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8000 | "Bahá'í Faith"
from a single individual to an administrative order with both elected bodies and appointed individuals. On the evening of 22 May 1844, Siyyid `Alí-Muhammad of Shiraz gained his first convert and took on the title of ""the Báb"" ( ""the Gate""), referring to his later claim to the status of Mahdi of Shi... |
8001 | "Filer, Idaho"
had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.19. In the city, the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age ... |
8002 | "Filer, Idaho"
was $31,336, and the median income for a family was $36,346. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $20,563 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,443. About 10.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of... |
8003 | "Bahá'í Faith"
Bahá'u'lláh's claim. Throughout the rest of his life Bahá'u'lláh gained the allegiance of most of the Bábís, who came to be known as Bahá'ís. Beginning in 1866, he began declaring his mission as a Messenger of God in letters to the world's religious and secular rulers, including Pope Pius IX, Napoleon ... |
8004 | "Bahá'í Faith"
end of his life, the strict and harsh confinement was gradually relaxed, and he was allowed to live in a home near `Akká, while still officially a prisoner of that city. He died there in 1892. Bahá'ís regard his resting place at Bahjí as the Qiblih to which they turn in prayer each day. `Abbás Effendi ... |
8005 | "León, Spain"
which had been withdrawn to Germany. That its regular winter quarters, under later emperors, were at León, we learn from the Itinerary, Ptolemy, and the Notitiae Imperii, as well as from a few inscriptions; but there are numerous inscriptions to prove that a strong detachment of it was stationed at Tarra... |
8006 | "León, Spain"
when it was taken by Leovigild; and it was one of the few cities which the Visigoths allowed to retain their fortifications. During the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, in 715 Tariq advanced from the area of La Rioja towards Astorga and León. The same fortress, which the Romans had built to protect the plai... |
8007 | "Hansen, Idaho"
(1,012.2/km²). There were 378 housing units at an average density of 1,012.3 per square mile (394.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.77% White, 0.31% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic... |
8008 | "Bahá'í Faith"
the Ten Year World Crusade. This plan included extremely ambitious goals for the expansion of Bahá'í communities and institutions, the translation of Bahá'í texts into several new languages, and the sending of Bahá'í pioneers into previously unreached nations. He announced in letters during the Ten Yea... |
8009 | "Bahá'í Faith"
the direction of the international Bahá'í community. Since 1963, the Universal House of Justice has been the elected head of the Bahá'í Faith. The general functions of this body are defined through the writings of Bahá'u'lláh and clarified in the writings of Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. These functi... |
8010 | "León, Spain"
troops invaded the Kingdom when it was Carracedo. In 1188, Alfonso IX of León joined in the city of León all the three states becoming the city in the first European Parliament, developing laws that protected the people. Suburbs for traders and artisans sprang up, who, after the 13th century, began to in... |
8011 | "León, Spain"
against the Republicans. During the 1960s, León experienced much growth due to in-migration from the rural zones of the province. In 1983 León was added to the neighbouring region of Castile, to form the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. A popular and local political movement was opposed to being... |
8012 | "Hollister, Idaho"
The racial makeup of the city was 83.1% White, 0.4% Native American, 12.1% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.0% of the population. There were 92 households of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married coup... |
8013 | "Hollister, Idaho"
or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.41. The median age in the city was 39 years. 29.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.1% were 65 years of age or olde... |
8014 | "Hollister, Idaho"
per square mile (91.5/km²). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 89.2 per square mile (34.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.23% White, 2.95% Native American, 9.28% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.57% of the populati... |
8015 | "Kurt Daluege"
