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0 | Tropical Storm Chris was the fourth tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season . Forming on July 31 in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Leeward Islands from a tropical wave , Chris moved generally to the west @-@ northwest , skirting the northern fringes of the Caribbean islands . Chris was a relatively short @-@ lived storm , reaching a peak intensity with winds at 65 mph ( 100 km / h ) on August 2 , while positioned north of St. Martin . The storm gradually weakened before finally diss | W | -1 | 0 | 7.75 |
1 | Richard Bellingham ( c . 1592 – 7 December 1672 ) was a colonial magistrate , lawyer , and several @-@ time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , and the last surviving signatory of the colonial charter at his death . A wealthy lawyer in Lincolnshire prior to his departure for the New World in 1634 , he was a liberal political opponent of the moderate John Winthrop , arguing for expansive views on suffrage and lawmaking , but also religiously somewhat conservative , opposing ( at times quite har | W | -1 | 0 | 12.9375 |
2 | Music in early modern Scotland includes all forms of musical production in Scotland between the early sixteenth century and the mid @-@ eighteenth century . In this period the court followed the European trend for instrumental accompaniment and playing . Scottish monarchs of the sixteenth century were patrons of religious and secular music , and some were accomplished musicians . In the sixteenth century the playing of a musical instrument and singing became an expected accomplishment of noble men and women . The departure of James VI to rule in London at the Union of Crowns in 1603 , meant that the Chapel Royal , Stir | W | -1 | 0 | 14.6875 |
3 | The Get Up Kids are an American rock band from Kansas City , Missouri . Formed in 1995 , the band was a major player in the mid @-@ 1990s emo scene , otherwise known as the " second wave " of emo music . As they gained prominence , they began touring with bands such as Green Day and Weezer before becoming headliners themselves , eventually embarking on international tours of Japan and Europe . They founded Heroes & Villains Records , an imprint of the successful indie rock label Vagrant Records . While the im | W | -1 | 0 | 7.34375 |
4 | Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO RN ( 6 June 1868 – 29 March 1912 ) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions : the Discovery Expedition , 1901 – 1904 , and the ill @-@ fated Terra Nova Expedition , 1910 – 1913 . On the first expedition , he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82 ° S and discovered the Polar Plateau , on which | W | -1 | 0 | 2.875 |
5 | Religious debates over the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling are based on claims that the novels contain occult or Satanic subtexts . A number of Protestant , Catholic , and Orthodox Christians have argued against the series , as have some Shia and Sunni Muslims . Supporters of the series have said that the magic in Harry Potter bears little resemblance to occultism , being more in the vein of fairy tales such as Cinderella and Snow White , or to the works of C. S. Lewis and J. R. | W | -1 | 0 | 6.3125 |
6 | Acrocanthosaurus ( / ˌækroʊˌkænθəˈsɔːrəs / ak @-@ ro @-@ KAN @-@ thə @-@ SAWR @-@ əs ; meaning " high @-@ spined lizard " ) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that existed in what is now North America during the Aptian and early Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous . Like most dinosaur genera , Acrocanthosaurus contains only a single species , A. atok | W | -1 | 0 | 4.8125 |
7 | The Maryland Senate , sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate , is the upper house of the General Assembly , the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland . Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single @-@ member districts , the Senate is responsible , along with the Maryland House of Delegates , for passage of laws in Maryland , and for confirming executive appointments made by the Governor of Maryland . It evolved from the upper house of the colonial assembly created in 1650 when Maryland was a proprietary colony controlled by Cecilius Cal | W | -1 | 0 | 5.1875 |
8 | " Be More " is the twenty @-@ eighth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series Adventure Time . It was written and storyboarded by Tom Herpich and Steve Wolfhard , from a story by Patrick McHale , Kent Osborne , Pendleton Ward , Rebecca Sugar , Herpich , and Wolfhard . It originally aired on Cartoon Network on July 22 , 2013 . The episode guest stars Aziz Ansari as DMO , Paul F. Tompkins as the SMOs , and Chuck McCann as | W | -1 | 0 | 6.78125 |
9 | The Meadowbrook State Parkway ( also known as the Meadowbrook , the Meadowbrook Parkway or the MSP ) is a 12 @.@ 52 @-@ mile ( 20 @.@ 15 km ) parkway in Nassau County , New York , in the United States . Its southern terminus is at a full cloverleaf interchange with the Bay and Ocean parkways in Jones Beach State Park . The parkway heads north , crossing South Oyster Bay and intersecting Loop Parkway before crossing onto the mainland and connecting to | W | -1 | 0 | 9.1875 |
10 | Idi Amin Dada ( / ˈiːdi ɑːˈmiːn / ; c . 1923 – 28 – 16 August 2003 ) was the third President of Uganda , ruling from 1971 to 1979 . Amin joined the British colonial regiment the King 's African Rifles in 1946 , serving in Kenya and Uganda . Eventually , Amin held the rank of major general in the post @-@ colonial Ugandan Army , and became its commander | W | -1 | 0 | 4.875 |
11 | Sonic Unleashed , released as Sonic World Adventure ( Japanese : ソニックワールドアドベンチャー , Hepburn : Sonikku Wārudo Adobenchā ) in Japan , is a 2008 video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for multiple platforms in 2008 . The game follows Sonic the Hedgehog as he attempts to restore the world to normal after his nemesis , Doctor Eggman . The game also focuses on Son | W | -1 | 0 | 3.078125 |
12 | Akane Tsunemori ( 常守 朱 , Tsunemori Akane ) is a fictional female character in the anime television series Psycho @-@ Pass , which was produced by Production I.G. Akane is a young adult who has just graduated from college ; she is a new member of Unit One of the Public Safety Bureau 's Criminal Investigation Division , which follows several crime investigations . Akane befriends the unit 's Enforcers and becomes involved in several crime scenes , which makes her question her views on society and causes her to become a strong detect | W | -1 | 0 | 11.0625 |
