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Sakhalin Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in the Russian Far East. The oblast has an area of . Its administrative center and largest city is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. As of the 2021 Census, the oblast has a population of roughly 500,000.
The vast maj... | {"English name": "Sakhalin Oblast", "Russian name": "Сахалинская область", "Coat of arms caption": "Coat of arms", "Flag caption": "Flag", "Type of polity": "Oblast", "Type of polity article": "Oblasts of Russia", "Area in sq. km": "87101", "Area rank": "37th", "ISO 3166-2:RU code": "RU-SAK", "Leader title": "Governor"... |
Eugene Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 - February 20, 1999) was an American film critic and journalist for the Chicago Tribune. He is best known for co-hosting various movie review television series with colleague Roger Ebert.
Siskel started writing for the Chicago Tribune in 1969, becoming its film critic soon after. In... | {"Name": "Gene Siskel", "Caption": "Siskel at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989", "Birth name": "Eugene Kal Siskel", "Birth date": "1946 01 26", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "1999 02 20 1946 01 26", "Death place": "Evanston, Illinois, U.S.", "Resting place": "Westlawn Cemetery", "Alma mater": "... |
The Ford Laser is a compact car, originally a subcompact car in the first three generations, which was sold by Ford in Asia, Oceania, and parts of South America and Africa. It has generally been available as a sedan or hatchback, although convertible, wagon and pick-up versions have also been available in different mar... | {"Manufacturer": "Ford", "Also called": "Ford Meteor (Australia & South Africa) Ford Liata/ Ford Aztec/ Ford Activa/ Ford Tierra (Taiwan)Ford Lynx (Philippines/Malaysia)", "Production": "March 1981 - December 2007", "Assembly": "Taiwan: Taoyuan City (Ford Lio Ho, CKD)http://media.ford.com/plant_display.cfm?plant_id=129... |
Moscow Oblast (, ), also known as Podmoskovye (, ), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and is the second most populous federal subject. The oblast has no official administrative ce... | {"English name": "Moscow Oblast", "Russian name": "Московская область", "Coat of arms caption": "Coat of arms", "Flag caption": "Flag", "Type of polity": "Oblast", "Type of polity article": "Oblasts of Russia", "Area in sq. km": "44,329", "Area rank": "55th", "ISO 3166-2:RU code": "RU-MOS", "Leader title": "Governor", ... |
The Ford Telstar is an automobile that was sold by Ford in Asia, Australasia and Africa, comparable in size to the European Ford Sierra and the North American Ford Tempo. It was progressively replaced by the Ford Mondeo. The car was named after the Telstar satellite.
Like the smaller Ford Laser, the Telstar was based ... | {"Manufacturer": "Ford Motor Company", "Also called": "Mazda CapellaMazda 626", "Production": "1982-1999", "Class": "Compact car (1982-1987)Mid-size car (1987-1999)", "Body style": "4-door sedan5-door hatchback5-door station wagon", "Layout": "Front-engine, front-wheel-drive", "Predecessor": "Ford CortinaFord Sierra (S... |
David Jacques Pelletier (born November 22, 1974) is a Canadian pairs figure skater. With his former wife Jamie Salé, he was the co-gold medal winner at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. They shared the gold medal with the Russian pair Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skat... | {"Born": "Sayabec, Quebec, Canada", "Residence": "Edmonton, Alberta, Canada", "Height": "1.78 m", "Partner": "Jamie Salé", "Former partner": "Caroline Roy, Julie Laporte, Allison Gaylor", "Former coach": "Jan Ullmark Richard Gauthier", "Former choreographer": "Lori Nichol", "Skating club": "CPA Pierrefonds", "Retired"... |
Dasharatha (, IAST: Daśaratha; born Nemi) was the king of the Kosala kingdom and a scion of the Suryavamsha dynasty in Hinduism. He ruled from his capital at Ayodhyā. Dasharatha had three primary consorts: Kausalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra, and from these unions were born Shanta, Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna. ... | {"Born": "Ayodhya, Kosala (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)", "Died": "Ayodhya, Kosala (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)", "Predecessor": "Aja", "Successor": "Rama", "Dynasty": "Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha", "Parents": "Indumati"} |
Fuet (, lit. "whip") is a Catalan thin, dry-cured, sausage of pork meat in a pork gut, covered with white, edible mold—similar to salami. The most famous is made in the comarca (county) of Osona and is also known as Vic fuet (fuet de Vic, after the city of Vic, capital of Osona).Coupe, Alison, (editor). Michelin Green ... | {"Name of food": "Fuet", "Region of origin": "Catalonia", "Course served": "Sausage", "Main ingredient": "pork"} |
The Ford Mondeo is a car manufactured by Ford since 1993. The first Ford model declared as a "world car", the Mondeo was intended to consolidate several Ford model lines worldwide (the European Sierra, the Telstar in Asia and Australia, and the Tempo/Mercury Topaz in North America). The Mondeo nameplate is derived from... | {"Manufacturer": "Ford", "Also called": "Ford Contour (North America, 1994-2000)\n Mercury Mystique (North America, 1994-2000)\n Ford Fusion (Americas except Argentina, 2012-2020)\n Ford Taurus (Middle East, 2022-present)2022-04-29 2023 Ford Taurus for Middle East early details revealed - rebadged Mondeo gets... |
Raghu () is a ruler of the Suryavamsha dynasty in Hinduism. According to the Raghuvamsha, he is the son of King Dilīpa and Queen Sudakshina. His successors styled themselves as belonging to the eponymous Raghuvamsha dynasty, or the Raghukula, after him. The history of his dynasty is elaborated upon by the poet Kalidasa... | {"Born": "Ayodhya, Kingdom of Kosala (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)", "Died": "Ayodhya, Kingdom of Kosala (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)", "Father": "Dilīpa", "Mother": "Sudakshina", "Religion": "Vedic Hinduism"} |
Jacksonian democracy was a 19th century political philosophy in the United States that expanded suffrage to most white men over the age of 21 and restructured a number of federal institutions. Originating with the seventh U.S. president, Andrew Jackson and his supporters, it became the nation's dominant political world... | {"Founded": "1825", "Split from": "Democratic-Republican Party", "Merged into": "Democratic Party", "Preceded by": "Jeffersonian RepublicansOld Republicans", "Ideology": "AgrarianismAnti-corruptionCarl Lane, \"The elimination of the national debt in 1835 and the meaning of Jacksonian democracy.\" Essays in Economic & B... |
Crewe railway station serves the town of Crewe, in Cheshire, England. It opened in 1837 and is one of the most historically significant railway stations in the world.Guardian newspaper article, The beauty of Crewe (6 December 2005). Retrieval Date: 10 August 2007.
