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town
Since 2002, Stralsund's old town with its rich heritage is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with Wismar in Mecklenburg.
In 1628, during the Thirty Years' War, the city came under Swedish rule and remained so until the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars.
From 1815 to 1945, Stralsund was part of Prussia.
The main industries of Stralsund are shipbuilding, fishing, mechanical engineering, and, to an increasing degree, tourism, life sciences, services and high tech industries, especially information technology and biotechnology.
Geography Location The city of Stralsund is located in northeastern Germany in the region of Western Pomerania in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stralsund
Stralsund
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world
Since it is focused on truth, systematic theology is also framed to interact with and address the contemporary world.
Within Christianity, different traditions (both intellectual and ecclesial) approach systematic theology in different ways impacting a) the method employed to develop the system, b) the understanding of theology's task, c) the doctrines included in the system, and d) the order those doctrines appear.
Even with such diversity, it is generally the case that works that one can describe as systematic theologies to begin with revelation and conclude with eschatology.
There are numerous authors who explored this area such as the case of Charles Gore, John Walvoord, Lindsay Dewar, and Charles Moule, among others.
The framework developed by these theologians involved a review of postbiblical history of a doctrine after first treating the biblical materials.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic%20theology
Systematic theology
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club
Since its first performance at the White House for President Calvin Coolidge in 1926, the club has sung for numerous heads of state and world leaders.
The Penn Glee Club has traveled to nearly all 50 states in the United States and over 40 nations and territories on five continents.
Since the 1950s, Penn Glee Club has appeared on national television with such celebrities as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Stewart, Ed McMahon, Carol Lawrence, and Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco and has been showcased on television specials such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and at professional sporting event...
One of the highlights of 1989 was the club's performance for Polish President Lech Wałęsa.
Bruce Montgomery, its best-known and longest-serving director, led the club from 1956 until 2000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
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tavern
Since the tavern had been accommodating strangers as early as 1690, it was reputed to be one of the oldest taverns in town.
At one time, it was the tavern of longest uninterrupted operation in the city.
The Crooked Billet Tavern was located on the site of the present 35 South Front Street, not quite one hundred and fifty feet north of Chestnut Street, and had a frontage of twenty-four feet on both Front and Water streets.
Pennsylvania was the overwhelming choice of German immigrants during the middle half of the eighteenth century and Samuel Howell was active in transporting these immigrants.
Between 1727 and 1775 there were 317 German immigrant voyages employing 190 different captains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Howell
Samuel Howell
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country
Since then she has continued to criticise the BBC, accusing them of being "embittered Remainers" "taking delight" in "undermining our country".
Her Constituency Labour Party (CLP) stated in February 2017 that she was insufficiently opposing Conservative government policy on child refugees and the residency rights of EU nationals after the UK leaves.
The following month, Hoey was one of 70 parliamentary signatories to a letter sent to the Director-General of the BBC, Lord Hall of Birkenhead, along with two Labour colleagues and many Conservative politicians, which was critical of the BBC for running stories biased against Brexit.
Fellow Labour MP Wes Streeting responded that it was "Orwellian" to expect broadcasters to "act as cheerleaders for the government".
During an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme in November 2017, Hoey commented that the Irish border problem – how to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, post-Brexit, whilst avoiding a border in the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK – would be solve...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%20Hoey
Kate Hoey
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municipality
Sint-Lievens-Houtem (, French Hautem-Saint-Liévin, not officially recognized) is a Dutch-speaking municipality of Belgium.
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It is located in the Denderstreek and at the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders (Flemish Region).
Sint-Lievens-Houtem is crossed by the Molenbeek in Vlierzele, Zonnegem and Letterhoutem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Lievens-Houtem
Sint-Lievens-Houtem
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agency
Some character calls up a news agency or whatever and uses the phrase Never Again ... and on that assumption they can go and slander a whole group.
In February 1986, the FBI classified the bombing that killed Alex Odeh as a terrorist act.
Rubin denied JDL involvement: "What the FBI is doing is simple. ...
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In 1987, Floyd Clarke, then assistant director of the FBI, wrote in an internal memo that key suspects had fled to Israel and were living in the West Bank urban settlement of Kiryat Arba.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish%20Defense%20League
Jewish Defense League
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institution
Some Franciscans serve on the Board of Trustees along with scholars and community members; the institution is directed by a lay academic scholar.
Post-secularization After the Mexican Congress passed An Act for the Secularization of the Missions of California on August 17, 1833, Father Presidente Narciso Durán transferred the missions' headquarters to Santa Barbara, thereby making Mission Santa Barbara the repository of some 3,000 original documents that had bee...
In contemporary times, the repository is known as the Santa Barbara Mission-Archive Library, an independent non-profit educational and research institution that is separate from Mission Santa Barbara, but occupies a portion of the mission building complex.
It is the oldest library in the State of California that still remains in the hands of its founders, the Franciscans.
Beginning with the writings of Hubert Howe Bancroft, the library has served as a center for historical study of the missions for more than a century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission%20Santa%20Barbara
Mission Santa Barbara
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hospital
Sometime later when Mo has been released from the hospital he is approached by Rash outside the building where he lives.
At the hospital Rash is approached by his parents who tell him that Mo will be okay and ask him to forget about Sayyid and come home.
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He and Rash have a brief conversation and he tells Rash that the family is fine and he doesn't need to return.
After they hug Rash walks off towards his new life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Brother%20the%20Devil
My Brother the Devil
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institute
Somewhere on Gallifrey there is also an institute called the Academy, which the Doctor and various other Time Lords have attended.
The wastes of Gallifrey include the Death Zone, an area that was used as a gladiatorial arena by the first Time Lords, pitting various species kidnapped from their respective time zones against each other (although Daleks and Cybermen were considered too dangerous to use).
Inside the Death Zone stands the Tomb of Rassilon, the founder of Time Lord society.
"The Last Day" mentions birds as something expected in Gallifrey's skies.
Gallifrey appeared in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor" which aired on 23 November 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallifrey
Gallifrey
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room
Stand-ups can read the room to interpret signs from the audience or work the room interacting with the audience directly.
Punter A member of the audience.
The room The space where the performance takes place.
Smelling the road Claiming that one can "smell the road" on a comic suggests they have compromised their originality or pandered to get laughs while touring.
Tight five A five-minute routine that is well-rehearsed and consists of comedian's best material that reliably gets laughs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-up%20comedy
Stand-up comedy
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bench
Suddenly, the entire Bulldog bench rushed onto the field resulting in two separate 15-yard penalties, both assessed on the ensuing kickoff.
Florida's Tim Tebow was limited in the game due to a bruised shoulder and Kestahn Moore suffered from a fumble and missed snap.
Moore's fumble early in the game led to Georgia's first touchdown.
This excessive celebration was known as the "Gator Stomp", and that play was only the first of three TDs in the game that ended in penalties for excessive celebration, with Georgia's Mohamed Massaquoi and Florida's Wondy Pierre-Louis drawing the other flags.
The Gators rallied back with a quick touchdown but were never able to take the lead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%20Florida%20Gators%20football%20team
2007 Florida Gators football team
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table
Summary table:ActivitiesIn November 2007, Hwa Chong International School hosted an International Youth Forum on Global Warming, attended by students from several countries.
IBDP Results After 7 batches of IBDP students, HCIS finally obtained its first perfect scorers in the 2016 International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations.
Two students, Yeap Yee Sing (Singaporean) and Lim Hui Yuan (Bruneian), achieved the perfect score of 45 points that year.
In 2009, a group of Pre-University 2 students participated in the HPC Quest, an educational outreach program by A*STAR'S (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Institute of High Performance Computing.
