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Renée C. Kraan-Korteweg is a Dutch-South African scientist. She is head of the University of Cape Town department of astronomy and founder and co-director of the Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity Centre.
The India national cricket team toured the West Indies from April to June 2002 to play 5 Test matches and 5 Limited Overs Internationals.
Carmen Wenzel is a Mexican sculptor and painter, from Puebla. She is known for her monumental public sculptures made from metal. Wenzel is also known by the married name Carmen López Blumenkron de Wenzel.
Sisport is a multi-sports team based in Turin, Italy.
St. George's Grammar School is a private school located at Abids, Hyderabad. It is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.
Hussam al-Masri was a Palestinian cameraman and contract photojournalist for Reuters, known for his coverage of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He was killed during an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, while operating a live video feed.
Rolf Rainer Gehlhaar was an American composer, Professor in Experimental Music at Coventry University and researcher in assistive technology for music.
Francesco Mario Pagano was an Italian jurist, author, thinker, and the founder of the Neapolitan school of law. He is regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers. A moderate reformist, he is seen as a forerunner of the Italian unification.
Adam Kazimierz Kolawa was CEO and co-founder of Parasoft, a software company in Monrovia, CA that makes software development tools.
Stretch is the ninth solo studio album by the American singer Scott Walker. It was released in November 1973 but was unsuccessful on the music charts. It was Walker's first solo album for CBS/Columbia records after departing from Philips Records.
Omar Lamont Brown is an American former professional football safety who played two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Falcons in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Brown also played for the Orlando Rage of the XFL.
Jorge Romero Sáez is a Spanish football manager.
The Nivaclé are an Indigenous people of the Gran Chaco. An estimated 13,700 Nivaclé people live in the President Hayes and Boquerón Departments in Paraguay, while approximately 200 Nivaclé people live in the Salta Province of Argentina. A very small number of Nivaclé live in Tarija, Bolivia.
The Death of the Gods. Julian the Apostate (Russian: Смерть богов. Юлиан Отступник, romanized: Smert bogov.
Oscar Peterson: Black + White is a 2021 Canadian documentary film directed by Barry Avrich. The film is a portrait of influential Canadian jazz icon Oscar Peterson, featuring interviews with and performances of his music by figures including Billy Joel, Jon Batiste, Quincy Jones, Ramsey Lewis, Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Dave Young, Larnell Lewis, Jackie Richardson, Joe Sealy, Measha Brueggergosman, Denzal Sinclaire and Robi Botos. The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
Ludlow Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,077 and it contained 2,078 housing units.
"Shakaar" is the 70th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 24th episode of the third season. It was first broadcast on May 22, 1995. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the space station Deep Space Nine near the planet Bajor, as the Bajorans recover from a brutal, decades-long occupation by the imperialistic Cardassians.
Louis Camille Maillard was a French physician and chemist. He made important contributions to the study of kidney disorders. He also became known for the "Maillard reaction", the chemical reaction which he described in 1912, by which amino acids and sugars react in foods via contact with fats, giving a browned, flavorful surface to everything from bread and seared steaks to toasted marshmallows.
Hal is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Harold, Henry or Harvey, and a nickname. Notable people with the name include:.
Leptophis stimsoni, commonly known as the grey lora or the Trinidad upland parrot snake, is a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. “Molecular and morphological analyses confirm that the Gray Lora (Leptophis stimsoni) is a distinct species endemic to Trinidad’s Northern Range, differing from other Leptophis species by its solid gray-green dorsum and fewer than 150 ventral scales .”.