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Northern flying squirrel
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is one of two species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America (the other is the somewhat smaller Southern flying squirrel, G. volans). Unlike most members of their family, flying squirrels are strictly nocturnal. The Northern flying squirrel is found in coniferous and mixed forests across the top of North America, from Alaska to Nova Scotia, south to the mountains of North Carolina and west to California. Populations from the Pacific Coast of the United States are genetically distinct from those of G. sabrinus found elsewhere in North America, although they are considered to belong to the same species. Two...
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1971. At first the island state sent songs in its native language, Maltese, but it failed to rank highly, and withdrew after the 1975 contest. Since its return in 1991, however, it has achieved eight top ten placings in a row, including second place finishes in 2002 and 2005. In recent years, however, Malta`s fortunes in the Contest have changed, coming last in the 2006 contest and failing to qualify for the 2007, 2008 and 2010 finals. In 2011 they also didn`t qualify to the final being placed 11th, only one point behind Switzerland.
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch (29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647), was the sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel from 1625 to 1647.
Olduvai theory
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Olduvai theory states that industrial civilization (as defined by per capita energy production) will have a lifetime of less than or equal to 100 years (1930-2030). The theory provides a quantitative basis of the transient-pulse theory of modern civilization. The name is a reference to the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania.
Pawnee (Parks and Recreation)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pawnee, Indiana is the fictional setting of the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation. Since the show`s start in 2009, the fictional town of Pawnee has received acclaim by fans and critics, with the town`s colorful history and inhabitants being the joke or focal point for many episodes.
International Right of Way Association
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The International Right of Way Association (IRWA) is considered the central authority for right of way education and certification programs, as well as professional services, worldwide. Since its inception as a not-for-profit association in 1934, IRWA has united the efforts of its members toward professional development, improved service to employers and the public, and advancements within the right of way profession.
Categories of protected areas of Ukraine
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Categories of natural environment protected areas of Ukraine were reestablished by the government of Ukraine with the fall of the Soviet Union and on June 16, 1992 the President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk signed the law on the nature-sanctuary fund of Ukraine. The law redefined already the established system of environment protection management for Ukraine as a fully sovereign and independent country.
Aldo Conterno
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Aldo Conterno (1931 – May 30, 2012) was an Italian winemaker of eponymous wine producer Poderi Aldo Conterno from the Piemonte region in the district of Langhe, chiefly producing Barolo wines. The winery is located in Monforte d`Alba, and Conterno was widely ranked among Piemonte`s foremost producers.
Jack L. Rives
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jack L. Rives is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the American Bar Association, and a former TJAG ("The Judge Advocate General") of the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General`s Corps. In 2008, he became the first Judge Advocate General in any service to hold the rank of Lieutenant general. He served the United States Air Force from 1977 until 2010.
2008–09 McGill Martlets women`s ice hockey season
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The McGill Martlets represented McGill University in the 2008-09 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women`s hockey season. The Martlets posted an unblemished 33-0 record against CIS opponents to go undefeated for the second straight season en route to capturing another CIS banner. Catherine Ward, Chantal Gauvin and goaltender Kalie Townsend were the only graduating players from the Martlets.
Inverse gas chromatography
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Inverse gas chromatography is a physical characterization technique that is used in the analysis of the surfaces of solids. Traditional GC is an analytical technique.
Christopher Parsons
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Christopher Eugene Parsons OBE (23 August 1932 in Winchester, Hampshire – 8 November 2002 in Littleton-upon-Severn, Gloucestershire) was an award-winning English wildlife film-maker and the executive producer of David Attenborough`s Life on Earth, widely regarded as one of the finest and most influential of nature documentaries. As a founding member and a former Head of the BBC Natural History Unit, he worked on many of its early productions and published a history of its first 25 years in 1982. Besides television, he was also passionate about projects which helped to bring an understanding of the natural world to a wider audience, notably the Wildscreen Festival and ARKive.
Shontelle discography
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The discography of Barbadian R&B singer-songwriter Shontelle contains two studio albums, five singles and seven music videos.
2002 Houston Texans season
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2002 Houston Texans season was the franchise`s first-ever season and the city of Houston`s first NFL season since the Houston Oilers left in 1997 to move to Tennessee to become the Titans.
The Breeze (South & East Hampshire)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Breeze 107 is an independent local radio station broadcasting to the Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester areas of Hampshire, England. It is owned by Celador Radio and is part of The Breeze network of stations. The station has a `contemporary easy listening` format, playing classic and recent melodic popular music aimed principally at listeners over 40.
Frederick Douglass Academy
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Frederick Douglass Academy (also known as FDA), formerly known as IS 10, is a co-educational, public middle school and high school for grades 6-12 located in West Harlem, New York City. It is considered by many to be the best college preparatory school in Harlem as it offers programs such as SAT prep courses and internship opportunities. It is also one of the first high schools in Harlem to make wearing a uniform in a public school mandatory. The high school`s reputation has eroded dramatically in recent years as documented in the 2010-2011 NYC Department of Education Progress Report where the school received "F" grades in both Student Progress and Student Environment (which includes student...
Christ in Majesty
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Christ in Majesty, or Christ in Glory, in Latin Majestas Domini, is the Western Christian image of Christ seated on a throne as ruler of the world, always seen frontally in the centre of the composition, and often flanked by other sacred figures, whose membership changes over time and according to the context. The image develops from Early Christian art, which directly borrowed the formulae of depictions of the enthroned Roman Emperor. In the Byzantine world, the image developed slightly differently into the half-length Christ Pantocrator, "Christ, Ruler of All", a usually unaccompanied figure, and the Deesis, where a full-length enthroned Christ is entreated by Mary and St. John the Baptist,...
Damon Grant
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Damon Grant is a fictional character in the defunct British soap opera Brookside, played by Simon O`Brien. The character was part of the initial cast, appearing from episode one in 1982 until 1987. At the time of the soap`s inception, Damon was the youngest son of Bobby and Sheila Grant, with an older brother, Barry, and older sister, Karen.
Sarasota High School
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sarasota High School is a public high school in Sarasota, Florida. The mascot is the Sailor.
Whiskey Au Go Go fire
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Whiskey Au Go Go fire was a fire that occurred at 2.10 a.m. on Thursday 8 March 1973, in the Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia that killed 15 people. The building is on the corner of Amelia Street and St Paul`s Terrace, and still stands as of 2011.
Gustafsen Lake Standoff
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Gustafsen Lake Standoff was an indigenous land dispute involving members of the Secwepemc nation and members of other indigenous groups in British Columbia, Canada which began on June 15, 1995, and lasted until September 17, 1995.
William D. Denney
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William duHamel Denney (March 31, 1873 – November 21, 1953) was an American businessman and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War I and member of the Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
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