13 | Philadelphia is a gunboat ( referred to in contemporary documents as a gundalow or gondola ) of the Continental Navy . Manned by Continental Army soldiers , she was part of a fleet under the command of General Benedict Arnold that fought the 11 October 1776 Battle of Valcour Island against a larger Royal Navy fleet on Lake Champlain . Although many of the American boats in the battle were damaged in the battle , Philadelphia was one of the few actually sunk that day . On the days following the main battle , most of the other boats in the American fleet were s | W | -1 | 0 | 10.125 |
14 | The climate of Minnesota is typical of a continental climate , with hot summers and cold winters . Minnesota 's location in the Upper Midwest allows it to experience some of the widest variety of weather in the United States , with each of the four seasons having its own distinct characteristics . The areas near Lake Superior in the Minnesota Arrowhead region experience weather unique from the rest of the state . The moderating effect of Lake Superior keeps the surrounding area relatively cooler in the summer and relatively warmer in the winter , giving that region a smaller yearly temperature range . On the Köppen climate classification , the southern | W | -1 | 0 | 7.75 |
15 | Sitric Cáech , also known as Sitric Gále , ( Old Norse : Sigtryggr , died 927 ) was a Viking leader who ruled Dublin and then Viking Northumbria in the early 10th century . He was a grandson of Ímar and a member of the Uí Ímair . Sitric was most probably among those Vikings expelled from Dublin in 902 , whereafter he may have ruled territory in the eastern Danelaw in England . In 917 , he and his kinsman Ragnall ua Íma | W | -1 | 0 | 7.75 |
16 | Inocybe praetervisa is a small , yellow and brown mushroom in the Inocybaceae family , distinguished from other members of the genus by its unusual spores and bulb . The unusual spores led to the species being named the type species of the now @-@ abandoned genus Astrosporina ; recent studies have shown that such a genus could not exist , as the species with the defining traits do not form a monophyletic group . However , it is a part of several clades within the genus Inocybe . I. praetervisa grows on the ground in | W | -1 | 0 | 14.9375 |
17 | Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed without the use of ropes or harnesses . While it can be done without any equipment whatsoever , most climbers use climbing shoes to help secure footholds , chalk to keep their hands dry , and bouldering mats to prevent injuries from falls . Unlike free solo climbing , which is also performed without ropes , bouldering problems ( the path that a climber takes in order to complete the climb ) are usually less than 6 meters ( 20 ft . ) tall . Artificial clim | W | -1 | 0 | 5.5625 |
18 | Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location . Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia , and formally since the nineteenth century . Weather forecasts are made by collecting quantitative data about the current state of the atmosphere at a given place and using scientific understanding of atmospheric processes to project how the atmosphere will change . Once an all @-@ human endeavor based mainly upon changes in barometric pressure , current weather conditions , and sky condition , weather forecasting now relies on computer @-@ | W | -1 | 0 | 3.859375 |
19 | HMS Tiger was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy and the eleventh ship to bear that name . She was built by John Brown and Company of Clydebank , Scotland , and launched in 1913 . Tiger was the most heavily armoured battlecruiser of the Royal Navy at the start of the First World War , but was not yet ready for service . The ship was assigned to the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron ( 1st BCS ) for the duration of the war and participated in the Battle of Dogger Bank in early 1915 , though | W | -1 | 0 | 4.03125 |
20 | Licence to Kill , released in 1989 , is the sixteenth entry in the James Bond film series by Eon Productions , and the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming story . It is the fifth and final consecutive Bond film to be directed by John Glen . It also marks Timothy Dalton 's second and final performance in the role of James Bond . The story has elements of two Ian Fleming short stories and a novel , interwoven with aspects from Japanese Rōnin tales . The film sees Bond being suspended from MI6 as he pursues | W | -1 | 0 | 5.09375 |
21 | Tropical Depression One @-@ E was the earliest known tropical cyclone to impact the Mexican state of Sinaloa . The first system of the 2009 Pacific hurricane season , One @-@ E formed out of an area of disturbed weather on June 18 , 2009 , and initially tracked slowly northwards . Throughout the day , convection developed around the center of circulation and the system was anticipated to become a tropical storm . Late on June 18 , the National Hurricane Center noted that the system was on the verge of becoming | W | -1 | 0 | 6.5625 |
22 | Radical Dreamers : Nusumenai Hōseki ( Japanese : ラジカル ・ ドリーマーズ -盗めない宝石- , lit . " Radical Dreamers : The Unstealable Jewel " ) is a Japanese video game developed by Square in 1996 for the Satellaview add @-@ on for the Super Famicom . It is a text @-@ based visual novel in which the player takes the role of Serge , a young adventurer accompanied by Kid , a teen @-@ aged thief , | W | -1 | 0 | 6.625 |
23 | Scott S. Bacigalupo is a former lacrosse goaltender . He was a high school All @-@ American , four @-@ time collegiate United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association ( USILA ) All @-@ American , three @-@ time National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) goaltender of the year , two @-@ time NCAA tournament outstanding player and a national player of the year . Scott Bacigalupo starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men 's lacrosse team from 1991 | W | -1 | 0 | 6.9375 |
24 | alt.tv.simpsons ( called " a.t.s. " by regular readers ) is a usenet newsgroup dedicated to discussing the American television program The Simpsons . Created in 1990 , the newsgroup became a popular community in the early 1990s , and continues to exist as of 2014 . It is known for reviewing episodes and nitpicking minor details on the show . The writers of The Simpsons know about the forum and have on several occasions read the comments made on it . The character Comic Book Guy is often | W | -1 | 0 | 10.75 |
