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American film director This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Reginald Barker – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Reginald BarkerBarker in 1920BornReginald C. Barker(1886-04-02)April 2, 1886Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDiedFebruary 23, 1945(…
Mural painting upon freshly laid lime plaster For other uses, see Fresco (disambiguation). The Creation of Adam, a detail of the fresco Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo Fresco (pl. frescos or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid (wet) lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall. The word fresco (Italian: affresco)…
American economic crisis Events leading to the American Civil War Economic End of Atlantic slave trade Panic of 1857 Political Northwest Ordinance Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Missouri Compromise Nullification crisis Gag rule Tariff of 1828 End of slavery in British colonies Texas Revolution Texas annexation Mexican–American War Wilmot Proviso Nashville Convention Compromise of 1850 Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Kansas–Nebraska Act Ostend Manifesto Caning of Charles Sumner Lincoln–Dougla…
Scottish indie rock band This article is about the band. For the fictional criminals, see The Goonies. The FratellisThe Fratellis performing at Pryzm, Kingston upon Thames in 2021Background informationOriginGlasgow, ScotlandGenresIndie rock[citation needed]Years active2005–20092012–presentLabelsCooking VinylIslandBMGMembers Jon Fratelli Barry Fratelli Mince Fratelli Websitethefratellis.com The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of three…
American academic publishing company Nova Science PublishersFounded1985FounderFrank H. ColumbusCountry of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationHauppauge, New YorkDistributionWorldwideKey peopleNadya Gotsiridze-Columbus (President); Donna Dennis (Vice-President)Publication typesAcademic journals, books, encyclopedias, handbooksNonfiction topicsScience and technology, medicine and biology, social sciencesFiction genresAcademic; STMImprintsNOVA, NOVA Biomedical, NovinkaNo. of employees55 in-hous…
Buddhism by country One of the Buddhas of Bamiyan (destroyed by the Taliban in 2001) photographed at its base in August 1977 Ancient Buddhist cave in Jalalabad, 2009 Buddhism, a religion founded by Gautama Buddha, first arrived in modern-day Afghanistan through the conquests of Ashoka (r. 268–232 BCE), the third emperor[broken anchor] of the Maurya Empire. Among the earliest notable sites of Buddhist influence in the country is a bilingual mountainside inscription in Greek a…
Body of salt water off the coast of Kyūshū, Japan A NASA satellite image of the Ariake Sea in 2007 The Ariake Sea (有明海, Ariake-kai) is a body of salt water surrounded by Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto Prefectures, all of which lie on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. It is the largest bay in Kyūshū. Its deepest point is only about 50 meters (165 ft) deep, and extreme tides exceed 4 meters (13 ft), covering roughly 1,700 square kilometres (660 sq mi). Isahaya Bay is…
Barcode for use on U.S. mail This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Intelligent Mail barcode – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) A possible Intelligent Mail Barcode for the Wikimedia Foundation address The Intelligent Mail Barcode (I…
American poet José MontoyaBorn28 May 1932Albuquerque, New MexicoDied25 September 2013Sacramento, CaliforniaOccupationProfessorLanguageEnglish and SpanishCitizenshipUnited StatesGenreChicano poetry José Montoya (May 28, 1932 – September 25, 2013) was a poet and an artist from Sacramento, California.[1] He was one of the most influential Chicano bilingual poets. He has published many well-known poems in anthologies and magazines, and served as Sacramento's poet laureate. Biography He w…
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Portuguese singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (born 1980) Sofia HoffmannSofia Hoffmann in 2022BornSofia Hoffmann de Mendonça (1980-01-16) January 16, 1980 (age 44)Lisbon, PortugalAlma materUniversidade de Lisboa (BS)OccupationsSingersongwritermulti-instrumentalistYears active2017–presentChildren0Musical careerOriginLisbon, PortugalGenres Jazz Standards Pop Indian classical music LabelsSoundcrest Music Group Musical artistWebsitesofiahoffmann.com Sofia Hoffmann de Mend…
