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latest World Expo Expo 2015 was held in Milan, Italy, from 1 May to 31 October 2015.
Specialized Expos are smaller in scope and investments and generally shorter in duration; between three weeks and three months. Previously, these Expos were called Special Exhibitions or International Specialized Exhibiti... | 6,119,500 |
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by the BIE: horticultural exhibitions, which are joint BIE and AIPH-sanctioned 'garden' fairs in which participants present gardens and garden pavilions; and the semi-regular Milan Triennial (not always held every third year) art and design exhibition, held in Milan, Italy, with the BIE granting official i... | 6,119,501 |
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5 years because they are more expensive as they require total design of pavilion buildings from the ground up. As a result, nations compete for the most outstanding or memorable structure—recent examples include Japan, France, Morocco, and Spain at Expo '92. Recent Registered Expositions include Brussels E... | 6,119,502 |
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The sanctioning organization at Paris denied them "official" status because its president, Robert Moses, did not comply with BIE rules in place at the time, namely the one limiting the duration for universal expositions to six months only. The two World's Fairs in New York (1939–40 and 1964–65) and the Cen... | 6,119,503 |
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Asian states.
Frederick Pittera, a producer of international exhibitions and author of the history of world's fairs in the "Encyclopædia Britannica" and "Compton Encyclopedia", was commissioned by Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. of New York City in 1959 to prepare the first feasibility studies for the 1964 New... | 6,119,504 |
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to cut down potential expenditure by participating nations. The move was also seen by some as an attempt to avoid conflicting with the Summer Olympics. The rule may apply to all expos, or it may end up that universal expositions will be restricted to every five years or so, with international or specialize... | 6,119,505 |
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more specific than the wider scope of world expositions.
The Specialized Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, popularly known as Expo '85 was held in the city of Tsukuba located near Tokyo. This Exposition is more formally known as "The International Science Technology Exposition".
Specialized Expos are usually s... | 6,119,506 |
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in the inside with their own content.
# List of expositions.
List of official world expositions (Universal and International/Specialised) according to the Bureau International des Expositions.
# Legacy.
The majority of the structures are temporary and are dismantled after the fair closes. Landmark towe... | 6,119,507 |
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held over from these fairs:
- 1851 – London: The Crystal Palace, from the first World's Fair in London, designed so that it could be recycled to recoup losses, was such a success that it was moved and intended to be permanent, only to be destroyed by a fire in 1936.
- 1876 – Philadelphia: The Centennial ... | 6,119,508 |
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The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts, one of the last remaining buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition. In conjunction with the fair, the Art Institute of Chicago building was built to house conferences, as the World's Congress Auxiliary Building.... | 6,119,509 |
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include the Norway pavilion, a small house now at a museum in Wisconsin, and the Maine State Building, now at the Poland Springs Resort in Maine.
- 1894 – San Francisco: The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is the last major remnant of the California Midwinter International Expositi... | 6,119,510 |
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Exposition where it stands today in Nashville's Centennial Park. It features plaster reproductions of the Elgin Marbles and, in 1990, a re-creation of the original Athena Parthenos statue was installed inside just as it was in the original Parthenon in ancient Greece.
- 1900 – Paris: the Grand Palais and ... | 6,119,511 |
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1904 – St. Louis: The St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park, originally the Palace of the Fine Arts, and Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis, are remnants of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (held a year late, as it was originally intended to be the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. But... | 6,119,512 |
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Occupational Health (ICOH) was settled in Milan during the fair and had its first congress in the Expo pavilions. In June 2006 the ICOH celebrated the first century of its life in Milan. An elevated railway with trains running at short intervals linked the fair to the city center. It was dismantled in the ... | 6,119,513 |
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are the only major remnants of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition still in their original locations on the former fairgrounds (now the city's Marina District neighborhood), but the building is almost entirely a reconstruction. The plaster-surfaced original, not intended to survive after the fair, ... | 6,119,514 |
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other structures which today define its site, San Diego's central Balboa Park, including the Prado walkway, the California Tower and Dome (now home to the Museum of Man), the 1,500-foot Cabrillo Bridge, the lily pond and botanical gardens, and the Spreckels Organ Pavilion.
