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unusual facts about Concordia-class cruise ship


Concordia-class cruise ship

Costa Concordia capsized on January 13, 2012, after running aground shortly off the coast of Tuscany.


2011–12 Carleton Lady Ravens ice hockey season

February 4: In a tribute to the late Daron Richardson, daughter of Ottawa Senators assistant coach, Luke Richardson, the Ravens were on the winning end of a 5-4 shootout win against the Concordia Stingers.

464th Tactical Airlift Wing

Notable missions of the Oil Campaign of World War II included bombings of the Ploesti Concordia Vega refinery on 18 May 1944, the marshalling yards and oil refinery at Vienna on 8 July 1944 (1st DUC), and the Pardubice oil refinery and nearby railroad tracks on 24 August 1944 (2nd DUC).

Adeodato Malatesta

He painted the San Bartolomeo found in Fiumalbo; a portrait of contessa Spalletti, dressed as an Amazon; a St Paul for Concordia in the province of Modena; a Madonna con diversi santi found in the church of the Dominicans in Modena; He completed portraits of Dukes Francesco IV and Francesco V of Modena and the latter's daughter.

André Gagné

Prior to his arrival at Concordia, Gagné taught from 2005-2008 at the Joint Department of Religious Studies at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Arnobius the Younger

To him has sometimes been ascribed the anonymous treatise, Arnobii catholici et Serapionis conflictus de Deo trino et uno ... de gratiae liberi arbitrii concordia, which was probably written by a follower of Augustine.

Arturo Sampay

Arturo Enrique Sampay (Concordia, Entre Ríos, 1911 - La Plata, February 14, 1977), Argentine lawyer, constitutionalist and professor.

Brown Grand Theatre

The last movie to be shown at the Brown Grand was the world premiere of The Devil and LeRoy Bassett which was written and directed by Robert E. Pearson, a native of Concordia.

Carl Schalk

Schalk graduated in 1952 from Concordia University Chicago (then known as Concordia Teachers College River Forest) with a B.S. in education and proceeded to earn a M.Mus from the Eastman School of Music and an M.A.R. from Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis.

Charles H. Blosser

In 1935, Blosser was honored by the Concordia Chamber of Commerce for his "heroic services during the Republican River flood" in June of that year.

Concórdia Futebol Clube

Concórdia Futebol Clube, commonly known as Concórdia, is a Brazilian football club based in Concórdia, Santa Catarina state.

Concordia Gardens, Fort Wayne

Concordia Gardens, Indiana is a neighborhood in the northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Concordia University Netanyahu riot

The Concordia University Netanyahu riot occurred on September 9, 2002, as a result of a scheduled visit from the then former (and now current) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Concordia University Texas

In 2009 Concordia inducted its first ever Hall of Fame class, including the 2002 baseball team that played for the NCAA Division III College World Series and Atlanta Braves reliever Scott Linebrink.

Concordia, Magdalena

Founded by Mandate 007 of June 24, 1999 with portion of territories from the municipalities of Cerro San Antonio and Pedraza.

Concordia, Northern Cape

Long before colonial times (prior to 1652), the indigenous peoples (the Khoisan or Nama) of the area extracted raw or "native copper" from the gneiss and granite hills that make up the surrounding Namaqualand Copper belt.

CUTV

Concordia University Television, Television Station of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Dick Edgar Ibarra Grasso

Dick Edgar Ibarra Grasso (Concordia, Entre Ríos, January 17 1917 - Buenos Aires, July 13, 2000) was an Argentine researcher who explored the possibility of colonization of the Americas by several antique ethnic groups.

DSV Concordia

DSV Concordia is a multi sport club in Delft that has been operating since 1885 and introduced Jan Thomée to the world when he became the leading football goal scorer for the Netherlands and played in the 1908 Summer Olympics as part of the Dutch team that took the Football Bronze.

Eugene Campbell

Eugene P. Campbell (1870–1940), American sheriff in Concordia Parish, Louisiana

Fantasia-class cruise ship

MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida have a 16,000-ft2(1,500-m2) spa facility, four swimming pools, a Tex-Mex restaurant, a 1,700-seater showlounge, a Mini golf course, a Tennis/Basketball court.

Franz Winkelmeier

In the summer of 1885 he was in Tyrol, and from 1 September until 30 November he was seen in the Concordia-Theater in Berlin.

