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The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism is a book written by Max Weber, a German economist and sociologist. It was first published in German under the title Konfuzianismus und Taoismus in 1915 and an adapted version appeared in 1920. An English translation was made in 1951 and several editions were released until today.
David Rizzio
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Davide Rizzio, sometimes written as Davide Riccio or Davide Rizzo (c. 1533 – 9 March 1566), was an Italian courtier, born close to Turin, a descendant of an ancient and noble family still living in Piedmont, the Riccio Counts de San Paolo et Solbrito, who rose to become the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary`s husband, Lord Darnley, is said to have been jealous of their friendship, because of rumours that he had made Mary pregnant, and joined in a conspiracy of Protestant nobles, led by Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven, to murder him. The murder was the catalyst for the downfall of Darnley and had serious consequences for Mary`s subsequent career.
Alex Okosi
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alex Okosi is a Nigerian-born, US-educated media executive responsible for developing and launching MTV Africa (MTV base) in February 2005. He has also spearheaded the launch of other localized Viacom brands in Africa encompassing Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Okosi’s mission in Africa, has always been to develop content and experiences for audiences that not only entertains and showcases the best of African music and entertainment; but also serves to socially empower audiences in Africa and around the world. Currently, he is responsible for managing the growth and development of the Viacom International Media Networks Africa business - a multichannel portfolio that reaches over 100 million...
Sixties Icon
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sixties Icon (foaled 14 February 2003), is a retired British Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. In a career which lasted from April 2006 until November 2008, he ran seventeen times and won eight races. He recorded his most important victory when winning the Classic St. Leger Stakes as a three-year-old. He won five other Group Races before being retired to stud.
Sublime (literary)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The sublime is a form of expression in literature in which the author refers to things in nature or art that affect the mind with a sense of overwhelming grandeur or irresistible power. It is calculated to inspire awe, deep reverence, or lofty emotion, by reason of its beauty, vastness, or grandeur. When thinking of the literary sublime, most scholars point to the Romantic Period as the age in which it flourished. In Romantic poetry, authors often referred to mountains or deep crags, things that they considered both awe-inspiring and terrifying, in order to express the literary sublime.
Wes Streeting
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wesley "Wes" Paul William Streeting (born 21 January 1983) is Chief Executive of the Helena Kennedy Foundation, an educational charity that promotes access to higher education to students from further education colleges through bursaries, mentoring and work placements. He is also a Labour councillor in the London Borough of Redbridge and is a former National President of the National Union of Students (NUS) in the United Kingdom.
1962 Buffalo Bills season
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1962 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s third season. During the offseason, the Bills hired Lou Saban as their new head coach. The Bills finished the season with a 7–6–1 record, good for third place in the AFL East.
UCP3
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UCP3 gene.
Sheppard East LRT
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sheppard East LRT was a planned light rail line that was cancelled during construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as part of the scrapped Transit City proposal announced March 16, 2007. It was to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. Metrolinx had budgeted $944.5 million from 2009 through 2014 for the design and construction of the line. Funding was approved by the provincial and federal governments in May 2009. That funding will now go to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, with Mayor Rob Ford counting on private investment to finance a new $4 billion extension of the Sheppard line. Detailed engineering had also been initiated for the grade separation of Sheppard Avenue East and the GO...
Wendy Ward
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wendy Ward (born May 6, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
The Messengers (film)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Messengers is a 2007 American horror film, directed by the Pang Brothers, and produced by Sam Raimi. It stars Kristen Stewart, John Corbett, William B. Davis, Dylan McDermott, and Penelope Ann Miller. The film is about an ominous darkness that invades a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota, and the Solomon family—the owners of the farm—who are torn apart by suspicion, mayhem, and murder.
Twice Upon a Time (1983 film)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Twice Upon a Time is a 1983 animated movie directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson. This film had an unusual history in terms of release and editing, but it has been named one of the most important films in the history of stop-motion animation. This was also the first animated film George Lucas produced.
Montgomery reduction
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In arithmetic computation, Montgomery reduction is an algorithm introduced in 1985 by Peter Montgomery that allows modular arithmetic to be performed efficiently when the modulus is large (typically several hundred bits).
5/16 inch star
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! An award star is a decoration issued to personnel of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in lieu of multiple awards of the same award. An award star is very similar to an oak leaf cluster, which serves the same purpose in the United States Army and United States Air Force. Award stars are sometimes referred to as Gold Stars and Silver Stars (not to be confused with the Silver Star Medal).
Troika Games
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Troika Games was a video game developer created by the key people behind the first of the critically acclaimed Fallout series of games. The company was focused on role-playing video games between 1998 and 2005, best known for Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.
Mercury-Atlas 5
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American unmanned spaceflight of the Mercury program. It was launched on November 29, 1961 with Enos the Chimp, a chimpanzee, aboard. The craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down about 200 miles south of Bermuda.
Tudela, Navarre
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tudela (Basque: Tutera) is a municipality in Spain, the second city of the autonomous community of Navarre. Its population is around 35,000. Tudela is sited in the Ebro valley. Fast trains running on two-track electrified railways serve the city and two freeways (AP 68 and AP 15) join close to it. Tudela is the capital of the "Ribera Navarra", the agricultural region of lower Navarre.
Paul of Samosata
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paul of Samosata (lived from 200 to 275 AD) was Bishop of Antioch from 260 to 268. He was a believer in monarchianism, and his teachings anticipate adoptionism.
Bow Mar, Colorado
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The town of Bow Mar is a Statutory Town in Arapahoe and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Bow Mar is part of the Denver Metropolitan Area. The population was 847 at the 2000 census.
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