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Victor Alfieri (born July 30, 1971) is an American actor and writer, born in Italy and raised in the U.S.
The Akshaya project first started in the rural areas of Malappuram district of Kerala, India, and has now spread all around the state. The project was the first district-wide computer literacy project in India and one of the largest known Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless networks in the world. In November 2002, th...
Joanie or Joannie is a feminine given name which may refer to:
This is a list of newspapers in Texas, United States.
Tom had weak teeth. One day he was eating chips. A hard edge chipped one of his teeth. Tom couldn't afford to get it fixed. He just dealt with the dent.
K.K. Nagar (shortened from Kalaignar Karunanidhi Nagar) is a neighbourhood located in the southern part of Chennai, India. This is situated west of Ashok Nagar and the Chennai Airport is around 10 km southwest of this place. K.K. Nagar was a locality developed in the 1970s and early 1980s. K.K. Nagar is roughly 5 km2 ...
Lucinda "Elle" Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Pippa Black. The character made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 September 2005. She was introduced as the daughter of established characters Paul (Stefan Dennis) and Gail Robin...
The architecture of Argentina can be said to start at the beginning of the Spanish colonisation, though it was in the 18th century that the cities of the country reached their splendour. Cities like Córdoba, Salta, Mendoza, and also Buenos Aires conserved most their historical Spanish colonial architecture in spite of ...
I had a dream that there was a monster under my bed. The dream was so scary it woke me up. I was too scared to go back to bed. So I checked under my bed to make sure there were no monsters. There were no monsters under my bed.
John Louis Castellani (August 23, 1926 – May 11, 2021) was an American attorney and a former basketball coach. He coached the Minneapolis Lakers in the NBA during the 1959–1960 season, their last before relocating to Los Angeles. Prior to his short coaching stint with the Lakers, Castellani was the head coach at Seatt...
Culex jenseni is a species of mosquito in the genus Culex. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. C. jenseni is placed in the subgenus Lophoceraomyia. In its larval stage, C. jenseni develops in the pitchers of Nepenthes species, especially N. rajah. As such, it is considered a nepenthebiont.
Grenz rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum comprising low energy (ultrasoft) X-rays. These were first investigated by Gustav Bucky in 1923 using a cathode vacuum tube with a lithium borate glass window, which he labeled Grenz rays as he believed that the biological effects resembled those of UV light and tradi...
Dental care costs less in Mexico. Once a month I cross the border to see my dentist. Last week I had to go, but i forgot my passport. When I realized I didn't have it I had to turn around. When I finally got there they had closed.
Obi (also called Obira) is the main island in the Obi Islands group of Indonesia, south of the larger Halmahera in North Maluku. Its area is 2,542 km².
Fred was a very religious person. He would go each week to church. Fred was hoping that one day he would find a wife. He met a lovely lady at church one weekend. They dated for a year and then got married.
Matthew Bode (born 29 June 1979) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Alan James Munro (born 19 February 1937) is a British immunologist and entrepreneur who served as the Master of Christ's College, Cambridge (1995–2002).
Ron is sick of living without a phone. He decides he wants to buy one. Ron goes to the store to choose which phone to buy. He buys a cheap but nice phone. Ron is happy that he finally has a phone.
Debbi Wilkes (born December 16, 1946) is a Canadian former pair skater. With skating partner Guy Revell, she became a two-time Canadian national champion, the 1963 North American champion, and the 1964 Olympic silver medallist.
The Abernathy Independent School District is a school district based in Abernathy, Texas (USA). The school operates three schools: Abernathy Elementary School, Abernathy Middle School, and Abernathy High School.
Melody type or type-melody is a set of melodic formulas, figures, and patterns.
Ashley Cleveland (born February 2, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter best known as a background vocalist and gospel singer. Ashley Cleveland was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. She has been married to Kenny Greenberg since April 27, 1991, and has three children.
Martha had found a Bed & Breakfast that looked great. She had the address and name but nothing else. The owner wanted a deposit but did not take foreign checks. Martha had to get a postal money order sent to the owner. She worried that she would not have a place to stay.
Elvis is the eighteenth studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on July 16, 1973. It sold over 1 million copies worldwide. To differentiate it from his eponymous 1956 release, it is sometimes called The "Fool" Album, after its first track which appears just below Elvis' name on the front co...
Fairfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. Fairfield has historically been one of the safest seats in New South Wales and is considered a part of Labor's heartland in Western Sydney. It is currently represented by David Saliba of the Labo...
