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Through the 2005 season, Ramírez is a career .314 hitter, with a .409 on base percentage and a .599 slugging percentage. He has totaled 435 home runs and 1414 RBI in 1687 games. Even though the 2005 season started off slowly for his standards, he had a strong second half of the year and ended with a .292 avg., 45 home runs, 144 RBIs and 112 runs. Ramírez is generally considered one of the best all-around righthanded hitters in the American League, hitting right-handed and left-handed pitchers equally well. As a fielder he is considered average, wi ...

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Manny Ramírez, Manny Ramírez - Career, Manny Ramírez - Cleveland years, Manny Ramírez - 2003 season, Manny Ramírez - 2004 season, Manny Ramírez - 2005 season, Manny Ramírez - 2005 Offseason, Manny Ramírez - Highlights, Manny Ramírez - Miscellaneous statistics and facts, Manny Ramírez - Salary, Manny Ramírez - Trivia

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Dean began his acting career with a Pepsi-Cola television commercial followed by a stint as a stunt tester in the game show Beat the Clock. He quit college to focus on his budding career but struggled to get jobs in Hollywood and succeeded in paying his bills only by working as a parking lot attendant at CBS studios. Following the advice of friends Dean moved to New York City to pursue live stage acting, where he was accepted to study under Lee Strasberg in the storied Actors Studio. His career picked up and Dean did several ep ...

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James Dean, James Dean - Childhood and education, James Dean - Acting career, James Dean - East of Eden, James Dean - Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean - Giant, James Dean - Death, James Dean - Porsche 550 Spyder, James Dean - Legacy, James Dean - Sexuality, James Dean - Memorial, James Dean - Filmography, James Dean - Stage, James Dean - Television

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In modern versions of the legend, Robin Hood is said to have taken up residence in the verdant Sherwood Forest in the county of Nottinghamshire. This is a matter of some considerable contention. The original ballads speak of his being in Barnsdale (the area between Pontefract and Doncaster), some fifty miles north of Sherwood in the county of Yorkshire. This is reinforced for some by the similarity of Locksley to the area of Loxley in Sheffield, where in nearby Tideswell, which was the “Kings Larder” in the Royal Forest of the Pea ...

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Robin Hood, Robin Hood - The Robin Hood legend, Robin Hood - Possible locations, Robin Hood - Modern interpretations, Robin Hood - Other trivia, Robin Hood - Movies and TV series, Robin Hood - Appearance in other arts, Robin Hood - Music, Robin Hood - Video games

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There might have been elections not mentioned here. This list should not be understood as complete. Elections in South Korea - 1948 presidential election. The following paragraph is based on the Korean Wikipedia's 1948 presidentia ...

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Elections in South Korea, Elections in South Korea - 2004 parliamentary election result, Elections in South Korea - 2002 presidential election result, Elections in South Korea - Past elections, Elections in South Korea - 1948 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1952 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1954 parliamentary election, Elections in South Korea - 1956 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - May 1960 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1960 parliamentary election, Elections in South Korea - August 1960 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1963 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1967 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1971 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1972 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1978 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1987 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1992 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 1997 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 2000 parliamentary election, Elections in South Korea - 2002 presidential election, Elections in South Korea - 2004 parliamentary election, Elections in South Korea - 2005-10-26 by-election, Elections in South Korea - 2007 presidential election

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Portugal has been inhabited for at least 500,000 years, first by Neanderthals and then by homo sapiens. In the early first millennium BCE, several waves of Celts invaded Portugal from central Europe and intermarried with the local Iberian people, forming the Celtiberian ethnic group, with many tribes, such as the Lusitanians, the Calaicians or Gallaeci and the Conii (amongst others less significant tribes such as the Bracari, Celtici, Coelerni, Equaesi, Grovii, Interamici, Leuni, Luanqui, Limici, Narbasi, Nemetati, Paesuri, Quaquerni, Seurbi, Tamagani, Tapoli, Turduli, Tur ...

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History of Portugal, History of Portugal - Portugal, History of Portugal - Early history, History of Portugal - Roman Lusitania, History of Portugal - Germanic kingdoms, History of Portugal - Moorish rule and the Reconquista, History of Portugal - Affirmation of Portugal, History of Portugal - Discoveries Odyssey: Glory of the Empire, History of Portugal - Decline of the Empire, History of Portugal - Pombaline Era, History of Portugal - Crises of the Nineteenth Century, History of Portugal - The First Republic, History of Portugal - New State Estado Novo, History of Portugal - The Third Republic, History of Portugal - Timeline

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Wushu, also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport based on a reinterpretations of traditional Chinese martial arts. Created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, Wushu has spread globally through the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), which holds the World Championships of Wushu every two years; the first World Championships were held in 1991 in Beijing. Wushu is composed of two disciplines: taolu (套路, forms) and sanda (散打, sparring)< ...