- 1929 – Seville & Barcelona: Mu... | 6,119,515 |
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The Barcelona International Exposition featured the famous German pavilion designed by Mies van der Rohe, which was demolished but later recreated on the original site.
- 1936 – Johannesburg: The Empire Exhibition, South Africa was built close to the University of the Witwatersrand, and by the late 1970s ... | 6,119,516 |
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quarter in Rome, built for a World's Fair planned for 1942 but cancelled because of World War II. Today it hosts various offices, both governmental and private, and several museums.
- 1958 – Brussels: In Brussels, the Atomium still stands at the exposition site. It is a 165-billion-times-enlarged iron-cry... | 6,119,517 |
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operates daily. The US pavilion became the Pacific Science Center.
- 1964 – New York City: The Unisphere, built for the second New York World's Fair, still stands on its original site in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. Also surviving are the building housing the New York State Museum, and the for... | 6,119,518 |
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Casino).
- 1968 – San Antonio: San Antonio kept the Tower of the Americas, the Institute of Texan Cultures and the Convention Center from HemisFair '68.
- 1974 – Spokane: Spokane still has its Riverfront Park that was created for Expo '74—the park remains a popular and iconic part of Spokane's downtown.
... | 6,119,519 |
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as legacy projects. Of note are the Skytrain, Science World and Canada Place.
- 1988 – Brisbane: The Skyneedle, the symbol tower of Expo '88 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, still stands. Other survivors are the Nepal Peace Pagoda of the Nepalese representation, now at the transformed World Expo '88 si... | 6,119,520 |
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into a technological square and a theme park.
- 1998 – Lisbon: The main buildings of Expo '98 in Lisbon were completely integrated into the city itself and many of the art exhibition pieces still remain.
- 2005 – Nagoya: The home of Satsuki & Mei Kusakabe, built for the 2005 Expo in Aichi, remains operat... | 6,119,521 |
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incorporating some of the expo elements, such as:
- Audubon Park, New Orleans: Site of New Orleans's World Cotton Centennial in 1884
- Jackson Park, Chicago and the Chicago Midway: Site of the 1893 Columbian Exposition
- Centennial Park, Nashville: Tennessee Centennial Expo in 1897
- Forest Park, Saint... | 6,119,522 |
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'68
- Expo Commemoration Park, Osaka: Expo '70
- Riverfront Park, Spokane: Expo '74
- World's Fair Park, Knoxville: 1982 World's Fair
- Vancouver: Expo 86
- Brisbane: Expo '88: now represented with the South Bank Parklands
- Seville: Expo '92
- Daejeon (Taejŏn): Expo '93
- Lisbon: Expo '98 which wa... | 6,119,523 |
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in Santiago, Chile and following significant refurbishment in 1992 functions as the Museo Artequin
- The Peruvian Pavilion from 1900 Paris is now in Lima, as home to the Military Academy of History.
- The Japanese Tower of the 1900 World's Fair in Paris was relocated to Laken (Brussels) on request of Kin... | 6,119,524 |
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Arab Emirates Pavilion from Expo 2010 is now in Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi in UAE
- The Bahrain Pavilion from Expo 2015 is relocated to Bahrain.The Azerbaijan Pavilion is in the country's capital Baku.The Chinese Pavilion was brought back to Qingdao and is on the site of the 2014 horticultural exhibitio... | 6,119,525 |
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One smaller pavilion still stands on the boulevard towards the Atomium: the restaurant "Salon 58" in the pavilion of Comptoir Tuilier.
