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Siuna is a village development committee in Kalikot District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3663 people living in 681 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Kalikot District Populated places in Kalikot ...
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Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics consisted of 28 events, 15 for men and 13 for women. Medal table Medal summary The competition events were: Giant slalom: men – women Slalom: men – women Alpine combination: men – women Each event had separate standing classifications: I - standing, single leg amputati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine%20skiing%20at%20the%201976%20Winter%20Paralympics
Sukitaya is a village development committee in Kalikot District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3207 people living in 593 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Kalikot District Populated places in Kali...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukitaya
Thirpu is a village development committee in Kalikot District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2837 people living in 482 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Kalikot District Populated places in Kaliko...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirpu
James Sidebottom (June 1824 – 14 February 1871) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was the youngest son of Edward Sidebottom, and was born at "The Hydes", Stalybridge, Cheshire. The Sidebottoms were a prominent family in the town, both in business and administrative matters. James attended...
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Ray Griggs is a director, writer and producer in Hollywood, California, and owner of RG Entertainment, Ltd. His work has won several awards. Career His 2009 project, Super Capers, a family comedy about an ordinary person joining a host of low-key superheroes, stars Tom Sizemore, Doug Jones and Christine Lakin. Griggs...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%20Griggs%20%28director%29
Wuzuolou Forest Park () is a large natural reserve and public park located in the northern suburb of Beijing, China. The park covers a total area of 1,400 hectares, and the highest peak within the Wuzuolou Forest Park is 1020 metres above sea level. About 73% of the park is covered by forest, and the coverage include...
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Buddies of Swing is an album by fiddle and mandolin player Peter Ostroushko, released in 1987. Track listing "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 4:15 "Indifference" (Joseph Colombo, Tony Murena) – 3:23 "Benny's/Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) – 4:30 "...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddies%20of%20Swing
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is a trade association which represents Canada's wood, pulp and paper producers both nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. Canada's forest products industry is an $80 billion a year industry that represents 2% of Canada's GDP. H...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest%20Products%20Association%20of%20Canada
In Your House 3 (retroactively titled In Your House 3: Triple Header) was the third In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on September 24, 1995, at the Saginaw Civic Center in Saginaw, Michigan. The PPV portion of the show ...
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Elias Smith Dennis (December 4, 1812 – December 17, 1894) was a politician and soldier from the state of Illinois who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life and career Dennis was born in Newburgh, New York, and grew up on Long Island. He moved to Carlyle, Illinois, in 1836. He ...
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Baltimore County, Maryland. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many Na...
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Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics consisted of 25 events, 15 for men and 10 for women. Medal table Medal summary The competition events were: 5 km: men - women 10 km: men - women 15 km: men 3x5 km relay: men - women 3x10 km relay: men Each event had separate standing, or visually impaired classif...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-country%20skiing%20at%20the%201976%20Winter%20Paralympics
Christopher Hope, FRSL (born 26 February 1944) is a South African novelist and poet who is known for his controversial works dealing with racism and politics in South Africa. His son is violinist Daniel Hope. Life Christopher Hope was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Dudley Mitford and Kathleen Margaret Hope. Ho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Hope%20%28novelist%29
The 2002 Italian Open (also known as 2002 Rome Masters) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 59th edition of the Italian Open and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%20Italian%20Open%20%28tennis%29
The 2002 IBF World Junior Championships was an international badminton tournament held in Pretoria, South Africa. China team won the overall titles after clinched the mixed team, boys' and girls' singles, and also the girls' and mixed doubles titles. The boys' doubles title goes to Korean pair. Team competition A tota...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%20IBF%20World%20Junior%20Championships
The 1901–02 WPHL season was the fifth season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. Three Pittsburgh-area teams competed in the season, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Gardens. The season concluded with the Pittsburgh Keystones having the best record in the league and being named league...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1901%E2%80%9302%20WPHL%20season
Pigs in the City is a public art initiative coordinated by Uptown Lexington, Inc., a non-profit organization created to revitalize the downtown (or locally called "uptown") area of Lexington. It includes a near annual event held in the fall in the uptown business district of Lexington, North Carolina, U.S., the self-p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigs%20in%20the%20City
Arthur Hildersham (1563–1632) was an English clergyman, a Puritan and nonconforming preacher. Life Arthur Hildersham was born at Stetchworth, and brought up as a Roman Catholic. He was educated in Saffron Walden and at Christ's College, Cambridge. Through the patronage of Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, he be...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Hildersham
Lemna gibba, the gibbous duckweed, swollen duckweed, or fat duckweed, is a species of Lemna (duckweed). It has a simple plant body, known as a thallus, which floats on the surface of the water and measures in diameter. A single root hangs down into the water. Found in a wide range of still or slow-flowing water bodies...
