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Olindo and her parents emigrated to the United States in 2000, after winning green cards through a lottery. They settled in Charleston, South Carolina.
Olindo graduated from the College of Charleston. She participated in the school's MBA program.
Olindo made her television debut on the Bravo reality television series "Southern Charm" as a "friend of" from the third to the fifth season. She was upgraded to the main cast for the sixth season. She returned to the main cast for the eighth season.
Olindo co-founded the fashion line L'Abeye in 2018. In October 2022, the company was sued by Virginia "Ginny" Cox, a former co-founder, for fraud, breach of contract, and defamation. The lawsuit was later settled.
Olindo resides in Charleston, South Carolina.
Olindo was in a relationship with Craig Conover between 2014 and September 2017. She was in a relationship with Metul Shah between May 2018 and July 2021. She has been in a relationship since October 2022.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Mammoth Lakes is a town in Mono County, California, United States.
Loomis, California
Loomis is a town in Placer County, California, United States.
Los Altos Hills is a town in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
Moraga, California
Moraga is a town in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
San Lorenzo, California
San Lorenzo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States.
Alamo, California
Alamo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
Ashland, California
Ashland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States.
Richard Gerald Wilkinson (born 1943) is a British social epidemiologist, writer, advocate, and left-wing political activist. He is Professor Emeritus of social epidemiology at the University of Nottingham. He retired in 2008. He is also Honorary Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London and Visiting Professor at University of York. In 2009, Richard co-founded The Equality Trust. Richard was awarded a 2013 Silver Rose Award from Solidar for championing equality and the 2014 Charles Cully Memorial Medal by the Irish Cancer Society.
In 1976, his article entitled 'Dear David Ennals' was published in "New Society"; at that time, David Ennals was Secretary of State for Social Services. The article led eventually to the 1980 publication of the Black Report on "Inequalities in Health".
He is best known for his book with his partner Kate Pickett "The Spirit Level", first published in 2009, which argues that societies with more equal distribution of incomes have better health, fewer social problems such as violence, drug abuse, teenage births, mental illness, obesity, and others, and are more cohesive than ones in which the gap between the rich and poor is greater. In 2009 they started the Equality Trust, which campaigns for greater income equality.
Bovril is the trademarked name of a thick and salty meat extract paste, similar to a yeast extract, developed in the 1870s by John Lawson Johnston. It is sold in a distinctive bulbous jar and as cubes and granules. Bovril is owned and distributed by Unilever UK. It looks and tastes like British Marmite and its Australian equivalent Vegemite but it is not vegetarian.
Bovril can be made into a drink (referred to in the UK as a "beef tea") by diluting with hot water or, less commonly, with milk. It can be used as a flavouring for soups, broth, stews or porridge, or as a spread, especially on toast in a similar fashion to Marmite and Vegemite.
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (Christian Valdemar Henri John; born 15 October 2005) is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the oldest child of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. He is a grandson of Queen Margrethe II. He is first in the line of succession to the Monarchy of Denmark.
Titles, Styles and Honors
15 October 2005-29 April 2008: His Royal Highness Prince Christian of Denmark
29 April 2008-14 January 2024 His Royal Highness Prince Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat
14 January 2024-present His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat
-Knight of the Order of the Elephant (R.E.) (15 October 2023)
Foreign Honor
-Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (15 October 2023)
Gaillac is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Garrevaques is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Le Garric is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Garrigues, Tarn
Garrigues is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Gijounet is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Giroussens is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Graulhet is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Grazac, Tarn
Grazac is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Philautus surrufus
The Malindang tree frog or molted tree frog ("Philautus surrufus") is a frog. It lives in the Philippines. People have seen it near Mount Malindang between 800 and 2300 meters above sea level.
Itzac
Itzac is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Jouqueviel is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Labarthe-Bleys is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Labastide-Gabausse is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Labastide-Rouairoux is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Labastide-Saint-Georges is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Laboutarie is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
The Black Stone is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba, known as Hajarul aswajd or the stone which jibreal (peace be upon him) took and placed there
Lacapelle-Pinet is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Lacaune is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Lacaze is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Lacougotte-Cadoul is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
Lacroisille is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Tarn department in south France.
