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Japanese-born American graphic novel author and illustrator **Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kibuishi** (born April 8, 1978) is a Japanese-born American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology *Flight* and for creating the webcomic *Copper*. He is also the author...
Dam in Tennessee and Lenoir City, Tennessee **Melton Hill Dam** is a hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River just south of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1960s to extend the Tennessee Valley's continuous navigation channel up th...
American political scientist, academic, and government administrator **Roy Victor Peel** (July 26, 1896 – 31 August 1978) was a political scientist and academic, and the director of the United States Census Bureau from 1950 to 1953. Early life and education ------------------------ Born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1896, ...
Canadian softball player **Lauren Bay-Regula** (born August 9, 1981) is a Canadian softball pitcher. She played college softball at Oklahoma State from 2000 to 2003, where she holds several all-time school records. She was a part of the Canadian softball team who finished ninth at the 2002 World Championships in Saska...
**Ranulf I** (also spelled **Rainulf** or **Raynulf**; died 1088) was the count of Caiazzo in the Principality of Capua from about 1078. He also brought the formerly Lombard counties of Alife, Telese and Sant'Agata dei Goti and the castles of Airola and Tocco Caudio under his control, dominating the region between Capu...
The **Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency** (Indonesian: *Badan Pengawas Tenaga Nuklir*, BAPETEN) is an Indonesian non-Ministerial Government Institution (LPND) which is under and responsible to the President. BAPETEN has the tasks of implementing the surveillance of all activities of the use of nuclear energy in Indone...
William Blake: *The Book of Thel*, copy O, plate 1. Copy O, in the collection of the Library of Congress, is one of the two 1815-18 printings of *Thel*; the other is Copy N, in the collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum. ***The Book of Thel*** is a poem by William Blake, dated 1789 and probably composed in the perio...
Japanese novelist **Tomie Ōhara** (大原 富枝, September 28, 1912 – January 27, 2000) was a Japanese novelist. She is best known for her novel "A Woman called En". Early life and education ------------------------ Ōhara was born in Kochi, Japan on September 28, 1912. Her father was the principal of an elementary school a...
Solomon Islands political party The **Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party** (or **Our Party**) is a political party in the Solomon Islands. The party was established on 16 January 2010 (and officially launched a month later) by the leader of the Opposition (and former Prime Minister), Manasseh Sogavare, and eig...
The **Storm on the Stock Exchange** was a violent attack on the Børsen in Copenhagen on 11 February 1918. The attack was organized by unemployed syndicalists. Background ---------- Great inequality in society intensified during World War I. There was high unemployment, rationing, housing shortages and lack of fuel, ...
Characters from *The Bohemian G-yurl*, *Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News*, 1877 ***The Bohemian G-yurl and the Unapproachable Pole*** is a musical burlesque in two acts, with a score by Meyer Lutz to a libretto by Henry James Byron, which played under the management of John Hollingshead at the Gaiety Theatre in ...
Premier of Alberta from 1992 to 2006 This article is about the Canadian politician. For the Israeli basketball coach, see Ralph Klein (basketball). For the biblical scholar, see Ralph W. Klein. **Ralph Philip Klein** OC AOE (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the...
1951 film directed by Ralph Thomas ***The Clouded Yellow*** is a 1950 British mystery film directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty E. Box for Carillon Films. A dismissed secret service agent falls in love with a disturbed young woman who is wrongly accused of murder and the two go on the run, pursued by the po...
American judge (born 1953) **Scott Milne Matheson Jr.** (born **Scott Milne Matheson III**; July 15, 1953) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He has served on that court since 2010. A native of Salt Lake City, Matheson graduated from Stanford University, atte...
Only joint sitting of the Australian parliament **Composition of the Joint Sitting** **Government (95)**   Labor (95) **Opposition (90)**   Liberal (63)   Country (27) **Crossbench (2)**   Liberal Movement (1)   Independent (1)   1. ↑ Labor seats: House of Representatives (66), Sen...