entered the Prussian Army in 1916 and served with the 7th Guards Infantry Regiment. He served on the Eastern Front. In October 1917, attended officer training in Doberitz. During his service on the Western Front, he was severely wounded in the head and shoulder. He was hospitalised and declared 25% disab... |
8016 | "Bahá'í Faith"
of children. The Bahá'í teachings on marriage call it a ""fortress for well-being and salvation"" and place marriage and the family as the foundation of the structure of human society. Bahá'u'lláh highly praised marriage, discouraged divorce, and required chastity outside of marriage; Bahá'u'lláh taugh... |
8017 | "Bahá'í Faith"
to marry, they must receive the consent of all living biological parents, whether they are Bahá'í or not. The Bahá'í marriage ceremony is simple; the only compulsory part of the wedding is the reading of the wedding vows prescribed by Bahá'u'lláh which both the groom and the bride read, in the presence... |
8018 | "David Javerbaum"
Amazon in 2013, and writing three episodes for the 2011 relaunch of ""Beavis and Butthead"". He wrote for the ""Late Show with David Letterman"" from 1998–99. ""A Quantum Theory of Mitt Romney,"" his humorous essay written for ""The New York Times"", appeared in April 2012. Javerbaum graduated from Ha... |
8019 | "Tiberius (praenomen)"
drowned in its waters. Tiberinus was afterward regarded as the god of the river. Children named Tiberius may have been named after the river and its patron god. Chase suggested that the same root may have connected the city of Tibur, the Umbrian town of Tifernum, and the mountain and river in Sam... |
8020 | "Kimberly, Idaho"
with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.38. The ... |
8021 | "Kimberly, Idaho"
older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,614 people, 916 households, and 690 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,187.6 people per square mile (1,2980.8/km²). There were 965 housing units at an average density o... |
8022 | "Kimberly, Idaho"
were 916 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living al... |
8023 | "Kimberly, Idaho"
to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 95 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,906, and the median income for a family was $39,856. Males ... |
8024 | "Kimberly, Idaho"
6.8% of those age 65 or over. Kimberly, Idaho Kimberly is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho. The population was 3,264 at the 2010 census, up from 2,614 in 2000. It is part of the Twin Falls Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kimberly was founded in 1905. It is named after Peter L. Kimberly, a major inves... |
8025 | "Kurt Daluege"
criminal"". In September 1946 after being extradited to Czechoslovakia, he was tried for his many crimes against humanity committed in the Protectorate. Throughout his trial, Daluege was unrepentant, claiming that he was beloved by ""three million policemen"", only following Hitler's orders and that he h... |
8026 | "Wicked, Wicked"
recognized before he began shooting that audiences would be have a hard time following the movie if there was ""too much"" action playing on both sides of the screen simultaneously, and he scripted a few single-screen segments ""for shock value."" ""Although primarily [the split-screen] serves to depic... |
8027 | "Cinema of Sweden"
most respected films often made poetic use of the Swedish landscape and developed moving studies of character and emotion. Stiller fostered the early popularity of Greta Garbo, particularly through the ""Gösta Berlings saga"" (1924). Many of the films made at the Biografteatern had a significant impa... |
8028 | "Cinema of Sweden"
vacuum in Swedish cinema, which subsequently went into a financial crisis. Both directors later returned to Sweden, but Stiller died soon after his return while Sjöström returned to theatre work for most of the remainder of his career. The advent of the talking movie at the beginning of the 1930s bro... |
8029 | Serres
river Strymon led from the shores of Strymonian Gulf to the Danubian countries. The most ancient known inhabitants of the area were the Bryges (Phrygians) and Strymonians; afterwards (since 1100 BC) were Siriopaiones and finally (from the early 5th century BC until the end of antiquity) the Thracian tribe of Odo... |
8030 | Serres
name Sirra (Greek: Σίρρα) and in inscriptions as Sirraion polis (Greek: Σιρραίων πόλις). It was an important city of the Roman province of Macedonia, with the status of a civitas stipendiaria. It flourished especially during the imperial period thanks to the Pax Romana. Then, during the great crisis of the Roman... |