Crewe station is a major junction on the West Coast Ma... | {"Name": "Crewe", "Symbol Location": "gb", "Symbol": "rail", "Caption": "Platforms 5 and 6 at Crewe.", "Administrative subdivision": "Crewe, Cheshire East", "Country": "England", "Coordinates": "53.089 -2.433 type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000 inline,title", "Manager": "Avanti West Coast", "Passengers module": "... |
Amy Goodman (born April 13, 1957) is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author. Her investigative journalism career includes coverage of the East Timor independence movement, Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara, and Chevron Corporation's role in Nigeria.
Since 1996, ... | {"Show": "Democracy Now!", "Station(s)": "1,444http://www.democracynow.org/stations Locate A Station DemocracyNow.org January 7, 2018", "Network": "Pacifica Radio", "Style": "Investigative journalism"} |
Skyclad are a British heavy metal band with heavy folk influences in their music. They are considered one of the pioneers of folk metal. The etymology behind the term "skyclad" comes from a pagan/wiccan term for ritual nudity, in which rituals are performed with the participants metaphorically clad only by the sky, as ... | {"Origin": "Newcastle upon Tyne, England", "Genres": "\"allmusic\">https://www.allmusic.com/artist/skyclad-mn0000019692/biography Skyclad Biography & History Bush John AllMusic 9 October 2019\n power metalhttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/elvenking-mn0000523954/biography Elvenking Biography & History Monger James Chris... |
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami () or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) on 22 May 1960 was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Various studies have placed it at 9.4-9.6 on the moment magnitude scale. It occurred in the afternoon (19:11 GMT, 15:11 local time), and lasted for approxi... | {"UTC": "1960-05-22 19:11:14", "ISC": "879136", "USGS-ANSS": "iscgem879136", "Local date": "yes 1960 05 22", "Local time": "15:11:14", "Duration": "approx. 10 minutes", "Magnitude": "9.4-9.6 w y", "Depth": "33 km on", "Type": "Megathrust", "Areas affected": "Chile, Pacific Rim", "Peak acceleration": "1.81 ghttps://eart... |
Chang Chen (born 14 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actor. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan. His father Chang Kuo-chu and his brother Hans Chang are also actors.
Career
Chang started his film career at a very young age. He was then selected by a Taiwanese film director Edward Yang to be the protagonist of a four-hour-long c... | {"Name": "Chang Chen", "Caption": "Chang at the presentation of Mr. Long at the Berlinale 2017", "Birth date": "1976 10 14 y", "Birth place": "Taipei, Taiwan", "Occupation": "Actor, singer", "Years active": "1980-present", "Spouse(s)": "Chuang Wen-ju 2013", "Children": "1", "Parent(s)": "Chang Kuo-chu", "Module": "yes ... |
Schokland () is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee, in the municipality of Noordoostpolder. Schokland was an elongated strip of peat land which ceased to be an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. It is now just a slightly elevated part of the polder, with a still partly intact retain... | {"Location": "Noordoostpolder, Netherlands", "Criteria": "Cultural: iii, v", "Reference": "739", "Inscription": "1995"} |
Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. It is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden to the north and Cranbrook to the south. Invermere sits on the northwest shore of Windermere Lake and is a popular summer destination for visitors and second home owners from Edm... | {"Land": "10.75", "Density": "364.4", "Urban density": "971.4", "DST": "-6"} |
thumb|The headquarters of Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, LO (Folkets Hus) at Youngstorget in Oslo
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (, LO) is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national union... | {"Name": "Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions", "Abbreviation": "LO", "Native name language": "no", "Location country": "Norway", "Membership": "970,054 (2020)", "Formation": "1899", "Headquarters": "Oslo, Norway", "Key people": "President Peggy Hessen Følsvik", "Website": "lo.no"} |
Florian (; 250 - 304 AD) was a Christian holy man and the patron saint of chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighters. His feast day is 4 May. Florian is also the patron saint of Poland, the city of Linz, Austria, and Upper Austria, jointly with Leopold III, Margrave of Austria.
Life
Florian was born around 250 AD i... | {"Born": "Aelium Cetium (present-day Sankt Pölten, Austria), Roman Empire", "Died": "Enns (river)", "Feast": "4 May", "Attributes": "depicted as a Roman officer or soldier; pitcher of water; pouring water over fire; invoked against fire, floods and drowningMendler Mitch Saint Florian - the patron saint of the fire se... |
John Sidney "Jack" McCain Jr. (January 17, 1911 - March 22, 1981) was a United States Navy admiral who served in conflicts from the 1940s through the 1970s, including as the Commander, United States Pacific Command.
The son of a naval officer, McCain grew up in Washington, D.C., and graduated from the U.S. Naval Acade... | {"Nickname(s)": "Jack", "Born": "Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.", "Died": "Over the North Atlantic", "Allegiance": "United States", "Commands held": "United States Pacific CommandUnited States Naval Forces EuropeAtlantic Reserve FleetEastern Sea FrontierAmphibious Forces, Atlantic FleetAlbany CA-123Submarine Squadron 6Dent... |
Enid Strict, better known as The Church Lady, is a recurring character from a series of sketches on the American television show, Saturday Night Live, that appeared from 1986 to 1990, and again in 1996, 2000, 2011, and 2016. She also appeared on The Dana Carvey Show in March 1996, reading a Top Ten List, "New Titles fo... | {"First appearance": "October 11, 1986", "Last appearance": "December 1, 1990 (regular)November 5, 2016 (guest: S42E05)", "Created by": "Dana Carvey", "Portrayed by": "Dana Carvey", "Gender": "Female", "Title": "The Church Lady", "Religion": "Christianity", "Nationality": "American"} |
Pori (; ; https://memphismagazine.com/travel/savoring-heritage/ Savoring Heritage: A Memphis Writer explores her daughter's Finnish roots.) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turk... | {"Land": "area_land_km2 Pori", "Water": "area_water_km2 Pori", "Rank": "population_rank Pori", "Density": "population_density_km2 Pori", "Urban density": "693.6", "DST": "+03:00", "Website": "www.pori.fi"} |
is a fictional character from the Metal Gear series created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. He is depicted as a former Green Beret and highly skilled special operations soldier engaged in solo stealth and espionage missions who is often tasked with destroying models of the bipedal nuclear weapon-... | {"First appearance": "Metal Gear (1987)", "Created by": "Hideo Kojima", "Designed by": "Yoji Shinkawa (Metal Gear Solid series)Ikuya Nakamura (Metal Gear: Ghost Babel)Tsubasa Masao (Metal Gear Acid series)", "Motion capture": "Mizuho Yoshida (Metal Gear Solid 2, The Twin Snakes) Ryoji Okamoto (Metal Gear Solid 4)Ian M... |
Walter Anthony Rodney (23 March 1942 – 13 June 1980) was a Guyanese historian, political activist and academic. His notable works include How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, first published in 1972. Rodney was assassinated in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1980.
