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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A3i%20Ch%C3%A1y
Bãi Cháy
Bãi Cháy is a beach resort in Vietnam. The ward of Bãi Cháy, along with Hong Gai, together are officially referred to as Hạ Long City, though few locals use this term for Bãi Cháy. The centre of tourism in Hạ Long Bay is Bãi Cháy beach. The Bãi Cháy Bridge now links Bai Chay and Hong Gai, making the old Bãi Cháy ferry ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunmore%20Castle
Dunmore Castle
Dunmore Castle is a castle and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Location Dunmore Castle is located northwest of Dunmore, County Galway, on the north bank of the Sinking River. History Tradition states that Dunmore (Irish dún mór, "great hillfort") was a lesser residence of the ancient Kings of ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Canberra%20Raiders%20season
2006 Canberra Raiders season
The 2006 Canberra Raiders season was the 25th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2006 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 7th (out of 15) to make the finals. They were knocked out of the play-offs in the first week by the Bulldogs. Season summary The Raiders started the 2006 season heavy ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamson%20Pell
Williamson Pell
Henry Williamson Pell (c. 1881August 22, 1949) was an American football player and banker. He was the captain of the Princeton Tigers football teams in 1900 and 1901. He worked for the United States Trust Company for 37 years and served as its president and chairman. Early years Pell was born in Goshen, New York, and ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here%20We%20Go%20Round%20the%20Mulberry%20Bush
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
"Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (also titled "Mulberry Bush" or "This Is the Way") is an English nursery rhyme and singing game. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7882. The same tune is also used for "Lazy Mary, Will You Get Up" and "Nuts in May". A variant is used for "The Wheels on the Bus". Lyrics The mo...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Eustacia%20%28album%29
St. Eustacia (album)
St. Eustacia is the second album by singer Kate Rogers, and her debut album of original material. It was recorded in her native Canada. The album title takes its name from the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. Rogers' earlier recordings had almost all been as the featured vocalist on other Grand Central artists' tra...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory%20Theatre
Factory Theatre
Factory Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, founded as Factory Theatre Lab in 1970 by Ken Gass and Frank Trotz and was run for almost 20 years by Dian English. Factory was the first theatre to announce that it would exclusively produce Canadian plays, but it soon became a widely emulated policy by other ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Cassara
Michael Cassara
Michael Andrew Cassara (born April 14, 1981 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio) is an American casting director, educator, and genealogist. His casting work spans musicals, plays, and films and he has been nominated for two Artios Awards by the Casting Society of America. Career Cassara serves as the resident casting directo...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elionar%20Bombinha
Elionar Bombinha
Elionar Bombinha (born June 10, 1982 in Santa Luzia, Brazil), full name Elionar Nascimento Ribeiro, is a Brazilian football player currently playing for Cuiabá. Elionar joined Turkish Süper Lig side Çaykur Rizespor in July 2007 and has played for three seasons, making 94 appearances with 24 goals. In July 2011, he mov...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptoblabes%20alphitias
Cryptoblabes alphitias
Cryptoblabes alphitias is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia. References Moths described in 1913 Cryptoblabini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wala%20Native%20Authority
Wala Native Authority
The Wala Native Authority was a division of the British colony of Gold Coast established in 1933. It basically corresponded in its boundaries to those of the Kingdom of Wala in 1892, thus reversing the successful rebellion by the Dagarti in the northern part of Wala in 1894. It had an area of 3,362 square miles. Th...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almedia%2C%20Pennsylvania
Almedia, Pennsylvania
Almedia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,078 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Almedia was once called Afton. There used to be lime quarries and coal-dredging industries near Almedia. ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal%20commissioner%20%28India%29
Municipal commissioner (India)
Every municipal corporation in India is administratively headed by a municipal commissioner, the form of government which is usually granted to a city of more than ten lakhs in population. While a Mayor is elected to serve as the ceremonial head of a municipal corporation, a municipal commissioner is appointed by the ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Union%20for%20Protection%20of%20Life
World Union for Protection of Life
The World Union for Protection of Life (German: Weltbund zum Schutz des Lebens, French: Union Mondiale pour la Protection de la Vie, Russian: Всемирный союз для защиты жизни) is an international non-profit organization and non-governmental organization which was founded 1958 in Salzburg (Austria) by the writer Günther ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal%20Islands
Hannibal Islands
The Hannibal Islands are a group of small islands in the Shelburne Bay in the far north of Queensland, Australia about 100 km north of Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The islands are a part of the East Islands group about 10 km from Captain Billy Landing. The islands were nam...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamela%20Portuges
