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Mika Pohjola ( (born December 1, 1971) is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer, who resides in New York City.
Mika Pohjola (born December 1, 1971, in Helsinki, Finland) is a jazz pianist and composer.
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Analysis of the mitochondrial DNA of modern European populations shows that over 80% are descended in the female line from European hunter-gatherers.
His mitochondrial DNA was of a type found in 11% of modern European populations.
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On August 13, 1943, Graham married Wheaton classmate Ruth Bell (1920 2007), whose parents were Presbyterian missionaries in China, where her father, L. Nelson Bell, was a general surgeon.
There, her father, L. Nelson Bell, worked as a surgeon.
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A "silver dollar" pancake refers to a pancake about 3 inches (7 cm) in diameter - these are usually served in portions of five or ten.
A "silver dollar" pancake refers to a pancake about 7 cm (3 inches) in diameter - these are usually served in groups of five or ten.
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His marriage to Josefa (he nicknamed her "Pepa"), and Francisco Bayeu's membership of the Royal Academy of Fine Art (from the year 1765) helped him to procure work with the Royal Tapestry Workshop.
Francisco Bayeu was a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Fine Art. This helped Goya to get work with the Royal Tapestry Workshop.
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The particularity of Dadrian's research is that by mastering many languages, including German, English, French, Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Armenian; he has researched archives of different countries, and extensively studied materials in various languages in a way that very few, if anyone has done before him.
A Lecture on The Armenian Genocide, Professor Stuart D. Stein, Ph.D. The particularity of Dadrian's research is that by mastering many languages, including German, English, French, Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Armenian.
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Shells have been formed into, or incorporated into pendants, beads, buttons, brooches, rings, and hair combs, among other uses.
One used them for all kinds of pendants, beads, buttons, brooches, rings, and hair combs.
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Ronno is a commune of the Rhône département, in France.
Ronno is a village in the Rhône department of central-eastern France.
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Mark Schatz has played bass regularly with the group since 2003.
Mark Schatz has played bass with Nickel Creek since 2003.
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Then the next clock pulse arrives and the flip flops again take their new values, and so on.
Then the next clock pulse arrives and the flip flops store another values, and so on.
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After his return from the Mysore War to Kongu, Chinnamalai built a palace in a village called Odanilai.
After his return from the Mysore War to Kongu, Chinnamali built a palace in a village called OdaNilai.
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Tettigoniids may be distinguished from grasshoppers by the length of their filamentous antennae, which may exceed their own body length, while grasshoppers' antennae are always relatively short and thickened.
Their antennae may be longer than their own body length, those of the grasshoppers are always relatively short.
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This was radical because it completely eliminated the three Estates structure of the French Monarchy: the clergy, the aristocracy, and the people at large represented by the Estates-General, thereby erasing the last vestige of a feudalistic structure.
This was radical because it completely eliminated the three Estates structure of the French Monarchy.
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They celebrate as the opera ends.
They celebrate as the curtain falls.
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story in The Jungle Book (1894) by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a valiant young mongoose.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story in The Jungle Book (1894) by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a brave young mongoose.
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Angelo State University is a public, coeducational university located in San Angelo, Texas, United States.
Angelo State University is a public university in San Angelo, Texas.
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Brangäne warns Isolde that Melot, one of King Marke’s knights, has seen the amorous looks exchanged between Tristan and Isolde and suspects their passion.
Brangaene warns Isolde that one of King Marke’s knights, Melot, has seen Tristan and Isolde looking at one another lovingly.
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During her tenure she criticised the Irish system of permits for non-EU immigrants as similar to "bonded labour" and criticised the United States' use of capital punishment.
During her tenure she criticised the Irish system of permits for non-EU immigrants, and criticised the United States' use of capital punishment.
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Many other governments sympathize with his ideology or welcome his bilateral trade and reciprocal aid agreements.
Others sympathize with his ideology or welcome his bilateral trade and reciprocal aid agreements.
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Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia in 1908, sparking a major European crisis.
Austria-Hungary took Bosnia officially in 1908, causing the major European crisis.
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Some psychiatrists who criticize their own profession say that comorbidity, when an individual meets criteria for two or more disorders, is the rule rather than the exception.
Some psychiatrists that criticize their own profession say that is is common to have the symptoms of two or more disorders.
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A symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of orchestral music in one movement in which some extramusical program provides a narrative or illustrative element.
