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Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 - May 7, 2002) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the tenth winner of the American Triple Crown (1977). He is one of only two horses to have won the Triple Crown while being undefeated in any previous race; the second was Justify who won the Triple Crown in 2018 an... | {"Sire": "Bold Reasoning", "Grandsire": "Boldnesian", "Dam": "My Charmer", "Damsire": "Poker", "Sex": "Stallion", "Foaled": "February 15, 1974Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.", "Died": "2002 5 7 1974 2 15Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.", "Country": "United States", "Breeder": "Ben S. Castleman", "Owner": "Mickey and Karen L. Taylor... |
John MacLennan Buchanan (April 22, 1931 - October 3, 2019) was a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006.
Early life
Buchanan was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Flora Isabel Campbell and M... | {"Birth name": "John MacLennan Buchanan", "Birth date": "1931 04 22", "Birth place": "Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada", "Death date": "2019 10 3 1931 04 22", "Death place": "Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada", "Term start": "October 5, 1978", "Term end": "September 12, 1990", "Lieutenant governor": "Clarence GosseJohn E. Shaffn... |
Loyola University New Orleans is a private Jesuit university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the name of the Jesuit founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and is a member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Un... | {"Motto": "Deo et Patriae (Latin)", "Type": "Private university", "Endowment": "$234.5 million (2017)http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2017-Endowment-Market-Values-2.pdf U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY2016 to FY2... |
Alvin Christian "Al" Kraenzlein (December 12, 1876 - January 6, 1928) was an American track-and-field athlete known as "the father of the modern hurdling technique". He was the first sportsman in the history of the Olympic games to win four individual gold medals in a single discipline at the 1900 Summer Olympics in P... | {"Name": "Alvin Kraenzlein", "Image caption": "Kraenzlein in 1911", "Full name": "Alvin Christian Kraenzlein", "Birth date": "December 12, 1876", "Place of birth": "Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.", "Death date": "January 6, 1928 December 12, 1876", "Place of death": "Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Occupation": "Athl... |
Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Schools district. It features a large ensemble cast and focuses on the work and private lives of the various... | {"Genre": "Drama", "Running time": "44 minutes", "Created by": "David E. Kelley", "Starring": "Jessalyn Gilsig\n Chi McBride\n Anthony Heald\n Nicky Katt\n Thomas McCarthy\n Loretta Devine\n Joey Slotnick\n Rashida Jones\n Sharon Leal\n Jeri Ryan\n Jon Abrahams\n China Jesusita Shavers\n Joey McIntyre\n Natalia Baron\n... |
The 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in Bangladesh from 15 February to 5 March 2004. It was the fifth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the first to be held in Bangladesh.
The 2004 World Cup was contested by sixteen teams, including one (Ugand... | {"Dates": "5 March 2004", "Administrator(s)": "ICC", "Cricket format": "Limited-overs (50 overs)", "Host(s)": "Bangladesh", "Champions": "1", "Runners-up": "West Indies", "Participants": "16", "Attendance": "54", "Player of the series": "IND Shikhar Dhawan", "Most runs": "IND Shikhar Dhawan (505)", "Most wickets": "BAN... |
Dark Avenger was the pseudonym of a computer virus writer from Sofia, Bulgaria. He gained considerable notoriety during the early 1990s when his viruses spread internationally.
Background and origins
During the Cold War, the Bulgarian government authorized projects to reverse engineer Western technology. This event... | {"Name": "Dark Avenger", "Birth date": "Unknown", "Birth place": "Sofia, Bulgaria", "Known For": "Writing computer viruses", "Occupation": "Programmer, computer virus writer, computer criminal", "Nationality": "Bulgarian"} |
The Hockey Champions Trophy (HCT) was an international field hockey tournament held by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). It features the top 6 ranked nations in that year.
History
Founded in 1978 by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan and the Pakistan Hockey Federation, it featured the world's top-ranked field ho... | {"Title": "Hockey Champions Trophy (HCT)", "Last season": "2018 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy", "Sport": "Field hockey", "Founded": "M: 1978W: 1987", "Folded": "2018", "Replaced": "Men's FIH Pro LeagueWomen's FIH Pro League", "Teams": "6", "Continent": "FIH (International)", "Champion": "M:Australia (15th title)W:Net... |
Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 - May 4, 1975), better known by his stage name Moe Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. That group initially started out as Ted Healy and H... | {"Name": "Moe Howard", "Caption": "Howard in 1937", "Birth name": "Moses Harry Horwitz", "Birth date": "1897 6 19", "Birth place": "Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1975 5 4 1897 6 19", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery", "Occupation": "Comed... |
Estyn is the education and training inspectorate for Wales. Its name comes from the Welsh language verb estyn meaning "to reach (out), stretch or extend". Its function is to provide an independent inspection and advice service on quality and standards in education and training provided in Wales.
It is independent from... | {"Formed": "1907", "Jurisdiction": "Wales", "Headquarters": "Anchor Court, Keen Road, Cardiff, CF24 5JW", "Employees": "c.100 permanent staff", "Website": "http://www.estyn.gov.wales/"} |
Football Manager (also known as Worldwide Soccer Manager in North America from 2004 to 2008) is a series of football management simulation video games developed by British developer Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager. However, following the break-up of thei... | {"Title": "Football Manager", "Platforms": "Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5", "Developer": "Sports Interactive", "Publisher": "Sega", "Genre": "Sport", "First release version":... |
Gaius Duilius ( 260-231 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. As consul in 260 BC, during the First Punic War, he won Rome's first ever victory at sea by defeating the Carthaginians at the Battle of Mylae. He later served as censor in 258, and was appointed dictator to hold elections in 231, but never held another com... | {"Name": "Gaius Duilius", "Nationality": "Roman", "Awards": "Triumph", "Battles fought": "First Punic War\nBattle of Mylae", "Office 2": "Consul of Rome", "Term 2": "260 BC", "Image": "MCR - colonna rostrata di C Duilio 1150130.JPG", "Image caption": "Reproduction of the victory column of Gaius Duilius"} |
Jane Davidson (born 19 March 1957) is a Welsh former Labour politician, the former Assembly Member for Pontypridd, and served as minister for environment, sustainability and housing in the Welsh Government. She also previously served as the Welsh vice-president of the Ramblers' Association, stepping down when appointed... | {"Name": "Jane Davidson", "Term start": "6 May 1999", "Term end": "6 May 2011", "Birth date": "1957 3 19 yes", "Birth place": "Birmingham, England", "Alma mater": "University of Birmingham, University of Wales"} |
Drepana () was an Elymian, Carthaginian, and Roman port in antiquity on the western coast of Sicily. It was the site of a crushing Roman defeat by the Carthaginians in 249BC. It eventually developed into the modern Italian city of Trapani.