Kamela Portuges
Kamela Portuges (1963 – October 21, 2021), also known as Kamela Portuges-Robbins, was an American puppeteer, puppet designer, sculptor, animator, illustrator, writer, and director. Her work can be seen in many films including Being John Malkovich, James and the Giant Peach, Monkeybone, and Bicentennial Man. She started...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20C.%20Bean
James C. Bean
James Carl "Jim" Bean is an American college administrator from Oregon. He is the current provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He previously served as Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs at the Lundquist College of Business, and also Senior ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craddock%20%28surname%29
Craddock (surname)
Craddock is a surname of Welsh origin (the name Caradog means "beloved, amiable"). Notable people with the surname include: Bantz J. Craddock, U.S. general Barbara Craddock, U.S. dancer and choreographer Billy "Crash" Craddock, U.S. country singer Brad Craddock, American footballer Charles Egbert Craddock, pen name of...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Zealand%20top%2020%20singles%20of%202006
New Zealand top 20 singles of 2006
This is a list of the Top 20 singles in 2006 in New Zealand, as listed by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). Chart Songs in grey shading indicates a song of New Zealand origin. Key – Song of New Zealand origin Notes References External links The Official NZ Music Chart, RIANZ website 200...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20theatre%20managers%20and%20producers
List of theatre managers and producers
This is a list of notable theatre managers and theatrical producers grouped alphabetically by country or area, then alphabetically by surname. United Kingdom and Ireland Lilian Baylis Binkie Beaumont Alfred Bunn Matthew Churchill Giles Richard Cooper Richard D'Oyly Carte Rupert D'Oyly Carte George Dance George Edward...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuin
Shuin
A is a seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan. The seal stamps are often collected in books called that are sold at shrines and temples. The stamps are different from commemorative stamps in that they are made by people who work at the temples: Buddhist Hōshi, or...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graziele%20Sousa
Graziele Sousa
Graziele Jesus de Sousa, most known as Graziele Jesus, is a Brazilian amateur boxer. She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. References External links 1991 births Living people Brazilian women boxers Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Brazil People from Mogi das Cruzes South Am...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deavertown%2C%20Ohio
Deavertown, Ohio
Deavertown is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Deavertown was laid out in 1815, and named for Levi Deaver, one of the original two brothers that settled the town. In 1840, Levi's daughter Matilda (d. 1858) married the future doctor, Daniel Rusk. A post office called Deav...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom%20language
Yom language
Yom, or Pilapila, and formerly Kiliŋa or Kilir, is a Gur language of Benin. It is spoken in the town of Djougou and the surrounding area by the Yoa-Lokpa people. A very closely related dialect called taŋgələm is also spoken by the Taneka people. Phonology Where it differs from the IPA symbol, the conventional orthogra...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie%20Rideout
Bonnie Rideout
Bonnie Rideout (born 1962 - Saline, Michigan USA) is an American fiddler. She is especially known for her traditional Scottish style and fiddle piobaireachd playing. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music. She is a recording artist, her touring career spanning three decades. Background ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villarvolard
Villarvolard
Villarvolard () is a former municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 it was merged with the municipality of Corbières. References Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Shops
Richard Shops
Richard Shops was a British high street retailer of women's fashion. History The business was created in 1936 by John Sofio, who modelled the business on the US company Learner Brothers. The company was bankrupt by 1941 and was purchased by Charles Clore for £45,000, who subsequently expanded the business before sel...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock%20%28Jane%20Weaver%20album%29
Flock (Jane Weaver album)
Flock is the eleventh album by English musician Jane Weaver. It was released on 5 March 2021 by Fire Records. Inspired by Lebanese torch songs, 1980s Russian Aerobics records and Australian punk, the album incorporates a pop-leaning production in comparison to Weaver's previous works. Upon release, the album was met wi...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg%20Race
Reg Race
Denys Alan Reginald Race (born 23 June 1947) is a British Labour Party politician. Parliamentary career He unsuccessfully contested the Conservative-held constituency of Ruislip-Northwood at the February 1974 general election and again at the October 1974 general election. At the 1979 general election, Race was elect...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah%20Straton
Sarah Straton
Sarah Straton (born October 6, 1970 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America) is a former professional beach volleyball player who represented Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Straton graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1992 with a degree in human movement and exercise science. ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.K%2C%20U.K%21
O.K, U.K!
