Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge

The Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife conservation area along the coast of Texas ( USA ) , east of the towns of Angleton and Lake Jackson , Texas .

It borders a bay on the Intracoastal Waterway , behind a barrier island at the Gulf of Mexico .

Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1969 and provides quality habitat for wintering migratory waterfowl and other bird life .

The refuge contains a freshwater slough which winds through salt marshes .

In winter , more than 100,000 snow geese , Canada geese , pintail , northern shoveler , teal , gadwall , American wigeon , mottled ducks , and sandhill cranes fill the numerous ponds and sloughs to capacity .

In summer , birds which nest on the refuge include 10 species of herons and egrets , white ibis , roseate spoonbill , mottled duck , white - tailed kite , clapper rail , horned lark , seaside sparrow , black skimmer , and scissor - tailed flycatcher .

Three national wildlife refuges on the Texas coast - Brazoria , San Bernard and Big Boggy - form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species .


With All My Heart and Soul (album)

With All My Heart and Soul is an album by country music singer , Dottie West , released in 1967 .

This was one of Dottie West 's best - selling albums .

The album was produced by Chet Atkins , along with a string of other albums West recorded for RCA Victor in the 1960s .

8 Country smash " Paper Mansions " , one of the few Top 10 hits West had in the 1960s .

The album spawned no other singles , however , but it did include some cover versions of Country hits .

This included Jeannie Seely 's 1966 hit " Do n't Touch Me " , David Houston 's 1967 hit " Almost Persuaded " , and Eddy Arnold 's " The Tip of My Fingers " .

The album was one of two albums released in 1967 and reached No .

8 on the " Top Country Albums " chart that year .


Sanguinarium

" Sanguinarium " is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X - Files .

" Sanguinarium " was written by newcomers Vivian and Valerie Mayhew and directed by Kim Manners , and is a " Monster - of - the - Week " story , a stand - alone plot which is unconnected to the series ' wider mythology .

It first aired in the United States on November 10 , 1996 on the Fox network , earning a Nielsen rating of 11.1 and being seen by 19.85 million viewers upon its initial broadcast .

The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X - Files .

In " Sanguinarium " , bizarre murders in a hospital 's plastic surgery unit lead Mulder and Scully to suspect a supernatural force may be responsible .

As the uncontrolled killings continue , Mulder discovers a link between the victims ' dates of birth and key dates on the witchcraft calendar .

The episode started as a spec script written by two fans of the series .

It features several references to real life witchcraft sources .

" Sanguinarium " received mixed reviews from critics ; negative criticism was given to the number of inconsistencies in the plot .

The episode 's use of gore also drew a mixed reaction ; some critics felt that the gore helped , while others felt that " Sanguinarium " relied too heavily on it to cover up weaknesses in its storyline .


Reginald Miles

Brigadier Reginald Miles , CBE , DSO & Bar , MC ( 10 December 1892 – 20 October 1943 ) was a professional soldier who served in the New Zealand Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars .

Miles was a New Zealand entrant into the Australian Royal Military College , Duntroon , from which he graduated in 1914 .

He served as an artillery officer in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his actions during the Spring Offensive .

He remained in the military after the war , holding artillery commands for the next several years .

When the Second World War broke out , Miles was the Quartermaster General of the New Zealand Military Forces .

In 1940 , he was seconded to the 2nd New Zealand Division as its commander of artillery .

He saw action during the Battle of Greece and later during Operation Crusader in North Africa .

Captured during fighting near Tobruk in late 1941 , he was held in a prisoner of war camp in Italy but escaped in April 1943 with five other officers , including fellow New Zealander James Hargest .

By October , Miles had made his way to Spain where , overcome with depression , he committed suicide .


Chiam See Tong

Chiam See Tong (; born 12 March 1935 ) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer .

He is Singapore 's longest - serving Opposition Member of Parliament ( MP ) in a Single Member Constituency ( SMC ) , having represented the constituency of Potong Pasir in Parliament from 1984 to 2011 .

Chiam will however lose his mantle to Low Thia Kiang by the end of 2017 .

Chiam was founding leader of the Singapore Democratic Party ( SDP ) up to December 1996 , when he left the party to join the Singapore People 's Party ( SPP ) prior to the 1997 general election .

He subsequently spearheaded the formation of the Singapore Democratic Alliance ( SDA ) , and was its chairman and de facto opposition leader from 2001 to 2011 .

However , in March 2011 he announced that he was withdrawing the SPP from the SDA grouping , and would contest the next general election under the SPP banner .

At the 2011 general election , Chiam decided not to seek re - election in his Potong Pasir constituency and instead stood as a member of the SPP 's team in the Bishan - Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency .

However the SPP was defeated by the PAP 's team in Bishan - Toa Payoh .

His wife Lina Chiam narrowly lost the election in Potong Pasir and accepted a seat as a Non Constituency Member of Parliament .


Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area is a state park located in Elizabethton , in the U.S. state of Tennessee .

The park consists of situated along the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River , a National Historic Landmark where a series of events critical to the establishment of the states of Tennessee and Kentucky , and the settlement of the Trans - Appalachian frontier in general , took place .

Along with the historic shoals , the park includes a visitor center and museum , the reconstructed Fort Watauga , the Carter Mansion ( at a satellite location in Elizabethton ) and Sabine Hill ( also at a satellite location in Elizabethton ) .

For over a thousand years before the arrival of European explorers , Sycamore Shoals and adjacent lands had been inhabited by Native Americans .

The first permanent European settlers arrived in 1770 , and established the Watauga Association — one of the first written constitutional governments west of the Appalachian Mountains — in 1772 .

Richard Henderson and Daniel Boone negotiated the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals in 1775 , which saw the sale of millions of acres of Cherokee lands in Kentucky and Tennessee and led to the building of the Wilderness Road .

During the American Revolution , Sycamore Shoals was both the site of Fort Watauga , where part of a Cherokee invasion was thwarted in 1776 , and the mustering ground for the Overmountain Men in 1780 .


Mehri language

Mehri or Mahri is a member of the Modern South Arabian languages , a subgroup of the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic family .

It is spoken by the Mehri tribes , who inhabit isolated areas of the eastern part of Yemen and western Oman , particularly the Al Mahrah Governorate .

Mehri and its sister Modern South Arabian languages were spoken in the southern Arabian Peninsula before the spread of Arabic along with Islam in the 7th century CE .

It is today also spoken by Mehri residents in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates , as well as in Kuwait by guest workers originally from South Arabia .

Given the dominance of Arabic in the region over the past 1400 years and the frequent bilingualism with Arabic among Mehri speakers , Mehri is at some risk of extinction .

It is primarily a spoken language , with little existing vernacular literature and almost no literacy in the written form among native speakers .


Taylor Harper

Taylor Harper ( born November 25 , 1944 ) is an American lobbyist and former American politician .

Harper was born in Mobile , Alabama and grew up in Grand Bay .

He graduated from Grand Bay High School and attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he obtained a bachelor 's degree .

In 1968 , he married Julie Ann Goodroe .

In 1978 , Harper was elected as a Democrat to the Alabama Legislature from House District 105 where he represented communities from south Mobile County .

He was elected chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in 1987 , a post he held throughout the remainder of his tenure in the legislature .

In 1994 Harper entered the race for lieutenant governor .

He subsequently withdrew from that race and stood for re - election to his House seat .

He lost that bid for re - election and began work as a consultant .

He is currently chief executive officer of Southeast Consultants , an advisory firm with offices in Montgomery , Alabama .


Sylvester John Hemleben

Sylvester John Hemleben was born February 25 , 1902 , in La Crosse , Wisconsin , a descendant of an ancient German family which emigrated to America to practice medicine and pharmacy in pioneer Wisconsin .

Hemleben received the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Iowa , the Doctor of Philosophy degree in political science from Fordham University , and the Bachelor of Laws With Distinction and the Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Mississippi .

He furthered his education at Columbia University , Harvard University , Cambridge University , England , and Munich University , Germany .

Hemleben ’s career was devoted to college and university teaching .

He was the author of numerous books , including Plans for World Peace through Six Centuries ( 1943 , University of Chicago Press ) , as well as numerous articles in learned journals .

Hemleben also wrote numerous volumes of poetry , including Musings of a Mystic , that are expressive of his philosophy of life .


One Love (Blue album)

One Love is the second studio album by English boy band Blue , released on 4 November 2002 in the United Kingdom and on 21 October 2003 in the United States .

The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart , where it stayed for one week .

On 20 December 2003 it was certified 4× Platinum in the UK .

Collectively , the album and singles have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide .

Three singles were released from the album : " One Love " , which peaked at number three , " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word " , featuring Elton John , which peaked at number one , and " U Make Me Wanna " , which peaked at number four .


Spare Parts (album)

Spare Parts is the second album by the English rock band Status Quo , and the final one in the psychedelic vein .

It is also the first in which the group 's roadie Bob Young began writing and co - writing songs for and with the band .

The album covers a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin , " You 're Just What I Was Looking for Today " .

Only one song was slated for a single release .

This was the Anthony King written song " Are You Growing Tired of My Love " , backed with the Alan Lancaster composition " So Ends Another Life " .

The album was released in September 1969 but was n't a commercial success .

Following the disappointment of the album , the band released a non - album single - the Everly Brothers ' " The Price of Love " , also released in September 1969 , with the Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt composition " Little Miss Nothing " as the B - side .


Fort Pitt Tunnel

The Fort Pitt Tunnel carries traffic on Interstate 376 ( I-376 ) , U.S. Route 22 ( US 22 ) , US 30 , and US 19 Truck between Downtown Pittsburgh and the West End neighborhood in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania .

Traveling beneath Mount Washington , the structure is divided into a two lane inbound tunnel and two lane outbound tunnel .

The inbound tunnel flows onto the top deck of the double - deck Fort Pitt Bridge , opposite traffic from the lower deck using the outbound tunnel .

To accommodate the bridge , the northeast portals of the parallel tunnels open at two levels .

" FORT PITT TUNNEL " is mounted in brushed steel letters on a grey granite facade above the southwest portals , with larger scaled capital letters used on the facade above the northeast portals .

