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Rotary broaching requires two tooling components : a tool holder and a broach . The leading ( cutting ) edge of the broach has a contour matching the desired final shape . The broach is mounted in a special tool holder that that allows it to freely rotate . The tool holder is special because it holds the tool so that i...
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Plant also noted that Madonna , in the video , restored the energy and eroticism of Venice , which had its name taken from Venus in familiar elision . As she exchanged her blue top for a black one during the video , Madonna demonstrated her mastery and bravery of the city , which had a reputation of turning out its vis...
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Ron Goulart contributed a book review column to each issue of the second incarnation , and there was an occasional film review . This version of Venture did not credit the artists , but most of the covers were signed by Bert Tanner , who was listed on the masthead as the art director . Tanner 's cover art was much less...
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Irah blew over some power and communication lines during its passage over the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula . Heavy rain fell over parts of Mexico , with the highest total being 10 @.@ 24 in ( 260 mm ) at Sierra de la Laguna . One person was injured and at least ten houses were destroyed in Cabo San Luc...
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No. 38 Squadron was re @-@ equipped with new de Havilland Canada DHC @-@ 4 Caribou tactical transport aircraft during 1964 . In January 1964 the unit 's commanding officer , five other pilots and three navigators undertook conversion training on the type in Canada . At the completion of this course the personnel flew t...
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P.E. Svinhufvud 's Senate proposed Finland 's declaration of independence , which the Parliament adopted on 6 December 1917 . The Social Democrats voted against the Senate 's proposal while presenting an alternative declaration of independence . The establishment of an independent state was not a foregone conclusion fo...
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In the 20th century , Ireland produced four winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature : George Bernard Shaw , William Butler Yeats , Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney . Although not a Nobel Prize winner , James Joyce is widely considered to be one of the most significant writers of the 20th century . Joyce 's 1922 novel...
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There is debate about the taxonomy of the genus , as the number of accepted species varies from 13 to 30 . The five domesticated species are Cucurbita argyrosperma , C. ficifolia , C. maxima , C. moschata , and C. pepo . All of these can be treated as winter squash because the full @-@ grown fruits can be stored for mo...
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At 3 : 00 am on 14 October 1913 , the day firemen descended the pit to conduct the daily checks for gas ; they had three hours to complete their investigations . The firemen for the Mafeking return had to travel more than two miles from the shaft bottom to the <unk> . It left insufficient time in which to make a thorou...
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The Kangaroos frequented NWA Detroit , where they held the Detroit version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship for most of 1971 . By the end of 1972 , The Kangaroos began working for Nick Gulas ’ NWA Mid @-@ America . In Mid @-@ America , they held the local version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship , the Mid @...
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Pike had planned for the Pawnees to guide him to the Comanches . However , upon his arrival at the village , he was informed that the two tribes were at war . When Pike expressed his intention of continuing inland toward the headwaters of the Arkansas , Sharitarish urged him to turn back : he had prevented the Spanish ...
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Titian was a personal friend of Charles ; the commissioning of the portrait was most likely intended by Paul as a signal of allegiance to the emperor . Pressure from reforming monarchs in France and Spain , coupled with a general shift of influence in France 's favour , ended the Farnese hold on the papacy soon after P...
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Over its 85 million year history , the Hawaii hotspot has created at least 129 volcanoes , more than 123 of which are extinct volcanoes , seamounts , and atolls , four of which are active volcanoes , and two of which are dormant volcanoes . They can be organized into three general categories : the Hawaiian archipelago ...
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Ram Achanta , Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara of 14 Reels Entertainment , who produced Mahesh 's Dookudu ( 2011 ) and Aagadu ( 2014 ) , agreed to produce 1 : Nenokkadine after hearing the script . Asked about his frequent collaboration with them , Mahesh said that Sukumar clearly indicated the risk of budget escalat...
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Furious recommissioned in May 1932 as part of the Home Fleet with a reduced crew before being brought up to full complement in November . Transverse arresting gear was fitted sometime during the mid @-@ 1930s . She was detached to the Mediterranean Fleet from May to October 1934 . Furious was present at the Coronation ...
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In April 2012 , she married model Bradley Soileau , who has appeared with singer Lana Del Rey in the music videos for " Blue Jeans " , " Born to Die " , and " West Coast " .
