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The Dnieper (), also called Dnipro (), is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. Approximately long, with a drainage basin of , it is the longest river of Ukraine and Belarus and the fourth-longest... | {"Native name": "ru Днепр be Дняпро uk Дніпро", "Mouth": "0 m on", "Location": "Ukraine", "Coordinates": "46 30 00 N 32 20 00 E type:river_region:UA-48 inline,title", "Basin size": "504000 km2 on", "Left": "Sozh, Desna, Trubizh, Supiy, Sula, Psel, Vorskla, Samara, Konka, Bilozerka", "Right": "Drut, Berezina, Pripyat,... |
The Berezina or Biarezinaofficial transliteration (, ; ) is a river in Belarus and a right tributary of the Dnieper. The river starts in the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. The length of the Berezina is 613 km. The width of the river is 15-20 m, the maximum is 60 m. The banks are low (up to 0.5 m), steep in some areas (u... | {"Native name": "be Бярэзіна", "Mouth": "Dnieper", "Coordinates": "52 32 59 N 30 15 00 E it", "Basin size": "24500 km2 sqmi on"} |
Turner Ashby Jr. (October 23, 1828 – June 6, 1862) was an American officer. He was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War.
In his youth, he organized an informal cavalry company known as the Mountain Rangers, which became part of the 7th Virginia Cavalry ("Ashby's Cavalry"). On the outbreak of the ... | {"Born": "Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S", "Died": "Harrisonburg, Virginia", "Nickname(s)": "\"Black Knight of the Confederacy\"", "Allegiance": "Confederate States of America 1861", "Commands held": "Virginia 1861 7th Virginia Cavalry"} |
Student Pugwash USA engages students to promote the socially responsible use of science and technology in the 21st century. Members discuss the ethical, social and global implications of advances in these fields and explore the pursuit of socially responsible careers involving science and technology. SPUSA is the U.S.... | {"Type": "Public charity in the United States of America", "Location": "Washington, D.C.", "Origins": "Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs", "Website": "http://www.studentpugwash.org/"} |
Ivo of Chartres (also Ives, Yves, or Yvo; ; 1040 - 23 December 1115), also known as Saint Ivo in the Roman Catholic Church, was the Bishop of Chartres, France from 1090 until his death, and an important canonist during the Investiture Crisis.
Three extensive canonical works, namely Tripartita, Decretum, and Panormia,... | {"Born": "Beauvais, France", "Died": "23 December 1115", "Feast": "23 May", "Beatified": "Pope Pius V", "Canonized": "Pope Benedict XIV (?)", "Patronage": "Canonists (?)"} |
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia - New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 matches (seven pool matches, two quarter-finals and both semi-finals). The t... | {"Dates": "20 June (30 days)", "No. of nations": "16", "Champions": "New Zealand", "10px": "Wales", "Points scored": "32", "Attendance": "478449", "Top scorer(s)": "NZL Grant Fox (126)", "Most tries": "NZL Craig Green NZL John Kirwan(6 tries each)"} |
Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Syracuse University and was selected second overall in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Eagles, where h... | {"Born:": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Height:": "2", "Weight:": "240", "High school:": "Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)", "College:": "Syracuse (1994-1998)", "NFL Draft:": "2"} |
The Canada Company was a private British land development company that was established to aid in the colonization of a large part of Upper Canada. It was incorporated by royal charter on August 19, 1826, under an act of the British parliament,, later amended by 1916 c. xiv which was given royal assent on June 27, 1825.... | {"Type": "Chartered company", "Fate": "Dissolved", "Founded": "1826 (by royal charter)", "Defunct": "1953", "Headquarters": "No. 13, St. Helen's Place, Bishopsgate Street, London, England", "Industry": "Land development", "Services": "Land, roads, mills"} |
Thomas Fitzsimons (October 1741August 26, 1811) was an Irish-born American Founding Father, merchant, banker, and politician. A resident of Philadelphia, Fitzsimons represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, was a delegate to Constitutional Convention, and served in U.S. Congress. He was a signatory of the... | {"Name": "Thomas Fitzsimons", "Term start": "March 4, 1789", "Term end": "March 3, 1795", "Birth date": "October 1741", "Birth place": "Kingdom of Ireland", "Death date": "1811 8 26 1741 10", "Death place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Resting place": "St. Mary's, Philadelphia"} |
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a Chinese state research institute and think tank. It is a ministry-level institution under the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
According to Chen Daoyin, a former professor at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, CASS "is not so much a... | {"Abbreviation": "CASS", "Type": "Think tank", "Headquarters": "South Middle Ring Road, Wangjing Area, Chaoyang District", "Location": "China", "Coordinates": "39.9078 116.4262 type:landmark_region:CN inline,title", "Subsidiaries": "China Social Sciences Press"} |
Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 - July 18, 1863) was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born into a Boston upper class abolitionist family, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (the 54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast. Supporting the promised equal treatment for his... | {"Born": "Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Died": "Charleston County, South Carolina, U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States United States of America 1861", "Commands held": "54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment"} |
The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Staatsoper Hamburg) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current Intendant of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current Generalmusikdirektor of the company is Kent Nagano.