Before entering the southwest end of the inbound tunnel , travelers see a commonplace view of Southwestern Pennsylvania 's hills , but at the northeast end , travelers emerge to a panorama of Pittsburgh 's Golden Triangle and surrounding skyline , the view cited by The New York Times as " the best way to enter an American city " .

The vantage was the inspiration for the news opening on Pittsburgh 's KDKA - TV for several years in the 1980s and 1990s , and is referenced in Stephen Chbosky 's novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower .

The Fort Pitt Tunnel opened in 1960 , a year after the adjoining Fort Pitt Bridge .

It is the third longest automobile tunnel in the City of Pittsburgh , following the Liberty Tunnels and the Squirrel Hill Tunnel .

And it is one of four major tunnels passing beneath Mount Washington , including the Liberty Tunnels and the Wabash Tunnel for automobiles , and the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for public transportation .


Hans Zerny

Hans Zerny ( 11 June 1887 , Vienna - Währing – 14 September 1945 , Vienna ) was an Austrian entomologist best known for his studies of Lepidoptera .

He studied zoology at the University of Vienna , where in 1911 , he obtained his PhD.

Afterwards , he began work at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna , serving as an adjunct - curator from 1920 and as curator - first class from 1928 onward .

At the museum , he worked closely with Hans Rebel , whom he succeeded as keeper of the Lepidoptera collection following Rebel 's retirement in 1932 .

He undertook numerous scientific trips throughout Eastern Europe and North Africa .

In 1927 , he spent 28 weeks on an excursion to the lower Amazon region .

From his expeditions , a number of new entomological species have been identified .

Also , he is credited with conducting significant research involving South East Asian Noctuidae and members of Neotropical Syntomidae .

He was associated with several learned organizations , being a member of the Zoologisch - Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien and an honorary member of the Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft .


Preakness, New Jersey

Preakness is an unincorporated community located within Wayne in Passaic County , New Jersey , United States .

The colt Preakness , for whom the Preakness Stakes Thoroughbred horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore , Maryland is named , was owned by Milton H. Sanford 's Preakness Stables located at the corner of Valley Road and Preakness Avenue .

Preakness is the birthplace of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer , Barry Littlefield and his brother Fred Littlefield , a jockey who won the 1888 Preakness Stakes .

The name itself was said to have come from the Native American name Pra - qua - les for " Quail Woods " in the area .

An alternative translation derives the name from per - ukunees , which is thought to mean " young buck " .


Nije ljubav stvar

Nije ljubav stvar ( , lit : Love is not an Object ) is a song by Serbian singer Željko Joksimović and yet another one of his well - known Balkan ballads .

It was the Serbian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku , and finished in third place .

The lyrics were written by Marina Tucaković and Miloš Roganović , while the song was composed by Joksimović .

The song was Joksimović 's second time performing at the Eurovision Song Contest ; the first time , in 2004 , he placed second overall for Serbia and Montenegro with the song " Lane moje " .

It was also his third finish in the top three as a composer , having composed both Lane Moje and Hari Mata Hari 's song Lejla , which placed third in 2006 .


Georgi Plekhanov

Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov (; ; 29 November 1856 – 30 May 1918 ) was a Russian revolutionary and a Marxist theoretician .

He was a founder of the social - democratic movement in Russia and was one of the first Russians to identify himself as " Marxist . "

Facing political persecution , Plekhanov emigrated to Switzerland in 1880 , where he continued in his political activity attempting to overthrow the Tsarist regime in Russia .

Although he supported the Bolshevik faction at the 2nd Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1903 , Plekhanov soon rejected the idea of democratic centralism , and became one of Lenin and Trotsky 's principal antagonists in the 1905 St. Petersburg Soviet .

During World War I Plekhanov rallied to the cause of the Entente powers against Germany and he returned home to Russia following the 1917 February Revolution .

Plekhanov was an opponent of the Soviet state which came to power in the autumn of 1917 .

Despite his vigorous and outspoken opposition to Lenin 's political party in 1917 , Plekhanov was held in high esteem by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union following his death as a founding father of Russian Marxism and a philosophical thinker .


Charles Olemus

Charles Olmeus ( born February 16 , 1947 ) is a Haitian former track and field athlete who competed at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal .

Charles competed at 10000 metres , and completed his qualifying heat in 42:00.11 .

He finished 14 minutes behind the heat winner Carlos Lopes of Portugal and 8.5 minutes behind Chris McCubbins of Canada who finished next to last .

While he completed the last six rounds alone on the field , track officials argued whether he should be allowed to finish the course .

Ultimately he was , which held up the entire track and field schedule by fourteen minutes .

Charles was one of the members of the notorious squad of Haitian long distance track and field athletes delegated to the Olympic Games by the Baby Doc Duvalier regime during the 1970s and 1980s , who gained fame by setting all - time worst times on the Olympics , many of which are still standing today .

Other notable performers included Anilus Joseph who started his 1972 10000 metres qualifying heat in a sprint then dropped out when he was already a mile behind the leaders , Wilnor Joseph who covered the 800 metres with a time of 2:15.26 in 1976 , and Dieudonne Lamothe who finished last at both the 5000 metres in 1976 and at the marathon race in 1984 .


Nicholas Timasheff

Nicholas Sergeyevitch Timasheff ( ) ( November 9 , 1886 – March 9 , 1970 ) was a Russian sociologist , professor of jurisprudence and writer .

Timasheff " came from an old family of Russian nobility " ; his father was Minister of Trade and Industry under Nicholas II .

In St. Petersburg , where he was born , he attended a classical high school ; he went on to attend the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum , the University of Strasbourg , and the Saint Petersburg State University ( MA 1910 , LLD 1914 ) .

At the latter university he met the Polish - Russian jurist Leon Petrazycki , who was a significant influence on him throughout his life .

Two years later he began teaching sociological jurisprudence at the University of Petrograd .

He emigrated to the United States following an alleged involvement with the in 1920 .

He took up a similar position at Fordham University , and was one of the original developers of the discipline of sociology of law .

Timasheff was the author of various works , including The Great Retreat : The Growth and Decline of Communism in Russia ( New York , 1946 ) , in which he argued that the Bolsheviks made a conscious retreat from socialist values during the 1930s , instead returning to traditional ones like patriotism and the family .

Historian Terry Martin considers this a misnomer , because " in the political and economic spheres , the period after 1933 marked a consolidation , rather than a repudiation , of the most important goals of Stalin 's socialist offensive : forced industrialization , collectivization , nationalization , abolition of the market , political dictatorship . "

Buried : Oakland Cemetery ( Yonkers , New York ) Westchester County , USA .


Mike Ivie

Michael Wilson Ivie ( born August 8 , 1952 ) , is an American former professional baseball player .

He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres , San Francisco Giants , Houston Astros , and Detroit Tigers during his career from 1971 to 1983 .

In addition to playing first base , Ivie put in considerable time as a third baseman , a left fielder and was a designated hitter .

Ivie is one of only five Major League Baseball players to hit two pinch - hit grand slams in the same season .

The others are Davey Johnson of the Philadelphia Phillies , Darryl Strawberry of the New York Yankees , Ben Broussard of the Cleveland Indians , and Brooks Conrad of the Atlanta Braves .


Fire Brigade (song)

" Fire Brigade " is a song written by Roy Wood and performed by The Move , with Wood on lead vocal .

The song contains a guitar figure straight out of Duane Eddy .

Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols admitted some years later that this guitar had strongly influenced the opening riff of their single " God Save the Queen " .

" Fire Brigade " influenced " Firehouse " from the self - titled debut album by Kiss .

Released as the group 's fourth single in Britain in February 1968 , it reached No .

A cover version was recorded by The Fortunes and released as a single in the US , but did not chart .

The book included with the 4-CD boxed set Anthology 1966 – 1972 , released in October 2008 , noted that sessions for the song began on 16 November 1967 at Olympic Studios in Barnes , London .

Anthology includes both the finished version which was released as a single , as well as an early , previously unreleased version with Matthew Fisher of Procol Harum on piano .

An earlier retrospective release , the 3-CD Movements : 30th Anniversary Anthology , from 1997 , also has two slightly different recordings - the final version , and an undubbed one , before backing vocals , tambourine and opening ' fire engine ' sound effects were added .


Chrysopsis floridana

Chrysopsis floridana is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family , known by its common name , Florida golden aster .

It is endemic to Florida in the United States , where it is known from Hillsborough , Hardee , Manatee , and Pinellas Counties .

It is considered an endemic of the west - central coast of the state in the general vicinity of Tampa Bay .

There are 17 to 20 occurrences , many of which have few individuals , but one of which has over one million plants .

In 1986 the plant was added to the US endangered species list because it was becoming increasingly rare , it was growing only on private property , and its habitat was unprotected and being destroyed and degraded by a number of forces .

It is found at Bell Creek Nature Preserve in Riverview , Florida .


A Little Princess

A Little Princess is a children 's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett , first published as a book in 1905 .

It is an expanded version of the short story " Sara Crewe : or , What Happened at Miss Minchin 's " , which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887 , and published in book form in 1888 .

According to Burnett , after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un - fairy Princess based on that story , her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with " the things and people that had been left out before " .

The novel was published by Charles Scribner 's Sons ( also publisher of St. Nicholas ) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess : Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time .

Based on a 2007 online poll , the U.S. National Education Association named the book one of its " Teachers ' Top 100 Books for Children " .

In 2012 it was ranked number 56 among all - time children 's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal , a monthly with primarily U.S. audience .

It was the second of two Burnett novels among the Top 100 , with The Secret Garden number 15 .


Cup-a-Soup

Cup - a - Soup is an instant soup product sold under various brands worldwide .

The soup is sold in sachets of powder which can be poured into a mug or cup , which is then filled with near - boiling water and stirred .

In the United States and Canada the product is manufactured and marketed by Unilever 's Lipton brand , and in Australia under the Continental brand .

In the United Kingdom the product is sold as Batchelors Cup - a - Soup , a brand which is now owned by Premier Foods .

In the Netherlands it is sold under the Unox brand .

In South Africa , Sweden , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Argentina and Poland it is sold under the Knorr brand .

