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| Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos or All Souls' Day) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latinos (and others) living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Day_of_the_Dead | |
| Saint Patrick's Battalion The Saint Patrick's Battalion () was a unit of several hundred immigrants and expatriates of European descent that fought as part of the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican-American War of . Many of the battalion's members deserted or defected from the U.S. Saint_Patrick's_Battalion | |
| Euless, Texas Euless also known as "Tree City USA" is a suburban city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities between Dallas and Fort Worth. The population was 51,226 in a 2005 census estimate.Part of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, which serves the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, is inside the city limits of Euless. Euless,_Texas | |
| Scarification Scarifying involves scratching, etching, or some sort of superficial cutting or incision. Scarification, in botany, involves cutting the seed coat using abrasion, thermal stress, or chemicals to encourage germination. In alternative contexts scarification may refer to the cutting of concrete using hydrodemolition, or as a permanent body modification, etching designs, pictures, or words into the skin. Scarification | |
| Gilberto Gil Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26, 1942), better known as Gilberto Gil (), is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and his political commitment. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Gil began playing music as a child and was still a teenager when he joined his first band. Gilberto_Gil | |
| Vang Pao Vang Pao (Hmong:Vaj Pov, born ca. 1931) is a former Major General in the Royal Lao Government's Royal Lao Army. He is an ethnic Hmong and a leader of the Hmong American community in the United States. Vang_Pao | |
| Coconut oil Coconut oil is a tropical oil with many applications. It is extracted from copra (the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut). Coconut oil constitutes seven percent of the total export income of the Philippines, the world's largest exporter of the product. Coconut_oil | |
| Public Radio International Public Radio International (PRI) is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources. Public_Radio_International | |
| John Frum John Frum (or Jon Frum, or John From) is a figure associated with cargo cults on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. He is depicted as an American World War II serviceman, who will bring wealth and prosperity to the people if they follow him. He is sometimes portrayed as black, sometimes as white; from David Attenborough's report of an encounter John_Frum | |
| Silbo Gomero language Silbo Gomero (), also known as "El Silbo", is a whistled language spoken by inhabitants of La Gomera in the Canary Islands to communicate across the deep ravines and narrow valleys (barrancos) that radiate through the island . A speaker of Silbo Gomero is sometimes referred to as a "Silbador".Little is known of the original language or languages of the Canaries, though it is assumed they must have had a simple enough phonological/phonetic system to allow an efficient whistled language. Silbo_Gomero_language | |
| TransMilenio The TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit system that serves Bogotá, Colombia. As of June 2007, the system runs throughout 8 lines, covering Av. Caracas, Calle 80, Autopista Norte, Av. Jiménez, NQS ("Norte Quito Sur"), Calle 13, Av. de las Américas, and Av. Suba. The system opened to the public on December 2000, covering Av. Caracas and Calle 80. Other lines were added gradually over the next 5 years, and the total length of the system is now 84 kilometres (54 miles). The project consists of seven phases TransMilenio | |
| List of Internet phenomena This is a list of phenomena specific to the Internet, such as popular themes and catchphrases, viral videos, amateur celebrities and more. Such fads and sensations grow rapidly on the Internet because its instant communication facilitates word of mouth. The search and rating features of sites like YouTube and Google then amplify this interest. List_of_Internet_phenomena | |
| Gullah The Gullah are African Americans who live in the Low Country region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands. Historically, the Gullah region once extended north to the Cape Fear area on the coast of North Carolina and south to the vicinity of Jacksonville on the coast of Florida; but today the Gullah area is confined to the South Carolina and Georgia Low Country. Gullah | |
| Securitate Talk:Securitate | |
| Shane Atkinson Shane Atkinson, of Christchurch, New Zealand was a major spammer whose details were leaked on to the Internet soon after an article was written about him in the New Zealand Herald. After he was exposed as a spammer in 2003, Shane Atkinson found himself at the receiving end of a barrage of public outrage and proclaimed that he would give up spamming.Atkinson was tracked down by anti-spam collaborators on the Usenet news.net-admin newsgroups. Shane_Atkinson | |
| 1421: The Year China Discovered the World 1421 (US title1421) is a 2002 book written by retired submarine commander and amateur historian Gavin Menzies positing that Chinese explored the world before the European Age of Discovery. Menzies' main theses are dismissed by professional historians. 1421:_The_Year_China_Discovered_the_World | |
| Prophets of Da City Prophets of Da City (POC) is a hip hop crew from Cape Town, South Africa. They are composed of about eight members, though the exact membership fluctuates frequently; these include Ishmael Morabe (vocals), Mark Heuvel (dance), Shaheen Ariefdien, Ramone and DJ Ready D. Prophets_of_Da_City | |
| Susie Ibarra Susie Ibarra (b. Anaheim, California, November 15, 1970) is an American percussionist and composer of jazz, opera, experimental, and avant-garde music. She is probably best known for her work as a jazz drummer, and is noted for her dynamic range and expressive technique, as well as her incorporation of diverse styles and influences, such as blues, gamelan, and kulintang. Susie_Ibarra | |
| Gottfried von Cramm Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm (7 July 1909 – 8 November 1976) was a German amateur tennis champion and twice French Open champion.In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Gottfried von Cramm in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time. Gottfried_von_Cramm | |
| Eddie Mair Eddie Mair (born 12 November 1965) is a British BBC radio and television presenter. He presents BBC Radio 4's daily news magazine PM and the BBC's NewsPod, is an occasional presenter of Newsnight, the stand-in presenter for Any Questions replacing the late Nick Clarke, and was the original host of the BBC Two programme Time Commanders.Eddie Mair was born in Dundee, Scotland. Eddie_Mair |
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