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EM-2 rifle
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The EM-2, Also known as Rifle No.9 Mk1 or "Janson rifle", was an experimental British assault rifle. It was briefly adopted by British forces in 1951, but the decision was overturned very shortly thereafter by Winston Churchill`s incoming government in an effort to secure NATO standardisation of small arms and ammunition in the face of American intransigence. An innovative weapon with the compact bullpup layout and an optical sight, it used one of the early intermediate cartridges (a concept introduced by the Germans with the 7.92x33mm Kurz) as a result of combat experience and German advances in weapons design during World War II.
Cormega
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Cory Mckay (born 1972) , better known as Cormega, is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life.
Extensible programming
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Extensible programming is a term used in computer science to describe a style of computer programming that focuses on mechanisms to extend the programming language, compiler and runtime environment. Extensible programming languages, supporting this style of programming, were an active area of work in the 1960s, but the movement was marginalized in the 1970s. Extensible programming has become a topic of renewed interest in the 21st century.
Database trigger
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A database trigger is procedural code that is automatically executed in response to certain events on a particular table or view in a database. The trigger is mostly used for keeping the integrity of the information on the database. For example, when a new record (representing a new worker) is added to the employees table, new records should be created also in the tables of the taxes, vacations, and salaries.
Arthur Kornberg
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Arthur Kornberg (March 3, 1918 – October 26, 2007) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 for his discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)" together with Dr. Severo Ochoa of New York University. He was also awarded the Paul-Lewis Laboratories Award in Enzyme Chemistry from the American Chemical Society in 1951, L.H.D. degree from Yeshiva University in 1962, as well as National Medal of Science in 1979.
Rod Smart
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rod Smart (born January 9, 1977) is a former professional American football player. He played college football for the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers, and began his professional career in the short-lived XFL league, where he played running back for the Las Vegas Outlaws and was known by the nickname "He Hate Me". He then played briefly in the Canadian Football League (CFL) before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He then spent four seasons with the Carolina Panthers, 2002–2005, playing in Super Bowl XXXVIII. He has also been on the roster for the San Diego Chargers (in 2000) and the Oakland Raiders (in 2006) and was selected to play in the...
Pleasant Grove, Utah
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pleasant Grove, also known as "Utah`s City of Trees", is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 33,798 at the 2008 census estimates.
Kara-Manikpur
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kara-Manikpur was a subah in medieval India. It was constituted of two strongholds of Kara and Manikpur, on the opposite side of the river Ganges.
Karma Tenkyong
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Karma Tenkyong (1606 – Neu, Central Tibet, 1642), in full Karma Tenkyong Wangpo (Kar ma bstan skyong dbang po), was a king of Tibet who ruled from 1620 to 1642. He belonged to the Tsangpa Dynasty which had been prominent in Tsang (West Central Tibet) since 1565. His reign was marked by the increasingly bitter struggle against the Gelugpa sect and its leader the Dalai Lama. The final outcome was the crushing of the Tsangpa regime and the establishment of the Dharma-based Tibetan state that endured until 1950.
Ulises Heureaux
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ulises Heureaux Lebert (October 21, 1845 – July 26, 1899) was president of the Dominican Republic from 1 September 1882 to 1 September 1883, from 6 January to 27 February 1887 and again from 30 April 1889 until his assassination, maintaining power between his terms.
Poland Central School
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Poland Central School is a K-12 (primary and secondary) school in Poland, New York, United States, located in Herkimer County. It is part of the Poland Central School District.
Chris Hicky
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Chris Hicky is a Grammy nominated music video director from Forrest City, Arkansas, best known for directing many of Keith Urban`s videos. Hicky has also directed videos for many other artists in the country music genre, including Dierks Bentley, Kellie Pickler, Deana Carter, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Fatih Hill, and Miranda Lambert. Awards won include 2010 ACM Video of the Year, 2010 CMT Female Video of the Year, 2005 CMT Video of the Year. Hicky`s Grammy nod came in 2010 for Keith Urban`s Love, Pain, and the Whole Crazy World Live Concert DVD.
2010 AFC Women`s Asian Cup qualification
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2010 AFC Women`s Championship qualification saw twelve nations attempt to qualify for the 2010 AFC Women`s Asian Cup football competition. The three winners of the second round groups joined five automatic qualifiers in the finals tournament held in China in May 2010.
1981 World Figure Skating Championships
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
Dalian Metro
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! At present, Dalian has no operating subway system, but the Dalian Metro, which is a rapid transit system in the city of Dalian, China. The system opened on 1 May 2003 The system currently consists of one full line & one branch line:
Danah boyd
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! danah boyd (born Danah Michele Mattas) also known as Danah Michele Boyd, is an American social media researcher known for her public commentary on the use of social networking sites by youth. A 2009 article in Fast Company named boyd one of the most influential women in technology.
Beverley Beck
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Beverley Beck is a short canal in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The beck runs from Grovehill Lock on the River Hull at Beverley west for about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) into the town of Beverley. Until 1802, the beck was tidal, but the Beverley and Barmston drain needed to pass under it, and the lock was constructed to maintain water levels over its tunnel. In 1898, a steam engine was installed, which could be used to top up the water levels in the beck by pumping water from the River Hull. A multi-million pound refurbishment of the area concluded in 2007, with the refurbishment of the lock gates and pumping engine.
Clementine Hunter
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Clementine Hunter (pronounced Clementeen) (late December 1886 or early January 1887 – January 1, 1988) was a self-taught African American folk artist from the Cane River region in Louisiana. She was born on a plantation said to be the inspiration for Uncle Tom`s Cabin worked as a farm hand, never learning to read or write. When in her fifties, she began painting, using brushes and paints left by an artist who visited Melrose Plantation, where she lived and worked. Hunter`s artwork depicted plantation life in the early 20th century, documenting a bygone era. She first sold her paintings for as little as 25 cents. By the end of her life, her work was being exhibited in museums and sold by...
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