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I recently installed a new script on my computer. It helps me see what I've earned in a day. When it hits my goal, it dings loudly. I had to change the sound as it was annoying. I changed it to a cash register sound. |
Nawab Kapur Singh (1697 – 9 October 1753) was a major Sikh leader who led the community during the early-to-mid 18th century. He was the organizer of the Sikh Confederacy and its military force, the Dal Khalsa. He is held in high regards by Sikhs. |
Today I spent almost seven hours cleaning my storage room. I want to transform it into an art studio. Things were going great until I hurt my back. Now I can't get out of bed for two to four weeks. At least I have a perfect view of my half-clean art studio. |
Ana wanted to try SCUBA diving on her two-week vacation in Maui. She and her friends took the PADI course and got certified. But then Anna got afraid-the suit felt claustrophobic. She decided she would snorkel instead, enjoying the clear water. She had a wonderful time surrounded by bright fish and coral! |
My frequent heartburn gradually became reflux and acid indigestion. I took Mylanta occasionally and tried to ignore it, feeling too busy. When it was constant pain in my gut, I admitted I had a gastric ulcer. I finally took time to listen to what my body was telling me. My health demanded I delegate stressful tasks and... |
One summer day it was very hot and humid. No one in the town could keep cool. The sheriff sat in front of a fan all day. A bank robber took advantage of this and stole money. The sheriff made wanted posters and a plan to catch the crook. |
Steven wanted to recharge his phone but he didn't have his battery. Steven had to go to the store to buy a new battery. After charging the battery, Steven was able to charge his phone. The battery did not work well, but Steven had no choice. The store did not allow returns for the faulty battery. |
The New Zealand sole or common sole, Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae, is a righteye flounder of the genus Peltorhamphus, found around New Zealand in shallow enclosed waters less than 100 m in depth. Their length is from 25 to 45 cm. |
Stephen Jardine (born 28 November 1963) is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster and presenter. He has worked for the BBC, Scottish Television, GMTV and Radio Tay. |
is a Japanese manga series created by Morishige. The story features a fighting squad of six girls (Koi Koi Seven) belonging to the Gokō Academy who fight daily to protect the Earth's peace and future, as well as the hopeless Tanaka Tetsuro. Koi Koi Seven was serialized in Akita Shoten’s Champion Red line of magazines f... |
Vince Megna (born August 24, 1944, in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is a Wisconsin attorney best known for representing consumers in 'lemon law' suits against motor vehicle manufacturers. Lemon laws are a type of consumer protection legislation that offers recourse to buyers of motor vehicles with recurring mechanical or o... |
Ronald Leslie Numbers (June 3, 1942 – July 24, 2023) was an American historian of science. He was awarded the 2008 George Sarton Medal by the History of Science Society for "a lifetime of exceptional scholarly achievement by a distinguished scholar". |
Amber bought a new dress. The dress was a little too tight. Amber took the dress to a tailor. The tailor let out some of the seams. Amber's dress ended up fitting perfectly. |
One day, I went to CVS to get some things. As I was walking to the front, a huge gust of wind blew. I had on a skirt, so the wind blew my squirt up. I had no underwear on, so I was mortified. I grabbed my skirt and ran very fast into the store. |
Arun Murugesan is an Indian Weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the Men's 62 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. |
The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (OEB) presents comprehensive information on the card game contract bridge with limited information on related games and on playing cards. It is "official" in reference to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) which authorized its production and whose staff prepared and/or superv... |
The Year in Industry (YinI) is a UK scheme, which organises gap year placements for pre-university and undergraduate students. Each year The Year in Industry places around 750 students in engineering, science, IT, and business. The Year in Industry is run by the not for shareholder profit Engineering Development Trust... |
Phipps Bridge tram stop is a stop on the Tramlink service in the London Borough of Merton. The stop is named after Phipps Bridge Road, an adjacent residential street. |