Name
Drepana received its name from drépanon (), the Greek word for "sickle", b... | {"Name": "Drepana", "Official name": "Drepana (modern-day Trapani)", "Coordinates": "38 00 54 N 12 30 45 E region:IT-TP inline,title", "Region": "Sicily", "Province": "Trapani (TP)", "Elevation": "3"} |
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Piggy is the name of two animated cartoon characters in the Merrie Melodies series of films distributed by Warner Bros. The first character was a fat, black pig wearing a pair of shorts with two large buttons in the front, and his first film was You Don't Know What You're Doin'!
Piggy's name came from one of two broth... | {"First appearance": "You Don't Know What You're Doin'! (1931) (Piggy)At Your Service Madame (1936) (Piggy Hamhock)", "Last appearance": "Pigs Is Pigs (1937)", "Created by": "Rudolf Ising (Piggy)Friz Freleng (Piggy Hamhock)", "Voiced by": "Johnny Murray (1931)Shirley Reed (1937)", "Gender": "Male"} |
Foxy is an animated cartoon character featured in the first three animated shorts in the Merrie Melodies series, all distributed by Warner Bros. in 1931. He was the creation of animator Rudolf Ising, who had worked for Walt Disney in the 1920s.
Concept and creation
In 1925, Hugh Harman drew images of mice on a portrai... | {"First appearance": "Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (Merrie Melodies,1931)", "Last appearance": "Two-Tone Town (1992)", "Gender": "Male", "Created by": "Rudolf Ising", "Voiced by": "Johnny Murray (1931)Rob Paulsen (1992)"} |
Linucon was a combination Linux expo/science fiction convention in Austin, Texas. Conceived as a "sister convention" to Penguicon, Linucon was co-founded by Rob Landley and Stu Green.
Two Linucons were held. The first Linucon was held October 8-10, 2004, at the Red Lion Inn located at 6121 North I-35 in Austin. Linuco... | {"Event name": "Linucon", "Status": "Inactive", "Genre": "Science fiction/Linux", "Venue": "Red Lion Inn", "Location": "Austin, Texas", "Country": "United States", "First event date": "2004", "Most recent event date": "2005", "Organisers": "Rob Landley"} |
Terling (pronounced Ter-ling) is a village and civil parish in the county of Essex, England, between Braintree to the north, Chelmsford to the south-west and Witham to the east.
History
A settlement at Terling dates back to Roman times. According to a Saxon document dated 627 AD, about seven hundred acres of land wa... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(1991) 764 (2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129498&c=Terling&d=16&e=62&g=6422731&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1473241976469&enc=1 Civil Parish population 2011 7 September 2016 Office for National Statistics Neigh... |
Stellantis Canada (formerly, FCA Canada, Inc. and Chrysler Canada) is the wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis through its North American division operating in Canada. Incorporated in 1925, the Chrysler Corporation of Canada acquired a Maxwell-Chalmers plant in Windsor, Ontario that had been used to manufacture some C... | {"Formerly": "Chrysler Canada\n FCA Canada, Inc.", "Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1925 6", "Headquarters": "1 Riverside Drive West, Windsor, Ontario, Canada", "Industry": "Automotive", "Products": "Automobiles Light Trucks Vans Light Commercial Vehicles", "Parent": "FCA US (1925-present)", "Website": "https://... |
The 2003 Manitoba general election was held on June 3, 2003 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 35 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with twenty seats. The Liberal Party won two seats.
Re... | {"Name": "2003 Manitoba general election", "Country": "Manitoba", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Show party colours?": "no", "Link to parties?": "no", "Previous election": "1999 Manitoba general election", "Previous year": "1999", "Next election": "2007 Manitoba general election", "Next year": "2007", "Sea... |
Farmleigh is the official Irish state guest house. It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family. It is situated on an elevated position above the River Liffey to the north-west of the Phoenix Park, in Castleknock. The estate of consists of extensive private gardens with stands of mature cypress,... | {"Architectural style": "Edwardian", "Current tenants": "Used when Heads of Government and Heads of State visit Ireland.", "Location": "Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland", "Coordinates": "53.365 -6.36 inline,title", "Construction started": "18th century (with significant reconstruction from 1881)"} |
Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 - 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he was called upon, until the early 20th century, to cure rabies through the use of th... | {"Born": "Toulouse, Kingdom of the Franks", "Died": "Voeren/Fourons near Liège, Kingdom of the Franks", "Feast": "3 November", "Attributes": "gear nearby; knight with a banner showing the stag's head and crucifix; stag; stag with a crucifix over its head; young courtier with two hounds", "Patronage": "patron saint of h... |
Rhaeto-Romance, Rheto-Romance, or Rhaetian, is a purported subfamily of the Romance languages that is spoken in south-eastern Switzerland and north-eastern Italy. The name "Rhaeto-Romance" refers to the former Roman province of Raetia. The question of whether these languages actually form a subfamily is called the Ques... | {"Name": "Rhaeto-Romance", "Alternative name": "Rhaetian", "Acceptance": "debated", "Geographic distribution": "Italy, Switzerland", "Language family color": "Indo-European", "Language Family 2": "Italic", "Language Family 3": "Latino-Faliscan", "Language Family 4": "Romance", "Language family 5": "Italo-Western", "Lan... |
The Hollies are a British rock and pop band formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Allan Clarke and Graham Nash founded the band as a Merseybeat-type group in Manchester, although some of the band member... | {"Origin": "Manchester, England", "Genres": "Rock pop", "Labels": "Parlophone Epic RCA Polydor EMI Imperial Capitol", "Website": "hollies.co.uk", "Members": "Tony HicksBobby ElliottRay StilesIan ParkerPeter HowarthSteve Lauri"} |
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE; ; colloquially known as The Bursa, ) is Israel's only public stock exchange and a public company that has been traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange since August 1, 2019. Legally, the exchange is regulated by the Securities Law (1968), and is under the direct supervision of the Israel... | {"Type": "Stock exchange, Public company", "Location": "Israel", "Founded": "1953(precursor 1935)", "Owner": "15 banks and 11 investment houses", "Key people": "Arik Steinberg, Chairman\nItai Ben-Zeev, CEO", "Currency": "New Israeli Shekel", "Market cap": "Equities: US$ 216 billion;Bonds: US$ 196 billion", "Volume": "5... |
Laurence Rochon "Laurie" Owen (; May 9, 1944 – February 15, 1961) was a Hall of Fame American figure skater. She was the 1961 U.S. National Champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 6th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Maribel Owen. Ow... | {"Full name": "Laurence Rochon Owen", "Alternative names": "Laurie Owen; The Winchester Pixie", "Born": "Oakland, California", "Died": "Berg-Kampenhout, Flemish Brabant, Belgium", "Height": "5 6", "Former coach": "Maribel Vinson", "Skating club": "SC of Boston"} |
UniMás (, stylized as UNIMÁS, and originally known as TeleFutura from its launch on January 14, 2002, to January 6, 2013) is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The network's programming, which is aimed at Hispanic Americans in the 18-34 age range, includes telenovela... | {"Type": "Terrestrial television network", "Country": "United States", "Headquarters": "Doral, Florida", "Former names": "TeleFutura (January 14, 2002-January 6, 2013)", "Owner": "TelevisaUnivision", "Key people": "Wade Davis (President and CEO)", "Launched": "2002 1 14 (as TeleFutura)", "Replaced": "CityVision (June 8... |
Ugley is a small village and civil parish in the non-metropolitan district of Uttlesford in Essex, England. It is about north from Stansted Mountfitchet, and situated between Saffron Walden and Bishop's Stortford. Within the parish is the village of Ugley Green, to the south.