Gangelhoff Center

One of those times was March 2001 when Concordia hosted the Slam Dunk/Three Point competition that was televised nationally by ESPN.

Gareth McLearnon

McLearnon is a recipient of the 2003 Ian Fleming Charitable Trust Music Education Award, a Countess of Munster Musical Trust Award and was awarded full scholarships to attend Sir James Galways Masterclasses in Italy (2003) and Switzerland (2004) McLearnon has given recitals all over the U.K. and Europe for the Ireland Funds, Invest Northern Ireland, and the Concordia Foundation, and is currently a Making Music Recommended Artist for 2006.

Isidoro Blaisten

Son of David Blaisten and Dora Gliclij, Blaisten was born in Concordia, Argentina.

J. A. O. Preus II

His son, J. A. O. Preus III, was a professor at Concordia Seminary and is the past president of Concordia University in Irvine, California.

Jacob Preus

J. A. O. Preus III, (1954- ), theologian, President of Concordia University, Irvine, California

Keith Christensen

After his retirement from professional football, he returned to his hometown of Concordia, Kansas where he played high school football at Concordia Junior-Senior High School.

Kieschnick

Gerald B. Kieschnick (born 1943), Presidential Ambassador for Mission Advancement at Concordia University Texas

Lajeunesse

Claude Lajeunesse (born 1941), current President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University

Lilli Gjerløw

She took the dr.philos. degree in 1962 on the thesis Adoratio Crucis. The Regularis Concordia and the Decreta Lanfranci about the Regularis Concordia.

Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

The national final was held at the Theater Concordia in Bussum, hosted by Hannie Lips and Elisabeth Mooy.

Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

All the shows were held at the Theater Concordia in Bussum, hosted by the 1959 Eurovision winner Teddy Scholten.

Oasis Restaurant

"The Oasis" in the Brooks song refers to an old underground bar in Concordia, Kansas.

Pop Hollinger

In 1914, Hollinger and his family moved to Concordia, Kansas, to accept the position of teacher of applied sciences at Concordia Junior-Senior High School.

Quantum-class cruise ship

Expanding on the "Virtual Porthole" concept introduced by Disney Cruise Line on the Disney Dream, all the interior staterooms will feature a floor-to-ceiling 80-inch high-definition TV screen showing live views from the outside of the ship, which Royal Caribbean calls a "Virtual Balcony".

Radiance-class cruise ship

Costa Luminosa and Costa Deliziosa - A set of Panamax ships operated by Costa Cruises derived from the Spirit Class and Vista Class designs.

Rail transport in Uruguay

Half of the network is closed, freight trains circulating branches in Montevideo - Rivera - Livramento, Piedra Sola - Three Trees, Sayago - Minas, Verdum-Plant ANCAP, Carnelli-La Teja, Chamberlain - Paysandú - Salto - Concordia and Algorta - Fray Bentos.

Raúl Barragán

Barragán became a general manager of Aerolíneas Argentinas in 1978 at Concordia, a border city between Argentina and Uruguay.

Remigio Molina

Remigio Daniel Molina (born November 6, 1977 in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina) is a former Argentine professional boxer in the Lightweight division.

Rosie Douglas

While attending university in Canada, Douglas garnered fame as being one of the instigators of the Sir George Williams Computer Riot of 1969 (aka Concordia Computer Riot).

Slavin Cindrić

Cindrić was one of the few players who had spells with all three Zagreb-based clubs which were prominent in the interwar period - Concordia, Građanski and HAŠK.

Teodoro Orozco

Teodoro Orozco Puente (born 22 October 1963 in Concordia) is a retired Mexican football Defender and Current manager of Irapuato FC of the Ascenso MX.

The Devil and LeRoy Bassett

The world premiere of the film was held in the hometown of the director at the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas.

The Personal Heresy

The book has been reprinted in 2008 by Concordia University Press with an Introduction by Lewis scholar Bruce L. Edwards and a new Preface by the editor, Joel D. Heck.

Tomas de Lemos

The controversy aroused in 1588 by the publication of Luis Molina's work Concordia liberi arbitrii cum gratiae donis, between the Dominicans and Jesuits, had reached a heated and turbulent stage not only at Valladolid but also at Salamanca, Cordoba, Zaragoza, and other cities of Spain.

Transbrasil

Transbrasil was born in the State of Santa Catarina as a sister company of S/A Indústria e Comércio Concórdia, better known by its acronym Sadia.


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