Flavours include minestrone , chicken noodle , tomato soup and chicken and vegetable .

Low - calorie versions also exist in the UK , under the name " Slim - a - Soup " , and include slightly different flavors , such as Mediterranean tomato .

2007 saw the introduction of " Cup - a - Soup Extra " , individual sachets of soup and pasta sold in a variety of flavors , including cheese and broccoli ( with tagliatelle ) , chicken and mushroom ( with pasta ) , minestrone , and Tangy Salsa Tomato .


Denis Pritt

Denis Nowell Pritt , QC ( 22 September 1887 – 23 May 1972 ) was a British barrister and Labour Party politician .

Born in Harlesden , Middlesex , he was educated at Winchester College and University of London .

A member of the Labour Party from 1918 , he was a defender of the Soviet Union .

In 1932 , as part of G. D. H. Cole 's New Fabian Research Bureau 's ' expert commission of enquiry ' , he visited the Soviet Union , and , according to Margaret Cole , " the eminent KC swallowed it all " .

Pritt was expelled from the Labour Party in 1940 following his support of the Soviet invasion of Finland .

Pritt was characterised by George Orwell as " perhaps the most effective pro - Soviet publicist in this country " .


Hey Kid

" Hey Kid " is the second official single from Matt Willis , released on August 14 , 2006 .

It is taken from Willis 's debut solo album Do n't Let It Go to Waste .

" Hey Kid " also appears in the 2006 teen film John Tucker Must Die and the action packed teen film Alex Rider : Stormbreaker , and therefore will be on both the films soundtracks .

The lyrics of this song are about the days after Busted , Willis ' original band , split .

This song features two music videos , one being the main video and the other to fit the story of John Tucker Must Die .

On August 20 , the song entered the UK Top 75 at # 61 , based solely on download sales .

The following week it climbed to # 11 due to the physical release of the single .

The B - Side " Me And Your Mother " was also featured on Willis ' debut album as a hidden track


Jimmie Walker

James Carter Walker Jr. ( born June 25 , 1947 ) is an American actor and comedian .

Walker is best known for portraying James Evans Jr. ( " J.J. " ) , the oldest son of Florida and James Evans Sr . on the CBS television series Good Times , which ran from 1974 to 1979 .

Walker was nominated for Golden Globe awards Best Supporting Actor In A Television Series in 1975 and 1976 for his role .

While on the show , Walker 's character was known for the catchphrase " Dy - no - mite ! "

which he also used in his mid – 1970s TV commercial for a Panasonic line of cassette and 8-track tape players .

He also starred in Let 's Do It Again with John Amos , and The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened with James Earl Jones .

Walker continues to tour the country with his stand - up comedy routine .


Monarchies in Oceania

There are six monarchies in Oceania ; that is : self - governing sovereign states in Oceania where supreme power resides with an individual hereditary head , who is recognised as the head of state .

Each is a constitutional monarchy , wherein the sovereign inherits his or her office , usually keeps it until death or abdication , and is bound by laws and customs in the exercise of their powers .

Five of these independent states share Queen Elizabeth II as their respective head of state , making them part of a global grouping known as the Commonwealth realms ; in addition , all monarchies of Oceania are members of the Commonwealth of Nations .

The only sovereign monarchy in Oceania that does not share a monarch with another state is Tonga .

Australia and New Zealand have dependencies within the region and outside it , although five non - sovereign constituent monarchs are recognized by New Zealand , Papua New Guinea and France .


Kim Gi-dong

Kim Gi - Dong (; born 12 January 1972 in Dangjin ) is a former South Korean footballer .

In 1991 , Kim debuted as a professional player with Pohang Steelers ( then POSCO Atoms ) right after his graduation from high school , which was quite unusual then .

( Choi Moon - Sik would be a similar case . )

He started to appear in the top team matches after joining Yukong Elephants ( Bucheon SK after 1996 ) .

Bucheon at that time was highly recognized to have a strong midfield under manager Valeri Nepomniachi , and he was a key member .

Kim returned to Pohang in 2003 and led the Steelers to the championship in 2007 .

He was also selected as the ' best eleven ' of the league in 2007 .

He now holds 2nd place in career domestic appearance ( league and cups ) in K - League , only after goalkeeper Kim Byung - Ji .

On July 9 , 2011 he became the oldest ever score in the K - League with his goal in the 7 - 0 victory over Daejeon Citizen .


Twinemen

Twinemen is an alternative rock band based in Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA created by former members of the bands Morphine and Face to Face .

The group includes Dana Colley ( saxophone / vocals ) , Billy Conway ( percussion / vocals / sometimes acoustic guitar ) , and Laurie Sargent ( lead singer / lead guitar ) .

Various bass players , including former Face to Face guitarist Stuart Kimball , also perform with the band on the road and in the studio .

Twinemen 's music includes a mix of jazz , blues , acid rock , and lounge .

Twinemen chose their name as an homage to Morphine 's late leader Mark Sandman and his The Twinemen comic series .

The Twinemen depicted three anthropomorphic balls of twine who play together in a band .

Twinemen currently records in their Cambridge - based Hi - n - Dry Studios .


Akkademja tal-Malti

Akkademja tal - Malti was the prime regulatory body responsible for the Maltese language from the early 20th century up to the end of the millennium , when a Government sponsored law was passed to protect issues related to the national language .

On joining the European Union , Maltese became one of the recognised languages of the EU - no mean achievement for a language spoken by less than half a million people .

Initially it was known as L - Għaqda tal - Kittieba tal - Malti ( Association of Writers of Maltese ) , Malta 's oldest literary society whose earliest activities go as far back as the early nineteen twenties , led by literary giants like Dun Karm , Ġużè Muscat Azzopardi and Ninu Cremona , it spearheaded the cause of the Maltese language .

The Akkademja was mainly responsible for all the major linguistic and literary development of the Maltese language during the past century , developing linguistic academic initiatives which culminated in the national recognition of a standard written Maltese .

In 2005 the National Council for the Maltese Language was set up through a Law by the Maltese Parliament .

This Council is nowadays the main regulatory body of the Maltese language instead of the L - Akkademja tal - Malti .


Walther von Brauchitsch

Walther von Brauchitsch ( 4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948 ) was a German field marshal and the Commander - in - Chief of the German Army during the Nazi era .

Born into an aristocratic military family , Brauchitsch entered army service in 1901 .

During World War I , he served with distinction on the corps- and division - level staff on the Western Front .

After the Nazi seizure of power in 1933 , Brauchitsch was put in charge of the East Prussian Military District .

He borrowed immense sums of money from Hitler and became dependent on his financial help .

Brauchitsch served as Commander - in - Chief of the German Army from February 1938 until December 1941 .

He played a key role in the Battle of France and oversaw the German invasions of Yugoslavia and Greece .

For his part in the Battle of France , Brauchitsch became one of 12 generals promoted to Field Marshal .

After suffering a heart attack in November 1941 and being blamed for the failure of Operation Typhoon , Wehrmacht 's attack on Moscow , Hitler dismissed him as Commander - in - Chief of the Army ; he spent the rest of the war in enforced retirement .

After World War II , Brauchitsch was arrested on charges of war crimes but died of pneumonia in 1948 before he could be prosecuted .


Queequeg

Queequeg is a fictional character in the 1851 novel Moby - Dick by American author Herman Melville .

The son of a South Sea chieftain who left home to explore the world , Queequeg is the first principal character encountered by the narrator , Ishmael .

The quick friendship and relationship of equality between the tattooed cannibal and the white sailor shows Melville 's basic theme of shipboard democracy and racial diversity .

Once aboard the whaling ship Pequod Queequeg becomes the harpooner for the mate Starbuck .

At the end of the novel he " casts the runes " , which say he will die .

He therefore builds a coffin and refuses to eat or drink , but ultimately decides to stay alive and then recovers .

The coffin is later converted to a lifebuoy after the ship 's original one is lost .

When Moby - Dick sinks the ship , Ishmael survives by clinging to it until another ship arrives to pick him up .


Fijnschilder

The Fijnschilders ( literally " fine - painters " ) , also called the Leiden Fijnschilders ( ' Leidse Fijnschilders ' ) , were Dutch Golden Age painters who , from about 1630 to 1710 , strove to create as natural a reproduction of reality as possible in their meticulously executed , often small - scale works .

Although in the seventeenth century , as in modern Dutch , the term fijnschilder was used to differentiate between a painter practicing classic techniques and one who , for instance , is a house painter , in the nineteenth century it became a label for artists like Gerrit Dou and his followers in Leiden .

Dou , Frans van Mieris , Sr . and Adriaen van der Werff — all among the most successful of the Dutch Baroque — became identifiable by their " fine " manner , exquisite techniques , and extreme attention to detail resulting in works with smooth surfaces completely lacking painterly brush strokes .

The application of paint contrasts with the textures and style of other Dutch painters , such as Frans Hals and Dou 's teacher Rembrandt van Rijn .

In this way they have more in common with earlier traditions in Netherlandish painting , such as the detailed richness of Jan van Eyck .

Other artists working in the style include Godfried Schalcken , Quirijn van Brekelenkam and , at times , Gabriel Metsu .

The fijnschilders are best known for genre scenes showing everyday life and activities , candle - lit nocturnal subjects , and trompe l'oeil " niche " paintings .


Flag of Puerto Rico

The flag of Puerto Rico represents and symbolizes the island of Puerto Rico and its people .

The origins of the current flag of Puerto Rico , adopted by the commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952 , can be traced to 1868 , when the first Puerto Rican flag , " The Revolutionary Flag of Lares " , was conceived by Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances and embroidered by Mariana " Brazos de Oro " Bracetti .

This flag was used in the short - lived Puerto Rican revolt against Spanish rule in the island , known as " El Grito de Lares " .

Juan de Mata Terreforte , an exiled veteran of " El Grito de Lares " and Vice - President of the Cuban Revolutionary Committee , in New York City , adopted the flag of Lares as the flag of Puerto Rico until 1895 , when the current design , modeled after the Cuban flag , was unveiled and adopted by the 59 Puerto Rican exiles of the Cuban Revolutionary committee .