Ugley was first recorded in 1041 as "Ug... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "OS grid reference": "TL520284", "Population": "(2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129948&c=CB11+3XP&d=16&e=62&g=6426420&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1443349479675&enc=1 Civil parish population 2011 27 September 2015", "District": "... |
Sir Jonathan Paul Ive (born 27 February 1967) is a British industrial and product designer, as well as businessman. Ive was the chief design officer (CDO) of Apple Inc. from 1997 until 2019 (known as senior vice president of industrial design until 2015), and serves as Chancellor of the Royal College of Art.
Ive join... | {"Honorific prefix": "Sir", "Name": "Jony Ive", "Post-nominals": "GBR KBE HonFREng RDI 100", "Caption": "Ive at Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2010", "Birth name": "Jonathan Paul Ive", "Birth date": "yes 1967 02 27", "Birth place": "Chingford, London, England", "Citizenship": "United Kingdom United States (since 2012)"... |
The Hakim Rifle is a gas operated semi-automatic rifle. It was originally designed by Sweden and produced as the Ag m/42 for the Swedish Army. The tooling and design were later sold to Egypt, and the Hakim was produced there during the 1950s and early 1960s. It was replaced in the mid-1960s by the Maadi AK-47 (a lice... | {"Sights": "yes", "Type": "Semi-automatic rifle", "Place of origin": "Egypt Sweden (design)", "Designer": "Erik Eklund", "Manufacturer": "Ministry of Military Production, Factory 54 (MaadiFAS.org https://fas.org/nuke/guide/egypt/facility/maadi-54.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20230412154113/https://nuke.fas.org/guid... |
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Conservatoire... | {"Affiliation": "PSL University", "Type": "Grande école", "Campus": "Urban", "Website": "www.conservatoiredeparis.fr/en/accueil/"} |
Yinchuan (, ; ) is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, and was the capital of the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty. It has an area of and a total population of 2,859,074 according to the 2020 Chinese census, and its built-up area was home to 1,901,793 inhabitants spread between three urban districts... | {"Type": "Prefecture-level city", "Body": "Yinchuan Municipal People's Congress", "Density": "auto", "Metro density": "auto", "Urban density": "auto", "ISO 3166 code": "CN-NX-01", "Website": "www.yinchuan.gov.cn (Chinese)"} |
Rabobank (; full name: Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.) is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands. The group comprises 89 local Dutch Rabobanks (2019), a central organisation (Rabobank Nederland), and many specialised international offices and subsidiaries. Food an... | {"Type": "Uitgesloten aansprakelijkheid (excluded liability cooperative)", "Industry": "Financial services", "Founded": "1895 first local credit cooperative; 1898 central organizations", "Headquarters": "Netherlands", "Products": "Banking Insurance Leasing Real estate", "Revenue": "€12.020 billion (2018)https://www.... |
Gwaelod-y-garth (Welsh for Foot of the Garth) is a village in the community of Pentyrch, Cardiff in Wales.
Location
Gwaelod-y-garth is located in Taff Valley at the foot of Garth Hill, north of central Cardiff and south of Pontypridd. The castle of Castell Coch is within reach of the village, by car or on foot.
... | {"Sovereign state": "Wales", "Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament": "Cardiff West", "Principal area": "Cardiff", "Preserved county": "South Glamorgan", "UK Parliament": "Cardiff West", "Postcode district": "CF", "Dialling code": "029", "OS grid reference": "ST214824"} |
The history of the Soviet Union between 1927 and 1953 covers the period in Soviet history from the establishment of Stalinism through victory in the Second World War and down to the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953. Stalin sought to destroy his enemies while transforming Soviet society with central planning, in particula... | {"Location": "Soviet Union", "Including": "World War IIThe HolocaustCold War", "Leader(s)": "Joseph Stalin", "Key events": "Industrialization in the Soviet UnionThe Great PurgeHolodomorKazakh FaminePolish Operation of the NKVDOccupation of the Baltic statesWinter WarMolotov-Ribbentrop PactGreat Patriotic WarPopulation ... |
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (commonly known as the RMT) is a British trade union covering the transport sector. Its current President is Alex Gordon and its current General Secretary is Mick Lynch.
The RMT is one of Britain's fastest growing trade unions. Membership rose under and follow... | {"Name": "RMT", "Location country": "United Kingdom", "Membership": "81,197 (2021)", "Full name": "National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers", "Formation": "1990", "Predecessor": "National Union of RailwaymenNational Union of Seamen", "Headquarters": "London, NW 1United Kingdom", "Key people": "Mick Lynch,... |
All-American Comics was a comics anthology and the flagship title of comic book publisher All-American Publications, one of the forerunners of DC Comics. It ran for 102 issues from 1939 to 1948. Characters created for the title, including Green Lantern, the Atom, the Red Tornado, Doctor Mid-Nite, and Sargon the Sorcere... | {"Schedule": "Monthly:#1-49, #71-102Eight times a year:#50-66Bimonthly#67-70", "Format": "y", "Publisher": "All-American Publications", "Publication date": "April 1939 - October 1948", "Written by": "Alfred Bester, Bill Finger, Sheldon Mayer, Bill O'Connor", "Artist(s)": "Ben Flinton, Sheldon Mayer, Martin Nodell, Paul... |
Home of the Underdogs (often called HotU) is an abandonware archiveSimon Carless, Gaming Hacks New York: O'Reilly Media (2004): 2 - 3. "Sites such as Home of the Underdogs ... have major copyright issues but can provide valuable resources, for example, for people who've lost legitimate copies of the manuals." founded b... | {"URL": "http://www.the-underdogs.org (archived)Defunct; multiple revivals exist (see below)", "Registration": "Not required", "Launched": "September 1998/April 2009", "Current status": "Original website defunct; succeeded by multiple third-party mirrors/revivals"} |
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is the eighth largest trade union in the United Kingdom. Most of its members work in UK government departments and other public bodies.