Painting by Piet Mondrian ***Composition with Grid No. 1*** or ***Composition in Grey and Ochre*** is a 1918 painting by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. It is currently in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Background ---------- In 1917, Mondrian was one of the founding members of the Dutch art grou...
**Tayy al-Arḍ** (Arabic: طيّ الأرض, romanized: *folding up of the earth* or "traveling long distances in the twinkling of an eye.") is the name for thaumaturgical teleportation in the mystical form of Islam and Islamic philosophy. The concept has been expressed as "traversing the earth without moving"; some have terme...
Siege of Damascus by the Timurid Empire For other uses, see Battle of Damascus. | * v * t * e Timurid conquests and invasions | | --- | | Central AsiaBelh; Tashkent; Balkh PersiaIsfahan; Tokhtamysh–Timur warKondurcha River; Terek River GeorgiaTbilisi; Alinja; Birtvisi IndiaDelhi; Jammu LevantAleppo; Damascus Anatolia...
Lighthouse in California, United States Lighthouse The **Rubicon Point Light** is a small lighthouse on Lake Tahoe in California. History ------- The lighthouse was requested, along with buoys for the lake, in 1913 by the Lake Tahoe Protective Association, and was built under the direction of J. J. Bodilsen in 1916; ...
Dutch politician and writer Gerrit Paape. **Gerrit Paape** (Delft, 4 February 1752 – The Hague, 7 December 1803) was a Dutch *plateelschilder* (painter of earthenware and stoneware), poet, journalist, novelist, judge, columnist and (at the end of his career) ministerial civil servant. Life ---- Gerrit Paape was born ...
2008 greatest hits album by The Clark Sisters ***Encore: The Best of The Clark Sisters*** is a greatest hits collection by seminal gospel singing group The Clark Sisters to be released on February 12, 2008, through Dexterity Sounds/Rhino Entertainment. The collection is the first of its kind, chronicling the group's m...
**Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP** is a national law firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with additional offices in Washington, D.C. New York City, and Boston. It was established in 2003 by a group of attorneys. The firm focuses on solving problems that involve environmental, land use, public and private lands, infr...
Neighbourhood in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India **Kalbadevi** is an old neighbourhood in Mumbai (Bombay), India. It is named after Goddess Kalbadevi, the Hindu Goddess. Kalbadevi area is one of the busiest areas during peak hours. The area has mostly traders in watches, bicycles, steel utensils, etc. Business centre ---...
American architect Howe in the early 1950s **George Locke Howe** (April 19, 1898 – June 19, 1977) was an author, architect, and Office of Strategic Services officer in World War II. His experiences in the OSS were the basis of his novel *Call It Treason*, which was adapted as the 1951 film *Decision Before Dawn*. Earl...
Historic preservation association The **National Historic Route 66 Federation** was founded in 1995 for the purpose of saving the businesses, communities and roadbed of U.S. Route 66. The famous road carried travelers across much of the country from the day it was commissioned on November 11, 1926 through June 25, 198...
Mine in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea The **Porgera Gold Mine** is a large gold and silver mining operation in near Porgera, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (PNG), located at the head of the Porgera Valley. The mine is situated in the rain forest covered highlands at an altitude of 2,200 to 2,700 m, in a region of h...
2004 single by Shania Twain "**It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing**" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was written by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It was released on February 9, 2004, as the eighth and final single from her fourth studio album *Up!*. Disparate to the remainde...
English painter Portrait by Henry Stacy Marks **James Mathews Leigh** (1808 – 20 April 1860) was an English art educator, painter, writer, dramatist and critic. He is best known as the founder of a popular private art school in London known as "Leigh's Academy", which eventually became the present day Heatherley Schoo...
Public school in Kingston, Jamaica **St Andrew High School** (also known as **St Andrew High School for Girls**) is an all-girls high school in Saint Andrew, Jamaica. The school was founded on September 21, 1925. History ------- ### 1925–1929 St Andrew High School was founded on September 21, 1925, through a partn...