The team brainstormed on the topic 'Digging for Cavities', working closely along with their teacher and a researcher from IHPC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwa%20Chong%20International%20School
Hwa Chong International School
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state
Switzerland, some 10000 years ago in post-glacial Pleistocene/Holocene, the largest so far described in the alps and on dry land that can be easily identified in a modestly eroded state.
In the 48 million years since the slide occurred, erosion has removed most of the portion of the slide.
Flims Rockslide, ca. ,
The landslide around 200 BC which formed Lake Waikaremoana on the North Island of New Zealand, where a large block of the Ngamoko Range slid and dammed a gorge of Waikaretaheke River, forming a natural reservoir up to deep.
Cheekye Fan, British Columbia, Canada, ca. ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide
Landslide
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earth
SymbolismThe golden circle at the center represents the sun, which, by its exploding and leaping flames, generates heat and light to sustain the earth and all its living things.
Four triple-colored (red-white-blue), widening, wavy stripes connect the center to the four corners of the flag.
The figure of pre-Christian Assyrian god Assur, known from Iron Age iconography, features above the centre.
The four-pointed star surrounding the sun symbolizes the land, its light blue color symbolizing tranquility.
The wavy stripes extending from the center to the four corners of the flag represent the three major rivers of the Assyrian homeland: the Tigris, the Euphrates, and the Great Zab.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian%20flag
Assyrian flag
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village
Tah-Ah-Dun is the Tolowa name for Crescent City, honoring the Tolowa village that stood on present-day Crescent City.)
The Castle Rock Charter School is a K–12 charter school that provides personalized education to students, and is the liaison school for parents who home school their children.
It operates the Tah-Ah-Dun American Indian Magnet School to provide for the unique requirements of American Indian students who might be at risk. (
The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Crescent Elk Middle School is the oldest operating school site in town, centrally located in Crescent City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent%20City%2C%20California
Crescent City, California
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territory
Taming GaulPrior to the battle, Clovis did not enjoy the support of the Gallo-Roman clergy, hence he proceeded to pillage the Roman territory, including the churches.
This battle is viewed as bringing about the end of the rump state of the Western Roman Empire outside of Italy.
Following the battle, Clovis invaded the traitor Chararic's territory and was able to imprison him and his son.
The Bishop of Reims requested Clovis return everything taken from the Church of Reims, and, as the young king aspired to establish cordial relationships with the clergy, he returned a valuable ewer taken from the church.
Despite his position, some Roman cities refused to yield to the Franks, namely Verdun‒which surrendered after a brief siege‒and Paris, which stubbornly resisted a few years, perhaps as many as five.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis%20I
Clovis I
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municipality
Tampere is Finland's largest monolingual Finnish-speaking municipality.
Just over half of the population is women, as in the whole country.
The population is fairly educated, with two-thirds of those over 15 having completed post-primary education.
In 2013, 1,172 Swedish-speakers lived in Tampere, ie their share of the Tampere population was about half a per cent.
This is the second largest number of Swedish-speakers in monolingual Finnish-speaking municipalities after Kaarina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampere
Tampere
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east
Territories further east, such as Susa and Elymais were conquered by the Parthians, who eventually took control of Mesopotamia as well in mid-141 BC.
Demetrius on the other hand based himself in Seleucia Pieria and retained control of many of the Syrian and Phoenician coastal cities and Cilicia.
Mesopotamia continued to recognise Demetrius as well and an invasion of the region by Diodotus in mid-144 seems to have been a failure.
Intervention in Judaea At the same time Diodotus made diplomatic overtures to the Jews under Jonathan Apphus in order to have them join with him against Demetrius, giving him honours and appointing his brother Simon Thassi as general.
Jonathan accepted these overtures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diodotus%20Tryphon
Diodotus Tryphon
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port
That means that one port is sending the outgoing messages of the protocol and receiving the incoming ones.
A protocol in ROOM defines a set of outgoing and a set of incoming messages.
Ports can be connected with a binding if they belong to the same protocol and are conjugate to each other.
This port is called the regular port.
Its peer port, the conjugated port, receives the outgoing messages and sends the incoming ones of the protocol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-Time%20Object-Oriented%20Modeling
Real-Time Object-Oriented Modeling
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nightclub
That night Harry, Annabel and Luigi go to a glamorous nightclub where the glitzy Emcee declares Monte Carlo a place for "lovers in love".
Rita finds Harry's hotel and books two rooms down the hall from his.
Meanwhile, Harry and his uncle, doggedly pursued by Annabel, spend the day traveling around Monte Carlo doing what is required in the will, buying new clothes, gambling, visiting museums, skydiving, fishing and scuba diving ("A Day Around Town (Dance)").
He mistakes Harry and Annabel for a couple on their honeymoon ("Monte Carlo!").
The Emcee then introduces the voluptuous singer and dancer Dominique du Monaco to the crowd.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky%20Stiff
Lucky Stiff
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institution
That same month, the trustees voted 24–8 in favor of coeducation and began preparing the institution for the transition.
Following abortive discussions with Sarah Lawrence College to relocate the women's college to Princeton and merge it with the university in 1967, the administration commissioned a report on admitting women.
The final report was issued in January 1969, supporting the idea.
The university finished these plans in April 1969 and announced there would be coeducation in September.
Ultimately, 101 female freshman and 70 female transfer students enrolled at Princeton on September 1969.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton%20University
Princeton University
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state
That same year, the state honored Fairfield Superintendent Les Meyer as Superintendent of the Year.
Education Public Schools Fairfield Public Schools serves grades K-12.
In 2019, Fairfield Elementary was one of three Montana schools selected by the U.S. Department of Education to receive the National Blue Ribbon School award.
From 2010-2015, the high school girls' basketball team, coached by Dustin Gordon, collected 120 consecutive wins solidifying one of the longest winning streaks for a high school girls' basketball team in the United States.
Fairfield High School's team name is the Eagles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield%2C%20Montana
Fairfield, Montana
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arena
That she can get an arena filled with teens and young adults to sing along with Dolly Parton's country hit from 1973 speaks to the power of Cyrus.
That doesn't mean the show's not still worth seeing."
Glenn Gamboa of the Newsday praised the show and Cyrus' vocals, writing "...She then proceeded to take on Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go", The Smiths' "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" and Dolly Parton's "Jolene" with no special effects or choreographed ...
And, for the most part, during this version of the Bangerz tour, she uses that power for good."
Kelly Roncace of the South Jersey Times reviewed the show positively, writing, "While Miley has been surrounded by some controversy since her transformation from child star to a less inhibited adult performer, the artist's raw talent and ability to entertain was evident from the first note of the show to the last."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangerz%20Tour
Bangerz Tour
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bank
The site is guarded by a single bank ranging from to high, however parts of the site have been damaged by quarrying.
It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
South east of the site is a Bronze Age bowl barrow which, it has been suggested, was later modified as a Norman Motte, known as Dundon Beacon.
Flint flakes, Bronze Age pottery, and Iron Age pottery have also been found, which are now in the Museum of Somerset.
Dundon Hill, also sometimes called Dundon Beacon, stands out prominently in the flat country of King's Sedgemoor, rising to a height of 270 feet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundon%20Hill%20Hillfort
Dundon Hill Hillfort
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auditorium
The 2nd phase is where the bands are invited to the hearing in the Music School's auditorium where they perform in front of The Arts Committee of the festival.
The 3rd festival of the Creation of Contemporary Music is divided into 3 phases.
The 1st phase involves the students, who wish for their bands to participate, submitting applications for performing in the festival.
