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The American Dental Association (ADA) is an American professional association established in 1859 which has more than 161,000 members. Based in the American Dental Association Building in the Near North Side of Chicago,"Contact Us." American Dental Association. Retrieved on December 23, 2011. "211 East Chicago Ave. Chi... | {"Founded at": "Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.", "Type": "Professional association", "Headquarters": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Location": "United States", "Legal status": "501(c)(6) nonprofit organization\"Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax\". American Dental Association. Guidestar. December 31, 2... |
Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 - August 14, 1963)ProQuest Historical Newspapers, The New York Times (1851-2006). "Obituary". August 15, 15, 1963: 27. was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. In the mid-1930s, he was widely seen as the potential successor to Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, as O... | {"Name": "Clifford Odets", "Caption": "Odets in 1938", "Birth date": "1906 7 18 yes", "Birth place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1963 8 14 1906 7 18 yes", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale", "Occupation": "Playwright screenwriter... |
Sun Yat-sen University (; SYSU), also known as Zhongshan University, is a national public research university located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It was founded in 1924 by and named after Sun Yat-sen, a revolutionary and the founder of the Republic of China. Its main campus, commonly referred to as the South Campus... | {"Motto": "博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行 http://www.sysu.edu.cn/en/about/about01/index.htm 校歌 校訓 校徽 (Chinese) 2014-07-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140716100052/http://www.sysu.edu.cn/2012/cn/zdgk/zdgk06/index.htm 2014-07-16", "Type": "Public research university", "President": "Luo Jun", "Budget": "¥17.51 billion (2... |
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine by the Rhine (Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand; English: Robert Maria Leopold Ferdinand; 18 May 1869 – 2 August 1955), was the last heir apparent to the Bavarian throne. During the first half of World War I, he commanded the ... | {"Father": "Ludwig III of Bavaria", "Mother": "Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este", "Born": "Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria", "Died": "Schloß Leutstetten, Starnberg, Free State of Bavaria, West Germany", "Burial": "Theatine Church, Munich"} |
The Federal Art Project (1935-1943) was a New Deal program to fund the visual arts in the United States. Under national director Holger Cahill, it was one of five Federal Project Number One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the largest of the New Deal art projects. It was created not as... | {"Formed": "1935 08 29 yes", "Dissolved": "1943", "Jurisdiction": "United States", "Headquarters": "Washington, D.C.", "Parent department": "Works Progress Administration (WPA)"} |
The One is a 2001 American science-fiction action film directed by James Wong, written by Wong and Glen Morgan, and starring Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, Carla Gugino, and Jason Statham, with action choreography by Corey Yuen.
The film, which deals with the concept of multiverses and interdimensional travel, follows Gabriel ... | {"Directed by": "James Wong", "Written by": "Glen Morgan\n James Wong", "Produced by": "Steve Chasman\n Glen Morgan\n Charles Newirth\n James Wong", "Starring": "Jet Li\n Delroy Lindo\n Carla Gugino\n Jason Statham", "Cinematography": "Robert McLachlan", "Edited by": "James Coblentz", "Music by": "Trevor Rabin", "Distr... |
Hammer v. Dagenhart, 247 U.S. 251 (1918), was a United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court struck down a federal law regulating child labor. The decision was overruled by United States v. Darby Lumber Co. (1941).
During the Progressive Era, public sentiment in the United States turned against what was per... | {"Year argued": "1918", "Date decided": "June 3", "Year decided": "1918", "Full case name": "Hammer, United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina v. Dagenhart, et al.", "United States Reports volume number": "247", "United States Reports page number": "251", "Parallel citations": "38 S. Ct. 529; 62... |
Jalgaon () is a city in Maharashtra, India. The city is located in North Maharashtra in the subregion of Khandesh, and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, the Jalgaon district. The Girna river flows from the western part of the city. Jalgaon is colloquially known as the "Banana City of I... | {"Body": "Jalgaon Municipal Corporation", "Type": "Municipal corporation", "Density": "auto", "Rank": "India: 63rdMaharashtra: 8th", "Website": "www.jalgaon.nic.in", "Length": "17.4", "Width": "14.3"} |
The Red Hot Chili Peppers is the debut studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on August 10, 1984, via EMI America and Enigma Records. The album was produced by Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill, and is the only Peppers album to feature Jack Sherman on guitar. Sherman was in the band as a repl... | {"Released": "1984 8 10", "Recorded": "April 1984", "Studio": "Eldorado, Hollywood, California", "Genre": "Funk rockCMJ New Music Report January 5, 2004 14http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/ranking-every-red-hot-chili-peppers-album-from-worst-to-best/2/ Ranking: Every Red Hot Chili Peppers Album From Worst to Best: ... |
thumb|200px|right|Aerial view of Alfred State taken in April 2006. Alfred University is shown in the upper right and Alfred, New York appears to the right
Alfred State College (ASC, SUNY Alfred, SUNY Alfred State) is a public college in Alfred, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. T... | {"Motto": "Hit the ground running...", "Type": "Public college", "Students": "3,500Alfred State College https://www.suny.edu/campuses/alfredstate/ The State University of New York", "Campus": "Rural260 acre km2", "President": "Steven Mauro", "Website": "https://www.alfredstate.edu"} |
Experian is a multinational data analytics and consumer credit reporting company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Experian collects and aggregates information on over 1 billion people and businesses including 235 million individual U.S. consumers and more than 25 million U.S. businesses.
The company operates in 37 co... | {"Type": "Public limited company", "Founded": "1996", "Headquarters": "Dublin, IrelandFeisst Melanie 2006-07-27 Ireland has the edge, says expansive GUS https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2944305/Ireland-has-the-edge-says-expansive-GUS.html live 2016-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20180928130756/https://www.... |
The TI-86 is a programmable graphing calculator introduced in 1996 which was produced by Texas Instruments. The TI-86 uses the Zilog Z80 microprocessor. It is partially backwards-compatible with its predecessor, the TI-85.
In addition to having a larger screen than the TI-83, the TI-86 also allows the user to type in ... | {"Type": "Graphing calculator", "Entry mode": "D.A.L.", "Manufacturer": "Texas Instruments", "Introduced": "1996", "Discontinued": "2006", "Latest firmware": "1.6", "Predecessor": "TI-85", "Processor": "Zilog Z80", "Frequency": "6 MHz", "User memory": "96 kB of RAM", "Display size": "128×64 pixels, 21×8 characters", "P... |
Amenhotep I () or Amenophis I ( from Ancient Greek Ἀμένωφις),Dodson & Hilton (2004) p.126 was the second Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. His reign is generally dated from 1526 to 1506 BC.
