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Holmer Green is a village in the civil parish of Little Missenden, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is next to Hazlemere, about south of Great Missenden.
History
Holmer Green is named after the manor of Holmer that covered a significant part of the parish of Little Missenden in the Middle Ages. The early history of t... | {"OS grid reference": "SU904971", "Population": "(2001 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=3&b=5948330&c=Holmer+Green&d=14&g=424700&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1208775380843&enc=1&domainId=16 20 April 2008", "Unitary auth... |
Horton is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is between Windsor and Staines-upon-Thames.
History and etymology
The village name is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "2001 United Kingdom census http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790313 Office for National Statistics Census 2001 ... |
Hulcott is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is north of Aylesbury, off the road that runs between Bierton and Rowsham. It is in the civil parish of Bierton with Broughton
The village toponym is derived from the Old English for "hovel-like cottage". In the manorial ... | {"OS grid reference": "SP8516", "Population": "(Mid-2010 pop est)http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/what-we-do/publication-scheme/published-ad-hoc-data/population/december-2012/mid-2010-civil-parish-syoa-population-estimates-for-england-and-wales.xls https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130307131454mp_/h... |
Hyde Heath is a village in the civil parish of Little Missenden, in the Buckinghamshire district of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, around northeast of the village of Little Missenden and northwest of Amersham.
The village's name refers to the value of the esta... | {"OS grid reference": "SP935005", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "HP6", "Dialling code": "01494", "UK Parliament": "Chesham and Amersham"} |
Geraldton (Wajarri: Jambinu, Wilunyu: Jambinbirri) is a coastal city in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth.
As of June 2018, Geraldton had an urban population of 37,648. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Geraldton is the seat of government for the City of Greater Ge... | {"Type": "city", "Name": "Geraldton", "State Abbreviation": "WA", "Caption": "Geraldton Marina", "Coordinates": "28 46 28 S 114 36 32 E inline,title", "Population": "39,489", "Population Year": "2021", "Population Rank": "41", "Established": "1850", "Postcode": "6530, 6531, 6532", "Area": "270.7", "Area Footnotes": "20... |
Ibstone (previously Ipstone) is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills on the border with Oxfordshire, about south of Stokenchurch.
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Hibba's boundary stone', referring to the boundary with Oxfords... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792158&c=ibstone&d=16&e=15&g=425219&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216489101468&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census 19 July 2008 23 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/w... |
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) is the trade union for professional association footballers in England and Wales.
Founded in 1907, the PFA is the world's oldest professional sport trade union. The union has a membership of approximately 5,000 current professional players each season, made up of profes... | {"Name": "PFA", "Location country": "England and Wales, United Kingdom", "Membership": "5,457 (2022)The Professional Footballers' Association Form AR21 for year ended 30 June 2022 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1150971/266T_2022.pdf GOV.UK 26 July 2023... |
Ickford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the boundary with Oxfordshire, about west of the market town of Thame.
The River Thame forms both the southern boundary of the parish and Ickford's part of the county boundary with Oxfordshire. A stream that is a... | {"OS grid reference": "SP6407", "Population": "(2011 Census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124961&c=ickford&d=16&e=62&g=6403905&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359912835832&enc=1 Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics Neighbourhood Statistics Cebsus 2011 Offi... |
Ilmer is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is at the foot of the Chiltern Hills about northwest of Princes Risborough, near the boundary with Oxfordshire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 40. On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to for... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Wycombe", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01844", "OS grid reference": "SP7605", "Website": "Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish Council"} |
Nina de Vries (born 21 January 1961 in IJmuiden, the Netherlands) is a Dutch sexual assistant who has lived and worked in Germany since 1990. She distinguishes between Sexual Assistance and Surrogate Partnership, terms which are commonly used interchangeably. Over the years her focus has shifted to the work with sever... | {"Name": "Nina de Vries", "Birth date": "1961 01 21 y", "Birth place": "IJmuiden, Netherlands", "Nationality": "Dutch"} |
Iver is a large civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. In addition to the central clustered village, the parish includes the residential neighbourhoods of Iver Heath and Richings Park and the hamlets of Shreding Green and Thorney.
Geography, transport and economy
Part of the 43-square-mile Colne Valley regional pa... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 census https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052704/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125052&c=iver&d=16&e=62&g=6404579&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359841185487&enc=1 4 March 2016 , Acc... |
Edmund Dantes Urick (July 9, 1927 - May 21, 2023), known professionally as Ed Ames or Eddie Ames, was an American pop singer and actor. He was known for playing Mingo in the television series Daniel Boone, and for his Easy Listening number #1 hits of the mid-to-late 1960s including "My Cup Runneth Over", "Time, Time", ... | {"Born": "Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Died": "Beverly Hills, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Pop traditional pop", "Labels": "Decca, Coral, RCA Victor", "Formerly of": "Ames Brothers"} |
Tidewater Oil Company (rendered as "Tide Water Oil Company" from 1887 to 1936) was a major petroleum refining company during the early 20th century. Tidewater was sold many times during its existence. Brands included Tydol, Flying A, and Veedol.
The Veedol brand was owned by British Petroleum until 2011, when Veedol ... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Petroleum", "Founded": "1887 in New York City", "Defunct": "1966", "Fate": "Acquired by Phillips Petroleum Co., then sold to others", "Headquarters": "Los Angeles, California", "Parent": "Tide Water India", "Brands": "Tydol\n Flying A\n Veedol"} |
Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin (14 October 187919 September 1954), known as Miles Franklin, was an Australian writer and feminist who is best known for her novel My Brilliant Career, published by Blackwoods of Edinburgh in 1901. While she wrote throughout her life, her other major literary success, All That Swagger,... | {"Name": "Miles Franklin", "Caption": "Franklin, c.1940s", "Birth name": "Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin", "Birth date": "yes 1879 10 14", "Birth place": "Talbingo, New South Wales, Australia", "Death date": "yes 1954 09 19 1879 10 14", "Death place": "Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia", "Other names": "Brent of... |
Hope & Faith is an American television sitcom, starring Faith Ford and Kelly Ripa as Hope Shanowski and Faith Fairfield. Hope is a homemaker and mother of three and Faith is her sister, a washed up soap opera star whose character is killed off, leading her to move in with Hope and her family in the fictional suburban... | {"Genre": "Sitcom", "Created by": "Joanna Johnson", "Starring": "Faith Ford\nKelly Ripa\nTed McGinley\nNicole Paggi\nMegan Fox\nMacey Cruthird\nPaulie Litt", "Country of origin": "United States", "Camera setup": "Multi-camera", "Running time": "22 minutes (approx.)", "Original network": "ABC", "Original release": "2006... |
Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 - November 22, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact. This insight gave impetus to the new fields of epidemiology and... | {"Born": "Gloucester County, Virginia, U.S.", "Died": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States 1896", "Spouse(s)": "Emilie Lawrence (m. 1876)", "Children": "Walter Lawrence Reed (born December 4, 1877, Ft. Apache)Emilie Reed (called Blossom) (born July 12, 1883, Ft. Omaha)Susie Reed (adopted aboriginal Am... |
Faith Alexis Ford (born September 14, 1964) is an American actress. She played Corky Sherwood on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown, receiving five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also played Hope Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith.
