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Östra Göinge Municipality
Östra Göinge Municipality (Kommun) Östra Göinge and Broby in Skåne Map outlining municipalities of Sweden Coat of arms Municipal facts Seat Broby [56° 15´ N 14° 04´ E] County Skåne County Province Scania Area Rank 187th of 290 P..

Östra Södermanlands Järnväg
Östra Södermanlands Järnväg, (Ö.Sl.J), narrow gauge railway museum in Mariefred, Sweden Contents 1 General remarks1.1 Mariefred – Läggesta1.2 Läggesta – Taxinge-Näsby2 References General remarks Railway museum with one of the finest collections of acient 600 mm n..

Östringen
Östringen is a town in Northern Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ..

S-Train
The S-Train (S-tog) network is the commuter train network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the suburbs of Copenhagen. The first line was built in 1934. Today the network forms the heart of the public transportation infrastructure in the city, serving more than 2..

S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.
S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. is the debut album by American electronic dance rock band Out Hud. Track listing "Story of the Whole Thing" - 4:58"Dad, There's a Little Phrase Called Too Much Information" - 7:30"This Bum's Paid" - 5:04"Hair Dude, You're Stepping On My Mystique" - 4:20"The L Train is a Swell T..

S. Truett Cathy
-->Samuel Truett Cathy (born March 14, 1921 in Eatonton, Georgia) is the founder and chairman of Chick-fil-A, a fast-food restaurant chain based in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. Cathy began the chain in the suburb of Hapeville, Georgia in 1946 with a restaurant called the Dwarf Grill, named for its s..

St-Raymond/Paquet Airport
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St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque)
Saint Raphael's Cathedral Saint Raphael's is the cathedral parish for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, in Iowa. The parish is the oldest church of any Christian denomination in the state of Iowa. Contents 1 History1.1 The first years1.2 Growth and expansion1.3 The present bu..

St. Raphael Elementary School (Kentucky)
St. Raphael Elementary School is a Catholic School within the Archdiocese of Louisville. In addition to this, it is also an elementery school in West Medford, Massachusetts, in the Archdiocese of Boston. Louisville Catholic Elementary Schools Schools Ascension Elementary School | Community C..

St. Raymond High School for Boys
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Saint Raymond High School f..

St. Regis
St. Regis may refer to: a hotel brand associated with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwidethe St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, New York also known as Akwesasne located in New York state, Ontario and Quebec This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the sa..

St. Regis, Montana
St. Regis is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, Montana, United States. The population was 315 at the 2000 census. Geography St. Regis is located at [47°17′58″N, 115°6′1″W] (47.299477, -115.100277)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United ..

St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, New York
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation is a Mohawk Indian reservation in Franklin County, New York, United States. It is often known by its Mohawk name, Akwesasne. The population was 2,699 at the 2000 census. The reservation is adjacent to the Akwesasne reserve in Ontario and Quebec. Under the terms of Jay'..

St. Regis Park, Kentucky
St. Regis Park is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,520 at the 2000 census. Geography St. Regis Park is located at [38°13′43″N, 85°36′60″W] (38.228670, -85.616634)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Cens..

St. Regis River
The St. Regis River is a river in northern New York in the USA. The St. Regis River is also a tributary of the Clark Fork of the Columbia river in Montana. It Begins at Lookout pass on the Idaho/ Montana Border flows east and ends 1.2 miles West of St. Regis Montana at the confluence with the Clar..

St. Reparata
St. Reparata was a 3d‑century Christian virgin and martyr, possibly mythical, of Caesarea in Palestine. She is said to have been beheaded at age 11 in the Decian persecution. Her feast is celebrated in the Roman Catholic church on October 8. She is the patron saint of Nice and a co-p..

St. Riquier Gospels
The St. Riquier Gospels is an illuminated Gospel Book made during the Carolingian Renaissance. It was given to Angilbert, abbot of the monastery of Saint Riquier at Centula by Charlemagne. It is a member of the Ada group of manuscripts, which includes the Ada Gospels. Reference De Hamel, Christop..

St. Rita Elementary School (Kentucky)
St. Rita Elementary School is a Catholic School within the Archdiocese of Louisville. Louisville Catholic Elementary Schools Schools Ascension Elementary School | Community Catholic Elementary School | Holy Family Elementary School | Holy Spirit Elementary School | Holy Trinity Parish School ..

St. Rita of Cascia High School
St. Rita of Cascia High School is an all-male Augustinian Roman Catholic high school located on the Southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It has approximately 800 students. St. Rita High School |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Motto | |- ! Established | 1905 |- ! Type | Roman Catho..

St. Robert, Missouri
St. Robert is a city in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,760 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the United States Army Basic Combat Training post Fort Leonard Wood. Fort Leonard Wood is also home to the United States Army Military police school and the United Stat..

St. Robert Catholic High School
St. Robert Catholic High School is a high school in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. St. Robert CHS was founded by the York Catholic District School Board in 1975, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2005. St. Robert CHS is named after St. Robert Bellarmine. St. Robert is an IB World school with many oth..

St. Roch
This article is about the ship. For information on the French Saint see Roch St. Roch in Arctic ice The St. Roch was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner, the first vessel to complete a Pacific to Atlantic voyage through the Northwest Passage. History 1928 - constructed in North Vancou..

St. Roch, Louisiana
St. Roch is a fictional city in the Hawkman comic series, the home town of Hawkman and Hawkgirl, patterned after New Orleans, Louisiana in that state. Chronologically within the DC universe, it has existed since the founding of Louisiana and has played home to many other characters in DC's history,..

St. Rollox railway works
St. Rollox Locomotive Works and St Rollox Carriage and Wagon Works were built in 1856 in Springburn, an area in the north-east of Glasgow, for the Caledonian Railway, moving away from their works at Greenock. The new works was built on the site of the station of the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway whi..

St. Rosa, Minnesota
St. Rosa is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 44 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 44 people, 16 households..

St. Rose, Louisiana
St. Rose is a census-designated place and town in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. St. Rose is on the East Bank of the Mississippi River some 2 miles up from the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana line, and is sometimes considered part of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. The populat..

