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More DetailsThe American College of Surgeons is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members, founded in 1913. It claims more than 90,000 members in 144 countries. History. The ACS was founded in 1913 as an outgrowth of the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America that had ...
Read MoreThe Order of the Shield and Spears is the Kingdom of Buganda's highest honour. It was established by Daudi Cwa II of Buganda, Kabaka of the Buganda, for the purpose of recognizing excellent service to the kingdom. It is awarded annually by the Kabaka of Buganda. History. The Order of the Shiel ...
Read MoreJava is one of the Sunda Islands in the South East Asian country of Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people in mid 2024, projected to have risen to 158 million by mid-2025, Java is the world's most populous ...
Read MoreSimon Young served as Magistrate of the British colony of the Pitcairn Islands in 1849. Young was the son of George Young, who in turn was the son of Bounty mutineer Ned Young. His mother was Hannah Adams, a daughter of John Adams. Young married Mary Buffett Christian. His father-in-law John Buf ...
Read MoreBani Lavan is a village in Kalashi Rural District of Kalashi District, Javanrud County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Demographics. Population. At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 671 in 128 households. The following census in 2011 counted 824 people in 183 househ ...
Read MoreA laser guide star is an artificial star image created for use in astronomical adaptive optics systems, which are employed in large telescopes in order to correct atmospheric distortion of light. Adaptive optics systems require a wavefront reference source of light called a guide star. Natural sta ...
Read MoreToe Jam Hill , 425 feet tall, is the high point on Bainbridge Island, Washington and one of the highest points in Kitsap County, Washington. Its name has several explanations, including that it was named for a local settler with the name Torjam, that it was named for stumbling drunkards, or that ex ...
Read MoreSolo II is the twelfth album by the Portuguese music composer António Pinho Vargas. It was released in 2009. It was later presented with the José Afonso 2010 award. Personnel. * António Pinho Vargas - piano ...
Read More* 47th (1/2nd London) Division * 47th (London) Infantry Division * 47th Air Division * 47th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 47th Guards Tank Division * 47th Infantry Division (People's Republic of China) * 47th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 47th Infantry Division (United States) * 47th In ...
Read MorePeng Wei is a contemporary Chinese artist from Sichuan, China. Early life and education. In 1974, Peng was born in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. Peng's father is Peng Xiancheng. Peng graduated from Nankai University with a BA in fine arts in 1997, and earned a Masters of Philosophy in Aesthet ...
Read MoreCleveland Clinic Children's is a pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in Cleveland, Ohio on the main campus of Cleveland Clinic. The hospital has 389 pediatric beds and is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, the Case Western Reserve University School ...
Read MorePolybrominated diphenyl ethers: Residence time in soils receiving biosolids application is a scholarly work, published in 2017 in ''Environmental Pollution''. The main subjects of the publication include persistent organic pollutant, polybrominated biphenyl, polybrominated diphenyl ether, endocrin ...
Read MoreCharvát is a Czech surname. It is derived from the Czech word Chorvat , meaning 'Croat'. Notable people with the surname include: *Antonín Charvát, Czech cyclist *Gregory Charvat, American scientist *Josef Charvát, Czech physician *Lucie Charvátová, Czech biathlete *Olga Charvátová,, Czec ...
Read MoreItaly Mora is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Señorita Panamá 2024. She represented Panama at Miss Cosmo 2025 in Vietnam, where she placed in the Top 5. Personal life. Mora is from Panama City. She is a professional model. Pageantry. Miss Panamá 2023. On September ...
Read MoreCyclophora subrosea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea and on Seram. ...
Read MoreSouimun was one of the Eight Gates of Seoul in the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea, which surrounded the city in the Joseon period. It was also known as Seosomun . During the early years of Japanese occupation, the gate was demolished. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has placed a marker rou ...
Read MoreFiz Brown is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street . Played by Jennie McAlpine, the character first appeared on screen on 20 April 2001. Initially appearing for five episodes, McAlpine's contract was soon extended and Fiz became a regular character. In May 2014, ...
Read MoreDavin Prasath is a Cambodian actress, model, philanthropist and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Cambodia 2024 on August 29, 2024 in Phnom Penh. She is notably the first married woman and mother to win the national title, marking a significant milestone in the history of Ca ...
Read MoreEarl of Powis is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 in favour of William Herbert, 3rd Baron Powis, a descendant of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke. In 1687, he was further honoured when he was made Marquess of Powis. The title ...
Read MoreFiz Brown is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street . Played by Jennie McAlpine, the character first appeared on screen on 20 April 2001. Initially appearing for five episodes, McAlpine's contract was soon extended and Fiz became a regular character. In May 2014, ...
Read MoreSumma Health is a for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system in Northeast Ohio, United States. The Greater Akron Chamber documents Summa Health as the largest employer in Summit County with more than 7,000 employees. Summa provides comprehensive emergency, acute, critical, outpatient and lon ...
Read MoreAustralia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Not the Same", written by Sheldon Riley, Cam Nacson, and Timi Temple, and performed by Sheldon Riley himself. The Australian participating broadcaster, Special Broadcasting Service, held on 26 February 2022 the national fin ...
Read MoreThe 1925–26 season was the 45th season in the history of Nelson F.C. and their fifth as a professional club in the Football League. The team competed in the Third Division North for the second consecutive season, having finished as runners-up to Darlington in the previous campaign. Nelson had a ...
Read MoreBackground. In the 1914-1915 Anchorage's population grew quickly when workmen and their families moved to the area to work on building the Alaska Railroad. In 1915 Frederick Mears' wife, Jane Mears, organized the Anchorage Woman's Club specifically to facilitate establishing a school for the child ...
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