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Cooper Archibald Manning (born March 6, 1974) is an American entrepreneur and television personality who is the host of the television show The Manning Hour for Fox Sports as well as principal and senior managing director of investor relations for AJ Capital Partners. He is the eldest son of former professional footbal...
The Shapies is an Australian computer-animated children's television series. Produced by Light Knights Productions, it first aired on 6 July 2002, on the Australian Nine Network and, in the United States, on PBS Kids and Animania. The series originally lasted for 26 episodes, with the Series 2 finale airing 30 December...
The church was hosting an event. They told all the church members it would be a potluck. Everyone planned what they would bring. The meeting room was full of great food. They all ate together and had a nice time.
Andreas Axel Janota Wilson (born 7 March 1981) is a Swedish actor who played the leading role in the Oscar-nominated (for best foreign movie) Evil. He has also starred in Kill Your Darlings, Babas bilar and Den utvalde. He was named as one of European films' "Shooting Stars" by the European Film Promotion in 2004. He h...
Dedicated to You is a 1961 album by Ray Charles. Originally released in January 1961 the album collects Charles' musical love notes to twelve very special women, by name.
My lips were bleeding. I was at school. I had on a coat. A kid zipper up my zipper. My lip was stuck in the zipper.
Gary was walking with his girlfriend at the park. She noticed his credit card in his pocket. She quickly hugged him and took it. He didn't notice. When they had dinner, he paid for everything with cash.
Ćiribiribela is the ninth and final studio album by Yugoslav rock band Bijelo Dugme, released in 1988. Bijelo Dugme would split-up in 1989, and Ćirbiribela would be the band's last release (excluding compilation albums) before the band's 2005 reunion and the live album Turneja 2005: Sarajevo, Zagreb, Beograd.
Samakh () was a Palestinian Arab village at the south end of Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee) in Ottoman Galilee and later Mandatory Palestine (now in Israel). It was the site of battle in 1918 during World War I.
Vysoké Tatry (; , ; , ; , ; , ), formally Mesto Vysoké Tatry () is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that region. It was created in 1990, and its official name from 1990 to 1999 was Starý Smokovec, which is the name of one of its major settlements.
Last year, I broke a drinking glass in my bedroom. Because I was tired, I placed it next to my bed. I told my girlfriend I would take care of it in the morning. Within one minute of waking up, I stepped on the broken glass. I had to go to the hospital to get.
Leonard George Hayton (February 14, 1908 – April 24, 1971) was an American musician, composer, conductor and arranger. Hayton's trademark was a captain's hat, which he always wore at a rakish angle.
Many religious denominations emerged during the early-to-mid-17th century in England. Many of these were influenced by the radical changes brought on by the English Civil War, subsequent Execution of Charles I and the advent of the Commonwealth of England. This event led to a widespread discussion about how society sho...
José Mendonça dos Santos, simply known as Dequinha (March 19, 1928 – July 23, 1997), was a Brazilian footballer.
The Red Bank Borough Public Schools are part of a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Red Bank, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Jackson and his buddies were beyond relieved. They had been lost in the desert for several days. The oasis was a miracle to them. The wandered in very exhausted. They began drinking water and feeling grateful for being saved.
Wang Kuang (died 191), courtesy name Gongjie, was a government official and minor warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Tom was at the drive through. It was taking a long time to order. Tom was visibly frustrated. They offered him free pie as an apology. Tom agreed and it made him feel better.
Alexandru Ghika (June 22, 1902 – April 11, 1964) was a Romanian mathematician, founder of the Romanian school of functional analysis.
is a railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Stephen Shelton Bradley (born March 26, 1962 in Middleburg, Virginia) is an internationally successful rider in the equestrian sport of eventing. He has competed internationally since 1989, with great achievements including a place on the US Eventing Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in 1993 he became only the seco...
The rusty-tailed flycatcher (Ficedula ruficauda) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found mainly in the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and some parts of southwest India, as well as pockets of Central Asia including Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The species is partially mi...
"White Key" is the fourth single released by Japanese singer Ami Suzuki under music label Sony Music in December 1998.
Guglielmo Ferrero (; 21 July 1871 — 3 August 1942) was an Italian historian, journalist and novelist, author of the Greatness and Decline of Rome (5 volumes, published after English translation 1907–1909). Ferrero devoted his writings to classical liberalism and he opposed any kind of dictatorship and unlimited governm...