He was a son of Ahmose I and Ahmose-Nefertari, but had at least two elder brothers, Ahmose-ankh and Ahmose Sapair, and was no... | {"Reign": "1525–1504 BC (disputed), 20 years and 7 months in Manetho", "Predecessor": "Ahmose I", "Successor": "Thutmose I", "Children": "Amenemhat (died young), possibly Ahmose", "Dynasty": "18th Dynasty", "Father": "Ahmose I", "Mother": "Ahmose-Nefertari", "Died": "1506 or 1504 BC", "Burial": "Mummy found in Deir el-... |
Eliza Poe ( Elizabeth Arnold; formerly Hopkins; 1787 - December 8, 1811) was an English actress and the mother of the American author Edgar Allan Poe.
Early life
thumb|The Poe family tree
Arnold was born to Henry and Elizabeth Arnold in London in the spring of 1787.Sova, 192 Her mother was a stage actress in London fr... | {"Name": "Eliza Poe", "Caption": "The only known image of Eliza Poe", "Birth name": "Elizabeth Arnold", "Birth date": "1787", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "December 8, 1811 1787", "Death place": "Richmond, Virginia, U.S.", "Resting place": "St. John's Episcopal Church (Richmond, Virginia)", "Spouse(s... |
The Charrúa were an indigenous people or Indigenous Nation of the Southern Cone in present-day Uruguay and the adjacent areas in Argentina (Entre Ríos) and Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). They were a semi-nomadic people who sustained themselves mainly through hunting and gathering. Since resources were not permanent in eve... | {"Name": "Charrúa", "Languages": "Charruan languages", "Religions": "Animism", "Related ethnic groups": "Chaná"} |
Dhule is a city located in the Dhule District in the northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India known as West Khandesh. Situated on the banks of Panzara River, Dhule is the regional headquarters of MIDC, RTO, and MTDC.
The city is mainly known for the Hindu temple of Adishakti Ekvira and Swaminarayan Temple.
The c... | {"Type": "Mayor-Council", "Rank": "India: 123rd", "Website": "www.dhule.nic.in", "Length": "20.4", "Width": "16.7"} |
Jose Roberto Pulido Jr. (born April 25, 1971), known professionally as Bobby Pulido, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is acclaimed for pioneering the dissemination of Tejano music to a youthful audience, subsequently ascending as a teen idol and becoming one of the most influential Tejano rec... | {"Name": "Bobby Pulido", "Alt": "A black and white photo of Pulido wearing a dress shirt tucked in jeans with his cowboy hat on one hand and a microphone on the other. A Keyboardist and his instrument can be seen in the foreground of the photo.", "Caption": "Bobby Pulido at the Chicano Festival 2011, Houston, Texas.", ... |
Aurangabad (), officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, also spelt Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Auranga... | {"Founded by": "Malik Ambar", "Density": "auto", "Metro density": "1,193,167", "Rank": "India: 32ndMaharashtra: 6thMarathwada: 1st", "Named for": "• Aurangzeb (formerly) • Sambhaji (presently)", "Type": "Municipal Corporation", "Body": "Aurangabad Municipal Corporation", "Website": "aurangabadmahapalika.org"} |
thumb|right|New Model Army, 2023
New Model Army are an English rock band formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in 1980 by lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Justin Sullivan, bassist Stuart Morrow and drummer Phil Tompkins. Sullivan has been the only continuous member of the band, which has seen numerous li... | {"Origin": "Bradford, England", "Genres": "\"AMG\" /> \"AMG\" /> \"AMG\">http://www.allmusic.com/artist/new-model-army-mn0000333766/biography Artist biography by Steve Huey Allmusic 22 October 2013", "Labels": "Abstract EMI Epic Eagle earMUSIC Attack Attack", "Website": "newmodelarmy.org", "Members": "Justin Sullivan... |
thumb|Ganapati Temple, Heart of Sangli City
Sangli () is a Metro city and the headquarters of Sangli District in Maharashtra, in western India. It is known as the Turmeric City of Maharashtra due to its production and trade of spice. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and houses many sugar factories. San... | {"Founded by": "Harbhat Patwardhan", "Type": "Municipal Corporation", "Body": "Sangali-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC)", "Density": "auto", "Metro density": "716832", "Website": "sangli.nic.in/"} |
Arthur Bliss Lane (16 June 1894 - 12 August 1956) was a United States diplomat who served in Latin America and Europe. During his diplomatic career he dealt with the rise of a dictatorship in Nicaragua in the 1930s, World War II and its aftermath in Europe, and the rise of the Soviet-installed communist regime in Polan... | {"Name": "Arthur Bliss Lane", "Term start": "4 August 1945", "Term end": "24 February 1947", "Office 2": "United States Ambassador to Colombia", "Predecessor 2": "Spruille Braden", "Successor 2": "John C. Wiley", "President 2": "Franklin D. Roosevelt", "Birth date": "1894 6 16", "Birth place": "Brooklyn, New York", "De... |
I Saw Poland Betrayed: An American Ambassador Reports to the American People (1948) is a book written by former United States ambassador to Poland, Arthur Bliss Lane, who observed what he considered to be the betrayal of Poland by the Western Allies at the end of World War II. He resigned as ambassador in 1947 in order... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Bobbs-Merrill Company", "Media type": "Print (hardcover)", "Pages": "156"} |
Anacletus II (died January 25, 1138), born Pietro Pierleoni, was an antipope who ruled in opposition to Pope Innocent II from 1130 until his death in 1138. After the death of Pope Honorius II, the college of cardinals was divided over his successor. Unusually, the election was entrusted to eight cardinals, who elected ... | {"Predecessor": "Roman claimant: Honorius II Antipapal claimant: Celestine II", "Successor": "Roman claimant: Innocent II Antipapal claimant: Victor IV", "Opposed to": "Pope Innocent II", "Born": "Pietro Pierleoni", "Died": "Rome", "Residence": "Rome", "Parents": "Pier Leoni"} |
Agathocles is a Belgian political grindcore band. Founded in 1985, it is mainly known for producing a large quantity of split seven-inch EPs. They play a style of grindcore they have dubbed "mincecore". Their lyrical themes have focused on anti-fascism, animal liberation and anarchism. All of its members are vegetarian... | {"Origin": "Geel, Antwerp, Belgium", "Genres": "Grindcore", "Labels": "Displeased", "Members": "Jan FrederickxNils LaureysKoen De Neve"} |
The Beretta Model 1934 is an Italian compact, semi-automatic pistol which was issued as the service pistol of the Royal Italian Army beginning in 1934. As the standard sidearm of the Italian army it was issued to officers, NCOs and machine gun crews. It is chambered for the 9mm Corto, more commonly known as the .380 A... | {"Place of origin": "Kingdom of Italy", "Type": "Semi-automatic pistol", "Sights": "Fixed front blade and rear notch", "In service": "1935-1991", "Used by": "Royal Italian Army", "Wars": "Second Italo-Abyssinian WarWorld War IITuareg rebellion (1990-1995)", "Manufacturer": "Beretta", "Produced": "1934-1991", "Mass": "6... |
Amenhotep II (sometimes called Amenophis II and meaning Amun is Satisfied) was the seventh pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III, and held it by means of a few military campaigns in Syria; however, he fought much less than his father, and his reign s... | {"Reign": "1427–1401 BC or 1427–1397 BC", "Predecessor": "Thutmose III", "Successor": "Thutmose IV", "Children": "Thutmose IV, Amenhotep, Webensenu, Amenemopet, Nedjem, Khaemwaset?, Aaheperkare? Aakheperure? Iaret, Ahmose (?)", "Dynasty": "18th Dynasty", "Father": "Thutmose III", "Mother": "Merytre-Hatshepsut", "Died":... |
Processing is a free graphical library and integrated development environment (IDE) built for the electronic arts, new media art, and visual design communities with the purpose of teaching non-programmers the fundamentals of computer programming in a visual context.
