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Very soon after their arrival in January 1967, the Bee Gees were signed by Robert Stigwood, and added Australian musicians Vince Melouney (guitar) and former child actor Colin Petersen (drums). Their first single recorded in England was "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967), a surreal, haunting and macabre song that made the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic. Their album "Bee Gees' First" scored well with critics and the public, offering an innovative blend of rock and orchestral ballads such as the classics ...

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Bee Gees, Bee Gees - Early history, Bee Gees - 1960s in England, Bee Gees - 1970s: Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gees - 1980s and 1990s, Bee Gees - Later years, Bee Gees - Current news, Bee Gees - Awards and success, Bee Gees - Original Albums, Bee Gees - Compilations, Bee Gees - International Hit Singles, Bee Gees - Band, Bee Gees - Parodies of the Bee Gees

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Loch Ness Monster - Ancient. Rumours of a monster or animal living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several centuries, though others have questioned the accuracy or relevance of such tales, which were generally unheard-of before the 1960s, when a strong wave of interest in legitimizing Nessie's 1930s-based history began. The earliest claimed reference is taken from the Life of St. Columba by Adamnan. It describes how in 565 Columba saved the life of a Pict, who was being s ...

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Loch Ness Monster, Loch Ness Monster - History of alleged sightings, Loch Ness Monster - Ancient, Loch Ness Monster - Recent and Principal, Loch Ness Monster - Theories, Loch Ness Monster - Evidence, Loch Ness Monster - Evidence for, Loch Ness Monster - Evidence against, Loch Ness Monster - The Loch Ness Monster and popular culture, Loch Ness Monster - Literature, Loch Ness Monster - Movies, Loch Ness Monster - Television, Loch Ness Monster - Media, Loch Ness Monster - Games, Loch Ness Monster - Reference, Loch Ness Monster - Loch Ness Monster Researchers

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Madagascar's long isolation from the neighboring continents has resulted in a unique mix of plants and animals, many found nowhere else in the world; some ecologists refer to Madagascar as the "eighth continent". The eastern, or windward side of the island is home to tropical rainforests, while the western and southern sides of the island, which lie in the rain shadow of the central highlands, are home to tropical dry forests, thorn fore ...

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Madagascar, Madagascar - History, Madagascar - Politics, Madagascar - Government, Madagascar - Territorial Subdivisions, Madagascar - Provinces, Madagascar - Regions, Madagascar - Geography, Madagascar - Ecology, Madagascar - Economy, Madagascar - Foreign relations, Madagascar - Demographics, Madagascar - Culture, Madagascar - Trivia, Madagascar - Miscellaneous topics

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All Creatures Great and Small was the title given to a U.S. volume first published in 1972 comprising James Herriot's first two novels, If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen To A Vet, which were considered too short to publish individually in the U.S. market. The name was borrowed from the second line of the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful, and derived from a punning suggestion by Herriot's daughter, who thoug ...

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• All Creatures Great and Small - Film
• All Creatures Great and Small - Television
• All Creatures Great and Small - Series 1
• All Creatures Great and Small - Series 2
• All Creatures Great and Small - Series 3
• All Creatures Great and Small - Specials
• All Creatures Great and Small - Series 4
• All Creatures Great and Small - Series 5
• All Creatures Great and Small - Series 6
• All Creatures Great and Small - Series 7

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Crossroads was a British television soap opera set in a motel near Birmingham, England. It was first broadcast on ITV between 2 November 1964 and 4 April 1988. Crossroads soap opera - ATV series. Crossroads first aired five days a week, until the ITA decreed that it would go to four airings a week in 1967. In 1979, it moved to three times a week. The location of the Crossroads Motel was a fictional outskirt of Birmingham, "King's Oak" (there are real suburbs Kings Norton and Selly Oak). ...

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• Crossroads soap opera - ATV series
• Crossroads soap opera - Central TV series
• Crossroads soap opera - Crossroads Locations
• Crossroads soap opera - Carlton series
• Crossroads soap opera - Trivia

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ITV - Former ITV contractors. Associated British Corporation (ABC Television): North and Midlands weekend franchise (1956–1968) Associated-Rediffusion: London weekday franchise (1955–1968) Associated TeleVision/ATV Network: Midlands weekday franchise and London weekend franchise (1956–1968); Midlands (7 day) (1968–1981) Southern Television: South and South East England franchise (1958–1981) Thames Television: London weekday franchise (1968–1992) TSW S ...