8031 | "Murtaugh, Idaho"
none of those over 64. Murtaugh, Idaho Murtaugh is a rural town in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 115 at the 2010 census, down from 139 in 2000. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area. Murtaugh has existed since at least the early 1950s, and is n... |
8032 | "Cinema of Sweden"
Foreign Language Film. Working closely with Bergman, cinematographer Sven Nykvist can be said to have had a major impact on the visual aspect of Swedish cinema. Twice the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, for ""Cries and Whispers"" and ""Fanny and Alexander"", Nykvist is conside... |
8033 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
plain at the south rim of the Snake River Canyon, Twin Falls is where daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump across the canyon in 1974 on a steam-powered rocket. The jump site is northeast of central Twin Falls, midway between Shoshone Falls and the Perrine Bridge. Excavations at Wilson Butte Cave... |
8034 | "Wicked, Wicked"
debuted on Turner Classic Movies' cult movie showcase TCM Underground in 2008 and went on to air in heavy rotation on the network. The film was released on VHS in Finland and Germany. On October 28, 2014, the movie was released as a burn-on-demand DVD-R through Warner Archive. The movie underwent an ex... |
8035 | "Kim Min-hee (actress, born 1982)"
Kim Min-hee (actress, born 1982) Kim Min-hee (born March 1, 1982) is a South Korean actress and model. Kim Min-hee began modeling when she was in middle school, and soon appeared as a cover girl in teen magazines. In 1999 she was cast in the campus drama ""School 2"" as a rebellious h... |
8036 | "Bahá'í Faith"
political organization, and hence refuses to recognize it as a minority religion. However, the government has never produced convincing evidence supporting its characterization of the Bahá'í community. Also, the government's statements that Bahá'ís who recanted their religion would have their rights re... |
8037 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
in the Snake River Canyon, had obtained private financing from Milner and others under the provisions of the Carey Act of 1894 to build a dam on the Snake River near Caldron Linn. Completed in 1905, Milner Dam and its accompanying canals made commercial irrigation outside the Snake River Canyon prac... |
8038 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
as a planned community, designed by celebrated Franco-American architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, with proceeds from sales of townsite lots going toward construction of irrigation canals. Twin Falls was incorporated as a village on April 12, 1905. The city is named for a nearby waterfall on the Sna... |
8039 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
in the home at some point during the day. The northwest-to-southeast roads were numbered and called avenues, while the northeast-to-southwest roads were numbered and called streets. Only two central streets, the northwest-to-southeast Main Avenue and the northeast-to-southwest Shoshone Street, were ... |
8040 | Burgundians
Burgundians The Burgundians (; ; ; ) were a large East Germanic (possibly Vandal) tribe or group of tribes that lived in the area of what is now Poland in the time of the Roman Empire. In the , as the empire came under pressure from many such ""barbarian"" peoples, a powerful group of Burgundians and other ... |
8041 | Burgundians
Worms, but with Roman cooperation their descendants eventually established the Kingdom of the Burgundians much further south, and within the empire, in the western Alps region where modern Switzerland, France and Italy meet. This later became a component of the Frankish empire. The name of this kingdom surv... |
8042 | Burgundians
originally emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the Baltic island of Bornholm, and from there to the Vistula basin, in the middle of what is now Poland. The ethnonym Burgundians is commonly used in English to refer to the ""Burgundi"" (""Burgundionei"", ""Burgundiones"" or ""Burgunds"") who settled in Sap... |
8043 | "Cinema of Sweden"
comedy genre Lasse Åberg has directed and also starred in some successful films that, although not praised by film critics, were box-office successes and have received cult status. The first one was ""Repmånad"" in 1979, followed by ""Sällskapsresan"" in 1980 and its four sequels. Although not part o... |
8044 | "Cinema of Sweden"