For the Illinois village once known as Charleston, see Brimfield, Illinois. City in Illinois, United States **Charleston** is a city in, and the county seat of, Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties wi...
Australian journalist **Christopher Kremmer** (born 1958) is an Australian journalist and author. He is known for his book-length fiction and nonfiction, short stories, and journalism. Over the past thirty years, he has written several books that explore different regions and cultures around the world, including the B...
Australian politician **Philip Christian Koperberg** AO AFSM BEM (born 28 April 1943), is the Chairman of the New South Wales Emergency Management Committee, responsible for advising the New South Wales government on emergency response strategies, since 2011. Koperberg is a former Australian politician, was the New...
National Police and CAPF University in Gujarat, India **Rashtriya Raksha University** (simply **RRU**; *lit*. Hindi **राष्ट्रीय रक्षा विश्वविद्यालय,** formerly **Rashtriya Shakti University**) is an Indian central university and an Institute of National Importance located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. RRU specializes in na...
Parts of the primary auditory cortex Brodmann areas 41 and 42 are parts of the primary auditory cortex. Brodmann area 41 is also known as the anterior transverse temporal area 41 (H). It is a cytoarchitectonic division of the cerebral cortex occupying the anterior transverse temporal gyrus (H) in the bank of the lat...
Landscape preservationist (born 1961) **Charles A. Birnbaum** (born 1961) is a nationally recognized advocate for the study of American landscapes. He is the President and CEO of The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) in Washington, DC. Education and early career -------------------------- Charles Alan Birnbaum gr...
Canadian writer, artist, filmmaker **Katherine Dodds** is a Canadian Impact Producer, writer, artist, and filmmaker. In 2001 Dodds founded the social cause communications company Good Company Communications Inc, which is doing business as Hello Cool World. Dodds is the creative director and strategist behind all Hello...
Port in Denmark and Sweden Port of Copenhagen seen from the spire of Our Saviour's Church, March 2013 **Copenhagen Malmö Port** AB (CMP) operates the ports in Denmark's capital Copenhagen and in Sweden's third largest city, Malmö. The ports are located either side of Øresund, a strait between the two countries. The com...
This article is about the book by Seth Godin. For other uses, see Purple Cow. 2003 book by Seth Godin ***Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable*** is a 2003 book by Seth Godin. The book presents Godin's personal belief that creative advertising is less effective today because of clutter and advertisin...
Greek death metal band Musical artist **Dead Congregation** is a Greek death metal band from Athens formed in 2004. The band have released two full-length albums, two EPs, and a split release with Hatespawn. They released their latest full-length album *Promulgation of the Fall* on May 5, 2014, through their own label,...
American poet **Theodore O'Hara** (February 11, 1820 – June 6, 1867) was a poet and an officer for the United States Army in the Mexican–American War, and a Confederate colonel in the American Civil War. He is best known for the poems "Bivouac of the Dead", which is quoted in many cemeteries, and "The Old Pioneer". E...
**Balwantray Kalyanray Thakore** (Gujarati: બળવંતરાય કલ્યાણરાય ઠાકોર) (23 October 1869 – 2 January 1952), popularly known as **B. K. Thakore** (Gujarati: બ.ક.ઠાકોર), was a poetry teacher and one of the great pioneers of the *Pandit yug*, during the turn of the twentieth century period in Gujarati literature. Known as...
American lawyer, diplomat, judge (1897–1986) **Philip Caryl Jessup** (February 5, 1897 – January 31, 1986), also **Philip C. Jessup**, was a 20th-century American diplomat, scholar, and jurist notable for his accomplishments in the field of international law. Early life and education ------------------------ Philip ...