O.K, U.K! is an extended play (EP) by the Australian rock band The Sports. The EP was recorded in the United Kingdom in 1979, during the band's Graham Parker tour. Parker, who personally requested them as his support, and to do some recording at Stiff Records. The EP was released in August 1979. According to the Kent ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic%3A%20History%2C%20Theory%20and%20Practice
Magic: History, Theory and Practice
Magic: History, Theory and Practice is a mysticism book by Ernst Schertel. Originally published in Germany in 1923, Magic: History / Theory / Practice (in its original German edition), was a hardcover book consisting of 154 pages. Schertel identifies heavily with the "demonic" in Magic, espousing the belief that "comm...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisa%20Jimenez
Elisa Jimenez
Elisa Jimenez (born 1965) is an interdisciplinary artist, primarily in fashion design but also including writing, drawing, painting, performance art, and art installation. Her main ongoing project is called "The Hunger World," a world of marionettes ranging from 2 inches to 30 feet in height. Childhood and education B...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney%20Island%2C%20Lough%20Neagh
Coney Island, Lough Neagh
Coney Island is an island in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 1 km offshore from Maghery in County Armagh, is thickly wooded and of nearly in area. It lies between the mouths of the River Blackwater and the River Bann in the south-west corner of Lough Neagh. Boat trips to the island are available at weekends...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek%20Beaven
Derek Beaven
Derek Beaven (born 1947) is a British novelist. His first novel, Newton's Niece, won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best first book, Europe and South Asia. His second book, Acts of Mutiny was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Encore Award. Beaven was born in South London. He studied at Ashlyns Sch...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbophyllum%20chaunobulbon
Bulbophyllum chaunobulbon
Bulbophyllum chaunobulbon is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. References The Bulbophyllum-Checklist The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia chaunobulbon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%20Aro%20Extension
Te Aro Extension
The Te Aro Extension, also known as the Te Aro Branch, was a short branch line railway in Wellington, New Zealand continuing the Wairarapa Line southwards. It operated from 1893 until 1917. It should not be confused with the Te Aro Tramway, which was a trestle causeway built in 1883 as part of foreshore reclamation w...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlewick%20Press
Candlewick Press
Candlewick Press, established in 1992 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. Sebastian Walker launched Walker Books from his spare bedroom in his London home in 1978. Walker Books grew and he fo...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manato%20Yamada
Manato Yamada
is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Matsumoto Yamaga. Career statistics Club . Notes References External links 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Shiga Prefecture Association football people from Shiga Prefecture Japanese footballers Association football midfielders J2 League p...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20K%C3%B6cski
Alexander Köcski
Alexander (II) Köcski (; died January or February 1328) was an influential Hungarian nobleman and soldier, who served as Judge royal from 1324 until his death. Initially, as a familiaris and possibly distant relative of the powerful Kőszegis, he did not involve in the conflicts of civil war which characterized the Hun...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20National%20Labour%20MPs
List of National Labour MPs
This is a list of National Labour MPs. It includes all Members of Parliament who sat in the British House of Commons who were sponsored by the National Labour Organisation. Abstainers Five Labour MPs are known to have deliberately abstained from voting on 8 September 1931 in the first House of Commons division (vote...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y.%20G.%20Padmasiri
Y. G. Padmasiri
Y.G. Padmasiri is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. References Members of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka 1950 births Living people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulesze%2C%20Warmian-Masurian%20Voivodeship
Kulesze, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Kulesze () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalinowo, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kalinowo, east of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). References K...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardingstone
Hardingstone
Hardingstone is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the southern edge of Northampton, and now forms a suburb of the town. It is about from the town centre. The Newport Pagnell road (the B526, formerly part of the A50) separates the village from the nearby village of Wootton, which has also been absorbed ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantong%20Xiting%20Cracker
Nantong Xiting Cracker