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• Wushu sport - Events
• Wushu sport - Other routines
• Wushu sport - Famous Wushu Practicioners
• Wushu sport - Wushu as an Olympic event

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Triad (Simplified: 三合会; Traditional: 三合會; Hanyu Pinyin: Sānhéhuì; literally "Triad Society") is a collective term that describes many branches of an underground society and organizations based in Hong Kong and also operating in Mainland China, Macao, and Chinatowns in Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. There are about 50 triad groups that are active in modern Hong Kong; many of them are no more than small, local street gangs. The larger groups, including t ...

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• Triad - History of triads
• Triad - Precursor to triads—Tian Di Hui
• Triad - Post-imperial developments
• Triad - Migration to Hong Kong
• Triad - Sustenance from 1980s
• Triad - Activities overseas
• Triad - Recent developments
• Triad - Triad groups
• Triad - The 14K Triad
• Triad - The Sun Yee On
• Triad - The Wo Group
• Triad - Triad culture
• Triad - Triad organizational structure
• Triad - Gang fighting
• Triad - Organized crime
• Triad - Dealing with triad problems in schools
• Triad - How triads are tackled in Hong Kong
• Triad - Portrayal of triad societies in popular culture
• Triad - Public figures alleged to have or have had triad ties
• Triad - List of Triads Tongs and Chinese Gangs
• Triad - Triads
• Triad - Tongs
• Triad - Chinese Gangs
• Triad - Miscellaneous information

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The majority of routines used in the sport are new, modernized recompilations of traditional routines. However, routines taken directly from traditional styles, including the styles that are not part of standard events, may be performed in competition, especially in China. These routines generally do not garner as many points as their modern counterparts, and are performed in events separate from the compulsory routine events. Among these, the more commonly seen routines include: Baguazhang (八卦掌) - Eight-Trigrams Palm ...

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Wushu sport, Wushu sport - Events, Wushu sport - Other routines, Wushu sport - Famous Wushu Practicioners, Wushu sport - Wushu as an Olympic event

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Most of central and southern Hebei lies within the North China Plain. The province is bordered by the Yan Mountains (Yan Shan) in the north and Taihang Mountains (Taihang Shan) in the west, while the southeast forms part of the North China Plain. The highest peak is Mount Xiaowutai with an altitude of 2882 m. Hebei borders Bohai Sea on the east. The Hai He watershed covers most of the province's central and southern parts, and the Luan He watershed covers the northeast. Hebei has a continental monsoon climate, with annual rainfall of 400 to 800 mm. It often rains heavily in summer. S ...

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Hebei, Hebei - History, Hebei - Geography, Hebei - Administrative divisions, Hebei - Economy, Hebei - Demographics, Hebei - Culture, Hebei - Transportation, Hebei - Tourism, Hebei - Miscellaneous topics, Hebei - Colleges and Universities

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Because many different Hanja—and thus, many different words derived from Hanja—often share the same sounds, two distinct Hanja words may be spelled identically in the phonetic Hangul alphabet. Thus, Hanja are often used to clarify meaning, either on their own without the equivalent Hangul spelling, or in parentheses after the Hangul spelling as a kind of gloss. Hanja are often also used as a form of shorthand in newspaper headlines, advertisements, and on signs. Some details of use follow. Hanja ...

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Hanja, Hanja - History, Hanja - Character formation, Hanja - Meaning and sound, Hanja - Education, Hanja - Uses, Hanja - Hanja in print media, Hanja - Hanja in dictionaries, Hanja - Hanja in personal names, Hanja - Hanja in place names, Hanja - Pronunciation, Hanja - Vocabulary

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A man known for his large appetites, Welles became extremely overweight in his later years, topping out at more than 350 pounds. He capitalized on his image in various advertising campaigns for certain brands of wines, hot dogs, and correspondence courses. A bootleg of the recording session for one of his later commercials still circulates on the Internet and elsewhere, often known simply as Frozen Peas. In the recording, Welles can be heard brazenly chastising the commercial's producers for its poor script and their "impossible, mean ...

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Orson Welles, Orson Welles - Early career, Orson Welles - Welles in Hollywood, Orson Welles - Welles after Hollywood, Orson Welles - Television, Orson Welles - Unfinished projects, Orson Welles - Final years, Orson Welles - Trivia, Orson Welles - Selected filmography

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China listen ▶ (help·info) (Traditional: 中國; Simplified: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) refers to a number of states and cultures that have existed and are viewed as having succeeded one another in continental East Asia, dating back nearly 5,000 years. Modern China has been described as both a single civilization and multiple civilizations, as a single state or multiple states, ...

