Saint Gallen (St. Gallen, German: Sankt Gallen) is the main city of eastern Switzerland. For travellers, its main draw is the centuries old Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a world famous historic library. It’s a place packed with listed heritage buildings and well-maintained museums. And […]
Month: December 2021
Solido
Solido is a French manufacturer of die-castmodel cars and trucks based in Oulins, Anet, France, 40 miles (64 km) west of Paris. Vehicles are usually made of zamac alloy in varying scales, but mostly 1:43 and 1:50. Typically, Solido’s main competition in France was Norev, but internationally, Polistil, Corgi Toys, Dinky […]
Daniil Barantsev
Daniil Sergeevich Barantsev (Russian: Даниил Серге́евич Баранцев; born March 10, 1982) is a Russian-American former competitive ice dancer. With partner and wife Jennifer Wester, he is the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. He is a two-time (2000, 2001) World Junior champion with earlier partner Natalia Romaniuta. Daniil Barantsev Wester and Barantsev […]
Collision between MV Testbank and MV Seadaniel
The collision between MV Testbank and MV Seadaniel took place in the Mississippi River – Gulf Outlet Canal (MRGO) on July 22, 1980 when the outbound 485-foot (148 m)German container ship Testbank and inbound 580-foot (180 m)Panamanian–flagged bulk carrier Seadaniel[1] collided near mile 41 of the canal.[2] As a result of the […]
Dave Hill (actor)
David Hill is a British actor. He was born in Skipton, West Riding of Yorkshire, where he attended Ermysted’s Grammar School for boys. He has appeared in The Full Monty as well as many other films and TV series. He is best known for playing Bert Atkinson in EastEnders from […]
Slumberland (film)
Slumberland is an upcoming American fantasycomedy–adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence from a script by David Guion and Michael Handelman for Netflix. Based on the comic book series titled Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay, it stars Marlow Barkley, Jason Momoa, Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort, Kyle Chandler, and […]
Fayetteville Regional Airport
Fayetteville Regional Airport(IATA: FAY, ICAO: KFAY, FAA LID: FAY), also known as Grannis Field, is a public use airport in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the city of Fayetteville and located three nautical miles (6 km) south of its central business district.[1] “FAY” redirects here. For other […]
Flux (political party)
Flux (also known as Liberals For Climate – The Flux Network in Western Australia), is a political movement which aims to replace the world’s elected legislatures with a new system known as issue-based direct democracy (IBDD). Flux originated in and is most active in Australia, but it is also active […]
Karatsu
Karatsu (唐津市) is a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan. Karatsu Castle . . . Karatsu . . . Karatsu, like many other municipalities in Japan, is actually the result of a merger of smaller towns and villages from the surrounding area, which occurred in 2005. Genkai was the lone holdout […]
Paris Métro Line 4
Line 4 (French pronunciation: [liɲᵊ katʁᵊ]) is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system. Situated mostly within the boundaries of the City of Paris, it connects Porte de Clignancourt in the north and Mairie de Montrouge in the south, travelling across the heart of the city. […]