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15415 | Tammany Hall | Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York City political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789, as the Tammany Society. It was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York Cit... |
15556 | Hyundai Universe | The Hyundai Universe (hangul:현대 유니버스) is a heavy-duty luxury coach built by Hyundai Motor Company. It is primarily available as luxury hi-classic tourist buses. |
15349 | Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram | Central Bus Station (CBS), also called Thampanoor Bus Station, is a bus station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It is located opposite the Trivandrum Central Railway station at Thampanoor.It has an area of 7.41 acres serving the buses traveling on all routes in Kerala and other inter-state destinations such as Na... |
15349 | Volvo Museum | The Volvo Museum is in Gothenburg, Sweden. It covers the development of Sweden's leading vehicle manufacturer Volvo, from the first ÖV 4 to the current cars, trucks, buses and other products. The museum also has displays of Volvo Aero and Volvo Penta products, and many other exhibits, including the joint desk of Assar ... |
18582 | Ssangnim-dong | The headquarters of South Korean food company CJ Cheil Jedang is located in the CJ Cheiljedang Building near the Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station. |
15349 | TEMSA | TEMSA Global is a coach, bus and light truck manufacturer located in Adana, Turkey. The company is part of the Sabancı Group, a large Turkish industrial and commercial conglomerate. TEMSA is a member of the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association. Temsa's Adana plant has an annual production capacity of 11,500 veh... |
15336 | Darlings (Kevin Drew album) | Darlings is the second solo album by Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew. It was released on March 18, 2014. |
15251 | Mitta Mitta River | Mitta Mitta River, a perennial river and a direct tributary of the Murray River within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the alpine district of Victoria, Australia. |
15251 | Beardy River | Beardy River, a perennial river that is part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. |
15337 | Megan McCafferty | Megan Fitzmorris McCafferty (born 1973) is an American author known for "The New York Times" bestselling Jessica Darling series of young adult novels published between 2001 and 2009. McCafferty gained international attention in 2006 when novelist Kaavya Viswanathan was accused of plagiarizing the first two Jessica Darl... |
15210 | Daggs Falls | The Daggs Falls is a plunge waterfall on Spring Creek that is located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. |
15338 | Darling Scarp | The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north-south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to the south of Pemberton. The adjacent Darling Plateau goes easterly to include Moun... |
15212 | Crows Nest, Queensland | Crows Nest is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the New England Highway, from the state capital, Brisbane and from the nearby city of Toowoomba. It is within the Toowoomba Region local government area. At the 2016 Census, Crows Nest had a population of 2,160. |
15213 | 9th Empire Awards | The 9th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine "Empire", honored the best films of 2003 and took place on 4 February 2004 at The Dorchester Hotel in London, England. During the ceremony, "Empire" presented Empire Awards in nine categories as ... |
15378 | Pidhirtsi Castle | Pidhirtsi Castle (; ) is a residential castle-fortress located in the village of Pidhirtsi in Lviv Oblast (province) western Ukraine, located eighty kilometers east of Lviv. It was constructed by Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan between 1635–1640 by order of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's Grand Crown Hetman Stani... |
15215 | Sky Murder | Sky Murder is a 1940 detective film starring Walter Pidgeon as detective Nick Carter in his third and final outing for MGM as Nick Carter. The film was part of a trilogy based on the long-running radio series of the same name. In the heightened tensions prior to World War II, Hollywood produced many films in the spy fi... |
15216 | The Speckless Sky | The Speckless Sky is an album by Jane Siberry. It was Siberry's highest-charting album on the Canadian charts and contains her biggest Top 40 hit, "One More Colour". The album's second single, "Map of the World (Part II)", was also a hit on Canada's adult contemporary charts. |
15217 | Montana | Montana i/mɒnˈtænə/ is a state in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain). Montana has several nicknames, although none official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more ... |
15305 | John Hodgdon | In 1846, he was elected to the Maine State Senate and served as Senate President in 1847. He was re-elected in 1848 but resigned after unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Democrat John W. Dana his party's nomination for governor. In 1849, Hodgdon was named Bank Commissioner and in 1853, he was offered the position of ... |