Nantong Xiting Cracker (西亭脆饼 or 南通脆饼), also possibly known as sesame seed cake, is one of the specialties of Nantong. It is known for the quality of its ingredients and the meticulous preparation involved in its production. History Nantong Xiting Cracker came to being during the Qing Dynasty when Guangxu Emperor was i...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhyan%20Chand
Dhyan Chand
Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history and one of the greatest players of all time according to Britannica Encyclopaedia. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%20Winkle%20House%20%28Franklin%20Lakes%2C%20New%20Jersey%29
Van Winkle House (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey)
Van Winkle House, is located in Franklin Lakes, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1984. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey External links Google Street View of Van Winkle House Referen...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick%20Ferguson
Roderick Ferguson
Roderick Ferguson is Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and American Studies at Yale University. He was previously professor of African American and Gender and Women's Studies in the African American Studies Department at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His scholarship includes work on African-Am...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Budbill
David Budbill
David Wolf Budbill (June 13, 1940 – September 25, 2016) was an American poet and playwright. He was the author of eight books of poems, eight plays, two novels, a collection of short stories, a children's picture book, and dozens of essays. Early life David Wolf Budbill was born on June 13, 1940, in Cleveland, Ohio. H...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20Cone%20Mesopotamian%20savanna
Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna
The Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna, also known as the Argentine Mesopotamian grasslands, is a flooded grassland ecoregion of Argentina. Setting The ecoregion covers an area of , lying west of the Uruguay River in Argentina's Corrientes Province, extending north into the adjacent portion of Misiones Province. Flor...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Mortem%20%28Coward%20play%29
Post-Mortem (Coward play)
Post-Mortem is a one-act play in eight scenes, written in 1930 by Noël Coward. He wrote it after appearing in, and being moved by, an earlier play about World War I, Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff. As soon as he had completed writing it, however, he decided that it was suitable for publication but not for production. ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIFF
SIFF
SIFF may refer to: Seattle International Film Festival, established 1976 Sedona International Film Festival, established 1994 Shanghai International Film Festival, established 1993 Singapore International Film Festival, established 1987 Sofia International Film Festival, established 1997 Sonoma International Fil...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert%20Miller%20%28baseball%29
Bert Miller (baseball)
Herbert Alexander Miller (October 28, 1875 – June 14, 1937) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in the National League for the 1897 Louisville Colonels. External links 1875 births 1937 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Michigan Louisville Colonels players 19th-century baseball pla...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobsdal%20Commando
Jacobsdal Commando
Jacobsdal Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve. History Origins With the Orange Free State Republic Operations during the Anglo Boer War With the UDF By 1902 all Commando remnan...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph%20King
Rudolph King
Rudolph Francis King (November 2, 1887 – September 10, 1961) was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1937 to 1944 and was House Speaker from 1943 to 1944. Born in Horton Bluff, Nova Scotia, he had previously served as a member of the School Committee, Board o...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth%20Naval%20Memorial
Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Plymouth Naval Memorial is a war memorial in Plymouth, Devon, England which is dedicated to British and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in World War I and World War II with no known grave. History After World War I, the Royal Navy wanted to find a way to commemorate sailors and Royal Marines who had died at sea...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball%20at%20the%202010%20Asian%20Games%20%E2%80%93%20Women
Basketball at the 2010 Asian Games – Women
Women's basketball at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou from 18 November to 25 November 2010. Squads Results All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) Preliminary round Group A Group B Placings 5th–6th Final round Semifinals Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standing References Results ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphaedra%20stellata
Euphaedra stellata
Euphaedra stellata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1991 stellata Endemic fauna of Cameroon Butterflies of Africa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%20George%20Hall
King George Hall