History
Opera in Hamburg dates to ... | {"Former names": "Hamburgische OperHamburgisches Stadt-Theater", "Location": "Große Theaterstraße 25,20354 Hamburg, Germany", "Coordinates": "53 33 24 N 9 59 20 E region:DE_type:landmark inline,title", "Public transit": "Hamburg U-Bahn U2 x12 Gänsemarkt (50 m)Hamburg U-Bahn U1 x12 Stephansplatz (100 m)", "Type": "oper... |
JMC Airlines Limited (also known as JMC Air, JMC Airlines or simply JMC and stylised as jmc) was a UK charter airline formed by the merger of Caledonian Airways and Flying Colours Airlines, following the purchase of Thomas Cook & Son by the Carlson Leisure Group. JMC Air was named after the initials of the son of Thoma... | {"Image size (px)": "120", "IATA Designator": "MT", "ICAO Designator": "JMC", "Callsign": "JMC", "Current Fleet Size": "49", "Number of Destinations": "see Thomas Cook Airlines", "Founded": "1999 9 y", "Commenced operations": "2000 3 y", "Ceased operations": "2003 3 31 y (rebranded as Thomas Cook Airlines)", "Headquar... |
Thomas Cook Airlines Limited was a British charter and scheduled airline headquartered in Manchester, England. It was founded in 2007 from the merger of Thomas Cook Group and MyTravel Group, and was part of the Thomas Cook Group Airlines. It served leisure destinations worldwide from its main bases at Manchester Airpor... | {"Airline name": "Thomas Cook Airlines", "Image size (px)": "175", "IATA Designator": "MT", "ICAO Designator": "TCX", "Callsign": "THOMAS COOK", "Ceased operations": "2019 09 23 y", "Air Carrier Operator's Certificate # (AOC)": "549", "Parent Company": "Thomas Cook Group", "Founded": "1999 09 01 y(as JMC Air) 2003 04 y... |
Menpehtyre Ramesses I (or Ramses) was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 19th Dynasty. The dates for his short reign are not completely known but the timeline of late 1292-1290 BC is frequently cited as well as 1295-1294 BC. p. 165. While Ramesses I was the founder of the 19th Dynasty, his brief reign mainly serve... | {"Reign": "1292–1290 BC or 1295–1294 BC", "Predecessor": "Horemheb", "Successor": "Seti I", "Children": "Seti I", "Dynasty": "19th Dynasty", "Father": "Seti", "Died": "1290 or 1294 BC", "Burial": "KV16"} |
The State Anthem of the Armenian SSR was the national anthem of Armenia when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. It was used between 1944 and 1991. Its music was composed by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, and the lyrics were written by Sarmen. Along with the ... | {"Lyrics": "Sarmen (Armenak Sarkisyan)", "Music": "1944", "Adopted": "1944", "Relinquished": "1991", "Succeeded by": "\"Mer Hayrenik\""} |
Orchestra Hall is an elaborate concert hall in the United States, located at 3711 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. The hall is renowned for its superior acoustic properties and serves as the home of the internationally known Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), the fourth oldest orchestra in the United States... | {"Operator": "Detroit Symphony Orchestra", "Capacity": "Orchestra Hall: 2,000 The Cube: 450", "Type": "Concert hall", "Opened": "1919", "Reopened": "1989, 2003"} |
Samuel Ramey (born March 28, 1942) is an American operatic bass.Ralph Blumenthal, "The Devil? He's a Basso Whose Voice Is Heavenly", The New York Times, February 17, 1998.Anthony Tommasini, "An Aw Shucks Manner, but Don't Be Fooled: He's an Absolute Devil", The New York Times, November 5, 1999.
At the height of his ca... | {"Name": "Samuel Ramey", "Birth date": "1942 3 28", "Birth place": "Colby, Kansas", "Occupation": "Opera singer", "Years active": "1973-present"} |
Symphony Center is a music complex located at 220 South Michigan Avenue in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Civic Orchestra of Chicago; and the Institute for Learning, Access, and Training; Symphony Center includes the 2,522-seat Orchestra Hall, which ... | {"Location": "Chicago, Illinois", "Type": "Concert hall", "Built": "1904", "Opened": "1904 12 14", "Owner": "Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association", "Capacity": "Orchestra Hall: 2,522Armour Stage: 150Grainger Ballroom: 300The Club at Symphony Center: 120Buntrock Hall: 350"} |
Yancy Victoria Butler (born July 2, 1970) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Natasha Binder in the 1993 film Hard Target, Jess Crossman in Drop Zone, and Detective Sara Pezzini on the TNT supernatural drama series Witchblade.
Early life
Yancy Victoria Butler was born in Greenwich Village in Manhatta... | {"Name": "Yancy Butler", "Image": "YancyButler5.JPG", "Caption": "Butler in May 2009", "Birth name": "Yancy Victoria Butler", "Birth date": "1970 7 2", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1979, 1991-present"} |
Kegworth () is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, in the East Midlands region, England. It forms part of the border with Nottinghamshire and is situated 6 miles north of Loughborough, 12 miles southwest of Nottingham, 12.5 miles southeast of Derby and 17 miles ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "District": "North West Leicestershire", "Shire county": "Leicestershire", "UK Parliament": "North West Leicestershire", "Postcode district": "DE74", "Population": "(2011 census)", "Website": "kegworthparishcouncil.gov.uk/"} |
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was a republic in the Soviet Union. The Latvian SSR existed for over 50 years, from 5 August 1940 to 6 September 1991.
The Soviet annexation of Latvia took place in June and August of 1939, according to the agreed terms ... | {"Conventional long name": "Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic", "Native name": "lv Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika no ru Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика no", "Symbol type": "State emblem(1940-1990)", "National motto": "\"Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties!\"\"Workers of the world, unite!\... |
Walbrook is a Ward of the City of London and a minor street in its vicinity. The ward is named after a river of the same name.
The ward of Walbrook contains two of the City's most notable landmarks: the Bank of England and the Mansion House. The street runs between Cannon Street and Bank junction, though vehicular tra... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "London Assembly": "City of London", "OS grid reference": "TQ325810", "Postcode district": "EC4", "Dialling code": "020", "UK Parliament": "Cities of London and Westminster"} |
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thumb|300px|The grave of William Garden Blaikie, Rosebank Cemetery, Edinburgh
William Garden Blaikie FRSE (5 February 1820, in Aberdeen - 11 June 1899) was a Scottish minister, writer, biographer, and temperance reformer.