King Soopers
King Soopers is an American supermarket chain. It is located in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. It started as its own brand, and is now a subsidiary of Kroger. It was founded in 1947. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Diet Rite is an American brand of no-calorie soft drinks. It was originally distributed by the RC Cola company. It was introduced in 1955. The brand is now owned by and distributed by Keurig Dr Pepper.
Jolt Cola
Jolt Cola was a carbonated soft drink produced by The Jolt Company, Inc. It was created in 1985 by C. J. Rapp as a highly caffeinated beverage. It was targeted towards students and young professionals, stressing its use as a stimulant in a similar manner as energy drinks.
Winchell's Donuts
Winchell's Donuts is an international doughnut company and coffeehouse chain. It was founded by Verne Winchell on October 8, 1948, in Temple City, California. It has 170 stores in 6 western states, as well as Guam, Saipan, and Saudi Arabia. It is headquartered in the City of Industry, California.
Murder of Craig Sorger
Craig Martin Sorger (February 10, 1990 - February 15, 2003) was a teenager from Ephrata, Washington who was murdered by his then-12-year-old friends Evan Drake Savoie (born 1991) and Jake Lee Eakin (born November 14, 1990).
They were arrested three days later and in 2006 Jake was sentenced to 14 years in prison and Evan was sentenced to 26 years in prison. In 2014 that was reduced to 20 years.
They are the youngest murder defendants to be charged as adults in Washington state history.
Jake was released in February 2017 and claims to have been born again and is now a anti-abortion activist. However, he was briefly arrested in May 2022 for larceny.
Evan is currently incarcerated and he will be released in 2034.
Belk
Belk is an American department store chain. It was founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, North Carolina. It has 300 locations in 16 states. It is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Belk stores offer apparel, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, and a wedding registry.
Benihana
Benihana is an American restaurant company. It was founded by Hiroaki Aoki in New York City in 1964. It is headquartered in Aventura, Florida. It owns or franchises 116 Japanese-influenced restaurants around the world, including its flagship Benihana Teppanyaki brand, as well as the Haru (fusion cuisine) and RA Sushi restaurants.
P.F. Chang's
P.F. Chang's is an American-based, casual dining restaurant chain. It was founded in 1993 by Paul Fleming and Philip Chiang. It has 300 locations in 22 countries. The chain specializes in American Chinese cuisine, plus other Asian dishes.
Phil Buckman
Philip Bradley Buckman (born November 18, 1969) is an American musician and actor. He was the bassist for the rock band Filter from 2010 to 2013. He most recently served as the bassist for Fuel.
American International University-Bangladesh
American International University-Bangladesh (), commonly known by its acronym AIUB, is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This university was established in 1994 in the capital Dhaka of Bangladesh. It offers several degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels from its four faculties.
The university was established in 1994 in Banani, Dhaka as AMA International University Bangladesh, a joint venture between AMA Computer University of the Philippines, and local initiator Anwarul Abedin. Regular academic classes started in 1995. AMA Computer University later left the partnership, and in 2001 the university was renamed American International University-Bangladesh.
The 100 (TV series)
The 100 is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television series. It premieredc on March 19, 2014. The series ended on September 30, 2020. 100 episodes were made. The series follows post-apocalyptic survivors from a space habitat, the Ark, who return to Earth nearly a century after a devastating nuclear apocalypse. The first people sent to Earth are a group of juvenile delinquents who encounter descendants of survivors of the nuclear disaster on the ground.
Chicken Salad Chick
Chicken Salad Chick is a fast casual restaurant chain and franchise of chicken salad restaurants. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It has 280 restaurants and stores in 19 different U.S. states. It was founded in 2008 by Stacy Brown, who was unemployed, divorced, and raising three children. She started selling her homemade chicken salad door-to-door in Auburn, Alabama.
Research university
A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission. Academic research is a fundamental aspect of the mission of a research university, which is a specific type of higher education institution.