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HMRS may refer to: Hawk Mountain Ranger School, a search and rescue school in Pennsylvania, United States Historical Model Railway Society, a British organisation
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Maraca is a musical instrument. Maraca may also refer to: Places Maracas Valley in Trinidad and Tobago Maracas Beach Maracas–Saint Joseph Maracá Ecological Station in Brazil Maracá-Jipioca Ecological Station in Brazil Maracá River, a river in Amapá, Brazil Other Maraca, an obsolete name for Bumba, a genus of tarantu...
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Fragoria is a browser based, free to play massively multiplayer online role play game of a Russian indie developer Rusoftware and its Europe based successor Datcroft Games. Fragoria is set in a massive, fully realized world based on Slavic fairy tales and legends of the modern world. There are more than 800 quests tha...
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Blue Mesa is an album by American fiddle and mandolin player Peter Ostroushko, released in 1989. Track listing "International Medley:Lost Indian/Reel of the Hanged Man" (Traditional) – 5:27 "Marjorie's Waltz, No. 2" (Ostroushko) – 3:35 "Horizontal Hold" (Garrison Keillor, Ostroushko) – 4:13 "Irish Medley: Sweeps ...
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The 1902–03 WPHL season was the sixth season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. This was the first season whereby the league and its teams were recognized as professional, making it the first professional ice hockey league. To fill their team the Pittsburgh Athletic Club lured players from Canada ...
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Chia Chou (born 1960) is a Taiwanese pianist, and a naturalised Canadian citizen. He settled in Germany in the 1980s. He had his first public performance at the age of 7. In 1980–81, he won the Mendelssohn Competition in Berlin and the second edition of the Sydney Competition; a wide international concert career ensue...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia%20Chou
Adalbert of Pomerania (, ) (born before 1124; died 1162) was the first bishop of the 12th century Pomeranian bishopric, with its see in Wolin (also Jumne, Julin). He was a monk of the Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg and former chaplain to Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland, whence he knew the Pomeranian language of the tempor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalbert%20of%20Pomerania
In the 1969 Intertoto Cup no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore no winner was declared. Jednota Trenčín were the best performers, with 11 points. Group stage The teams were divided into nine groups of four teams each. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 SpVgg Fürth was declared winner of the group Group 4 Group ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969%20Intertoto%20Cup
The 1993 Football Association Charity Shield was the 71st FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. It was held at Wembley Stadium on 7 August 1993. The match was played between Arsenal, who beat Sheffield Wednesday to win the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%20FA%20Charity%20Shield
Diplomatic relations between the countries Argentina and Lebanon, have existed for over a century. Both nations enjoy friendly relations, the importance of which centers on the history of Lebanese immigration to Argentina. There are approximately 1.5 million Argentines of Lebanese descent. The Lebanese community in Arg...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina%E2%80%93Lebanon%20relations
The 2009 season was Lillestrøm SK's 19th season in the Tippeligaen, and their 34th consecutive season in the top division of Norwegian football. Squad Out on loan Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Tippeligaen Results summary Results by round Results Table Norwegian Cup References Lillestrøm SK seasons...
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My Brother's Mother was a Christian band from Southern California. Their only album, Deeper Than Skies, was released in 1995 on Five Minute Walk, and was the first release by that label. The band was formed by Jamie Eichler of the Violet Burning, Dean Tapia, Andrew Prickett of The Prayer Chain, and [Jamie's] husband B...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Brother%27s%20Mother
The 1903–04 WPHL season was the seventh season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. Four Pittsburgh-area teams competed in the season, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Gardens. However, the Pittsburgh Keystones withdrew from the league on January 17, 1904. The season concluded with the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903%E2%80%9304%20WPHL%20season
Julin may refer to: Julin (surname) Julin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship a settlement in (north Poland) Julin, a semi-legendary medieval settlement thought to be identical with Jomsborg, Vineta and the modern town of Wolin in north-west Poland Operation Julin, a series of nuclear tests conducted in 1991–1992 by the Unit...
