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Winfield Scott Hancock is memorialized in a number of statues
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The Roman fortress layout is similar to other imperial outposts in the region An official Latin inscription that dates several area strongholds to the 3rd century CE was discovered on a large limestone slab at nearby unk bears This site was the largest in the area at 46 square metres 495 sq ft and included four projecting towers on the fortress corners Artefacts tell of probably destruction in the middle of the fourth century CE perhaps by a 344 earthquake though it was promptly rebuilt with improved stone flooring and again destroyed two decades later probably from an earthquake in 363
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Waldemar Januszczak The art critic and television producer Waldemar Januszczak wrote that when the Sistine Chapel ceiling was recently cleaned he was able to persuade the man at the Vatican who was in charge of Japanese TV access to let me climb the scaffold while the cleaning was in progress
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The Lakers hold the record for NBA s longest winning streak 33 straight games set during the 1971 72 season 21 Hall of Famers have played for Los Angeles while four have coached the team Four Lakers Abdul Jabbar Johnson O Neal and Bryant have won the NBA MVP Award for a total of eight awards
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The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact in August 1939 The pact was nominally a non aggression treaty but it included a secret protocol in which the Eastern European countries were divided into spheres of interest Finland fell into the Soviet sphere On 1 September 1939 Germany began its invasion of Poland and two days later Great Britain and France declared war against Germany Shortly afterwards 17 September 1939 the Soviets invaded eastern Poland The Baltic states were later forced to accept treaties allowing the Soviets to establish military bases and to station troops on their soil The government of Estonia accepted the ultimatum signing the corresponding agreement in September Latvia and Lithuania followed in October Unlike the Baltic states Finland started a gradual mobilisation under the guise of additional refresher training
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unk Like the salegy tsapika or unk is an energetic form of dance music that originated from the traditional music of the southwestern region around Toliara and that has recently been adapted to contemporary instruments such as electric guitar bass guitar and drum kit Generally even more rapid than the salegy this 4 4 form of music features a guitar performance style inspired by traditional marovany compositions but the influence of South African township music is evident in both the guitars and polyharmonic vocals often performed by female singers who repeat variations on a short refrain throughout the song unk music is performed at all manner of ceremonial occasion in the South whether a birthday celebration community party or funeral While salegy had risen to national popularity by the mid 1980s some would argue the 1970s tsapika only truly began to garner a similar level of widespread appreciation by the mid 1990s It was not until the 2000 release of the unk Never Sleeps compilation album that the genre achieved international exposure on a major label This compilation however showcases traditional tsapika such as might have more commonly been performed in rural villages twenty years ago rather than the amplified synthesized and remixed style in heavy rotation on radio stations performed by national stars like unk unk unk and Mamy unk
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As the UK economy continues to recover from the downturn experienced in 2008 10 Manchester compares favourably to other unk according to the latest figures In 2012 it is shown the strongest annual growth in business stock 5 of all the Core Cities The city experienced a relatively sharp increase in the number of business deaths the largest increase of all the Core Cities however this was offset by strong growth in new businesses which resulted in a strong net growth
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Rockwell noted that the series took an emotional toll on him saying that the works were serious paintings which sucked the energy right out of me like dredges leaving me dazed and thoroughly weary His subsequent assignment was to produce the 1943 April Fools Day cover for The Post which was much more relaxing
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Ceratosauria generally elaborately horned the dominant southern carnivores of the Cretaceous
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The film features rubber skinned T 600 and T 700 robots McG interpreted Kyle Reese s description in the original film of the T 600 as being easy to spot by making them tall and bulky For scenes of humans fighting with Terminators the actors interacted with stuntmen wearing motion capture suits later replaced by digital robots For the Moto Terminators Ducati designers were hired to create the robots and the on screen robot was a combination of stuntmen driving actual unk and a Moto Terminator mock up as well as a digital Moto Terminator Visual effects studio Imaginary Forces created the Terminator point of view sequences and tried to depict a simple interface free of the frills anything that a machine would not purely need and with more software bugs and anomalies since the robots of Salvation were not as advanced as the Terminators from the previous films
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Growth slowed in the 1990s during the Lost Decade due to after effects of the Japanese asset price bubble and government policies intended to wring speculative excesses from the stock and real estate markets Efforts to revive economic growth were unsuccessful and further hampered by the global slowdown in 2000 The economy recovered after 2005 GDP growth for that year was 2 8 percent surpassing the growth rates of the US and European Union during the same period
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Beiyue Temple Chinese unk is a Daoist temple located in Quyang Hebei Province China The temple was used to make sacrifices to Mount Heng by the emperors of the Song Dynasty while the mountain was occupied by the Liao Dynasty The Dening Hall of the temple is the largest earliest and one of the most important extant wooden buildings built in the Yuan Dynasty The temple also contains three gates an octagonal pavilion and many ancient stelae