Five Below
Five Below is an American chain of specialty discount stores. Its products price most of its products at $5 or less, plus a smaller assortment of products priced up to $25. It was founded in 2002 by Tom Vellios and David Schlessinger. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The chain is aimed at tweens and teens.
Big Red (soft drink)
Big Red is a soft drink. It was created in 1937 by Grover C Thomsen and R.H. Roark in Waco, Texas. It was originally known as Sun Tang Red Cream Soda. It is an American variety of cream soda and a special off-brand "blue cream soda". The drink is popular in the Southern United States, known for its unique taste and red color.
Mohammed Assaf
Mohammed Assaf is a singer from Palestine who is well known for winning the second season of the Arabic TV show "Arab Idol", which was filmed by the MBC network. Mohammed winning the show caused a lot of media coverage and was liked by people who supported the Palestinian cause. He was born on the 1st of September 1989 in Libya but his parents moved to the Gaza Strip when he was 4 years old. His singing career started when he was 5 years old because he had a voice that allegedly sounded older.
Humerana
Humerana is a genus of frogs in the family Ranidae. They live in southern and southeastern Asia. Scientists first thought of this genus as a smaller genus inside "Rana" and other scientists saw it as a smaller genus inside "Hylarana".
"Humerana" contains the following species:
Yemeni Jews
Yemeni Jews are Jews who live in or used to live in Yemen and follow the traditions of their ancestors. Many Yemeni Jews have however moved to Israel due to the oppression by the official government of Yemen, oppression by militant groups in Yemen such as Ansar Allah and Al-Qaeda. As of 2023, there is only one known Jew left in the country of Yemen.
Xiaomi Auto
Xiaomi Automobile Co., Ltd or Xiaomi Auto () is a automotive subsidiary of Xiaomi.
MIUI is a brand that offers a range of innovative and user-friendly products and services. With MIUI 14, they have brought an enhanced user experience with their new generation of smart and sleek features.
The Kufic script is a way of writing Arabic that became popular for writing copies of the Quran with and for decorating various holy buildings. The script is written in a arc style with a horizontal orientation. There many different versions of the script such as square Kufic and floriated Kufic.
Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance
Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) is a revolutionary alliance of intelligent automotive technology, aiming to advance the development of smart automotive technologies with its partners.
The members of the alliance include AITO (Seres Group), Luxeed (Chery), BAIC BluePark (Stelato), and JAC Motors.
Stelato is the brand Huawei collaborates with BAIC BluePark, a subsidiary of BAIC Group.
AITO (marque)
AITO is a brand that brings intelligence to the auto industry, aiming to provide a smarter travel experience. The marque is owned by the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Seres Group and multinational technology corporation Huawei in 2021.
Jacques Leonard Lemieux (born April 8, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played a total of 19 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), all with the Los Angeles Kings.
Before playing in the NHL, Lemieux played in the Central Professional Hockey League (CPHL). He would play 16 regular season games between two seasons with the Omaha Knights. In his second year with them, the Knights made the playoffs. During he playoffs, Lemieux would record two points off of two assists. The next season, Lemieux would move to the Houston Apollos and would play a season with them.
Lemieux was drafted 85th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He was selected from the Montreal Canadiens. Lemieux would play 16 games with the Kings in his first season. On October 14, 1967, Lemieux would score his first point in the NHL, assisting on a Brian Kilrea goal in a 4-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. Lemieux would then split his time between Los Angeles and their AHL farm team Springfield Kings.
He would play a season with the Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League (WHL) before rejoining the Los Angeles Kings for the playoffs. He would play one game during the playoffs. Lemieux would spend one seasons with the Kings, playing three games with them and recording an assist. He would spend seven games with the Springfield Kings and seven games with the Denver Spurs before ending his professional ice hockey career.
"How Many More Years" is a 1951 debut single by Howlin' Wolf and was written by Ike Turner. It went to number 4 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and its double-sided hit "Moanin' at Midnight" went to number 10 on the Billboard R&B singles chart.