Early life
Ford was born Faith Alexis Ford in Alexandria, Louisiana. She is the ... | {"Name": "Faith Ford", "Caption": "Ford at the 1994 Emmy Awards", "Birth name": "Faith Alexis Ford", "Birth date": "1964 9 14Cheryl Lavin Faith Ford Chicago Tribune 10 January 21, 1990 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-01-21-9001200359-story.html FAITH FORD January 21, 1990 May 18, 2023", "Birth pl... |
Folding@home (FAH or F@h) is a distributed computing project aimed to help scientists develop new therapeutics for a variety of diseases by the means of simulating protein dynamics. This includes the process of protein folding and the movements of proteins, and is reliant on simulations run on volunteers' personal comp... | {"Original author(s)": "Vijay Pande", "Developer(s)": "Pande Laboratory, Sony, Nvidia, ATI Technologies, Joseph Coffland, Cauldron Development", "Initial release": "2000 10 01", "Platform": "IA-32, x86-64, ARM64, CUDAhttps://foldingathome.org/alternative-downloads/?lng=en Alternative Downloads", "Available in": "Engli... |
Oahspe: A New Bible is a book published in 1882, purporting to contain "new revelations" from "...the Embassadors of the angel hosts of heaven prepared and revealed unto man in the name of Jehovih..."Oahspe Introduction, verse 23 It was produced by an American dentist, John Ballou Newbrough (1828–1891), who reported it... | {"Original title": "Oahspe: A New Bible", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Newbrough", "Pages": "890"} |
thumb|Bridge across the Río Fuerte at El Fuerte
thumb|El Chepe at terminal station, 8 February 2009
The Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico (Chihuahua-Pacific Railway), also known as El Chepe from its reporting mark CHP, is a major rail line in northwest Mexico, linking Chihuahua City, to Los Mochis and its port, Topolob... | {"Service type": "Tourist train", "Status": "Operating", "Locale": "Northwestern Mexico", "Predecessor": "Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway", "First service": "November 22, 1961http://www.mexicohorse.com/Train%20History.htm Working on the Railroad 2009-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20081225151714/http://www... |
Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, (3 March 1934 - 13 May 2023) was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet under prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, and was a member of Parliament (MP) representing the Cities of London and Westminster from... | {"Name": "The Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville", "Image caption": "Brooke in his valediction, 2015", "Term start": "22 September 1992", "Term end": "20 July 1994", "Office 2": "Secretary of State for Northern Ireland", "Prime minister 2": "Margaret Thatcher John Major", "Predecessor 2": "Tom King", "Successor 2": "Patr... |
Hualien County (Mandarin Wade-Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: Huālián Xiàn; Hokkien POJ: Hoa-lian-koān or Hoa-liân-koān; Hakka PFS: Fâ-lièn-yen; Amis: Kalingko) is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. It is Taiwan's largest county by area, yet due to its mountainous terrain, has one of the lowest populations in the ... | {"ISO 3166 code": "TW-HUA", "Water": "1.0", "Rank": "20 of 22", "Density": "auto", "Website": "https://www.hl.gov.tw/"} |
Sir Geoffrey Boycott (born 21 October 1940) is a former Test cricketer, who played cricket for Yorkshire and England. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen, a dogged grafter.
Boycott made his internat... | {"Nickname": "\"cricpro\"/>", "Born": "Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England", "Height": "10", "Batting": "Right-handed", "Bowling": "Right-arm medium", "Role": "Opening batsman"} |
Ferromex (syllabic abbreviation of Ferrocarril Mexicano or "Mexican Railway") is a private rail consortium that operates the largest (by mileage) railway in Mexico with combined mileage (Ferromex + Ferrosur) of and is part of the North American Class I railroads.
Description
Ferromex began operating on February 19... | {"Locale": "Mexico", "Parent company": "Grupo México (74%) Union Pacific (26%)", "Dates of operation": "present", "Length": "7500 mi km flip", "Headquarters": "Mexico Cityhttp://www.gmexico.com/templates/aboutus/en-au05.asp Grupo México, About us, Offices 2009-03-02 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081205070659/http:... |
The Chairman of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom is responsible for party administration and overseeing the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, formerly Conservative Central Office.
When the Conservatives are in government, the officeholder is usually a member of the Cabinet holding a sinecure position suc... | {"Post": "Chairman of theConservative Party", "Insignia size": "200px", "Insignia caption": "Logo for the Conservative Party", "Incumbent": "Greg Hands", "Incumbent since": "7 February 2023", "Appointer": "Leader of the Conservative Party", "Deputy": "Jack Lopresti (Deputy Chairman)Nickie Aiken (Deputy Chairman)Lee And... |
Gregory Stephen Chappell (born 7 August 1948) is a former cricketer who represented Australia at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI). The second of three brothers to play Test cricket, Chappell was the pre-eminent Australian batsman of his time who allied elegant stroke making to fierce ... | {"Full name": "Gregory Stephen Chappell", "Born": "Unley, South Australia", "Height": "6 ft 1 in", "Batting": "Right-handed", "Bowling": "Right arm medium", "Relations": "Ian Chappell (brother) Trevor Chappell (brother) Vic Richardson (grandfather)", "Role": "Top-order batter"} |
Rùm (), a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum (), is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland, in the district of Lochaber. For much of the 20th century the name became Rhum, a spelling invented by the former owner, Sir George Bullough, because he did not relish the idea of ... | {"Coordinates": "56.994 -6.344 inline", "OS grid reference": "NM360976", "Meaning of name": "unclear", "Area": "10463 ha sqmi 8", "Population rank": "64", "Highest elevation": "Askival, 812 m ft 0", "Population": "40Castle Stephen As Its Population Soars to 40, Rum Isle Glimpses a Future in the Mist https://www.nyti... |
Edward Ralph Dexter, (15 May 1935 - 25 August 2021) was an England international cricketer.