History
The union was founded in 1998 by the merger of the Public Services, Tax and Commerce Union (which mostly represented the execu... | {"Name": "PCS", "Location country": "United Kingdom", "Membership": "191,289 (2022)Public and Commercial Services Union Form AR21 for year ended 31 December 2022 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173103/753T2022.pdf GOV.UK 26 July 2023", "Full name": "Pu... |
Fitzsimons Army Hospital, also known as Fitzsimons General Hospital, renamed Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in 1974, and Fitzsimons Building in 2018 was a U.S. Army facility located on in Aurora, Colorado. The facility opened in 1918 and closed in 1996. The grounds were then redeveloped for civilian use as the Anschut... | {"Allegiance": "United States of America", "Branch": "United States Army", "Type": "Hospital", "Motto(s)": "\"Comfort, Heal, Relieve\""} |
Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) is a United States Army post near Columbus, Georgia, adjacent to the Alabama-Georgia border. Fort Moore supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis. As a power projection platform, the po... | {"Type": "Army post", "Built": "1909", "Coordinates": "32 21 58 N 84 58 09 W region:US-GA_type:landmark_source:dewiki inline,title", "In use": "1918-present", "Controlled by": "USA", "Website": "Official Website", "Garrison": "Units and tenant units\n 198th Infantry Brigade\n 197th Infantry Brigade\n 199th Infantry Bri... |
Jaleleddin Farsi (; born 1934) is an Iranian politician who held various posts in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Biography
Farsi was born in Mashhad in 1934. During his studies at high school he met Ali Shariati and joined the movement supporting the Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. He went to Iraq in 1955 where he w... | {"Name": "Jalaleddin Farsi", "Birth date": "1934", "Birth place": "Mashhad, Imperial Iran", "Office 2": "Member of Assembly of Experts for Constitution", "Majority 2": "660,001 (62.1%)", "Other political party": "Islamic Coalition Party", "Nationality": "Iranian"} |
Edward Britt Husing (November 27, 1901 - August 10, 1962) was an American sports commentator. He was among the first to lay the groundwork for the structure and pace of modern sports reporting on radio and television.
Overview
Early life and career
Husing was born in the Bronx, New York, and given the name Edmund. ... | {"Name": "Ted Husing", "Caption": "Husing in April, 1930", "Birth name": "Edward Britt Husing", "Birth date": "1901 11 27", "Birth place": "The Bronx, New York City, New York", "Death date": "1962 8 10 1901 11 27", "Death place": "Pasadena, California", "Occupation": "Sports commentator"} |
The Type 94 tankette (, literally "94 type light armored car"; also known as TK, an abbreviation of Tokushu Keninsha, literally "special tractor") was a tankette used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in World War II. Although tankettes were often u... | {"Steeringsystem": "yes", "Type": "Tankette", "Place of origin": "Empire of Japan", "Designed": "1932", "Used by": "Imperial Japanese Army National Revolutionary Army Chinese Red Army Manchukuo Imperial Army", "Unit cost": "25,300 yen ($6,798 USD) in August 1939, excluding armament 兵器臨時定価、予価、表送付の件 Military catalogue of... |
The was a tankette used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in World War II. It was designed as a fast reconnaissance vehicle, and was a replacement for the earlier Type 94 tankette.
History and development
The origins of the Type 97 lay in a protot... | {"Steeringsystem": "yes", "Place of origin": "Empire of Japan", "Designed": "1936-1937", "Unit cost": "37,200 yen ($9,996 USD) in August 1939, excluding armament 兵器臨時定価、予価、表送付の件 Military catalogue of the Japanese military https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/aj/meta/listPhoto?LANG=eng&BID=F2006083120452299318&ID=M200608312... |
Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier (; born 28 February 1944) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and the Germany national football team. Regarded as one of football's greatest goalkeepers, he was nicknamed "Die Katze von Anzing" ("the cat from Anzing") for his fast reflexes, a... | {"Name": "Sepp Maier", "Picture": "6137Sepp Maier Torwart-Legende.JPG", "Picture caption": "Maier in 2012", "Full name": "Josef Dieter Maier", "Birth date": "1944 2 28 y", "Birth place": "Metten, Germany", "Height": "1.85 m", "Position": "Goalkeeper", "Youth club 1 years": "1952-1959", "Youth club 1": "TSV Haar", "Yout... |
Shin Megami Tensei is a role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the Super Famicom. Originally released in 1992 in Japan, it has been ported to multiple systems and eventually released in the West for iOS in 2014. It was released on the Virtual Console service in Japan on Wii in 2007 and on Wii U in... | {"Title": "Shin Megami Tensei", "Caption": "Super Famicom box art, featuring the main characters and multiple demons from the game", "Developer": "Atlus", "Publisher": "Atlus", "Producer": "Hideyuki Yokoyama", "Director": "Yōsuke Niino", "Programmer": "Kouji Okada", "Artist": "Kazuma Kaneko", "Writer": "Ryutaro Ito\nKa... |
The Social Register is a semi-annual publication in the United States that indexes the members of American high society. First published in the 1880s by newspaper columnist Louis Keller, it was later acquired by Malcolm Forbes. Since 2014, it has been owned by Christopher Wolf.
It was historically a directory of "old... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Published": "May and November", "Website": "socialregisteronline.com"} |
Twycross is a small village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England, on the A444 road.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : Situated in the far west of the county and close to the North Warwickshire border, the population of the civil parish at the 2011 censu... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "District": "Hinckley and Bosworth", "Shire county": "Leicestershire", "UK Parliament": "Bosworth", "Postcode district": "CV"} |
Tippmann is an American manufacturer of paintball markers and paintball equipment, including military simulation (MilSim) kits. Tippmann Industrial Products, a related company manufactures manual and pneumatic heavy-duty sewing machines primarily used for leather, other leather-related equipment, and some industrial pr... | {"Type": "LLC", "Founded": "Fort Wayne, Indiana (Early 1980s)", "Headquarters": "Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States", "Industry": "PaintballPneumatic Sewing MachinesIndustrial", "Products": "Alpha Black/Bravo OneModel 9898 CustomCustom ProA-5C-3X-7 and X7 Phenom Triumph Series Flatline Barrel SystemResponse Trigger Sys... |
Baschurch is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies in the north of Shropshire. The village had a population of 2,503 as of the 2011 census. Shrewsbury is to the south-east, Oswestry is to the north-west, and Wem is to the north-east of Baschurch. The village is also close to Ruyton-XI-Towns.
... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120461&c=Baschurch&d=16&e=62&g=6460353&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1448202199058&enc=1 Civil Parish population 2011 22 November 2015", "District": "Shropshire", "Shire county": "Shr... |
Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Baronet, (9 February 1853 - 26 November 1917), was a British colonial politician, who was best known for his involvement in the ill-fated Jameson Raid.
Early life and family
He was born on 9 February 1853, the youngest of 12 children of Robert William Jameson (1805-1868), a Writer to ... | {"Name": "Sir Leander Starr Jameson", "Term start": "22 February 1904", "Term end": "2 February 1908", "Order 2": "2nd", "Office 2": "Administrator of Southern Rhodesia", "Monarch 2": "Queen Victoria", "Predecessor 2": "A. R. Colquhoun", "Successor 2": "The Earl Grey", "Birth date": "y 1853 2 9", "Birth place": "Stranr... |
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle of Castle Howard, (17 September 17737 October 1848), styled Viscount Morpeth until 1825, was a British statesman. He served as Lord Privy Seal between 1827 and 1828 and in 1834 and was a member of Lord Grey's Whig government as Minister without Portfolio between 1830 and 1834.
Earl... | {"Name": "The Earl of Carlisle", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "The Earl of Carlisle", "Monarch 2": "William IV", "Prime minister 2": "The Viscount Melbourne", "Predecessor 2": "The Earl of Ripon", "Successor 2": "The Earl of Mulgrave", "Birth date": "17 September 1773", "Birth place": "London, England", "Dea... |
The Autumn of the Patriarch (original Spanish title: El otoño del patriarca) is a 1975 novel by Gabriel García Márquez.
A "poem on the solitude of power" according to the author, the novel is a flowing tract on the life of an eternal dictator. The book is divided into six sections, each retelling the same story of th... | {"Original title": "El otoño del patriarca", "Country": "Colombia", "Language": "Spanish", "Publisher": "Plaza & Janes (Spain)", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)", "ISBN": "0-06-011419-3"} |
thumb|300px|The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal (in the foreground, solid green) near Nuremberg
thumb|300px|The Ludwig Canal in the context of the Rhine and Danube
thumb|300px| The various projects to link the Main and Danube
The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal (German: Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal; also called Main-Danube Canal, RMD Canal... | {"Length": "171 km mi 0 on", "Boat length": "190 m ft 0 on", "Boat beam": "11.45 m ft 0 on", "Boat draft": "4 m ft 0 on", "Original number of locks": "16", "Maximum height above sea level": "406 m ft", "Rise": "North: 175 m ft; South: 68 m ft", "Navigation authority": "Federal Waterways and Shipping Administrati... |
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972), and Wicked (2003). He has contributed lyrics to a number of successful films, including Pocahontas (1995)... | {"Name": "Stephen Schwartz", "Caption": "Schwartz in 2018", "Birth date": "1948 3 6 yes", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Birth name": "Stephen Lawrence Schwartz", "Education": "Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)", "Occupation": "Lyricist\ncomposer", "Years active": "1969-present"} |
Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of eight and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987. She was... | {"Born": "Decatur, Illinois, U.S.", "Origin": "Champaign, Illinois, U.S.", "Genres": "Bluegrass country pop", "Labels": "Rounder Capitol", "Member of": "Alison Krauss & Union Station\nRobert Plant and Alison Krauss2023-01-31 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Reveal 2023 North American Tour Dates https://relix.com/news/d... |
Econometrica is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics, publishing articles in many areas of economics, especially econometrics. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Econometric Society. The current editor-in-chief is Guido Imbens.
History
Econometrica was established in 1933. Its first editor ... | {"Language": "English", "Edited": "Guido Imbens", "Publisher": "Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Econometric Society", "Frequency": "Bimonthly", "History": "1933-present", "JSTOR": "00129682", "OCLC": "01567366", "LCCN": "34016980", "CODEN": "ECMTA7", "ISSN": "1468-0262"} |
Google News is a news aggregator service developed by Google. It presents a continuous flow of links to articles organized from thousands of publishers and magazines. Google News is available as an app on Android, iOS, and the Web.
Google released a beta version in September 2002 and the official app in January 2006.K... | {"URL": "https://news.google.com/", "Commercial": "Yes", "Available in": "35", "Registration": "Not required", "Launched": "2002 9"} |
David Appel (, born 7 August 1950) is an Israeli businessman, general contractor, and Likud party activist.
Early life and education
Appel was raised by his grandparents, and educated in an ORT technical dormitory school in Magdiel, where he studied printing. He was not drafted into the IDF due to an injury sustained ... | {"Name": "David Appel", "Native name": "דוד אפל", "Native name language": "Hebrew", "Birth date": "1950 08 07", "Birth place": "Israel", "Nationality": "Israeli", "Occupation": "Businessman", "Notable works": ", which produces label \"Label(s)\" -->", "Title": "may be used as an alternative when the label is better ren... |
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in Minnesota and the oldest active political party in the state, being founded in 1855. The party controls four of Minnesota's eight congressional House seats. The last Republican governor of the state was Tim Pawlenty, who served from 200... | {"Founded": "1855 03 29 Minneapolis, Minnesota", "Headquarters": "7400 Metro Boulevard Suite 424 Edina, Minnesota", "Ideology": "Conservatism", "Political position": "Right-wing", "National affiliation": "Republican Party"} |
American Kenpo Karate (), also known as American Kenpo or Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, is an American hybrid martial art, founded and codified by Ed Parker. It is synthesized mainly from Japanese and Okinawan martial arts such as karate, kenpo and judo, with influence from Chinese martial arts.
As Senior Grandmaster, P... | {"Also known as": "Kenpo Karate, American-style Karate", "Focus": "HybridEd Parker on Bruce Lee, Elvis Presley, Full-Contact Karate and...Ed Parker https://books.google.com/books?id=2tsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26 Black Belt 2015-05-13 November 1985 26-31 Loren Franck", "Country of origin": "United States", "Creator": "Ed Park... |
The 2004 Men's European Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 January to 1 February 2004 in Slovenia in the cities of Ljubljana, Celje, Velenje and Koper.
