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Wildenstein Institute
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Controversy
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television programme Fake or Fortune?, which first aired on 19 June 2011. The Institute has featured again on the programme, variously accepting and rejecting the team's efforts.
Another controversial finding featured on Fake or Fortune?, first aired July 2015, involved a painting purported to be by Pierre-Auguste Renoir held at Picton Castle, Wales. The Bernheim-Jeune is one of several sources that established provenance for the "Picton Renoir." The BBC investigators unearthed several lines of authenticity, including additional levels of provenance with photographic records of sale and forensically matching pigments and canvas to Renoir. The Bernheim-Jeune geune Gallery had approved the painting
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1946 Cabinet Mission to India
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Background
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Stafford Cripps, Pethick-Lawrence and A.V. Alexander favoured India's unity for strategic reasons.
Upon arriving in the subcontinent the mission found both parties, the Indian National Congress and Muslim League, more unwilling than ever to reach a settlement. The two parties had performed well in the elections and emerged as the two main parties in the subcontinent, the provincial organisations having been defeated. That was because of the separate electorates system. The Muslim League had been victorious in approximately 90 percent of the seats for Muslims. After having achieved victory in the elections Jinnah gained a strong hand to bargain with the
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10 Years (2011 film)
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Plot & Production & Release
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he had for his high school sweetheart, Mary (Rosario Dawson), and the way their relationship ended.
The film ends with Jake and Jess at a diner with friends, happy to relive past moments and looking forward to tomorrow. Production A short film titled Ten Year was produced in 2011 by Channing Tatum to attract financing for the feature film.
The film is produced by Marty Bowen, Reid Carolin, Wyck Godfrey, and Channing Tatum. The screenplay is written by Jamie Linden. The film was shot in New York, California and New Mexico starting in January 2011. Release The film had a red carpet
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Up (2009 film)
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Critical response
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USA Today editor Claudia Puig praised Asner's delivery, describing it as superb.
The formulation of Russell as an Asian-American character, along with the casting of an Asian-American in the role was met positively as well. Both Nagai and the film were awarded by the East West Players for the depiction of Russell. EWP lauded Pixar for the creation of the character, stating, "We are proud to honor a very progressive film company like Pixar who cast an Asian-American character alongside an elderly one to play the leads in a feature film." The character is noted as Pixar's first lead Asian character,
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1946 Cabinet Mission to India
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Interim government and breakdown
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the interim prime minister. Sidelined and with his Pakistan of "groups" refused Jinnah became distraught. To achieve Pakistan and impose on Congress that he could not be sidelined, he resorted to "direct action", which sparked rioting and massacres. Direct Action Day further increased Wavell's resolve to establish the interim government. On 2 September 1946, Nehru's cabinet was installed.
Millions of Indian Muslim households flew black flags to protest the installation of the Congress government. Jinnah did not himself join the interim government but sent Liaquat Ali Khan into it to play a secondary role. Congress did not want to give him
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2013 Philippine general election
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Source code
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to reveal the source code to local review groups. Gordon, who authored the law mandating the automated elections, said that the commission does not have the discretion on whether or not political parties can review the source code.
A few days after Gordon's petition, or exactly a week before the election, Brillantes announced that Smartmatic and Dominion signed an agreement releasing the source code, and that it would be presented to the public on May 8. Critics scored that the late release of the source code is not possible with only a few days remaining before the elections. On May 9,
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400 SW Sixth Avenue
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History
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squares were Italian blue and mounted in wall sections made of aluminum. The interior utilized walnut and light marble trim, and included what was believed to be the largest piece of carpet ever laid in the Pacific Northwest at that time, which was installed by Meier & Frank. Construction then commenced on the second structure, and the combined building opened in September 1960. On the ground floor, the plans called for the new building to be connected to First National's former headquarters building, a three-story structure built in 1916, which continued to house the main public branch, facing SW 5th
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World of Our Own (song)
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Critical reception & Music video
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World of Our Own (song) Critical reception Chuck Taylor from Billboard called it "a definitive pop song", praising its "joyfully catchy chorus, itchy train-track-clacking beat, velvet harmonies" and Shane Filan's "glossy, emotive vocals", concluding that "Westlife deserves it shot in America, and this is the perfect song with which to take aim." Music video The video of this song was directed by Cameron Casey and it was Rat Pack styled. The band members are dressed up as gangsters and they enter in an American Jeep. Until the first chorus, the band members sing beneath a bridge. Then, they go to
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Waltham Iron Ore Tramway
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History
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progressed. They connected to the northern terminus of the Great Northern Railway's Eaton Branch Railway, which tipplers allowed unloading of the narrow gauge ore wagons into standard gauge trucks. In 1913, a new pit was opened to the east of Long Hole, called Bolton's Pit. This was reached by a longer branch of the tramway.
The original Long Hole and Green Lane quarries were exhausted by 1920. The company extended the branch to Bolton's pit to the south east to open up the new Reservoir pit, which was on the western shore of Knipton Reservoir. Reservoir pit continued in use until
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1975 Argentine Grand Prix
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Race summary
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1975 Argentine Grand Prix Race summary The close season had been fairly quiet – Jochen Mass had replaced Denny Hulme at McLaren, John Watson had joined Surtees and Mike Wilds, Rolf Stommelen and Jacques Laffite were confirmed at BRM, Hill and Williams respectively.
March had announced their retirement, but then in a dramatic U-turn confirmed their entry for 1975 with Vittorio Brambilla and Lella Lombardi.
There were contractual wrangles with Ronnie Peterson, reportedly discontent at Lotus and it was uncertain up until the start of practice whether he would be driving for them or Shadow.
