Month: December 2021

Quanzhou (泉州; Choâⁿ-chiu in Minnan, Quánzhōu in Mandarin) is a coastal city in Fujian Province in China, located north of Xiamen and south of Fuzhou. Older romanisations, no longer in use, include Ch’üan-chou, Chuanchow and Chinchew. Map of Quanzhou Marco Polo sailed home from here around 1292; he called the […]

. . . scyphate . . . From Latin scyphātus, erroneously interpreted as scyphus (“cup, goblet”) + -ātus; in reality, probably derives from Arabic شَفَة‎ (šafa, “edge, rim”), and refers to the distinctive and conspicuous border of the early histamena gold coins. scyphate (comparative more scyphate, superlative most scyphate) Concave […]

The Cape Romain Lighthouses are a pair of brick lighthouses on Lighthouse Island southeast of McClellanville, South Carolina.[2][3] The lighthouses are on the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. The lighthouses were named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1] This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2020) […]

Stonehaven is a town in North East Scotland. . . . Stonehaven . . . From Aberdeen, 56.9667-2.22561 Stonehaven station is the first stop south after Portlethen, and costs less than £5 round trip. The scenery from the railway line between Aberdeen and Stonehaven is spectacular, and more scenic than […]

Te Mata Estate is an independent, family-owned Hawke’s Baywinery and New Zealand‘s oldest, in continuous operation since 1895.[1] The winery produces everything on-premises at their Havelock Hills site near Havelock North, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Napier. Established in the late 19th century by the Chambers family, the winery and […]

Karim Séga Diouf (died 6 January 2019) was a Senegalese football manager. Senegalese football manager Karim Séga Diouf Personal information Date of death 6 January 2019 Place of death Rufisque, Senegal Teams managed Years Team 1990?–1998 AS Douanes 1995–1996 Senegal U20 2011–2015 Senegal Olympic 2012 Senegal (caretaker) 2012 Senegal (assistant) […]

Komang Tri Arta Wiguna (born 24 January 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a center back for Liga 1 club Bali United and the Indonesia under-23 national team.[2] Komang Tri Arta Personal information Full name Komang Tri Arta Wiguna Date of birth (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 20) […]

Kateryna Ihorivna Kukhar (Ukrainian: Катерина Ігорівна Кухар, born 18 January 1982, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian prima ballerina of the National Opera of Ukraine. People’s Artist of Ukraine (since 2018). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when […]

Second Chance is an American sitcom, created by David W. Duclon and Gary Menteer, which aired on Fox from September 26 to November 28, 1987. The series was then revamped under the new title Boys Will Be Boys, and ran in the new format from January 16 to May 14, […]

So Young, So Bright (ジャンケン娘, Janken musume) (literally, “Rock, Paper and Scissors Girls”) is a 1955 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese musical film, directed by Toshio Sugie. This is the first of the so-called “three girl” (sannin musume) series of films produced by Tōhō Studio, which involved teaming three popular young female […]