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IEK
IEK or I.E.K is a Greek abbreviation name for the Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης
(Institute of Vocational Training) in Greece, established in 1992 as a type of educational institution specifically to provide adult vocational education and training at the post-secondary level. It is also known as Post–Se... | 21,100 |
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and Vocational Guidance (Greek: Εθνικός Οργανισμός Πιστοποίησης Προσόντων και Επαγγελματικού Προσανατολισμού - Ε.Ο.Π.Π.Ε.Π.).
There are over 120 regional Public IEK (Greek: ΔΙΕΚ) in the administrative regions of Greece, and also over 50 Private IEK (Greek: IIEK) administrated by EOPPEP entity, recognized by the Mi... | 21,101 |
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co-housed and operated at a morning-curriculum school, while laboratory classes can be operated off-school at other professional sites hosting by sponsors, though the existing of such classes is subject of availability. The IEK follows two terms (semesters) per academic calendar year.
# Admission.
The IEK course ... | 21,102 |
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structures. (high school, lyceum, Level 4) or vocational high school or international school equivalent. Admission in the Public IEK is granted on the basis of the senior secondary leaving certificate grade and other criteria include age, the social insurance stamps from applicants with relevant employee experience... | 21,103 |
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age in the time the application is submitted, and the rest IEK creteria. All Public IEKs are government-funded have free education, without any payment of tuition fee and it can be attended free, it may have only recommended or required some study materials at student its own cost. The VAT number (ΑΦΜ, registration... | 21,104 |
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students of all ages.
# Qualifications and accreditation.
## Certificate of Vocational Training.
The Certificate of Vocational Training (Greek: Βεβαίωση Επαγγελματικής Εκπαίδευσης) is corresponded to a five semesters full-time programme of vocational education which only certifies the student has attended all ma... | 21,105 |
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obtained at least 120 social insurance stamps from working of its study of specialisation, it can to choose the right for exemption from 5th semester. The Certificate of Vocational Training is also known as Certificate of Attendance, Certificate of Completion, Graduate Certificate.
## Diploma of Vocational Educati... | 21,106 |
420655 | IEK | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IEK | IEK
("Tripoli"), Western Greece ("Patra"), Thessaly ("City of Larissa"), Epirus ("City of Ioannina"), Crete ("Heraklion"), North Aegean ("Mytilene"), South Aegean ("Rhodos").
Once, they have been passed all examinations then are awarded Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET) (Greek: Δίπλωμα Επαγγελματικής ... | 21,107 |
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is awarded by EOPPEP.
The last updates on professional accreditation for each speciality are published at EOPPEP website.
## Certificate supplement.
A Certificate Supplement of Europass is available in Greek and English, awarded by the EOPPEP – National Europass Centre of Greece. It is a document that includes a... | 21,108 |
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applications at the EOPPEP, which is responsible for issuing the Certificate Supplement.
# Organisation.
The IEK system of study is grouped into sectors which are then divided into departments and each department is then divided into several schools of study (programs of study). In case of departments absence fro... | 21,109 |
420655 | IEK | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IEK | IEK
udy are varied among locations within each regional IEK depending on the decisions issued of what programs will operate, of where will locate, while can be changed at times as per semester, interests, major needs, and other criteria. New programs can be offered, others can be replaced or withdrawn. The sectors of s... | 21,110 |
420678 | Brantford Expositor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brantford%20Expositor | Brantford Expositor
Brantford Expositor
The Brantford Expositor is an English language newspaper based in Brantford, Ontario and owned by Postmedia. It provides the readers with coverage of local news, sports and events to the community as well as coverage of provincial, national and international news.
# History.
T... | 21,111 |
420678 | Brantford Expositor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brantford%20Expositor | Brantford Expositor
rovince of Ontario, reaching over 70% of all adults 18 and over, in the coverage area.
The "Brantford Expositor" is published 6 days a week Monday to Saturday, and has a daily paid circulation of 20,000. The paper serves Brantford, as well as Paris, Burford, and the rest of Brant County.