Early career
Walter Rodney was born in 1942 into a working-class f... | {"Name": "Walter Rodney", "Birth name": "Walter Anthony Rodney", "Birth date": "1942 03 23 y", "Place of birth": "Georgetown, British Guiana", "Death date": "1980 06 13 1942 03 23 y", "Death place": "Georgetown, Guyana", "Alma mater": "University of LondonSOAS, University of London", "Notable works": "How Europe Underd... |
Arnaud Charles Paul Marie Philippe de Borchgrave (26 October 1926 - 15 February 2015) was a Belgian-American journalist who specialized in international politics. Following a long career with the news magazine Newsweek, covering 17 wars in 30 years as a foreign correspondent, he held key editorial and executive positio... | {"Name": "Arnaud de Borchgrave", "Caption": "Arnaud de Borchgrave receiving the Legion of Honour", "Birth name": "Count Arnaud Charles Paul Marie Philippe de Borchgrave", "Birth date": "26 October 1926", "Birth place": "Brussels, Belgium", "Death date": "2015 02 15 1926 10 26 y", "Death place": "Washington, D.C., U.S."... |
Walthamstow Village is the oldest part of Walthamstow, north east London. It was designated a Conservation Area by the London Borough of Waltham Forest in 1967, and another Conservation Area on nearby Orford Road was subsequently added. The area centres on St. Mary's Church, which was founded in the 12th century. Acros... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "OS grid reference": "TQ385895", "London Assembly": "Waltham Forest", "UK Parliament": "Walthamstow", "Postcode district": "E17", "Dialling code": "020"} |
Banana chips (sometimes called banana crisps) are deep-fried or dried, generally crispy slices of bananas. They are usually made from firmer, starchier banana varieties ("cooking bananas" or plantains) like the Saba and Nendran cultivars. They can be sweet or savory, and can be covered with sugar, honey, salt, or vario... | {"Name of food": "Banana chip", "Alternate name": "Banana Crisp (British English)", "Type of dish": "Crisps", "Course served": "Deep-fried snack, side dish", "Serving temperature": "Room temperature"} |
The Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers is one of the oldest livery companies of the City of London, with one of the smallest memberships (about 120).
The Wax Chandlers' Company, ranked 20th in the City Livery Company order of precedence, has an association with the Church of St Vedast alias Foster in nearby Foster La... | {"Motto": "Truth is the Light", "Location": "Wax Chandlers' Hall,Gresham Street, London(since 1501)", "Date of formation": "before 1330Royal Charter 1484 (Richard III)", "Company association": "Beeswax products", "Order of precedence": "20th", "Master of company": "Mr Timothy Maile", "Website": "Wax Chandlers' Company"... |
Blackfriars, also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway station and connected London Underground station in the City of London. It provides Thameslink services: local (from North to South London), and regional (Bedford and Cambridge to Brighton) and limited Southeastern commuter services to South Eas... | {"External links": "BFR", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "Transport for London", "Location": "Blackfriars, Castle Baynard", "Local authority": "City of London", "Number of platforms": "6 (4 National Rail) (2 London Underground)", "Fare zone": "1", "DfT category": "A", "2002-03": "<!--", "2004-05": "1em 7.... |
Ealing Broadway is a major single-level interchange station in Ealing in London, England. It is in the London Borough of Ealing, West London, and is served by the London Underground and also National Rail on the Great Western Main Line. On the Underground, it is one of three western termini of the District line, the ne... | {"External links": "EAL", "Location": "Ealing", "Local authority": "London Borough of Ealing", "Managed by": "Transport for Londonhttp://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/EAL/details.html Ealing Broadway (EAL) National Rail Enquiries", "Owner": "Transport for London\n Network Rail", "Number of platforms": "9", "Fare zone... |
Rayners Lane is a London Underground station in the district of Rayners Lane in north west London, amid a 1930s development originally named Harrow Garden Village. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line, between Eastcote and West Harrow stations, and the Piccadilly line, between Eastcote an... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "5", "Location": "Rayners Lane", "Local authority": "London Borough of Harrow", "Number of platforms": "2\n<!--", "2006": "3.548", "2007": "3.813", "2008": "3.850", "2009": "3.91-->", "Listing grade": "II", "Entry number": "1261430 Rayn... |
The Worshipful Company of Girdlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
Girdlers were granted the right to regulate their trade in the City from 1327 and obtained a Royal Charter in 1449. Girdlers, or makers of belts and girdles, are no longer closely related to their original trade. Along with the pr... | {"Motto": "Give Thanks To God", "Location": "Girdlers' Hall, Basinghall Avenue, London EC2V 5DD", "Date of formation": "1449 yes", "Company association": "Leather industries", "Order of precedence": "23rd", "Master of company": "Nigel Peter Geoffrey Salisbury", "Website": "www.girdlers.co.uk"} |
James Croll, FRS, (2 January 1821 - 15 December 1890) was a 19th-century Scottish scientist who developed a theory of climate variability based on changes in the Earth's orbit.
Life
James Croll was born in 1821 on the farm of Little Whitefield, near Wolfhill in Perthshire, Scotland, the son of David Croll, mason, and... | {"Name": "James Croll", "Post-nominals": "FRS", "Birth date": "yes 1821 1 2", "Birth place": "Little Whitefield, Perthshire, Scotland", "Death date": "yes 1890 12 15 1821 1 2", "Death place": "Perth, Scotland", "Nationality": "Scottish", "Occupation": "Scientist", "Spouse(s)": "Isabella Macdonald 1848 1890"} |
Alajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The town is unilingually Finnish; there are few immigrants.
