Golden Mountains of Altai is name for one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This region cover a large area of . It consist of the Altai and Katun nature reserves in Siberia, Russia. It also includes Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain, and the Ukok Plateau. UNESCO stated: "The region represents the most complete sequence of altitudinal vegetation zones in central Siberia". The area protects endangered snow leopards. It also has large brown bears, wolverines and golden eagles.
Bacillus (shape)
A bacillus (plural bacilli) is a rod-shaped cylindrical bacterium. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria.
There is no connection between the shape of a bacterium and its colors in the gram staining. In other words, some of them are gram negative and some are gram positive.
Philip Johnson
Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) American architect. He is especially known for his postmodern work since the 1980s.
Johnson was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was raised in Tarrytown, New York. He studied at Harvard University.
In 1930, he founded the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. In 1978 he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and in 1979 the first Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Johnson died in his sleep while at his Glass House retreat in New Canaan, Connecticut. He was survived by his partner of 45 years, David Whitney,
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Death Row Records
Death Row Records is an American record label. It was founded in 1991 by Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, Snoop Doggy Dogg and many other hip hop artists. Some rap musicians left the label when Tupac Shakur was killed in September 1996.
The company filed for bankruptcy in 2006. It was later sold.
Saratov
Saratov (Russian: Саратов), is a city and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. It was founded in the year 1590. Saratov had a population of 827,000 in 2010. It is the administrative center of Saratov Oblast.
Little Drac
Little Drac () is a French animated television series. It was aired in 1991 on M6. It was developed by Bruno René Huchez and Bahram Rohani.
The series is about Little Drac, Count Dracula's son. The young vampire has to struggle against Gousse D'Ail.
List of programs broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
This is a list of programs broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. For previously aired defunct shows of this network, see List of programs previously broadcast by IBC.
List of programs previously broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
Below the list of programs previously aired by IBC 13. For the current shows of this network, see List of programs broadcast by IBC.
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Olga Sawicka
Olga Sawicka (February 7, 1932 – April 2, 2015) was a Polish dancer and choreographer. She was the prima ballerina of the Opera. St. Moniuszko in Poznan (1963-1974). She was director of the ballet at the Music Theatre in Poznań (1974-1976). She was born in Poznań, Poland.
Sawicka died in Skolimów-Konstancin, Poland, aged 83.
Ontario Highway 5
Ontario Highway 5 is a provincial highway in Ontario, Canada. It runs from east to west. It starts at Highway 8 near Peter's Corners. It ends at Highway 6 at Clappisons Corners. The highway is 12.7 kilometers (7.9 miles) long. It passes mostly through rural areas.
Premier of Ontario
The Premier of Ontario is the head of the government of Ontario, Canada. The premier is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. He or she is the head of the Executive Council of Ontario. The premier is usually the leader of the largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
The first premier of Ontario was John Sandfield Macdonald. He was premier from 1867 to 1871. The current premier is Doug Ford.
Grid plan
A grid plan is the first basic plan in urban planning. It was developed in ancient Greece.It is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. In ancient Rome a grid plan method of land measurement was called a centuriation.
Multiple nuclei model
The Multiple nuclei model is a basic model in modern urban planning. It was by Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman in 1945. It was the third model in the Chicago school (architecture). The main idea was that when a city reached a certain size its downtown central business district (CBD) could no longer serve the whole city. Shops and offices move to the outer parts of the city. They grow and attract other businesses. This causes the areas around them to grow into new business centers.
Sector model
Sector model is a basic model in modern urban planning that was developed by Homer Hoyt. He published his work in 1939 after studying 140 American cities. His model was a response to the concentric zone model developed by R. E. Park, E. W. Burgess and R. D. McKenzie. Hoyt found that cities grow outward in wedge-shaped sectors instead of concentric circles.
Linear city model
Linear city is a model in modern urban planning. It was first developed by the Spanish urban planner Arturo Soria y Mata in 1882. It was an alternative to densely populated industrial cities. The idea was resumed in the 20th century in Soviet Germany and Soviet Union.
The Boss (roller coaster)
The Boss is a wooden roller coaster. It is at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri. It has a lift of and a first drop of . It also has four drops of 150', 112', 103' and 72'. The ride also has a 570 degree helix. The Boss opened in 2000. It is known for its "terrain twister" style, going up and down with the ground beneath it.
In 2009, the coaster got spare coaster trains from a sister coaster called Twisted Twins. It was at Kentucky Kingdom (then known as Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom). They gave up the train cars after shutting down the coaster's section of the park.
Cannon Ball (roller coaster)
The Cannon Ball roller coaster is a wooden roller coaster. It is at the Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park (or Lake Winnie) in Rossville, Georgia. It was designed by John C. Allen. The roller coaster opened in 1967. It was Lake Winnie's first roller coaster.
It is one of three roller coasters at the park. The other two coasters are the Wild Lightnin' and the Wacky Worm. Wild lightnin' is a steel roller coaster that goes over the lake. The Wacky Worm is a children's ride. The Cannon Ball is the biggest of the three.
Donald N. Levine
Donald Nathan Levine (June 16, 1931 – April 4, 2015) was an American sociologist, educator, social theorist and writer. He was a central figure in Ethiopian Studies. Levine worked at the University of Chicago. He was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
Levine died at the age of 83.
Klaus Rifbjerg
Klaus Rifbjerg (December 15, 1931 – April 4, 2015) was a Danish writer. He wrote more than 170 novels, books and essays. In 1965 he co-produced the movie "4x4" which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
Rifbjerg was born in Copenhagen and grew up on the island of Amager in Denmark. He studied at Princeton University. Rifbjerg died in Copenhagen after a long illness, aged 83.
Julie Wilson
Julie May Wilson (October 21, 1924 – April 5, 2015) was a American singer and actress. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1989 for her performance in "Legs Diamond". She was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
Wilson died in New York City, New York from complications of a stroke, aged 90.
Dollard St. Laurent
Joseph Dollard Herve St. Laurent (May 12, 1929 – April 6, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Dollard started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1951. He would spend eight years in Montreal before being traded to the Chicago Black Hawks. He won four Stanley Cups with the Habs and one with the Black Hawks.
Dollard died in Beloeil, Quebec, aged 85.
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