The Brant... | 21,112 |
420675 | Treaty of Rapallo (1920) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Treaty%20of%20Rapallo%20(1920) | Treaty of Rapallo (1920)
Treaty of Rapallo (1920)
The Treaty of Rapallo was a treaty between the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed "Yugoslavia" in 1929), signed to solve the dispute over some territories in the former Austrian Littoral in the upper Adriatic, and in Dalmatia.
The ... | 21,113 |
420675 | Treaty of Rapallo (1920) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Treaty%20of%20Rapallo%20(1920) | Treaty of Rapallo (1920)
World War I, Italy was to obtain several territorial gains including former Austrian Littoral, northern Dalmatia and notably Zadar (), Šibenik (), and most of the Dalmatian islands (except Krk and Rab).
These territories had an ethnically mixed population, with Slovenes and Croats composing ov... | 21,114 |
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following territories were annexed to Italy:
- The western parts of the former Duchy of Carniola: more than half of the region of Inner Carniola, with the municipalities of Idrija (), Vipava (), Šturje (), Postojna (), Šent Peter na Krasu (, now Pivka), and Ilirska Bistrica (), and the Upper C... | 21,115 |
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Free State of Fiume, thus ending the military occupation of Gabriele d'Annunzio's troops, begun by the Impresa di Fiume and known as the Italian Regency of Carnaro. This part of the treaty was revoked in 1924, when Italy and Yugoslavia signed the Treaty of Rome, which gave Fiume to Italy and th... | 21,116 |
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480,000 South Slavs (Slovenes and Croats) became citizens of the Kingdom of Italy, while around 15,000 Italians became citizens of the new Yugoslav state (around 13,000 in Dalmatia, and the rest in the island of Krk). According to the same census, around 25,000 ethnic Germans and 3,000 Hungaria... | 21,117 |
420672 | Brill Building | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brill%20Building | Brill Building
Brill Building
The Brill Building (built 1931 as the Alan E. Lefcourt Building and designed by Victor Bark Jr.) is an office building located at 1619 Broadway on 49th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, just north of Times Square and further uptown from the historic musical Tin Pan Alley n... | 21,118 |
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name comes from a haberdasher who operated a store at street level and subsequently bought the building. The Brill Building was purchased by 1619 Broadway Realty LLC in June 2013 and has been undergoing renovation during the 2010s.
# The "Big Band Era".
Even before World War II it became a center of ac... | 21,119 |
420672 | Brill Building | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brill%20Building | Brill Building
many of the composers, authors and publishers turned to pseudonyms in order to have their songs played on the air.
Brill Building songs were constantly at the top of "Billboard"'s Hit Parade and played by the leading bands of the day:
- The Benny Goodman Orchestra
- The Glenn Miller Orchestra
- The J... | 21,120 |
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Stoller
- Barry Mann
- Johnny Mercer
- Rose Marie McCoy
- Irving Mills
- Fred Neil
- Laura Nyro
- Doc Pomus
- Billy Rose
- Neil Sedaka
- Mort Shuman
- Cynthia Weil
# The "Brill Building Sound".
The Brill Building's name has been widely adopted as a shorthand term for a broad and influential ... | 21,121 |
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many locations, the Brill Building was regarded as probably the most prestigious address in New York for music business professionals. The term "The Brill Building Sound" is somewhat inaccurate, however, since much of the music so categorized actually emanated from other locations — music historian Ken E... | 21,122 |
420672 | Brill Building | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brill%20Building | Brill Building
and the nearby 1650 Broadway came to define the influential "Brill Building Sound" and the style of popular songwriting and recording created by its writers and producers.
