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batman begins is a superhero film based on the fictional dc comics character batman directed by christopher nolan.
liam neeson as henri ducard in reality the true ras al ghul in disguise ducard trains bruce in ninjutsu a form of martial arts.
since weatherly has starred as special agent anthony dinozzo on the cbs tv show ncis.
he is famous for his role as special agent anthony dinozzo on the television series ncis.
bertrand du guesclin or du gueselin lrb c. july rrb known as the eagle of brittany was a breton knight and french military commander during the hundred years war.
bertrand du guesclin lrb c. july rrb was a french knight from brittany who fought in the hundred years war.
takahiro masukawa is a japanese football player currently playing for nagoya grampus.
takahiro masukawa lrb born november rrb is a japanese football player. he plays for nagoya grampus eight.
leaves are spirally arranged and may grow. m long and c wide.
leaves are arranged as a spiral and may grow. m long and c wide.
he was elected on may defeating incumbent mayor james hahn and then re elected for a second term in.
he was elected on may defeating the mayor in office james hahn. he was then re elected for a second term in.
classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size the pomeranian is descended from the larger spitz type dogs specifically the german spitz. it has been determined by the f d ration cynologique internationale to be part of the german spitz breed and in many countries they are known as the zwergspitz lrb dwarf spitz ...
pomeranians are called zwergspitz lrb which is a dwarf spitz rrb and toy german spitz in different countries.
in june july it was the site of the colossal and meticulously choreographed arirang gymnastic and artistic performance lrb often referred to elsewhere as mass games rrb.
in june july the arirang gymnastic and artistic performances were held there.
nearly all dutch provinces can trace their origin to a medieval state such as a county or a duchy as can the provinces of regions in belgium.
this is the same with the regions of belgium.
she was the first woman elected to the british house of commons though she did not take her seat and along with the other sinn f in tds formed the first d il ireann.
she was the first woman elected to the british house of commons but she did not take her seat. instead she and the other sinn f in tds formed the first d il ireann.
a retail merchant or retailer sells commodities to consumers lrb including businesses rrb.
a retail merchant sells goods toconsumers lrb including businesses rrb commonly known as retailers.
he changed teams again for taking his super nova racing car to three victories and seven pole positions.
he changed teams again for joing super nova racing. bordais had three victories and seven pole positions.
it should be noted though that while stowe claimed a key to uncle tom s cabin documented her previously consulted sources she actually read many of the cited works only after the publication of her novel.
however many of the works in a key to uncle tom s cabin was read by stowe after she published her novel.
the film documents a keynote presentation lrb dubbed the slide show rrb that gore presented throughout the world.
the film closely follows a slide show presentation that gore has presented throughout the world.
biern is a commune in the mayenne department in northwestern france.
it is found in the region pays de la loire in the mayenne department in the northwest of france.
the most recent proposal was put forward as part of scotland s bid to jointly host the uefa euro championship with several clubs seeking to benefit from a new stadium.
the most recent and serious proposal for this was put forward as part of scotland s bid to joint host the european football championship with several clubs seeking to benefit from a new stadium with planning permission given to a proposed site at caird park.
belief in the existence of a terra australis a vast continent in the far south of the globe to balance the northern lands of europe asia and north africa has existed since the times of ptolemy lrb st century ad rrb who suggested the idea to preserve the symmetry of all known landmasses in the world.
they thought this terra australis would balance the lands in the north like europe asia and north africa. people have believed this from the times of ptolemy lrb st century ad rrb.
douville en auge is a commune in the calvados department in the basse normandie region in northwestern france.
douville en auge is a commune. it is found in the basse normandie region in the calvados department in the northwest of france.
additionally cocoa was given as a dowry when members of the spanish royal family married other european aristocrats.
also cocoa was given as a gift when the spanish royal family married other royalty.
in dee wrote the hermetic work monas hieroglyphica lrb the hieroglyphic monad rrb an exhaustive cabalistic interpretation of a glyph of his own design meant to express the mystical unity of all creation.