The committee then evaluate each band determining whether or not they reach the artistic criteria required to move on to the 3rd phase.
The 3rd phase involves all of the groups who the Arts Committee determined suitable being given their performance slots.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20School%20of%20Rhodes%20%28Greece%29
Music School of Rhodes (Greece)
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quarters
The Échez Park, a recent green space, is attempting to unite the university quarters of Bastillac and Solazur.
The Sellerie Park, with a more urban aspect, is backed by a separate road.
The Chastellain Park is the haven of greenery of the Villa Fould which contains the administrative headquarters of the Pyrenees National Park.
Within the Laubadère quarter, Bois Blancs [White Woods] Park is, similarly, a contemporary creation.
It includes five islets symbolizing the five continents plus a central island used to host events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarbes
Tarbes
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abbey
The abbey reached its height during the late 11th century and the 12th century, when it governed 27 priories and 12 parishes throughout Brittany, and was a popular pilgrimage destination.
Those who drank the wine, became delirious and died, while those who had not drunk it, survived.
The monks of Redon were at last forced by the invasions to withdraw in 921 to Auxerre and in 924 to Poitou, and were not able to return to their own monastery until the end of the 10th century.
Francis I, Duke of Brittany, was particularly fond of Redon and wished to be buried in the abbey.
In 1449, as a sign of his favour, he petitioned Pope Eugene IV to have Redon made the seat of a diocese, with the abbot as bishop, and a bull to that effect was issued on 10 June 1449.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redon%20Abbey
Redon Abbey
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abbey
The abbey reached its peak in terms of power and wealth during the 18th century.
It suffered damage in the 14th and 15th centuries in wars involving the County of Hainaut.
Reconstruction projects took place during the 16th and 18th centuries.
During French Revolution During the French Revolution, on July 28, 1789, the wealth and power of the abbey caused it to become a target of anger, and it was sacked by the villagers of Taisnières-en-Thiérache.
Between 1791 and 1794, the abbey was used as a quarry, and the abbey church, the cloister, and some of the walls disappeared.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroilles%20Abbey
Maroilles Abbey
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county
The Act also abolished the County, and states the term "county" would be synonymous with the "principal areas" created by the 1994 Act.
The motto, Tarian Cyfiawnder Duw can be translated as "The shield of Justice is God".
Clwyd County Council and its districts were abolished by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, and local government would be replaced by the four unitary authorities of Flintshire, Wrexham County Borough, Denbighshire, and parts of Conwy (along with some smaller communities moving to Powys).
However the Act then created a further set of "preserved counties", which were based on the eight created by the 1972 Act.
These Preserved Counties, similar in respect to English Ceremonial counties, would be retained for a variety of purposes, including Lieutenancy and Shrievalty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clwyd
Clwyd
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area
The area is supported by a buoyant upwelling in the deeper mantle, which some associate with an Azores hotspot.
The area is known for its volcanism however, which is associated with rifting along the Azores Triple Junction.
The spread of the crust along the existing faults and fractures has produced many volcanic and seismic events.
Most of the volcanic activity has occurred primarily along the Terceira Rift.
From the beginning of the islands' settlement, around the 15th century, there have been about 30 volcanic eruptions (terrestrial and submarine) as well as numerous, powerful earthquakes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis
Atlantis
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area
The area that exploded on 4 January 1880 was reported to be "fully nine square miles".
The valley of desolation is a sulfurous valley of volcanic vents and hot springs that inhibits significant plant growth - in stark contrast to the surrounding rain forest.
Technically dormant today, this caldera last erupted in 1880.
Dominica's rugged surface is marked by its volcanic past.
Rock formations are mainly volcanic andesite and rhyolite, with fallen boulders and sharp-edged protrusions peppering slope bases.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Dominica
Geography of Dominica
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monastery
The Armagnac commanders had decided not to attack further that day, but Joan encouraged them to launch an assault against an English fortress built around a monastery called les Augustins.
She had it tied to an arrow that was fired by a crossbowman.
On the next day, 6 May, the Armagnac forces captured Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, which the English had deserted.
which was successfully captured by the Armagnacs.
Armagnac troops maintained positions on the south bank on the night of 6 May.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan%20of%20Arc
Joan of Arc
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section
The Asahi's investigative section was told to avoid coverage of the Fukushima disaster, and has largely faded from view.
The reporters and editors responsible for the story were punished, and the Special Reports Section reduced in size, with many of its members reassigned elsewhere in the paper.
Two of the top reporters later quit to found a non-profit journalism organization that is one of the first in Japan dedicated to investigative journalism, the Waseda Chronicle (name changed to Tokyo Investigative Newsroom Tansa in March 2021).
Coral Article Fabrication In the evening edition of April 20, 1989, an article described how the world's largest Azami coral in a sea area designated as a natural environment conservation area in Okinawa was damaged, with the initial "KY" scratched on the coral.
Along with a color photograph of the scratched coral, the article lamented the decline in Japanese morale.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Asahi%20Shimbun
The Asahi Shimbun
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theater
The Asbury Hotel pays homage to this once great theater with its 5th floor rooftop movie theater called "The Baronet".
The Empress Hotel is an LGBT resort owned by music producer Shep Pettibone that features Paradise Nightclub.
The Baronet, a vintage movie theater which dates back to Buster Keaton's era, was near Asbury Lanes, but its roof recently caved in and the building was demolished.
The Asbury Hotel also has an 8th floor rooftop bar, paying homage to the former building inhabitants and calling it "Salvation."
In a town that was once nearly abandoned, there are now a large number of restaurants, bars, coffee houses, two breweries, a coffee roastery, and live music venues situated in Asbury Park's boardwalk and downtown districts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbury%20Park%2C%20New%20Jersey
Asbury Park, New Jersey
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auditorium
The auditorium in which the symphony performs has a seating capacity of 2,834, and a stage that is 82 feet wide, 46 feet deep, and 65 feet high.
At the time it was built, the Cathedral was the largest facility between New York and Chicago.
Today The Cathedral continues to be used today for wedding receptions, banquets, and most notably for performances by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish%20Rite%20Cathedral%20%28New%20Castle%2C%20Pennsylvania%29
Scottish Rite Cathedral (New Castle, Pennsylvania)
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auditorium
The auditorium itself remained, but well over half of the complex is new.
By 1995, sufficient funds from the Arts Lottery through Arts Council England and private fundraising had been raised to enable the company to embark upon a major £213 million reconstruction of the building by Carillion, which took place between 1997 and 1999, under the chairmanship of Sir Angus Stirling.
This involved the demolition of almost the whole site including several adjacent buildings to make room for a major increase in the size of the complex.
The design team was led by Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones of Dixon Jones BDP as architects.
The acoustic designers were Rob Harris and Jeremy Newton of Arup Acoustics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Opera%20House
Royal Opera House
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authority
The authority has advised that—"The bay is a listed Ramsar site, part of a Biosphere Reserve, containing three Marine National Parks and five Special Management Areas.
Around 4 million tonnes of petroleum product is handled annually through the port and around 1.2 million tonnes per annum of steel product.
Environmental considerations Western Port is as an area that offers significant environmental values that are recognised worldwide.
Western Port covers an area of 680sq km and includes two islands, French Island and Phillip Island, which lie at the centre and entrance of the bay respectively.
Approximately 40% of Western Port total area is exposed as mud flats at low tide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%20of%20Hastings%20Development%20Authority
Port of Hastings Development Authority
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centre
The award jury praised the training centre for its use of integrative design to blend into its natural surroundings while reflecting the region's history and archaeology.
Surfaces in the building are mostly unpainted brick which makes them easy to clean and maintain.
