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This is a list, in chronological order, of writers in the Asturian language. |
Gilbert Sinoué (born 18 February 1947 in Cairo, Egypt) is a classically trained guitarist and author who has lived in France since the age of 19. He has won major French literary awards for his books, which are written in French. Many of his historical novels have become bestsellers. |
Barrow Street is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England, about southeast of the town of Mere. The name comes from the early Bronze Age bowl barrow at Barrow Farm. |
Boyd is an unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas, United States. Boyd is located southeast of Texarkana. |
Sylvia Jackson (born 3 December 1946) was a Scottish Labour Party politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). |
The 17th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2001, were announced on March 23, 2002. It was hosted by John Waters. |
Today is Angela's Birthday! She is so excited. All her friends came over to celebrate. She got many lovely gifts. Angela had the best birthday ever. |
WSSD (88.1 MHz, "The Blues Station") was a non-commercial radio station licensed for Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was an all-blues station and its 10 watt signal covered only the South Side of Chicago. |
An active-pixel sensor (APS) is an image sensor, which was invented by Peter J.W. Noble in 1968, where each pixel sensor unit cell has a photodetector (typically a pinned photodiode) and one or more active transistors. In a metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) active-pixel sensor, MOS field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) are ... |
Lurgan railway station serves Lurgan in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. |
For computer network security, stealth wallpaper is a material designed to prevent an indoor Wi-Fi network from extending or "leaking" to the outside of a building, where malicious persons may attempt to eavesdrop or attack a network. While it is simple to prevent all electronic signals from passing through a building... |
Kewanee is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately five miles north of New Madrid, and about one mile west of U.S. Routes 61/62. |
Kanjavely is a village in the Thrikkaruva panchayat of Kollam district in Kerala, India. |
Finderne or Manville–Finderne was a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the Finderne section of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. Located along Finderne Avenue (Somerset County Route 533), the station contained only one platform and old station tracks. |
First Burger King served up knuckle sandwiches in the yard every day. One day, he met a man who wouldn't go down in one punch. He went back to his cell to contemplate. In the middle of his remonstration, he received a phone call. From that day forward he gave up violence. |
WLLQ is a daytime-only AM radio station licensed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on 1530 kHz. The station is part of the regional Mexican music network called La Grande. |
The Cherry Mine disaster was a fire which occurred at the Cherry Mine, a coal mine outside Cherry, Illinois, on November 13, 1909. The fire, which killed 259 men and boys, is the third most deadly mine disaster in American coal mining history. |
Puttenham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tring Rural, in the Dacorum district, in north west Hertfordshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 107. On 1 April 1964 the parish was abolished and merged with Tring Rural. |
KeyFly is a conditional access (CA) system developed by SIDSA which is compatible with the DVB-CSA platform. The system is based on SIDSA MACtsp processors, and conditional-access modules for it can integrate the card directly into the CAM. |
I couldn't handle it. My mother was insufferable and cruel. I packed my things and dressed my newborn son. I Loaded my car and ran back to Oklahoma. I tried yet again to start over. |
The Microcom Networking Protocols, almost always shortened to MNP, is a family of error-correcting protocols commonly used on early high-speed (2400 bit/s and higher) modems. Originally developed for use on Microcom's own family of modems, the protocol was later openly licensed and used by most of the modem industry, n... |
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, also known as The Student Prince and Old Heidelberg, is a 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer silent drama film based on the 1901 play Old Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and stars Ramon Novarro and Norma Shearer. |
Route 88 was a state highway located entirely within the city limits of Springfield. Its western terminus was at Sunshine Street (formerly US 60/US 160, now designated as Route 413). Its eastern terminus was at Glenstone Avenue (Business Loop 44 and also formerly designated as US 65 Business). It was a collection of o... |
Gabriela Scherer (born 1981 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss mezzo-soprano. |
This is a list of characters appearing in the video games Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004). |
, usually called and formerly Heiji Zenigata VII, is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. He is named after the famous fictional Japanese detective Zenigata Heiji, of whom he is a descendant. |
"Don't Look Back" is the third English single released from the Mexican Latin pop singer Thalía's crossover 2003 album, Thalía. The song was written by Martin Harrington, Ash Howes and Rob Davis, and produced by Martin Harrington and Ash Howes; its melody is nearly identical to that of Kylie Minogue's "Love at First S... |
