Day: December 15, 2021

The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Fiba de 1983) was hosted by Brazil from July 24 to August 6, 1983. The Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating the United States 84–82 in the final. 1983 FIBA World Championshipfor Women 9th FIBA World Championship for Women Tournament details […]

Limelight Years (Chinese: 華麗轉身; Jyutping: Waa4 Lai6 Zyun2 San1; Cantonese Yale: Wàh Laih Jyún Sān; literally “Elegant Transformation”) is a 2015 Hong Kong romantic television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Linda Chung, Liza Wang, Alex Fong, Damian Lau and Eliza Sam as the main cast.[1] Filming took place […]

John Worlidge or John Woolridge (1640–1700) was a noted English agriculturalist, who lived in Petersfield, Hampshire, England.[1] He was considered a great expert on rural affairs, and one of the first British agriculturalists to discuss the importance of farming as an industry. Vinetum Britannicum, 1678 . . . John Worlidge […]

Ichinoseki (一関) is a city in Iwate Prefecture in the north eastern part of the main island (Honshu) in Japan. While the city merged in 2006 with surrounding municipalities, it is still not a very large town, and the downtown area which contains most entertainment facilities is compact. NEC, Sony […]

The 2001–02 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). 2001–02 PBL season Duration November 3, 2001 – June 24, 2002 Number of teams 8 TV partner(s) NBN Conferences Challenge Cup champions Shark Energy Drink   Runners-up Welcoat Paints Chairman’s Cup champions Ateneo Hapee-Negros Navigation   Runners-up Blu Sun Power Awards Season MVP […]

The dive site Blue Flame Pinnacles is an offshore rocky reef near Simon’s Town in False Bay area near Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. . . . Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Blue Flame Pinnacles . . . Map of the dive site at […]

Donald Jerome Lawrence (born June 4, 1937) is the former American footballoffensive coordinator for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europa. He won two World Bowl rings with the Amsterdam Admirals and Frankfurt Galaxy. As the tight ends coach from 1990 to 1993, he took the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive […]

Brigadier-General Henry Trelawny (ca. 1658 – 8 January 1702) was a British Army officer of Cornish descent, a Member of Parliament and Vice-Admiral of Cornwall. English politician and Army officer Arms of Trelawny: Argent, a chevron sable[1] . . . Henry Trelawny . . . He was the seventh and […]

What Happened to Jones is an 1897 farce by George Broadhurst. It was his first successful play and remained popular for many years, and was also adapted into three silent films.[1] What Happened to Jones Written by George Broadhurst Date premiered 30 August 1897 Place premiered Manhattan Theatre Original language […]

Petah Tikva (פתח־תקוה) is an eastern suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, population 230,000. . . . Petah Tikva . . . Founded in 1878, Petach Tikva means “opening of hope”, and was one of modern Israel’s first agricultural settlements at the beginning of the Zionist movement. The early settlers drained […]