St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Rose de Lima Campus
St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Rose de Lima Campus is owned and operated by Catholic Healthcare West and is located in Henderson, Nevada. The hospital provides 138 beds. History The Adrian Dominican Sisters purchased Basic Hospital in 1947 to found what would become St. Rose Dominican Hospital. S..

St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Siena Campus
St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Siena Campus is owned and operated by Catholic Healthcare West and is located in Henderson, Nevada. The hospital provides 214 beds. Contents 1 History2 Services3 See also4 External links History The hospital opened in June of 2000. Services Hea..

St. Rose Elementary School (Kentucky)
St. Rose Elementary School is a Catholic School within the Archdiocese of Louisville. Louisville Catholic Elementary Schools Schools Ascension Elementary School | Community Catholic Elementary School | Holy Family Elementary School | Holy Spirit Elementary School | Holy Trinity Parish School ..

St. Rose Priory
St. Rose Priory a Dominican Order monastery was the location of the first Catholic educational institution west of the Allegheny mountains. The land for the priory was purchased by (then) Father Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P. (later Bishop) in July 1806 with money received from an inheritance. He bo..

St. Rumbolds Cathedral
St. Rumbolds Cathedral towering over the market square St. Rumbolds Cathedral is the archbishopric cathedral of Mechelen in Belgium. Contents 1 St. Rumbolds Tower2 St. Rumbolds Cathedral's ..

St. Rupert's Cathedral
St. Rupert's Cathedral is a 17th Century Baroque cathedral named in honor of the eighth-century Saint Rupert of Salzburg. It is located in the city of Salzburg, Austria. The cathedral rises over the remains of a church edifice originally built by St. Virgil in 774. This original church had expe..

St. Ruprecht's Church
St. Ruprecht's Church (German: Ruprechtskirche) is usually considered the oldest church in Vienna and is dedicated to Saint Rupert of Salzburg. It is located in one of the oldest parts of the city, the section of the Roman Vindobona. [[Exterior:[link]]] Contents 1 History2 Othe..

Stórá
Stórá is a river which runs through the village of Sørvág in the Faroe Islands. The name Stórá translates to 'big river'. The river runs through the heart of the village separating the village in two parts. In older times the river could get very big when the rain poured down (hence the name)..

Stóra Dímun
Map of Stóra Dímun Position of Stóra Dímun Island Stóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands with an area of 2.5 sq km. Sometimes only referred to as Dímun. The island is only accessible during clear and calm weather periods. There is only one family currently living ..

Störmer (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..

STR
STR or str may stand for: Short tandem repeat — used in DNA testing (Biology).Séminaire de Trois Rivières, for the Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières, a secondary school in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. (Education).Special Theory of Relativity, same as Special Relativity, or SR (Physics)...

STR3DI32
STR3DI32 STR3DI32 (an acronym for STRuctures in 3 DImensions) is a modern Molecular Mechanics (MM) based molecular modeling program that was developed by Vernon G. S. Box (an organic chemistry professor at the City College, City University of New York). STR3DI32 can be regarded as a quantitative ..

Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton was rapper Eazy-E's second full-length album. It was released posthumously in 1995. It contained the singles Muthaphu**in Real and Just Tah Let U Know. Track listing "First Power""Ole School Sh*t feat. B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta & Sylk E-Fyne""Sorry Louie""..

Str8 Outta Northcote
Str8 Outta Northcote is the second full-length album from Australian grindcore band Blood Duster. Tracklisting Givin' Stiff To The Stiff (1:59)Hippie Kill Team (0:27)Metal As Fuck (3:14)I Hate Girls and Crusty Punx (0:17)Chop-Chop (0:45)Tittie (0:50)Motherload (0:42)The Meat Song [Stiffy In ..

Straach
Straach is a community in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The community belongs to the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Elbaue-Fläming whose seat is in the town of Zahna. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Location2 Politics2.1 Mayor3 Economy an..

Straatdeuntje
Straatdeuntje (English translation: "Street Tune") was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957, performed in Dutch by Bobbejaan Schoepen. The song was performed first on the night (preceding Luxembourg's Danièle Dupré with Amours Mortes (Tant De Peine)). At the close of voting, it ha..

Strabag
Strabag is a European construction company based in Spittal, Austria. Founded by Anton Lerchbaumer in 1835, the company grew and as of 2005 is the largest construction company in Germany. Strabag's current CEO is Hans Peter Haselsteiner, revenues were € 9.8 billion in 2005 with a workforce of 40,..

Strabane
Strabane (Irish, an Srath Bán, Fair River Valley or White Strand) is a town in the west of County Tyrone and the north-west of Northern Ireland. The town straddles the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with the village of Lifford, County Donegal to the west. Strabane tow..

Strabane (Irish Parliament constituency)
Richard Fitzgerald, 1634George Montgomery, 1765-..

Strabane Canal
Strabane Canal is a canal in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In 1791 an Act was passed authorising the construction of a 4 mile canal from the tidal waters of Lough Foyle at Leck, some 10 miles upstream from Derry, to Strabane. It only had two locks, called 'Crampsies' and 'Devines'. It was constru..

Strabane Chronicle
The Strabane Chronicle is a newspaper based in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. it is published by the North West of Ireland Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. ..

Strabane District Council
redirect [[Template:Infobox Northern Ireland district]]Strabane District Council/Comhairle Ceantair an tSratha Báin is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The headquarters of the Council is in the town of Strabane. Apart from Strabane the other smaller towns in the area include Pl..

Strabane Lifford Development Commission
Strabane Lifford Development Commission is a cross-border body in Ireland, to develop cultural and economic development ties between Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, just across the border marked by the River Foyle. In June 2006 the St..

Strabane Mast
The Strabane Mast is a television and radio mast, situated close to the town of Strabane, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Grid Reference: H393947). It is owned and operated by Arqiva. It is a 305.5 m (1002 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. The transmission antennas surmounting the structure a..