The Jasper Palisade is a geologic formation of Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is so named because it has a sheer cliff face and vertical markings, reminiscent of palisade walls used as a protective enclosure around forts. The Palisade can be seen along Alberta Highway 16 (the Yellowhead Highway) in the west ...
Margin was running errands when she got thirsty. She went into a gas station to get a slushie. Her hands were a bit full so she tried to balance everything. Unfortunately she spilled the cup onto the floor. Luckily the shop let her replace it for free.
I was on my way home from work. I saw a police officer in my driveway. I hurried up to find out what was going on. The officer told me who he was looking for. He had the wrong address.
KODF-LD (channel 26) is a low-power television station in Dallas, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station's transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas.
Jackknife clam is a common name which is used for several species in the genera Ensis and Solen within the family Solenidae, species which are found on Atlantic and Pacific beaches of temperate North America. Species in these families are also found elsewhere in the world, but in other English-speaking countries they u...
James Madison Harvey (September 21, 1833 – April 15, 1894) was a United States senator from Kansas and fifth Governor of Kansas.
Chełmża (, earlier Culmsee), is a town in northern Poland, in the Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is located at around . It is one of the historic centers of Chełmno Land.
The white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) is a medium-sized hawk, distinct from the true buzzards in the genus Buteo, found in South Asia. Adults have a rufous tail, a distinctive white iris, and a white throat bearing a dark mesial stripe bordered. The head is brown and the median coverts of the upper wing are pale. The...
Karen was on a long road trip. She made it halfway to her destination. But then she got lost! She had to go over her maps several times. Finally, she got herself oriented properly.
Ter Wisch is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 20 km northeast of Emmen.
The Thonburi Kingdom (, ) was a major Siamese kingdom which existed in Southeast Asia from 1767 to 1782, centered around the city of Thonburi, in Siam or present-day Thailand. The kingdom was founded by Taksin the Great, who reunited Siam following the collapse of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, which saw the country separate i...
Dancers is a 1987 film directed by Herbert Ross and stars Mikhail Baryshnikov and Julie Kent. The film received scathing reviews upon release.
The magpie perch (Cheilodactylus (Pseudogoniistius) nigripes), magpie morwong or black-striped morwong, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, traditionally regarded as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, the members of which are commonly known as morwongs. It is found off southern Australia and northern New Zea...
The Raven Run Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.
Knock Out is a family tabletop game for two or more players published by the Milton Bradley Company in 1991.
Gary was getting married today. Gary was excited to see his wife in his dress. As he walked down the aisle, everyone clapped. However, when Gary's wife walked down the aisle he was crying. Gary saw his wife, and her dress, and knew she was lovely.
Kurau Phantom Memory (stylized as KURAU Phantom Memory) is a Japanese science fiction anime series, produced by Bones and Media Factory, which was broadcast in Japan by the anime television networks Animax and TV Asahi from June to December 2004. Set primarily in the year 2110, it explores themes such as inter-familia...
Ethan jumped on his bike, heading for Gamestop. The change jingled in his pocket as he neared the end of the block. He raced over the hill and parking lot to the store entrance. The bell jangled on the door as he entered. The clerk gave him a familiar smile and ushered him in.
Kelley wanted a new haircut. She wanted to impress her friends. Kelley went to get it. When she got there she sat down. The dresser worked her magic.
The Holmdel Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Holmdel Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Hans Luckhardt (16 June 1890 in Berlin-Charlottenburg – 8 October 1954 in Bad Wiessee) was a German architect and the brother of Wassili Luckhardt, with whom he worked his entire life. He studied at the University of Karlsruhe with Hermann Billing and was a member of the Novembergruppe, the Arbeitsrats für Kunst, and t...
Tami Nichole Farrell (born October 5, 1984) is an American actress, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Oregon Teen USA 2003, Miss Teen USA 2003, and Miss California USA 2009.
Patrick Daughters (born 1976 in Berkeley, California) is an American music videomaker and commercial director currently signed to Anonymous Content.
Stoned, also known as The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones in the United Kingdom, is a 2005 biographical film about Brian Jones, one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones. The film was directed by Stephen Woolley, and written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Leo Gregory played the role of Brian Jones and Pad...
James Alexander Young (23 May 1918 – 5 July 1974), better known as Jimmy Young or simply Our Jimmy, was an Irish actor and comedian born in Ballymoney and brought up in Belfast.
The electoral division of Montgomery is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council.