He wrote symphonic poems: pieces which tell a story or describe something.
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Robert Enke (born 24 August 1977 in Jena) is a German football goalkeeper, who plays for Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga.
Robert Enke (born August 24 1977 in Jena, Germany) is a German footballer.
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The track was produced and written by Rudolf.
The track was written by Rudolf.
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Administrative Units of District Abbottabad It is located in the south west of the district.
It is located in the south west of the district.
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Let me root, root, root for the home team, If they don't win, it's a shame.
If they don't win, it's a shame.
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The northern Central Valley has a hot Mediterranean climate (Koppen climate classification Csa); the more southerly parts in rainshadow zones are dry enough to be Mediterranean steppe (BShs, as around Fresno) or even low-latitude desert (BWh, as in Bakersfield).
The Sacramento Valley has a Mediterranean climate.
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Retrieved 2008-08-23 A lyric poem is one that expresses a subjective, personal point of view.
A lyric poem is one that expresses a subjective, personal point of view.
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C. aurantifolia is a shrubby tree , to 5 m (16 ft), with many thorns.
C. aurantiifolia is a shrubby tree , that grows to 5 m (16 ft), with many thorns.
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The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University, or simply Oxford), located in the City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford in the United Kingdom.
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Franklin eventually became extratropical near Newfoundland on July 30, before being absorbed by a larger system.
Later, Franklin became an extratropical cyclone near Newfoundland, before being absorbed by another non-tropical system.
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Diffie-Hellman key exchange (D-H) is a cryptographic protocol that allows two parties that have no prior knowledge of each other to jointly establish a shared secret key over an insecure communications channel.
Diffie-Hellman key exchange (D-H) is a cryptographic protocol that allows two parties that have no prior knowledge of each other to establish together a shared secret key over an insecure communications channel.
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The storm weakened at sea and, on October 11, made landfall on the Iberian Peninsula as a tropical depression.
Vince made a record for being the first tropical cyclone to make landfall on the Iberian Peninsula on October 11.
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365 days: a common year in many solar calendars.
The solar year is 365 days long.
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Phillip was educated at the school of the Greenwich Hospital and at the age of 13 was apprenticed to the merchant navy.
At the age of 13 he joined the merchant navy.
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Tonnerre Yaoundé won the championship.
Tonnerre Kalara Yaoundé won the championship.
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One campus of the Ministry of Education Language Centre (MOELC) is also located in Bishan, the other being located in Ghim Moh.
Bishan also has the Ministry of Education Language Center (MOELC).
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In the fifth and sixth centuries, they became divided as the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, they established powerful successor-states of the Roman Empire in the Iberian peninsula and Italy.
With this move, they established powerful successor-states of the Roman Empire in Italy and on the Iberian peninsula (now Spain & Portugal).
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Telecommunication is the assisted transmission over a distance for the purpose of communication.
Telecommunication is the assisted transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication.
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His nonfiction works include his 1968 Iberia about his travels in Spain and Portugal, his 1992 memoir The World is My Home, and Sports in America.
His non-fiction writings include the 1992 book The World is My Home and Sports in America.
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He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
Payton was made a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Alberto Gilardino, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born 5 July 1982 in Biella, Piedmont) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Fiorentina.
Alberto Gilardino (born 5 July, 1982) is an Italian football player.
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Post-retirement Gretzky was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 22, 1999, becoming the tenth player to bypass the three-year waiting period.
He retired, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, in 1999.
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Madison rejected the concept of nullification and the notion that his arguments supported such a practice.
Madison, however, rejected the concept of nullification and the notion that his arguments supported such a practice.
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This book is not present in the Catholic or Protestant Old Testaments.
These are not in the Protestant Old Testament.
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Hyperion is a Hugo Award-winning 1989 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons.
Hyperion is a science fiction book that was written by Dan Simmons in 1989.
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World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–present) Little Bastard (2006–2007) Postl signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in May 2006.
World Wrestling Entertainment Postl signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in May [[2007 ]].
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Electric power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, a process in the delivery of electricity to consumers.
Electric power transmission is one process in the transmitting of electricity to consumers. Electricity distribution is the delivery from the substation to the consumers.
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It is often known as one of the most beautiful cities in China.
It is one of China's most renowned historic cities, and is considered one of its most beautiful cities.
