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Произведения автора582007
Papa Bue
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Arne "Papa" Bue Jensen (8 May 1930 – 2 November 2011), known as Papa Bue, was a Danish trombonist and bandleader, chiefly associated with the Dixieland jazz revival style of which he was considered an important proponent. He founded and led the Viking Jazz Band, which was active from 1956.
Oklahoma Tax Commission
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) is the Oklahoma state government agency that collects taxes and enforces the internal revenue laws of the state. The Commission is composed of three members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate. The Commission then appoints an Administrator to serve as the chief executive officer of the Commission and to oversee the general practices of the Commission.
Papa Bouba Diop
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop (born 28 January 1978) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens. His nickname is "The Wardrobe", given to him by Fulham fans, due to his height and large frame.
Tom Forkner
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas "Tom" Forkner (June 14, 1918) is an American businessman and lawyer as well as a notable senior golfer. He is the co-founder of restaurant chain Waffle House, which consisted of 1,553 restaurants as of February 5, 2009.
USS Storm King (AP-171)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Storm King (AP-171) was a Storm King class auxiliary transport of the United States Navy. She was designed as a troop carrier, and named after Storm King Mountain.
Prefab Sprout
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Prefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock `n` Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK Singles Chart. The band formed in 1978 in Newcastle.
Saints in Anglicanism
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In a catholic sense the term "saint" refers to any spiritually saved person—however, since the 10th century, the title "Saint" is only given to persons who have been officially recognised by the Church for outstanding Christian service and conduct. In the days when the Church of England was in union with Rome, recognition was in the form of canonisation. Those martyrs and confessors given the title traditionally, prior to the establishment of the canonisation process or since the break with Rome, are generally still considered both "saints" and "Saints". The title "Hero" is sometimes used as well, more often to refer to those Saints who have lived and died since the time of the Reformation.
HMS Penelope (F127)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Penelope (F127) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. Like other ships of the class, Penelope was named after a figure of mythology. HMS Penelope was launched on 17 August 1962 and commissioned on 31 October 1963. Penelope was intended to be part of the Salisbury class and was to have been named Coventry (and before that Panther), but instead became part of the Leander-class.
Seal of Oklahoma
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma consists of a five-pointed star in a circle.
Preem Palver
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Preem Palver is a fictional character, part of Isaac Asimov`s Foundation Series. Palver is portrayed as a rather loud and jolly simple farmer. However, in reality he is the mastermind behind the plot to restore Hari Seldon`s plan to its original course after the disruption by the Mule. This required meticulous planning, giving the Foundation a believable solution to the enigma of the Second Foundation. Preem Palver is the nineteenth First Speaker of the Second Foundation and direct descendant of Stettin Palver, another character in the Foundation universe. (In fact, Palver`s name seems to mean "First Speaker"; Preem sounds like prime and Palver sounds like palaver. This is probably meant as a...
HMS Pelorus (1808)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Pelorus was a 385-ton, 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was built in Itchenor, England and launched on 25 June 1808. She saw action in the Napoleonic Wars and in the War of 1812. On anti-slavery patrol off West Africa, she captured four slavers and freed some 1350 slaves. She charted parts of Australia and New Zealand and participated in the first Opium War before becoming a merchantman and wrecking in 1844 while transporting opium to China.
Predvestnik
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Predvestnik (Forerunner) was a Russian language newspaper published in the Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts. Founded in 2004, it ceased publication in 2008.
The Oklahoman
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Oklahoman is the largest daily newspaper in Oklahoma and is the only daily newspaper that covers the entire Oklahoma City area.
HMS Penn (G77)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Penn (Pennant G77) was an escort destroyer of the P Class. Penn was ordered by the United Kingdom under the Wartime Emergency Programme, in the early part of the Second World War and was laid down at the Newcastle-on-Tyne yard of Vickers Armstrong on 26 December 1939.
Saints canonized by Pope Pius XII
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pope Pius XII (1939–1958) canonized numerous saints, including Pope Pius X and Maria Goretti. He beatified Pope Innocent XI.
HMS Penelope (1867)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Penelope was the last small ironclad to be commissioned in the Royal Navy.
Yubileyny Sports Palace
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yubileyny Sports Palace (Russian: Спортивный комплекс "Юбилейный"), also translated as Yubileiny (Jubilee) Palace of Sports, is an indoor sports arena and concert complex located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It houses 7,012 seats for ice hockey and up to 7,700 seats for basketball. It is accessible from the Sportivnaya metro station. The complex was completed in 1967 as a present from the Federation of Trade Unions to the city on the 50th anniversary of Soviet power.
Wang Dingliu
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wang Dingliu is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 104th of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 68th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Living Goddess of Lightning".
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