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There is no cure for polio The focus of modern treatment has been on providing relief of symptoms speeding recovery and preventing complications Supportive measures include antibiotics to prevent infections in weakened muscles analgesics for pain moderate exercise and a nutritious diet Treatment of polio often requires long term rehabilitation including occupational therapy physical therapy braces corrective shoes and in some cases orthopedic surgery
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The road that became SR 28 was paved around 1932 and has been used for flumes in the timber industry since 1880 The route first appeared in 1948 with the same general alignment as it has today The highway gained fame for many years as the location of the Ponderosa Ranch filming location of the television series Bonanza On June 7 1994 the Nevada Department of Transportation unk designated SR 28 as a scenic byway named North Shore Road Later in September 1996 SR 28 and part of US 50 was designated as Lake Tahoe unk Drive a National Scenic Byway
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After World War II Boganda was urged by the Bishop of Bangui Mgr Grandin to complement his humanitarian and social works through political action Boganda decided to run for election to the National Assembly of France On 10 November 1946 he became the first Oubanguian elected to the assembly after winning almost half of the total votes cast and defeating three other candidates including the outgoing incumbent Franois Joseph unk who had formerly served as the Governor General of French Equatorial Africa Boganda arrived in Paris attired in his clerical garb and introduced himself to his fellow legislators as the son of a polygamous cannibal From 1947 on Boganda conducted a lively campaign against racism and the colonial regime Soon realizing the limits of his influence in France he served in parliament until 1958 but gradually detached himself from its activities he returned to Oubangui Chari to organise a grassroots movement of teachers truck drivers and small producers to oppose French colonialism although his previous attempt to set up a marketing cooperative among African planters of his own ethnicity had failed On 28 September 1949 at Bangui he founded the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa MESAN a quasi religious political movement and party that sought to affirm black humanity and quickly came to dominate local politics His political creed was summed up in the Sango phrase zo unk zo which translated to every human being is a person Effectively he was looking for equal treatment and civil rights for blacks within the French Union rather than independence at least for the time being He unk large masses of people women youth workers poor cultivators with the intent of unleashing the creativity of the Oubanguian people by placing them centre stage in the making of their country s history
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The army was well organised and this was the reason for Pulakeshin II s success beyond the Vindyas It consisted of an infantry a cavalry an elephant corps and a powerful navy The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsiang wrote that the Chalukyan army had hundreds of elephants which were intoxicated with liquor prior to battle It was with their navy that they conquered unk Goa and Puri on east coast of India Rashtrakuta inscriptions use the term Karnatabala when referring to the powerful Chalukya armies
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In the Hundred Days he commanded part of Jean Maximilien Lamarque s Army of the West At the second Bourbon Restoration he retained his titles and honors and subsequently held several command posts until retirement in 1829 He died in 1855
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Busy Philipps as Denise Johnson a dating consultant and self described expert at matchmaking who provides her clients with come on lines to use and avoid wardrobe and grooming hints and conversation starters and stoppers Despite being characterized as the Kung Fu master at setting up freaks she struggles with finding her own true love After being contacted by her ex boyfriend to find the perfect match she becomes cynical about dating and love saying I ve been Wing unk my butt off Philipps described the character s love life as a complete disaster
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The Jarls Eirik and Svein proved strong competent rulers and their reign was prosperous Most sources say that they adopted Christianity but allowed the people religious freedom leading to a backlash against Christianity which undid much of Olaf Tryggvason s missionary work
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In the season finale she urges Frank to humble himself before President Walker with whom he has fallen out of favor in order to complete the plan Cut out your heart and put it in his fucking hands The gambit works Walker keeps Frank as his Vice President allowing Frank to succeed him when he resigns Frank is now President of the United States with Claire as the First Lady of the United States
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At the time the building was constructed the Phoenix area had only 120 Jewish residents The synagogue served as a cultural center for the Jewish community including hosting communal Passover unk at a time when Jews faced discrimination at hotels and other places of public gathering
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Despite the initial fanfare Strauss found his early years as a composer difficult but he soon won over audiences after accepting commissions to perform away from home The first major appointment for the young composer was his award of the honorary position of Kapellmeister of the 2nd Vienna Citizen s Regiment which had been left vacant following Joseph Lanner s death two years before
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In June 2012 Obama said that the bond between the United States and Israel is unbreakable During the initial years of the Obama administration the US increased military cooperation with Israel including increased military aid re establishment of the unk Joint Political Military Group and the Defense Policy Advisory Group and an increase in visits among high level military officials of both countries The Obama administration asked Congress to allocate money toward funding the Iron Dome program in response to the waves of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