Processing uses the Java language, with additional s... | {"Name": "Processing", "Logo": "180px|Processing logo", "Paradigm": "Object-oriented", "Latest release version": "4.3", "Latest release date": "2023 7 26https://github.com/processing/processing4/releases/ Releases GitHub 2023-08-11", "License": "GPL, LGPL", "Website": "processing.org", "Logo alternative text": "On a li... |
A ratchet or rattle, more specifically, cog rattle is a musical instrument of the percussion family and a warning/signaling device. It operates on the principle of the ratchet device, using a gearwheel and a stiff board mounted on a handle, which rotates freely. Variants include the gragger () used in Judaism, the rap... | {"Name": "Ratchet", "Hornbostel-Sachs": "112.24", "Hornbostel-Sachs Description": "Scraped wheels - cog rattles or Ratchet", "Classification": "Idiophone", "Related": "Derkach"} |
The Duchy of Aquitaine (, ; , ) was a historical fiefdom in western, central, and southern areas of present-day France to the south of the river Loire, although its extent, as well as its name, fluctuated greatly over the centuries, at times comprising much of what is now southwestern France (Gascony) and central Franc... | {"Native name": "oc Ducat d'Aquitàniafr Duché d'Aquitaine", "Conventional long name": "Duchy of Aquitaine", "Type of government": "Feudal monarchy", "Starting event": "Duke appointed by the Merovingian kings", "Event ending the country": "Annexed by Kingdom of France", "Symbol type": "Angevin coat of arms (12th century... |
The S-300 (NATO reporting name SA-10 Grumble) is a series of long-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the former Soviet Union. It was produced by NPO Almaz for the Soviet Air Defence Forces to defend against air raids and cruise missiles. The S-300 is still regarded as one of the most potent anti-aircraft... | {"Place of origin": "Soviet Union", "Type": "Long-range surface-to-air and anti-ballistic missile system", "Steeringsystem": "yes", "In service": "1978-present", "Used by": "See list of operators", "Designer": "Almaz-Antey:\n NPO Almaz (lead designer)\n NIIP (radars)\n MKB Fakel (missile designer for S-300P series)\n N... |
Ore is a large suburb of the urban area of Hastings, in the Hastings district, in the county of East Sussex, England. Formerly a village, it is still known and advertised locally as "Ore Village". It is located to the north-east of Hastings town centre, on the main A259 road to Rye. Its name may have originated from t... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011.Ward)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13691774&c=Ore&d=14&e=62&g=6420976&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1444126263938&enc=1 Hastings ward population 2011 6 October 2015", "District": "Hastings", "Shire county": "East Su... |
Cawsand (; lit. Cow Cove) and Kingsand (Cornish: Porthruw) are twin villages in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula and is in the parish of Maker-with-Rame.
Cawsand overlooks Plymouth Sound and adjoin... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Cornwall", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "UK Parliament": "South East Cornwall", "Postcode district": "PL", "Dialling code": "01752", "OS grid reference": "SX434502"} |
The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa is a Czech alternative rock band formed in 1990 by Jan Muchow, Jan Gregar, Petr Wegner, and Irna Libowitz.
The band released the EP Pigment in 1991. This album, along with 1992's Susurrate, featured a feedback-drenched psychedelic rock sound.
From there, the band moved into ambient and te... | {"Origin": "Prague, Czechoslovakia", "Genres": "Alternative rock\n shoegazing\n ambient", "Website": "http://www.ecstasyofsttheresa.com/", "Members": "Jan P. MuchowKateřina Winterová"} |
The Junge Union Deutschlands (English: Young Union of Germany) or JU is the joint
youth organisation of the CDU/CSU coalition in Germany.Philipp Mißfelder (editor): 60 Jahre Junge Union Deutschlands, Berlin 2007 Membership is limited to individuals between 14 and 35 years of age.JA, ich möchte jetzt in die JUNGE UNION... | {"Founded": "1947", "Headquarters": "Leipziger Platz 11, D-10117 Berlin", "Ideology": "Christian democracy Conservatism Economic liberalism", "Chairman": "Johannes Winkel", "Secretary General": "Arvid Hüsgen", "International affiliation": "International Young Democrat Union", "Mother party": "Christian Democratic Unio... |
The Triumph Dolomite small saloon car was produced by the Triumph Motor Company division of the British Leyland Corporation in Canley, Coventry between October 1972 and August 1980.
Background
The Dolomite was the final addition to Triumph's small-car range (codenamed "Project Ajax"), which had started in 1965 with ... | {"Manufacturer": "Triumph Motor Company", "Production": "1972–1980204,003 made (All versions)", "Assembly": "United Kingdom", "Predecessor": "Triumph ToledoTriumph 1300Triumph 1500", "Successor": "Triumph Acclaim", "Class": "Sports saloon", "Body style": "4-door saloon", "Layout": "FR layout", "Platform": "\"Project Aj... |
thumbnail|right|Tirhatuan Wetlands, to the south of Rowville
Rowville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. Rowville recorded a population of 33,571 at the 2021 census.
Rowville is named after th... | {"Type": "suburb", "Name": "Rowville", "City": "Melbourne", "State Abbreviation": "vic", "Caption": "Intersection of Stud Road and Wellington Road, Rowville", "Local Government Area (LGA)": "City of Knox", "Locator Map Alternative Map File": "Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne", "Coordinates": "37.937 S 145.229 ... |
The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, ) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlands still in operation and is counted as a top-100 university in various world rankings.