A xoanon (, ; plural: , from the verb , , to carve or scrape [wood]) was a wooden cult image of Archaic Greece. Classical Greeks associated such cult objects, whether aniconic or effigy, with the legendary Daedalus. Many such cult images were preserved into historical times, though none are known to have survived to t... |
Four Deadly Questions was an American band from Brooklyn, New York, made up of ex-members of Dick Army and Books Lie (who were signed to Level Plane). Most DIY bands and Recess Records affiliates utilize this band for setting up gigs in the New York City area as all members of this band have been in the punk scene for ... |
Lake Hammar (, ) is a saline lake in southeastern part of Iraq within the Hammar Marshes. It has an area of 600–1,350 km2. Water level in the lake fluctuates, with maximum depths varying from 1.8 metres (winter) to 3.0 metres (spring). The lake is an important wetland site for birds. The native inhabitants are Marsh Ar... |
Alien Breed 3D is a first-person shooter, the fourth game in Team17's Alien Breed franchise, a series of science fiction-themed shooters. It was published in 1995 by Ocean Software. It was followed by a sequel, Alien Breed 3D II: The Killing Grounds, in 1996. |
Walker enjoyed biking every day. He biked so much that his bike broke down. He had to get a lot of expensive repairs done. After the bike was repaired it was as good as new. Walker then biked with his friends as well. |
Tearaway, tear away, tear-away or variant may refer to: |
Josef Seger (born Josef Ferdinand Norbert Segert, last name also Seeger or Seegr) (21 March 1716 – 22 April 1782) was a Czech organist, composer, and educator. After graduating in philosophy from the Charles University in Prague and studying music under Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Jan Zach, and others, Seger became org... |
Emmy lived on a farm. She stayed in a pen with her brother. One day a man came and saw Emmy. He took her home. They are very happy together. |
Fraser Herald of Arms (Héraut Fraser in French) is the title of one of the officers of arms at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa. Like the other heralds at the Authority, the name is derived from the Canadian river of the same name. Since the inception of the office, Fraser Herald of Arms has been the principa... |
Chad was going out for a pass. He was on in the parking lot. Someone was guarding him. He hit the ground hard. His arm was broken. |
Heather Hill (nee Rafe; born 9 August 1960) is an Australian former politician. |
Artur Marcin Rojek (born May 6, 1972) is the former guitarist and lead singer of the Polish alternative rock group Myslovitz. He and the lead guitarist Wojciech Powaga founded the Mysłowice-based group in 1992. He was also the guitarist, vocalist, and main songwriter for the dream pop band Lenny Valentino, which formed... |
Iris was walking in the rain. She was carrying her umbrella over her head. The wind got stronger. The umbrella got pulled from Iris. Iris ended up soaking wet without the umbrella. |
Lily was walking to school. Huge gusts of wind were crashing into her. One of the gusts swept away her scarf. She chased after it but to no avail. Luckily, someone caught the scarf and returned it to her later. |
SmartBus is a network of bus services in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Overseen by Public Transport Victoria, the network comprises nine key cross-town and orbital bus routes around Melbourne. Key aspects of the service include more frequent services, extended hours of operation to include late evening and Sunday s... |
Fisherton () is a barrio (traditional neighborhood) in Rosario, . It is located in the western part of the city. Its main street is Eva Perón Avenue (continuation of Córdoba Street, going east–west). |
Sam opened the door slowly to not make much noise. The puppy he held in his hands wiggled gently. It was a new pet for his daughter. He called out her name and heard her feet come down the stairs. Her eyes lit up as she turned and reached out for the puppy. |
Pat bought a farm. He added a donkey to his list of animals. The donkey was a lot of fun! He named it Barney and would lead it around the pasture. Pat was happy to have a fun new pet. |
Sal was having a yard sale. He was selling a lot of his daughter's old toys. His daughter saw her favorite old doll in a box of things for sale. Sal's daughter began to cry. Sal gave the doll back to his daughter. |
Rostaq (), also rendered as Rastagh, may refer to: |
Cow is a colloquial term for cattle, and the name of female cattle. |
Rochester-upon-Medway was a local government district in north Kent, England from 1974 to 1998. It covered Rochester, Chatham, Luton, Lordswood, Walderslade, Strood and the Hoo Peninsula. |
Ron liked to go fishing. He bought a new tackle box to hold his supplies. He loaded it up with bobbers and lures. He set out to catch some fish. He loved having everything organized in his new tackle box. |
Since it was 110 degrees we headed for the beach with our 3 children. Needing some cash, my husband pulled into the parking lot of the bank. As we turned toward the ATM we felt the car shudder and heard 2 bangs. He got out of the car to look and found that two tires had exploded. We never got to the park and instead wa... |
Neural Audio Corporation was an audio research company based in Kirkland, Washington. |
The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (; ) is the bicameral parliament of Belarus. The two chambers of the National Assembly are: |