Set of Tibetan Buddhist tantric practices Thangka of Mahasiddha Naropa, 19th century The **Six Dharmas of Nāropa** (Wylie: *na ro'i chos drug*, Skt. *ṣaḍdharma*, "Naro's six doctrines" or "six teachings"), are a set of advanced Tibetan Buddhist tantric practices compiled by the Indian mahasiddhas Tilopa and Nāropa (10...
Bilateral relations **Canada–Russia relations** (Russian: Российско-канадские отношения) are the bilateral relations between Canada and Russia, the world's two largest countries in terms of area. Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, relations became very tense after Canada imposed sanctions against Russia. Russ...
German physician (1715–1762) **Dorothea Christiane Erxleben** (13 November 1715 – 13 June 1762) was a German doctor who became the first female doctor of medicinal science in Germany. Early life ---------- Dorothea was born on 13 November 1715, in the small town of Quedlinburg, Germany to the town’s progressive doct...
***Diplomatarium Norvegicum*** is a series of books containing the texts of documents and letters from Norway older than 1590, verbatim and in the original language. The series consists of 22 volumes, containing the texts of approximately 20,000 documents. The first volume was published in 1848 at the initiative of h...
American politician William S. Irvine's photo, from the 1903 edition of the Wisconsin Blue Book. **William Stephens Irvine** (March 18, 1851 – November, 1942) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography --------- Irvine was born on March 18, 1851, in Lona Cora, Maryland. He came with his parents to Wiscon...
Petrol retailer in the United Kingdom **Motor Fuel Limited** (trading as **Motor Fuel Group** and **MFG**) is a British operator of filling stations, convenience stores and food service providers in the United Kingdom, founded by Sharad Mohanlal Raja and Sailesh Ranchhoddas Sejpal in 2004. As of March 2024, the group...
**Structural synthesis of programs** (SSP) is a special form of (automatic) program synthesis that is based on propositional calculus. More precisely, it uses intuitionistic logic for describing the structure of a program in such a detail that the program can be automatically composed from pieces like subroutines or ...
Norwegian footballer (born 1972) **Jon Olav Hjelde** (born 30 July 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Career ------ Born in Levanger, Hjelde began his career at his local team Vuku, which competed in the Norwegian Third Division. He joined Rosenborg in 1994, becomi...
American composer, pianist and art critic For other people named Sam Barlow, see Sam Barlow (disambiguation). **Samuel Latham Mitchell Barlow II** (June 1, 1892 – September 19, 1982) was an American composer, pianist and art critic. His compositional style was conservative and he once said that he wrote "tunes that wo...
16th-century Italian Renaissance architect of the Republic of Venice "Palladio" redirects here. For other uses, see Palladio (disambiguation). **Andrea Palladio** (/pəˈlɑːdioʊ/ *pə-LAH-dee-oh*; Italian: [anˈdrɛːa palˈlaːdjo]; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetia...
Chadian nun Sister **Aïda Yazbeck** (Arabic: عيدا يزبك) is a Catholic nun who is the Director of the Al-Mouna Cultural Center in N'Djaména, Chad. Her work focuses on educating international and domestic groups as well as NGOs about conflicts between different groups in Chad. By training people in conflict resolution, ...
1712 duel in London An eighteenth century representation of the duel The **Hamilton–Mohun Duel** occurred on 15 November 1712 in Hyde Park, then on the outskirts of London. The principal participants were James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, and Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun. Both men died from wounds received. Bac...
Slovak philosopher and writer(born 1943) **Etela Farkašová** (née Zipserová; born 5 October 1943) is a Slovak writer and philosopher. Biography --------- Etela Farkašová was born on 5 October 1943 in Levoča. She studied Mathematics and Physics at the University of Trnava. Following her graduation, she worked as a hi...
* iconCatholicism portal **Edmund MacGauran** (Magauran, Mac Gauran, McGovern; 1548 – 23 June 1593) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland from 1587 to 1593 and Bishop of Ardagh from 1581 to 1587. Signature of Edmund MacGauran on a document signed in the Maguire castle at Enniskillen, County Fermanag...
