Month: December 2021

Blacksburg is a moderate-sized town in Southwest Virginia and is home of Virginia Tech (full name: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). . . . Blacksburg . . . Map of Blacksburg Blacksburg is accessible by road, or for the lucky few, by the Virginia Tech airport. It is about […]

Brett Mason Rudolph III (born July 17, 1995) is an American footballquarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State, where he was a three-year starter and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award during his last year. He was selected […]

“The Tay Bridge Disaster” is a poem written in 1880 by the Scottish poet William McGonagall, who has been recognized as the worst poet in history.[1] The poem recounts the events of the evening of 28 December 1879, when, during a severe gale, the Tay Rail Bridge at Dundee collapsed […]

Rune Bratseth (born 19 March 1961) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a sweeper. Norwegian footballer Rune Bratseth Bratseth in 2010 Personal information Full name Rune Bratseth[1] Date of birth (1961-03-19) 19 March 1961 (age 60) Place of birth Trondheim, Norway Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Position(s) Sweeper Youth career […]

Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne (11 July 1855 – 13 April 1946;[3] also E. de S. H. Browne) was an Irish tennis player who was active in the late 19th century. Ernest Browne Browne (before 1903) Full name Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne Country (sports)  Ireland Born 11 July 1855Great Malvern, England […]

. . . Corruption and bribery . . . Many developing countries suffer from corruption. Police in those countries are poorly paid — many make less than US$50/month. You may be solicited for a bribe by an official willing to turn a blind eye to your infraction, fabricated or otherwise. […]

Minetta Good, also known as Minnetta Good (1895–1946), was an American painter and printmaker that was part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Her work often depicted farm scenes, family life, and/or transportation. American painter (1895–1946) Minetta Good Born 1895 New York City, New York, U.S. Died 1946 New York […]

Stelios Demetriou (Greek: Στέλιος Δημητρίου; born 4 October 1990) is a Cypriot internationalfootballer who plays as a full back for Nea Salamina. He has previously played for Doxa Katokopias, Akritas Chlorakas,[2]Apollon Limassol, Ermis Aradippou, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, St Mirren, Ross County and Macclesfield Town. Cypriot international footballer Stelios Demetriou Demetriou playing […]

The Karakum (Black Sand) Desert is a large, mostly empty desert that takes up most of the central section of Turkmenistan. It is famous chiefly for one destination, the Derweze Gas Crater, also popularly known as the Door to Hell, an open pit lake of fire that has been burning […]

“Valar Morghulis” is the tenth and final episode of the second season of the HBOmedieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. It is the sixth episode of season 2 to be written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and is directed by Alan Taylor, his fourth episode […]