id
stringlengths 9
15
| page_id
stringlengths 5
8
| page_url
stringlengths 31
312
| page_title
stringlengths 1
218
| text
stringlengths 21
2k
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
27334455_1_0 | 27334455 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball-in-a-maze%20puzzle | Ball-in-a-maze puzzle | Ball-in-a-maze puzzle. Games of physical skill
Puzzles
Mazes
Wooden toys
Physical activity and dexterity toys |
27334462_0_0 | 27334462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon%20Synagogue | Maon Synagogue | Maon Synagogue.
This article deals with the ancient Maon Synagogue from the Negev, not with the ancient Ma'on Synagogue from the Southern Hebron Hills
The Maon Synagogue is a 6th-century synagogue and archaeological site located in the Negev Desert near Kibbutz Nirim and Kibbutz Nir Oz. It is noted for its "magnificent" mosaic floor. |
27334462_1_0 | 27334462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon%20Synagogue | Maon Synagogue | Maon Synagogue. Archaeological finds
The original date of the synagogue is uncertain but is before the 6th century. In a sixth-century renovation, the northern wall (closest to Jerusalem) was opened and a semi-circular apse to contain a Torah Ark was constructed. The floor level was raised and marble columns and a "breathtakingly beautiful" mosaic floor installed. |
27334462_1_1 | 27334462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon%20Synagogue | Maon Synagogue | Maon Synagogue. Archaeological finds
At the bottom of the mosaic floor is an amphora flanked by a pair of peacocks. A vine flows out of the amphora, forming loops, in each loop is a bird, animal, fruit, or a depiction of steps in the wine making process. The design is so similar to the mosaics in the church floor at nearby Shallal that they are thought to have been designed by the same artist. Both floors depict animals and have similar patterns: the synagogue floor is distinguished by a menorah flanked by two lions and several other Jewish ritual objects. The seven-branched menorah stands on three legs, like the menorah in the Temple in Jerusalem. The legs in Maon are shaped like a lion's paws. Alongside the menorah are the symbols of Judah, palm trees and lions. Etrogs, a shofar and a lulav are depicted nearby. The mosaic has an inscription in Aramaic. The upper part of the inscription blesses all members of the community, the lower part honours three donors. An identical floor was found in the ancient synagogue in Gaza. |
27334462_1_2 | 27334462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon%20Synagogue | Maon Synagogue | Maon Synagogue. Archaeological finds
The synagogue is built on the basilica plan. The mosaic is in the central area, the two side aisles were paved with stone. The ceiling was made of wooden beams and clay. |
27334462_1_3 | 27334462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon%20Synagogue | Maon Synagogue | Maon Synagogue. Archaeological finds
A number of small objects were found by the salvage dig on the floor facing the Torah Ark. These include coins and bone and metal artifacts that are thought to have been associated with the Torah Ark and its ornamental curtain. There were also fragments of glass and ceramic lamps. Dozens of amulets were also found, some of them were used by women who were asking for good health. |
27334462_1_4 | 27334462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon%20Synagogue | Maon Synagogue | Maon Synagogue. Archaeological finds
Adjacent to the ruins of the synagogue a cistern, water channels and a mikvah. |
27334462_1_5 | 27334462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon%20Synagogue | Maon Synagogue | Maon Synagogue. History
The synagogue was built at the site of Hellenistic Menois, a city marked on the Map of Madaba. It is one of three ancient synagogues discovered in the western Negev. |
27334462_1_6 | 27334462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon%20Synagogue | Maon Synagogue | Maon Synagogue. Archaeological finds
The synagogue and its mosaic floor were discovered during the construction of a road in 1957. The mosaic was damaged, but the undamaged segment was preserved by a salvage excavation. After its discovery, the mosaic was neglected, causing deterioration. Restoration work began in 2006, sponsored by the Jewish National Fund, Israel Antiquities Authority and Eshkol Regional Council, and paid for by philanthropist Sandy Galet. The mosaic was lifted off its original foundation and carefully cleaned. A new foundation was installed and the mosaic was securely attached. The mosaic is now protected and was opened to the public in 2009. |
27334462_1_7 | 27334462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon%20Synagogue | Maon Synagogue | Maon Synagogue. See also
Ancient synagogues in Israel
Ancient synagogues in Palestine
Archaeology of Israel |
27334463_0_0 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis.