The Friendship Centre project won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016, one of two winners in Bangladesh and six worldwide.
The building's simple design has a monastic feel, blurring the lines between architecture, landscape, and archaeology.
It quadrilateral layout and brickwork maintain local architectural traditions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship%20%28NGO%29
Friendship (NGO)
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center
The axe is released in such a way that it rotates about the midpoint of the handle and, ideally, contacts the center of the target with only one edge.
A second system calculates a winning team's place based solely on placement, and does not take into consideration the spread between each team's performance.
Events The following is a list of typical events run at collegiate woodsmen competitions: Axe throw This event requires a thrower to place a double-bit Axe as close to the center of a target as possible from a set distance away.
Scores are awarded from 1-3 or 1-5 points (depending on the target), with the highest score being a bulls-eye.
Competitors are given three practice throws and three scored throws.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodsman
Woodsman
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bank
The bank approached Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who made good the loss in exchange for an increased shareholding of 78%.
Price Waterhouse became the banks sole accountant in 1987.
In 1990, a Price Waterhouse audit of BCCI revealed an unaccountable loss of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Much of BCCI's documentation was then transferred to Abu Dhabi.
The audit also revealed numerous irregularities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank%20of%20Credit%20and%20Commerce%20International
Bank of Credit and Commerce International
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bank
The bank contacted the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in Chicago, the first involvement of the famous agency in the pursuit of the James–Younger Gang.
He killed two lawmen [Nichols and Mcmahan] during the attempt and escaped.
On June 3, 1871, the gang robbed a bank in Corydon, Iowa; the James and Younger brothers were suspects.
Agency founder Allan Pinkerton dispatched his son, Robert Pinkerton, who joined a county sheriff in tracking the gang to a farm in Civil Bend, Missouri.
A short gunfight ended indecisively as the gang escaped.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%E2%80%93Younger%20Gang
James–Younger Gang
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bank
The bank engaged in securities services are usually called a custodian bank.
The reasons for listing eurobonds include regulatory and tax considerations, as well as the investment restrictions.
Securities services Securities Services refers to the products and services that are offered to institutional clients that issue, trade, and hold securities.
Market players include BNY Mellon, J.P. Morgan, HSBC, Citi, BNP Paribas, Société Générale etc.
Market London is the centre of the eurosecurities markets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security%20%28finance%29
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The bank, called by the media the "Nobel Prize sperm bank", claimed to have three Nobel Prize-winning donors, though Shockley was the only one to publicly acknowledge his involvement.
He was also known in his early years for his elaborate practical jokes.
Shockley donated sperm to the Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank founded by Robert Klark Graham in hopes of spreading humanity's best genes.
However, Shockley's controversial views brought the Repository for Germinal Choice a degree of notoriety and may have discouraged other Nobel Prize winners from donating sperm.
PBS claims Shockley was cruel towards his children and unhappy in his life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Shockley
William Shockley
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arena
The Beatles performed their first American concert on 11 February at Washington Coliseum, a sports arena in Washington, DC, attended by 8,000.
The Beatles made their first live US television appearance on 9 February, when 73 million viewers watched them perform on The Ed Sullivan Show at 8 pm – about two-fifths of the American population.
According to the Nielsen ratings audience measurement system, the show had the largest number of viewers that had been recorded for an American television program.
They performed a second concert the next day at New York's Carnegie Hall, which was attended by 2,000, and both concerts were well received.
The Beatles then flew to Miami Beach and made their second television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on 16 February, which was broadcast live from the Napoleon Ballroom of the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach with another 70 million viewers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatlemania
Beatlemania
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The beneficiary patient can directly approach the network hospital.
NIC and RGJAY Society has connected all of these hospitals through a computer network with dedicated database of beneficiary families.
These hospitals are referred as 'Network Hospitals'.
Or the patient can be referred to the network hospital by a doctor in nearby govt hospital (run by the Zilla Parishad) or by a doctor in health camp.
Network hospital The govt has appointed 'Aarogyamitra' (Health Friend) in all network hospitals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma%20Jyotiba%20Phule%20Jan%20Arogya%20Yojana
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana
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chamber
The blank was placed on the die and the top chamber brought in contact.
The schematic diagram of the superplastic forming set-up used for bulge forming with all necessary attachments and the photograph of the top (left) and bottom (right) die for SPF.
A circular sheet (blank) of 118 mm diameter was cut from the alloy sheet and the cut surfaces polished to remove burrs.
The furnace was switched on to the set temperature.
Once the set temperature was reached the top chamber was brought down further to effect the required blank holder pressure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superplasticity
Superplasticity
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administration
The Board is led by the board chair, who presides over meetings, evaluates executive performance, advises senior administration, and represents the university's interests to government.
To support its mandate and oversight function, the Board has six standing committees, with each Governor holding membership in one or two of these committees over the course of a year.
These standing committees include Executive, Audit & Risk, Building Program, Advancement and University Relations, Governance, and Finance.
The current board chair is Dan Fortin, former President of IBM Canada and Carleton alumnus.
Senate The Senate is the Carleton's highest academic body and is responsible for university's academic governance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton%20University
Carleton University
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hotel
The book England describes the hotel as a "Magnificent Edwardian hotel overlooking the Common, with ornate stone-carved balconies and countless neoclassical decorative flourishes".
Designs were grand and lavish and no expense was spared.
The hotel had to be designed to make a statement.
The hotel contains 74 rooms and has two bars and a restaurant.
An episode of Mr. Bean starring Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean in Room 426) was filmed at this hotel in 1992, first aired in February 1993.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens%20Hotel%2C%20Southsea
Queens Hotel, Southsea
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hotel
The Boston Harbor Hotel is a luxury hotel overlooking Boston Harbor and the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
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It is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
The hotel is the principal occupant of the Rowes Wharf building, completed in 1987, and designed by Adrian Smith while he was working for Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston%20Harbor%20Hotel
Boston Harbor Hotel
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center
The bridge crew also did not contact the combat information center to request clarification of the positions and movements of the surrounding ships.
The commanding officer of Frank E. Evans was asleep in his quarters, having left instructions to be awakened if there were to be any changes in the formation.
Neither the officer of the deck nor the junior officer of the deck notified him when the station change was ordered.
The conning officer on Frank E. Evans misunderstood the formation's base course and believed Frank E. Evans was to starboard of Melbourne.
Frank E. Evans therefore turned to starboard, cutting across Melbourne′s bow twice in the process.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Frank%20E.%20Evans
USS Frank E. Evans
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spot
The bridge was one of the earliest structures to be built after the bomb and overhangs the spot where the bomb exploded.
Construction swiftly began and was soon complete in time for opening in 1999.
The structure has won numerous awards and the new footbridge has symbolised the renaissance of Manchester city centre since the bomb.
In 2011, the bridge received a seven-month renovation at a cost of £730,000.
Repairs included fixing cracked window panes and permanently replacing floor panels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation%20Street%20Bridge
Corporation Street Bridge
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sector
The brigade then moved to the Senio River sector, where on March 27 it fought against elements of the German 4th Parachute Division commanded by Generalleutnant Heinrich Trettner.
During the raid, the brigade's infantrymen ran ahead of the tanks and mopped up the German positions, returning with prisoners and greatly impressing the seasoned troops of the North Irish Horse.<ref>Morris Beckman, The Jewish Brigade, Chapter 6</ref> The brigade first entered into major combat operations on March 19–2...
In its first sustained action on March 19, the brigade killed 19 German soldiers and took 11 prisoner for the loss of 2 dead and 3 wounded in a series of clashes.
From April 1-9, the brigade again engaged the Germans in a series of small-scale clashes.
