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The Oerlikon KCA is a Swiss 30 mm (1.181 in) gas-operated single-barrel revolver cannon. This gun lead to the development of several successors.
The William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament (simplified Chinese: 威廉琼斯盃国际篮球邀请赛; traditional Chinese: 威廉瓊斯盃國際籃球邀請賽; pinyin: wēi lián qióng sī bēi guó jì lán qiú yāo qǐng sài), also known as the William Jones Cup, is an international basketball tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) held annually since 1977 in Taiwan. It was named in honor of basketball promoter Renato William Jones, who was one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Like the Olympics and the FIBA Basketball World Cup, it has both men's and women's versions.
A concrete block, also known as a cinder block in North American English, breeze block in British English, or concrete masonry unit (CMU), or by various other terms, is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction. The use of blockwork allows structures to be built in the traditional masonry style with layers (or courses) of staggered blocks. Concrete blocks may be produced with hollow centers (cores) to reduce weight, improve insulation and provide an interconnected void into which concrete can be poured to solidify the entire wall after it is built.
A crossbencher is a minor party or independent member of some legislatures, such as the Parliament of Australia. In the British House of Lords the term refers to members of the parliamentary group of non-political peers. They take their name from the crossbenches, between and perpendicular to the government and opposition benches, where crossbenchers sit in the chamber.
State Highway 95 (SH 95) is a state highway which connects the cities of Yoakum and Temple in the U.S. state of Texas.
Gary Harkins is a Scottish professional footballer and coach who plays as a midfielder. Having come through the youth academies at Celtic and Blackburn Rovers he would notably play in the Scottish Premiership for Kilmarnock, Dundee and St. Mirren.
Kentwood is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 54,304 as of the 2020 census.
Mayes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,046.
The 1990 Islington Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Islington Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Briceni (Romanian pronunciation: [briˈt͡ʃenʲ]) (formerly Briceni-Târg, Yiddish: בריטשאן, romanized: Britshan, Polish: Bryczany) is a city in northern Moldova. It is the seat of Briceni District.
Indo-Mauritians are Mauritians who trace their ethnic ancestry to the Republic of India or other parts of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia.
Kemono Michi (Japanese: けものみち; "Animal Trail") is a Japanese manga series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Mattakumo-suke and Yumeuta. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace from November 2016 to August 2024. It has been collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes.
Mark William Knowles is the Australian field hockey captain. He has played professional hockey in the Netherlands for HC Rotterdam. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League.
Kiowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,446, making it the fifth-least populous county in Colorado.
VfL Wolfsburg did not manage to qualify for international football, in spite of keeping the squad that won the Bundesliga in 2009. Coach Armin Veh was sacked, following a failure to reach the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, and being distanced in Bundesliga. Under interim coach Lorenz-Günther Köstner Wolfsburg managed to finish inside the top half and reach the quarter-final in the UEFA Europa League.
Lachlan Coote is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Coote previously played in the National Rugby League for the Penrith Panthers and the North Queensland Cowboys, with whom he won the 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge. Coote represented Scotland and Great Britain at an international level, and also played for the City Origin and Prime Minister's XIII teams.
English actress Kate Winslet has won an Academy Award, five BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, three Critics' Choice Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Producers Guild Award. She is one of the few actresses to have won three of the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT), with her Academy Award, Primetime Emmy Award, and Grammy Award wins. Winslet is the youngest person to acquire six Academy Award nominations, with seven nominations in total.
Raymond William Hatton was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures.
The discography of the American rock musician Tom Waits spans five decades. It consists of 17 studio albums, 3 live albums, 7 compilation albums, 23 singles, 2 soundtracks, and 1 box set. Waits has also released one video album and 16 music videos.
Lance Corporal Richard Allen Anderson was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty in August 1969 during the Vietnam War. On 24 August 1969, Anderson's platoon was ambushed near Vandegrift Combat Base in Quang Tri Province. Anderson was wounded early in the skirmish but delivered suppressing fire on the North Vietnamese forces.