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Look up slur or epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The following is a list of ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or have...

The Order of Nine Angles (ONA or O9A) is a militant Satanic left-hand path occultist and terrorist network that originated in the United Kingdom but has...

Funerary practices in different cultures A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with...

School corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of physical pain as a response to undesired behavior by students. The term corporal punishment...

Kunovo (Russian: Куново) is a rural locality (a village) in Kubenskoye Rural Settlement, Vologodsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was...

Population transfer or resettlement is a type of mass migration that is often imposed by a state policy or international authority. Such mass migrations...

The Code noir (French pronunciation: [kɔd nwaʁ], Black code) was a decree passed by King Louis XIV of France in 1685 defining the conditions of slavery...

Ionovo (Russian: Ионово) is a rural locality (a village) in Yagnitskoye Rural Settlement, Cherepovetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population...

Taishan District (Chinese: 泰山區; pinyin: Tàishān Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thài-san-khu) is a district home to 77,169 people in New Taipei, Taiwan. Taishan was formally...

The following is a list of recurring or notable one-off strips from the British adult spoof comic magazine Viz. This list is by no means complete as with...

23°05′29″N 120°22′08″E / 23.09126°N 120.368759°E / 23.09126; 120.368759 Shanshang District (Chinese: 山上區; pinyin: Shānshàng Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: San-siōng-khu)...

Guangfu Township (Chinese: 光復鄉; pinyin: Guāngfù Xiāng) is a rural township located in mid Huatung Valley between Central Mountain Range and coastal Range...

Lucao Township (Chinese: 鹿草鄉; pinyin: Lùcǎo Xiāng) is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. After the World War II in 1945, the Lucao Township Office...

Interracial adoption (historically referred to as transracial adoption) refers to the act of placing a child of one racial or ethnic group with adoptive...

Metrogorodok District (Russian: район Метрогородок) is the northernmost administrative district (55° 50' 19.26" 37° 44' 55.32"E) (raion) of Eastern Administrative...

This is a list of major whistleblowers from various countries. The individuals below brought attention to abuses of government or large corporations. Many...

Dutch profanity can be divided into several categories. Often, the words used in profanity by speakers of Dutch are based around various names for diseases...

As of June 23, 2011, 749 foreign private contractor deaths in Iraq as part of the Iraq War are listed in this article. Of those, 355 were Americans, at...

Shar Ink, (also known as Shar-Avia and Ball Inc. Ltd.), was a Russian charter cargo airline based in Moscow. In 2009, the company announced that it would...

Smolenskaerotrans is a charter airline based in Smolensk, Russia which specialises in aerial work but also carries cargo "ЗАО "Смоленскаэротранс"". "Срок...

The Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER; Chinese: 中華經濟研究院; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Jīngjì Yánjiùyuàn) is a Taiwan-based international policy think...

The Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) is a U.S. Department of Defense joint services school and research laboratory located at Patrick...

Forced adoption is the practice of removing children permanently from their parents and the subsequent adoption of those children, following intervention...

The Norway–Russia border barrier is an international border barrier built by Norway on the Norway–Russia border. Construction of the barrier began in September...

Nikolay Oselez is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 10,000 m event at the 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World...

Street children or orphans in some Eastern European countries face problems such as malnutrition, HIV, lack of resources, victimization though child sex...

History provides many examples of notable diasporas. The Eurominority.eu map (the European Union) Peoples of the World includes some diasporas and und...

State collapse is a sudden dissolution of a sovereign state. It is often used to describe extreme situations in which state institutions dissolve rapidly...

Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica (IEAS; Chinese: 中央研究院經濟研究所; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Yánjiùyuàn Jīngjì Yánjiùsuǒ) is an economic research organizations...

Kaliningrad Special Region (Russian: Калининградский особый район) (also known as the Kaliningrad Defensive Area (Russian: Калининградский оборонительный...

Lauriston Sharp (March 24, 1907 – December 31, 1993) was a Goldwin Smith Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Cornell University. He was the...

A smart mob is a group whose coordination and communication abilities have been empowered by digital communication technologies. Smart mobs are particularly...

Spokoyny (Russian: Спокойный; Adyghe: Гупсэф) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Krasnooktyabrskoye Rural Settlement of Maykopsky District, Russia....

The appearance of Saint Petersburg includes long, straight boulevards, vast spaces, gardens and parks, decorative wrought-iron fences, monuments and decorative...

