Month: December 2021

Jan Dara (Thai: จัน ดารา) is a 2001Thaierotic–period–drama film directed and co-written by Nonzee Nimibutr and co-starring Hong Kong cinema actress Christy Chung. It is based on a novel by Utsana Phloengtham and follows the titular character as he attempts to break free from the cycle of sex and abuse […]

Rosa ‘Alexander Mackenzie’ (aka A. MacKenzie) is a red, short climbing shrub rose, bred by Canadian rose breeder, Felicitas Svejda. It was introduced in Canada in 1985 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. It is one of the Canadian Explorer roses that Svejda developed and named in honour of legendary Canadian […]

Kapuskasing/ˌkæpʊsˈkeɪsɪŋ/ is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately 92 kilometres (57 mi) east of Hearst. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917,[3] when the name was changed so as not to conflict with another railway stop in Manitoba.[citation needed] Town in […]

Nils Schumann (German pronunciation: [niːls ˈʃuːman] (listen); born 20 May 1978) is a former German athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, who retired in 2009.[1] For most of the five years before his retirement he had featured sparingly at an international level due to injuries. […]

The Grachonok class, Russian designation Project 21980 Grachonok, is a class of anti-saboteur and large guard boats being built for the Russian Navy. The class is designed to combat sabotage and terrorist forces and means in the waters off bases and near the approaches to them, as well as to […]

Claremont is a college town about 30 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley of Southern California. It is known for the trees lining its streets and as the home of the Claremont Colleges, which together have given it the nickname “City of Trees and […]

Human rights in Germany enjoy a high level of protection, both in theory and in practice, and are enshrined in the Grundgesetz. The country has ratified most international human rights treaties. Reports from independent organizations such as Amnesty International certify a high level of compliance with human rights, while still […]

Del Norte Unified School District is a publicschool district serving Del Norte County, California, United States. It has an enrollment of 3,679 students across eleven schools:[1] eight elementary schools, a middle school, and two high schools.[2][3] The superintendent is Jeff Harris.[4] Del Norte High School and Crescent Elk Middle School, […]

Thierry Marc Boutsen (born 13 July 1957) is a Belgian former racing driver who raced for the Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan teams in Formula One. He competed in 164 World Championship Grands Prix (163 starts), winning three races, achieving 15 podiums and scoring 132 career points. His best […]

Robert S. Wilson (born 1951[1]) is an American magazine editor and author. He is the editor of The American Scholar, the literary journal of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He took that position in 2004, after having previously been the literary editor at Civilization magazine and the editor of Preservation […]