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Janet Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge, PC LLD HonFRA (3 November 1904 - 16 November 1988), known as Jennie Lee, was a Scottish politician. She was a Labour Member of Parliament from a by-election in 1929 until 1931 and then from 1945 to 1970.
As Minister for the Arts in Harold Wilson's government of 1964-1970, she play... | {"Name": "The Baroness Lee of Asheridge", "Alternative text": "Black and white photograph of Jennie Lee, seated.", "Image caption": "Lee in 1929", "Term start": "20 October 1964", "Term end": "19 June 1970", "Order 2": "Member of Parliamentfor Cannock", "Predecessor 2": "William Murdoch Adamson", "Successor 2": "Patric... |
Kickback.com was an esports platform that allowed users play competitive video games. Players of any skill level could enter ranked matches and compete for a chance to win tournaments using their skills in-game. Kickback integrated on top of popular existing games, where the service adds matchmaking, anti-cheat and sup... | {"URL": "http://kickback.com", "Headquarters": "San Francisco", "Launched": "February 2, 2015", "Current status": "Offline", "Available in": "English"} |
Westminster Under School is a independent preparatory school for boys aged 7 to 13, attached to Westminster School in London.
The school was founded in 1943 in the precincts of Westminster School in Little Dean's Yard, just behind Westminster Abbey. In 1951 the Under School relocated to its own premises in Eccleston S... | {"Coordinates": "51.491867 -0.134261 type:edu_region:GB_dim:100 dms inline,title,", "Religious affiliation(s)": "Church of England", "Local authority": "Westminster", "Staff": "47", "Houses": "4", "Publication": "The Vincent"} |
The Curonian (Courish) Spit (; ; ; ) is a long, thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. Its southern portion lies within Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, and its northern within southwestern Klaipėda County, Lithuania. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Ru... | {"Location": "Klaipėda County, Lithuania", "Criteria": "Cultural: v", "Reference": "994", "Inscription": "2000"} |
Józef Haller von Hallenburg (13 August 1873 – 4 June 1960) was a lieutenant general of the Polish Army, a legionary in the Polish Legions, harcmistrz (the highest Scouting instructor rank in Poland), the president of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP), and a political and social activist. He was the cous... | {"Born": "Jurczyce, Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary", "Died": "London, Greater London, England", "Allegiance": "Austria-Hungary (1895-1910, 1914-1918)Second Polish Republic (1918-1920)", "Awards": "40px|Order of the White Eagle 40px|Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari 40px|Commandrr's Cross of Polonia Restituta 40p... |
The City of London School, also known as CLS and City, is a private day school for boys in the City of London, England, on the banks of the River Thames next to the Millennium Bridge, opposite Tate Modern. It is a partner school of the City of London School for Girls and the City of London Freemen's School. All three s... | {"Coordinates": "51 30 41 N 00 05 56 W type:edu_region:GB-LDN inline,title", "Staff": "122", "Houses": "Abbott, Beaufoy, Carpenter, Hale, Mortimer, Seeley", "Publication": "The Citizen (weekly) City Lights (termly) The Chronicle (annual)", "Website": "https://www.cityoflondonschool.org.uk"} |
Herne Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London, England, on the boundary between London fare zones 2 and 3. Train services are provided by Thameslink to London Blackfriars, Farringdon, St Pancras International and St Albans on the Thameslink route and by Southeastern to London Victoria (vi... | {"Managed by": "Southeastern", "Fare zone": "3", "Location": "Herne Hill", "Local authority": "London Borough of Lambeth", "External links": "HNH", "Number of platforms": "4\n<!--", "2002-03": "1.914", "2004-05": "1.636", "2005-06": "1.619", "2006-07": "2.354", "2007-08": "2.808", "2008-09": "2.686", "2009-10": "2.564"... |
Peckham Rye is a railway station in Peckham town centre, South London. It opened on 1 December 1865 for LC&DR trains and on 13 August 1866 for LB&SCR trains.Dendy Marshall "History of the Southern Railway" It was designed by Charles Henry Driver (1832-1900), the architect of Abbey Mills and Crossness pumping stations,... | {"External links": "PMR", "Location": "Peckham", "Local authority": "London Borough of Southwark", "Managed by": "Southern", "Number of platforms": "4", "Fare zone": "2 \n<!--", "2004-05": "1.552", "2005-06": "1.580", "2006-07": "2.570", "2007-08": "2.503", "2008-09": "2.571", "2009-10": "2.646", "2010-11": "2.987", "2... |
Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was an American stunt performer and actor. Robinson broke 19 world records and set 21 "world's firsts." He invented the decelerator (use of dragline cables rather than airbags for a "high fall gag", or a stunt calling for a jump from a high place) which allowed a... | {"Name": "Dar Robinson", "Caption": "Robinson in The Ultimate Stuntman", "Birth name": "Dar Allen Robinson", "Birth date": "1947 3 26 y", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Death date": "1986 11 21 1947 03 26", "Death place": "Page, Arizona, U.S.", "Years active": "1968-1986", "Occupation": "Stunt perform... |
Queens Road Peckham railway station is in the London Borough of Southwark and also serves the area to the east of Peckham, in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is on the South London Line, from , and trains also go to Croydon via various routes and beyond. It is on the road of that name and is in Travelcard Zone 2.
... | {"External links": "QRP", "Managed by": "Southern", "Location": "Peckham", "Local authority": "London Borough of Southwark", "Fare zone": "2", "Number of platforms": "2", "Accessible": "<!--", "2004-05": "0.388", "2005-06": "0.387", "2006-07": "0.692", "2007-08": "0.681", "2008-09": "0.718", "2009-10": "0.745", "2010-1... |
The Visayan Sea is a sea in the Philippines surrounded by the islands of the Visayas. It is bounded by the islands Masbate to the north, Panay to the west, Leyte to the east, and Cebu and Negros to the south.
The sea is connected to several bodies of water: the Sibuyan Sea to the northwest via the Jintotolo Channel, t... | {"Etymology": "Visayas", "Location": "white-space:nowrap; Bicol Region Visayas", "Coordinates": "11 30 00 N 123 40 00 E region:PH_type:waterbody inline,title dms", "Basin": "Philippines"} |
David Stewart (24 October 1378 – 26 March 1402) was heir apparent to the throne of Scotland from 1390 and the first Duke of Rothesay from 1398. He was named after his great-granduncle, David II of Scotland, and also held the titles of Earl of Atholl (1398–1402) and Earl of Carrick (1390–1402). He shares with his uncle ... | {"Father": "Robert III of Scotland", "Mother": "Anabella Drummond", "Born": "1378 10 24 yes", "Died": "Falkland Palace"} |
Gustav Cornelius Gurlitt (10 February 1820 - 17 June 1901) was a German composer. He was a classmate of Carl Reinecke, whose father was head of the Leipzig Conservatory. Gurlitt studied with Reinecke's father for six years. His first public appearance at the age of seventeen was well received, and he decided to go to C... | {"Name": "Cornelius Gurlitt", "Alt": "Cornelius Gurlitt", "Caption": "Cornelius Gurlitt", "Birth date": "1820 02 10 y", "Birth place": "Altona, Schleswig-Holstein", "Death date": "1901 06 17 1820 02 10 y", "Death place": "Altona, Schleswig-Holstein", "Nationality": "German", "Occupation": "Composer", "Parent(s)": "Joha... |
A World Transformed is a 1998 book () by former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft, Bush's national security advisor, documenting foreign relations during the Bush administration.Bartholomew Sparrow, The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security (2015).