Tom was a high school wrestler. Tom worked hard at practice everyday after school. Tom had excellent hygiene. Other kids did not and got ringworm. Tom never got ringworm and credited his great hygiene. |
Kevin was trying to make pizza. He put it in the oven. After a while a lot of smoke came out. Kevin had forgotten to take the plastic off. He ruined the pizza. |
Me and my friends were watching this funny movie. Every joke in the movie was hilarious. All of a sudden our DVD player broke. We couldn't finish watching the movie until the next day. It was worth the wait because the movie was very funny to us. |
Zulfiqar (ذوالفقار) is an Iranian main battle tank, conceived by Brigadier General Mir-Younes Masoumzadeh, deputy ground force commander for research and self-sufficiency of the armed forces. It is named after Zulfiqar, the legendary sword of Ali, the fourth Caliph and the first Shiite Imam. It's also known as Zolfaqar... |
Mary worked hard as a nurse at the hospital. To make extra money she worked a second job. Mary was often tired because of her long work hours. At the hospital she almost made a dangerous error due to fatigue. Mary decided that it would be best to quit her second job. |
Nicole Colaco (born April 9, 1970 in Mombasa, Kenya) is a former field hockey player from Canada. |
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award-winning New Zealand-Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Watson in Water Rats, as Alex Ryan in McLeod's Daughters, and as Matt "Fletch" Fletcher in Wentworth. |
The SZD-45 Ogar (Hound) is a T-tailed cantilever high-wing monoplane of wooden, aluminium and fibreglass construction designed and manufactured in Poland. |
Juliet Marillier (born 7th of August 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy. |
The term French–Habsburg rivalry (; ) describes the rivalry between France and the House of Habsburg. The Habsburgs headed an expansive and evolving empire that included, at various times, the Holy Roman Empire, the Spanish Empire, Austria, Bohemia and Hungary from the Diet of Augsburg in the High Middle Ages until the... |
Hemmingen () is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km south of Hanover. |
John G. Scheible (February 16, 1866 – August 6, 1897) was a professional baseball player who pitched for two different teams over two seasons. He made his debut in 1893 with the Cleveland Spiders and played for the Philadelphia Phillies the following year. |
Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (John F. Outlaw Field), or simply Outlaw Field, is seven miles northwest of Clarksville, in Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the city of Clarksville and Montgomery County and is near Fort Campbell. |
Martin was talking to a woman on the plane. She said she was from Alaska. Martin said he would love to go someday. She invited him to her cabin in Fairbanks. Martin thought the woman suddenly became very creepy. |
Havenhoofd is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 10 km west of Hellevoetsluis. |
The American Pharoah Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of September during the fall meet at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade I event, it is open to two-year-old horses and is held at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. |
Richard P. Braun Bridge is a pair of 10-span concrete girder bridges spanning the Mississippi River between Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The eastbound span was built in 1985 to connect Minnesota State Highway 252 with Minnesota State Highway 610 in Coon Rapids. The westbound span was built in 19... |
Codename was a short-lived British television series produced by the BBC in 1970. |
Msgr. Victor Scheppers (25 April 1802 in Mechelen – 7 March 1877 in Mechelen) was the founder of the Brothers of Mercy of Mechelen and the Scheppersinstituut Mechelen. He was declared "venerable" by the Roman Catholic Church in March 1987. His feast day is 7 March, the date of his death. |
Domingo Paes (sometimes spelt Pais) was a traveller from Portuguese India, who visited the Vijayanagara Empire, located on the southern portion of the Deccan Plateau in around 1520. He journeyed together with a group of traders from what was then Portuguese Goa, which was the capital of other territories such as Portu... |
Vidiri is an ethnic group in the Central African Republic and Sudan. They speak Banda-Banda, a Niger-Congo language. |
The gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis), also known as velvet rockfish, the gag, or charcoal belly, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It comes from warmer parts of the West Atlantic... |
Tom was trying to bake a cake. He realized he ran out of sugar. He decided to ask his neighbors for a cup. They were glad to help out. Tom was able to finish baking. |
