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Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited (MetService) () is the national meteorological service of New Zealand. MetService was established as a state-owned enterprise in 1992. It employs about 300 staff, and its headquarters are in Wellington, New Zealand. Prior to becoming a state-owned enterprise, New Zealand's ... |
Empusa is a genus of praying mantids in the family Empusidae and tribe Empusini. Records of occurrence include Africa, mainland Europe and western Asia through to India. |
Manuel Mujica Lainez (11 September 1910 – 21 April 1984) was an Argentine novelist, essayist and art critic. |
The squamous part of occipital bone is situated above and behind the foramen magnum, and is curved from above downward and from side to side. |
Francisco Javier "Javi" García Fernández (; born 8 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who is an assistant manager for Benfica. A defensive midfielder by nature, he could also appear as a central defender. |
Atomic theory is the scientific theory that matter is composed of particles called atoms. The concept that matter is composed of discrete particles is an ancient idea, but gained scientific credence in the 18th and 19th centuries when scientists found it could explain the behaviors of gases and how chemical elements re... |
Marissa kept her jewelry in her dresser. She went to open the drawer but it was stuck. She pounded on it over and over again. FInally, the drawer opened. Marissa decided to put the jewelry in a different drawer from now on. |
Come and Get It is a 1935 novel by American author Edna Ferber. A film version with the same title was produced in 1936. |
Lake Wilderness is the largest lake in Maple Valley, Washington, United States. The Lake Wilderness Lodge, a former resort hotel, is now a King County landmark, and its grounds are a park. Lake Wilderness is surrounded by houses, forest, and a park. The park is open and free of charge, containing a playground, baseball... |
The High Window is a 1942 novel written by Raymond Chandler. It is his third novel featuring the Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe. |
A Doll's House (Danish and ; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. The play is set in a Norwegian town circa 1879. |
Kristi Marie Capel (born July 7, 1983) is a television newscaster from Springfield, Missouri. |
A classmate is a student who is a member of the same class, in any of its meanings (a course, a lesson, a graduating year). |
In fashion and clothing, a petite size is a standard clothing size designed specifically for women 164 cm (5 ft 4 in) and under. This categorization is not solely based on a woman's height, but also takes into account the proportions of her body. Petite sizes cater to body shapes that typically have shorter limb length... |
Mongoose refers to two types of carnivorous mammals. |
Acrantophis dumerili, commonly known as Dumeril's boa, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. No subspecies are currently recognized. |
Karel Petr (; 14 June 1868, Zbyslav, Austria-Hungary – 14 February 1950, Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech mathematician. He was one of the most renowned Czech mathematicians of the first half of the 20th century. |
Lance Thomas (born April 24, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils where he started at power forward for the national champion 2010 team. |
Alfriston College is a secondary school in the suburb of Alfriston in Auckland, New Zealand. |
Travis was on a baseball team. He was having trouble with his batting swing. Travis's coach gave him extra hitting practice. Travis's swing got better. He became the best hitter on the team. |
Khvoynaya () is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Khvoyninsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Pes and Talka Rivers. Municipally, it is incorporated as Khvoyninskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population: |
The is an annual event in Japan. With sponsorship from Yokohama city and organizations such as the print and broadcast media, the event has taken place since 1981. The 26th festival is scheduled for August 27, 2006 at the Honmoku Citizens' Park, Naka-ku, Yokohama. |
Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948) is an American actor and film producer also credited as Samuel Jackson and Sam Jackson. |
Langvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Gildeskål in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located about southeast of the municipal centre of Inndyr. It sits directly southwest of the large lake Sokumvatnet. The lake is partially supplied by discharge from the Langvann Hydroelectric Power Station and se... |
The Civic Front for Santiago () is a Peronist provincial political coalition in Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina. It operates as part of Frente de Todos. |
Gateway is the name of a small industrial and residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by New York Avenue NE to the south and southeast, Bladensburg Road to the west, and South Dakota Avenue to the northeast. Gateway is across New York Avenue from the U.S. National Arboretum. |
Marise Ann Millicent Chamberlain (born 5 December 1935) is a New Zealand former middle-distance runner. She is the only New Zealand woman to win an Olympic medal in track athletics (Lorraine Moller won a medal in the marathon). She set world records over 440 yards, 400 metres and 1 mile. |
