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ΔF508 ΔF508 is a specific mutation within the human genome. The mutation--a deletion of three base pairs (A, T, T) which form the codon for phenylalanine (F) at the 508 position--prevents a protein called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) from obtaining its normal position.
Ω-consistent theory In mathematical logic, an ω-consistent (or omega-consistent) theory is a theory (collection of sentences) that is not only consistent (that is, does not prove a contradiction), but also avoids proving certain infinite combinations of sentences that are intuitively contradictory.
Ĺ’il du prince L'Ĺ“il du prince ("the prince's eye") is a French expression popularized by Nicola Sabbatini (1574-1654), an Italian stage designer and architect of the Renaissance in his famous treatise published in 1638. It is an imaginary point in the audience of a theatre, located in its central axis, approximately 0.
Šajkača The Šajkača (Serbian Cyrillic: шајкача), the Serbian national hat, originated in the 18th century. It was originally worn by the Serbian river fleet in the service of the Habsburg Empire (known as the šajkaši) around the Danube and Sava Rivers.
Šajkaši Šajkaši were a group of river sailors who were holding position in the Port of Belgrade at the time of Turkish rule. Their services were employed by the Habsburg Empire and they were given a special military status.
Šar Mountain The Šar mountain (Serbian and Macedonian: Шар Планина, Šar Planina ; Albanian: Malet e Sharrit, Mali i Sharrit, Sharr) is a mountain located on the southern border of Serbia (in Kosovo) and the northwest part of the Republic of Macedonia.
Šariš Šariš (-Slovak, Latin: comitatus Sarossiensis, German: Scharosch, Hungarian: Sáros) was a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northeastern Slovakia.
Ĺ arlo akrobata Ĺ arlo akrobata were a seminal Yugoslav rock band often categorized as late punk or New Wave, with a particularly arty attitude. Short-lived but extremely influential, the threepiece left an indelible mark on the entire music scene of former Yugoslavia.
Šárka The story of Šárka (a woman's name) is a myth dealing with events in the "Maidens' War" in seventh-century Bohemia. It first appeared in the twelfth-century Chronica Boëmorum of Cosmas of Prague, and later in the fourteenth-century Dalimil's Chronicle.
Šárka (Janáček) Šárka is an opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček to a Czech libretto by Julius Zeyer, based on Bohemian legends of Šárka in Dalimil’s Chronicle. Written in 1887, the opera lay unproduced for many years and was first performed at the Brno Theatre in Brno on November 11, 1925 in honor of Janáček’s 70th birthday.
Šechtl and Voseček Photographic studio Šechtl and Voseček (earlier spelled as Schächtl and Voseček) was founded in Tábor (Bohemia) by Ignác Šechtl in 1888 who accepted his assistant Jan Voseček as co-member of his photographic studio. Since 1906, studio was co-owned by Josef Jindřich Šechtl and had branch in Pelhřimov.
Šeškinė Šeškinė is a fairly new suburb located in the north of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It is a largely residential suburb although it is also home to the Akropolis Supermarket, one of the largest in Eastern Europe.
Šešupė The Šešupė (, ; ; ) is a river which flows through Poland (27 km), Lithuania (158 km), and Russia (62 km). The river flows for 51 km along the border between the Russian enclave, Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lithuania.
Šemša Šemša () (1280 Scemse, 1310 Sempse, 1318 Scemse, Zemsce, Scemche, 1328 Zemse, Zemsa, 1350 Scemcha, 1427 Scempse) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Ĺ enkvice Ĺ enkvice is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. The town of roughly 4400 people lies east of Pezinok and south of Modra, and is connected to each via a main road.
Ĺ ibenka-Bosna controversy Ĺ ibenka-Bosna controversy refers to the incident that occurred during the final of the 1983 Yugoslavian 1st division basketball playoff between BC Ĺ ibenka and BC Bosna Sarajevo and the immediate aftermath of that incident.
Šišatovac monastery The Šišatovac Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Шишатовац / Manastir Šišatovac) is a Serb Orthodox monastery situated on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. The foundation of the monastery is ascribed to the refugee monks from the Serbian monastery of Žiča.
Škabo Škabo (born Boško Ćirković) is a rapper, beatmaker and producer from Belgrade, Serbia. He has released two albums as a member of Beogradski Sindikat, one solo album and one album together with his wife, under the name "PKS".