in dee wrote the hermetic work monas hieroglyphica lrb the hieroglyphic monad rrb about a symbol of his own design which stood for the mystical unity of all creation.
i o devices are used by a person lrb or other system rrb to communicate with a computer.
i o devices are used by a person lrb or other system rrb to communicate with the digital processing system.
the paper s first issue was published on march after the musical express and accordion weekly was bought by london music promoter maurice kinn and relaunched as the new musical express.
the magazines first issue was published on march.
this horrible pun and delicious candy promotes wikilove and tells the world how low you will stoop for the sake of humor.
this horrible pun and delicious candy spreads wikilove and tells the world the low things you can do to be funny.
each of the six state teams plays an annual double round robin series of home and away day matches against every other team.
the six state teams play in a round robin series of day matches against every other team.
in recent years rangers have introduced a third kit.
in recent years rangers have also introduced a third kit.
an early examples of this is the brooklyn superbas who started to use a blue pattern for their road uniforms in.
in the brooklyn superbas used a blue pattern for their road uniforms.
it is commonly referred to simply as the order of st. john or as the venerable order of saint john lrb vosj rrb when distinction from other similarly named orders is desired.
it is often simply called the order of st. john or as the venerable order of saint john lrb vosj rrb to distinguish it from other similarly named orders.
hardy debuted in total nonstop action wrestling lrb tna rrb on june at the second anniversary show in a match against tna x division champion a.j. styles for the title.
total nonstop action wrestling lrb rrb hardy started wrestling in total nonstop action wrestling on june at the tna pay per view the second anniversary show. he was in a match against a.j. styles for the x division title.
w rttemberg hohenzollern consisted of the southern half of the former state of w rttemberg and the prussian administrative region of hohenzollern.
after world war ii the part of the free peoples state of w rttemberg and the old principality of hohenzollern were joined to make w rttemberg hohenzollern.
reed reprised his role in the variety show the brady bunch hour as well as the brady brides several made for tv brady movies and new series that followed the bradys.
he was best known for his role as mike brady on the brady bunch.
the reichstag had passed a law for the restoration of the professional civil service that called for the immediate sacking of all jewish civil servants at the reich land and municipal levels.
the reichstag had passed a law for the restoration of the professional civil service rsb.
its very dark surface and relatively large distance from the sun means interamnia can never be seen with x binoculars.
its very dark surface and fairly far distance form the sun means interamnia can never be seen with x binoculars.
goebel also made history at the olympics by becoming the first skater to successfully land a quad salchow jump in combination in olympic competition.
at the olympics he became the first skater to land a quadruple salchow jump in combination at the olympics.
during his tenure he was the first governor of new york of african american heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any u.s. state after bob c. riley who was acting governor of arkansas for days in january.
he is the first black governor of new york and the first legally blind governor of any state.
in he retired from a year united states army career.
after retiring from the army dr. peake served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of project hope a non profit international health foundation operating in more than countries.
and the third hurricane of the atlantic hurricane season.
hurricane gordon was the last storm of the inactive season and the second most costly of the season even though the storm was a hurricane for only a few hours.
he has also played with the red hot chili peppers nine inch nails and the panic channel.
he played in many different bands most notably jane s addiction and red hot chili peppers. with the red hot chili peppers they recorded one hot minute in.
through east west oscillation motions of the icelandic low and the azores high it controls the strength and direction of westerly winds and storm tracks across the north atlantic.
it controls the strength and direction of westerly winds and storms tracks over the atlantic basin.
in return the plant gains the benefits of the mycelium s higher absorptive capacity for water and mineral nutrients lrb due to comparatively large surface area of mycelium root ratio rrb thus improving the plant s mineral absorption capabilities.
in return the plant gains the use of the mycelium s very large surface area to absorb water and mineral nutrients from the soil especially phosphorus.
wjac tv is the nbc affiliated television station for the allegheny area of pennsylvania that is licensed to johnstown.
wjac tv is the local nbc channel in the johnstown altoona state college pennsylvania area.
following the indian ocean earthquake powderfinger appeared at the waveaid fund raising concert in sydney to raise funds for aid organisations working in the disaster affected areas.
