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The Aleksander Fredro Monument (Polish: Pomnik Aleksandra Fredry) is a bronze statue located in Wrocław, Poland dedicated to Polish Romantic-era poet, playwright and author Aleksander Fredro. Originally built in Lwów (German: Lemberg) in 1897 according to Leonard Marconi's design, the monument was transferred to Wrocław in 1956.
National Cancer Center ("NCC" or "Center"), founded in 1953, is a (501)(c)(3) not-for-profit organization in the United States that funds young cancer researchers who are working to discover how the body's immune system sees and responds to cancer when it initially develops and why certain cancer cells are resistant to different treatments. The organization also provides educational information to the public on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Grants are awarded based on the recommendations of NCC's Scientific Advisory Board, which uses National Institutes of Health evaluation standards.
Sun scald is the freezing of bark following high temperatures in the winter season, resulting in permanent visible damage to bark. Fruits may also be damaged. In the northern hemisphere, it is also called southwest injury.
Arsene Lupin is a 1916 British silent crime film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Gerald Ames, Manora Thew and Kenelm Foss. It features the popular French master criminal Arsene Lupin, and is the first instance of the character in English-language media.
"This Girl Is a Woman Now" is a song written by Victor Millrose and Alan Bernstein and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1969 album The New Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Album. The song peaked at No. 2 on the US Easy Listening chart and No.
Rio Preto da Eva (Black River of Eve in Portuguese) is a municipality located just east of Manaus in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 34,106 and its area is 5,813 square kilometres (2,244 sq mi).
The International Medical Center (IMC) is Military hospital in El Shorouk city, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. The IMC is one of the largest tertiary health care hospitals in the Middle East. The IMC is part of the Armed Forces Medical Service Department in the Egyptian Armed Forces.
"Gramma" is a short horror story by American author Stephen King. It was first published in Weirdbook magazine in 1984 and collected in King's 1985 collection called Skeleton Crew. King incorporated elements from works of H.
Jordi Viljoen is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Hurricanes and Manawatu. His preferred position is halfback.
The 2005 Gush Etzion Junction shooting was a drive-by shooting attack on October 16, 2005, at the Gush Etzion Junction in Gush Etzion, in which three Israelis were killed and three others were injured. The attack was carried out by a cell of Hamas militants called the "Hebron Cell", a group of militants from the city of Hebron who murdered six Israelis in various attacks in the area. The three cell members who carried out the murders were each sentenced to four life sentences, but were released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.
Bartholomew Parr was a British physician and medical author, known for his London Medical Dictionary published in 1809. After earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1773 at the University of Edinburgh, Parr served as Physician of the Devon and Exeter Hospital in southwest England. He was later elected as Fellow of the Royal Societies of Edinburgh and London.
Sven Montgomery is a Swiss former professional cyclist.
Cat Quest III (also titled as Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean) is a 2024 action role-playing game developed by The Gentlebros and published by Kepler Interactive. The third entry in the Cat Quest series, it was released on August 8, 2024, for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Windows.
George Joseph Rung Jr. was an American basketball and baseball player and coach. He coached Fenn College (now Cleveland State University) from 1949 through 1952 and again from 1953 through 1958.
Carlos Alberto de Barros Franco is a Brazilian physician and professor, specializing in pneumology. He graduated in 1971.
Old Town is an area of East Baltimore, Maryland, mostly in zip code 21202, bounded roughly by the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX) on the west, Orleans Street to the south, Caroline Street to the east and Monument Street to the north. One of the area's main features is the Old Town Mall. The Baltimore riot of 1968 occurred here.
Jerman School is a historic school building located at Greensburg, Indiana. It was built in 1914, and is a two-story, Tudor Revival style steel frame building on a raised foundation. It is sheathed in brick with limestone trim and consists of two projecting end bays, two classroom wings, and the central entrance bay.
Emil Tahirovič is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia. He swam for Slovenia at the 2004 Olympics. He swam for Slovenia at:.
Jim Stack is an American basketball executive and former player. He served as general manager of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves from July 9, 2004, to September 26, 2009. Prior to joining the Timberwolves' organization, Stack worked as a scout and executive for the Chicago Bulls, an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers and an advance scout for the New York Knicks.
The term migrationism, in the history of archaeological theory, was opposed to the term diffusionism (or "immobilism") as a means of distinguishing two approaches to explaining the spread of prehistoric archaeological cultures and innovations in artefact. Migrationism explains cultural change in terms of human migration, while diffusionism relies on explanations based on trans-cultural diffusion of ideas rather than populations (pots, not people). Western archaeology the first half of the 20th century relied on the assumption of migration and invasion as driving cultural change.