Many exhibitions and rides created by Walt Disney and his WED Enterprises company for the 1964 New York World's Fair (which was held over into 1965) were moved to Disneyla... | 6,119,526 |
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came to fruition with the Disney theme park Epcot, an extension of the Walt Disney World Resort, near Orlando, Florida. Epcot has many of the characteristics of a typical universal exposition: national pavilions, as well as exhibits concerning technology and/or the future, along with more typical amusement... | 6,119,527 |
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remains. Also, a seemingly endless supply of souvenir items from fair visits can be found, and in the United States, at least, can often be bought at garage or estate sales. Many of these events also produced postage stamps and commemorative coins. The 1904 Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of t... | 6,119,528 |
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formally began in 2011, with four cities being selected to participate in the final round of votes:
- São Paulo, Brazil – the largest city in Brazil, the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere
- Yekaterinburg, the Russian capital of the Ural region
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates has placed a bid themed "Co... | 6,119,529 |
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Thailand's bid city to host World Expo 2020 by the Thai cabinet as the Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, announced during the Shanghai World Expo 2010. Ayutthaya brought a bid under the theme "Redefine Globalisation – Balanced Life, Sustainable Living" concept when bidding on behalf of Thailand to be the ... | 6,119,530 |
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San Francisco – "Interculture: Celebrating the World's Cultures while Creating New Ones through Interaction and Exchange."
- Las Vegas – "The future of my future," according to the "Wall Street Journal"
- Philippines did not bid for the Expo 2020 although Manila had been considered a possible contender u... | 6,119,531 |
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Innovation, Art and Creativity for Human Development. Creative Industries in Digital Convergence”.
Four countries had submitted bids to host Specialised Expo 2022/23:
- ŁódźThe central Polish city of Łódź announced its candidacy to host EXPO 2022. It was promoted in the Polish Pavilion at the EXPO 2015 i... | 6,119,532 |
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at the BIE General Assembly, held in November 2017.
## 2025 Osaka.
Expo 2025 will be held at the Japanese city of Osaka and will have a theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives!”.
Four countries had submitted bids to host World Expo 2025:
- Osaka, Japan
Osaka made its official bid for the Expo... | 6,119,533 |
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to budget constraints.
- Yekaterinburg, Russia
The Russian city entered its candidacy on 22 May 2017 under the theme "Changing world: inclusive innovation is for our children and future generations".
At the end of the project examination phase, BIE Member States voted for Osaka as the host city of Expo ... | 6,119,534 |
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New York City in order to build excitement for the six month World's Fair, which Worlds Fair Nano hopes to organize within the decade.
The Los Angeles World's Fair is another non-BIE effort.
## International Horticultural Exhibition.
The BIE, since 1959 grants recognition to the International Horticultu... | 6,119,535 |
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1973 Hamburg (Germany)
- 1974 Vienna (Austria)
- 1980 Montreal (Canada)
- 1982 Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- 1983 Munich (Germany)
- 1984 International Garden Festival Liverpool (United Kingdom)
- 1990 Osaka (Japan)
- 1992 Zoetermeer (Netherlands)
- 1993 Stuttgart (Germany)
- 1999 Kunming (China)
- 2... | 6,119,536 |
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website
- Expo Bids: The World's Fair Bid Tracker Information about bids for future world's fairs
- Expo FAQs General World's Fair questions answered at Celebrate 88
- Exposition Medals Award medals of American World's Fairs and Expos
- Weltaustellung.net Photographs from thirteen fairs, includes stere... | 6,119,537 |
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airs and Expos
- Weltaustellung.net Photographs from thirteen fairs, includes stereograms
- World Expos. A history of structures. Preview of sample pages of book by Isaac López Cesar about the structures of the buildings built for World Expos. Supported by the BIE.