Bombus occidentalis, the western bumblebee, is one of around 30 bumblebee species present in the western United States and western Canada. A recent review of all of its close relatives worldwide appears to have confirmed its status as a separate species. |
27334463_0_1 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Description
Western bumblebee workers have three main color variations. The first color variation is found from northern California, north to British Columbia, and east to southwest Saskatchewan and Montana. B. occidentalis in these areas have yellow hair on front part of thorax. They are also marked by black hair segments on the basal section of the fourth abdominal segments have black hair and whitish lower edge of the fourth and fifth abdominal segments. In addition, they also have sparse whitish hairs that may appear black on the sixth abdominal segment, and an entirely black head. |
27334463_0_2 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis.
The second color variation is found along the central coast in California. It has yellow hair on the sides of the second abdominal segment and all of the third abdominal segment and a reddish-brown hair on fifth abdominal segment. |
27334463_0_3 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis.
The third color variation is found from the Rocky Mountains to Alaska. It has yellow hair on the thorax behind the wings and on the rear of the second and all of the third abdominal segments. |
27334463_0_4 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Identification
All insects have three main body parts; the head, thorax, and abdomen. Bumblebee species identification tends to refer to colorations on the abdominal segments. The abdominal segments are numbered from T1 to T6 (T7 if male) starting from the abdominal segment closest to the thorax and then working ventrally. |
27334463_0_5 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Sex determination
A few ways are used to determine the sex of the western bumblebee. The males (drones) have seven abdominal segments, while the females (queens and workers) have only six. The drones' antennae have 13 segments, while the females have only 12. Drones have no stingers. Additionally, the hind legs of the females tend to be wider and fatter with a pollen basket often visible. Drones have thinner hind legs that do not have pollen baskets. Another clue to sexual identity among B. occidentalis species is when they are being observed. Queens are the first to appear in the spring and then the workers appear after. All females can then be seen throughout the summer and into early fall. The drones only appear in the late summer and early fall. |
27334463_1_0 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Taxonomy and Phylogeny
This species is of class Insecta, order Hymenoptera, and family Apidae. Although closely related to Bombus terricola, DNA evidence supports that they are a distinct species. Evidence of a subspecies divide is found through examination of the COI-barcode of the bees, suggesting that Bombus occidentalis can be divided between the northern and southern population. The supposed subspecies each have specific haplotype groups, which is reflected by the differences in hair length between the populations. The southern B. occidentalis seem to have notably shorter hair compared to the northern B. occidentalis. |
27334463_1_1 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Distribution and Population
Bombus occidentalis was once one of the most common bee species in the North West America. They have been found from the Mediterranean California all the way up to the Tundra regions of Alaska, making them one of the bees with the widest range geographic range. However, recently there has been a noticeable decline in population. In the past decade, the population of B. occidentalis has dropped by around 40.32%. The disappearance of these bees have been especially significant in California, western Oregon, and western Washington. The range and persistence of B. occidentalis has also gone down by around 20%. Some scientists point to the rise of Nosema, a parasite, as the reason for the decline in population. Others say that the population decline could have come because of the invasion of European honey bees. A recent study in 2016 suggests that the Western bumblebee population is rebounding, possibly due to evolutionary development of resistance to Nosema. |
27334463_1_2 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Roles
Like most bumble bees, B. occidentalis colonies are made up of one queen, some female workers, and other reproductive members of the colony when the end of a season is near. The queen's job, after the start of the colony is to lay eggs. Bumble bee workers remain with the queen and help with the production of additional workers and male and female reproductive members. It is their job to feed the larvae. The female workers also have other roles such as foraging for nectar and pollen and defending the colony against predators and parasites. |
27334463_1_3 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Taxonomy and Phylogeny
Only the female reproductive members, otherwise known as the gynes, survive the winter so that they can go through the colony cycle once again. Gynes have the potential to become queens, and it is their responsibility to find a space for hibernation during the winter so that they can start a colony again next season. |
27334463_1_4 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Colony Cycle
A new colony typically starts in the early spring by a solitary queen. First, the queen finds a suitable nest site. Like other bumble bees, B. occidentalis nests underground in cavities or random burrows left behind by rodents or other animals. The queen must then construct a wax structure and collect pollen to create a mass to lay eggs on. |
27334463_1_5 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Taxonomy and Phylogeny