The UvA... | {"Type": "Public", "President": "Prof. Geert ten Dam", "Students": "42,171 (2022)https://public.tableau.com/views/UvAFactbook/FactbookUvA?:embed=y&:display_count=yes&publish=yes&:showVizHome=no Student Enrollment Tableau Software 31 October 2021", "Campus": "Urban", "Website": "https://www.uva.nl/en uva.nl"} |
The Central Statistics Office (CSO; ) is the statistical agency responsible for the gathering of "information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions" in Ireland, in particular the census which is held every five years. The office is answerable to the Taoiseach and has its main offices in Cor... | {"Formed": "yes 1949 06 01", "Jurisdiction": "Ireland", "Headquarters": "Skehard Road, Cork T12 X00E, Ireland", "Website": "https://www.cso.ie/en/", "Type": "Non-ministerial government department"} |
Senenmut (, sometimes spelled Senmut, Senemut, or Senmout) was an 18th Dynasty ancient Egyptian architect and government official. His name translates literally as "mother's brother."Hermann Ranke, Die Ägyptischen Personennamen (Glückstadt, 1935): 309, 3
Family
Senenmut was of low commoner birth, born to literate pr... | {"Dynasty": "18th Dynasty", "Pharaoh": "Hatshepsut", "Father": "Ramose", "Mother": "Hatnofer", "Burial": "TT71"} |
Spiderbait are an Australian alternative rock band from Finley, New South Wales, formed in 1991 by bass guitarist and singer Janet English, drummer and singer Kram, and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead Belly song "Black Betty" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. The... | {"Origin": "Finley, New South Wales, Australia", "Genres": "Alternative rock hard rock grunge punk rock electronicaSpiderbait announce Australian tour celebrating Sounds In The Key of J https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/spiderbait-australian-tour-2022-songs-in-the-key-of-j-dates/13837348 Double J ... |
Woodbine Racetrack is a race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group, Woodbine Racetrack manages and hosts Canada's most famous race, the King's Plate. The track was opened in 1956 with a one-mile oval dirt track, as well as a seven-ei... | {"Location": "555 Rexdale BoulevardToronto, Ontario, Canada", "Date opened": "June 12, 1956", "Owned by": "Woodbine Entertainment Group", "Course type": "Flat", "Notable races": "Canadian International Stakes (Grade I)King's PlateBreeders' StakesWoodbine Mile (Grade I)E.P. Taylor Stakes (Grade I)Nearctic Stakes (Grade ... |
Charles Ardai (born 1969) is an American businessman, and writer of crime fiction and mysteries. He is founder and editor of Hard Case Crime, a line of pulp-style paperback crime novels. He is also an early employee of D. E. Shaw & Co. and remains a managing director of the firm. He was the former chairman of Schröding... | {"Name": "Charles Ardai", "Birth date": "1969January 2022", "Birth place": "United States", "Alma mater": "Columbia University", "Occupation": "Entrepreneur\n writer\n editor\n television producer", "Employer": "D. E. Shaw & Co.", "Notable works": "Juno Online Services, Hard Case Crime"} |
Kiten is a Japanese Kanji learning tool and reference for the KDE Software Compilation, specifically, in the kdeedu package. It also works as a Japanese-to-English and English-to-Japanese dictionary. The user can input words into a search box, and all related Kanji are returned with their meaning and part of speech. Ka... | {"Developer(s)": "Jason Katz-Brown, Neil Stevens, Joseph Kerian, Eric Kjeldergaard, Daniel E. Moctezuma", "Available in": "English, Japanese", "Written in": "C++ (KDELibs)", "License": "GPL", "Website": "http://edu.kde.org/kiten/"} |
Shift JIS (Shift Japanese Industrial Standards, also SJIS, MIME name Shift_JIS, known as PCK in Solaris contexts) is a character encoding for the Japanese language, originally developed by a Japanese company called ASCII Corporation in conjunction with Microsoft and standardized as JIS X 0208 Appendix 1. , 0.2% of all ... | {"MIME / IANA": "Shift_JIS", "Alias(es)": "MS_Kanji, PCKcs1 https://github.com/kofemann/opensolaris/blob/80192cd83bf665e708269dae856f9145f7190f74/usr/src/cmd/ldap/common/convutf8.c#L305 convutf8.c OpenSolaris Line 305 2008-11-12https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19683-01/817-5770/whatsnew-s9fcs-215/index.html Additional... |
The Pointer Sisters are an American girl group from Oakland, California, which achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as R&B, pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country, and rock. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy Awar... | {"Origin": "Oakland, California, U.S.", "Genres": "R&B soul pop dance country", "Labels": "Blue Thumb ABC Planet RCA Motown SBK Atlantic", "Members": "Ruth Pointer\nIssa Pointer\nSadako Pointer", "Website": "thepointersisters.com"} |
Jagex Limited is a British video game developer and publisher based at the Cambridge Science Park in Cambridge, England. It is best known for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, both free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing games. The company's name is derived from the company's original slogan, "Java Gam... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Video games", "Founded": "yes 1999", "Headquarters": "England", "Products": "See Games", "Parent": "Insight Venture Partners (2012-2016) Hongtou (2016-2020) Macarthur Fortune Holding (2020-2021) The Carlyle Group (2021-present)", "Subsidiaries": "GamepiresPipeworks Studios"} |
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or MCAS Beaufort is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) air base located northwest of the central business district of Beaufort, a city in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. About 4,700 personnel serve at the station, and it is home to four Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fig... | {"Type": "Marine Corps air station", "Coordinates": "32 28 38 N 080 43 23 W region:US-SC_scale:10000 inline,title", "Owner": "Department of Defense", "Operator": "US Marine Corps", "Controlled by": "2nd Marine Aircraft Wing", "Built": "1943 (as Naval Air Station Beaufort)", "In use": "1943 - 1946 and 1956 - 1960 (US Na... |
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (often abbreviated as MCRD PI) is an military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately south of Beaufort, the community that is typically associated with the installation. MCRD Parris Island is used for United States Marine Corps Recruit Training o... | {"Type": "Military base", "Owner": "United States", "Controlled by": "United States Marine Corps", "Built": "1861", "In use": "1915-present", "Currentcommander": "Brigadier General Walker M. Fieldhttps://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/bg-military/article262407207.html 'Rising star' who oversaw... |
Extended Unix Code (EUC) is a multibyte character encoding system used primarily for Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese.