They explained in 1998 why ... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Knopf", "Pages": "587", "ISBN": "978-0679432487"} |
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan (), called the Wolf of Badenoch (1343 - July 1394), was the third surviving son of King Robert II of Scotland by his first wife Elizabeth Mure. Alexander married the widowed Euphemia I, Countess of Ross, but they had no children. He did have a large family by his longtime mistress, Mai... | {"Born": "c. 1343", "Died": "July 1394", "Father": "Robert II of Scotland", "Mother": "Elizabeth Mure"} |
Robert Scheer (born April 4, 1936) is an American left-wing journalist who has written for Ramparts, the Los Angeles Times, Playboy, Hustler Magazine, Truthdig, Scheerpost and other publications as well as having written many books. His column for Truthdig was nationally syndicated by Creators Syndicate in publications... | {"Name": "Robert Scheer", "Birth date": "April 4, 1936 87", "Birth place": "New York City, US", "Other names": "Bob Scheer", "Education": "Christopher Columbus High School", "Alma mater": "City College of New York\n Maxwell School, Syracuse University\n University of California, Berkeley", "Occupation": "Journalist aut... |
The .40 S&W is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by American firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester in 1990. The .40 S&W was developed as a law enforcement cartridge designed to duplicate performance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) reduced-velocity 10mm Auto cartridge which could... | {"Place of origin": "United States", "Type": "Pistol", "Designer": "Bob Klunk", "Designed": "January 17, 1990", "Produced": "1990-present", "Parent case": "10mm Auto", "Case type": "Rimless, straight", "Bullet diameter": ".400", "Land diameter": ".390", "Neck diameter": ".423", "Base diameter": ".424", "Rim diameter": ... |
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May Godfrey Sutton (September 25, 1887 - October 4, 1975) was an American tennis player who was active during the first decades of the 20th century. At age 16 she won the singles title at the U.S. National Championships and in 1905 she became... | {"Full name": "May Godfrey Sutton Bundy", "Born": "Plymouth, England", "Died": "Santa Monica, California, US", "Height": "5 4.5", "Plays": "Right-handed", "Int. Tennis HoF": "may-sutton-bundy", "Wimbledon": "W (1905, 1907)", "US Open": "F (1904)"} |
The Christian Peoples Alliance (CPA) is a Christian rightist political party in the United Kingdom. The party was founded in its present form in 1999, having grown out of a cross-party advocacy group called the Movement for Christian Democracy. The first leader of the party was Ram Gidoomal; Alan Craig took over from h... | {"Abbreviation": "CPA", "Founded": "1999", "Leader": "Sidney Cordle", "Ideology": "nowrap \n Christian right\n Christian democracy\n Social conservatism\n phil>http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/christian-party-selects-candidate-for-stoke-on-trent-central-by-election/story-30065713-detail/story.html Phil Corrigan 17 Ja... |
Ravenel () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
It is located about 70 kilometres north of Paris.
See also
Communes of the Oise department
References
External links
Website about Ravenel
Category:Communes of Oise | {"Name": "Ravenel", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "The church in Ravenel", "Arrondissement": "Clermont", "Canton": "Saint-Just-en-Chaussée", "Postal code": "60130", "Mayor": "Bernard MerlinRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503 data... |
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor. He appeared in the films Major League (1989), New Jack City (1991), Jungle Fever (1991), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Passenger 57 (1992), Rising Sun (1993), Demolition Man (1993), Drop Zone (1994), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), U... | {"Name": "Wesley Snipes", "Caption": "Snipes in 2018", "Birth name": "Wesley Trent Snipes", "Birth date": "1962 7 31", "Birth place": "Orlando, Florida, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor producer martial artist", "Years active": "1985-present", "Notable works": "Full list", "Spouse(s)": "April Dubois 1985 1990 divorce\n \"Me... |
Max Everitt Rosenbloom (November 6, 1906According to Rosenbloom's headstone in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, his birth date is November 1, 1907 - March 6, 1976) was an American professional boxer, actor, and television personality. Nicknamed "Slapsie Maxie", he was inducted into The Ring's Boxing Hall of Fame in... | {"Real name": "Max Everitt Rosenbloom", "Nickname(s)": "Slapsy Maxie", "Weight(s)": "Middleweight\nLight heavyweight\nHeavyweight", "Born": "Leonard Bridge, Connecticut, U.S.", "Died": "South Pasadena, California, U.S.", "Stance": "Orthodox", "Total fights": "298;https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/011349 BoxRec: Maxie Ros... |
Simon St. Quentin Whitfield (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian retired Olympic triathlon champion. Whitfield won ten consecutive Canadian Triathlon Championships titles and carried the Canadian national flag during the 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in Sydney, where he had won his gold medal, and the opening cere... | {"Full name": "Simon St. Quentin Whitfield", "Country": "Canada", "Birth date": "yes 1975 05 16", "Place of birth": "Kingston, Ontario, Canada", "Height": "1.77 0http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/245253.shtml Athlete Biography - WHITFIELD Simon Beijing Olympics official website https://web.archive.or... |
Angie Dickinson (born Angeline Brown; September 30, 1931) is a retired American film and television actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many anthology series during the 1950s, before gaining her breakthrough role in Gun the Man Down (1956) with James Arness and the Western film Rio Bravo (1959) w... | {"Caption": "Dickinson in 1982", "Birth name": "Angeline Brown", "Birth date": "1931 9 30", "Birth place": "Kulm, North Dakota, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Immaculate Heart College", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1954-2009", "Spouse(s)": "Gene Dickinson 1952 1960 divorced\n Burt Bacharach 1965 1981 divorced", "Ch... |
Cowal () is a rugged peninsula in Argyllshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is bounded on the west by Loch Fyne and on the east by Loch Long and the Firth of Clyde. The Kyles of Bute separate it from Bute to the south.