Big Star was an American rock band from Memphis, Tennessee. Alex Chilton (vocals, guitar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass) started the band in 1971.
Tatbir
Tatbir is a ritual done by followers of Shiism to remember Husayn ibn Ali and the Battle of Karbala. It is done using swords or chains and is considered haram by the majority of scholars. It is also seen as cultural to get covered in blood and get it on white clothes or black clothes.
The practice is seen as contested due to modern scholars considering the practice haram and traditional scholars highly encourage the act. (mustahabb)
Ayatollah Khomeini:
"No problem in performing this act (tatbir)." "There is no obstacle if it doesn't cause harm, but it shouldn't be practised today."
Ayatollah Khamenei:
Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran has stated that Tatbir is haram. "Tatbir is a wrongful act ... Tatbir [Qame Zani] is also a fabricated tradition ... Do not practice it, I do not approve. If someone does anything to display their desire to practice Tatbir, I will be deeply disappointed in them."
Ayatollah Sistani:
Refer to different scholar on issue. "Reviving Hussaini traditions is Mustahabb but one is not allowed to harm the body or the noble reputation of the faith."
Ayatollah Khoei:
Many Grand Ayatollahs state that Ayatollah Khoei allowed tatbir like: Mirza Jawad Tabrezi, Safi Golpaygani, Muhammad Shahroudi, Mofti al-Shia, Sadiq Hussain Shirazi and Taqi Tabatabei Qomi. In a question asked about tatbir with the assumption that it does not harm the person who does it he replied with: "There is no problem in performing such act in itself according to the assumption in the question".
"If blood matam and hitting oneself with chains, which are practiced in Muharram, cause serious harm, or harm or ridicule the religion and sect then it is impermissible."
Ayatollah Khorsani:
According to Ayatollah Khorsani, tatbir in it's current state is haram but however there is no direct answer if tatbir is 100% halal or haram.
Big Star (disambiguation)
Big Star is an American rock band.
Big Star may also be:
Big Star (Kenny Chesney song)
"Big Star" is a song written by Stephony Smith and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in January 2003 as the fourth single from Chesney's 2002 album "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems".
The music video was directed by Shaun Silva, and produced by Steve Gainer. It premiered on CMT on January 28, 2003, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot".
Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney performed the song together twice. The first time was on Swift's Speak Now World Tour during the Nashville, Tennessee show on September 17, 2011.
Adelaide City Football Club, formerly called Adelaide Juventus, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club from Adelaide. It plays in the NPL South Australia.
The club was founded by Italian Australians and has strong connections to Adelaide's Italian community. They gave it the nickname "Juventus" after Juventus FC.
West Adelaide SC
West Adelaide Soccer Club, formerly called West Adelaide Hellas and later the Adelaide Sharks, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club from Adelaide. It plays in the State League 1 South Australia.
The club was founded by Greek Australians and has strong connections to Adelaide's Greek community.
Parramatta Power SC
Parramatta Power Soccer Club was an Australian soccer club from Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney. It played in the National Soccer League (NSL) from 1999 until the league folded in 2004.
The club was backed by the Parramatta Eels rugby league club.
The counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.
Dirk I (r. 931 - 939),
Ada (r. 1203 - 1207),
Floris II (r. 1203 - 1207),
William III 1304-1337
William IV 1337-1345
There was a war of succession between uncle (John III, Duke of Bavaria) and niece (Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut). This war was finally won by Philip the Good in 1433,
The county remained in existence as a constituent member state of the Dutch Republic until 1795.
Penrith City SC
Penrith City Soccer Club was an Australian soccer club from Penrith, a suburb of Sydney. It played in the National Soccer League (NSL) from 1984 until 1985.
The club was backed by the Penrith Panthers rugby league club.
Floris II of Holland
Western Suburbs SC (NSW)
Western Suburbs Soccer Club was an Australian soccer club from Sydney. It played in the National Soccer League (NSL) from the league's first season in 1977 until the club maws absorbed by APIA Leichhardt in 1979.