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Rage is a 2009 satirical mystery art film written and directed by Sally Potter, starring Jude Law and Judi Dench. The filmmakers said that the film created a new genre in filmmaking, called "naked cinema". Premise A young blogger at a New York City fashion house shoots behind-the-scenes interviews on his cell phone. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage%20%282009%20American%20film%29
The 1907–08 WPHL season was the eighth season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) and the first since the league went dormant in 1904. In the intervening three seasons, a team representing Pittsburgh competed in the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL). Four Pittsburgh-area teams m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907%E2%80%9308%20WPHL%20season
Nusym Technology, Inc. was a company that produced intelligent verification software products, also known as intelligent testbench products, which are a form of functional verification that targets and maximizes test coverage of a logic design by automatically adapting the verification testbenches to changes in registe...
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Kenneth Steven Gord (born February 25, 1949) is a Canadian film and television producer. Early years Gord was born in Toronto, Ontario. His parents, Henry and Goldie Gord, were also native Torontonians and Ken was their middle child. Gord graduated from Bathurst Heights Secondary School and then enrolled in the Bachel...
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Rundle College Society is a not for profit organization operating three schools in Calgary, Alberta. Rundle College was founded in 1985 and provides education for more than 1150 students from kindergarten through Grade 12. Rundle's class sizes are small (typically 12–14 students). Facilities Rundle College Society Ope...
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The 2008 French Super Series is the tenth tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Paris, France from October 28 to November 2, 2008. Final results External links French Super Series 2008 at tournamentsoftware.com French Open (badminton) French Super Series, 2008 French International spor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20French%20Super%20Series
The Siberian Revolutionary Committee (Sibrevcom) () was an extraordinary organ of the Soviet power's revolutionary committee in Siberia created during the Russian Civil War under the circumstances preventing the formal creation of constitutional organs of government. Established on August 27, 1919, it functioned from S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian%20Revolutionary%20Committee
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (born October 30, 1982, in Oregon) is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter. Biography Miles was raised in Portland and Eugene. He spent much of his youth on the road traveling with his comedian/playwright father as he played venues across the U.S. In high school, he began playing guitar ...
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The 1908–09 WPHL season was the ninth and final season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. Four Pittsburgh-area teams competed in the season, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Gardens. By 1908, the league could no longer rely on salaries as novelty to attract Canadian talent, since pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309%20WPHL%20season
POET LLC is a U.S. biofuel company that specializes in the creation of bioethanol. The privately held corporation, which was originally called Broin Companies, is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In 2007, the Renewable Fuels Association named POET the largest U.S. ethanol producer, creating of fuel per year...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POET
Bulgarian-Slovenian relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria and Slovenia. Bulgaria has an embassy in Ljubljana. Slovenia is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Budapest (Hungary). Both countries are members of the European Union and NATO. European Union Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007. Slovenia j...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93Slovenia%20relations
Li Su () (773–821), courtesy name Yuanzhi (), formally Duke Wu of Liang (), was a Chinese military general and politician during the Tang Dynasty. He was most well—known for his surprise attack on Cai Prefecture (蔡州, in modern Zhumadian, Henan), then held by the warlord Wu Yuanji, successfully capturing Wu. Backgroun...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%20Su%20%28Tang%20dynasty%29
Stephen Richard Menheniott (4 June 1957 – January 1976) was an 18-year-old English man with learning difficulties who was murdered by his father on the Isles of Scilly in 1976. This case was significant as not only was it a rare example of a murder on the islands, but it also called into question the way Stephen was de...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Menheniott
Bulgaria and Croatia established diplomatic relations on August 13, 1992. Bulgaria has had an embassy in Zagreb since 1994. Croatia has had an embassy in Sofia since 1992. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. History In the 9th and 10th centuries, when Bulgaria and Croatia shared a border...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93Croatia%20relations
Portland Bible College (PBC) is a four-year Bible college in Portland, Oregon, United States that offers theological and church ministry degrees. It was founded in 1967 and is associated with Mannahouse Church, which is associated with Ministers Fellowship International. The campus is adjacent to Mannahouse Church on R...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland%20Bible%20College
Horsley Hall is a 17th-century country house, now in use as a hotel, near Stanhope, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The manor house at Horsley was built in the 17th century but much enlarged during the 18th century. In 1808 the estate was purchased by the Reverend Henry Hildyard of Stokesley,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsley%20Hall
Bulgarian-Romanian relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria and Romania. Bulgaria has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Sofia and three honorary consulates (in Burgas, Silistra and Vidin). There are 7,336 Bulgarians who are living in Romania and around 4,575 Romanians living in Bulgaria. The c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93Romania%20relations
Saints Simon and Jude serves the parish of Streatham Hill History The Catholic Community of Streatham Hill was founded in 1904 when Frances Elizabeth Ellis of Clapham Park gave Bishop Peter Amigo, fourth Bishop of Southwark, funds to build 12 churches in honour of the 12 apostles. Miss Ellis and her sister had b...
