 Unlimited. The album includes 2 Unlimited's breakthrough worldwide hit single "Get Ready for This". |
Fred had teeth that needed braces. But he was so nervous. He thought it was going to hurt. It ended up hurting badly. He couldn't believe he had to wear them for years. |
Bryant is an English surname, a variant of "Bryan". Notable people with the surname include: |
Mike was a student in high school. He was good at studies and used to ace his tests. But he got overconfident, which resulted him failing in a test. His mother taught him to be confident, but never overconfident. He learnt the lesson and scored a perfect in his next test. |
This article provides a list of famous raccoons that appeared in works of fiction. |
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire. |
Foxe Peninsula is a peninsula found at the southern end of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It juts out from the southern end of the island in a southwestern direction, dividing Foxe Basin and Hudson Strait. Its western extremity is Cape Queen; to the southeast lies the Inuit hamlet of Kinnga... |
Samantha had been having a hard time in school. Her parents and teachers tried to help her out. Samantha had a test coming up next week. The whole week Samantha studied with her parents. It didn't seem to help as Samantha got a D on the test. |
Rambler was an American bicycle brand manufactured by the Gormully & Jeffery Manufacturing Company (G&J) in Chicago from 1878 to 1900 and subsequently by the American Bicycle Company. |
The Kaiserpreis () auto race, named after Emperor Wilhelm II, was held in 1907. Like his brother's Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt held from 1908 to 1911, it was a precursor to the German Grand Prix. |
Fiona got her first haircut today. She had grown it for 11 years. The Hairdresser cut off 17 inches! Even better, Fiona decided to donate it. She decided to grow her hair out again to donate. |
The Baltic Sea Trade Union Network (BASTUN) is a regional trade union federation of 22 organizations with 20 million members from the Baltic Sea region. It was founded in 1999. BASTUN is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. |
Heather was concerned as she looked at her bank account. She realized that she was going to be short on money this week. Heather thought long and hard on what she could do to help. She decided that she needed to work more hours at a part time job. Heather worked more hours and therefore made extra money to help out. |
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