It returned to offensive operations during the "Three Rivers Battle", crossing the Senio River on April 10 and capturing the two positions allocated to it, establishing a bridgehead and widening it the following day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish%20Brigade
Jewish Brigade
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gallery
The building was designed by David Chipperfield, whose design for the 3 storey, high gallery has been criticized for being "alien, brutal and bleak".
The costs of the original design, and controversy over the decision to change its structure from concrete to steel, have led to a legal battle, in an attempt to recover some of the costs.
It was later moved to a plot of land adjacent to the harbour, on the site of a boarding house where Turner once stayed.
It was built on the raised promenade following a flood risk analysis.
Construction started in 2008, and was completed for opening in April 2011, at a cost of £17.5 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner%20Contemporary
Turner Contemporary
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building
The building was devastated in the second half of the 20th century and today it is a ruin.
Between 1573 and 1600, it was modified in the Renaissance style.
In 1805, it ceased to serve its purpose and turned into a granary and apartments.
Notable people Valentin Držkovic (1888–1969), painter Twin towns – sister cities Velká Polom is twinned with: Dlhá nad Oravou, Slovakia References External links Villages in Ostrava-City District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velk%C3%A1%20Polom
Velká Polom
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courthouse
The building's use as a courthouse ended when a new Circuit Court building was built just down the street.
The current hipped wood-framed roof was installed in 1929, replacing the original flat roof which had been leaking.
In 1962, a further was added to the courthouse, which included the addition of a basement.
Bought by the County of Maui, it currently houses the offices of the Prosecuting Attorney.
Kalana Pakui Building/Old Police Station The Kalana Pakui Building was built in 1925 and designed by Maui architect William D'Esmond, incorporating Mediterranean Revival Style architecture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wailuku%20Civic%20Center%20Historic%20District
Wailuku Civic Center Historic District
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cafe
The cafe was spread out on three floors, the first floor was a wardrobe, the second and third café dining rooms.
The Pegasus chairs play a very important role in the history of Estonian furniture.
There are two dark painted plywood boards bent over a heavy iron structure, they are apart from each other and at a small angle, on the upper fifth of the back of the chair is a metal clip holding together the two veneers.
On top of the spiral staircase that connected the three floors there was Estonia's first abstract cafe sculpture - Edgar Viiese's "Pegasus" made out of polished aluminum.
The simple and spacious effect of the interior was achieved by a large curtainless window on one wall, overlooking the St. Nicholas Church and Harju Street's green area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4ino%20Tamm
Väino Tamm
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campus
The campus directs its attention to health concerns in the Rio Grande Valley, including diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health (UTSPH), is one of five regional campuses established by the Regional Academic Health Center program in 2001; it is located on the Brownsville campus of the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley.
The campus offers a PhD program in epidemiology and a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in health promotion, the only program of its kind available in South Texas.
It also centers its concerns on genetics and its relationship to infectious and chronic disease.
Infrastructure Transportation Major highways Brownsville is served by Interstate 69E, sharing its alignment with U.S. Route 77.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsville%2C%20Texas
Brownsville, Texas
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hall
The cave consists of an eight-celled hall ending in a sanctum, an antechamber and a verandah with pillars.
The entrance door frame shows sala bhanjikas.
Cave 15 Cave 15 is a more complete monastery (19.62 × 15.98 m) with evidence that it had paintings.
The reliefs show the Buddha, while the sanctum Buddha is shown seated in the Simhasana posture.
Cave 15 door frame has carvings of pigeons eating grain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajanta%20Caves
Ajanta Caves
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suite
The CENTAG Chief of Staff office suite in building 1 was returned to USAREUR.
On July 1, 1993, the headquarters of NATO's Allied Land Forces Central Europe (LANDCENT) became operational on Campbell Barracks with a staff from seven nations (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States).
LANDCENT moved into offices in buildings 3,7, and 8, formerly used by CENTAG and 4ATAF.
In the summer of 1994, V Corps headquarters moved from Frankfurt to Campbell Barracks.
The departure from the Cold War era brought the implementation of a new NATO Integrated Military Structure and LandCENT was formally designated Joint Headquarters Centre (JHQ CENT) in a ceremony held on March 9, 2000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell%20Barracks
Campbell Barracks
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centre
The centre advises policymakers and industry on ecosystem management and long-term sustainable and equitable development in Europe and elsewhere around the world.
It is a joint initiative between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The centre states that its mission is to: advance the scientific understanding of the complex, dynamic interactions of people and nature in the Biosphere train the next generation of sustainability researchers and leaders engage in collaborations with change agents The SRC has a particular focus on social-ecologi...
Organisation The centre is governed by a board with additional strategic advice provided by two international boards.
There is a scientific advisory council of leading sustainability researchers to provide advice on scientific development of the centre, which includes researchers such as Rashid Sumaila, Frances Westley, Marten Scheffer, Elke Weber, Jessica Fanzo and Elena Bennett.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm%20Resilience%20Centre
Stockholm Resilience Centre
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The centre has been praised for its architecture and state-of-the-art modern theatre facilities, which are considered among the best in the world.
Since 1997 more than 650 productions were staged.
There are about 300 performances per season with approximately 200,000 theatergoers.
In 2007, the NNTT was branded with the advertising slogan: Opera Palace, Tokyo.
Background The construction of the NNTT was completed in February 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20National%20Theatre%20Tokyo
New National Theatre Tokyo
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courthouse
The centre of the County was originally the courthouse, which is still considered an important historical site.
Peter Robinson, who in 1825 brought 2,000 settlers from Ireland.
The route taken was by way of Port Hope, Rice Lake and the Otonabee River, the same route used by the first settlers that entered this region in 1818.
In 1851, Peterborough County was divided into the counties of Peterborough and Victoria, which were united for municipal purposes as the United Counties of Peterborough and Victoria.
A plebiscite was authorized in 1856 to facilitate the creation of a provisional county council for Victoria, but, as the united counties council delayed conducting it, a further Act was passed in 1861 to compel its being held, following which the provisional council was formed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough%20County
Peterborough County
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church
The ceremony began with a procession of clergy from the rectory to the church, where a prayer was chanted on the porch at the top of the stairs.
The crowd, numbered at 1,200, included the communion class and many prominent citizens of the Town, including Protestants.
The dedication packed the church, requiring many to stand, and tickets were required to enter.
The clergy then walked around the building, blessing the walls with holy water.
Back on the porch, the litany of the Saints was said before the interior walls were sprinkled with holy water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20St.%20Mary%27s%20Church%20%28Dedham%2C%20Massachusetts%29
History of St. Mary's Church (Dedham, Massachusetts)
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The church also advocated for segregation laws and enforced segregation in its facilities.
At least one black family was forbidden from attending church after white members complained about their attendance.
In 1956, Mark E. Petersen suggested that a segregated chapel should be created for places where a number of black families joined.
Hotel Utah, a church-run hotel, banned black guests, even when other hotels made exceptions for black celebrities.
Blacks were prohibited from performing in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, and the Deseret News did not allow black people to appear in photographs with white people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20people%20and%20Mormonism
Black people and Mormonism
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church
The church also publishes the weekly Christian Science Sentinel, the monthly Christian Science Journal, and the Herald of Christian Science, a non-English publication.
In 2009 it moved to a largely online presence with a weekly print run.
In the 1980s the church produced its own television programs, and in 1991 it founded a 24-hour news channel, which closed with heavy losses after 13 months.
In April 2012 JSH-Online made back issues of the Journal, Sentinel and Herald available online to subscribers.
