Jan van der Marck (1929 – 2010) was a Dutch-born American museum administrator, art historian, and curator, focused on modern and contemporary art.[1] Van der Marck authored and published many essays, articles and books about artists and art.[2] Jan van der Marck Born (1929-08-19)August 19, 1929 Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands Died […]
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Edward N. Martin
Edward N. Martin is the president and CEO of HJ Martin and Son, a Green Bay, Wisconsin-based interior and specialty contractor.[1] Edward joined the company in 1978, and became the third-generation of the family involved in the business. A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection […]
History of Mongolia
Various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu (3rd century BC–1st century AD), the Xianbei state (c. AD 93–234), the Rouran Khaganate (330–555), the First (552–603) and Second Turkic Khaganates (682–744) and others, ruled the area of present-day Mongolia. The Khitan people, who used a para-Mongolic language,[1] founded an empire known as […]
Public records in China
Dang’an (simplified Chinese: 档案; traditional Chinese: 檔案; pinyin: dàng’àn) is a Chinese word meaning “archived record/file”. Used in the political and administrative context, it means a permanent dossier or archival system that records the “performance and attitudes” of citizens of mainland China.[1] Together with the current system of household registration, […]
Mehala
Mehala (Hungarian: Ferencváros; German: Franzstadt;[1] obsolete: Măhálă)[2] is a district of Timișoara. Mehala evolved from a slum-like village (in Turkishmahale means “slum”) to a neighborhood of houses, villas and many gardens.[3] It is one of the oldest satellite villages of Timișoara and was built in the higher part of the […]
Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Maconellicoccus hirsutus, (also known as the pink, grape or hibiscus mealybug) is a pest of many plants, trees, and shrubs. It infests hibiscus, citrus, coffee, sugar cane, annonas, plums, guava, mango (although, mango mealybug is more problematic), okra, sorrel, teak, mora, pigeon pea, peanut, grapevine, maize, asparagus, chrysanthemum, beans, cotton, […]
List of major Creative Commons licensed works
This is a list of notable works available under a Creative Commons license. Works available under a Creative Commons license are becoming more common. Note that there are multiple Creative Commons licenses with important differences. Number of Creative Commons licensed works as of 2017, per State of the Commons report […]
Christoph Ploß
Christoph Ploß (born 19 July 1985) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hamburg since 2017. German politician Christoph Ploß Christoph Ploß in 2020 Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Hamburg Incumbent […]