An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s. He captained England in 30 test matches out of his 62 test match appearances.
He was kno... | {"Full name": "Edward Ralph Dexter", "Born": "Milan, Italy", "Died": "Wolverhampton, EnglandAshdown John 26 August 2021 Former England cricket captain Ted Dexter dies aged 86 http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/26/former-england-cricket-captain-ted-dexter-dies-aged-86 26 August 2021 The Guardian en", "Batt... |
The Clavinet is an electrically amplified clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds with rubber pads, each matching one of the keys and responding to a keystroke by striking a given point on a tensioned st... | {"Name": "Clavinet", "Names": "Clav, Clavi", "Background": "keyboard", "Classification": "Keyboard\nChordophone\nElectric piano", "Range": "F1-E6", "Related": "Cembalet, Pianet, Duo, clavichord", "Builders": "Hohner"} |
"Space Seed" is an episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. It is the 22nd episode of the first season and was first broadcast by NBC on February 16, 1967. "Space Seed" was written by Gene L. Coon and Carey Wilber and directed by Marc Daniels. Set in the 23rd century, the series follows the ... | {"Teleplay by": "Gene L. Coon Carey Wilber", "Story by": "Carey Wilber", "Directed by": "Marc Daniels", "Featured music": "Alexander Courage", "Cinematography by": "Jerry Finnerman"} |
Yona Yahav (, born 19 June 1944) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. He was formerly a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. Yahav was the mayor of Haifa between 2003 and 2018. In the 2018 Haifa mayoral election, he lost to Einat Kalisch-Rotem.
Biography
Yahav was born in Haifa during the period of the Mandate e... | {"Birth date": "1944 6 19 y", "Birth place": "Haifa, Mandatory Palestine", "Office 2": "Mayor of Haifa", "Term 2": "2003-2018", "Successor 2": "Einat Kalisch-Rotem", "Predecessor 2": "Giora Fisher (acting)"} |
"Errand of Mercy" is the twenty-sixth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Gene L. Coon and directed by John Newland, it was first broadcast on March 23, 1967. It was the first episode in which the Klingons appeared.
In the episode, with a war with the Kli... | {"Written by": "Gene L. Coon", "Directed by": "John Newland", "Featured music": "Alexander Courage", "Cinematography by": "Jerry Finnerman"} |
Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, (26 July 1940 - 9 November 2019) was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 to 1997 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2005.
Early life
Mawhinney was born on 26 July 1940 in Belfast, son of Frederick Stanley Arnot Mawhinney and C... | {"Name": "The Lord Mawhinney", "Term start": "11 June 1997", "Term end": "11 April 1998", "Birth name": "Brian Stanley Mawhinney", "Birth date": "1940 7 26 y", "Birth place": "Belfast, Northern Ireland", "Death date": "2019 11 09 1940 7 26 y", "Death place": "Peterborough, England", "Nationality": "British", "Education... |
San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí (), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí City.
It is located in eastern and central Mexico and is bordered by seven other Mexican st... | {"Rank": "20th", "Density": "auto", "DST": "-5", "ISO 3166 code": "MX-SLP", "Website": "www.slp.gob.mx"} |
Michael William Gatting (born 6 June 1957) is an English former cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Middlesex (1975-1998; captain 1983-1997) and for England from 1977 to 1995, captaining the national side in twenty-three Test matches between 1986 and 1988. He toured South Africa as captain of the rebel tour ... | {"Full name": "Michael William Gatting", "Nickname": "Gatt", "Born": "Kingsbury, London", "Batting": "Right-handed", "Bowling": "Right-arm medium", "Role": "Batsman", "Relations": "Steve Gatting (brother)Joe Gatting (nephew)"} |
Graham Alan Gooch, (born 23 July 1953) is a former English first-class cricketer who captained Essex and England. He was one of the most successful international batsmen of his generation, and through a career spanning 1973 until 1997, he was the most prolific run scorer of all time, with 67,057 runs across first-a cl... | {"Full name": "Graham Alan Gooch", "Nickname": "Zap,Viner Brian Stewie, Athers, Crofty and Hicky fail to stir imagination https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stewie-athers-crofty-and-hicky-fail-to-stir-imagination-712157.html The Independent 7 August 2000 10 May 2019 10 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/... |
Darren Gough (born 18 September 1970) is a retired English cricketer and former captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The spearhead of England's bowling attack through much of the 1990s, he is England's second highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals with 235, and took 229 wickets in his 58 Test matches, mak... | {"Nickname": "Rhino, Dazzler", "Born": "Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England", "Height": "11", "Batting": "Right-handed", "Bowling": "Right-arm fast", "Role": "Fast bowler"} |
Ivinghoe is a village and civil parish in east Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders with Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. It is northwest of London, north of Tring and south of Leighton Buzzard, close to the village of Pitstone.
