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Ernest de Munck was a Belgian cellist and composer. Born in Brussels, de Munck learned the cello from his professional cellist father François de Munck as well as Adrien-François Servais. He later became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music in London.
Jainemys (meaning "Jain's Turtle") is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that has been found in the Lameta Formation, India. Originally described by Sohan Lal Jain in 1977 under the name "Carteremys" pisdurensis on the basis of having a deep upper temporal emargination. In 1985, it was assigned to the genus Shweboemys.
Abondance was a French Baleine-class gabare (cargo ship) launched in 1780. The Royal Navy captured her on 11 December 1781 and took her into service as a troop transport and store ship under the name HMS Abondance. After the end of the war with France the Admiralty sold her in 1784.
Brunislav "Bruno" Pavelić , was a Serbian basketball player.
Tejeda de Tiétar is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, western Spain. As of 2010, the population is 883.
Wood Green School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Oxfordshire, England, which serves the traditional blanket making and historic town of Witney and its surrounding villages.
FX was an Italian TV channel, which launched on 21 May 2006 in Italy on Sky Italia. It broadcast Italian and US movies and TV series. It also aired a selection of mystery-related documentaries after their passage on the National Geographic Channel, as well as some documentaries produced by the channel itself (e.g.
Jeepers Handyman Centre was a Maltese futsal club from Santa Venera. Active between 2002 and 2010, the club competed in the Maltese Futsal League, where it quickly established itself as one of the leading teams in the early years of organized futsal in Malta. Jeepers achieved notable success during its existence, including winning the national title and representing Malta in international competitions.
The Aroser Rothorn is the highest mountain of the Plessur Alps. It is located between Arosa and Lenzerheide in the canton of Graubünden and with a summit elevation of 2,980 metres above sea level. The summit lies near the Parpaner Rothorn, which is served by a cable car.
Sailly-au-Bois (French pronunciation: [saji o bwa]; Picard: Sailly-au-Bos) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Michael Olayinka Abdul , popularly known as Mike Abdul, is a Nigerian gospel singer, music producer and songwriter. He served as an executive officer at Midnight Crew Music Limited. He has worked with several Nigerian gospel artists and music producers which include MoniQue, Tim Godfrey and others.
The primitive equations are a set of nonlinear partial differential equations that are used to approximate global atmospheric flow and are used in most atmospheric models. They consist of three main sets of balance equations:.
Tom Clapp was an English-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport and Nantyglo RFC. He won 14 caps for Wales and captained the team on three occasions. Clapp was the first Newport player to captain Wales.
The Serpent Power were an American psychedelic rock and folk rock group active in the 1960s.
Aldo Locatelli was an Italian painter. His most important works are the frescos and panels in churches and public buildings of Rio Grande do Sul. Locatelli was born in northern Italy and was interested in art from an early age.
The Chase Is On is an album by saxophonists Charlie Rouse and Paul Quinichette recorded in 1957 and released on the Bethlehem label.
Rudolph William Debnar was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for Duquesne. In 1941, he was named All-Pennsylvania second team.
Spring Songs is an EP by American rock band Title Fight, released on November 12, 2013 through Revelation Records. The EP's second track "Be a Toy" was premiered on August 12 through SPIN magazine, with a music video following on November 20, directed by Susy Cereijo.
Salvelinus tolmachoffi, also known as Yessey lake charr, is a freshwater species of fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to Lake Yessey of the Khatanga river basin of the arctic Russia. In 2007, the fish was listed as endangered by IUCN due to over-fishing and poor management of the water body.
The mayor of Bakersfield is the elected leader for the city of Bakersfield, California. Prior to 1957, the mayor was appointed by the city council and the head of the executive branch. After that time, the mayor was split into two positions.