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Ben Eoin (/ b ɛ n ˈ j ɑː n /; Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Eòin) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. [3] Ben Eoin lies on the East Bay of the Bras d'Or Lake and hosts an all season resort including a ski hill ( Ski Ben Eoin ), an 18-hole golf course (The Lakes Golf Club) and a ...
The community was established as a cattle ranch by Morgan Quick in 1859 and was originally called the Rancheria Place; the ranch would be owned and operated by the Quick family for six generations. A post office operated at Ben Hur from 1890 to 1902, and after moving from 1904 to 1951. The name comes from the hero of the novel Ben-Hur.
Daniel Benjamin " Dan " Shapiro [1] (born August 1, 1969) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017. He was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 29, 2011, and confirmed by the Senate on May 29. [2] [3] He was sworn in as ambassador by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on July 8, 2011. [4]
Kualoa Ranch. Established in 1850, Kualoa is a 4,000-acre (1,600 ha) private nature reserve and working cattle ranch, as well as a popular tourist attraction and filming location on the windward coast of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. It is about 24 miles (39 km) from Honolulu, and 32 miles (51 km) from Haleiwa. The ranch consists of 3 valleys: Kaʻaʻawa ...
Zalman Mordecai Shapiro (12 May 1920 – 16 July 2016) was an American chemist and inventor. He received 15 patents , including a 2009 patent on a process to make commercial production of diamonds cheaper, [1] and played a key role in the development of the reactor that powered the world's first nuclear powered submarine , the Nautilus .
Ben Ali, Sacramento, California. Coordinates: 38°37′19″N 121°25′21″W. Ben Ali is a neighborhood located within the city of Sacramento, California, United States . According to The Ben Ali Community Association, [1] the boundaries of the neighborhood are: North - Marconi Avenue. South - El Camino Avenue.
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, [1] [2] and, by extension, for the clock tower itself, [3] which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. [4] Originally known simply as the Clock Tower, it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II ...
Ontario Ranch is a master-planned community located in the southern portion of the city of Ontario, California. It is the largest master-planned community in Southern California. [1] The community is located south of E. Riverside Drive, between Euclid Avenue and Milliken Avenue, 2 miles west of Interstate 15 (the Ontario Freeway) and south of ...