Mount Edziza Provincial Park is a provincial park in Cassiar Land District of northern British Columbia, Canada. It was established on 27 July 1972 to protect the Mount Edziza volcanic complex and the surrounding Tahltan Highland. |
Hymns is the first solo studio album by Living Colour vocalist Corey Glover. It was released on April 7, 1998 via LaFace Records. Recording sessions took place at Teenage Dog Studio in Brooklyn and at BearTracks in Suffern, NY. Production was handled by Glower himself and The Family Stand, with L.A. Reid and Babyface s... |
The Mazdaspeed3 is a sport compact hatchback introduced for the 2007 model year by Mazdaspeed and produced until 2013. The Mazdaspeed3 is a performance-enhanced version of the 5-door Mazda3. |
The Shire of Kent is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Nyabing. The area produces grains such as wheat, barley and legumes. |
Tommy Lee Smith, Jr. (born December 4, 1980) is an American professional basketball player. He played his college basketball at Arizona State University. A 6'10" and 215 lb power forward, Smith attended North High School and was selected in the 2nd round of the 2003 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. |
Prince Firouz Nosrat-ed-Dowleh III, GCMG (1889–1937) was the eldest son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma and Princess Ezzat-ed-Dowleh Qajar. He was born in 1889 and died in April 1937. He was the grandson of his namesake, Nosrat Dowleh Firouz Mirza, and of Mozzafar-al-Din Shah Qajar through his mother, Princess Ezza... |
AB Thulinverken was a company in Landskrona, Sweden, founded in 1914 as Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik by the airman and aircraft designer Dr. Enoch Thulin. The company became Sweden's first aircraft manufacturer. In 1920, Thulin also started manufacturing automobiles, which continued until 1928. During World War I, the ... |
Charles Camoin (; 23 September 1879 – 20 May 1965) was a French expressionist landscape painter associated with the Fauves. |
My friend works for Children's Hospital. Their lunchtime speakers group wanted Jhumpa Lahiri to talk. Her agent said she would be glad to speak. However she wanted $20,000. The group withdrew the invitation. |
The Massachusetts National Guard is the National Guard component for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded as the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia on December 13, 1636, it contains the oldest units in the United States Army. What is today's Massachusetts National Guard evolved through many different forms. Origi... |
The Volkswagen GX3 was a concept car created by project Moonraker, which was initiated by Stefan Liske, former director of group product strategy at Volkswagen. The GX3 was first shown at the 2006 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. It was considered an unusual concept, since it was three-wheeled and sometimes considered mo... |
John had a big final coming up. He had been studying for weeks. The test was very important to his grade. He was very committed to doing well. He made sure to put the extra effort in. |
Saint Walaric, modern French Valery (died 620), was a Frankish monk turned hermit who founded the . His cult was recognized in Normandy and England. |
Hnat Martynovych Khotkevych (, also Gnat Khotkevich or Hnat Khotkevych, born December 31, 1877 – died October 8, 1938) was a Ukrainian theater and public figure, engineer, inventor, writer, historian, translator, ethnographer, art critic, playwright, screenwriter, composer, musicologist, violinist, pianist, baritone, b... |
Rod Jetton (born September 9, 1967) is an American politician, author, and businessman. He was a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives who represented Missouri's 156th District from 2001 to 2009 and was Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005 to 2009. Jetton has authored four boo... |
Hector was about to die of old age. All his family surrounded him around his bed. He said his goodbyes to everyone. He made a last smile. And slowly went away and died in peace. |
Jack was so excited to get his new puppy today. His mom brought her home and told Jack he could name her. Jack saw her long, unruly fur and named her Fluffy. Fluffy and Jack bonded quickly and played all day. Jack was so grateful to have his new best friend. |
Efraym Elliott Yamin (born July 20, 1978) is an American singer known for his hit single "Wait for You" and for placing third on the fifth season of American Idol. |
In human anatomy, the mandibular canal is a canal within the mandible that contains the inferior alveolar nerve, inferior alveolar artery, and inferior alveolar vein. It runs obliquely downward and forward in the ramus, and then horizontally forward in the body, where it is placed under the alveoli and communicates wit... |
