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Ming (c. 1498 or 1499–2006), also known as Hafrún, was an ocean quahog clam (Arctica islandica, family Arcticidae) that was dredged off the coast of Iceland in 2006 and whose age was calculated by counting annual growth lines in the shell. Ming was the oldest individual (non-clonal) animal ever discovered whose age could be precisely determined.
This species is also known by a number of different common names, including Icelandic cyprine, [1] mahogany clam, mahogany quahog, black quahog, and black clam. [ 2 ] The typical A. islandia resembles the quahog , but the shell of the ocean quahog is rounder, the periostracum is usually black, and on the interior of the shell, the pallial line ...
Before a funeral, an obituary notice fùwén (訃聞) is commonly sent to relatives and friends announcing the date and time of the funeral procession. [3] The date is usually selected as an auspicious one according to the Chinese fortune calendar (通勝 tōng shèng).
Tri-City Herald death notices Oct. 29, 2024. Tri-City Herald staff. October 30, 2024 at 5:00 AM. Sara Coffenberry Anderson. Sara Coffenberry Anderson, 75, of Kennewick, died Oct. 28 in Kennewick.
Joan G. Lachapelle. Joan Gwynne Lachappelle, 95, of Richland, died Feb. 11 in Richland. She was born in Pasco and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident
There was a Hui Muslim community in Yangzhou during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties with historic mosques like Crane Mosque and the tomb of Sayyid Puhaddin. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Accounts of atrocities like the Yangzhou massacre during the transition from the Ming to Qing were used by revolutionaries in the anti-Qing Xinhai revolution to fuel ...
Carl A. Anderson. Carl Albert Anderson, 95, of Kennewick, died Nov. 22 in Kennewick. He was born in International Falls, Minn., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 72 years.
Zhang Xianzhong (張獻忠 or Chang Hsien-chung; 18 September 1606 – 2 January 1647), courtesy name Bingwu (秉吾), art name Jingxuan (敬軒), was a Chinese peasant leader who led a peasant rebellion from Yan'an wei, Shaanxi (today Yulin, Shaanxi province) during the Ming-Qing transition.