In the Arms of God is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity, released on April 5, 2005. It is the only album of the band to not feature drummer Reed Mullin and the last to feature Pepper Keenan on vocals and guitar until 2018's No Cross No Crown; although he rejoined the band in ... |
Howard Robinson (born 2 October 1945) is a British philosopher, specialising in various areas of philosophy of mind and metaphysics, best known for his work in the philosophy of perception. His contributions to philosophy include a defense of sense-datum theories of perception and a variety of arguments against physica... |
Yesterday I saw some turkey at the store. It was herbed. I was curious to try some. When I took it home it was amazing. I could not believe it. |
In Sikhism, the Five virtues are fundamental qualities which one should develop in order to reach , or to reunite or merge with God. The Sikh Gurus taught that these positive human qualities were (truth), (compassion), (contentment), (humility), and (love). |
U.S. Family Network, Inc. (USFN) was founded in 1996 by Ed Buckham, who also served as the organization's consultant. USFN was a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) corporation founded in Virginia, with its principal offices located in the District of Columbia in the same building as Buckham's consulting firm Alexander Strategy Group... |
Cytochalasins are fungal metabolites that have the ability to bind to actin filaments and block polymerization and the elongation of actin. As a result of the inhibition of actin polymerization, cytochalasins can change cellular morphology, inhibit cellular processes such as cell division, and even cause cells to under... |
There was an old tree on Sam's yard. Sam was always afraid of it. One night it was storming hard. The tree was hit by lightning and fell over. Sam was relieved it was gone. |
The Light of the World (1851–1854) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure of Jesus preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door, illustrating Revelation 3:20: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, a... |
is a Japanese alternative rock band. The band started out as a duo with Atsushi Horie (vocals/guitar) and Shinpei Nakayama (drums) in 1998. They established an independent label named Ghost Records in 2002. Hidekazu Hinata joined the band as bassist in 2003, giving the band a heavier sound. In October of the same year ... |
Ain Shams (also spelled Ayn or Ein - , , ) is a district in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. The name means "Eye of the Sun" in Arabic, referring to the fact that the district contained the ruins of the ancient city of Heliopolis, once the spiritual centre of ancient Egyptian sun-worship, and settled since 3100 BCE fo... |
John W. Niddrie (September 24, 1863 – May 4, 1940) was a Canadian pioneer and missionary during the early years of the European colonization of Canada. He moved to Canada from Scotland. His memoirs were collected in a book titled Niddrie of the North-West. University of Alberta Press published the book. |
The Estádio Presidente Vargas, nicknamed PV, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for association football and American football matches and is the home stadium of América Football Club (CE), Fortaleza, Ferroviário Atlético Clube and Associação Esportiva Tiradentes... |
A tsunami is an unusually powerful series of water waves, a prominent recent example being: |
Sir Nicholas Wyndham Partridge (born 28 August 1955) is a British health care and HIV/AIDS care activist. |
Richard Normand Langlois (born January 20, 1952 in Putnam, Connecticut) is an American economist and currently professor at the University of Connecticut. He studied physics and English literature at Williams College, he received a Master's in astronomy from Yale University, and he received his PhD in Engineering-Econo... |
Jason was working hard. He was trying to craft a perfect song. He wrote down the lyrics. Jason practiced his song on his guitar many times. He was finally happy with it and thought that it might even be a hit. |
Francisco José Urrutia Olano (12 April 1870 – 6 August 1950) was a Colombian diplomat and international jurist. He served as Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs first from 1908 to 1909, and again from 1912 to 1914, during which he signed the Thomson–Urrutia Treaty, which re-established diplomatic relations between t... |
2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 900 Marines and Sailors. Nicknamed "America's Battalion," they fall under the 8th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division. |
The Weitz family decided everyone would make their own Christmas card. Mr Weitz's card had very bad artwork. Everyone made fun of him for it. He still sent the card anyway. He thought it was special. |
Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx is an album by alternative rock band Fishbone, released in 2000. It features a large number of special guests and is the only Fishbone album released on Disney's Hollywood Records. |
Kate rode her bicycle to school. As she was riding, one of her tires popped. She had to walk the rest of the way to school. When she got to school, one of the teachers helped fix her bike. Kate was happy to have nice teachers. |
10.5: Apocalypse is a 2006 television miniseries written and directed by John Lafia. A sequel to 2004's 10.5, the show follows a series of catastrophic seismic disasters including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and sinkholes, all triggered by an apocalyptic earthquake. The series was produced in Canada. It ... |
There are numerous film adaptations of Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac: |