Venues
Location Picture City Arena Capacity Status Round 150px Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 5,600EuroBasket2013.org Tivoli ... | {"Dates": "22 January - 1 February", "Teams": "1", "Venue(s)": "4", "Runner-up": "SLO", "Third place": "DEN", "Fourth place": "CRO", "Attendance": "149984", "Goals scored": "2734", "Best player": "CRO Ivano Balić"} |
thumb|300px|Newcastle United in 1960. Back row (from the left): Jimmy Scoular, Dick Keith, Bryan Harvey (goalkeeper), Bob Stokoe, Alf McMichael and George Eastham. Front row: "Terry" W. L. Marshall, Ivor Allchurch, Len White, John McGuigan and Liam Tuohy.
Robert Stokoe (21 September 1930 - 1 February 2004) was an Engli... | {"Name": "Bob Stokoe", "Full name": "Robert Stokoe", "Birth date": "1930 9 21 y", "Birth place": "Mickley, England", "Date of death": "2004 2 1 1930 9 21 y", "Place of death": "Hartlepool, England", "Position": "Centre half", "Youth club 1 years": "1946-1950", "Youth club 1": "Newcastle United", "Club 1 years": "1950-1... |
A Cinderella Story is a 2004 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Mark Rosman, written by Leigh Dunlap and starring Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, and Regina King. A modernization of the classic Cinderella folklore, the film's plot revolves around two internet pen pals who plan to meet i... | {"Directed by": "Mark Rosman", "Produced by": "Clifford Werber\n Ilyssa Goodman\n Hunt Lowry\n Dylan Sellers", "Written by": "Leigh Dunlap", "Based on": "Cinderella Charles Perrault", "Starring": "Hilary Duff\n Chad Michael Murray\n Jennifer Coolidge\n Regina King", "Narrated by": "Hilary Duff", "Music by": "Christophe... |
The Socialist Party () is a political party in Ireland, active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Internationally, it is affiliated to the Trotskyist International Socialist Alternative.
The party has been involved in various populist campaigns including the Anti-Bin Tax Campaign and the Campaign Ag... | {"Founded": "1996", "Ideology": "Democratic socialismPolitical radicalismTrotskyismRoutledge Handbook of European Elections. Edited by Donatella M.Viola. Published by Routledge. First published in 2016, in Oxon, United Kingdom. Accessed via Google Books.Euroscepticismhttp://socialistparty.ie/2016/06/ireland-brexit-and-... |
Heide Simonis (; 4 July 1943 - 12 July 2023) was a German author and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She was minister of finance in Schleswig-Holstein from 1988 until 1993, when she became minister-president of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the first woman to serve as head of a state government in German... | {"Image caption": "Simonis in 2009", "Education": "University of Kiel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg", "Birth name": "Heide Steinhardt", "Birth date": "yes 1943 07 04", "Birth place": "Bonn, Greater German Reich", "Death date": "yes 2023 07 12 1943 07 04", "Death place": "Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany", "Office... |
Rado Robert Garcia Klose (born 1945) is an English musician, photographer and printmaker. Between 1964 and July 1965, he was the lead guitarist of the rock band the Tea Set, a group that would later become Pink Floyd. Although he recorded a few songs with that band, he left before their transformation into Pink Floyd. ... | {"Born": "Cambridge, England", "Genres": "Rock blues R&B jazz psychedelic electronic", "Formerly of": "Pink Floyd David Gilmour Syd Barrett Smith & Mudd", "Website": "radoklose.com"} |
Cream of Wheat is an American brand of farina, a type of breakfast porridge mix made from wheat middlings. It looks similar to grits, but is smoother in texture since it is made with ground wheat kernels instead of ground corn. It was first manufactured in the United States in 1893 by wheat millers in Grand Forks, Nort... | {"Name of food": "Cream of Wheat", "Width of image": "250px", "Place of origin": "United States", "Region of origin": "Grand Forks, North Dakota", "Year": "1893", "Course served": "Breakfast", "Type of dish": "Porridge", "Serving temperature": "Hot", "Main ingredient": "Farina, water or milk"} |
Syrniki (; ) or syrnyky (Ukrainian: сирники, cheese cakes) are fried Eastern Slavic quark (curd cheese) pancakes. In Russia, they are also known as tvorozhniki (творо́жники). They are a part of Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian (biezpiena plācenīši), Lithuanian and Serbian cuisine.
Etymology
The name syrniki i... | {"Name of food": "Syrniki", "Image caption": "Syrniki served with strawberry varenye", "Type of dish": "Pancake", "Main ingredient": "Syr/Quark (curd cheese)/Cottage cheese, flour, eggs, sugar; sometimes raisins, vanilla extract"} |
The Eyre Affair is the debut novel by English author Jasper Fforde, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2001. It takes place in an alternative 1985, where literary detective Thursday Next pursues a master criminal through the world of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel Jane Eyre. Fforde had received 76 rejections for earli... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Series": "Thursday Next", "Publisher": "Hodder and Stoughton", "Media type": "Print (hardcover and paperback)", "Pages": "400", "ISBN": "0-340-82047-0", "Followed by": "Lost in a Good Book"} |
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ALM Antillean Airlines () was the main airline of the Netherlands Antilles between its foundation in 1964 and its shut-down in 2001, operating out of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.
History
ALM Antillean Airlines stood for ... | {"Airline name": "Antilliaanse Luchtvaart Maatschappij", "Logo": "ALM_logo.gif", "Image size (px)": "150", "IATA Designator": "LM", "ICAO Designator": "ALM", "Callsign": "ANTILLEAN", "Founded": "1964", "Ceased operations": "2001", "Headquarters": "Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles", "Major hubs": "Hato International Airpor... |
is a satirical novel written in 1905-1906 by Natsume Sōseki about Japanese society during the Meiji period (1868-1912), particularly the uneasy mix of Western culture and Japanese traditions.
Sōseki's title, Wagahai wa Neko de Aru, uses a very high-register phrasing more appropriate to a nobleman, conveying grandiloqu... | {"Language": "Japanese", "Country": "Japan", "ISBN": "978-0-8048-3265-6", "Original title": "Wagahai wa Neko de Aru (ja 吾輩は猫である)", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)"} |
thumb|270px|Map of Castlecrag and surrounding suburbs
Castlecrag is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 8 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby.