in the band played at waveaid a concert in response to the indian ocean earthquake.
the dreamcast was the first entry in the sixth generation of video game consoles and was released in late before its contemporaries sony s playstation microsoft s xbox and the nintendo gamecube.
hideki satos group used hitachi sh and powervr to make a video game machine called white belt.
sources includes steam water is boiled by nuclear fission the burning of fossil fuels lrb coal natural gas or petroleum rrb.
the fluids typically used are steam water is boiled by nuclear fission or the burning of fossil fuels lrb coal natural gas or petroleum rrb.
a wooden baton about x cm for parrying blows and controlling unruly suspects
a wooden baton about x cm for blocking attacks and hitting people
it is one of the northernmost cities in the world and is the northernmost city in the united states with nearby point barrow being the nation s northernmost point.
it is the northernmost city of the united states of america.
on an international basis poets may submit their poems.
poets from all countries may send in their poems.
the university is named after dr. horace brinsmade silliman a retired businessman and philanthropist from cohoes new york who gave the initial sum of to start the school.
on the other hand the one who gave the money to start it was horace brinsmade silliman a businessman from cohoes new york.
he is the th and current united states secretary of the treasury serving under president barack obama.
timothy franz geithner lrb pronounced o a tn r o born august rrb is the th and current united states secretary of the treasury serving under president barack obama.
patients with type diabetes are often insulin resistant and because of such resistance may suffer from a relative insulin deficiency.
some people with diabetes can take in insulin from outside their bodies instead of producing their own insulin.
austrian ethologist karl von frisch was one of the first who translated the meaning of the waggle dance.
austrian ethologist karl von frisch was one of the first people to translate the meaning of the waggle dance.
several leagues known as independent leagues do not have any links to major league baseball.
minor league teams are used by major league teams to have a place to put their players who they do not feel are good enough to play in the major league yet.
the punjabi identity was primarily cultural and linguistic with punjabis being those who considered the punjabi language their first language.
the punjabi identity is usually cultural and linguistic with punjabis being those whose first language is punjabi an indo european dialect.
obsidian has low water content when fresh typically less than water by weight but becomes progressively hydrated when exposed to groundwater forming perlite.
obsidian has a low water content when fresh typically less than water by weight but takes it in when exposed to groundwater.
haynes learned to dribble the basketball from his sisters and perhaps was aided by the skill of handling the ball on the dirt courts of his hometown.
haynes learned to dribble the basketball from his sisters. his skills may have been helped by handling the ball on the dirt courts of his hometown.
at its basic level mt performs simple substitution of words in one natural language for words in another but that alone usually can not produce a good translation of a text because recognition of whole phrases and their closest counterparts in the target language is needed.
at its basic level mt performs simple substitution of words in one natural language for words in another lrb see literal translation rrb.
in the wild nautiluses usually inhabit depths of about m rising to around m at night to feed mate and to lay eggs.
in the wild nautilus usually inhabit depths of about m rising to around m at night for feeding mating and egg laying.
the games have been credited with making the winter olympics more popular in the united states not least of which because of abc s extensive coverage of fleming and killy who became overnight sensations among teenage girls.
the games have been credited with making the winter olympics more popular in the united states largely because of abc s coverage of fleming and killy who became very popular among teenage girls.
henri marie raymond de toulouse lautrec monfa was born in albi tarn in the midi pyr n es r gion of france the firstborn child of comte alphonse and comtesse ad le de toulouse lautrec.
henri marie raymond de toulouse lautrec monfa was born in albi in the midi pyr n es region of france. he was the oldest child of count alphonse and countess ad le de toulouse lautrec.
the nearby stevenage leisure park has a multiplex cinema clubs and restaurants.
there is a leisure park with a large cinema and lots of clubs and restaurants. stevenage also has two industrial areas.
originally zip disks launched with capacities of mb but later versions increased this to first mb and then mb.
originally it only supported mb disks but later versions began to support mb and mb disks.
it is also at the intersection of an east west and a north south trans saharan trade route across the sahara to araouane.