The municipality of Lehtimäki was consolidated with Alajärv... | {"Land": "area_land_km2 Alajärvi", "Water": "area_water_km2 Alajärvi", "Rank": "population_rank Alajärvi", "Density": "population_density_km2 Alajärvi", "DST": "+03:00", "Website": "www.alajarvi.fi"} |
Alastaro () is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged into the town of Loimaa on 1 January 2009.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,910 (31 December 2008) and covered an area of of which 1.32 km² is water. The ... | {"Land": "256.8", "Water": "1.32", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+3"} |
Earphoria is a live album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It is the soundtrack of the band's Vieuphoria video. While the video has been widely available since its initial release, the CD was initially released as a limited number (under 1000) of promo copies in 1994, and was subsequently heavil... | {"Released": "2002", "Recorded": "1991-1994", "Genre": "Alternative rock", "Label": "Virgin", "Producer": "Butch Vig, Billy Corgan and James Iha"} |
Australian Idol is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Australian Idol was ... | {"Created by": "Simon Fuller", "Presented by": "Andrew Günsberg\n James Mathison\n Ricki-Lee Coulter\n Scott Tweedie", "Judges": "Ian Dickson\n Marcia Hines\n Mark Holden\n Kyle Sandilands\n Jay Dee Springbett\n Meghan Trainor\n Amy Shark\n Harry Connick Jr.", "Country of origin": "Australia", "Running time": "1-2 hour... |
Man, Myth & Magic is a fantasy role-playing game originally published by Yaquinto Publications in 1982, now published by Precis Intermedia.
Gameplay
Man, Myth & Magic is set in historical times on Earth, drawing on myths and legends from 4000 BCE to 400 CE.
Character generation is determined randomly, including nati... | {"Name": "Man, Myth & Magic", "Image caption": "Man, Myth & Magic boxed game cover", "Designers": "James Herbert Brennan", "Publishers": "Yaquinto Publications", "Publication": "1982", "Genres": "Fantasy"} |
Indian Airlines was a state-owned airline in India that later became a division of Air India Limited before ultimately ceasing operations. It was based in Delhi and focused primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia and limited flights to the Middle East an... | {"Airline name": "Indian Airlines", "Image size (px)": "200px", "Current Fleet Size": "55 excl.subsidiaries", "Number of Destinations": "63 excl.subsidiaries", "Image caption": "Logo used from 2005 to 2007", "IATA Designator": "IC", "ICAO Designator": "IAC", "Callsign": "INDAIRhttps://www.planespotters.net/airline/Indi... |
thumb|Saddlers Hall, Gutter Lane
The Worshipful Company of Saddlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. A Guild of Saddlers, the Company's predecessor, is thought to have been an Anglo-Saxon Craft Guild - it certainly existed at some point in the eleventh century. The Guild became a Company when a Ro... | {"Motto": "Hold Fast, Sit Sure and Our Trust Is In God", "Location": "Saddlers' Hall, Gutter Lane, London, EC2V 6BR", "Date of formation": "1395", "Company association": "Leather industries", "Order of precedence": "25th", "Master of company": "The Princess Royal", "Website": "www.saddlersco.co.uk"} |
John Joseph Keane (September 12, 1839 - June 22, 1918) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa from 1900 to 1911. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Richmond in Virginia from 1878 to 1888.
Keane was a founder of ... | {"Church": "Roman Catholic Church", "Predecessor": "John Hennessey", "Successor": "James John Keane", "Ordination": "Martin John Spalding", "Consecration": "James Gibbons", "Born": "Ballyshannon, County Donegal, United Kingdom", "Died": "Dubuque, Iowa, USA"} |
Hormoaning is an EP by the American rock band Nirvana. It was released on January 27, 1992 through DGC Records and Geffen Records. It was released in Australia and Japan only, during the band's tour there.
Songs
Four of the songs on Hormoaning are covers which had not been released previously. The remaining two songs ... | {"Released": "1992 1 27https://i.imgur.com/ykq2wzC.jpg New Release Summary - Product Available from: 27/01/92 > Albums (from The ARIA Report No. 104) ARIA Imgur.com July 25, 2020", "Recorded": "October 21, 1990January 1, 1991 Borzillo-Vrenna Carrie Nirvana - The Day to Day Illustrated Journals 1st Barnes & Nob... |
A Confederacy of Dunces is a novel by American writer John Kennedy Toole that was published in 1980, 11 years after Toole's death. Published through the efforts of writer Walker Percy (who contributed a foreword) and Toole's mother, Thelma, the book became first a cult classic, then a mainstream success; it earned Tool... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Published": "1980", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback), audiobook, e-book", "Pages": "405 (paperback)Toole 1980", "ISBN": "0-8071-0657-7", "Publisher": "Louisiana State University Press"} |
Relics (subtitle: A Bizarre Collection of Antiques & Curios) is a 1971 compilation album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. The album was released in the UK on 14 May 1971 and in the United States on the following day. Initially released by Starline, the compilation was reissued by Music for Pleasure in the U... | {"Released": "14 May 1971 (UK)Povey Glenn Echoes : The Complete History of Pink Floyd 2006 Mind Head Publishing 978-0-9554624-0-5 New 142 14 September 2012 The Sound of Music in My Ears 1970-1971 https://books.google.com/books?id=qnnl3FnO-B4C&q=relics&pg=RA1-PA1987-IA2", "Recorded": "1967-1969", "Genre": "Psychedelic r... |
Edward Wightman (1566 - 11 April 1612) was an English radical Anabaptist minister, executed at Lichfield on charges of heresy.Wikisource: Dictionary of National BiographyCobbett's complete collection of state trials and proceedings, 735-736. He was the last person to be burned at the stake in England for heresy.Atherto... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Reverend", "Name": "Edward Wightman", "Birth date": "1566", "Death date": "11 April 1612 1566", "Death place": "Lichfield, Staffordshire, England", "Death cause": "Execution by burning", "Occupation": "Mercer then minister", "Spouse(s)": "Frances Darbye of Hinckley", "Children": "7 children—2 ... |
The Worshipful Company of Glovers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Glovers were originally classified as Cordwainers, but eventually separated to form their own organization in 1349. They received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1639. The company is, as are most other Livery Companies, a charit... | {"Motto": "True Hearts and Warm Hands", "Date of formation": "1349 yes", "Company association": "Glove trade", "Order of precedence": "62nd", "Master of company": "Clive Hawkins - November 2022 - October 2023", "Website": "www.thegloverscompany.org"} |
Health Sciences North is a teaching hospital in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. HSN offers a variety of programs and services, with regional programs in the areas of cardiac care, oncology, nephrology, trauma and rehabilitation. Patients visit HSN from a wide geographic area across northeastern Ontario.