Straban Township, Pennsylvania
Straban Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,539 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 89.2 km² (34.4 mi²). 89.1 km² (34.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of ..

Strabimon
Strabimon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, the Rookie form of Lobomon, similar to Flamemon from Digimon Frontier, although he never appeared in the series. Description Digivolution Hybrid (Rookie) - StrabimonHybrid (Human) - LobomonHybrid (Beast) - KendoGarurumonHybrid (Fusion..

Strabismus
For the protein Strabismus, see Strabismus (protein). Strabismus prevents bringing the gaze of both eyes to the same point in space Strabismus, also known as "heterotropia", "squint", "crossed eye", "wandering eye", or "wall eyed", is a disorder in which the eyes do not point in the same dire..

Strabismus (protein)
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Strabo
The Greek geographer Strabo in a 16th century engraving. "Strabo" ("squinter") was a term given by the Romans to anyone whose eyes were distorted or crooked. The fathers of Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great were called "Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo" and "Pompeius Strabo" respectively. One native..

Strabo (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..

Stracciatella
Stracciatella (from Italian stracciato, "torn apart") is an Italian egg-drop soup, usually said to be "alla Romana" ("the way it's done at Rome"), but also popular in Marche and Emilia Romagna. It is prepared by beating eggs and adding grated parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and possibly semol..

Strace
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. strace is a debugging utility in Linux to monitor the system calls used by a program and all the signals it receives. See also lsofgdb External..

Strachan Avenue (TTC)
Stachan Avenue is a station along the 509 Harbourfront (TTC) LRT route and serves: CNE Princes' GatesRicoh Coliseum ..

Strachan Open (snooker)
Snookertournaments World Championship Ranking tournaments UK Championship Grand Prix Malta Cup Welsh Open China Open Other tournaments Northern Ireland Trophy Masters Pot Black The Strachan Open was a professional snooker tournament. The tournament was held once, in 19..

Strachey
Strachey might be Christopher Strachey the computer scientistEvelyn John St Loe Strachey (1901-1963), British politician (Labour MP)James Strachey the biographer of Sigmund FreudJohn Strachey the politicianJohn St. Loe Strachey the man of lettersLytton Strachey the writerDorothy Bussy (née Strache..

Strachey method for magic squares
The Strachey method for magic squares is an algorithm for generating magic squares of order 4n+2. Example of magic square of order 6 constructed with the Strachey method: example 35 1 6 26 19 24 3 32 7 21 23 25 31 9 2 22 27 20 8 28 33 17 10 15 30 5 34 12 14 16 4 36 ..

Strachkvas
Strachkvas (Kristián) (28 Sep. 929, Prague - 996, Prague) - Prince of Bohemia, son of Boleslav I and brother of Boleslav II, member of the Přemyslid dynasty. A clergyman, he finally became the Bishop of Prague but died during consecration. Strachkvas was born during a feast where his father c..

Strachocina
Strachocina village in East Małopolska, the southeastern part of today's Poland. During partitions this region of the country (it belonged to Austria in those times) was called Galicja. It contains about 300 houses and 1100 inhabitants, and is about 12 km² It is the birth place of St. A..

Strachur
Strachur is an area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland where traditionally the oldest family of Campbells live, (see Campbell of Strachur). Strachur is also the name of the local Shinty team. They reached the Camanachd Cup final in 1983, losing to local rivals Kyles Athletic 3-2. ..

Stracimir of Zeta
Stracimir was the Prince of Zeta from 1362-1372. He was one of three sons of Balša I, the ruler of Zeta. He was never chosen to become the ruler of Zeta. He died as a monk in 1372 or 1373. ..

Strack and Van Til
Strack and Van Til [link]: A Northwest Indiana grocery store chain started through a partnership between Ernie Strack and Nick Van Til. The first store was built in Highland, Indiana on the corner of 45th and Cline Avenues, where this store still stands today. Currently, Strack and Van ..

Strack Intermediate School
Strack Intermediate School Principal Administrator Larry Whitehead Grade levels 6 – 8 Founded 1976 School type Public school (US) Religious affiliation None Location Harris County (Spring address), Texas, United States School district Klein I.S.D Mascot Cougars School c..

Strada
Strada is a chain of Italian restaurants in the UK. It was created by Luke Johnson. It has 35 restaurants, mostly in fashionable districts of London. It is positioned as upmarket of Pizza Express. ..

Stradanus
--> Stradanus was a Flemish born Renaissance painter who produced most of his artwork in Florence. He was also known as Jan van der Straat, Jan van der Straet, Giovanni Stradanus, Giovanni Stratesis and Ionno Stratensis. He was the creator of the famous painting The Alchemist's Studio. ..

Stradanus engraving
The Stradanus engraving is a 1615 or 1621 (depending on the source) engraving on a copper plate that was used to print certificates of indulgences of forty days' remission of sins from Juan Pérez de la Serna, then Archbishop of Mexico. The certificates were given to people who donated money to ..

Stradbally
View of Stradbally from Church Lane. Stradbally (An Sráidbhaile in Irish) is a small town in County Laois, Republic of Ireland, located in the midlands of Ireland along the N80 road near Portlaoise. The town's name comes from the Irish, which means a village, or "town of (one) street". Stradb..

Stradbroke
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]] Stradbroke, Suffolk Stradbroke is a village in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. It is in the Mid Suffolk District and part of the East of England Region of England. Stradbroke is near to the small Suffolk town of Eye and the larger Norfolk market t..

Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College
Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College is a state-funded secondary school for 11-16 year-olds in Stradbroke, Suffolk, United Kingdom. With just 346 students on roll (as of 2006) it is the smallest Business and Enterprise College (BEC). Founded in 1953 as a secondary modern comprehensive school ..

Stradbroke Handicap
The Stradbroke Handicap is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June. Prior to 1953 was run over 6 furlongs (approx 1200m). The Winners 2006 - La Montagna2005 - St. Basil2004 - Thorn Park2003 - Private Steer2..