Carole King described the atmosphere at the "Brill Building" publishing houses of the period:
The Brill Building approach—which can... | 21,123 |
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by pros who could custom fit the music and lyrics to the targeted teen audience. In a number of important ways, the Brill Building approach was a return to the way business had been done in the years before rock and roll, since it returned power to the publishers and record labels and made the performing... | 21,124 |
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Greenwich-Barry) married couples, as well as creative and business associates—and both individually and as duos, they often worked together and with other writers in a wide variety of combinations. Some (Carole King, Paul Simon, Burt Bacharach, Neil Sedaka, Neil Diamond, Boyce and Hart) recorded and had ... | 21,125 |
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and Mike Stoller
- Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
- John Leslie McFarland
- Haras Fyre and Gwen Guthrie
- Shadow Morton
- Laura Nyro
- Claus Ogerman
- Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
- Tony Powers
- Beverly Ross
- Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
- Paul Simon as Jerry Landis
- Phil Spector
- Eddie S... | 21,126 |
420672 | Brill Building | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brill%20Building | Brill Building
Four Seasons
- Dee Dee Warwick
- Dionne Warwick
- The Delicates
Among the hundreds of hits written by this group are "Yakety Yak" (Leiber-Stoller), "Save the Last Dance for Me" (Pomus-Shuman), "The Look of Love" (Bacharach-David), "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Sedaka-Greenfield), "Devil in Disguise" (... | 21,127 |
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Artie Butler, Claus Ogerman, Stan Applebaum.
- Bass: George Duvivier, Milt Hinton, Russ Savakus, Bob Bushnell, Joe Macho Jr, Al Lucas, Dick Romoff, James Tyrell, Jimmy Lewis, Lloyd Trotman, Wendell Marshal, Chuck Rainey.
- Guitar: George Barnes, Al Gorgoni, Carl Lynch, Trade Martin, Bucky Pizzarelli, E... | 21,128 |
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Chester, Buddy Saltzman, Sticks Evans, Herbie Lovelle, Panama Francis, Al Rogers, Bobby Gregg, Sol Gubin, Bernard Purdie
- Saxophone: Artie Kaplan, Frank Heywood Henry, Phil Bodner, Jerome Richardson, Romeo Penque, King Curtis, Seldon Powell, Sam "the Man" Taylor, Buddy Lucas.
- Trombone: Jimmy Clevela... | 21,129 |
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of these writers came to prominence while under contract to Aldon Music, a publishing company founded ca. 1958 by industry veteran Al Nevins, and aspiring music entrepreneur Don Kirshner. Aldon was not initially located in the Brill Building, but rather, a block away at 1650 Broadway (at 51st Street).
A... | 21,130 |
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Red Bird Records
- TM Music
- SoundOne (Primarily Film Sound Editing) AND Sound Mixers (Sound Studio for Jingles and Music Albums)
- Helios Music/Glamorous Music
- KMA Music
- New Vision Communications
- Paul Simon Music
- Key Brand Entertainment
- Maggie Vision Productions
- Alexa Management – ... | 21,131 |
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IV Music, Inc.
- We Three Music Publishing, Inc.
- Just Sunshine Records
- Allegro Sound Studios (later called Generation Sound Studios)
Roosevelt Music
# In popular culture.
The 1996 movie "Grace of My Heart" is in parts a fictionalized account of the life in the Brill Building. Illeana Douglas pl... | 21,132 |
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sound. In the HBO series "Vinyl," the fictitious record label American Century is headquartered in the Brill Building.
Jack Dempsey's Broadway Restaurant was located in Brill Building's first floor on Broadway..
# See also.
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 14th to 59th... | 21,133 |
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LP-2387.
- Scheurer, Timothy E., "American Popular Music: The Age of Rock", Bowling Green State University, Popular Press, 1989. Cf. especially pp. 76, 125.
## Further reading.
- AOL Music—Pop Artists in the Brill Building—AOL Music
- Interview with Toni Wine, Songfacts
- Regarding Claus Ogerman & h... | 21,134 |
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y pp. 76, 125.
