Some scholars think the name 'Saqqara' is not derived from the ancient Egyptian funerary god Sokar, but from a supposed local Berber Tribe called Beni Saqqar.
Bramble Cay melomys
The Bramble Cay melomys, or Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat ("Melomys rubicola"), is an extinct species of rodent in the family Muridae. While it was similar to the Cape York melomys it had some protein differences and a coarser tail. It was genetically different to species from Australia and New Guinea. It lived in burrows it had dug among plants, or under branches and leaves on the ground. It was a nocturnal animal, and scientists believe it was a vegetarian.
The Bramble Cay melomys was known only from a small population in Bramble Cay, a vegetated coral cay of . The cay is in the eastern part of Torres Strait, off the northern tip of Australia. It is only 50 km from New Guinea. The melomys were probably trapped on the island by rising sea levels after the last ice age. It is also possible to have come from the Fly River, perhaps floating on branches. Scientists do not know much about the animals that live in the Fly River area.
In the 1800s, there were lots of melomys on the island. A search in 1998 found 42 animals. Another search in 2002 found 10 animals. In 2004 a search found 12, but the melomys have not been seen since. During this time, the sea level has risen, making the island smaller, and turtles and sea birds have eaten most of the plants. Scientists believe the Bramble Cay melomys is extinct. It is possible that the species may be found on nearby islands as many of these have never been searched. However, in June 2016, researchers from Queensland's Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, and the University of Queensland reported that the species had indeed become extinct.
Aleksandr Melentyev
Aleksandr Remmovich Melentyev (, born June 27, 1954 in Penza, died Feb 16, 2015 in Bishkek) was a Soviet/Kyrgyz sport shooter. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics (where he won a gold medal) and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Heinrich Windelen
Heinrich Windelen (25 June 1921 in Bolkenhain - 16 February 2015 in Warendorf) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He served as a Member of the Bundestag from 1957 to 1990, and as Federal Minister for Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims in the Cabinet Kiesinger in 1969 and as Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations in the Cabinet Kohl II from 1983 to 1987.
Brooklyn (disambiguation)
Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City.
Brooklyn might also refer to:
Stephen Furst
Stephen Furst (May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017) was an American actor. He played Kent in "National Lampoon's Animal House". He also acted in other movies and other television shows.
On June 16, 2017, Furst died from complications related to diabetes at his home in Moorpark, California, at age 63.
Linda Ellerbee
Linda Ellerbee (born August 15, 1944) is an American journalist. She worked for "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee". She also worked on NBC News. At NBC, she worked on "The Today Show".
She was born in Bryan, Texas.
Stratford Festival
The Stratford Festival, formerly called the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, is an annual theatre festival held in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. It runs from April to October. About a third of the plays are by William Shakespeare. The remainder range from Greek tragedy to contemporary theatre. The theme for the 2015 season is called "eureka moments". Featured plays will include Shakespeare's "Hamlet", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Love's Labour's Lost".
Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium
Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium is a public aquarium located in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. It holds over 10,000 aquatic creatures. This includes a large collection of sharks, sea turtles, stingrays and fresh water fish. The aquarium also features sea turtles, octopuses, and lobsters. Freshwater exhibits include game fish from the northern United States. There are several giant catfish and a alligator gar. The aquarium has 30 tanks. The aquarium includes a clear acrylic tunnel. It has the "world's largest jellyfish collection" and the "world's largest underground shark exhibit".
Perro de Presa Canario
The Perro de Presa Canario is a large Mastiff-type dog breed from the Canary Islands. It was bred for working livestock. Also to run off or kill other dogs. They are often on the list of outlawed dogs in places that ban dangerous breeds. They are a working breed that can weigh . If trained and socialized early they can make a good family pet. They make excellent guard dogs.
The name of the breed is Spanish and means "Canarian catch dog". The name is often shortened to "Presa Canario" or simply "Presa". The breed is sometimes also called Dogo Canario or Canary Dog.
Claude Criquielion
Claude Criquielion (11 January 1957 – 18 February 2015) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He raced between 1979 and 1990. In 1984, Criquielion became the world road race champion in Barcelona, Spain on a gruelling course. He had five top-ten finishes in the Tour de France.
Cass Ballenger
Thomas Cass Ballenger (December 6, 1926 – February 18, 2015) was an American politician. He was a Republican. He represented North Carolina's 10th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1986 to 2005.
Lasse Braun
Lasse Braun was an Italian pornographer, movie director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and researcher. He was known for creating hardcore pornography movies and selling them to peep shows in the United States.
Braun died from complications of diabetes on February 16, 2015 in Rome, Italy at the age of 78.
Andrzej Koszewski
Andrzej Koszewski (Poznań, 26 July 1922 – 17 February 2015) was a Polish composer, musicologist and teacher. His students included Lidia Zielińska, Krzesimir Dębski and Bettina Skrzypczak.
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi is a 1982 movie. It was produced and directed by Godfrey Reggio. The music for the movie was composed by Philip Glass. The movie is a collection of shots from a wide range of places. Most of them show modern life as an unstoppable, almost mechanical sequence of events. The title of the movie, "Koyaanisqatsi" comes from the Hopi Indian language and means "life out of balance" or "crazy life". The movie is designed to make us question our modern way of life and to see that the way we live now is not in balance with nature. The movie shows a number of images, such as the organised demolition of the Pruit Igoe housing complex, the inside of a factory producing endless copies, the faces of strangers in crowded streets and time-lapse images of cars and other vehicles speeding along cities. The effect of the music and the movie together is very powerful. The movie is part of the "Qatsi" trilogy.
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
The peanut butter and jelly sandwich or PB&J is a sandwich, popular in North America. It has a layer of peanut butter and either jelly or jam usually on 2 slices of bread.
Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches have around 376 calories.
Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches are popular in schools. On April 2, 2016, it is revealed most people may eat almost 3,000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Ice cream cone
An ice cream cone, poke or cornet is a dry, cone-shaped pastry used to hold ice cream. It is usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle. Ice cream cones let you eat without a bowl or a spoon. Different types of ice cream cones include wafer (or cake) cones, waffle cones, and sugar cones.
Scholz's Star
Scholz's Star is a nearby star which flew through the Solar System's Oort cloud about 70,000 years ago. It is also called WISE 0720-0846 (more fully: WISE J072003.20-084651.2.