Ĺ kabrnja Ĺ kabrnja is a village in northern Dalmatia, Croatia, located halfway between Zadar and Benkovac in the lowland region of Ravni Kotari. Its municipality is called Ĺ kabrnje, and it includes Ĺ kabrnja with a population of 1,424 as well as the smaller village of Prkos, population 348; 1,772 in total (census 2001).
Ĺ kabrnja massacre According to the census of 1991, Ĺ kabrnja was inhabited by 1,953 people in 397 households, and the vast majority of them were Croats, there wasn't a single Serb resident. When the Serbs rebelled in the Croatian War of Independence, aiming to form Republic of Serbian Krajina, Ĺ kabrnja found itself surrounded by Serb-inhabited villages.
Ĺ kocjan Caves Ĺ kocjan Caves (Slovene Ĺ kocjanske jame) is a system of limestone caves in the Kras (Karst) region in SW Slovenia, containing collapsed dolines, about 5 kilometres of underground passages, caves more than 200 metres deep and many waterfalls. This is one of the most famous sites in the world for the study of karstic (limestone) phenomena.
Škoda 1000MB/1100MB The Škoda 1000MB/1100MB were two variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive car that was produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia between 1964 and 1969. The two-door Coupé versions of the 1000MB and 1100MB were called the 1000MBX and 1100MBX.
Škoda 105/120/125 The Škoda 105/120/125 were three variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive car that was produced by Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia between 1976 and 1990. The Škoda 125 became available from 1988.
Škoda 130/135/136 The Škoda 130/135/136 were three variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive car that was produced by Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia between 1984 and 1990. They were developed from the Škoda 105/120 series.
Ĺ koda Astra The Ĺ koda 03 T (sold as Ĺ koda Astra , later Ĺ koda Anitra (AsynchronnĂ­ nĂ­zkopodlaĹľnĂ­ tramvaj)) is a three-carbody-section low floor tram which was developed by Ĺ koda and Inekon. It has been manufactured since 1998.
Ĺ koda Fabia The Ĺ koda Fabia is a supermini that has been produced by Czech manufacturer Ĺ koda Auto since 2000. It is the first model to use the Volkswagen Group's A04 platform, which it shares with the VW Polo and SEAT Ibiza.
Škoda MBX1000/1100 The Škoda 1000MBX/1100MBX were two variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive car that was produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto in Kvasiny, Czechoslovakia between 1966 and 1969. They were the two-door Coupé versions of the 1000MB/1100MB series.
Šluknov Hook The Šluknov Hook (; or Böhmisches Niederland) or Šluknov Projection is a region found in the northern Czech Republic along the Czech-German border. It lies between the Elbe Sandstone Mountains and the Lusatian Mountains and administratively is included in Děčín District.
Šokadija Šokadija is a small geocultural region in Croatia. It is located in western Syrmia, between Vinkovci and Županja, and in Slavonia from river Drava to river Sava including cities Osijek, Đakovo, Požega and Slavonski Brod.
Šokci Šokci (Croatian & Serbian Latin: Šokci, singular Šokac, Serbian Cyrillic: Шокци, singular Шокац, pronounced as Shoktzi and Shokatz, also in Hungarian: Sokácok) are a South Slavic ethnic group living in various settlements along the Danube and Sava rivers in the historic regions of Slavonia, Baranja, Syrmia and western Bačka. These regions today span eastern Croatia, northern Serbia (the Vojvodina province), and southern Hungary.
Šolska košarkarska liga Šolska košarkarska liga (ŠKL) – School Basketball League is a primary school and high school project, launched in the school year of 1995/1996, under the guidance of a group of experts. It provides year-round, active cooperation of youth in sports and interest activities in Slovenian primary and high schools.
Ĺ olta Ĺ olta is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in middle-Dalmatian archipelago, west from island BraÄŤ (separated by Strait of Split), south from Split (separated by Split channel) and east of Drvenik islands (separated by Ĺ olta channel)Ĺ olta on Kroatien-online.
Špania Dolina Špania Dolina is a village and municipality in central Slovakia, near the city of Banská Bystrica. Although its permanent population does not exceed 200 people, a picturesque historic village, situated 728 m above the sea level and surrounded by the Low Tatra and Greater Fatra mountains, became a popular recreation center.