Etymology
The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means 'Ifa's hill-sp... | {"Population": "(2011)E04001498 Ivinghoe Parish 17 November 2021", "OS grid reference": "SP946162", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "LU7", "Dialling code": "01296", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham"} |
Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi (; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani former cricketer and politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He is the founder and chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Born to a Niazi Pashtun family in Lahore, Khan graduat... | {"Honorific suffix": "HI PP", "Image caption": "Khan in 2019", "Term start": "18 August 2018", "Term end": "10 April 2022", "Office 2": "Member of the National Assembly", "Predecessor 2": "Obaidullah Shadikhel", "Majority 2": "113,523 (44.89%)", "Birth name": "Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi", "Birth date": "yes 1952 10 5", "Bi... |
The New Culture Movement () was a progressivist movement in China in the 1910s and 1920s that criticized classical Chinese ideas and promoted a new Chinese culture based upon progressive, modern ideals like elections and science. Arising out of disillusionment with traditional Chinese culture following the failure of t... | {"Name in traditional characters": "新文化運動", "Name in simplified characters": "新文化运动", "Pinyin transcription": "Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng", "Gwoyeu Romatzyh": "Shin Wenhuah Yunndonq", "Bopomofo (Zhuyin)": "ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˊㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄣˋㄉㄨㄙˋ"} |
Frederick Sewards Trueman, (6 February 1931 - 1 July 2006) was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He had professional status and later became an author and broadcaster.
Acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket's history, Trueman deployed a gen... | {"Full name": "Frederick Sewards Trueman", "Nickname": "Fiery Fred", "Born": "Scotch Springs, Stainton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England", "Died": "Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire, England", "Height": "10", "Batting": "Right-handed", "Bowling": "Right-arm fast", "Role": "Bowler"} |
Kingsey is a small village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the boundary with Oxfordshire, about two miles east of Thame and a mile south of Haddenham.
The village toponym is of 12th-century origin and means 'king's island', referring to a piece of dry land that belon... | {"Population": "(2011 Census including Aston Sandford)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01844", "OS gri... |
Field Marshal Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, PC (Ire) FRS (1680 - 12 October 1758), styled The Honourable Richard Molesworth from 1716 to 1726, was an Anglo-Irish military officer, politician and nobleman. He served with his regiment at the Battle of Blenheim before being appointed aide-de-camp to the Duk... | {"Born": "Swords, Dublin", "Died": "London, England", "Allegiance": "Kingdom of EnglandKingdom of Great Britain", "Commands held": "Commander-in-Chief, Ireland"} |
Taxi is a 1998 French action comedy film starring Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal and Marion Cotillard, written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès. It is the first installment in the Taxi film series. It has four sequels, Taxi 2, Taxi 3, Taxi 4 and Taxi 5 and one English-language remake, Taxi (2004). It also p... | {"Directed by": "Gérard Pirès", "Written by": "Luc Besson", "Produced by": "Luc Besson\n Michele Petin\n Laurent Petin", "Starring": "Samy Naceri\n Frédéric Diefenthal\n Marion Cotillard\n Manuela Gourary\n Emma Sjöberg\n Bernard Farcy", "Cinematography": "Jean-Pierre Sauvaire", "Music by": "Akhenaton", "Distributed by... |
Kingswood is a hamlet of 30 dwellings on the South side of the A41 from Waddesdon to Bicester and between the villages of Ludgershall and Grendon Underwood in Buckinghamshire, England. Kingswood is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district. Parish matters are currently administered via a parish meeting. There... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census including Woodham)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01296", "OS grid refer... |
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, (25 November 1743 - 25 August 1805), was a grandson of George II and a younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom.
Life
Youth
thumb|left|William Henry (left) with his brother Henry, from a family group portrait of 1751.
thumb|left|William Henry, aged 1... | {"Father": "Frederick, Prince of Wales", "Mother": "Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha", "Born": "Leicester House, Westminster", "Died": "Gloucester House, Westminster", "Burial": "St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle"} |
thumb|Entrance gate of Himachal Pradesh University
Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) is a public state university at Summer Hill in the state capital city Shimla. It is wholly financed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
It is close to the vicinity of the Indian Insti... | {"Type": "Public", "Chancellor": "Governor of Himachal Pradesh", "Campus": "Urban", "Website": "www.hpuniv.ac.in"} |
Paul John Gascoigne (, born 27 May 1967), nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and one of the best English footballers of all time, Gascoigne is described by the National Football Museum as "widely r... | {"Name": "Paul Gascoigne", "Picture caption": "Gascoigne in 2021", "Full name": "Paul John Gascoigne", "Birth date": "1967 5 27 y", "Birth place": "Gateshead, England", "Height": "1.77 m flip", "Position": "Attacking midfielder", "Youth club 1 years": "1980-1985", "Youth club 1": "Newcastle United", "Club 1 years": "19... |
Marcel Desailly (; born Odenke Abbey; 7 September 1968) is a French former professional footballer, widely considered to be among the greatest centre-backs and defensive midfielders to ever play football. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won several titles, including UEFA Ch... | {"Name": "Marcel Desailly", "Picture": "MarcelDesailly.JPG", "Picture caption": "Desailly in 2011", "Full name": "Marcel Desailly25 July 1998 Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT0000... |
Grape seed oil (also called grapeseed oil or grape oil) is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of grapes. A by-product of the winemaking industry, it is typically used for edible applications.
Uses
Cooking
Grape seed oil has a moderately high smoke point of approximately . Due to its clean, light taste, and hi... | {"Total saturated": "Palmitic: 7%Stearic: 4%", "Total unsaturated": "86%", "Monounsaturated": "16.1%", "Polyunsaturated": "69.9%"} |
CCM Hockey is a Canadian manufacturer of ice hockey equipment. CCM was formerly an initialism for Canada Cycle & Motor Co. Ltd., a bicycle manufacturer that began producing hockey equipment as a secondary business. The original company went bankrupt in 1983, though both product lines were continued under new, separate ... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Sporting goods", "Founded": "1899 in Weston, Ontario, Canada", "Headquarters": "Canada", "Products": "Ice hockey sticks, skates, helmets, shoulder pads, elbow pads, goaltender masks, knee pads, throat collar, team uniforms\n Inline skates\n Bicycles", "Parent": "Reebok(2004-2005)Adidas(... |
Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is a British actor, presenter, and former professional footballer.
Jones played professionally as a defensive midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Queens Park Rangers. He also played for and captained the Welsh natio... | {"Name": "Vinnie Jones", "Caption": "Jones in July 2007", "Birth name": "Vincent Peter Jones", "Birth date": "1965 1 5 y", "Birth place": "Watford, Hertfordshire, England", "Occupation": "Actor presenter footballer", "Height": "6'1\"", "Spouse(s)": "Tanya Terry 1994 2019 her death", "Children": "2", "Module": "yes\n #... |
Lacey Green is a village and civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district, near Princes Risborough, in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills above the town.