Sybil, or The Two Nations is an 1845 novel by Benjamin Disraeli. Published in the same year as Friedrich Engels's The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, Sybil traces the plight of the working classes of England. Disraeli was interested in dealing with the horrific conditions in which the majority of Eng... |
Franck Jurietti (born 30 March 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a full-back. He spent most of his career with Bordeaux. |
The kids were wandering around the neighborhood. The saw a small brown dog running in the alley. They chased it and checked it for a collar. It didn't have one, so they called animal control. It was taken to the shelter and adopted. |
Al Centro de la Ciudad is the third album released by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives, released on June 6, 1989. |
This list of electoral wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough includes county borough electoral wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. It also includes Community Council wards. |
Pemba is a small town (population about 4,000) located in Pemba District of the Southern Province of Zambia. It is situated on the Lusaka–Livingstone Road, midway between Lusaka and Livingstone. The main ethnic group in the town are the Tonga. Prominent educational institutions found here are Pemba Basic School, Pemba ... |
Bill found out at the age of 18 he was adopted. Bill couldn't believe it. He felt like he had been lied to his whole life. Bill had to find out the truth about his real father. Bill searched for weeks and finally reconnected with his Father. |
A dolly is an unpowered vehicle designed for connection to a tractor unit, truck or prime mover vehicle with strong traction power. |
Jeff had just gotten his driver's license and was very excited. He called up some of his friends and offered to pick them up. On the way to the beach Jeff got a flat tire. He was scared changing the tire on the interstate but he got it fixed. Jeff realized driving comes with responsibility as well as fun. |
The Parliament of Aruba (, ) is the unicameral legislature or parliament of Aruba. The parliament has 21 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Each member holds their seats until the parliament is dissolved, which is every four years by a general election. The leader of the party which g... |
Aerodrom (; meaning Airport) was one of five city municipalities which constituted the City of Kragujevac. According to the 2002 census results, the municipality had a population of 36,217 inhabitants. The municipality was formed in May 2002, only to be dissolved in March 2008. |
Leroy C Ioas (15 February 1896, Wilmington, Illinois - 22 July 1965, Haifa, Israel) was a Hand of the Cause of the Baháʼí Faith. His parents declared themselves Baháʼís in 1898 and took Ioas to meet ʻAbdu'l-Bahá during the latter's travels in the United States in 1912. Ioas moved to San Francisco after marrying Sylvia ... |
Kendra was on a beach vacation. One last thing she wanted to do was see the sunset. She travelled out to the beach just before dusk. Some storm clouds threatened to ruin the view. Luckily, things cleared up in time to see beautiful colors. |
The two teams were meeting in the finals. The match was going to be a very intense one. Each team gave their all. The red team won by one point. The spectators clapped and cheered. |
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit human rights organization founded in 1920. The organization strives "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States". The ACLU works through litigat... |
I played paintball in the woods. I crossed the enemy lines. I was with two teammates. An enemy player popped up from the bushes. We surrendered. |
Ivor Robert Stanbrook (13 January 1924 – 18 February 2004) was a British Conservative party politician and barrister. He represented Orpington as its Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1992. |
Ronald Duncan McLaren Brown (29 June 1938 – 3 August 2007) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He sat in the British House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Edinburgh Leith constituency, from the 1979 general election to the 1992 general election. Brown was suspended from the House of Commons on ... |
The Millewa is a region of north western Victoria in Australia. |
Failsworth tram stop is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. It was formerly a railway station before its conversion to Metrolink in 2012. |
TechCrunch is an American global online newspaper focusing on high tech and startup companies. It was founded in June 2005 by Archimedes Ventures, led by partners Michael Arrington and Keith Teare. |
