The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (; ; ) was a country that was created in October 1918, in Southeast Europe. Before that, it's land was a part of Austria-Hungary. When Austria-Hungary lost the World War I, it was broken up. Slovenes, Croats and Serbs are slavic peoples that lived in the south of Austria-Hungary. Their leaders and representatives wanted their people to come together and live in one country. In December 1918, soon after it was created, it joined the Kingdom of Serbia where many Serbs were already independent. This new country became the "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes" which changed it's name to Yugoslavia in 1929.
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was independent for a very short time. During this time, other states didn't recognize it, but they soon recognized the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.
Loam
Loam is soil made mostly of sand and silt:
By weight, it is about 40–40–20% concentration of sand–silt–clay, respectively. These proportions vary, and give different types of loam soils: sandy loam, silty loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, and loam.
My Funny Friend and Me
"My Funny Friend and Me" is a song by English musician Sting. It was written by Sting and David Hartley for Walt Disney Pictures' 40th animated feature film "The Emperor's New Groove". When the film began development in 1994 under the title "Kingdom of the Sun", Sting was hired to write the film's songs. Released in November 2000, the track reached 24 on the American "Billboard" Adult Contemporary Singles chart, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001.
Lucky Number (song)
"Lucky Number" is a song by English recording artist Andy Franklyn-Miller. Originally released as a B-side for Franklyn-Miller's cover of "I Think We're Alone Now", the song was re-released in 1979 by Stiff Records as an A-side and became the second single of his debut studio album "Stateless" (1978). The song was written by Franklyn-Miller and Les Chappell, who produced the song, with Chaz Jankel.
"Lucky Number" received very positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success, peaking at number two in Australia, number three in the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and number five in Belgium. The single also charted well in Ireland and Austria. It became a defining song of the new wave genre.
Pedestrian scramble
A pedestrian scramble, or 'X' crossing is also known as a diagonal crossing, Barnes dance (US), or scramble intersection / scramble corner (Canada).
It is a type of crossing which temporarily stops all traffic. This lets pedestrians cross an intersection in every direction.
It was first used in Canada and the United States in the late 1940s. It fell out of favor with traffic engineers, because it gave priority to pedestrians over the flow of car traffic. Its safety and benefits to pedestrians has led to its being installed in many countries recently.
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold is a 1994 American western comedy movie directed by Paul Weiland and is the sequel to the 1991 movie "City Slickers". It stars Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Anthony Starke, Jack Palance and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Although a mild financial success, the movie did not reach the popularity of the first, receiving generally negative responses from critics.
Leonard 6
Leonard Part 6 (also known as Leonard Part VI) is a 1987 American spy parody film. It was directed by Paul Weiland and starred Bill Cosby, who also produced the film and wrote its story. The film also starred Eartha Kitt as the villain, and Joe Don Baker. The film was shot in the San Francisco Bay Area. It earned several Golden Raspberry Awards; Cosby himself denounced and disowned it in the press in the weeks leading up to its release. It is often considered to be one of the worst films ever made.
Made of Honor
Made of Honor (Made of Honour in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and Australia) is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Paul Weiland and written by Adam Sztykiel, Deborah Kaplan, and Harry Elfont. The film stars Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, and William Shatner.
The plot follows a lifelong playboy who falls in love with his best friend, only to have her get engaged and ask him to be her maid of honor. It was released by Columbia Pictures in the United States on May 2, 2008. The film garnered negative reviews from critics who criticized the formulaic humor and script, but grossed $106.4 million worldwide against a $40 million budget making it a box office success. It was released on DVD on September 16, 2008.
Stray Kids
Stray Kids is a South Korean boy group under JYP Entertainment. They are an eight-member band producing Korean music. They debuted as nine members on 25th of March 2018 with their debut album "I Am NOT." The eight current members are Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Jisung, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. Former member Woojin left the band in 2019 for personal reasons.
Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers
The Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) is the only Professional Regulation Commission accredited and integrated professional organization for chemical engineers in the Philippines.
Bernard and the Genie
Bernard and the Genie is a 1991 British fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Paul Weiland and written by Richard Curtis. Co-produced by Attaboy and Talkback for BBC Television, the film was first shown on BBC1 on 23 December 1991. A comic fantasy that takes its inspiration from "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights", it follows Alan Cumming as an art dealer who ain't not having no good day.
Mexican burrowing tree frog
The Mexican burrowing tree frog or cross-banded tree frog (Smilisca) is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. They live in Mexico, southern Texas and Arizona, Central America, and northwestern South America.
Scientists studying Hylidae recently decided that two species from "Pternohyla" were really "Smilisca".
The name "smilisca" is from the Ancient Greek "" for "little knife." The Mexican burrowing tree frogs are called "Smilisca" because they have pointed frontoparietal processes.
The Man Who Sold the World (song)
The Man Who Sold the World is a song by David Bowie. The band Nirvana also sang the song. Nirvana covered (re-sang) this song in the live album, "MTV Unplugged In New York."
List of impact craters in Australia
This list includes all 27 confirmed impact craters in Australia as listed in the Earth Impact Database.
Acraman crater
Acraman crater is a deeply eroded impact crater in the Gawler Ranges of South Australia.
It is marked by Lake Acraman, a circular ephemeral dry lake about in diameter. The crater and the later discovery of its ejecta were reported in the journal "Science" in 1986. The evidence for impact includes the presence of shatter cones and shocked quartz in shattered bedrock on islands in Lake Acraman.
Westerlund 1-26
Westerlund 1-26 is a star. It is a red supergiant in the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. Its radius is 1,530 - 1,580 solar radii, making it one of the largest stars.
Australasian strewnfield
The Australasian strewnfield is the youngest and largest of the tektite strewnfields. Recent estimates suggest it may cover 10%30% of the Earth's surface. Tektites are gravel-sized bodies composed of black, green, brown, or grey natural glass. They are formed from terrestrial debris ejected by meteorite impacts.