Life
His father James Ogilvie ... | {"Name": "William Garden Blaikie", "Caption": "Rev Prof William Garden Blaikie", "Birth date": "5 February 1820", "Birth place": "Aberdeen, Scotland", "Death date": "11 June 1899", "Occupation": "TheologianwriterTemperance reformerModerator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland (1892)", "Parent(s)": "J... |
Natsagiin Bagabandi (; born April 22, 1950) is a Mongolian politician and the director of Oyu Tolgoi LLC. Previously, he was the President of Mongolia from 1997 to 2005, and a member of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party.Events Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Biography
left|thumb|President Natsagyiyn Bagab... | {"Native name": "Нацагийн Багабанди", "Alternative text": "Bagabandi in 2000", "Term start": "20 June 1997", "Term end": "24 June 2005", "Order 2": "General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Party", "President 2": "Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat", "Premier 2": "Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan", "Predecessor... |
Andranik Nahapeti Margaryan (; 12 June 1951 – 25 March 2007) served as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 12 May 2000, when the President appointed him, until his death on 25 March 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party of Armenia. He succeeded the Sargsyan brothers: Vazgen Sargsyan, who was murdered during the ... | {"Name": "Andranik Margaryan hy Անդրանիկ Մարգարյան", "Nationality": "Armenian", "Image size": "200px", "Term start": "12 May 2000", "Term end": "25 March 2007", "Birth date": "1951 6 12 y", "Birth place": "Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union", "Death date": "2007 3 25 1951 6 12 y", "Death place": "Yerevan, Armenia", "... |
The president of Hungary, officially the president of the republicUnder the Basic Law, adopted in 2011, the official name of the state is simply Hungary; Before, the state was called the Republic of Hungary. However, the office is nonetheless referred to as the president of the republic even under the Basic Law, thoug... | {"Post": "President of the Republic", "Body": "Hungary", "Native name": "hu Magyarország köztársasági elnöke", "Flag caption": "Standard of the president", "Incumbent": "Katalin Novák", "Incumbent since": "10 May 2022", "Residence": "Sándor PalaceBudapest, Hungary", "Appointer": "National Assembly", "Term length": "Fiv... |
Fitzrovia () is a district of central London, England, near the West End. The eastern part of area is in the London Borough of Camden, and the western in the City of Westminster. It has its roots in the Manor of Tottenham Court, and was urbanised in the 18th century. Its name was coined in the late 1930s by Tom Driberg... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "London Assembly": "Westminster", "UK Parliament": "Cities of London and Westminster", "Postcode district": "W1WC1", "Dialling code": "020", "OS grid reference": "TQ292821"} |
The Menai Strait (, the "river Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. It varies in width from from Fort Belan to Abermenai Point to from Traeth Gwyllt to Caernarfon Castle. It then narrows to in the middle reaches (Y Felinhel... | {"Native name": "cy Afon Menai", "Location": "Irish Sea", "Coordinates": "53 10 50 N 4 14 00 W inline,title region:GB_type:waterbody_source:cawiki", "Settlements": "Bangor, Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Y Felinheli, Menai Bridge"} |
DVONN is a two-player strategy board game in which the objective is to accumulate pieces in stacks. It was released in 2001 by Kris Burm as the fourth game in the GIPF Project. DVONN won the 2002 International Gamers Award and the Games magazine Game of the Year Award in 2003.
Rules
Equipment
DVONN is played on ... | {"Name": "DVONN", "Image caption": "Close-up board and game pieces", "Designers": "Kris Burm", "Publishers": "Rio Grande Games Don & Co.SmartGames", "Publication": "2001", "Genres": "Board game Abstract strategy game", "Players": "2", "Age range": "8 and up", "Setup time": "Negligible", "Playing time": "30 minutes", "R... |
In J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy The Lord of the Rings, Harad is the immense land south of Gondor and Mordor. Its main port is Umbar, the base of the Corsairs of Umbar whose ships serve as the Dark Lord Sauron's fleet. Its people are the dark-skinned Haradrim or Southrons; their warriors wear scarlet and gold, and ar... | {"Other name(s)": "Haradwaith, Hyarmen, the Sunlands", "Type": "Vast hot southern region", "First appearance": "The Fellowship of the Ring", "Locations": "Umbar, Near Harad, Far Harad"} |
Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram ((), (, )), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in Bengal region. It is the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. It hosts the busiest seaport on the Bay of Bengal. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli Rive... | {"Type": "Mayor-Council", "Body": "Chattogram City Corporation", "Density": "32008", "Metro density": "8254000", "Urban density": "Auto", "Website": "Chittagong City Corporation"} |
Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2022 census of 33,202,326. The administrative division includes mainland Ch... | {"Body": "Government of Bangladesh", "Density": "auto", "ISO 3166 code": "BD-B", "Website": "www.chittagongdiv.gov.bd/"} |
The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsible for producing Australia's premier annual film and television awards, the ... | {"Abbreviation": "AFI", "Type": "Film and television organisation", "Headquarters": "Melbourne, Victoria", "Location": "236 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205", "Website": "www.afi.org.au"} |
Calvert is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, near the village of Steeple Claydon.
Originally named after a wealthy local family who had inherited property at Claydon House, Middle Claydon, on condition that they changed their surname to Verney, the village was founded as a hamlet in the Victorian era to house wor... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01296", "OS grid reference": "SP6824", "Website": "Calvert Green website"} |
Portland General Electric (PGE) is a Fortune 1000 public utility based in Portland, Oregon. It distributes electricity to customers in parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Yamhill, Washington, and Polk counties - 44% of the inhabitants of Oregon. Founded in 1888 as the Willamette Falls Electric Company, the company h... | {"Type": "Public company", "Founded": "1888", "Headquarters": "Portland, Oregon, U.S.", "Industry": "Public utility", "Products": "Electric power", "Revenue": "1.9 billion yes (2015)http://financials.morningstar.com/income-statement/is.html?t=POR®ion=USA&culture=en_US Financial Statements for Portland General - Mor... |
Raj Kapoor (; born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988), also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor, was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema.*
He is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in history of Indian cinema,*
and has been referred ... | {"Name": "Raj Kapoor", "Caption": "Raj Kapoor in Anari (1959)", "Birth name": "Shrishti Nath Kapoorhttps://www.juggernaut.in/books/khullam-khulla-rishi-kapoor-uncensored/preview April 2022", "Birth date": "yes 1924 12 14", "Birth place": "Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtun... |
The Ayala Center is a major commercial development operated by Ayala Land located in the Makati Central Business District in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
About the Center
thumb|Aerial view of Glorietta in Ayala Center (2008)
The Ayala Center is a recreational, shopping, dining, and entertainment development loca... | {"Opening date": "1991", "Developer": "Ayala Land", "Owner": "Ayala Land", "Transport": "metro manila MRT-3 Ayalabus rapid E EDSA Busway #FF0000 white Ayala\nborder:none;padding:0; bus 1 One Ayala 10 List of bus routes in Metro Manila #40a83b white 11 List of bus routes in Metro Manila #56bf89 white 12 List of bus ro... |
The Gabriela Women's Party (General Assembly Binding Women for Reform, Integrity, Equality, Leadership and Action), or simply GABRIELA, is a progressive Filipino political party that advocates for women's issues and represents Filipino women in the House of Representatives.
The party is separate, although allied, with... | {"Leader": "Liza Maza", "Slogan": "babae, bata, bayan... tuloy ang laban! (Women, children, (and the) nation... the fight continues!)", "Founded": "1984, 2003 (as partylist)", "Political position": "Left-wing", "Ideology": "National democracySocialist feminismMarxist feminismProgressivism", "Headquarters": "Quezon City... |
Woughton ( ) is a civil parish in south central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The parish council uses the term Community Council.