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Mau was born Pius Piailug in 1932 , in the village of <unk> on the small coral island of Satawal , in Yap State of the Caroline Islands , a part of the Federated States of Micronesia . Satawal is a wooded island with an area of 1 @.@ 3 square kilometres ( 0 @.@ 50 sq mi ) , located in the Western Pacific Ocean about 80...
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In his summing up , Judge Channell commented that the acts of the defendant in hiding the gun and fleeing Eastbourne " were acts which a guilty man would be very likely to do . " He also told the jury that , while there was no direct evidence linking Williams to the murder , many cases had resulted in a conviction with...
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" Now , every 11 @-@ year @-@ old knows dream sequences are the lowest form of plotting solution , lower than unexplained superpowers such as the ability to stop time or become invisible ; even lower than a magic get @-@ better potion . Within two minutes , Green Wing had destroyed itself , lost its assured grip on the...
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Juniata County is in the Humid Continental climatic region . In the summer , highs are generally in between 80 ° F ( 27 ° C ) and 90 ° F ( 32 ° C ) , but on occasion exceed 90 ° F ( 32 ° C ) . The lows in the summer are typically slightly below 60 ° F ( 16 ° C ) . High temperatures in the winter are usually between 30 ...
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Mount Cleveland erupted more recently in 1951 , 1953 , 1954 ( possibly ) , 1975 ( possibly ) , 1984 through 1987 , 1989 , 1994 , and 1997 . The volcano has received more focused attention in recent times due to its increased activity : it erupted in 2001 , 2005 , three times in 2006 , 2007 , three times in 2009 , and t...
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The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London from Sunday , 2 September to Wednesday , 5 September 1666 . The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall . It threatened but did not reach the aristocratic district of West...
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With Adelin dead , the inheritance to the English throne was thrown into doubt . Rules of succession in western Europe at the time were uncertain ; in some parts of France , male primogeniture , in which the eldest son would inherit a title , was becoming more popular . It was also traditional for the King of France to...
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Airing on HBO benefited Carnivàle in several ways . Because HBO does not rely on commercial breaks , Carnivàle had the artistic freedom to vary in episode length . Although the episodes averaged a runtime of 54 minutes , the episodes " Insomnia " and " Old Cherry Blossom Road " were 46 minutes and 59 minutes , respecti...
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In June 2016 , the Human Rights Campaign released a video in tribute to the victims of the 2016 Orlando gay nightclub shooting ; in the video , Wood and others told the stories of the people killed there .
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Very little remains of the Punic @-@ Roman walls of Melite still survive . The remains of a city gate or tower were discovered in <unk> in modern Rabat , about 5 m ( 16 ft ) below the current street level . Parts of the ditch have survived under present @-@ day St. Rita Street and the Church of St. Paul . The lower fou...
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The Missouri 's drainage basin has highly variable weather and rainfall patterns , Overall , the watershed is defined by a Continental climate with warm , wet summers and harsh , cold winters . Most of the watershed receives an average of 8 to 10 inches ( 200 to 250 mm ) of precipitation each year . However , the weste...
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More generally , let H2 ( ∂ D ) be the Hardy space consisting of the closure in L2 ( ∂ D ) of all holomorphic functions in D continuous up to the boundary of D. Then functions in H2 ( ∂ D ) uniquely extend to holomorphic functions in D , and the Cauchy integral formula continues to hold . In particular for z ∈ D , the ...
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Erosion can be the result of material movement by the wind . There are two main effects . First , wind causes small particles to be lifted and therefore moved to another region . This is called deflation . Second , these suspended particles may impact on solid objects causing erosion by abrasion ( ecological succession...
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The next election was called for October 2008 . Dosanjh faced sociologist Wai Young running for the Conservatives , health worker Ann Chambers running for the NDP , and an IT consultant , Csaba <unk> for the Green Party . Dosanjh won by 33 votes over Young , both receiving 38 @.@ 4 % of the vote . A recount confirmed D...
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The episode received generally mixed reviews . IGN contributor Robert Canning felt that the episode " didn 't have the same comedic appeal " as " Klaus and Greta " , but did say there were " some funny moments to be sure " , but overall the episode lacked . He commented that the main plot had its faults , but that the ...
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In 2100 , 28 years later , the company 's failed stocks and assets were bought by a Russian oligarch named Anatoly Korenchkin , a former black market operator who sought to make money in legitimate ways . He re @-@ licensed and restored the company to its former status in the following decade . Along with producing hea...
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Keyes supports an amendment to the Constitution barring same @-@ sex marriage . He stated he would not have gone to war in Iraq , but also said that the war was justified and defended President George W. Bush 's decision in one of his 2004 debates . Keyes has stated that troops should stay in Iraq , but also said that ...
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According to Shinkai , shoes were a metaphor for life as Yukino learned to walk again , while Takao 's shoe @-@ making typified their relationship . Similarly , Yukino 's choice of food and beverages — initially beer and chocolate , due to a stress @-@ induced taste disorder — was a metaphor for her emotional health .
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Philosophy of mathematics is concerned with the philosophical foundations and implications of mathematics . The central questions are whether numbers , triangles , and other mathematical entities exist independently of the human mind and what is the nature of mathematical propositions . Is asking whether " 1 + 1 = 2 " ...
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Callaghan is perhaps best known for ordering , despite disagreement from some of his crew , that an honorable funeral be held for an enemy pilot who died during a suicide attack on the Missouri in 1945 . Following World War II , he directed the US Navy 's transportation service and filled senior command roles in easter...
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Ana Francisca Pérez García , Don Baltasar 's wife , was a noteworthy woman in El Hatillo , attending to community children , elders and ill citizens . She donated a considerable amount of money for the construction of a hospital in Petare after the 1812 earthquake ; this hospital is currently known as the Pérez de León...
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The second NY 31B was a connector linking NY 31 in Weedsport to NY 5 in the town of Elbridge . The designation was assigned c . 1933 and removed in 1980 . It was replaced with CR 31B in Cayuga County and CR 99 in Onondaga County .
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Poedjangga Baroe ( pronounced [ <unk> <unk> ] ; Perfected spelling : <unk> Baru , also known by the intermediate spelling Pudjangga Baru ) was an Indonesian avant @-@ garde literary magazine published from July 1933 to February 1942 . It was founded by Armijn Pane , Amir Hamzah , and Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana .
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The character has been received favorably with television critics . Jarrett Wieselman of the New York Post has compared Morris as Brittany to Lynch as Sue , and has opined that she has " emerged as one of the funniest second bananas on TV right now " . Wieselman wrote that since her introduction , Brittany has been giv...
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In 1950 , Reynolds won 16 games , even though he pitched with bone chips in his elbow for the entire season . His remarkable 1951 season began under very difficult conditions . Floating chips in his elbow prevented him from throwing a single pitch in spring training . He was resigned to having surgery which would have ...
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The player and Duncan journey to a fortress in southern Ferelden called Ostagar . There , they join Cailan , the King of Ferelden , and his father @-@ in @-@ law Loghain , a legendary general . The three leaders plan to make a stand against the encroaching Darkspawn before a new Blight overwhelms Ferelden . Duncan sens...
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In 1989 , the Orange County group X @-@ Sinner released its debut album Get It , and was one of the most talked about bands within the white metal scene at the time . Noted for a classic metal sound similar to AC / DC , X @-@ Sinner has managed to stay at the head of the Christian classic metal scene .
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Smith reported for duty with No. 237 Squadron in Corsica on 10 May 1944 , and resumed operational flying two days later . Soon after , he was promoted in the field to flight lieutenant . At this time the unit was attached to an American bomber group , and assigned to cover it during attacks on northern Italian cities s...
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In the 1889 – 90 season , Ottawa HC played two competitive games but this was to increase greatly the next season . The 1890 – 91 season saw the club play 14 games , playing in three leagues . Ottawa HC was a founding member of two new leagues , the Ottawa City Hockey League ( OCHL ) and the Ontario Hockey Association ...
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The fungus has a cosmopolitan distribution , and occurs throughout the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere . It is found in North America , Britain , and Europe . David Arora reports that in North America , it is most common in the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains .
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Match of the Year ( 2000 ) with Matt Hardy vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian in a Triangle Ladder match at WrestleMania 2000
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Raima Sen as Koel . Lolita 's playful , mischievous and cheerful cousin who 's lively , peppy and lives through every moment .
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The Division Support Command received all of the same honors as the division headquarters throughout the conflict . These awards included the Presidential Unit Citation for the actions in Pleiku Province and the Valorous Unit Award for action in the “ Parrots Beak ” area of Cambodia ( referred to as the " Fish Hook " a...
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Gameplay was generally praised as detailed , with many side quests to occupy players ' time . IGN said players would be " amazed at the detail " of the environment and the " amount of thought that went into designing it " . EGM enjoyed that Nintendo was able to take the elements of the older , 2D Zelda games and " tran...
