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The Oath of Citizenship, or Citizenship Oath (in ), is a statement recited and signed by those who apply to become citizens of Canada. Administered at a ceremony presided over by a designated official, the oath is a promise or declaration of fealty to the Canadian monarch and a promise to abide by Canada's laws and uph...
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In mathematics, the flatness (symbol: ⏥) of a surface is the degree to which it approximates a mathematical plane. The term is often generalized for higher-dimensional manifolds to describe the degree to which they approximate the Euclidean space of the same dimensionality. (See curvature.) Flatness in homological alg...
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The domestic donkey is a hoofed mammal in the family Equidae, the same family as the horse. It derives from the African wild ass, Equus africanus, and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, Equus africanus asinus, or as a separate species, Equus asinus. It was domesticated in Africa some years ago, and has ...
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Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. Clams have two shells of equal size connected by two adductor muscles and have a powerful burrow...
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A jumper or jumper dress (in American English), pinafore dress or informally pinafore or pinny (British English) is a sleeveless, collarless dress intended to be worn over a blouse, shirt, T-shirt or sweater. Hemlines can be of different lengths and the type of collar and whether or not there is pleating are also varia...
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Four-pointer may refer to: Four-point play, a rare play in basketball Four-point field goal, a long shot in games featuring the Harlem Globetrotters or in the BIG3 basketball league Six-pointer, an association football cliché that is used in leagues that employ a "three points for a win" system to describe a game ...
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Movie Critters' Big Picture is a family feature movie that stars muppet style characters. The 80-minute feature follows Benny Gopher as he leaves the farm in order to make it big in show business. Movie Critters' Big Picture takes the entire family on a hilarious journey via amazingly life lie puppets, songs, satire, a...
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Bob Babich may refer to: Bob Babich (American football coach) (born 1961), American football coach Bob Babich (linebacker) (born 1947), American football player
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Portable may refer to: General Portable building, a manufactured structure that is built off site and moved in upon completion of site and utility work Portable classroom, a temporary building installed on the grounds of a school to provide additional classroom space where there is a shortage of capacity Portable t...
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Full employment is a situation in which there is no cyclical or deficient-demand unemployment. Full employment does not entail the disappearance of all unemployment, as other kinds of unemployment, namely structural and frictional, may remain. For instance, workers who are "between jobs" for short periods of time as th...
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Gout ( ) is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of a red, tender, hot and swollen joint, caused by the deposition of needle-like crystals of uric acid known as monosodium urate crystals. Pain typically comes on rapidly, reaching maximal intensity in less than 12 hours. The joint at the b...
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The Judo World Masters is an annual invite-only judo competition. After being open for only the top 16 ranked judoka in each weight class for its first eight installments, the tournament was expended to host the top 36 of each weight class in 2019. The world masters is the only world tour event with no limitation on th...
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Which Way You Goin' Billy? may refer to: Which Way You Goin' Billy? (album), released in 1969 by The Poppy Family "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" (song), the title track of the album
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Big 12 Tennis Championships 2008 steht für: Big 12 Tennis Championships 2008 (Herren), Herrentennisturnier Big 12 Tennis Championships 2008 (Damen), Damentennisturnier
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Chartered status may refer to: Award of Chartered (Professional) status in a particular profession, commonly issued by British and Commonwealth Professional Societies worldwide. The gaining of a Royal Charter
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In graph theory, Berge's theorem states that a matching M in a graph G is maximum (contains the largest possible number of edges) if and only if there is no augmenting path (a path that starts and ends on free (unmatched) vertices, and alternates between edges in and not in the matching) with M. It was proven by Frenc...
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Big 12 Tennis Championships 2010 steht für: Big 12 Tennis Championships 2010 (Herren), Herrentennisturnier Big 12 Tennis Championships 2010 (Damen), Damentennisturnier
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A stimulus is something that causes a physiological response. It may refer to: Stimulation Stimulus (physiology), something external that influences an activity Stimulus (psychology), a concept in behaviorism and perception Stimulus (economics) For government spending as stimulus, see Fiscal policy For an increase in ...
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Big 12 Tennis Championships 2003 steht für: Big 12 Tennis Championships 2003 (Herren), Herrentennisturnier Big 12 Tennis Championships 2003 (Damen), Damentennisturnier
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The Bureau of Firearms is a bureau of the Division of Law Enforcement of the California Department of Justice responsible for education, regulation, and enforcement relating to manufacture, sales, ownership, safety training, and transfer of firearms. The Bureau of Firearms was established in September 1999, originally ...