there is a route across the sahara desert from east to west and this is used for trade.
years later sharrell invented heated metal hair care implements such as hot combs.
years later sharrell made heated metal tools for example hot combs.
he has starred in action adventures thrillers and dramatic feature films but is best known for his role as blade in the blade trilogy.
he may be best known for his role as the vampire hunter in the blade trilogy films.
since nuna asiilasooq lrb the land of great length rrb an anthem used by the self governing kalaallit people has also been officially recognized by the government.
it was written by henrik lund and it became the national anthem in.
tekken bloodline rebellion is the update to tekken.
tekken bloodline rebellion was supposed to be released on consoles instead of tekken.
during the early s he wrote an introductory textbook synthesizing the current economics knowledge.
during the early s he wrote a textbook about economics knowledge.
arlington is a community lrb and census designated place rrb in dutchess county new york united states.
arlington is a community in dutchess county new york united states.
as well as providing camouflage with their background some cephalopods bioluminesce shining light downwards to disguise their shadows from any predators that may lurk below.
as well as blending with their background some cephalopods bioluminesce shining light downwards to hide their shadows from any attackers.
hercules rips the warlock s shirt and sees that the heart belongs to the warlock.
hercules rips the shirt of the warlock and sees that the heart belongs to the warlock.
the airport express also offers flight check in facilities at kowloon station and hong kong station the in town check ins offers a more convenient and time saving routine a free shuttle bus service transports travellers from these stations to their respective hotels as well.
a free airport express shuttle bus service transports travellers from stations to their respective hotels as well.
the pirelli calendar has become an annual publication that belies its origin in as merely a trade calendar published by the pirelli company s uk subsidiary.
the pirelli calendar is a calendar lrb publication showing dates for the year rrb published by pirelli company s uk subsidiary.
the north american beaver lrb castor canadensis rrb also called the canadian beaver lrb which is also the name of a subspecies rrb american beaver or simply beaver in north america is native to canada much of the united states and parts of northern mexico. the chief feature distinguishing c. canadensis from c. fiber is...
currently there are two different species of beaver the american beaver lrb c. canadensis rrb and the european beaver lrb c. fiber rrb.
m a s h is an american television series developed by larry gelbart adapted from the feature film mash lrb which was itself based on the novel mash a novel about three army doctors by richard hooker rrb.
m a s h is an american television sitcom made by larry gelbart about doctors in a mobile. it was inspired by mash a novel about three army doctors.
saint germain la blanche herbe is a commune in the department of calvados in the basse normandie region in northern france.
saint germain la blanche herbe is a commune.
timothy william tim burton lrb born august rrb is an american film director producer writer and artist.
tim burton lrb born august rrb is an american artist and film maker.
beethoven contributed to the repertoire with a triple concerto for piano violin cello and orchestra while later in the century brahms wrote a double concerto for violin cello and orchestra.
brahms wrote a double concerto for violin and cello with orchestra.
in at the age of keller graduated from radcliffe becoming the first deaf blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.
she was the first deaf and blind person to obtain a bachelors of arts degree.
f bio j nior pereira lrb born november in manhua u rrb is a brazilian footballer currently playing for brasiliense futebol clube.
f bio j nior pereira lrb born november rrb is a brazilian football player.
geography thuringia borders on lrb from the northwest and clockwise rrb the german states of lower saxony saxony anhalt saxony bavaria and hesse.
geography thuringia borders on the german states of lower saxony saxony anhalt saxony bavaria and hesse.
the animal s name can therefore be interpreted as meaning a fish with a womb. the name was transmitted via the latin delphinus lrb the romanization of the later greek delphinos rrb which in middle latin became dolfinus and in old french daulphin which reintroduced the ph into the word.
their name dolphin comes from the ancient greek lrb delphis rrb meaning with a womb because it was first thought to be a fish with a womb.
after adolf hitler s rise to power in the nuremberg rallies became huge nazi propaganda events a center of nazi ideals.
after hitler s rise to power in the nuremberg rallies became huge state propaganda events and a center of anti semitism and other nazi ideas.