Narci was redecorating her home. She went shopping every day. Soon the home was full of beautiful pieces. She invited friends over to see all the changes she'd made. They came over and told her she had a great eye.
Pyotr Bochkaryov (; born November 3, 1967) is a retired Russian pole vaulter. He won the European Indoor Championships twice, setting an indoor personal best in 1994 with 5.90 metres. This remained the championship record until Renaud Lavillenie cleared 6.03 m in 2011. He placed 5th at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a j...
In scientific visualization, a maximum intensity projection (MIP) is a method for 3D data that projects in the visualization plane the voxels with maximum intensity that fall in the way of parallel rays traced from the viewpoint to the plane of projection. This implies that two MIP renderings from opposite viewpoints ...
Viper is a steel roller coaster located in the Baja Ridge area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Viper is the last operating roller coaster with seven inversions to be built by American manufacturer Arrow Dynamics. The other two, Shockwave at Six Flags Great America and the Great American Scream Mach...
Dorothy Osborne, Lady Temple (1627–1695) was a British writer of letters and wife of Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet.
Jane was at the grocery store. She needed to use the bathroom. They were out of order. She left the store right away hoping to make it home in time. She had to stop at a gas station to avoid having an accident.
Islamistan (, ; lit. "Islamland" or "the Land of Islam") is a Persian, Pashto and Urdu term referring to Dār al-Islām.
The Republic of Togo is divided into five regions which are subdivided into 35 prefectures. These various prefectures of Togo are shown according to their respective regions below.
Krematorij () is a Russian rock band. The band is considered one of the best concert performing teams in Russia, known for its masterly rock-n-roll. Formed in Moscow in 1983, Krematorij gained quick recognition, achieved the status of a legend of Russian Rock-n-Roll and after 30 years on stage continues to delight its ...
The Big Bang Theory predicted background radiation in the sky. The radiation should be strongest at microwave wavelengths. Two Bell Lab scientists detected such a signal in 1964. They cleaned the antenna of pigeon droppings to be sure it was real. The Bell Lab scientists shared a Nobel Prize for their discovery.
Will and his high school buddies were fooling around one night. They smashed a mailbox to pieces, as a prank. Several days later Will got a call from the school. The police had come to question Will about that night. Will has never done such a dumb thing since.
Steve White is a British comic book writer, paleoartist, and occasional colourist who has mainly worked with 2000 AD.
HMS Cricket was a Royal Navy Insect-class gunboat. She was built by Barclay Curle and launched on 17 December 1915.
Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Cher's friends wanted to play a prank on her. They exchanged her car with a cardboard replica. They expected her to freak out when she saw it. Cher pondered the cardboard cut-out for a moment. She picked it up and started making engine sounds with her mouth.
Lavon Lynn Heidemann (born October 24, 1958) is an American politician and farmer who served as the 39th lieutenant governor of Nebraska from February 13, 2013 to September 9, 2014 under Governor Dave Heineman. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Bargteheide-Land is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Bargteheide, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in France have been among some of the most progressive in the world. Although same-sex sexual activity was a capital crime that often resulted in the death penalty during the Ancien Régime, all sodomy laws were repealed in 1791 during the French Revolution. However, a l...
Josse Boutmy (1 February 1697 – 27 November 1779) was a composer, organist and harpsichordist of the Austrian Netherlands who established himself in Brussels.
The World Series Formula V8 3.5, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005 to 2015 and the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and 2017, was a motor racing series promoted by RPM Racing (1998–2004) and Renault Sport (2005–2015).
Jane Anger was an English author of the sixteenth century and the first woman to publish a full-length defence of her sex in English. The title of her defense, Jane Anger Her Protection For Women was published in 1589. In the late sixteenth century, it was rare for women to write and publish on secular, or non-religiou...
Jack was just starting to invest his money. He talked to an investor on how to get started. Jack was persuaded and took the investor's advice. Jack was starting to make a decent passive income. Then, the economy crash and Jack lost all his money.
Yermo xanthocephalus commonly known as the desert yellowhead is an American flowering plant endemic to southern Wyoming. It is the only member of the genus Yermo and was first described in 1991.
Edgar Wallace Chadwick (14 June 1869 – 14 February 1942) was a left-sided footballer who had a long and distinguished career with Everton during the 1890s. He was also the national coach for the Netherlands from 1908 to 1913.