Ĺ pegelj Tapes Ĺ pegelj Tapes were audio and video recordings of conversations of Martin Ĺ pegelj and Josip Boljkovac, which were secretly captured by the Yugoslav Army counter-intelligence service KOS, turned into a documentary film by Zastava military film centre, and aired in January 1991 to the larger Yugoslav public. The Croatian leadership, including the main "actors" themselves, quickly dismissed the tapes as fake, claiming that the presumably innocuous videotaped conversations were subsequently dubbed.
Ĺ ta bi dao da si na mom mjestu Ĺ ta bi dao da si na mom mjestu is the 1975 sophomore LP from influential Yugoslav rock group Bijelo dugme. The album is a continuation of the band's early hard rock sound that was displayed on their debut album Kad bi' bio bijelo dugme, again incorporating traditionalist folk elements blended with blues.
Štós Štós (before 1973 Štos; German: Stoss/Stoß, earlier Stoos; Hungarian Stósz, eralier Soosz, in the Middle Ages Hegyalja) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Štěchovice treasure The 'legend' of the Štěchovice treasure (in Czech Štěchovický poklad) in the Czech Republic is based on the novel The Prague Connection and the excavation of The Prague Archives in 1946. The story implicates that Emil Klein, a Nazi general, buried in tunnels in Hradistko, near Stěchovice, war booty containing gold, diamonds, jewelry and pieces of art, but also secret files and scientific documents from the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute.
Štefan Krčméry Štefan Krčméry (pseudonyms Eška, Ján Jesom, Ujo Štefan e.a.) (* 26 December 1892, Mošovce - † 17 February 1955, Pezinok) was a Slovak poet, literary critic, historian, journalist, translator, and administrator of Matica slovenská.
Štefánik´s Observatory Štefánikova hvězdárna (Stefanik's Observatory) is an observatory on Petřín hill in the center of Prague founded 1928 and named after Slovak astronomer Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Nowadays the observatory specializes above all in popularization of astronomy and related natural sciences.
Štrbské pleso Štrbské pleso (Hungarian: Csorbató or Csorba-tó, German: Tschirmer See) is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin in the High Tatras in the settlement Štrbské Pleso (spelled with a capital P) in Slovakia.
Štrbské Pleso Štrbské Pleso is a settlement, a ski and health resort, in the High Tatras in Slovakia. Formerly a separate municipality (village) for most of the time, it is now part of the municipality Vysoké Tatry created in 1990.
Štrigova Štrigova (formerly Stridon) is a village in Međimurje County in northern Croatia. It is located 19 kilometres northwest from the county seat Čakovec and approximately two kilometres southeast from the Slovenian border-crossing point in Razkrižje.
Šuto Orizari municipality Šuto Orizari (Шуто Оризари in Macedonian, Shuto Orizari in Romani) otherwise known as Shutka or Sutka is one of the ten municipalities that makes up the City of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia.
Švanda the Bagpiper Švanda the Bagpiper (Švanda dudák in Czech) in an opera in two acts by Jaromír Weinberger to a Czech libretto by Miloš Kareš, based on a story by Josef Kajetán Tyl. First performance was in Czech National Opera, Prague, in 1927.
Švitrigaila Švitrigaila (alternative spellings: Śvidryhajła, Świdrygiełło, Svitrigaylo, Svidrigailo, Swidrigailo; ca 1370 – 10 February 1452). Švitrigaila was the Grand Duke of Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1430 to 1432.
Ĺą Ĺą (minuscule: ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from Z with the addition of an acute. It is used in Polish, as well as in phonetic transcription, to represent a voiced alveolopalatal fricative (IPA: ).
Ōan Ōan (応安) was a Japanese era of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Jōji and before Eiwa and lasting from 1368 to 1375. Reigning Emperors were Chōkei in the south and Go-Kōgon and Go-En'yū in the north.
Ōban (Great Watch) The , usually translated as "Great Watch," was a contingent of troops dedicated to protecting the Home Provinces (畿内, kinai) and safeguarding the Throne. The Watch existed in one form or another across Japanese feudal history, serving under the Ashikaga shogunate as well as the Tokugawa.
Ōdate Station Ōdate Station (大館駅; -eki) is the western terminus of the Hanawa Line, and also a station on the Ōu Main Line located in Odate, Akita. Ōdate Station is home to a second Hachiko statue (like the more famous one in front of Shibuya Station).