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• China - Terminology
• China - Zhongguo
• China - China
• China - History
• China - Chinese Pre-history
• China - Political history
• China - Territory
• China - Historical overview
• China - Historical political divisions
• China - Geography and climate
• China - Society
• China - Demographics
• China - Culture
• China - Religion
• China - Arts scholarship and literature
• China - Science and technology
• China - Miscellaneous topics

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Main article: Supporterklubben Änglarna Before the foundation of IFK Göteborg, the dominant club in the Gothenburg area was Örgryte IS, which was considered a middle class club, and in later years an upper class club, like most clubs of that time. IFK became popular amongst the working class which created a fierce rivalry as the supporters not only supported different teams, they were also belonging to different social classes. During this time, in the early 20th century, supporters were supposed to act as gentlemen, applaud ...

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IFK Göteborg, IFK Göteborg - History, IFK Göteborg - Colours and badge, IFK Göteborg - Stadium, IFK Göteborg - Supporters, IFK Göteborg - Current squad, IFK Göteborg - Noted players, IFK Göteborg - Noted managers, IFK Göteborg - Achievements, IFK Göteborg - Records

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China is one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with written records dating back 3,500 years. Turtle shells with markings reminiscent of ancient Chinese writing from the Shang Dynasty (商朝) have been carbon dated to around 1,500 BC. These records suggest that the origins of Chinese civilization started with city-states that may go back more than 5,000 years. Two thousand years ago is c ...

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• History of China - Prehistoric times
• History of China - Ancient histories
• History of China - Xia Dynasty
• History of China - Shang Dynasty
• History of China - Zhou Dynasty
• History of China - Qin Dynasty: The first Chinese Empire
• History of China - Han Dynasty: A period of prosperity
• History of China - Jin the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties
• History of China - Sui Dynasty: Reunification
• History of China - Tang Dynasty: Return to prosperity
• History of China - Song Dynasty and its northern neighbors the Liao and the Jin
• History of China - Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty
• History of China - Ming Dynasty: Revival of Chinese culture
• History of China - Qing Dynasty
• History of China - The Republic of China
• History of China - Post modern independence

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Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz (Wavelength 1 meter) and 3.0 GHz (Wavelength 10 centimetres) . Waves whose frequency is above the UHF band fall into the microwave or higher bands, while lower frequency signals fall into the VHF or lower bands. See electromagnetic spectrum for a full listing of frequency bands. Ultra high frequency - Uses. UHF and VHF are the most common frequency bands for television. Modern mobile phones also ...

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• Ultra high frequency - Uses
• Ultra high frequency - Characteristics
• Ultra high frequency - Advantages
• Ultra high frequency - History
• Ultra high frequency - United States
• Ultra high frequency - United Kingdom
• Ultra high frequency - Australia
• Ultra high frequency - Frequency Allocation - United States
• Ultra high frequency - Frequency Allocation - United Kingdom

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March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador 1627 - Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580) 1754 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1694) 1758 - Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician 1764 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690) 1796 - Guillaume ...

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March 6, March 6 - Events, March 6 - Births, March 6 - Deaths, March 6 - 1252 to 1899, March 6 - 1900 to 1999, March 6 - 2000 onwards, March 6 - Holidays and observances

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David Ben-Gurion ▶ (help·info) (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן גּוּרִיּוֹן) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. David Ben-Gurion - Early life. He was born as David Grün in Płońsk, Poland which was then part of the Russian Empire. His father, Avigdor Grün was a lawyer and a leader in the Hovevei Zion organization. His mother, Scheindel died when Ben-Gurion was 11 ...

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• David Ben-Gurion - Early life
• David Ben-Gurion - Zionist leadership
• David Ben-Gurion - Prime Ministership
• David Ben-Gurion - Trivia
• David Ben-Gurion - Footnote

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After his retirement as President, K. R. Narayanan, along his wife Usha, lived his remaining years in a modest bungalow (34, Prithviraj Road) in Delhi. At the World Social Forum (WSF) in Mumbai (21 January 2004), he lent his support to the alternative globalisation movement. Addressing the forum at its concluding session, he praised the WSF for demanding freedom in its most comprehensive form, and was happy that people had assembled under an important idea, rather than for narrow political ends; after reflecting on corporations displa ...