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After the divorce of Bellamy's parents he moved in with his grandmother, which pushed him towards learning to play the guitar at the age of fourteen.
Bellamy's parents divorced before he reached fourteen years of age.
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These beliefs have heavily influenced the Western Esoteric Tradition and were considered to be of great importance during the Renaissance.
These beliefs were strong in Europe during the Renaissance.
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He became emperor upon defeating his older half-brother Huáscar in a civil war sparked by the death of their father, Inca Huayna Capac, from an infectious disease thought to be smallpox.
He became emperor after defeating his younger half-brother Huáscar in a civil war that followed the death of their father, Inca Huayna Capac, from an infectious disease (maybe malaria or smallpox).
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The funeral of this popular leader drew a crowd of over half a million.
His funeral drew a crowd of over half a million.
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Pristiophoriformes One family is found within this order.
Squatiniformes One family is found within this order.
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The half-plane model is identical (at the limit) to the Poincaré disc model at the edge of the disc The Lorentz model or hyperboloid model employs a 2-dimensional hyperboloid of revolution (of two sheets, but using one) embedded in 3-dimensional Minkowski space.
The half-plane model is identical (at the limit) to the Poincaré disc model at the edge of the disc This model has direct application to special relativity, as Minkowski 3-space is a model for spacetime, suppressing one spatial dimension.
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Males were black with a pale eel stripe or finching down the spine, while females and calves were reddish (these colours are still found in a few domesticated cattle breeds, such as Jersey cattle).
Males were black with a pale stripe down the spine, while females and calves were reddish (these colours are still found in a few domesticated cattle breeds, such as Jersey cattle).
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Yedisan Crimean Tatars traded there in the 14th century.
Crimean Tatars traded there in the 14th century.
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Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to .
Where the person is still living, the age is calculated up to .
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She enrolled at the Vienna Academy of Music to study with Richard Hauser, and later Wilhelm Kempff and Stefan Askenase, and remained in Vienna to study after her father was transferred back to Japan after five years.
Her teachers were Richard Hauser, and later Wilhelm Kempff and Stefan Askenase.
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In 1987 he published his autobiography-come-political tract, If Voting Changed Anything They'd Abolish It.
In 1987 he published an autobiography-cum-political tract, If Voting Changed Anything They'd Abolish It.
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Salvatore Bagni (born 25 September, 1956 in Correggio) is a former Italian professional footballer.
Salvatore Bagni (born 25 September, 1956) is a former Italian football player.
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The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association.
Estonia national football team is the national football team of Estonia.
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In the story Ramsay Street is situated in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough.
Ramsay Street is in a fictional suburb, Erinsborough, in the real-life city Melbourne.
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In the north the Kurfürstendamm runs through the area.
The Kurfürstendamm runs through the area.
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It can trace its history back to 1040 A.D. (although the Zatec brewery in the Czech Republic claims it can prove that it paid a beer tax in 1004 A.D.).
Although the Zatec brewery in the Czech Republic claims it can prove paying beer tax in 1004.
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Antibodies (also known as immunoglobulins, abbreviated Ig) are gamma globulin proteins that are found in blood or other bodily fluids of vertebrates, and are used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects, such as bacteria and viruses.
The immune system uses antibodies to identify foreign objects, such as bacteria and viruses.
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Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England.
Norfolk is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England.
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Leyte Gulf: the first attacks According to eyewitness accounts, the first Allied ship to be hit by a kamikaze attack was the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy, the heavy cruiser , on October 21, 1944.
The first kamikaze attack took place on October 21, 1944, against the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Australia.
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It was only enacted thirty years later as part of the Reorganization Plan Number 1 of 1953, transmitted to Congress by Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 12, 1953.
It as only enacted as part of the Reorganization Plan Number 1 of 1953, transmitted to Congress by Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 12, 1953.
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They can tunnel after ground-dwelling rodents with amazing speed.
They can tunnel after ground dwelling rodents with amazing speed.
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It has long been replaced by photography in its commercial applications and, partly because of the difficulty of learning the technique, is much less common in printmaking, where it has been largely replaced by etching and other techniques.
It has long been replaced by photography in its commercial uses and, is nowadays much less common in printmaking, where it has been almost completely replaced by etching and other techniques.
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The Spring and Autumn Period is marked by a falling apart of the central Zhou power.
It's all wrong Spring and Autumn Period Spring and Autumn Period is another period of history of China.
