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History of the International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet was created soon after the International Phonetic Association was established in the late 19th century. It was intended as an international system of phonetic transcription for oral languages, originally for pedagogical purposes. The Association was established in ...
Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
The Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments defines a standard for syntax and commands to use in controlling programmable test and measurement devices, such as automatic test equipment and electronic test equipment. Overview. SCPI was defined as an additional layer on top of the specificat ...
Scillonian
* Isles of Scilly * RMV Scillonian III * Scillonian (1925) * Scillonian (1955) * Scillonian (magazine) * Scillonian entrance grave ...
Willem Dafoe
William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American actor. He is known for his distinct gravelly voice, and has received multiple accolades, including nominations for four Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, La ...
2017
2017 was designated as International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events. January. * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, killing 39 people and injur ...
Corvallis High School (Oregon)
Corvallis High School is a four-year public secondary school in Corvallis, Oregon. Originally established in 1910, the high school sat between the downtown area of Corvallis and Oregon State University. In 1935, a new school was built on what was then considered the far northern edge of the town o ...
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. It is located in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. The estimated population of the city in 2018 was 820,678. Th ...
Mar Elias refugee camp
Mar Elias was a Palestinian refugee camp in the southwestern part of Beirut, Lebanon. The refugee camp was founded in 1952 by the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox convent and is composed mainly of Christian Palestinians . In 2002 there were 1,406 registered refugees in the camp. ...
Vasilis Papakonstantinou
Vasilis Papakonstantinou is a Greek singer known mostly for his work in Greek rock. Most of his songs have gained considerable popularity, mainly in Greece and Cyprus. Early life. Vasilis Papakonstantinou was born in Vastas, outside of Megalopolis, Arcadia. In 1957 he moved to Athens along with h ...
Exothermic process
In thermodynamics, the term exothermic process describes a process or reaction that releases energy from the system to its surroundings, usually in the form of heat, but also in a form of light, electricity, or sound. Its etymology stems from the Greek prefix έξω and the Greek word θερμ ...
Colt Knost
Colt Knost is a retired American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. Amateur career. Knost was born in Garrettsville, Ohio and grew up in Pilot Point, Texas. He was the Class 3A State Champion his senior year of 2003. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2007. While at S ...
Alsace
Alsace is a cultural and historical region in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. Until 1871, Alsace included the area now known as the Territoire de Belfort, which formed its southernmost part. From 1982 to 2016, Alsace was the smallest administrat ...
List of Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans are residents of the United States who have Mexican ancestry. The list includes Mexican immigrants and those who lived in the southwestern United States when the territory was incorporated in 1848. Sports. American football. * Louie Aguiar – NFL punter * Joe Aguirre – NFL ...
Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith is an American voice actor and former stand-up comic, best known as the voice behind Sonic the Hedgehog from the series of the same name since 2010, Ezio Auditore da Firenze from the Assassin's Creed series, Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil series, Hawkodile and Richard fr ...
Hochries
Hochries is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany. It is 1569 m high, and is located in the north-western part of the Chiemgauer Alpen. ...
Sykes Racing
Sykes Racing is an Australian manufacturer of rowing shells. The boats are widely popular by Australian rowers from schools through to Olympians. History. The company was founded in Geelong, Victoria 1966 by the Australian champion lightweight rower Jeff Sykes. Sykes saw the need for innovation i ...
1995 Cannes Film Festival
The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to Underground by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with La Cité des enfants perdus , directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with The Quick and the Dead , directed by Sam Raimi. Carole Bouquet was the mist ...
Klaukkala
Klaukkala is a large village in the southern part of the Nurmijärvi municipality of Uusimaa, Finland, near Lake Valkjärvi. It is the largest of the villages in Nurmijärvi and often mistakenly thought to be a separate city. In the 2010s, Klaukkala's urban area has grown to be part of the Helsink ...
Homarium
The Homarium was the common temple of the Achaean League, built c. 371 BC at Aegium. While it was dedicated to Zeus Homarius or Homergyrius, the temple was, according to Polybius, used for meetings and debates on Achaean lines. Strabo describes it as a grove, near a temple of Demeter Panchaea. D ...
Siege of Petersburg
The Richmond–Petersburg campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 15, 1864, to April 2, 1865, during the American Civil War. Although it is more popularly known as the siege of Petersburg , it was not a classic military siege, in which a city is usually surr ...
DOCSIS
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification is an international telecommunications standard that permits the addition of high-bandwidth data transfer to an existing cable television system. It is used by many cable television operators to provide Internet access over their existing hybrid fibe ...
Dane Iorg
Dane Charles Iorg is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball from for four teams, including eight seasons spent with the St. Louis Cardinals. While playing for the Kansas City Royals, Iorg produced the game-winning hit in Game 6 of ...
Mike Pompeo
Michael Richard Pompeo is an American politician, diplomat, businessman, and attorney who, since April 2018, has been serving as 70th United States secretary of state. He is a former United States Army officer and was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from January 2017 until April 2018. ...
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Universal Music Latin Entertainment , a division of Universal Music Group, is a record company specialized in producing and distributing Latin music in Mexico, the United States, and Puerto Rico. UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as Universal Music Latino, Fonovisa Records, Universal Mus ...
South Beloit, Illinois
South Beloit is a city located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, but it is essentially a suburban extension of Beloit, Wisconsin, which is directly along the city's northern border. At the 2010 census, the city's popul ...