54°11′11″N 49°28′31″E / 54.18639°N 49.47528°E / 54.18639; 49.47528 The Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (Russian: Научно-исследовательский институт...

Provincial Highway 14 is an east–west highway that connects Changhua City in Changhua County with Ren'ai, an aboriginal township in Nantou County. The...

The Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Right Act, 2001 (PPVFR Act) is an Act of the Parliament of India that was enacted to provide for the establishment...

This is a list of the most expensive divorces in legal history. Amounts are given in U.S. dollars, and are not adjusted for inflation, unless explicitly...

Advocates for Informed Choice, dba interACT or interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advocating for the legal and...

The Passenger Port of St. Petersburg (Russian: Пассажирский порт Санкт-Петербург) is a passenger port in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was completed on...

Maksim Viktorovich Sidorov (Russian: Максим Викторович Сидоров; born 13 May 1986) is a Russian shot putter. He has a personal best throw of 21.51 metres...

The Save the Children State of the World's Mothers report (SOWM report) is an annual report by the Save the Children USA, which compiles statistics on...

Sin City is a nickname that may be applied to an urban area (a city or part of) that caters to various vices. These vices may be legal (depending on area)...

Viktorija Kuzjakina (born 1 June 1985) is a Russian female volleyball player, playing as a libero. She is part of the Russia women's national volleyball...

The Hsintao Power Plant (traditional Chinese: 新桃電廠; simplified Chinese: 新桃电厂; pinyin: Xīntáo Diànchǎng) is a gas-fired power plant in Guangxi Township...

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a not-for-profit performance rights organization that protects its members' musical...

A new normal is a state to which an economy, society, etc. settles following a crisis, when this differs from the situation that prevailed prior to the...

The Taichung Bank (Chinese: 台中銀行; pinyin: Táizhōng Yínháng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-tiong-gîn-hâng), officially Taichung Commercial Bank, is a public bank headquartered...

Said Zakirovich Gafurov (born 1967) is a Russian scholar, Marxian economist, orientalist, bureaucrat, and opera critic. After working in the government...

In Russian history, mestnichestvo (Russian: ме́стничество, IPA: [ˈmʲesʲtʲnʲɪtɕɪstvə]; from ме́сто, a position) was a feudal hierarchical system in Russia...

Loud music is music that is played at a high volume, often to the point where it disturbs others and causes hearing damage. It may include music that is...

The Hsinchu County Government (traditional Chinese: 新竹縣政府; simplified Chinese: 新竹县政府; pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn Zhèngfǔ) is the local government of the Republic...

Tatiana Borisovna Rachkova (Russian: Татьяна Борисовна Рачкова; born 14 January 1973) is a Russian former competitive figure skater who also represented...

C. Y. Cyrus Chu (Chinese: 朱敬一; pinyin: Zhū Jìngyī; born 29 October 1955) is a Taiwanese economist and politician. He holds a Bachelor of Law (Department...

Novokuznetsk Iron and Steel Plant (Russian: Новокузнецкий металлургический комбинат) is a major Russian steel producer in the city of Novokuznetsk in Kemerovo...

The Kazan Art School is a state autonomous education institution in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan. It's one of the oldest art schools in Russia, with a...

Political Red Cross was the name borne by several organizations that provided aid to political prisoners in the Russian Empire and later in Soviet Russia...

Leo Andreyevich Sheljuzhko (Ukrainian: Лев Андрійович Шелюжко, German: Leo Andrejewitsch Sheljuzhko; 14 September 1890, Kiev – 22 August 1969, Munich)...

The Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism, also known as the Eric Breindel Journalism Award, was an annual award commemorating Eric...

A Master of Journalism (abbreviated M.J., M.S.J., M.M.J.C., M.A. in Journalism, or M.S. in Journalism) is a master's degree awarded to students who have...

Isabel Truesdell Kelly (1906–1982) was an American anthropologist known for her work with the members of the Coast Miwok tribe, members of the Chemehuevi...

A fish company is a company which specializes in the processing of fish products. Fish that are processed by a fish company include cod, hake, haddock...

Robert Craig McNamara (born 1950) is an American farmer and activist. He is president and owner of Sierra Orchards. McNamara founded and is president of...

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American singer-songwriter Bryson Tiller. Three time Grammy Awards-nominated artist, Tiller signed...

The Morton A. Brody Distinguished Judicial Service Award is presented annually by Colby College to a United States federal or state judge who embodies...

Paul Reiter is a professor of medical entomology at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France. He is a member of the World Health Organization Expert Advisory...