History
HSN ... | {"Coordinates": "46.4678 -80.9964 inline,title", "Location": "41 Ramsey Lake RoadSudbury, OntarioP3E 5J1", "Care system": "Medicare", "Funding": "Public", "Type": "Teaching", "Affiliated university": "Cambrian College,Collège Boréal,Lakehead University,Laurentian University,Northern Ontario School of Medicine", "Beds":... |
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Rev George Gilfillan (30 January 1813 - 13 August 1878) was a Scottish author and poet. One of the spasmodic poets, Gilfillan was also an editor and commentator, with memoirs, critical dissertations in many editions of earlier British poetry.
Early life and education
George Gilfillan was born at Comrie, Per... | {"Born": "1813 01 30 yes", "Died": "1878 08 13 1813 01 30 yes", "Nationality": "Scottish", "Occupation": "preacher, author and poet"} |
Helen Hunt Jackson (pen name, H.H.; born Helen Maria Fiske; October 15, 1830 - August 12, 1885) was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government. She described the adverse effects of government actions in her history A Century of ... | {"Pen name": "H.H.", "Born": "October 15, 1830", "Died": "1885 8 12 1830 10 15", "Resting place": "Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.", "Occupation": "Poet, writer", "Language": "English", "Alma mater": "Ipswich Female Seminary; Abbott Institute"} |
Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies. The genre was pioneered by the Misfits in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Subsequent bands formed in th... | {"Name": "Horror punk", "Image": "Misfits_(Michael_Graves).gif", "Image size": "260", "Image caption": "American horror punk band The Misfits performing live in 1998", "Stylistic origins": "Punk rock\n rockabilly\n doo-wop\n horror films", "Cultural origins": "Late 1970s, New Jersey, U.S.", "Local scenes": "Southampton... |
Ranchera () or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution. Rancheras today are played in virtually all regional Mexican music styles. Drawing on rural traditional folk music, the ranchera developed as a symbol of a new national consciousness in rea... | {"Name": "Ranchera", "Stylistic origins": "Mariachi", "Cultural origins": "Mexico", "Derivative forms": "corrido", "Other genre topics": "chilena huapango Jarabe Tapatío Mexican zapateado mariachi Norteño Regional Mexican son mexicano Tejano"} |
The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca (; ), formerly often written Kuchuk-Kainarji, was a peace treaty signed on 21 July 1774, in Küçük Kaynarca (today Kaynardzha, Bulgaria) between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74 with many concessions to Russia. The concessions to Russia are ... | {"Name": "Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji", "Treaty type": "Commercial treaty, peace treaty", "Date signed": "21 July 1774(OS — 10 July)", "Location signed": "Küçük Kaynarca, Dobruja", "Negotiators": "Russian Empire Nicholas Repnin\n Ottoman Empire Ahmed Resmî Efendi\n Ottoman Empire İbrahim Münib Efendi", "Signatories": "Ru... |
The Worshipful Company of Curriers is one of the ancient livery companies of London, associated with the leather trade.
The curriers, or "curers of leather", of London formed an organisation in 1272; this merchant guild was recognised in 1415 by Ordinances of the City Common Council before its grant of a Royal Charter... | {"Motto": "Spes Nostra Deus", "Location": "c/o Tallow Chandlers' Hall, Dowgate Hill, Londonhttps://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-the-city/working-with-and-for-others/Pages/city-livery-companies.aspx City livery companies 2012-12-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130115031541/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about... |
Farringdon is a London Underground and connected main line National Rail station in Clerkenwell, London, England, in the London Borough of Islington, just outside the boundary of the City of London. Opened in 1863 as the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground passenger railway, Farringdon i... | {"External links": "ZFD", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "Network Rail", "Location": "Clerkenwell", "Local authority": "London Borough of Islington", "Number of platforms": "6 (2 National Rail)(2 London Underground)(2 Elizabeth line)", "Fare zone": "1", "DfT category": "E", "Listed feature": "Underground ... |
The Apollo Theater (formerly the Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre; also Apollo Theatre) is a multi-use theater at 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Eighth Avenue) in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It is a noted v... | {"Location": "253 West 125th StreetManhattan, New York", "Type": "Indoor theater", "Broke ground": "1913", "Opened": "1914", "Renovated": "1934, 1978, 1982-1988, 2002-2005", "Expanded": "2024 (planned)", "Public transit": "Subway: 125th Street", "Operator": "Apollo Theater Foundation", "Seating type": "fixed", "Capacit... |
The Royal Canadian Mint () is the mint of Canada and a Crown corporation, operating under the Royal Canadian Mint Act. The shares of the Mint are held in trust for the Crown in right of Canada.
The Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The Mint ... | {"Type": "Crown corporation", "Industry": "Coin mintage", "Founded": "1908 01 02", "Headquarters": "Ottawa, Ontario, Canada", "Products": "Coins", "Services": "Precious metal storage, assay, refinery and coin production", "Parent": "Government of Canada"} |
Mulund (Pronunciation: [muluɳɖ]) is a suburb in the north-east of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It comes under zone railway station on the Central Railway line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It was first railway station of Mumbai Suburban district on the central railway line. Next station is, Thane railway station comes... | {"Type": "Municipal Corporation", "Body": "Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC)", "Density": "auto", "Website": "mumbaisuburban.gov.in"} |
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Gene Anthony Ray (May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003) was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. A native of New York City, Ray was best known for his portrayal of dancer Leroy Jo... | {"Name": "Gene Anthony Ray", "Caption": "Ray in 1986", "Birth date": "1962 5 24 y", "Birth place": "Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 11 14 1962 5 24 y", "Death place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Other names": "Gene Ray", "Known For": "Leroy Johnson - Fame", "Occupation": "Actor dancer ... |
Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player and the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers befo... | {"Born": "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.", "Listed height": "7", "Listed weight": "222", "High school": "Sterling (Houston, Texas)", "College": "Houston (1980-1983)"} |
Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 - 29 May 1987) served as the 5th prime minister of India between 28 July 1979 and 14 January 1980. Historians and people alike frequently refer to him as the 'champion of India's peasants'.