- World's Fairs and the Landscapes of ... | 6,119,538 |
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List of World War II aces from Australia
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Australia. An "ace" is generally considered to be any pilot who has downed five or more enemy aircraft, though the term has never been officially adopted by the Royal Australian Air For... | 6,119,539 |
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ers of victories attained by its fighter pilots were not routinely publicised by the RAAF during the war. Historians have gleaned figures from combat reports, unit histories, personnel records, and award citations, which sometimes recorded the pilot’s tally of victories at the t... | 6,119,540 |
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2004 in birding and ornithology
The year 2004 in birding and ornithology."
# Worldwide.
## New species.
- The Togian hawk-owl from Indonesia is described as new to science in the "Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club".
- The Rubeho akalat from Tanzania is described as new to... | 6,119,541 |
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from Flores and Sumba, Indonesia is described as new to science in "Zoologische Verhandelingen" PDF.
## Rediscoveries.
- The rusty-throated wren-babbler was rediscovered on 18 November in the Mishmi Hills of eastern Arunachal Pradesh; the species had only previously been known from the... | 6,119,542 |
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wintering birds.
To be completed
### Rare birds.
- A small influx of long-tailed tits of the white-headed northern race "caudatus" in the early part of the year gave many British birders their first opportunity to observe this form in Britain.
- Britain's first chestnut-eared bunting... | 6,119,543 |
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was found on the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides in September.
- Britain's first masked shrike, a juvenile, was found in October at Kilrenny Common in Fife, and seen by large numbers of birders.
- Britains's first Scopoli's shearwater off Isles of Scilly waters on 2 August.
- The third ... | 6,119,544 |
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2005 in France
This article lists events from the year 2005 in France.
# Incumbents.
- President: Jacques Chirac
- Prime Minister: Jean-Pierre Raffarin (until 31 May), Dominique de Villepin (starting 31 May)
# Events.
- 5 January – "Libération" journalist Florence Aubenas and her Iraqi guide Hussei... | 6,119,545 |
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apartment he occupied.
- March – The Renault Laguna gets facelifted.
- 31 March – An amendment to the 35-hour workweek law is voted, extending possibilities of overtime.
- April – The Fillon law reforming France's education system is voted, amidst student protests numbering hundreds of thousands.
- 6... | 6,119,546 |
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protests.
- 19 May – Vélo'v bicycle-sharing system introduced in Lyon.
- 29 May – French referendum on the European Constitution votes resoundingly to reject it.
- 31 May – A new government, headed by Dominique de Villepin, is nominated.
- June – The Peugeot 307 gets facelifted.
- 28 June – Official... | 6,119,547 |
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at 6505 kg, into orbit.
- 16 August – West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes in Venezuela, killing 160, mostly French citizens from Martinique.
- 16 August – Assassination of Frère Roger, founder of the Taizé community.
- September – New Renault Clio is launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
- 3 Se... | 6,119,548 |
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Spaceway-F2 and Telkom-2, the rocket's heaviest dual payload to date, at more than 8000 kg.
- 18 November – Partial privatization of Électricité de France.
- 27 November – Surgeons in France carry out the first human face transplant on Isabelle Dinoire.
# Births.
## Full date unknown.
- Bébé Lilly, ... | 6,119,549 |
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teacher and decorated war veteran (born 1914).
- 10 January – Georges Bernier, also known as Le Professeur Choron, humorist (born 1929).
- 11 January – Fernand Cazenave, international rugby union player and coach (born 1924).
- 15 January – Michel Moine, journalist and parapsychologist (born 1920).
-... | 6,119,550 |
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film producer (born 1954).
- Jean Cayrol, poet and publisher (born 1911).
- 11 February – Raymond Hermantier, actor (born 1924).
- 13 February – Maurice Trintignant, motor racing driver (born 1917).
- 15 February – Pierre Bachelet, singer songwriter (born 1944).
- 22 February – Simone Simon, actress... | 6,119,551 |
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World Cup goal (born 1907).
- 3 May – Pierre Moerlen, drummer and percussionist (born 1952).
- 5 May – Claude Julien, journalist and editor (born 1925).
- 13 May – Eddie Barclay, music producer (born 1921).