The new flag , which consisted of five equal horizontal bands of red ( top and bottom ) alternating with white ; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large , white , five - pointed star in the center , was first flown in Puerto Rico on March 24 , 1897 , during the " Intentona de Yauco " revolt .

The use and display of the Puerto Rican flag was outlawed and the only flags permitted to be flown in Puerto Rico were the Spanish flag ( 1492 to 1898 ) and the flag of the United States ( 1898 to 1952 ) .

In 1952 , the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico adopted the 1895 flag design as its official standard .

The color of the triangle that was used by the administration of Luis Muñoz Marín was the dark blue .

In 1995 , the government of Puerto Rico issued a regulation regarding the use of the Puerto Rican flag titled : " Reglamento sobre el Uso en Puerto Rico de la Bandera del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico " , in which the government specifies the colors to be used but does not specify any official color tones or shades .

Therefore , it is not uncommon to see the flag of Puerto Rico with different shades of blue displayed in the island .

Several Puerto Rican flags , with darker shades than sky blue were aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during its flight into outer space on March 15 , 2009 .


Send in Stewie, Please

" Send in Stewie , Please " is the twelfth episode of the sixteenth season of the animated sitcom Family Guy , and the 301st episode overall .

It aired on Fox in the United States on March 18 , 2018 with limited commercial interruption due to its runtime of 25 minutes , and is written by Gary Janetti and directed by Joe Vaux .

The episodes largely focuses on Stewie Griffin ( voiced by creator Seth MacFarlane ) about his major secrets , accompanied by a child psychologist ( voiced by guest star Ian McKellen ) .

None of the Griffin family appear except Brian at the very end , and no cutaway gags accompany the extended runtime .

In addition , this episode was commercial - free so that Fox could promote the 2018 God of War video game .


Bawean

Bawean ( ) is an island of Indonesia located approximately 150 km north of Surabaya in the Java Sea , off the coast of Java .

It is administered by Gresik Regency of East Java province .

It is approximately 15 km in diameter and is circumnavigated by a single narrow road .

Bawean is dominated by an extinct volcano at its center that rises to 655 m above sea level .

Its population as of the 2010 Census is about 70,000 people , but more than 26,000 of them ( that is about 70 % of the male population ) were temporarily living outside , working in other parts of Indonesia , Singapore and Malaysia ) .

As a result , females constituted about 77 % of the actual population of the island , which is thus often referred to as the Island of Women ( ) .

The island territory is divided into two administrative districts , Sangkapura and Tambak .

More than half the population ( about 45,750 ) lives in the district of Sangkapura , centred on the town of that name located on the southern coast of the island .

The island has rich nature with many endemic species , such as Bawean deer which is only found on the island and is included to the IUCN Red List .

There are several large underwater petroleum and gas fields around the island .


Marco Amelia

Marco Amelia , (; born 2 April 1982 ) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper .

A Roma youth product , Amelia spent most of his professional club career at Livorno , where he made 181 appearances across all competitions , including playing and scoring in the 2006 – 07 UEFA Cup .

He later played for several other Italian clubs , and also had a spell in England as a reserve goalkeeper with Chelsea .

At international level , Amelia won a Bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics , and earned nine senior caps for Italy between 2005 and 2009 .

He was part of the squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup , also being included for Italy 's UEFA Euro 2008 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads .


The Celebrity Apprentice

The Celebrity Apprentice is an American television reality competition series .

It is a variation of The Apprentice series , and was hosted by real estate developer ( and now U.S. President ) Donald Trump from 2008 to 2015 , and actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from January 2017 .

On August 3 , 2017 , NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt said that the show has effectively been canceled .

Like its precursor , the show 's opening theme song is " For the Love of Money " by The O'Jays .

Unlike its precursor , however , Celebrity Apprentice consists of celebrities as competing apprentices rather than unknowns .

Some of the celebrities are relatively current while others tend to be those who have been out of the public eye for some time .

All of them are competing to win money for a charitable organization of their choice .

The celebrities come from a wide variety of different fields in the media : sitcoms , professional sports , music industry , reality television , radio , and other backgrounds .

The Celebrity Apprentice is linked in seasons to its precursor TV show , The Apprentice , which consists of seasons one to six and season ten .

The Celebrity Apprentice consists of seasons seven to nine and eleven to fifteen .


Kittiratt Na-Ranong

Kittiratt Na - Ranong (; ; born 3 August 1958 ) is a Thai manager and politician .

He was a Deputy Prime Minister in Yingluck Shinawatra 's cabinet .

Additionally , he led the Ministry of Commerce until January 2012 and then served as Finance Minister until May 2014 .

Kittiratt attended the Assumption College and the Triam Udom Suksa School in Bangkok .

He studied economics at the Chulalongkorn University , graduating with a bachelor in 1980 .

He later studied for an MBA at the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration .

Kittiratt has held the position of managing director of the Stock Exchange of Thailand ( SET ) for five years .

Afterwards he became director of the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) .

He was a vice director of the Sasin Graduate Institute and president of the private Shinawatra University , founded by the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra .

Moreover , he has managed the Thailand national football team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup .

In politics , Kittiratt became involved with the Thais United party in 2007 .

In 2011 he transpose to Pheu Thai Party .


Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

The War of the Lions is the second announced game in Square Enix 's " Ivalice Alliance " series of video games set in the Ivalice fictional world .

The first is ( a sequel to Final Fantasy XII ) and the third is ( both of which were released on Nintendo DS ) .

Ivalice ( during the setting of the game ) has technology in line with the late medieval era of human history along with the typical magic and supernatural abilities found in most Final Fantasy games .

Players control a mercenary named Ramza who finds himself embroiled in a civil war and an ancient demonic evil that has begun to take hold over the world .

A noble by birth , he is forced to re - evaluate his opinion of commoners when his lowborn best friend starts a revolution against the ruling powers of Ivalice .

The game was overhauled during development to take advantage of the PSP 's screen ratio and technical abilities which resulted in new cutscenes , the capacity for multiplayer , and other features .

War of the Lions also includes new playable characters from other Final Fantasy titles , such as Balthier from Final Fantasy XII and Luso Clemens from , as well as returning favorite Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII , who was playable in the original release of the game .

The War of the Lions received strong reviews upon its release and has since been adapted for mobile phones and tablet devices .


Stand Up for Love

" Stand Up for Love " is a song recorded by American girl group Destiny 's Child for their first greatest hits album , # 1 's ( 2005 ) .

Columbia Records released it as the album 's first single on September 27 , 2005 .

The song was written by Amy Foster - Gillies and David Foster with the latter also serving as the producer along with Humberto Gatica .

Musically , " Stand Up for Love " is a slow - tempo contemporary R&B ; ballad that draws influences from pop .

The song is inspired by poverty - stricken children and families .

It was termed the 2005 World Children 's Day Anthem and used in conjunction with McDonald 's Ronald McDonald House Charities in order to raise awareness of that day .

Upon its release , " Stand Up for Love " received negative reviews from music critics who criticized its composition and inclusion on the compilation album .

The song became Destiny 's Child 's first single to fail to chart in the United States or any other music chart .

A music video was directed by Matthew Rolston featuring the band members singing the song , both individually and together .

" Stand Up for Love " was performed live by Destiny 's Child in November 2005 at the Jimmy Kimmel Live !

show and on World Children 's Day at Ronald McDonald House in Los Angeles .

Several South Korean groups and singers covered the song .


Siebe Gorman

Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects .

The company advertised itself as ' Submarine Engineers ' .

It was founded by Augustus Siebe , a German - born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment .

Siebe plc started in the 1970s as a continuation of Siebe Gorman when Siebe Gorman started to take over other firms , to mean the new conglomerate to distinguish it from Siebe Gorman 's original breathing apparatus and diving gear core business .

Siebe plc was once one of the United Kingdom 's largest engineering businesses .

It was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but in 1999 it merged with BTR plc to form Invensys .

Invensys was taken over by the French multinational Schneider Electric for £ 3.4 billion in January 2014 .


Flood Street

Flood Street is a residential street in Chelsea , London , England .

It runs between King 's Road to the north and Royal Hospital Road to the south .

Just further to the south is the River Thames .

The closest tube station is Sloane Square to the northeast .

The street commemorates Luke Thomas Flood ( d.1860 ) a major Chelsea land owner and a benefactor of the poor .

The most famous resident of Flood Street ( No .

19 ) was the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher .

The house was bought by Margaret Thatcher and her husband Denis Thatcher in 1967 and sold in 1986 .

She celebrated her first 1979 general election victory here .

Another former resident of Flood Street was the theatrical manager , director , teacher , and actor , George Devine CBE ( 1910 – 1966 ) .

Part of Hill House School is located there .

The Violet Melchett Children 's Centre is located at 30 Flood Street .

The Coopers Arms public house is at 87 Flood Street .


Kayaba Industry

Among KYB 's main products company are shock absorbers , air suspensions , power steering systems , hydraulic pumps , motors , cylinders , and valves .

It is one of the world 's largest shock absorber manufacturers and it also has the largest market share of concrete mixer trucks in Japan , with 85 % of the market .

The company has 34 manufacturing plants and 62 offices in 21 countries .

The American division of KYB corporation is headquartered in Addison , IL .

It was established in 1974 and now distributes aftermarket automotive shocks and struts .

At the moment , the North American division of KYB employs around 100 full - time employees .

Overall , in the United States , there are 3 divisions of KYB .

Two of them are in Chicago , IL and one is in California .

Shocks and struts for vehicles are the most popular KYB products distributed in North America .


Wedding Church at Cana

The Wedding Church at Cana ( ) or simply Wedding Church , also Franciscan Wedding Church , is the name given to a religious building of the Catholic Church located in the central part of the town of Kafr Kanna ( Cana ) , in the Lower Galilee in northern Israel .

Its name commemorates an event from the Christian Gospel of John , known as The Wedding at Cana , during which Jesus performed the miracle of turning water into wine .

The Church is owned by the Custody of the Holy Land , part of the Franciscan order in the Catholic Church .

The current church was built circa 1881 , and expanded from 1897 - 1905 , following efforts by the Franciscans to acquire the site between 1641 and 1879 , when acquisition was completed .

