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Al Veys Albert L. Veys (January 10, 1919 – January 8, 2002) was the 39th mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. He took office on June 6, 1977, after a successful write-in campaign and served until June 8, 1981. He won over council member Betty Abbott by 11,987 votes. IAE Lyon The IAE Lyon Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (Institute of Business Administration), is the school of Management of the Jean Moulin University Lyon3. Its main campus is located in the historical complex of the “Manufacture des Tabacs” in the heart of Lyon, France. Founded in 1956 the IAE Lyon has 7,800 students in 2018 (including 3000 in postgraduate studies), accounting for 27% of the 29,000 student... Shaamar, Selenge Shaamar (Mongolian: Шаамар) is a sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The Dulaankhaan urban-type settlement is 35 km S from Shaamar sum center. In 2008, its population was 4,158. The sum center settlement of Shaamar is divided into two parts, about 8 miles apart. Upper Shaamar is located on a flat part of a hill and lower Shaamar on the banks of the Selenge River. Lower Shaamar has access... Bruce Geller Bruce Bernard Geller (October 13, 1930 – May 21, 1978) was an American lyricist, screenwriter, director, and television producer. He was best known for the action series Mission: Impossible (1966–1973), and detective drama Mannix (1967–1975). Prospect Creek (New South Wales) Prospect Creek is an urban watercourse of the Georges River catchment that is located in the western region of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Situated within the local government areas of Fairfield City and Canterbury-Bankstown Councils, the creek is 26 kilometres (16 mi) long, starting at the Prospect Reservoir at the top of the catchment and flows south-east to the Georges River at Georges Hall, as its t... Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa's 5th congressional district from 1975 to 1985. He is the longest-serving United States Senator to spend the entire tenure as a state's junior senator. Born in Cumming, Iow... F-number An f-number is a measure of the light-gathering ability of an optical system such as a camera lens. It is defined as the ratio of the system's focal length to the diameter of the entrance pupil ("clear aperture"). The f-number is also known as the focal ratio, f-ratio, or f-stop, and it is key in determining the depth of field, diffraction, and exposure of a photograph. The f-number is dimensionless and is usually... Air Fortress Air Fortress (エアー・フォートレス Eā Fōtoresu, lit. "Air Fortress") is an action-adventure video game developed and published by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan in August 1987, in North America in September 1989 after an initial test release of 385 copies in 1987, and an Australian release in 1989. Gärde Gärde is a locality in the north of Offerdal in the historical province Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. Gärde is situated in Krokom Municipality, 70 kilometres northwest of Östersund, the capital of Jämtland. Gärde is a traditional village in a genuine agricultural area with a long history. The name of the village has been known since 1553. Petroglyphs on the river of Gärdesån in Gärde were made approxi... Châtillon-sur-Indre Châtillon-sur-Indre (French pronunciation: [ʃatijɔ̃ syʁ‿ɛ̃dʁ] , literally Châtillon on Indre) is a commune in the Indre department, central France. Omar Daniel (composer) Omar Daniel (born 1960) is a Canadian composer and pianist, and an associate professor of composition at the Western University. Billy McQuiston William McQuiston, also known as "Twister", is an Ulster loyalist, who was a high-ranking member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA). Leader of the organisation's A Company, Highfield, West Belfast Brigade, McQuiston spent more than 12 years in HM Prison Maze outside Lisburn for possession of weapons. He is now a community activist, often working with former members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IR... 1900 1900 (MCM) was a century common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1900th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 900th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1900, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian... Dongaseu Dongaseu (Korean: 돈가스, IPA: [to̞nk͈a̠sʰɯ]), a Korean pork cutlet, originated from the tonkatsu (Japanese pork cutlet), a dish belonging to the yōshoku (Japanese-style Western cuisine) style. It was introduced to Korea from Japan between the 1920s and 1930s. Today in Korea, it is often called Gyeongyangsik Dongaseu (경양식 돈가스), which translates to "light Western-style pork cutlet." It consists... 2025 Spanish Grand Prix The 2025 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2025) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 1 June 2025, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the ninth round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. Oscar Piastri of McLaren secured pole position and won the event ahead of his teammate Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. 2008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 59th overall. The Tiger-Cats attempted to win their ninth Grey Cup championship, but they failed to make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, which is the longest playoff drought in franchise history. Cometes Cometes (Ancient Greek: Κομήτης) may refer to the following figures in Greek mythology: Cometes, son of Thestius and brother of Prothous and Althaea. Cometes, the Peirasian father of Asterius, one of the Argonauts. His wife could be Antigona, daughter of Pheres, who was called mother of the said hero. Cometes, one of the Lapiths attending Pirithous' wedding. He was killed by Charaxus, his friend, accidental... Paul Kemp (actor) Paul Kemp (20 May 1896 – 13 August 1953) was a German stage and film actor. Kemp worked as a piano accompaniest for silent films, and then served as an ambulance driver on the Western Front during the First World War. Post-war he moved into acting on the stage in Düsseldorf and Hamburg. His career really took off when he moved to Berlin in 1929, appearing in the hit stage version of the novel Menschen im Hotel ... Video games and Linux Linux-based operating systems can be used for playing video games. Because fewer games natively support the Linux kernel than Windows, various software has been made to run Windows games, software, and programs, such as Wine, Cedega, DXVK, and Proton, and managers such as Lutris and PlayOnLinux. The Linux gaming community has a presence on the internet with users who attempt to run games that are not officially su... David Evans (composer) David Evans (6 February 1874 – 17 May 1948) was a Welsh musician, academic and composer. Evans was born at Resolven, Glamorgan. He worked in the coal industry as a teenager, but music was always his primary interest. He won a music scholarship and became a pupil of Joseph Parry, which led to his qualifying at University College, Cardiff, in 1895. He went on to become organist and choirmaster of Jewin Calvinistic...