Stradbroke Island
Stradbroke Island also known as Minjerribah was a large sand island in Moreton Bay near Brisbane, Queensland. A particularly severe storm in 1896 made a permanent breach in the island which is now two quite separate islands. North Stradbroke Island is the larger of the two, about 38 km long and 11..

Straddle
In finance, a straddle is an investment strategy involving the purchase or sale of particular option derivatives that allows the holder to profit based on the magnitude of price movement in the underlying security, regardless of the direction of price movement. Contents 1 Long Straddle2 ..

Straddle technique
The straddle technique has been the dominant technique in the high jump before the development of the Fosbury flop, which is used by today's jumpers. There existed two variants of the straddle: the parallel straddle and a more diving version. With the parallel straddle head and trunk passed the bar ..

Straddling checkerboard
In cryptography, a straddling checkerboard is a device for converting an alphabetic plaintext into digits whilst simultaneously achieving fractionation (a simple form of information diffusion) and homophony (a simple method for suppressing peaks of the frequency distribution). It also is known as a ..

Strade
Strade (in Irish, An tSráid) is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. See also List of towns in the Republic of Ireland ..

Stradella
Stradella is the name of several towns in Italy: in Emilia-Romagna:*in Parma province:**Stradella, a village in the comune of Collecchio*in Reggio Emilia province:**Stradella, a village in the comune of S. Polo d'Enzain Lombardy:*in Milan province:**Stradella, a village in the comune of Bigarello*i..

Stradella (PV, 1)
Stradella is a town and comune of Pavia province in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, 45°04N 9°17E, at 101 m (331 ft) above sea-level, in the plain of the Po, about 5 km (3 mi) S of the river. Its population was 10,700 as of the 2003 census. Its principal claim to fame i..

Stradella (PV, 2)
Stradella is a village in the comune of Gambolò, Pavia province, in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, 45°16N 8°53E, at about 100 m (328 ft) above sea-level, in the plain of the Ticino, about 8 km (5 mi) SW of the river. For other towns by the same name, including the m..

Stradey
Stradey (or Welsh Strade) is an area of the town of Llanelli in the county of Carmarthenshire in Wales. It is home to Stradey Park, where the Llanelli RFC and Llanelli Scarlets rugby teams are currently based. Stradey is also home to the town's only Welsh language secondary school, Ysgol Gyfun y Str..

Stradey Park
Stradey Park (Welsh: Parc Y Strade) is a rugby stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is the home of the Llanelli Scarlets Region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams. The stadium is a combination of seating and standing with a total capacity of 10,800. Conte..

Stradivarius
For the Stradivarius brand of brass instruments, see Vincent Bach Corporation. One of the violins in the Stradivarius collection of the Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain A Stradivarius (or "Strad") is a stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, especially by Antonio Stradivari...

Stradivarius trumpet
In 1924, the Vincent Bach Corporation produced its first trumpets. Musicians compared the quality of these trumpets to that of Stradivarius violins. The trumpets were then sold under the brand name Bach Stradivarius. Antonio Stradivari himself never manufactured trumpets. Bach Stradivarius trumpets ..

Stradivari Society
The Stradivari Society is a philanthropic organization based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Geoffrey Fushi and Mary Galvin, it is known for its Stradivarius instruments, such as violins, violas and cellos loaned to performers throughout the world. Contents 1 History2 Borrowing a Strad..

Stradone, County Cavan
Stradone (Strath an Domhain in Irish) is a village located in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated six miles from Cavan, near the N3 road between Cavan and Virginia. See also List of towns in the Republic of Ireland External links [Placeopedia] ..

Stradouň
Stradouň is a small village in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 170 inhabitants. External links [Short official information about the village] (in Czech) ..

Straelen
Straelen is a town and a municipality in the district of Cleves in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km north-east of Venlo. ..

Strafe-jumping
Strafe-jumping is a form of trickjump used to increase a player's speed in computer games based on the Quake engine and now the Doom 3 engine. The technique is common in QuakeWorld, Quake II, Quake III Arena, Quake 4, and Doom 3, and widely accepted as being part of the game. In Half-Life (which use..

Straferunning
In video games, particularly in first-person shooters (FPSs), straferunning (known as speed-strafing among players of GoldenEye and Perfect Dark) is a technique that allows a player to run faster through levels by moving forwards and sideways at the same time. The game will combine these actions and..

Straffan
Straffan is a small village in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, on the banks of the River Liffey. Contents 1 Irish Name2 Notable Sites and Buildings3 Straffan GFC4 See also Irish Name Causing some confusion and a small element of controversy is the Irish language name ..

Straffan GFC
Straffan is a GAA club in Kildare, which played a leading role in establishing the games in the county. Contents 1 History2 ..

Strafford
Strafford is the name of several places in the United States of America, not to be confused with places named Stafford or Stratford: Strafford, Missouri, a cityStrafford, New Hampshire, a town* Center Strafford, New Hampshire, a village within Strafford, New HampshireStrafford, PennsylvaniaStrafford..

Strafford, Missouri
Strafford is a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,845 at the 2000 census. Geography Strafford is located at [37°16′12″N, 93°7′19″W] (37.269893, -93.121991)[Geographic references#1GR1]. In more qualitative terms, Strafford is located ..

Strafford, New Hampshire
Strafford is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 3,626 at the 2000 census. Strafford includes the village of Bow Lake. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History Once part of Barrington, Strafford was set off due to t..

Strafford, Vermont
Strafford, Vermont Strafford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,045 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Notable residents4 External link5 References Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, th..

Straffordville Airport
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Strafford (SEPTA station)
Strafford Station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Old Eagle School Rd & Crestline Rd, Strafford, Pennsylvania 19087 [link]. It is served by most R5 Paoli-Thorndale trains. The Strafford Station building was originally built for the 1876 Cen..

Strafford Club
The Strafford Club Motto HONESTAS, DIGNITAS, CIVILITAS(Latin: Honour, Dignity, Civility) Established 1993 Chancellor Donald Findlay, Esq., QC, LLB, MPhil, FRSA Deputy Chancellor Oliver Markeson MA(Hons.), Esq. Deputy Chancellor Emeritus David Lebus, Esq. Location St Andrews, Fife, Scotla..

