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Stefano Franscini
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stefano Franscini (October 23, 1796 – July 19, 1857) was a Swiss politician and statistician. He was one of the initial members of the Swiss Federal Council elected in 1848 and Switzerland`s first native Italian speaking federal councillor. Franscini was affiliated to the Liberal Radical Party of Switzerland. During his office tenure he held the Department of Home Affairs. Important elements of his political legacy include political reforms in the Ticino during the 1830s and 1840s, Switzerland`s first federal population census in 1850, and the creation of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1854/1855.
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Carnegie is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 7,972 at the 2010 census.
World Games 1997
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The fifth World Games were held in 1997 in Lahti, Finland on August 7-17, 1997. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies took place at the Lahti Sport Centre.
Charles Symonds
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sir Charles Putnam Symonds KBE CB (11 April 1890-7 December 1978) was an English neurologist.
Shelburne (provincial electoral district)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shelburne is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Dogwood Alliance
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Dogwood Alliance, based out of Asheville, North Carolina, is a network of over 70 groups around the southern United States working to achieve broad-based support to end unsustainable forestry practices in the region. The organization works in the marketplace to move large paper producers and customers away from sourcing their paper from endangered forests and towards increasing the use of post-consumer recycled fiber and other environmentally-friendly alternatives.
Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Interstate 205 (I-205) is a loop route that serves the Portland—Vancouver metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. I-205 is officially named the War Veterans Memorial Freeway, and is also known as the East Portland Freeway. I-205 passes east of downtown Portland and Vancouver, thus serving as a bypass route of I-5, which runs directly through the downtown areas of both cities. The northern terminus of the highway is located north of Vancouver in the suburb of Salmon Creek, and the southern terminus is in the Portland suburb of Tualatin.
History of the Netherlands (1900–present)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! At the beginning of the 20th century socialism began to develop in the Netherlands. Although the first socialist party, (the Social Democratic League) was founded in the 19th century, the electoral system, combined with a policy of containment and repression, prevented the development of the socialist movement. In the 1901 election the Social Democratic Workers` Party increased its representation from two to six seats in the lower house of parliament, to the great unease of the confessional and liberal elite. This unease became even greater during the railway strike of 1903, which disrupted the functioning of Dutch society. The railway strike was followed by a general strike in protest at the...
Stan Ridgway
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stanard `Stan` Ridgway (born April 5, 1954) is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums and was the original lead singer of the band Wall of Voodoo
Earl of Shaftesbury
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Earl of Shaftesbury is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1672 for Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Baron Ashley, a prominent politician in the Cabal then dominating the policies of King Charles II. He had already in 1631 succeeded his father as second Baronet of Rockbourne and been created Baron Ashley, of Wimborne St Giles in the County of Dorset, in 1661, and was made Baron Cooper, of Paulett in the County of Somerset, at the same time he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of England. Baron Ashley is used as a courtesy title by the Earl`s eldest son and heir apparent. The Baronetcy, of Rockbourne in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage...
Y-DNA haplogroups in South Asian populations
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Listed here are notable groups and populations from South Asia by human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups based on relevant studies. The samples are taken from individuals identified with linguistic designations (IE=Indo-European, Dr=Dravidian, AA=Austro-Asiatic and ST=Sino-Tibetan), the third column gives the amount of total Sample Size studied, and the other columns give the Percentage of the particular haplogroup.
Erin Hill
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Erin Hill is an American harpist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical performances have ranged from pop, psychedelic, and science fiction to kids music, opera, and Celtic. Hill’s 2009 album with her Celtic group hit #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart . As an actress, she’s appeared on Broadway, film, and television, most notably as the Pretty White Girl on Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show. She is an actor, composer and screenwriter on the film Clear Blue Tuesday, about which the New York Times said: "Erin Hill, as a giddy, harp-playing Trekker, stands out… The best and funniest scene in the film is Ms. Hill’s, a first date that looks promising...
Boscombe Surf Reef
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Boscombe Surf Reef is an artificial reef built to enhance surfing conditions in Boscombe, Dorset, UK
William Refshauge
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Major General Sir William Dudley Refshauge, AC, CBE, ED, FRSH (3 April 1913 – 27 May 2009) was an Australian soldier and public health administrator. He was Honorary Physician to Queen Elizabeth II (1955–64), Director-General of the Commonwealth Department of Health (1960–73), and Secretary-General of the World Medical Association (1973–76).
King County Sheriff`s Office (Washington)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The King County Sheriff`s Office (KCSO) is a local police agency in King County, Washington. It is the primary law enforcement agency for all unincorporated areas of King County, as well as 12 cities, and 2 transit agencies, which contract their police services to the KCSO. KCSO also provided Police and Fire ARFF Services to the King County International Airport (Boeing Field. KCSO also provides regional-level support services to other local law enforcement agencies such as air support and search and rescue. The department has over 1,000 employees and serves over 1.6 million citizens, over 500,000 of whom live in either unincorporated areas or the 12 contract cities.
Claudia Blaisdel Carrington
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Claudia Blaisdel Carrington (born Barrows) is a fictional character on the American TV series Dynasty.
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