25 | The Cambodian – Vietnamese War was an armed conflict between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Democratic Kampuchea . The war began with isolated clashes along the land and maritime boundaries of Vietnam and Kampuchea between 1975 and 1977 , occasionally involving division @-@ sized military formations . On 25 December 1978 , Vietnam launched a full @-@ scale invasion of Kampuchea and subsequently occupied the country and removed the Khmer Rouge government from power . During the Vietnam War , Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge commun | W | -1 | 0 | 6.46875 |
26 | The Sweet Track is an ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels , England . It was built in either 3807 or 3806 BC and was the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe until the 2009 discovery of a 6 @,@ 000 @-@ year @-@ old trackway in Plumstead , London . It is now known that the Sweet Track was predominantly built over the course of an earlier structure , the Post Track . The track extended across the now largely drained marsh between what was then an island | W | -1 | 0 | 10.25 |
27 | La Pausa is a large detached villa in Roquebrune @-@ Cap @-@ Martin , in the Alpes @-@ Maritimes department of France . It was designed and built by the French fashion designer Coco Chanel in the early 1930s , and owned by Chanel until 1953 . La Pausa was sold by Chanel to the Hungarian publisher Emery Reves . The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill spent roughly a third year at La Pausa from 1956 to 1958 with | W | -1 | 0 | 8.625 |
28 | Chloe Sullivan is a fictional character in the television series Smallville , which is based on the Superman and Superboy comics published by DC Comics . Portrayed by series regular Allison Mack , the character was created exclusively for Smallville by series developers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar . Other than main character Clark Kent , Chloe is the only main character to last the duration of the show , though Mack only signed on for five episodes in the tenth and final season . The character has also appeared in various literature based on Smallville , an internet series , and was then later adapted back | W | -1 | 0 | 8 |
29 | Ashdod ( Hebrew : אַשְׁדּוֹד ( audio ) ; Arabic : اشدود , إسدود Isdud ) is the sixth @-@ largest city in Israel , located in the Southern District of the country , on the Mediterranean coast where it is situated between Tel Aviv to the north ( 32 kilometres ( 20 miles ) away ) and Ashkelon to the south ( 20 km ( 12 mi ) away ) . Jerusalem is 53 km ( 33 mi ) to the | W | -1 | 0 | 4.9375 |
30 | Ian Browne , also known as " Joey " Browne ( born 22 June 1931 ) is a former Australian track cyclist who along with Tony Marchant won the 2000 m tandem event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne . Unusually tall and strongly built for a cyclist , Browne had little formal training and won his first Australian title in 1953 in the 10 mile event . Browne did not team up with Marchant until early in 1956 and they promptly won the tandem event at the | W | -1 | 0 | 7.0625 |
31 | Ford Island ( Hawaiian : Poka ʻAilana ) is an islet in the center of Pearl Harbor , Oahu , in the U.S. state of Hawaii . It has been known as Rabbit Island , Marín 's Island , and Little Goats Island , and its native Hawaiian name is Mokuʻumeʻume . The island had an area of 334 acres ( 135 ha ) when it was surveyed in 1825 , which was increased during the 1930s to 441 acres ( 17 | W | -1 | 0 | 6.84375 |
32 | A wake low , or wake depression , is a mesoscale low @-@ pressure area which trails the mesoscale high following a squall line . Due to the subsiding warm air associated with the systems formation , clearing skies are associated with the wake low . Once difficult to detect in surface weather observations due to their broad spacing , the formation of mesoscale weather station networks , or mesonets , has increased their detection . Severe weather , in the form of high winds , can be generated by the wake low when the pressure difference between the mesohigh preceding it and | W | -1 | 0 | 17.125 |
33 | Lundomys molitor , also known as Lund 's amphibious rat or the greater marsh rat , is a semiaquatic rat species from southeastern South America . Its distribution is now restricted to Uruguay and nearby Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil , but it previously ranged northward into Minas Gerais , Brazil , and southward into eastern Argentina . The Argentine form may have been distinct from the living form from Brazil and Uruguay . L. molitor is a large rodent , with the head and body length averaging 193 mm ( 7 @.@ 6 in ) | W | -1 | 0 | 14 |
34 | Ivar Hippe ( born 19 March 1953 ) is a Norwegian political consultant , former journalist and presenter . He received national media attention in 1982 when he was expelled from Argentina by the government . On his return to Norway he began working for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ( NRK ) . In 1999 he became editor @-@ in @-@ chief of the Norwegian financial journal Økonomisk Rapport . In 2003 he wrote the book Mektig og avmektig : Tore Tønne , | W | -1 | 0 | 11.0625 |
35 | Tago Mago is the third album by the German krautrock band Can , and was originally released as a double LP in 1971 by United Artists . It was the band 's second studio album and the first to feature Kenji " Damo " Suzuki after their previous vocalist , Malcolm Mooney , quit the band in 1970 to return to the United States . Tago Mago has been described as Can 's most extreme record in terms of sound and structure . The album has received much critical acclaim since its release and has been cited as an influence | W | -1 | 0 | 4.9375 |
36 | Eleanor Zoe Bishop , mostly known as Elle , is a fictional character on the NBC series Heroes . She is portrayed by Kristen Bell . Elle appeared as one of the new characters introduced in Season Two and according to contract , would continue on the series for at least 13 episodes into Season Three . Elle is introduced in the episode " Fight or Flight " as an agent of the Company , an organization whose primary purpose is to identify , monitor and study those individuals with special abilities . The daughter of Company head Bob Bishop , she possesses the power to generate and manipulate electricity . Elle is | W | -1 | 0 | 9.9375 |
