The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Its rail network stretches from Vancouver to Montreal, and also serves major cities in the United States such as Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York City. Its headquarters are in Calgary, Alberta. The railway was originally built between eastern Canada and British Columbia between 1881 and 1885, fulfilling a pr ...

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Canadian Pacific Railway - History
Canadian Pacific Railway - Before the Canadian Pacific Railway 1871-1881 Canadian Pacific Railway - Building the railway 1881-1885 Canadian Pacific Railway - 1886-1900 Canadian Pacific Railway - 1901-1928 Canadian Pacific Railway - The Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945 Canadian Pacific Railway - 1946-1978 Canadian Pacific Railway - 1979-present
Canadian Pacific Railway - Freight trains Canadian Pacific Railway - Passenger trains Canadian Pacific Railway - Special trains
Canadian Pacific Railway - Silk trains Canadian Pacific Railway - Funeral trains Canadian Pacific Railway - Royal trains Canadian Pacific Railway - School cars Canadian Pacific Railway - Holiday Train Canadian Pacific Railway - Royal Canadian Pacific Canadian Pacific Railway - Steam Train
Canadian Pacific Railway - Locomotives
Canadian Pacific Railway - Steam locomotives Canadian Pacific Railway - Diesel locomotives
Canadian Pacific Railway - The Canadian Pacific Railway in Canadian culture Canadian Pacific Railway - Facilities

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Canadian humour is an integral part of the Canadian Identity. Canadians have excelled at comedy and humour in many domains. There are several traditions in Canadian humour in both English and French. While these traditions are distinct and at times very different, there are common themes that relate to Canadians' shared history and geopolitical situation in North America and the world. Various trends can be noted in Canadian comedy. One thread is the portrayal of a "typical" Canadian family in an on-going radio or television se ...

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Canadian humour - Literature Canadian humour - Music Canadian humour - Radio Canadian humour - Television Canadian humour - Personalities

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Canadian literature may be divided in two parts, somewhat like a tree with two great roots. One root is the deeply buried culture of France. The other is just as deeply buried in the traditions of England. One part of Canadian literature is written in French, the other in English. But the branches of this tree are purely Canadian. Authors and readers of each literature are gaining more and more ...

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Canadian literature - Characteristics of Canadian Literature Canadian literature - The problem of Canadian literature Canadian literature - Traits of Canadian literature Canadian literature - French-Canadian literature Canadian literature - Notable figures Canadian literature - Awards

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Crystal Mines is a video game that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Color Dreams in 1989. Like all Color Dreams games, Crystal Mines was not officially licensed by Nintendo. According to the game's instruction manual, the player controls a robot via remote control to conduct a mining operation on a newly discovered planet in the year 2265. The robot can use energy balls to dig through dirt and rock as well as defeat enemies. On each level, the player is required to collect a certain number of crystals while ...

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Crystal Mines - Sources Crystal Mines - External Link

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Back To Mine is a series of compilation albums, usually (though not always) mixed by renowned DJs or composers of electronic music. The compilations usually feature artists other than the artist compiling the album, and are based on what the artist would play at home after a night out, rather than as part of a nightclub session. The first volume was released in June 1998 by DJ Nick Warren. Since volume seven, the albums have borne the subtitle "a personal collection for after-hours grooving". Back to M ...

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Back to Mine - Back to Mine releases Back to Mine - Similar DJ Series

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The mine covers about 450,000 square metres (110 acres), stretching in a mostly linear shape about 1600 metres (5,200 ft) long and 150 to 600 metres (500 to 2,000 ft) wide. The mine is of open pit construction, and reaches about 600 metres (1,900 ft) deep at its deepest point. Argyle diamond mine - Location. The Argyle diamond mine is located in the Kimberley region in the far northeast of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is located to the southwest of Lake Argyle in the Matsu Ranges, about 55 ...

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Argyle diamond mine, Argyle diamond mine - Description, Argyle diamond mine - Location, Argyle diamond mine - Geology, Argyle diamond mine - Production, Argyle diamond mine - Diamond characteristics, Argyle diamond mine - Reserves, Argyle diamond mine - Economics, Argyle diamond mine - History

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Cool temperatures, a short growing season, frequent forest fires, and acidic soils challenge plant life in the ecozone. In spite of this, almost 88% of the area is forested by a few highly adaptable trees, such as Black Spruce, White Spruce, Jack Pine and Balsam Fir. Black Spruce, the most common species, yields high-quality wood pulp and is a prime species for Canada's large paper industry. Further south are broadleaf trees such as Paper Birch, Trembling Aspen and Poplar, and conifers such as Balsam and White, Red and Jack Pine. In southeas ...