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In the 2005 06 season Barcelona repeated their league and Supercup successes The pinnacle of the league season arrived at the Santiago Bernabu Stadium in a 3 0 win over Real Madrid It was Frank Rijkaard s second victory at the Bernabu making him the first Barcelona manager to win there twice Ronaldinho s performance was so impressive that after his second goal which was Barcelona s third some Real Madrid fans gave him a standing ovation In the Champions League Barcelona beat the English club Arsenal in the final Trailing 1 0 to a 10 man Arsenal and with less than 15 minutes remaining they came back to win 2 1 with substitute Henrik Larsson in his final appearance for the club setting up goals for Samuel Eto o and fellow substitute Juliano Belletti for the club s first European Cup victory in 14 years
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Fico was a northeast Pacific tropical cyclone for 20 days or 468 hours breaking the previous record since the beginning of reliable satellite monitoring set by Hurricane Celeste of 1972 with 16 days Fico was also a hurricane for 17 days which also broke the record set by Celeste of 1972 with 10 days Both records were later broken by Hurricane Tina Fico also tracked about 6 000 miles 9 700 km among the longest tracks on record for a Pacific hurricane
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The town is served by Keynsham railway station on the London Bristol and Bristol Southampton trunk routes It opened in 1840 and was renamed Keynsham and Somerdale in 1925 The factory had its own rail system which was connected to the mainline The connection to Fry s chocolate factory was taken out of use on the 26 27 July 1980 The station s name reverted to Keynsham on 6 May 1974 The station was rebuilt in 1985 as a joint project between British Rail and Avon County Council
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Stan s birthday is October 19 which is Trey Parker s birthday except Stan s year of birth is 1987
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After their marriage Satyavati bore Shantanu two sons Chitrangada and Vichitravirya The Harivamsa tells of Bhishma recalling events after Shantanu s death During the period of mourning after Shantanu s death unk unk usurper of the throne of Panchala demanded that Bhishma hand over Satyavati in return for wealth Bhishma killed unk unk who had lost his powers because he lusted after another s wife However the Mahabharata does not include this event it only describes Bhishma crowning Chitrangada as king under Satyavati s command Chitrangada was later killed by a namesake gandharva a celestial musician
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The nature reserve itself is a large expanse of wetland and pools There are a number of paths and trails for visitors to follow and seven bird hides from which to observe the wildlife The flora and fauna is extremely varied due to the numerous types of habitat and includes many species that are otherwise rare in the area
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Newton takes the box to a crowded subway station and entices a homeless man Eric the Midget to watch the box for a short while expecting the person to steal it after he leaves The Fringe team is soon on the scene having discovered the ultrasound signal and find all of the passengers at the station are dead They find no evidence of the box and fear that someone took it into the tunnels and may still be active the ultrasound would kill everyone on any train that passed Peter offers to go find the box and Walter has the idea to make Peter momentarily deaf by having Fauxlivia fire her gun next to Peter s ears He finds the box its lid cracked in the dead hands of the homeless man Without a way to seal the lid Peter is forced to try to defuse the box He does so in time before his hearing returns but cannot hear the warning of an errant train bearing down on him Fauxlivia enters the tunnels to save Peter After recovering Peter and Walter surmise the box is part of the machine and Peter begins studying it On her own Fauxlivia contacts the parallel world through the typewriter shop informing them that Peter has the first piece and is now engaged
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The contemporary artist Bradley Platz extends the theme of Charon s obol as a unk food in his oil on canvas work Charon and the Shades 2007 In this depiction Charon is a hooded faceless figure of Death the transported soul regurgitates a stream of gold coins while the penniless struggle and beg on the shores The painting was created for a show in which artists were to bring together a mythological figure and a pop culture icon chosen randomly The soul in Platz s reinterpretation is the celebutante Nicole Richie as a general symbol for the modern celebrity and wealth notes the artist She is represented dry and emaciated having little physical beauty left but a wealth of gold which she purges from her mouth
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The writer of the scenario is unknown but it was most likely Lloyd Lonergan He was an experienced newspaperman employed by The New York Evening World while writing scripts for the Thanhouser productions The film director is unknown but it may have been Barry O Neil Film historian Q David Bowers does not attribute a cameraman for this production but at least two possible candidates exist Blair Smith was the first cameraman of the Thanhouser company but he was soon joined by Carl Louis Gregory who had years of experience as a still and motion picture photographer The role of the cameraman was uncredited in 1910 productions Only the role of Marie Eline is cited by Bowers but a surviving film still raises the possibility of identifying several more actors in the production Bowers states that most of the credits are fragmentary for 1910 Thanhouser productions