The most commonly used EUC codes are variable-length encodings with a character belonging to an compliant coded character set (such as ASCII) taking one byte, and a character belonging to a 9... | {"MIME / IANA": "GB2312", "Alias(es)": "csGB2312, CN-GBcs1 RFC 1922: Chinese Character Encoding for Internet Messages (§ 2.1: CN-GB) https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1922#section-2.1 Haifeng Zhu Daoyuan Hu Zhiguan Wang Tien-cheu Kao Wen-chung Chang Mark Crispin IETF Requests for Comments 1996 10.1748... |
is a key official character set of the People's Republic of China, used for Simplified Chinese characters. GB2312 is the registered internet name for EUC-CN, which is its usual encoded form. GB refers to the Guobiao standards (国家标准), whereas the T suffix () denotes a non-mandatory standard.
was originally a mandator... | {"MIME / IANA": "GB_2312-80 (GB2312 for usual EUC form)", "Alias(es)": "iso-ir-58, chinese, csGB2312, csISO58GB231280", "Standard": "GB/T 2312-1980", "Language(s)": "Simplified Chinese, EnglishPartial support:Traditional Chinese, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Japanese, Italian, Irish, Māori", "Classification": "ISO-2022-c... |
Danilo Türk (; born 19 February 1952) is a Slovenian diplomat, professor of international law, human rights expert, and political figure who served as President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. He was the first Slovene ambassador to the United Nations, from 1992 to 2000, and was the UN Assistant Secretary General for Pol... | {"Name": "Danilo Türk", "Image caption": "Türk in 2011", "Term start": "23 December 2007", "Term end": "22 December 2012", "Birth date": "1952 02 19 y", "Birth place": "Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia", "Spouse(s)": "Barbara Miklič", "Alma mater": "University of LjubljanaUniversity of Belgrade", "Official website"... |
Lakewood Church is a non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It is among the largest congregations in the United States, averaging about 45,000 attendees per week. The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church building, home to four English-language services and two Spanish-language services pe... | {"OS grid reference": "Lakewood Church", "Location": "Flag of Houston, Texas.svg 23px Houston, Texas", "Denomination": "Non-denominational, Evangelical, Charismatic Christianity, Pentecostal", "Weekly attendance": "45,000", "Founded": "May 10, 1959", "Founder(s)": "John Osteen", "Capacity": "16,800", "Senior pastor(s)"... |
Tidworth is a garrison town and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. Lying on both sides of the A338 about north of the A303 primary route, the town is approximately west of Andover, south of Marlborough, and north by north-east of Salisbury. The population of the p... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "OS grid reference": "SU2348", "Population": "(2021 Census)Tidworth https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/wiltshire/E04011837__tidworth/ City population 25 October 2022", "Unitary authority": "Wiltshire", "Ceremonial county": "Wiltshire", "UK Parliament": "Devizes"... |
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Royal Class is a class of express passenger 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by William Stanier. Twelve examples were built at Crewe Works, between 1933 and 1935, for use on the West Coast Main Line. Two are preserved.
Overview
The designer of the class, Willi... | {"Power type": "Steam", "Designer": "William Stanier", "Manufacturer": "LMS Crewe Works", "Build date": "1933 (2), 1935 (10)", "Total production": "12", "Whyte type": "4-6-2", "UIC classification": "2′C1′ h4", "Gauge": "ussg", "Leading diameter": "3 ft 0 in 3 on", "Driver diameter": "6 ft 6 in 3 on", "Trailing diameter... |
The Ford Probe is a liftback coupé produced by Ford, introduced in 1988 and produced until 1997. The Probe was the result of Ford's collaboration with its longtime Japanese partner Mazda, and both generations of Probe were derived from the front-wheel drive Mazda G platform that underpinned the Mazda Capella.
The Prob... | {"Manufacturer": "MazdaFord Motor Company", "Production": "1988-1997", "Assembly": "United States: Flat Rock, Michigan (AAI)", "Predecessor": "Ford Capri (Europe / Australia)Ford EXP (North America)", "Class": "Sport compact", "Layout": "FF layout", "Successor": "Ford Cougar (Europe)\n Mercury Cougar\n Ford ZX2 (North ... |
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Coronation Class is a class of express passenger steam locomotives designed by William Stanier. They were an enlarged and improved version of his previous design, the LMS Princess Royal Class, and on test were the most powerful steam locomotives ever used in Britain at 2,5... | {"Power type": "Steam", "Designer": "William Stanier", "Manufacturer": "LMS Crewe Works", "Build date": "1937-1948", "Total production": "38", "Whyte type": "4-6-2", "UIC classification": "2′C1′ h4", "Gauge": "ussg", "Leading diameter": "3 ft 0 in m 3 on", "Driver diameter": "6 ft 9 in m 3 on", "Trailing diameter": "3 ... |
The Citroën C5 is a large family car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën since March 2001, currently at its third generation. It replaced the Citroën Xantia, in the large family car class, and is the first modern Citroën with "Cx" naming nomenclature, previously used by its ancestors, the C4 and C6 from 1930. ... | {"Manufacturer": "Citroënmanufacturer PSA Group (2001-2021) Stellantis (2021-present)", "Production": "2000-2018 (Europe)2008-2021 (China)July 2020", "Class": "Large family car (D)", "Layout": "Front-engine, front-wheel-drive", "Predecessor": "Citroën XantiaCitroën XM 2.0", "Successor": "Citroën C5 XDS 5 (for first-... |
RTÉ Radio 1 () is an Irish national radio station owned and operated by RTÉ and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926.
The total budget for the station in 2010 was €18.4 million. It is the most-listened-to radio station in Ireland.Cullen, Pa... | {"Broadcast area": "Republic of Ireland and Northern IrelandWorldwide (mainly the United Kingdom on satellite)", "RDS": "RTÉ R1", "Format": "Music and talk", "Owner": "Raidió Teilifís Éireann", "Website": "rte.ie/radio1/"} |
Douglas Lloyd Campbell (May 27, 1895 – April 23, 1995) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. He served as the 13th premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for 47 years, longer than anyone in the province's history.
Early life
Born in Portage la Prairie, Manito... | {"Name": "Douglas Lloyd Campbell", "Lieutenant governor": "Roland F. McWilliamsJohn S. McDiarmid", "Term start": "November 13, 1948", "Term end": "June 30, 1958", "Birth date": "1895 05 27", "Birth place": "Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada", "Death date": "1995 04 23 1895 05 27", "Death place": "Winnipeg, Manitoba,... |
The LMS Turbomotive was a modified LMS Princess Royal Class steam turbine locomotive designed by William Stanier and built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1935. It was inspired by the Swedish Ljungström locomotives first introduced in 1922. It used turbines instead of cylinders. It was later rebuilt as a... | {"Power type": "Steam Turbine-mechanical", "Designer": "William Stanier", "Manufacturer": "LMS Crewe Works", "Build date": "1935", "Gauge": "ussg", "Whyte type": "4-6-2 Pacific", "UIC classification": "2′C1′ turb.h", "Leading diameter": "3 ft 0 in m 3 on", "Driver diameter": "6 ft 6 in m 3 on", "Trailing diameter": "3 ... |
Landor Associates was a brand consulting firm founded in 1941 by Walter Landor, who pioneered some research, design, and consulting methods that the branding industry still uses.
