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Произведения автора582007
Honor Society (band)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Honor Society is a pop rock band originally based out of New York. The band consists of Michael Bruno (vocals/guitar), Jason Rosen (guitar/keyboard), Andrew Lee (bass), and Alexander Noyes (drums). They were previously signed to Jonas Records in affiliation with Hollywood Records but parted ways in 2011. The band released its debut album Fashionably Late on September 15, 2009. The album debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200.
Gamling
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In J. R. R. Tolkien`s legendarium, Gamling is a Man of Rohan. He appears in The Two Towers, the second volume of The Lord of the Rings. An older man (he is called "Gamling the Old"), he was from the Westfold.
Challenge X
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility, known more commonly as Challenge X, is a four-year competition series amongst engineering students from across North America. Its purpose is to advance vehicle technology towards a goal of sustainable mobility.
Merrick, New York
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Merrick is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 22,097. The name "Merrick" is taken from Meroke, the name (meaning peaceful) of the Algonquian tribe formerly indigenous to the area. It is served by the Merrick station on the Long Island Rail Road.
Jack Trice Stadium
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jack Trice Stadium (originally Cyclone Stadium and formally Jack Trice Field) is a stadium, in Ames, Iowa, United States. It opened on September 20, 1975 (with a win against Air Force) making it the newest stadium in the Big 12 Conference. Including hillside seats in the corners of the stadium, the facility can hold approximately 55,000 spectators.
Careless Whisper
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Careless Whisper" is a 1984 single by George Michael (credited to Wham! featuring George Michael in the US), released by Epic Records in the UK, Japan, and other countries; and by Columbia Records in North America. The song was George Michael`s first solo single although he was still performing in Wham! at the time (the song is included on Wham!`s album Make It Big). The song features a prominent saxophone riff, and has been covered by a number of artists since its first release. It was released as a single and became a huge commercial success on both sides of the Atlantic. It reached number one in nearly 25 countries, selling about six million copies worldwide.
Bioreporter
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Bioreporters are intact, living microbial cells that have been genetically engineered to produce a measurable signal in response to a specific chemical or physical agent in their environment. Bioreporters contain two essential genetic elements, a promoter gene and a reporter gene. The promoter gene is turned on (transcribed) when the target agent is present in the cell’s environment. The promoter gene in a normal bacterial cell is linked to other genes that are then likewise transcribed and then translated into proteins that help the cell in either combating or adapting to the agent to which it has been exposed. In the case of a bioreporter, these genes, or portions thereof, have been removed...
Hells Canyon
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Hells Canyon is a 10-mile (16 km) wide canyon located along the border of eastern Oregon and western Idaho in the United States. It is North America`s deepest river gorge at 7,993 feet (2,436 m) and part of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
Milkor MGL
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher) is a lightweight 40 mm semi-automatic, 6-shot grenade launcher developed and manufactured in South Africa by Milkor (Pty) Ltd. The MGL was demonstrated as a concept to the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1981. The operating principle was immediately accepted and subjected to a stringent qualification program. The MGL was then officially accepted into service with the SADF as the Y2. After its introduction in 1983, the MGL was gradually adopted by the armed forces and law enforcement organizations of over 30 countries; it has since been used in harsh environments ranging from rain forests to deserts. Total production since 1983 has been more than 50,000...
Bob Beamon
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert "Bob" Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico Olympics in 1968, which remained the world record for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell. This is the second longest holding of this record, as Jesse Owens held the record for 25 years, 1935-1960. Powell`s record has stood for over 20 years.
Little Children are Sacred
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Little Children are Sacred is the report of a Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse commissioned by the government of the Northern Territory, Australia, was publicly released on 15 June 2007. The inquiry, chaired by Rex Wild and Patricia Anderson, was established in August 2006 and investigated ways to protect Aboriginal children from sexual abuse. The Wild/Anderson report is the latest commissioned by the Australian government to investigate this topic, the first report that raised public attention was written by Janet Stanley in 2003.
Chevrolet Avalanche
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Chevrolet Avalanche is a four-door, five or six passenger sport utility truck sharing GM`s long-wheelbase chassis used on the Chevrolet Suburban and Cadillac Escalade EXT. Unlike the typical pickup truck, the open bed of the Avalanche opens to the back seat area through a folding panel (marketed as a `mid-gate`) and a removable rear window. A series of three removable panels form a watertight cover for the cargo bed. Additional storage is provided behind each wheel well, accessed by locking flip-top panels and usable as self-draining ice chests.
Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough (28 September 1610 – 10 January 1666/1667) was an English Royalist army commander in the Midlands during the English Civil War.
History of Austin, Texas
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The recorded history of Austin, Texas, began in the 1830s when Anglo-American settlers arrived in Central Texas. In 1837 settlers founded the village of Waterloo on the banks of the Colorado River, the first permanent settlement in the area. By 1839, Waterloo would adopt the name Austin and become the capital of the Republic of Texas.
Augustus Anson
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Henry Archibald Anson VC MP (5 March 1835 – 17 November 1877) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Andrea Aghini
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Andrea Aghini Lombardi (born 29 December 1963 in Livorno, Tuscany) is an Italian rally driver. He won the 1992 Rallye Sanremo and took four other podium finishes in the World Rally Championship from 1992 to 1995. In 1992, he also won the Race of Champions, after beating Carlos Sainz in the semi-final and Colin McRae in the final.
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The First Epistle to the Thessalonians, usually referred to simply as First Thessalonians and often written 1 Thessalonians, is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
Finch Avenue
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Finch Avenue is an arterial thoroughfare and concession road which travels east–west through the city of Toronto. The road also has short extensions into Peel and Durham Regions as Peel Regional Road 2 and Durham Regional Road 37.
Fenway Kenmore
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Fenway–Kenmore is an official neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. While it is considered one neighborhood for administrative purposes, it is composed of numerous distinct sections (East Fenway, West Fenway, Audubon Circle, Kenmore Square) and in casual conversation are almost always referred to as "Fenway," "Kenmore Square," or "Kenmore." Furthermore, the Fenway neighborhood is divided into two sub-neighborhoods commonly referred to as East Fenway/Symphony and West Fenway.
Cincinnati Arch
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Cincinnati Arch is a broad structural uplift between the Illinois Basin to the west, the Michigan Basin to the northwest and the Appalachian Basin and Black Warrior Basin to the east and southeast. It existed as a positive topographic area during Late Ordovician through the Devonian Period which stretched from northern Alabama northeastward to the southeastern tip of Ontario. The Nashville Dome of Tennessee and the Jessamine Dome or Lexington Dome of central Kentucky make up the central portion of the arch. In the northern part, north of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Cincinnati Arch branches to form the Findlay and Kankakee Arches. The Findlay plunges under Ontario and reappears as the Algonquin...
American Falls Dam
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The American Falls Dam is a concrete gravity-type dam located near the town of American Falls, Idaho, on river mile 714.7 of the Snake River. The dam and reservoir are a part of the Minidoka Project on the Snake River Plain and are used primarily for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. When the original dam was built by the Bureau of Reclamation, the residents of American Falls were forced to relocate three-quarters of their town to make room for the reservoir. A second dam was completed in 1978 and the original structure was demolished. Although the dam itself is located in Power County, its reservoir also stretches northeastward into both Bingham County and Bannock County.
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