## Further reading.
- AOL Music—Pop Artists in the Brill Building—AOL Music
- Interview with Toni Wine, Songfacts
- Regarding Claus Ogerman & his music publishing companies located at The Brill Building
- Brill Building Is Named a Landmark
- "Half Empty but Full of History, Brill Bui... | 21,135 |
420666 | Sunningdale Agreement | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunningdale%20Agreement | Sunningdale Agreement
Sunningdale Agreement
The Sunningdale Agreement was an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. The Agreement was signed at Sunningdale Park located in Sunningdale, Berkshire, on 9 December 1973.
Unionist opposition, violence and a lo... | 21,136 |
420666 | Sunningdale Agreement | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunningdale%20Agreement | Sunningdale Agreement
of the Republic of Ireland, Dáil Éireann, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly would act in a consultative role. The assembly was to replace the suspended Stormont Parliament, but it was hoped that it would not be dominated by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in the same... | 21,137 |
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(52 to 26), but a substantial minority inside the Ulster Unionist Party opposed the agreement.
The majority of the Nationalist community boycotted the elections, and the IRA continued its campaign of opposition throughout the outcome.
# Power-sharing Executive.
After the Assembly elections, neg... | 21,138 |
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to the main parties in the Assembly). Prominent members of the Executive included former Unionist Prime Minister Brian Faulkner as chief executive, SDLP leader Gerry Fitt as deputy chief executive, future Nobel Laureate and SDLP leader John Hume as Minister for Commerce and leader of the Alliance ... | 21,139 |
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as Minister for Environment, and Unionist John Baxter as Minister for information. This new power-sharing Executive, made up of the above members, took up office and had its very first meeting on 1 January 1974. The UUP was deeply divided: its Standing Committee voted to participate in the executi... | 21,140 |
420666 | Sunningdale Agreement | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunningdale%20Agreement | Sunningdale Agreement
a Council of Ireland to stimulate co-operation with the Republic of Ireland. Talks were held between 6 and 9 December in the Berkshire town of Sunningdale between the British Prime Minister Edward Heath, the Irish Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and the three pro-agreement parties.
The talks agreed on a ... | 21,141 |
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and review functions" only.
On 9 December, a communiqué announcing the agreement was issued, which later became known as the "Sunningdale Agreement".
# Reaction to the Agreement.
It was eventually agreed that the executive functions of the Council would be limited to "tourism, conservation, and... | 21,142 |
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after the agreement was announced, loyalist paramilitaries formed the Ulster Army Council – a coalition of loyalist paramilitary groups, including the Ulster Defence Association and the Ulster Volunteer Force, which would oppose the agreement.
In January 1974, the Ulster Unionist Party narrowly v... | 21,143 |
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candidate in each constituency. The pro-Sunningdale parties, the SDLP, the Alliance, the Northern Ireland Labour Party and the "Pro Assembly Unionists" made up of Faulkner's supporters, were disunited and ran candidates against one another. When the results were declared, the UUUC had captured ele... | 21,144 |
420666 | Sunningdale Agreement | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunningdale%20Agreement | Sunningdale Agreement
of Ireland to remove the Articles 2 and 3 of its constitution first (these Articles would not be revised until the Good Friday Agreement of 1998).
# Collapse of the Agreement.
Following the defeat of a motion condemning power-sharing in the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Ulster Workers' Council,... | 21,145 |
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aspect of the strike was its effect on electricity supply – the Ballylumford power station generated Belfast's electricity and that of most of Northern Ireland. The workforce was overwhelmingly Protestant and effective control was firmly in the hands of UWC. John Hume's plan to cut the Northern Ir... | 21,146 |
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of the UWC strike – were suppressed from the outset.
# Legacy.
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA), on which the current system of Northern Irish devolution is based, closely resembles the Sunningdale Agreement. The Good Friday Agreement has famously been described by Séamus Mallon as 'Sunningd... | 21,147 |
420666 | Sunningdale Agreement | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunningdale%20Agreement | Sunningdale Agreement
closely resembles the Sunningdale Agreement. The Good Friday Agreement has famously been described by Séamus Mallon as 'Sunningdale for slow learners'.
# See also.
- Anglo-Irish Agreement
- Downing Street Declaration
- Belfast Agreement
# External links.
- The Sunningdale Agreement — "full t... | 21,148 |
420661 | False killer whale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=False%20killer%20whale | False killer whale
False killer whale
The false killer whale ("Pseudorca crassidens") is a large oceanic dolphin that inhabits oceans worldwide but mainly frequents tropical regions. It was first described in 1846 as a species of porpoise based on a skull, which was revised when the first carcasses were observed in 18... | 21,149 |
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bonds with other species, as well as partake in sexual (including both heterosexual and homosexual) interactions with them. Conversely, the false killer whale has also been known to feed on other dolphins, though it typically eats squid and fish. It is a deep-diving dolphin, with a maximum recorded d... | 21,150 |
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its highly social nature, with the largest stranding consisting of 805 beached at Mar del Plata, Argentina. Most of what is known of false killer whale comes from examining stranded individuals.
# Taxonomy.
The false killer whale was first described by the British paleontologist and biologist Richa... | 21,151 |
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fact, he gave it the nickname "thick toothed grampus" in light of this and assigned the animal to the genus "Phocaena" (a genus of porpoises) which Risso's dolphin was also assigned to in 1846. The species name "crassidens" means "thick toothed".
In 1846, zoologist John Edward Gray assigned the fals... | 21,152 |
420661 | False killer whale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=False%20killer%20whale | False killer whale
it as being neither a porpoise nor a killer whale. However, the name "false killer whale" comes from the apparent similarity between its skull and that of the killer whale.
The false killer whale is a member of the family Delphinidae, the oceanic dolphins. It is part of the subfamily Globicephalinae... | 21,153 |
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Henry Flower suggested in 1884 and later abandoned a distinction between northern and southern false killer whales; there are currently no recognized subspecies. However, individuals in populations around the world can have different skull structures and vary in average length, with Japanese false ki... | 21,154 |
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flippers are narrow, short, and pointed, with a distinctive bulge on the leading edge of the flipper (the side closest to the head). The average body length is around , with females reaching a maximum size of in length and in weight, and males long and in weight. However, on average, males and female... | 21,155 |
420661 | False killer whale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=False%20killer%20whale | False killer whale
calving occurred at 7 year intervals; calving can occur year-round, though it usually occurs in late winter. Gestation takes around 15 months. Females lactate for 9 months to 2 years. The false killer whale is one of three toothed whales, the other two being the pilot whales, identified as having a s... | 21,156 |
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the bottlenose dolphin, the pacific white-sided dolphin ("Lagenorhynchus obliquidens"), the rough-toothed dolphin ("Steno bredanensis"), the pilot whales, the melon-headed whale, the pantropical spotted dolphin ("Stenella attenuata"), the pygmy killer whale, and Risso's dolphin.
The false killer wha... | 21,157 |
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tied to seasonal food shortages.
A pod near Chile had a cruising speed, and false killer whales in captivity were recorded to have a maximum speed of , similar to the bottlenose dolphin. Diving behavior is not well recorded, but one individual near Japan dove for 12 minutes to a depth of . In Japan,... | 21,158 |
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than 500 whales. These large groups may break up into smaller family groups of 4 to 6 members while feeding. Members stay with the pod long-term, some recorded as 15 years, and, indicated by mass strandings, share strong bonds with other members. It is thought it has a matrifocal family structure, wi... | 21,159 |
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They typically target large species of fish, such as mahi-mahi and tuna. In captivity, it eats 3.4 to 4.3% of its body weight per day. A video taken in 2016 near Sydney shows a group hunting a juvenile shark. It sometimes discards the tail, gills, and stomach of captured fish, and pod members have be... | 21,160 |
420661 | False killer whale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=False%20killer%20whale | False killer whale
from large sharks, though there are no documented instances.