It was home to Heston Blumenthal, whose parents used to own amusement arcades in the area.
RAF Bomber Command commandeer... | {"OS grid reference": "SP8200", "Population": "Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census 2,559 (2011 Census including Calsden , Loosley Row and Speen)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125361&c=HP27+0LE&d=16&e=62&g=6404881&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1479407084686&enc=1 ... |
Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is an Irish football pundit, former coach and former professional player. He is the joint most successful Irish footballer of all time, having won 19 major trophies in his club career, 17 of which came during his time at English club Manchester United. Regarded as one of the best... | {"Name": "Roy Keane", "Picture caption": "Keane in 2014", "Full name": "Roy Maurice Keane", "Birth date": "1971 8 10 y", "Birth place": "Cork, Ireland", "Height": "5 11https://www.premierleague.com/players/407/Roy-Keane/overview Roy Keane: Overview Premier League 11 August 2022", "Position": "Midfielder", "Youth clu... |
Lane End is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is just south of the M40 from High Wycombe, about west of Booker. The village is twinned with Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron in France.
The village is situated in the Chilterns, around above sea level, in rolling hills of farmland, beech woods and footpat... | {"Population": "(2001)Fact File 59: Lane End Parish http://www.wycombe.gov.uk/uploads/documents/Community%20and%20living/Lane%20End%20parish%20fact%20file.pdf Wycombe District Council December 2005 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071016030355/http://www.wycombe.gov.uk/uploads/documents/Community%20and%20living/... |
Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (22 January 1920 - 28 April 1999) was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager from 1963 to 1974, which included guiding them to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. ... | {"Name": "SirAlf Ramsey", "Picture caption": "Ramsey as England manager in November 1969", "Full name": "Alfred Ernest Ramsey", "Birth date": "1920 1 22 y", "Birth place": "Dagenham, Essex, England", "Date of death": "1999 4 28 1920 1 22 y", "Place of death": "Ipswich, Suffolk, England", "Height": "5 8 http://www.engla... |
Ian James Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time. At club level Rush played for Liverpool from 1980-1987 and 1988-1996. Additionally, he is the club's all-time leading goalscorer, having scored a total o... | {"Name": "Ian RushMBE", "Picture caption": "Rush in 2010", "Full name": "Ian James Rush17266 3 May 2020", "Birth date": "1961 10 20 yhttps://uk.soccerway.com/players/ian-james-rush/223689/ I. Rush: Summary Soccerway Perform Group 3 May 2020", "Birth place": "St Asaph, Wales", "Height": "1.80 m fliphttps://www.premi... |
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel (born 18 November 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During eight seasons at English club Manchester United, he captained the club to victory in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final to complete the Treble. He also played with the Danish national team,... | {"Name": "Peter SchmeichelGBR MBE", "Picture caption": "Schmeichel in 2012", "Full name": "Peter Bolesław Schmeichel", "Birth date": "1963 11 18 y", "Birth place": "Gladsaxe, Denmark", "Height": "1.93 m https://www.premierleague.com/players/307/Peter-Schmeichel/overview Peter Schmeichel - Premier League 31 March 20... |
Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
His 30-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the distinction of playing over 1,000 league games, including in excess of 100 for five different clubs. During his time at Nottingham Forest... | {"Name": "Peter ShiltonUK OBE", "Picture caption": "Shilton in 2008", "Full name": "Peter Leslie Shilton", "Birth date": "1949 09 18 y", "Birth place": "Leicester, England", "Height": "1.83 m", "Position": "Goalkeeper", "Youth club 1 years": "1963-1966", "Youth club 1": "Leicester City", "Club 1 years": "1966-1974", "C... |
Wrexham Association Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. Formed in 1864, it is the oldest club in Wales and the third-oldest professional association football team in the world. They compete in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system.
The... | {"Full name": "Wrexham Association Football Club", "Founded": "yes October 1864Randall Liam Wrexham FC Fans To Vote To Accept 1864 Date Change http://www.wrexham.com/sport/wrexham-fc-fans-vote-1864-date-change-8993.html Wrexham.com 28 June 2012 20 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180820144306/http://www.wrexha... |
The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( or HDZ BiH) is a Christian democratic, nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing the Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP). Its headquarters is in Mostar.
History
The party was ... | {"President": "Dragan Čović", "Founded": "1990 08 18 y", "Headquarters": "Kneza Domagoja bb Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Ideology": "\"PEE\"/> \"PEE\"/> \"PEE\">http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/bosnia-herzegovina.html Bosnia-Herzegovina Nordsieck Wolfram 2018 Parties and Elections in Europe 11 October 2018 Pro-... |
The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (, abbreviated SBiH) is a centrist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The party is one of the most prominent centrist and the most prominent unitarianist party in the country as it staunchly opposes federalism and devolution of political power along ethnic lines by the means... | {"Leader": "Semir Efendić", "Founded": "1996 04 13 y y", "Headquarters": "Maršala Tita 9a, 71000 Sarajevo", "Split from": "Party of Democratic Action", "Ideology": "Social conservatismHudson Bowman 2011 121Shields Baldwin 2008 93 Bosnian unitarismVan Willigen 2013 119Vogel T. K. 2006 2006: A watershed year https://www... |
The Serb Democratic Party ( or СДС/SDS) is a Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its current leader is Milan Miličević.