The parish takes its name from the original ecclesiastic parish of Woughton and the village of Woughton on the Green. It was reduced in size in 2012 when an area in the east of t... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes South", "Postcode district": "MK6", "Dialling code": "01908", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 4 February 2013", "OS grid reference": "SP... |
The River Teign is a river in the county of Devon, England. It is long and rises on Dartmoor, becomes an estuary just below Newton Abbot and reaches the English Channel at Teignmouth.
Toponymy
The river-name 'Teign' is first attested in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 739, where it appears as Teng. The name is pre-Roman, ... | {"Mouth": "0 m on", "Location": "English Channel", "Coordinates": "50 32 23 N 3 30 2 W inline,title", "Left": "Blackaton Brook, Fingle Brook, Reedy Brook, Sowton Brook, Bramble Brook, Kate Brook, Well Head Brook", "Right": "Beadon Brook, River Bovey, River Lemon, Aller Brook"} |
International School Manila (abbreviation: ISM or IS Manila) is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian international school located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1920 as the American School by a group of American and British parents living in Manila, it adopted its present name i... | {"Superintendent": "William Brown", "CEEB code": "705720", "Faculty": "226", "Athletics conference": "Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools (IASAS)About IASAS - IASAS.asia https://iasas.asia/about/ iasas.asia 14 February 2022", "Nickname": "American Indians (1930-95)Bearcats (since 1995)", "Website"... |
Charles Follen McKim (August 24, 1847 - September 14, 1909) was an American Beaux-Arts architect of the late 19th century. Along with William Rutherford Mead and Stanford White, he provided the architectural expertise as a member of the partnership McKim, Mead & White.
Life and career
McKim was born in Chester County,... | {"Name": "Charles Follen McKim", "Birth date": "1847 08 24", "Birth place": "Chester County, Pennsylvania", "Death date": "1909 09 14 1847 08 24", "Death place": "St. James, New York", "Occupation": "Architect", "Notable works": "Columbia University, University Club of New York, New York Penn Station, Morgan Library, B... |
Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire (, literally Saint-Brisson on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.INSEE commune file
Name
The name Saint-Brisson is traditionally derived that of Saint Brice, to whom the parish church is dedicated.
Château
The , built by the de Sancerre family in the early 13t... | {"Name": "Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "The road to the church", "Arrondissement": "Montargis", "Canton": "Sully-sur-Loire", "Postal code": "45500", "Mayor": "Claude PléauRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0... |
Maverick is an American Western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins and originally starring James Garner as an adroitly articulate poker player plying his trade on riverboats and in saloons while traveling incessantly through the 19th-century American frontier. The show ran for five seasons ... | {"Genre": "Western\n Comedy", "Created by": "Roy Huggins", "Starring": "James Garner\n Jack Kelly\n Roger Moore\n Robert Colbert", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "60 minutes", "Original network": "ABC", "Original release": "1962 4 22"} |
Laurie Skreslet (born October 25, 1949) is a Canadian mountaineer best known for his ascent of Mount Everest.
On October 5, 1982 at 9:30am local time, Skreslet became the first Canadian to reach the summit of Mount Everest, via the southeast col route. The 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition (sponsored by Air Canad... | {"Name": "Laurie Skreslet", "Birth date": "October 25, 1949", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Occupation": "Mountain Climbing", "Years active": "1970-Present", "Known For": "Being the first Canadian to summit Mount Everest", "Notable works": "To the Top of Everest(book)"} |
Maverick is a 1994 American Western comedy film directed by Richard Donner, written by William Goldman, and starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner. Based on the 1957-1962 television series of the same name created by Roy Huggins and originally starring James Garner, the film stars Gibson as Bret Maverick, a... | {"Directed by": "Richard Donner SUMMER SNEAKS '94 : Was, Is and Always a Maverick : His signatures are Rockford and Maverick--can anybody in Hollywood do cool and canny better than James Garner? The Los Angeles Times May 15, 1994 http://articles.latimes.com/1994-05-15/entertainment/ca-57884_1_james-garner November 2... |
[[File:ThinkGeek_logo_1999-2014.webp|thumb|right|ThinkGeek logo from 1999 to 2014]]
ThinkGeek was an American retailer that catered to computer enthusiasts and "geek culture". Described as a "Sharper Image for sysadmins", their merchandise has been likened to "toys for adults, novelties designed to appeal to both your ... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1999 08 13", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "Retail", "Parent": "Geeknet (2000-present)", "Website": "http://www.thinkgeek.com/"} |
Biogen Inc. is an American multinational biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in the discovery, development, and delivery of therapies for the treatment of neurological diseases to patients worldwide.
History
Biogen was founded in 1978 in Geneva as Biotechnology Geneva by several pro... | {"Formerly": "Biogen Idec Inc.(2003-2015)", "Type": "Public company", "Founded": "1978", "Industry": "Biotechnology", "Products": "Avonex, Fampyra, Plegridy, Tecfidera, Tysabri, Spinraza", "Revenue": "10.17 billion yes (2022)", "Headquarters": "Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Website": "biogen.com"} |
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The Macintosh IIsi is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from October 1990 to March 1993. Introduced as a lower-cost alternative to the other Macintosh II fami... | {"Family": "Macintosh II", "Image caption": "A Macintosh IIsi", "Release date": "1990 10 15", "Base price": "2999 1990 -1", "CPU make and model": "Motorola 68030", "CPU clock speed": "20 MHz", "Operating system": "System 6.0.7 - Mac OS 7.6.1", "Amount of memory installed": "1 MB, expandable to 17 MB", "Memory type": "1... |
Scsh (a Scheme shell) is computer software, a type of shell for an operating system. It is a Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) application programming interface (API) layered on the programming language Scheme, in a manner to make the most of Scheme's ability for scripting. Scsh is limited to 32-bit platforms... | {"Original author(s)": "Olin Shivers", "Developer(s)": "Brian CarlstromMartin GasbichlerMike Sperber", "Initial release": "1994 10 31 yes", "Repository": "github.com/scheme/scsh", "Written in": "Scheme 48", "Platform": "IA-32", "Size": "4.2 MB", "Available in": "English", "Type": "Unix shell", "License": "BSD-3-Clause"... |
Santo Luigi Cilauro (born 25 November 1961) is an Australian comedian, television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman who is also a co-founder of The D-Generation. Known as the weatherman in Frontline, he is also an author and former radio presenter on Triple M, and achieved worldwide f... | {"Name": "Santo Cilauro", "Caption": "Cilauro in 2016", "Other names": "Snatto Ghauro, Zladko Vladcik", "Birth name": "Santo Luigi Cilauro", "Birth date": "1961 11 25 y", "Birth place": "Melbourne, Victoria, Australia", "Known For": "The Late Show, The Panel, The Dish, The Castle, Frontline and Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup ... |
Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, west of Boston. The town is best known as the starting point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriots' Day each April, and as the headquarters for the Dell EMC corporation.