The false killer whale is a known host of several parasites: trematode "Nasitrema" in the sinuses, nematode "Stenurus" in the sinuses and lungs, and unidentified crassicaudine nematode in the sinuses, stomach nematodes "Anisakis simplex" a... | 21,161 |
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in tropical and semitropical oceanic waters. The species has been found in temperate waters, but these occurrences were possibly stray individuals, or associated with warm water events. It generally does not go beyond 50°N and below 50°S. It usually inhabits open oceans and deep-water areas, though i... | 21,162 |
420661 | False killer whale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=False%20killer%20whale | False killer whale
adaptable in captivity than other dolphin species, being easily trained and highly sociable with other species, and as such it is kept in several public aquariums around the world, such as in Japan, the United States, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Australia. Individuals were mainly captured off Cal... | 21,163 |
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Park Board to ban the aquarium from acquiring more whales.
The false killer whale has been known to approach and offer fish it has caught to humans diving or boating. However, it also takes fish off of hooks, which sometimes leads to entanglement or swallowing the hook. Entanglement can cause drowni... | 21,164 |
420661 | False killer whale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=False%20killer%20whale | False killer whale
and stranded individuals around the world show higher levels than other dolphins. It has been known to ride the wakes of large boats, which could put it at risk of hitting the boat propeller.
In a few Japanese villages, the false killer whale is killed in drive hunts using sound to herd individuals ... | 21,165 |
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mass strands in pods, leading to such high mortality rates. These can also occur in temperate waters outside its normal range, such as with the mass strandings in Britain in 1927, 1935, and 1936.
The 30 July 1986 mass stranding of 114 false killer whales in Flinders Bay, Western Australia was widely... | 21,166 |
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by CALM.
Since 2005, there have been seven mass strandings of false killer whales in New Zealand involving more than one individual, the largest on 8 April 1943 on the Mahia Peninsula with 300 stranded, and 31 March 1978 in Manukau Harbour with 253 stranded.
Whale strandings are rare in southern Af... | 21,167 |
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in Florida, and the remoteness of the area was detrimental to rescue efforts, causing the deaths of 81 whales. The other two strandings in Florida were in 1986 with three beached whales from a pod of 40 in Cedar Key, and 1980 with 28 stranded in Key West.
# Conservation.
The false killer whale is c... | 21,168 |
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Africa and Macaronesia (Western African Aquatic Mammals MoU) and the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region (Pacific Cetaceans MoU).
No accurate global estimates for the false killer whale exist, so the species is listed as Near... | 21,169 |
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o.
- List of cetacean species
# External links.
- Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
- NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources, False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
- Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas
- Agreem... | 21,170 |
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Teleidoscope
A teleidoscope is a kind of kaleidoscope, with a lens and an open view, so it can be used to form kaleidoscopic patterns from objects outside the instrument, rather than from items installed as part of it. Invented by John Lyon Burnside III and Harry Hay, the patent was filed in 1970 and gran... | 21,171 |
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A teleidoscope is a kind of kaleidoscope, with a lens and an open view, so it can be used to form kaleidoscopic patterns from objects outside the instrument, rather than from items installed as part of it. Invented by John Lyon Burnside III and Harry Hay, the patent was filed in 1970 and granted in 197... | 21,172 |
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Education in Greece
The Greek educational system is mainly divided into three levels: primary, secondary and tertiary, with an additional post-secondary level providing adult vocational training. Primary education is divided into kindergarten preschool lasting one or two years, and primary school s... | 21,173 |
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High school). Higher Education (tertiary) is provided by Universities and specialist Academies which primarily cater for the military. Undergraduate university programs typically last 4 years (5 in polytechnics and some technical/art schools, and 6 in medical schools). The postgraduate (or graduate ... | 21,174 |
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supervisory control over them. At a regional level, the supervisory role of the Ministry is exercised through Regional Directorates of Primary and Secondary Education, and Directorates of Primary and Secondary Education operate in every Prefecture. Tertiary institutions are nominally autonomous, but... | 21,175 |
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is pressured to recognise these overseas programmes.