37 | Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles , California . Formed in 1990 , the group 's line @-@ up includes drummer Danny Carey , guitarist Adam Jones , and vocalist Maynard James Keenan . Since 1995 , Justin Chancellor has been the band 's bassist , replacing their original bassist Paul D 'Amour . Tool has won three Grammy Awards , performed worldwide tours , and produced albums topping the charts in several countries . The band emerged with a heavy metal sound on their first studio album , Undert | W | -1 | 0 | 2.921875 |
38 | The BLT Cookbook is a cookbook about the preparation of bacon , lettuce , and tomato ( BLT ) sandwiches . It was written by Michele Anna Jordan and was published by William Morrow Cookbooks in the United States in June 2003 . Jordan is a food writer and has written for The Press Democrat ; The BLT Cookbook is her 14th published book . She researched the book for ten years and in the process she taste @-@ tested hundreds of variations on the sandwich , describing it as America 's most beloved sandwich . | W | -1 | 0 | 10.125 |
39 | Montacute House is a late Elizabethan mansion with garden in Montacute , South Somerset . All parts are maintained by the National Trust ( NT ) which subsidise entry fees . Its Long Gallery , the longest in England serves as a South @-@ West outpost of the National Portrait Gallery displaying a skilful and well @-@ studied range of old oils and watercolours . An example of English architecture during a period that was moving from the medieval Gothic to the Renaissance Classical , and one of few prodigy houses to survive almost unchanged from the Elizabethan | W | -1 | 0 | 20.75 |
40 | Stephanie " Steph " Roach ( née Dean ; previously Cunningham ) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , played by Carley Stenson . She debuted on @-@ screen during the episode airing on 8 March 2000 . Steph was introduced into the serial by executive producer Jo Hallows . In 2009 Stenson decided to quit , but the then producer Lucy Allan convinced her to stay to play out a dramatic storyline . The announcement of her departure was made public in June 2010 . | W | -1 | 0 | 8.625 |
41 | Hurricane Iris of 2001 was the most destructive hurricane in Belize since Hurricane Hattie in 1961 . Iris was the second @-@ strongest storm of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season , behind Hurricane Michelle . It was the ninth named storm , fifth hurricane , and third major hurricane of the year , forming from a tropical wave on October 4 just southeast of Barbados . It moved westward through the Caribbean , intensifying into a tropical storm on October 5 south | W | -1 | 0 | 4.96875 |
42 | Poliomyelitis , often called polio or infantile paralysis , is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus . In about 0 @.@ 5 % of cases there is muscle weakness resulting in an inability to move . This can occur over a few hours to few days . The weakness most often involves the legs but may less commonly involve the muscles of the head , neck and diaphragm . Many but not all people fully recover . In those with muscle weakness about 2 % to 5 % of children and 15 % to 3 | W | -1 | 0 | 4.53125 |
43 | SpongeBob SquarePants is a fictional character , the protagonist of the American animated television series of the same name . He is voiced by actor and comedian Tom Kenny , and first appeared on television in the series ' pilot episode on May 1 , 1999 . SpongeBob SquarePants was created and designed by cartoonist and marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg shortly after the cancellation of Rocko 's Modern Life in 1996 . Hillenburg intended to create a series about an over @-@ optimistic sponge that annoys other characters | W | -1 | 0 | 3.921875 |
44 | Flashback is the fifth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen , released on October 4 , 2005 through Univision and on September 15 , 2007 as Greatest Hits in Germany and Spain . It is often considered as a studio @-@ compilation release due to the amount of the album being previously released material . Queen began working on Flashback after the moderate success of Real in early 2005 . Featuring content dating back to 1995 , when she was still a part of the all @- | W | -1 | 0 | 12.75 |
45 | El Señor Presidente ( Mister President ) is a 1946 novel written in Spanish by Nobel Prize – winning Guatemalan writer and diplomat Miguel Ángel Asturias ( 1899 – 1974 ) . A landmark text in Latin American literature , El Señor Presidente explores the nature of political dictatorship and its effects on society . Asturias makes early use of a literary technique now known as magic realism . One of the most notable works of the dictator novel genre , El Señor Presidente developed from an earlier Asturias short story | W | -1 | 0 | 5.5625 |
46 | Andrei Pavlovich Kirilenko ( Russian : Андре ́ й Па ́ влович Кириле ́ нко ; IPA : [ ɐnˈdrʲej ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ kʲɪrʲɪˈlʲɛnkə ] ; 8 September [ O.S. 26 August ] 1906 – 12 May 1990 ) was a Soviet statesman from the start to the end of the Cold War . In 1906 , Kirilenko was born at Alexeyev | W | -1 | 0 | 5.5625 |
47 | The Dangerously in Love Tour was the debut concert tour by American recording artist Beyoncé . Although the tour was intended to showcase songs from her debut solo album , Dangerously in Love , ( 2003 ) the set list also contained a special segment dedicated to Beyoncé 's girl group Destiny 's Child and featured songs from her 2003 film The Fighting Temptations . The stage was simple and featured a large LED screen in the back that displayed video images of Beyoncé and her dancers , as well as some images from her music videos and some pr | W | -1 | 0 | 7.34375 |
48 | The Mississippi class of battleships comprised two ships which were authorized in the 1903 naval budget : Mississippi and Idaho ; these were named for the 20th and 43rd states , respectively . These were the last predreadnought battleships to be designed for the United States Navy , but not the last to be built , because one more ship of a prior design was completed later under the 1904 naval budget . While the quality and technology of the weaponry and armor were first @-@ rate , these ships included a variety of main , intermediate , secondary | W | -1 | 0 | 13.5625 |