At the 2020 census, the town had a population of 18,758. The U.S.... | {"Type": "Open town meeting", "Land": "26.6", "Water": "1.6", "Density": "auto", "DST": "-4", "Website": "www.hopkintonma.gov"} |
John Russell Colvin (29 May 1807 - 9 September 1857) was a British administrator of the East India Company, and Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 1853 until his death from cholera during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Biography
thumb|right|300px|Tomb of John Russell Colvin inside the Red Fort of ... | {"Name": "John Russell Colvin", "Birth date": "1807 5 29 yes", "Birth place": "Calcutta, Bengal Presidency", "Death date": "1857 9 9 1807 5 29 yes", "Death place": "Agra, North-Western Provinces", "Alma mater": "East India Company College"} |
Lieutenant-General William Tryon (8 June 172927 January 1788) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of North Carolina from 1764 to 1771 and the governor of New York from 1771 to 1777. He also served during the Seven Years' War, the Regulator Movement, and the American War of Indep... | {"Name": "William Tryon", "Image caption": "Alleged portrait of William Tryon (1767)", "Term start": "27 October 1764", "Term end": "30 June 1771", "Office 2": "Governor of New York", "Monarch 2": "George III", "Predecessor 2": "Cadwallader Colden (acting)", "Successor 2": "James Robertson", "Birth date": "1729 6 8 y",... |
The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is an American award presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. annually since 1998, except for the years 2020 and 2021. Named after the 19th-century humorist Mark Twain, it is presented to individuals who have "had an impact on American s... | {"Awarded for": "having \"had an impact on American society in ways similar to\" Mark Twain", "Presented by": "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1998", "Website": "https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/"} |
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was named in 1964 as a... | {"Location": "Washington, D.C., United States", "Coordinates": "38.8957 -77.0559 region:US it", "Type": "Performing arts center", "Broke ground": "December 2, 1964", "Opened": "1971 09 08", "Owner": "United States government", "Operator": "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsDavid Rubenstein, ChairmanDeborah ... |
Devana ( , ), Zevana (), less often Zievonya () is the goddess of wild nature, forests, hunting and the moon worshiped by the Western Slavs. In the sources, she was first mentioned in the 15th century by Jan Długosz, who compared her to the Roman goddess Diana. Dziewanna is also a Polish name for Verbascum, and the ety... | {"Animals": "Sighthounds", "Roman equivalent": "Diana", "Greek equivalent": "Artemis", "Norse equivalent": "Skaði", "Other names": "Zevana, Dziewanna"} |
Zorya (lit. "Dawn"; also many variants: Zarya, Zara, Zorza, Zaranitsa, Zoryushka, etc.) is a figure in Slavic folklore, a feminine personification of dawn, possibly goddess. Depending on tradition, she may appear as a singular entity, often called "The Red Maiden", or two or three sisters at once. Although Zorya is ety... | {"Other names": "Zaranitsa, Zarya, Zara, Zoryushka", "Greek equivalent": "Eos", "Roman equivalent": "Aurora", "Hinduism equivalent": "Ushas", "Siblings": "Sun (Dažbog), Moon, Zvezda", "Indo-European equivalent": "H₂éwsōs"} |
thumb|General Bridges' grave at Duntroon. The consultant designer and architect was Walter Burley Griffin
thumb|General Bridges is listed on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario.
Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges, (18 February 1861 - 18 May 1915) was a senior Australi... | {"Born": "Greenock, Scotland", "Died": "At sea", "Allegiance": "Australia", "Commands held": "1st Division (1914–15)Royal Military College, Duntroon (1910–14)Chief of the General Staff (1909)", "Awards": "Knight Commander of the Order of the BathCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeMentioned in Despatches"... |
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William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 - September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as US Secretary of War and US Secretary of the Treasury before he ran for US president i... | {"Name": "William Crawford", "Term start": "October 22, 1816", "Term end": "March 6, 1825", "Office 2": "United States Minister to France", "President 2": "James Madison", "Predecessor 2": "Joel Barlow", "Successor 2": "Albert Gallatin", "Birth name": "William Harris Crawford", "Birth date": "1772 2 24", "Birth place":... |
James Gillespie Birney (February 4, 1792November 18, 1857) was an American abolitionist, politician, and attorney born in Danville, Kentucky. He changed from being a planter and slave owner to abolitionism, publishing the abolitionist weekly The Philanthropist. He twice served as the presidential nominee for the anti-s... | {"Name": "James G. Birney", "Birth name": "James Gillespie Birney", "Birth date": "1792 2 4", "Birth place": "Danville, Virginia (now Kentucky), U.S.", "Death date": "1857 11 18 1792 2 4", "Death place": "Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Agatha McDowell Elizabeth Potts Fitzhugh", "Education": "Transylvani... |
Ekron (Philistine: 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 *ʿAqārān, , ), in the Hellenistic period known as Accaron ()Accaron, at Bible Study Tools was a Philistine city, one of the five cities of the Philistine Pentapolis, located in present-day Israel.
In 1957, Ekron was first identified with the mound of Tel Miqne (Hebrew) or Khirbet el-Muqann... | {"Alternative name": "Tel Miqne, Tel Mikne, Khirbet el-Muqanna", "Region": "Levant", "Coordinates": "31.778890 34.8499203 inline", "Periods": "Chalcolithic - Iron Age", "Cultures": "Philistine, Israelite", "Archaeologists": "Trude Dothan and Seymour Gitin"} |
The president of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria () is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian People's National Armed Forces.
History of the office
The Tripoli Program, which served as Algeria's constitution when it won its war for independence ... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria", "Native name": "ar رئيس الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبيةfr Président de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire", "Insignia image": "Flag_of_Algeria.svgborder", "Insignia size": "125px", "Insignia caption": "Presidential Stan... |
The president of Burundi, officially the President of the Republic (French: Président de la République), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Burundi. The president is also commander-in-chief of the National Defence Force. The office of the presidency was established when Michel Micombero decl... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theRepublic of Burundi", "Native name": "Président de la République du Burundi", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Burundi", "Incumbent": "Évariste Ndayishimiye", "Incumbent since": "18 June 2020", "Status": "Head of stateHead of government", "Department": "Executive branch in Burundia... |
The president of Cameroon is the executive head of state and de facto head of government of Cameroon and is the commander in chief of the Cameroon Armed Forces. The authority of the State is exercised both by the President and by the Parliament.Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon (English and French versions). 18... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theRepublic of CameroonPrésident de laRépublique du Cameroun", "Insignia size": "125px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Cameroon", "Image size": "165px", "Incumbent": "Paul Biya", "Incumbent since": "6 November 1982", "Residence": "Yaoundé, Cameroon", "Appointer": "Elected", "Term l... |
Alexander Gallatin McNutt (January 3, 1802 – October 22, 1848) was a Mississippi attorney and politician who served as Governor from 1838 to 1842.