John III of Holland
Football Kingz FC
Football Kingz Football Club was a professional football club from Auckland. The club was the first of its kind in New Zealand.
The club played in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) from 1999 until the league folded in 2004. The club then became the New Zealand Knights and again played in an Australian league, with the Knights playing in the first A-League season in 2005.
Adam Lowry
Adam Lowry (born March 29, 1993) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also the current captain of the Jets.
Before playing in the NHL, Lowry played parts of 4 seasons with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In his rookie year, Lowry would win the Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy in his rookie season for the most player of the year. He would miss a portion of the second season when he was out sick with mononucleosis. On May 1, 2013, Lowry was name as the WHL Player of the Year.
He was drafted 67th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. On April 4, 2013, Lowry would sign a professional tryout contract with the Jets' AHL farm team St. John's IceCaps. He would play 6 games with the IceCaps. On April 16, 2013, Lowry would sign a contract to join the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets would send him back to St. John's. Lowry would help the IceCaps make it to the 2014 Calder Cup Finals. In the finals, the Texas Stars would sweep them to win the championship.
On July 14, 2016, Lowry would sign a two-year, one-way contract to remain with the Jets. The next season, Lowry would lead the league in defensive zone face-offs with 159. He would end the season by scoring a career-high 15 goals and 14 assists.
On September 12, 2023, the Winnipeg Jets announced that Lowry would become the team's captain.
Lowry's father Dave was also a professional ice hockey player. Adam was born in St. Louis when his father played for the St. Louis Blues. He would grow up in Calgary, Alberta when his father was the captain of the Calgary Flames.
John II of Holland
Falcons 2000 SC
Falcons 2000 Soccer Club, nicknamed the Morwell Falcons, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club from Morwell, Victoria. It plays in the Latrobe Valley Soccer Leagues.
The club was founded by Italian Australians and has strong connections to Gippsland's Italian community.
Dirk VI of Holland
Floris III of Holland
Newcastle Breakers FC
Newcastle Breakers Football Club was an Australian soccer club based in Newcastle. It played in the National Soccer League (NSL).
Newcastle KB United
Newcastle KB United was an Australian soccer club based in Newcastle. It played in the National Soccer League (NSL).
Adamstown Rosebud Football Club is a semi-professional Australian soccer club based in Adamstown, a suburb of Newcastle. It plays in the National Premier Leagues Northern New South Wales (NPL NNSW).
Brisbane City FC
Brisbane City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Newmarket, a suburb of Brisbane. It plays in the National Premier Leagues Queensland (NPL QLD).
The club was founded by Italian Australians and has strong connections to Brisbane's Italian community. They gave the club the nickname "i Azzurri" (meaning "the Blues" in Italian), which is also the nickname of Italy's national team. The club's jerseys are blue.
Brisbane Strikers Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Bowen Hills, a suburb of Brisbane. It plays in the Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL).
Canberra City FC
Canberra City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Bruce, a suburb of Canberra. It plays in the Capital Football State League 1.
Canberra Cosmos FC
Canberra Cosmos Football Club was an Australian soccer club based in Bruce, a suburb of Canberra. It played in the National Soccer League (NSL).
Brunswick Zebras Football Club
Brunswick Zebras Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Brunswick East, a suburb of Melbourne. It plays in the Victorian State League 4 (VSL4).
The club was founded by Italian Australians and has strong connections with Melbourne's Italian community. The club was originally nicknamed "Juventus" (after Juventus FC).
Brunswick Juventus FC
Brunswick Juventus Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Merri-bek, a suburb of Melbourne. It plays in the Victoria Premier League 2 (VPL2).
The club was founded as a breakaway club of Brunswick Zebras FC, after a dispute between Italian Australian-backed clubs in Melbourne. The club is nicknamed "Juventus" after the Serie A club Juventus FC.
Carlton SC
Carlton Soccer Club was an Australian soccer club based in Carlton North, a suburb of Melbourne. It played in the National Soccer League (NSL).
The club had links to the Carlton Blues Australian rules football club.