In the parliamentary elections of October 2006, the SDS lost its status as the leading party in Republika Srpska and the main Serb party in Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Alliance of Indep... | {"President": "Milan Miličević", "Founded": "12 July 1990", "Headquarters": "Pale, Istočno Sarajevo", "Ideology": "nowrap \n \"Nordsieck\">http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/bosnia-herzegovina.html Bosnia-Herzegovina Nordsieck Wolfram 2018 Parties and Elections in Europe 11 October 2018\n Conservatism\n Pro-Europea... |
Lathbury is a village and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is about 1 km north of Newport Pagnell, on the opposite side of the River Great Ouse, and about 8 km (5 miles) north-east of Central Milton Keynes. A meander of the River Great Ouse almost surrounds the village and parish,... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04001259 Lathbury 18 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "City of Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid reference": "SP876452"} |
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (, BSP), also known as The Centenarian (), is a centre-left, social democratic political party in Bulgaria. The BSP is a member of the Socialist International, Party of European Socialists, and Progressive Alliance. Although founded in 1990 in its modern form, it traces its political herit... | {"Abbreviation": "BSP", "Founded": "1990 4 3 y", "Preceded by": "Bulgarian Communist Party", "Headquarters": "20 Positano Street, Sofia", "Newspaper": "Duma", "Ideology": "nowrap\n \"Nordsieck\">http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/bulgaria.html Bulgaria Wolfram Nordsieck 2017 Parties and Elections in Europe 5 April 20... |
The Union of Free Democrats (, Sajuz na svobodnite demokrati) is a conservative political party in Bulgaria, led by Stefan Sofiyanski. It contested the 2001 elections as part of the United Democratic Forces electoral alliance, which picked up 51 of 240 seats. It joined the Bulgarian People's Union, that at the 2005 Bul... | {"Leader": "Milan Milanov", "Founded": "December 9, 2001", "Headquarters": "Sofia", "Split from": "Union of Democratic Forces", "Ideology": "Conservatismhttps://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/docs/round3/survey/ESS3_appendix_a5_e03_3.pdf APPENDIX A5 European Social Survey 30 August 2022 2006", "Political position": "Cent... |
The Movement for Social Democracy (, EDEK) is a Greek Cypriot, social-democratic political party in Cyprus.
Overview
The party was founded by Vasos Lyssaridis in 1969 as the United Democratic Union of the Centre, EDEK (, ΕΔΕΚ). It was originally a strongly anti-imperialist Third World socialist party with roots in the... | {"Abbreviation": "EDEK", "Leader": "Marinos Sizopoulos", "Founded": "1969", "Ideology": "nowrap \n \"Nordsieck\">http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/cyprus.html Cyprus Wolfram Nordsieck Parties and Elections in Europe 2016\n \"VarnavaYakinthou469\">Andrekos Varnava Christalla Yakinthou Cyprus: Political Modernity a... |
The Democratic Party (, Dimokratikó Kómma (DIKO)) is a Greek-Cypriot nationalist, centrist political party in Cyprus founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou.
DIKO is variously described as centrist, centre-left or centre-right; internationally, it is a member of the Progressive Alliance, which groups together mainly centr... | {"Abbreviation": "DIKO", "Leader": "Nikolas Papadopoulos", "Founded": "12 May 1976", "Split from": "EniaionOliver P. Richmond Mediating in Cyprus: The Cypriot Communities and the United Nations Frank Cass 1998 xvii", "Headquarters": "Nicosia, Cyprus", "Ideology": "nowrap \n Greek Cypriot nationalism\n Pro-Europea... |
Latimer is a village that sits on the border between Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, England. In 2013, the civil parish of Latimer was renamed, Latimer and Ley Hill. The parish, forming part of the Buckinghamshire district of Chiltern, includes the villages of Latimer, Ley Hill and Tyler's Hill.
History
Latimer was... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 2 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Chesham & Amersham", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "OS grid reference": "TQ... |
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its primary concert venue is Music Hall. In addition to its symphony concerts, the orchestra gives pops concerts as the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. The Cincinnati Symphony is the resident orchestra for the Cincinnati May Festival, t... | {"Founded": "1895", "Concert hall": "Cincinnati Music Hall", "Website": "www.cincinnatisymphony.org", "Music director": "Louis Langrée"} |
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The Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (abbreviation: PKMS; English: Singapore Malay National Organisation) is a political party in Singapore.
History
The origins of Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS) were rooted in the Sing... | {"Founded": "y 1967 3 19", "Ideology": "Ketuanan Melayu Conservatism Islamism", "Slogan": "Bersatu, Bersetia, Berkhidmat", "Headquarters": "218F Changi Road PKMS Building, Singapore 419737", "Political position": "Right-wing", "Split from": "United Malays National Organisation"} |
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto, (; 16 November 178231 July 1859), styled as Viscount Melgund between 1813 and 1814, was a British diplomat and Whig politician.
Background and education
Minto was the eldest son of the Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, and Anna Maria, daughter of... | {"Name": "The Earl of Minto", "Image size": "240px", "Birth date": "1782 11 16 y", "Death date": "1859 7 31 1782 11 16 y", "Nationality": "British", "Education": "Eton College", "Alma mater": "St. John's College, CambridgeUniversity of Edinburgh", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Brydone (d. 1853)"} |
Stephen Twigg (born 25 December 1966) is a British Labour Co-op politician who has served as the 8th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association since August 2020. He served as Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate from 1997 to 2005, and for Liverpool West Derby from 2010 to 2019.
He came to n... | {"Name": "Stephen Twigg", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Term start": "August 2020", "Office 2": "Shadow Secretary of State for Education", "Leader 2": "Ed Miliband", "Predecessor 2": "Andy Burnham", "Successor 2": "Tristram Hunt", "Birth date": "1966 12 25 yes", "Birth place": "Enfield, London, England",... |
Isabella of Mar (fl. c. 1277 - 12 December 1296) was the first wife of Robert Bruce VII, Earl of Carrick. Isabella died before her husband was crowned (as Robert I) King of Scotland. She and her husband were the grandparents of Robert II, King of Scotland, founder of the Royal House of Stuart.
Isabella was the daughte... | {"Father": "Domhnall I, Earl of Mar", "Mother": "Elena, daughter of Llywelyn the Great", "Born": "c. 1277", "Died": "12 December 1296 (aged 1277 1296)"} |
The Sporting News is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium. It was originally established in 1886 as a print magazine. It became the dominant American publication covering baseball, a... | {"Frequency": "Weekly (1886-2008)Fortnightly (2008-2011)Monthly (2011-2012)", "Categories": "Sports", "Company": "Sporting News Holdings", "First issue": "1886", "Country": "United States", "Based in": "Charlotte, North Carolina", "Website": "sportingnews.com tsn.com", "ISSN": "1041-2859"} |
"Amok Time" is the second season premiere episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, scored by Gerald Fried, and directed by Joseph Pevney, it first aired on September 15, 1967.
