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The Dinaric race, also known as the Adriatic race, were terms used by certain physical anthropologists in the early to mid-20th century to describe the perceived predominant phenotype of the contemporary ethnic groups of southeast Europe.
Theodoric II, Teodorico in Spanish and Portuguese, was the eighth King of Visigoths from 453 to 466.
Buddharūpa is the Sanskrit and Pali term used in Buddhism for statues or models of beings who have obtained Buddhahood, including the historical Buddha, Gautama Buddha.
Quicken is a personal finance management tool developed by Quicken Inc.. On March 3, 2016, Intuit announced plans to sell Quicken to H.I.G. Capital; terms of the sale were not disclosed. On October 1, 2021, H.I.G. sold Quicken to Aquiline Capital Partners.
Thomas Royston "Roy" Vernon was a Welsh international footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Stoke City. Vernon won 32 caps for Wales, scoring eight goals in total, and representing his country in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
An aquiline nose is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent. The word aquiline comes from the Latin word aquilinus ("eagle-like"), an allusion to the curved beak of an eagle. While some have ascribed the aquiline nose to specific ethnic, racial, or geographic groups, and in some cases associated it with other supposed non-physical characteristics, no scientific studies or evidence support any such linkage.
Blyth's hawk-eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae.
The Colossus of Constantine was a huge acrolithic statue of the late Roman emperor Constantine the Great that once occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius on the Via Sacra, near the Forum Romanum in Rome. Portions of the Colossus now reside in the Courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Capitoline Museums, on the Capitoline Hill, above the west end of the Forum.
Sepulchrave, Earl of Groan is a character in Mervyn Peake's novel Titus Groan.
Mitchell H. Caplan is a former CEO of E-Trade Financial Corporation.
Wallace's hawk-eagle is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Kra Isthmus, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is among the smallest eagles in the world at about 46 cm (18 in) long and weighing 500–610 g (1.10–1.34 lb).
The Philippine hawk-eagle or north Philippine hawk-eagle, earlier treated under Spizaetus, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Many taxonomists consider the Pinsker's hawk-eagle, a former subspecies, raised to full species status. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping.
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the Antonii, a gens to which Mark Antony belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries.
The nasal bridge is the upper, bony part of the human nose, which overlies the nasal bones.
Wing Commander Sir Kenneth Maxwell Stoddart was a distinguished Battle of Britain Pilot.
Salah Stétié was a Lebanese writer and poet who wrote in the French language. He also served in various diplomatic positions for Lebanon in countries such as Morocco and France. Although his mother tongue was Arabic, Stetie chose to write in French.
Simply Business - the trading name of Xbridge Ltd - is an online broker of business insurance.
Project AQUILINE was a secret 1960s CIA program to develop an unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicle.
Tate Britain holds a self-portrait of J.M.W. Turner which it dates to c.1798 or c.1799, when the artist was aged about 23 or 24 years old.
Huatai Securities is a securities firm in China which engages in the operation of large-scale comprehensive securities broking and trading services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Nanjing, China.