Carnasserie Castle (also spelled Carnassarie) is a ruined 16th-century tower house, noted for its unusual plan and renaissance detailing. It is located around north of Kilmartin, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland, at . |
The following is a list of Intel Core microprocessors. |
Jenn and her Grandma went to bingo one day. They stood in line and bought their papers. They sat down and begin to play. After a couple games of not winning, the started to lose hope. Then they won the last game and went home happy! |
My house was very messy from the birthday party. The kids had left paper plates and cups everywhere. I grabbed a trash bag to start cleaning up. I picked up all the trash and then wiped everything down. After I cleaned everything, I made dinner and another mess. |
Tim was playing with friends. He got caught up on a fence. It ripped open his hand. Tim freaked out and ran home. His parents took him to get stitches. |
Mia was standing outside looking at the blackening sky. She heard a crack of thunder and felt a sudden fierce gust of wind. Large fish from the lake miles away started raining down from the sky. Mia stared in disbelief and backed into her house. She learned an odd storm defying explanation was the cause of it. |
I was in a rehab facility in 2011, suffering from a stroke. One of my roommates was a 90 year old man. He kept wanting to walk around. One night he got up while nobody was around and fell. The rehab staff put a watch on him after that, |
The man loved decorating with nature. He hung some antlers on the wall. His wife did not like the new decorations. She liked a more feminine style. They compromised by hanging a floral wreath next to it. |
The Health Education Exhibition and Resources Centre opened on 17May 1997 in Kowloon Park, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is under the management of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the Government of Hong Kong. |
Edgewater, released in 1999, is the first album for the Dallas, Texas based band Edgewater. The album was recorded independently, and some of its tracks were included on its follow-up, as well as the band's Wind-up debut. |
The Americana series was a series of United States definitive postage stamps issued between 1975 and 1981. Denominations ranged from one cent to five dollars. It superseded the Prominent Americans series, and was in turn superseded by the Great Americans series and the Transportation coils. The series consisted of twen... |
Tina absolutely loved candy. She ate candy every day. But she didn't brush her teeth that well. So she got a lot of cavities. Tina then learned her lesson! |
Bergère (French "shepherd", female form) was a 300-ton ship. On May 14, 1785, it transported 273 Acadians and 5 French from Nantes, France to New Orleans, Louisiana, arriving August 15, 1785. |
John Ritter Hotaling (March 3, 1824 – October 12, 1886) was an American soldier, engineer, and businessman. He served as a dragoon in the Mexican–American War and as a cavalry officer and senior staff member of General John Logan's during the American Civil War. After the war, Hotaling was elected postmaster of Rochell... |
Shirley's friend Gloria always bragged about what a baker she was. Shirley trusted her friend, and asked Gloria to cater a birthday. Gloria arrived late and unprepared, but Shirley was still confident. When Gloria brought out a horrible, dry cake, she changed her mind. Shirley decided she would never trust a braggart a... |
The man read his newspaper. There was nothing interesting on the front page. He found the comic strips. The comic strips made him laugh. He had enjoyed his time with this newspaper. |
Huachipato FC is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that currently plays in the Chilean Primera División. Huachipato was founded on 7 June 1947 by workers of the homonymous steel mill in Talcahuano, and it currently plays its home games at the Estadio Huachipato-CAP Acero, which it owns, making it one of the f... |
Marissa Ann Mayer (; born May 30, 1975) is an American business executive and investor who served as president and chief executive officer of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2017. She was a long-time executive, usability leader and key spokesperson for Google (employee No. 20). Mayer later co-founded Sunshine, a startup technology... |
State Trunk Highway 67 (often called Highway 67, STH-67 or WIS 67) is a Wisconsin state highway running from the Wisconsin–Illinois state line east of Beloit north to U.S. Highway 151 (US 151) east of Chilton. With the inclusion of the new Oconomowoc bypass, WIS 67 is approximately in length. |
Zardari is a Sindhi-Baloch tribe native to the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. |
Nerodia is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as water snakes due to their aquatic behavior. The genus includes nine species, all native to North America. Five of the species have recognized subspecies. |
Jong Thae-yang () is a North Korean diplomat. He currently serves as the deputy chief of the US Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Ministry. He has frequently been involved in international talks, including the Six Party Talks. |
For other people with the same or similar name see John McLennan (disambiguation) . |
Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk is a 1979 military history book by Len Deighton. Unlike most of Deighton's other work the book is entirely non-fiction. |