ĹŚfunato Line The is a local rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs as a spur line from Ichinoseki Station in Ichinoseki, Iwate in central Japan to Sakari Station in ĹŚfunato, Iwate on the coast.
ĹŚhara Art Museum The ĹŚhara Art Museum at Kurashiki was the first collection of Western art to be permanently exhibited in Japan. The ĹŚhara Art Museum opened in 1930 and originally consisted almost entirely of French painting and sculpture of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Ōishi Sadahisa Ōishi Sadahisa (大石 定久) was a retainer of the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi branch of the Uesugi, and the builder of Takiyama Castle (滝山城). After the Uesugi were defeated at Kawagoe in 1545, Ōishi accepted the authority of the Hōjō.
ĹŚita Stadium ĹŚita Stadium or Big Eye (Kyushu Oil Dome for sponsorship reasons) is a stadium in the city of ĹŚita in ĹŚita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan. It is primarily used for football (soccer), and is the home field of Oita Trinita.
Ōkina otomodachi Ōkina otomodachi (大きなお友達) is a Japanese phrase that literally means “a big friend” or “an adult friend.”When this phrase is actually pronounced, the colloquial form okkina otomodachi (おっきなお友達) is often used.
Ōkubo Tadayo Ōkubo Tadayo (大久保忠世)(1531-1593) was a samurai of Japan's Sengoku period, and a loyal retainer under Tokugawa Ieyasu. The eldest son of Ōkubo Tadakazu, he accompanied Tokugawa Ieyasu in all of his campaigns, up until his own death in 1593, and was awarded the fief (han) of Odawara in 1590, with an income of 45,000 koku.
Ōkuma Shigenobu Marquis ; was a Japanese politician and the 8th (30 June 1898–8 November 1898) and 17th (16 April 1914–9 October 1916) Prime Minister of Japan. One of the most popular statesmen in Japanese history, Ōkuma was also an early advocate of Western science and culture in Japan, and founder of Waseda University.
Ōmi Code The Ōmi code (近江令) refers to a collection of governing rules compiled in 668, hence being the first collection of Ritsuryo laws in classical Japan. These laws were compiled by Fujiwara Kamatari under the order of Emperor Tenji.
Ōnin War The Ōnin War (応仁の乱 Ōnin no Ran) was a civil war from 1467 to 1477 during the Muromachi period in Japan. A dispute between Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Souzen escalated into a nationwide war involving the Ashikaga shogunate and various daimyo.
ĹŚoka Tadasuke (1677 - 1752) was a Japanese samurai in the service of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, as a magistrate (machi bugyo) of Edo, his roles included chief of police, judge and jury, and Yamada Magistrate (Yamada-bugyo) prior to his tenure as South Magistrate (Minami Machi-Bugyo) of Edo.
ĹŚsaka no onna ĹŚsaka No Onna (Woman From ĹŚsaka), is Japanese Pop Singer, Hitomi Shimatani's Debut single. Not much is known about this single , as it has become rather rare to find information on it online, or for that matter purchasing the actual single.
Ōshikōchi Mitsune Ōshikōchi Mitsune (凡河内躬恒) was an early Heian administrator and waka poet of the Japanese court (898–922), and a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He was sent as the governor of Kai, Izumi and Awaji provinces, and on his return to Kyoto was asked to participate in the compilation of the Kokin Wakashū.
ĹŚshio HeihachirĹŤ ĹŚshio HeihachirĹŤ (1793-1837) low class samurai, was the chief representative of the ĹŚyĹŤmei school. Was in fierce opposition to the Tokugawa shogunate and has connection with the ĹŚsaka insurrection of 1839.
Ōta Dōkan Ōta Dōkan (太田道灌) (1432-1486) was born as Ōta Sukenaga (太田資長) into a daimyo family descending from Minamoto no Yorimasa. He served as a vassal of the Ōgigayatsu branch of the Uesugi family, and is reputed to have been an excellent tactician.
Ōta Nampo Ōta Nampo (大田南畝)(1749-1823) was the most oft-used penname of Ōta Tan, a late Edo period Japanese poet and fiction writer. He wrote primarily in the comedic forms of kyōshi, derived from comic Chinese verse, and kyōka, derived from waka poetry.
