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Infrared astronomy
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Infrared astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics that studies astronomical objects visible in infrared (IR) radiation. The wavelength of infrared light ranges from 0.75 to 300 micrometers. Infrared falls in between visible radiation, which ranges from 380 to 750 nanometers, and submillimeter waves.
Dallas (TV series) in popular culture
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. The show debuted in April 1978 as a five-part miniseries on the CBS network, and then was subsequently broadcast for thirteen seasons from April 2, 1978 to May 3, 1991. It has been a frequent reference in popular culture.
List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Billboard Latin Albums chart, published in Billboard magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales (both physical and digital) and verifiable sales from concert venues in the United States.
Rhodes` Tavern
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rhodes Tavern was the site of an historic tavern in the early history of Washington, D.C. It was located at 15th Street and F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Le dernier sorcier
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Le dernier sorcier (The Last Sorcerer) is a chamber opera in two acts with music composed by Pauline Viardot to a French libretto by Ivan Turgenev. It was first performed privately on September 20, 1867 at the Villa Turgenev in Baden-Baden and received its first public performance in Weimar on April 8, 1869 (in German translation as Der letzte Zauberer). The story revolves around Krakamiche, an old and once-powerful sorcerer whose presence in the woods has upset the elves living there, and a romance between the sorceror`s daughter Stella and Prince Stelio.
King Philip shipwreck
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The King Philip shipwreck is the wreck of the King Philip, a 19th century clipper ship—a fast commercial three-masted sailing ship—which was named after an Indian chief. The wreck of this ship is only rarely visible; very infrequently the timbers can be seen protruding from the sands of Ocean Beach, on the Pacific Ocean coast of San Francisco, California. The wreck is the "most complete remains of an American medium clipper."
2010–11 Odessa Jackalopes season
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2010–11 Odessa Jackalopes season was the 10th season of the CHL franchise in Odessa, Texas.
Liechtensteinian records in athletics
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The following are the national records in athletics in Liechtenstein maintained by its national athletics federation: Liechtensteiner Turn- und Leichtathletik-Verband (LTLV).
Zigzag Ranger Station
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Zigzag Ranger Station is a Forest Service compound consisting of twenty rustic buildings located in Oregon’s Mount Hood National Forest. It was built as the administrative headquarters for the Zigzag Ranger District. It is located in the small unincorporated community of Zigzag, Oregon. Many of the historic buildings were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1933 and 1942. Today, the Forest Service still uses the ranger station as the Zigzag Ranger District headquarters. The ranger station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Five wits
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In the time of William Shakespeare, there were commonly reckoned to be five wits and five senses. The five wits were sometimes taken to be synonymous with the five senses, but were otherwise also known and regarded as the five inward wits, distinguishing them from the five senses, which were the five outward wits.
OMAC Laser 300
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The OMAC Laser 300, originally named the OMAC I was a business aircraft built in the United States in 1981 but which never reached production. It was a highly unusual design, with a canard layout, a pusher-mounted turboprop engine, and a high, cantilever, swept wing carrying endplate-type fins at its tips. Construction was of metal throughout. The cabin could seat 6–7 passengers, but incorporated quick-change seats, allowing rapid conversion to carrying light freight. Early in development, plans existed to produce a turbofan-powered version of the design, but this did not eventuate.
Mesoporous silica
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mesoporous silica is a form of silica and a recent development in nanotechnology. The most common types of mesoporous nanoparticles are MCM-41 and SBA-15. Research continues on the particles, which have applications in catalysis, drug delivery and imaging.
History of veterinary medicine in Pennsylvania
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! By 1710 pioneers had settled land as far as sixty miles from Philadelphia. As early as 1757, Carlisle has become a supply center for the forts of the frontier. The occurrence of animal disease was surrounded by mystery, superstition, and ignorance.
Thomas E. Ricks (journalist)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas E. Ricks (born September 25, 1955) writes on defense topics. He is a Pulitzer Prize winning former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. He writes a blog at ForeignPolicy.com and is a member of Center for a New American Security, a defense policy think tank.
Buses in Sydney
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Buses are a major part of public transport in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Services are operated by both a large government operator, the State Transit Authority of New South Wales (STA), and numerous smaller private operators. The STA generally operates services in Sydney`s east, north, inner west and inner southern suburbs, a legacy of the former tram network, most of which was replaced by the current bus network in the late 1950s. The western suburbs and most of the southern suburbs are served by smaller private operators in contract areas. There were previously 87 small contract areas where private bus companies operated, however the recent Unsworth Bus Reform has seen...
Joanna Clore
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Joanna Clore is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Pippa Haywood.
2007 World Netball Championships
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th staging of the World Netball Championships, a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA), inaugurated in 1963.
Commotio cordis
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Commotio cordis (Latin, "agitation of the heart") is a disruption of heart rhythm that occurs as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart (the precordial region), at a critical time during the cycle of a heart beat. It is a form of ventricular fibrillation, not mechanical damage to the heart muscle or surrounding organs, and not the result of heart disease. The fatality rate is about 65%. It can sometimes, but not always, be reversed by defibrillation.
Armadale railway line
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Armadale Line is a suburban railway line in Perth, Australia. It runs through Perth`s south-eastern suburbs and connects Perth and Armadale.
National Archives of Australia
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Archives of Australia is a body established by the Government of Australia for the purpose of preserving Commonwealth Government records. It is an Executive Agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and reports to the Cabinet Secretary, Senator Joe Ludwig.
Chris Ferguson
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Christopher Philip Ferguson (born on April 11, 1963) is an American professional poker player. He has won five World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. On September 20, 2011, the U.S. Justice Department filed a motion to amend a civil complaint, alleging that Ferguson and three other directors of the poker website Full Tilt Poker were running a Ponzi scheme that paid out $444 million of customer money to themselves and the firm`s owners.
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