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British noble and politician (1672-1750) The Right HonourableThe Earl of DartmouthPCPortrait by Godfrey KnellerSouthern SecretaryIn office1710–1713Preceded byThe Earl of SunderlandSucceeded byThe Viscount BolingbrokeLord Privy SealIn office1713–1714Preceded byJohn RobinsonSucceeded byThe Marquess of Wharton Personal detailsBorn(1672-10-14)14 October 1672Died15 December 1750(1750-12-15) (aged 78)[1]SpouseAnne FinchEducationWestminster SchoolAlma materKing's College, Cambridge ...

Celebratory tradition in basketball Brice Johnson cuts down the nets after winning the 2016 ACC tournament with North Carolina. Cutting down the nets is a celebratory tradition in basketball wherein a coach or player removes the net from one of the backboards after winning a game. In college basketball in the United States, it is usually done after winning a conference tournament, regional title, or national championship game.[1] History Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor...

1996 World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event In Your House 11: Buried AlivePromotional poster featuring Mankind, Paul Bearer, and The Undertaker in a graveyardPromotionWorld Wrestling FederationDateOctober 20, 1996[1]CityIndianapolis, Indiana[1]VenueMarket Square Arena[1]Attendance9,649[1]Tagline(s)Deadman's ParadiseDead or Alive! Death, Darkness and the Destruction of Mankind (bumper)Pay-per-view chronology ← PreviousIn Your House 10: Mind Games N...

American tobacco company Brown & Williamson Tobacco CorporationBrown & Williamson factory in 1918Company typeSubsidiaryIndustryTobaccoFoundedin Winston-SalemFounderGeorge T. Brown Robert L. WilliamsonDefunct2004; 20 years ago (2004) [1]FateMerged with the other BAT's U.S. business (BATUS, Inc. and R.J. Reynolds to form Reynolds American.[1]SuccessorReynolds American[1]HeadquartersUnited StatesArea servedUnited StatesProductsCigarettesParentBri...

Посольство Канады в Россииангл. Embassy of Canada to Russia, фр. Ambassade du Canada en Russie Канада Россия Адрес Москва, площадь Луганской Народной Республики, вл. 1 Посол Сара Тейлор Сайт canadainternational.gc.ca/… (фр.)​ (англ.)​ (рус.)  Медиафайлы на Викискладе Посольство Канады в Росси...

Pour les articles homonymes, voir Anguilla (homonymie). Ne doit pas être confondu avec Antigua (île). Anguilla Armoiries Drapeau Carte d'Anguilla. Administration Pays Royaume-Uni Statut Territoire britanniqued'outre-mer Capitale The Valley Roi Mandat Charles III (depuis 2022) Premier ministre britannique Mandat Rishi Sunak (depuis 2022) Gouverneur Mandat Julia Crouch (depuis 2023) Premier ministre Mandat Ellis Webster (depuis 2020) Démographie Population 18 090 hab.[1] Densité ...

Video game for the Nintendo 3DS 2013 video gameHatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2Japanese cover artDeveloper(s)SegaPublisher(s)SegaSeriesHatsune Miku: Project DIVAPlatform(s)Nintendo 3DSReleaseJP: November 28, 2013Genre(s)RhythmMode(s)Single-player 2015 video gameHatsune Miku: Project Mirai Deluxe/DXEuropean cover artDeveloper(s)SegaPublisher(s)WW: SegaKR: NintendoDirector(s)Motoshi TakabeProducer(s)Makoto OsakiDesigner(s)Motoshi TakabeHiroyuki AbeYukihito YagiTakeshi HiyoriProgrammer(s)Fuminori S...

School in Paris, France École normale catholiqueLocation5, rue Blomet, ParisFranceCoordinates48°50′38″N 2°18′32″E / 48.843935°N 2.308829°E / 48.843935; 2.308829InformationOther nameLycée BlometTypeprivate catholic school under contract with the StateMottoÊtre et non paraître(To be and not to appear)Established1906 (1906)DirectorEcole Saint Jean : Isabelle Fourchy Ecole Blomet : Isabelle de Passos Collège : Nathalie de Cazenove Lycé...

Stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century John Confucius John Chinaman was a stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century.[1] Also referenced by Mark Twain and popular American songs of the period,[2] John Chinaman represented, in western society, a typical persona of China. He was typically depicted with a long queue and wearing an Asian conical hat. History John Chinaman minstrel songs from the 1850s presented Ch...

Most athletic footwear is not biodegradablePart of a series onClothing and the environment Environmental impact of fashion Key issues Cotton industry Fast fashion Fur trade Global trade of secondhand clothing Microplastics Textile performance By type Cashmere Fur farming Leather Sustainability Anti-fashion Biodegradable athletic footwear Circular fashion Clothing swap Cotton recycling Green textile Organic cotton Reconstructed clothing Slow fashion Sustainable fashion Textile recycling Sustai...