depicted teenage angst of the main characters played well with the audience and won four Guldbagge Awards in 1998. The follow-up ""Together"" (""Tillsammans"") (2000) was an upbeat comedy, albeit with some darkly satirical undertones, set in a 1970s Stockholm commune. But Moodysson's filmmaking then ... |
8045 | "Kim Min-hee (actress, born 1982)"
actress to win the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in the film ""On the Beach at Night Alone"". In June 2016, Kim was reported to be having an affair with Hong Sang-soo, the director of the film ""Right Now, Wrong Then"", in w... |
8046 | "Saverio Mammoliti"
Saverio Mammoliti Saverio Mammoliti (born December 13, 1942) also known as Saro, is a 'Ndrangheta boss from Oppido Mamertina and Castellace in Calabria. In 2003, he became a pentito when he decided to collaborate with Italian justice. Saro Mammoliti’s nickname was the ""playboy of Castellace"" for h... |
8047 | Burgundians
ambiguous reference ""infidoque tibi Burdundio ductu"" implicates an unnamed treacherous Burgundian leader in the murder of the emperor Petronius Maximus in the chaos preceding the sack of Rome by the Vandals. The Patrician Ricimer is also blamed; this event marks the first indication of the link between th... |
8048 | Burgundians
Ricimer and the Burgundians. The year after his ascension, Majorian stripped the Burgundians of the lands they had acquired two years earlier. After showing further signs of independence, he was murdered by Ricimer in 461. Ten years later, in 472, Ricimer–who was by now the son-in-law of the Western Emperor... |
8049 | Burgundians
over the empire seems to have ended. Glycerius was deposed in favor of Julius Nepos, and Gundobad returned to Burgundy, presumably at the death of his father Gundioc. At this time or shortly afterwards, the Burgundian kingdom was divided among Gundobad and his brothers, Godigisel, Chilperic II, and Gundomar... |
8050 | Burgundians
his conversion). This is contested by, e.g., Bury, who points out problems in much of Gregory's chronology for the events. In c. 500, when Gundobad and Clovis were at war, Gundobad appears to have been betrayed by his brother Godegisel, who joined the Franks; together Godegisel's and Clovis' forces ""crushe... |
8051 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
at 9.5%, below Idaho's average of 9.6%. From 1998 to 2007 the unemployment rate was steadily decreasing, to a low of just under 2%. Then, in tandem with the national economy, the unemployment rate increased to nearly 9.5% as of April 2011. Twin Falls is the home of cheese producer Glanbia Foods, a m... |
8052 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
(NMA) every year during their annual ""NMA Annual Gourmet Sausagefest."" Another mainstay is The College of Southern Idaho (CSI). Boasting a student-population of 3,433 students, this Junior College may be an alternative for students not yet ready to attend a four-year university. Many students are ... |
8053 | "Kembangan, Singapore"
the estate. Kembangan, Singapore Kembangan is a subzone and residential precinct located in the town of Bedok in the East Region of Singapore. It consists largely of private residential areas and a small public housing estate along Lengkong Tiga. Kembangan means ""expansion"" in Malay. The road J... |
8054 | "Tsingtao Brewery"
of the Korean War and the resulting embargo of the People's Republic by the West, the brewery was forced to use domestic products, and the government encouraged peasants in Shandong to harvest the necessary raw materials (mainly hops and barley) themselves. The government used various incentives, lik... |
8055 | "Saverio Mammoliti"
stolen. He was sent down for 22 years for extortion and other Mafia-related charges. In 1995, he received a life sentence in the trial against the ""Mafia of three provinces"". In May 2003, Mammoliti decided to collaborate with the Italian justice and became a pentito. Nevertheless, he received anot... |
8056 | "Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai"
Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai Swathithirunal Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai (1898–1976) was a Malayalam author and actor, a prominent speaker, teacher and thinker. His plays addressed serious themes such as patriotism, sacrifice and justice. He created characters of great heroism in his play... |
8057 | "Jack Lord"
his mother's fruit farm in the Hudson River Valley. He started spending summers at sea, and from the decks of cargo ships painted and sketched the landscapes he encountered—Africa, the Mediterranean and China. He was educated at St. Benedict Joseph Labre School, John Adams High School, in Ozone Park, Queens... |
