Month: December 2021

Anthony Athanas (July 28, 1911 – May 20, 2005) was a multi-millionaire Albanian American restaurateur and philanthropist. His restaurants included Anthony’s Pier 4, known throughout United States.[1] In 1976 the National Restaurant Association named him Restaurateur of the Year. Anthony Athanas Born (1911-07-28)July 28, 1911 Korçë, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire […]

Wismar is a city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania which lies on the Baltic Sea coast. The historic center was designated a UNESCO world cultural heritage site in 2002. . . . Wismar . . . The city was established in the 13th Century during a period of Germanic colonisation of Slavic […]

The Canadian Welding Bureau is a certification and registration organization for companies involved in the welding of steel structures. Welders in Canada are required to be retested every two years by the Canadian Welding Bureau. The CWB Group was formed in 1947 to administer the then, new W47.1 welding standard […]

Heinrich Picot de Peccaduc, Freiherr von Herzogenberg (10 June 1843 – 9 October 1900) was an Austrian composer and conductor descended from a French aristocratic family. Austrian composer and conductor Heinrich von Herzogenberg He was born in Graz and was educated at a Jesuit school in Feldkirch and also in […]

Queen Charlotte (Haida: Daajing Giids), also referred to as Queen Charlotte City, and Skidegate (Haida: Hlg̱aagilda) are neighbouring villages on the southeast cost of Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. Map of Queen Charlotte-Skidegate . . . Queen Charlotte-Skidegate . . . Queen Charlotte and Skidegate are neighbouring villages located […]

Kealakekua Bay is located on the Kona coast of the island of Hawaiʻi about 12 miles (19 km) south of Kailua-Kona. Settled over a thousand years ago, the surrounding area contains many archeological and historical sites such as religious temples (heiaus) and also includes the spot where the first documented European […]

South Jakarta (Indonesian: Jakarta Selatan) is one of the municipalities of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, known for its upscale residential areas and shopping malls, and a part of the city’s business district with tall office buildings and wide boulevards. . . . Jakarta/South . . . Business District area at […]

Kruševo (Macedonian: Крушево, Aromanian: Crushuva) is a town in western North Macedonia. Its location at an elevation of 1,350 m (4,430 ft), among the highest in the Balkans, gives it a degree of isolation. Historic Kruševo was in 1903 the centre of the Ilinden Uprising against the Ottoman Empire that […]

The Caruachi Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Caroní River in Bolivar state, Venezuela. The dam supports a hydroelectric power facility with a 2,160 megawatts (2,900,000 hp) capacity. The facility is located about 59 kilometres (37 mi) downstream from the Guri Dam belonging to the “Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar” and […]

Kiva (commonly known by its domain name, Kiva.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization[2] headquartered in San Francisco, California, that allows people to lend money via the Internet to low-income entrepreneurs and students in 77 countries. Kiva’s mission is “to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.”[3] Micro-loan platform For […]