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When time for the Scotland Test did arrive , it was discovered that as the ground had not been covered for protection from the elements , and had frozen over . The Scotland Football Union wanted to abandon the match , but Gallaher and the tour manager George Dixon contended that the weather would improve enough for the...
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Pam tells Jim that in his lottery fantasy " we 're Stephen King characters " , due to his desire to live in Maine . During one sequence , the scene begins in media res when Jim and Dwight are having a conversation about the films Message in a Bottle and The Postman , both of which involve Kevin Costner . Toby Flenderso...
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The dusky crag martin was formally described by in 1832 as Hirundo concolor by British soldier and ornithologist William Henry Sykes . It was moved to the new genus Ptyonoprogne by German ornithologist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1850 . Its nearest relatives are the three other members of the genus , the rock martin...
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The school opened four years later , in 1871 , with six students . The curriculum borrowed heavily from the model which Thayer himself had developed at West Point ; graduates of the two @-@ year program were awarded a degree in civil engineering ( C.E. ) . Though Robert Fletcher , the first director and dean of the sch...
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Upon completion of the Rochdale Canal in 1804 , the two canals were joined at Castlefield . This connection may have been a factor in the failure of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Company 's rival scheme to build a canal between Bury and Sladen . The River Medlock , a major source of water for the canal and which w...
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Groom 's dispute with Paramount was later effectively resolved after Groom declared he was satisfied with Paramount 's explanation of their accounting , this coinciding with Groom receiving a seven @-@ figure contract with Paramount for film rights to another of his books , Gump & Co .
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TV Fanatic 's Christine Orlando gave the episode 4 @.@ 4 out of 5 stars , calling it " a beautiful , stunning , magical journey " and saying that she was " hooked from the opening scene . " She complimented the whole cast , but especially Robert Carlyle , saying that he made " a perfectly creepy Rumpelstiltskin . " She...
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In a life @-@ cycle analysis it has been noted , that if electricity produced by photovoltaic panels were used to manufacture the modules instead of electricity from burning coal , cadmium emissions from coal power usage in the manufacturing process could be entirely eliminated .
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" Te Quiero " is a latin pop song written and produced by Arjona , alongside longtime collaborators Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their stagename Los Gringos . Roger Hudson provided additional background vocals for the song , and Matt Rollings , Peter Wallace , Carlos " Cabral " Junior and Isaías García served as reco...
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The bill for the Elgin coin did not pass until 1936 . Hoffecker was able to sell about 20 @,@ 000 coins , four @-@ fifths of the issue : the remaining 5 @,@ 000 were returned to the Mint for melting . Unlike many commemorative coins of that era , the piece was not bought up by dealers and speculators , but was sold dir...
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Every year it is becoming more and more difficult for football clubs of any standing to meet their friendly engagements and even arrange friendly matches . The consequence is that at the last moment , through cup @-@ tie interference , clubs are compelled to take on teams who will not attract the public .
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Liukin is fluent in English and Russian . She graduated from Spring Creek Academy , located in Plano , Texas , in the spring of 2007 . She enrolled as a freshman international business major at Southern Methodist University in January 2008 , and took a leave from classes to concentrate on preparations for the 2008 Olym...
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Another source notes that Hinde and other founders " ... may have been over zealous and puritanical in the construction of their laws ... no theater or play @-@ house shall ever be built within the boundary of the city ; no person shall be guilty of drunkenness , profanity , sabbath @-@ breaking , and many other offens...
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After crossing the Point Eugenia peninsula ( the cyclones first landfall ) later on the morning of September 10 , Kathleen made its second landfall 120 mi ( 190 km ) north of Ensenada at 1130 UTC the same day . Unlike most tropical cyclones , Kathleen weakened slowly over California . Tropical Storm Kathleen weakened f...
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Lester reintroduced the split @-@ T formation at Maryland , which Jim Tatum had used to great effect there in the 1950s .
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Grand Theft Auto IV lets players become intoxicated , resulting in a shaky and blurry gameplay vision . Players also have the option to enter cars while intoxicated , and to drive under the influence of alcohol . This gameplay feature received criticism , particularly from the nonprofit organisation Mothers Against Dru...
