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Whitby, a suburb directly west of Oshawa, is in the heart of the Durham region, 48 km (30 mi) east of Toronto, in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario. It has a population of 128,000 people (2016). . . . Whitby (Ontario) . . . The […]

Mahmut Yavuz (born 1982) is a Turkish Navy officer, who serves, currently[when?] as a lieutenant, in the SAT Commando (Underwater Attack) unit of the Marines and Special Forces. He is best known for his successful career as an ultramarathon runner and his indistinct fast speech. He holds many records and […]

On August 25, 2014, 39-year-old Charles Vacca was accidentally shot and killed while instructing a nine-year-old girl in how to shoot a Mini-Uzi.[1] The accident occurred at the Arizona Last Stop Gun Range (also known as “Bullets and Burgers”) in White Hills, Arizona, where Vacca had worked for about eighteen […]

Leland Burnette Morris (February 7, 1886 – July 2, 1950) was an American diplomat. A native of Fort Clark, Texas, he was the first United States Ambassador to Iran, serving that post from 1944 to 1945. Earlier he was United States Ambassador to Iceland from 1942. Morris served many other […]

Carrollton is the section of New Orleans that is at the far end of Uptown from the French Quarter, between the Audubon & University District of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. It is often considered part of Uptown, but it has its own history and traditions (including being a separate […]

There are at least 86 named mountains in Mineral County, Montana. Bald Hill, 47°15′10″N114°58′23″W, el. 5,151 feet (1,570 m)[1] Bald Mountain, 47°22′56″N115°37′15″W, el. 6,017 feet (1,834 m)[2] Bear Point, 46°55′27″N114°43′37″W, el. 3,770 feet (1,150 m)[3] Black Peak, 47°10′58″N115°16′21″W, el. 6,489 feet (1,978 m)[4] Blacktail Mountain, 47°10′32″N115°00′38″W, el. 6,122 feet (1,866 m)[5] Boyd Mountain, 47°20′06″N115°13′29″W, el. […]

Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc (11 November 1944 – 6 March 2018) was a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City from 2014 to 2018 and the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam from 2013 to 2016.[2] Paul Bùi […]

The Epistula ad Carpianum (“Letter to Carpian”) or Letter of Eusebius is the title traditionally given to a letter from Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus. In this letter, Eusebius explains his ingenious system of gospel harmony, the Eusebian Canons (tables) that divide the four canonical gospels, and […]

María José Loyola Anaya (born January 12, 1976), known professionally as María José is a Mexican singer, ballet and flamenco dancer, athlete and television personality. Her career started at age 15 when she joined the 90s famous Mexican band, Kabah as a vocalist. After leaving the band, in 2006, she […]

There are a number of different options when driving between the contiguous United States or “Lower 48” and the Alaska Highway, which connects with Alaska. There are three main corridors which connect the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains regions of the United States, with a number of deviations and additional […]