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Arslanbob
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Arslanbob (Russian: Арсланбоб; Uzbek: Arstanbap) is small town, sub district, valley, mountain range, and a large wild walnut (Juglans regia) forest in the Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan`s first known export to Europe was the Arslanbob walnut. Two waterfalls are located in the area which attract tourists, pilgrims and other visitors during the spring and summer months.
Aston Martin DBR9
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Aston Martin DBR9 is a racing car built by Aston Martin Racing, debuting in 2005. The name DBR9 is derived from the original 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning DBR1 car, named for then-owner David Brown, which not only won the 24 Hour race in 1959 but also the World Sportscar title.
Giresun
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Giresun (pronounced ; Turkish: Giresun, Ancient Greek: Pharnacia, Choerades) is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about 175 km (109 mi) west of the city of Trabzon.
Dancemania
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain, his first great success as a writer, bringing him national attention. The story has also been published as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" (its original title) and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". In it, the narrator retells a story he heard from a bartender, Simon Wheeler, at the Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, about the gambler Jim Smiley. Twain describes him: "If he even seen a straddle bug start to go anywheres, he is bet you how long it would take him to get to—to wherever he going to, and if you took him up, he would foller that straddle bug to Mexico but what he would...
MicroBee
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! MicroBee (Micro Bee) was a series of home computers by Applied Technology, later known as MicroBee Systems.
William Mulholland
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William Mulholland (September 11, 1855 – July 22, 1935) was the head of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, in Los Angeles. He was responsible for building the water aqueducts and dams that allowed the city to grow into one of the largest in the world. His methods of obtaining water for the city led to disputes collectively known as the California Water Wars. In 1928, his career ended in ignominy when the St. Francis Dam failed just hours after he had given it a personal safety inspection.
Nichole Pinkard
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dr. Nichole Pinkard is a leader in the evolution of digital media and how people are learning with digital media. Dr. Pinkard is the Founder of the Digital Youth Network and an Associate Professor at DePaul University in the College of Computing and Digital Media. She is involved with many other organizations relating to digital learning and has been recognized for her efforts by various awards and honors.
Walid Husayin
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walid Husayin (alternatively spelled Waleed Hasayin) is a Palestinian blogger. In October 2010, the Palestinian Authority arrested him for allegedly blaspheming against Islam on Facebook and in blog posts. His arrest has garnered international attention.
Alison Riske
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alison Riske (born July 3, 1990) is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 104, which she reached on May 9, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 251, which she reached on August 15, 2011.
Cornish surnames
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Cornish surnames are surnames used by Cornish people and often derived from the Cornish language. Such surnames for the common people emerged in the Middle Ages, although the nobility probably had surnames much earlier on. Not until the later Middle Ages did it become necessary for a common man to have a surname. Most surnames were fully established throughout Cornwall by the end of the 15th century. Today Cornish surnames can be found throughout the world as part of the Cornish diaspora.
Little Texas discography
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The discography of Little Texas, an American country music band, consists of five studio albums, one live album and twenty singles. The band made its first chart entry in 1991 with "Some Guys Have All the Love", from their album First Time for Everything. Counting this song, Little Texas charted eight songs within the top 10 of Hot Country Songs, including a number one with "My Love".
2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour was a 75-date reunion tour for the popular American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, who originally disbanded in 2003. The tour, which kicked off on May 17, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio at the Rock on the Range festival, ran throughout the summer and ended on October 31 at the Verizon Wireless Center in Pelham, Alabama. The Stone Temple Pilots reunion tour was a success, receiving positive reviews from critics and fans alike as well as high ticket sales. At one point, the Stone Temple Pilots tour was ranked at #1 on Pollstar`s "Top 50" list. According to Rolling Stone, the band sold an average of $230,000 of tickets a night.
2004–05 Turkish Basketball League
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2004-05 Turkish Basketball League is the 39th edition of the top-flight professional basketball league in Turkey.
Paulus Stephanus Cassel
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paulus Stephanus Cassel (February 27, 1821 – December 23, 1892), born Selig Cassel, was a German Jewish convert to Christianity, writer, orator, and missionary to Jews.
Nelson River Hydroelectric Project
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Nelson River Hydroelectric Project refers to the construction of a series of dams and hydroelectric power plants on the Nelson River in Northern Manitoba, Canada. The project began to take shape in the late 1950s, with the planning and construction of the Kelsey dam and hydroelectric power station, and later was expanded to include the diversion of the upper Churchill River into the Nelson River and the transformation of Lake Winnipeg, the world`s 11th largest freshwater lake, into a hydroelectric reservoir. The project is owned and operated by Manitoba Hydro, the electrical utility in the province.
Walter Chiari
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walter Chiari, stage name of Walter Annichiarico (8 March 1924 - 20 December 1991), was a hugely successful Italian stage and screen actor, mostly in comedy roles.
Lejay, Afghanistan
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lejay, Afghanistan is a small village where an ambush of an American convoy took place on February 10, 2003. The Americans rounded up dozens of prisoners. By one account, the Americans rounded up 70 Afghans. Another account said they rounded up 40 Afghans. The Americans selected some of the men they rounded up;most of the men were released. They selected the men whose clothes appeared to have blood or gunpowder stains on them, or who were wearing army surplus jackets, or who appeared to have suffered temporary hearing impairment from firing weapons.
Frederick Lois Riefkohl
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rear Admiral Frederick Lois Riefkohl (February 27, 1889–September 1969), a native of Maunabo, Puerto Rico, was an officer in the United States Navy and the first Puerto Rican to graduate from the United States Naval Academy and to be awarded the Navy Cross. The Navy Cross is the second highest medal, after the Medal of Honor, that can be awarded by the U.S. Navy for heroism or distinguished service. He was a World War I Navy Cross recipient who served as Captain of the USS Vincennes during World War II.
Jeffrey Vallance
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jeffrey Karl Reese Vallance (born 25 January 1955 in Redondo Beach, California) is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Evil-Lyn
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Evil-Lyn is a fictional character in the popular Masters of the Universe toy line and the accompanying cartoon series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Lee Pressman
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lee Pressman (1906 - 1969) was a labor attorney and a US government functionary publicly exposed in 1948 for having been a spy for the Soviet foreign intelligence network during the middle 1930s. Pressman lost his job as counsel for the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1948 as a result of a purge of Communist Party members and fellow travelers from that organization.
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