Strafford County, New Hampshire
Strafford County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of 2000, the population was 112,233. Its county seat is Dover6. Strafford County was one of the five original counties identified for New Hampshire in 1769. It was named for William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford in t..

Strafforth and Tickhill
Strafforth and Tickhill, originally known as Strafforth, was the southernmost wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The west of the district, plus a detached area in the east, constituted the Upper Division, while the central area and a detached part in the extreme east constituted the Lower D..

Strafgesetzbuch
The Strafgesetzbuch is the German, Swiss and Austrian criminal law. It is often abbreviated to StGB. This article focuses on the German code. History The German Strafgesetzbuch goes back to the Strafgesetzbuch of the German Empire passed in the year 1871 which was mostly identical to the StGB of t..

Strafing
Strafing (adaptation of German strafen – to punish) is the practice of shooting a machine gun from an airplane in flight, at objects or people on the ground. It first became possible in the first World War, when a French pilot, Roland Garros, set small armor plates on the blades of his propell..

Stragari
Map of the Kragujevac City with municipalities, showing the location of Stragari Part of Stragari with Ramacski peak (813 m) behind Stragarit Asbestos The XIV century monastery Voljavča near Stragari Ljubićevac on Rudnik Mt., near Stragari Stragari (Страга..

Strago Magus
Strago Magus is a fictional character of the Square Co., Ltd.'s computer role-playing game Final Fantasy VI. He is a Blue Mage and a descendant of the ancient Mage Warriors who fought the War of the Magi. Contents 1 Biography2 Lore3 Music4 Trivia5 External links Biograp..

Strahan
Strahan may refer to: Strahan, Tasmania - a small port town on Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania.Michael Strahan - American football player with the New York Giants. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pa..

Strahan, Tasmania
Municipality of West CoastLocal Government Areas of Tasmania QueenstownRoseberyStrahanZeehan Strahan (pronounced "straw-n", [42°09′S 145°19′E]) is a small town on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. Originally developed as a port of access for the mining settlements in the a..

Strahan-Zeehan Railway
Strahan-Zeehan Railway Also known as the 'Government Railway' that linked the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company line between Queenstown and Regatta Point, and the Emu Bay Railway between Zeehan and Burnie. It was a critical link, due to the difficulties of Macquarie Harbour and was essential ..

Strahan Airport
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Strahan Coliseum
Strahan Coliseum is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in San Marcos, Texas. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Texas State University Bobcats basketball team. ..

Strahd von Zarovich
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Strahl
A game that is an interactive movie, in the style of Dragon's Lair but with anime-style graphics. It was originally released as Triad Stone on Sega's Mega-LD Module. Gameplay The gameplay is primarily centered around watching an anime movie, and pushing buttons as prompted on the screen. There ar..

Strahler Stream Order
The Strahler Stream Order is a simple hydrology algorithm used to define stream size based on a hierarchy of its tributaries. The streams range from one at the headwaters (which is a "1") to the most powerful which is the Amazon River which is a "12." The Ohio River is an "8" and the Mississippi ..

Strähle construction
Strähle's construction is a geometric means of approximating the placement of lute, viol, and guitar frets. It was proposed by Daniel Strähle in the 1743 Proceedings of the Swedish Academy. Academy secretary and founding member, economist, and geometer Jacob Faggot appended an analysis which show..

Strahov
Strahov may refer to: Strahov in PragueStrahov in Horní Kozolupy This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point ..

Strahovice
Strahovice is a village in Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is part of micro-region Hlučínsko. It has around 900 inhabitants. External link [Village website] (cz) ..

Strahov Stadium
The Strahov Stadium ("Strahovský stadion" in Czech) is a stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest stadium in the world, seating nearly 250,000. Construction began on a wooden stadium in 1926, and was replaced by cement grandstands in 1932. Further construction oc..

Strai
Strai is a village in the municipality of Kristiansand, Norway. Its population (2005) is 1,266. ..

Straid
Straid is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 5km east of Ballyclare. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 312 people. It lies within the Newtownabbey Borough Council area. The village has historically developed along Main Street, which contains many original buildings. I..

Straidarran
Straidarran is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, near Feeny and Claudy. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 177 people. It is situated in Derry City Council area. References [NI Neighbourhood Information System] See also List of villages in Northern IrelandL..

Straide
Straide (in Irish, An tSráid) is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. See also List of towns in the Republic of Ireland External link [Mayo Echo - Mayo's Free Weekly Newspaper - Published Online] ..

Straif
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Straight
The word straight may refer to: the quality or state of extending in one direction without turns, bends or curves; or being without influence or interruption.the personal character of displaying honesty or fairness.In poker, a straight is a hand containing five cards in sequential order.a heterosex..

Straight, Incorporated
Straight, Incorporated was a widespread adolescent drug treatment center that operated for 17 years in the US. This program utilized such techniques as starvation, sleep deprivation, extreme emotional abuse, isolation, and other types of physical abuse in order to completely break down the adolescen..

Straight, Place and Show
Straight, Place and Show is a 1938 film starring the Ritz Brothers, Richard Arlen, and Ethel Merman. It was directed by David Butler and based on the unproduced play Saratoga Chips by Damon Runyon and Irving Caesar. It features a memorable performance of the song "With You on My Mind" by Ethel Merma..

Straight-10
A Straight-10 engine is a straight engine with ten cylinders. A straight-10 is a very long engine, and therefore straight-10 engines are not common in automobiles. Piston engine configurations Straight Single, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 V 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24 Flat 2, 4, 6, 8..

Straight-12
A Straight-12 engine is a Straight engine with twelve cylinders. A straight-12 is a very long engine, and therefore straight-12 engines are not common in automobiles, but it has been used for large military trucks. Also some Russian firms built straight-12s for use in boats in the 1960s and 1970s. ..

Straight-14
A straight-14 engine is a straight engine with fourteen cylinders. A straight-14 is a very long engine, and therefore only used for large ships. The only known engine of this type is a member of the Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C family. It is a huge 2-stroke Diesel unit for use in container ships. Th..