8058 | "Dots and Boxes"
remaining (potential) boxes are joined together into ""chains"" – groups of one or more adjacent boxes in which any move gives all the boxes in the chain to the opponent. At this point, players typically take all available boxes, then ""open"" the smallest available chain to their opponent. For example... |
8059 | "Dots and Boxes"
novice loses the game. A more ""experienced"" player faced with position 1 will instead play the ""double-cross strategy"", taking all but 2 of the boxes in the chain and leaving position 3. The opponent will take these two boxes and then be forced to open the next chain. By achieving position 3, playe... |
8060 | "Roberto Torres"
directly by Torres' label Guajiro Records Incorporated (where he had relocated, taking SAR with him) with Israel ""Cachao"" López. The SAR group's output fell off after '82; many stars switched to Caimán Records, formed in 1983 by Bofill and Humberto Corredor; others moved to Laslos Records, formed in ... |
8061 | "Jack Lord"
from Mission Ridge, South Dakota. The basis for the series was real-life champion rodeo rider Casey Tibbs. The series featured Warren Oates and Bruce Dern in recurring supporting roles. Lord credited Gary Cooper as his on-screen role model, and the inspiration for his characterization of Stoney Burke. Lord ... |
8062 | "Security dilemma"
to war by feelings of insecurity over alliances of their neighbours despite not actually wanting war. Furthermore, Germany's fear of fighting war on two fronts led it to the formulation of the infamous Schlieffen Plan, which specified a particularly accelerated mobilization timetable. The onset of Ge... |
8063 | "Jack Lord"
Lord helped conceive ""Hawaii Five-O"" and starred for its 12 seasons as Detective Stephen McGarrett, appointed by the Governor to head the (fictional) State Police criminal investigation department in Honolulu, Hawaii. The opening sequence includes a shot of Lord standing on a penthouse balcony of the Ilik... |
8064 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
Falls set a BASE jumping world record by jumping off Perrine Bridge 57 times in a 24-hour period. In July 2006 Dan Schilling jumped off the bridge 201 times in 21 hours to raise money for charity. Unlike Daisher, Schilling was hoisted to the top of the bridge by a crane after every jump. Twin Falls ... |
8065 | "Roberto Torres"
Roberto Torres & Cha Cha Cha All Stars Orchestra"" on the same imprint in 2004. The start of the new millennium in 2000 halted the exclusive release of ""Siempre Sonando""; a project which strongly featured the Latin artist Edwin Bonilla. On 2 June 2011, the heavily Cuban-American community of Union Ci... |
8066 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
Census, with an average household size of 3.20 residents. There were 9,422 owner-occupied homes with an average value, as of 2009, of $136,000. The population density is 3,743 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city is 92.0% White, 0.5% Black, 0.9% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pac... |
8067 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.20. In the city, the population was ... |
8068 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
The median income for a household in the city was $40,970 and the mean income for a family was $49,295. As of the census of 2010, there were 44,125 people, 16,744 households, and 11,011 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 18,033 housing units at an average density ... |
8069 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
households of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of indi... |
8070 | "Twin Falls, Idaho"
ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. On the Livability.com list of ""Top Ten Cities to Defy Death"", Twin Falls ranked No. 1. Notable musicians who spent parts of... |
8071 | "Francisco Hudson"
Francisco Hudson Francisco Hudson Cárdenas (Curaco de Vélez, Chile, July 1, 1826 – March, 1859) was a Chilean naval officer and hydrographer notable for his explorations of Southern Chile and Chilean Patagonia. Hudson sailed on behalf of the Chilean government several times to Peru and Ecuador, but g... |
8072 | "Francisco Hudson"
made this impossible. However his hydrographic works laid the groundwork for Hans Steffen's exploration of Aysén Region in late 19th century. Hudson was born in the town of Curaco de Vélez in Quinchao Island of Chiloé Archipelago to the couple Santiago (possibly a translation of ""James"") Hudson and... |