Works by Mary Baker Eddy Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (1875) Christian Healing (1880) The People's Idea of God: Its Effect on Health and Christianity (1883) Historical Sketch of Metaphysical Healing (1885) Defence of Christian Science (1885) No and Yes (1887) Rudiments and Rules of Divine Sc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20Science
Christian Science
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The church supported a gay rights bill in Salt Lake City which bans discrimination against gay men and lesbians in housing and employment, calling them "common-sense rights".
In 1995, the Church issued The Family: A Proclamation to the World.
The church opposes same-sex marriage, but does not object to rights regarding hospitalization and medical care, fair housing and employment rights, or probate rights, so long as these do not infringe on the integrity of the family or the constitutional rights of churches and their adherents to administer and practice t...
Some Church members have formed a number of unofficial support organizations, including Evergreen International, Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons, North Star, Disciples2, Wildflowers, Family Fellowship, GLYA (Gay LDS Young Adults), LDS Reconciliation, Gamofites and the Guardrail foundation.
Church leaders have met with people from Evergreen International, Inc. and several gay rights leaders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20The%20Church%20of%20Jesus%20Christ%20of%20Latter-day%20Saints
History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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sector
The city has sought to diversify its economy to become less dependent on its struggling manufacturing sector.
With the loss of the jobs, locally owned businesses in downtown Mansfield closed, as did much of the retail built in the 1960s along Park Avenue West (formerly known as "The Miracle Mile") and Lexington Avenue.
New big-box retail, shopping strips and franchise restaurants have been built in the adjacent suburban city of Ontario, which has replaced Mansfield as the retail hub for Richland County and north-central Ohio.
Remaining manufacturers in Mansfield include steel manufacturer AK Steel, Honda supplier Newman Technology Incorporated, generator manufacturer Ideal Electric Company (formerly Hyundai Ideal Electric Company), thermostats manufacturer Therm-O-Disc, pumps manufacturer The Gorman-Rupp Company, carousel manufacturer The C...
Mansfield's healthcare industry includes OhioHealth (formerly MedCentral Health System), the city's largest employer and the largest in Richland County.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansfield%2C%20Ohio
Mansfield, Ohio
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The city of New York has officially endorsed the project, but nationwide, public opinion has been hostile.
The 2005 Anti-Defamation League survey includes data on the attitudes of Hispanics, with 29% of Hispanics being the most antisemitic (vs. 9% of whites and 36% of blacks); being born in the United States helped alleviate this attitude: 35% of foreign-born Hispanics were antisemitic, but only 19% of those Hispanics who w...
As an example of religious tensions, in 2010, a widespread debate erupted over the building of an Islamic cultural center and a mosque in New York City near the World Trade Center site.
A Time poll of 1000 individuals which was conducted in August 2010 indicated that only 13 percent of Americans have unfavorable views of Jews, by contrast, the same pole indicated that 43 percent of Americans have unfavorable views of Muslims, however, only 17 percent of Americans have unfavorable views of Catholics an...
By contrast, antisemitic attitudes are much higher in Europe and are growing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Jews%20in%20the%20United%20States
History of the Jews in the United States
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The city said that the new development would strengthen the old and worn-down downtown business district.
New city hall After February 2007, the city had plans drawn up to build the new city hall.
The plans called for the new city hall, park, and green space to be built around the florist's shop that started the now famous eminent domain lawsuit.
Stockbridge City Manager Ted Strickland said that the new city hall was absolutely necessary, because some current city employees were working out of closets and supply rooms.
Secession movement A group of residents in Stockbridge attempted to secede to form their own community called Eagle's Landing in the 2018 general election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockbridge%2C%20Georgia
Stockbridge, Georgia
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arena
The concert contained an audience of 25,000 people, the greatest number of people to ever attend the arena.
Live at Home is a live concert DVD released in 2002 filmed in Nickelback's home province of Alberta, Canada during the tour supporting their album Silver Side Up.
The concert was in Edmonton on January 25, 2002 at Skyreach Centre.
Near the end of the show Jerry Cantrell, joined the group to perform the song "It Ain't Like That".
During the encore, the band performs an acoustic version of the song "Mistake", a cover of Big Wreck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20at%20Home
Live at Home
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stadium
The conquest had caused such joy in the fans that it forced the opening of the stadium where thousands of fans cheered the team.
The tie produced between those competitors allowed the Morlacos to be unreachable.
Fans took to the streets to celebrate, thousands of vehicles blew their horns, with explosions of rockets and fireworks in the sky.
Prior to that there was a motorcade from the airport to the Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Stadium.
Nicknames The club has several nicknames, the best known is "Morlacos", and "Expresso Austral" (Southern Express), the first is because people belonging to the city of Cuenca are commonly called so, the second was placed by the national press in the 1970s due to the campaigns being undertaken by the team, calling the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.D.%20Cuenca
C.D. Cuenca
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The conservative venue notably published Tzara's early poems, Cocea's art chronicles, the pro-Symbolist articles of novelist Felix Aderca and various pieces by the Simbolul group.
Despite such points of contact, Trivale was mostly noted for his overall rejection of Symbolist literature, and the Convorbiri Critice circle endured as a permanent target for ridicule on the part of young modernists.
Another Junimist figure, Constantin Rădulescu-Motru, opened his paper Noua Revistă Română to contributions from various figures in the Symbolist and modernist field.
The post-Junimist magazines were joined in this context by Constantin Banu's eclectic review, Flacăra, itself noted for circulating the writings of young Symbolists and post-Symbolists.
One new voice emerging from its circle was Victor Eftimiu, whose work in drama was largely a neoromantic adaptation a fairy tale format, with the genre conventions introduced by Edmond Rostand (Înșir'te mărgărite).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolist%20movement%20in%20Romania
Symbolist movement in Romania
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The consumer advice centre in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) advised in 2009 against free-to-play games and cited Howrse, among other games, as an example.
Criticisms The in-game purchases are a subject of criticism in different media outlets.
Since the horse-based topic appeals to younger players, critics say that young people might be tempted to spend money.
They criticized advertisements with equestrians, saying that Howrse is "extremely easy" and "without problems playable for younger players" (das "denkbar einfache" Spiel, das "problemlos auch für jüngere Spieler" zu nutzen sei.).
In 2011, the German TV magazine Frontal21 claimed that a girl called a number to buy passes 267 times, without her parents' knowledge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howrse
Howrse
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continent
The continent of Africa speaks hundreds of languages, and if dialects spoken by various ethnic groups are also included, the number is much higher.
Last but not least is the Khoisan family with between 40 - 70 members.
Believed to be the oldest of the four language families, it is the smallest of the four and is found mainly in Southern Africa.
These languages and dialects do not have the same importance: some are spoken by only a few hundred people, others are spoken by millions.
The most widely spoken languages of Africa, Swahili (100 million), Hausa (38 million), Yoruba (20 million), Amharic (20 million), Igbo (21 million), and Fula (13 million), belong mostly to the Niger-Congo family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture%20of%20Africa
Culture of Africa
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room
The controversy was to inspire von Klenze's "Aegina" room at the Munich Glyptothek of 1830, the first of his many speculative reconstructions of Greek colour.
The French architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff witnessed the exhibition of Angell's find and endeavoured to excavate Temple B at Selinus.
His imaginative reconstructions of this temple were exhibited in Rome and Paris in 1824 and he went on to publish these as (1830) and later in (1851).
Hittorff lectured in Paris in 1829–1830 that Greek temples had originally been painted ochre yellow, with the moulding and sculptural details in red, blue, green and gold.