Early life
Alexander G. McNutt was born into an aristocratic landowning family in Rockbridge County, Virginia on January 3, 1802. He graduated from Washington College (now... | {"Name": "Alexander G. McNutt", "Office 2": "Member of the Mississippi Senate", "Term 2": "1835", "Birth date": "1802 1 3", "Birth place": "Rockbridge County, Virginia", "Death date": "1848 10 22 1802 1 3", "Death place": "DeSoto County, Mississippi", "Alma mater": "Washington and Lee University"} |
Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, commonly referred to in-show as either Professor Farnsworth or simply Professor, is a fictional character in the American animated television series Futurama. The mad scientist proprietor of the Planet Express delivery service for whom the main characters work, he is the great (×30) gran... | {"Gender": "Male", "Family": "Velma Farnsworth (mother)\nNed Farnsworth (father)\nFloyd Farnsworth (brother)\nPhilip J. Fry (Great great great... grand uncle)", "Relatives": "Philip J. Fry (distant uncle/grandfather by time rift paradox)\nYancy Fry Jr. (deceased distant grandfather)", "Children": "Cubert Farnsworth (cl... |
Walter Daniel Leake (May 20, 1762November 6, 1825) was a judge, U.S. senator, and governor of Mississippi. He served as a United States Senator from Mississippi (1817-1820), as a justice in 1821, and as third Governor of Mississippi (1822-1825). He was the first Governor of Mississippi to die in office.
Biography
Ear... | {"Name": "Walter Daniel Leake", "Predecessor 2": "Position established", "Successor 2": "David Holmes", "Term start": "January 7, 1822", "Term end": "November 6, 1825", "Birth date": "1762 5 20", "Birth place": "Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, British America", "Death date": "1825 11 06 1762 5 20", "Death place":... |
Master Sergeant Barbara Jean Dulinsky (1928-1995) was a member of the United States Marine Corps who, in 1967, became the first female United States Marine to serve in a combat zone, when her request to be sent to Vietnam was granted. She served at Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) Headquarters in Saigon. Sh... | {"Birth name": "Barbara Jean Dulinsky", "Born": "San Francisco, California, U.S.", "Died": "Kent, Washington, U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States of America", "Commands held": "States Marine Corps"} |
The Leshy (also Leshi; ; literally, "[he] from the forest", ) is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology. As the spirit rules over the forest and hunting, he may be related to the Slavic god Porewit.
There is also a deity, named Svyatibor (Svyatobor, Svyatibog), who is mentioned in the beliefs of the... | {"Grouping": "Tutelary deitySpirit", "Country": "Slavic Europe", "Details": "Found in forests", "First attested": "In folklore"} |
Mavka () also Nyavka () is a type of female spirit in Ukrainian, Czech and some other Slavic nations’ folklore and mythology. The Mavka is a long-haired figure, sometimes naked, typically depicted as temptress figures who lure men to their deaths.
Terminology
There is variation in the names and spelling, including ,... | {"Other name(s)": "Нявка", "Folklore": "Slavic paganism", "Grouping": "Female legendary creatures", "Region": "Ukrainian Carpathians"} |
Howard Henry Baker Jr. (November 15, 1925 June 26, 2014) was an American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate Minority Leader and then Senate Majority Leader. A member of the Republican Party, Baker... | {"Name": "Howard Baker", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2001", "Term start": "July 5, 2001", "Term end": "February 17, 2005", "Office 2": "Senate Majority Leader", "Deputy 2": "Ted Stevens", "Predecessor 2": "Robert Byrd", "Successor 2": "Bob Dole", "Birth name": "Howard Henry Baker Jr.", "Birth date": "1925 11 1... |
Screw is a pornographic online magazine published in the United States aimed at heterosexual men; it was originally published as a weekly tabloid newspaper.
The publication, which was described as "raunchy, obnoxious, usually disgusting, and sometimes political", was a pioneer in bringing hardcore pornography into the... | {"Publisher": "Phil Autelitano (2018-)Kevin Hein (2004-2007)Al Goldstein/Milky Way Productions (1968-2003)", "Frequency": "Weekly", "Based in": "New York City (1968-2007)Miami, Florida (2020-present)", "Categories": "Pornographic men's", "Company": "AMG, LLC", "First issue": "1968", "Country": "United States", "Languag... |
Rambo is an American media franchise centered on a series of action films featuring John J. Rambo. The five films are First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008), and Rambo: Last Blood (2019). Rambo is a United States Army Special Forces veteran played by Sylvester Stallone, wh... | {"Created by": "David Morrell", "Original work": "First Blood (1972)", "Years": "1972-present", "Film(s)": "First Blood (1982)\n Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)\n Rambo III (1988)\n Rambo (2008)\n Rambo: Last Blood (2019)", "Animated series": "Rambo: The Force of Freedom (1986)", "Novel(s)": "First Blood (1972)\n... |
, also known as Prince Hisaakira, was the 8th shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hisaakira Shinnō" in .
He was the nominal ruler controlled by Hōjō clan regents. He was the father of his successor, Prince Morikuni.
Prince Hisaaki was the son of Emperor Go-Fukakusa and the you... | {"Born": "Heian-kyō, Japan", "Died": "Heian-kyō, Japan", "Father": "Emperor Go-Fukakusa", "Mother": "Sanjō Fusako"} |
thumb|The Temple of Eck in Chanhassen, Minnesota, U.S.
Eckankar is a new religious movement founded by Paul Twitchell in 1965. The spiritual home is the Temple of ECK in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Eckankar is not affiliated with any other religious group.