Jean-Pierre Jarier proved the Shadow's effectiveness, putting in
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21st Guards Motor Rifle Division (Russia)
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World War II
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In 1943 as part of the 16th Army (since April, 16th, 1943 – 11th Guards Army) the division attacked the Oryol direction, on 15 August participated in clearing the city of Karachev. It then took part in Operation Bagration and the Gumbinnen Offensive. On 2 July the division was awarded the honorific Vitebsk for skilful actions in Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive, and on 23 July for clearing the city of Molodechno it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
In July during the Vilnius Offensive the division skillfully forced the Neman river near the city of Alytus, for which, on 12
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51st Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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First formation & Second formation
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direction of Pavlovka and Taganrog. On 27 November, the division participated in the Battle of Rostov. The division did not break through until 29 November and advanced to Sultan-Saly. In January 1942, the division transferred to fight in the Barvenkovo-Lozovaya Operation and was on the Donets. In late July, the division was withdrawn on the Don and across the Manych. It was disbanded on 16 August and its personnel transferred to other units. Second formation The division was formed again on 12 July 1943 from the 15th Rifle Brigade. The division was relocated to Makhachkala and became part of the
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Yuan Hongdao
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Poems
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to a small island in a lake to meditate and write poetry. The resulting work is Xiaobi tangji [Jade-Green Bamboo Hall Collection]. Poems THE CAPITAL
Bright are the city walls of the capital;
Red-robed officials shout on broad streets.
There is a white-headed destitute scholar;
Hanging from his mule's saddle, sheaves of poems.
Clasping his calling card, he knocks on doors for work;
The gate keepers smirk at one another.
Ten try and ten fail;
Walk the streets, his face is haggard.
Always fear in serving the rich;
Sorry your flattery isn't quick enough.
Over an eye a black eyepatch;
Half blind, the fellow is old!
A STRANGE PRIEST
Bought his mantle to escape
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Trinity Presbyterian School
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Academics
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God in spirit, mind, and body." Trinity's average class size is 20 and it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Trinity is also a member of the Alabama Association of Independent Schools, National Association of College Admissions Counselors, the Association of Christian Schools International and The College Board.
Trinity offers courses in English, mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, history, Biblical ethics, economics, as well as various electives. Students may enroll in advanced placement (AP) programs in the subjects of English literature and composition, biology, chemistry, European history, and United States history as well as honors courses in anatomy
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2008 New York Democratic primary
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Vote discrepancies
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being officially certified. The final, official results left Clinton with 139 pledged delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention and Obama with 93.
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea
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Description & Conservation status in the United States
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea Description Vaccinium vitis-idaea spreads by underground stems to form dense clonal colonies. Slender and brittle roots grow from the underground stems. The stems are rounded in cross-section and grow from 10 to 40 cm (4 to 16 in) in height. Leaves grow alternately and are oval, 5–30 mm (0.2–1.2 in) long, with a slightly wavy margin, and sometimes with a notched tip.
The flowers are bell-shaped, white to pale pink, 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) long, and produced in the early summer.
The fruit is a red berry 6–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) across, with an acidic taste, ripening in late summer to autumn. Conservation status in the United States
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Volkoff Industries
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Boris Kaminsky & Jasmine
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spared, but found dead later on by the CIA. Kaminsky locates Vivian McArthur, revealed to be Volkoff's daughter, and holds her at gunpoint to find the key. However, Vivian pulls out a shotgun and shoots Kaminsky at point-blank range. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Masquerade. Jasmine Jasmine (India de Beaufort) is an operative who assists Riley in locating Orion's laptop. She uses her appearance to her advantage, and is later shown to be proficient with knives. She is killed by Mrs. Winterbottom in the childhood home of Hartley Winterbottom (the true identity of Agent X and Alexei Volkoff). First
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Wing Commander: Privateer
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Righteous Fire expansion & Expansions
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probably behind the theft of Burrows’ weapon.
A Retro defector tells Burrows the location of the Retros’ headquarters and warns they have made copies of the Steltek gun. Burrows realises he must defeat the Retro leader Jones and destroy all copies of the powerful weapon. Expansions Two expansion packs were released for Privateer: the Wing Commander Privateer Speech Pack (1993), which added digitized speech voice-overs to the entire game; and the aforementioned Righteous Fire (1994) expansion pack, which continues the story. Righteous Fire differs from the original Privateer in that there is no way to "lose" by failing a mission.
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2010 Liechtenstein referendum
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Background
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2010 Liechtenstein referendum Background On 18 November 2009 the Landtag voted 18–7 to spend 15 million francs on an approach road for an industrial zone in Schaan. The road would be 1.4km long, although 75% of the route was already roadway. A separate cycle and pedestrian path would also be created alongside the road.
The Free List and Transport Club Liechtenstein (VCL) believed it to be the first step in attempts to build a bypass and started an attempt to force a referendum. Between 29 November and 23 December they collected 1,257 signatures, surpassing the requirement of 1,000 in article 66
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Zhang Jun (serial killer)
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Previous crimes & Arrest & Trial
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with the money she gave. After that, he lured two escorts to a mountain where he killed them both in order to practice killing people quickly. Arrest The Chongqing police issued an arrest order to the investigative team for Zhang Jun on September 19, also arresting one of his mistresses, Quan Hongyan, who came out of the hospital with him. According to reports, Zhang had a military hand grenade with him when he was arrested. Wen Qiang, then deputy director of the Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau, personally interrogated Zhang Jun. Trial On April 14, 2001, Zhang Jun was sentenced to
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2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship
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Driver changes & Mid-season changes
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Antonio Fuoco joined Charouz Racing System. Delétraz left Rapax after the team withdrew from the championship, while Fuoco moved from Prema Racing as part of an agreement with Ferrari's driver development programme. Mid-season changes Santino Ferrucci was banned for two rounds as punishment for multiple violations of the sporting and technical regulations—including deliberately crashing into Arjun Maini—during the Silverstone round. He was later dismissed by Trident, with the team citing sponsorship issues rather than his suspension as the reason for Ferrucci's firing. Ferrucci was replaced by Trident's GP3 Series driver Alessio Lorandi for the Hungaroring round.
Roberto Merhi left MP Motorsport
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Wild Winds Are Blowing
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Promotion & Critical reception
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around the same time. Prior to and on the single's release date, adverts promoting it appeared in New Musical Express. Critical reception Upon release, Disc said: "If they are supposed to be more than just a group cashing in on a fad then one expects a whole new revolutionary sound on record just as The Who presented us with in the days when they presented The Mods. "Wild Winds Are Blowing" has a faintly aggressive vocal with a 'heavy' backing. Nothing particularly stunning, no real 'argo' voice and nothing to wake you from the Sunday afternoon boredom or get you
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50th Attack Squadron
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Postwar era & Modern era
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for inactivation in 1947, with it being inactivated on 20 October 1947. Modern era The squadron was reactivated at the United States Air Force Academy on 1 October 1983 and designated the 50th Airmanship Training Squadron. In November 1994 the squadron was re-designated as the 50th Training Squadron.
In 1994, the unit earned its fourth Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, three of them consecutively in its time at the Academy. The summer of 1997 saw the last flight of the Boeing T-43A for the squadron with a change in direction for the squadron mission and a loss of funding
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Yakov Zeldovich
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Black hole thermodynamics & Family
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Alexei Starobinsky showed Hawking that, according to the quantum mechanical uncertainty principle, rotating black holes should create and emit particles. Family Yakov Zeldovich had a son and two daughters who were also physicists: son – Boris Yakovlevich Zeldovich; daughters – Olga Yakovlevna Zeldovich and Marina Yakovlevna Zeldovich.
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2008 California wildfires
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Summer Fires & Weather
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size by the 2013 Rim Fire), and also the second-costliest wildfire to extinguish in U.S. history. Weather The fires broke out after three years of below-normal rainfall dehydrated much of California's forests and woodlands, making them prone to wildfires. Spring 2008 for California was the driest on record for many locations; for example, San Francisco registered only 0.67 inches (17 mm) of rain out of a normal of 5.18 inches (13 cm) from March to May. As vegetation turned into bone-dry tinder in early June, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought for the first time in 17 years. Dry thunderstorms
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31st Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr)
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Literature
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31st Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr) Literature Sören Sünkler: Die Spezialverbände der Bundeswehr. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag 2007. ISBN 3-613-02592-2
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1974 Special Honours (New Zealand)
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1974 Special Honours (New Zealand) The 1974 Special Honours in New Zealand were two Special Honours List, published on 3 May and 4 October 1974, in which four judges and a former prime minister received knighthoods.
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Stone Bridge and the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road
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Road construction
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sufficient to support road construction so the government financed the military road projects with land grants. Private companies were specifically chartered to construct the roads. Congress allowed the construction companies to claim three sections of land for every mile of road they built, every odd numbered section in a swath covering three miles (5 km) on either side of the road. As ten-mile (16 km) sections of road were completed, the companies could claim up to thirty sections of land along the route as payment. Once the tracts were patented, the company could sell or lease the land
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2009 International Bowl
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Buffalo defense & Connecticut defense
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ranked 84th in total defense, allowing an average of 408 yards per game. Buffalo's run defense was 83rd in the country, allowing 141.1 yards per game; their pass defense was ranked 97th, allowing almost 250 yards per game. The Bulls allowed other teams to score an average of 27 points against them per game, which ranked 73rd in the country.
Buffalo did have one strength on defense: forcing turnovers. The Bulls recovered 20 fumbles and caught eight interceptions on the year. Buffalo's turnover margin of +1.15 was 6th best in the nation. Connecticut defense Conversely, UConn boasted one of the better defenses in the country. The Huskies allowed
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2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League
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Relegation group
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First Division. The bottom team of this group will be directly relegated, while the fifth-placed team will have to compete in relegation/promotion playoffs with the second-placed teams of the 2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division. On April 30, due decision of Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no clubs from Azerbaijan First Division will be promoted which means all clubs from this season will be remaining in the league.
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7th BRICS summit
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Background & Agenda
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7th BRICS summit Background During the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, the BRICS leaders signed a declaration reading: "Brazil, India, China and South Africa convey their appreciation to Russia for its offer to host the Seventh BRICS Summit in 2015 in the city of Ufa and extend their full support to that end." Agenda The summit coincided with the entry into force of constituting agreements of the New Development Bank and the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement and during the summit inaugural meetings of the NDB were held, and it was announced it would be lending in local currency; and
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51st Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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First formation
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more forces against the 52nd and Latvian divisions. Both divisions were forced to retreat back to the Kakhovka bridgehead, now held by the 51st Rifle Division. White attempts to reach the Dnieper were repulsed by the 51st Rifle Division. Firmly entrenched in the bridgehead, the division routed opposing forces during 13th Army's second offensive on 21 August. On 27 August, the division reached the area of Serogozy. During battles in the Serogozy area on 28–29 August, the division reportedly inflicted heavy losses on the White units and conducted an orderly retreat back to the bridgehead. At the end of September,
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The Three Stooges in Orbit
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Plot
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to Professor Danforth (Emil Sitka) and it resembles a castle.
Professor Danforth is convinced that Martians will soon invade Earth. He persuades the boys to help him with his new military invention—a land, air and sea vehicle (tank, helicopter, flying submarine). In return, Danforth will create a new "electronic animation" machine for the Stooges to use in their television show. The boys think the Professor a crank but accept his eccentricities along with his accommodation. No one, especially the FBI listens to the Professor's cries for help but the boys apprehend Danforth's butler who dresses like a monster to terrify the
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50th Attack Squadron
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Inter-War era
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training at Kelly Field in 1928. Designated mobilization training station was Dodd Field, 1927-29. Withdrawn from the Eighth Corps Area on 27 October 1928 and allotted to the Second Corps Area. Assigned on 13 February 1929 to the 9th Observation Group. Relieved from assignment to the 9th Observation Group on 8 May 1929 and assigned to the 5th Composite Group. Organized on 27 May 1929 with Organized Reserve personnel as a RAI unit at Mitchel Field, New York.
The 50th Observation Squadron was reactivated into active service as an aerial observation and defensive patrol squadron off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii
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800 MHz frequency band
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800 MHz frequency band The 800 MHz frequency band is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, or frequency band, that encompasses 790–862 MHz.
Being a part of the spectrum known as "UHF Bands IV and V" (i.e. 470 MHz to 862 MHz) it was allocated by the ITU to Broadcasting as the primary user in Region 1 and was used for analogue television broadcasting before changing to digital terrestrial television in many countries. As such it is also referred to as "digital dividend" spectrum. In Europe and to some extent elsewhere, the band corresponds to UHF channel 61–69. In most territories the band was also
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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
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1961 Berlin Crisis
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munitions to defend West Germany if a war developed over Berlin access. Upon arrival in Europe their missions consisted of command inspections, theater flying training, air-ground close support operations, gunnery training, photo missions, and air defense alert duty. Though equipped with conventional weapons, the STAIR STEP F-84F and F-86H squadrons maintained their proficiency to deliver nuclear weapons by practicing toss bombing. By March 1962, the Berlin Crisis was subsiding and plans were being made for departure of the ANG wings from Europe. Units were to return all personnel, equipment, and aircraft to CONUS by 1 September 1962 for early release
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A. Joe Fish
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Education and career & Federal judicial service
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A. Joe Fish Education and career Born in Los Angeles, California, Fish received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1965 and his Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1968. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974, and was in private practice in Dallas, Texas, from 1968 to 1980. In 1980 he was elected to the 95th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas. From 1981 to 1983 he was a judge on the Fifth District of the Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas. Federal judicial service On January
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Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape
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History
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Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape The Wild Coast is a section of the coast of the Eastern Cape, a province of South Africa. The region stretches from East London in the south to the border of KwaZulu-Natal in the north. It is the traditional home of the Xhosa people, and the birthplace of many prominent South Africans, including Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki.