17061 | Roman Republic | The Hortensian Law deprived the patricians of their last weapon against the plebeians, and thus resolved the last great political question of the era. No such important political changes occurred between 287 BC and 133 BC. The important laws of this era were still enacted by the senate. In effect, the plebeians were sa... |
15220 | Clair Engle | Clair Engle (September 21, 1911July 30, 1964) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from California. He is best remembered for participating in the vote breaking the filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the US Senate while partially paralyzed and unable to speak, shortl... |
15305 | Nuclear option | The nuclear option is a parliamentary procedure that allows the United States Senate to override a rule or precedent by a simple majority of 51 votes, instead of by a supermajority of 60 votes. The option is invoked by the presiding officer of the body ruling that the validity of a Senate rule or precedent is a constit... |
15431 | Filibuster in the United States Senate | A filibuster in the United States Senate is a dilatory or obstructive tactic used in the United States Senate to prevent a measure from being brought to a vote. The most common form of filibuster occurs when one or more senators attempts to delay or block a vote on a bill by extending debate on the measure. The Senate ... |
15305 | Oklahoma | Following the 2000 census, the Oklahoma delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives was reduced from six to five representatives, each serving one congressional district. For the 112th Congress (2011–2013), there were no changes in party strength, and the delegation included four Republicans and one Democrat. In th... |
15430 | 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election | The 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to determine the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It will occur concurrently with the election of Wisconsin's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states an... |
15431 | Connecticut Senate | The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits. The Connecticut State... |
16529 | Mariefred Charterhouse | Mariefred Charterhouse, sometimes referred to as Gripsholm Charterhouse (, or "Pax Mariae"), was a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in the present town of Mariefred in Södermanland, Sweden, to which it gave its name; before the building of the monastery the place was known as Gripsholm. It was the only Carthusian... |
15227 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Investment banker Harold Lee is persuaded by his colleagues to do their work while they leave for the weekend. Kumar Patel attends a medical school interview, but intentionally botches it to prevent getting accepted. Harold is attracted to his neighbor, Maria, but is unable to admit his feelings. After smoking marijuan... |
15228 | Annabichl Castle | Annabichl Castle is a castle in Austria. It was built by the nobleman George Khevenhüller for his second wife Anna von Thurzo. Their daughter was Maria von Khevenhuller. |
15229 | Infanta María Teresa of Spain | Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain (; 12 November 1882 in Madrid, Kingdom of Spain – 23 September 1912 in Madrid, Kingdom of Spain) was the second eldest child and daughter of Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria. Maria Teresa was an Infanta of Spain and a member of the House of Bourbon by bir... |
15230 | Maria (album) | Maria is a 1995 critically acclaimed album by Canadian singer and songwriter Jane Siberry. It was her first album not to include any musical contributions from longtime collaborators such as Ken Myhr, John Switzer and Rebecca Jenkins. |
15231 | Erdmuthe Maria Theresia of Dietrichstein | Erdmuthe Maria Theresia of Dietrichstein (17 April 1662 – 16 March 1737), was an Austrian noblewoman, by birth a member of the princely Dietrichstein family and by marriage Princess of Liechtenstein. |
15232 | Dolly, Lotte and Maria | "Dolly, Lotte and Maria" (German: "Dolly, Lotte und Maria") is a 1987 German documentary film directed by Rosa von Praunheim. The film recounts the lives of Lotte Goslar, Dolly Haas and Maria Ley-Piscator, three German women performers who achieved success in Berlin in the 1930s. All left Nazi Germany for reasons of co... |
15233 | Gabriela von Habsburg | Gabriela von Habsburg was born in Luxembourg, the fourth child of Otto von Habsburg, the erstwhile crown prince of Austria, and his wife, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen. She was baptised with the names "Gabriela Maria Charlotte Felicitas Elisabeth Antonia". According to her birth certificate, her last name is "of Au... |
15234 | Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Maria Antonietta Giuseppina Leopoldina; 16 March 1851 – 12 September 1938) was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by birth and by her marriage to Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, claimant to the defunct throne of the Two Sicilies. |