- 20 May – Paul Ricœur, philosopher (born 1913).
- 29 June – François-Xavier Verschave, one o... | 6,119,552 |
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Gaillard, politician (born 1946).
- 26 July – Pierre Broué, historian and Trotskyist (born 1926).
- 28 July – Jacques Lacarrière, ice hockey player (born 1906).
- 3 August – Françoise d'Eaubonne, feminist writer (born 1920).
- 7 August – Paul Arnaud de Foïard, General (born 1921).
- 9 August
- Cole... | 6,119,553 |
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surviving French veterans of World War I (born 1898).
- 9 September – André Pousse, actor (born 1919).
- 17 September – Jacques Lacarrière, writer, critic, journalist, and essayist (born 1925).
- 24 September – André Testut, motor racing driver (born 1926).
## October to December.
- 5 October – Alex... | 6,119,554 |
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ean Lescure, poet (born 1912).
- 25 October – Arman, artist (born 1928).
- 27 October
- Jean-Claude Irvoas, murder victim (born 1949).
- Rene Moreau, World War I veteran.
- 28 October – Raymond Hains, artist and photographer (born 1926).
- 7 November – Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec, urban violence victi... | 6,119,555 |
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Andrew Arbuckle
Andrew Arbuckle (born 12 April 1944) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region. He was a Fife councillor until 2012. He was first elected as a councillor in 1986.
He replaced Keith Raffan at the ... | 6,119,556 |
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Vaughan v Menlove
Vaughan v Menlove (1837) 132 ER 490 (CP) is a leading English tort law case that first introduced the concept of the reasonable person in law.
# Facts.
The defendant built a hay rick (or haystack) near the boundary of his land which bordered the plaintiff's land. The defendant's h... | 6,119,557 |
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A., Klar, L., and Feldthusen, B. (2014). Canadian Tort Law Cases, Notes & Materials (14th ed). Canada: LexisNexis (p. 185).
# Judgment.
## Trial.
At trial the judge instructed the jury to consider whether the fire had been caused by gross negligence on the part of the defendant, and stated the defe... | 6,119,558 |
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the misfortune of not possessing the highest order of intelligence."
The court, composed of Tindal CJ, Park J and Vaughan J, rejected the defendant's argument, holding that the lower court's jury instructions were correct and therefore affirming the verdict. The court stated that to judge,
The court... | 6,119,559 |
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that of others ("sic utere tuo, ut alienum non laedas"). Finally, the court held that the question of whether the defendant was liable because of negligence in violation of the reasonable person standard was a proper question for the jury ("The care taken by a prudent man has always been the rule laid... | 6,119,560 |
2313430 | Vaughan v Menlove | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vaughan%20v%20Menlove | Vaughan v Menlove
for the exercise of any given degree of care, in contrast to the duty of care imposed on common carriers and bailees, or under an implied contract. This case was decided during a transitional period in the history of the common law rule on negligence and liability. Until the mid- to late 19th century ... | 6,119,561 |
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List of World War II aces from Austria
This is a list of flying aces in World War II from Austria. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country | 6,119,562 |
2313438 | Ba Swe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ba%20Swe | Ba Swe
Ba Swe
Ba Swe (, ; 17 October 1915 – 6 December 1987) was the second Premier of Burma. He was a leading Burmese politician during the decade after the country gained its independence from Britain in 1948. He held the position of prime minister from 12 June 1956 to 28 February 1957. When Ba Swe became prime mini... | 6,119,563 |
2313438 | Ba Swe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ba%20Swe | Ba Swe
were arrested by the British colonial government during the year of countrywide protests, demonstrations and strikes in 1938 known as the "1300 Revolution" ("Htaung thoun ya byei ayeidawbon" named after the Burmese calendar year). Ba Hein became a founder member of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in 1939 and ... | 6,119,564 |
2313438 | Ba Swe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ba%20Swe | Ba Swe
Swe assumed the premiership in the aftermath of the parliamentary elections held in early 1956. Though the ruling Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL – "hpa hsa pa la") was returned the leftist coalition of parties known as the National United Front (NUF – "pa ma nya ta") won 37% of the vote. The number ... | 6,119,565 |
2313438 | Ba Swe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ba%20Swe | Ba Swe
reorganizing and strengthening the AFPFL. Ba Swe, as a deputy of U Nu in the AFPFL and leader of the Socialist Party, took over the job from U Nu. After less than nine months U Nu resumed office as Prime Minister on 28 February 1957.