Dirk VII of Holland
Dirk VII (died 4 November 1203, in Dordrecht) was the count of Holland from 1190 to 1203. He was the elder son of Floris III and Ada of Huntingdon.
Cyrill Demian
Frankston, Victoria
Frankston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria. It is in the City of Frankston local government area.
William III of Holland
William IV of Holland
Margaret I of Holland
Gerolf of Holland
Masason Foundation
The Masason Foundation is a philanthropic organization dedicated to providing an environment that enables youth with high aspirations and exceptional talents to develop their skills and contribute to the future of humankind.
The Masason Foundation was founded in 2016 by Masayoshi Son, who is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp, a Japanese multinational conglomerate. The Vice President of the Masason Foundation is Shinya Yamanaka, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The Foundation conducts the following programs to support emerging youth innovators:
The Foundation comprises 177 members. The following is a distribution of the ages of the members of the Foundation:
Sea World (Australia)
Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium and amusement park located in Main Beach, a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland.
Sea World has many attractions, including rides (including many rollercoasters) and several themed areas. Sea World also has many marine animals. The park is also a place where they rescue and help sick marine animals. Some of the animals at Sea World include dolphins, fish, penguins, polar bears, rays, seals, sea lions, sea turtles an sharks.
The park is one of the five Gold Coast theme parks, and is owned by Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the company that also owns two other theme parks on the Gold Coast (Warner Bros. Movie World and Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast).
Despite the park's name, it is not related to the American theme park chain called SeaWorld, which operates three theme parks in the United States and one in the United Arab Emirates.
Gold Coast theme parks
The Gold Coast theme parks is a term that refers to the five big amusement parks on Queensland's Gold Coast.
The five parks are all popular tourist attractions, attracting many visitors from all around the world each year. They are all among the most visited theme parks in Australia.
The parks have been compared to the Disney theme parks in the Northern Hemisphere (called Disneylands). There are currently no Disneylands in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the 1990s, it was proposed that a Disneyland theme park would be opened on the Gold Coast, the first in the Southern Hemisphere. However, Disney eventually cancelled the plan decided to focus on building a Disneyland in Hong Kong instead. The Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005.
Attack on the USS Laboon
The following are attacks on the USS "Laboon", an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
Raging Waters Sydney
Raging Waters Sydney, formerly called Wet'n'Wild Sydney, is a waterpark in the suburb of Prospect in Greater Western Sydney.
The park was announced in 2010, began construction in 2011 and was officially opened in 2013. It originally owned by Village Roadshow Theme Parks (who own three theme parks on the Gold Coast), who used the same brand as Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast and several other Wet'n'Wild waterparks around the world.
In 2018, the park was bought by a Spanish company, Parques Reunidos, who renamed it Raging Waters in 2019. The park is the only one outside the United States that is owned and operated by Palace Entertainment, which currently owns 25 attractions (including amusement parks, waterparks and zoos) and hotels across the United States.
Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan
The council was first created on 20 August 2019 by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan after he dissolved the Transitional Military Council and where immediately Burhan became the chairman, However, Burhan's role over the new council was weak. Thus, the new council immediately became the head of state of Sudan alongside Burhan.
The council promised to bring peace, stability and prosperity to the country and make Sudan a very safe and secure country. In August 2020, the council along with Burhan signed the Juba Peace Agreement along with the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit. The agreement ended the South Sudanese Civil War and as well as the long and deadly Darfur conflict.
Dirk I of Holland
Dirk I was count of West Frisia, later known as the County of Holland. He is thought to have been in office from c. 896 to c. 928 or 939.
Dirk II of Holland
Jacqueline of Holland
William VI of Holland
Albert I of Holland
William V of Holland
Arnulf of Holland
Arnulf, also known as Arnoud or Arnold, succeeded his father in 988 as Count of Frisia, which by around AD 1100 would come to be referred to as the county of Holland. He was born in 951 in Ghent
Dirk III of Holland
Dirk III (also called "Dirik" or "Theodoric") was the count with jurisdiction over what would become the county of Holland, often referred to in this period as "West Frisia", from 993 to 27 May 1039.