15400 | Tanzania | The U.S. Senate passed a reform bill in May 2010, following the House which passed a bill in December 2009. These bills must now be reconciled. The New York Times provided a comparative summary of the features of the two bills, which address to varying extent the principles enumerated by the Obama administration. For i... |
15411 | Conservative Party (UK) | The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre - right political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently the governing party, having been so since the 2010 general election, where a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats was formed. In 2015, the Conservatives led by Da... |
15400 | Thatcherism | Thatcherism comprises the conviction, economic, social and political style of the British Conservative Party politician Margaret Thatcher, who was leader of her party from 1975 to 1990. It has also been used to describe the principles of the British government under Thatcher as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 and beyo... |
15238 | Justice Party (United States) | The Justice Party USA is a political party in the United States. It was organized in November 2011 by a group of political activists including former mayor of Salt Lake City Rocky Anderson as an alternative to what he saw as a duopoly of the two major political parties. One of the major goals of the Justice Party is re... |
15239 | Industrial Revolution | The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and many of the technological innovations were British. By the mid-18th century Britain controlled a global trading empire with colonies in North America and Africa, and with some political influence on the Indian subcontinent, through the activities of the East India C... |
15240 | Industrial Revolution | The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain and many of the technological innovations were British; however, the British also used knowledge of technologies from India, China and other parts of Europe. By the mid-18th century Britain controlled a global trading empire with colonies in North America and political i... |
15241 | East India Company | During its first century of operation, the focus of the company was trade, not the building of an empire in India. Company interests turned from trade to territory during the 18th century as the Mughal Empire declined in power and the East India Company struggled with its French counterpart, the French East India Compa... |
15398 | North American Free Trade Agreement | The earlier Canada -- United States Free Trade Agreement had been controversial and divisive in Canada, and the 1988 Canadian election involved discussion on the issue. In that election, more Canadians voted for anti-free trade parties (the Liberals and the New Democrats) but the split caused more seats in parliament t... |
15243 | One man, one vote | The British trade unionist George Howell used the phrase ``one man, one vote ''in political pamphlets in 1880. During the 20th - century period of decolonisation and the struggles for national sovereignty, from the late 1940s onwards this phrase became widely used in developing countries where majority populations soug... |
15278 | Tanzania | United States President Barack Obama and key advisers introduced a series of regulatory proposals in June 2009. The proposals address consumer protection, executive pay, bank financial cushions or capital requirements, expanded regulation of the shadow banking system and derivatives, and enhanced authority for the Fede... |
15245 | Cabbage Patch Kids | The name change to Cabbage Patch Kids was made in 1982 when Xavier's company, Original Appalachian Artworks, began to license a smaller version of the handmade creations to a toy manufacturer named Coleco. An abbreviated version of the discovery legend was reproduced on every Cabbage Patch Kids product from 1983 onward... |
15268 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids is a 2003 American-Canadian computer-animated television special from Nelvana that premiered on Treehouse TV and Nick Jr. on March 31, 2003. It was based on David Kirk's book series of the same name and serves as the pilot to the show "Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends". Voices included B... |
15268 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (sometimes shortened to "Sunny Patch") is a Canadian-British children's television series based on the children's books by David Kirk. The series originally aired on Teletoon in Canada and Nickelodeon in the United States. |
15268 | Patch Grove, Wisconsin | Patch Grove is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 198 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Patch Grove. |
15268 | Cabbage Patch Kids | Cabbage Patch Kids are a line of soft sculptured doll - like creatures sold by Xavier Roberts and registered in the United States copyright office in 1978. |
15351 | 788 Hohensteina | 788 Hohensteina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 4, 1914, by Franz Kaiser at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory. Named for castle Hohenstein located in the Taunus mountains. |
15351 | Landesmuseum Württemberg | The museum's main location is the Old Castle in Stuttgart. The nearby granary and the cellar of the New Castle also contain parts of the collections as well as Waldenbuch Castle outside of Stuttgart. |
