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Fremantle Prison (15 Aug) Fremantle Prison is in the place of the same name, Western Australia. It is now a tourist destination. The prison was constructed between 1851 and 1859 by convict labour. It is a complex of cell blocks, a gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages and tunnels- these were sunk into the limestone rock on which the prison was built, and were used to supply water to the town from an aquifer. Prisoners were required to pump the water by hand into a tank; in 1896 a steam-driven pump was installed which the prisoners stoked with wood.
Last Gasp (Inside No. 9) (15 Aug):The Last Gasp was an episode of the comedy series Inside No. 9. A seriously ill young girl receives a visit from a singer, as arranged by a charity. The singer dies whilst (Drmies hates this word) blowing up a balloon. The singer's "last gasp" imprisoned in the balloon acquires some monetary value.
American Pharoah (15 Aug): A bay colt with a faint star on his forehead, American Pharoah is so named because his breeder and owner, Ahmed Zayat, is of Egyptian-American background. The mispelling of the name was allegedly the result of holding a competition on social media; the winning name was copied and pasted into an email sent to The Jockey Club, although the submitter claimed she knew how to spell "Pharaoh" and someone else must have transposed the vowels.
Serpens (15 Aug) Another article about some bright dots in the night sky. There are billions and billions of these, and we shall be occupied into our dotage writing synopses of the damn FAs.
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Rock ptarmigan (9 Aug) The
rock ptarmigan is a cold-climate loving gamebird from the
grouse family, that prefers high and barren habitats. They are the official bird of
Toyama Prefecture in Japan and the official game bird for the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It's feathers are brow in the summer and white in the winter. Rock ptarmigan meat is part of festive meals in Icelandic cuisine.
Black-tailed godwit (9 Aug)The
black-tailed godwit is a rather large,
wadershorebird Can be found from western and central
Europe to central
Asia and Asiatic
Russia. It has long leggs, a long bill they live and breed around freshwater lakes, floods, damp meadows, moorlands. It's call sounds like : weeka weeka weeka.
Polypogon monspeliensis (9 Aug)Polypogon monspeliensis or annual rabbitsfoot grass is soft, fluffy annual grass native to southern Europe.
Sameer Khan (10 Aug) Sameer Khan is a stylish and elegant model in the Indian fashion industry. Sameer is also a fashion
choreographer, model contest trainer with expertise in choreography and grooming models. His career begin in the in 2002, and ever since he participated in major shows and beauty contest as a choreographer and groomer and a national level contest judging Miss Queen of India & Miss South India.
Gold stater of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (11 Aug)
Eucratides the Great, loved coins and loved himself depicted on coins. He was an important Greco-Bactrian king. He engaged in wars against the Indo-Greek kings, the Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India. Eucratides went so far as the Indus, until the twist of fate made him loose. He was defeated and returned to
Bactria.
Dancer in a café (11 Aug)
Dancer in a café is an abstract
Cubists painting by
Jean Metzinger (1883–1956). It was considered as 'barbaric' art when exhibited. It depict a woman dancing in a café, wearing an elaborate gown, made by embroidered green silk velvet and a chiffon caped evening gown and she is holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand. In her right hand. The rest of the painting is subdivided in multiple facets and planes, presenting parts of the café scene.
This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from [date] through [date]. Text may be adapted from the respective articles and lists; see their page histories for attribution.
ARTICLE([[ |nominated]] by [[User: | ]]) Description.
Fremantle Prison (15 Aug) Fremantle Prison is in the place of the same name, Western Australia. It is now a tourist destination. The prison was constructed between 1851 and 1859 by convict labour. It is a complex of cell blocks, a gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages and tunnels- these were sunk into the limestone rock on which the prison was built, and were used to supply water to the town from an aquifer. Prisoners were required to pump the water by hand into a tank; in 1896 a steam-driven pump was installed which the prisoners stoked with wood.
Last Gasp (Inside No. 9) (15 Aug):The Last Gasp was an episode of the comedy series Inside No. 9. A seriously ill young girl receives a visit from a singer, as arranged by a charity. The singer dies whilst (Drmies hates this word) blowing up a balloon. The singer's "last gasp" imprisoned in the balloon acquires some monetary value.
American Pharoah (15 Aug): A bay colt with a faint star on his forehead, American Pharoah is so named because his breeder and owner, Ahmed Zayat, is of Egyptian-American background. The mispelling of the name was allegedly the result of holding a competition on social media; the winning name was copied and pasted into an email sent to The Jockey Club, although the submitter claimed she knew how to spell "Pharaoh" and someone else must have transposed the vowels.
Serpens (15 Aug) Another article about some bright dots in the night sky. There are billions and billions of these, and we shall be occupied into our dotage writing synopses of the damn FAs.
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Rock ptarmigan (9 Aug) The
rock ptarmigan is a cold-climate loving gamebird from the
grouse family, that prefers high and barren habitats. They are the official bird of
Toyama Prefecture in Japan and the official game bird for the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It's feathers are brow in the summer and white in the winter. Rock ptarmigan meat is part of festive meals in Icelandic cuisine.
Black-tailed godwit (9 Aug)The
black-tailed godwit is a rather large,
wadershorebird Can be found from western and central
Europe to central
Asia and Asiatic
Russia. It has long leggs, a long bill they live and breed around freshwater lakes, floods, damp meadows, moorlands. It's call sounds like : weeka weeka weeka.
Polypogon monspeliensis (9 Aug)Polypogon monspeliensis or annual rabbitsfoot grass is soft, fluffy annual grass native to southern Europe.
Sameer Khan (10 Aug) Sameer Khan is a stylish and elegant model in the Indian fashion industry. Sameer is also a fashion
choreographer, model contest trainer with expertise in choreography and grooming models. His career begin in the in 2002, and ever since he participated in major shows and beauty contest as a choreographer and groomer and a national level contest judging Miss Queen of India & Miss South India.
Gold stater of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (11 Aug)
Eucratides the Great, loved coins and loved himself depicted on coins. He was an important Greco-Bactrian king. He engaged in wars against the Indo-Greek kings, the Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India. Eucratides went so far as the Indus, until the twist of fate made him loose. He was defeated and returned to
Bactria.
Dancer in a café (11 Aug)
Dancer in a café is an abstract
Cubists painting by
Jean Metzinger (1883–1956). It was considered as 'barbaric' art when exhibited. It depict a woman dancing in a café, wearing an elaborate gown, made by embroidered green silk velvet and a chiffon caped evening gown and she is holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand. In her right hand. The rest of the painting is subdivided in multiple facets and planes, presenting parts of the café scene.
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