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Boreal shield, Boreal shield - Formation, Boreal shield - Plantlife, Boreal shield - Animal life, Boreal shield - Bodies of water, Boreal shield - Changing conditions

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The town was famous for its shipyards and its coal mines. The last ship builder (Readheads) closed in 1984 and the last pit (Westoe Colliery) in 1991. Today, the town relies largely on service industries, leisure and retail, with many residents commuting to work in Sunderland, Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne. South Shields has six miles of coastline and three miles of river frontage, dominated by the massive piers at the mouth of the Tyne. These are best viewed from the Lawe Top, which also house the fa ...

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South Shields, South Shields - Overview, South Shields - History, South Shields - Famous Residents past and present, South Shields - Politics, South Shields - Transport

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Before the mine had shut production in the early 1990s, waste management planners from the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto were examining its potential for a massive landfill, with waste to be shipped north in sealed intermodal shipping containers by CN and Ontario Northland on a 700 km (435 mile) route. Proponents of the landfill plan pointed to its potential for spurring economic development in Kirkland Lake's struggling economy, while opponents pointed to environmental concerns such as the pit's unstable rock walls, which could potentially leach ...

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Adams Mine, Adams Mine - Landfill proposal, Adams Mine - Aftermath

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The Argyle diamond mine leads the world in volume production of diamond, averaging annual production of 35 million carats (7,000 kg), or about one third of global production of natural diamonds. Production peaked in 1996, when 42 million carats (8,400 kg) were produced. Of this quantity only 5 % is considered gem-quality, with the rest being either near-gem quality or industrial grade; this is somewhat below world averages of about 20 % of mined diamonds qualifying as gem-grade. Since the mine's opening in 1985, it has produced ...

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Argyle diamond mine, Argyle diamond mine - Description, Argyle diamond mine - Location, Argyle diamond mine - Geology, Argyle diamond mine - Production, Argyle diamond mine - Diamond characteristics, Argyle diamond mine - Reserves, Argyle diamond mine - Economics, Argyle diamond mine - History

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This diagram consists of four nodes (generally circular in shape) interconnected by six links. The three nodes at the edge of the diagram are labelled with the names of the three persons of the Trinity (traditionally the Latin-language names, or scribal abbreviations thereof): The Father ("PATER"), The Son ("FILIUS"), and The Holy Spirit ("SPIRITUS SANCTUS"). The node in the center of the diagram (within the triangle formed by the other three nodes) is labelled God (Latin "DEUS"), while the three links connecting the center node with the outer nodes are labelled "is" (Latin "EST"), and the three links connecting the outer n ...

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Shield of the Trinity, Shield of the Trinity - Basic description, Shield of the Trinity - Brief history, Shield of the Trinity - Name, Shield of the Trinity - Variations, Shield of the Trinity - Orientation of diagram and placement of outer node captions, Shield of the Trinity - Significance, Shield of the Trinity - Selected References, Shield of the Trinity - Links to depictions of the Shield of the Trinity diagram, Shield of the Trinity - 13th century manuscripts, Shield of the Trinity - 15th or 16th century manuscripts and books, Shield of the Trinity - 15th or 16th century stained-glass windows and carvings in churches, Shield of the Trinity - Some modern church decorations

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There are two options for mining: Bring back raw asteroidal material. Process it on-site to bring back only processed materials, and produce fuel propellant for the return trip. Processing in situ for the purpose of extracting high-value minerals will reduce the energy requirements for transporting the materials to the point of manufacture. However the processing facilities must then be transported to the mining ...

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Asteroid mining, Asteroid mining - Asteroid selection, Asteroid mining - Mining, Asteroid mining - Notes

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Since the days the first humans migrated into the ecozone near the end of the last ice age, the Boreal Shield’s sweeping network of rivers and lakes has served as a crucial transportation route, a foundation for rich domestic fisheries, and a natural wellspring of fur-bearing mammals. More recently these waters have come to be known for outdoor recreation and the development of hydro-electric power. Much of the freshwater resources of the Boreal Shield are relatively untouched by human activity. Others have been widely exploited. Fl ...

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Boreal shield, Boreal shield - Formation, Boreal shield - Plantlife, Boreal shield - Animal life, Boreal shield - Bodies of water, Boreal shield - Changing conditions

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Each spring the abundance of water in the Boreal Shield Ecozone attracts hundreds of thousands of ducks, loons, geese and swans. They come either to breed or simply rest and feed before flying on to more northerly nesting grounds. Among the more common waterfowl species that summer here are the Bufflehead, American Black Duck, Wood Duck, Ring-necked Duck and Canada Goose. Also found are the Boreal Owl, Great Horned Owl, Evening Grosbeak and Blue Jay. The songbird perhaps most often associated with this part of the C ...