# AFPFL split.
By mid-1958 Ba Swe had fallen out with his senior colleague U ... | 6,119,566 |
2313438 | Ba Swe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ba%20Swe | Ba Swe
voted with the government.
Allegedly due to the instability arising from the split in the AFPFL and to the escalating insurgent problems U Nu on 26 September 1958 'voluntarily' invited the Army Chief of Staff General Ne Win to take over as Prime Minister in a 'caretaker' capacity for an initial period of six mo... | 6,119,567 |
2313438 | Ba Swe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ba%20Swe | Ba Swe
but that a group of Army Officers led by Brigadier Aung Gyi and Brigadier Maung Maung threatened him with a 'straight military coup' should he refuse to hand over power to Ne Win.)
# Election defeat.
In the February 1960 elections, held during General Ne Win's caretaker government, the faction of AFPFL led by ... | 6,119,568 |
2313438 | Ba Swe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ba%20Swe | Ba Swe
was out of power and regarded as a 'dead tiger' politically at the time of General Ne Win's coup d'état in March 1962. Hence he was not among those detained by Ne Win's Union Revolutionary Council. However at the time of the 1963 peace parley between the RC and various armed insurgent groups, Ba Swe, like many o... | 6,119,569 |
2313438 | Ba Swe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ba%20Swe | Ba Swe
both Ba Swe and U Nu were driven to the office of the Revolutionary Council Chairman General Ne Win where Ne Win, among others suggested that both might wish to go abroad for a 'medical check-up'.(The news item concerning Ba Swe and U Nu's release from custody and their meeting with General Ne Win can be read in... | 6,119,570 |
2313445 | List of World War II aces from Belgium | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List%20of%20World%20War%20II%20aces%20from%20Belgium | List of World War II aces from Belgium
List of World War II aces from Belgium
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Belgium. For other countries, see: List of World War II aces by country. | 6,119,571 |
2313462 | Psycho Fox | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psycho%20Fox | Psycho Fox
Psycho Fox
Psycho Fox is a video game published by Sega for the Master System in 1989. In Brazil, Tectoy released the game as Sapo Xulé: Os Invasores do Brejo (translated as "Xulé Frog: Invaders of the Swamp"), in which Psycho Fox and his friends were replaced by Sapo Xulé (a Brazilian comic frog character)... | 6,119,572 |
2313462 | Psycho Fox | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psycho%20Fox | Psycho Fox
the land of this evil deity.
# Gameplay.
The player takes control of Psycho Fox in this side-scrolling video game. Psycho Fox must get from the left-hand side of the level to the right-hand side of the level. However, there are many enemies in the way. He can use a Shinto stick to change into other charact... | 6,119,573 |
2313462 | Psycho Fox | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psycho%20Fox | Psycho Fox
ructible blocks in the game world. The monkey can jump higher than the other creatures and the tiger can run faster. Psycho also has an ally named Birdfly, who can be used as armor or as a boomerang. If Psycho is hit while carrying Birdfly, Birdfly goes away and the player does not lose a life.
# Reception.... | 6,119,574 |
2313414 | Fireball Ministry | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fireball%20Ministry | Fireball Ministry
Fireball Ministry
Fireball Ministry is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1999.