15336 | Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song) | The lyrics, describing a series of individuals and their journeys to New York City, refer to several of the regular ``superstars ''at Andy Warhol's New York studio, the Factory, namely Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling, Joe Dallesandro, Jackie Curtis and Joe Campbell (referred to in the song by his nickname Sugar Plum Fair... |
15279 | Castle on the Hill | ``Castle on the Hill ''Single by Ed Sheeran from the album ÷ Released 6 January 2017 (2017 - 01 - 06) Format Digital download Recorded 2016 Genre Folk - pop pop rock Length 4: 21 Label Asylum Atlantic Songwriter (s) Ed Sheeran Benjamin Levin Producer (s) Ed Sheeran Benny Blanco Ed Sheeran singles chronology`` Lay It Al... |
15336 | Swampy Plain River | Swampy Plain River (and in some places Swampy Plains River), a perennial stream that is part of the Murray catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Snowy Mountains bioregion of New South Wales, Australia. |
15279 | Château de Chalmazel | The Château de Chalmazel, or Château des Talaru is a castle situated in the "commune" of Chalmazel, in the Loire "département" of France. It is located in the Haut-Forez, between the towns of Saint-Étienne and Thiers. Its name in medieval times was "Saint-Jehan-des-Neiges". The castle dominates the valley of the Lignon... |
15406 | Minnesota State Capitol | The Minnesota State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Minnesota, in its capital city of Saint Paul. It houses the Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, the office of the Attorney General and the office of the Governor. The building also includes a chamber for the Minnesota Supreme ... |
15406 | Appropriation bill | According to the Origination Clause of the United States Constitution, all bills for raising revenue, generally tax bills, must originate in the House of Representatives, similar to the Westminster system requirement that all money bills originate in the lower house. Traditionally, though, appropriation bills also orig... |
15406 | Georgia General Assembly | The Georgia General Assembly began as a unicameral body in 1777 but changed to a bicameral legislature in 1789. It is now made up of a Senate (the upper house) and a House of Representatives (the lower house). The Senate has 56 members while the House of Representatives has 180. Members from each body serve for two yea... |
15406 | Liberia | The Legislature is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House, led by a speaker, has 73 members apportioned among the 15 counties on the basis of the national census, with each county receiving a minimum of two members. Each House member represents an electoral district within a county as drawn ... |
15406 | Ankang Dam | The Ankang Dam is gravity dam on the Hanjiang (Han) River near Ankang in Shaanxi Province, China. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production along with other purposes such as flood control and navigation. The dam withholds a reservoir which supplies water to its powerhouse located on the right toe. T... |
15406 | Iowa House of Representatives | The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed by dividing the 50 Senate districts in half. Each district has a populatio... |
15406 | Tim Schaffer | Tim Schaffer (born January 25, 1963) is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 until 2006, and of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2014 and also previously represented the 77th District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2015 until 2019. |
15415 | Mandate of Heaven | The prosperous Shang dynasty saw its rule filled with many outstanding accomplishments. Notably, the dynasty lasted for a considerable time during which 31 kings ruled over an extended period of 17 generations. During this period, the dynasty enjoyed a period of peace and tranquility in which citizens could make a good... |
15406 | Electronic Fund Transfer Act | Electronic Fund Transfer Act Other short titles Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978 Change in Bank Control Act Change in Savings and Loan Control Act Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act Export - Import Bank Act Amendments Federal Financial Institutions Examination Counci... |
15406 | Marisa Marquez | Marisa Marquez is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, having served from 2009 until 2017. She did not seek re-election in 2016. In 2008, Marquez unseated Rep. Paul Moreno, the longest serving Latino elected official in the US. Moreno was considered the Conscience of the House for his tenur... |
15266 | National Football League team captains | Players who have been named a team captain typically have a ``C ''patch on their jerseys. There is a standard design used by all teams participating in the captaincy program. The patches are in team colors and are worn on the front left or right breast (depending on other patches, etc. worn by the specific team). The n... |