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Most of the levels in Super Mario Galaxy 2 offer a unique task based around its theme and many focus on dynamic environments that change or alternate between various states For example some environments change to the beat of the background music such as sudden shifts in the direction of gravity or the appearance or disappearance of platforms and others feature a special switch that temporarily slows down time Prankster Comets which were featured in the original game and cause variation and tougher challenges in levels no longer appear randomly in visited galaxies but instead require the collection of a Comet Medal in that galaxy in order for it to appear In addition Prankster Comets have become more general and offer any number of variations while Super Mario Galaxy offered only five mutually exclusive variations the Prankster Comets in Super Mario Galaxy 2 range to any number of challenges that often mix or overlap These include destroying all the enemies collecting 100 Purple Coins and completing the level within a time limit with Mario s maximum health reduced to one unit or while avoiding Cosmic Clones doppelgngers of Mario that pursue and imitate all the player s actions As a result both the dynamic environments and the Prankster Comets often create challenges with puzzle elements requiring precision and strategy in order to overcome them
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Following the disastrous end to the Serbian campaign in late 1915 Peanac escaped to Corfu along with the retreating Serbian army and government and ultimately joined the Salonika front In 1915 Peanac had received various medals for his merit in fighting including three gold medals for bravery one for military virtue and the Order of the Star of Karaore 4th Class for his service in World War I and possibly also for his prior military accomplishments
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Much of Indonesia s deforestation is caused by forest clearing for the palm oil industry which has cleared 18 million hectares of forest for palm oil expansion Palm oil expansion requires land reallocation as well as changes to the local and natural ecosystems Palm oil expansion can generate wealth for local communities but it can also degrade ecosystems and cause social problems
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McMahon wrestled James Farwell in January 1878 Falwell won a controversial victory to retain his status as champion of the Pacific Coast After McMahon s main rival Colonel JH McLaughlin retired McMahon ceased to compete as well The two had never faced each other but there was a dispute as to who would win if such a match took place McMahon returned to Virginia City to open a saloon In October of that year McLaughlin offered a bet that nobody would be able to defeat Robert Wright one of his trainees McMahon accepted the bet defeated Wright and arranged a match against McLaughlin He defeated McLaughlin in a best of three match on November 23 1878 A rematch took place which McLaughlin won The third and final contest between the two took place in March 1879 and ended in a draw On May 12 of that year McMahon defeated Australian Professor William Miller in a best of three match before a crowd of over 2000 spectators in Gilmore s Garden in New York
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Thus Thrasybulus won praise as an Athenian patriot and staunch principled democrat He has been criticized by modern historians however for failing to recognize that Athens in the 4th century BC could not sustain an imperial policy R J Buck suggests that Thrasybulus who came of age in the heady days when the democracy and empire under Pericles were at their fullest extent never accepted that the devastating losses Athens had suffered in the Peloponnesian War made the return of those times impossible
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The Emancipation of Mimi received many awards and award nominations It earned ten Grammy Award nominations in 2006 07 eight in 2006 for the original release the most received by Carey in a single year and two in 2007 for the Ultra Platinum Edition In 2006 Carey won Best Contemporary R B Album for The Emancipation of Mimi as well as Best Female R B Vocal Performance and Best R B Song for We Belong Together Carey was nominated for but did not win Album of the Year The Emancipation of Mimi Record of the Year We Belong Together Song of the Year We Belong Together Best Female Pop Vocal Performance It s Like That and Best Traditional R B Vocal Performance Mine Again In 2007 Don t Forget About Us was nominated for Best Female R B Vocal Performance and Best R B Song winning neither
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Her first mission was to locate the German battleship Tirpitz which had left its anchorage in Kaafjord in early October Implacable departed Scapa Flow on 16 October and a section of her Fireflies spotted the battleship off Hkya Island near Troms two days later No attack was mounted because the carrier lacked any single seat fighters aboard to escort the strike aircraft although they did damage a cargo ship before returning home On 16 October the Supermarine Seafires of 887 and 894 Squadrons of No 24 Naval Fighter Wing landed aboard In late October she participated in Operation Athletic off the Norwegian coast where her aircraft sank six ships and damaged a German submarine for the loss of one Barracuda while conducting the Royal Navy s last wartime torpedo attack On 1 November Captain Charles Hughes Hallett relieved Mackintosh and assumed command of the ship
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The High Court was convened in the Supreme Court Building on 25 March 1983 Presiding over the case were two judges Justice Thirugnana unk Sinnathuray who would deliver judgment on serial murderer John Martin Scripps 13 years later and Justice Frederick Arthur Chua who was at the time the longest serving judge in Singapore Knight continued to build his case on the evidence gathered by detective work Photographs of the crime scenes together with witness testimonies would help the court to visualise the events that led to the crimes Other evidence the blood samples religious objects drugs and the notes with Ng and Ghazali s names conclusively proved the defendants involvement Knight had no eyewitnesses to the murders his evidence was circumstantial but he told the court in his opening statement What matters is that did intentionally suffocate and drown these two innocent children causing their deaths in circumstances which amount to murder And this we will prove beyond all reasonable doubt
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