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Alcazar (band)
Alcazar is a Swedish pop group who had a string of hit singles during the early 2000s decade and are continuing successfully today. Alcazar have taken part in the "Melodifestivalen", the competition that selects Sweden's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest three imes. In 2003 "Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint" came third ove...
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Fragrant
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Farewell
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Julie Andrews
Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is a British actress, dancer, singer and writer. She was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Andrews was a child actress and singer. She appeared on the West End in 1988. She made her Broadway debut in "The Boy Friend" in 1994. She starred in the stage music...
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Maidservant
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Die Zauberflote
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Die Zauberflöte
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Mount
Mount has three main meanings. Mountain. "Mount" is often used to mean "mountain", as part of a name e.g. Mount Vesuvius, Mount McKinley, Mount Everest. Mount as a verb. To "mount" something means to put it onto something else. Mount as a noun. A "mount" is a thing for mounting something on. It might be a piece of ...
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Emperor Hirohito
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Odoacer
Odoacer (Flavius Odoacrus/Odovacar/Odowaker/Odoacer; born c. 430 † probably March 15, 493 in Ravenna) was a soldier of Germanic descent in the army of the Western Roman Empire. When he forced the last Western Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustus, to quit his throne in 476, Odoacer became King of Italy. That event is consid...
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Alexios I Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos or Alexius I Comnenus (; ; 1048 – August 15, 1118), Byzantine emperor (1081–1118), was the son of John Komnenos and Anna Dalassena. He was the nephew of Isaac I Komnenos (emperor 1057–1059). The military, financial and territorial recovery of the Byzantine Empire known as Komnenian restoration began ...
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Alexius I Comnenus
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Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band that began in California in 1981. The band was started guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, as well as drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/singer Tom Araya. Slayer is one of the "Big Four" of thrash metal music, along with Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth. Slayer's music has a f...
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Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Dave Mustaine started the band in 1983 after Metallica fired him. Megadeth is a member of the "Big Four" in thrash metal along with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. The band's music is complex. It has a fast tempo and difficult guitar solos. In 1985, ...
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Bonnaroo Music Festival
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four-day music festival held in Manchester, Tennessee. It is held by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment. It was first put together in 2002. The show's main features are the multiple stages. The two main stages—the "What" stage and the "Which" stage—provide most o...
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Pol'and'Rock Festival
Pol'and'Rock Festival (formerly "Przystanek Woodstock") is a weekend-long music festival in Poland that has been held once a year since 1995. The festival is named for and was inspired by the Woodstock Festival (Przystanek Woodstock is Polish for "Woodstock Station"). Its motto is "Love, Friendship and Music." It is or...
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Empire of Japan
The (Japanese : 大日本帝國) also known as Imperial Japan was a historical Nation State and great power during the period from the Meiji Restoration to the Japanese defeat in World War II. It ruled the Home Islands of Japan and many other areas. The Emperors during this time, were Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito), from 1868-1912 an...
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Imperial Japan
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Headband
A headband (also known as a headwrap) is an accessory. It is made to fit over or around the head, usually to hold hair away from the face or sweat out of the eyes. It may be made of many different materials, like plastic or elastic fabric. They come in many shapes and sizes and are used for both practical and fashion ...
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Cornflower
The cornflower ("Centaurea cyanus") is also called bachelor's button, or basket flower. It is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It originated in Europe, but has been taken to many other places like Australia. It bears flowers once a year. It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. Several cultivar...
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Axel jump
An Axel jump is a jump in figure skating. It is the most famous and recognizable skating jump. It starts with the skater going forward. It is the only jump that does and that helps people know that the jump is an Axel jump. Because all skating jumps are landed going backwards, the Axel jump has an extra half rotation (...
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Kimmie Meissner
Kimmie Meissner (born 4 October 1989) is a figure skater from the United States. She won the World Championships in 2006 and the United States national championships in 2007. She is the second American woman and the sixth woman worldwide to do a triple Axel jump. Life. Career. Early career. Meissner was a very good ska...