The northern part of the peninsula is covered by Argyll Forest Park and also includes the Arroc... | {"Population": "(2013 est.)https://statistics.gov.scot/atlas/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fid%2Fstatistical-geography%2FS02000146&inactive=false statistics.gov.scot | Cowal North statistics.gov.scothttps://statistics.gov.scot/atlas/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fid%2Fstatistical-geogr... |
Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and known to Hawaiians as Lēahi (). The Hawaiian name is most likely derived from lae (browridge, promontory) plus ahi (tuna) because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, Esther K. M... | {"Location": "none", "Elevation": "USGS Topo map http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5643694&quad=Honolulu&state=HI&grid=7.5X7.5&series=Map%20GeoPDF", "Prominence": "Diamond Head http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11878 February 10, 2022", "Coordinates": "21 15 43 N 157 48 20 W type:mountain_regio... |
Diamond Head is a 1962 Eastmancolor drama romance film starring Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, and James Darren, directed by Guy Green, and released by Columbia Pictures. The original music score was composed by John Williams, Hugo Winterhalter composed the theme, and Darren sang the title song. The ... | {"Directed by": "Guy Green", "Produced by": "Jerry Bresler", "Based on": "Diamond Head1960 novel Peter Gilman", "Screenplay by": "Marguerite Roberts", "Starring": "Charlton HestonYvette MimieuxGeorge ChakirisFrance NuyenJames Darren", "Music by": "John Williams", "Cinematography": "Sam Leavitt", "Edited by": "William A... |
Qt Extended (named Qtopia before September 30, 2008) is an application platform for embedded Linux-based mobile computing devices such as personal digital assistants, video projectors and mobile phones. It was initially developed by The Qt Company, at the time known as Qt Software and a subsidiary of Nokia. When they ... | {"Developer": "The Qt Company", "OS family": "Linux", "Working state": "Discontinued", "Kernel": "Monolithic kernel", "License": "GPL and proprietary"} |
Helmsdale (,Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots ) is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The modern village was planned in 1814 to resettle communities that had been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances.
Toponymy
The R... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(2011)Highland Council POPULATION CHANGE IN CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND 2001 TO 2011 https://www.highland.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/1341/item_4_population_change_in_caithness_and_sutherland 11 February 2014 11 February 2011", "OS grid reference": "ND025155", "Council area"... |
James are an English rock band from Manchester, who were formed in 1982. They had popularity throughout the 1990s, with four top 10s on the UK Singles Chart and nine top 10s on the UK Albums Chart. The band's best-known singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", "She's a Star" and "Laid", which also became a hit on Ameri... | {"Origin": "Whalley Range, Manchester, England", "Genres": "Indie popDavid Roberts British Hit Singles and Albums https://books.google.com/books?id=eSI5AQAAIAAJ 2005 Guinness World Records 1-904994-00-8 26 Madchesterhttps://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-madchester/ The ... |
Robert Clinton Smith (born March 30, 1941) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district from 1985 to 1990 and the state of New Hampshire in the United States Senate from 1990 to 2003.
First elected to the House of Represen... | {"Name": "Bob Smith", "Image caption": "Smith in 2002", "Term start": "December 7, 1990", "Term end": "January 3, 2003", "Predecessor 2": "John Chafee", "Successor 2": "Harry Reid", "Birth name": "Robert Clinton Smith", "Birth date": "1941 3 30", "Birth place": "Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Jo Hutchin... |
Regnery Publishing is a politically conservative book publisher based in Washington, D.C. The company was founded by Henry Regnery in 1947, and is now a division of radio broadcaster Salem Media Group. It is led by President & Publisher Thomas Spence. Regnery has published books by former Republican Party chairman Hale... | {"Founded": "1947", "Country of origin": "United States", "Headquarters location": "Washington, D.C.", "Distribution": "Simon & Schuster S&S to Distribute Regnery Publishers Weekly 2018-02-06 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=1663", "Nonfiction topics": "Conservatism", "Imprint": "Regn... |
Sri Lanka Cricket, abbreviated as SLC, is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It was first registered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports as the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka on 30 June 1975 as a national sports body. The board was renamed in 2003.
The SLC operates all of the Sri Lankan nationa... | {"Name": "Sri Lanka Cricket", "Abbreviation": "SLC", "Sport": "Cricket", "Jurisdiction": "Sri Lanka", "Founded": "1975 06 30 yes", "International affiliation": "International Cricket Council", "Affiliation date": "1983 09 19 yes", "Regional affiliation": "Asian Cricket Council", "Headquarters": "Sinhalese Sports Club",... |
Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti (; 26 March 1893 - 21 August 1964) was an Italian politician and leader of Italy's Communist party for nearly forty years, from 1927 until his death. Born into a middle-class family, Togliatti received an education in law at the University of Turin, later served as an officer and was wo... | {"Name": "Palmiro Togliatti", "Term start": "8 May 1948", "Term end": "21 August 1964", "Office 2": "Minister of Grace and Justice", "Prime minister 2": "Alcide De Gasperi", "Predecessor 2": "Umberto Tupini", "Successor 2": "Fausto Gullo", "Birth name": "Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti", "Birth date": "1893 3 26 y", "... |
Ailsa Craig (; ; ) is an island of in the outer Firth of Clyde, west of mainland Scotland, upon which microgranite has long been quarried to make curling stones. The now-uninhabited island comprises the remains of a magmatic pluton formed during the same period of igneous activity as magmatic rocks on the nearby Isle... | {"Coordinates": "55 15 07 N 05 06 59 W inline,title", "OS grid reference": "NX019997", "Scots": "Ailsae Craighttps://d3lmsxlb5aor5x.cloudfront.net/library/document/Map_of_Scotland_in_Scots-Guide_and_gazetteer.pdf Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer 15 October 2020 29 September 2020 https://web.archive.or... |
Bank of Ireland Group plc () is a commercial bank operation in Ireland and one of the traditional Big Four Irish banks. Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the bank occupies a unique position in Irish banking history. At the core of the modern-day group is the old Governor and Company of the Bank ... | {"Type": "Public limited company", "ISIN": "n y IE00BD1RP616", "Founded": "1783 4 5 y", "Headquarters": "Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland", "Industry": "Banking\nFinancial services", "Products": "Finance and insurance\nRetail banking\nCorporate banking\nInvestment banking\nPrivate banking\nMortgages\nCredit cards", "Revenu... |
Walden Pond is a celebrated pond in Concord, Massachusetts, in the United States. A good example of a kettle hole, it was formed by retreating glaciers 10,000-12,000 years ago. The pond is protected as part of Walden Pond State Reservation, a state park and recreation site managed by the Massachusetts Department of Co... | {"Location": "Concord, Massachusetts", "Coordinates": "42.4392 N 71.3397 W type:waterbody_region:US-MS inline,title", "Basin": "United States", "Max. depth": "102 ft m on or 107 ft m onAs measured by Thoreau; the actual depth is variable as the pond rises and falls over a range of at least five feet (also according to ... |
The Maytals, known from 1972 to 2020 as Toots and the Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group, one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music.