Twentieth - century archaeological excavations indicated that , before the current church building , the site housed a Jewish synagogue in the fourth and fifth centuries , and tombs under the rule of the Byzantine Empire in the fifth and sixth centuries .

In 1901 the current facade was built , and September 30 , 1906 , Bishop Angelo Roncalli consecrated the altar .

In the second half of the 1990s , the Holy Land began an extensive renovation of the church .

The complete renovation of the church was completed in 1999 .


Northern Burlington County Regional High School is a four - year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from four communities in Burlington County , New Jersey , United States , as part of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District .

Students are served from Chesterfield Township , Mansfield Township , North Hanover Township and Springfield Township , along with children of USAF personnel based at McGuire Air Force Base .

First opening to students upon the completion of the current building in 1960 , the school is located in the Columbus section of Mansfield Township .

The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1966 .

As of the 2015 - 16 school year , the school had an enrollment of 1,314 students and 97.9 classroom teachers ( on an FTE basis ) , for a student – teacher ratio of 13.4:1 .

There were 115 students ( 8.8 % of enrollment ) eligible for free lunch and 64 ( 4.9 % of students ) eligible for reduced - cost lunch .


Christian Shephard

Dr. Christian Shephard is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by John Terry .

He is the father of lead characters Jack Shephard ( Matthew Fox ) , who becomes the de facto leader of the survivors of Oceanic 815 after it crashes on an island , and Claire Littleton ( Emilie de Ravin ) , another of the survivors on the Island .

Christian died of an alcohol - induced heart attack days before the flight , leading to much of his story being told through flashbacks .

In the fourth season and fifth season he is again featured on the Island several times , seemingly acting as a messenger for the leader of the Others , Jacob ( Mark Pellegrino ) .

In the sixth season , the Man in Black ( Titus Welliver / Terry O'Quinn ) admitted that he had " impersonated " Christian during the first week after the crash of Flight 815 .

Christian is introduced in the fourth episode of the series , and goes on to feature in thirteen more , including a pivotal scene in the series finale , as well as two webisodes .

He is an example of two of the main themes in Lost : father issues and character crossovers .


Grom-Bach

The Grom - Bach is a small river of Hesse , Germany .

The Grom - Bach flows into the Ohebach in Frielendorf .

Its source is located southeast of Linsingen at an altitude of above sea level .

From Linsingen , the Grom - bach flows in a northeastern direction , turns after about to the north - west .

Shortly before the village of Todenhausen , the Grom - bach turns into an easterly direction , then into a southerly direction to flow to Spieskappel .

Before the Grom - Bach reaches Spieskappel , it turns again to the north - east and immediately after passing under the federal highway , it merges with the approaching Hohlenbach coming from the south .

Up to the mouth in the Ohebach ( near Weidemühle ) at the northern end of the village Frielendorf , the Grom - Bach covered a length of and a height difference of approximately .


Raymond Hackett

Raymond Hackett ( July 15 , 1902 – July 7 , 1958 ) was a stage and screen actor .

He had been a child actor on the Broadway stage and was the brother of Albert Hackett .

He was born in New York City the son of Maurice Hackett and Florence Hackett ( née Hart ) .

His mother was later a silent screen actress .

Hackett 's first wife was Myra Hampton , the marriage was dissolved .

His second wife was the actress Blanche Sweet .

As a child he first appeared on stage in New York in 1907 in The Toymaker of Nuremberg ; Nov. 25 , 1907 Garrick Theatre .

In Sept. 1909 he appeared with Margaret Anglin in the play The Awakening of Helena Richie .

In early silent films was called Master Raymond Hackett and appeared with his brother Albert in several shorts and one 1921 feature film The Country Flapper co - starring Dorothy Gish and Glenn Hunter .

Had a major adult Broadway success in The Cradle Snatchers 1925 with Mary Boland and Humphrey Bogart .

Hackett was popular in early sound films but his movie career ceased about 1934 .


Violin Concerto (Dvořák)

53 ( B.108 ) , is a concerto for violin and orchestra composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1879 .

It was premiered in Prague in 1883 by František Ondříček , who also gave the Vienna and London premieres .

Today it remains an important work in the violin repertoire .

The concerto is scored for solo violin and an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes , 2 oboes 2 clarinets ( in A ) , 2 bassoons , 4 horns , 2 trumpets , timpani , and strings .

Its structure is the classical three movements , fast – slow – fast .

The first movement and the second movement are interconnected ( attacca subito ) .

Dvořák was inspired to write the concerto after meeting Joseph Joachim in 1878 , and composed the work with the intention of dedicating it to him .

However , when he finished the concerto in 1879 , Joachim became skeptical about it .

Joachim was a strict classicist and objected , inter alia , to Dvořák 's abrupt truncation of the first movement 's orchestral tutti .

Joachim also did n't like the fact that the recapitulation was cut short and that it led directly to the slow second movement .

It is also assumed that he was upset with the persistent repetition found in the third movement .

However , Joachim never said anything outright and instead claimed to be editing the solo part .

He never actually performed the piece in public .

The concerto was first performed in the United States on October 30 , 1891 , at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago .

Max Bendix was soloist with the Chicago Orchestra led by Theodore Thomas .


McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Will & Emery is an international law firm with a diversified business practice .

The firm is one of the largest grossing law firms globally , and its lawyers represent a wide range of commercial , industrial and financial enterprises , both publicly and privately held .

The firm consists of multiple legal entities that are coordinated through service agreements : McDermott Will & Emery LLP ( based in Illinois with offices throughout the US and a foreign office in South Korea ) , McDermott Will & Emery AARPI ( France ) , McDermott Will & Emery Belgium LLP , McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP ( both based in Delaware with offices in Belgium or , respectively , Germany ) ,

McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato ( Italy ) and McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP .


Makvala Kasrashvili

Makvala Kasrashvili ( , , ) is a Georgian - Russian opera singer ( soprano ) .

Born 13 March 1942 ( not 15 March 1948 , as some sources incorrectly state ) in Kutaisi , Georgian SSR , she graduated from Tbilisi State Conservatory in 1966 .

Since 1968 , she has been a soloist with Bolshoi Theatre , Moscow .

Beginning with her international debut at Metropolitan Opera , New York City , in 1979 , she has also performed at Royal Opera House and Covent Garden , London .

She was awarded State Prizes of Georgia in 1983 and of Russia in 1998 , and the title of People 's Artist of the USSR in 1986 .

Since 2000 , she has been the Director of Opera at the Bolshoi Theatre .


Robert McDougall

Robert McDougall ( 16 April 1813 – 25 June 1887 ) was a cattle breeder and politician in colonial Victoria , a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly .

Born in Fortingall , Perthshire , Scotland , McDougall was the son of Alexander McDougall , a sheep farmer , and his wife Grace , née Stewart .

McDougall enjoyed hunting and fishing in the western Scottish islands ; from 1836 to 1839 he trapped beaver in Canada .

After returning briefly to Scotland , he emigrated to Australia , arriving in Melbourne in November 1841 .

In November 1856 , McDougall was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for West Bourke , a position he held until resigning in August 1857 .

McDougall bred shorthorn cattle and bought the Arundel farm in Keilor in 1870 .

He purchased two prize Booth type bulls from England planning to create stock in opposition to the Bates strain bred by his rival , Niel Black .

McDougall died at Ellora , Moonee Ponds , Victoria on 25 June 1887 .


Việt Tân

Việt Tân ( ) is a network of members inside Vietnam and around the world , that aims to establish democracy and reform Vietnam through peaceful and political means .

The organization was founded on September 10 , 1982 with Vice - admiral Hoàng Cơ Minh elected as chairman , which operated underground for two decades .

On September 19 , 2004 , then - chairman Nguyễn Kim publicly introduced Viet Tan as it is known today .

Viet Tan 's activities are rooted in the promotion of non - violent political change in Vietnam .

The organization is outlawed in Vietnam and the government of Vietnam considers it " a terrorist force " .

The U.S. government , most notably former U.S.

Ambassador Michael Michalak , rejected this view , while United Nations describes Viet Tan as " a peaceful organization advocating for democratic reform " .


Ben Zobrist

Benjamin Thomas Zobrist (; born May 26 , 1981 ) , nicknamed Zorilla , is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) and part time contributor to Tim Dillard 's postseason pregame show .

He previously played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays , his first MLB club and where he spent the majority of his career , and briefly for the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals .

Zobrist has played in three World Series , winning the last two becoming a two - time World Series champion in consecutive seasons of 2015 with the Royals and 2016 with the Cubs .

Zobrist was the 2016 World Series Most Valuable Player .

He is one of seven players in MLB history to have won back - to back World Series championships on different teams , the other five being Jake Peavy , Jack Morris , Bill Skowron , Clem Labine , Don Gullett , and Ryan Theriot .

A versatile defender and a switch - hitter with a high walk rate , he has played roughly half his innings at second base , and has also spent significant time at shortstop and various outfield positions .

Thus , he has often been referred to as a " super utility player " .


Giacomo Albé

Giacomo Albé ( July 18 , 1829 – 1893 ) was an Italian painter , mainly of portraits .

He was born in Viadana , Province of Mantua .

He studied in Rome and Bergamo under Giuseppe Diotti , and then went to work mainly in Mantua for some decades .

From 1850 to 1859 , he painted in Havana , Cuba under the name of Joaquin .

He painted a posthumous portrait of the Senator Arrivabene of Mantua ; of signor Ottavio Rumi ; and portraits of girls for signor Adolfo Naham and Count Carlo Borromeo .

He painted the son of signora Sola Busca , exhibited in 1888 at Bologna , and sold to the Countess Fanny Magnaguti Revedin .


PeopleSoft

PeopleSoft , Inc. was a company that provided human resource management systems ( HRMS ) , Financial Management Solutions ( FMS ) , supply chain management ( SCM ) , customer relationship management ( CRM ) , and enterprise performance management ( EPM ) software , as well as software for manufacturing , and student administration to large corporations , governments , and organizations .

It existed as an independent corporation until its acquisition by Oracle Corporation in 2005 .