on april fitzpatrick whilst drunk paid a visit to the kelly household claiming he had a warrant for the arrest of dan kelly for horse stealing.
he was drunk and said he wanted to arrest dan kelly for horse stealing.
kevin jeffrey clash lrb born september rrb is an american voice actor and puppeteer whose characters include elmo baby sinclair clifford splinter and hoots the owl.
kevin clash lrb born september rrb is a puppeteer and voice actor.
he then completed work on a sequel to the wind waker for the nintendo ds the legend of zelda phantom hourglass followed by another nintendo ds title the legend of zelda spirit tracks.
he is most well known for his work in the legend of zelda series most recently with the legend of zelda phantom hourglass for the nintendo ds.
vladimir mikhailovich jurowski lrb born july birgisson russia rrb is a russian conductor. he is the son of conductor mikhail jurowski.
vladimir jurowski lrb born april in moscow rrb is a russian conductor.
han bi ya attended seungeui girls high school lrb rrb in seoul.
born in seoul korea she attended seungeui girls high school lrb rrb.
starch was widely used in europe in the th and th centuries to stiffen the wide collars and ruffs of fine linen which surrounded the necks of the well to do.
starch was used in europe in the th and th centuries to stiffen the collars and ruffs of the fine linen which surrounded the neck.
popular tricks include toilet papering yards and buildings powder bombing and egging cars people and homes using soap to write on windows forking yards setting off consumer fireworks and smashing pumpkins and jack o lanterns.
modern mischief includes toilet papering gardens and buildings flouring and egging of cars people and homes forking gardens setting off fireworks and smashing pumpkins and jack o lanterns.
aucasaurus was a genus of medium sized theropod dinosaur from argentina that lived during the santonian stage lrb anacleto formation rrb.
aucasaurus was a medium sized theropod dinosaur from argentina that lived during the late cretaceous period.
several streets were temporarily shut down due to flooding including one tunnel and three schools had to be evacuated.
some streets had to be shut down because of the flooding.
athletes without a disability also compete at the paralympics the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment are such a close and essential part of the competition that the athlete with visual impairment and the guide are considered a team and both athletes are medal candidates.
the paralympics recognizes three different grades of visual impairment consequently all competitors in goalball must wear a visor or black out mask so that athletes with less visual impairment will not have an advantage. other sports like athletics are open to athletes with a wide variety of impairments.
they signed their first record deal with emerald moon records in and released their first ep titled the three words to remember in dealing with the end.
the band signed to emerald moon records in and released their first album called the party scene in.
the tang dynasty lrb middle chinese dh ng rrb lrb june june rrb was an imperial dynasty of china preceded by the sui dynasty and followed by the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period.
the tang dynasty lrb chinese pinyin t ng ch o rrb lrb june june rrb was an imperial dynasty of china that came after the sui dynasty and was followed by the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period.
the fruit is yellow orange skinned and largely an oblate spheroid it ranges in diameter from cm.
the fruit itself can grow cm in diameter.
in as a senior ringer was a heisman trophy candidate.
he is a currently a heisman trophy candidate.
kalamazoo is served by one daily newspaper the kalamazoo gazette.
kalamazoo is a large city in the u.s. state of michigan. it is the county seat of kalamazoo county.
he was famously described by lady caroline lamb as mad bad and dangerous to know.
lady caroline lamb who was his lover for a time said that he was mad bad and dangerous to know.
chasing them is the deacon lrb dennis hopper rrb who is the captain of a derelict oil tanker the exxon valdez and the leader of the smokers.
he is the captain of an old oil tanker the exxon valdez lrb the deez rrb.
the british antarctic territory lrb bat rrb is a sector of antarctica claimed by the united kingdom as one of its british overseas territories.
the british antarctic territory is a sector of antarctica claimed by the united kingdom and is a british overseas territory.
traditionally absinthe is prepared by placing a sugar cube on top of a specially designed slotted spoon and then placing the spoon on the glass which has been filled with a shot of absinthe.
a sugar cube is then placed in the bowl of a special spoon.