Castlecrag is a suburb of historical significan... | {"Type": "suburb", "Name": "Castlecrag", "City": "Sydney", "State Abbreviation": "nsw", "Image": "Castlecrag Middle Harbour.JPG", "Caption": "Middle Harbour, view from Castlecrag", "Local Government Area (LGA)": "City of Willoughby", "Coordinates": "-33.80137 151.22007 dms type:city_region:AU-NSW inline, title", "Local... |
Somerset House is a large Neoclassical complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. The Georgian era quadrangle was built on the site of a Tudor palace ("Old Somerset House") originally belonging to the Duke of Somerset. The present Some... | {"Architectural style": "Neoclassical", "Location": "StrandLondon, WC2", "Current tenants": "Multiple", "Coordinates": "United Kingdom", "Construction started": "1776 y"} |
The president of El Salvador (), officially titled President of the Republic of El Salvador (), is the head of state and head of government of El Salvador. He is also, by constitutional law, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. The office was created in the Constitution of 1841. From 1821 until 18... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theRepublic of El Salvador", "Native name": "Presidente de la República de El Salvador", "Insignia size": "125px", "Insignia caption": "Presidential seal", "Term length": "Five years, renewable oncehttps://apnews.com/article/elections-el-salvador-9dcbdb58df7fec5b43b289c3eb269730 El Salvad... |
King Narai the Great (, , ) or Ramathibodi III ( ) was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous king of the Prasat Thong dynasty.
His reign was the most prosperous during the Ayuttha... | {"Consort": "Kasattri", "Father": "Prasat Thong", "Mother": "SirithidaM.L. Manich Jumsai (เขียน) ธิติมา พิทักษ์ไพรวัน (แปล). สมเด็จพระนารายณ์ และโกษาปาน. กรุงเทพฯ:คุรุสภาลาดพร้าว, 2531, หน้า 17 th", "Born": "16 February 1632", "Died": "10/11 July 1688History of Ayutthaya - Historical Events - Timeline 1650-1699 https:... |
thumb|Boeing Field aerial from the northwest
thumb|Boeing Field terminal interior, showing the ticket counters of Kenmore Air and SeaPort Airlines, before the latter discontinued service to the airport in 2012
Boeing Field, officially King County International Airport , is a public airport owned and operated by King C... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Serves": "Seattle metropolitan area", "Location": "Seattle / Tukwila, King County, Washington, United States", "AMSL": "21", "Website": "kingcounty.gov/airport", "Coordinates": "47 31 48 N 122 18 07 W region:US-WA inline,title"} |
The governor-general of Jamaica is the viceregal representative of the Jamaican monarch, King Charles III, in Jamaica.
The monarch, on the advice of the prime minister, appoints a governor-general as his or her representative in Jamaica. Both the monarch and the governor-general hold much power, but rarely exercise it... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "Jamaica", "Flag size": "150px", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor-general", "Flag border": "yes", "Insignia size": "100px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Jamaica", "Image size": "150px", "Incumbent": "Patrick Allen", "Incumbent since": "26 February 2009", "Department": "... |
Benet Academy ( ) is a co-educational, college-preparatory, Benedictine high school in Lisle, Illinois, United States, overseen by the Diocese of Joliet. Founded in 1886, the school was initially established in Chicago as the all-boys St. Procopius College and Academy by Benedictine monks, who also operated the St. Jos... | {"Coordinates": "41.78 -88.09 type:edu_region:US-IL inline,title", "Authority": "Benedictines", "Religious affiliation(s)": "Roman Catholic(Benedictine)", "President": "Abbot Austin G. Murphy, OSBAdministration Benet Academy http://www.benet.org/?adminPresident October 13, 2012", "Head of school": "Bill Myers (interi... |
The governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the representative of the monarch of Saint Kitts and Nevis, currently King Charles III. The appointed governor-general, currently Marcella Liburd, lives in Government House, Basseterre, which serves as her official residence.
List of governors-general of Saint Kitts and... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "Flag size": "125px", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor-general", "Flag border": "yes", "Insignia size": "100px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis", "Image size": "200px", "Incumbent": "Marcella Liburd", "Incumbent since": "1 Fe... |
The prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the head of government of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis. The current Prime Minister is Terrance Drew since 6th August 2022.
Chief Ministers (1960-1967)
Elizabeth II (1960-1967)
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Election Took office Left office... | {"Post": "Prime Minister", "Body": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "Insignia size": "100", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis", "Image size": "200", "Incumbent": "Terrance Drew", "Incumbent since": "6 August 2022", "Style": "Mr Prime Minister(informal)The Honourable(informal)The Right Honourable(within... |
Justified is the debut solo studio album by American singer Justin Timberlake. It was released on November 5, 2002, by Jive Records. The album was written and recorded in a six-week period as Timberlake's band NSYNC was on hiatus. For his solo album, Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an R&B artist oppose... | {"Released": "2002 11 5", "Recorded": "Summer 2002", "Genre": "RB", "Label": "Jive", "Producer": "The Neptunes\nTimbaland\nScott Storch\nThe Underdogs\nBrian McKnight"} |
The governor-general of Saint Lucia is the representative of the Saint Lucian monarch, currently Charles III. The official residence of the governor-general is Government House.
The position of governor-general was established when Saint Lucia was granted independence on 22 February 1979.
List of governors-general of... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "Saint Lucia", "Flag size": "150px", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor-general", "Flag border": "yes", "Insignia size": "100px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Saint Lucia", "Incumbent": "Errol Charles", "Incumbent since": "11 November 2021", "Department": "Viceroy", "Styl... |
The prime minister of St Lucia is the head of government of St Lucia. The prime minister heads the executive branch and chairs the cabinet. This article contains a list of prime ministers of Saint Lucia.
Constitutional basis
Section 60 of the constitution of Saint Lucia provides that the prime minister must be a membe... | {"Post": "Prime Minister", "Body": "Saint Lucia", "Incumbent": "Philip J. Pierre", "Incumbent since": "28 July 2021", "Style": "The Right Honourable", "Reports to": "Governor-General", "Residence": "Prime Minister’s Official Residence at Vigie, Castries", "Term length": "Five years", "Date of formation": "22 February 1... |
The Olympus C-8080 WZ is a digital camera formerly manufactured by Olympus. It was first announced on the opening day of the 2004 Photo Marketing Association Annual Convention and Trade Show. At the time, the C-8080 was set to be Olympus’ first eight-megapixel digital camera for the high-end consumer market. The MSRP w... | {"Type": "Digital prosumer camera", "Sensor": "2/3-inch type CCD", "Resolution": "3,264 × 2,448 (8 million)", "Storage media": "CF (Type I or Type II), xD, IBM microdrive", "Lens": "5x opt. zoom 28 - 140 mm equiv. F 2.4 - 3.5", "Exposure": "DESP, spot, multi-spot, center-weighted", "Exposure modes": "Night, Landscape,... |
James Beauchamp Clark (March 7, 1850March 2, 1921) was an American politician and attorney who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms between 1893 and 1921 and served as Speaker of the House from 1911 to 1919.