15267 | Fort Delaware State Park | Fort Delaware State Park is a Delaware state park on Pea Patch Island in New Castle County, Delaware, in the United States. A fortress was built on Pea Patch Island by the United States Army in 1815, near the conclusion of the War of 1812, to protect the harbors of Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. T... |
15297 | Not Too Young To Run | The bill was first read at Nigeria's House of Representatives and was passed with votes of (86 - 10) in Senate on July 26, 2017 and 261 - 23 in House of Representatives on July 27, 2017. The bill passed first and second reading in Nigeria's Parliament and was presented to Committee on Constitutional Review. For any con... |
15269 | Access for Afghan Women Act | The Access for Afghan Women Act of 2003 is a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representatives Carolyn Maloney (Democrat, New York) and Dana Rohrabacher (Republican, California). The bill was submitted on March 27, 2003 to the House of Representatives and was immediately referred to the H... |
15270 | PlusGirot | PlusGirot "(formerly PostGirot)" is a Swedish money transaction system, owned by Nordea. "PlusGirot" is one of two proprietary clearing systems used for regular transactions such as bill payments in Sweden. |
15271 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | On September 27, 2006 Schwarzenegger signed a bill creating the nation's first cap on greenhouse gas emissions. The law set new regulations on the amount of emissions utilities, refineries and manufacturing plants are allowed to release into the atmosphere. Schwarzenegger also signed a second global warming bill that p... |
17865 | Affordable Health Care for America Act | The Affordable Health Care for America Act (or HR 3962) was a bill that was crafted by the United States House of Representatives in October 29th of 2009. It never became law as originally drafted. At the encouragement of the Obama administration, the 111th Congress devoted much of its time to enacting reform of the Un... |
15273 | Statutory liquidity ratio | The SLR is commonly used to control inflation and fuel growth, by increasing or decreasing it respectively. This counter acts by decreasing or increasing the money supply in the system respectively. Indian banks' holdings of government securities are now close to the statutory minimum that banks are required to hold to... |
15400 | Napoleon | The settlements at Tilsit gave Napoleon time to organize his empire. One of his major objectives became enforcing the Continental System against the British. He decided to focus his attention on the Kingdom of Portugal, which consistently violated his trade prohibitions. After defeat in the War of the Oranges in 1801, ... |
16100 | Battle of Long Island | The Battle of Long Island is also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights. It was fought on August 27, 1776 and was the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War to take place after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776. It was a victory for the British Army a... |
15276 | Royal assent | In the United Kingdom, a bill is presented for royal assent after it has passed all the required stages in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the House of Commons may, under certain circumstances, direct that a bill be presented for assent despite lack of passage ... |
15408 | Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives | Party leaders and whips of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are elected by their respective parties in a closed - door caucus by secret ballot. With the Republicans holding a majority of seats and the Democrats holding a minority, the current leaders are: Majority Leader Kevin Mc... |
15278 | Apollo 1 Hills | The Apollo 1 Hills are three vastly separated hills located in Gusev Crater, on Mars. They were photographed from a great distance by the "Spirit" Rover. They are named in memory of the three astronauts who died on the launchpad of Apollo 1. |
15279 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Ganondorf then revives, and Midna teleports Link and Zelda outside the castle so she can hold him off with the Fused Shadows. However, as Hyrule Castle collapses, it is revealed that Ganondorf was victorious as he crushes Midna's helmet. Ganondorf engages Link on horseback, and, assisted by Zelda and the Light Spirits,... |
15351 | Bucu | Bucu or Buku is a hill island surrounded by the Trave and Wakenitz Rivers in Lübeck, Germany. It is also the name of a medieval Slavic castle, now ruined, on the island. Count Adolf II of Holstein founded Lübeck on the island in 1143. The "Burgkloster", or fortified monastery, of Lübeck is located atop the ruins of Buc... |
15281 | Washington Spirit | The Washington Spirit is an American professional soccer club based in Germantown, Maryland that participates in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the W-League and continues to field both an amateur WPSL team and a youth team, both under the Spirit name. The Spi... |
15282 | Spirit Mountain Wilderness | Spirit Mountain Wilderness Area is a wilderness area located in the Newberry Mountains in Clark County, Nevada, northwest of Laughlin. Spirit Mountain lies within the area. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. |