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ITV, ITV - History, ITV - The start, ITV - 1968 franchise round, ITV - 1982 franchise round, ITV - 1993 franchise round, ITV - Programmes, ITV - ITV companies: past and present, ITV - Former ITV contractors, ITV - Current ITV franchise holders

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Known for meticulous use of miniatures and hundreds of sci-fi themed anime, Japan has a long history of producing science fiction series for TV. Only a few of these series are aired outside Japan and even when aired, they tend to be edited, rarely retaining their original storyline. While reasons like violence and sexual context are often presented, these edits are never a perfect solution and needlessly make story confusing. Yet non-anime sci-fi are still largely unknown to foreign audiences. An exception is Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers an ...

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Science fiction on television, Science fiction on television - British television science fiction, Science fiction on television - US television science fiction, Science fiction on television - Japanese television science fiction, Science fiction on television - Television science fiction with actors, Science fiction on television - Science fiction in anime, Science fiction on television - Other countries television science fiction, Science fiction on television - Notable series and people

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Although Chaplin had his major successes in the United States and was a resident from 1914 to 1952, he retained his British nationality. During the era of McCarthyism, Chaplin was accused of "un-American activities" as a suspected communist; and J. Edgar Hoover, who had instructed the FBI to keep extensive files on him, tried to end his United States residency. FBI pressure on Chaplin grew after his 1942 campaign for a second front in the war, and reached a critical level in the late 1940's, when Congressional figures threatened to call him as a witness in hearings. This was never done, probably because of fear of Chaplin's abi ...

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Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin - Birth, Charlie Chaplin - Childhood, Charlie Chaplin - Stage, Charlie Chaplin - America, Charlie Chaplin - Auteur, Charlie Chaplin - United Artists, Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin - Politics, Charlie Chaplin - McCarthyism, Charlie Chaplin - Academy Award, Charlie Chaplin - Marriages, Charlie Chaplin - Mildred Harris, Charlie Chaplin - Lita Grey, Charlie Chaplin - Oona O'Neill, Charlie Chaplin - Knighted, Charlie Chaplin - Death, Charlie Chaplin - Misinformation, Charlie Chaplin - Legacy, Charlie Chaplin - Media, Charlie Chaplin - Trivia, Charlie Chaplin - Filmography, Charlie Chaplin - Short films as actor, Charlie Chaplin - Feature films, Charlie Chaplin - Notes

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Merely six weeks after the Ass sessions were completed, Badfinger entered the studio to begin recording the material for their first Warner Brothers release, Badfinger. Neither Ass nor Badfinger were well-received by music critics, but owing to Badfinger's overwork, their lackluster quality can perhaps be understood in context. Badfinger and its two accompanying singles, "Love Is Easy" and "I Miss You," also did not reach chart positions. Badfinger did manage to consolidate some U.S. fan support in 1 ...

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Badfinger, Badfinger - The Panthers & The Iveys, Badfinger - Badfinger - The Apple Years, Badfinger - Warner Brothers, Badfinger - Demise, Badfinger - Discography

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The most important feature of Zeppelin's design is a slim, rigid aluminium alloy skeleton, made of rings and longitudinal girders. The advantage of this concept is that the ships can be built much larger, which enables them to lift heavier loads and be equipped with more numerous and powerful engines. This makes the craft quite distinct from non-rigid airships commonly known as blimps, which rely on a slight o ...

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Zeppelin, Zeppelin - Principal characteristics, Zeppelin - History of the Zeppelin, Zeppelin - Early Zeppelin history, Zeppelin - Zeppelins in World War I, Zeppelin - Zeppelin history after World War I, Zeppelin - Non-German Rigid Airships, Zeppelin - Recent developments, Zeppelin - Cultural influences

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The Latin name for Exeter, Isca Dumnoniorum , suggests that the city was originally a Celtic oppidum, or town, on the banks on the River Exe before to the foundation of the Roman city in c. AD 50. Such early towns, or proto-cities, had been a feature of pre-Roman Gaul as described by Julius Caesar in his Gallic Commentaries and it is not improbable that they existed in neighbouring Britain as well. Isca is clearly a Celtic generic noun and the Romans felt the need to label the city Isca Dumnoniorum, or the Isca of the Dumnonii, in order to distinguish it from such settlements as Isca Silurum (modern ...