Frontman Toots Hibbert, who died in 2020, was considered a reggae pioneer on ... | {"Origin": "Jamaica", "Genres": "Ska, rocksteady, reggae", "Labels": "Beverley's Trojan V2 Mango", "Website": "http://www.tootsandthemaytals.org", "Members": "Paul Douglas\n Radcliffe \"Dougie\" Bryan\n Jackie Jackson\n Carl Harvey\n Marie \"Twiggi\" Gitten\n Stephen Stewart\n Charles Farquarson"} |
Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie, (2 October 1921 - 11 July 2000) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991, having previously been Bishop of St Albans. He travelled the world widely to spread ecumenicism and worked to foster relations with both Protestant and C... | {"Church": "Church of England", "Province": "Canterbury", "Diocese": "Canterbury", "Predecessor": "Donald Coggan", "Successor": "George Carey", "Ordination": "Noel Hudson", "Consecration": "Michael Ramsey", "Other post(s)": "Primate of All England", "Born": "Birkenhead, England", "Died": "St Albans, Hertfordshire, Engl... |
The Voronezh (, ), also romanized as Voronež, is a river in Tambov, Lipetsk, and Voronezh oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Don. The Voronezh is long, with a drainage basin of .«Река Воронеж», Russian State Water Registry It freezes up in the first half of December and stays under the ice until late March. Th... | {"Native name": "ru Воронеж", "Mouth": "Don", "Coordinates": "51 31 36 N 39 05 12 E region:RU-VOR_type:waterbody_source:kolossus-etwiki it", "Basin size": "21600 km2 sqmi on", "Left": "Matyra, Usman"} |
Back to Earth is an album by Swedish singer Lisa Ekdahl, recorded with the Peter Nordahl Trio, and released in the United States by RCA Records in 1999. A special edition was also released in 1999 that had two bonus tracks.
Track listing
"Stranger on Earth" (Sid Feller, Rick Ward)
"Nature Boy" (Eden Ahbez)
"Now o... | {"Released": "1998 (Sweden), 1999 (USA)", "Genre": "Jazz", "Label": "RCA Records", "Producer": "Patrik Boman, Peter Nordahl"} |
The Tsna (in its upper part: Mokraya Vershina) is a river in the Tambov and Ryazan oblasts of Russia, a left tributary of the Moksha (Volga basin). The length of the river is 451 km.«Река ЦНА» — информация об объекте в Государственном водном реестре The catchment area is 21500 km². The height of the mouth is 86 m above... | {"Native name": "ru Цна", "Mouth": "86 m on", "Location": "Sasovsky District, Ryazan Oblast", "Coordinates": "54.4697 N 42.0322 E it32FA87888EC23774E0440003BA962ED3 Volga", "Basin size": "21500 km2 on"} |
Mount Nebo (; ) is an elevated ridge located in Jordan, approximately above sea level. Part of the Abarim mountain range, Mount Nebo is mentioned in the Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land before his death. The view from the summit provides a panorama of the West Bank across the Jord... | {"Language of name": "ar جَبَل نِيبُو", "Location": "Jordan", "Coordinates": "31 46.0 N 35 43.5 E region:JO_type:mountain inline,title", "Elevation": "700 metres (2,297 ft)"} |
Moksha (, ) is a river in central Russia, a right tributary of the Oka. It flows through Penza Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Ryazan Oblast and the Republic of Mordovia, and joins the Oka near Pyatnitsky Yar, near the city of Kasimov.
It is in length, and has a drainage basin of .«Река МОКША», Russian State Water Re... | {"Mouth": "79 m on", "Location": "Pitelinsky District, Ryazan Oblast", "Coordinates": "54 44 35 N 41 52 42 E region:RU-RYA_type:waterbody_source:kolossus-etwiki inline,title", "Basin size": "51000 km2 on", "Left": "Vad, Tsna", "Right": "Sivin, Satis"} |
Graeme Murray Walker (10 October 1923 - 13 March 2021) was an English motorsport commentator and journalist. He provided television commentary of live Formula One coverage for the BBC between 1976 and 1996, and for ITV between 1997 and 2001.
During his 23-year run as full-time commentator, Walker became known for his... | {"Post-nominals": "GBR 100% OBE", "Caption": "Walker in 2009", "Birth name": "Graeme Murray Walker", "Birth date": "1923 10 10 y", "Birth place": "Hall Green, Birmingham, England", "Death date": "2021 3 13 1923 10 10 y", "Death place": "Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England", "Spouse(s)": "Elizabeth Walker 1955", "Father":... |
is a fictional character in the manga Yu-Gi-Oh! by Kazuki Takahashi. As the majority shareholder and CEO of his own multi-national gaming company, Kaiba Corporation, Kaiba is reputed to be Japan's greatest gamer and aims to become the world's greatest player of the American card game, Duel Monsters (Magic & Wizards in ... | {"First appearance": "Yu-Gi-Oh! chapter 9", "Created by": "Kazuki Takahashi", "Voiced by": "Japanese:Hikaru Midorikawa (first series)Kenjirō Tsuda (second series)Kiyomi Yazaki (second series, younger)English:Eric Stuart", "Relatives": "Younger brother: Mokuba Kaiba Adoptive father: Gozaburo Kaiba Adoptive brother: No... |
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (also known as TJHSST, TJ, or Jefferson) is a Virginia state-chartered magnet high school in Fairfax County, Virginia operated by Fairfax County Public Schools.
The school occupies the building of the previous Thomas Jefferson High School (constructed in 1964). ... | {"Coordinates": "38 49 06 N 77 10 07 W type:edu_region:US inline,title", "School district": "Fairfax County Public Schools", "Teaching staff": "106.54 (FTE) (2021-22)", "Student to teacher ratio": "17.85 (2021-22)", "Athletics conference": "National DistrictRegion 6C", "Team name": "Colonials", "Newspaper": "tjTODAY201... |
Microsoft Visio ( ) (formerly Microsoft Office Visio) is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. The product was first introduced in 1992, made by the Shapeware Corporation, later renamed Visio Corporation. It was acquired by Microsoft in 2000. A lightweight version of ... | {"Initial release": "1992", "Developer(s)": "Microsoft", "Type": "Diagramming software", "License": "Trialware", "Website": "https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-365/visio/flowchart-software"} |
Visio Corporation was a software company based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Its principal product was a diagramming application software of the same name. It was acquired by Microsoft and is now in a division of that company, which continues to develop the application under the name Microsoft Visio.
