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Eddo Rigotti
Eddo can refer to: People Family name *Eddo, bishop of Chur *Walid Eido, Lebanese politician First name *Eddo Brandes, cricket player Nickname *Eddie Winslow, actor *Mark Edmondson, tennis player Other uses *Eddoe Eddoe or eddo is a tropical vegetable often considered identifiable as the species ''Colocasia antiquorum'', closely related to taro (dasheen, ''Colocasia esculenta''), which is primarily used for its thickened stems (corms).Purseglove, J.W. 197 ..., also known as ''eddo'', a tropical vegetable (''Colocasia esculenta'') See also * Edo (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Chur
The Bishop of Chur (German: ''Bischof von Chur'') is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur, Grisons, Switzerland (Latin: ''Dioecesis Curiensis'')."Diocese of Chur" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Chur" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 History A Bishop of Chur is first mentioned in 451/452 when Asinius attended the |
Walid Eido
Waleed (), also spelt as Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning ''newborn child''. Given name Waleed *Waleed Ali, Kuwaiti footballer *Waleed Aly, Egyptian-origin Australian journalist * Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, Saudi businessman * Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud, Saudi royal and businessman *Waleed al-Shehri, Saudi hijacker during the September 11 attacks *Waleed al-Husseini, Palestinian ex-Muslim activist Walid *Al-Walid I, sixth Umayyad caliph * Walid Abbas, Emirati footballer *Walid Atta, Saudi-born Ethiopian footballer *Walid bin Attash, Yemeni suspected terrorist in American custody at Guantánamo Bay * Walid Belguerfi, Algerian footballer *Walid Daouk, Lebanese businessman and politician * Walid Hassan, Iraqi comedian * Walid al-Jahdali, Saudi footballer *Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese politician *Walid Khalidi, Palestinian historian * Walid al-Kubaisi, Iraqi-origin Norwegian writer *Walid Muallem, Syrian politician and diplomat *Walid ibn al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddo Brandes
Eddo André Brandes (born 5 March 1963) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 59 ODIs from 1987 to 1999, spanning four World Cups. In the days when a number of Zimbabwe's players were amateurs with other full-time professions, Brandes was a chicken farmer. Early life Brandes was born on 5 March 1963 in Port Shepstone, Natal Province, South Africa. He was the son of a German father and a South African mother. He and his family moved to Rhodesia the year after he was born and he grew up on a farming property. International career He took a hat-trick in an ODI against England in January 1997 that is still regarded as the highest by total average of the batsmen dismissed. Only two months short of his 34th birthday, he remains the oldest player to have taken an ODI hat-trick. Brandes gained fame for his noted and oft-quoted exchange with Glenn McGrath. After McGrath became frustrated at being unable to dismiss him, the bowler asked: "Why are you so fat? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Winslow
''Family Matters'' is an American sitcom revolving around the Winslow family, a middle-class African-American family living in Chicago. The series ran for nine seasons (eight of which were broadcast on ABC, one on CBS) and is a spin-off of '' Perfect Strangers''. The series features a total of 12 main characters, some of which portrayed by multiple actors. Casting Jo Marie Payton originally appeared on '' Perfect Strangers'' in 1987 in the recurring role of Harriette Winslow, the elevator operator for the ''Chicago Chronicle''. Reginald VelJohnson later made one appearance on ''Perfect Strangers'' in the 1989 episode "Crimebusters" as Carl Winslow, policeman and husband of Harriette Winslow. Due to the large popularity of Payton's character with audiences, the character was spun off to its own show, ''Family Matters''. While Payton, VelJohnson, and Telma Hopkins (as Harriette's widowed sister Rachel) were initially the stars of the show, centered around the Winslow family, Jaleel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson (born 28 June 1954 in Gosford, New South Wales) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. Edmondson won the 1976 Australian Open while ranked 212th in the world, and remains the lowest-ranked winner of a Grand Slam tournament since the ATP rankings were introduced in 1973. He is the last Australian to date to win the men's singles at the Australian Open. Edmondson's best subsequent performance in Grand Slams was reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open in 1981 and Wimbledon in 1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C ..., which took him to a career-high singles ranking of #15. As a doubles player, he won 34 titles, including five in Grand Slams. Grand Slam performance Grand Slam singles performance timeline Grand Slam finals, 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddoe
Eddoe or eddo is a tropical vegetable often considered identifiable as the species ''Colocasia antiquorum'', closely related to taro (dasheen, ''Colocasia esculenta''), which is primarily used for its thickened stems (corms).Purseglove, J.W. 1972. ''Tropical crops. Monocotyledons''. Longman & John Wiley, Harlow and New York.R. Tumuhimbise et al (2009Growth and development of wetland-grown taro under different plant populations and seedbed types in Uganda ''African Crop Science Journal'', Vol. 17, No. 1, 2009, pp. 49-60 In most cultivars there is an acrid taste that requires careful cooking. The young leaves can also be cooked and eaten, but (unlike taro) they have a somewhat acrid taste. Etymology The English word 'eddo' is of Akan origin; cognate to Twi: ''o1de3'' "yam"; and Fante: ''o1do3''. History and distribution Eddoes appear to have been developed as a crop in China and Japan and introduced from there to the West Indies where they are sometimes called "Chinese eddoes". T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |