Word of the year — The word(s) of the year, sometimes capitalized as Word(s) of the Year and abbreviated WOTY or WotY, refers to any of various assessments as to the most important word(s) or expression(s) in the public sphere during a specific year. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Lancashire Children's Book of the Year — The Lancashire Children s Book of the Year is an award given to works of children s literature, voted for by a panel of young judges. It was established in 1986 with the first award presented the following year. The award is run by Lancashire… … Wikipedia
The Old Gate — (Altpoertel) was the west city gate of Speyer. With a height of 55 meters it is one of the highest and most important city gates of Germany. It was first mentioned in documents in 1176. It was one of 68 wall and gate towers of the free imperial… … Wikipedia
The Seasons (Tchaikovsky) — The Seasons , Op. 37b (published with the French title Les saisons ) is a set of twelve short character pieces for solo piano by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 1893). The work is also sometimes heard in orchestral… … Wikipedia
The Thirty — are an order of Warrior Priests and Templars from David Gemmell s Drenai series. They make an appearance in most of the Drenai books, and tend to act as a heroic foil to the supernatural abilities of the books antagonists Origins The Thirty are… … Wikipedia
The Ultimate Internship — is the trademarked name for Drexel University s cooperative education program, usually referred to as co op . Drexel s internship program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation, having thousands of students out on co op at any one time.… … Wikipedia
The massacre in the Main Temple — of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan is an episode in the Spanish conquest of Mexico which occurred on May 10, 1520.While Hernán Cortés was in Tenochtitlan, he heard about other Spaniards arriving on the coast ndash; Pánfilo de Narváez had come from … Wikipedia
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus — Theatrical release poster Directed by Terry Gilliam … Wikipedia
The Monsoon Bassoon — were a British independent rock band active between 1995 and 2001, notable for their exceptionally complex and energetic music. During their lifespan, the band won the NME s Single Of The Week award three times (for three consecutive single… … Wikipedia
The Old Tune — is a free translation of Robert Pinget’s 1960 play La Manivelle ( The Crank ) in which Samuel Beckett transformed Pinget’s Parisians, Toupin and Pommard into Dubliners, Cream and Gorman. Its first radio broadcast was by the BBC on 23rd August… … Wikipedia
