Panfield is a village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England. In 2001 there were 850 people living in Panfield.
Great Maplestead
Great Maplestead is a village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England. In 2001 there were 355 people living in Great Maplestead. It has a church called St Giles.
Keoladeo National Park
The Keoladeo National Park is a Indian bird sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. It is also a declared World Heritage Site.
Keoladeo Ghana National Park is a man-made and man-managed wetland and one of the national parks of India.
The wetlands were created in the mid-18th century. It is named after a Keoladeo (Shiva) temple within its boundaries. The area is a natural low spot in the land. It was flooded by two rivers, the Gambhir and Banganga.
The area was a hunting ground for the maharajas of Bharatpur after 1850. The Viceroy of India hunted birds in this special park.
Keoladeo was established as a national park on 10 March 1982.
The area was designated as a bird sanctuary on 13 March 1976.
In 1985, the Park was declared a World Heritage Site.
Keoladeo (Bharatpur) National Park (27°10'N, 77°31'E) is in eastern Rajasthan. It is 2 kilometers (km) south-east of Bharatpur and 50 km west of Agra.
The Park is spread over approx 29 square kilometer area. One third of the Keoladeo National Park habitat is wetland. The uplands have grasslands (savannas) of tall species of grass together with scattered trees and shrubs present in varying density.
In an area characterized by sparse vegetation, the park is the only spot which has dense vegetation and trees. .
Dykes divide the wetland into ten units. Each unit has a system of sluice gates to control its water level.
The Bombay Natural History Society has done considerable work in the area.
Between December 1992 and January 1995, a collaborative project between the Governments of India and Russia, International Crane Foundation and Wild Bird Society of Japan was set up to save the Siberian crane. The project focused on releasing captivity bred cranes into the wild, tracking migratory routes of common cranes, and building up the resident crane population in the park..
Stowupland
Stowupland is a village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England. In 2001, there were 1,962 people living in Stowupland.
Stradbroke
Stradbroke is a village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England. In 2001, there were 1221 people living in Stradbroke.
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The 2012 Men's Olympic Football Tournament is a under-23 football tournament. It is held during the 2012 Summer Olympics. It is held in 26 July to 11 August. All the national under-23 qualified football teams can compete. The defending champion is Argentina. The tournament is hosted in England (4 stadiums), Scotland (1 stadium) and Wales (1 stadium). 16 teams were qualified for the final group stage.
After the Burial
After the Burial is an American metal band from Twin Cities, Minnesota. After the Burial has five members in the band; the current band members are Justin Lowe, Lerichard Foral, Trent Hafdahl, Dan Carle and Anthony Notarmaso.
The band was formed in 2004. They released their first album ""Forging a Future Self"" on January 9, 2007. Band members Nick Wellner and Greg Erickson left the band shortly after they signed to Sumerian Records. Grant Luoma joined the band and replaced Wellner as the vocalist and Eric Robles replaced Erickson on drums. Robles left the band before the recording of their second album and Dan Carle joined the band to replace him. The band released their second album ""Rareform"" on July 22, 2008. Luoma left the band in 2009 and Anthony Notarmaso joined the band to replace him on vocals. They released their ""In Dreams"" on November 23, 2010.
Olympic mascot
The Olympic mascot is a mascot that represents the nation that is hosting the Olympics.
Comité d'études sur les formations d'ingénieurs
The Comité d'études sur les formations d'ingénieurs (CEFI, in English engineer training studies committee) is the French institution for the study of the training and job placement for engineers in France. It was created in 1975 by French Ministry of National Education.
CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Douala
The CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Douala (formerly Sabena Flight Academy Africa) (CAE SFA-A) is an aviation school (part of CAE Global Academy). It is in Douala, Cameroon. It was the first civil aviation university in Cameroon.
The school was a subsidiary of Sabena Flight Academy. It trains pilots, flight attendants (preparation of the "Certificat de formation à la sécurité") and flight dispatchers.
The school was created in 2008 by Joseph Barla, Jean-Yves Kotto and Sabena Flight Academy. That is why the name of the school was originally Sabena Flight Academy Africa. A few months later, after Canadian group CAE took over Sabena Flight Academy, SFA-A was also bought. It became part of CAE Global Academy and was renamed CAE Global Academy Douala.
Derecho
Derechos are a widespread and damaging group of severe thunderstorms. The word "derecho" means "straight" in Spanish. That is because it is a straight line of thunderstorms. They often have rapid forward speeds. They have a distinct appearance on radars, known as bow echos. They have very strong winds. Unlike other thunderstorms, derecho storms usually hit suddenly, with strong hurricane force winds, spraying rain, and frequent lightning from all directions. A derecho can create heavy damage in only a short time. These storms usually happen in North America, although they can occur elsewhere around the world. Winds with these storms can exceed 100 mph in certain cases.
Ghostwriter (TV series)
Ghostwriter is an American children's mystery fantasy thriller TV series created by Liz Nealon. It was produced by Sesame Workshop and BBC One. It first aired in October 1992. It is about a group of friends who solve mysteries. They are helped by an ghost named Ghostwriter.
In 1997, CBS aired "The New Ghostwriter Mysteries".
Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders
The Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders were on July 23, 2007. A mother and her two daughters were murdered during a home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut. "The Hartford Courant" called the case "possibly the most widely publicized crime in the state's history". In 2010, Steven Hayes was convicted of the murders and sentenced to death. His accomplice, Joshua Komisarjevsky, was found guilty on October 13, 2011, and sentenced to death on January 27, 2012.
Steven J. Hayes (born May 30, 1963, in Homestead, Florida) was found guilty on 16 out of 17 counts related to the home invasion murders on October 5, 2010. On November 8, 2010, the jury returned with a recommendation for Hayes to be killed by the State. He was formally sentenced to death by Superior Court Judge Jon C. Blue on December 2, 2010.
Hayes is an inmate of the Connecticut Department of Correction. His criminal history shows him sentenced for his first offense at the age of 16. He is housed in the Northern Correctional Institution in Somers.
Joshua A. Komisarjevsky (born August 10, 1980) was Hayes' accomplice in the home invasion and murder of William Petit's wife and two daughters. He was born in 1980 and adopted by the son of playwright Theodore Komisarjevsky. Komisarjevsky was kept at the Walker Reception Center rather than pay a $15 million bond. His trial began September 19, 2011, and on October 13, 2011, he was convicted on all 17 counts. On December 9, 2011, the jury recommended the death penalty. On January 27, 2012 Judge Jon Blue sentenced Komisarjevsky to death by lethal injection.
Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro (born 23 September 1988) is an Argentine tennis player. He was born in Tandil. He turned pro in 2005. He won the US Open in 2009.
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