The Ministry of Information and Communication or MIC was a ministry of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters are located in Jongno-gu, central Seoul. The last minister was Rho Jun-hyong, who began serving in March 2006. The ministry was dissolved on February 28, 2008 and combined with the former Korean Broadc... |
A swan swam gracefully through the water. It was beautiful and white. It had a long orange beak. The crowd gathered and observed it. It was a beautiful creature. |
My son wanted to dress as endorman for halloween. We looked until we found a sheer black bodysuit. I ordered twinkling garden lights to glue to the outfit. The lights flickered in purple. I covered a box in minecraft print to look like a block. |
Max was a determined student. He worked day and night to get excellent grades. He received a scholarship for his hard work. The next semester, Max was determined to repeat his success. When the scholarships were handed out, Max's name was on the list again. |
John Irwin Hutchinson (12 April 1867 – 1 December 1935) was an American mathematician born in Bangor, Maine. He was educated at Bates College, (A.B., 1889), Clark University (1890–92), and the University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1896). With Virgil Snyder he was coauthor of Differential and Integral Calculus (1902) and Elemen... |
The Morongo Basin is an endorheic basin and valley region located in eastern San Bernardino County, in Southern California. |
The Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 is an International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention. |
East Welega () is one of the zones in the central Oromia Region of Ethiopia. This administrative division acquired its name from the former province of Welega. Towns and cities in this zone include Nekemte. |
Münch or Muench is a German surname, meaning "monk". Notable people with this surname include the following: |
Sir Arthur Francis Pease, 1st Baronet, DL (11 March 1866 – 23 November 1927) was an English coal owner and public servant. |
Macrozamia moorei is a cycad in the family Zamiaceae, native to Queensland (Australia). |
Benjamin Franklin Howey (March 17, 1828 – February 6, 1893) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1883 to 1885. |
Dahyabhai Patel (10 November 1905 — 11 August 1973) was the son of Indian leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and a member of the Parliament of India. |
Rajyashree Kumari (born 4 June 1953) is a former competition shooter from India. The Arjuna Award in shooting was conferred on her in 1968, when she was 16 years old.She is the daughter of Dr. Karni Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, daughter of Maharaja Maharani Sushila, |
Teng Bunma (; 1941 – 17 June 2016), also written as Teng Boonma, Theng Boonma, and Theng Bunma, was one of the wealthiest businessmen in Cambodia. He was one the founders of Thai Boon Roong Group and, along with Sok Kong and Meng Retthy, he was well known as one of the “four tigers” of the Cambodian economy after the f... |
Bellata (postcode 2397) is a small village in north-central New South Wales, Australia, in Narrabri Shire. At the , Bellata had a population of 529. The place name Bellata could be derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "kangaroo" or possibly "home of belar trees". |
The 139th Pennsylvania was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. |
The New York City Fire Commissioner is the civilian administrator of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York. There have been 34 commissioners excluding Acting Fire Commissioners, and 38 commissioners including Acting Fire Commissioners. This is since Manhattan and the B... |
The 1998–99 WHL season was the 33rd season for the Western Hockey League. Eighteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Calgary Hitmen won the President's Cup. |
The 2006 National Leagues (known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues) are the second, third and fourth divisions of rugby league in the UK. |
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen () is a village and community in Neath Port Talbot, South West Wales. Historically a part of Glamorgan, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a parish made up of the electoral wards of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman. |
Naemul of Silla (died 402) (r. 356–402) was the 17th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the nephew of King Michu. He married Michu's daughter, Lady Boban. He is given the title Isageum, the same one borne by earlier rulers, in the Samguk Sagi; he is given the title Maripgan, borne by later rulers, in the S... |
Brand piracy is the act of naming a product in a manner which can result in confusion with other better known brands. According to author Robert Tönnis The term brand piracy is unauthorized usage of protected brand names, labels, designs or description of trade. Annika Kristin states "brand Piracy is considered to be t... |
Wo Hop To, or WHT (), is a triad group based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The name translates to "Harmoniously United Association", or "Harmonious Union Plan", and is thought to have been founded in 1908 in Sai Ying Pun as a secret political organisation in opposition to the Qing dynasty. They are one of the Four Major Gang... |
Antonio Bioni (1698–1739) was an Italian composer, best known for his operas, and who, from 1726 onwards, spent a large part of his career working in Wrocław in present-day Poland. |
In Hawaiian mythology, Laieikawai (Lāi.e.-i-ka-wai) and her twin sister Laʻielohelohe were princesses, and were born in Lāie, Oahu. |
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