1854 organic act Kansas–Nebraska ActLong titleAn Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and KansasEnacted bythe 33rd United States CongressEffectiveMay 30, 1854CodificationActs repealedMissouri CompromiseLegislative historyIntroduced in the Senate by Stephen A. Douglas (D–IL)Passed the Senate on March 3, 1854 (37–14)Passed the House on May 22, 1854 (113–100)Signed into law by President Franklin Pierce on May 30, 1854 Events leading to the American Civil War Economic E…
Genus of flowering plants Hernandia Hernandia nymphaeifolia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Magnoliids Order: Laurales Family: Hernandiaceae Genus: HernandiaL. Species See text Synonyms Hazomalamia Capuron Hernandiopsis Meisn. Hertelia Neck. Valvanthera C.T.White Hernandia cordigera - MHNT Hernandia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hernandiaceae. It was named after the Spanish botanist Francisco Hernández de Toledo.[1]…
United States historic placeMassachusetts Historical Society BuildingU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesU.S. National Historic Landmark Show map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocation1154 Boylston StreetBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.Coordinates42°20′47″N 71°5′26″W / 42.34639°N 71.09056°W / 42.34639; -71.09056Built1899ArchitectEdmund M. WheelwrightArchitectural styleColonial RevivalWebsitemasshist.orgNRHP reference No.66000770 &…
Part of the LGBT rights seriesLegal status ofsame-sex unions Marriage Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Denmark Ecuador Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Liechtenstein* Luxembourg Malta Mexico Netherlands1 New Zealand2 Norway Portugal Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand* United Kingdom3 United States4 Uruguay Recognized Israel5 Civil unions andregistered partnerships Bolivia Croatia Cyprus Czech…
Head accessory worn by wrestlers for protection during matches The two scholastic (collegiate) wrestlers seen here in a high school match are wearing protective headgear. Wrestling headgear is protection that a person wears over the ears and chin during wrestling matches. Description The main purpose of headgear is to protect the ears of the wrestler, not really the head as the name implies. Thus, wrestling headgear equipment are also simply called ear guards or ear protectors. The headgear ofte…
Overview of solar power in the U.S. state of Connecticut Solar installation, Westport Solar power in Connecticut establishes Connecticut as the second state in the US to reach grid parity, after Hawaii, due to the high average cost of electricity.[1] Installing solar panels for a home provides an estimated 15.6% return on investment.[2] CT Solar Lease was a program to install solar panels at no upfront cost, and a fixed lease price for 15 years, with an option to extend the lease…
Women's team épéeat the Games of the XXX OlympiadVenueExCeL Exhibition CentreDate4 August 2012Competitors31 from 8 nationsMedalists Li NaLuo XiaojuanSun YujieXu Anqi China Shin A-LamJung Hyo-JungChoi In-JeongChoi Eun-Sook South Korea Maya LawrenceCourtney HurleyKelley HurleySusie Scanlan United States← 20042016 → Fencing at the2012 Summer OlympicsÉpéemenwomenTeam épéewomenFoilmenwomenTeam foilmenwomenSabremenwomenTeam sabremenvte The women'…
Indian Bengali-language television news channel This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: ABP Ananda – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Television channel ABP AnandaCountryIndiaHeadquartersKolkata, West BengalProgrammingLanguage(s)Ben…
Disambiguazione – Se stai cercando altri significati, vedi Carlotta di Prussia (disambigua). Aleksandra FёdorovnaCarlotta di PrussiaRitratto dell'imperatrice Aleksandra Fёdorovna (Carlotta di Prussia)Imperatrice consorte di Tutte le RussieStemma In carica1 dicembre 1825 –2 marzo 1855 PredecessoreLuisa Maria di Baden SuccessoreMaria d'Assia-Darmstadt Nome completoFriederike Luise Charlotte Wilhelmine von Preußen NascitaBerlino, Germania, 13 luglio 1798[1] MorteCarskoe Se…