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Exeter, Exeter - Situation, Exeter - Economy, Exeter - History, Exeter - Politics and administration, Exeter - Notable Buildings, Exeter - Culture, Exeter - Literature, Exeter - Theatre, Exeter - Music, Exeter - Museums and galleries, Exeter - Newspapers, Exeter - Twin towns, Exeter - Colleges and Universities, Exeter - Sports, Exeter - Transport, Exeter - Road, Exeter - Rail, Exeter - Air

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His father was Ukrainian and his mother worked as a nurse. At the age of 13 he became interested in aeronautics after reading novels by Jules Verne. He is known to have written a letter to Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in 1923. He studied at an Odessa trade school, where he learned to be a sheet metal worker. After graduation he apprenticed at a hydraulics fitting plant. He was first trained as a fitter, then moved to lathe operator. During his time in Odessa, Glushko performed experiments with explosives. These were recovered from unexplode ...

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Valentin Glushko, Valentin Glushko - Biography, Valentin Glushko - Bibliography, Valentin Glushko - Honors

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Ley lines are alignments of a number of places of geographical interest, such as ancient megaliths. Their existence was first suggested in 1921 by the amateur archaeologist Alfred Watkins, whose book The Old Straight Track first brought the phenomenon to the attention of the wider public. The existence of these apparently remarkable alignments between sites is easily demonstrated. However, the causes of these alignments are disputed. There are three major schools of thought: Anthropological: According ...

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• Ley line - The anthropological approach: Alfred Watkins and The Old Straight Track
• Ley line - The New Age approach: magical and holy lines
• Ley line - The skeptical approach: chance alignments
• Ley line - Are alignments and ley lines the same thing?
• Ley line - Controversy
• Ley line - Scientific investigation
• Ley line - Compare with

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The series was created by Irna Phillips, who based it on personal experiences. After giving birth to a still-born baby at age 19, she found spiritual comfort listening to sermons by a preacher of a church centered on the brotherhood of man. It was these sermons that formed the nucleus of the creation of The Guiding Light. Guiding Light - The radio years. The radio show's original storyline centered around a preacher named Rev. John Ruthledge (Arthur Peterson, Jr.) and all the people of a fictional s ...

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Guiding Light, Guiding Light - History, Guiding Light - The radio years, Guiding Light - Early years on television, Guiding Light - 1960s, Guiding Light - 1970s, Guiding Light - 1980s, Guiding Light - 1990s, Guiding Light - 2000s, Guiding Light - Trivia, Guiding Light - Day-Behind airings, Guiding Light - Cast, Guiding Light - Current cast members, Guiding Light - Recurring cast members, Guiding Light - Coming and going cast members, Guiding Light - Head writers and executive producers

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By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and roll in western Europe, Presley triggered a wide shift in tastes with effects lasting many decades. Singers in dozens of countries made Presley-influenced records in many languages and his own records were sold around the globe, even behind the former Iron Curtain. By 1958 Cliff Richard was rising to prominence in the UK and in France Johnny Hallyday became a rock and roll idol singing in French, soon to be fo ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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In the post World War II years the United States Strategic Air Command was based at three major airfields in eastern England; RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham and RAF Sculthorpe. The increasing tension of the Cold War led to a re-evalutation of these deployments and move further west, behind RAF fighter forces, to RAF Greenham Common, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Fairford. Of these airfields Greenham Common was perhaps the least developed, beginning in 1951 SAC spent over £2m building a new 10,000ft runway and massive new ha ...

