Month: December 2021

The Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary guides the operation of the U.S. diplomatic establishment in various countries of North Africa and the Middle East and advises the […]

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in over the past number of years in Nigeria (numbers may be approximate): Wikipedia list article This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2011) . . . List of massacres in Nigeria . . . […]

Bir Bhan Bhatia was an Indian physician and a former member of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces in the British India.[1] The Government of India honoured him in 1954, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to medicine,[2] placing him […]

Ketobemidone, sold under the brand name Ketogan among others, is a powerful synthetic opioidpainkiller. Its effectiveness against pain is in the same range as morphine, and it also has some NMDA-antagonist properties imparted, in part, by its metabolite norketobemidone.[2] This may make it useful for some types of pain that […]

The Jammu Division is a region of Jammu and Kashmir state in India. This article is about the Jammu Division, which is under Indian control. For the Indian-controlled part of the entire Kashmir region, see Jammu and Kashmir. For the Pakistani-controlled part, see Azad Kashmir. This is not an endorsement […]

Benghazi is the second largest city in Libya, with a population of 647.000. WARNING: Benghazi is still very dangerous following an extended period of civil war and conflict. Travel within the nation’s borders, especially to Benghazi remains extremely dangerous and therefore strongly discouraged for independent travellers. Parts of Libya may […]

Gavaudan[1] (fl. c. 1195 – 1215, known in 1212–1213) was a troubadour and hired soldier (soudadier) at the courts of both Raymond V and Raymond VI of Toulouse and later on in Castile. He was from Gévaudan, as his name (probably a nickname) implies. He wrote moralising lyrics, either religious or […]

thumbthumb Bid me to weep, and I will weep A While I have eyes to see B And having none, yet I will keep A A heart to weep for thee B . . . Rhyme scheme . . . These rhyme patterns have various effects, and can be used […]

Angyalföld (German: Engelsfeld; literally: “Angel’s Field”) in the 13th district in Budapest. In the early 20th century, this area was a slum. Until the 1950s it was a part of the 7th District. Then housing estates with mostly 11-floor buildings were built. The traditionally working class neighbourhood in the northern […]

Sanuki Domain (佐貫藩, Sanuki-han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kazusa Province (central modern-day Chiba Prefecture). It was centered on Sanuki Castle in what is now the city of Futtsu, Chiba. Sanuki Domain 佐貫藩 under Tokugawa shogunate Japan 1600–1871 Capital Sanuki Castle [ja] […]