Early life
Charan Singh was born on 23 December 1902 in a rural peasant family of the ... | {"Name": "Chaudhary Charan Singh", "Alternative text": "Charan Singh", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1979", "Term start": "28 July 1979", "Term end": "20 August 1979(Caretaker: 21 August 1979 - 14 January 1980)", "Vice president": "B. D. Jatti Mohammad Hidayatullah", "Office 2": "3rd Deputy Prime Minister of In... |
Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet, with significant additional telecommunications and mass media assets. Rogers has its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario."Contact Us Mail or Fax"... | {"Type": "Public", "Industry": "TelecommunicationsMass media", "Products": "Landline and mobile telephony, Internet services, digital television, broadcasting, cable TV, publishing", "Revenue": "Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022", "Parent": "Rogers family, through Rogers Control Trust (administered by Scotiabank) (con... |
Vidéotron is a Canadian integrated telecommunications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, cable telephony, wireless communication and Internet access services. Owned by Quebecor, it primarily serves Quebec and Ottawa, as well as the Francophone communities of New Bru... | {"Formerly": "Télécâble Vidéotron Limitée", "Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Telecommunications", "Founded": "1964", "Headquarters": "612 Saint-Jacques St.Montreal, QuebecH3C 4M8", "Services": "Cable television, Cable internet, Cable VoIP Telephony, Wireless communication", "Revenue": "12px $3.735 billion CAD (2021)h... |
Rogers Plus was a brand name for the retail operations of Rogers Communications. It was formerly two separate brands, namely the Rogers Wireless chain of telecommunications stores previously operated by InterTAN under licence from Rogers, and the Rogers Video chain of video rental stores. In early 2007, Rogers retired ... | {"Type": "Division of Rogers Communications", "Founded": "1988", "Defunct": "April 16, 2012", "Headquarters": "Toronto, Ontario", "Industry": "Retail", "Products": "Cable modems, home video, mobile phones, netbooks, set-top boxes, tablet computers", "Services": "Rentals for home video, video games and video game consol... |
Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed il Molleggiato (the springy one) because of his dancing.
Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and critical success. With around 150 million records sold worldwide, he is the seco... | {"Name": "Adriano Celentano", "Caption": "Celentano in October 2013", "Birth date": "yes 1938 01 06", "Birth place": "Milan, Italy", "Occupation": "Musician singer composer actor filmmaker television personality", "Years active": "1957-present", "Spouse(s)": "Claudia Mori 1964", "Children": "3, including Rosalinda Cele... |
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufacturing; hospitality; agriculture; cannabis; chemical trades; security; textile, and he... | {"Abbreviation": "UFCW", "Merger of": "Amalgamated Meat Cutters Retail Clerks International Union", "Type": "Trade union", "Headquarters": "Washington, DC, US", "Location": "Canada United States", "Affiliations": "AFL-CIO Canadian Labour Congress IUF UNI Global Union"} |
Swiss Chalet is a Canadian chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1954 in Toronto, Ontario. Swiss Chalet has locations in most Canadian provinces, but about 80% are in Ontario and there are currently none in Quebec. Swiss Chalet is among the holdings of Recipe Unlimited, which also owns the fast food chain Harve... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Parent": "Recipe Unlimited", "Founded": "1954", "Headquarters": "Toronto, Ontario", "Industry": "Food service", "Products": "Rotisserie chickenCanadian cuisine", "Website": "https://www.swisschalet.com/ swisschalet.com"} |
Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (30 April 1910 - 15 June 1983), popularly known as Sri Sri, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and films. Noted for his anthology Maha Prasthanam, Sri Sri is a recipient of a National Film Award, a Nandi Award and a Sahitya Akademi Award.
He was a me... | {"Name": "Sri Sri", "Image": "SRISRI.JPG", "Caption": "Sri Sri", "Birth date": "yes 1910 4 30", "Birth place": "Visakhapatnam, Madras Presidency, British India(present-day Andhra, India)", "Death date": "yes 1983 6 15 1910 4 30", "Death place": "Madras, Tamil Nadu, India", "Birth name": "Srirangam Srinivasa Rao", "Spou... |
Daniel Keenan Savage (born October 7, 1964) is an American author, media pundit, journalist, and LGBT community activist."i was 16 ... We were anti-draft-registration in 1981." Savage Love, the Comic, p. 3. (Seattle, WA:Bear Bones Press, 1994), located at Michigan State University Libraries, Special Collections Divis... | {"Caption": "Savage at Inforum, 2013", "Birth name": "Daniel Keenan Savage", "Birth date": "1964 10 7", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Other names": "Keenan Hollahan", "Education": "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BFA)", "Occupation": "Author, media pundit, journalist, newspaper editor, sex advice ... |
MechWarrior is a series of video games set in the fictional universe of BattleTech.
Games
Within the MechWarrior games, players take control of a single BattleMech and combat other BattleMechs, tanks, infantry, and more, from within the cockpit of their machine. A third-person alternate view is available in MechWarri... | {"Title": "MechWarrior", "Caption": "MechWarrior logo", "Developer": "DynamixActivisionZipper InteractiveFASA InteractiveTsunami Visual TechnologiesWandering Samurai StudiosPersonae StudiosPiranha Games", "Publisher": "ActivisionHasbro InteractiveMicrosoftPersonae StudiosInfinite Game PublishingPiranha Games", "Genre":... |
Charles Joseph Watters (January 17, 1927 - November 19, 1967) was a chaplain (major) in the United States Army and Roman Catholic priest. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery exhibited while rescuing wounded men in the Vietnam War's Battle of Dak To.
Born in 1927, Watters joined the Air National ... | {"Born": "Jersey City, New Jersey, US", "Died": "near Đắk Tô, Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam", "Allegiance": "United States of America", "Awards": "Medal of HonorBronze StarPurple HeartAir Medal"} |
In computing, Kannel is an open-source WAP gateway. It provides the essential part of the WAP infrastructure as open source software to everyone so that the market potential for WAP services, both from wireless operators and specialized service providers, will be realized as efficiently as possible.
Kannel also works ... | {"Developer(s)": "The Kannel Group", "Written in": "C", "Type": "Gateway", "License": "Kannel Software Licensehttp://www.kannel.org/download/1.4.3/gateway-1.4.3/LICENSE The Kannel Software License, Version 1.0 The Kannel Group 2009-03-04 (very similar to the Apache License v. 1.1)", "Website": "www.kannel.org"} |
Warwick is a German bass guitar manufacturing company. Warwick basses were originally a premium brand offering a small range of models built from high quality and exotic tonewoods. The company also produces valve and FET amplifiers, speaker cabinets, bass guitar strings, and is the owner of the Framus trademark. Their ... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany (1982)", "Headquarters": "Markneukirchen, Germany", "Industry": "Musical instruments", "Products": "acoustic & electric basses electric upright bass bass amplifiers", "Divisions": "Framus", "Parent": "Hans-Peter Wilfer", "Website": "warwick.de"} |
The minister of health () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing health-focused government agencies including Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as enforcing the Canada Health Act, the law governing Canada's universal health care system.