8073 | "Security dilemma"
war for themselves. For example, to use Waltz's example, in World War II, the French Foreign Minister told the British Prime Minister that Britain was justified in taking ""the lead in opposing Germany"" when the Nazis had taken over the Rhineland, but as ""the German threat grew"", French and Britai... |
8074 | "Francisco Hudson"
route that would allow traffic through the channels of Patagonia without the need of sailing through the open sea at Tres Montes Peninsula. Sailing at the open sea in the roaring 40s was dangerous and finding such route would significantly improve the traffic between the Chilean settlement of Punta A... |
8075 | "Francisco Hudson"
back ""Janaqueo"" due to its bad maintenance after many years of service. The expedition sailed thought Moraleda Channel to San Rafael Lagoon where they explored by foot the Isthmus of Ofqui without finding any passage to the San Quintín Bay of Gulf of Penas. After this expedition he mapped Dalcahue ... |
8076 | "Francisco Hudson"
of the brigantine ""Meteoro"" and had like Hudson to sail north, so they decided to sail together. They then tried to sail through the western section of the Strait of Magellan but decided instead, due to the strong winds, to sail first eastwards and to enter the Pacific through Cape Horn. After havi... |
8077 | "Cascade, Idaho"
1942, was halted during World War II, and completed in 1948. Cascade was the home of a sizable Boise Cascade sawmill, which closed in May 2001. The recreational city of McCall is north, and the village of Donnelly is a little over midway, via Highway 55. The Tamarack Resort is across the reservoir to t... |
8078 | "Cascade, Idaho"
Highway 55, the ""Payette River Scenic Byway,"" a designated national scenic byway. It heads north from Eagle in Ada County to Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade. SH-55 continues north to McCall, where it turns west at Payette Lake and continues to... |
8079 | PT-76
There are also additional assistant water-jet inlets on both sides of the hull over the last road wheels. The rear outlets have lids that can be fully or partially closed, redirecting the water stream to the forward-directed outlets at the sides of the hull, thus enabling the vehicle to turn or go in reverse. To ... |
8080 | PT-76
is the same system as the one used in the BTR-50 APC, which was based on the PT-76. The tank can swim at up to 10.2 km/h and has a range of 100 km. It can cross most water obstacles and can also swim in the sea. However, its amphibious design makes it disproportionally large for a vehicle of its weight and allows... |
8081 | "Southern Expressway (South Australia)"
a period of ten years. In 1983 plans for the freeway north of Darlington were abandoned, and the land that had been set aside was progressively sold off. In 1984 the state government announced plans to develop a ""third arterial road"" for the south. In 1987 the project was split... |
8082 | PT-76
which some 2,000 were exported. Over 25 countries employed the vehicle, including Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, China, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Finland, Guinea, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Laos, Madagascar, Mozambique, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, North Vietnam, and Yugoslavia. The PT-76 was used as the standar... |
8083 | "Cascade, Idaho"
For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,411, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $20,139 for females. The per capita income ... |
8084 | "Cascade, Idaho"
cold, snowy winters and short, warm, dry summers. Cascade, Idaho Cascade is a rural city in and the county seat of Valley County, Idaho, United States, in the west central part of the state. The population was 939 at the 2010 census, down from 997 in 2000. Cascade is located on the southeast shore of L... |
8085 | "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"
Leo Stein had a very positive effect on Matisse, who was suffering demoralization from the bad reception of his work. Matisse's notoriety and preeminence as the leader of the new movement in modern painting continued to build throughout 1906 and 1907, and Matisse attracted a following of art... |
8086 | "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"
1907 Société des Artistes Indépendants when he exhibited his painting ""Blue Nude,"" completed in early 1907. The ""Blue Nude"" was one of the paintings that would later create an international sensation at the Armory Show of 1913 in New York City. By the spring of 1907 when he began to pain... |