# Biography.
Conceived in Cincinnati in the late 1990s by James A. Rota II and Emily Burton, the band moved to New York City before settling in Los Angeles. In 2000 they performed at the... | 6,119,575 |
2313414 | Fireball Ministry | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fireball%20Ministry | Fireball Ministry
following. The tracks "King" and "Flatline" appeared in the big wave surfing documentary "Billabong Odyssey" (2003). The track "King" was also selected by Bam Margera and appeared on his "Viva La Bands" compilation. The band teamed up with Bam's brother Jess Margera when they toured Europe with CKY in... | 6,119,576 |
2313414 | Fireball Ministry | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fireball%20Ministry | Fireball Ministry
Systematic 4-stringer Johny Chow then took the place of Tanaka for the "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock" album, which was recorded at Dave Grohl's 606 West studio and like their previous works was produced by genre legend Nick Raskulinecz. In another connection helped by Margera they supported CKY on their... | 6,119,577 |
2313414 | Fireball Ministry | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fireball%20Ministry | Fireball Ministry
minister, but was persuaded not to on account of possible legal and taxation issues. However, he did eventually become ordained and performed wedding ceremonies for Matt Deis of CKY and Erica Beckmann in November 2005, and Bam Margera and Melissa Rothstein in February 2007.
In an interview for blabbe... | 6,119,578 |
2313414 | Fireball Ministry | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fireball%20Ministry | Fireball Ministry
Album and a third, unspecified project to be announced by the end of 2008. However, Johny Chow was on tour playing bass guitar with Cavalera Conspiracy and Stone Sour.
Some tracks from the album "Fireball Ministry" as "Kick Back" "End Of Story" and "Fallen Believers" appeared as a soundtrack on the S... | 6,119,579 |
2313414 | Fireball Ministry | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fireball%20Ministry | Fireball Ministry
chemistry between the members... that makes their songs buzz with warmth".
The name "Fireball Ministry" comes from a Public-access TV show in Cincinnati that went by the same name.
# Discography.
- Studio albums
- "Où est la Rock?" (August 16, 1999)
- "The Second Great Awakening" (October 7, 2003... | 6,119,580 |
2313414 | Fireball Ministry | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fireball%20Ministry | Fireball Ministry
that went by the same name.
# Discography.
- Studio albums
- "Où est la Rock?" (August 16, 1999)
- "The Second Great Awakening" (October 7, 2003)
- "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock" (October 18, 2005)
- "Fireball Ministry" (March 16, 2010)
- "Remember the Story" (October 6, 2017)
# Current members.... | 6,119,581 |
2313464 | Euan Robson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Euan%20Robson | Euan Robson
Euan Robson
Euan Robson (born 17 February 1954) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Roxburgh and Berwickshire from 1999 to 2007. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in the 2007 election by Conservative John Lamont.
He later stood as a Lib Dem can... | 6,119,582 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
João Franco
João Franco Ferreira Pinto Castelo-Branco, GCTE (; (14 February 1855 in Alcaide, Fundão – 4 April 1929 in Anadia) was a Portuguese politician, minister, 43rd Minister for Treasury Affairs (14 January 1890) and 73rd Prime Minister, in the last years of the Portuguese monarchy.
# Early life.
He... | 6,119,583 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
including: delegate to the royal prosecutor in the comarcas of Sátão, Baião, Alcobaça and Lisbon (between January 1877 and January 1885); service chief of the general administration for customs-houses (from October 1885); administrator general for customs-houses (from February 1886 until December 1886); and... | 6,119,584 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
He was rich, had good contacts, appreciated intrigue and immersed in commerce oriented toward service and merit, which united many of the liberal elite of the time.