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Triple Axel
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Triple axel
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Double axel
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Double Axel
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Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military pilot who has shot down five or more enemy aircraft in air combat. Use of the term "ace" in military aviation began in World War I (1914–18). French newspapers called Adolphe Pegoud, as "l'as" (French for "ace") after he became the first pilot to shoot down five German aircraft...
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Medal
A medal is a small metal object that is given as an award for doing something important or to commemorate something. There are medals for sports, military, academics, etc. Some medals have religious meaning. The Miraculous Medal has been distributed worldwide, for example. The Nobel Prize is a gold medal given to a few...
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Yours truly
Yours truly could mean: In music, yours truly could mean:
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Motoori Norinaga
Motoori Norinaga (; 21 June 1730 – 5 November 1801) was a Japanese scholar and poet during the Edo period. Norinaga's most important works include the "Kojiki-den" ("Commentaries on the Kojiki"), created over 35 years, and his comments on the "Tale of Genji". Motoori was born in what is now Matsusaka in Ise Province (n...
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Valediction
A valediction is a phrase used to say goodbye at the end of a letter. It also refers to the act of saying goodbye to someone. It comes from the Latin "vale dicere", which means "to say farewell". Valedictions are normally written before the signature in a written message. The words used usually express respect or regar...
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Saburo Sakai
Saburo Sakai (, "Sakai Saburō", August 25, 1916 – September 22, 2000) was a Japanese naval pilot and fighter ace ("Gekitsui-O") of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was the 4th best Japanese pilot by number of enemy aircraft he shot down. He survived the war, and became a famous figure for his criticis...
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Fighter ace
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Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross Station is a railway station in Melbourne, Australia. It is one of five stations in the mostly underground City Loop and the main hub for V/Line's services outside Melbourne, via Bus and Train. The station was called Spencer Street Station until December 13, 2005
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Flagstaff railway station
Flagstaff is a railway station in Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne Central railway station
Melbourne Central is a train station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is one of three underground stations on the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop (City Loop). The station is underneath Melbourne Central Shopping Center. Melbourne Central has four platforms and four tracks. It was known as Museum Station when the M...
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Parliament railway station
Parliament is an underground railway station in Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the suburban train network. It is one of the five stations on the City Loop. The city loop goes around the central business district. Parliament has 4 platforms on two levels, like the other to underground stations on the city loop. Eac...
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Flinders Street Station, Melbourne
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Southern Cross railway station, Melbourne
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Asphyxia
Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition when a living body does not get enough oxygen. If this condition lasts long enough it can lead to unconsciousness, brain damage and death. Asphyxia can injure or kill people. This sometimes happens during suicide, torture, and in warfare. It can also be used as a capital punishme...
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Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer-generated animation movie and a sequel to the 1995 movie "Toy Story". It was released on November 24, 1999. Toy Story 2 was re-issued to theaters on October 2, 2009 (double bill with "Toy Story"). It is the third Disney/Pixar full-length movie and was released to movie theaters b...
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Richmond railway station, Melbourne
Richmond station is a railway station in Richmond, Australia. Richmond is an inner suburb of Melbourne. The station is built on a bridge over Punt Road. It has ten platforms joined by three subways. All of Melbourne's eastern and south eastern railway lines meet here. These railway lines are: The station is from Flind...
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Bairnsdale railway line, Victoria
The Bairnsdale railway line is a regional railway in Victoria, Australia. It continues from the Pakenham metropolitan line. The part as far as Warragul used to be run with Melbourne electric trains, but only for a period during the 1990s. It has 24 stations. List of stations. Bold stations are terminuses, "italic" stat...
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Pakenham railway station
Pakenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the suburb of Pakenham, on the Pakenham railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 2. It is the end of the Pakenham line, as well as a stop for regional trains going to Traralgon and Bairnsdale. The station contains 2 platforms.
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North Melbourne railway station
North Melbourne Railway Station is the gateway for all west and northwest bound train lines in Melbourne, Australia. North Melbourne Railway Station is mainly used as an interchange point. The station was converted to a premium station in 1996, and has a small kiosk and a staffed ticket office. The station is actually ...