49 | Kusumoto Ine ( 楠本 イネ , 31 May 1827 – 27 August 1903 ; born Shiimoto Ine 失本 稲 ) was a Japanese physician . She was the daughter of Kusumoto Taki , who was a courtesan from Nagasaki ; and the German physician Philipp Franz von Siebold , who worked on Dejima , an island foreigners were restricted to during Japan 's long period of seclusion from the world . Ine was also known as O @- | W | -1 | 0 | 10.75 |
50 | Tiberius Julius Alexander ( fl . 1st century ) was an equestrian governor and general in the Roman Empire . Born into a wealthy Jewish family of Alexandria but abandoning or neglecting the Jewish religion , he rose to become procurator of Judea ( c . 46 – 48 ) under Claudius . While Prefect of Egypt ( 66 – 69 ) , he employed his legions against the Alexandrian Jews in a brutal response to ethnic violence , and was instrumental in the Emperor Vespasian 's rise to power . In 7 | W | -1 | 0 | 8.75 |
51 | The French Spaniel ( Epagneul Français ) is a breed of dog of the Spaniel @-@ like setter . It was developed in France and Canada as a hunting dog , descended from dogs of the 14th century . Popular with royalty during the Middle Ages , it nearly became extinct by the turn of the 20th century but was saved by the efforts of Father Fournier , a French priest . One of the largest breeds of Spaniel , it typically has a white coat with brown markings . It is a friendly breed that has few health issues , but | W | -1 | 0 | 8.75 |
52 | Spook Country is a 2007 novel by speculative fiction author William Gibson . A political thriller set in contemporary North America , it followed on from the author 's previous novel , Pattern Recognition ( 2003 ) , and was succeeded in 2010 by Zero History , which featured much of the same core cast of characters . The plot comprises the intersecting tales of three protagonists : Hollis Henry , a musician @-@ turned @-@ journalist researching a story on locative art ; Tito , a young Cuban @-@ Chinese oper | W | -1 | 0 | 12.1875 |
53 | " Petarded " is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series Family Guy . It originally aired on Fox in the United States on June 19 , 2005 . It was written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild and directed by Seth Kearsley . The episode sees Peter taking the MacArthur Fellows Program to see if he is a genius . However , he performs so poorly that he is declared technically mentally retarded . Attempting to take advantage of the situation , he accidentally hospitalizes Lois while attempting to steal from | W | -1 | 0 | 7.28125 |
54 | A cannon ( plural : cannon or cannons ) is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive @-@ based propellants to launch a projectile . Cannon vary in calibre , range , mobility , rate of fire , angle of fire , and firepower ; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees , depending on their intended use on the battlefield . The word cannon is derived from several languages , in which the original definition can usually be translated as tube , cane , or reed . In the modern era , | W | -1 | 0 | 5.25 |
55 | The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz is a 2005 American @-@ Canadian television film directed by Kirk Thatcher and starring Ashanti and The Muppets with supporting roles done by Jeffrey Tambor , Quentin Tarantino , David Alan Grier , and Queen Latifah . The film was produced by Bill Barretta and written by Debra Frank , Steve L. Hayes , Tom Martin , and Adam F. Goldberg based on a story by Frank and Hayes . A modernized adaptation of L. Frank Baum 's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , | W | -1 | 0 | 7.34375 |
56 | " SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One " is the 5th episode of the sixth season and the 105th overall episode of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants . The episode was written by Aaron Springer , Paul Tibbitt , and Steven Banks , and was directed by Andrew Overtoom and Alan Smart . The episode was part of the series ' tenth anniversary celebration in 2009 . It features guest appearances by Johnny Depp as the voice of Jack Kahuna Laguna , Bruce Brown as the narrator , and | W | -1 | 0 | 5 |
57 | HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V @-@ class battleship of the Royal Navy , built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead , England . She was involved in several key actions of the Second World War , including the battle of Denmark Strait against the German battleship Bismarck , operations escorting convoys in the Mediterranean , and her final action and sinking in the Pacific in 1941 . Prince of Wales had an extensive battle history , first seeing action in August 1940 while still being outfitted in her | W | -1 | 0 | 6.0625 |
58 | 1000 Fires is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Traci Lords , released on February 28 , 1995 , by Radioactive Records . The album remains her only full @-@ length music release to date . Lords started working on the album in April 1994 , and collaborated with producers Juno Reactor , Mike Edwards and Babble . Executive produced by Gary Kurfirst , 1000 Fires is predominantly influenced by electronic music with elements of techno , trance and trip hop . Lyrically , it | W | -1 | 0 | 8.375 |
59 | Amar la Trama ( Loving the Plot ) is the ninth studio album by Uruguayan recording artist Jorge Drexler . It was released by Warner Music on March 16 , 2010 , after a four @-@ year gap since the release of his last album of original music . Drexler worked as co @-@ producer , along with Matías Cella and Carles Campi Campón . The themes of the songs are his personal feelings inspired by journeys to Uruguay and Spain , his global wanderings , and the universal wonder of everyday moments . The album received | W | -1 | 0 | 15.875 |
60 | No. 4 Service Flying Training School ( No. 4 SFTS ) was a flying training school of the Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ) during World War II . It was formed in February 1941 , and commenced flying the following month . Responsible for intermediate and advanced instruction of pilots under the Empire Air Training Scheme ( EATS ) , the school was based at Geraldton , Western Australia , and operated Avro Anson aircraft . Two reserve squadrons were formed in response to the outbreak of war in the Pacific , though they never saw action . F | W | -1 | 0 | 6.46875 |