The episode features First Officer Spock returning to his hom... | {"Written by": "Theodore Sturgeon", "Directed by": "Joseph Pevney", "Featured music": "Gerald Fried", "Cinematography by": "Jerry Finnerman"} |
"Spock's Brain" is the third season premiere episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Gene L. Coon (under the pseudonym Lee Cronin) and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on September 20, 1968.
In the episode, an alien female played by Marj Dusay beams aboard the En... | {"Written by": "Lee Cronin", "Directed by": "Marc Daniels", "Featured music": "Fred Steiner", "Cinematography by": "Jerry Finnerman"} |
"Assignment: Earth" is the twenty-sixth and final episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Art Wallace (based on a story by Wallace and Gene Roddenberry) and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on 29 March 1968.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708419... | {"Teleplay by": "Art Wallace", "Story by": "Art Wallace\n Gene Roddenberry", "Directed by": "Marc Daniels", "Cinematography by": "Jerry Finnerman", "Running time": "50 minutes"} |
(GT) is a series of racing simulation video games developed by Polyphony Digital. Released on PlayStation systems, Gran Turismo games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, most of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles. Since the franchise's debut i... | {"Title": "Gran Turismo", "Creator": "Kazunori Yamauchi", "Developer": "Polyphony Digital", "Publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment", "Platforms": "PlayStation\n PlayStation 2\n PlayStation 3\n PlayStation 4\n PlayStation 5\n PlayStation Portable", "Genre": "Sim racinghttp://ign.com/articles/2015/04/03/the-top-10-... |
Walker is a 1987 American-Mexican historical, hybrid/weird western film directed by Alex Cox and starring: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, René Auberjonois, Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval and Marlee Matlin. The film is based on the life story of William Walker, the American filibuster who invaded and made himself president of ... | {"Directed by": "Alex Cox", "Produced by": "Lorenzo O'Brien Angel Flores Marini", "Written by": "Rudy Wurlitzer", "Starring": "Ed Harris\n Richard Masur\n René Auberjonois\n Peter Boyle\n Miguel Sandoval\n Marlee Matlin", "Music by": "Joe Strummer", "Cinematography": "David Bridges", "Edited by": "Alex Cox Carlos Puent... |
A mooncake () is a Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節). The festival is primarily about the harvest while a legend connects it to moon watching, and mooncakes are regarded as a delicacy. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festi... | {"Name of food": "Mooncake", "Image alt string": "Mooncake", "Image caption": "A Cantonese mooncake filled with lotus seed paste", "Type of dish": "Pastry", "Course served": "Dessert", "Place of origin": "China", "Region of origin": "East Asia and Southeast Asia", "Main ingredient": "Crust: lard or vegetable oilFilling... |
The Narragansett people are an Algonquian American Indian tribe from Rhode Island. Today, Narragansett people are enrolled in the federally recognized Narragansett Indian Tribe. They gained federal recognition in 1983.
The tribe was nearly landless for most of the 20th century but acquired land in 1991 in their lawsui... | {"Name": "Narragansett", "Population": "2,400", "Religions": "Traditional tribal religion,Christianity", "Languages": "Formerly Narragansett, now English", "Related ethnic groups": "Nipmuc, Niantic, Pawtuxet, Pequot, Shawomet"} |
Puebla ( ), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla (), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is the city of Puebla.
It is located in east-central Mexico and is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the north and east, Hidalgo... | {"Rank": "6th", "Density": "auto", "DST": "-5", "ISO 3166 code": "MX-PUE", "Website": "http://www.puebla.gob.mx/"} |
The Russian mafia ( or ), otherwise referred to as Bratva ( , ), is a collective of various organized crime elements originating in the former Soviet Union (FSU). Any of the mafia's groups may be referred to as an "Organized Criminal Group" (OPG). This is sometimes modified to include a specific name, such as the ... | {"Founding location": "Soviet Union", "Years active": "Late 1980s-presentThe 'Russian Mafia' as an organized crime group started in the late 1980s, as we can see in the creation of the most powerful gangs from the country such as the Solntsevskaya Bratva, Tambovskaya Bratva, Orekhovskaya gang and Uralmash gang", "Ethni... |
Elijah ben Solomon Zalman,Within recent decades he has been given the surname Kremer. However neither the Vilna Gaon nor his descendants apparently used this surname, which means shopkeeper. It was possibly mistakenly derived from a nickname of his ancestor Rabbi Moshe Kremer. "The Vilna Gaon, part 3 (Review of Eliyahu... | {"Honorific Prefix": "HaGaon", "Name": "Elijah ben Solomon Zalman", "Title": "Vilna Gaon Elijah of VilnaGra", "Caption": "Vilna Gaon"} |
The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962. In 1893 the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of the Kingdom of Buganda to the British government.
In 1894 the Uganda Protectorate was established, and the terr... | {"Conventional long name": "Protectorate of Uganda", "Type of government": "Protectorate", "Today part of": "KenyaSouth SudanUganda", "Starting event": "Protectorate established", "Date established": "18 June", "Event ending the country": "Independence", "End date": "9 October", "Event 1": "Self government", "Event 1 d... |
The history of Uganda from 1963 through 1971 comprises the history of Uganda from Ugandan independence from the United Kingdom to the rise of the dictator Idi Amin.
The Ugandan state was officially named the Sovereign State of Uganda between 1963 and 1967, before becoming the Republic of Uganda upon the enactment of t... | {"Native name": "Jamhuri ya Uganda", "Conventional long name": "Sovereign State of UgandaCahoon Ben Uganda http://worldstatesmen.org/Uganda.html worldstatesmen.org(1963-1967)Republic of Uganda(1967-1971)", "Type of government": "Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy (1963-1966) Unitary parliamentary c... |
The Second Republic of Uganda existed from 1971 to 1979, when Uganda was ruled by Idi Amin's military dictatorship.