Ōtagaki Rengetsu Ōtagaki Rengetsu (太田垣蓮月)(1791-1875) was a Buddhist nun who is widely regarded to have been one of the greatest Japanese poets of the 19th century. She was also a skilled potter and painter and expert calligrapher.
Ōtemmon Conspiracy The Ōtemmon Conspiracy (応天門の変, Ōtemmon no Hen) was an event taking place in 866 and centering around the destruction of the main gate (Ōtemmon) of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan. This event is known primarily to scholars today based on the depiction of it in the narrative handscroll (emaki) called Ban Dainagon Ekotoba (The Picture-narrative of Great Minister Ban).
Ōtomo Kuronushi Ōtomo Kuronushi (大友黒主) was one of the Rokkasen, the "Six Poetic Geniuses" described in the Kokin waka-shū, a classical poetic anthology. Kuronushi is considered one of the greatest masters of waka poetry who ever lived.
Ōtomo Sōrin Ōtomo Sōrin (大友 宗麟; 1530-1587), also known as Fujiwara no Yoshisige (藤原 義鎮), and Ōtomo Yoshishige (大友 義鎮) was a Japanese feudal lord (daimyo) of the Ōtomo clan, one of the few to have converted to Christianity. The eldest son of Ōtomo Yoshiaki, he inherited the domain of Funai, on Kyūshū, Japan's southernmost main island, from his father.
Ōu Main Line The Ōu Main Line (奥羽本線) is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima through Akita Station in Akita, Akita to Aomori Station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture.
ĹŚuchi family The was one of the most powerful and important families in Japan during the reign of the Ashikaga shogunate in the 12th to 14th centuries. Their domains, ruled from the castle town of Yamaguchi, comprised six provinces at their height, and the ĹŚuchi played a major role in supporting the Ashikaga in the Nanboku-cho Wars against the Imperial Court.
ĹŚuchi Masahiro was a general in the ĹŚnin War, serving Yamana Souzen. He battled numerous times with Yamana's rival, Hosokawa Katsumoto, at one point commanding 20,000 men and 2,000 boats, moving his troops by land as well as by sea.
ĹŚuchi Yoshihiro ĹŚuchi Yoshihiro (1356-1399) ĹŚuchi Yoshihiro, the second son of ĹŚuchi Hiroyo, and a member of the ĹŚuchi family which served under Ashikaga Takauji. The ĹŚuchi became known as the shugo of Suo and Nagato in 1363 for assisting the Ashikaga against many other opponents.
Ōuchi Yoshioki Ōuchi Yoshioki (大内義興)(1477-1528) was a samurai of the Ōuchi family who lived during Japan's early Sengoku period. He is famous for his role in restoring the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshitane to power in 1508, and in building Saijō castle.
Ōuchiyama, Mie Ouchiyama (大内山村; -mura) was a village located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan. On February 14, 2005 it merged with the towns of Kisei and Omiya forming the new town of Taiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Śmiała Wisła The Śmiała Wisła is a river branch of the Vistula in Poland flowing to Gdańsk Bay. The Śmiała Wisła is a western border of Sobieszewo Island and was created in 1840 during the flooding when it became a new mouth of the Vistula.
Ĺšrauta (Devanagari ) traditions are conservative ritualistic traditions of historical Vedic religion in Hinduism, based on the body of Ĺšruti literature. They persist in a few places in India today although constituting a clear minority within Hinduism.
Środa Śląska County Środa Śląska County (in Polish powiat średzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.
Ĺšruti (Devanagari , "what is heard") is a canon of Hindu sacred texts. They do not date to a particular period, but span the entire history of Hinduism, beginning with the earliest texts known, with some late Upanishads reaching down into modern times.
Śruti (music) The śruti (Sanskrit "thing heard", "sound") is the smallest interval of the tuning system of Indian classical music. Canonically, there are 22 śruti in the octave, although systems with more or fewer śruti have been proposed.
Świętochłowice Świętochłowice (German: Schwientochlowitz, pronunciation: [ˌɕvjɔ̃tɔxwɔˈviʦɛ]) is a town in south Poland with 55,500 inhabitants (2005). Situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998).
Świętokrzyska (Warsaw Metro) Metro Świętokrzyska is a Warsaw Metro station located under the crossing of Świętokrzyska and Marszałkowska streets in the borough of Śródmieście. The station is often used by the Warsaw University students and staff as it is the closest metro station to the main campus.