Born in Kentucky, Clark established a law practice in Bowling ... | {"Image caption": "Champ Clark, 1915", "Term start": "April 4, 1911", "Term end": "March 3, 1919Biographical Directory of the United States Congress", "Office 2": "Leader of the House Democratic Caucus", "Predecessor 2": "John Sharp Williams", "Successor 2": "Claude Kitchin", "Birth name": "James Beauchamp Clark", "Bir... |
Club Nouveau () is an American R&B group formed by record producer/performer Jay King in 1986 in Sacramento, California, following the breakup of the Timex Social Club. The group's name (French for "Club New") was changed from its original incarnation, "Jet Set", to capitalize on the breakup. The group was signed by Wa... | {"Origin": "Sacramento, California, U.S.", "Genres": "R&B, soul, go-go, dance", "Labels": "Warner Bros. (1986-1991)Cleopatra Recordshttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/club-nouveau-mn0000152228/discography Club Nouveau - Discography AllMusic October 27, 2017", "Website": "clubnouveau.me", "Members": "Jay KingValerie Watson... |
Pedro Francisco Duque Duque, OF, OMSE (Madrid, 14 March 1963) is a Spanish astronaut and aeronautics engineer who served as Minister of Science of the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2021. He was also Member of the Congress of Deputies from May 2019 until February 2020.
Biography
Early life and education
He was ... | {"Name": "Pedro Duque", "Honorific prefix": "The Most Excellent", "Honorific suffix": "OF OMSE", "Image caption": "Duque in January 2000", "Nationality": "Spanish", "Birth date": "1963 3 14 yes", "Birth place": "Madrid, Spain", "Awards": "Grand Cross of Aeronautical MeritPrince of Asturias Award for International Coope... |
A Hardanger fiddle () is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a standard violin) and thinner wood. The F-holes of the Hardanger fiddle are dist... | {"Name": "Hardanger fiddle (Hardingfele)", "Classification": "Bowed string instrument", "Hornbostel-Sachs": "321.322-71", "Related": "Fiddle\n Violin"} |
The World Squash Championships are squash events for men and women organised by the Professional Squash Association. The men's event was first held in 1976 in London, England and the women's was inaugurated in 1976 in Brisbane, Australia.
Overview
The British Open had for many years been generally considered to be the... | {"25px|alt=|link=": "2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship", "Event name": "PSA Men's World Championship", "Category": "World Championship", "Most recent champion(s)": "EGY Ali Farag"} |
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is a fictional character from Orson Scott Card's 1985 science fiction novel Ender's Game and its sequels (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, Ender in Exile), as well as in the first part of the spin-off series, Ender's Shadow. The book series itself is an expansion, with some ch... | {"First appearance": "\"Ender's Game\"", "Last appearance": "Ender in Exile", "Created by": "Orson Scott Card", "Portrayed by": "Asa Butterfield (film)Kirby Heyborne (audio play)", "Voiced by": "Ryōta Ōsaka (film, Japanese dub)", "Family": "John Paul Wiggin (father)Theresa Wiggin (mother)Peter Wiggin (brother)Valentine... |
The Königsburg is a ruined medieval castle southeast of Königshütte, a village in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken, in Harz district in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
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The ruins are located above the confluence of the Warme Bode and Kalte Bode rivers in the Harz Mountains in central Germany. They lie at a ... | {"Type": "hill castle", "Classification": "ruins", "Location": "Königshütte", "Coordinates": "51 44.505 N 10 46.031 E region:DE-ST inline,title"} |
Medium Cool is a 1969 American drama film written and directed by Haskell Wexler and starring Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill and Harold Blankenship. It takes place in Chicago in the summer of 1968. It was notable for Wexler's use of cinéma vérité-style documentary filmmaking techniques, as wel... | {"Directed by": "Haskell Wexler", "Produced by": "Tully FriedmanHaskell WexlerJerrold Wexler", "Written by": "Haskell Wexler", "Starring": "Robert ForsterVerna BloomPeter BonerzMarianna HillHarold Blankenship", "Music by": "Mike Bloomfield", "Cinematography": "Haskell Wexler", "Edited by": "Verna Fields", "Distributed ... |
Ryszard Jerzy Kukliński (June 13, 1930February 11, 2004) was a Polish colonel and Cold War spy for NATO. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of brigadier general by Polish President Andrzej Duda. Kukliński passed top secret Soviet documents to the CIA between 1972 and 1981, including the Soviet plans for the inva... | {"Birth name": "Ryszard Jerzy Kukliński", "Born": "Warsaw, Poland", "Died": "Tampa, Florida, U.S.", "Allegiance": "Poland"} |
Gorillas, also known under the source code's file name GORILLA.BAS, is a video game first distributed with MS-DOS 5 and published in 1991 by Microsoft. It is a turn-based artillery game. With allusions to King Kong, the game consists of two gorillas throwing explosive bananas at each other above a city skyline. The pla... | {"Title": "Gorillas", "Developer": "MicrosoftGorilla Source Code https://archive.org/details/GorillasQbasic archive.org 1990 Internet Archive)", "Publisher": "Microsoft", "Released": "1991", "Genre": "Artillery", "Modes": "hotseat", "Platforms": "MS-DOS"} |
DirectFB (Direct Frame Buffer) is a software library with a small memory footprint that provides graphics acceleration, input device handling and abstraction layer, and integrated windowing system with support for translucent windows and multiple display layers on top of the Linux framebuffer without requiring any kern... | {"Original author(s)": "Denis Oliver Kropp", "Written in": "COhloh Analysis Summary - DirectFB", "Type": "Library", "License": "LGPL", "Repository": "https://github.com/deniskropp/DirectFB", "Website": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170328110009/http://www.directfb.net/ DirectFB web (archive.org)"} |
Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 - 28 July 1899) was a Venezuelan military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician. He was the president of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870 until 1877, from 1879 until 1884, and from 1886 until 1887 and General during the Venezuelan Federal War.
He was a... | {"Name": "Antonio Guzmán Blanco", "Image": "Martin Tovar y Tovar 20.JPG", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Portrait by Martín Tovar y Tovar", "Term start": "15 September 1886", "Term end": "8 August 1887", "Predecessor 2": "Guillermo Tell Villegas", "Successor 2": "Francisco Linares Alcántara", "Birth date": "y... |
Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church is a Roman Catholic church in Dublin, Ireland maintained by the Carmelite order. The church is noted for having the relics of Saint Valentine, which were donated to the church in the 19th century by Pope Gregory XVI from their previous location in the cemetery of St. Hippolytus in Rom... | {"OS grid reference": "Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church", "Location": "56 Aungier Street", "Country": "Republic of Ireland", "Denomination": "Catholic", "Tradition": "Roman Rite", "Website": "whitefriarstreetchurch.com", "Dedication": "Our Lady of Mount Carmel", "Consecrated": "11 November 1827", "Relics": "Saint Val... |
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