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RAF Greenham Common, RAF Greenham Common - Pre-military history, RAF Greenham Common - World War II, RAF Greenham Common - The Cold War, RAF Greenham Common - Nuclear accident?, RAF Greenham Common - Departure of SAC, RAF Greenham Common - Cruise deployment, RAF Greenham Common - Return to Civilian Use

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Maria Teresa Mestre married Prince Henri of Luxembourg on February 14, 1981. They have five children, four sons and one daughter: Prince Guillaume, born on November 11, 1981. Prince Félix, born June 3, 1984. Prince Louis, born August 3, 1986. Princess Alexandra, born February 16, 1991. Prince Sébastien, born April 16, 1992. ...

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Maria Teresa Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Maria Teresa Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - Family, Maria Teresa Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - Patronage

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The New Yorker's cartoons have a reputation for being slightly surreal and often inscrutable. One popular stereotype is that the cartoons have punchlines so non sequitur that they are impossible to understand. However, the cartoons remain popular, implying that a substantial constituency of readers finds them funny. In addition, certain contemporary New Yorker cartoonists such as Roz Chast break this mold, using humor th ...

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The New Yorker, The New Yorker - History, The New Yorker - Eustace Tilley, The New Yorker - Cartoons, The New Yorker - Politics, The New Yorker - Style, The New Yorker - Contributors, The New Yorker - Books, The New Yorker - Blogs connected to the New Yorker

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During the Spanish Civil War, the Falangists fought on the Nationalist side against the Left-led Republic, being the fastest growing party on their side (from a few thousands to some hundred thousand members before the Unification). The command of the party rested upon Manuel Hedilla, as many of the first generation leaders were dead or incarcerated by the Republicans. Among them was Primo de Rivera, incarcerated in Alicante As a result, he was referred to among the leadership as el Ausente, (the Absent One). On 20 November 1936 (a date since known as 20-N in Spain), Primo de Rivera was executed in a Republican prison, g ...

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Falange, Falange - Ideology, Falange - Symbols, Falange - Early History, Falange - Spanish Civil War, Falange - After the war, Falange - Post-Franco era, Falange - Falangism today, Falange - Debate

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Foremost among Attenborough's TV documentary series are the trilogy: Life on Earth, The Living Planet and Trials of Life. These examine the world's organisms from the viewpoints of taxonomy, ecology and stages of life respectively. In addition to these series, he presented more specialised surveys including The Private Life of Plants, Life in the Freezer (about life in and around Antarctica), The Life of Birds, The Blue Planet (about life in the oceans) and The Life of Mammals. Life In The Undergrowth, which began on 23 November ...

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David Attenborough, David Attenborough - Education and early career, David Attenborough - Major series, David Attenborough - Achievements awards and recognition, David Attenborough - Views on creationism, David Attenborough - Work, David Attenborough - Bibliography, David Attenborough - Introductions, David Attenborough - DVDs, David Attenborough - Other programmes, David Attenborough - Notes and references

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The NAACP's headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with additional regional offices in California, New York, Michigan, Missouri, Georgia, Texas, and Maryland. Each regional office is responsible for coordinating the efforts of state conferences in the states included in that region. Local, youth, and college chapters organize activities for individual members. The NAACP is governed nationally by a 64-member board of directors led by a chairman. The board elects one person as the president and chief executive officer for the organizat ...

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NAACP, NAACP - Organization, NAACP - History, NAACP - Fighting Jim Crow, NAACP - Desegregation, NAACP - The 1990s: Crisis and restored strength, NAACP - Critics and supporters, NAACP - Bush declines to speak to the NAACP, NAACP - Timeline, NAACP - Influential court cases, NAACP - Sources and further reading

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After the New York club closed down in 1995, Studio 54 moved to Las Vegas, located at the MGM Grand. Designed to be a replica of the original club, it has most of the original elements and equipment, including the "Man in the Moon" (though the spoon has since been removed). The club was visited on opening night by Elton John, one of the most frequent guests at the original location. It has since become one of Las Vegas' most popular dance clubs, with a reputation for a strict door policy, but not as strict as the original's. However, ...

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Studio 54, Studio 54 - History, Studio 54 - Early Years, Studio 54 - Years of Operation, Studio 54 - Roundabout Theater at Studio 54, Studio 54 - Studio 54 Las Vegas, Studio 54 - Cultural impact, Studio 54 - Noted Patrons and Performers, Studio 54 - Patrons, Studio 54 - Performers

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