Świętokrzyski National Park Świętokrzyski National Park () is a national park in mid-Poland, in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship. It covers the highest ridge of the Góry Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross Mountains) - the Lysogory, with two highest peaks - Lysica (612 meters above sea level) and Lysa Gora (595 meters above sea level).
Świętokrzyskie Mountains Świętokrzyskie Mountains (sometimes also known as the Holy Cross Mountains, Polish ) are a mountain range in central Poland, in the vicinity of the city of Kielce. In general they consist of several separate ranges, the highest of which is Łysogóry (lit.
Świętopełk II of Pomerania Świętopełk II of Pomerania (Swantipolk II the Great or Świętopełk II Wielki, 1190/1200 - January 11, 1266) was prince of the Gdańsk district and, from 1227, duke of Eastern Pomerania in the years from 1215 until his death.
Ĺšwidermajer Ĺšwidermajer is a distinct architectural style developed in late 19th century and early 20th century in Masovia, along the railroad linking Warsaw with Otwock. The style was applied almost exclusively to wooden villas of the burghers.
Świdnica County Świdnica County (in Polish powiat świdnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.
Ĺšwidwin Ĺšwidwin () is a town in Middle Pomerania, north-western Poland with some 15,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of Swidwin County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Koszalin Voivodeship (1950-1998).
Świebodzin Świebodzin (German: Schwiebus) is a town in western Poland with 22,700 inhabitants (1995). It is located seventy kilometers from the German border, 130 kilometers from Berlin, 195 kilometers from Wrocław, 110 kilometers from Poznań, and 39 kilometers from Zielona Góra, one of the capitals of the Lubusz Voivodeship.
Świebodzin County Świebodzin County (in Polish powiat świebodziński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.
Ĺšwiecie Ĺšwiecie (German: Schwetz) is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants (2006), situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Ĺšwiecie County.
Świecino Świecino (Kashubian: Swiecëno, German: Schwetzin) is a village with some 300 inhabitants in Gdańsk Pomerania in northern Poland, famous for a battle fought in 1462 between the Polish forces and the Teutonic Knights. See Battle of Świecino.
Ĺšwiecko Ĺšwiecko (German: Schwetig) is a village in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodship, County of SĹ‚ubice, near the border town of SĹ‚ubice, and just a few of kilometers from Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany. The important European route E30 crosses the Polish-German border near the village.
Ĺšwina The Ĺšwina (Pomeranian: Swina, , ) is a central strait, river or a branch of the Oder River out of three straits connecting the Oder Lagoon with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the islands of Usedom and Wolin.
Świnoujście Świnoujście (pronounce: , ) is a town in Pomerania, extreme northwestern Poland, situated on the islands of Uznam and Wolin with about 44,500 inhabitants (2004). It is also a county-status town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), and was previously in the Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998).
Şahin K Şahin K (aka Şahin Yılmaz aka Ali Yorulmaz né Şevket Şahin) (1968 in Aksaray, Turkey - ) is a Turkish pornographic actor and co-producer for the German pornography producers Trimax. He achieved fame through his appearances in a series of Turkish low-budget pornography called Istanbul Life with over 90 films.
Şanlıurfa Şanlıurfa (often simply known as Urfa, formerly Edessa) is a city in south-eastern Turkey, and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain under big open skies, about eighty kilometres east of the Euphrates River.
Şarköy Şarköy is a seaside district of Tekirdağ Province situated on the north coast of the Marmara Sea in Thrace in Turkey. Şarköy is 86km east of the town of Tekirdağ, and can be reached either by the inland road or by the winding coast road, which goes on to Gallipoli.
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the district of Fenerbahçe, in the Kadıköy region of İstanbul, Turkey. It was inaugurated in 1908, renovated between 1999 and 2006 and currently increased in capacity.
Ĺžebnem Ferah Ĺžebnem Ferah (born April 12, 1972 in Yalova) is a Turkish singer and song-writer. She was the head vocalist of the all-female hard rock band Volvox until 1994, after which she went on to pursue an illustrious solo career.
Şerif Gören Şerif Gören is a Turkish film director. Aside from important films under his own signature, he is also the winner of Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm") award in Cannes Film Festival in 1982 with the film "Yol", that he had directed on behalf of Yılmaz Güney, who at the time was serving time in jail for the murder of Yumurtalık judge Safa Mutlu.

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