The Wild Coast is crossed by the N2 National Road. History The Wild Coast from the Great Kei River to the Mtamvuna River was part of the former homeland of the Transkei during the Apartheid era.
In 1986, a
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William Richards (Hawaii)
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Missionary
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sailed off with them.
Near the end of 1827, word got back to the islands that the 1825 incident with William Buckle had found its way into American newspapers.
The papers accused the captain of purchasing a woman for 10 doubloons and taking her on board his vessel, what would now be called human trafficking.
British Consul Richard Charlton demanded that Richards be arrested and taken for a libel trial in Honolulu. The story had probably been sensationalized along the way, and many agreed that these were inflammatory charges with only hearsay evidence. On November 26, 1827 with Queen Regent Kaʻahumanu presiding, Richards
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İlhan Şeşen
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Career
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İlhan Şeşen Career İlhan Şeşen started his music life in 1968. In 1971, he released an album named "Kavga". In 1983, he founded Grup Gündoğarken with Gökhan and Burhan Şeşen. In 2001, Şeşen released his second solo album, named "Neler Oluyor Bize?". After that, in 2003, Şeşen released "Ben Bu Şarkıları Kime Söyleyeyim?". After the release of this album, he took a role in the TRT TV show Mühürlü Güller. In 2004, he took a role in famous TV show Aliye. In 2005, he released his 4. album, "Aşk Yalan". In 2007, he continued his TV career with several additional
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Zombies of Mora Tau
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Reception
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zombie film history, anticipating a number of motifs that would reappear in later decades". Zombiemania: 80 Movies to Die For author Arnold T. Blumberg wrote that the film is "a fun late-night creature feature, but it's prone to boring passages and a low-rent production quality that never allows it to break out of the B-movie mold", adding that the film is "almost single-handedly saved by the Maria Ouspenskaya/Celia Lovsky stylings of actress Marjorie Eaton, who lends the film an impressive conviction as well as a wry approach to her already sharp dialogue".
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2014 LEN Super Cup
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2014 LEN Super Cup The 2014 LEN Super Cup was a water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the 2013-14 LEN Champions League and the 2013-14 LEN Euro Cup, in Barcelona, Spain on 21 November 2014.
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A2 milk
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Health effects & History
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allergies.
The a2 Milk Company claims that people who experience discomfort drinking ordinary cows' milk may experience relief when they switch to milk with predominantly A2 protein. This claim is not supported by research. History In the 1980s, some medical researchers began to explore whether some peptides (including peptides from casein) that are created during digestion might have negative or positive health effects.
Interest in the distinction between A1 and A2 beta-casein proteins began in the early 1990s via epidemiological research and animal studies initially conducted by scientists in New Zealand, which found correlations between the prevalence of milk with A1 beta-casein
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1979 Chicago White Sox season
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Regular season & Disco Demolition Night
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1979 Chicago White Sox season Regular season The team opened the season with reserve infielder Don Kessinger acting as player-manager. He was relieved of his managerial duties on August 2, with the team's record at 46-60, at which point he also retired as a player. He was replaced by coach Tony La Russa, making his major league managerial debut. The team went 27-27 the rest of the season. Disco Demolition Night Disco Demolition Night (also known as "Anti-Disco Night" and "Disco Sucks Night") was a promotional event that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago. It
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Yip Kai Foon
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Capture and trial
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arrest. While Yip was recovering from his injuries, additional charges of escaping custody and kidnapping (during the van hijack) were added stemming from his 1989 escape.
During the lead-up to the trial, a fictionalized version of Yip's life was filmed as The King of Robbery (Chinese: 悍匪), also known as Life Will Never Be Twice, starring Simon Yam and Roy Cheung), but its planned August 1996 release was delayed by court order.
Yip's trial began on 18 February 1997, with the defence claiming the police shot Yip in the back and then stole HK$30,000 from him. He dismissed his defence team two
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Zeng Xueming
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Research and reaction
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museum have debated many times with Huang Zheng, the first person who published about Zeng Xueming's marriage to Ho. He characterized it as a rumor heard on the Internet and concluded that "this is a hypothesis that is more fiction than not" and said "the facts have proven that it is not true."
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51st Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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Second formation
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Baku Military District's 124th Rifle Corps in the winter of 1945–46. As part of the corps it was to land in northern Iran if necessary. The division and its corps were disbanded by May 1946.
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WRGC (AM)
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680 AM
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election results and weather. WRGC airs a "buy-sell-and-trade call-in show" called "Tradio."
Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting Company bought WRGC in 2002, changing the format from country and gospel to soft rock.
WRGC had about 8,000 listeners in Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties, though 98 percent of its advertising revenue came from Jackson County. The economic crisis hit the station hard, as several car dealers closed and other potential advertisers cut spending.
On August 31, 2011, the station turned off its transmitter. A posting on their website stated, "WRGC has left the air due to the severe economic conditions." The statement also addressed the permanency of
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50th Attack Squadron
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World War II
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Guadalcanal and Northern Solomon Islands Campaigns.
As part of the 11th Bomb Group, the squadron moved to the New Hebrides on 22 July 1942 and temporarily becoming part of Thirteenth Air Force the end of 1942. They bombed airfields, supply dumps, ships, docks, troop positions, and other objectives in the South Pacific from July to November 1942, and received a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for those operations. Continued operations attacking Japanese airfields, installations, and shipping until late March 1943.
The squadron returned to Hickam Field on 8 April 1943 and was reassigned to Seventh Air Force. Following this, the 11th Bomb Group
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2009 International Bowl
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Aftermath
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the first UConn player ever drafted in the first round. Three other UConn players were drafted in the second round: Darius Butler 41st overall by the New England Patriots, Will Beatty 60th overall by the New York Giants, and defensive end Cody Brown 63rd overall by the Arizona Cardinals. Tight end Martin Bédard was drafted 15th overall in the second round of the Canadian Football League's (CFL) 2009 Draft. Buffalo did not have any players drafted by either league in 2009; in the 2010 NFL Draft James Starks was selected in the sixth round, 193rd overall, by the Green Bay
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51st Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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First formation
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back across the Dnieper. Despite tank support, the White Army attack failed. In preparation for the final Red Army offensive, the division received reinforcements. The division's objective was to destroy the White 2nd Corps and capture the White fortifications on the Perekop Isthmus. The 51st, 15th and Latvian Rifle Divisions, a separate cavalry brigade, cavalry regiment and armored car detachment formed the Perekop Strike Group. The attack began on 28 October and the division had captured Perekop by the next day. The division renewed the attack on 30 October, but was unable to overrun the Turetsky Val and had to
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Wreath
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Ancient Greece and Rome
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associated with what Apollo embodied; victory, achievement and status and would later become one of the most commonly used symbols to address achievement throughout Greece and Rome. Laurel wreaths were used to crown victorious athletes at the original Olympic Games and are still worn in Italy by university students who just graduated.
Other types of plants used to make wreath crowns also had symbolic meaning. For example, oak leaves symbolized wisdom, and were associated with Zeus, who according to Greek mythology made his decisions while resting in an oak grove. The Twelve Tables, dating to 450 BC, refer to funeral wreaths
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1759 Kienle
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Orbit and classification & Naming
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1759 Kienle Orbit and classification Kienle is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 1.8–3.5 AU once every 4 years and 4 months (1,577 days; semi-major axis of 2.65 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.31 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins at with its official discovery observation during the height of World War II on September 1942. Naming This minor planet was named after German astrophysicist Hans Kienle (1895–1975), known for his work on spectrophotometry and
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Zadankai
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Role in the Soka Gakkai & Format
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Toda after World War II. Under Daisaku Ikeda’s presidency, they are the central activity of the Soka Gakkai.
Ikeda organized discussion meetings for Japanese emigres during his first overseas trip to the United States and Brazil in 1960. The first zadankai conducted in English was held in the United States in 1963. Format Zadankai are held at neighborhood “district” or “group” levels, and attendance has been estimated at between 20% to 80% of the total membership. Actual attendance is usually between 10 and 20 people, including families with small children.
Meeting agendas are planned, but with autonomy and room
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2003 Afro-Asian Games
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Closing ceremony
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I am sure the combined power of youth through sport will be the most powerful resource on earth." As he did so, the Stadium was lit up in a pyrotechnics display, and fireworks burst in the sky. A "daredevil" act was done by a few service personnel, who came riding on motorcycles. A fly-past of the Indian Army airplanes, trailing smoke in the colours of the Indian flag took place as the dignitaries took their seats.
The expected "high-point" of the closing ceremony was the show of camaraderie between the sportspersons of the two continents. However, few athletes trooped into the
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2009 International Bowl
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Connecticut
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UConn was picked to finish 6th overall in the conference.
UConn started the season strong, winning their first five games. The Huskies easily won their first game 35–3 against Division I-Football Championship Subdivision (Division I-FCS) opponent Hofstra. The second game, at Temple, was played as the remnants of Hurricane Hanna hit Philadelphia. UConn won 12–9 in overtime as Donald Brown ran for a then-career high 214 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown. Connecticut next avenged their loss to Virginia from 2007, winning the rematch 45–10. Baylor was next on the schedule; the Huskies pulled out the win in a back-and-forth game, 31–28.
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A. Owen Aldridge
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Career & Legacy
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January 29, 2005. Legacy The A. Owen Aldridge Prize was established in his memory.
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1969 York race riot
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Justice for Officer Henry Schaad
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Stone, reopened the investigation of Officer Henry C. Schaad's murder, and on October 30, 2001, Stephen Freeland and Leon Wright were charged with first- and second-degree murder. An affidavit filed at the arraignment of the two men cited numerous witnesses who said they saw Mr. Freeland firing at the police officer's car. Both were later convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to prison.
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399th Tactical Missile Wing
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Missile training
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588th's 17th Tactical Missile Squadron deployed to Taiwan independently and plans were developed to deploy the 588th to Osan Air Base, South Korea. Although the 24th engaged in crew training at Orlando, it never received any missiles. The squadron did, however, deploy to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where it launched TM-61 Matador missiles under the guidance of the 6555th Guided Missile Squadron. The group was then inactivated on 8 June 58, when its training functions were assigned directly to the 4504th Wing's 4504th Missile Training Squadron.
The 399th Bombardment Group was reconstituted in July 1985 and consolidated
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A. J. Arkell
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Career
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began on a prehistoric site near the Khartoum civil hospital, and later at Shaheinab in 1949, revealing information about Sudanese prehistory for the first time. The excavations at Khartoum revealed the existence of a pottery-producing culture that utilised stone tools, described as 'Mesolithic' who lived in a period when the climate was much wetter. During the post-war years he edited the Sudan Notes and Records and became president of the Philosophical Society of the Sudan in 1947; he became a Life Member in 1949. Over the course of his career, Arkell was able to conduct several surveys, documenting among other
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2011 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election
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Background
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2011 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election Background At the 2008 general election, the Fifth Labour Government, led by Helen Clark, was defeated by John Key's National Party. Following Clark's election-night resignation, Phil Goff was unanimously elected as the party's leader, with Annette King as deputy, and Darren Hughes and Steve Chadwick as the senior and junior whips, respectively. The party lost more support in the 26 November 2011 general election; its popular vote dipped to 27% – its worst-ever result under the mixed-member proportional representation system – and its number of MPs was reduced from forty-three to thirty-four. On
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1978 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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Campaign
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1978 United States Senate election in Mississippi Campaign Evers was the first African American elected since the Reconstruction era to be mayor in any Mississippi city in 1969. He ran as an independent, and as a result his campaign divided the Democrats and allowed Cochran to win the senate seat with a 45 percent plurality. This made him the first Republican to win a statewide election in Mississippi in a century. Eastland resigned on December 27, 1978 to give Cochran a seniority advantage over new incoming senators.