Poughill (pronounced "Pofil" or "Puffil") is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bude-Stratton, in the Cornwall district, in north-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located one mile north of Bude. In 1931 the parish had a population of 413.
Kate had washed the clothes for the house. This was a punishment for being bored. Her mother refolded half of the clothes she folded. Kate stood as her mother demonstrated the correct way to fold. After all this Kate was then forced to put the clothes away as well.
The St. Catharines municipal election of 2003 was held on 10 November 2003 to determine a mayor, regional and city councillors and school trustees in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario.
Ryan Marcus Leon Hall (born 4 January 1988) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker. He earned one cap for the England national C team in 2010.
Cinuit () may have been an early ruler of the Brittonic kingdom of Alt Clut, later known as Strathclyde, in Britain's Hen Ogledd or "Old North". The Harleian genealogies indicate that he was the son of Ceretic Guletic, who may be identified with the warlord Ceredig rebuked by Saint Patrick in one of his letters. Accord...
Marty had a pain in his tooth, so he decided to go to the dentist. The dentist told him he must have his tooth extracted. The dentist put Marty to sleep. When Marty woke up, the lights were off. They had forgot about him and left him in the office!
E. J. Whitley (born February 16, 1982) is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Texas Tech University.
Portelândia is a municipality enclave in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a prosperous community with a large production of soybeans.
Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall ( or ) is an ice hockey rink located within a mountain hall in Gjøvik, Norway. With a capacity for 5,500 spectators, the hall also features a 25-meter swimming pool and telecommunications installations. Opened in 1993 and costing 134.6 million Norwegian krone (NOK), it was built for the 1994 ...
K–12 refers to primary and secondary education in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Laura took out her wallet. She paid for the meal and left the restaurant. Then the waiter came running out to find her. He said that she hadn't tipped. She said she never tips, and the waiter thought she was horrible.
Sagebrush is a common name of a number of shrubby plant species in the genus Artemisia native to western North America;
The police officer pulled over Ken. Since he was in a bad mood, he started yelling. Ken was handcuffed and placed into jail. However, he was released the next day. The officer was laid off since he didn't grant Ken his Miranda rights.
The Hockey Club SKA (), often referred to as SKA Saint Petersburg and literally as the Sports Club of the Army, is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg. They are members of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club never competed in a league final until the 2014–15...
Millwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ware County, Georgia, United States, located west of Waycross. The community is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1953 throughout the world.
The family bought new furniture. When their sofa arrived, it wouldn't fit! They pushed and pushed but it wouldn't budge. They had to send it back to the store. The family sat on boxes that night.
Marri Nallos is a pop singer from the Philippines.
Pan-European liberalism has been a political force since the establishment of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party in 1976.
Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck (born January 8, 1908, Kiev, Russian Empire – died April 23, 2006, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania) was a pioneer in modern dance, dance pedagogy and Labanotation. Described by The Philadelphia Inquirer as a "modern-dance innovator and educator," she founded the Philadelphia Dance Academy in 1944, and ...
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter is a low-budget horror Western film released in 1966, in which a fictionalized version of the real-life western outlaw Jesse James encounters the fictional granddaughter (the film's title notwithstanding) of the famous Dr. Frankenstein. The film was originally released as part ...
Manston is a suburb and former village to the east of Cross Gates, Leeds, England, situated east of Leeds city centre.
Bob went to the beach. He ran into the ocean. He splashed around and swam in the cool water. Suddenly he saw a fin coming toward him. Bob was attacked by a shark but lived to tell the tale.
Jane was at the park. She spotted a guy with a cute dog. She couldn't resist petting it. The guy started flirting with her. Jane ignored him to keep playing with the dog.
Steve was taking his family camping. They were camping in the same log cabin Steve camped with his parents. When they arrived the log cabin was torn down. A new Holiday Inn was built there instead. Steve was disappointed but still had a great time with his family.
The presidential election campaign fund checkoff appears on US income tax return forms as the question Do you want $3 of your federal tax to go to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund?
Operation Falcon was an undercover operation conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Canadian Wildlife Service from 1982–1984. The investigation into the illegal sale of federally protected birds resulted in 63 people being tried or taking a plea bargain. Of the cases that went to trial, there w...
A lady across the street was selling her dog. Hannah asked if she could get him and her mom said no. She sneaked into her purse and stole the money. She went across the street and bought him anyway. She named the dog Snickers because he was brown.
