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Space Shuttle design process
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Even before the Apollo moon landing in 1969, in October 1968, NASA began early studies of space shuttle designs. The early studies were denoted "Phase A", and in June 1970, "Phase B", which were more detailed and specific. The primary intended use of the space shuttle was supporting the future space station. This function would dictate most of the shuttle`s features. The U.S. Air Force was also interested in using the shuttle, and NASA welcomed their participation and influence to ensure political and financial support for the shuttle program.
The Dog in the Manger
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The story and metaphor of The Dog in the Manger derives from an old Greek fable which has been transmitted in several different versions. Interpreted variously over the centuries, it is used now of those who spitefully prevent others from having something that they themselves have no use for. Although the story was ascribed to Aesop`s Fables in the 15th century, there is no ancient source that does so.
East 17
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! East 17 are a pop boy band comprising Tony Mortimer, John Hendy and Terry Coldwell. Tony Mortimer is the group`s frontman and primary songwriter. Formed in Walthamstow, London in 1991, the group have achieved eighteen Top 20 singles and four Top 10 albums, and were one of the UK`s most popular boy bands during the early to mid-1990s. The group went on to sell 20 million records worldwide. Their boy band style was unique occasionally blending rap and pop in songs such as "House of Love", "Steam" and "Let It Rain".
Beavis
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Beavis is a fictional character on the MTV series Beavis and Butt-head. He is voiced by the show’s creator, Mike Judge.
Drax the Destroyer
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) is a fictional character appearing in books published by the Marvel Comics.
John Wagner
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! John Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy. Alongside Pat Mills, Wagner was responsible for revitalising British boys` comics in the 1970s, and has continued to be a leading light in British comics ever since.
Richard Stockton (Continental Congressman)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781) was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Stephen Hunt (author)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stephen Hunt is a British writer now living in Spain. He is best known for a series of fantasy novels with Steampunk elements known as the Jackalian series, whose central setting is a nation somewhat resembling Victorian England named the Kingdom of Jackals.
Dagaaba people
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Dagaaba people (singular Dagao)) are an ethnic group in the West African nations of Ghana and Burkina Faso. They speak the Dagaare language, made up of the related Northern Dagaare language, Southern Dagaare language, a number of sub dialects. They are related to the Birifor people and the Dagaare Diola. The language is collectively known as Dagaare (also spelled Dagare, Dagari, Dagarti, Dagaran or, Dagao) and historically some non-natives have taken this as the name of the people. One historian, describing the former usage of "Dagarti" to refer to this community by colonials, writes : "The name `Dagarti` appears to have been coined by the first Europeans to visit the region, from the...
Agua Fria, New Mexico
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Agua Fria is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,051 at the 2000 census.
Activ Solar
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Activ Solar GmbH, headquarterd in Vienna, Austria is engaged in the production of polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon) for the solar PV industry and the development of large-scale photovoltaic power stations. The company is a member of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association.
2009 Dubai Sevens
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition was held on December 4 and December 5 at The Sevens. It is the first of eight events in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand won the tournament with a 24-12 victory over Samoa in the final.
1895–96 Stoke F.C. season
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1895–96 season was Stoke`s eighth season of league football.
Logie Awards of 2009
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 51st Annual TV WEEK Logie Awards was held on Sunday 3 May 2009 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, and televised on the Nine Network. The awards ceremony was hosted by Gretel Killeen and had over 1.6 million people watching the Logie Awards telecast. Performing on the night were Jessica Mauboy, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Annie Lennox. John Foreman was the musical director.
Lynx (spacecraft)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Lynx rocketplane is a suborbital horizontal-takeoff, horizontal-landing (HTHL),rocket-powered spaceplane being developed by the California-based company XCOR to compete in the emerging suborbital space flight market. The Lynx is projected to carry one pilot, a ticketed passenger, and/or a payload or small satellites above 100 km altitude. As of December 2008, the passenger ticket was to cost $95,000. The Lynx was initially announced on March 26, 2008, with plans for an operational vehicle within two years. That date has since fallen to fall 2012. The Mark II would fly nine to eighteen months afterwards depending on how fast the prototype moves through the test program.
The Good Terrorist
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Good Terrorist is a 1985 novel by Doris Lessing. The story examines the events in the life of a well-intentioned squatter, Alice, who is drawn into organizing acts of violence.
Satellite Awards 2006
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 11th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film- and televisionmaking in 2006, were given on 18 December 2006.
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