Headquartered in San Francisco, the company maintains 26 offices in 20 countries, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, the United... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1941", "Headquarters": "San Francisco", "Industry": "Branding", "Defunct": "2020", "Fate": "Merged with Fitch to form Landor & Fitch", "Parent": "WPP plc", "Website": "https://landorandfitch.com"} |
The Ford Capri is a fastback coupé built by Ford of Europe, designed by Philip T. Clark, who was also involved in the design of the Ford Mustang. It used the mechanical components from the Mk2 Ford Cortina and was intended as the European equivalent of the Ford Mustang. The Capri went on to be highly successful for For... | {"Manufacturer": "Ford Europe", "Production": "November 1968 - December 1986", "Designer": "Philip T. Clark", "Class": "Mid-size coupé", "Related": "Ford CortinaFord Taunus TC", "Successor": "Ford ProbeFord Puma"} |
Gary Albert Filmon (born August 24, 1942) is a Canadian politician from Manitoba who served as the 19th premier of Manitoba. He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1983 to 2000, and served as the premier from 1988 to 1999.
Early life
Gary Albert Filmon was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba,... | {"Name": "Gary Filmon", "Lieutenant governor": "George JohnsonYvon DumontPeter Liba", "Term start": "May 9, 1988", "Term end": "October 5, 1999", "Office 2": "Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Tuxedo(River Heights; 1979-1981)", "Predecessor 2": "Sidney Spivak", "Successor 2": "Heather Stefanson", "Birt... |
Alloway (, ) is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the River Doon. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter". Tobias Bachope, the mason responsible for the construction of Hopetoun House, Craigiehall, and Kinross House, also hailed from Alloway. Some... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "4245", "OS grid reference": "NS333184", "Council area": "South Ayrshire", "Lieutenancy area": "Ayrshire and Arran", "UK Parliament": "Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock", "Scottish Parliament": "Ayr", "Postcode district": "KA", "Dialling code": "01292"} |
Samuel Bronfman, (February 27, 1889 - July 10, 1971) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He founded Distillers Corporation Limited, and is a member of the Canadian Bronfman family.
Biography
Samuel Bronfman was born in Otaci, Soroca uyezd, Bessarabia, then part of the Russian Empire (present-day Moldova),... | {"Name": "Samuel Bronfman", "Caption": "Bronfman in 1936", "Birth date": "1889 2 27 y", "Birth place": "Otaci, Soroksky Uyezd, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire", "Death date": "1971 7 10 1889 2 27 y", "Death place": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Occupation": "Founder of Distillers Corporation Ltd.", "Spouse(s)": "... |
A Woman of Paris is a feature-length American silent film that debuted in 1923. The film, an atypical drama film for its creator, was written, directed, produced and later scored by Charlie Chaplin. It is also known as A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate.Progressive Silent Film List: A Woman of Paris at silentera.comThe ... | {"Directed by": "Charlie Chaplin", "Produced by": "Charlie Chaplin", "Written by": "Charlie Chaplin", "Starring": "Edna PurvianceClarence GeldartCarl MillerLydia KnottCharles K. FrenchAdolphe Menjou", "Music by": "Louis F. Gottschalk (original score, uncredited)Fritz Stahlberg (original score, uncredited)Charlie Chapli... |
The Yeollin Uri Party (), generally abbreviated to Uri Party (), was the ruling social-liberal political party in South Korea from 2003-2007. It had a liberal political ideology in order to support then President Roh Moo-hyun. Chung Sye Kyun was the last leader of the party and twice served as its chairman. In 2007 the... | {"President": "Roh Moo-hyun", "Founded": "1 November 2003", "Split from": "Democratic PartyGrand National PartyPeople's Party for Reform", "Merged into": "Grand Unified Democratic New Party", "Headquarters": "133 Yeongdeungpo-dong 6-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea", "Ideology": "nowrap\n Liberalism (South Kor... |
Sir William Arthur Stanier, (27 May 1876 – 27 September 1965) was a British railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
Biography
Sir William Stanier was born in Swindon, where his father worked for the Great Western Railway (GWR) as William Dean's Chief Clerk,... | {"Honorific prefix": "Sir", "Name": "William A. Stanier", "Post-nominals": "GBR FRS 100%", "Birth date": "1876 05 27 yes", "Birth place": "Swindon, Wiltshire, England", "Death date": "1965 09 27 1876 05 27 yes", "Death place": "Watford, Hertfordshire, England", "Spouse(s)": "Ella Elizabeth Morse", "Children": "2"} |
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC; )Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program since 2015; the legal title is Department of Citizenship and Immigration (). is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for matters dealing wit... | {"Type": "Responsible for\nImmigration \nRefugees\nCitizenship", "Jurisdiction": "Canada", "Headquarters": "Ottawa, Ontario", "Employees": "10,248 (2022)https://www.canada.ca/en/security-intelligence-service/corporate/transparency/briefing-material/transition-materials/people-of-csis.html Population of the federal pub... |
Dominick DeLuise (August 1, 1933 - May 4, 2009) was an American actor and comedian. Known primarily for comedy roles, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety shows. He is widely recognized for his performances in the films of Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, as well as a series of collaboratio... | {"Name": "Dom DeLuise", "Caption": "DeLuise in 1975", "Birth name": "Dominick DeLuise", "Birth date": "1933 08 01", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "2009 05 04 1933 08 01", "Death place": "Santa Monica, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Tufts University", "Resting place": "Calvary Cemetery... |
thumb|Aerial view of Kata Tjuṯa / Mount Olga
Kata Tjuṯa (Pitjantjatjara: , lit. 'many heads'; ), also known as The Olgas and officially gazetted as Kata TjutaMount Olga, is a group of large, domed rock formations or bornhardts located about southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, ce... | {"Location": "Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park", "Elevation": "1066", "Prominence": "Kata Tjuta https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11470 Peakbagger 15 March 2023", "Coordinates": "25 18 S 130 44 E region:AU_type:mountain title,inline", "Language of name": "pjt Kata Tjuṯa"} |
Goodwin Jess "Goodie" Knight (December 9, 1896 - May 22, 1970) was an American politician and judge who served as the 31st governor of California from 1953 to 1959. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 35th lieutenant governor of California from 1947 to 1953 under Governor Earl Warren.
