Cyprus is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) located in Cyprus, London, England. It is south of Beckton, in the Docklands area of Newham, East London. The station serves the University of East London Docklands Campus and the eastern end of the north quay of the Royal Albert Dock. The station is located on the DLR's Beckton branch, between Beckton Park and Gallions Reach stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.
1932 Freeport hurricane
The 1932 Freeport hurricane was a severe tropical cyclone. The storm happened in August 1932. It mostly affected certain areas of the Upper Texas coast.
It was the second storm and first hurricane of the season. It developed near the Mexican Yucatán Peninsula on August 12. As it moved to the northwest, it began to get stronger the next day. It fastly went from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 4. Winds got as high as 150 mph (240 km/h).
The storm struck near Freeport, Texas as a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph.
The storm caused heavy rainfall inland. Rainfall peaked at 9.93 inches near Angleton.
There were 40 deaths from the hurricane.
Hobie Billingsley
Hobie Billingsley (born June 23, 1927) is an American diving champion. He was honored at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He was best known for coaching the U.S. Swim Team in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He was born in Bloomington, Indiana.
Billingsley published the second edition of his "Diving Illustrated". Billingsley is one of only six diving coaches mentioned in the American Red Cross's "Swimming and Water Safety" [WSI Manual, 2004]; in the chapter on the history of the sport.
In July 2018, Billingsley was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis and hospitalized.
Christopher Robin Milne
Christopher Robin Milne (21 August 1920 – 20 April 1996) was the son of author A. A. Milne. As a child, he was the inspiration of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories and in two books of poems.
Milne gave the original stuffed animals that inspired the Pooh characters to the books' editor, who in turn donated them to the New York Public Library. He hated the idea of Winnie-the-Pooh being commercialized.
Milne died in his sleep on 20 April 1996 in Totnes, Devon, aged 75.
A. A. Milne
Alan Alexander Milne (; 18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author. He was best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for many poems.
Milne served in both World Wars, joining the British Army in World War I, and was a captain of the British Home Guard in World War II.
Milne's son, Christopher Robin, served as the inspiration of the character of the same name in his Winnie-the-Pooh books.
Milne retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him paralyzed. Milne died on 31 January 1956, aged 74.
Unbinilium
Unbinilium is a hypothetical (theoretical or imagined) element of the periodic table. It is also known as eka- radium. The atomic number of this element is 120. It has the symbol Ubn. The name Unbinilium and the symbol Ubn are temporary IUPAC names. This name and symbol exists until a permanent name is decided. It is expected to be a s-block element and an alkaline earth metal. It is the second element in the eighth period of the periodic table.
This element has not been synthesized (obtained or discovered) yet. A German team at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research attempted a research on 2011. It suggested a possible production of Ubn. But it was incomplete. Attempts were planned by the Russian, Japanese, and French teams. These are planned for 2017-2020. Experiments from the attempts showed that 8th period elements were difficult to synthesize. Unbinilium is expected to be the last element that can be synthesized through current technology.
Prime Minister of Malaysia
The Prime Minister of Malaysia () is the head of government and the highest political office in Malaysia. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints Prime Minister as a Member of Parliament (MP). The Prime Minister chairs the Cabinet of Malaysia, the de facto executive branch of government.
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Gallions Reach DLR station
Gallions Reach DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of East London, England. It serves the Gallions Reach Retail Park. The station is located on the DLR's Beckton branch, between Cyprus and Beckton stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah II (Jawi: تونكو عبدالرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن المرحوم سلطان عبدالحميد حاليم شه ; , 8 February 1903 – 6 December 1990) was a Malaysian politician. He was the first Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955 to 1957, before becoming Malaya's first Prime Minister after independence in 1957. He remained Prime Minister until his resignation in 1970.
Setelah belajar di England (1920-1931), Abdul Rahman kembali ke Tanah Melayu untuk memasuki perkhidmatan awam Kedah. Pada tahun 1947 di kembali ke EnglandAbdul Razak Hussein
Yang DiHormat Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar ke-10, Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein, , (Jawi: عبدالرزاق حسین; 11 March 1922; 14 January 1976) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1970 to 1976.
Hussein Onn
Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn, , (Jawi: حسین عون ; b. 12 February 1922 – d. 29 May 1990) was the third Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1976 to 1981.
Woodstock '99
Woodstock '99 was the second music festival (after Woodstock '94) that tried to copy the feel of the original Woodstock festival. It was held between July 22 and 25, 1999, in Rome, New York, 200 miles (320 kilometres) from the original event.
Unlike the original Woodstock and Woodstock '94, this had several problems that became more famous than the actual event. Firstly, it was very hot in the area, often reaching 100 °F (38 °C) and the area, an old air base, had no trees to keep people cool. Secondly, people were not allowed to bring their own food and drink into the festival, and they had to buy from food sellers in the festival, which was very expensive, costing $12 for a single slice of pizza, and a 590ml bottole of water cost $4. Thirdly, there was a very small amount of toilets for all the people, and within a short time, they were broken.
The festival also had a big violence problem, including the audience tearing plywood from the walls during the performance of the Limp Bizkit song “Break Stuff”. On one occasion, a group handed out candles for a candlelight vigil, but the audience instead used them as a bonfire, throwing water bottles at it to burn longer.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Tun Dato' Seri Haji Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi (Jawi: عبد الله بن حاج احمد بداوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia.
Stratford High Street DLR station
Stratford High Street is a Docklands Light Railway station in Stratford, London, England. It is located on the Stratford International branch of the Docklands Light Railway, which opened on 31 August 2011.
The site was the location of an earlier railway station from 1847 to 1957. This was first called Stratford Bridge and later Stratford Market.
2018 Malaysian general election
The 2018 Malaysian general election (formally the 14th Malaysian general election) was held on 9 May 2018 to elect members to the Dewan Rakyat of the 14th Parliament of Malaysia and therefore a new Prime Minister of Malaysia. All 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat and 505 seats in 12 out of the 13 State Legislative Assemblies of Malaysia were up for election.