He was elected for this first time in 1884, for the constituency of Guimarães, and only remained in this position until the Cortes contradicte... | 6,119,585 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
a year, and during that time he exhibited his judicial talents and charter as deputy for Guimarães, receiving sympathies from his electors. During the 1857 legislature, he was responsible for several speeches, covering political, administrative, economic and financial issues, that included issues such as th... | 6,119,586 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
Pimentel, which had substituted the Progressive cabinet of José Luciano de Castro. At the end of eight months, on 12 October 1890, Pimental's government fell, resulting in his publication of a celebrated report on the state of the nation's finances, that resulted in vivid discussions. In 1891, following the... | 6,119,587 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
various measures were promulgated to develop industry and the economy. Among these laws, was the presentation of a bill to create new industries, which was never adopted (due to the government falling) but were promulgated in 1892 by decree. Inclined towards protectionism, Franco aligned himself with other ... | 6,119,588 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
of Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts ().
Between February 1893 and 1897 he managed the Kingdom's portfolio. At that time he reformed secondary school education, the administrative code (1896), electoral law, limiting the number of public service workers in the municipal councils, regulating poll... | 6,119,589 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
and captivated the attentions of the country. Franco did not waver, and through them doubled his efforts to end class anarchy, which he believed were against public order.
In July 1900, during the new Regenerator government Franco did not obtain a ministry; at that time the political and personal relations... | 6,119,590 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
On 14 May, deputy Malheiro Reimão strongly attacked the income tax policy, which was, the next day, also attacked by João Franco, who boldly explained the reasons why he opposed the actions. These debates eventually resulted in the dissolution of the elected chamber, which was a controversial action on the ... | 6,119,591 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
its new political leader. Five years later, the administration of the country was actively party-oriented, and the Franquistas acquired several supporters. The tobacco concession and other questions, galvanized public opinion and the two mainlines parties, the Progressives and Regenerators, were incapable o... | 6,119,592 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
e Vasconcelos, Marines/Navy; António Carlos Coelho de Vasconcelos Porto, War; José de Abreu do Couto Amorim Novais, Justice; and José Malheiro Reimão, Public Works. By the time the proclamation was written the first Liberal Regenerator ministry had already adopted its first program, supported by the Progres... | 6,119,593 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
parliament many of the Republican Party deputies, including Afonso Costa and Alexandre Braga for their excessive zeal. During the entire legislative session João Franco made several remarks highlighting his oratorical skills, against the members of the opposition parties. By decree, issued 16 July 1906, he ... | 6,119,594 |
2313435 | João Franco | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=João%20Franco | João Franco
t (4 February) and a non-partisan Francisco Ferreira do Amaral, with all-party support was installed in the ministry; he never again held office.
# Personal life.
He married Maria Lívia Ferrari Schindler (1858–1950), of Swiss German and Italian descent, 915th Dame of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa o... | 6,119,595 |
2313440 | Lemon (automobile) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemon%20(automobile) | Lemon (automobile)
Lemon (automobile)
In US English, a lemon is a vehicle (often new) that turns out to have several manufacturing defects affecting its safety, value or utility. Any vehicle with such severe issues may be termed a lemon and, by extension, so may any product with flaws too great or severe to serve its ... | 6,119,596 |
2313440 | Lemon (automobile) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemon%20(automobile) | Lemon (automobile)
and enforceable, and to provide the Federal Trade Commission with a means of better protecting consumers. The Act does not force a manufacturer to include a warranty with its products but if there is one it must be in writing and comply with the rules of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
# Etymology.
... | 6,119,597 |
2313440 | Lemon (automobile) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemon%20(automobile) | Lemon (automobile)
created by Julian Koenig and Helmut Krone as part of an advertisement campaign managed by William Bernbach, all advertising executives with the firm Doyle Dane Bernbach in 1960, which was a follow-up to their Think Small advertising campaign for VW.
Economist George Akerlof in his 1970 paper "The Ma... | 6,119,598 |
2313440 | Lemon (automobile) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemon%20(automobile) | Lemon (automobile)
that was used to build the car not being removed or a batch of materials with structural or chemical flaws. The idioms "Friday afternoon car" or "Monday morning car", were used to describe new cars that had been delivered with numerous faults or suffered from an excessive number of warranty claims ea... | 6,119,599 |
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