History
Axon Corpo... | {"Industry": "Software", "Fate": "Acquired by Microsoft Corporation", "Founded": "May 1, 1989", "Defunct": "January 7, 2000", "Headquarters": "Seattle, Washington", "Website": "https://web.archive.org/web/19991122032619/http://visio.com:80/ November 22, 1999 visio.com"} |
William Grainger Blount (1784 – May 21, 1827) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819. He is the son of Southwest Territory governor William Blount and nephew of Tennessee governor Willie Blount, serving under the latter as Ten... | {"Name": "William Grainger Blount", "Office 2": "Secretary of State of Tennessee", "Governor 2": "Willie Blount", "Preceded 2": "Robert Houston", "Succeeded 2": "William Alexander", "Birth date": "1784", "Birth place": "Craven County, North Carolina", "Death date": "1827 05 21 1784", "Death place": "Paris, Tennessee", ... |
The Zeya (; from indigenous Evenki word "djee" (blade); ; , Mölendroff: jingkiri bira) is a northern, left tributary of the Amur in Amur Oblast, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The average flow of the river is .
History
The first Russian documented to enter the area was Vassili Poyarkov.
Course
It ... | {"Native name": "ru Зея", "Mouth": "Amur", "Coordinates": "50.2419 N 127.598 E source:kolossus-ruwiki it", "Basin size": "233,000 km2 mi2 onhttps://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/ahrbr.pdf Amur-Heilong River Basin Reader 9789881722713"} |
With Fire and Sword () is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by The Deluge (Potop, 1886) and Fire in the Steppe (originally published under the Polish title Pan Wołodyjowski, which translates to Lord W... | {"Original title": "Ogniem i mieczem", "Country": "Poland", "Language": "Polish", "Series": "The TrilogyJanuary 2021", "Followed by": "The Deluge, Fire in the Steppe"} |
The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1996 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England (and until 2013 also Wales).
Based in Br... | {"Abbreviation": "EA", "Type": "Non-departmental public body", "Legal status": "Government agency", "Headquarters": "Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol", "Affiliations": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "Website": "https://www.gov.uk/ea"} |
Thomas Blount (May 10, 1759February 7, 1812) was an American soldier, and politician. He served as a lieutenant in the North Carolina Line and as an adjutant general to Major General Richard Caswell in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served as a representative in the ... | {"Name": "Thomas Blount", "Term start": "1805", "Term end": "1811", "Birth date": "1759 5 10", "Birth place": "Craven County, Province of North Carolina, British America", "Death date": "1812 2 7 1759 5 10", "Death place": "Washington, D.C., U.S."} |
Jesse Marvin Unruh (, ; September 30, 1922 - August 4, 1987), also known as Big Daddy Unruh, was an American politician who served as speaker of the California State Assembly and as the California State Treasurer.
Early life and education
Born 1922 in Newton, Kansas, Unruh served in the United States Navy during World... | {"Name": "Jesse Unruh", "Office 2": "Minority Leader of the California Assembly", "Predecessor 2": "Robert T. Monagan", "Successor 2": "Robert T. Monagan", "Birth name": "Jesse Marvin Unruh", "Birth date": "1922 9 30", "Birth place": "Newton, Kansas, U.S.", "Death date": "1987 08 04 1922 09 30", "Death place": "Marina ... |
The Aroostook River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed June 22, 2011 tributary of the Saint John River in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Its basin is the largest sub-drainage of the Saint John River.
... | {"Mouth": "330 ft on", "Location": "Aroostook, NB", "Coordinates": "46.810123 -67.71620 inline,title", "Basin size": "2442.7 sqmi on"} |
Đồng Nai () is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam, located east and northeast of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). The capital city and the largest city in Đồng Nai is Biên Hòa.
Geography
Đồng Nai is in southeastern Vietnam and bordered by: Bình Thuận, Lâm Đồng, Bình Dương and Bình Phước, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, and Ho C... | {"Rank": "5", "Density": "auto", "ISO 3166 code": "VN-39", "Website": "http://www.dongnai.gov.vn/"} |
Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga (1 January 1787 - 14 December 1847) was a decorated Salvadoran General and president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1825 to 1829, followed by Francisco Morazán.
Background
Manuel José Arce was the son of Spaniard Bernardo José de Arce, the Colonial Intendant of the Intenda... | {"Honorific prefix": "General", "Name": "Manuel José Arce", "Image size": "250px", "Term start": "29 April 1825", "Term end": "13 April 1829", "Birth name": "Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga", "Birth date": "1 January 1787", "Birth place": "San Salvador, Intendancy of San Salvador, New Spain", "Death date": "1847 12 14 1787 ... |
Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III (born March 1, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Webber played most of 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Sacramento Kings. Drafted number one overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1993 NBA draft, Webber became a 5-time NBA All-St... | {"Listed height": "10", "Listed weight": "245", "Born": "Detroit, Michigan, U.S.", "High school": "Detroit Country Day(Beverly Hills, Michigan)", "College": "Michigan (1991-1993)"} |
The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician James C. Heath (born 1959) as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio. Heath is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. A Prick magazine reviewer called Heath the "godfather of modern rockabilly and psychobilly".
