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On March 9, 1998, Lipinski announced her decision to withdraw from the 1998 World Figure Skating Championships, citing a serious glandular infection that required her to have two molars extracted, constant fatigue, and possible mononucleosis. On April 7, 1998, Lipinski announced her intention to turn professional in an interview with Katie Couric on the Today Show. She cited a desire to spend more time with her family, to have time for school, and to compete professionally against other Olympic champions. However, rather than spending ...

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The President of India enjoys the following powers President of India - Executive Powers. The Constitution vests in the President of India all the executive powers of the Central Government. He appoints the Prime Minister who enjoys the support of the majority in the Lok Sabha. He also appoints the other members of the Council of Ministers and distributes portfolios to them on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Council of Ministers remain in power during the 'pleasure' of the President, but in th ...

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See the British Indian Army for the pre-independence Indian Army. Upon British India gaining independence in 1947, the British Indian Army was divided into two parts to serve the newly created nations of Union of India and Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Most units went to India, and the rest to Pakistan. Some Gurkha units from the force were also retained in the British Army. Indian Ar ...

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At the location of the current Kaunas old town, at the confluence of two large rivers, there was a settlement as far back as the tenth century BC. According to legend, the town was founded in 1030, but it is first mentioned in written sources in 1361. In the thirteenth century, a stone wall was built for protection from constant raids by the Teutonic Knights. In 1362, the town was captured by the Teutonic Knights, who destroyed the cast ...

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Kaunas, Kaunas - Basic information, Kaunas - Coat of Arms, Kaunas - History, Kaunas - Historical population, Kaunas - Sights, Kaunas - Transportation, Kaunas - Sports, Kaunas - Education, Kaunas - Famous people of Kaunas, Kaunas - Yearly events, Kaunas - Interesting Facts

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List of mathematicians - Aa — Ac. Abakanowicz, Bruno (Poland, 1852 – 1900) Abdelkader, Mostafa A. (?, ? – ) Abel, Niels Henrik (Norway, 1802 – 1829) Abelson, Harold (USA, ? – ) Al-Abhari Athir al-Din Mufaddal ibn Umar (Persia, 1200 – 1265) Abhyankar, Shreeram Shankar (India/USA, 1930 – ) Abouabdillah, Driss (Morocco, 1948 – ) Abraham, Ralph (USA, 1936 – ) Abramowitz, Milton (?, ? – ) Achenwall, Gottfried (Germany, 1719 – 1772) Ackerm ...