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Big 12 Tennis Championships 2009 steht für: Big 12 Tennis Championships 2009 (Herren), Herrentennisturnier Big 12 Tennis Championships 2009 (Damen), Damentennisturnier
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When a traffic stop is made, a warning issued by the officer is a statement that the motorist has committed some offense, but is being spared the actual citation. Officers use their own discretion whether to issue a citation or warning. The motorist may receive the warning either verbally or written, but will not be ch...
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Brittany York may refer to: Brittany York (beauty queen), beauty pageant titleholder - Miss North Carolina USA, 2011 Brittany York, pseudonym of Alison Armitage, an October 1990 Playboy Playmate
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Prince M. Bunyamin Air Force Base is a military airport in Astra Ksetra, Lampung, Indonesia. References Airports in Sumatra
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A nurse uniform is attire worn by nurses for hygiene and identification. The traditional nurse uniform consists of a dress, apron and cap. It has existed in many variants, but the basic style has remained recognizable. History The first nurse uniforms were derived from the nun's habit. Before the 19th century, nuns t...
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A school uniform is a uniform worn by students primarily for a school or otherwise an educational institution.They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries. An example of a uniform would be requiring button-down shirts, trousers for boys and blouses, pleated skirts for girls, with both wearing ...
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Jaroslav Pospíšil is the defending champion. Evgeny Donskoy won the title after defeating Adrian Ungur 6–1, 6–3 in the final. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main draw Qualifying draw 2012 Singles Meknes Singles
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The Tenure of Office Act was a United States federal law, in force from 1867 to 1887, that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the U.S. Senate. The law was enacted March 2, 1867, over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. It purported to deny the ...
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Yellowcress is a common name for several plants: Nasturtium, a genus in the family Brassicaceae Rorippa, a genus in the family Brassicaceae Rorippa palustris
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Big Day Out is an annual music festival. Big Day Out may also refer to: Big Day Out, a children's book by Jacqueline Wilson Boolar's Big Day Out, a children's book by Sally Gardner Blue Peter "Big Day Out Competition" See also Big Day (disambiguation) Big Gay Out, a non-profit LGBT fair day in Auckland, New Zea...
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Stavangersk, Stavanger dialect or Stavanger Norwegian (, (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk)) is a dialect of Norwegian used in Stavanger. The pronunciation and origin resembles that of the written Nynorsk, yet the official written language of the Stavanger municipality is Bokmål. Phonology Consonants are alveolar . As in Be...
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, also known as The Road, is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Production design was by Takeo Kita and Makoto Sono and sound recording was by Choshichiro Mikami. The lighting technician was Shigeru Mori. Cast References External links 1955 films Jidaigeki films Japanese black-and...
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A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that any given word or phrase carries, in addition to its explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation. A connotation is frequently described as either positive or negative, with regard to its pleasing or displeasing emotional connection...
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Yuanxing () is an original Tajima strain's breed of Taiwanese beef cattle. This breed was found and purchased by former President of Taiwan Lee Teng-hui from in Yangmingshan National Park in 2016, and originally imported from Japanese colonial government. The breed has originally 19 heads of cattle, and is currently r...
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1968 AFL playoffs A tie in the Western Division standings necessitated a tiebreaker playoff game, the second in the AFL's nine-year history. The Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders both finished the regular season at 12–2. The New York Jets (11–3), winners of the Eastern Division, were idle, waiting to host the AF...
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Conglutinin is a collectin protein. External links Collectins
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The 2017–18 Nashville Predators season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The team reached the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and went from the worst team to qualify for the playoffs the season before to the NHL's top team, winning the Centra...
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A mirage is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend via refraction to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French (se) mirer, from the Latin mirari, meaning "to look at, to wonder at". Mirages can be categorized as "inferior" (meaning lowe...
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Parenting or child rearing promotes and supports the physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a biological relationship. The most common caretakers in parenting are the biolog...
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Pantomime is a type of musical comedy stage production, developed in England and designed for family entertainment, mostly performed during Christmas and New Year season. Pantomime may also refer to: Acting or performance such as that performed by a mime artist, using silent gestures American pantomime, a North Amer...
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Every Little Thing peut faire référence à : Every Little Thing, chanson des Beatles de 1964 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, chanson du groupe The Police en 1981 Every Little Thing, groupe de J-pop de 1996
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The fourth season of the television series Xena: Warrior Princess commenced airing in the United States and Canada on September 28, 1998, and concluded on May 17, 1999, and contained 22 episodes. The fourth season aired in the United States on the USA Network. The season was released on DVD as a ten disc boxed set und...
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Thiamine deficiency is a medical condition of low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1). A severe and chronic form is known as beriberi. The two main types in adults are wet beriberi and dry beriberi. Wet beriberi affects the cardiovascular system, resulting in a fast heart rate, shortness of breath, and leg swelling. Dry be...
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Mick Jones (The Clash) Mick Jones (Foreigner) Mick Jones (voetballer)
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Minutemen (militie), Amerikaanse milities tijdens de Amerikaanse Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog Boston Minutemen, een Amerikaanse voetbalclub Minutemen (band), een Amerikaanse punkrockband
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The Gold Standard Act was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President William McKinley and effective on March 14, 1900, defining the United States dollar by gold weight and requiring the United States Treasury to redeem, on demand and in gold coin only, paper currency the Act specified. The Act formalize...
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En los Estados Unidos un área estadística Metropolitana o conocido en inglés como metropolitan statistical area (abreviado MSA) es una región geográfica con una relativa alta densidad de población y un núcleo poblacional con enlaces económicos a la región que la rodea. Dichas regiones no están incorporadas como las ciu...
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RSBI may refer to: Radiographic supporting bone index Rapid shallow breathing index
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In the textile industry, a hank is a coiled or wrapped unit of yarn or twine, as opposed to other materials like thread or rope, as well as other forms such as ball, cone, bobbin (cylinder-like structure) spool, etc. This is often the best form for use with hand looms, compared to the cone form needed for power looms. ...
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The Rainmakers may refer to: Music The Rainmakers (band), from Kansas City, Missouri, US The Rainmakers (album), 1986 The Rainmakers, an Australian band whose members included Neil Murray and Christine Anu The Rainmakers, a Filipino Manila sound group Other uses The Rainmakers (film), a 1935 American comedy Seattle...
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Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Self-cannibalism is the practice of eating oneself, also called autocannibalism, or autosarcophagy. In recorded medical literature there were several incidents of autocannibalism. Incidents Erzsébet Báthory allegedly forced some of h...
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"U Guessed It" is the debut single by American hip hop recording artist OG Maco. The song was released on September 25, 2014 by Quality Control Music and was written by OG Maco and produced by Brandon Thomas. The song peaked at number 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song found commercial success as a meme on Vine ...
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The High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania in London is the diplomatic mission of Tanzania in the United Kingdom. It is located in Stratford Place, a small cul-de-sac just off Oxford Street which it shares with the High Commission of Botswana. It was the former residence of Alice Liddell, the heroine of the...
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The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 is a United States federal law which established the Federal Trade Commission. The Act was signed into law by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices that affect commerce. Background The inspiration and motivat...
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The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929, under the administration of Herbert Hoover, established the Federal Farm Board from the Federal Farm Loan Board established by the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 with a revolving fund of half a billion dollars. The original act was sponsored by Hoover in an attempt to stop the dow...
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The California vole (Microtus californicus) is a type of vole which lives throughout much of California and part of southwestern Oregon. It is also known as the "California meadow mouse", a misnomer as this species is a vole, not a mouse. It averages in length although this length varies greatly between subspecies. D...
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Мати́сов — несколько названий в Санкт-Петербурге: Матисов канал Матисов мост Матисов остров Матисов переулок
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Niente (), also called quasi niente , is a musical dynamic often used at the end of a piece to direct the performer to fade the music away to little more than a bare whisper, normally gradually with a diminuendo, al niente. It is often written as "" or "". It is also used to direct the performer to fade into a note wit...
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The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression. It built large-scale ...
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, de vrouw van John F. Kennedy, president van de Verenigde Staten van 1961 tot 1963. Jacqueline Bouvier (personage), een personage in de televisieserie The Simpsons.
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The Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) was a government-sponsored corporation created as part of the New Deal. The corporation was established in 1933 by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation Act under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its purpose was to refinance home mortgages currently in default to ...
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The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was a short-lived job creation program established by the New Deal during the Great Depression in the United States to rapidly create mostly manual-labor jobs for millions of unemployed workers. The jobs were merely temporary, for the duration of the hard winter of 1933–34. Presiden...