King George Hall can refer to: King George Hall, Colombo, a theatre of the University of Colombo King George Hall, Kolar Gold Fields, India is a town hall Architectural disambiguation pages
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikanni%20Old%20Growth%20Provincial%20Park
Sikanni Old Growth Provincial Park
Sikanni Old Growth Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. External links Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Provincial parks of British Columbia Protected areas established in 1999 1999 establishments in British Columbia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalberson
Dalberson
Dalberson Ferreira do Amaral, known simply as Dalberson (born 13 January 1997) is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Portuguese club Famalicão. Club career On 7 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Famalicão in Portugal. He made his Primeira Liga debut for Famalicão on 18 Septembe...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darani-ye%20Sofla
Darani-ye Sofla
Darani-ye Sofla (, also Romanized as Dārānī-ye Soflá; also known as Dārān-e Pā’īn, Dārāni Pāīn, and Dārānī-ye Pā’īn) is a village in Hayaquq-e Nabi Rural District, in the Central District of Tuyserkan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 607, in 144 families. References Populated pl...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd%20%26%20Bird
3rd & Bird
3rd & Bird is a children's television series created by Josh Selig. Selig's company, Little Airplane Productions, animated the series and opened a new studio in London to produce it. The show revolves around a community of birds and their adventures. It was broadcast on the BBC's CBeebies channel from 1 July 2008 to 31...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goody%27s%20500
Goody's 500
Goody's 500 or Goody's Headache Powder 500 may refer to several different NASCAR races: For the spring race at Martinsville Speedway from 1996 to 2000 and from 2007 to the present, see Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 For the fall race at Martinsville Speedway from 1983 to 1995, see Xfinity 500 For the race at Bris...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauryan%20polish
Mauryan polish
Mauryan polish describes one of the frequent characteristics of architecture and sculptures of the Maurya Empire in India (325 to 185 BCE), which gives a very smooth and shiny surface to the stone material, generally of sandstone or granite. Mauryan polish is found especially in the Ashoka Pillars as well as in some co...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiencke%20Island
Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island is an island long and from wide, about in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north across the Neumayer Channel and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to its east across the Gerlache Strait. Description The rocky island is ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andersen%20Press
Andersen Press
Andersen Press is a British book publishing company. It was founded in 1976 by Klaus Flugge, and was named after Hans Christian Andersen "because it is easier to pronounce and spell than Flugge". Random House has a holding in the company and a strong association with Andersen. The first book on the list was Goldilocks...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro%20Paolo%20Cristofari
Pietro Paolo Cristofari
Pietro Paolo Cristofari (1685–1743) was a late-Baroque Italian mosaicist active in Rome, and the son of Fabio Cristofari. He became the first director of the Vatican mosaic studio, responsible for decorating the domes and altars in St. Peter's Basilica. Under his leadership he personally made mosaic altarpieces after t...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg%20Oliver
Greg Oliver
Greg Oliver (born February 2, 1971 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian sports writer. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Early life and education He earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts in journalism, newspaper major, in 1993 from Ryerson Polytechnic University. Writing He is the author of seven books on...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras%20at%20the%201999%20Pan%20American%20Games
Honduras at the 1999 Pan American Games
The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from July 23 to August 8, 1999. Medals Silver Men's Team Competition: Honduras national football team Results by event See also Honduras at the 2000 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1999 Pan American Games P 1999
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine%20Charlotte%20of%20W%C3%BCrttemberg
Christine Charlotte of Württemberg
Christine Charlotte of Württemberg (21 October 1645, Stuttgart – 16 May 1699, Bruchhausen) was a princess consort of East Frisia by marriage to George Christian, Prince of East Frisia. She served as the regent of East Frisia during the minority of her son from 1665 until 1690. Life Christine Charlotte was a daughter ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie%20Phillips%20%28catcher%29
Eddie Phillips (catcher)
Edward David Phillips (February 17, 1901 – January 26, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 through 1935 for the Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, and Cleveland Indians. Phillips was born in Worces...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%20Andy%20Murray%20tennis%20season
