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Sheffield and Rotherham Railway
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sheffield and Rotherham Railway was a short railway between Sheffield and Rotherham and the first in the two towns.
Quoits
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Quoits (koits, kwoits) is a traditional game which involves the throwing of metal, rope or rubber rings over a set distance, usually to land over or near a spike (sometimes called a hob, mott or pin). The sport of quoits encompasses several distinct variations.
Western & Southern Open
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between 1978 to 1989 it was a major tournament of the men`s Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship Series.
Albert (provincial electoral district)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Albert is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1846 when Albert County was created and its boundaries were the same as the county. It returned two members until 1973 when New Brunswick moved to single member districts and its boundaries were changed to exclude the town of Riverview.
Stockholm-Bromma Airport
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stockholm-Bromma Airport (IATA: BMA, ICAO: ESSB) is an airport in Stockholm, Sweden. Stockholm-Bromma Airport is located 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west northwest of downtown Stockholm and is the closest to the city. Bromma is Sweden`s fifth largest airport (2008) and the third largest airport near Stockholm, and third largest in Sweden in terms of take-offs and landings.
Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Washington Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 6,651. It is part of the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley. It is one of six municipalities in New Jersey under the name Washington (one of which is a borough, five of which are townships). In fact, Washington Township, Warren county completely surrounds the borough of Washington. Mansfield Township, also in Warren County, borders both this municipality and an unrelated township in Morris County also known as Washington Township.
North Conway, New Hampshire
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! North Conway is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the largest village within the town of Conway, which is bounded on the east by the Maine state line. The White Mountain National Forest is to the west and north. Conway is home to Cathedral Ledge (popular with climbers), Echo Lake State Park, and Mount Cranmore. North Conway is known for its large amount of outlet shops.
Rochelle, Illinois
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rochelle is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,574 at the 2010 census, up from 9,424 at the 2000 census. Rochelle is about 75 miles (121 km) west of Chicago and 25 miles (40 km) south of Rockford. Rochelle is the birthplace and hometown of three-time Academy Award nominee Joan Allen.
Kuna, Idaho
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kuna is a city in Ada County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,210 at the 2010 census
Modi Alon
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mordechai "Modi" Alon (January 17, 1921 – October 16, 1948) was an Israeli fighter pilot who with the formation of the Israeli Air Force in May 1948, assumed command of its first fighter squadron. Flying the Avia S-199, Alon participated in the IAF`s first combat sortie on May 29, 1948, and on June 3 scored the IAF`s very first aerial victories, downing a pair of Royal Egyptian Air Force C-47s over Tel-Aviv.
Frederic A. Godcharles
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Frederic Antes Godcharles (June 3, 1872 – December 30, 1944) was a Pennsylvania politician, historian and author, who served as soldier and as director of the State Library of Pennsylvania and State Museum of Pennsylvania.
HMS Montagu (1901)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Montagu was a Duncan-class Pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy. In May 1906 in thick fog, she was wrecked on Lundy Island, fortunately without loss of life. Although she would soon have been obsolescent if she had not been wrecked, this loss of one of its newest battleships was a blow to the Royal Navy, then in the early stages of the Naval Arms Race with Germany.
University of Luhansk
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The University of Luhansk (officially Taras Shevchenko National University of Luhansk, often referred to as LNU), located in Luhansk, Ukraine, is the oldest university in Donbas region and has a reputation as one of Ukraine`s most prestigious universities.
Environmental Investigation Agency
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is an NGO founded in 1984 by Dave Currey, Jennifer Lonsdale and Allan Thornton, three environmental activists in the United Kingdom. Its stated goal is to investigate and expose crimes against wildlife and the environment. Full-time EIA investigators work undercover gathering film, photos and information from around the world. The evidence they collect is presented to the media, government and policy makers in order to inform and persuade that action must be taken in order to protect the planet`s most precious species, habitats and vital ecosystems.
Jimmy Hampson
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! James "Jimmy" Hampson (23 March 1906 – 10 January 1938) was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven seasons at Blackpool, where he remains record goalscorer with 252 goals in 373 games, and is still regarded as one of the best centre forwards to play for the club.
AT&T ESPN All-America Player
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The AT&T ESPN All-America Player is a joint marketing venture between AT&T and ESPN that allows fans to select college football`s player of the week and player of the year respectively. Each "vote" counts as an entry into an AT&T sweepstakes, usually for a trip to the BCS National Championship game. According to a press release, AT&T does not "divulge or confirm the number of votes". AT&T and ESPN share the revenue generated from the promotion. The award was previously known as the Cingular All-America Player before AT&T acquired Cingular.
David Tepper
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! David Alan Tepper (born on September 11, 1957) is an American hedge fund manager and the founder of Appaloosa Management. His investment specialty is distressed companies. In recent years he`s become known as a philanthropist, his largest gift going to Carnegie Mellon University, whose Tepper School of Business is named after him. He earned his MBA (then known as an MSIA) from Carnegie Mellon in 1982.
Diadophis punctatus
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The ringneck snake or ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus) is a colubrid snake species. It is found throughout much of the United States, central Mexico, and south eastern Canada. Ring-necked snakes are secretive, nocturnal snakes that are rarely seen during the day time. They are slightly venomous but their non-aggressive nature and small rear-facing fangs pose little threat to humans who wish to handle them. They are best known for their unique defense posture of curling up their tails exposing their bright red-orange posterior, ventral surface when threatened. Ring-necked snakes are believed to be fairly abundant throughout most of their range though no scientific evaluation supports this...
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