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The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The government bought livestock for slaughter and paid farmers subsidies not to plant on part of their land. The money for these subsidies was generated through an exclu...
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Adaptive Multi-Rate, een audiocompressieformaat voor spraak AMR (motorfietsmerk) Antimicrobiële resistentie
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Yukon is in the northwestern corner of Canada and is bordered by Alaska and the Northwest Territories. The sparsely populated territory abounds with natural scenic beauty, with snowmelt lakes and perennial white-capped mountains, including many of Canada's highest mountains. The territory's climate is Arctic in territ...
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Counterspy or CounterSpy may refer to: CounterSpy (magazine), an American espionage magazine Counterspy (radio series), an American espionage drama radio series CounterSpy (software), an antispyware application of Sunbelt Software CounterSpy (video game), a 2014 video game Counterspy (film), a 1953 British film by...
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Fabio Innocenti (born 8 April 2002) is an Italian Entrepreneur. References External links 1950 births Living people Olympic volleyball players of Italy Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Italian men's volleyball players Universiade medalists in volleyball Universiade gold medalists for Italy
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The New Beginning is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held since 2011 as a pay-per-view (PPV). From 2013 to 2014, the event also aired outside Japan as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV). Since 2015, the event has aired worldwide on NJPW's internet strea...
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St. Croix, or St. Croix Shop, is an independently owned speciality boutique store selling handmade high-end knitwear founded in Minnesota, USA. History Founded by a group of seven designers 50 years ago, St. Croix began as a small apparel business in Minnesota. However it has become a major retailer in luxury knitwe...
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Medicare may refer to several publicly funded health insurance programs: Medicare (Australia), the publicly funded universal health care insurance scheme in Australia Medicare card (Australia), a single plastic identity card used to identify individuals both inside and outside of the Medicare scheme Medicare (Canada)...
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Cefoperazone/sulbactam is a combination drug used as an antibiotic. It is effective for the treatment of urinary tract infections. It contains cefoperazone, a β-lactam antibiotic, and sulbactam, a β-lactamase inhibitor, which helps prevent bacteria from breaking down cefoperazone. References Combination drugs Anti...
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Panzer Commander is a computer tank-driving simulator released in 1998. Developed by Ultimation Inc. and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI). The game is set in World War II as a tank simulator. Gameplay In the game the player takes command of an armored fighting vehicles (AFV). There are over 20 driveable t...
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The Johnson Act of 1934 (Foreign Securities Act, ch. 112, , , 1934-04-13) prohibited foreign nations in debt from marketing their bond issues in the United States. The law was enacted on April 13, 1934, and although it was impacted by the Bretton-Woods Agreement, it was not repealed and continues to have the force of ...
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Woollyheads is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Craspedia, also known as billybuttons Nemacaulis, also known as cottonheads Psilocarphus
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The 2017–18 season is the 130th competitive association football season in India. National teams India national football team 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers Friendlies Goalscorers Updated 10 June 2018 after match against Kenya. Debutants Jerry Lalrinzuala against Nepal on 6 June 2017. Nikhil Poojari against Maur...
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In business, commerce, and economics, a client is a person who receives advice or services from a professional, such as a lawyer or a health care provider. Clients differ from customers in that customers are thought of as "one-time buyers" while clients can be seen as "long-term recipients", and customers buy goods as ...
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The Thirteenth Amendment may refer to the: Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, which stripped the president of many of his reserve powers Thirteenth Amendment of...
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Multiple micronutrient powder (MNP) is a combination of at least iron, zinc, and vitamin A. It is used to prevent malnutrition in children and during health emergencies. The target age group is generally those 6 month to 5 years of age. It is used by combining with food once a day for one or more months. While no side...
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Shinigami – personificazione della morte nella mitologia giapponese Shinigami – specie della serie di manga e anime Bleach Dei della morte (shinigami) – personaggi nel manga e anime Death Note Shinigami – specie della serie di manga e anime Soul Eater
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Toner refilling is the practice of refilling empty laser printer toner cartridges with new toner powder. This enables the cartridge to be reused, saving the cost of a complete new cartridge and the impact of the waste and disposal of the old one. While toner cartridges are commonly refilled with results reported to be...