The PeopleSoft name and product line are now marketed by Oracle .

PeopleSoft Financial Management Solutions ( FMS ) and Supply Chain Management ( SCM ) are part of the same package , commonly known as Financials and Supply Chain Management ( FSCM ) .

PeopleSoft Campus Solutions ( CS ) is a separate package developed as a student information system for colleges and universities .


Sponging-house

A sponging - house was a place of temporary confinement for debtors in the United Kingdom .

If a borrower defaulted on repaying a debt , their creditor would lay a complaint with the sheriff .

The sheriff sent his bailiffs , or tipstaffs to arrest the debtor and take him to the local sponging - house .

This was not a debtors ' prison , as such , but a private house , often the bailiff 's own home .

The debtor would be held there temporarily in the hope that they could make some arrangement with the creditors .

Anthony Trollope set out the system in his novel The Three Clerks of 1857 :

If debtors could not sort matters out quickly , they were then taken before a court and transferred to a debtor 's prison .

Sponging - houses had a terrible reputation , which was made clear in a description by Montagu Williams , a London lawyer who knew them well , in his Down East and Up West of 1892 :

The idea of the sponging - house was based on that of the sponge that gave it its name , which readily gives up its contents on being squeezed .

The sponging - house was the place where debtors had any available cash squeezed out of them , partly to the creditor 's benefit , but also to that of the bailiff who ran it .

In French , “ éponger une dette ” ( sponge - up a debt ) means to repay one ’s debt .


Gerd Tellenbach

Gerd Tellenbach ( 17 September 1903 – 12 June 1999 ) was a German historian and scholar of medieval social and religious history , particularly of the Papacy and German church during the Investiture Controversy and reform movements of the eleventh and twelfth centuries .

Tellenbach also made groundbreaking contributions to the study of the medieval nobility and helped establish a new field of research dedicated to mapping social networks and familial ties among medieval elites ( Personenforschung ) .

After studying history at the universities of Freiburg and Heidelberg , he taught in Gießen , Münster , and finally the Albert - Ludwigs - Universität in Freiburg , where he served as Rektor ( chancellor ) in 1949 – 1950 and again in 1957–1958 .

From 1962 to 1971 , he was director of the German Historical Institute in Rome , a state - sponsored research center dedicated to German - Italian studies and the history of the Papacy in the Middle Ages .


The Pool of the Black One

" The Pool of the Black One " is one of the original short stories starring the sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian , written by American author Robert E. Howard .

It 's set in the pseudo - historical Hyborian Age , and concerns Conan becoming the captain of a pirate vessel while encountering a remote island with a mysterious pool which has the power of transmutation .

First published in Weird Tales in October 1933 , the story was republished in the collections The Sword of Conan ( Gnome Press , 1952 ) and Conan the Adventurer ( Lancer Books , 1966 ) .

It has more recently been published in the collections The Conan Chronicles Volume 1 : The People of the Black Circle ( 2000 ) and ( Del Rey , 2003 ) .


The Eagle (TV series)

The Eagle : A Crime Odyssey ( In Danish : " Ørnen : En krimi - odyssé " ) ( 2004 - 2006 ) is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio , created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm .

The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in Denmark .

It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non - American television drama series in 2005 .

There were three seasons ; the second season premiered in Denmark on 9 October 2005 and the third on 8 October 2006 .

The last episode originally aired in Denmark on 26 November 2006 .

The series was filmed on location in various parts of northern Europe , from Berlin ( Germany ) and Copenhagen ( Denmark ) to Stockholm ( Sweden ) , Oslo ( Norway ) and other locations including Iceland .


List of tallest buildings in Malta

Since Malta 's Independence in 1964 , there has been a rapid increase in buildings all over the country .

However , most of the urban areas are concentrated around the Grand Harbour and Marsamxett Harbour areas where some of the country 's most busy places are situated ; Sliema , Saint Julian 's , Paceville , Msida , Gżira , Ta ' Xbiex and Pietà .

As cars and road transport grew more and more popular in the country , the population started to spread out to farther areas and nowadays some other urban areas have developed ; Saint Paul 's Bay ( including Qawra , Buġibba and Xemxija ) and Mellieħa in the North , whilst having Marsaskala and the Malta Freeport area in the South of the country .

Some of the tall buildings in Malta , such as the Metropolis Plaza in Gżira , are still under construction .

The highest structure ever built in Malta was the Delimara Power Station chimney , standing above ground , until its demolition in 2017 – 18 .

The tallest building will be one of the towers at the Metropolis Plaza in Gżira , with 33 storeys .


Girls Trip

Girls Trip is a 2017 American comedy film starring Regina Hall , Queen Latifah , Tiffany Haddish , and Jada Pinkett Smith .

The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver , from a story by the pair and Erica Rivinoja , who based the script off their own experiences with their female friends .

It follows a group of four friends who go to New Orleans to attend the Essence Music Festival in order to reconnect .

Girls Trip premiered at the American Black Film Festival in Miami on June 14 , 2017 , and was theatrically released in the United States by Universal Pictures on July 21 , 2017 .

It received positive reviews from critics , with many praising Haddish 's performance , and was chosen by Time magazine as one of its top ten films of 2017 .

It grossed $ 140 million worldwide , including over $ 100 million domestically , the first comedy of 2017 to do so .

It was also the first time a film by an African - American female screenwriter crossed the $ 100 million mark .


Australian Geographic

Australian Geographic is a media business that produces the Australian Geographic magazine , DMag magazine , specialist book titles , travel guides , diaries and calendars and online media .

It published editions of the Australian Encyclopaedia .

It previously operated the Australian Geographical retail chain stores and Australian Geographic Travel and Australian Geographic Adventures .

Australian Geographic magazine , originally titled Dick Smith 's Australian Geographic , is a bi - monthly geographical journal created by Dick Smith in 1986 .

The magazine focuses mainly on stories about Australia , or about Australian people in other countries .

The six editions published each year are available by subscription and on newsstands .

They include posters or sheet maps in each edition , as well as photographs and detailed technical illustrations .

Australian Geographic also has a website that includes the entire magazine digital archive .

Each year , a portion of the profits is provided to the Australian Geographic Society , which Australian Geographic claims is the non - profit arm of Australian Geographic .

Members of the public were invited to become members and make financial contributions to the Society .

In a circular relationship , the magazine was represented to be the " official journal of the Australian Geographic Society " .

Through its Society , Australian Geographic supports scientific research as well as environmental and community projects .

Funds are also used to highlight and support Australian adventurers and produce related diaries , calendars and books .


B. Palaniappan

Bhuvaraghan Palaniappan ( 5 November 1930 – 23 March 2014 ) was an Indian gynecologist .

In recognition of his contributions to medicine , Palaniappan received the Padma Shri award from then President of India , Abdul Kalam , on 29 March 2006 .

In a recent interview Dr. B. Palaniappan presents in a terse fashion what he considers as his major contribution at the national level to the welfare of child - bearing women in the second most populous country of the world and about the powerful influence he had among his students as a role - model ; some of his students write to express appreciation from different parts of the world , which expressions he regards as his major accomplishment .

Links to the 3 part interview : Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 .

Palaniappan was a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences .


Chipilo

Chipilo is a small city in the state of Puebla , Mexico .

It is located south of the state capital Puebla , Puebla , at a height of above sea level .

Its official name is Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina .

The people of Chipilo are called chipileños in Spanish , or cipilegni in Venetian .

Chipilo was founded on October 2 , 1882 , by immigrants from the northern Italian region of Veneto .

Most came from the town of Segusino and other surrounding towns in the province of Treviso .

These immigrants arrived in Mexico in search of fertile land , leaving behind the poverty that was plaguing Veneto at that time .

Most of them took up cattle raising , and the dairy products of Chipilo became famous in Puebla and other regions in central Mexico .

Some maintain a derived Venetian dialect ( part of Venetian language ) .

In 1982 , the townspeople of Chipilo celebrated the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the city along with visitors from the Veneto region .

In this celebration the city of Segusino , Italy , was declared Chipilo 's Twin city .


John Hickenlooper

John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. (; born February 7 , 1952 ) is an American politician , businessman and the 42nd and current Governor of Colorado , in office since 2011 .

He is a member of the Democratic Party .

Born in Narberth , Pennsylvania , Hickenlooper is a graduate of Wesleyan University .

After his career as a geologist , Hickenlooper entered a career in business and cofounded the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver .

Hickenlooper was elected the 43rd mayor of Denver in 2003 , serving two terms , until 2011 .

After incumbent governor Bill Ritter announced that he would not seek reelection , Hickenlooper announced his intentions to run for the Democratic nomination , in January 2010 .

He won in an uncontested primary and faced Constitution Party candidate , former representative Tom Tancredo , and Republican businessman Dan Maes in the general election , which he won with 51 % of the vote .

He was re - elected to a second term in 2014 , defeating Republican former U.S. representative Bob Beauprez by 49 % to 46 % .


Unearthed (Johnny Cash album)

Unearthed is a box set by Johnny Cash , released two months after his death in 2003 .

It was produced by Rick Rubin and released by American Recordings .

The first three discs feature outtakes and alternate versions of songs recorded for American Recordings , Unchained , and .

The fourth disc , My Mother 's Hymn Book features gospel songs Cash first learned from his mother as a child and was later reissued as a standalone release .

The final disc is a best of distillation of the first four American albums .

Rock historian Graeme Thomson in his monograph , The Resurrection of Johnny Cash : Hurt , Redemption , and American Recordings has called Unearthed a monolithic achievement .

It was certified Gold on 12/2/2004 by the RIAA .


Not happy, Jan!

was a line delivered by comedian Deborah Kennedy in an Australian television advertisement from the year 2000 .

Due to the ad 's popularity in Australia , the line entered the cultural vernacular as a catch phrase used to express a feeling of discontent .

The television commercial from which the phrase originated was created by advertising agency Clemenger BBDO Melbourne for Sensis ( the directories arm of Telstra ) , to promote the upcoming deadline for advertising in Australia 's Yellow Pages .

In the commercial , a businesswoman ( Kennedy ) has just discovered that one of her staff ( Jan ) has neglected to book an ad in the upcoming year 's Yellow Pages .

Realising they will have to wait another year , she calmly goes through some anger management techniques .

When Jan runs away from work , Kennedy 's unnamed character talks to herself and counts to ten before opening the window and shouting " Not happy , Jan ! "

The phrase was coined by Kennedy on the day of shooting .

The ad ended up becoming lucrative for Australia 's Yellow Pages with the words " Closing Soon .

Call 132378 " appearing on television from 2000 to 2003 .

Since the advertisement , " Not happy , Jan " has entered the Australian vernacular to express displeasure , particularly at a problem caused by another 's negligence or incompetence .

In the time immediately following the advertisement , it was usually said in a manner which mimicked the advertisement , but today is usually spoken with a casual , slightly stern tone .

Women named Jan were particularly targeted .

The phrase was co - opted by the unsuccessful ' Not happy , John ! '

campaign , opposing the re - election of Australian Prime Minister John Howard in the 2004 federal election .

The title of the campaign also became the title of a book detailing the negative aspects of the Howard Government .

Both " Not happy , Jan , " and " Not happy , John " , are common noms de plume used in short letters to newspaper editors .

The commercial was featured on the Australian TV series 20 to 1 as one of the best Australian commercials of all time .

On 6 October 2009 , the catch phrase " Not happy , Jan ! "

was rated as best catch phrase in Australia on the ill - fated Australian TV series of 2009 The Spearman Experiment .


Prophecy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church

Seventh - day Adventists believe that Ellen G. White , one of the church 's co - founders , was a prophetess , understood today as an expression of the New Testament spiritual gift of prophecy .

Seventh - day Adventist believe that White had the spiritual gift of prophecy , but that her writings are inferior to the Bible , which has ultimate authority .

According to the 28 Fundamentals the core set of theological beliefs held by the Seventh - day Adventist Church , states that Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and can be read online on the website of the Seventh - day Adventist Church .

The 18 of the 28 Fundamentals states the Adventists viewpoint on the Gift of Prophecy :

According to one church document , " her expositions on any given Bible passage offer an inspired guide to the meaning of texts without exhausting their meaning or preempting the task of exegesis " .

In other words , White 's writings are considered an inspired commentary on Scripture , although Scripture remains ultimately authoritative .

Adventist believe she had the spiritual gift of prophecy as outlined in Revelation 19:10 .

Her restorationist writings endeavor to showcase the hand of God in Christian history .

This cosmic conflict , referred to as the " Great Controversy theme " , is foundational to the development of Seventh - day Adventist theology .


Zubtsovsky District

Zubtsovsky District ( ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ) , one of the thirty - six in Tver Oblast , Russia .

It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Staritsky District in the north , Lotoshinsky District of Moscow Oblast in the northeast , Shakhovskoy District , also of Moscow Oblast , in the east , Gagarinsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the south , Sychyovsky District , also of Smolensk Oblast , in the southwest , and with Rzhevsky District in the west .

Its administrative center is the town of Zubtsov .

Population : 17,216 ( 2010 Census ) ; The population of Zubtsov accounts for 40.2 % of the district 's total population .


Gordon Riots

The Gordon Riots of 1780 was a massive anti - Catholic protest in London against the Papists Act of 1778 , which was intended to reduce official discrimination against British Catholics .

Lord George Gordon , head of the Protestant Association warned that the law would enable Catholics in the British Army to become a dangerous threat .

The protest evolved into riots and widespread looting .

Local magistrates were afraid of reprisals and did not issue the riot act .

There was no repression until the Army finally moved in and started shooting .

The main violence lasted from 2 June to 9 June , 1780 .

The Popery Act 1698 had imposed a number of penalties and disabilities on Roman Catholics in England ; the 1778 Act eliminated some of these .

An initial peaceful protest led on to widespread rioting and looting and was the most destructive in the history of London .

Painted on the wall of Newgate prison was the proclamation that the inmates had been freed by the authority of " His Majesty , King Mob " .

The term " King Mob " afterwards denoted an unruly and fearsome proletariat .

The Riots came at the height of the American War of Independence , when Britain , with no large ally , was fighting American rebels , France , Spain , and the Dutch Republic .

Public opinion , especially in middle - class and elite circles , repudiated anti - Catholicism and lower - class violence , and rallied behind Lord North 's government .

Demands were made for a London police force .


Further Down the Spiral

Further Down the Spiral is the second remix album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails .

It is the companion remix disc to the band ’s second studio album , The Downward Spiral , and was released on June 1 , 1995 in two editions , one denoted as Halo 10 ( released in the United States and in the United Kingdom on the morning of release , to be pulled and replaced with Halo 10 V2 by lunch time ) and the other as Halo 10 V2 ( released in Japan , Australia , and the UK ) , each containing a different set of tracks .

The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) on June 26 , 1996 , denoting sales in excess of 500,000 copies in the US .

Further Down the Spiral showed a more varied and experimental point of view to the original and boasted many high - profile remixers and contributors including Aphex Twin , JG Thirlwell , Rick Rubin with Dave Navarro and Coil with Danny Hyde .

The discs include remixes of " Mr. Self Destruct " , " Piggy " , " Hurt " , " Eraser " , " The Downward Spiral " , " Heresy " , " Reptile " , and " Ruiner " , as well as two original compositions by Aphex Twin .


Football in Australia

Football in Australia refers to football codes played in the country including Australian rules football , rugby league , rugby union , association football ( soccer ) , American football and Gaelic football .

Professional football is played in Australia for four of these codes , with the leagues involved including the Australian Football League ( Aussie rules ) , the National Rugby League ( Rugby League ) , Super Rugby ( rugby union ) , and the A - League ( soccer ) .

Professional football has been televised for many years , with Australian rules football and rugby league being the most popular codes on television .

Australia has a number of national football teams encompassing several football codes including Australian rules , rugby league , rugby union , soccer , Gaelic and gridiron .

Australian football is the most popular sport in Australia , followed by cricket , association football and rugby league .

Some form of football was first played in Australia in 1829 .

By the 1860s , Australian rules and rugby union clubs were established in Melbourne and Sydney .

Soccer or " British Association Football " as it was referred to would arrive in the colony by 1870 , with the first official match played in 1880 .

Intercolonial football matches were being played by 1879 .

Women 's football matches were being organised by the 1920s .

National football governing bodies were being established in the same time period .

The regional football code divide in Australia was still present in the 1980s , with rugby league being the dominant code in Queensland and New South Wales while Australian rules football dominated in the rest of the country , whilst still being played throughout all of Australia and with soccer being played in ethnic enclaves .

Attempts to move outside these traditional boundaries were largely unsuccessful .

The different codes attract different participation levels that reflect historical trends .

In 2011 , soccer had more junior participants nationally than any other football code with Australian rules the second - most played .

Historically , soccer drew largely from minority ethnic groups , and rugby league and rugby union drew from populations in Queensland and New South Wales .

Australian rules football attracted participants primarily from the remaining states and territories but also throughout all of Australia .

Australian rules also has had one of the highest rates of participation amongst Australia 's indigenous communities .


NetWare Core Protocol

The NetWare Core Protocol ( NCP ) is a network protocol used in some products from Novell , Inc.

It is usually associated with the client - server operating system Novell NetWare which originally supported primarily MS - DOS client stations , but later support for other platforms such as Microsoft Windows , the classic Mac OS , Linux , Windows NT , Mac OS X , and various flavors of Unix was added .

The NCP is used to access file , print , directory , clock synchronization , messaging , remote command execution and other network service functions .

It originally took advantage of an easy network configuration and a little memory footprint of the IPX / SPX protocol stack .

Since mid-1990s the TCP / IP implementation is available .

Novell eDirectory uses NCP for synchronizing data changes between the servers in a directory service tree .


Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy

Healing Camp , Are n't You Happy ( ) , or simply known as Healing Camp , is a South Korean talk show which began airing on July 18 , 2011 on Monday nights at 11:15 p.m. KST on SBS .

It is hosted by comedian Lee Kyung - kyu , broadcaster Kim Je - dong , and actress Sung Yu - ri .

The program is known to have created a new genre of talk shows focused on " healing " , which have become the trend of talk shows in 2012 and 2013 .

Healing Camp is also known for its superior casting capabilities , inviting top actors and actresses , as well as politicians , athletes , and other influential people who are not easily seen on entertainment programs .

In June 2013 , it was announced that Han Hye - jin would leave the program following her marriage to footballer Ki Sung - yueng in July and would move to London with him .


Clube de Regatas do Flamengo–Clube Atlético Mineiro rivalry

The rivalry between Flamengo and Atlético Mineiro is a footballing rivalry played between Brazilian clubs Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , from Rio de Janeiro , and Clube Atlético Mineiro , from Belo Horizonte .

The clubs first played against each other in 1929 , but until regular competitions were introduced in Brazilian football in 1959 , the encounters were played at friendly level , since they come from different states : Flamengo is from Rio de Janeiro , while Atlético Mineiro hails from Minas Gerais .

The rivalry developed in the 1980s from numerous controversial encounters between the two clubs in that decade 's Brasileirão and Copa Libertadores editions .

It remained through the following years , and is considered the biggest interstate rivalry in Brazilian football .


Julius Strasburger

Julius Strasburger ( 26 December 1871 , in Jena – 28 October 1934 , in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German internist .

He was the son of botanist Eduard Strasburger ( 1844 – 1912 ) .

He studied medicine at the universities of Bonn and Freiburg , receiving his doctorate in 1894 at Bonn with the thesis Die Sarcome des Dickdarms ( " The Sarcomas of the Colon " ) .

Following graduation , he served as an assistant to Carl Gerhardt at the second medical clinic in Berlin , and also as an assistant under Friedrich Schultze at the internal clinic in Bonn .

In 1911 he became an associate professor at the University of Breslau , then in 1914 was named a full professor of internal medicine at the University of Frankfurt am Main .

At Frankfurt , he also served as head of the institute for physical therapy .

His specialized areas of study were blood circulation , physical therapy and the pathology of digestion .

With internist Adolf Schmidt ( 1865 – 1918 ) , the " Schmidt - Strasburger diet " is named ; being defined as a diet used to facilitate the testing of feces in various types of diarrhea .