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Boreal shield, Boreal shield - Formation, Boreal shield - Plantlife, Boreal shield - Animal life, Boreal shield - Bodies of water, Boreal shield - Changing conditions

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The most economical of methods of coal extraction from coal seams depends on the depth and quality of the seams, and also the geology and environmental factors of the area being mined. If the coal seams are near the surface, the coal is extracted by strip mining. Strip mining exposes the coal by the advancement of an open pit or strip. As the coal is exposed and extracted, the overburden from the still covered coal fills the former pit, and the strip progresses. Most open cast mines in the USA extract bituminous coal. In South Wales ope ...

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Coal mining, Coal mining - Methods of extraction, Coal mining - History, Coal mining - Dangers to miners, Coal mining - Environmental impacts, Coal mining - External link

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The Shield first appeared in MLJ's Pep Comics #1, dated January, 1940. The character was created by writer Harry Shorten and artist Irv Novick. The Shield is really Joe Higgins, son of slain scientist, Tom Higgins, who was working on a chemical formula which would give someone superstrength. Joe continued his father's research and figured out the solution, which mean applying the chemicals and using a special light to give him super strength and invulnerability. He then becomes an FBI agent, whose secret identity is known only to FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover, and fight ...

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The Shield Archie, The Shield Archie - Shield I, The Shield Archie - Shield II Lancelot Strong, The Shield Archie - Shield III

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Conversely, the problem could be not poverty leading to poor health, but poor health causing poverty. Over a quarter of the American poor report chronic health difficulties, a level much higher than in Canada. This can make it far harder to find and hold a job and improve one's financial well being. Better overall health of the poor encourages social mobility and may play a role in it recently being easier to climb the social ladder in Canada than in the United States. The economic effects of the differences in the two health system a ...

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Canadian and American health care systems compared, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Government involvement, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Cost of health care, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Medical professionals, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Drugs, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Technology, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Litigation, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Ancillary expenses, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Quality of health care, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Cancer, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Effect of poverty, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Economic effects, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Flexibility, Canadian and American health care systems compared - Politics of health

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The Shield - Strike Team. Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) - Leader of the Strike Team, anti-hero, corrupt cop, devoted father. Detective Shane Vendrell (Walton Goggins) - Vic's friend and member of the Strike Team. His short temper and racism often lead to trouble as does his intense need for the approval of Vic. Shane is the only person who knows that Vic murdered Terry Crowley in the pilot episode. Detective Curtis "Lem" Lemansky (Kenny Johnson) - Member of th ...

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The Shield, The Shield - About the series, The Shield - Season 2, The Shield - Season 3, The Shield - Season 4, The Shield - Season 5, The Shield - Video game, The Shield - Cast, The Shield - Strike Team, The Shield - Administration, The Shield - Police, The Shield - Criminals, The Shield - Region 1 DVD releases, The Shield - Complete seasons

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In June of 1959, a new Shield was published by Archie that had no connection to the previous version. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby had been hired by Archie to create characters for a new "Archie Adventure Series" line of superheroes (later known as Mighty Comics). They created a new Shield, whose real identity was Lancelot Strong, who appeared in a new title, The Double Life of Private Strong. Most collectors refer to this Shield a ...

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The Shield Archie, The Shield Archie - Shield I, The Shield Archie - Shield II Lancelot Strong, The Shield Archie - Shield III

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A large Roman fort, Arbeia, has been excavated in South Shields. It was the maritime supply fort for Hadrian's Wall, and contains the only permanent stone-built granaries yet found on any Roman frontier. A Roman gatehouse and barracks have been reconstructed on their original foundations, while a museum holds artefacts such as an altar piece to an previously unknown god, and a Roman-era gravestone set up by a native Palmyrene to his freedwoman and ...

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South Shields, South Shields - Overview, South Shields - History, South Shields - Famous Residents past and present, South Shields - Politics, South Shields - Transport

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Theoretically, Blue Cross-Blue Shield operations are considered to occur via a series of administratively independent franchises offering insurance plans within defined regions. Blue Cross-Blue Shield offers some form of health insurance coverage in every US state and Canadian province. They also act as administrators of Social Security in many states or regions of the U.S., and regularly can be found providing group coverage to state government employees, as well as the U.S. Federal government. Thus a strong bond exists between the Blue Cross-Blue Shield entities and health-insurance ...

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association - History, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association - Current organization, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association - List of Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association - Trivia

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