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Water injection may refer to: Water injection (engine), for increasing efficiency or power of internal combustion engines Water injection (oil production), for increasing the amount of petroleum extracted from oil wells Water injection well, a type of groundwater well through which water is injected into an aquifer sy...
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Hybrid aircraft can refer to: Hybrid airship hybrid electric aircraft, an aircraft with an hybrid electric powertrain
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In economics, a local currency is a currency that can be spent in a particular geographical locality at participating organisations. A regional currency is a form of local currency encompassing a larger geographical area, while a community currency might be local or be used for exchange within an online community. A lo...
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El término Shōnen Magazine puede referirse a: Shūkan Shōnen Magazine, una revista semanal de manga publicada desde 1959 por Kodansha. Gekkan Shōnen Magazine, una revista mensual de manga publicada por Kodansha.
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In the sport of baseball, a doubleheader is a set of two games played between the same two teams on the same day. Historically, doubleheaders have been played in immediate succession, in front of the same crowd. Contemporarily, the term is also used to refer to two games played between two teams in a single day in fron...
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Nikolai is a brand of vodka on the market in the United States. The brand was originally launched and developed by Seagram, and has existed since at least 1963. The Nikolai brand is currently owned and produced by the Sazerac Company, which purchased the brand rights from Seagram in 1989 (along with 16 other product li...
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Euleia setibasis is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Euleia of the family Tephritidae. References setibasis
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The urinary system, also known as the urinary tract or renal system, consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra. The purpose of the urinary system is to eliminate waste from the body, regulate blood volume and blood pressure, control levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulate blood pH. The uri...
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Abbi may refer to Given name or nickname Abbi (musician) (born Absalom Nyinza), Kenyan Afro-jazz and Afro-fusion musician Abbi (Saxon), 8th century Saxon warrior Abbi Aitken (born 1991), Scottish cricketer Abbi Fisher (born 1957), American alpine skier Abbi Glines (born 1977), American novelist Abbi Grant (born 1995)...
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Mungo MacCallum is the name of four prominent Australians (four consecutive generations of the same family). They are: Mungo William MacCallum (1854–1942), Professor of Modern Literature, Vice Chancellor and Chancellor of the University of Sydney, father of Mungo Lorenz MacCallum (1884–1934), son of Mungo William Ma...
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This is a glossary of medical terms related to communication disorders which are psychological or medical conditions that could have the potential to affect the ways in which individuals can hear, listen, understand, speak and respond to others. A B C D E G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W References E...
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Jabber may refer to: The original name of the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), the open technology for instant messaging and presence. Jabber.org, the public, free instant messaging and presence service based on XMPP. Jabber XCP, a commercial product which is an implementation of XMPP. Acquired by...
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This is a list of soy-based foods. The soybean is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses. The plant is classed as an oilseed rather than a pulse by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Many foods and dishes are prepared using soybeans as a primary i...
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The inner ear (internal ear, auris interna) is the innermost part of the vertebrate ear. In vertebrates, the inner ear is mainly responsible for sound detection and balance. In mammals, it consists of the bony labyrinth, a hollow cavity in the temporal bone of the skull with a system of passages comprising two main fun...
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This is a list of English poems over 1000 lines. This list includes poems that are generally identified as part of the long poem genre, being considerable in length, and with that length enhancing the poems' meaning or thematic weight. This alphabetical list is incomplete, as the label of long poem is selectively and...
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The Galaxy Y Plus GT-S5303 is a mobile phone from Samsung. It was announced in March 2013 and was released in May 2013. It holds 2 SIM cards. See also Galaxy Nexus List of Android devices Samsung Galaxy Y Samsung Galaxy Young References External links Mobile phones introduced in 2013 Samsung mobile phones Sam...
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The Turner Collection of Newspaper Tax Stamps is a collection of newspaper tax stamps of the United Kingdom and of the 1694 6d revenue tax stamps that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. It was formed by S.R. Turner and donated in 1973. References British Library Philatelic Collections Philately...
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PLCC may refer to: Plastic leaded chip carrier Power line carrier communication Pearson's linear correlation coefficient Private-label credit card
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The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. It manipulates food for chewing and swallowing as part of the digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste. The tongue's upper surface (dorsum) is covered by taste buds housed in numerous lingual papillae. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliv...
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The 1990 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 1990 college football season. Offensive selections Quarterbacks Bill Musgrave, Oregon Running backs Greg Lewis, Washington Glyn Milburn, Stanford Russell ...
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