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Shushi Massacres
The Shushi massacres were anti-Armenian pogroms during the Armenian-Azerbaijani war, 1920, when Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the inhabitants of Shusha (Shushi). The massacres took place on March 22-26, 1920, and resulted in more than 20,000 Armenian deaths and the destruc...
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Osip Mandelstam
Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam (also spelled Mandelshtam, ; January 15, 1891 – December 27, 1938) was a Russian poet and essayist. Mandelstam was born in Warsaw, to a rich Jewish family. In 1900 Mandelstam entered the prestigious Tenishevsky school, which also counts Vladimir Nabokov and other significant figures of Russia...
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Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a UK Government agency that was set up in 1918. The commission is responsible for many forests and woodlands in Great Britain. Its job is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment. Some of its forests are pine trees which the...
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Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan. It is part of the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital city of the prefecture is Fukushima. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is in this prefecture. The power plant had a meltdown in March 2011. It forced many people in Fukushima to move away from their homes, especially...
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8 February
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Arara, Paraíba
Arara is a Brazilian city in the state of Paraíba. Its population in 2007 was 12,920 inhabitants. Its area is 89 km².
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Neustadt an der Weinstraße
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Arara
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Weißenfels
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Glatzer Neiße
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Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga y Balzola (born Bilbao 27 January 1806; died Paris 17 January 1826) was an early 19th-century Spanish composer. He was still only 19 years old when he died. Like Mozart, he was a child prodigy and he might have become one of the world’s most famous composers if he had lived. His life. Juan Cr...
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Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (Paris Conservatoire) is a music conservatory where students can study dance, drama and music. It has now been split into two "Conservatoires". One is for Acting, Theatre and Drama and is called the "Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique" (CNSAD). It is in the old building in the ...
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Paris Conservatoire
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Paris Conservatory
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Slayer (band)
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Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship (money prize) for art students in Paris. It was created in 1663 in France when Louis XIV was reigning. Every year the prize was given to promising young painters, sculptors, and architects. They had to finish a very difficult piece of work to show that they deserved to win the prize. ...
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Weather forecasting
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Caulfield railway station
Caulfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the suburb Caulfield, on the Pakenham, Frankston and Cranbourne railway lines. At this station the Frankston line splits from the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines. Caulfield is a Premium Station. Location. The station is between Sir John Monash Dri...
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Officer railway station
Officer railway station is an ummanned railway station in Officer, Victoria. It is located in Metcard Zone 2.
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ß
The letter ß (also known as sharp S, German: "Eszett" or "scharfes S") is a letter in the German alphabet. It is the only German letter that is not part of the basic Latin alphabet. The letter is pronounced (like the "s" in "see") and is not used in any other language. Origin. Today's "ß" was created around the 1900s. ...
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General Motors railway station
General Motors Railway Station was a railway station in Melbourne, Australia. The station was opened on November 18, 1956 to service the General Motors factory near it. The station had two platforms and a footbridge into the factory. In 1991, the General Motors factory closed. Since the main purpose of the station was...
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Agronomy
Agronomy is the study of soil in relation to how it affects plant growth. "Agronomists" work to make methods that will improve the use of soil and increase the amount of food and fiber crops.
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Metlink
Metlink was the marketing name for all public transport operators' in Melbourne, Australia. Introduction. The "Metlink" brand was introduced in 2003. Under the new branding, railway station signage and timetables were colour-coded blue, tram stop signs and timetables are green, and the bus network is orange. The region...
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BATBYGOBSTOPL
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Sanyo
Sanyo is a Japanese electronics company. They specialise in home appliances. Overview. Sanyo was founded in 1947 by Toshio Iue. Panasonic acquired it in 2011. As of 2018, the company's revenue was ¥84.678 billion. Other websites. Sanyo on Panasonic website
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Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a thrash/black metal band from Zurich, Switzerland. The band was formed in 1984 and broke up in 1993. The reunited in 2001 and broke up again in 2008. Discography. Celtic Frost released 6 studio albums:
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Ness (EarthBound)
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KG
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Privy council
The Privy Council is a group of advisors to a Monarch.