Knight ... | {"Name": "Goodwin Knight", "Lieutenant 1": "Harold J. Powers", "Order 2": "35th", "Office 2": "Lieutenant Governor of California", "Governor 2": "Earl Warren", "Predecessor 2": "Frederick F. Houser", "Successor 2": "Harold J. Powers", "Birth name": "Goodwin Jess Knight", "Birth date": "1896 12 9 y", "Birth place": "Pro... |
Yuen Biao (born Ha Lingchun; 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and stuntman. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has also worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer. He was one of the Seven Little Fortunes from the China Drama Academy at the Peking Opera S... | {"Name": "Yuen Biao", "Native name": "元彪", "Native name language": "zh", "Birth name": "Ha Lingchun (夏令震、元庆、元典)", "Birth date": "1957 7 26 yes", "Birth place": "Nanjing, China", "Other names": "Bill YuenJimmy Yuen", "Occupation": "Actor, producer, stuntman and action choreographer", "Years active": "1962-present", "Spo... |
County Coleraine, called the County of Colerain in the earliest documents,Hill, George. The Fall of Irish Chiefs and Clans; The Conquest of Ireland. Irish Roots Cafe, 2004. p.97 was one of the counties of Ireland from 1585 to 1613. It was named after its intended county town, Coleraine. It was later subsumed into Count... | {"Conventional long name": "County Coleraine", "Capital": "Coleraine", "Today part of": "Northern Ireland", "Historical era": "Tudor conquest of Ireland", "Year founded": "1585", "Year dissolved": "1613"} |
The Atlantis Massif is a prominent undersea massif in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a dome-shaped region approximately across and rising about from the sea floor. It is located at approximately 30°8′N latitude 42°8′W longitude; just east of the intersection of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge with the Atlantis Transform Faul... | {"Summit depth": "700 m ft 0", "Height": "14000 ft m 0", "Location": "North Atlantic Ocean", "Coordinates": "30.13 N 42.13 W type:mountain_region:XZ_source:dewiki inline,title", "Type": "Undersea massif", "Arc": "Lost City Hydrothermal Field", "Age of rock": "Early Pleistocene~2-1.5 Ma", "Discovery date": "2000", "Firs... |
Prisoners of the Sun () is the fourteenth volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in the newly established Tintin magazine from September 1946 to April 1948. Completing an arc begun in The Seven Crystal Balls, the story tells of young reporter T... | {"Publisher": "Methuen", "Date": "1962", "Series": "The Adventures of Tintin", "Language": "French, Spanish", "Published in": "Tintin magazine", "Preceded by": "1948", "Followed by": "1950"} |
Land of Black Gold () is the fifteenth volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , in which it was initially serialised from September 1939 until the German invasion of Belgium in May... | {"Publisher": "Methuen", "Date": "1972", "Series": "The Adventures of Tintin", "Language": "French", "Published in": "Le Petit Vingtième (unfinished)\nTintin magazine", "Preceded by": "1949", "Followed by": "1953"} |
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (12 January 1936 - 7 January 2016) was an Indian politician who served twice as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, during November 2002-November 2005 and March 2015-January 2016. He was also Minister of Tourism in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet and Home Minister of India in V. P. Singh's cabinet. He... | {"Name": "Mufti Mohammad Sayeed", "Term start": "1 March 2015", "Term end": "7 January 2016", "Office 2": "Minister of Home Affairs", "Prime minister 2": "V. P. Singh", "Predecessor 2": "Sardar Buta Singh", "Successor 2": "Chandra Shekhar", "Birth date": "yes 1936 01 12", "Birth place": "Bijbehara, Jammu & Kashmir, Ind... |
Mehbooba Mufti (born 22 May 1959) is an Indian politician of the PDP, who served as the 9th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 4 April 2016 to 19 June 2018. She was the first Female CM of J&K. After the revocation of the special status (autonomy) of the state in August 2019, Mufti was detained without any charg... | {"Image caption": "Mufti in 2022", "Office 2": "Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha", "Predecessor 2": "Mirza Mehboob Beg", "Successor 2": "Hasnain Masoodi", "Term start": "20 October 2020", "Birth date": "1959 5 22 y", "Birth place": "Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India", "Spouse(s)": "Javed Iqbal ShahInsider tears into M... |
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The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:
Knight Grand Commander (GCSI)
Knight Commander (KCSI)
Companion (CSI)
No appointments have been made since the 1948 New Year Honours, shortly after the Partitio... | {"Type": "Order of chivalry", "Motto": "Heaven's Light Our Guide", "Status": "Last appointment in 1947Dormant order since 2009", "Former grades": "Knight Companion", "Next (higher)": "Order of the Bath", "Next (lower)": "Order of St Michael and St George"} |
Mingulay () is the second largest of the Bishop's Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Located south of Barra, it is known for its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea-cliffs,Murray (1973) p. 102. amongst the highest in the British Isles.B... | {"Coordinates": "56.8115 -7.6375 type:isle inline,title", "OS grid reference": "NL560830", "Meaning of name": "Old Norse for 'Big island'.", "Area": "640 ha sqmi 2 onHaswell-Smith (2004) pp. 209-212.", "Population rank": "67 out of 162", "Highest elevation": "Càrnan, 273 m ft onOrdnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger: Seco... |
Gaius Avidius Cassius (Greek: Γάϊος Αουίδιος Κάσσιος; 130 - July 175 AD) was a Syrian Roman general and usurper. He was born in Cyrrhus, and was the son of Gaius Avidius Heliodorus, who served as praefectus or governor of Roman Egypt, and Julia Cassia Alexandra, who was related to a number of royal figures, including ... | {"Occupation": "Imperial legate", "Father": "Gaius Avidius Heliodorus", "Mother": "Julia Cassia Alexandra", "Born": "Cyrrhus, Syria", "Died": "Egypt"} |
Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer (born December 21, 1968) is an American voice actor and columnist best known for dubbing Japanese anime films. He is known for his roles in ADV Films dubs of Neon Genesis Evangelion as Shinji Ikari, Martian Successor Nadesico as Akito Tenkawa, and Excel Saga as Gojo Shioji. He has also p... | {"Caption": "Spencer in 2019", "Name": "Spike Spencer", "Birth name": "Charles Forrest Spencer", "Birth date": "1968 12 21", "Occupation": "Voice actor", "Spouse(s)": "Kendra Benham (divorced) Kim MacKenzie 2014", "Education": "University of Houston", "Children": "2", "Years active": "1989-present", "Notable works": "S... |
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:
Knight Grand Commander (GCIE)
Knight Commander (KCIE)
Companion (CIE)
No appointments have been made since 1947, the year that British India gained independence... | {"Type": "Order of chivalry", "Motto": "Imperatricis auspiciis", "Status": "Not awarded since 1947Dormant order since 2010", "Next (higher)": "Order of St Michael and St George", "Next (lower)": "Royal Victorian Order"} |
Expeditors (Expeditors International of Washington) is an American worldwide logistics and freight forwarding company headquartered in Seattle, Washington."Expeditors Office Information: Seattle, USA (CHQ) ." Expeditors Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
Financial information
Expeditors became a publicly traded company in... | {"Type": "Public", "Founded": "1979", "Headquarters": "Seattle, Washington, US", "Industry": "Logistics", "Products": "Freight Forwarding Services\nCustoms Brokerage", "Revenue": "2018", "Website": "www.expeditors.com"} |
thumb|Ira and Susan accepting the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine for Lady Business
The Hugo Award for Best Fanzine is given each year for non professionally edited magazines, or "fanzines", related to science fiction or fantasy which has published four or more issues with at least one issue appearing in the previous ... | {"Awarded for": "The best non-professional magazine devoted primarily to science fiction or fantasy", "Presented by": "World Science Fiction Society", "First awarded": "1955", "Website": "thehugoawards.org"} |
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Barra Head, also known as Berneray (; ), is the southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Within the Outer Hebrides, it forms part of the Barra Isles archipelago. Originally, Barra Head only referred to the southernmost headland of Berneray but is now a common name for the entire island. ... | {"Coordinates": "56.8 -7.65 inline", "OS grid reference": "NL553799", "Scots": "Barra Heidhttps://d3lmsxlb5aor5x.cloudfront.net/library/document/Map_of_Scotland_in_Scots-Guide_and_gazetteer.pdf Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer", "Meaning of name": "Old Norse for \"Bjørn's island\"", "Area": "204 ha sqmi ... |
Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin (February 15, 1853 – February 16, 1937) was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada.