Straight-3
A straight-3 or inline-3 is an internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line side by side. Most straight-3 engines employ a crank angle of 120° and are thus rotationally balanced; however, since the three cylinders are offset from each other the firing of the end cyli..

Straight-4
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. This straight engine configuration is the most common in cars with a displacement up to 2.2 L. The "practical" limit to the displacement of Straight-4 engines is around 2.5 litres. The straight-4 en..

Straight-5
The straight-5 or inline-5 is an internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row, sharing a single engine block and crankcase. This configuration is a compromise between the smaller straight-4 and the larger straight-6. Straight-5 engines have been used rarely but continuously sin..

Straight-6
The straight-6 (also inline-6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. The name slant-6 is sometimes used when the cylinders are at an angle from the vertical. Straight-6 engines have perfect primary and secondary balance and require no balance shaft..

Straight-8
1933 Bugatti DOHC straight-8 in a Type 59 Grand Prix racer 1940s Oldsmobile Straight-8 engine A Straight-8 is a straight engine with eight cylinders. Unfortunately, a straight-8 is a very long engine and requires more main bearings to support the crankshaft adequately. In addition, th..

Straight-9
A straight-9 engine is a straight engine with nine cylinders. Straight-9 engines are usually diesel engines used for ship propulsion. Rolls-Royce Marine Engines (formerly Bergen Diesel), Pielstick and Wärtsilä (formerly Wichmann) have made this type of engines. Straight-9 engines in current produc..

Straight-ahead jazz
Straight-ahead jazz is a term used to refer to a widely accepted style of Jazz playing that can be thought of as roughly encompassing the period between Bebop and the 1960s styles of Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. As imprecise as the term is as used by jazz musicians, it can be loosely character..

Straight-Jacket
Straight-Jacket is a 2004 film written and directed by Richard Day. Tagline: Fame... Money... Girls... What's his secret? The story is of a closeted actor in the 1950's. Cast Matt Letscher – Guy StoneCarrie Preston – Sally StoneAdam Greer – Rick FosterVeronica Cartwright &ndas..

Straight-line depreciation
In accounting or taxation, straight-line depreciation of an asset is a depreciation method where equal amounts of depreciation expense will be taken in each year of the asset's useful life. Although it may not provide the most realistic assessment of the asset's value over time, this method has the..

Straight-line diagram
A straight-line diagram (abbreviated SLD) is a diagram of a road in which the road is shown as a straight line. Such diagrams are usually produced by a highway department, and display features along the road, including bridges and intersecting roads. Rows below the diagram show data about the road, ..

Straight-line winds
Straight-line winds are very strong winds that produce damage, demonstrating a lack of a rotational damage pattern. Such rotational damage patterns are associated with cyclonic storms including tornadoes and tropical cyclones. Straight-line winds are common with the gust front of a thunderstorm or..

Straight-shooter
A straight-shooter is a kind of canabis-smoking paraphernalia. Commonly made from blown glass, it is very similar to an ordinary pipe, except that it is more or less straight and cylindrical, hence the name "Straight-Shooter." It can come in many varied designs, often in the form of a false cigare..

Straight-tusked Elephant
The Straight-tusked Elephant (Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) antiquus or Palaeoloxodon antiquus) inhabited Middle and Late Pleistocene continental Europe. It was only living in England during the warmer, interglacial periods of the last 1.8 million years (the Quaternary geological period). It became exti..

Straight-two
A straight-two engine or parallel twin is a two cylinder piston engine that has its cylinders arranged in a single row. It is often improperly referred to as a "straight twin". A true straight twin engine uses a common crank pin for both cylinders; engines with separate crank pins for each cylinde..

Straightaways
Straightaways is the second release of the band Son Volt. Release Date: April 22 1997 Track listing Caryatid EasyBack into Your WorldPicking up the SignalLeft a SlideCreosoteCemetery SaviorLast Minute ShakedownBeen Set FreeNo More ParadesWay Down Watson ..

Straightedge
For the subculture, see Straight edge. A straightedge is a tool similar to a ruler, but without markings. Contents 1 Compass-and-straightedge construction2 Making a Straight-Edge3 References4 External links Compass-and-straightedge construction An idealized straightedge is..

Straightener
Straightener is a three piece Japanese rock band, formed in 1998 in Tokyo, Japan, and have released 7 full-length albums to date, the most recent being 2006's Dear Deadman. They are good friends with fellow J-rock bands Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Ellegarden; as such, they make an appearance at A..

Straightheads
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Straightway School
Straightway School in West Covina, Los Angeles County, California is an Islamic K-6 coeducational elementary school. It also includes a mosque and pre-school on the site. As of 2005, enrollment is approximately 73. Instruction is provided in Arabic and English. Arabic is emphasized in all classes..

Straight (magazine)
Straight was the first glossy gay men magazine in Sweden, launched in October 1999. It was focused on fashion and gay culture. Straight was published by QX (magazine). Karl Andersson was editor in chief. ..

Straight acting
Straight acting, a term that comes from gay slang, is used to describe a person who does not exhibit stereotypically gay mannerisms, style of dress, or behavior. The label is used by and reserved almost exclusively for gay men (although it is also used to describe "lipstick lesbians"), but because ..

Straight Ahead
That refers to Straight-ahead jazzThere is a name of a hardcore punk group by the name, see Straight Ahead (band).There are of list of albums by the name, see Straight Ahead (album). This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ..

Straight Ahead (album)
Straight Ahead is the title of three albums: Straight Ahead (Amy Grant album) by Amy Grant, 1984Straight Ahead (Pennywise album) by Pennywise, 1999Straight Ahead (Greg Sage album) by Greg Sage, 1985 This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same..

Straight Ahead (Amy Grant album)
Straight Ahead was a 1984 (see 1984 in music) album by CCM star Amy Grant. It was the follow-up to Amy's ground-breaking 1982 album Age to Age. It produced the Grammy-award winning single "Angels" (a #1 Contemporary Christian single for 13 weeks), and its aggressive contemporary Christian pop soun..