2013 Andy Murray tennis season
The 2013 Andy Murray tennis season officially began at the Brisbane International where he was the defending champion. He successfully defended that title, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the final. After a quarterfinal showing at Indian Wells, where he lost to Juan Martín del Potro in 3 sets, Murray reco...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PWF%20World%20Heavyweight%20Championship
PWF World Heavyweight Championship
The Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) World Heavyweight Championship is a profesional wrestling world heavyweight championship one of the three titles that make up the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. It was created in 1973 by All Japan owner Giant Baba, after he won a series of ten matches against Bruno Sammart...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Roth
Bob Roth
Bob Roth (born October 10, 1950) is an American Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher and author. He is the CEO of the David Lynch Foundation and a director of the Center for Leadership Performance. Early life and education Bob Roth was born in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. He is the son of Dr. Merall Roth, a radiologist...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khukhra
Khukhra
Khukhra is a village in the Pirtand CD block in the Dumri subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Khukhra is located at . Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Khukhra had total population of 1,017, of which 520 (51%) wer...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turgay%20%28river%29
Turgay (river)
The Turgay ([torɣai] "Tour-GUY") (also known as Torgai, Torghay or Turgai; , Romanised: Torğai; Romanised: Turgay) is a river that flows in the Turgay Valley in Kazakhstan. The river is long, the surface of the drainage basin is . Average water discharge is around 9 cubic meters/second. The Turgay disappears in the ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Standifer
Bill Standifer
J. William "Little Bill" Standifer (1853 - October 4, 1903) was an American gunman and lawman of the Old West. He is best remembered for having been killed by noted and better known gunman John Higgins in 1903. Early life and notoriety He was born J. William Standifer in Burnet County, Texas, and raised in Lampasas Co...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USRA%20Light%20Mountain
USRA Light Mountain
The USRA Light Mountain was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. This was the standard light freight locomotive of the USRA types, and was of 4-8-2 wheel arrangement i...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dek%C5%A1%C4%81res%20Parish
Dekšāres Parish
Dekšāres Parish () is an administrative territorial entity of Rēzekne Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. Towns, villages and settlements of Dekšāres parish Parishes of Latvia Rēzekne Municipality Latgale
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.%20J.%20Cooray
E. J. Cooray
Edmund Joseph Cooray, CMG, OBE (November 3, 1915 - January 1, 2016) was a Ceylonese Senator and one time Minister of Justice in the Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet. He attended the 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London on behalf of the Dominion of Ceylon. He having graduated with a BA from the Unive...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert%20Julian%20%22Jay%22%20Stowitts
Hubert Julian "Jay" Stowitts
Hubert Julian "Jay" Stowitts was an American painter and ballet dancer. Jay Stowitts was born on June 26, 1892 in Rushville, Nebraska. His family moved to Los Angeles and Stowitts attended the University of California, Berkeley, from 1911-1915. At Cal he was captain of the track team. He joined the dance company of An...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homayoon%20Toufighi
Homayoon Toufighi
Tamijani Homayoon Toufighi (; born March 21, 1990) is an Iranian chess grandmaster (2010). Chess awards Gold medal Asian championship under 18. Silver medal Asian championship under 18 Bronze medal in Asian team championship India Silver medal Asian team championship on board 5 Gold medal in Turkamenistan open Gold me...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeranna%20Krohn-Nydal
Ingeranna Krohn-Nydal
Ingeranna Krohn-Nydal is a Norwegian film director. Her film Amindas verden won the 1993 International Federation of Film Critics award at the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. Krohn-Nydal's other work includes the 51 minute documentary on the life of Dagny Juel titled Død madonna (Dead ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havra%C5%88
Havraň
Havraň () is a municipality and village in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Havraň lies approximately south-west of Most, south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and north-west of Prague. Administrative parts Villages of Moravěves and Saběnice are administrative...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona%20Johannesson
Mona Johannesson