8087 | "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"
knocked Matisse and Fauvism off the map, virtually ending the movement by the following year. In 1907 Picasso joined the art gallery that had recently been opened in Paris by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (1884–1979). Kahnweiler was a German art historian, art collector who became one of the premi... |
8088 | "Lafayette M. Sturdevant"
Quincy, Illinois while visiting family and friends. Lafayette M. Sturdevant Lafayette Monroe Sturdevant (September 17, 1856–August 25, 1923) was a Wisconsin lawyer and politician. Born in Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania in Warren County, Sturdevant and his family settled in Clark County, Wiscon... |
8089 | "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"
effectively appropriated the role of avant-garde ""wild beast""—a role that, as far as public opinion was concerned, he was never to relinquish. Kramer goes on to say, Whereas Matisse had drawn upon a long tradition of European painting—from Giorgione, Poussin, and Watteau to Ingres, Cézanne... |
8090 | "Pusa 1121 rice"
minimum breadth-wise expansion, and is aromatic with intermediate alkali-spreading value and amylose content. It was developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and released for commercial cultivation in kharif season of 2003. By 2007, the variety has become widely popular with farme... |
8091 | PT-76
missiles mounted in the XM26 three-tube launcher. On May 9, NVA armored units attacked the Ranger camp at Ben Het; the TOW team destroyed 3 PT-76s and broke up the attack. On May 26, the North Vietnamese Army made another attempt to retake the city of Kontum. TOW aircraft were brought in at first light and found ... |
8092 | "Zheng Tan"
""Xiaoshu Lang"") at Hongwen Institute (弘文館). He subsequently went through the ranks of low-level advisory officials as ""Shiyi"" (拾遺) and then ""Bujue"" (補闕); he then served successively as ""Kaogong Yuanwailang"" (考功員外郎), a low-level official at the ministry of civil service affairs (吏部, ""Libu""), and th... |
8093 | Graftgold
of the 8-bit era were typically developed by a single individual within a matter of months (sometimes even a few weeks), the more demanding 16-bit titles required larger teams, longer development times and considerably larger budgets. Royalties from their impressive back catalogue of titles allowed Graftgold ... |
8094 | "Sheikh Hasina"
return to the country until after she was elected to lead the Awami League Party in 16 February 1981 and arrived on 17 May 1981. She is the aunt of British MP Tulip Siddiq. While living in self-exile in India after her father and family's assassination in 1975 (only she and a sister survived as they wer... |
8095 | Graftgold
working relationship with Virgin through their development of ""Off Road Racer"" a few years earlier. Having bought back the rights for ""Realms"" from Activision, Graftgold finished the game for Virgin. From 1991 to 1993, Graftgold concentrated on Sega's primary gaming platforms — the Master System, Game Gea... |
8096 | "Sheikh Hasina"
law, and the other main opposition group, led by Khaleda Zia, boycotted the poll. However, her supporters maintained that she used the platform effectively to challenge Ershad's rule. Ershad dissolved the parliament in December 1987 when Hasina and her Awami League resigned from the parliament in an att... |
8097 | "Sheikh Hasina"
was not functioning. A huge mass protest in December 1990 ousted General Ershad from the power, who resigned in favour of his Vice President Justice Shahabuddin. The caretaker government, headed by Shahabuddin Ahmed, the Chief Justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, administered a general election for ... |
8098 | "Sheikh Hasina"
of party leaders. Politics in Bangladesh took a decisive turn in 1994, after Magura by-elections. This election was held after the death of the MP for that constituency, a member of Hasina's party. The Awami League expected to win back the seat. But the BNP candidate won through rigging and manipulation... |
8099 | "Sheikh Hasina"
to act on these demands. Opposition parties launched an unprecedented campaign, calling strikes for weeks on end. The government accused them of destroying the economy while the opposition countered that BNP could solve this problem by acceding to their demands. In late 1995, the MPs of the Awami League... |
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