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Batman # 400 : " Resurrection Night ! " ( with Doug <unk> , among other artists , DC Comics , 1986 )
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Upon the system being classified as a tropical depression , a high risk of landfall near Port Arthur , Texas was noted , giving federal officials sufficient lead time to warn local residents about a possible approaching hurricane . As the system neared landfall , tropical cyclone watches and warnings were issued for th...
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The ship James Foster Jr. encountered a hurricane on August 10 , while located about 575 miles ( 925 km ) east @-@ southeast of Cape Race , Newfoundland . Sustained winds of 105 mph ( 165 km / h ) were observed , equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane . Data from the James Foster Jr. and Rebecca indicate that the storm m...
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In 1858 Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace published a new evolutionary theory , explained in detail in Darwin 's On the Origin of Species ( 1859 ) . Unlike Lamarck , Darwin proposed common descent and a branching tree of life , meaning that two very different species could share a common ancestor . Darwin based ...
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In October 1944 the production of Tiefland moved to Barrandov Studios in Prague for interior filming . Lavish sets made these shots some of the most costly of the film . The film was not edited and released until almost ten years later .
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The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 12 st 0 @.@ 5 lb ( 76 @.@ 2 kg ) , 0 @.@ 75 pounds ( 0 @.@ 3 kg ) more than their opponents . Oxford 's crew contained four former Blues , including H. P. Marriott who was rowing in his fifth consecutive Boat Race . Similarly , Cambridge saw four Blues return to their crew , inc...
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The ballpark opened for its first game on April 3 , 2003 , a RoughRiders loss to the Tulsa Drillers . The RoughRiders earned their first victory in the ballpark the next day , with the RoughRiders ' Kurt <unk> hitting the park 's first home run .
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On this same road , closer to Yongdong , the 2nd Battalion , 5th Cavalry , which was trying to help the cutoff units of the 8th Cavalry , was itself attacked by strong North Korean units . Through some error , the US battalion 's F Company advanced to the wrong hill and stumbled into a concentration of North Korean sol...
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Mallana ( <unk> ) of Andhra Pradesh and Mailara of Karnataka are sometimes identified with Khandoba ( Mallari , Malhari , <unk> ) . Khandoba is also associated with Bhairava , who is connected with <unk> ( murder of a Brahmin ) . Devotees emphasize that Khandoba is a full avatar of Shiva , and not a partial avatar like...
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In early 1942 Formby undertook a three @-@ week , 72 @-@ show tour of Northern Ireland , largely playing to troops but also undertaking fund @-@ raising shows for charity — one at the Belfast Hippodrome raised £ 500 . He described his time in Ulster as " the pleasantest tour I 've ever undertaken " . He returned to the...
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As well as hosting Everton games , the stadium has been the venue for an FA Cup Final and numerous international fixtures , including several in the 1966 FIFA World Cup . The record for the highest attendance in women 's football was set at Goodison Park in 1920 , which stood for 92 years until 31 July 2012 .
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The Colossus @-@ class carriers were intended to meet a shortage of naval flight decks . Their design was based on that of the Illustrious @-@ class aircraft carriers , but modified to permit rapid construction in commercial yards . Pioneer was not completed to her original design ; the success of the maintenance aircr...
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Reduce congestion at the junctions on Tyndall Street by removing traffic currently using the Ocean <unk> East Tyndall Street – Central Link route
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Despite the initial success in driving the Taliban from power in Kabul , by early 2003 the Taliban was regrouping , amassing new funds and recruits . The 2005 failure of Operation Red Wings showed that the Taliban had returned . In 2006 , the Taliban insurgency appeared larger , fiercer and better organized than expect...
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Tom fills his tent with electronics and other extravagant items from Sky Mall , a chain of luxury item retail stores . He nicknames the tent " The Thunderdome " , named after the gladiator arena in the action film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome ( 1985 ) . While watching TV inside his tent , Tom claims to be recording the F...
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At around midnight on 1 June , the German fleet was attempting to pass behind the British Grand Fleet when it encountered a line of British destroyers . Nassau came in contact with the destroyer Spitfire , and in the confusion , attempted to ram her . Spitfire tried to evade , but could not maneuver away fast enough , ...
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Adelman served in many university positions at York University , including acting dean of Atkinson College , two terms as director of the graduate program in philosophy , and chair of the Department of Philosophy at York University . He served as Vice @-@ Chair , York University Senate ( 1980 – 81 ) , and as its Chair ...
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Henry Percy , 4th Earl of Northumberland , also supported Richard 's seizure of the throne of England . The Percys were loyal Lancastrians , but Edward IV eventually won the earl 's allegiance . Northumberland had been captured and imprisoned by the Yorkists in 1461 , losing his titles and estates ; however , Edward re...
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The appearance of the Arbiter in Halo 2 and the change in perspective from the main human protagonist Master Chief to a former enemy was a plot twist Halo developer Bungie kept highly secret . The character 's name was changed from " Dervish " after concerns that the name reinforced a perceived United States @-@ versus...
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Gerald Martin observes that " the publication of I the Supreme in 1974 was an exceptional cultural phenomenon . " He goes on to note that Roa Bastos 's novel " was more immediately and unanimously acclaimed than any novel since One Hundred Years of Solitude , and critics seemed to suspect that its strictly historical i...
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The original broadcast of " Entrada " occurred on December 2 , 2010 in the United States . According to Nielsen ratings , it was watched by an estimated 5 @.@ 13 million viewers , earning a 3 @.@ 2 / 5 share among all households and a 1 @.@ 8 / 5 share among viewers aged 18 – 49 . This latter demographic was down five ...
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The historian David Nicolle wrote that William of Tyre did not explain how Conrad was able to bring his forces up from the rear to the front without totally disorganizing the Christian army " . According to Syrian chronicler Abu Shama :
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With cumulative sales of more than 49 @,@ 000 Leafs through December 2012 , Nissan achieved only a 22 % increase in sales during 2012 , which according with Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn " was a disappointment for us . " Mr Ghosn cited the adverse dollar @-@ yen exchange rate as one of the factors affecting the Leaf price . ...
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In 2005 , Mast , Eric Jones and Shawn Havery published the results of their cladistic analyses of DNA sequence data for Banksia . They inferred a phylogeny greatly different from the accepted taxonomic arrangement , including finding Banksia to be paraphyletic with respect to Dryandra . A new taxonomic arrangement was ...
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The most @-@ commonly enforced rule on the key is the " three seconds rule " in which a player from the offensive team is prohibited from staying on the key for more than three seconds , or else the player 's team will lose possession of the ball . Another rule enforced is the lane violation in which players from both ...
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In the 1998 fatwā , al @-@ Qaeda identified the Iraq sanctions as a reason to kill Americans , condemning the " protracted blockade " among other actions that constitute a declaration of war against " Allah , his messenger , and Muslims . " The fatwā declared that " the ruling to kill the Americans and their allies – c...
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The next day authorities outside the area learned of Eddy 's activities . Michael Francklin , patrolling in the Bay of Fundy for privateers , recovered a ferry that had been taken , and learned from its passengers that Eddy was active . When the news reached Halifax through the efforts of Thomas Dixson , Lieutenant Gov...
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Air Greenland also performs charter flights within Europe on behalf of European travel agencies using its Airbus A330 .
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The fruit body , typically found partially buried in soil , is initially like a fleshy hollow ball , and may be mistaken for a puffball . Unlike the latter , it splits open from the top downwards to form a cup with five to ten pointed rays , reaching up to 12 cm ( 4 @.@ 7 in ) in diameter . It is lavender @-@ brown on ...
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<unk> , Becky ( 2003 ) . The Autobiography of a Nation : The 1951 Festival of Britain . Manchester : Manchester University Press . ISBN 0 @-@ 7190 @-@ <unk> @-@ 5 . OCLC <unk> .
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In late 1910 , she came together with poets such as Osip Mandelstam and Sergey Gorodetsky to form the Guild of Poets . It promoted the idea of craft as the key to poetry rather than inspiration or mystery , taking themes of the concrete rather than the more ephemeral world of the Symbolists . Over time , they developed...
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The 2005 – 06 season marked Arsenal 's final season at Highbury , their home since 1913 . The club planned to move half a mile to the Emirates Stadium , considered " vital to our future " by Wenger , as it financially would help them to compete at the top level . To mark the valedictory campaign titled " Highbury – The...
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Contains samples of the composition " Are You My Woman ( Tell Me So ) " , written by Eugene Record , published by <unk> Music Inc . ( BMI ) and performed by The Chi @-@ Lites ( courtesy of Brunswick Records )
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News of the deaths of Captain Scott and his companions on their return from the South Pole reached London in February 1913 . Against this gloomy background Shackleton initiated preparations for his proposed journey . He solicited financial and practical support from , among others , <unk> Gran of Scott ’ s expedition ,...
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