When the first brood of female workers have become adults, they take over the jobs of foraging for nectar and pollen, defending the colony, and feeding larvae. The queen's only job at this stage is to lay more eggs. A colony of B. occidentalis can have up to around 1,600 workers, which is large compared to that of other bumble bee species. From early February to late November, the colony enters a flight period. Then, around the beginning of the fall, the reproductive individuals of the colony are produced. When winter starts, the old queen, workers, and males all die, leaving the gynes to search for a site to spend the winter hibernating. |
27334463_1_6 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Behavior
Western bumblebees are generalist foragers. Because they do not depend on any one flower type, they are considered to be excellent pollinators. Bumblebees are also able to fly in cooler temperatures and lower flight levels than many other bees. Additionally, bumblebees perform "buzz pollination". This behavior is displayed when a bumblebee grabs the pollen-producing structure of the flower in her jaws and vibrates her wing musculature, causing vibrations that dislodge pollen that would have otherwise remained trapped in the flower's anthers. Tomatoes, peppers, and cranberries are some of the plants that require this type of pollination. For these reasons, bumblebees are considered to be more effective pollinators than honey bees. Bombus occidentalis has been commercially reared to pollinate crops such as alfalfa, avocados, apples, cherries, blackberries, cranberries, and blueberries. |
27334463_1_7 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Taxonomy and Phylogeny
Workers collect nectar and regurgitate it in the nest. Pollen is collected and put into "pollen baskets" located on the hind legs. Nectar provides carbohydrates while pollen provides protein. |
27334463_1_8 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Foraging Behavior
B. occidentalis are social bees, and successful foragers returning to the nest can stimulate their nestmates to forage, although presumably like other bumblebees, they cannot communicate the actual location of resources. This phenomenon is often referred to as 'foraging activation'. The amount of recruitment a returning forager is able to garner depends on the quality (i.e. concentration) of the nectar (or sucrose) that it has found. The mechanism by which foraging activation occurs is not well understood, but it is possible that the returning forager, which before unloading its cargo will spend some time running around the nest and interacting with its nestmates, releases a pheromone that induces foraging behaviour. Furthermore, the sudden influx of high-quality nectar may itself stimulate foraging behaviour. |
27334463_1_9 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Taxonomy and Phylogeny
Although bumblebees cannot apparently communicate resource location, it appears that foraging activation can communicate which floral species was particularly rewarding through scent, as the activated nestmates show preference for the odour brought home by the returning forager. |
27334463_1_10 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Nectar Robbing Behavior
The "nectar robbing" behavior is exhibited when the organism obtains the nectar of the flowers without getting in contact with sexual parts of the flowers. B. occidentalis can be seen displaying this behavior due to the shortness of their tongues. Instead of going through the normal route, B. occidentalis use their mandibles to make holes to circumvent the process. The mandibles of B. occidentalis are thus understandably more toothed than that of other bumble species to help them cut into the flowers. |
27334463_2_0 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Importance of Nectar
It is crucial for B. occidentalis to maintain high levels of nectar for their colony. Not only does the level of stored nectar affect the temperature of the colony, but deficiencies in nectar cause a significant change in behavior due to low energy of the bees. When energy abundant colonies are threatened by predators, they assume the natural defense behavior, moving about loudly to deter the predator. However, low energy colonies will remain still in their colonies. Although temporary low energy periods do not affect the survivability of the larvae, it increases the colonies' susceptibility to predators and increases the time of development for the larvae. |
27334463_2_1 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Brood Recognition of Queens
The queens of B. occidentalis have the ability to recognize her own nest and brood. Upon arriving on a specific brood, the queen will behave differently depending on whether it is her own brood or foreign. Queens will spend significantly more time inspecting the surface of foreign brood clumps with their antennas if they are on a foreign brood. Upon recognizing the brood as not their own, the Queens will be more much likely to depart during this observation period. However, these queens will stay within the vicinity of the foreign brood, making short flights around the entrance of the nest before reentering it. Most queens will choose to adopt the new colony rather than to abandon it, and the workers of the foreign brood will start working for the new queen. In contrast, queens that return to their original nests will incubate their brood and lather honey pot on its brood much more quickly. |
27334463_2_2 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Importance of Nectar
Some scientists hypothesize that this ability could have come about as an evolutionary response to usurpation and parasitism. B. occidentalis suffer high rates of inter-specific and intra-specific usurpation. In addition, they also face invasion by the parasitic Psithyrus bees. It is possible that the recognition ability evolved in form of adaptions to them. Others argue that brood recognition ability is a byproduct of factors of B. occidentalis. For social wasps, like B. occidentalis, nestmate recognition is crucial. The queen might have just evolved to recognize unfamiliar odors, allowing them to also recognize foreign broods. |
27334463_2_3 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Threats
Threats to this species include:
Spread of pests and diseases by the commercial bumblebee industry
Other pests and diseases
Habitat destruction or alteration that may degrade, destroy, alter, fragment, and reduce their food supply or nest sites
Pesticides and insecticides (ground bumblebees are particularly susceptible)
Invasive plant species that may directly compete with native nectar and pollen plants
Natural pest or predator population cycles |
27334463_2_4 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Conservation
Due to their role as pollinators, loss of bumblebee populations can have far-ranging ecological impacts. B. occidentalis once had a wide range that included northern California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, western Nebraska, western North Dakota, western South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, northern Arizona, and New Mexico. Since 1998, it has been declining in population. The areas of greatest decline have been reported in western and central California, western Oregon, western Washington, and British Columbia. From southern British Columbia to central California, the species has nearly disappeared. However, the historic range was never systematically sampled. |
27334463_2_5 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Importance of Nectar
Agricultural and urban development has resulted in bumblebee habitat becoming increasingly fragmented. All bumblebee species have small effective population sizes due to their breeding system, and are particularly vulnerable to inbreeding which reduces the genetic diversity within a population, and theoretically can increase the risk of population decline. |
27334463_2_6 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Importance of Nectar
Between 1992 and 1994, B. occidentalis and B. impatiens were commercially reared for crop pollination, shipped to European rearing facilities and then shipped back. Bumblebee expert Dr. Robbin Thorp has hypothesized that their decline is in part due to a disease acquired from a European bee while being reared in the same facility. North American bumblebees would have had no prior resistance to this pathogen. Upon returning to North America, affected bumblebees interacted and spread the disease to wild populations. B. occidentalis and B. franklini were affected in the western United States. B. affinis and B. terricola were affected in the eastern United States. All four species' populations have been declining since the 1990s. Additionally, these four bumblebee species are closely related and belong to the same subgenus; Bombus sensu stricto. Dr. Thorp has also hypothesized that B. impatiens species may have been the carrier and that different bumblebee species may differ in their pathogen sensitivity. In 2007, the National Research Council determined that the major cause of decline in native bumblebees appeared to be recently introduced non-native fungal and protozoan parasites, including Nosema bombi and Crithidia bombi. |
27334463_2_7 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Human Importance
As mentioned before, B. occidentalis has been previously used to help in greenhouses. They have been used for a variety of crops, but have played an especially important role with tomatoes. A problem with the use of these bumble bees was the drifting effect. Due to the close aggregation of colonies within the greenhouse habitats, they found that some bees developed a behavior of drifting into foreign colonies. These drifting bees were essentially social parasites, as they give up their roles in their colonies and introduce their mature ovaries to foreign colonies. |
27334463_2_8 | 27334463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus%20occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis | Bombus occidentalis. Importance of Nectar
Furthermore, due to careless regulation between states in America and Europe, Nosema parasitism became prevalent within the B. occidentalis population. Now they are no longer bred or sold commercially because of the threateningly low number, and B. impatiens have been used in their place. |
27334484_0_0 | 27334484 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPWQ | WPWQ | WPWQ.
WPWQ (106.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Mount Sterling, Illinois, covering Western Illinois, including Quincy, Pittsfield, and Hannibal, Missouri. The station airs an oldies format and is owned by Larry Bostwick, through licensee LB Sports Productions LLC. |
27334484_1_0 | 27334484 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPWQ | WPWQ | WPWQ. WBRJ
The station began broadcasting in September 1995, holding the call sign WBRJ, and airing a classic rock format as "The Bridge". It was originally owned by Magnum Broadcasting. In 1997, the station was sold to Tele-Media Broadcasting for $218,364, and it began to simulcast the talk programming of 930 WTAD. Later that year, Tele-Media Broadcasting was purchased by Citadel. In 1998, the station was sold to STARadio Corporation. Later that year, the station was sold to Larry and Cathy Price, and the station's call sign was changed to WLRT. |
27334484_2_0 | 27334484 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPWQ | WPWQ | WPWQ. Oldies format
In 1999, the station adopted an oldies format, branded "Golden 106.7". Later that year, the station was sold to WPW Communications for $550,000. In 2000, the station's call sign was changed to WPWQ, and the station was branded "Q 106", with the slogan "Good Times and Great Oldies". By 2008, the station had begun to be simulcast on 107.5 KWBZ in Monroe City, Missouri, and the station was branded "The Oldies Superstation". In 2014, the station was sold to Larry Bostwick, along with KWBZ, for $175,000. In 2017, KWBZ switched to a country music format, ending the simulcast. |
27334484_3_0 | 27334484 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPWQ | WPWQ | WPWQ. External links
WPWQ's website
Oldies radio stations in the United States
PWQ
Radio stations established in 1995
1995 establishments in Illinois |
27334489_0_0 | 27334489 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad%20Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali.