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List of mathematicians, List of mathematicians - A, List of mathematicians - Aa — Ac, List of mathematicians - Ad, List of mathematicians - Ag — Ak, List of mathematicians - Al, List of mathematicians - Am — An, List of mathematicians - Ap — Ar, List of mathematicians - As — Az, List of mathematicians - B, List of mathematicians - Ba, List of mathematicians - Be, List of mathematicians - Bh — Bi, List of mathematicians - Bl, List of mathematicians - Bo, List of mathematicians - Br, List of mathematicians - Bu, List of mathematicians - By — Bz, List of mathematicians - C, List of mathematicians - Ca, List of mathematicians - Ce — Ch, List of mathematicians - Cl — Co, List of mathematicians - Cr — Cs, List of mathematicians - Ct — Cz, List of mathematicians - D, List of mathematicians - Da, List of mathematicians - De, List of mathematicians - Di, List of mathematicians - Do — Dr, List of mathematicians - Du, List of mathematicians - Dw — Dz, List of mathematicians - E, List of mathematicians - Ea — Ef, List of mathematicians - Eg — El, List of mathematicians - Em — Er, List of mathematicians - Es — Ez, List of mathematicians - F, List of mathematicians - Fa, List of mathematicians - Fe, List of mathematicians - Fi, List of mathematicians - Fl — Fo, List of mathematicians - Fr, List of mathematicians - Fu — Fz, List of mathematicians - G, List of mathematicians - Ga, List of mathematicians - Ge, List of mathematicians - Gh — Gi, List of mathematicians - Gl — Go, List of mathematicians - Gr, List of mathematicians - Gu, List of mathematicians - Gy — Gz, List of mathematicians - H, List of mathematicians - Ha, List of mathematicians - He, List of mathematicians - Hi, List of mathematicians - Hl — Ho, List of mathematicians - Hr — Hu, List of mathematicians - Hy — Hz, List of mathematicians - I, List of mathematicians - J, List of mathematicians - Ja, List of mathematicians - Je — Jo, List of mathematicians - Ju — Jz, List of mathematicians - K, List of mathematicians - Ka, List of mathematicians - Ke, List of mathematicians - Kh — Ki, List of mathematicians - Kl — Ko, List of mathematicians - Kr, List of mathematicians - Ku — Kz, List of mathematicians - L, List of mathematicians - La, List of mathematicians - Le, List of mathematicians - Li, List of mathematicians - Ll — Lo, List of mathematicians - Lu, List of mathematicians - Ly — Lz, List of mathematicians - M, List of mathematicians - Ma, List of mathematicians - Mc — Me, List of mathematicians - Mi, List of mathematicians - Mo, List of mathematicians - Mu — Mz, List of mathematicians - N, List of mathematicians - Na — Ne, List of mathematicians - Ni — No, List of mathematicians - Nu — Nz, List of mathematicians - O, List of mathematicians - Oa — Om, List of mathematicians - On — Oz, List of mathematicians - P, List of mathematicians - Pa, List of mathematicians - Pe, List of mathematicians - Pf — Pi, List of mathematicians - Pl — Po, List of mathematicians - Pr, List of mathematicians - Pt — Pz, List of mathematicians - Q, List of mathematicians - R, List of mathematicians - Ra, List of mathematicians - Re, List of mathematicians - Rh — Ri, List of mathematicians - Ro, List of mathematicians - Ru — Rz, List of mathematicians - S, List of mathematicians - Sa, List of mathematicians - Sc, List of mathematicians - Se, List of mathematicians - Sh, List of mathematicians - Si, List of mathematicians - Sk — Sm, List of mathematicians - Sn — So, List of mathematicians - Sp, List of mathematicians - Sr — St, List of mathematicians - Su — Sy, List of mathematicians - Sz, List of mathematicians - T, List of mathematicians - Ta, List of mathematicians - Te — Th, List of mathematicians - Ti — To, List of mathematicians - Tr — Ts, List of mathematicians - Tu, List of mathematicians - Tv — Tz, List of mathematicians - U, List of mathematicians - V, List of mathematicians - Va, List of mathematicians - Ve — Vi, List of mathematicians - Vo — Vz, List of mathematicians - W, List of mathematicians - Wa, List of mathematicians - We, List of mathematicians - Wh, List of mathematicians - Wi, List of mathematicians - Wo — Wz, List of mathematicians - X, List of mathematicians - Y, List of mathematicians - Ya — Yo, List of mathematicians - Yu — Yz, List of mathematicians - Z, List of mathematicians - Za, List of mathematicians - Ze — Zh, List of mathematicians - Zi — Zz

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The monsoons come as a relief from the heat and parched landscape. The rains bring down the temperature, and make the surroundings lush and green. It is the best season to go hiking and trekking. The monsoons are intricately linked to the economy as a good monsoon results in a booming economy. The rains fill the ground water tables and reinvigorate rivers and lakes. Climate of India - Southwest Monsoons. The southwest monsoons supply over 80% of India's annual rainfall. There are two branches to the monsoo ...

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Climate of India, Climate of India - Summer, Climate of India - Monsoons, Climate of India - Southwest Monsoons, Climate of India - Northeast Monsoons, Climate of India - Winter, Climate of India - Withdrawal of Monsoons, Climate of India - Autumn and Spring, Climate of India - Records, Climate of India - Reference

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1644 - Unknown date. The opera Ormindo is first performed in Venice. Music by Francesco Cavalli and libretto by Giovanni Faustini. Kolumna Zygmunta (Sigismund's Column) erected in Warsaw to commemorate King Zygmunt III Waza, who moved the capital of Poland from Kraków to Warsaw in 1596. Philosopher René Descartes publishes Principia Philosophiae (Principles of Philosophy). 1644 - Ongoing events. English Civil War (1642-1649)< ...