61 | The Kangchu system was a socio @-@ economic system of organisation and administration developed by Chinese agricultural settlers in Johor during the 19th century . The settlers organised themselves into informal associations ( similar to the Kongsi organisations found in other Chinese communities ) , and chose a leader from among themselves . In Chinese , " Kangchu " ( Chinese : 港主 , Pinyin : Gáng Zhǔ , Teochew : Kaang6 Zhu8 ) literally means ‘ master of the riverbank ’ , and was the title given to the Chinese headmen | W | -1 | 0 | 15.625 |
62 | Francesc " Cesc " Fàbregas Soler ( Catalan : [ ˈsɛsk ˈfaβɾəɣəs ] ; born 4 May 1987 ) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club Chelsea and the Spain national team . Fàbregas came through La Masia , Barcelona 's youth academy , leaving at 16 when he was signed by English Premier League side Arsenal in September 2003 . Following injuries to key midfielders in the early part of the 2 | W | -1 | 0 | 3.46875 |
63 | The giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) is an African even @-@ toed ungulate mammal , the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant . Its species name refers to its camel @-@ like shape and its leopard @-@ like colouring . Its chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs , its horn @-@ like ossicones , and its distinctive coat patterns . It is classified under the family Giraffidae , along with its closest extant relative , the okapi . The nine sub | W | -1 | 0 | 3.390625 |
64 | The second season of Homicide : Life on the Street , an American police procedural drama television series , originally aired in the United States between January 6 and January 27 , 1994 . Due to low Nielsen ratings during the first season , NBC executives decided to order only a four @-@ episode season , after which they would evaluate the ratings and decide whether to renew the show . Homicide was moved to a new timeslot of Thursdays at 10 p.m. EST , temporarily replacing the legal drama L.A. Law . NBC | W | -1 | 0 | 7.625 |
65 | Contra la Corriente ( Against the Current ) is the third studio album released by American singer Marc Anthony on October 21 , 1997 by RMM Records . The album was produced by Puerto Rican musician Angel " Cucco " Peña , with most of the songs written by Panamanian composer Omar Alfanno . The album was well received by critics who praised the vocals of Anthony as well as the songs . The album produced six singles , four of which peaked on the top ten on the Hot Latin Tracks chart . Promoted by a sold @-@ out concert in | W | -1 | 0 | 9.0625 |
66 | Mycena chlorophos is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae . First described in 1860 , the fungus is found in subtropical Asia , including Japan , Taiwan , Polynesia , Indonesia , and Sri Lanka , in Australia , and Brazil . Fruit bodies ( mushrooms ) have pale brownish @-@ grey sticky caps up to 30 mm ( 1 @.@ 2 in ) in diameter atop stems 6 – 30 mm ( 0 @.@ 2 – 1 @.@ 2 | W | -1 | 0 | 8.375 |
67 | " In the Dark " is a song performed by American recording artist Dev . It was written by Dev alongside The Cataracs , who produced it for Dev 's debut studio album , The Night the Sun Came Up ( 2011 ) . The song was released as the album 's second single on April 25 , 2011 , through Universal Republic . " In the Dark " came about when Dev wanted to make a sexy song to show that she is a grown woman . She collaborated with American rapper Flo Rida on an official remix as she believed she would enjoy the rem | W | -1 | 0 | 6.5625 |
68 | … And Justice for All is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica , released on August 25 , 1988 , by Elektra Records . It was the band 's first studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted after the death of Cliff Burton in 1986 . … And Justice for All is musically progressive , with long and complex songs , fast tempos , and few verse @-@ chorus structures . The album is noted for its sterile production , which producer Flemming Rasmussen attributed to his absence during the mixing process . | W | -1 | 0 | 5.4375 |
69 | The Indiana State House is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Indiana . Housing the Indiana General Assembly , the office of the Governor of Indiana , the Supreme Court of Indiana , and other state officials , it is located in the state capital Indianapolis at 200 West Washington Street . Built in 1888 , it is the fifth building to house the state government . The first statehouse , located in Corydon , Indiana , is still standing and is maintained as a state historic site . The second building was the old Marion County courthouse which was demolished and | W | -1 | 0 | 4.53125 |
70 | Template : Infobox squash playeR Datuk Nicol Ann David ( born 26 August 1983 ) is a Malaysian female professional squash player , currently ranked world number 3 . Beginning in August 2006 , David was the world number one for a record @-@ breaking 108 consecutive months , finally ceding the ranking in July 2015 to Raneem El Weleily . She has won the World Open title a record 8 times in 2005 , 2006 , 2008 , 2 | W | -1 | 0 | 6.9375 |
71 | Pennsylvania Route 73 ( PA 73 ) is a 62 @.@ 32 @-@ mile ( 100 @.@ 29 km ) long east – west state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania . It runs from PA 61 in Leesport southeast to the New Jersey state line on the Tacony @-@ Palmyra Bridge over the Delaware River in Philadelphia , where it continues as New Jersey Route 73 . The route passes through rural areas of Berks County , crossing U.S. Route 222 ( US 222 ) | W | -1 | 0 | 6.53125 |
72 | West Bromwich Albion Football Club / ˈbrɒmɪtʃ / , also known as West Brom , The Baggies , The Throstles , Albion or simply WBA , is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands . The club was formed in 1878 and has played at its home ground , The Hawthorns , since 1900 . Albion were one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888 and have spent the majority of their existence in the top tier of English football . | W | -1 | 0 | 2.46875 |
73 | Wulfhelm ( died 941 ) was Bishop of Wells before being promoted to the Archbishopric of Canterbury about 926 . Nothing is known about his time at Wells , but as archbishop he helped codify royal law codes and gave lands to monasteries . He went to Rome soon after his selection as archbishop . Two religious books that he gave to his cathedral are still extant . Wulfhelm was elected and consecrated Bishop of Wells between 923 and September 925 . Nothing else is known about his time at Wells . Wulfhelm | W | -1 | 0 | 9.0625 |