The Ugandan economy was devastated by Idi Amin's policies, including the expulsion of Asians, the nationalisation of businesses and industry, and the expansion of the public sector. The real value of sal... | {"Conventional long name": "Second Republic of Uganda", "Type of government": "Unitary presidential republic under an totalitarian autocratic military dictatorship", "Date established": "25 January", "Starting event": "Amin seizes power", "End date": "3 June", "Event ending the country": "Last pro-Amin holdouts ousted ... |
The Friendly Giant was a children's television program that aired on CBC Television from September 30, 1958 through to March 1985. It featured three main characters: a giant named Friendly (played by Bob Homme), who lived in a huge castle, along with his puppet animal friends Rusty (a rooster who played a harp, guitar,... | {"Genre": "Children's television series", "Created by": "Bob Homme", "Starring": "Bob Homme Rod Coneybeare (puppeteer)", "Opening theme": "\"Early One Morning\"", "Ending theme": "\"Early One Morning\"", "Country of origin": "United States (1953-1958) Canada (1958-1985)", "Running time": "15 minutes", "Original network... |
Idli or idly () (plural: idlis) is a type of savoury rice cake, originating from South India, popular as a breakfast food in Southern India and in Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they... | {"Name of food": "Idli", "Image filename": "Idli Sambar.JPG", "Alternate name": "Idly, iddali", "Place of origin": "India", "Region of origin": "South India", "Associated cuisine": "India, Sri Lanka", "Course served": "Breakfast, dinner", "Serving temperature": "Hot with a condiment such as sambar or chutney in South I... |
The Royal Kennel Club (RKC) is the official kennel club of the United Kingdom. It is the oldest recognised kennel club in the world. Its role is to oversee various canine activities including dog shows, dog agility and working trials. It also operates the national register of pedigree dogs in the United Kingdom and act... | {"Abbreviation": "RKC", "Type": "Kennel club", "Headquarters": "London, W 1", "Coordinates": "51.5068 -0.1448 type:landmark_region:GB-ENG title,inline", "Affiliations": "The Kennel Club Charitable Trust", "Website": "thekennelclub.org.uk"} |
The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), also known as Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya (), was an armed Islamist group. Militants participated in the 2011 Libyan Civil War as the Libyan Islamic Movement (al-Harakat al-Islamiya al-Libiya), and are involved in the Libyan Civil War as members of the Libya S... | {"Motives": "Overthrow Muammar Gaddafi and establish an Islamic state.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0329/1224293298818.html Islamic militant group pledges support to anti-Gadafi rebels Irish Times 29 March 2011 16 July 2011 We want to help take our country from the revolutionary stage to the stage... |
Diego Silang y Andaya (; December 16, 1730 - May 28, 1763) was a Filipino revolutionary leader who allied with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano state. His revolt was fueled by grievances stemming from Spanish taxation and abuses, and by his belie... | {"Name": "Diego Silang", "Image size": "150px", "Image caption": "Bust of Diego Silang at the Rizal Park, Manila", "Term start": "1762", "Term end": "1763", "Birth name": "Diego Silang Y. Andaya", "Birth date": "December 16, 1730", "Birth place": "Aringay, Pangasinan, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empir... |
Long Street is a hamlet in the parish of Hanslope, in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the road that leads from Hanslope to Northampton. The hamlet is named for the road on which the hamlet is located.
References
Category:Hamlets in Bucking... | {"OS grid reference": "SP7948", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK19", "Dialling code": "01908"} |
Cannon Street is a road in the City of London, the historic nucleus of London and its modern financial centre. It runs roughly parallel with the River Thames, about north of it, in the south of the City.
It is the site of the ancient London Stone and gave its name to Cannon Street station, a mainline railway terminus... | {"Name": "Cannon Street", "Former name(s)": "Candelwrichstrete, Candlewick Street, Canwick Street, Cannik Street, Cannin Street", "Length": "0.5", "Location": "London, United Kingdom"} |
Q*bert (; also known as Qbert) is an arcade video game developed and published for the North American market by Gottlieb in 1982. It is a 2D action game with puzzle elements that uses isometric graphics to create a pseudo-3D effect. The objective of each level in the game is to change every cube in a pyramid to a targe... | {"Title": "Q*bert", "Caption": "Arcade cabinet", "Developer": "Gottlieb", "Publisher": "Arcade NA Gottlieb JP Konami/Sega PortsParker BrothersUltra Games (NES)", "Designer": "Warren DavisJeff Lee", "Programmer": "Warren Davis", "Artist": "Jeff Lee", "Composer": "David Thiel", "Platforms": "Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 520... |
Wing, known in antiquated times as Wyng, is a village and civil parish in east Buckinghamshire, England. The village is on the main A418 road between Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard. It is about north-east of Aylesbury, west of Leighton Buzzard, and south of Milton Keynes.
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 records t... | {"Population": "(2011, including Ascott)E04001553 Wing Parish 17 November 2021", "OS grid reference": "SP882229", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "LU7", "Dialling code": "01296", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Website": ... |
thumb|upright|Nouméa city flag, 2011
thumb|377x377px|Small scale map of the city
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and... | {"Name": "Nouméa", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "View over Noumea.jpg\n NC-noumea-kathedr-03.jpg\n Nouméa Phare Amédée.JPG\n Musee de la Ville de Noumea (32058171408).jpg\n Fontaine celeste noumea.jpg\n 2\n center\n white\n white\n 280\n Top: View of Nouméa; Middle: Nouméa Cathedral, Nouméa beach; Bo... |
Ascott House, sometimes referred to as simply Ascott, is a Grade II* listed building in the hamlet of Ascott near Wing in Buckinghamshire, England. It is set in a 32-acre / 13 hectare estate.
Ascott House was originally a farm house, built in the reign of James I and known as "Ascott Hall". In 1873 it was acquired by ... | {"Location": "Ascott, Buckinghamshire, England", "Coordinates": "51.89545 -0.70617 dms type:landmark_region:GB title,inline", "Status": "completed", "Type": "Country house"} |
Tlaxcala ( , , ; from ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala (), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and the capital city is Tlaxcala City.
It is located in east-central Mexico, in the altiplano region, with the eastern portion d... | {"Rank": "28th", "Density": "auto", "DST": "-5", "ISO 3166 code": "MX-TLA", "Website": "http://www.tlaxcala.gob.mx/ Official Web Site"} |
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