The Susu language (endonym: ; ) is the language of the Susu or Soso people of Guinea and Sierra Leone, West Africa. It is in the Mande language family, and its closest relative is Yalunka.
In atomic theory and quantum mechanics, an atomic orbital () is a function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom. This function can be used to calculate the probability of finding any electron of an atom in any specific region around the atom's nucleus. The term atomic orbital may als...
Martin went to a school this morning. He did not know they would write a test today. He did not study yesterday. He did not pass the test. He was very unhappy.
Mona Ali Mohamed Zaki (; born 18 November 1976) is an Egyptian actress.
Mills Gardner (January 30, 1830 – February 20, 1910) was an attorney, politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1877 to 1879.
The lady heard a peculiar noise. She looked around and saw a parrot talking to her! She approached the bird and he started yelling at her. She was embarrassed and kind of scared. The bird yelled again, so she ran away.
The Time of the Oath is the seventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1996. This is the first album following the death of their original drummer, Ingo Schwichtenberg, who was fired from the band after Chameleon and later committed suicide. This album was dedicated in his memory.
Parliamentary Information Management Services (PIMS) is an electronic library used in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
"Gloria" is a rock song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964. It was released as the B-side of "Baby, Please Don't Go". The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires.
The boy locked the cage. He left for school. He returned home. The cage was unlocked. He caught his brother playing with his bird.
I met a model downtown one day. She invited me to brunch. After brunch we exchanged numbers. I didn't call her until a day had passed. She was happy to hear from me and invited me to dinner.
Jesse wanted to get a tattoo. She was not sure what design to get. She had trouble committing to something. She decided on a fake tattoo. She loved the fake tattoo idea and only got that.
Yam Roll (or the long title, The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom) is a Canadian animated television series created by Jono Howard and Jon Izen for CBC Television. Produced by March Entertainment, the series premiered on February 6, 2006, airing on Saturday at 10:00am and 10:17am on local CBC channels.
In 2007, there were over 5,000 Muslims residing in Puerto Rico, representing about 0.1% of the population. The early Muslim community largely consisted mainly of Palestinian and Jordanian immigrants who arrived between 1958 and 1962. At the time, the vast majority of Puerto Rico's Muslims lived in Caguas – a city in t...
Tsehaiwork Darge was the daughter of Ras Darge Sahle Selassie, Prince of Selale, and granddaughter of Sahle Selassie, King of Shewa from 1813 to 1847.
Tobias Cohn or Tobias Kohn (in Hebrew, Toviyyah ben Moshe ha-Kohen, Tuvia Harofeh - Tuvia the doctor; in Polish, Tobiasz Kohn) (also referred to as Toviyah Kats) (1652-1729) was a Polish-Jewish physician of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He was born at Metz in 1652.
This is a list of factions in the Mexican Revolution.
This is a list of those who have held the post of Lord Lieutenant of the City of Dublin, a position created in 1831. The title is pronounced as 'Lord Lef-tenant'.
Martin Annen (born 12 February 1974 in Zug, Switzerland) is a bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Annen won a total of three bronze medals (Two-man: 2002, 2006; Four-man: 2006).
Poke (Hawaiian for "to slice" or "cut crosswise into pieces"; sometimes anglicised as poké to aid pronunciation as two syllables) is diced raw fish served either as an appetizer or a main course.
Robert Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke (born 25 March 1937) is a British peer who has lived much of his life in Australia, where he became a sheep farmer of some 15,000 acres in southern Victoria. A member of the House of Lords from July 1983 to November 1999, he rarely attended it.
The following is a list of notable magazines in Pakistan.
Tim's girlfriend wasn't very jealous. He was always playfully flirting with other girls. One time a girl got upset and tried to get him in trouble. She told Tim's girlfriend about it. Tim's girlfriend didn't really care.
William Schwartz (born 6 May 1933) is an American law professor and corporate director. He graduated magna cum laude in 1955 with a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law.
Tim really liked using candles. He felt bad about all the wasted glass, though. Eventually he read online how to recycle candle wax. He started doing so and got better over time. Tim was able to reduce his waste by over 95%.
George searched the area with a metal detector. He got a signal from the machine. He put down the detector. He dug a hole where the signal indicated. He found a gold ring.
Olaf was a computer programmer. He was tasked with discerning humans from bots. He wrote a program that required humans to copy text from images. It was successful but greatly annoyed users. Olaf was satisfied with his work overall.