"Name" is a song by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1995 as the third single from their fifth studio album, A Boy Named Goo (1995). "Name" became the band's first major hit, topping both the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Album Rock Tracks chart. It also reached number five on the Bi...
Heat Treatment is the second album by English singer-songwriter Graham Parker and his band The Rumour, released in 1976. A close follow-up to Parker's debut album Howlin' Wind, Heat Treatment was well received by critics and contains signature Parker songs like the rollicking title track, "Pourin' It All Out", and "Foo...
The 1975 World Rally Championship was the third season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). 10 events were included on the schedule, including the return to the series of the famous Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies after a one season absence of those events. Both North A...
Poison of Ages is an album by New Zealand metal band 8 Foot Sativa. The official release date was May 21, 2007.
was one of four heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). These were the largest and most modern cruisers in the Japanese fleet, and were intended to form the backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike force. These ships were fast, powerful and heavily armed, with enough firepower...
Zamoskvorechye District () is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population:
MTV2 Headbangers Ball is a heavy metal compilation album released in conjunction with the MTV program Headbangers Ball. It is the first in a series of compilations and was released approximately five months after the program re-debuted on MTV2. The first disc consists largely of singles by mainstream bands, while the s...
"Marcella" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1972 album Carl and the Passions – "So Tough". Written by Brian Wilson, Jack Rieley, and Tandyn Almer, the lyrics were inspired by Wilson's fixation with a local massage therapist. It is the last song to feature Bruce Johnston during his original ...
Joe was working behind the bar. A man at the bar was obviously drunk. Joe refused to serve the man. The man got hostile and started to threaten Joe. Joe got the bouncer to kick the man out of the bar.
Sally has a big test tomorrow. She is worried because she hasn't studied yet. She would stay up tonight to study, but she is too tired too. Instead she will just hope that she gets a good grade. Sally is not very responsible.
Ben was a cashier. He really wanted to be a musician. One night while doing some cleaning in his store. He started singing. A man from a record company heard him and signed him to his label.
Terry Johnson (born January 9, 1950) is a Georgia State Representative (D-Marietta) first elected in 2000. Johnson represents Georgia District 37, which is located in Cobb County.
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is a song, with music by English musician Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, from John's 1975 album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. It was released as a single on 23 June 1975, the only single released from the album. Like the rest of the album, the song is autobiograph...
Edwin Newton Atherton (October 12, 1896 – August 31, 1944) served as a foreign service officer, Bureau of Investigation agent, private investigator, and later, appointed head of the college athletics organization, the Pacific Coast Conference in 1940.
Dan was always schooling people on the basketball courts. He always said he schooled so hard he should be a principal. One day he decided to live up to his word and found his own school. But he discovered that out you need permits and such to open a school. So instead Dan just kept schooling people on the basketball co...
Benny was playing baseball with his friends. His friend hit the ball across the field and over a ditch. Benny ran to get the ball. He attempted to jump over the ditch. Benny landed in the ditch and was covered in filth.
Carronade Island lies off the northern (Kimberley) coast of Western Australia (), in Napier Broome Bay. It owes its name to two swivel guns found there in 1916, mistakenly described at the time as carronades.
Sea foam is a type of foam that appears in bodies of salt water. It can also refer to:
Vladimir Andreyevich Artemyev () ( in Saint Petersburg - 11 September 1962 in Moscow) was a Soviet Russian rocket scientist at the Gas Dynamics Laboratory, and was one of the inventors of the Katyusha. The first rocket propelled by smokeless trotyl-pyroxylin powder was launched under his direction in 1928. Artem'ev cra...
Tom took his girlfriend to a movie. At the beginning he got them to add a special slide. They projected a big marriage proposal on the screen. Tom's girlfriend was shocked by it all. She turned down his offer.
Pendleton County Schools is the operating school district within Pendleton County, West Virginia. It is governed by the Pendleton County Board of Education.
The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time is a list published in book form in 1990 by the British-based Crime Writers' Association. Five years later, the Mystery Writers of America published a similar list titled The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time. Many titles can be found in both lists.
Michael Ferris (21 November 1931 – 20 March 2000) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served for more than twenty years as a member of the Oireachtas, as both a Senator and a Teachta Dála (TD). Before becoming a full-time politician, he was secretary to a veterinary practice.
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen black-and-white one-hour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960 (as opposed to the thirty-minute regular series, I Love Lucy). The first five were shown as specials during the 1957–58 television season. The remaining eight were originally shown as part of ...