Mohammad Al-Ali (;, July 17, 1949 - January 3, 2002) was a Saudi actor. He was known for his roles in comedy and tragedy. |
27334489_0_1 | 27334489 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad%20Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali. Career
He started his acting career in 1965 in Play called "Al-Mozifon" (), his Career ended in 2001 in series called "Tam Al-Ayam () on Saudi TV . |
27334489_0_2 | 27334489 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad%20Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali. Life
Al-Ali was born Abdullah bin Ali Al Salem in Riyadh on July 17, 1949. He first studied in Saudi Arabia then moved to Damascus and Cairo. He returned to Riyadh in 1962-1965 where he joined the Saudi television before studying Electronic Engineering in the United Kingdom for four years until 1970. In the same years he worked as English announcer in Saudi Arabian Airlines. Al-Ali married and had three boys. |
27334489_1_0 | 27334489 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad%20Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali. Series
Gadan tasraq Al- Samas ()
hikyah mathal ()
Ayam la tunsa () in 1974
Awdat Aswayd () 1985 |
27334489_1_1 | 27334489 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad%20Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali | Mohammad Al-Ali. Plays
Al-Mozifon ()
Tahat Al-Karsi () with Rashid Al Shamrani, Nasir Al-Gasabi, Abdullah Al-Sadhan |
27334491_0_0 | 27334491 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maksim%20Kirsanov | Maksim Kirsanov | Maksim Kirsanov.
Maksim Konstantinovich Kirsanov (; born 8 May 1987) is a Russian former professional football player. |
27334491_0_1 | 27334491 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maksim%20Kirsanov | Maksim Kirsanov | Maksim Kirsanov. Club career
He played 3 seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg and FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg. |
27334512_0_0 | 27334512 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1748%20in%20Wales | 1748 in Wales | 1748 in Wales. Incumbents
Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan
Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – vacant until 1755
Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet (until 27 August); Richard Myddelton (from 20 August)
Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet
Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – William Perry |
27334512_0_1 | 27334512 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1748%20in%20Wales | 1748 in Wales | 1748 in Wales. Incumbents
Bishop of Bangor – Zachary Pearce (from 21 February)
Bishop of Llandaff – John Gilbert (until 29 December)
Bishop of St Asaph – Samuel Lisle (until 17 March) Robert Hay Drummond (from 24 April)
Bishop of St Davids – The Hon. Richard Trevor |
27334512_0_2 | 27334512 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1748%20in%20Wales | 1748 in Wales | 1748 in Wales. Events
8 March - With the death of the childless William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis, the title becomes extinct. Henry Arthur Herbert subsequently becomes 1st Earl of Powis.
Richard Wilson paints the two eldest sons of Frederick, Prince of Wales.
Joseph Harris becomes Assay-Master at the Royal Mint.
A major eisteddfod is held at Selattyn.
William Williams Pantycelyn marries Mary Francis of Llansawel.
The Salusbury family leave Lleweni Hall. |
27334512_1_0 | 27334512 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1748%20in%20Wales | 1748 in Wales | 1748 in Wales. New books
Lewis Morris - Plans of Harbours, Bays, and Roads in St. George's and the Bristol Channels |
27334512_2_0 | 27334512 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1748%20in%20Wales | 1748 in Wales | 1748 in Wales. Deaths
8 March - William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis, 50
27 August - Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet, 53
December - John Harris, Sr., Welsh-descended American trader, 75 |
27334521_0_0 | 27334521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olin%20Sewall%20Pettingill%20Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr..
Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. (October 30, 1907 – December 11, 2001) was an American naturalist, author and filmmaker, president of the Wilson Ornithological Society from 1948 to 1950, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Audubon Society from 1955 to 1974, and a Life Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union. |
27334521_0_1 | 27334521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olin%20Sewall%20Pettingill%20Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.. Early life
Born October 30, 1907 in Belgrade, Maine, Pettingill attended Bowdoin College, where he developed an interest in ornithology. Studying under the zoologist Alfred O. Gross, Pettingill conducted studies of the last three heath hens on Martha's Vineyard in 1927 with Gross and Thornton Burgess. In 1928, Pettingill enrolled in the University of Michigan, then attended graduate school at Cornell University starting in 1930 – joining the AOU in the same year – where he conducted a PhD dissertation on the American woodcock. |
27334521_0_2 | 27334521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olin%20Sewall%20Pettingill%20Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.. Career
Appointed a delegate to the 12th and 14th International Ornithological Congresses, Pettingill was appointed Director of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology in 1960, a position he held until his retirement in 1973, and provided footage for four Walt Disney nature films, including the Academy Award-winning The Vanishing Prairie, in addition to making several ornithological films of his own, including works on albatrosses, penguins, and the wildlife of island nations, which often aired as part of Audubon Screen Tours. |
27334521_0_3 | 27334521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olin%20Sewall%20Pettingill%20Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr..
Tenured at Carleton College for 17 years, Pettingill taught at the University of Michigan Biological Station for 35 years. Pettingill was awarded birding's highest honor, the Ludlow Griscom Award, in 1982, and also received Cornell's Arthur A. Allen Medal in 1974, and the Eisenmann Medal in 1985. Holding three honorary doctorates in science, Pettingill appeared on both The Today Show and To Tell the Truth. |
27334521_1_0 | 27334521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olin%20Sewall%20Pettingill%20Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. | Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.. Works
Books
Ornithology in Laboratory and Field, 1939 (2nd edition, 1946; 3rd edition, 1956; 4th edition, 1970; 5th edition, 1985); 2013 pbk reprint of 4th edition
A Guide to Finding Birds East of the Mississippi, 1951
A Guide to Finding Birds West of the Mississippi, 1953
Enjoying Maine Birds, 1960
Enjoying Birds in Upstate New York, 1963
Enjoying Birds around New York City, 1966
The Audubon Illustrated handbook of American Birds, editor-in-chief, 1968.
The Bird Watcher's America, editor, 1974
Another Penguin Summer, 1975
My Way to Ornithology, 1992
Films
Nature's Half Acre, 1951
Water Birds, 1952
The Vanishing Prairie, 1954
Islands of the Sea, 1960 |
27334563_0_0 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes.
Reymond Louis Fuentes (born February 12, 1991) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks. |
27334563_0_1 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Early life
Fuentes attended Fernando Callejo High School in Manatí, Puerto Rico where he was a sprint champion. |
27334563_1_0 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Boston Red Sox
Fuentes was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft. He was the 28th overall pick of the draft, and was given a $1,134,000 signing bonus. |
27334563_1_1 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. San Diego Padres
On December 6, 2010, he was traded to the San Diego Padres along with Anthony Rizzo, Casey Kelly, and Eric Patterson for first baseman Adrián González. Fuentes was ranked between the sixth and tenth best prospect in the Red Sox organization. |
27334563_1_2 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Professional career
Fuentes spent 2011 with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm where he hit .275 in 510 at-bats and stole 41 bases. In 2012, he played 134 games in center field with the Double-A San Antonio Missions where his average dropped to .218 in 473 at-bats. Fuentes again opened 2013 with the Missions and raised his average to .316 with 6 home runs and 29 stolen bases in 93 games, spending time at all 3 outfield positions. He was promoted to the Triple-A Tucson Padres on August 10 where he collected 23 hits in 14 games before his Major League call-up. |
27334563_1_3 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Professional career
Fuentes played for the World Team in the 2013 All-Star Futures Game. |
27334563_1_4 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. San Diego Padres
Fuentes was called up to the Major Leagues from Triple-A on August 26, 2013, and started in center field that night. He remained with the team for the remainder of the year, making six more starts in center and appearing in a total of 23 games. He collected 5 hits in 33 at-bats and also had 3 stolen bases. |
27334563_1_5 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Kansas City Royals
