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The terms podunk and Podunk Hollow in American English denote or describe an insignificant, out-of-the-way, or even completely fictitious town.[1] These terms are often used in the upper case as a placeholder name, to indicate “insignificance” and “lack of importance”.[2] For other uses, see Podunk (disambiguation). 1874 cartoon of a […]

Qadri Jamil (Arabic: قدري جميل‎) is a Syrianpolitician, media editor and economist. He is one of the top leaders of the People’s Will Party and the Popular Front for Change and Liberation,[1][2] and a former member of the Assad government, having been dismissed from the post of deputy prime minister […]

The Kathryn, a Chesapeake Bayskipjack, was built at Crisfield, Maryland in 1901. Ported at Chance, Maryland, she is reputedly one of the fastest skipjacks on the Bay.[3] She was designated a National Historic Landmark on April 19, 1994.[2] She is one a small number of older skipjacks to survive in […]

The 35th Venice Biennale, held in 1970, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 28 participating nations. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy.[1] No prizes were awarded this year or in any Biennale between 1968 and 1986.[2] 35th Venice Biennale Genre Art exhibition Begins 1970 Ends […]

The Louisiana School for the Deaf is a state school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge, the state capital. It was established in 1852 as a joint school for blind students. In 1860, its first purpose-built facility was completed and admired as an elegant monument […]

West Hills is a neighborhood in the Southwest District of Baltimore, located between the neighborhoods of Westgate (south), Franklintown (north) and Hunting Ridge (east). Its boundaries are drawn by the Baltimore County line (west), Baltimore National Pike (south) and North Franklintown Road (north). Its eastern boundary follows Cooks Lane from […]

Bromley is a home rule-class city along the Ohio River in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 763 at the 2010 census,[4] down from 838 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. For other uses, see Bromley (disambiguation). City in Kentucky, United States […]

Barrackpore is headquarters of the highly urbanised Barrackpore subivision in North 24 Parganas district, in Southeast Bengal. It is part of the Northern fringes of Kolkata. Junction of Surendranath Banerjee road and Barrackpore Trunk road or Chiria More. . . . Barrackpore . . . Barrackpore is part of a […]

Smittina is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Smittinidae.[1] Smittina Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa Class: Gymnolaemata Order: Cheilostomatida Family: Smittinidae Genus: SmittinaNorman, 1903 The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1] Species:[1] Smittia incisaCanu, 1904 Smittia levinseniNordgård, 1903 Smittia robustaJullien, 1903 Smittia schlumbergeriJullien, 1903 Smittia subtorquataCanu, 1904 Smittia zuccariNeviani, […]

The men’s 200 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 17 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre. Men’s 200 metre freestyle at the 2010 Asian Games Venue Aoti Aquatics Centre Date 14 November Competitors 29 from 17 nations Medalists   Park Tae-hwan   South Korea   Sun Yang   China   […]