Dirk IV of Holland
Floris I of Holland
Dirk V of Holland
Munawwar Rana
Munawwar Rana was born in Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, India in 1952. His relatives, maternal grandmother and maternal grandmother, migrated to Pakistan at the time of Partition of India. But his father, due to his love for India, made India his home. Later his family shifted to Kolkata, West Bengal.
He was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2014 for "Shahdaba", a poem written by him. But, one year later he returned the award and promised to never again accept a government award due to rising intolerance in the country leading to state sponsored communalism. His daughter, Sumaiya Rana is also a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP), led by Akhilesh Yadav.
Rana died from throat cancer on 14 January 2024. He was aged 71 at the time of his death.
Hinton train collision
The Hinton train collision happened on February 8, 1986 in the town of Dalehurst, Alberta at approximately 08:40 am MST. It happened after the crew of a freight train didn't stop the train for a reason not known and the caboose conductor didn't stop the train. This caused their train to crash head on with a passenger train on the same track. In the disaster, 23 people were confirmed dead and 71 were injured.
The crash was featured in a season 3 episode of "Mayday" titled "Head On Collision".
Dylan Christopher Minnette (born December 29, 1996) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Clay Jensen in the Netflix drama series "13 Reasons Why".
Minnette was born in Evansville, Indiana, the only child of Robyn and Craig Minnette. The family moved to Champaign, Illinois, where they lived for five years, and later moved to Los Angeles, California, so that he could pursue a career in acting.
Cican Stankovic
Stankovic made his debut for the Austrian U-21 team in June 2014 against the Czech Republic. In May 2018 he was called up to the senior national team squad for the first time. He made his debut in September 2019. He was in the starting line-up in the European Championship qualifier against Latvia.
St-Hilaire train disaster
The St-Hilaire train disaster happened on June 29, 1864 in the town of Otterburn Park, near Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec at approximately 01:20 am EST. It happened after the crew of a train ignored a stop signal and ended up calling through an open bridge.
In the disaster, 99 people were believed to be dead and 100 were injured. The St-Hilaire train disaster remains to this day, the deadliest rail disaster in Canadian history.
During an investigation into the incident, engineer William Burnie and conductor Thomas Finn had both ignored a stop signal and proceeded to cross the bridge anyways. This was against the safety laws in the country. The train would call through the open bridge and sink 10 feet into the river below. Burnie escaped while 99 other, along with Finn, died.
On July 16, 1864, Burnie was convicted of negligence and a jury sentenced him to 10 years in prison. Full responsibility would be placed on Grand Trunk Railway by a grand jury on October 5, 1864. They said that Grand Trunk Railway was negligent and mainly responsible for the disaster. The company would only be given a reprimand as punishment.
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Born on 19 February 1947 in Moscow to Jewish parents, Rubinstein studied philology at Moscow Pedagogical Institute for Correspondence Studies (now: Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities).
He was a founder and member of Moscow Conceptualism.
Rubinstein was hit by a car in Moscow on 8 January 2024, and died of his injuries on 14 January, at the age of 76.
Rubinstein's work has been translated in four English-language books:
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A 2011 study by Pew Research suggests that religious conversion doesn't change the global Muslim population much. Another study in 2015 predicts a small gain of 3.22 million Muslims through conversion by 2050. Islam would be the second-largest religion gaining followers through conversion, after the religiously unaffiliated group.
In the U.S., about 25% of Muslims are converts, and it's estimated that around 20,000 Americans convert to Islam every year. The number of U.S. converts to Islam is similar to those leaving, which is different from other religions.
Globally, Islam has more converts than people leaving, with about 420,000 more converting between 2015 and 2020. However, more people switch from "religious" to "unaffiliated." People changing religions might not affect the growth of the Muslim population much.
In the UK, around 5,000 people convert to Islam annually, and many of them are women. Conversions have doubled in the past 25 years in France. In the U.S., African Americans make up a significant portion of Muslim converts.
Looking ahead, modest gains through religious conversion are expected for Muslims, with most of these gains happening in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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