15283 | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (born 17 April 1987) is a Canadian actress, disc jockey, singer and television host. She is best known for portraying Olivia Castle in Final Destination 5 and Steffy Forrester in The Bold and the Beautiful, the latter earning her two Daytime Emmy Award nominations in 2012 and 2013. |
15284 | Bound by the Beauty | Bound By the Beauty is a 1989 album by Jane Siberry. It received better reviews than her previous album, "The Walking", and the title track received more extensive radio airplay than Siberry had seen since "One More Colour" in 1985. |
15285 | Distorted Humor | Distorted Humor's sire is Forty Niner, 1987's Eclipse Award winning Outstanding Two-Year-Old Male Horse by the champion sire, Mr. Prospector. Distorted Humor's dam was Danzig's Beauty by Danzig. Distorted Humor was her second foal. (Danzig's Beauty died June 17, 2006, at the age of 19 due to colic. She'd given birth in... |
15286 | Ivor Cutler | In 2014 a new play, "The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler", a co-production by Vanishing Point and National Theatre of Scotland, was performed. |
15287 | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (born 17 April 1987) is a Canadian actress, disc jockey, singer and television host. She portrayed Olivia Castle in the film Final Destination 5 and Steffy Forrester in TV soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, the latter earning her three Daytime Emmy Award nominations in 2012, 2013 and 2018. |
15288 | Central Prison | Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Correction (NCDOC) in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top. NCDOC describes the original building as "castle-like." |
15289 | List of Disney's Beauty and the Beast characters | The Featherduster is a maid of the castle, who is also Lumière's girlfriend. She is transformed into a feather duster as a cause of the Enchantress' spell. She appears in Beauty and the Beast and Belle's Magical World. She also makes a cameo in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. There have been some changes... |
15290 | Chernoff bound | In probability theory, the Chernoff bound, named after Herman Chernoff but due to Herman Rubin, gives exponentially decreasing bounds on tail distributions of sums of independent random variables. It is a sharper bound than the known first- or second-moment-based tail bounds such as Markov's inequality or Chebyshev's i... |
15291 | Stozhary | Festival Stozhary is the international actors film festival which takes place in Kiev, Ukraine. The name of the festival is an Old Slavonic counterpart for the asterism of Pleiades. In the mythology of ancient Greece Pleiads were the 7 beautiful daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione. Turned into 7 bird... |
15292 | Mantell Screes | The Mantell Screes () are a rock spur rising to about and bounded by screes (taluses), located northwest of Arkell Cirque on the north side of the Read Mountains, Shackleton Range, Antarctica. The feature was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey, 1968–71. In ass... |
15293 | Beauty of the World | Beauty of the World () is a 1927 silent Italian film directed by Mario Almirante. The film features an early onscreen performance from Vittorio De Sica. |
15294 | National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 | The legislation was enacted in June 1933 during the Great Depression in the United States as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislative program. Section 7 (a) of the bill, which protected collective bargaining rights for unions, proved contentious (especially in the Senate), but both chambers eventu... |
15295 | Qing dynasty | However, the 18th century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade. The dynasty was confronted with newly developing concepts of the international system and state to state relations. European trading posts expanded into territorial contr... |
15296 | Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression | Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression () is a quarterly scientific journal published by Begell House publishing reviews on topics related to gene regulation, organization, and structure within contexts of biological control and diagnosis/treatment of disease. |
15297 | Economy of ancient Greece | The economy of ancient Greece was defined largely by the region's dependence on imported goods. As a result of the poor quality of Greece's soil, agricultural trade was of particular importance. The impact of limited crop production was somewhat offset by Greece's paramount location, as its position in the Mediterranea... |
15298 | Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 | The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. |
15299 | No taxation without representation | The English Parliament had controlled colonial trade and taxed imports and exports since 1660. By the 1760s, the Americans were being deprived of a historic right. The English Bill of Rights 1689 had forbidden the imposition of taxes without the consent of Parliament. Since the colonists had no representation in Parlia... |
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