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1644 - Unknown date 1644 - Ongoing events
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The Carrier Dome is a 51,000-seat domed sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University. It is the largest domed stadium on a college campus and the largest domed stadium in the Northeast. It is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. In regard to basketball it holds another title, being the largest on-campus basketball arena, with a listed capacity of 33,000, but this limit has been easily exceeded several times. High school football championships are also held in "The Dome," as are occasiona ...

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This article details the atrocities and crimes against humanity committed in Poland during the World War II. Over 6 million Polish citizens perished during the course of the war, most of them civilians, killed by the actions of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. World War II atrocities in Poland - Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany. The war against Poland was from the start intended as a fulfillment of the plan described by Adolf Hitler in his book Mein Kampf. The main axis of the plan was that all of Eas ...

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World War II atrocities in Poland - Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany
World War II atrocities in Poland - Invasion World War II atrocities in Poland - Terror against Poles in 1939 World War II atrocities in Poland - Extermination of psychiatric patients World War II atrocities in Poland - Terror against intelligentsia and clergy World War II atrocities in Poland - Forced labor World War II atrocities in Poland - Concentration Camps World War II atrocities in Poland - Warsaw Uprising atrocities

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Caspian Flotilla (Каспийская флотилия in Russian, or Kaspiyskaya flotiliya), the oldest Russian military flotilla, stationed in the Caspian Sea. It has been awarded with the Order of the Red Banner in 1945. Caspian Flotilla (CF) was created in November of 1722 in Astrakhan by the order of Peter the Great. Led by the admiral Fyodor Apraksin, it participated in Peter's Persian campaign of 1722-1723 and the Russo-Persian War of 1804-1813, asssiting the Russian army in capturing Derbent and Baku in 1796. As a result of the Gulistan Treaty of 1813, CF remained the only military flotilla ...

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Nitrocellulose (Cellulose nitrate, guncotton) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose (e.g. through exposure to nitric acid or powerful nitrating agent). This compound, when used as a propellant or low order explosive, was known as guncotton. Nitrocellulose - Uses. Nitrocellulose is a major component of smokeless gunpowder (also see the section on guncotton below). Photographic film Nitrocellulose membrane or nitrocellulose paperIncluding:

Nitrocellulose - Uses
Nitrocellulose - Guncotton Nitrocellulose - Nitrate Film Nitrocellulose - Other Uses

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Chadwick A. "Chad" Trujillo (born November 22, 1973), is the co-discoverer of 2003 UB313, which he claims to be the Tenth Planet. Trujillo works with computer software and has examined the orbits of the numerous trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), which is the outer area of the solar system that he specialized in. In late August, 2005, it was announced that Trujillo, along with with Michael E. Brown and David L. Rabinowitz), had discovered 2003 UB313. This was the first TNO known to be larger than the planet Pluto. ...

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"Mama" Cass Elliot, Baroness von Wiedenman (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American singer who performed with The Mamas & the Papas. She then went onto a successful solo career, releasing nine albums. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she spent most of her childhood both in Baltimore and Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Cass Elliot - Mama Cass. Elliot was widely considered the most charismatic member of the Mamas & the Papas due to her ...

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Philadelphia (often referred to simply as "Philly" and sometimes as the "the City of Brotherly Love") is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, both in area and population. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia CountyGR6. Since 1952, the city and the county have shared a common government, yet the county still exists as a separate entity within Pennsylvania. As of ...

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Philadelphia Pennsylvania - History Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Geography and climate
Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Geography Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Climate Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Cityscape Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Skyscrapers Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Neighborhoods Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Suburbs
Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Economy Philadelphia Pennsylvania - People and culture of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Demographics Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Ethnography Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Annual fairs and events Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Food Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Notable residents Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Media Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Museums art collections and sites of interest Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Sports
Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Government & Politics Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Education
Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Public schools Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Private schools Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Higher education
Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Transportation
Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Airports Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Roads Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Rail transportation
Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Sister Cities

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The term Voodoo (Vodun in Benin; also Vodou or other phonetically equivalent spellings in Haiti; Vudu in the Dominican Republic) is applied to the branches of a West African ancestor-based spiritist-animist religious tradition. Its roots are varied and include the Fon, Ewe, and Yoruba peoples of West Africa, from western Nigeria to eastern Ghana. In Benin, Vodun is the national religion, and followed by around 60% of the population, or some 4½ million people. The word vodún is the Fon-Ewe word for ...