All levels of education are catered for by both private and public schools. State-run schools and universities do not charge tuition fees and textbooks are provided free to all students.
There are also a number of private tutorial schools, colle... | 21,176 |
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at the tutors schools in the afternoon and evening in addition to their normal schooling.
# Primary education.
Before the Elementary school, kids must attend the Kindergarten from age 5 to 6 before moving to the Elementary School. Elementary schools are called ""Dimotiko"" (demotic, meaning munici... | 21,177 |
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automatic, and pupils with deficient performance are given remedial tutoring. Years are called "classes", from first to sixth:
- 1st Year ("Πρώτη δημοτικού"): age 6 to 7
- 2nd Year ("Δευτέρα δημοτικού"): age 7 to 8
- 3rd Year ("Τρίτη δημοτικού"): age 8 to 9
- 4th Year ("Τετάρτη δημοτικού"): age ... | 21,178 |
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students take usually another four days off in order to celebrate their two national holidays (28/10 and 25/3). From December 2017 with a Presidential decree, the city of Aigio has and a third national holiday in 26/1 starting from January 2018. Only the schools of this city are closed in this day i... | 21,179 |
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hour/week)
- Art (2 hours/week)
- Physical Education (3 hours/week)
- Flexible Zone (3 hours/week)
- Computer studies (1 hour/week)
Τρίτη δημοτικού και Τετάρτη δημοτικού/3rd Grade and 4th Grade of Primary school (The curriculum is based on the 2016 curriculum, for the school season 2016-2017):
... | 21,180 |
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και Έκτη δημοτικού/5th and 6th Grade of Primary School (The curriculum is based on the 2016 curriculum, for the school season 2016-2017):
- Modern Greek language (7 hours/week)
- Mathematics (4 hours/week)
- Geography (2 hours/week)
- English language (3 hours/week)
- Music (1 hour/week)
- Soc... | 21,181 |
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to the next tier of compulsory education, the "Gymnasium", is automatic.
# Secondary education.
Γυμνάσιο ("Gymnasium" - Middle School) (compulsory education)
- Πρώτη Γυμνασίου / 1st grade, age 12 to 13
- Δευτέρα Γυμνασίου / 2nd grade, age 13 to 14
- Τρίτη Γυμνασίου / 3rd grade, age 14 to 15
St... | 21,182 |
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vacation (about 3 months), Christmas vacation (2 weeks) and Easter vacation (2 weeks). Furthermore, students take usually another four days off in order to celebrate their two national holidays (28/10 and 25/3). From December 2017 with a Presidential decree, the city of Aigio has and a third nationa... | 21,183 |
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swimming etc.) "Athletic Gymnasiums don't exist anymore."
- 3. Musical Gymnasium (to enter this type of school students must pass certain exams on a musical instrument)
- 4. Art Gymnasium (to enter this type of school students must pass certain exams on either arts, dance, or theater)
- 5. Experi... | 21,184 |
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(2 hours/week)
- Ancient Greek language (2 hours/week)
- Ancient Greek Literature (2 hours/week)
- Mathematics (4 classes/week) (Algebra 2 hours/week and Geometry 2 hours/week)
- Physics (1 hour/week)
- Biology (1 hour/week)
- Geography (1 hour/week)
- History (2 hours/week)
- Religion (2 ho... | 21,185 |
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Modern Greek Language (2 hours/week)
- Modern Greek Literature (2 hours/week)
- Ancient Greek Language (2 hours/week)
- Ancient Greek Literature (2 hours/week)
- Mathematics (4 hours/week) (Algebra 2 classes/week and Geometry 2 classes/week)
- Physics (2 hours/week)
- Chemistry (1 hour/week)
... | 21,186 |
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is based on the 2016 curriculum, for the school season 2016-2017):
- Religion (2 hours/week)
- Ancient Greek Literature (2 hours/week)
- Ancient Greek Language (2 hours/week)
- Modern Greek Language (2 hours/week)
- Modern Greek Literature (2 hours/week)
- History (2 hours/week)
- Social & Po... | 21,187 |
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will be examined in early June are Modern Greek Language/Modern Greek Literature, History, Mathematics and Physics.The duration for every exam is 2 hours except Modern Greek Language/Modern Greek Literature which is 3 hours.