Mona Johannesson (born September 18, 1987, in Huskvarna, Sweden) is a Swedish model. In Sweden, she is considered to be one of the top models in the country. Johannesson was discovered at the age of 14 by an IMG Models scout while she was at a horse trials event in Gothenburg, Sweden. She modeled only part-time until ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashik%20Municipal%20Corporation
Nashik Municipal Corporation
The Nashik Municipal Corporation(NMC), is the governing body of the city of Nashik in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading politi...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tya%2C%20Tr%C3%B8ndelag
Tya, Trøndelag
The Tya is a river located in the municipality of Tydal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long river flows from the lake Stuggusjøen near the village of Stugudalen and flows north to the village of Ås where it joins the Nea River. It is part of the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget river system. The river has a watershed of abou...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenia
Birkenia
Birkenia is a genus of extinct anaspid fish from Middle Silurian strata of Northern Europe, and Middle Silurian to possibly Earliest Devonian strata of Arctic Canada. Birkeniid anaspids are covered by a series of small plates on the head and rod-shaped scales in a cheveron-like pattern on the trunk. Intact fossil s...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus%20Gardner%20Means
Augustus Gardner Means
Augustus Gardner Means (June 8, 1925 – April 18, 1994) was an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Governor's Council. He was also the Republican nominee for Massachusetts State Treasurer in 1954 and Lieutenant Governor of Massach...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Socialist%20Party%20of%20India
World Socialist Party of India
The World Socialist Party of India (WSPI) is an Indian political party founded in 1995. History Founded in March 1995 in Calcutta by members of the Marxist International Correspondence Circle (May 1990) in collaboration with the Bengali language journal Lal Pataka group (January 1983), having broken away from the Com...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoichi%20Goes%20to%20the%20Fire%20Festival
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
is a 1970 Japanese Chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu, who also produced and co-wrote the script. It is the twenty-first of a series of films featuring the blind swordsman Zatoichi. The main character is based on a fictional character, a blind masseur and swordmaster. He was created by n...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSSC
BSSC
BSSC may refer to: Bendigo Senior Secondary College Boston Ski & Sports Club Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/220%20Meridian
220 Meridian
The 220 Meridian, formerly known as the AT&T 220 Building, is a 23-floor high rise located at 220 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was completed in 1974 when it served as the headquarters of Indiana Bell. It is connected with the 22-story AT&T Building, located just to the north at 240 North Meridian...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepiri-Guazu%20River
Pepiri-Guazu River
The Pepiri-Guazu River (Spanish Río Pepirí Guazú, Portuguese Rio Peperi Guaçu) is a river of Argentina and the Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil. For its entire course, it forms a short portion of the international border between Argentina and Brazil. It flows from north to south into the Uruguay River. See ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Martyniuk
Adam Martyniuk
Adam Ivanovich Martyniuk is a Ukrainian politician, one of leaders of the Communist Party of Ukraine who on several occasions served as the first vice-speaker of the Ukrainian parliament. Biography Martyniuk was born in 1950 in a village of Vetly (Zarohizne khutir), Lyubeshiv Raion near the border with Belarus. In 19...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentti%20Lund
Pentti Lund
Pentti Alexander Lund (December 6, 1925 – April 16, 2013) was a Finnish Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lund was often credited as being the first Finnish player in the National Hockey League. (Albert Pudas, however, play...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Wiesbaden%20Tennis%20Open
2021 Wiesbaden Tennis Open
The 2021 Wiesbaden Tennis Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2021 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Wiesbaden, Germany between 20 and 26 September 2021. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds 1 R...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth%20Radio%20%282014%29
Smooth Radio (2014)
Smooth Radio is a network of local radio stations broadcasting on FM and MW stations in the United Kingdom. Smooth Radio features a Soft Adult Contemporary radio format. Launched in March 2014, it replaced the national Smooth Radio that had launched in 2010 on FM, and most outlets of Gold on MW. Each FM station broa...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennata
Jennata
Jennata () is a local authority in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Name According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from Jennat, garden. History In 1875, Victor Guérin found the village, (which he called Djennateh), to have 60 Metawileh inhabitants. He further noted: "The vil...