74 | Xavier Mertz ( 6 October 1882 – 8 January 1913 ) was a Swiss explorer , mountaineer and skier , from Basel . He took part in the Far Eastern Party , a 1912 – 13 component of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition , which claimed his life . The Mertz Glacier is named after him . The son of a textile machinery manufacturer , Mertz studied patent law at the University of Bern , and science at the University of Lausanne , specialising in | W | -1 | 0 | 7.75 |
75 | U.S. Route 220 ( US 220 ) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Rockingham , North Carolina to Waverly , New York . In Maryland , the federal highway runs 27 @.@ 30 miles ( 43 @.@ 94 km ) from the West Virginia state line at the Potomac River in McCoole north to the Pennsylvania state line in Dickens . Known as McMullen Highway for much of its length in Maryland , US 220 is the primary north – south route in central Al | W | -1 | 0 | 6.6875 |
76 | Impossible Princess ( retitled Kylie Minogue in the UK and Europe ) is the sixth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue , released on 22 October 1997 . Because the A & R department of her label , Deconstruction Records , were not present throughout the majority of the album 's production process , song writing and production were primarily handled by Minogue , in collaboration with producers Dave Ball , Ingo Vauk , Brothers in Rhythm , Manic Street Preachers and Rob Dougan . Minogue started work on the album in October | W | -1 | 0 | 8.25 |
77 | Pūnana Leo ( Hawaiian : " voice nest " ; often translated as " language nest " ) are private , non @-@ profit preschools run by families , in which the Hawaiian language is the language of instruction and administration . Initially opened illegally , the first Pūnana Leo opened in 1984 in Kekaha , Kaua 'i . Based on the practices of 19th century Hawaiian @-@ language schools , as well as the Kohanga reo Māori language kindergartens in New Zealand , the Pūnana Leo | W | -1 | 0 | 10.4375 |
78 | Our Friends in the North is a British television drama serial , produced by the BBC and originally broadcast in nine episodes on BBC Two in early 1996 . Written by Peter Flannery , it tells the story of four friends from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England over 31 years from 1964 to 1995 . The story references many real political and social events , both specific to Newcastle and to Britain as a whole , which occurred during the era portrayed , including general elections , police and local government corruption , the UK miners ' strike | W | -1 | 0 | 6.03125 |
79 | The Age of Plastic is the debut studio album by the British new wave duo The Buggles , composed of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . The name of the record was conceived from the group 's intention of being a " plastic group " . The album has lyrical themes of nostalgia and anxiety about the possible effects of modern technology . The titular song , " Living in the Plastic Age " , views the experiences of watching media coverage of the Vietnam War , while " Kid Dynamo " follows a child overexposed to media and its resulting effects on him . Described by | W | -1 | 0 | 12.5625 |
80 | Capitán Prat was a unique ironclad battleship of the Chilean Navy built in the late 1880s and completed in 1890 . Armed with a main battery of four 9 @.@ 4 in ( 240 mm ) guns in four single turrets , Capitán Prat was the first battleship in the world to be equipped with an electrical system . She was built in the La Seyne dockyard in France , and commissioned into the Chilean fleet in 1891 . Foreign navies tried to purchase the ship twice | W | -1 | 0 | 8.125 |
81 | Air Commodore Arthur Henry ( Harry ) Cobby , CBE , DSO , DFC & Two Bars , GM ( 26 August 1894 – 11 November 1955 ) was an Australian military aviator . He was the leading fighter ace of the Australian Flying Corps during World War I , with 29 victories , in spite of the fact that he saw active service for less than a year . Born and educated in Melbourne , Cobby was a bank clerk when war broke out , and was prevented by his employer from enlisting | W | -1 | 0 | 5.75 |
82 | George Walker Bush ( born July 6 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 . The eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush , he was born in New Haven , Connecticut . After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975 , he worked in oil businesses . He married Laura Welch in | W | -1 | 0 | 1.742188 |
83 | Madonna is a biography by English author Andrew Morton , chronicling the life of American recording artist Madonna . The book was released in November 2001 by St. Martin 's Press in the United States and in April 2002 by Michael O 'Mara Books in the United Kingdom . Morton decided to write a biography on Madonna in 2000 . The release was announced in April 2001 by St. Martin 's Press . President and publisher Sally Richardson described the biography to contain details about Madonna 's ambitions , her relationships and her | W | -1 | 0 | 6.5625 |
84 | Nier ( romanized as NieR in the Japanese version ) is an action role @-@ playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix . It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Australia , Europe , Japan and North America in April 2010 . In Japan , the game was released as Nier Gestalt ( Japanese : ニーア ゲシュタルト , Hepburn : Nīa Geshutaruto ) for the Xbox 360 , while an alternate version entitled Nier Replicant ( | W | -1 | 0 | 3.921875 |
85 | The Sukhoi Su @-@ 33 ( Russian : Сухой Су @-@ 33 ; NATO reporting name : Flanker @-@ D ) is an all @-@ weather carrier @-@ based twin @-@ engine air superiority fighter designed by Sukhoi and manufactured by Komsomolsk @-@ on @-@ Amur Aircraft Production Association , derived from the Su @-@ 27 " Flanker " and initially known as the Su @-@ 27K . Compared with the Su @ | W | -1 | 0 | 5.5625 |
86 | The Cockroaches are an Australian pub rock group active throughout the 1980s . The band was founded in 1979 by the Field brothers − Paul ( lead vocals ) , John ( rhythm guitar , vocals ) , and Anthony Field ( lead guitar , vocals ) − and Tony Henry on drums and Joseph Hallion on saxophone . They were joined in 1981 by Jeff Fatt on keyboards . In 1986 they signed with an independent label , Regular Records , which issued their first three albums , including The Cockroaches ( March 1 | W | -1 | 0 | 9.1875 |