Λύκειο (Lyceum - High School)
- Πρώτη Λυκείου / 1st grade, age 15 to 16
... | 21,188 |
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between them.The students have summer vacation (about 3 months), Christmas vacation (2 weeks) and Easter vacation (2 weeks). Furthermore, students take usually another four days off in order to celebrate their two national holidays (28/10 and 25/3). From December 2017 with a Presidential decree, the... | 21,189 |
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etc.)
- 4. Musical Lyceum (to enter this type of school students must pass certain exams on a musical instrument)
- 5. Art Lyceum (to enter this type of school students must pass certain exams on either arts, dance, or theater)
- 6. Experimental Lyceum (to enter this type of schools students must... | 21,190 |
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Subjects of selection (Every student can select 1 subject)
Applications of Computer Science
2. Δευτέρα Γενικού Λυκείου/2nd Grade of General Lyceum (The curriculum is based on the 2013 curriculum, for the school season 2014-2015):
- Subjects of General Education
Ancient Greek (2 hour/week)
The s... | 21,191 |
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studies (1 hour/week)
- Subjects for selection (Every student can select 1 subject)
2nd Foreign Language
The students can choose 1 of the 3 Orientation Groups:
- Subjects of the Humanities Orientation Group:
Ancient Greek Language (5 hours/week)
- Subjects of the Economic and Computer Studies ... | 21,192 |
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based on the Orientation and Group chosen.Starting from 2018, the students of the 3rd grade will give 4 subjects for the school exams because of the Panhellenic Exams. These subjects are Greek Language, History, Mathematics and Biology.The duration for every exam is 2 hours. Starting from 2019, the ... | 21,193 |
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the Humanities Orientation Group or Political Education, for the students that have chosen the Sciences Orientation Group Political Education is the only option for them. Also, the students are giving the subjects of the Orientation Group that they have chosen.
Επαγγελματικό Λύκειο (ΕΠΑ.Λ.) (Vocati... | 21,194 |
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Δευτέρα Επαγγελματικού Λυκείου/2nd Grade of Vocational Lyceum (The curriculum is based on the 2016 curriculum, for the school season 2016-2017):
- Subjects of General Education
Modern Greek Language (3 hours/week)
The students can choose 1 of the 9 Sectors:
- Sector of Αgriculture, Food and Envi... | 21,195 |
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Subject):
- Sector of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation
Electrotechnics (2 hours Theory+2 hours laboratory/week)
- Sector of Engineering
Technical Thermodynamic Data-Applications (3 hours Theory+3 hours Laboratory/week)
- Sector of Information Technology
Principles of Computer... | 21,196 |
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curriculum, for the school season 2016-2017):
- Subjects of General Education
Modern Greek Language (3 hours/week)
According to the Sector that the students selected in the 2nd grade, the students can choose 1 specialty accordingly with the number of the Sector that the students selected in the 2... | 21,197 |
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of Electronics and Computing Systems, Installations, Networks and Telecommunications
- Sector of Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering and Construction Engineer
- Sector of Information Technology
* IT Application Technician
- Sector of Health-Providence and Well-Being
* Nurse's Assistant
- Sec... | 21,198 |
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Group chosen.Starting from 2018, the students of the 3rd grade will give 2 subjects of general education (Modern Greek Langage and Algebra) and 4 theory subjects of their specialty (2 of them are in the Panhellenic exams) for the school exams because of the Panhellenic Exams. Starting from 2019, the... | 21,199 |
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