While this may or may not have been the case with older wooden or plain stone temples, it was definitely not the case with the more luxurious marble temples, where colour was used sparingly to accentuate architectural highlights.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek%20Revival%20architecture
Greek Revival architecture
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school
The country school, directed by James Gray, taught the boys reading, writing, and, for an additional charge, arithmetic.
Robert was sent to local schools and showed unusual literary taste and ability, though he found his schooling to be uninspiring.
His education was typical for the day.
In grammar school it was the classics—Latin and Ancient Greek, with some English composition.
Boys bullied one another and the teacher administered corporal punishment in the classroom for unruly behaviour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Chambers%20%28publisher%2C%20born%201802%29
Robert Chambers (publisher, born 1802)
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The county addressed this problem by constructing flood-control channels in lower Holmes Run, lower Backlick Run, and Cameron Run.
Recent history and improvement efforts The effects of urbanization (e.g., impervious surfaces, channelization, and storm sewers) led to frequent flash flooding in the lower portion of the watershed.
Highly erodible soils and frequent, intense rainstorms also contributed to the flooding.
But "channelized streams generally are wider and straighter than natural stream channels, and they are disconnected from the floodplain.
Floodwaters that normally soak into floodplain soils and recharge groundwater are rapidly exported downstream in channelized streams" Flooding issues The original dam at Lake Barcroft continued in service until 1972 when rain from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes caused exceptionally high water to erode the earthen e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron%20Run%20Watershed
Cameron Run Watershed
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county
The county stated that it hopes to not only avoid further landfill, but completely empty its existing landfill — of waste collected since 1978 — within 18 years.
As of April 2016 no more recent traces of project DEEP was found on the public internet.
St. Lucie County, Florida, USA (GeoPlasma) The first plasma-based waste disposal system in the USA was announced in 2006 in St. Lucie County, Florida.
The plant was originally scheduled to come into operation in 2009, but experienced several setbacks.
Backers originally announced that the facility would produce of solid rubble from around of waste per day at , but uncertainties arose regarding the safety of such a facility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma%20gasification%20commercialization
Plasma gasification commercialization
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court
The court was increasingly troubled by Alfonso's behavior and as a result, the Pope intervened by forcing Portugal to invade Castile.
The king ignored his wife's pleas, and gave Eleanor Huelva, Tordesillas, and Medina-Sidonia in addition to other holdings.
He also established Eleanor's household in Seville where she was allowed to hear political matters.
The King died on 27 March 1350 and was succeeded by his heir Peter and his wife Maria who served as regent.
Maria had not forgotten the myriad slights that she had endured because of her husband's love for his mistress.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor%20de%20Guzm%C3%A1n
Eleanor de Guzmán
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courthouse
The courthouse is considered a local landmark because it is the tallest building in Sayre.
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The Beckham County Courthouse, located in Courthouse Square in Sayre, is the county courthouse of Beckham County, Oklahoma.
It is also one of the few courthouses in Oklahoma that has a dome.
Description The courthouse building was built in 1911, the courthouse was designed by the architecture firm of Layton, Smith & Hawk and constructed by Oklahoma Quarries & Construction Co. The courthouse sits on a parcel of land in downtown Sayre, at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckham%20County%20Courthouse
Beckham County Courthouse
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courthouse
The courthouse is considered to be one of La Porte's best known structures.
Between 1892 and 1894, the third and current LaPorte county courthouse was erected at a cost of $300,000.
The structure is built of red sandstone from Lake Superior, shipped via boat to Michigan City and then by rail to La Porte.
In 2007 the exterior of the building was extensively restored at a cost of $2.9 million.
Historic sites districts Downtown LaPorte Historic District Francis H. Morrison House Indiana and Michigan Avenues Historic District Marion Ridgeway Polygonal Barn Geography La Porte is located at (41.609057, −86.717567).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Porte%2C%20Indiana
La Porte, Indiana
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headquarters
The Croatian government recommended moving ARBiH headquarters out of Sarajevo and closer to Croatia and pushed for its reorganization in an effort to heavily add Croatian influence.
He received an ultimatum from Boban warning that if he did not proclaim a confederation with Tuđman that Croatian forces would not help defend Sarajevo from strongholds as close as away.
Beginning in June, discussions between Bosniaks and Croats over military cooperation and possible merger of their armies started to take place.
In June and July, Boban increased pressure "by blocking delivery of arms that the Sarajevo government, working around a United Nations (UN) embargo on all shipments to the former Yugoslavia, has secretly bought."
On 3 July 1992, the Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia was formally declared, in an amendment to the original decision from November 1991.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege%20of%20Mostar
Siege of Mostar
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The CVCE is a research and documentation centre which seeks to provide digital access to sources relating to the European integration process.
The castle today The property is now an orphanage and children's home known as the Kannerschlass or children's castle.
It also houses the headquarters of the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe (CVCE) .
Gallery See also List of castles in Luxembourg References Castles in Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanem%20Castle
Sanem Castle
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division
The Deutsche Bundesbahn railway division (Bundesbahndirektion) at Wuppertal informed locals from 1950 of the proposed closure of the western section, which took place after the thinning of services in 1954.
After the Second World War The reopening of the Hoffnungsthal tunnel on 14 May 1949 led to the abandonment of some rail services between Siegburg and Overath, there were now only local services.
From 1949, all passenger services ran to Cologne.
Passenger services ended in 1956 due to roadworks.
Between Siegburg and Overath the steam train service was affectionately known as the Luhmer Grietche.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegburg%E2%80%93Olpe%20railway
Siegburg–Olpe railway
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district
The district is also plagued with environmental problems, such as ubiquitous, illegal rubbish dumps, and high crime rates.
Once a rural town, Vaiano Valle depopulated in the 20th century, and it is now one of the most degraded rural areas within Milan.
Romani nomads have settled in several slums in the area, and have often had frictions with the local population as well as the city authorities.
History The oldest known reference to Vaiano Valle (then "Vajano") dates back to 1346.
When the Milanese was partitioned into pieves, Vajano was included in the pieve of San Donato Milanese.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaiano%20Valle
Vaiano Valle
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abbey
The ditch reached the abbey from the east and then divided into east and west channels around its edges, effectively forming a moat.
The river was used by the abbey to turn the wheel of the grain mill that had been given to them by Alexander of Lincoln 'to ever more to possess', but was too distant for general water needs, or to supply their fishponds.
To solve this, the monks dug a ditch to bring water from the springs of Ashwell and St. Helen's at Louth to the abbey grounds.
The western channel circled around northwards and rejoined the main channel.
To the east, the water was sent into two fishponds, one 'of great size', was still full of water, and stocked with fish, in the late 1800s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louth%20Park%20Abbey
Louth Park Abbey
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division
The division advises on issues relating to the administration of justice, the legal system, the legal profession, human rights, the Basic Law and the law of Mainland China.
He has ultimate responsibility for the prosecution of all offences in the HKSAR.
The Legal Policy Division, as well as the Secretary for Justice's Office, provides professional support to the Secretary for Justice in the execution of her duties and provides input on all legal policy issues being considered by the Government.
The Law Reform Commission Secretariat, which provides research and secretarial support to The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong, is within the division.
The Civil Division provides legal advice to the Government on civil law, drafts commercial contracts and franchises and conducts civil litigation, arbitration and mediation on behalf of the Government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20of%20Hong%20Kong
Law of Hong Kong
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division
The division had been informed that it would not form part of the army of occupation (British Army of the Rhine).
The Armistice with Germany came into effect at 11.00 that day, ending hostilities.
A detachment represented 4th Bedfords at Gen Sir Henry Horne's official entry into Mons on 15 November and at the end of the month the battalion left Harmignies for Erquennes where it went into winter quarters.