87 | Netley Castle is a former artillery fort constructed in either 1542 or 1544 by Henry VIII in the village of Netley , Hampshire . It formed part of the King 's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire , and it defended Southampton Water near the Solent . The castle included a central , stone keep with two flanking gun platforms and was garrisoned by ten men . It was decommissioned during the English Civil War and by 1743 it was overgrown and in ruins . In the 1 | W | -1 | 0 | 7.15625 |
88 | Just Dance is a dance video game developed by Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris and published by Ubisoft . The game was released exclusively for Wii on 17 November 2009 in North America , 26 November 2009 in Australia , and 27 November 2009 in Europe . Expanding upon a concept introduced in a minigame for Rayman Raving Rabbids : TV Party , players mimic the motions of an on @-@ screen dancer 's choreography for a selected song , using | W | -1 | 0 | 5.25 |
89 | The Bay Freeway , also referred to as the Mercer Street Connection , was a proposed elevated freeway in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle , Washington . The 0 @.@ 7 @-@ mile @-@ long ( 1 @.@ 1 km ) freeway would have run parallel to a section of Mercer Street between Interstate 5 ( I @-@ 5 ) and Aurora Avenue North at the Seattle Center . Planning for the freeway began in 1954 , with the proposal for a freeway from Elliott Bay to the Central Fre | W | -1 | 0 | 9.3125 |
90 | Marsala was a protected cruiser built by the Italian Regia Marina ( Royal Navy ) in the 1910s . She was the second and final member of the Nino Bixio class , which were built as scouts for the main Italian fleet . She was equipped with a main battery of six 120 @-@ millimeter ( 4 @.@ 7 in ) guns and had a top speed in excess of 26 knots ( 48 km / h ; 30 mph ) , but her engines proved to be troublesome in service . Marsala spent World War | W | -1 | 0 | 8.25 |
91 | Enceladus ( pronounced / ɛnˈsɛlədəs / ) is the sixth @-@ largest moon of Saturn . It is approximately 500 kilometers ( 310 mi ) in diameter , about a tenth of that of Saturn 's largest moon , Titan . Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh , clean ice , reflecting almost all the sunlight that strikes it , making its surface temperature at noon reach only − 198 ° C ( − 324 @.@ 4 ° F ) . Despite its small | W | -1 | 0 | 6.03125 |
92 | " The Arsenal of Freedom " is the 21st episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : The Next Generation , originally aired on April 11 , 1988 , in broadcast syndication . The teleplay was written by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler , based on a story by Beimler . The episode was directed by Les Landau . Set in the 24th century , the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise @-@ D. In this episode , the crew investigates the | W | -1 | 0 | 4.21875 |
93 | Uncle Tom 's Cabin is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company . The film was adapted by from the 1852 novel Uncle Tom 's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe . The plot of the Thanhouser production streamlined the actual story to portray the film over the course of a single reel . The film was released on July 26 , 1910 , on the same day that Vitagraph released the first reel of their own three reel version of Uncle Tom 's Cabin . This | W | -1 | 0 | 5.96875 |
94 | Illinois Route 22 , also known as Half Day Road for part of its length , is an east – west state highway in northeastern Illinois . It runs from U.S. Route 14 ( Northwest Highway ) in Fox River Grove to U.S. Route 41 ( Skokie Highway ) in Highland Park . It travels a distance of 19 @.@ 7 miles ( 31 @.@ 7 km ) and is one of the few roads that runs almost entirely across southern Lake County while also providing access to southeastern McHenry County . Throughout | W | -1 | 0 | 6.84375 |
95 | Settsu ( 摂津 ) was the second and last of the Kawachi @-@ class dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) in the first decade of the 20th century . Following the Japanese ship @-@ naming conventions , Settsu was named after Settsu Province , now a part of Osaka prefecture . During World War I she bombarded German fortifications at Tsingtao during the Battle of Tsingtao in 1914 , but saw no other combat . She was placed in reserve | W | -1 | 0 | 6.53125 |
96 | Georgette Heyer / ˈheɪ.ər / ( 16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974 ) was an English historical romance and detective fiction novelist . Her writing career began in 1921 , when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth . In 1925 Heyer married George Ronald Rougier , a mining engineer . The couple spent several years living in Tanganyika Territory and Macedonia before returning to England in 1929 . After her novel | W | -1 | 0 | 4.21875 |
97 | Stephen Báthory ( Hungarian : Báthory István ; Polish : Stefan Batory ; Belarusian : Sciapan Batura ; Lithuanian : Steponas Batoras ; Romanian : Ştefan Báthory ; 27 September 1533 – 12 December 1586 ) was Voivode of Transylvania ( 1571 – 76 ) , Prince of Transylvania ( 1576 – 86 ) , from 1576 Queen Anna Jagiellon 's husband | W | -1 | 0 | 3.234375 |
98 | Erhard Heiden ( 23 February 1901 – c . April 1933 ) was an early member of the Nazi Party and the third commander of the paramilitary wing of Schutzstaffel ( SS ) , the Sturmabteilung ( " Storm Detachment ; SA " ) . He was appointed head of the SS , an elite subsection of the SA in 1927 . At that time the SS numbered less than a thousand men and found it difficult to cope under the much larger SA . Heiden was not a success in the post , and | W | -1 | 0 | 9.1875 |
99 | This article chronicles the life of Keith Miller , an Australian Test cricketer and Australian rules footballer , from his birth on 28 November 1919 until 20 August 1940 , when he left civilian life and joined the Militia ( army reserve ) during World War II . Born in the town of Sunshine on the outskirts of Melbourne , Miller made sport the focal point of his early life . The youngest of four children of Scottish descent , Miller joined his siblings in being inculcated with a love of sport by their father , playing football in | W | -1 | 0 | 9.0625 |
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