John Dennis Liu (born 1953 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a Chinese American film-maker and ecologist. He is also a researcher at several institutions. In...

This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Russia. Воронеж (Voronezh) train Вятка (Vyatka) train Демидовский экспресс (Demidovskiy express)...

Gary LaFontaine (May 12, 1945 – January 4, 2002) was a well-known fly fisherman and author. His books include Caddisflies, The Dry Fly: New Angles, Fly...

Margarita López Prentice (February 22, 1931 – April 2, 2019) was a Washington state legislator. A Democrat, she represented the 11th District, which includes...

The Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) was established on 4 March 2006 under United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Regulation 2006/10...

LibertyLink is a BASF-owned brand of genes for use in agriculture providing tolerance to Liberty herbicide and glufosinate (a.k.a. Liberty or Basta). The...

Takasago Army is the sixth studio album by Taiwanese extreme metal band Chthonic, released in 2011. The title is a reference to the Takasago Volunteers...

An ethnic out-group (also sometimes "outgroup" without hyphen) is a group of people which does not belong to a particular ethnic group, religion or nationality...

Wissam Kassem Tarif (born 10 April 1975) has played a key role in the field of pro-Democracy and Human Rights work in Syria and Lebanon, as both an intellectual...

Rebecca Hensler (born 1968 or 1969) is an American atheism and HIV/AIDs activist. Hensler was born in the city of Los Angeles, and spent her childhood...

Valery Lvovich Nazarov (Russian: Валерий Львович Назаров, b. September 11, 1955, Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Russian official and politician...

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is a U.S. non-governmental organization committed to engaging people of faith to work together...

The following is a list of awards and honors awarded to Wesley Clark. These include awards and decorations of the United States Army, civilian awards,...

Kaspersky Lab has faced controversy over allegations that it has engaged with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to use its software to scan computers...

Amiraslan Alikhan oglu Isgandarov (Azerbaijani: Əmiraslan Əlixan oğlu İsgəndərov; born 1976) was the alleged head of a Salafist group in Baku, Azerbaijan...

A sugarcane harvester is a large piece of agricultural machinery used to harvest and partially process sugarcane. The machine, originally developed in...

Russian Art Week was a major international art fair in London, UK, which takes places bi-annually every June and November. During the week the UK's four...

Joseph Earl Marshall, Jr. (born 1947) is an American author, lecturer, radio talk show host, and community activist. Marshall grew up in St. Louis, Missouri...

DIALREL was a 2006–2010 project examining legal aspects of ritual slaughter within the European Union. Its full title was Religious slaughter: improving...

The Natural Resource Charter is a global initiative to assist governments and societies of countries rich in non-renewable natural resources to effectively...

Segodnya ('Today', Russian: Сегодня) is a tabloid newspaper published in Latvia. Formerly named Sovetskaya molodezh [ru] ('Soviet Youth'), SM segodnya...

New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms is a non-profit Christian conservative political advocacy group in the State of New York. The organization was...

Memoirs of a Russian Princess is an 1890 erotic novel written by an anonymous author known as "Katoumbah Pasha" or "Pasha Katoumbah." The book is set in...

John C. Harris (born July 14, 1943, in Fresno, California) is the owner of Harris Farms and is a past president and current member of the executive committee...

Shen Guangwen (1612–1688), also known as Wenkai and Si'an, was a scholar, poet, educator, and the founder of Taiwanese literature. He is considered as...

Manturovo (Russian: Мантурово) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Urban localities Manturovo, Kostroma Oblast, a town in Kostroma Oblast...

Natalya Spiridonova (born 6 April 1963) is a Russian former athlete who specialized in racewalking. She competed in the 5000 metres race walk, 10 kilometres...

On-ramping refers to the process of re-entering the workforce after taking a career break. This can be the result of needing to take care of family, taking...

The Honorary Title "Honoured Inventor of the RSFSR" (Russian: Заслуженный изобретатель РСФСР) was the highest award for inventors of the Russian Soviet...

The Ling Tung Numismatic Museum (traditional Chinese: 嶺東科技大學嶺東錢幣博物館; simplified Chinese: 岭东科技大学岭东钱币博物馆; pinyin: Lǐngdōng Kējì Dàxué Lǐngdōng Qiánbì Bówùguǎn)...

William DiFazio (April 7, 1947 - March 2020) was an American professor of sociology at St. John’s University and does research in work and technology,...

