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Cape Wrath
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Cape Wrath (Scottish Gaelic: Am Parbh, known as An Carbh in Lewis) is a cape in Sutherland, Highland, in northern Scotland. It is the most northwesterly point on the island of Great Britain. The land between the Kyle of Durness and the lighthouse that is situated right at the tip, is known as the Parph, two hundred and seven square kilometers of virtually uninhabited moorland. The first road (now named the `U70`) in the district, built in 1828 by the lighthouse commission, was constructed across the Parph (580 37.5 N. Latitude; 500 00.0 W. Latitude) to Britain`s most north westerly point. This road, is only accessible via the passenger ferry that crosses the Kyle of Durness.
Smith W. Brookhart
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Smith Wildman Brookhart (February 2, 1869– November 15, 1944), was twice elected as a Republican to represent Iowa in the United States Senate. He was considered an "insurgent" within the Republican Party; his criticisms of the Harding and Coolidge Administrations and of business interests alienated others within the Republican caucus, leading to his ouster from the Senate over an election challenge. Brookhart`s absence from the Senate was brief, as he took the first opportunity to return by challenging and defeating the state`s senior Republican senator. He was also a strong supporter of Prohibition and its enforcement, so as public support for prohibition waned, so too did his political...
Rings of Power
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Rings of Power in J. R. R. Tolkien`s Middle-earth legendarium are magical rings created by Sauron or by the Elves of Eregion under Sauron`s tutelage. Three were intended for the Elves, Seven for Dwarves, Nine for Men, and one, the One Ring, was created by Sauron himself in Mount Doom.
1250s
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1250s decade ran from January 1, 1250, to December 31, 1259. This is a list of events occurring in the 1250s, ordered by year.
Fr. John Berchmans Puthuparambil
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! He was born on 1 January 1916 in the parish of Thamarakunnu (Chirakkadavu), Kanjirappally and was christened Michael. His parents, Varghese Puthupparampil and Accamma Karipaparambil had an ancestral lineage of illustrious people. Their family history starts from Nilakal (Chayal), one of the seven churches founded by the Apostle, St. Thomas. Nilakal was a flourishing trade-centre where merchants from China, Arabia, Palestine, Rome and Greece used to come to purchase the hill produce, the spices, ivory and sandal. St. Thomas preached the gospel and formed the early Christian Community. After staying for a year, he proceeded to Mylapore where he was martyred in 73AD.
Kevin Rosier
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kevin Rosier (born January 6, 1962) is an American former kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He had much success as a kickboxer, winning a number of titles, but did not transition particularly well into the world of boxing and was mostly seen as a journeyman fighter. Notably, he also took part at the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship event in 1993 where he reached the semi-finals.
Nauru Agreement
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Nauru Agreement Concerning Cooperation In The Management Of Fisheries Of Common Interest, or The Nauru Agreement is an Oceania subregional agreement between the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. The eight signatories collectively control 25-30% of the world`s tuna supply and approximately 60% of the western and central Pacific tuna supply.
Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti was a Puerto Rican architect from Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was an expositor of the Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau architectural styles, doing most of his work in his hometown of Ponce. Today, Alfredo Wiechers` city residence, located in the Ponce Historic Zone and which he designed himself, is home to the Puerto Rico Museum of Architecture. After enriching his hometown city with some of the most architecturally exquisite buildings, he moved to Spain claiming political persecution by the authorities in the Island.
Ambiga Sreenevasan
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dato` Ambiga Sreenevasan (born 1956) is a Malaysian lawyer who served as the President of the Malaysian Bar Council from 2007 to 2009. She is a former student of Convent Bukit Nanas and served as the Head Prefect in 1975.
Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad is a state university founded in 1972/1990 in Arad, Romania.
1995 Volvo International – Doubles
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Cosumnes River Preserve
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Cosumnes River Preserve is a nature preserve of 46,000 acres (190 km2) located 20 miles (30 km) south of Sacramento, in the US state of California. The preserve protects a Central Valley remnant that once contained one of the largest expanses of oak tree savanna, riparian oak forest and wetland habitat in North America. Agricultural development has changed the landscape from groves of oaks and tule marshes to productive farmlands.
Winley Records
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paul Winley Records Inc. (more commonly credited as Winley Records) was a doo-wop record label founded in 1956 that in 1979 became one of the earliest hip hop labels. It was situated on 125th Street, Harlem, New York City. Winley released doo-wop by The Paragons and The Jesters, and hip hop records by Paul Winley`s daughters, Tanya and Paulette, produced by Winley`s wife, Ann. The label can lay claim to a number of firsts: one of the earliest rock and roll compilations, one of the earliest breaks compilations, an early solo female rap artist and an early instance of social commentary in rap. Winley was also the first label to record one of hip hop`s most important figures, Afrika Bambaataa.
DRG Class 44
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Class 44 (German: Baureihe 44 or BR 44) was a ten-coupled, heavy goods train steam locomotive built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn as a standard steam engine class (Einheitsdampflokomotive). Its sub-class was G 56.20 and it had triple cylinders. It was intended for hauling goods trains of up to 1,200 tons on the routes through Germany`s hilly regions (Mittelgebirge) and up to 600 tons on steep inclines.
Gaysir
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Gaysir is a Norwegian website, aimed mainly at gay and bisexual men and women. Gaysir was one of Norway`s first web communities, and has approximately 50 000 unique visitors per week.
Battle of Thoppigala
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of Thoppigala was a battle between the Sri Lanka Army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fought during a period of the first half of 2007 over control of the LTTE-dominated peak of Thoppigala (also known as Baron`s Cap), located 40 km northwest of Batticaloa, in eastern Sri Lanka.
Jimmie Keeling
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jimmie Keeling (born August 10, 1935) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach at Hardin–Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, a position he had held since the 1990 season. After a highly successful coaching career in Texas high school football, Keeling was chosen to revive the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football program, which hadn`t played a football game since 1963. Keeling has since become the winningest coach in school history.
Redmond A. Simonsen
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Redmond Askel Simonsen (June 18, 1942–March 9, 2005) was an American graphic artist and game designer best known for his work at the board wargame company Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in the 1970s and early 1980s. Simonsen was considered an innovator in game information graphics, and is credited with creating the term "game designer".
27th Engineer Battalion (United States)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 27th Engineer Battalion (COMBAT)(AIRBORNE) and its subordinate companies has often used the Fort Bragg/XVIII Airborne Corps standard of "Airborne!" for its motto.
1983 Israel bank stock crisis
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Bank stock crisis was a financial crisis that occurred in Israel in 1983, during which the stocks of the four largest banks in Israel collapsed, and were nationalized by the state.
Ostwald ripening
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ostwald ripening is an observed phenomenon in solid solutions or liquid sols which describes the change of an inhomogeneous structure over time. In other words, over time, small crystals or sol particles dissolve, and redeposit onto larger crystals or sol particles.
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