The movement teaches simple spiritual exercises, such as singing "... | {"Type": "Dharma influenced new religious movement", "Scripture": "Main: Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad Minor: Autobiography of a Modern Prophet etc.https://www.eckbooks.org/catalog/Books-3-1.html Books Online Bookstore 16 March 2018http://www.religionfacts.com/eckankar/texts Eckankar sacred texts ReligionFacts 16 March 20... |
Dong Xi (died 217), courtesy name Yuanshi, was a military general serving under the warlords Sun Ce and Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Service under Sun Ce
Dong Xi was from Yuyao County (餘姚縣), Kuaiji Commandery, which is present-day Yuyao, Zhejiang. He was eight chi tall (approximately 184-190 ... | {"Name": "Dong Xi", "Native name": "董襲", "Term start": "200s", "Term end": "217", "Office 2": "Commandant Who Spreads Martial Might (揚武都尉)", "Birth date": "Unknown", "Birth place": "Yuyao, Zhejiang", "Death date": "217\"death year\">(曹公出濡須，襲從權赴之， ... 其夜船敗，襲死。) Sanguozhi vol. 55. Rafe de Crespigny estimated in his A bio... |
Chen Wu (177According to Chen Wu's biography in Sanguozhi, he was 18 (by East Asian reckoning) when he travelled to Shouchun to meet Sun Ce. Sun Ce went to Shouchun in 194 to meet Yuan Shu. Thus by calculation, Chen Wu's birth year should be in 177. - 215), courtesy name Zilie, was a military general serving under the ... | {"Name": "Chen Wu", "Native name": "陳武", "Term start": "?", "Term end": "215", "Birth date": "177", "Birth place": "Susong County, Anhui", "Death date": "215\"death year\">(建安二十年，從擊合肥，奮命戰死。) Sanguozhi vol. 55.", "Death place": "Hefei, Anhui"} |
James Mountain Inhofe ( ; born November 17, 1934) is a retired American politician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 1994 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he is the longest serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma. He served in various elected offices in the state of Oklahoma for nearly sixty... | {"Name": "Jim Inhofe", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2018", "Term start": "November 17, 1994", "Term end": "January 3, 2023", "Office 2": "Chair of the Senate Environment Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Barbara Boxer", "Successor 2": "John Barrasso", "Birth name": "James Mountain Inhofe", "Birth date": "1934 11 17... |
Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senate as the longest-serving senator from Oklahoma up until that point, he found... | {"Name": "Don Nickles", "Term start": "January 3, 2003", "Term end": "January 3, 2005", "Leader 2": "Trent Lott", "Predecessor 2": "Harry Reid", "Successor 2": "Harry Reid", "Birth name": "Donald Lee Nickles", "Birth date": "1948 12 6", "Birth place": "Ponca City, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Linda Lou Morrison", "Ed... |
James Legge (; 20 December 181529 November 1897) was a Scottish linguist, missionary, sinologist, and translator
who was best known as an early translator of Classical Chinese texts into English. Legge served as a representative of the London Missionary Society in Malacca and Hong Kong (1840-1873) and was the first Pr... | {"Name": "James Legge", "Caption": "Missionary to China", "Birth date": "1815 12 20 yes", "Birth place": "Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland", "Death date": "yes 1897 11 29 1815 12 20", "Death place": "Oxford, England", "Alma mater": "University of Aberdeen", "Module": "yes 理雅各 Lǐ Yǎgè Léih Ngáah-gok"} |
Xu Sheng (died 222-229), courtesy name Wenxiang, was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China.
Early life and career
Xu Sheng was from Ju County (), Langya Commandery (), which is present-day Ju County, Shandong. When chaos broke ou... | {"Name": "Xu Sheng", "Native name": "徐盛", "Term start": "222", "Term end": "225", "Office 2": "Administrator of Lujiang (廬江太守)", "Birth date": "Unknown", "Birth place": "Ju County, Shandong", "Death date": "222-229\"death year SGZ\">(黃武中卒。) Sanguozhi vol. 55."} |
John Duncan Anderson (born 14 November 1956) is an Australian politician and commentator who served as the 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the National Party from 1999 to 2005. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2007, serving as Minister for Primary Industries and Energ... | {"Name": "John Anderson", "Term start": "20 July 1999", "Term end": "6 July 2005", "Office 2": "Leader of the National Party of AustraliaElections: 2001, 2004", "Deputy 2": "Mark Vaile", "Predecessor 2": "Tim Fischer", "Successor 2": "Mark Vaile", "Birth date": "1956 11 14 y", "Birth place": "Sydney, New South Wales, A... |
Liao Hua ( 180s or 190s - 264Liao Hua's biography in Sanguozhi indicated that he and Zong Yu died in the spring (1st to 3rd month) of the 1st year of the Xian'xi era. This corresponds to 15 Feb to 1 May 264 in the Julian calendar.), courtesy name Yuanjian, originally named Liao Chun, was a Chinese military general and ... | {"Name": "Liao Hua", "Native name": "廖化", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "A statue of Liao Hua in Chengdu, Sichuan. It was made in 1849.", "Term start": "?", "Term end": "?", "Office 2": "Administrator of Yidu (宜都太守)", "Monarch 2": "Liu Bei", "Chancellor 2": "Zhuge Liang", "Birth date": "Unknown", "Birth place... |
Wei Yan () (died October 234Zhuge Liang's biography in Records of the Three Kingdoms mentioned that he died in the 8th month of the 12th year of the Jianxing era (223-237) in Liu Shan's reign. This month corresponds to 11 Sep to 10 Oct 234 in the Julian calendar. () Since Wei Yan died soon after Zhuge Liang, his death ... | {"Name": "Wei Yan", "Native name": "魏延", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "A Qing dynasty illustration of Wei Yan", "Term start": "231", "Term end": "234", "Office 2": "Inspector of Liang Province(涼州刺史)(nominal)", "Monarch 2": "Liu Shan", "Chancellor 2": "Zhuge Liang", "Birth date": "Unknown", "Birth place": "Na... |
The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, England, including the Middle and Inner Temples. The force responsible for law enforcement within the remainder of the London region, outside the city, is the much larger Metropolitan Police, a separate ... | {"Uniformed as": "City of London Police", "Formed": "y 1839", "Annual budget": "£151millionhttps://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/downloads/city-of-london/about-us/annual-report-2021.pdf City of London Police - Annual Report 2020/2021 City of London Police 23 May 2022", "Multinational agency": "United... |
Bishopsgate was one of the eastern gates in London's former defensive wall. The gate's name is traditionally attributed to Earconwald, who was Bishop of London in the 7th century. It was first built in Roman times and marked the beginning of Ermine Street, the ancient road running from London to York (Eboracum). The ga... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "London Assembly": "City of London", "OS grid reference": "TQ330813", "Population": "(2011 Census Ward)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688512&c=Bishopsgate&d=14&e=62&g=6479546&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476631599663&enc=1 City... |
The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of the River Thames in south London, England. It flows into the tidal River Thames at Deptford, where its tidal reach is known as Deptford Creek.
Geography
The Ravensbourne is 11 miles (17 km) in length with a total catchment area of 180 km2. It flows through the London Boroughs... | {"Mouth": "River Thames", "Location": "Deptford", "Basin size": "180 km2 on", "Left": "Ravensbourne South Branch, Ravensbourne East Branch, Spring Brook, River Pool, River Quaggy"} |
QI (short for Quite Interesting) is a British comedy panel game quiz show for television created and co-produced by John Lloyd. The series currently airs on BBC Two and is presented by Sandi Toksvig. It features permanent panellist Alan Davies and three guest panellists per episode; the panellists are mostly comedians.... | {"Also known as": "Quite Interesting\n QI XL (extended episodes)\n QI VG (compilation episodes)\n QI XS (compilation episodes)", "Genre": "Comedy \n Panel show", "Running time": "30 minutes\n 45 minutes (XL)\n 30 minutes (VG)\n 14 minutes (XS series A)\n 8 minutes (XS series B)", "Created by": "John Lloyd", "Directed b... |
Francis Daniel Crean (28 February 1916 - 2 December 2008) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1951 to 1977, representing the Labor Party. He was a minister in the Whitlam government, including as Treasurer from 1972 to 1974 and Deputy Prime Minister for a few months ... | {"Name": "Frank Crean", "Term start": "2 July 1975", "Term end": "11 November 1975", "Office 2": "Minister for Overseas Trade", "Prime minister 2": "Gough Whitlam", "Predecessor 2": "Jim Cairns", "Successor 2": "Doug Anthony", "Birth name": "Francis Daniel Crean", "Birth date": "1916 2 28 y", "Birth place": "Hamilton, ... |
Parkinson was a British television chat show presented by Michael Parkinson. It was first shown on BBC One from 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982 and from 9 January 1998 to 24 April 2004. Parkinson then switched to ITV on which the show continued from 4 September 2004 to 22 December 2007. A parallel series was shown in Aus... | {"Running time": "60 minutes", "Starring": "Michael Parkinson", "Original network": "BBC One (1971-1982, 1998-2004)ITV (1987-1988, 2004-2007)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Sky Arts (2012-2014)", "Original release": "2007 12 22 yes", "Country of origin": "United Kingdom", "Opening theme": "\"It All Happens on Sa... |
Kotka (; ; ) is a city in the southern part of the Kymenlaakso province on the Gulf of Finland. Kotka is a major port and industrial city and also a diverse school and cultural city, which was formerly part of the old Kymi parish; later, Kymi with the Haapasaari island and Karhula, the latter of which once separate fro... | {"Land": "area_land_km2 Kotka", "Water": "area_water_km2 Kotka", "Rank": "population_rank Kotka", "Density": "population_density_km2 Kotka", "DST": "+03:00", "Website": "www.kotka.fi"} |
Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of upscale department stores in the United Kingdom that is operated by Selfridges Retail Limited, part of the Selfridges Group of department stores. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908.
The historic Daniel Burnham-designed Selfridges flagship store... | {"Type": "Private limited company", "Industry": "Retail", "Genre": "Department store", "Founded": "yes 1908", "Headquarters": "400 Oxford StreetLondon, United Kingdom", "Parent": "Central Group (50%)https://globalhappenings.com/economy/72533.html London's luxury department store Selfridges is now owned by René Benko Gl... |
thumb|Audio description of the bridges by Sophie Thompson
The Hungerford Bridge crosses the River Thames in London, and lies between Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge. Owned by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd (who use its official name of Charing Cross Bridge) it is a steel truss railway bridge flanked by two mor... | {"Locale": "London", "Carries": "South Eastern Main Line (Hungerford Bridge)Pedestrians (Golden Jubilee Bridges)", "Crosses": "River Thames", "Maintained by": "Network Rail", "Design": "Steel truss (Hungerford Bridge)\nCable-stayed bridge (Golden Jubilee Bridges)"} |
Donald James Stewart (17 October 1920 - 23 August 1992) was Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1987 for the Western Isles. He also served as President of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1982 to 1987. He was a councillor in Stornoway for many years and twice served as the town's... | {"Name": "Donald Stewart", "Term start": "1982", "Term end": "1987", "Birth date": "1920 10 17 y", "Birth place": "Stornoway, Western Isles, Scotland", "Death date": "yes 1992 8 23 1920 10 17", "Death place": "Stornoway, Western Isles, Scotland", "Nationality": "British, Scottish", "Other political party": "Labour (193... |
right|thumb|Thames Path under the Blackfriars Railway BridgeBlackfriars Railway Bridge is a railway bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and the Millennium Bridge.
First bridge
There have been two structures with the name. The first bridge was opened in 1864 and was designed by Joseph... | {"Locale": "London", "Carries": "Holborn Viaduct-Herne Hill line", "Crosses": "River Thames", "Maintained by": "Network Rail", "Design": "Arch"} |
The daiquiri (; ) is a cocktail whose main ingredients are rum, citrus juice (typically lime juice), and sugar or other sweetener.
The daiquiri is one of the six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury's classic The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, which also lists some variations.
Origins
Daiquirí is also the name of a... | {"Type": "cocktail", "Served": "straight", "Standard drinkware": "cocktail", "Preparation": "In a cocktail shaker add all ingredients. Stir well to dissolve the sugar. Add ice and shake. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.", "Commonly served": "Happy Hour / Summer drink"} |
The Treaty of Riga was signed in Riga, Latvia, on between Poland, Soviet Russia (acting also on behalf of Soviet Belarus) and Soviet Ukraine, ending the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921).K. Marek. Identity and Continuity of States in Public International Law. Librairie Droz 1968. pp. 419-420. The chief negotiators of the ... | {"Name": "Treaty of Riga", "Image size": "250px", "Date signed": "18 March 1921", "Location signed": "Riga, Latvia", "Date ratified": "Second Polish Republic 1919 15 April 1921Russian SFSR 1918 14 April 1921Ukrainian SSR 1919 17 April 1921", "Date expired": "17 September 1939", "Parties": "Second Polish Republic 1919 P... |
Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities".
History
thumb|Indiana State Normal School in... | {"Type": "Public doctoral university", "Endowment": "$79.6 million (2022)As of June 30, 2022https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2022-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL.ashx?la=en&hash=362DC3F9BDEB1DF0C22B05D544AD24D1C44E318D U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2022... |
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