Vladimir Maslov (Владимир Анатольевич Маслов/Vladimir Anatolevich Maslov; 15 August 1941, in Leningrad – 20 July 1998) was a Soviet Russian film and theatrical...

Latvijas Finieris is the leading plywood and its products' manufacturer in Baltic States. The company is also active in forest management, logging and...

Henri Grissino-Mayer was a tenured faculty member in the department of Geography at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville who resigned in lieu of termination...

Joseph Cammett Lovejoy (1805–1871) was a clergyman, activist, and author. He was an abolitionist, and was also involved in the debate over liquor laws...

The Krewe of Yuga was the first gay Carnival krewe in New Orleans, founded in 1958 by members of the gay community. Costumed parties to view the Krewe...

The Hsin Tao Power Corporation (Chinese: 新桃電力; pinyin: Xīntáo Diànlì) is an independent power producer company in Taiwan. It has been involved in the power...

Mary Susan Lindee (born April 7, 1953) is an American historian and sociologist of science. She has been the Janice and Julian Bers Professor of History...

Huang Tsing-tung (Chinese: 黃慶東; pinyin: Huáng Qìngdōng) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Deputy Minister of the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive...

The National Changhua Senior High School (CHSH; Chinese: 國立彰化高級中學) is a Taiwanese high school for boys, located in Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan...

Henry Sun (Chinese: 孫以瀚; pinyin: Sūn Yǐhàn) is a Taiwanese biologist and a politician. He was the Deputy Minister of the National Science Council (now...

Seita Emori (born 1970 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese environmental scientist whose most noted work focuses upon the worldwide effects of Global Warming...

The Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) is a non-profit research institute based in Bratislava, Slovakia that fosters multidisciplinary research...

A melting tank is a tank used by manufacturing companies to manufacture a variety of products. Melting tanks can be designed to melt products such as:...

A potato planter is a farm implement for sowing seed potatoes. Hand potato planters, often referred to as foot-operated planters, are long-handled tools...

José Itzigsohn (born August 23, 1960) is a Professor of sociology at Brown University. He is the author of two books and has written numerous journal articles...

28°51′42″N 76°28′26″E / 28.8616°N 76.4738°E / 28.8616; 76.4738 ICAR - Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Rohtak also called as ICAR-CIFE Rohtak...

The term ‘critical spatial practice’ refers to forms of practice between art and architecture. Jane Rendell introduced the term in 2003. Rendell later...

Gennady Vladimirovich Drach (Russian: Геннадий Владимирович Драч; born February 5, 1942) is a Russian scientist in the fields of culturology and history...

The Institute of History of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian: Институт истории СО РАН) is a part of the Historical and Philological...

George Bryan Polivka (born July 26, 1957) is an American writer, producer, and author. He is best known for his faith-based fantasy books, notably The...

Nicole Resch (born 1975) is a German jurist and former secretary general of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). She left her position during a corruption...

SPEECH is a Russian architectural office. It was founded in 2006 by architects Sergei Tchoban and Sergey Kuznetsov. The bureau specializes in designing...

Anatoly Ernestovich Sharpenak (Russian: Шарпенак, Анатолий Эрнестович; 1895 in Moscow, Russia – 1969 in Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Russian Empire and...

Danza Mexi'cayotl is traditional Chicano dance circle of families in San Diego California. This traditional group is based on the teachings of "La Danza...

The State Supplement Program (SSP or SSI/SSP), not to be confused with SNAP, is the state supplement to the U.S. federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI)...

The Global Forum on Migration and Development Civil Society Days is an annual meeting of civil society representatives held in conjunction with the Government...

Per Kågeson', (born 14 April 1947) in Trollhättan is a Swedish author, scientist, debater and consultant within the area of environmental protection. During...

This is a comprehensive list of awards and nominations received by American singer/songwriter Michael Bolton. The American Music Awards is an annual awards...

The Nigeria Renewable Energy Master Plan (REMP) is a policy being implemented by Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Environment that aims to increase the contribution...

The multi-step flow theory assumes ideas flow from mass media to opinion leaders before being disseminated to a wider population. This theory was first...

Agostino Strozzi (c.1450 – after 1505) was an Augustinian abbot and author. Strozzi is recognized for his contribution to the pro-woman side of the querelle...

This is a list of female artistic gymnasts who have been on the Russian national team. https://www.minsport.gov.ru/2019/doc/SportGimnastika_sp2020.pdf...

REScoop Vlaanderen is the energy cooperative for renewable energy in Flanders, Belgium. It was created in 2011 on the initiative of the Flemish energy...