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Aleksandr Rogov (March 27, 1956 – October 1, 2004) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he won the gold in the C-1 500 m event. Rogov was born in Moscow. References Sports-reference.com profile 1956 births 2004 deaths Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics...
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A treasure house is a building used to store or warehouse valuable objects or artifacts. The phrase may also refer to the following: Treasure House (established in ~1700) in Staten Island, New York City, New York, US Shōsōin (established in 756) in Nara, Nara, Japan; contains hundreds of National Treasures of Japan,...
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John Joseph Wood (June 7, 1950 – January 23, 2013) was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the later 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the C-1 500 m event at Montreal in 1976. The medal was Canada's first in the sport since 1952. Athletics career At the 19...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Wood%20%28canoeist%29
Rundle College Jr/Sr High School is a private school located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located at 7375, 17th Avenue SW in Calgary. Athletics Rundle offers teams for the following sports: Basketball Football Volleyball Soccer Wrestling Golf Cross Country Running Badminton Rugby Track and Field Weight Training ...
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Jean Hindmarsh (born 1932) is a retired English singer and actress. She is best known as a principal soprano with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Hindmarsh was born in Leeds and educated at Lawnswood High School. There, she was prominent in the school's musical and theatrical producti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Hindmarsh
Sergei Postrekhin (born November 1, 1957 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR) is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he won a gold in the C-1 500 m event and a silver in the C-1 1000 m event. Postrekhin also won three medals at the ICF Cano...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei%20Postrekhin
Out of Tune is a Polish dance-punk and indie rock band. Their music combines elements of rock, pop and electro. The band was formed in Warsaw in 2005 by a bass player and vocalist Eryk Sarniak, guitarist Maciek Sobczyński and drummer Michał Witkowski. After a year, a band joined Mateusz Gągol, who plays keyboards, guit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out%20of%20Tune%20%28band%29
Basler may refer to: an inhabitant or native of canton of Basel-Stadt, or canton of Basel-Landschaft, or Basel, Switzerland Basler (fashion), German fashion brand Basler (weapon), the German term for the baselard dagger Basler Electric, a manufacturer of power systems Mario Basler, (born 1968), a German former fo...
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Rona (Aharona) Rachel Kenan (, born 26 July 1979) is an Israeli singer-songwriter. Biography Kenan was born on 26 July 1979. Her father is the late Amos Kenan and her mother is the scholar Nurith Gertz. She was attracted to music at a young age and learned to play the guitar. She graduated from the theater program at ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rona%20Kenan
P. Cameron DeVore (April 25, 1932 – October 26, 2008) was an American attorney who was an expert in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution who specialized in representing news companies in cases that involved issues of freedom of the press. DeVore was born in Great Falls, Montana on April 25, 1932. His ...
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Sibusiso Joel "S'bu" Ndebele (born 17 October 1948) is the former Minister of Correctional Services serving from 2012 to 2014. He has been on the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) since 1997, and was the Provincial Chair of the ANC from 1998 to 2008. From 1994 to 2004 he was the...
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Lyubomir Lyubenov (, born 26 August 1957) is a Bulgarian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he won a gold in the C-1 1000 m event and a silver in the C-1 500 m event. Born in Plovdiv, Lyubenov won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championship...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyubomir%20Lyubenov%20%28canoeist%29
The Zapata Times is a weekly newspaper publication in Zapata, Texas, USA. It is produced by the Laredo Morning Times which is owned by the Hearst Corporation. The Zapata Times was first published on August 16, 2008 and is delivered every Saturday to 4,000 homes in Zapata County free of charge. External links Zapata T...
