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Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Interstate 205 (I-205) is a loop route that serves the Portland—Vancouver metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. I-205 is officially named the War Veterans Memorial Freeway, and is also known as the East Portland Freeway. I-205 passes east of downtown Portland and Vancouver, thus serving as a bypass route of I-5, which runs directly through the downtown areas of both cities. The northern terminus of the highway is located north of Vancouver in the suburb of Salmon Creek, and the southern terminus is in the Portland suburb of Tualatin.
History of the Netherlands (1900–present)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! At the beginning of the 20th century socialism began to develop in the Netherlands. Although the first socialist party, (the Social Democratic League) was founded in the 19th century, the electoral system, combined with a policy of containment and repression, prevented the development of the socialist movement. In the 1901 election the Social Democratic Workers` Party increased its representation from two to six seats in the lower house of parliament, to the great unease of the confessional and liberal elite. This unease became even greater during the railway strike of 1903, which disrupted the functioning of Dutch society. The railway strike was followed by a general strike in protest at the...
Stan Ridgway
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stanard `Stan` Ridgway (born April 5, 1954) is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums and was the original lead singer of the band Wall of Voodoo
Earl of Shaftesbury
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Earl of Shaftesbury is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1672 for Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Baron Ashley, a prominent politician in the Cabal then dominating the policies of King Charles II. He had already in 1631 succeeded his father as second Baronet of Rockbourne and been created Baron Ashley, of Wimborne St Giles in the County of Dorset, in 1661, and was made Baron Cooper, of Paulett in the County of Somerset, at the same time he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of England. Baron Ashley is used as a courtesy title by the Earl`s eldest son and heir apparent. The Baronetcy, of Rockbourne in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage...
Y-DNA haplogroups in South Asian populations
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Listed here are notable groups and populations from South Asia by human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups based on relevant studies. The samples are taken from individuals identified with linguistic designations (IE=Indo-European, Dr=Dravidian, AA=Austro-Asiatic and ST=Sino-Tibetan), the third column gives the amount of total Sample Size studied, and the other columns give the Percentage of the particular haplogroup.
Erin Hill
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Erin Hill is an American harpist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical performances have ranged from pop, psychedelic, and science fiction to kids music, opera, and Celtic. Hill’s 2009 album with her Celtic group hit #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart . As an actress, she’s appeared on Broadway, film, and television, most notably as the Pretty White Girl on Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show. She is an actor, composer and screenwriter on the film Clear Blue Tuesday, about which the New York Times said: "Erin Hill, as a giddy, harp-playing Trekker, stands out… The best and funniest scene in the film is Ms. Hill’s, a first date that looks promising...
Boscombe Surf Reef
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Boscombe Surf Reef is an artificial reef built to enhance surfing conditions in Boscombe, Dorset, UK
William Refshauge
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Major General Sir William Dudley Refshauge, AC, CBE, ED, FRSH (3 April 1913 – 27 May 2009) was an Australian soldier and public health administrator. He was Honorary Physician to Queen Elizabeth II (1955–64), Director-General of the Commonwealth Department of Health (1960–73), and Secretary-General of the World Medical Association (1973–76).
King County Sheriff`s Office (Washington)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The King County Sheriff`s Office (KCSO) is a local police agency in King County, Washington. It is the primary law enforcement agency for all unincorporated areas of King County, as well as 12 cities, and 2 transit agencies, which contract their police services to the KCSO. KCSO also provided Police and Fire ARFF Services to the King County International Airport (Boeing Field. KCSO also provides regional-level support services to other local law enforcement agencies such as air support and search and rescue. The department has over 1,000 employees and serves over 1.6 million citizens, over 500,000 of whom live in either unincorporated areas or the 12 contract cities.
Claudia Blaisdel Carrington
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Claudia Blaisdel Carrington (born Barrows) is a fictional character on the American TV series Dynasty.
Outline of zoology
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Zoology is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals.
Academic boycott of South Africa
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The academic boycott of South Africa consisted of series of boycotts of South African academic institutions and scholars initiated in the 1960s, at the request of the African National Congress, with the goal of using such international pressure to force the end South Africa`s system of apartheid. The boycotts were part of a larger international campaign of "isolation" that eventually included political, economic, cultural and sports boycotts. The academic boycotts ended in 1990 when its stated goal of ending apartheid was achieved.
Death-Throws
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Death-Throws are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. They first appeared in Captain America #317 (May 1986) and were created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary. Introduced as enemies of Hawkeye, the Death-Throws consists primarily of jugglers who each use various juggling props as weapons. Team members Bombshell (Wendy Conrad) and Oddball (Elton Healey) had previously debuted in Hawkeye Vol.1 #3 (Nov. 1983) and were also created by Mark Gruenwald.
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Los Angeles Herald Examiner was a major Los Angeles daily newspaper, published Monday through Friday in the afternoon, and in the morning on Saturdays and Sundays. It was part of the Hearst syndicate. The afternoon Herald-Express and the morning Examiner, both of which had been publishing in the city since the turn of the 20th century, merged in 1962. For a few years after this merger, the Herald Examiner claimed the largest afternoon-newspaper circulation in the country. It published its last edition on November 2, 1989.
Philippe Sollers
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Philippe Sollers (born Philippe Joyaux 28 November 1936, Bordeaux, France) is a French writer and critic. In 1960 he founded the avant garde journal Tel Quel (along with the writer and art critic Marcelin Pleynet), published by Seuil, which ran until 1982. In 1982 Sollers then created the journal L`Infini published by Denoel which was later published under the same title by Gallimard for whom Sollers also directs the series.
Rail transport by country
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! This page provides an index of articles on Rail transport by country.
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