"AnyKey" redirects here. For the stock phrase in command prompts, see Any key. Programmable PC keyboard The **Gateway AnyKey** is a programmable computer keyboard that was sold exclusively by Gateway 2000, Inc. as an option for some of their desktop computers. Introduced in the spring of 1991, the keyboard was manufac...
Scottish footballer **Thomas Stanton** (born 3 May 1948 in Glasgow) is a former professional footballer who played as a full back and a midfielder in The Football League between 1967 and 1976. Stanton started out playing junior football for Liverpool before turning professional in 1965. After a year with their senio...
Caccini, *Le nuove musiche*, 1601, title page ***Le nuove musiche*** ("The New Musics") is a collection of monodies and songs for solo voice and basso continuo by the composer Giulio Caccini, published in Florence in July 1602. It is one of the earliest and most significant examples of music written in the early baroq...
**Auguste Angellier** (1 July 1848 – 28 February 1911) was the first teacher of language and English literature at the Faculté de Lettres of Lille, before becoming its dean from 1897 to 1900. A literary critic and historian of literature, he was also a poet, and made sensation at the Sorbonne attacking the theories o...
Chemical reaction that releases energy as light or heat The thermite reaction is famously exothermic. The reduction of iron(III) oxide by aluminium releases sufficient heat to yield molten iron. In thermochemistry, an **exothermic reaction** is a "reaction for which the overall standard enthalpy change Δ*H*⚬ is negati...
German painter (1750–1812) Self-portrait (1782) **Johann Friedrich August Tischbein**, known as the *Leipziger Tischbein* (9 March 1750, Maastricht - 21 June 1812, Heidelberg) was a German portrait painter from the Tischbein family of artists. Biography --------- He received his first lessons from his father, the se...
The term **snowburst** was coined in the 1960s by Prof. Robert Sykes who taught meteorology at SUNY Oswego, in northern New York. He used the term to describe a snowstorm that occurred December 7–11, 1958 in Oswego, New York. This particular storm dropped almost 6 feet of snow on the city including 40 inches in 24 hou...
Comic book series ***X-Men Blue*** was an ongoing comic book published twice monthly by Marvel Comics and initially created by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Jorge Molina. The first issue was released April 12, 2017. It is a continuation of the *All New X-Men* series that began in 2012 and features young members of the...
1995 American film ***Deadly Sins*** is a 1995 American-Canadian slasher film directed by Michael Robison, and stars David Keith and Alyssa Milano. It had a limited VHS release. In Germany, the film was released on VHS under the title *Sins*. Plot ---- Eleven girls have disappeared from an Eau Claire, Wisconsin Cath...
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, and flutist **Wilbur Schwartz** (17 March 1918 Newark, New Jersey – 3 August 1990 Los Angeles), aka Wil Schwartz or Willie Schwartz, was an American studio session clarinetist, alto saxophonist, and flutist who was widely known as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Early ye...
American 19th century newspaper editor **John Allen Lewis** (1819–1895) was an American newspaper editor who later became interested in American history, producing many works on the subject. In 1851 he established and became the editor of the *Los Angeles Star*, the first newspaper published in Los Angeles, California...
Blood flow through an artery is partially occluded by the deposition of an atherosclerotic plaque. **Arterial occlusion** is a condition involving partial or complete blockage of blood flow through an artery. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to body tissues. An occlusion of arteries disrupts oxyge...
American baseball player Baseball player **Ryan David Langerhans** (born February 20, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He was drafted in the third round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves, and made his debut with them in 2002. Langerhans also played in Major Lea...
1961 film by José Ferrer ***Return to Peyton Place*** is a 1961 American drama film in color by De Luxe and CinemaScope, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by José Ferrer, and starring Carol Lynley, Tuesday Weld, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker, Mary Astor, and Robert Sterling. The screenplay by Ronald Alexander is based ...