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1993 Minnesota Twins season
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Defense
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way for Pat Meares to man the position for several years. He surprised the team by playing reasonably well during his rookie year. Puckett always excelled in center field, while Shane Mack and Munoz did okay on either side of him.
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Ōkuninushi
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Genealogy & White hare of Inaba
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male deity Ame-no-Fuyukinu (天之冬衣神). Ame-no-Fuyukinu married the female deity Sashikuniwaka-hime (刺国若比売), who is the daughter of the male deity Sashikuni (刺国大神, Sashikuni Ōkami), from their union gave birth to the male deity Ōkuninushi, the sixth generation grandson of Ōyama-tsumi. White hare of Inaba This famous tale of the Hare of Inaba is recorded in the Kojiki, but omitted in the Nihon Shoki.
Ōkuninushi (at the time he was just Ōnamuji without the august suffix) and his brothers, eighty gods altogether, were all suitors seeking the hand of Princess Yakami/Yagami (八上比売) of Inaba in marriage. They were all travelling together from their
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1944 Sun Bowl
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Game summary
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1944 Sun Bowl Game summary The game began in cloudy weather with a temperature of 60 °F before the sun came out in the second half. Southwestern entered the game as the favorites and possessed a potent rushing offense. However, the game remained scoreless throughout the first three quarters and well into the final period. New Mexico threatened to score twice, in the first and in the second quarter, but could not advance beyond their opponent's 16-yard line. Southwestern began the fourth quarter with possession on their own 13-yard line. Pirates tailback R. W. MacGruder completed a pass to fullback R.
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Williams Air Force Base
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Closure in the 1990s & Accidents and incidents
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flag at its closing, after a combined fifty years of military service.
Today, Williams continues to serve the Phoenix area as a growing industrial park and commercial airport. Accidents and incidents Williams Field suffered its first fatal accident in the six months it had been open as an advanced training base on 3 June 1942 when Curtiss-Wright AT-9-CS Fledgling, 41-5867, of the 333d School Squadron, crashed five miles NE of the base, apparently flown into the ground, killing John Clifford Eustice, 23, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irving C. Frank, 24, of Brooklyn, New York.
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2014 Men's Hockey World Cup
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Bidding
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2014 Men's Hockey World Cup Bidding The host was announced on 11 November 2010 during the FIH Congress and Forum in Montreux, Switzerland after FIH received bids from The Hague and London.
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2003 Afro-Asian Games
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Security & Pressure on Organizing Committee
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the major hotels of the city. Strict anti-sabotage measures were taken to provide security at the athlete hotels. Also, a 24-hour access control system was placed, with sniffer dogs used to sanitise the area.
To facilitate foreign athletes and officials, four immigration counters were set up at the airport. A time limit of 30 minutes was laid down to clear any athlete or official. To improve security speed, six interpreters of Russian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, French and Arabic were present at the airport. In addition, 24 specially trained immigration personnel were stationed round the clock in the airport. Pressure on
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2017 Fresno shootings
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Views and statements
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hip-hop albums on iTunes and YouTube under the name of B-God MacSun. The Los Angeles Times noted that Muhammad sang that he was an "Asiatic black god", and that the album's contents "repeatedly references violence between black and white people."
In addition, Muhammad produced a music-themed talk show at the Community Media Access Collaborative, a nonprofit organization specializing in promoting people and companies through the use of media. Muhammad's talk show ran for four episodes, which were produced between May 12, 2015, and October 10, 2016. In that talk show, he claimed that he had joined a Sacramento gang at the
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York Township, Darke County, Ohio
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Government
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elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. The current trustees are Bill Barga, Michael Mangen, and James Zumbrink, and
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William S. Schwartz
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Biography
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in their permanent collections.
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Žarko Paspalj
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Youth & Health issues
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and Ivica Žurić, Paspalj starred again. The team won bronze by beating Spain after losing the semifinal versus Soviet Union by 19 points. Health issues In March 2001, Paspalj, just shy of his 35th birthday, suffered a mild heart attack while playing recreational football with friends in Athens. Not realizing what had happened, he went back to his Glyfada home where, while showering after football, he reportedly started feeling severe fatigue along with strong burning sensation in his lungs at which point he called a doctor. Once at the hospital, his heart attack was diagnosed and he remained hospitalized for
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2013 Philippine general election
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Campaigning
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advertisements in the form of pop-ups, banners and the like. Campaigning via social websites such as Twitter and Facebook would not be regulated. This is the first election the commission has regulated online campaigning. The commission dramatically reduced the amount of airtime candidates and parties can use during the campaign period. Previously, the commission imposed a 120-minute airtime limit on every TV station and 180 minutes on radio stations; for 2013, the commission capped the cumulative airtime to 120 minutes on TV and 180 minutes on radio for all networks. This was a reversion on the 2004, 2007 and 2010
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2 bore
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History and background
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round ball equate to a 2 bore by definition. However Baker himself never refers to this projectile being a round ball nor uses the term 2 bore in any of his writings, indicating this half pound shell was a longer projectile of cylindrical or conical shape.
Among other weapons, I had an extraordinary rifle that carried a half-pound percussion shell—this instrument of torture to the hunter was not sufficiently heavy for the weight of the projectile; it only weighed twenty pounds: thus, with a charge of ten drachms [270 grains] of powder, behind a half-pound shell, the recoil was so terrific,
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ACUPARI
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Accommodation in host families & Children’s Book Project
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your questions about Cusco and Peru. Children’s Book Project In order to support literacy development in Peru, ACUPARI started a Children’s Book Project called „Books for 70 schools“. The Andean village schools around Cusco all receive 25 children’s books for their libraries for free. Each new story results from a literary competition. Peruvian authors who have not published any book before can hand in their children stories during a two month’s period. A jury selects the best story for children aged six to twelve. The winner receives a price and his story will be illustrated and printed in Spanish and
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Žydrūnas Urbonas
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Playing career
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Žydrūnas Urbonas Playing career Urbonas made his professional debut in the 1993–94 season and continued to play for various teams in the Lithuanian Basketball League for another eight years, playing for BC Lietkabelis, BC Lavera, being one of the team leaders there, before signing with BC Šiauliai, where he reached his biggest success, helping the team finish in 3rd place in 2000 and 2001, and becoming the LKL MVP in the 2001 season. In 2001, he moved to Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Basketball Super League 1, however, after the season he returned to BC Šiauliai and spent the 2002–03
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Unmanned aircraft in Singapore
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Opinions by industry players
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counter this issue, he suggested the use of aircraft surveillance technology to trace the positions of all UAs, which could potentially involve the use of telco or wireless networks, or by creating an "Electronic Road Pricing system in the sky".