This article is about the period from 400 AD onwards. For the period prior to 400 AD, see Military history of ancient Greece. Aspect of Greek history Part of a series on the History of Greece Neolithic Greece Pelasgians Greek Bronze Age Helladic Cycladic Minoan Mycenaean Greece 1750 BC–1050 BC Ancient Greece Greek Dark Ages 1050 BC–750 BC Archaic Greece 800 BC–480 BC Classical Greece 500 BC–323BC Hellenistic Greece 323 BC–31 BC Roman Greece 146 BC–330 Medieval Greece Byzantine Gre...

Technical and political process concerned with the use of land and design of the urban environment Urban development redirects here. For actual development, see urbanization. For negative effects, see urban sprawl. Development planning redirects here. For proposals setting out a local authority's policies and proposals for land use, see Development plan. For planning for personal development, see Personal development planning. Partizánske in Slovakia – an example of a typical planned Europ...

17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer in North America Pere Marquette redirects here. For other uses, see Pere Marquette (disambiguation). The ReverendJacques MarquetteSJ1869 portrait of MarquetteBorn(1637-06-01)June 1, 1637Laon, Kingdom of FranceDiedMay 18, 1675(1675-05-18) (aged 37)near Ludington, MichiganOther namesPere MarquetteSignature Jacques Marquette, S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675),[1] sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette,[2&#...

Louisiana politician and civil rights activist (1836-1921) Caesar Carpentier Antoine13th Lieutenant Governor of LouisianaIn officeMay 22, 1873 – April 24, 1877GovernorWilliam P. KelloggStephen B. PackardPreceded byP.B.S. PinchbackSucceeded byLouis A. WiltzLouisiana State Senator from Caddo ParishIn office1868–1872 Personal detailsBornc. 1836New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Died1921 (aged 84–85)Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.Resting placeNew Bethlehem Baptist Church CemeteryPoli...

Daftar keuskupan di Belarus adalah sebuah daftar yang memuat dan menjabarkan pembagian terhadap wilayah administratif Gereja Katolik Roma yang dipimpin oleh seorang uskup ataupun ordinaris di Belarus. Para uskup Belarus bergabung dalam Konferensi Waligereja Belarus. Saat ini terdapat 4 buah yurisdiksi, di mana 1 merupakan keuskupan agung dan 3 lainnya merupakan keuskupan suffragan. Daftar keuskupan Provinsi Gerejawi Minsk-Mohilev Keuskupan Agung Minsk-Mohilev: Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz Uskup Auks...

Genus of cacti Echinocactus Echinocactus grusonii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Cacteae Genus: EchinocactusLink & Otto[1] Type species Echinocactus platyacanthus Species See text Synonyms Brittonrosea Speg. Echinofossulocactus Lawr. Homalocephala Britton & Rose[1] Echinocactus is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae.[1 ...

Questa voce o sezione sull'argomento centri abitati del Messico non cita le fonti necessarie o quelle presenti sono insufficienti. Puoi migliorare questa voce aggiungendo citazioni da fonti attendibili secondo le linee guida sull'uso delle fonti. Questa voce sull'argomento centri abitati del Guerrero è solo un abbozzo. Contribuisci a migliorarla secondo le convenzioni di Wikipedia. Cuetzala del ProgresocomuneLocalizzazioneStato Messico Stato federato Guerrero Amministrazi...

商业区是指商业设施高度集中的地区，大多數位於城市的市中心，有便利的捷运站和行人徒步区連接週邊，因此拥有大量的人潮、商机和观光客。 商业区 商业区建设在城市的市中心，从而相互促进发展，完善的商业区通常都会有一家或多家超大型商场、超市、购物中心。有时还会有特色街道（如：美食一条街、服装一条街、小吃一条街等）。不论是大商场还是小吃店都是商...

Japanese Zen master and principle heir of Hakuin Part of a series onZen Buddhism Main articles Zen Chinese Chan Japanese Zen Korean Seon Vietnamese Thiền Zen in the United States TeachingsThe essence No-mind Original enlightenment Buddha-nature Turning the light around Kenshō Satori Sudden awakening The way Ten Ox-Herding Pictures Five ranks of Tozan Hakuin's Four ways of knowing One Vehicle The goal Bodhisattva ideal Buddhahood Background Zen and Sutras Doctrinal background of Zen Represe...

Ancient unit of land 'Yardland' redirects here. Not to be confused with yard (land).For the use of 'virgate' in reference to rod-like stems and ribs, see virgate (botany). Farm-derived units of measurement: The rod is a historical unit of length equal to 5+1⁄2 yards. It may have originated from the typical length of a mediaeval ox-goad. There are 4 rods in one chain. The furlong (meaning furrow length) was the distance a team of oxen could plough without resting. This was standardised t...