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Woven
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Sweaters
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Cable knitting
Patterns called cables are created using special cable knitting needles. The cables often look like braids. They are typically used on sweaters, particularly on Aran sweaters from Ireland.
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Maraghar Massacre
The Maraghar Massacre happened on April 10, 1992, during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
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Circular knitting
Circular knitting or knitting in the round is a form of knitting that creates a seamless tube. It is done with circular or double-pointed needles. Socks, mittens, and sweaters can be made with circular knitting.
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Mittens
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Knitting machine
Knitting machines are used to make knitted cloth for clothing or household items. They can make flat shapes or tubular shapes. The tubular shapes can be used for t-shirts.
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Kirovabad pogrom
The Kirovabad pogrom was an attack by Azeris against the targeted Armenian population living in the Azerbaijani town of Kirovabad in November 1988. It is estimated that at least 130 people were killed.
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Tree of Knowledge
In the Book of Genesis, chapters two and three, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was a tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden, along with the Tree of Life. God Told Adam (and Eve) to never eat from this Tree. When Eve and Adam, ate the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, they discovered that they were naked, and ...
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Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music is a conservatory in London where young people can study music. It was founded in 1822. Many musicians who became famous studied music at the Royal Academy of Music. The Royal Academy of Music was officially founded (started) in 1822 and was opened the next year. King George IV was the patron...
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Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatory in London where young people can study music. Many musicians who became famous studied at the College. The College was founded by Royal charter in 1882 The first president was the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and later presidents have also been members of the roya...
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Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine (ATM) is a machine that lets people take or deposit money that they have. It can also be used by someone to see how much money they have, or see and do other things with their bank account. In the United Kingdom, ATMs are often called "cash machines", "cashpoints" or the "hole in the wall". ...
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Quilt
A quilt is a type of blanket made of three layers: a top piece of cloth, a layer of insulating material often called "batting", and a bottom piece of cloth for backing. The layers are joined together either by sewing or by tying the layers together with pieces of yarn, thread, or ribbon. The top layer of the quilt can ...
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Ribbon
A ribbon is a thin, flexible band, usually cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal. Ribbons are mostly used for tying or decorating things. Ribbons can be used to tie a person's hair, decorate clothing or uniforms, or to tie up packages. A typewriter uses a cloth or plastic ribbon to hold the ink.
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Healthy
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Fertile
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Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden is the place where, according to the Christian and Jewish Bible, the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve, lived after they were created by God. In the Bible, the story of the creation of the world in the book of Genesis describes how Adam and Eve lived in Eden in peace with all of the animals. ...
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Wigmore Hall
The Wigmore Hall is a famous concert hall in London. It is called a “recital hall” because it is designed for recitals: concerts given by one soloist, or sometimes a small group of musicians (chamber music). It is in Wigmore Street in the centre of London, just north of Oxford Street. The Wigmore Hall was built in 1901...
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Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music or ABRSM is an organization that arranges music examinations. The organization is based in London, but they arrange examinations in places all over the world. Many people, especially children, who learn instruments take examinations of the ABRSM as it helps them to bec...
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ABRSM
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Associated Board
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Punjab
Punjab or Panjab may mean: In former countries, states and provinces: In other: See also:
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House of Commons
House of Commons is the name of the lower house in several commonwealth parliaments
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Engraving
Engraving is putting a design onto a hard, flat surface, by carving into it. The result may be a decorative piece in itself, as when silver, gold or steel are engraved, or may provide a printing plate of copper or another metal, for printing images on paper which are also called engravings. Engraving was an important m...
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St. Christopher and Nevis
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Ron Dennis
Ronald "Ron" Dennis CBE (born 1 June 1947) is the executive chairman of McLaren Automotive and McLaren Group. He was the team principal of the McLaren Formula One team until 2009. He was placed at number 648 in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006 with a wealth of £90 million. "The Times" put his wealth at £200 million in 2...