Space research mission sent to the Saturnian system ***Cassini–Huygens*** (/kəˈsiːni ˈhɔɪɡənz/ *kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz*), commonly called ***Cassini***, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its syst...
Census-designated place in Florida, US Census-designated place in Florida, United States **Lecanto** is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 5,882, up from 5,161 in 2000. It is home to several county governm...
Dutch mathematician **Frits Beukers** (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɪts ˈbøːkərs]) (born 1953, Ankara) is a Dutch mathematician, who works on number theory and hypergeometric functions. In 1979 Beukers received his PhD at Leiden University under the direction of Robert Tijdeman with thesis *The generalized Ramanujan–Nagel...
Chinese shot putter **Liu Hao** (Chinese: 刘昊; born 19 November 1968) is a Chinese former track and field athlete who competed in the men's shot put. His personal best for the event is 19.72 m (64 ft 8+1⁄4 in), set in 1993. He was among Asia's best shot putters in the 1990s. He was a two-time champion at the Asian Gam...
British businessman **Phil Popham** is a British Business man who has mainly been employed in the automotive industry. He had a long career at Jaguar Land Rover, and latterly was the chief executive officer of Lotus Cars. He has also been CEO of Sunseeker during his career. Background ---------- He was born in 1965...
2009 young adult novel by Philip Reeve ***Fever Crumb*** is a young adult post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Philip Reeve, published in 2009. The first in a series, it is followed by *A Web of Air* in 2010 and *Scrivener's Moon* in 2011. The books of the *Fever Crumb* series are prequels to the *Mortal Engines*...
**Timothy Shawn Sullivan** is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as the Deputy Commander, Pacific Area Coast Guard Defense Forces West. He was assigned as Commander of the Pacific Maintenance and Logistics Command, but was detached from those duties while serving as Deputy PACAREA. He ...
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom There have been two **baronetcies** created for persons with the surname **Leighton**, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. Wattlesborough Tower Loton Park The **Leighton Baronetcy...
British civil servant For other people named Robert Scott, see Robert Scott (disambiguation). **Sir Robert Heatlie Scott**, GCMG, CBE (20 September 1905 – 26 February 1982) was a British civil servant who became Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence. Career ------ Educated at Inverness Academy, Queen's Royal...
**Firm services**, also called **uninterruptible services**, are services, such as electricity (firm power) and natural gas supplies, that are intended to be available at all times during a period covered by an agreement. Also, the service is not subject to a prior claim from another customer and receives the same prio...
South African golfer **Sean Critton Pappas** (19 February 1966 – 7 June 2015) was a professional golfer from South Africa. Early life ---------- Pappas was born in Phalaborwa, South Africa. He is the second oldest of four brothers Craigen (born 1959), Deane (born 1967), and Brenden (born 1970). He attended the Univ...
Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Neuroscience **Mustafa al’Absi** is a Yemeni academic who is a Professor of Behavioral Medicine and the holder of the Max & Mary La Due Pickworth Chair at University of Minnesota Medical School. Al'Absi also holds faculty positions at Department of Family Medicine, Department of Bio...
2015 Italian film ***Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Space*** (original title: ***Dolcezza Extrema***) is a 2015 Italian science fiction-horror film directed by Alberto Genovese. Its one live-action actor is Marco Antonio Andolfi; the remaining characters are represented by sock puppets. It was acquired for distribution ...
Japanese TV series or program ***The Three Musketeers*** (連続人形活劇 新・三銃士, Renzoku Ningyo Katsugeki Shin Sanjushi) is a Japanese puppet television show produced by NHK and broadcast by NHK Educational TV from 12 October 2009 to 28 May 2010. The show is written by Kōki Mitani and the puppets are designed by Bunta Inoue. ...
**Gavino Contini** (in Sardinian, *Gavinu Còntene*) ((12 December 1855 – 24 July 1915)) was a Sardinian poet, was probably the greatest exponent of improvised poetry of Sardinia, certainly the most beloved. Life and work ------------- He was born in Siligo in a modest house in the oldest part of the village. After ...