While Mr Yue Keng Mun, from Temasek Polytechnic's School of Engineering, proposed having indoor or fenced-up outdoor spaces for operators to practice their flying skills, Mr Khaw responded in his parliamentary reply that "promoting shared used of space in land-scarce Singapore was preferable to setting aside special flying parks."
According to an article by The Straits Times in January 2018, more private
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1974 Formula One season
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Race 14: Canada & Race 15: United States
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outsider seven points behind. Race 15: United States The championship decider was to be held at the United States. Reutemann took pole with Hunt alongside on the front row, with home hero Mario Andretti third in a Parnelli. Scheckter was sixth, whereas Fittipaldi and Regazzoni were eighth and ninth. Reutemann converted his pole to a lead at the start, with Hunt second and Pace third after Andretti stalled. Behind Lauda was Scheckter, Fittipaldi and Regazzoni running together. The front three quickly pulled away, as Lauda held up Scheckter and Fittipaldi in an attempt to help Regazzoni. However, Regazzoni was struggling
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Črmošnjice, Semič
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Name & Church
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Črmošnjice, Semič Name Črmošnjice was first attested in 1264 as Scherczenicz (and as Zcermesniza in 1295, Tschermoznicz in 1353, and Tschermoschnitz in 1421). The name is derived from archaic Slovene čremoš, čremož 'ramsons' (today čemaž in Slovene) and thus refers to the local vegetation. The name of the town also appears in the clipped forms Maschen in 1614 and Moschen in 1754. In the past the German name was Tschermoschnitz. Church The local parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It dates to the 16th century.
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1946 Cabinet Mission to India
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Reactions & Interim government and breakdown
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the idea that the provinces would be obliged to join a group and stated that the Congress was neither bound nor committed to the plan. In effect, Nehru's speech squashed the mission's plan and the chance to keep India united. Jinnah interpreted the speech as another instance of treachery by the Congress. With Nehru's speech on groupings, the Muslim League rescinded its previous approval of the plan on 29 July. Interim government and breakdown Concerned by the diminishing British power Wavell was eager to inaugurate an interim federal government. Disregarding Jinnah's veto, he authorised a cabinet in which Nehru was
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2009 International Bowl
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Connecticut defense
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the 10th-fewest yards per game in the nation with 281 yards allowed. Connecticut was especially good against the pass; they allowed an average of only 165 yards per game, seventh-best in the country. No UConn opponent passed for more than 259 yards during the regular season.
The Huskies had several standout players on defense. One was defensive end Cody Brown, who led UConn with 14 tackles for a loss (TFL) and nine sacks while also being named to the All-Big East first team. Cornerback Jasper Howard was another standout player: he had 37 tackles and four interceptions on the year while also leading the Big East in punt
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2008 California wildfires
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Summer Fires
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last of the Summer 2008 California wildfires. The Summer 2008 wildfires burned a total of 1,162,197 acres (4,703.24 km²) between May 2008 and September 2008, comprising the vast majority of burned land by wildfires in California in 2008.
In total, the Summer 2008 wildfires burned a total of 1,161,197 acres (469,920 ha), which accounts for 84% of the total area burned during the 2008 wildfire season. In addition, the Summer 2008 fires cost over $92.38 million (2008 USD) to fight.
The Basin Complex Fire in the Ventana Wilderness became the third largest wildfire in California's history based on size (until it was surpassed in
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Uchidachi
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Uchidachi Uchidachi (打太刀) means "striking/attacking sword" and is one of the two roles in kata of budō and bujutsu; the other role is shidachi (受太刀).
The senior party is normally uchidachi. In kata, the uchidachi takes the role of instructor and initiates the action and governing the tempo, although allowing the shidachi to strike the winning blow. This role is like a nurturing parent (or teacher) who intentionally loses its skillful and true attack in order for its child (or disciple) to be able to develop. In no way is this of any competitive nature nor a way to test one's
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Yukiko Shinozaki
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Collaboration with Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods & Own artistic work
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Hamilton, 1998), Sand Table (Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods and Magali Desbazeille, 2000) and Highway 101 (Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods, 2000), and the assistant choreographer on Remote (Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods, 1997). Own artistic work Since 2000, Yukiko Shinozaki focuses on her own productions. She often does this in collaboration with Heine Avdal, another former member of Damaged Goods. She regards artistic collaborations, with both Heine Avdal and others, as an important factor in her work. The confrontation and encounter with different performers and situations delivers elements that integrate into her work, which focuses on the inner complexity
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2019 Rafael Nadal tennis season
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Wimbledon & Canadian Open
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on the grass court. Nadal defeated Kyrgios in 4 sets, setting up a meeting with former World No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Nadal defeated Tsonga, João Sousa, and Sam Querrey in straight sets to set up a SF encounter with Roger Federer. This was their first meeting at the All England Club since the 2008 final. This time, Federer prevailed in 4 close sets and proceeded to his 12th Wimbledon final. Canadian Open Nadal's first tournament in the North American hard court season is the Canadian Open in Montréal, where he will seek to defend his title from 2018, and win
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Tuve Hasselquist
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Biography
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in Galesburg, Illinois. From 1855 until 1859, Hasselquist also served as founding editor and publisher of the first Swedish language newspaper in America, Hemlandet. Hasselquist also founded the Swedish Lutheran Publication Society as a publishing house for Swedish language books, hymnals and other Lutheran publications.
Swedish Lutherans including Hasselquist, Lars Paul Esbjörn, Jonas Swensson, and Erland Carlsson organized the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Jefferson Prairie Settlement in 1860. Hasselquist became the founding president of the Augustana Synod and remained in that capacity through 1870.
In 1863, the Rev. Dr. Tuve Nils Hasselquist became the second president of Augustana College in
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1991 Tour de France
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Race overview
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other means of transportation.
