Month: December 2021

The General: Charles de Gaulle and the France He Saved is a non-fiction book authored by the British historian and journalist Jonathan Fenby. Published in 2010 by Simon & Schuster,[1] the biography details the life and times of the iconic French statesman Charles de Gaulle, with the 20th-century history of […]

Automatic fire suppression systems control and extinguish fires without human intervention. Examples of automatic systems include fire sprinkler system, gaseous fire suppression, and condensed aerosol fire suppression. When fires are extinguished in the early stages loss of life is minimal since 93% of all fire-related deaths occur once the fire […]

The 2009 California university college tuition hike protests were a series of protests held on college campuses in the University of California system and elsewhere in California in September 2009 through March 2010. Protests were mostly made up of students, although faculty, school employees and others joined in the protests […]

Justo Gonzalo Rodríguez-Leal (Barcelona, Spain, March 2, 1910 – Madrid, Spain, September 28, 1986), Spanish neuroscientist, after obtaining his bachelor’s degree in medicine, he specialized in Austria and Germany (1933-35) with a grant from the Junta para Ampliación de Estudios e Investigaciones Científicas (Council for the Extension of Studies and […]

Ed, Edd n Eddy’s Big Picture Show is a 2009 animated adventurecomedytelevision film based on the animated seriesEd, Edd n Eddy, serving as the series finale. It was produced by a.k.a. Cartoon and premiered on Cartoon Network on November 8, 2009. The film was directed by series creator Danny Antonucci, […]

The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy is a private award for philanthropy, bestowed every second year to multiple people by the Carnegie family of institutions.[1][2] In recent years the medal has been presented in New York.[3] This article relies too much on references to primary sources. (September 2014) . . . […]

The Magellan Telescopes are a pair of 6.5-metre-diameter (21 ft) optical telescopes located at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. The two telescopes are named after the astronomer Walter Baade and the philanthropistLandon T. Clay. First light for the telescopes was on September 15, 2000 for the Baade, and September 7, 2002 […]

Wilkes-Barre (the last part is variously pronounced “Berry”, “Bury”, “Bare”, or “Berrah” by locals, and “Barry” or “Barr” by others) is a city in northeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 20 miles southwest of Scranton. The city is named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barre, both of whom were members of the British […]

The Norwegian Elkhound is one of the Northern Spitz-type breed of dog and is the National Dog of Norway. The Elkhound has served as a hunter, guardian, herder, and defender. It is known for its courage in tracking and hunting moose and other large game, such as bears or wolves.[1][2] […]

West Lodge Apartments, also known simply as West Lodge, is a 720[1] unit apartment complex located at 103 and 105 West Lodge Avenue in Parkdale, Toronto. The complex consists of two curved 18 story towers joined at the base by a 5 story segment which includes a convenience store on […]