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Bill Virdon is the all-time winningest manager in Astro history; he won 544 games while leading the Astros to their first postseason berth in 1980 and two division titles. The Houston Astros are a professional baseball franchise based in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the American League West Division in Major League Baseball. The team joined MLB in 1962 as an expansion team named the Houston Colt .45s and changed their name to the Houston Astros in 1965. The team won their first NL Cha...

A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page. (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsAbbreviationSIBFormation30 March 1998; 25 years ago (1998-03-30)Typeacademic not-for-profit foundationHeadquartersSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinf...

Metropolitan area in Portugal You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Portuguese. (May 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Portuguese article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-trans...

Turkmen diaspora living mainly in northern and northeastern regions of Iran Iranian Turkmensایران تۆرکمنلریEýran türkmenleriTurkmens of Bandar-e Torkaman, IranTotal population500,000 - 1,000,000[1]790,000 - 1,600,000[2][3]1–2.4 million[4]1-2% of the total populationRegions with significant populationsGolestan Province, Razavi Khorasan Province and North Khorasan ProvinceLanguagesTurkmen, PersianReligionSunni Islam Iranian Turkmens (Persian: تر

Multi-purpose stadium in Singapore For the original stadium it replaced, see Former National Stadium, Singapore. Singapore National StadiumStadium Nasional Singapura (Malay)新加坡国家体育场 (Chinese)சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய அரங்கம் (Tamil)Exterior of the stadium in 2019Full nameSingapore National StadiumAddress1 Stadium Drive, Singapore 397629LocationKallang, SingaporeCoordinates1°18′2.5″N 103°52′27.2″E / ...

  Syringodea TaxonomíaReino: PlantaeDivisión: MagnoliophytaClase: LiliopsidaOrden: AsparagalesFamilia: IridaceaeSubfamilia: CrocoideaeTribu: IxieaeGénero: SyringodeaHook.f.Especies Ver texto. [editar datos en Wikidata] Syringodea es un género de plantas, herbáceas, perennes y bulbosas perteneciente a la familia de las iridáceas. Es originario de Sudáfrica. Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Joseph Dalton Hooker y publicado en Bot. Mag. ad t. 6072. 1873[1]​ Etim...

Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung? (Nederlands: Beantwoording van de vraag: Wat is Verlichting?) is een essay, dat in 1784 door de filosoof Immanuel Kant geschreven werd en in het decembernummer van het Berlinische Monatsschrift gepubliceerd werd. In deze bijdrage ging Kant in op een essay van Johann Friedrich Zöllner dat een jaar eerder in hetzelfde tijdschrift verscheen, waarin hij de vraag stelde: „Wat is Verlichting?“. Kant leverde in dit opstel zijn definitie van het tijdp...

زيجمونت بومان (بالبولندية: Zygmunt Bauman)‏  معلومات شخصية الميلاد 19 نوفمبر 1925(1925-11-19)بوزنان الوفاة 9 يناير 2017 (91 سنة)ليدز، المملكة المتحدة مواطنة بولندا المملكة المتحدة  الزوجة جانينا بومان (1948–2009)[1]  الأولاد إيرينا بومان  أقرباء ميخائيل سفارد (حفيد)  الحياة العملي

Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Squadron RAFActive1 January 1944 – 20 September 1945Country United KingdomBranch Royal Air ForceRoleLight Bomber SquadronPart ofNo. 8 Group RAF, Bomber CommandNickname(s)Fellowship of the BellowsMotto(s)Latin: Polus Dum Sidera Pascet(Translation: So long as the sky shall feed the stars)[1][2]CommandersNotablecommandersS/Ldr. (then) S.D. Watts, the first pilot to drop a 4,000 lbs Cook...

Duta Besar Islandia untuk IndonesiaPetahanaStefán Haukur Jóhannessonsejak 2023 Berikut adalah daftar duta besar Republik Islandia untuk Republik Indonesia. Nama Kredensial Selesai tugas Ref. Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson 23 Oktober 2023 Petahana [1][cat. 1] Catatan ^ Berkedudukan di Tokyo. Lihat pula Daftar Duta Besar Indonesia untuk Norwegia Daftar duta besar untuk Indonesia Referensi ^ Presiden Jokowi Terima Surat Kepercayaan 12 Duta Besar Negara Sahabat. Sekretariat Pr...

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. Please help improve the article by providing more context for the reader. (June 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) APEC South Korea 2005APEC South Korea 2005 delegatesHost countrySouth KoreaDate18–19 NovemberMottoTowards One Community: Meet the Challenge and Make the ChangeVenue(s)BusanFollows2004Precedes2006Websiteapec2005.org APEC South Korea ...