The brit milah ( bərīṯ mīlā, ; Ashkenazi pronunciation: , "covenant of circumcision"; Yiddish pronunciation: bris ) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism. According to the Book of Genesis, God commanded the biblical patriarch Abraham to be circumcised, an act to be followed by his male descendants on the eighth da... |
Oestinghausen is a village in the municipality of Lippetal in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of 1,944 (as of 30 June 2012). |
UTC+07:30 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +07:30. |
The college had a beautiful field. They painted the endzone with bright paint. The team was pumped to play at the new field. On game day, everyone took photos of the packed stadium. The environment was amazing! |
Borna was the Duke of Croatia from to 821 and vassal of the Frankish Empire. He resided in Nin and was the ruler of most of the Croats in northern Dalmatia. |
Ľubomír Feldek (* 9 October 1936, Žilina, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak poet, writer, playwright, and translator. He is married to Oľga Feldeková. |
In fiction, continuity is the consistency of the characteristics of people, plot, objects, and places seen by the audience over some period of time. It is relevant to many genres and forms of storytelling, especially if it is long-running. |
The kids were excited for their vacation. They would be going to an amusement park! They were determined to ride every ride. On the morning they were going to leave, they missed their flight. The trip would have to wait for another time. |
I went to the gym to lift some weights. I saw a pretty girl working out. I decided that I would impress her. I struggled to lift twice as much as I normally would have. I learned that I should never try and lift more than I am able to. |
Clown society is a term used in anthropology and sociology for an organization of comedic entertainers (Heyoka or "clowns") who have a formalized role in a culture or society. |
South Africa has a 'hybrid' or 'mixed' legal system, formed by the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions: a civil law system inherited from the Dutch, a common law system inherited from the British, and a customary law system inherited from indigenous Africans (often termed African Customary Law, of whi... |
Armored Troop Carriers (ATC), often called Tangos from the phonetic alphabet for T, were LCM-6 landing craft modified for riverine patrol missions. They were used by the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) of the United States Army and Navy in the Vietnam War. They were also used by Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN) and Khmer Na... |
Eleanor of Castile (after 1363 – 1415/1416) was Queen of Navarre by marriage to King Charles III of Navarre. She acted as regent of Navarre during the absence of her spouse in France in 1397–1398, 1403–1406 and 1409–1411. |
Janamorcha Nepal () was founded in 2002 as the mass organisation and electoral front of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre–Masal). It was formed following the merger between the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) when their respective fronts Samyukta Janamorcha Nepa... |
Protorosaurus (from , 'earlier' and , 'lizard') is an extinct genus of reptile. Members of the genus lived during the late Permian period in what is now Germany and Great Britain. Once believed to have been an ancestor to lizards, Protorosaurus is now known to be one of the oldest and most primitive members of Archos... |
Donny worked at a station along the harbor. He sat looking out over the sea. Finding the scenery to be very calm, he began to fall asleep. It wasn't long before he had completely passed out. He was awoken later by his boss, who was quite angry with him. |
Millicent or Milicent is a female given name that has been in use since the Middle Ages. The English form Millicent derives from the Old French Melisende, from the Germanic amal "work" and swinth "strength". |
Gölcük, formerly known as Diolkides, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 217 km2, and its population is 175,940 (2022). The city is located at the northern gulf of Armutlu Peninsula on the coast of Gulf of İzmit, a branch of the Sea of Marmara, in the south of the province. |
Colonel Valentine Patrick Terrell Vivian CMG CBE (March 17, 1886–April 15, 1969) was the vice-chief of the SIS or MI6 and the first head of its counterespionage unit, Section V. Vivian, while he was attempting to introduce new blood into the service, selected Kim Philby, who later became notorious as "The Third Man" do... |
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