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Daedra (pronounced , more uncommonly , sing. Daedroth) are divine creatures from fictional The Elder Scrolls universe. In the Elder Scrolls video game series, they inhabit the plane of Oblivion (a dimension of Nirn), but are also well-known to the inhabitants of Tamriel, where th...
Rank Insignia of the Galactic Empire refers to badges of military rank that are displayed in the Star Wars feature films, worn by Imperial Navy and Army characters. The insignia was invented by the producers of the Star Wars films, influenced by George Lucas's theme of the Imperi...
Crespin Adanguidi (born 13 September 1977) is an Australian triple murderer (originally from The Republic of Benin), currently serving 3 sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the murder of 3 members of the family of his homosexual lover, Raymond She...
Mark Marvin Peterson (born June 4, 1960) is an Idaho businessman and philanthropist. He is the owner and president of the largest auto group in Idaho, Peterson Autoplex, with dealerships located in both Boise and Nampa. In its 2007 rankings of the Idaho's Top Private Companies pr...
Astromech droids (informally known as "astro droids") are a type of droid often encountered in the fictional Star Wars universe. Such robots are automated mechanics, doing many kinds of repair duties. Their primary function is astronavigation, back from the days before ships had ...
American television in the 2000sFollowing the Janet Jackson incident at the 2004 Super Bowl, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made its censorship rules more conservative. The tradition of afterschool and Saturday morning cartoon lineups in syndication all but disa...
Saabs in popular culture refers to vehicles produced by car manufacturer Saab (and occasionally the aircraft manufacturer Saab) of Sweden which appear in popular culture.SongsPopular songs inspired by Saabs:* "Ireland" by Tori Amos* "Driving in my Saab" by Sonic Surf City* "Me an...
Captain Underpants and the Brainy Bamboozle of the Black Cheetah Man is the upcoming 10th book in the Captain Underpants series.It is possibly the last book.Characters*George Beard and Harold Hutchins-Two lovable pranksters.*Mr.Krupp/Captain Underpants-Principal of Jerome Horwitz...
This list of creationist museums includes both current and planned museums that present creationist material. Canada*Big Valley Creation Science Museum, Big Valley, Alberta, *Creation Truth Ministries Travelling Museum, Red Deer, Alberta, Germany*Lebendige Vorwelt Museum, Grünsta...
Edgardo Torres-Caballero ----Mr. Edgardo Torres-Caballero is a former Deputy Secretary (December 2003) of the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DEDC) of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. DEDC is the central economic development organization of the Common...
Corporate Darwinism refers to a belief in the business world that there is process of 'natural' evolution of professional staff over time in a corporate setting where employees who operate well within an institutional structure eventually migrate to larger roles in the organizati...
LIMA is an association of record labels and fm radios in Indonesia. The name LIMA is an acronym of Lembaga Industri Musik Indonesia. Founded and created in 1975, its original use was to introduce and promote songs from record labels on the radio. The first FM radio station to joi...
Ronald Edward Roesing was the drummer for the gothic rock band The Marked. This band is best known for its front man Billy Corgan (from The Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan) and as it was Roesing's first major musical project. The band lasted for nine months between 1985 and 1986 in St...
Vincent James Perone (December 7, 1929 - October 21, 2003) was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. He was a son of the late James and Jennie De Francesco Perone. Perone moved to Greenville, South Carolina in 1949 on a Furman University football scholarship, where he lettered in footb...
Phil Mims, b. 1952 in Indiana, is one of the most successful examples of multi-level marketing (MLM) activity. Mims dropped out of college after two years as he desired to become an entrepreneur, first starting a landscaping business and then founding a successful wholesale jewel...
Kessel Food Market was an American grocery store chain founded in 1981 in the city of Saginaw, Michigan. The chain was managed by founder Al Kessel and his family until 2000, when it was purchased by Kroger of Cincinnati, Ohio. The chain's first stores were all former Kroger stor...
The Trinidad and Tobago Mathematics Olympiad (TTMO) is a joint project of the University of the West Indies (UWI), and the Ministry of Education. It was conceived in 1986 with only one examination at the National level. Trinidad and Tobago started participating in the Internation...
Origin Bin Ball started in Secaucus of 2005 that swept Harmon Plaza was created by accident when several staff members of the then MetroStars were kicking a soccer ball around their office. When one of the original 5 members (that shall remain nameless) made an attempt to kick th...
The "Salem Hypothesis" (or "Salem Conjecture"), named after Bruce Salem, is the hypothesis that there is a correlation between subscribing to creationism and working in an engineering discipline.OriginsThe "Salem Hypothesis" is credited to Bruce Salem, a regular contributor to th...
Independent Schools Barbarians A new Barbarians team was launched by Chris Terry and Roger Uttley of Harrow School in 2006 to expose the talents and expand the opportunities of players from a number of independent rugby playing schools. The idea is to give the boys a platform to ...