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Thomas Duis (born 1958, in Frankfurt) is a German pianist. Duis studied with Kurt Gerecke in Wiesbaden, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling in Hannover and Fanny Waterman in Leeds. He was the top-ranking pianist at the 1986 Artur Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv (he was awarded the 2nd prize, the 1st being declared void), and wa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Duis
Roots of Empathy (ROE) is an evidence-based classroom program that started in Toronto, Canada. The program consists of guided observations of an infant's development and emotions by elementary school children. The project began in 1996, and was established by Mary Gordon, a Canadian social entrepreneur and educator. Th...
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Navuduru is a village in Veeravasaram mandal, located in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Demographics Census of India, Navuduru had a population of 3218. The total population constitute, 1607 males and 1611 females with a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 304 children are in th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navuduru
Defending champion Justine Henin successfully defended her title, defeating Maria Sharapova in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2007 WTA Tour Championships. The final lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes, becoming the longest best-of-three-sets final in WTA Tour history. Jelena Janković, Ana Iv...
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La Cabrera (Cabreira in Leonese language) is a comarca (shire) in the province of León, Spain. Its surface is 115.87 km² and the population was 4,227 inhabitants in 2007. The Sierra de la Cabrera range dominates the landscape of this mountainous comarca. Municipalities Benuza (Benuza) Castriellu de Cabreira (Castril...
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The MAN SL202 was a single-decker bus manufactured by MAN in Salzgitter, Germany between 1983 and 1993. It was also available as a chassis for external bodywork. History The MAN SL202 succeeded the MAN SL200 in 1983. The SL202 came with a wide choice of transmissions, from three and four-speed Renk Doromat automatic ...
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Hlomla Dandala (born 22 September 1974) is a South African actor, television presenter, and director. He is best known for his roles as Derek Nyathi in Isidingo (1998–2001), title character Jacob Makhubu in Jacob's Cross (since 2007), and host of the reality dating show All You Need Is Love from 2002 to 2003. He starr...
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Henry Farnam Dimock (March 28, 1842 – April 10, 1911) was an American lawyer in New York City who was closely associated with the Whitney family business interests. Early life and education Dimock was born in South Coventry, Connecticut, the son of Dr. Timothy Dimock, MD and Laura F. ( Booth) Dimock. The family were d...
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There have been various formulations of special relativity over the years which differ from Einstein's theory. While some are mathematically equivalent to Einstein's theory, others aim to revise or extend it. As formulated by Albert Einstein in 1905, the theory of special relativity was based on two main postulates: ...
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Christopher Rush (born 23 November 1944) is a Scottish writer, born in St Monans and for thirty years a teacher of literature in Edinburgh. His books include A Twelvemonth and a Day (chosen by The List magazine in 2005 as one of the 100 best Scottish books of all time) and the highly acclaimed To Travel Hopefully. In ...
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The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (, ), initially the Kingdom of Hejaz and Sultanate of Nejd (Arabic: , ), was a dual monarchy ruled by Abdulaziz following the victory of the Saudi Sultanate of Nejd over the Hashemite Kingdom of the Hejaz in 1925. It was the fourth iteration of the Third Saudi State. In 1932, the two king...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom%20of%20Hejaz%20and%20Nejd
The Dickinson Electronic Archives (DEA) is a website devoted to the study of Emily Dickinson, her writing practices, writings directly influencing her work, and critical and creative writings generated by her work. The DEA is produced by the Dickinson Editing Collective, with an executive editor, a general editor, two ...
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Whiskey Before Breakfast is an album of American guitarist Norman Blake, released in 1976. Reception Writing for AllMusic, critic Jim Smith gave the release five of five stars, writing "All told, there have been many albums in the folk idiom featuring many a guitar virtuoso, but very few achieve such a mix of relaxed...
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John Levett (also spelt Levit or Leavett) was a 17th-century English naturalist who was the author of a ground-breaking early study of the habits of bees, with close observation of their behaviour and suggestions on how to manage their hives, published in London in 1634. The Ordering of Bees: Or, The True History of Ma...
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Eduardus Halim (born 1961) is an Indonesian-American classical pianist. Born in Bandung, Indonesia of Chinese Indonesian parents, Halim made his public debut at the age of 11 playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. A student of Sascha Gorodnitzki and Rudolf Firkušný at the Juilliard School where he attended on full ...