The cu... | {"Post": "Minister of Health", "Insignia size": "200px", "Incumbent": "Mark Holland", "Incumbent since": "July 26, 2023", "Department": "Health Canada", "Style": "The Honourable", "Member of": "House of Commons Privy Council Cabinethttps://www.ourcommons.ca/About/OurProcedure/ParliamentaryFramework/c_g_parliamentaryfra... |
Word of Mouth is the second solo studio album by American bassist Jaco Pastorius, released in 1981, while he was still a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report, and also the name of a big band that Pastorius assembled and with which he toured from 1981 to 1983.
Critical reception
Reviewing the album in The P... | {"Released": "July 1981", "Recorded": "1980-1981", "Genre": "Jazz, jazz fusion", "Label": "Warner Bros.", "Producer": "Jaco Pastorius"} |
Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as St. Mary Bethlehem, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam, is a psychiatric hospital in London. Its famous history has inspired several horror books, films, and TV series, most notably Bedlam, a 1946 film with Boris Karloff.
The hospital is closely associated with King's College London an... | {"Location": "Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, London", "Care system": "National Health Service", "Type": "Specialist", "Beds": "Approx 350", "Opened": "1247 as priory 1330 as hospital", "Website": "https://slam.nhs.uk/bethlem-royal-hospital"} |
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, statutorily named the Tax and Trade Bureau and frequently shortened to TTB, is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury, which regulates and collects taxes on trade and imports of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms within the United States.
Overview
TTB was ... | {"Formed": "January 24, 2003", "Headquarters": "1310 G Street NWWashington, D.C.", "Employees": "531 (2006)", "Website": "www.ttb.gov"} |
Direct Hits is the first U.K. compilation album and the fourth U.K. LP released by The Who. It collects singles, B-sides, and album tracks originally recorded for Reaction Records and Track Records between 1966 and 1968.
Earlier Who recordings from 1965, such as "My Generation", were released in the UK by Brunswick R... | {"Released": "October 1968", "Recorded": "1966-1968", "Genre": "Rock", "Label": "Track"} |
St Bride's Church is a Church of England church in Fleet Street in the City of London. Likely dedicated to Saint Bridget perhaps as early as the 6th century, the building's most recent incarnation was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672, though Wren's original building was largely gutted by fire during the London ... | {"OS grid reference": "St Bride's Church", "Denomination": "Church of England", "Location": "London, EC 4Y 8AU", "Architect(s)": "Sir Christopher Wren", "Style": "Baroque", "Heritage designation": "Grade I listed building", "Rector": "Alison Joyce", "Country": "England"} |
Gargoyles (also known as Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles for season 3) is an animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, in collaboration with Jade Animation and Tama Productions for its first two seasons and Nelvana for its final, and originally aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15... | {"Also known as": "Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (season 3)", "Genre": "AnimationUrban fantasyMythological\nScience fantasySuperherohttps://www.ign.com/articles/how-disney-gargoyles-cartoon-redefined-cartoon-villainy? How Gargoyles Redefined Cartoon Villainy September 20, 2021https://screenrant.com/best-super-her... |
The British Science Association (BSA) is a charity and learned society founded in 1831 to aid in the promotion and development of science. Until 2009 it was known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA).Robert Winston, New Scientist, 3 February 2009. The current Chief Executive is Katherine Mathi... | {"Type": "Professional organisation and registered charity", "Registration no.": "212479", "Location": "Wellcome Wolfson Building, 165 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5HD", "Coordinates": "51.4971 N 0.1790 W inline,title", "Website": "www.BritishScienceAssociation.org"} |
Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, (born 10 February 1973) is a British businesswoman, philanthropist and public servant. She co-founded Last Minute during the dotcom boom of the early 2000s and has subsequently served on public service digital projects. She sits on the boards of WeTransfer and Chanel, as wel... | {"Name": "The Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho", "Image caption": "Lane Fox in 2013", "Term start": "12 March 2014", "Birth name": "Martha Lane Fox", "Birth date": "1973 2 10 y", "Birth place": "London, England", "Alma mater": "Magdalen College, Oxford"} |
The Poleshuks, also known as Polesians (, , ) are the indigenous population of Polesia (also known as Polesie and Polissia). Their language (or dialect), Polesian, forms a dialect continuum with the Ukrainian and Belarusian languages. In addition, Polesian includes many local variations and dialects, or sub-dialects.... | {"Name": "Poleshuks", "Raw image": "280px", "Image caption": "Poleshuks from Kobryn (1916)", "Languages": "Polesian language, Russian language, Ukrainian language, Belarusian language", "Religions": "Christianity", "Related ethnic groups": "Belarusians, Ukrainians"} |
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The Palk Strait ( Pākku Nīriṇai, Pok Samudra Sandhiya) is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the ... | {"Native name": "ta பாக்கு நீரிணை ta paaku neerinai", "Location": "Laccadive Sea-Bay of Bengal", "Coordinates": "10 00 N 79 45 E region:LK_type:waterbody_scale:2500000 title,inline", "Etymology": "Robert Palk", "Part of": "Indian Ocean", "Basin": "India, Sri Lanka", "Max. width": "82 km", "Min. width": "53 km", "Max. ... |
The Nguni languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in southern Africa (mainly South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kingdom of eSwatini) by the Nguni people. Nguni languages include Xhosa, Hlubi, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swati. The appellation "Nguni" derives from the Nguni cattle type. Ngoni (see below) is an ol... | {"Name": "Nguni", "Geographic distribution": "Southern Africa", "Ethnicities": "Nguni people", "Language family color": "Niger-Congo", "Language Family 2": "Atlantic-Congo", "Language Family 3": "Volta-Congo", "Language Family 4": "Benue-Congo", "Language family 5": "Bantoid", "Language family 6": "Southern Bantoid", "... |
Alavieska () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The word Ala means "lower", while t... | {"Land": "area_land_km2 Alavieska", "Water": "area_water_km2 Alavieska", "Rank": "population_rank Alavieska", "Density": "population_density_km2 Alavieska", "DST": "+03:00", "Website": "www.alavieska.fi"} |
Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 - November 12, 2003) was an American actor. Beginning his career as a child model, Brandis moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently won television and film roles. Brandis made his acting debut in 1982 as Kevin Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live. In 1990, he po... | {"Name": "Jonathan Brandis", "Caption": "Brandis in 1993", "Birth name": "Jonathan Gregory Brandis", "Birth date": "1976 4 13 yes", "Birth place": "Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 11 12 1976 4 13 yes", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Education": "San Fernando Valley Professional School... |
Alavus () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region, southeast of Seinäjoki, north of Tampere and north of Helsinki. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Ne... | {"Land": "area_land_km2 Alavus", "Water": "area_water_km2 Alavus", "Rank": "population_rank Alavus", "Density": "population_density_km2 Alavus", "DST": "+03:00", "Website": "www.alavus.fi"} |
Artjärvi () is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Orimattila on January 1, 2011.