Early life and career
Roblin was born in Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West (later Ontario). The Roblin family was established in Sophiasburgh by the Loyalist farmers Philip and Eliza... | {"Name": "Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin", "Lieutenant governor": "Daniel Hunter McMillanDouglas Cameron", "Term start": "October 29, 1900", "Term end": "May 12, 1915", "Predecessor 2": "District recreated", "Successor 2": "Edward August", "Birth date": "1853 02 15", "Birth place": "Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward County, Canada... |
7, Lok Kalyan Marg( 7LKM), formerly 7, Race Course Road, is the official residence and principal workplace of the Prime Minister of India. Situated on Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, the official name of the Prime Minister's residence complex is Panchavati. It is spread over of land, comprising five bungalows in Lutyens' ... | {"Caption": "PM Modi welcomes Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg (2017).", "Map_type": "India New Delhi", "Map caption": "Location of 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi", "Coordinates": "28 36 N 77 12 E region:IN-DL inline,title", "Location": "New Delhi", "Location_country": "India", "Curr... |
Sandray () is one of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony.
Geography
Sandray is half a mile due south of Vatersay, and east of Flodaigh, north east of Lingeigh and Pabaigh. Maol Domhnaigh/... | {"Coordinates": "56.89 -7.52 inline", "OS grid reference": "NL651914", "Meaning of name": "Sand island (Norse)", "Area": "385 ha sqmi 2", "Population rank": "77", "Highest elevation": "Carn Ghaltair 207 m ft 0", "Population": "uninhabited since 1934", "Island group": "Barra", "Council area": "Na h-Eileanan Siar", "Refe... |
The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system. The Order was established by Queen Victoria when she became Empress of India in 1878. The Order was open only to women, and no appointments have been made since the Partition of India in 1947. The Order was limited to British princesses... | {"Type": "Order of Chivalry", "Eligibility": "British princesses, wives or female relatives of Indian princes", "Status": "Last appointment in 1947Dormant order since 2022", "Post-nominals": "CI"} |
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Pabbay () is one of the Barra Isles at the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "island of the papar" (i.e. monks). At only , it never had a large population, and, after all the able-bodied men were killed i... | {"Coordinates": "56.85 -07.57 inline", "OS grid reference": "NL605880", "Meaning of name": "Island of the papar", "Area": "250 ha acre on", "Population rank": "96=", "Highest elevation": "171 m ft 0 on", "Population": "0", "Island group": "Outer Hebrides", "Council area": "Outer Hebrides"} |
United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named after its corporate sponsor United Airlines, which has been based in Chicag... | {"Location": "Chicago, Illinois, United States", "Coordinates": "41 52 50 N 87 40 27 W type:landmark inline,title", "Broke ground": "April 6, 1992Dignitaries Dig in at New Stadium Fete Paul Sullivan Patrick Reardon https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HxsaAAAAIBAJ&pg=3514,1559573&dq=en Chicago Tribune April 7, 1992 Ma... |
Terry Jonathan "T.J." Hart (born October 27, 1946) is an American mechanical and electrical engineer, a retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel and pilot, and former NASA astronaut. Hart served as a mission specialist on the STS-41-C mission, where tasks included operation of the shuttle Remote Manipulator S... | {"Rank": "25px Lieutenant colonel, USAF", "Selection": "1978 NASA Group 8", "Missions": "STS-41-C", "Retirement": "June 15, 1984"} |
Santa Marta (), officially the Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta (), is a city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia. It is the capital of Magdalena Department and the fourth-largest urban city of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, after Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Soledad. Founde... | {"Founded by": "Rodrigo de Bastidas", "Named for": "Martha", "Density": "auto", "Urban density": "auto", "Website": "Official website es"} |
Saint-Georges () is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population was 32,935 as of the Canada 2021 Census. Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est (where it is known as Boulevard Lacroix) and heads south to the ... | {"Land": "199.08", "Density": "165.4", "Metro density": "95.4", "DST": "-4", "Website": "www.ville.saint-georges.qc.ca www.ville.saint-georges.qc.ca"} |
St. Marys is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the north branch of the Thames River and Trout Creek southwest of Stratford, and is surrounded by the Township of Perth South in Perth County, Ontario. St. Marys operates under its own municipal government that is independent from t... | {"Land": "12.45", "Density": "583.5", "DST": "-4", "Website": "townofstmarys.com"} |
Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum.
All varieties of gypsum, including selenite and alabaster, are composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate (meaning that it has two molecules of water), with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. Selenite contains no significant ... | {"Category": "Sulfate mineral", "Cleavage": "[010] Perfect, [100] Distinct, [011] Distinct", "Fracture": "Fibrous - thin, elongated fractures produced by crystal forms or intersecting cleavages (e.g. asbestos).", "Optical properties": "Biaxial (+) 2V=58", "Streak": "White", "Other characteristics": "Non-radioactive, no... |
Newmarket Films, LLC was an American privately owned independent film production and distribution company and a former film distribution subsidiary of Newmarket Capital Group. The company produced such films as The Mexican, Cruel Intentions, and the Christopher Nolan films Memento and The Prestige. Newmarket distribute... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1994", "Fate": "Film library acquired by AMBI Group", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "Motion pictures"} |
Gunbound (stylized as GunBound; Geonbaundeu) is a free-to-play, multiplayer, turn-based artillery game developed by South Korean developer Softnyx. It has been compared to the Worms series as it shares many common gameplay features.
The original version was released in South Korea in May 2002 before being released wo... | {"Title": "Gunbound", "Developer": "Softnyx", "Publisher": "EU GOA JP HanGame KR Softnyx TH Asiasoft USA Ijji Games LLC", "Released": "May 2002 (Korea) August 2003 (worldwide)", "Genre": "Artillery", "Modes": "Multiplayer", "Platforms": "Windows"} |
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