The group formed in 1986,... | {"Origin": "Dallas, Texas, U.S.", "Genres": "\"RS\">Knopper Steve December 13, 2013 The Reverend Horton Heat Return to Psychobilly https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-reverend-horton-heat-return-to-psychobilly-20131213 Rolling Stone November 30, 2018 \"RS\" />", "Labels": "Four Dots Sub Pop Interscope Tim... |
The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS; ) was the world governing body for roller sports, including skateboarding, rink hockey, inline hockey, inline speed skating, inline alpine, downhill, roller derby, roller freestyle, inline freestyle, aggressive inline skating, inline figure skating and artistic roll... | {"Abbreviation": "FIRS", "Type": "Federation of national associations", "Headquarters": "Lausanne, Switzerland", "Affiliations": "International Olympic Committee", "Website": "http://www.rollersports.org"} |
The White Sea-Baltic Canal (), often abbreviated to White Sea Canal () is a ship canal in Russia opened on 2 August 1933. It connects the White Sea, in the Arctic Ocean, with Lake Onega, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea. Until 1961, it was called by its original name: the Stalin White Sea-Baltic Canal (Belo... | {"Construction began": "1931", "Date of first use": "2 August 1933", "Date completed": "1933", "Length": "141Сроки работы шлюзов (Lock operation periods), from the site of the Russian Shipping Companies' Association. ru", "Boat length": "0", "Boat beam": "0", "Boat draft": "4 m", "Start point": "Lake Onega, Russia", "E... |
Stephen James Howe (born 8 April 1947) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes across three stints since 1970. Born in Holloway, North London, Howe developed an interest in the guitar and began to learn the instrument himself at age 12. He embarked on a ... | {"Born": "Holloway, London, England", "Genres": "Progressive rock\nart rock\ninstrumental rock\nhard rock\npsychedelic rock\njazz fusion", "Discography": "Steve Howe discography", "Member of": "Yes\nSteve Howe Trio", "Formerly of": "The Syndicats\nTomorrow\nBodast\nAsia\nGTR\nAnderson Bruford Wakeman Howe\nExplorer's C... |
Earl V. Shaffer (November 8, 1918 - May 5, 2002), was an American outdoorsman and author known from 1948 as The Crazy One (and eventually as The Original Crazy One) for attempting what became the first publicized claimed hiking trip in a single season over the entire length of the Appalachian Trail (AT). He also worke... | {"Name": "Earl Shaffer", "Birth date": "1918 11 8", "Birth place": "York, Pennsylvania", "Death date": "2002 5 5 1918 11 8", "Occupation": "Hiker and Soldier"} |
The Saint John River (; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: Wolastoq) is a river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the Bay of Fundy. Eastern Canada's longest river, its drainage basin is one of the largest on the east coast at ab... | {"Etymology": "Feast Day of John the BaptistBountiful and good / the beautiful river", "Mouth": "Bay of Fundy", "Location": "Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada", "Coordinates": "45 16 N 66 4 W inline,title", "Basin size": "54986 km2 on", "Left": "Tobique River, Jemseg River, Belleisle Bay, Kennebecasis River", "Right": ... |
thumb|right|Muhammad Iqbal, then president of the Muslim League in 1930 and address deliverer
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"Sare Jahan se Accha" (Urdu: ; Sāre Jahāṉ se Acchā), formally known as "Tarānah-e-Hindi" (Urdu: , "Anthem of the People of Hindustan"), is an Urdu language patriotic song for children written by poet Allam... | {"Name": "Sare Jahan se Accha", "Author": "Muhammad Iqbal", "Language": "Urdu", "Original title": "Taranah-e-Hindi", "Original title language": "ur", "Country": "British India", "Form": "Ghazal", "First published in": "Ittehad", "Date of publication": "16 August 1904"} |
CODCO is a Canadian comedy troupe from Newfoundland, best known for a sketch comedy series which aired on CBC Television from 1988 to 1993.CODCO at the Museum of Broadcast Communication.
Founded as a theatrical revue in 1973, CODCO drew on the province's cultural history of self-deprecating "Newfie" humour, frequentl... | {"Running time": "22 minutes", "Original release": "1993", "Starring": "Tommy Sexton, Greg Malone, Cathy Jones, Mary Walsh and Andy Jones", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Original network": "CBC"} |
The WinChip series was a low-power Socket 7-based x86 processor designed by Centaur Technology and marketed by its parent company IDT.
Overview
Design
The design of the WinChip was quite different from other processors of the time. Instead of a large gate count and die area, IDT, using its experience from the RISC pr... | {"Launched": "1997", "Discontinued": "1999", "CPU": "Mhz", "FSB": "MT/s", "Marketed by": "IDT", "Designed by": "Centaur Technology", "Core name(s)": "W3", "Socket(s)": "Super Socket 7", "Package(s)": "PPGA (W2B)", "Brand name(s)": "WinChip", "Instruction set": "x86 (IA-32)", "Cores": "1", "Cache": "64 KiB (C6, W2, W2A ... |
Flying officer (Fg Off in the RAF and IAF; in the RAAF; in the RNZAF; formerly F/O in all services and still frequently in the RAF) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translat... | {"Service branch": "Air forces", "Abbreviation": "Fg Off / FLGOFF / FGOFF", "Rank code": "OF-1", "Formation": "1918 04 01 y (RAF)", "Next higher rank": "Flight lieutenant", "Next lower rank": "Pilot officer", "Equivalent ranks": "Lieutenant (British Army; Royal Marines) Sub-lieutenant (RN)", "History": "Royal Naval Air... |
The College of Idaho (C of I) is a private liberal arts college in Caldwell, Idaho. Founded in 1891, it is the state's oldest private liberal arts college and has an enrollment of over 1,000 students. The college's alumni include eight Rhodes Scholars, three governors, four professional football players, and one profes... | {"Motto": "Rex Lex Dux Lux", "Type": "Private liberal arts college", "Endowment": "US$111 million", "President": "Jim Everett, Doug Brigham", "Undergraduates": "964 (Fall 2019)https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=College+of+Idaho&s=all&id=142294 College Navigator - the College of Idaho 2019-11-05 2021-05-29 https://... |
East Langdon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Langdon, in the Dover district of Kent, England. It is northeast from Dover town. In 1961 the parish had a population of 305. On 1 April 1963 the parish was abolished to form "Langdon".
East Langdon was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The word 'L... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "District": "Dover", "Shire county": "Kent", "UK Parliament": "Dover", "Postcode district": "CT", "Dialling code": "01304", "OS grid reference": "TR332458"} |
Illwinter Game Design is the name of a small software company in Sweden composed of Johan Karlsson and Kristoffer Osterman. The company was started in the 1990s under the name Bogus Game Design, but later changed its name. Registered officially as Illwinter since September 18, 2001, the team's product catalogue include... | {"Type": "Handelsbolag (Trading partnership)", "Founded": "September 27, 2001", "Headquarters": "Sweden", "Industry": "Software", "Products": "Video games", "Website": "http://illwinter.com/"} |
Jaws: The Revenge is a 1987 horror film produced and directed by Joseph Sargent. The fourth and final film in the franchise, it stars Lorraine Gary, who came out of retirement to reprise her role from the first two films, along with new cast members Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles, Karen Young and Michael Caine.
The fi... | {"Directed by": "Joseph Sargent", "Produced by": "Joseph Sargent", "Written by": "Michael de Guzman", "Based on": "Characters Peter Benchley", "Starring": "Lorraine Gary\n Lance Guest\n Mario Van Peebles\n Karen Young\n Michael Caine", "Music by": "Michael Small", "Cinematography": "John McPherson", "Edited by": "Micha... |
Sonic Jam is a video game compilation developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It was released in Japan in June 1997 and in North America and Europe the following August. It contains the four main Sonic the Hedgehog games released on the Sega Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic the Hedge... | {"Title": "Sonic Jam", "Caption": "European cover art", "Developer": "Sonic Team", "Publisher": "Sega", "Director": "Takashi Iizuka", "Producer": "Yuji Naka", "Programmer": "Takahiro Hamano", "Artist": "Kazuyuki HoshinoYuji Uekawa", "Composer": "Masaru SetsumaruKenichi Tokoi", "Series": "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Released"... |
thumb|403x403px|Nikolay Przhevalsky in 1860 (age 21)
Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky (or Prjevalsky; - ) was a Russian geographer of Polish descent (he was born in a Polish noble family), and a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia.
