Despite its name, Pioneer station is not physically located within the Pioneer planning area. Rather, its name was derived from Pioneer Road North, a major road to the west of the station that travels in the north-south direction. Pioneer station is the nearest MRT station to the Nanyang Technological University.
It is one of two above-ground stations on the MRT network with a privacy screen built along the track of the eastbound platform to ensure the privacy of nearby residents; the other station being Marsiling MRT station.
The station code was W13 before the opening.
Tuas Crescent MRT station
Tuas Crescent MRT station (EW31) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the East West Line in Tuas, Singapore. This station is named after a road in the vicinity.
Originally the station code was W16 before the opening.
It was first announced on 11 January 2011 by then-Transport Minister Mr Raymond Lim in a speech while visiting Bedok when new platform screen doors opened there. It was expected to be completed by 2016 and would benefit an estimated 100,000 commuters daily.
According to Lianhe Zaobao, this station and the tracks linking it are built in the middle of a vehicular bridge, a historical first for Singapore train services.
It has the longest staircase in all stations with 105 steps, and the longest escalator of 17.5m in Singapore's rail network.
Tuas West Road MRT station
Tuas West Road MRT Station (EW32) is a MRT station along the East West Line in Tuas, Singapore. This station is to provide rail connection to the western part of Tuas and Tuas South from the rest of the island, and vice versa. It was formerly W17 before the opening.
It was first announced on 11 January 2011 by Transport Minister Mr Raymond Lim in a speech while visiting Bedok when new platform screen doors opened there. It was expected to be completed by 2016 and would benefit an estimated 100,000 commuters daily.
Third Estate
Many states in the Middle Ages of Europe had a system of three classes (estates) - the first estate, the second estate and the third estate. The first and second estates paid low taxes and enjoyed the facilities provided to them. In France in the 18th century the third estate paid 60% taxes, food was not provided to them and they were mostly peasants or farmers so they could not get much money.
After the money in treasury was spent, the king called a meeting of the three estates. He asked the estates to pay more taxes. The first and second estates walked out, and the king let them. The third estate however, was asked to do the heavy lifting again, and pay more tax. They didn't accept and took a pledge called the tennis court pledge and protested against the king. They got thrown in jail, but the rest of the third estate bailed them out.
This act of bravery led to the execution of the last ruler of the Bourbon Dynasty and the end of monarchy.Ol Doinyo Lengai
Ol Doinyo Lengai is a volcano in the East African Rift in Tanzania. The name means Mountain of God in the Maasai language.
Ol Doinyo Lengai is the only volcano in the world that erupts a rock known as carbonatite. This is a rock which has greater than 50% of carbonate minerals.
Howard, Kansas
Howard is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Elk County. In 2010, 687 people lived there.
Howard was created in 1870. It was incorporated as a city in 1877. Howard was named after Oliver O. Howard. He was a Union Army general during the Civil War, and he created Howard University. The first post office in Howard was created in February 1870. In 1901, Howard was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to live.
Howard is at (37.468517, -96.263014). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 687 people, 318 households, and 176 families living in Howard.
Bee Movie
Bee Movie is a comedy movie made by DreamWorks Animation about a bee attempting to restore flowers for honey.
Russell, Kansas
Russell is the most biggest city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Russell County. In 2010, 4,506 people lived there.
In 1871, colonists from Ripon, Wisconsin created Russell. It was named after the county. Russell was incorporated and became the temporary county seat in 1872. After a two-year disagreement with Bunker Hill, it became the permanent county seat in 1874. In 1876, Volga Germans, mostly from the area around Saratov and Samara in Russia, started moving in and around Russell.
The first discovery oil well in Russell County was drilled west of Russell in 1923. An oil boom started and lasted through the 1930s, attracting settlers from Oklahoma and Texas. Petroleum production became an important part of the local economy.
Russell came to national attention in the mid-1990s. This was because it was the hometown of U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Arlen Specter when both men campaigned for the U.S. presidency. Dole was born and raised in Russell, and it remained his official place of residence throughout his political career.
Russell is at (38.889807, -98.857113). It has an elevation of 1,827 feet (557 m). It is in north-central Kansas at the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 281. Russell is about northwest of Wichita, west of Kansas City, and east-southeast of Denver.
The city is in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. It is about south of the Saline River and north of the Smoky Hill River. Fossil Creek, a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, goes just south of the city. It has been dammed to make a small reservoir called Fossil Lake.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 4,506 people, 2,041 households, and 1,216 families living in Russell.
Russell Regional Hospital is the only hospital in Russell. It was created in 1942. It is a private, non-profit, 54-bed general medical and surgical facility.
"The Russell County News" is the local newspaper. it is published weekly on Thursdays. It was a daily newspaper until 2000. It then became a twice-weekly newspaper from 2001-15.
Russell is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.
Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Russell include:
Paraíso, Costa Rica
Paraíso () is a small city in Costa Rica, located 8 km southeast of Cartago. It is a tourist attraction due to its exceptionally beautiful surrounding locales. It was founded in 1823.
Kay Hagan
Janet Kay Hagan (née Ruthven; May 26, 1953 – October 28, 2019) was an American lawyer, businesswoman, and politician. She was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Hagan was a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1999 to 2009.
Hagan became Senator after beating Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole in the 2008 election. She became the first woman to beat an incumbent woman in a U.S. Senate election. She ran for re-election in 2014 and lost to Republican challenger Thom Tillis in a close race.
Hagan died on October 28, 2019 in Greensboro, North Carolina from problems caused by encephalitis, aged 66.
Shelby, North Carolina
Shelby is a city in and the county seat of Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. It lies near the western edge of the Charlotte combined statistical area. The population was 20,323 at the 2010 census.
Cleveland County, North Carolina
Cleveland County is a county on the southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,078. Its county seat is Shelby.
The county was made in 1841 from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties.
These counties are bordered to Cleveland County:
These communities are in Cleveland County:
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