is a Japanese freelance voice actress who worked for Office CHK. |
Ericentrus rubrus, the orange clinid, is a species of clinid endemic to the waters around New Zealand where it can be found in tide pools and in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about . It prefers to inhabit beds of brown algae where it preys on the small crustaceans that also inhabit these areas. It is ... |
Cayla recently got a betta fish. She put it in a small fish bowl. In the middle of the bowl she placed a small plant. The beta fish didn't like the plant and started biting at it. The bites were so strong that it knocked the small plant over! |
BNCR is a lens mount developed by Mitchell for use with its reflex 35 mm movie cameras (long back-focus; Bausch & Lomb Super Baltars and equivalents). It was an update of the BNC mount (short back-focus; Bausch & Lomb Baltars and equivalents) done to accommodate the reflex viewer in the later cameras. BNC mount lenses ... |
It was very hot outside. So we wanted to go where it was cool. We walked into the building. But then we walked out. The building was far too cold. |
Michael or Mike Miller may refer to: |
"Asteropeia" may also refer to a figure in Greek mythology, see Antinoe |
Gary was trying to lose some weight. Gary decided he would walk the trails behind his house. In walking the trail, Gary discovered a new mountain trail. Gary decided he would walk the other trail next week. Gary was excited he found new mountain trails behind his house. |
Mykola Volodymyrovych Tomenko (; born December 11, 1964) is a Ukrainian politician. He has been a member of Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada from 2006 until 2016. In 2014, Tomenko became a member of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc, which elected him to the 8th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada on its party lists during the 2... |
Emory Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the west side of the Fraser River just south of the town of Yale. It commemorates the location of a large boomtown, variously known as Emory, Emory Bar or Emory City, that first rose during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush but became a... |
Lucky Loser (Thai: หมากเตะ..โลกตะลึง or Mak Tae Loke Talueng) is a 2006 Thai sports-comedy about a small, fictional Southeast Asian country's bid to play in the World Cup. Initially, the country depicted in the film was Laos, but because of concerns by diplomatic officials that the depiction of Lao players would be see... |
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is an American Fortune 500 company that provides hospital and healthcare services, based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. In 2022, its annual revenues were $13.4 billion. |
Peter Granville Lee (born 27 August 1945), affectionately known as "Leapy", is a former cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and Lancashire County Cricket Clubs. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who moved the ball off the seam and became among the most effective bowlers in English county cricket during the 19... |
The Byblos script, also known as the Byblos syllabary, Pseudo-hieroglyphic script, Proto-Byblian, Proto-Byblic, or Byblic, is an undeciphered writing system, known from ten inscriptions found in Byblos, a coastal city in Lebanon. The inscriptions are engraved on bronze plates and spatulas, and carved in stone. They wer... |
Wiregrass is a common name for several plants |
William Bloke is the seventh album by alternative folk artist Billy Bragg, released in September 1996, five years after his last studio album. It peaked at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart. The album's only single, "Upfield", reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1996. The albums's title is a pun on the 1... |
Route 232 is a two-lane east/west provincial highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Eastern Quebec, Canada. Its eastern terminus is in Rimouski at the junction of Route 132 and the western terminus is at the junction of Route 289 in Rivière-Bleue. The route temporarily b... |
In physics and fluid mechanics, a Blasius boundary layer (named after Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius) describes the steady two-dimensional laminar boundary layer that forms on a semi-infinite plate which is held parallel to a constant unidirectional flow. Falkner and Skan later generalized Blasius' solution to wedge flo... |
Angioblasts (or vasoformative cells) are embryonic cells from which the endothelium of blood vessels arises. They are derived from embryonic mesoderm. Blood vessels first make their appearance in several scattered vascular areas (blood islands) that are developed simultaneously between the endoderm and the mesoderm of ... |
When AJ was 4, his uncle bought him a cart full of toys at the store. Then they went to some woman's house so AJ could play with her son. AJ was told not to take any toys inside, but his uncle let him anyway. They spent the night, rushing out the next morning without any toys. AJ was told never to mention any of it to ... |
Abby wanted to redo her bedroom. Her dresser was very junky. She found an antique one and painted it. When she moved it into her room, she felt proud. It looked great in her room! |
Jody was a TV anchor at a small news station. He was in charge of sports news. He reported that the local basketball team was terrible. The public was offended by his statements. Jody was fired by his boss. |