The Tour entered the Pyrenees in the twelfth stage. A group escaped with some strong outsiders: Luc Leblanc, Charly Mottet and Pascal Richard. LeMond was unable to organise the chase, so the group stayed away until the finish. Mottet won the stage, and Leblanc became the new leader in the general classification, with LeMond now in second place.
The thirteenth stage included even more climbs than the twelfth stage. LeMond escaped on the bottom of the Tourmalet, but Indurain chased him and reached him, taking other cyclists with him. Near the top of the Tourmalet, LeMond was unable
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50th Attack Squadron
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World War II
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received the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers, which it flew until the end of the war. While in Hawaii, the group refitted and trained with the B-24, flying combat training missions against Wake Island and other central Pacific bases held by the Japanese. It deployed to Ellice Island on 9 November 1943 and resumed combat participating in the Allied offensive through the Gilbert, Marshall and Marianas Islands, while operating from Funafuti, Tarawa, and Kwajalein. Moved to Guam on 25 October 1944 and attacked shipping and airfields in the Volcano and Bonin Islands. Moved to Okinawa on 2 July 1945 to
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Wilsford, Lincolnshire
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Early buildings & Amenities
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19th century except the 15th-century octagonal font. It currently belongs to the Ancaster Wilford Group of parishes in the Diocese of Lincoln. The incumbent is Canon Mike Cooney.
Wilsford Hall, built in 1649 and enlarged in 1776, was demolished in 1918. The village school and schoolhouse built in 1857 have been converted into a private house. Amenities The nearest doctors' surgery is in Ancaster. The nearest school is Ancaster Church of England Primary School, which was rated overall as Good in a January 2017 Ofsted short inspection.
The village hall can also be used for indoor sports, and there is a playing
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Wendi Richter
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The Original Screwjob
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rid Richter of the title was concocted by WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, who brought in Moolah after Richter refused to sign a new contract with the WWF. Richter, however, claims she was still under her original five-year contract, but that she regularly had disagreements with McMahon about her compensation. She also claims that when she arrived at the arena that day, she was surprised to find Moolah backstage, as she never showed up to events at which she was not scheduled to wrestle. After the match, an infuriated Richter left the arena in her wrestling gear, took a cab to
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2017 Fresno shootings
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Views and statements
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praised the shooter Micah Xavier Johnson. He also consistently used the hashtag "#LetBlackPeopleGo" and encouraged "black warriors" to "mount up". Muhammad's father described his son's belief that there was an ongoing war between whites and blacks, and that "a battle was about to take place." He later said that he attempted to warn Muhammad's probation officer about his son's hatred of white people and his plans of killing them, but believes no one followed up on his report.
According to The Daily Beast, Muhammad's posts indicated a support of the Moorish Science Temple of America, an African American organization associated with
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101st Grenadiers
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The Second Afghan War & Third Burmese War & 20th century
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the 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry. The British-Indian survivors eventually made it back to British-held Kandahar. The city was soon besieged by Afghan rebels until a relief force, led by Major-General Roberts, arrived from the capital city, Kabul, on 31 August. Third Burmese War In 1885 the Regiment took part in the Third Burmese War – the last war between the British and Burma. The war saw Upper Burma annexed and the end of Burmese independence. The Regiment gained its last Theatre Honour of the 19th Century for its involvement in the war, "Burma 1885–87". 20th century In 1901 the Regiment
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2012 Categoría Primera A season
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Semifinals
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advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.
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Wintersingen
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Geography & Coat of arms & Demographics
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covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.7% is used for growing crops and 32.7% is pastures, while 9.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three Arrows bendwise Argent. Demographics Wintersingen has a population (as of March 2016) of 618. As of 2008, 5.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 0.8%.
Most of the population (as of 2000)
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Tivissa
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Castellet de Banyoles (Tivissa) & Economy
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tribe of the Ilercavones. The Roman expansion into the area may have put an end to the settlement. Economy In modern times, the economy is still largely based on agricultural activities, although the steep, marginal land in the hills has progressively gone out of cultivation. The chief crops are olives, grapes for wine, nuts (hazelnuts, almonds) and soft fruit (peaches, cherries). In recent years, tourism has been encouraged and is beginning to make an economic impact.
Close to the hamlet of Llaberia, the Catalan Institut Nacional de Meteorologia has installed a weather radar.
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Virgen de los desamparados
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Traslado & Mascletà & Procession
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los Desamparados) on 'Plaza de la Virgen' to St Catherine's cathedral over a distance of approximately 200 m. She is adored with rose petals being thrown down from balconies and people crying and shaking with the emotion of the spectacle. Mascletà On Sunday afternoon, when the Traslado is completed, there is a loud daytime fireworks display, (the Mascletà, a series of firecrackers going off one after the other). Procession Sunday evening features a more solemn procession of ladies dressed in black, men in suits, city officials and the bishop of Valencia followed by 'Our Lady'. The route includes: Plaza de
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Walkathon
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History & Etymology
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for the world's largest recorded walkathon has been grabbed by the Iglesia Ni Cristo, a religious organization based in the Philippines. This largest walk for a cause, which happened on 15 February 2014, was dubbed the Iglesia Ni Cristo World Wide Walk For Those Affected by Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan. It breaks two Guinness world records as the largest charity walk in a single venue (Manila, Philippines) with 175,000 participants, and the largest charity walk in 24 hours for multiple venues (from Christchurch, New Zealand to Hawaii, USA) with 519,521 participants. Etymology The term walkathon dates to the 1930s, when it was
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2012 United States elections
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House of Representatives elections
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District of Columbia and five major U.S. territories. Although House Democrats won a plurality of the popular vote (48.8% vs 47.6%), House Republicans were still able to retain a 234 to 201 seat majority.
A special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31 to determine a replacement for David Wu, who resigned in August 2011. Another special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12 to elect the replacement of Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned in January 2012. The winners of these two special elections (Suzanne Bonamici from Oregon, Ron Barber from Arizona) both ran
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2016 Muntinlupa local elections
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Background
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he ran and won as Mayor of Muntinlupa defeating Lor Fresnedi, wife of Mayor Jaime Fresnedi. In 2010, he defeated Fresnedi however lost for his third and final term in 2013. Simundac was a former Barangay Captain of Cupang and ABC President and was elected Vice Mayor in 2007.
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APOPO
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Fundraising
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in Mozambique. American actress Minae Noji, the first APOPO ambassador, appears in a video on their YouTube channel.
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