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List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 2003
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Booknotes is an American television series on the C-SPAN network hosted by Brian Lamb, which originally aired from 1989 to 2004. The format of the show is a one-hour, one-on-one interview with a non-fiction author. The series was broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern Time each Sunday night, and was the longest-running author interview program in U.S. broadcast history.
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (New York City)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola is a Roman Catholic parish located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, administered by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The parish is under the authority of the Archdiocese of New York and was established in 1851 as St. Lawrence O’Toole’s Church. Permission to change the patron saint of the parish from St. Lawrence O’Toole to St. Ignatius of Loyola. The address is 980 Park Avenue, New York City, New York 10028. The church on the southwest corner of Park Avenue and 84th Street is part of a Jesuit complex on the block that includes the parish hall (“Wallace Hall,” beneath the church), the rectory at the midblock location on Park...
Isometric graphics in video games and pixel art
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In video games, "isometric" refers to some form of parallel projection (commonly, the form of dimetric projection mistakenly referred to as "isometric") where the viewpoint is rotated slightly to reveal other facets of the game environment than are visible from a top-down perspective or side view, thereby producing a three-dimensional effect. The terms "3/4 perspective", "2.5D" and "pseudo-3D" are also commonly used.
No Better Than This
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No Better Than This is an album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp, produced by T Bone Burnett, that was released on August 17, 2010. The album was recorded at several historic locations throughout the United States. The title track was the album`s first single and was sent to multiple radio formats on June 28.
BAMCEF
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees` Federation popularly known as BAMCEF is an organization of educated employees from scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, Other Backward Classes,and converted minority communities in India. In 1973, Kanshiram along with D.K. Khaparde, and their colleagues established the BAMCEF, which was relaunched on December 6, 1978 on the death anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. BAMCEF celebrated its silver jubilee in the year 2008. BAMCEF has its mission to change the traditional Indian social system based on castes and varnas.
The Name of this Book is Secret
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Name of this Book is Secret is a 2007 fantasy novel for young readers by Pseudonymous Bosch. It chronicles the adventures of two children, Cass and Max-Ernest, as they investigate the mysterious death of local Pietro Bergamo. As you find out later in the book, he is not really dead. Frequently during the course of the book Pseudonymous chastises himself for writing the secret, going so far as to change his mind and stop halfway through, only to bribe himself into completing the story.
2007 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! It was a successful coaching debut for Chris Hatcher, who took over as Eagles coach after winning a national championship at Valdosta State in NCAA Division II. He was brought on to restore Georgia Southern`s prestige as a Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse again after finishing 3-8 last season, the last when the division was recognized as 1-AA.
Kirkcaldy Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kirkcaldy Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1832 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. From 1832 to 1950 it was, officially, a district of burghs constituency.
James David Cain
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! James David Cain, Sr. (born October 13, 1938) is a retired farmer and rancher from the Dry Creek community in eastern Beauregard Parish, who is a former Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate.
List of Romanian films
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Romania ordered by year of release. For an A-Z list of articles on Romanian films see Category:Romanian films.
Mud turtle
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Eastern Mud Turtle, or Kinosternon subrubrum is a small semi-aquatic, generally freshwater turtle. Turtles are members of the phylum Chordata and the class Reptilia. The eastern mud turtle lives in the southeastern parts of the United States. This species of turtles generally live both on land, underground during the cold months, and reside in water for the remainder of the year. These turtle generally mate underwater, but lay their eggs on land. They can be defensive, which often leads to fighting. The main cause for death of these turtles is from habitat destruction or getting crushed by a car from crossing a highway.
Sanibel Causeway
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sanibel Causeway is a causeway in Southwest Florida that spans the San Carlos Bay, connecting Sanibel Island with the Florida mainland in South Fort Myers. The causeway consists of three separate two-lane bridge spans, and two man-made causeway islands, which are located between each of the three bridges. The entire causeway facility is owned and operated by the Lee County Department of Transportation.
Harold Hitz Burton
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Harold Hitz Burton (June 22, 1888 – October 28, 1964) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was known as a dispassionate jurist who prized equal justice under the law.
Antanas Smetona
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Antanas Smetona pronunciation (help·info) (August 10, 1874 – January 9, 1944) was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lithuania from April 4, 1919 to June 19, 1920. He again served as the last President of the country from December 19, 1926 to June 15, 1940, before its occupation by the Soviet Union. He was also one of the famous ideologists of nationalism in Lithuania.
Dehumidifier
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A dehumidifier is typically a household appliance that reduces the level of humidity in the air, usually for health reasons. Humid air can cause mold and mildew to grow inside homes, which pose various health risks. Very humid climates or air make some people extremely uncomfortable, causing excessive sweating that can`t evaporate in the already-moisture-saturated air. It can also cause condensation that can disrupt sleeping, or prevent laundry from drying thoroughly enough to prevent mustiness. Higher humidity is also preferred by most pests, including clothes moths, fleas, cockroaches, Woodlice and dust mites. Relative humidity in dwellings is preferably 30 to 50 percent.
Sebastian, Florida
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sebastian is a city in Indian River County, in the Treasure Coast region of Florida, United States. The population was 16,181 at the 2000 census. In 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 18,671. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 21,929.
The Choir (alternative rock band)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Choir is an atmospheric Christian alternative rock band, led by Derri Daugherty on guitar and vocals, Steve Hindalong on drums—who also writes most of the band`s lyrics—along with Tim Chandler on bass guitar, Dan Michaels on saxophone and lyricon and Marc Byrd on guitar (since 2005).
High Sheriff of Kerry
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The High Sheriff of Kerry was the British Crown’s judicial representative in County Kerry, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Kerry County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign`s prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff`s precedence. However the sheriff retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in the county. The usual procedure for appointing the sheriff from 1660 onwards was that three persons were nominated at...
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