Although he never reached his ultimate goal, the holy city of Lhasa in Tibet, ... | {"Birth name": "Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky", "Birth date": "1839 4 12", "Birth place": "Kimborovo, Smolensky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire", "Death date": "1888 11 1 1839 4 12", "Death place": "Karakol, Russian Empire (now Kyrgyzstan)", "Nationality": "RussianNikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky Encyclo... |
The Institute of Technology, Carlow (IT Carlow; ) was an institute of technology, located in Carlow, Ireland. The institute had campuses in Carlow, Wexford, and Wicklow, as well as a part-time provision elsewhere in Ireland. Along with the Waterford Institute of Technology, the institute was dissolved on 1 May 2022 and... | {"Type": "Public", "President": "Patricia Mulcahy", "Students": "10,650", "Website": "https://www.itcarlow.ie"} |
Beriz Belkić (8 September 1946 - 16 August 2023) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 3rd Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2001 to 2002. He also served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 1998 to 2001.
Belkić was a founding member of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina. He w... | {"Name": "Beriz Belkić", "Term start": "14 February 2002", "Term end": "28 October 2002", "Office 2": "Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton", "Predecessor 2": "Mustafa Mujezinović", "Successor 2": "Huso Hadžidedić\nAdditional positions", "Birth date": "1946 09 08 y", "Birth place": "Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yu... |
Obrad Piljak ();Obrad in isolation: . 4 December 1933https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/obrad-piljak-24-1182sl7 - 7 April 2013) was a Bosnian politician and former Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from April 1989 to December 1990. He was the last nominated (non-elected) member of the Communi... | {"Name": "Obrad Piljak", "Term start": "April 1989", "Term end": "20 December 1990", "Birth date": "1933 12 04 y", "Birth place": "Petrovo Vrelo, Glamoč, Vrbas Banate, Kingdom of Yugoslavia", "Death date": "2013 04 01 1933 12 04 y"} |
William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, who typically played rough, blue-collar characters. He is best remembered for his role in Wake Island, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also portrayed the clumsily earnest a... | {"Name": "William Bendix", "Image": "William Bendix 1960.JPG", "Caption": "Bendix in 1960", "Birth date": "1906 1 14", "Birth place": "Manhattan, New York, U.S", "Death date": "1964 12 14 1906 1 14", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S", "Resting place": "San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angel... |
Puffing Billy is the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive, constructed in 1813-1814 by colliery viewer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne, in the United Kingdom. It was employed to haul coal c... | {"Power type": "Steam", "Manufacturer": "William Hedley, Jonathan Forster and Timothy Hackworth", "Build date": "1813-1814", "Driver diameter": "39 in mm 0 on", "Locomotive weight": "8.25 LT t ST", "Fuel type": "Coal", "Number of cylinders": "2", "Cylinder size": "9 x 36 in 0 on", "Boiler pressure": "50 psi MPa on on",... |
Marka is the name of the forested and hilly areas surrounding Oslo, Norway. It includes areas within the municipality of Oslo, but also large areas in Hole, Ringerike, Jevnaker, Lunner, Nittedal, Bærum, Asker, and other municipalities in Viken county. The name is actually just the finite form of mark (Norse mǫrk f) 'w... | {"ISO 3166 code": "NO-030117", "Density": "5.35", "DST": "+2", "Website": "oslo.kommune.no"} |
Dominions II: The Ascension Wars is a 4X turn-based, computer strategy game. It was developed by Illwinter Game Design and published by Shrapnel Games. The game was released on November 14, 2003 in North America for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Dominions II: The Ascension Wars was the sequel to Dominions: Pr... | {"Title": "Dominions II: The Ascension Wars", "Developer": "Illwinter Game Design", "Publisher": "Shrapnel Games", "Released": "NA \"gamespot_reldate\"/>", "Genre": "Turn-based strategy, Fantasy", "Modes": "Single player, Multiplayer", "Platforms": "Windows, Linux)PowerPC (Mac OS X / Linux)Solaris (Solaris 8)Dominions ... |
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Wilton Abbey was a Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, three miles from Salisbury, probably on the site now occupied by Wilton House. It was active from the early tenth century until 1539.
History
Foundation
Wilton Abbey is first recorded in the 930s, but a 15th-centur... | {"Order": "Benedictine", "Established": "Early 10th century", "Disestablished": "1539", "Location": "Wiltshire, England, 3 mi 0 from Salisbury", "Coordinates": "51.0781 N 1.8560 W type:landmark_region:GB_WIL title"} |
A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante.
Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. A Chorus Line provides a glimpse into t... | {"Name": "A Chorus Line", "Caption": "Original Broadway windowcard", "Composer(s)": "Marvin Hamlisch", "Lyricist(s)": "Edward Kleban", "Book-writer": "James Kirkwood Jr.Nicholas Dante", "Productions": "1975 Off-Broadway1975 Broadway1976 North American tour1976 US tour1976 West End1990 US tour1996 North American tour200... |
The P-15 Termit (; ) is an anti-ship missile developed by the Soviet Union's Raduga design bureau in the 1950s. Its GRAU designation was 4K40, its NATO reporting name was Styx or SS-N-2. China acquired the design in 1958 and created at least four versions: the CSS-N-1 Scrubbrush and CSS-N-2 versions were developed for... | {"Transport": "yes", "Place of origin": "Soviet Union", "Type": "Anti-ship missile", "Manufacturer": "MKB Raduga", "In service": "1960-present", "Mass": "2580 kg on", "Length": "5.8 m on", "Diameter": "0.76 m on", "Wingspan": "2.4 m on", "Operationalrange": "40 km / 80 km", "Flight altitude": "25 to 100 m", "Guidancesy... |
The Miwok (also spelled Miwuk, Mi-Wuk, or Me-Wuk) are members of four linguistically related Native American groups indigenous to what is now Northern California, who traditionally spoke one of the Miwok languages in the Utian family. The word Miwok means people in the Miwok languages.
