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Произведения автора582007
Battle of Khotyn (1621)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of Khotyn (Chocim; in Turkish, Hotin Muharebesi; 2 September-9 October 1621) was a battle fought between a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army and an invading Ottoman Imperial army. Here, for a whole month (2 September-9 October), the Commonwealth forces halted the Ottoman advance. The Commonwealth commanding officer, Grand Hetman of Lithuania Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, held the forces of Sultan Osman II at bay until the first autumn snows, and in the end died during the battle. On 9 October, due to the lateness of the season and having sustained heavy losses in several assaults on fortified Commonwealth lines, the Ottomans abandoned their siege and the battle ended in stalemate,...
Road foreman of engines
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A road foreman of engines is the traditional title of the person in charge of and the supervisor of, a locomotive engineer. An engineer who wishes to enter the management ranks on a railroad becomes a road foreman of engines. His job is the overall supervision and to instruct, discipline, train and evaluate, the performance and skill of a railroad engineer. He is essentially an engineer`s boss.
HMS Exmouth (1901)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Exmouth was a Duncan class predreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. HMS Exmouth was laid down by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead in August 1899, launched in August 1901 and finally completed in May 1903. She served as a flagship for various fleets including the Mediterranean Fleet, the Channel Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet from her commissioning in 1903 until the start of the First World War in 1914. During this time she underwent several refits, two of which occurred in Malta. Originally she was to join the 6th Battle Squadron and serve in the Channel Fleet, but this squadron was temporarily disbanded and she joined the 3rd Battle Squadron at Scapa Flow instead. Exmouth was then moved to...
Tolly Burkan
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tolly Burkan, also known as Bruce Burkan, (born May 17, 1948 in New York City) is a firewalking spokesman. He is the founder of the Firewalking Institute of Research and Education in Twain Harte, California and claims there are over three million firewalkers globally, including 3,000 instructors on six continents. Since the 1980s he has received widespread media attention, and has been called the "father of the global firewalking movement".
Tom Manning
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tom Manning is a fictional character from the Dark Horse Comics universe. He is director of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense.
Battle of Petrovaradin
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of Petrovaradin or Battle of Peterwardein was a decisive victory for Austrian forces in the war between Austria and the Ottoman Empire (1716–1718), at Petrovaradin, now part of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, in Serbia.
Walter Camp Alumni of the Year
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Walter Camp “Alumni of the Year” award is bestowed by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on a worthy individual who has distinguished himself in the pursuit of excellence as an athlete, in his personal career and in doing good works for others. He must be an individual who has exhibited dedication and good moral conduct in achieving success. He must be a compassionate and unselfish person who contributes his time and assistance in helping to encourage and comfort fellow human beings less talented and less fortunate than himself. He must be an individual who takes pride in having been a Walter Camp All-American.
Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Official Live Bootleg is the third album and first live album by American progressive rock band Spock`s Beard. It was released in 1996, with a European release under the title The Beard is Out There in 1998.
Women`s Appreciation
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Women`s Appreciation" is the twenty-second episode of the third season of the US version of The Office, and the third supersized episode of the season. It was written by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg and directed by Tucker Gates.
Paddington Bear
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children`s literature. He appeared on 13 October 1958 and was subsequently featured in several books, most recently in 2008, written by Michael Bond and first illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. The polite immigrant bear from Deepest, Darkest Peru, with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffle coat and love of marmalade sandwiches has become a classic character from English children`s literature. Paddington books have been translated into thirty languages across seventy titles and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Over 265 licences, making thousands of different products across the United Kingdom, Europe, United States, Southeast Asia, Japan,...
Yin Style Baguazhang
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yin Style Baguazhang is a style of Baguazhang.
Battle of the Pyramids
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of the Pyramids, also known as the Battle of Embabeh, was fought on July 21, 1798 between the French army in Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte, and local Mamluk forces. It occurred during France`s Egyptian Campaign and was the battle where Napoleon put into use one of his significant contributions to tactics, the massive divisional square. Actually a rectangle, the first and second demi-brigades of the division formed the front and rear faces, while the third demi-brigade formed the two sides.
Walter C. Young Middle School
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walter C. Young Middle School is a middle school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The Schools 8th grade 2006 eCYBERMISSION team (Chris Pannier, Matias Kaplan, Zachary Adler, Matthew Jacobs and their adviser Mrs. Mark) took first place at the national level. For several years running, the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math teams have been champions at the county level.
IClone
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! iClone is a 3D rendering and animation software program that enables users to make 3D animated films. It is notable for being one of the very few animation softwares (the other two being Muvizu and Autodesk MotionBuilder) that use a real-time "WYSIWYG" view to let animators see the results of their work immediately, and to play back animations in the viewport. This real-time feature is enabled by using a 3D videogame engine for instant on-screen rendering.
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