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HMS Atlas (1860)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Atlas was a 91-gun second rate ship which was never completed and spent her entire service in reserve or as a hospital ship. She was launched in 1860 and lent to the Metropolitan Asylums Board for use as a hospital ship in 1881 and sold to them in 1885. Atlas served until 1904, when she was sold for breaking.
Rafique Alam
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rafique Alam (1929-2011), popularly known as Alam Saheb, was an Indian politician who had been active in politics for six decades. He was a union minister and a member of the Indian National Congress since the beginning of his political career in early 1960s.
USSR USA Maritime Boundary Agreement
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Russia – United States maritime boundary de facto follows the June 1, 1990 USA/USSR Maritime Boundary Agreement (since Russia declared itself to be the successor of the Soviet Union), but it has yet to be approved by the Russian parliament. The United States Senate gave its advice and consent to ratification as early as on September 16, 1991 and has no intentions to reopen the issue. In its turn, the US–USSR agreement is the confirmation of the earlier United States – Russia Convention of March 18 (O.S.)/March 30 (N.S.), 1867. This sea border is also known as the Baker-Shevardnadze line or Baker-Shevardnadze agreement, after the officials who signed the deal, the Soviet foreign...
Rafiqul Haque
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rafiqul Haque, popularly known as Dadu Bhai (Born 1949) is a Bangladeshi journalist by profession, who is reputed for his excellent rhymes. Currently he works in the daily Jugantor, published from Dhaka as its Chief Sub-Editor. Earlier he had been the Executive Editor of the Dainik Rupali, also published from Dhaka.
Pacem in Terris Award
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award is a Catholic peace award which has been given annually since 1964, in commemoration of the 1963 encyclical letter "Pacem in Terris" (Peace on Earth) of Pope John XXIII. It is awarded "to honor a person for their achievements in peace and justice, not only in their country but in the world."
USSR-1
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USSR-1 (Russian: СССР-1) was a record-setting, hydrogen-filled Soviet Air Forces high-altitude balloon designed to seat a crew of three and perform scientific studies of the Earth`s stratosphere. September 30, 1933, USSR-1 under Georgy Prokofiev`s command set an unofficial world altitude record of 19,000 meters (60,698 feet).
Velocette MAC (WD)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Velocette MAC (WD) was a British military motorcycle made by Velocette. A single-cylinder, the MDD could cope well with battlefield conditions but Velocette`s limited production facilities meant it was a difficult to keep up production and by September 1942 the MDD order was cancelled and the factory turned over to other War work.
Pachchak Kuthira
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pachchak Kuthira is a Tamil film meaning Green Horse. It stars Parthiban and Namitha.
Velocette KTT
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Velocette KTT is a racing British motorcycle made by Velocette. The most significant of the K series (the K rather curiously stood for Camshaft) the TT designation indicated that it was a TT production racing replica. The Velocette KTT was notable for having the first positive-stop foot gear change on a motorcycle. As well as being significant improvement for racing, this quickly replaced the difficult hand gear change lever and became the standard for almost all motorcycles to this day.
Pndapetzim
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pndapetzim is a fictitious city depicted in Umberto Eco`s Baudolino. Pndapetzim is a city somewhere in Asia, hundreds of days to the east of Armenia. Pndapetzim is the entrance to the Kingdom of Prester John. It is located in a relatively fertile land, cultivated with olive trees and fruit trees, and is bound by a mountainous landscape that means Pndapetzim is the only way to enter Prester John`s kingdom. Pndapetzim is ruled by Deacon John, Prester John`s governor of the city.
Sailor Song
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sailor Song is a 1992 novel written by Ken Kesey. Sailor Song takes place sometime in the 2020s and details the lives of the residents of Kuinak, a small town in Alaska. It is a quiet, small fishing town, until a Hollywood movie crew come to shoot a scene and transform the town.
Robert Daniel Potter
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Daniel Potter (April 4, 1923 - July 2, 2009) was a United States federal judge.
Pachamama
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes. Pachamama is usually translated as Mother Earth, but a more literal translation would be "Mother world" (in Aymara and Quechua mama = mother / pacha = world or land; and later widened in a modern meaning as the cosmos or the universe). Pachamama and Inti are the most benevolent deities; they are worshiped in parts of the Andean mountain ranges, also known as Tawantinsuyu (the former Inca Empire) (stretching from present day Ecuador to Chile and northern Argentina being present day Peru the center of the empire with its capital city in Cuzco).
Tom Hogan
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tom George Hogan (born 23 September 1956, Merredin, Western Australia, Australia) is a former Australian cricketer.
Yellowthread Street
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yellowthread Street was a 1990 ITV police drama about detectives of the Royal Hong Kong Police based on the novels by William Leonard Marshall.
Pampers
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pampers is a brand of baby products marketed by Procter Gamble. Pampers was at one time only used as a name for a disposable diaper.
VeloBind
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! VeloBind is a type of book binding often offered at copy and print shops. Velobinding involves punching several small holes along the edge of an unbound book. A strip of plastic with rigid tines is inserted into the holes from the top of the book, and a strip with corresponding holes is placed on the back with the tines protruding through. The book is then placed in a machine that holds the book tightly while the excess length of the tines is cut and the tips melted to seal the bind. The term "VeloBind" is a trademark of the General Binding Corporation, but is regularly used generically to refer to this process, though strip binding is also sometimes used.
Young Savage
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Young Savage" is the second single of the experimental New Wave band Ultravox!. It was released as a single by Island Records on May 28, 1977, during a time of experimentation to define a new sound for the band, in advance of their second album.
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