Seal Island is a small land mass located off the northern beaches of False Bay, near Cape Town in South Africa. The island is so named because of the great number of Cape fur seals that occupy it. It is in area and home to 64,000 cape fur seals. It is also home to seabirds, and it is likely that non-marine species f...
Tod played basketball for his school's team. And he always missed free throws. His coach recommended to practice them more often. So Tod practiced free throws for four hours everyday. After scoring during a game, Tod was glad he practiced so much.
A lone wolf is a wolf not belonging to a pack. As a trope, it refers to an individual who preferably operates alone.
A lint roller or lint remover is a roll of one-sided adhesive paper on a cardboard or plastic barrel that is mounted on a central spindle, with an attached handle. The device facilitates the removal of lint or other small fibers from most materials such as clothing, upholstery and linen. Once expended, the roll can ty...
Rashnu () is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian yazata of justice. Together with Mithra and Sraosha, Rashnu is one of the three judges who pass judgment on the souls of people after death. Rashnu's standard appellation is "the very straight."
The light bulb in the Jose dining room went out. In order to change the lightbulb he has to climb a ladder. Jose is scared of heights but decides to tackle the choir. He climbed up several rungs of the ladder. However he got scared and climbed down before he changed the bulb.
Nasreen Jalil () (born: 22 February 1944, Lahore) is a Pakistani politician and a senior leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. She served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Sindh from 2012 to 2018. Previously, she served as the Deputy Mayor of Karachi.
Tom was at the mall. He went into a store and the alarm went off. Something he was wearing set it off. On the way out an employee asked him some questions. It was clear Tom hadn't stolen and he went on his way.
Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian television presenter, journalist, and news presenter.
Joseph Michael Orsulak (born May 31, 1962) is an American former Major League Baseball player whose career spanned from 1983 to 1997, with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Florida Marlins, and Montreal Expos. Orsulak, who threw and batted left-handed, played mostly in the outfield, although he ...
In traditional Persian architecture, a howz () is a centrally positioned symmetrical axis pool. If in a traditional house or private courtyard, it is used for bathing, aesthetics or both. If in a sahn of a mosque, it is used for performing ablutions. A howz is usually around deep. It may be used as a "theatre" for peo...
Dreamtime is the second solo studio album by American musician Tom Verlaine, released in 1981. "Without a Word" is a rewrite of "Hard On Love," an unreleased Television song performed live in 1974 and 1975.
Mammoth Pool Reservoir is a reservoir on the San Joaquin River in the Sierra Nevada, within the Sierra National Forest in California. It creates the border between Fresno County and Madera County. It is about north-northeast of Fresno.
Kenya has a Christian majority, with Islam being the second largest faith representing 10.9% of the Kenyan population, or approximately 5.2 million people as of 2019 census. The Kenyan coast is mostly populated by Muslims. Nairobi has several mosques and a notable Muslim population. The faith was introduced by merchant...
"Weird Al" Yankovic Live! is a live video recording of "Weird Al" Yankovic's concert during the Touring With Scissors tour, at the Marin County Civic Center, in San Rafael, California, on October 2, 1999. For legal reasons, video clips and several unreleased songs from the medley were not included.
David decided to walk to a park. But the bright sun really irritated him. So the next time he brought an umbrella. And he was able to walk much farther. David brought his umbrella with him everywhere.
Berbatov (masculine) or Berbatova (feminine) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Burradoo ( ) is a suburb of Bowral, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.
The term half-open refers to TCP connections whose state is out of synchronization between the two communicating hosts, possibly due to a crash of one side. A connection which is in the process of being established is also known as embryonic connection. The lack of synchronization could be due to malicious intent.
The P. I. Baranov Central Institute of Aviation Motor Development (also known as the "Central Institute for Aviation Motor Development named after P. I. Baranov" or simply "Central Institute of Aviation Motors", CIAM or TsIAM, Tsentralniy Institut Aviatsionnogo Motorostroeniya, ) is the only specialized Russian researc...
Steve took his granddaughter to an outdoor mall to go shopping. As they were coming up the escalator, she saw a paper at the top. When she picked it up, they both saw that it was a $100 dollar bill. They wanted to do the right thing and brought it to a mall employee. As they walked away, Steve saw the employee put it i...
Leila Ahmed (; born 29 May 1940) is an Egyptian-American scholar of Islam. In 1992 she published her book Women and Gender in Islam, which is regarded as a pioneering historical analysis of the position of women in Arab Muslim societies. She became the first professor of women's studies in religion at Harvard Divinity ...