Straight Ahead (Pennywise album)
Straight Ahead is the fifth album by Pennywise. It was released on June 1, 1999 (see 1999 in music) and included the radio hit "Alien". Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production4 Charts4.1 Album4.2 Singles Track listing All songs composed by Pennywise. "Greed..

Straight ally
Straight ally is a colloquial term that describes a heterosexual person who conscientiously supports equal civil rights and gender equality. Usually, a straight ally is inclusive of various diversity, and may have many gay and lesbian friends. Some organizations, such as gay-straight alliances of..

Straight and Crooked Thinking
Straight and Crooked Thinking, first published in 1953, is a book by Robert H. Thouless which describes flaws in reasoning and argument. External links [Thirty-eight dishonest tricks] - extract from Straight and Crooked Thinking...

Straight Between the Eyes
Straight Between The Eyes is the sixth LP released by Rainbow, released in 1982. Remastered CD reissue was released in May 1999. Track listing "Death Alley Driver" (Blackmore/Turner) - 4:45"Stone Cold" (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) - 5:19"Bring on the Night (Dream Chaser)" (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) -..

Straight Clark
Straight Clark, born February 10, 1925, in Des Moines, Iowa, was an outstanding American tennis player in the mid-20th Century. A member of the U.S. Davis Cup team, he was 5-0 in matches in 1953 and 1954. In 1954, he won the singles title at the historic tournament in Cincinnati, defeating Sammy..

Straight decker
A straight decker is a ship built with its pilothouse forward and engines aft to provide continuous hold between. This design originated to meet the bulk freight demands on Great Lakes routes. ..

Straight Dope
The Straight Dope is a popular question and answer column published in the Chicago Reader, syndicated in thirty newspapers in the United States and Canada, and available online. The column is written by Cecil Adams, whose real identity is unknown (Adams is a pen name). Editor Ed Zotti is widely be..

Straight edge
For the drawing or cutting tool, see straightedge. Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated to sXe or SxE) is a lifestyle and (counter cultural) subculture, closely associated with punk and hardcore punk music. It advocates abstinence from tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drug use—especially psy..

Straight Edge (song)
Straight Edge is a song by the Hardcore Punk band Minor Threat. It was written by lead singer Ian Mackaye. It is credited with starting the Straight Edge movement. It is one of Minor Threat's most famous and popular songs. ..

Straight engine
Usually found in 4 and 6 cylinder configurations, the straight engine (often designed as inline engine) is an internal-combustion engine with all cylinders aligned in one row, with no or only minimal offset. A straight engine is considerably easier to build than an otherwise equivalent horizontall..

Straight Face
Straight Face could refer to: A game from BBC radio's comedy panel-game I'm Sorry I Haven't a ClueThe jazz group Straight Face, led by Mick Hutton. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may ..

Straight Flush
This article relates to the B-29 named Straight Flush. For the poker hand, see straight flush. Straight Flush was the name of one of the B-29s that was used during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. It was used as a weather plane and flew over the city before the final bombing to make sure th..

Straight from My Heart
Straight from My Heart is an album released in 1995 by singer Pebbles. Track listing 1. Club Laid Back (Intro) (Produced By Pebbles) 2. Like The Last Time (Produced By Alex Richbourg & Pebbles, Co-Produced By Armando Colon) 3. Are You Ready? (Produced By Mario Winans) 4. I Can't Help It ..

Straight from the Heart
Straight From The Heart is an album by soul/R&B singer Patrice Rushen. Released in 1982, it features her most recognisable song, Forget Me Nots, and the popular instrumental workout Number One. ..

Straight from the Lab
Straight From The Lab EP is an unnofficial album by the artist Eminem. It consists of seven tracks that were leaked from Eminem's studio work in between his albums The Eminem Show and Encore, but the artist then released a 40 second soundclip about how somebody who can afford a PC can surely afford..

Straight Goods
Straight Goods is a Canadian independent online news magazine, usually publishing about twenty new stories every week. Publisher Ish Theilheimer founded it in 1999, with the support of about thirty shareholders. Its first edition went online in January 2000. SGs slogan is, "Saving you money — ..

Straight Left
Straight Left was the name of a political group in Britain, and of a newspaper. Straight Left was a political group consisting of members of the Communist Party of Great Britain who disagreed with the leadership's policies. It was also the name of a newspaper produced by the group. Though the origi..

Straight line function
Straight Line Function is an alternative rock band from Corunna, Michigan. The band consists guitarist Adam Perkins, bassist Alan Esser, vocalist Brian Esser, and drummer Evan Goldner. Modern Straight Line Function formed in September of 2005 with the rhythm section of The Carolina Birdbaggers(Ala..

Straight man
For the straight man half of a comedy duo, see Double actFor the novel by Richard Russo, see Straight ManFor the sexual orientation, see heterosexuality This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you ..

Straight Man
For the straight man half of a comedy duo, see Double act Straight Man (New York: Random House, 1997) is a novel by Richard Russo set at West Central Pennsylvania State University in Railton, PA. It is a mid-life crisis tale told in the first person by the interim chairman of the English departmen..

Straight No Chase
Straight No Chase is a 2003 album by Dungeon Family associates P.A. ResurrectionLike We DoChina WhiteCrime Don't PayEcstasyPo Hustlin'Dope StoriesTemptationLick10K HoWhoever WhoReservationsWPA RadioSouthern BreadedParadiseWord To The Underachiever ..

Straight on Till Morning (album)
Straight On Till Morning is the fifth album by American jam band Blues Traveler, released July 1997 (see 1997 in music). Track listing "Carolina Blues" (Popper/Kinchla) - 4:44"Felicia" (Popper) - 4:42"Justify The Thrill" (Popper/Kinchla) - 4:06"Canadian Rose" (Popper) - 4:31"Business As Usual" (P..