Fleetwood is a town centre of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with a population of 62,735 as of 2016. |
The man was in the dark. He looked for a flashlight. He could not find one. He became frightened. The power came back on in five minutes. |
The following is a list of Registered Historic Places in Muskegon County, Michigan. |
Steve was running late for his daughter's ballet recital. Work ran late and now he was stuck in traffic. He called his daughter's phone but there was no answer. Steve groaned as his car inched forward. The recital was still many miles away. |
Hoop-La is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Lloyd, and starring Clara Bow (in her final film role), Preston Foster, Richard Cromwell and Minna Gombell also in the cast. The film is based on the play The Barker by Kenyon Nicholson, which was also filmed in 1928 under the same title as the play. |
I have suffered from tinnitus from years. I generally don't notice it anymore. When I pay attention to it, it is quite annoying. Sometimes it grows in strength and I think a phone is ringing. Then my friends and family pity me. |
Adam got a new job. He was going to transcribe data. He was pushed type fast. He won lots of awards. They promoted Adam. |
Antonio de Alcedo (1735–1812) was a Spanish soldier and scholar. |
Ham's tissue culture medium is a growth medium for mammalian cells. |
Lauren wanted to be the team captain of her local volleyball team. She had to first prove to her coach that she was a good leader. To do this, Lauren convinced the team to start practice early. The coach arrived late and saw that the team was already practicing. The coach was impressed and quickly made Lauren the team'... |
Amy needed a new pair of shoes. She asked her mother to buy her a pair. Her mother reminded her she should use her allowance money. She only had $5. Luckily, she found a great pair at the thrift store. |
Lar (, also Romanized as Lār; also known as Larestan) is a city in the Central District of Larestan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county. Lar's inhabitants are Larestani people. |
Firestone station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located between Graham Avenue and the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway), and elevated over the intersection of Firestone Boule... |
After my physics classes ended, someone walked towards me. I eventually realized that he's one of my middle school friends. We took a few minutes to update each other with how we're doing. I also met an old high school friend an hour later. Before the day ended, I took their phone numbers to reach them again. |
KHGE (102.7 FM, "102.7 The Wolf") is a commercial country radio station in Fresno, California, owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Its studios are located on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno, and the transmitter tower is east of Clovis. |
Viñales Valley () is a karstic depression in Cuba. The valley has an area of and is located in the Sierra de los Órganos mountains (part of Guaniguanico range), just north of Viñales in the Pinar del Río Province. In 1999, the valley was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a natural and cultural landscape bec... |
Obermoschel is a town and municipality in the district Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With around 1,000 residents, it is the smallest town in the Palatinate (Pfalz). It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Nordpfälzer Land, which has its seat of administration in community of Ro... |
Working at a hospital, Ann learns a lot of confidential information. Her neighbor asked her about the condition of a hospitalized friend. Ann said that patient information is private and can't be discussed. Her neighbor insisted, getting hurt and angry when Ann held firm. Ann was disappointed but knew protecting a pati... |
(BAO) was an early attempt to establish modern banking in the Horn of Africa at a time when Eritrea and Italian Somaliland were Italian colonies. It closed in 1923. |
"Come and Get These Memories" is an R&B song by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. Their second single released under Motown's Gordy Records subsidiary, "Memories" became the group's first hit single, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart, and number-six on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart. |
Rick had a job as a traveling salesman. It required him to be gone from home often. He did not enjoy being away from his family. Rick tried to find a new job. He found one but had to take a cut in pay. |
North Head is an Australian National Heritage listed headland which includes the North Head Quarantine Station and has been symbolically regarded by ships arriving in Australia since 1788 as the entrance to Port Jackson, New South Wales |
ImprovBoston is a nonprofit improvisational theater, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It offers shows and classes its theater in Central Square. Classes are offered in improvisation, stand-up comedy, musical improv, and sketch writing. |
Last week I flew to Florida. When I got to the airport, I was waiting in line for three hours. The line refused to move. Finally after four hours, the line moved again. I knew I would never go back there again. |
Zarex (Ancient Greek: Ζάρηξ) is the name of a hero of ancient Greek mythology, son of Carystus or Carycus, grandson of Chiron. He married Rhoeo and became the father of Anius. In some accounts, Zarex adopted his wife's son, Anius who been raised by his divine father Apollo. |
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