The municipality was located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. It had a population of 1,412 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of . The population density was .
The municipality was unilingually ... | {"Land": "177.01", "Water": "20.32", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+3", "Website": "www.artjarvi.fi"} |
Ramona (1884) is an American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican-American War and annexation of the territory by the United States, it explores the life of a mixed-race Scottish-Native American orphan girl. The story was inspired by the marriage of Hugo Reid and Victoria Re... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Little, Brown", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)", "Pages": "335 (2007 ed.)", "ISBN": "(modern)"} |
Asikkala () is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Vääksy, at the shores of the Lake Päijänne. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. Asikkala's neighboring municipalities are Hämeenlinna, Heinola, Hollola, Lahti, Padasjoki and Sysmä.
The municipality has a... | {"Land": "area_land_km2 Asikkala", "Water": "area_water_km2 Asikkala", "Rank": "population_rank Asikkala", "Density": "population_density_km2 Asikkala", "DST": "+03:00", "Website": "www.asikkala.fi"} |
Exo, officially known as (RTM; ), is a public transport system in Greater Montreal, including the Island of Montreal, Laval (Île Jésus), and communities along both the North Shore of the Mille-Îles River and the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River. It was created on June 1, 2017, taking over from the . The RTM opera... | {"Name": "Exo", "Size of first image": "150px", "Second image": "AMTSBLG.JPG", "Size of second image": "300px", "Second image caption": "An outbound train on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line", "Reporting mark(s)": "EXO", "Host railroad(s)": "Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Kansas City fr no Réseau de transport mé... |
The Sotho-Tswana languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Southern Africa.
The Sotho-Tswana group corresponds to the S.30 label in Guthrie's 1967-71 classificationGuthrie, Malcolm (1967-1971). Comparative Bantu: An Introduction to the Comparative Linguistics and Prehistory of the Bantu Langua... | {"Name": "Sotho-Tswana", "Ethnicities": "Sotho-Tswana peoples", "Geographic distribution": "Southern Africa, mainly in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, and south-western Zambia,", "Language family color": "Niger-Congo", "Language Family 2": "Atlantic-Congo", "Language Family 3": "Volta-Congo", "Language Family 4": "Ben... |
The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and outdoor athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace Exhibition building which had been destroyed by fire in 1936, and is on the same site as the former F... | {"Location": "Crystal PalaceLondon, SE19England", "Coordinates": "51 25 08.7 N 0 04 07.7 W type:landmark title,inline", "Public transit": "london overground gb Rail Crystal Palace", "Broke ground": "1964", "Opened": "1964", "Operator": "Greenwich Leisure Limited", "Capacity": "16,000 (24,000 With Temporary Seating)"} |
Crystal Palace railway station is a Network Rail and London Overground station in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It is located in the Anerley area between the town centres of Crystal Palace and Penge, from . It is one of two stations built to serve the site of the 1851 exhibition building, the Crystal ... | {"External links": "CYP", "Managed by": "London Overground", "Owner": "Network Rail", "Fare zone": "4", "Location": "Crystal Palace", "Local authority": "London Borough of Bromley", "Number of platforms": "6\n<!--", "2004-05": "0.905", "2005-06": "1.038", "2006-07": "1.467", "2007-08": "1.671", "2008-09": "1.620", "200... |
Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. Characteristics of Brändö are the numerous assembly of islands and islets, most important of which are linked by bridges and causeways. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is ... | {"Land": "area_land_km2 Brändö", "Water": "area_water_km2 Brändö", "Rank": "population_rank Brändö", "Density": "population_density_km2 Brändö", "DST": "+03:00", "Website": "www.brando.ax"} |
William Anthony Kirsopp Lake (born April 2, 1939) is an American diplomat and political advisor who served as the 17th United States National Security Advisor from 1993 to 1997 and as the 6th Executive Director of UNICEF from 2010 to 2017.
He has been a foreign policy advisor to many Democratic U.S. presidents and pre... | {"Name": "Anthony Lake", "Term start": "April 30, 2010", "Term end": "December 31, 2017", "Office 2": "Director of Policy Planning", "President 2": "Jimmy Carter", "Predecessor 2": "Winston Lord", "Successor 2": "Paul Wolfowitz", "Birth name": "William Anthony Kirsopp Lake", "Birth date": "1939 4 2", "Birth place": "Ne... |
Sir Ninian Martin Stephen, (15 June 1923 - 29 October 2017) was an English-born Australian judge who served as the 20th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1982 to 1989. He was previously a justice of the High Court of Australia from 1972 to 1982.
Stephen was born in England to Scottish parents. As a child ... | {"Name": "Sir Ninian Stephen", "Term start": "29 July 1982", "Term end": "16 February 1989", "Office 2": "Justice of the High Court of Australia", "Nominator 2": "Billy McMahon", "Appointer 2": "Sir Paul Hasluck", "Predecessor 2": "Sir Victor Windeyer", "Successor 2": "Sir William Deane", "Birth name": "Ninian Martin S... |
Blánaid Salkeld (born Florence Ffrench Mullen; 1880 - 1959) was an Irish poet, dramatist, actor, and publisher, whose well-known literary salon was attended by, among others, Patrick Kavanagh and Flann O'Brien.
Early life and family
Salkeld was born Florence Ffrench Mullen in Chittagong on 10 August 1880, and grew up ... | {"Name": "Blánaid Salkeld", "Birth name": "Florence Ffrench Mullen", "Birth date": "10 August 1880", "Birth place": "Chittagong, India", "Death date": "yes 1959 1880", "Death place": "Dublin, Ireland", "Nationality": "Irish", "Spouse(s)": "Henry Salkeld 1902 1909 his death", "Children": "Cecil Ffrench Salkeld", "Relati... |
AutoREALM is an open source program designed to draw maps for role-playing games, mainly in fantasy settings. The program is similar to the commercial Campaign Cartographer.
AutoREALM, in its 2.x series, is primarily written in Delphi and only works in Windows and Wine. Work is underway to recode the GUI to use wxWidg... | {"Developer(s)": "Andy Gryc", "Written in": "C++, Delphi/Kylix", "Type": "Graphics / mapping", "License": "GNU GPL", "Website": "autorealm.sourceforge.net"} |
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