Italian footballer and manager (born 1946) Fabio Capello Capello managing Russia in 2014Personal informationFull name Fabio Capello[1]Date of birth (1946-06-18) 18 June 1946 (age 77)Place of birth San Canzian d'Isonzo, ItalyHeight 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Position(s) MidfielderYouth career1962–1964 SPALSenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls)1964–1967 SPAL 49 (3)1967–1970 Roma 62 (11)1970–1976 Juventus 165 (27)1976–1980 A.C. Milan 65 (4)Total 341 (45)International c...

Harihar BhawanGeneral informationArchitectural styleNeoclassical architecture and European styles of architectureTown or cityLalitpurCountryNepalCoordinates27°40′51″N 85°18′47″E / 27.6807°N 85.31312°E / 27.6807; 85.31312Elevation1,322 metres (4,337 ft)ClientChandra Shumsher JBRTechnical detailsMaterialBrick and mortarDesign and constructionArchitect(s)Kumar Narasingh Rana and Kishor Narasingh Rana Harihar Bhawan is a Rana palace in Patan, the capital o...

South Australian state constitution South Australian ConstitutionOverviewOriginal titleConstitution Act 1934 (SA), s. 1JurisdictionSouth AustraliaRatified18 October 1934 (1934-10-18)Date effective1 January 1935 (1935-01-01)SystemState GovernmentGovernment structureBranches Executive Legislative Judicial Chambers House of Assembly Legislative Council ExecutiveSee South Australian GovernmentJudiciarySee Judiciary of AustraliaHistoryAmendments78 (77 Parliamenta...

Manx Electricity AuthorityLught-reill Lectraghys ManninaghTypeState utility boardIndustryEnergy: electricityPredecessorDouglas Corporation Electricity Department and Isle of Man Electricity BoardFounded1984[1]Defunct2014FateMerged with Isle of Man Water and Sewerage AuthoritySuccessorManx Utilities AuthorityHeadquartersDouglas, Isle of ManArea servedIsle of ManKey peoplePhilip King (CEO)[2]Edmund Lowey MLC (Chairman)ProductsElectric powerTotal assetsPower stations at Pulrose, ...

G for George on display at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra Members of 460 Squadron RAAF with G for George in August 1943 Prime Minister John Curtin exiting G for George during his visit to Britain in 1944 G for George is an Avro Lancaster Mk. I bomber, squadron code AR-G and serial number W4783, operated by No. 460 Squadron RAAF during World War II. It is now preserved at the Australian War Memorial (AWM), Canberra, Australia. History G-George flew 90[1][2] operational s...

Sint-Franciscus van Assisiëkerk De Sint-Franciscus van Assisiëkerk was een parochiekerk in Sint-Kruis, deelgemeente van de Belgische stad Brugge, gelegen aan de Karel van Manderstraat 115. Deze zaalkerk werd gebouwd in 1963 naar ontwerp van C. Vastesaeger. Het is een doorvormige bakstenen kerk in modernistische stijl. De kerk heeft een losstaande klokkentoren in de vorm van een open betonconstructie. Hiervoor bevindt zich een beeldengroep, voorstellende Sint-Franciscus die preekt tot de die...

Location of Mauritania in Africa. Medieval Times Ghana Empire 647 — 709 Muslim conquest of the Maghreb 739 — 743 Berber Revolt c. 970 — c. 1240 Decline of the Ghana Empire c. 1075 Almoravid conquest of the Ghana Empire Mali Empire Extent of the Mali Empire (c. 1350) 1235 — 1230 Pre-imperial expansion 1235 — 1250 Early imperial expansion of the Mali Empire 1300 — 1337 The empire at its zenith 1337 — 1440 The fragmenting empire 1440 — 1490 The empire on the defensive 1500 — 16...

This article is part of a series on thePolitics of Switzerland Constitution Human rights Federal Council Members (by seniority) Alain Berset (President) Guy Parmelin Ignazio Cassis Viola Amherd (Vice President) Karin Keller-Sutter Albert Rösti Élisabeth Baume-Schneider Federal Chancellor Walter Thurnherr Federal administration Federal Assembly Council of States (members) National Council (members) Political parties Elections Voting Elections 1848 1851 1854 1857 1860 1863 1866 1869 1872 1875...

Austrian-American actor and director (1880–1946) Egon BrecherBrecher in Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)Born(1880-02-18)18 February 1880Olmütz, Austria-Hungary (present-day Olomouc, Czech Republic)Died12 October 1946(1946-10-12) (aged 66)Hollywood, California, U.S.Resting placeHollywood Forever CemeteryOccupationActorYears active1903–1946SpouseElse VogelhutChildren1 Egon Brecher (18 February 1880 – 12 August 1946) was an Austria-Hungary-born actor and director, who also served as...