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Benedictine monastery in Santo Domingo village, northern Spain The general view Plan of monastery Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey (Spanish: Abadía del Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Santo Domingo de Silos in the southern part of Burgos Province in northern Spain. The monastery is named after the eleventh-century saint Dominic of Silos. History The monastery dates back to the Visigothic period of the 7th century. In the 10th century, the abbey ...

United Kingdom legislationClimate Change Act 2008[1]Parliament of the United KingdomLong titleAn Act to set a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions; to provide for a system of carbon budgeting; to establish a Committee on Climate Change; to confer powers to establish trading schemes for the purpose of limiting greenhouse gas emissions or encouraging activities that reduce such emissions or remove greenhouse gas from the atmosphere; to make pro...

האמפיתיאטרון הרומי בארל, כיום בצרפת אמפיתיאטרון (מכונה בעברית גם אמפי) הוא מבנה גדול ופתוח המשמש להצגות, מופעים, תחרויות ספורט וכדומה. האמפי-תיאטרון הוא המצאה רומית שמקורה בתיאטרון ביוון העתיקה. מקור המלה יווני: אמפי αμφί = דו-, משני צדדים, או מסביב, ותיאטרון θέατρον = מקום צפ�...

English footballer Joe Johnson Johnson while with Brentford in 1914Personal informationFull name Joseph Johnson[1]Date of birth 12 December 1882Place of birth Sunderland, EnglandDate of death 1966 (aged 83–84)Place of death Darlington, EnglandPosition(s) Outside left, inside leftSenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls) Sunderland West End 0000–1912 Houghton Rovers 1912–1913 Clapton Orient 3 (0)1913–1915 Brentford 39 (16)1915 Hartlepools United 5 (2) Forge United 0000–192...

عنكبوت الماء مونمون水グモもんもんMizugumo Monmonملصق الفيلممعلومات عامةالتصنيف فلم رسوم متحركة قصير الصنف الفني فيلم مغامرة — فيلم رسوم متحركة — فيلم عائلي تاريخ الصدور 3 يناير 2006مدة العرض 15 دقيقةاللغة الأصلية اليابانية البلد اليابان الطاقمالمخرج هاياو ميازاكي السيناريو هاياو �...

Dam in Torsby Municipality, Värmland CountyHöljes Hydroelectric Power StationLocation of Höljes Hydroelectric Power Station in SwedenOfficial nameHöljes kraftverkLocationTorsby Municipality, Värmland CountyCoordinates60°57′04″N 12°32′36″E / 60.951110°N 12.543211°E / 60.951110; 12.543211PurposePowerStatusOperationalOpening date1962Owner(s)FortumOperator(s)FortumDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment damImpoundsKlarälvenCommission da...

Mythical worm Solomon's shamir, according to Eberhard Werner Happel, 1707[1] In the Gemara, the shamir (Hebrew: שָׁמִיר‎ šāmīr) is a worm or a substance that had the power to cut through or disintegrate stone, iron and diamond. King Solomon is said to have used it in the building of the First Temple in Jerusalem in the place of cutting tools. For the building of the Temple, which promoted peace, it was inappropriate to use tools that could also cause war and bloodshed....

Halliwell at a booksigning for Ugenia Lavender Ugenia Lavender is the title character in a series of children's novels written by Geri Halliwell, who achieved fame as a member of the Spice Girls and as a solo singer-songwriter before deciding to pursue a career as an author. Halliwell began writing the books in 2004.[1] Macmillan Children's Books announced that Halliwell had signed a contract to write six books featuring the character on 12 April 2007.[2] Books Ugenia Lavender...

American politician Silas Sanford Smith (October 26, 1830 – October 11, 1910) was a Mormon pioneer, a politician in the Utah Territory, and the leader of the San Juan Expedition that settled San Juan County, Utah. Smith was born in Stockholm, New York. His father, Silas Sr., was a younger brother of Joseph Smith Sr., which made Silas Jr. and Joseph Smith Jr. first cousins. Silas Sr. was baptized into Smith's Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1835 and the family became followers of Smith. A...

World governing body for croquet World Croquet FederationSportCroquetJurisdictionInternationalAbbreviationWCFFounded1986 (1986)PresidentIan BurridgeSecretaryDebbie LinesOfficial websiteworldcroquet.org The World Croquet Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for croquet. Its primary objective is to make the various codes of the game well-known, well-understood, well-respected and well-supported sports in countries throughout the world.[1] To that end, it encourages, promote...