On November 20, 2014 Fuentes was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Kyle Bartsch. After a Spring Training in which he hit .386 Fuentes was selected to be the Royals' Opening Day right fielder to start off the 2016 season, winning the spot over Jarrod Dyson and Paulo Orlando. Despite hitting .317 as a Royal, he was sent down to Triple-A Omaha and released after clearing waivers on September 14, 2016. |
27334563_1_6 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Arizona Diamondbacks
In December 2016, Fuentes signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was called up to the Diamondbacks on May 16, 2017 and was inserted into the starting line-up the same day. He hit his first MLB home run on June 18, 2017, in the 10th inning of a tie game with the Philadelphia Phillies against Jeanmar Gómez; the Diamondbacks won 5–4. He was designated for assignment on January 31, 2018, and cleared waivers on February 5. He elected free agency on November 3, 2018. |
27334563_1_7 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Long Island Ducks
On April 4, 2019, Fuentes signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent following the season. Fuentes did not play in a game in 2020. |
27334563_1_8 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Professional career
After the 2020 season, he played for Criollos de Caguas of the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente(LBPRC). He has also played for Puerto Rico in the 2021 Caribbean Series. |
27334563_1_9 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Professional career
On May 26, 2021, Fuentes re-signed with the Ducks for the upcoming season. He became a free agent following the season. |
27334563_1_10 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. International career
Fuentes played for the Puerto Rico national baseball team at the 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2011 Pan American Games and 2017 World Baseball Classic. |
27334563_1_11 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Professional career
In 2017 World Baseball Classic, he played center field defensively and batted ninth. |
27334563_1_12 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. Personal life
Fuentes is the cousin of right-fielder Carlos Beltrán. |
27334563_2_0 | 27334563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%20Fuentes | Rey Fuentes | Rey Fuentes. 1991 births
Living people
American people of Puerto Rican descent
Arizona Diamondbacks players
Arizona League Royals players
Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball) players
Criollos de Caguas players
El Paso Chihuahuas players
Gigantes de Carolina players
Greenville Drive players
Gulf Coast Red Sox players
Kansas City Royals players
Lake Elsinore Storm players
Leones de Ponce players
Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente outfielders
Long Island Ducks players
Major League Baseball center fielders
National baseball team players
Omaha Storm Chasers players
Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
Reno Aces players
San Antonio Missions players
San Diego Padres players
Tiburones de Aguadilla players
Tucson Padres players
2017 World Baseball Classic players
Baseball players from Orlando, Florida |
27334565_0_0 | 27334565 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri%20Maskayev | Dmitri Maskayev | Dmitri Maskayev.
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Maskayev (; born 27 December 1987) is a Russian professional football player. |
27334565_0_1 | 27334565 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri%20Maskayev | Dmitri Maskayev | Dmitri Maskayev. Club career
He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Torpedo Moscow on 17 May 2011 in a game against FC Khimki. |
27334565_1_0 | 27334565 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri%20Maskayev | Dmitri Maskayev | Dmitri Maskayev. 1987 births
Sportspeople from Samara, Russia
Living people
Russian people of Abkhazian descent
Russian footballers
FC Tyumen players
FC Torpedo Moscow players
FC Luch Vladivostok players
FC Lada Togliatti players
FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny players
Association football midfielders
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara players |
27334585_0_0 | 27334585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Schiller | John Schiller | John Schiller.
John Schiller (March 7, 1830 – June 3, 1926) (born John Schilling) was an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm on September 29, 1864. |
27334585_0_1 | 27334585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Schiller | John Schiller | John Schiller. Military service
Emigrating from his native Germany, his surname was originally Schilling. He volunteered for service with the 158th regiment of New York Infantry, part of the Empire-Spinola Brigade which was organized in Brooklyn in August 1862. Assigned to the Union XVIII Corps, the regiment lost during service two officers and 45 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 83 enlisted men by disease. |
27334585_0_2 | 27334585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Schiller | John Schiller | John Schiller.
At the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Private Schiller led a Union infantry advance into the Confederate trench works. His actions in this battle resulted in the awarding of the Medal of Honor. |
27334585_0_3 | 27334585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Schiller | John Schiller | John Schiller.
Schiller died at age 96 and was buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn. |
27334585_0_4 | 27334585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Schiller | John Schiller | John Schiller. Medal of Honor citation
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private John Schiller, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 September 1864, while serving with Company E, 158th New York Infantry, in action at Chaffin's Farm, Virginia. Private Schiller advanced to the ditch of the enemy's works. |
27334597_0_0 | 27334597 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier%20Athletic%20Conference | Cavalier Athletic Conference | Cavalier Athletic Conference.
The Cavalier Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference composed primarily of schools in Virginia. |
27334597_0_1 | 27334597 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier%20Athletic%20Conference | Cavalier Athletic Conference | Cavalier Athletic Conference. Members
Blue Ridge School
Fredericksburg Academy
Highland School
Massanutten Military Academy
Quantico High School
Randolph-Macon Academy
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Tandem Friends School
Wakefield Country Day School
Wakefield School |
27334604_0_0 | 27334604 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20Cheung | Gordon Cheung | Gordon Cheung.
Gordon Cheung (born 1975) is a contemporary artist who currently lives and works in London. |
27334604_0_1 | 27334604 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20Cheung | Gordon Cheung | Gordon Cheung. Early life
Gordon Cheung was born and raised in London, UK. Cheung received his BA (Hons) at Central Saint Martins and MFA at the Royal College of Art, where he graduated in 2001. Whilst a student he instigated and was the organiser of 'Assembly' – exhibiting 172 MA art graduates in 2 disused Victorian school buildings. |
27334604_0_2 | 27334604 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20Cheung | Gordon Cheung | Gordon Cheung. Exhibitions
He exhibits internationally and was in the largest and most ambitious survey of recent developments in art from the UK; The British Art Show 6 and The John Moores Painting 24. He was commissioned for a Laing Art Solo Award (Selected by Susan May) July 2007. 2009 solo shows include 'The Swag Land', Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, 'Art in the Age of Anxiety' Volta NYC, New York and 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse', The New Art Gallery Walsall UK. Cheung's first US solo museum exhibition was at the Arizona State University Art Museum in 2010. |
27334604_0_3 | 27334604 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20Cheung | Gordon Cheung | Gordon Cheung. Collections
Hirshhorn Museum
Whitworth Museum
ASU Art Museum
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Knoxville Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
UK Government art collection
British Museum
Hiscox Collection |
27334604_1_0 | 27334604 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20Cheung | Gordon Cheung | Gordon Cheung. 1975 births
Living people
Alumni of the Royal College of Art
Artists from London
British people of Hong Kong descent |
27334606_0_0 | 27334606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apusiaajik%20Glacier | Apusiaajik Glacier | Apusiaajik Glacier.
Apusiaajik Glacier is a tidewater glacier on the uninhabited Apusiaajik Island in the Sermersooq municipality on the southeastern shore of Greenland. |
27334606_0_1 | 27334606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apusiaajik%20Glacier | Apusiaajik Glacier | Apusiaajik Glacier. Tourism
During summer, the glacier edge is a popular tourist destination for boat trips from Tasiilaq and Kulusuk. During winter it is possible to reach the front of the glacier crossing the frozen Torsuut Tunoq sound on foot or on snowmobile. |
27334611_0_0 | 27334611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov.
Andrey Yevgenyevich Lunev (; born 13 November 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Russia national team. |
27334611_1_0 | 27334611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov. FC Ufa
On 29 July 2015, it was confirmed that Lunev would be joining FC Ufa on a 1-year contract. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Ufa on 11 September 2016 in a game against FC Krasnodar. |
27334611_1_1 | 27334611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov. Zenit
On 23 December 2016, Lunev moved to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a 4.5-year contract with the club. |
27334611_1_2 | 27334611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov. Bayer Leverkusen
On 10 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen. |
27334611_2_0 | 27334611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov. International career
He made his debut for the Russia national football team on 10 October 2017 in a friendly game against Iran. |
27334611_2_1 | 27334611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov. International career
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. He remained on the bench in all the games behind Igor Akinfeev. |
27334611_2_2 | 27334611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov. International career
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. He was not included in the final squad. |
27334611_3_0 | 27334611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov. International
Statistics accurate as of match played 20 November 2020. |
27334611_3_1 | 27334611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov | Andrey Lunyov. Honours
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Russian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Russian Cup: 2019–20 |
27334628_0_0 | 27334628 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine%20%28film%29 | Iodine (film) | Iodine (film).
Iodine is a 2009 Canadian Sci-Fi drama film written and directed by Michael Stasko. |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.