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Audio players Many companies make small solid-state digital audio players, essentially producing flash drives with sound output and a simple user interface.
Audio players Many companies make small solid-state digital audio players.
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The family lived in North Arlington, New Jersey, before moving to Kalamazoo, Michigan, when he was 4 years old.
The family lived in North Arlington, New Jersey with his family, before moving to Kalamazoo, Michigan, when he was 4.
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The main religions are Catholicism and Protestantism.
The main religions are Protestantism and Catholicism.
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He was also the Prime Minister of Sweden twice during this period, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet government from 1982 until his death.
He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1969-1986 to his death and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 - 1976 and 1982 - 1986.
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Liqueurs are also used in cooking.
Liqueurs may also be used in cooking.
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Aranno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
Aranno is a municipality of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
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The capital stock human-made goods (or means of production) which are used in the production of other goods.
Capital goods human-made goods (or means of production) which are used in the production of other goods.
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In the 1920s, there were over 80,000 geisha in Japan, but today, there are far fewer.
In the 1920s there were over 80,000 geisha in Japan, but today there are far fewer.
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Gerpinnes is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.
Gerpinnes is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.
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The term was coined by merging the name for the two orders, Cetacea and Artiodactyla, into a single word.
The name was created by merging the name for the two orders, Cetacea and Artiodactyla, into a single word.
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He most recently worked with Slipknot on their new fourth studio album titled All Hope Is Gone.
He recently worked with Slipknot on their new fourth studio album called All Hope Is Gone.
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The Romans took control of central Italy by the Battle of Sentinum in 295 BC.
Then the Romans took control of central Italy by the Battle of Sentinum in 295 BC.
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In this case, the nap is woven into the cloth, often by weaving loops into the fabric, which can then be cut or left intact.
The nap is woven into the cloth, often by weaving loops into the fabric.
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Biography articles should only be created for people with some sort of verifiable notability.
Biography articles should only be made for people with a notable achievement.
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The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England.
The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in north west England.
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Hektor is one of the most elongated bodies of its size in the solar system, being 370 × 200 km.
Hektor is one of the most stretched bodies of its size in the solar system, being 370 × 200 km.
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Ruth Graham was born at Qingjiang, Kiangsu, China, as Ruth McCue Bell.
She was born at Qingjiang, Kiangsu, China as Ruth McCue Bell, the second of five children.
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It threatened, but did not reach, the aristocratic district of Westminster, Charles II's Palace of Whitehall, and most of the suburban slums.
It threatened the aristocratic district of Westminster (the modern West End), Charles II's Palace of Whitehall, and most of the suburban slums.
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Carlisle is located about south-southwest of Lowell, and northwest of Boston.
Carlisle is about 8 miles south-southwest of Lowell, and 23 miles northwest of Boston.
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Success (1977) told the story of two foster-brothers, Gregory Riding and Terry Service, and their rising and falling fortunes.
Success (1977) told the story of two foster-brothers, Gregory Riding and Terry Service, and their good and bad luck.
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In 2007 The Story of the Kelly Gang was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register for being the world's first full-length feature film.
The Story of the Kelly Gang is the world's first feature length movie.
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Anatomy and appearance The basking shark is one of the largest known sharks, second only to the whale shark.
It is the second largest shark (after the whale shark).
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Some countries have a different emergency number for each of the different emergency services; these often differ only by the last digit.
Some countries have a different emergency number for each of the different emergency services, but they are often different only by the last digit.
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The Velvet Underground was an American rock band first active, in various incarnations, from 1965 to 1973.
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band.
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William Wright (born January 20, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American video game designer and co-founder of the game development company Maxis, now part of Electronic Arts.
Will Wright (born on January 20, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American video game developer and is the co-founder of Maxis, now a part of Electronic Arts.
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This genre is more aggressive compared to its relative, speed metal, and can be seen in part to be a reaction to the lighter, more widely acceptable sounds and themes of glam metalWeinstein 2000: pp48.
This genre is much more aggressive compared to its relative, speed metal.
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Metallica is the band's best-selling album to date, with over 15 million copies sold in the United States and over 22 million copies worldwide.
Metallica (also known as The Black Album) is Metallica's most successful album, selling over 14 million copies worldwide.
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It also connects with Pakistan and Pakistan-held Kashmir on Kohala Bridge east of Circle Bakote.
It also connects with Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Kohala Bridge east of Circle Bakote.