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Zandvoort aan Zee is a terminal train station in the town of Zandvoort, Netherlands. The station opened on 3 June 1881, and is within walking distance of the beach. The station is on the Haarlem–Zandvoort railway. The station has two platforms and services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Until 1995 trains from ...
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Marcia Young (née Williams) is a Canadian broadcast journalist, who is the current weekday anchor of World Report, the national morning newscast on CBC Radio. Early life Young was born in Toronto, but spent her early childhood in Jamaica where she was raised by her grandparents. She returned to Toronto at the age of 6...
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The Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics () is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes papers related to statistics. It is published four times a year by the Brazilian Statistical Association with the support of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. The journal was established in 1987. Abstrac...
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The action of 11 September 1779 was a minor naval engagement that took place off Charles Town in the War of the American Independence between the French Navy and the Royal Navy. The battle ended with the capture of the British post ship Ariel by Amazone. On 11 September 1779, whilst the Ariel was cruising off Charles...
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The 1985 FA Charity Shield (also known as the General Motors FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 63rd FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 10 August 1985 at Wembley Stadium and conte...
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Tierra de León or Tierras de León (Tierras de Llión in the Leonese language) is a shire (comarca) in the province of León. The city of León, capital of the province, is the biggest city in the comarca. Municipal terms See also León Airport Kingdom of León External links Leonese City Council Comarcas of the Provi...
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The Hi-Pa Drive (pronounced hyper) system is an electric in-wheel motor power delivery system. Demonstration vehicles In 2006, PML Flightlink demonstrated the Hi-Pa Drive in a series-hybrid car at the British Motor Show in London, using a Mini dubbed the "Mini QED" with its in-wheel motor at all four wheels. Two other...
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No Exit, also known as Sinners Go to Hell, is a 1962 American-Argentine dramatic film adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's play No Exit directed by Tad Danielewski. The film stars Morgan Sterne, Viveca Lindfors and Rita Gam. Plot The Valet (Manuel Rosón) enters a hotel room with Joseph Garcin (Morgan Sterne) in tow. The w...
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Taryn Nicole Dryden (née Terrell; born December 28, 1985) is an American model, actress, stuntwoman, ring announcer and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenures in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), under her real name, and in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Tiffany. She is a f...
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Bhiyi is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1148. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Mugu District Populated places in Mugu District
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Lovegety was a proximity matchmaking device introduced in Feb. 1998 in Japan by Erfolg Co.,ltd., which allowed users to find potential dates that match their personal preferences in the vicinity. Over 1,300,000 of these units were sold in Japan at an approximate price of $21. It was the first such device, and "the fir...
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The U-10 class was a class of five submarines or U-boats of the Austro-Hungarian Navy ( or ) during World War I. The class was similar to the German Type UB I submarine of the German Imperial Navy (); the first two boats delivered to Austria-Hungary had previously been commissioned in the German Navy. The U-10 class a...
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Dhainakot is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1978. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Mugu District Populated places in Mugu District
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Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, 1st Duke of Mahón, 2nd Duke of Crillon (22 February 1717 – June 1796) was a Franco-Spanish military officer who reached the rank of Captain general of the Army. He became a soldier at the age of 16 and served with distinction in the French army before transferring to the army of S...
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Dolphu is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. It is the largest VDC in the district located in the east and borders Tibet, China. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 573 people living in 125 individual households. References External li...
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Dick Hafer (July 20, 1937 – July 5, 2003) was an American comics artist. He is best known for his Christian and conservative comics with strong political and anti-extramarital sexuality views. Hafer wrote about 70 comics. Although he is known most for his controversial political comics, Hafer covered a wide variety of...
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Panzerabwehrkanone, usually referred to with the acronym Pak, is the German language term for anti-tank gun. Before and during World War II, the German Army produced a series of 13 anti-tank guns which they designated Panzerabwehrkanone, i.e. Pak. In addition they produced one weapon they designated an anti-tank rifle,...
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The Pittsburgh Bankers were one of the earliest professional ice hockey clubs. The club was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, the first league to openly hire hockey players, from 1899–1904 and 1907–1909. The team played all of its games at Duquesne Garden, and...
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Ghaina is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1659 people living in 338 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Mugu District Populated places in Mugu Distric...
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Gumtha is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1788 people living in 358 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Mugu District Populated places in Mugu Distric...
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