Although many men rejoined the battalion, demobilisation, first of key workers, then more generally, began in December and by April 1919 the units had been reduced to a cadre.
Postwar The SR resumed its old title of Militia in 1921 and then became the Supplementary Reserve in 1924, but like most militia battalions the 4th Bedfords remained in abeyance after World War I. By the outbreak of World War II in 1939, there were no officers listed for the battalion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertfordshire%20Militia
Hertfordshire Militia
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The division in Ancient-Medieval-Modern overlooks the fact that the Muslim-conquests took place between the eight and the fourteenth century, while the south was never completely conquered.
Another periodisation is the division into "ancient, classical, medieval, and modern periods", although this periodization has also received criticism.
Romila Thapar notes that the division of Hindu-Muslim-British periods of Indian history gives too much weight to "ruling dynasties and foreign invasions", neglecting the social-economic history which often showed a strong continuity.
According to Thapar, a periodisation could also be based on "significant social and economic changes", which are not strictly related to a change of ruling powers.
Smart and Michaels seem to follow Mill's periodisation, while Flood and Muesse follow the "ancient, classical, mediaeval and modern periods" periodisation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian%20religions
Indian religions
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south
The division into Ancient-Medieval-Modern periods overlooks the fact that the Muslim conquests occurred gradually during which time many things came and went off, while the south was never completely conquered.
Another influential periodisation is the division into "ancient, classical, medieval and modern periods", although this periodisation has also been criticised.
Romila Thapar notes that the division into Hindu-Muslim-British periods of Indian history gives too much weight to "ruling dynasties and foreign invasions", neglecting the social-economic history which often showed a strong continuity.
According to Thapar, a periodisation could also be based on "significant social and economic changes", which are not strictly related to the change of ruling powers.
By period Paleolithic and Mesolithic age Madrasian culture ( 1.5 MYA) Soanian Culture (c. 500,000–125,000 BCE) South Asian Stone Age (c. 50,000–5000 BCE) Neolithic age Bhirrana Culture (7570–6200 BCE) Mehrgarh Culture (7000–3300 BCE) Bronze Age Bronze Age India (3500–1500 BCE) Kalibangan (3500–2000 BCE) In...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20South%20Asian%20history
Outline of South Asian history
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chamber
The Doctor plans to electrify the cryogenic chamber to prevent the Wirrn from attacking more of the human crew.
As he tries to reactivate the station power, the fully transformed Noah attacks him.
Noah reveals that the Wirrn were driven from their home by human settlers and now intend to absorb all human knowledge.
Because the Wirrn have disabled the station's power supply, the crew decide to use the generators on board a transport ship docked at the space station.
Sarah volunteers to crawl through a narrow conduit carrying the power cable from the ship, and the Doctor succeeds in electrifying the cryogenic chamber.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Ark%20in%20Space
The Ark in Space
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The downtown district is supported by Carbondale Main Street, which has listings and information about individual businesses.
Retail The city's business districts include several large shopping malls (including University Mall on the east side of town), featuring a mixture of national chain stores and locally owned businesses.
In addition, Carbondale is home to many small shops and restaurants, many of them located in the downtown area.
Because of the large student population in the city, there is a great variety of restaurants, featuring many nationalities of cuisine.
Several bars and coffeehouses offer live music, poetry readings, and other entertainment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbondale%2C%20Illinois
Carbondale, Illinois
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hotel
The early part of Ian McEwan's Booker Prize nominated novel On Chesil Beach is set in a hotel overlooking Chesil Beach.
Literature In the novel The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament by Thomas Hardy he calls Chesil Beach Deadman's Bay.
The Fleet Lagoon and Chesil Beach feature in the novel Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner (1898), in which the village of Moonfleet is based on the real village of Fleet.
Chesil Beach: a Peopled Solitude (2021) by Judith Stinton is a non-fiction account of the history of Chesil Beach.
Film Chesil Beach and The Fleet Lagoon have been used as a location in films including The Dam Busters (1955), The Damned (1963), On Chesil Beach (2017), and The Sands Of Summers Past (2017).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesil%20Beach
Chesil Beach
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quay
The ECMR extended the quay at Calstock, and it was 1,359 feet (414 m) long.
An electric bell system was installed for the operation of the incline, later replaced by a telephone.
Two loaded or three empty wagons were moved on the incline at a time.
Horses performed wagon movement on the quay.
Connection to the main line Navigation on the Tamar was difficult, but when the line opened, the nearest main line railways were the Cornwall Railway at Saltash, and the South Devon and Tavistock Railway, across the Tamar and Tavy rivers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Cornwall%20Mineral%20Railway
East Cornwall Mineral Railway
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country
The English envoy Ignatius White, the Marquess d'Albeville, warned his country: "an absolute conquest is intended under the specious and ordinary pretences of religion, liberty, property and a free Parliament".
While still a dangerous undertaking, the invasion was less risky than it seemed.
Invasion Embarkation of the army and the Declaration of The Hague The Dutch preparations, though carried out with great speed, could not remain secret.
Louis threatened an immediate declaration of war if William proceeded and sent James 300,000 livres.
Embarkations, started on 22 September (Gregorian calendar), had been completed on 8 October, and the expedition was that day openly approved by the States of Holland; the same day James issued a proclamation to the English nation that it should prepare for a Dutch invasion to ward off conquest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious%20Revolution
Glorious Revolution
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club
The entire glee club sings "Like a Prayer" backed by a gospel choir, and Kurt and Mercedes each have a solo in the song.
Artie apologizes to Tina for his prior behavior, and they kiss.
Finn formally welcomes Jesse into New Directions and tells him and Rachel that he won't interfere in their relationship.
Production In 2009, Madonna granted Glee the rights to her entire catalogue of music, and the producers planned an episode which would feature Madonna songs exclusively.
Series creator Ryan Murphy had worked with Madonna in the past, and wished to produce a Glee tribute to her.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Power%20of%20Madonna
The Power of Madonna
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exhibition
The exhibition charges an admission fee.
It uses films, photos and interactive displays to explain why and how Tower Bridge was built.
Visitors can access the original steam engines that once powered the bridge bascules, housed in a building close to the south end of the bridge.
Entrance is from the west side of the bridge deck to the northern tower, from where visitors ascend to level 4 by lift before crossing the high-level walkways to the southern tower.
In the towers and walkways is an exhibition on the history of the bridge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower%20Bridge
Tower Bridge
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exhibition
The exhibition was criticized for pessimism, "chernukha", the desire to scare and shock the viewer.
The fears were confirmed: during the opening days of the Biennale, the building of the former Lenin Museum was picketed by its employees, and rallies against the content of the exposition were held there.
Conservatives - : communists, monarchists, representatives of the Orthodox Church - were harshly criticized in media.
Once in the building of the former museum, the audience first passed through the cinema, in which, as an "epigraph", they demonstrated Mikhail Romm's documentary "Living Lenin", entirely composed of newsreels and once part of the museum exposition.
Many of the artists presented at the exhibition also worked with the "theme of the leader", others - with a broader theme of reflection on the revolutionary and totalitarian past.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%20Moscow%20Biennale%20of%20Contemporary%20Art
1 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
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exhibition
The exhibition was strongly criticized by the press, and Feiler was portrayed as a "pro-Western dauber."
In 1952, Feiler completely devoted himself to being an independent artist.
In 1961, Feiler exhibited abstract art paintings at the Fritz Geyer Gallery.
He was accused of desecrating the culture of East Germany, and was banned from publicly displaying his art.
He then turned to Otto Dix, another prominent painter who advocated for Feiler to return to painting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred%20Feiler
Manfred Feiler