Italian film critic and festival curator (born 1950) **Alberto Barbera** (born 20 February 1950) is an Italian film critic and festival curator, who currently serves as president of the Venice Film Festival. Life and career --------------- Born in Biella, Barbera graduated in modern literature with a thesis about ci...
The **social earnings ratio**, sometimes abbreviated to **S/E**, is a single-number metric, used to measure the social impact of various organisations. The non-financial metric is similar to the price earnings ratio, but instead focuses on valuation against social impact, rather than projected earnings. The ratio was ...
**Greg Campbell** (born July 7, 1970) is an American journalist, documentary filmmaker and nonfiction author who lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife. Biography --------- Campbell graduated from Terry Sanford High School in 1988. He then studied English and journalism at the University of North Carolina at Greens...
Ghanaian politician **Imoro Yakubu Kakpagu** (born February 1958) is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Kumbungu constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana from 2005 to 2013. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. Early life and education --------------------...
American actor, singer and writer (1952–2002) For other people with the same name, see Ron Taylor. **Ronald James Taylor** (October 16, 1952 – January 16, 2002) was an American actor, singer and writer. He grew up in Galveston, Texas, and later moved to New York City to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A...
**Mario Gino Merlino** (April 5, 1928 – January 8, 2024) was an American singer and musician, known for providing the singing voice of Lancelot in the musical film *Camelot*, for being part of the Grammy Award winning quartet, The Anita Kerr Singers, and for being a prolific singer of song poems. Early life --------...
American rapper Musical artist Willard Hill at the House of Blues **Willard Hill** (born June 8, 1982 in Atlanta, GA) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and producer from New Orleans, LA. Hill got his start in song writing and producing working with Wyclef Jean and Jerry Wonda after moving to New York City in 2...
**Damian Johnson** (born March 9, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for Minnesota and spent the first two years of his professional career in Japan and the NBA Development League. Upon moving to Australia in 2014, he made a name for himself in the So...
Aviation Museum in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand The **Classic Flyers Museum** is an aviation museum located at the Tauranga Airport, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, owned by a registered New Zealand charitable trust, the *Bay of Plenty Classic Aircraft Trust*. The museum has a range of flying and static aircraft displa...
Nigerian politician **Binta Bello** was a former class teacher, state commissioner, and current Deputy Minority Whip in the Nigerian House of Representatives. Bello represents the Kaltungo/Shongom Federal Constituency of Gombe State. She is the only woman in the leadership of the House. Early life and education -----...
For the record producer, singer and musician of the same name, see LeVert. Not to be confused with Mark Gordon. Musical artist **Marcus Melvin "Marc" Gordon** (October 14, 1935 – June 16, 2010) was an American Grammy-winning record producer, songwriter and music executive, best known for his work with Hal Davis at Moto...
Municipality in Bern, Switzerland **Thierachern** is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History ------- Thierachern is first mentioned in 1250 as *Tierachern*. The area around Thierachern was occupied during the neolithic era, the Bronze Age and the La Tène e...
American jazz saxophonist "Wess Anderson" redirects here. For the American filmmaker, see Wes Anderson. Musical artist **Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson** (born 1966) is an American jazz alto and sopranino saxophonist. Anderson grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, and played jazz early on at the urging of hi...
Proposed US state referendums The **Taxpayer Bill of Rights** (abbreviated **TABOR**) is a concept advocated by conservative and free market libertarian groups, primarily in the United States, as a way of limiting the growth of government. It is not a charter of rights but a provision requiring that increases in overa...
Mexican artisan (1935–2018) Don Sshinda in his workshop in 2016 **Gumercindo España Olivares** (13 January 1935 – 17 February 2018) was a Mexican artisan who specialized in traditional toys hand carved from wood. He was from a family of toymakers, beginning with his grandfather, which started in clay but switched to wo...