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Voodoo - The African Origins Voodoo - New World Traditions
Voodoo - Haitian Vodou
Voodoo - Demographics

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Capcom (カプコン in Japanese) TYO: 9697 is a leading Japanese developer and publisher of computer and video games. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines. Their current name is a conjunction of Capsule Computers. Capcom - History. Over the years, Capcom has created some of the biggest and longest running franchises in video gaming history. The company released their first arcade ga ...

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Capcom - History Capcom - Mascot Capcom - Subsidiaries and related corporations Capcom - Movies and Television

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The Volkspolizei (German: People's Police) was the national police of East Germany, whose officers were commonly nicknamed VoPos. Formed following the end of World War II and abolished after German reunification, Volkspolizei officers were trained like soldiers and became feared as the means by which the East German government carried out its often oppressive policies. Volkspolizei - Organisation. The Volkspolizei, as well as fulfilling traditional police duties such as in ...

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Volkspolizei - Organisation
Volkspolizei - Main Administration of the People's Police Volkspolizei - Regional Commands
Volkspolizei - Recruitment Volkspolizei - Effectiveness Volkspolizei - History
Volkspolizei - Foundation Volkspolizei - Purges Volkspolizei - Workers' Uprising Volkspolizei - 1953-1990 Volkspolizei - Following reunification
Volkspolizei - Humour

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1647 - Events of the English Civil War. Castle of Aberystwyth razed to the ground by Parliamentarian troops August: Army marches to London December 28, Charles promises church reform. This agreement led to the Second English Civil War. 1647 - Ongoing events. English Civil War (1642-1649) 1647 - Births. January 7 - Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1677) March 12 - Victor-Mauric ...

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1647 - Events of the English Civil War 1647 - Ongoing events
1647 - Births 1647 - Deaths

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1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. 1918 - Events. 1918 - January-February. January 8 - President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. January 22 - Manitoba, Canada film censor board bans comedies January 24 - a decree of the Council of People's Com ...

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1918 - January-February 1918 - March-April 1918 - May-July 1918 - August-October 1918 - November 1918 - December 1918 - Unknown dates
1918 - Births
1918 - January-February 1918 - March-April 1918 - May-August 1918 - September-December
1918 - Deaths 1918 - Nobel Prizes

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The Church of God of Prophecy is a holiness pentecostal Christian denomination. It is one of five Church of God bodies in Cleveland, Tennessee that descended from a small meeting of believers who gathered at the Barney Creek Meeting House near the Tennessee/North Carolina border in 1886.1 Church of God of Prophecy - History. In August of 1886, Elder Richard Spurling (1810-1891), an ordained Baptist minister, rejected the dominant Landmark Baptist views on the church, which he believ ...

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Church of God of Prophecy - History Church of God of Prophecy - Beliefs Church of God of Prophecy - More recent division Church of God of Prophecy - Status Church of God of Prophecy - Footnotes

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A Cape Verde-type hurricane is a tropical cyclone that develops near the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa, and becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. The average hurricane season has about two Cape Verde-type hurricanes, which are usually the most intense storms of the season because they have plenty of warm open ocean to develop over before encountering land. Cape Verde-type hurricane - Origin. Cape Verde-type hurricanes typically develop from tropical waves which form in the African sa ...

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Cape Verde-type hurricane - Origin
Cape Verde-type hurricane - List of notable Cape Verde-type hurricanes
Cape Verde-type hurricane - Typical tracks

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1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1929 - Events. 1929 - January. January 2 - Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls. January 9 - The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind (Nashville, Tennessee). January 10 - Tintin, a comic book character created by Hergé, makes his debut. He went on to be publishe ...

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1929 - January 1929 - February 1929 - March 1929 - May 1929 - June 1929 - July 1929 - August 1929 - September 1929 - October 1929 - November 1929 - December 1929 - Unknown dates
1929 - Births
1929 - January-March 1929 - April-June 1929 - July-September 1929 - October-December
1929 - Deaths 1929 - Nobel Prizes

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