Subgroups
Anthropologists commo... | {"Population": "1770: over 11,0001910: 6701930: 491current: 3,500\"Miwok\" https://web.archive.org/web/20090311025855/http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/calindians/calinddictty.shtml#m 2009-03-11 , California Indians and Reservations, San Diego State University, Library, accessed 30 Jun 2010", "Languages": "Miwo... |
Coast Miwok are an Indigenous people that was the second-largest group of Miwok people. Coast Miwok inhabited the general area of modern Marin County and southern Sonoma County in Northern California, from the Golden Gate north to Duncans Point and eastward to Sonoma Creek. Coast Miwok included the Bodega Bay Miwok, or... | {"Name": "Coast Miwok People", "Image caption": "Modern reconstructions of Coast Miwok shelters at Kule Loklo", "Languages": "Utian: Coast Miwok", "Religions": "Shamanism: Kuksu: Miwok mythology", "Related ethnic groups": "Miwok\nPlains & Sierra Miwok\nLake Miwok\nBay Miwok"} |
The Bay Miwok are a cultural and linguistic group of Miwok, a Native American people in Northern California who live in Contra Costa County. They joined the Franciscan mission system during the early nineteenth century, suffered a devastating population decline, and lost their language as they intermarried with other n... | {"Name": "Bay Miwok People", "Image": "300px|Mount Diablo", "Image caption": "Mount Diablo, is in the homeland of the Bay Miwok, and figures in their legends and myths.", "Population": "1770: 1,7001850: not known1880: not known", "Languages": "Utian: Bay Miwok (Saclan)", "Religions": "Shamanism: Kuksu: Miwok mythology"... |
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The , also known as the , was a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and the Empire of Japan signed on April 13, 1941, two years after the conclusion of the Soviet-Japanese Border War. The agreement meant that for most of World War II, the two n... | {"Name": "Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka signing the pact", "Treaty type": "Bilateral treaty", "Date signed": "1941 4 13", "Location signed": "Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR", "Date expired": "1946 4 13Denounced by the USSR on 1945 4 5", "Origin... |
William Sutcliffe (born 9 March 1971) is a British novelist. He has written many acclaimed novels, spanning genres from satire to YA fiction. His 2008 book Whatever Makes You Happy has been adapted into a 2019 film by Netflix, under the title Otherhood.
Novels
Sutcliffe's novels could be categorised as humorous. New ... | {"Born": "1971 3 9 y", "Alma mater": "Emmanuel College, Cambridge", "Occupation": "Novelist", "Children": "3"} |
Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,646 at the 2020 Census. The city is well-known regionally for being the largest city of the Door Peninsula, after which the county is named.
History
The area was originally inhabited by the Ho-Chunk and Menomin... | {"Land": "9.83", "Water": "1.66", "Density": "908.85", "DST": "−5", "Website": "www.sturgeonbaywi.org"} |
Ed & Red's Night Party (formerly called Ed's Night Party and sometimes referred to simply as Ed the Sock) is a former Canadian talk variety show. It was hosted by Steven Joel Kerzner as Ed the Sock and Kerzner's real-life wife Liana K. Other people who worked on the show included DJ James Stamos and comedian Ron Sparks... | {"Running time": "approx. 30 minutes (including commercials)", "Created by": "Steven Joel Kerzner", "Starring": "Steven Joel KerznerEric Tunney (seasons ?)Harland Williams (seasons ?)Howard Glassman (a.k.a. Humble Howard) (seasons ?)Craig Campbell (seasons ?)Liana Kerzner (seasons ?)", "Country of origin": "Canada", "O... |
Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin and sold under the brand name Rapamune among others, is a macrolide compound that is used to coat coronary stents, prevent organ transplant rejection, treat a rare lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and treat perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa). It has immunosuppre... | {"Trade name": "Rapamune, Fyarro, Hyftor", "Pregnancycategory": "C", "Routes ofadministration": "By mouth, intravenous, topical", "Metabolism": "Mostly fecal", "Other names": "Rapamycin, ABI-009", "Solubility in water": "0.0026 Simamora P, Alvarez JM, Yalkowsky SH Solubilization of rapamycin International Journal ... |
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is the second solo studio album by English musician Brian Eno, released in November 1974 by Island Records. Unlike his debut album Here Come the Warm Jets, which had featured 16 musicians, this album utilized a core band of five instrumentalists: Eno himself on keyboards and guitar, ... | {"Released": "November 1974", "Recorded": "September 1974", "Studio": "Island, London", "Genre": "Art rockRogers Jude Jude Rogers https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/jan/25/brian-eno-10-of-the-best Brian Eno - 10 of the best The Guardian London 25 January 2017 8 February 2020 0261-3077\n experimental rockG... |
The Pula Arena (; ) is a Roman amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. It is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers entirely preserved. It was constructed between 27 BC and AD 68,Kristina Džin: 2009, Page 7 and is among the world's six largest surviving Roman arenas. The arena is also the country... | {"Location": "Pula, Croatia", "Coordinates": "44.873 N 13.850 E title,inline source:dewiki", "Type": "Roman amphitheatre", "Founded": "27 BC - AD 68", "Periods": "Roman Empire"} |
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is a puppet character created, puppeteered and voiced by Robert Smigel. As his name indicates, Triumph's comedic style is almost exclusively insult comedy. A Montenegrin Mountain Hound, Triumph often puffs a cigar, which usually falls out of his mouth when he starts talking. He first appear... | {"First appearance": "Late Night with Conan O'Brien(February 13, 1997)", "Created by": "Robert Smigel", "Portrayed by": "Robert Smigel", "Full name": "Ch. Triumph's Honor of WhitehallTriumph the Insult Comic Dog - 1st time on TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNxT-ZeIHEE&t=2m15s YouTube February 25, 2015 March 13, 202... |
Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American actor and director widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing (played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman respectively) from 1978 to 1985 and fro... | {"Name": "Patrick Duffy", "Caption": "Duffy in 2013", "Birth date": "1949 3 17", "Birth place": "Townsend, Montana, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor director television personality", "Years active": "1974-present", "Known For": "Bobby Ewing - Dallas (1978 TV series)", "Education": "University of Washington (AB)", "Children"... |
Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1932 as a women's college, it became co-educational in 1969. It claims to be the first college to include visual and performing arts as an equal partner in the liberal arts curriculum. It is accredited by the New Engl... | {"Type": "Private liberal arts college", "Accreditation": "NECHE", "Endowment": "$52.9 millionBennington announces $12 million gift Gift from alumna will establish endowed Visual Arts Creativity Fund https://www.bennington.edu/news-and-features/bennington-announces-12-million-gift November 23, 2022 www.bennington.ed... |
TOPS-10 System (Timesharing / Total Operating System-10) is a discontinued operating system from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) for the PDP-10 (or DECsystem-10) mainframe computer family. Launched in 1967, TOPS-10 evolved from the earlier "Monitor" software for the PDP-6 and PDP-10 computers; this was renamed to T... | {"Developer": "Digital Equipment Corporation", "Platforms": "PDP-10", "Defaultuser interface": "Command-line interface", "Initial release": "1970", "Written in": "APL, ALGOL, BASIC, BLISS, COBOL, Fortran, MACRO-10", "Available in": "English", "Working state": "Discontinued", "License": "ProprietaryFree for personal use... |
Sabriel is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix, first published in 1995. It is the first in his Old Kingdom series, followed by Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel, Goldenhand, and Terciel and Elinor.
Plot introduction
The novel is set in two neighbouring fictional countries: To the South lies Ancelstierre, which has a technology leve... | {"Cover artist": "Gregory Rogerswww.isfdb.org", "Country": "Australia", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Old Kingdom", "Publisher": "HarperCollins Publishers", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover & Paperback) and (audio-CD & e-book)", "Pages": "491", "ISBN": "(Paperback edition)", "Preceded by": "Clariel: The Lost Abh... |
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