Straight Outta Cashville
Straight Outta Ca$hville is rapper Young Buck's first solo album. The album debuted number 3 on Billboard's top 100. The track "Stomp" was controversial because rapper T.I. was on the orignal version. Both T.I. and Ludacris were dissing each other and Buck replaced T.I.'s verse with The Game's...

Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton is a genre-defining Gangsta rap album by N.W.A first released in 1989, and later rereleased on September 24, 2002 in a remastered version with four bonus tracks. The album was a hip hop masterpiece that went on to have an enormous impact on the evolution of gangsta rap. Co..

Straight Out of Brooklyn
Straight Out of Brooklyn is an 1991 independent film directed by Matty Rich. The film is a gritty story about Dennis (played by Larry Gilliard Jr.), an African-American teen living in a housing project with his sister, mother and abusive, alcoholic father. Fed up with his family's seemingly hopeless..

Straight Out the Jungle
Straight Out The Jungle is the highly praised and acclaimed debut album from Hip Hop group Jungle Brothers. The album marked the beginning of the Native Tongues Posse, a legendary rap crew, later featuring popular artists like De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Black Sheep. The album received a ..

Straight photography
Straight photography refers to photography that attempts to depict a scene as realistically and objectively as permitted by the medium, forsaking the use of manipulation both pre-exposure (e.g., filters, lens coatings, soft focus) and post-exposure (e.g., unusual developing and printing methods). T..

Straight Plan for the Gay Man
Straight Plan for the Gay Man is an American television program airing on cable network Comedy Central. It is a spoof of Bravo's hit Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which has the opposite premise; four straight comedians: Curtis Gwinn (environment guy), Billy Merritt (appearance guy), Kyle Grooms (..

Straight play
A straight play is a a traditional theatrical production. While music is one of Aristotle's six elements of theatre, a straight play does not usually include singing. However, singing may be used for characterisation. Usually, the term straight play does not include the theatre of the absurd. Strai..

Straight Pool
Straight Pool, also called 14.1 Continuous, was a popular billiards game in the United States and the common sport of championship competition until overtaken by faster playing games like 8-ball and 9-ball. Unlike in many pool games such as 8-ball and 9-ball, in straight pool the shooter may attemp..

Straight pride
A controversial topic, the Straight pride movement arose as a reaction to and in protest of the Gay Pride movement. Advocates of Straight Pride believe that the "Gay Pride" movement promotes inequality, animosity, and division in society by setting apart gay people as a "special" group. #redirect [[..

Straight razor
A DOVO straight razor Straight razor is the name given to reusable knife blade used for shaving hair. They are also called cutthroat razors, particularly in the UK and Australia. Although straight razors were once the principal method of manual shaving, they have been largely replaced by doubl..

Straight Records
Straight Records was formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa. Its artists included Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper and Tim Buckley. Reissues were distributed by Warner Brothers Records or Reprise Records. See also List of record labels ..

Straight River Township, Minnesota
Straight River Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 662 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.6 km² (35.3 mi²). 88.8 km² (34.3 mi²) of it is land and 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²) ..

Straight Road
In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Straight Road is the route that leaves the earth's curvature through sky and space to the ethereal land of Aman. The route could be compared to going on a spaceship or crossing into a parallel universe. The Straight Road, so called because it follows the old p..

Straight Shooter
''For the 1975 Bad Company album, see Straight Shooter (album) [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Straight Shooter is a 1999 German movie about an ex-member of the French Foreign Legion who makes the German government responsible for the death of his fam..

Straight Shooter (album)
Straight Shooter is a 1975 rock album released by rock band Bad Company. It was highly anticipated after their self-titled debut released the year before. Track listing SIDE 1 "Good Lovin' Gone Bad", written by Mick Ralphs – 3:35"Feel Like Makin' Love", written by Paul Rodgers, Ralphs – 5:12"..

Straight sinus
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Straight Talk
"straight talk" -- plain, honest speaking. Straight Talk is a 1992 film starring Dolly Parton. Parton stars as Shirlee Kenyon, a down-home country girl who through a series of mistakes is hired as a radio talk show host. Her show is wildly successful but her success is based on the lie that she ..

Straight Talk (film soundtrack)
Straight Talk was the soundtrack to the 1992 film of the same name starring Dolly Parton and James Woods. Comprised of ten original Parton compositions (including a rerecording of "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"), the album reached #22 on the U.S. country albums charts. Two singles were released..

Straight Through Processing
Straight Through Processing (STP) enables the entire trade process for capital markets and payments transactions to be conducted electronically without the need for re-keying or manual intervention, subject to legal and regulatory restrictions. The concept has also been transferred into other asset ..

Straight Time
Straight Time: 1978 When his efforts at rehabilitation are futile, a paroled Los Angeles ex-con named Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) based on the real-life character James Durbin, becomes destined to repeat his criminal past, bedeviled by Earl Frank, his self-serving and venal parole officer played by ..

Straight to Hell
Straight to Hell is a 1987 film by Alex Cox, featuring Sy Richardson, The Clash frontman Joe Strummer, Courtney Love, Dick Rude, Dennis Hopper, Grace Jones, Elvis Costello, Zander Schloss, Xander Berkeley, and members of The Pogues. Its tagline is: "A story of blood, money, guns, coffee, and sex..

Straight to Hell (Hank III album)
Straight to Hell is the third studio album by outlaw country/punk artist Hank Williams III. It is Williams' first release since settling a contract dispute with Curb Records, and is one of the first releases on Curb's new Bruc Records imprint. It is also the first ever country music release to meri..

Straight to Hell (song)
"Straight to Hell" is a song by The Clash, from their album Combat Rock. The song's lyrics refer heavily to what is labeled the "Amerasian Blues;" that is, the abandonment of children fathered by American soldiers stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. For example, some of the lyrics are t..

Straight to the Heart
Straight to the Heart includes the #1 Billboard Country single "Cry". The album itself rose to the #12 spot on the Country Albums chart. Track Listing "Straight to the Heart" (Graham Lyle/Terry Britten)"Cry" (Churchill Kohlman)"Take This Heart" (Peter Leinheiser)"A Little Bit Closer" (Tom Schuyle..