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K. R. Narayanan, K. R. Narayanan - Origins, K. R. Narayanan - Education, K. R. Narayanan - Career, K. R. Narayanan - In the public service, K. R. Narayanan - In politics, K. R. Narayanan - Vice-Presidency, K. R. Narayanan - Presidency, K. R. Narayanan - Assumption of office, K. R. Narayanan - Golden jubilee of independence, K. R. Narayanan - Participation in the elections, K. R. Narayanan - Golden jubilee of the Republic, K. R. Narayanan - Exercise of Presidential discretion, K. R. Narayanan - Kargil conflict, K. R. Narayanan - Concerns for Social and Economic justice and Communal tolerance, K. R. Narayanan - Demission of office, K. R. Narayanan - Subsequent life, K. R. Narayanan - Works

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Main article: NSA warrantless surveillance controversy On December 16, 2005, the New York Times printed a story asserting that, under White House pressure and with an executive order from President George W. Bush, the National Security Agency, in an attempt to thwart terrorism, had been conducting warrantless phone-taps on individuals in the U.S. calling persons outside the country. [2] According to t ...

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National Security Agency, National Security Agency - Agency history, National Security Agency - Involvement with non-government cryptography, National Security Agency - ECHELON, National Security Agency - Phone taps, National Security Agency - Staff, National Security Agency - Directors, National Security Agency - Deputy Directors, National Security Agency - Notable cryptanalysts, National Security Agency - NSA encryption systems, National Security Agency - Past and present SIGINT activities, National Security Agency - Notes, National Security Agency - In fiction, National Security Agency - NSA computers

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The Ōu North Line began in Aomori, the South Line in Fukushima, and the full line began operation in 1905. Ōu Main Line - Ōu North Line. December 1, 1894: Aomori — Hirosaki October 21, 1895: Hirosaki — Ikarigaseki June 21, 1899: Ikarigaseki — Shirasawa November 15, 1899: Shirasawa — Ōdate October 7, 1900: Ōdate — Takanosu Novermber 1, 1901: Takanosu — Noshiro (present-day Higashi-Noshiro) August 1, 1902: Noshiro — Gojōme (prese ...

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Ōu Main Line, Ōu Main Line - Route Data, Ōu Main Line - Service, Ōu Main Line - Fukushima — Shinjō 148.6km, Ōu Main Line - Shinjō — Ōmagari 98.4km, Ōu Main Line - Ōmagari — Akita 51.7km, Ōu Main Line - Akita — Aomori 185.8km, Ōu Main Line - Timeline, Ōu Main Line - Ōu North Line, Ōu Main Line - Ōu South Line, Ōu Main Line - Ōu Main Line, Ōu Main Line - Station List

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Arab Israelis are citizens of Israel with equal political rights. In 1948, Israel's Declaration of Independence called upon the Arab inhabitants of Israel to "participate in the upbuilding of the State on the basis of full and equal citizenship and due representation in all its provisional and permanent institutions". The political involvement of the Arab sector is manifested in both national and municipal elections. There are several Arab political parties, in addition to the left-wing Hadash party which receives most of its electora ...

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Israeli Arab, Israeli Arab - Introduction, Israeli Arab - Demographics and Subdivisions, Israeli Arab - Population growth, Israeli Arab - Muslim Israeli Arabs, Israeli Arab - Christian Israeli Arabs, Israeli Arab - Bedouins, Israeli Arab - Druze, Israeli Arab - Location/geography, Israeli Arab - Health, Israeli Arab - Education, Israeli Arab - Legal and Political Status, Israeli Arab - Political development, Israeli Arab - Recent developments, Israeli Arab - Work and Economic situation, Israeli Arab - Economic development of the Israeli Arab community, Israeli Arab - Pluralism and Sectoral Identity, Israeli Arab - Discrimination, Israeli Arab - Initial measures taken by the Israeli government, Israeli Arab - Modifications to Citizenship and Entry law, Israeli Arab - Participation in acts of terror against Israeli citizens, Israeli Arab - Trivia, Israeli Arab - Footnotes, Israeli Arab - Bibliography

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ENIAC received a lot of press for its sheer size, but in some ways it was not the state-of-the-art of its era. Unlike Konrad Zuse's Z3 of 1941 and Howard Aiken's MARK I of 1944 it had to be rewired to run a new program (Z3 and MARK I read their programs off a tape). Furthermore, unlike Z3 and most modern computers, ENIAC's registers performed decimal arithmetic rather than binary. The idea of the stored-program computer came during the development of the ENIAC, but it was not implemented because (1) the machine was to be completed quickly so that it could aid in the war effort, and (2) it was realized that 20 storage locations for memory ...

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ENIAC, ENIAC - Description

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