Food items used in the diet are milk , zwieback , eggs , butter , beef , boiled potato , and gruel .

With Schmidt , he published Die Faeces des Menschen ( 1903 , 3rd edition 1915 ) .

In 1909 he published Einführung in die Hydrotherapie und Thermotherapie ( " Introduction to hydrotherapy and thermotherapy " ) .


Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first - person shooter video game published by Activision , released on November 19 , 2001 for Microsoft Windows and subsequently for PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Linux and Macintosh .

The game serves as both a remake and a reboot to the Wolfenstein series .

It was developed by Gray Matter Interactive and Nerve Software developed its multiplayer mode .

i d Software , the creators of Wolfenstein 3D , oversaw the development and were credited as executive producers .

The multiplayer side eventually became the most popular part of the game , and was influential in the genre .

Splash Damage created some of the maps for the Game of the Year edition .

A sequel , titled Wolfenstein , was released on August 18 , 2009 .


Victor Albert Sinclair

Victor Albert Sinclair ( 18 May 1872 –-17 March 1944 ) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario .

He represented Oxford South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative member .

He was born in Tillsonburg , the son of Dr. Lachlin C. Sinclair and Roxiliana Norman , and was educated in Tillsonburg , at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall .

He was called to the bar in 1896 and entered practice in Tillsonburg .

Sinclair served on the town council for Tillsonburg and served two years as mayor .

He also served as high school trustee from 1910 to 1919 .

In 1901 , he married Gertrude L. Draper .

Sinclair served as president of the Tilsonburg Horticultural Club .

He was also vice - president of the Tilsonburg Shoe Company .

He later served as chairman of the Worker 's Compensation Board of Ontario from 1925 to 1934 when he was removed from office by Mitchell Hepburn .

He was an insurance lawyer in Toronto from 1935 until his death in March 1944 .


Occupation of the Hainburger Au

The Occupation of the Hainburger Au wetlands in December 1984 marked a turning point for awareness in German speaking central Europe and was of great significance for the development of democratic processes in Austria .

The Hainburger Au is a large naturally occurring flood plain bordering the River Danube at , and upstream of , Hainburg in Lower Austria .

It is a short distance to the east of Vienna 's main airport .

Since 1996 it has been part of the Danube - Auen National Park .

In February 1983 the of the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) began a campaign under the slogan " Rettet die Auen " to preserve the Hainburger Au flood plain .

With the help of various media channels the WWF began to publicise the threat of impending destruction for a large part of the region .

The threat came from plans , which at the end of 1984 still enjoyed the full support of the Austrian government , to construct a hydro - electric power plant .

As events unfolded , the nature of the protesters ' demonstrations and a mass - occupation of the threatened area changed peoples ' understanding of democracy as well as national energy policy in Austria .


Mascarene martin

The Mascarene martin or Mascarene swallow ( Phedina borbonica ) is a passerine bird in the swallow family that breeds in Madagascar and in the Mascarene Islands .

The nominate subspecies occurs on Mauritius and Réunion and has never been found away from the Mascarene Islands , but the smaller Madagascan subspecies , P. b. madagascariensis , is migratory and has been recorded wintering in East Africa or wandering to other Indian Ocean islands .

The Mascarene martin is a small swallow that has grey - brown underparts becoming white on the throat and lower abdomen , dark grey - brown upperparts and a slightly forked tail .

The underparts are heavily streaked with black .

It nests in small colonies anywhere with suitably sheltered sites for constructing a nest , such as ledges , buildings , tunnels , caves or amongst rocks .

The nest is a shallow cup of twigs and other plant material , and the normal clutch is two or three brown - spotted white eggs .

The incubation and fledging times are unknown .

The Mascarene martin has a heavy flight with slow wingbeats interspersed with glides , and frequently perches on wires .

It feeds on insects in flight , often hunting low over the ground or vegetation .

In eastern Africa , open habitats such as deforested areas are frequently used for hunting .

A number of internal and external parasites have been detected in this species .

Tropical cyclones can adversely affect populations on the smaller islands , but the Mascarene martin is a locally common bird with an apparently stable population and is classed as a species of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) .

Its legal protection ranges from none on the French overseas department of Réunion to a status on Mauritius as a " species of wildlife in respect of which more severe penalties are provided " .


List of ambassadors of the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo .

From 1877 until 1960 , the republic had been a colony of Belgium , first under the name Congo Free State and then Belgian Congo .

The Congo was granted its independence on June 30 , 1960 , adopting the name “ Republic of the Congo ” ( République du Congo ) .

As the French colony of Middle Congo ( Moyen - Congo ) also chose the name Republic of Congo upon receiving its independence , the two countries were more commonly known as Congo - Léopoldville and Congo - Brazzaville , after their capital cities .

The United States immediately recognized the new Republic of the Congo and moved to establish diplomatic relations .

The embassy in Léopoldville ( now Kinshasa ) was established on June 30 , 1960 , with John D. Tomlinson as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim .

The first ambassador , Clare H. Timberlake was appointed on July 5 , 1960 .

In 1971 , President Joseph - Désiré Mobutu changed the country ’s official name to Zaire .

In 1997 , President Laurent Kabila restored the name " Democratic Republic of the Congo " , previously used from 1964 to 1971 .


Calais Conference

The Calais Conference was a 26 February 1917 meeting of politicians and generals from France and the United Kingdom .

Ostensibly about railway logistics for the upcoming allied Spring offensive the majority of the conference was given over to a plan to bring British forces under overall French command .

The British Prime Minister David Lloyd George was supportive of the proposal and arranged for the British war cabinet to approve it in advance of the conference , without the knowledge of senior British generals Douglas Haig and Sir William Robertson .

The latter were surprised when the proposal was presented by French General Robert Nivelle at the conference .

The next day the two generals met with Lloyd George and threatened their resignations rather than implement the proposal .

This led to the significant watering - down of the plan with greater freedom given to British commanders .

The conference caused mistrust between the British civil and military chiefs and set back the cause of a unified allied command until Spring 1918 , when the successful German Spring Offensive rendered it essential .


List of mountains in South Africa

List of Mountains in South Africa is a general list of mountains in South Africa , with elevation .

This list includes mountains in two other sovereign states , in the Stormberg - Drakensberg range , where the highest elevations are to be found in Lesotho , as well as Emlembe , the highest mountain in Swaziland , located at the border with South Africa .

The highest mountain in South Africa is high Mafadi , located on the border of South Africa and Lesotho .

Several of the highest peaks have snow in the Southern hemisphere winter season .

A Khulu is a peak above and not within of another Khulu , as defined by the Mountain Club of South Africa .

Seweweekspoortpiek and Du Toits Peak are among the ultra prominent peaks of Africa .

A few mountains , such as Spion Kop or Isandlwana are historically important hills , even though they are relatively not very high .

Table Mountain is important because of its emblematic value .


Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

It is the fifth track on their 1993 album , Zooropa , and was released as the album 's third single on 22 November 1993 .

The song was a top ten hit in Ireland , Australia , the United Kingdom , and several other countries .

The music video was shot in Berlin , Germany .

The earliest incarnation of the song developed during sessions for the group 's 1991 album Achtung Baby .

It was written for and inspired by Frank Sinatra and bore his surname as the original working title .

An alternate recording was used in the Wim Wenders film Faraway , So Close!.

was well received by critics and nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song .

The song made its live debut on the Zoo TV Tour but has only been performed intermittently in an acoustic version over subsequent tours .

Members of U2 consider it to be one of their favourite songs ; guitarist The Edge named it the best track on the album , while lead singer Bono stated that it was one of their best creations .


The Used

The Used is an American rock band formed in Orem , Utah , in 2001 .

The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken , bassist Jeph Howard , drummer Dan Whitesides , and guitarist Joey Bradford .

The group signed to Reprise Records and rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self - titled debut album .

They followed up with their second album , In Love and Death , in September 2004 and their third album , Lies for the Liars , in May 2007 .

Shallow Believer , an EP that featured most of the band 's B - sides , was released in February 2008 .

They spent 2008 working on their fourth studio album , Artwork , which was released in August 2009 .

A fifth album , titled Vulnerable , was released in March 2012 through the independent label Hopeless Records .

In summer 2013 they released another EP titled The Ocean of the Sky .

Their sixth album , Imaginary Enemy , released in April 2014 .

Their 7th studio album titled The Canyon was released October 27 , 2017 .

The Used have enjoyed much success with their albums achieving gold and platinum statuses in many countries worldwide .


Elazar Shach

Elazar Menachem Man Shach ( ) Elazar Shach ( January 1 , 1899 O.S.

– November 2 , 2001 ) was a leading Lithuanian - Jewish Haredi rabbi in Bnei Brak , Israel .

He also served as one of three co - deans of the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak , along with Rabbis Shmuel Rozovsky and Dovid Povarsky .

Due to his differences with the Hasidic leadership of the Agudat Yisrael in 1984 , he allied with Rabbi Ovadia Yosef , who had founded the Shas party .

Later , in 1988 , Shach sharply criticized Ovadia Yosef , and said that , " Sepharadim are not yet ready for leadership positions " , and subsequently founded the Degel HaTorah political party representing Lithuanian ( non - Hasidic ) Ashkenazi Jews in the Israeli Knesset .


Kaohsiung Incident

The Kaohsiung Incident , also known as the Formosa Incident , the Meilidao Incident or the Formosa Magazine incident , was the result of pro - democracy demonstrations that occurred in Kaohsiung , Taiwan , on 10 December 1979 .

The incident occurred when Formosa Magazine , headed by veteran opposition legislator Huang Shin - chieh , and other opposition politicians held a demonstration commemorating Human Rights Day in an effort to promote and demand democracy in Taiwan .

At that time , the Republic of China was a one - party state and the government used this protest as an excuse to arrest the main leaders of the political opposition .

The Kaohsiung Incident is widely regarded as a seminal event in the post - war history of Taiwan and the watershed of the Taiwan democratization movements .

The event had the effect of galvanizing the Taiwanese community into political actions and is regarded as one of the events that eventually led to democracy in Taiwan .