Railway station in Buzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Unoshima Station – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unoshima Station宇島駅Unoshima Station in August 2006General informationLocationBuzen, Fukuo...

Musical instrument in the lute family This article is about the musical instrument. For the kitchen tool, see Mandoline. MandolinArchtop mandolinString instrumentClassification String instrument Plucked string instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification321.321-6 (Neapolitan) or 321.322-6 (flat-backed)(Chordophone with permanently attached resonator and neck, sounded by a plectrum)DevelopedMid-18th century from the mandolinoTimbrevaries with the type: spruce carved-top, bright flatback, warm ...

National beauty contest in Sri Lanka Miss Grand Sri LankaFormationSeptember 25, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-09-25)FounderBrian KerkovenTypeBeauty pageantHeadquartersColomboLocationSri LankaMembership Miss Grand InternationalOfficial language EnglishNational DirectorBrian KerkovenParent organizationBrian Kerkoven Model Agency (2013 – Present) Miss Grand Sri Lanka is an annual female beauty pageant in Sri Lanka,[1][2] founded in 2016 by a Colombo-based ...

2013 American teen comedy film G.B.F.Theatrical release posterDirected byDarren SteinWritten byGeorge NorthyProduced by Stephen Israel Richard Bever Darren Stein George Northy Starring Michael J. Willett Paul Iacono Sasha Pieterse Andrea Bowen Xosha Roquemore Molly Tarlov Evanna Lynch Joanna JoJo Levesque Natasha Lyonne Rebecca Gayheart Jonathan Silverman Horatio Sanz Megan Mullally CinematographyJonathan HallEdited byPhillip J. BartellMusic byBrian H. KimProductioncompanies Logolite Entertai...

2004 Indian filmSathyamDVD coverDirected byVinayanWritten byVinayanProduced byVaisakh RajanStarringPrithviraj SukumaranAnandarajThilakanCinematographyShaji KumarEdited byG. MuraliMusic byM. JayachandranRelease date27 August 2004Running time183 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageMalayalamBudget₹1.75 crore[1] Sathyam (transl.Truth) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Vinayan, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anandaraj, Thilakan, Priyamani and Taruni ...

Metropolitan area in New York state, United States See also: Syracuse, New York Map of New York highlighting the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical AreaThe Syracuse area at 8:28:52 AM EDT on July 3, 2022, taken during Expedition 67 of the International Space Station. North is oriented to the right. The Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in central New York, anchored by the city of Syracuse. As of the 20...

Filipino politician The HonourableJeannie Ng-SandovalJeannie Sandoval in 2022Mayor of MalabonIncumbentAssumed office June 30, 2022Vice MayorBernard Ninong Dela CruzPreceded byAntolin Lenlen Oreta IIIVice Mayor of MalabonIn officeJune 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019MayorAntolin Lenlen Oreta IIIPreceded byDiosdado Dado Cunanan (Acting)Succeeded byBernard Ninong Dela Cruz Personal detailsBornJeannie Ng (1978-01-14) January 14, 1978 (age 45)NationalityFilipinoPolitical partyNacionali...

Indian diarist M. R. Ry. Ananda Ranga PillaiA portrait of Ananda Ranga PillaiBorn(1709-03-30)30 March 1709Perambur, Madras PresidencyDied16 January 1761(1761-01-16) (aged 51)Pondicherry, French IndiaOccupation(s)merchant, dubashEmployerFrench East India CompanyKnown forHis private diaries which narrate the day-to-day functioning of the French East India Company in PondicherryTitleChief Dubash of PondicherryTerm1709–61PredecessorKanakaraya MudaliSpouseMangathayi AmmalChildrenPappal...

Genus of fishes Dalophis Dalophis cephalopeltis Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes Family: Ophichthidae Subfamily: Ophichthinae Genus: DalophisRafinesque, 1810 Species See text. Dalophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species: Dalophis boulengeri (Blache, Cadenat & Stauch, 1970) Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker, 1863) Dalophis imberbis (Delar...

1964 filmThe Iceman DuckethDirected byPhil MonroeMaurice NobleStory byJohn DunnStarringMel BlancMusic byBill LavaAnimation byBob BransfordTom RayKen HarrisRichard ThompsonBob MatzAlex IgnatievHarry Love(effects)Layouts byBob GivensBackgrounds byWilliam ButlerColor processTechnicolorProductioncompanyWarner Bros. CartoonsDistributed byWarner Bros. PicturesVitaphoneRelease dateMay 16, 1964 (USA)Running time6 minutesLanguageEnglish The Iceman Ducketh is a 1964 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical...