The Cocos (Keeling) Islands consist of two flat, low-lying coral atolls with an area of 14.2 km², 2.6 km of coastline, a highest elevation of five metres and thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation. The climate is pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year and with moderate rainfall. Cyclones may occur in the early months of the year. North Keeling Island is an atoll consisting of just one C-shaped island, a nearly closed atoll ring with a small opening into the lagoon, about 50 m wide, on the East side. The island measures 1.1 km² in land are ...

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Cocos Keeling Islands, Cocos Keeling Islands - History, Cocos Keeling Islands - Geography, Cocos Keeling Islands - Demographics, Cocos Keeling Islands - Government, Cocos Keeling Islands - Economy, Cocos Keeling Islands - Links and References

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Before the arrival of Europeans, the First Nations followed a wide array of mostly animistic religions. See also Native American mythology. The first Europeans to settle in great numbers in Canada were French Catholics, including a large number of Jesuits dedicated to converting the natives; an effort that had only limited success. The first large Protestant communities were formed in the Maritimes after they were conquered by the British. Unable to convince enough British immigrants to go to the region, the government decided to impo ...

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Religion in Canada, Religion in Canada - Religious mix, Religion in Canada - Census results, Religion in Canada - Non-Christian religions in Canada, Religion in Canada - Canadians with no religious affiliation, Religion in Canada - Christianity in Canada, Religion in Canada - Government and religion, Religion in Canada - History

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List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Sacrilicious. Homer's description of his act after eating a waffle that Bart threw on the ceiling, which he was praying to as if it were God. The writers of the Simpsons later told us it was related to a disgusting candy on the ceiling of the writing room. A portmanteau of sacrilegious and delicious. L ...

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The Rolling Stones - Early history: 1961–1967. Early in their career they played covers of blues, rhythm and blues, country, and rock and roll music. Their first recordings were covers of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Muddy Waters, Larry Williams and Howlin' Wolf songs, among others. Although founding members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are regarded as one of the greatest songwriting teams in the history of popular music, the band never stopped being inspired by other genres. Reggae, punk, ...

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The Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones - History, The Rolling Stones - Early history: 1961–1967, The Rolling Stones - Sex Drugs Death and Rock & Roll: 1967–1971, The Rolling Stones - Letting it bleed: 1972–1981, The Rolling Stones - Mixed emotions: 1981–1999, The Rolling Stones - Don't stop: 2000–present, The Rolling Stones - Band members, The Rolling Stones - Current line-up, The Rolling Stones - Former members, The Rolling Stones - Notable sidemen, The Rolling Stones - Discography

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See the related article Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses for additional details. Jehovah's Witnesses claim reliance on the Bible for their theology, and the scriptures noted below are commonly used by Witnesses and their organization as the basis for their claims of a biblical foundation for their doctrines. Many beliefs and practices are similar to mainstream Christian denominations, yet there are significant differences as well. Beliefs and practices that can be said to be distinctive of Jehovah's Witnesses include< ...

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Jehovah's Witnesses, Jehovah's Witnesses - Origins, Jehovah's Witnesses - Membership, Jehovah's Witnesses - Organizational structure, Jehovah's Witnesses - Beliefs and doctrines, Jehovah's Witnesses - The question of blood, Jehovah's Witnesses - Practices, Jehovah's Witnesses - Jehovah's Witnesses and governments, Jehovah's Witnesses - Opposition to Jehovah's Witnesses, Jehovah's Witnesses - Jehovah's Witnesses and eschatology, Jehovah's Witnesses - Early eschatology, Jehovah's Witnesses - 1975, Jehovah's Witnesses - Recent changes, Jehovah's Witnesses - Jehovah's Witnesses and their families, Jehovah's Witnesses - Notes

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The opening crawl reveals that the galaxy is in a state of civil war. The Rebel Alliance has stolen secret plans to the Galactic Empire's secret weapon, the Death Star. (The Rebel Alliance operated an efficient and widespread intelligence network of Bothan spies.) Through this network, the Alliance learned of the construction of the Death Star, an extremely powerful space station capable of annihilating entire planets with its superlaser. Rebel prisoners aboard the Death Star managed to riot (Death Star Uprising) and got contro ...

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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Plot summary, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Cast, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Overview, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - The music, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Sound, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Score, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Re-releases, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Theatrical, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Home Video, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Special Editions, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - 2004 DVD Special Edition, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Selected sources and inspirations, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - The Hidden Fortress 1958, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - The Dam Busters 1954, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Battle of Britain 1969, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - 633 Squadron 1964, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Dune, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Triumph of the Will 1935, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Errors, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Trivia, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Novelization, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Radio drama, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - DVD release

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Only one day after reaching Subic Bay, Waddell got underway on 2 November for the coast of Vietnam and her first deployment to "Yankee Station" W-5, in the Tonkin Gulf. On station with Task Unit (TU) 77.0.2 until the 14th, the ship returned to Subic Bay for brief local operations before sailing back to the combat zone to take her post on the northern search and rescue station (SAR) from 29 November to 29 December. On 7 December, Waddell steamed alongside Sacramento (AOE-1) conducting an underway replenishment on t ...

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USS Waddell DDG-24, USS Waddell DDG-24 - Pre-Vietnam War, USS Waddell DDG-24 - Vietnam War, USS Waddell DDG-24 - Decommissioning

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For hundreds of years, natives in the Himalays have been telling stories about a humanoid monster that wanders around the mountain range. However, occasional reports of an ape-like creature in the Himalayas only began filtering to the west in the 1800s, mainly by British explorers [1]. In 1832, Journal of the Asiatic society of Bengal published the account of B. H. Hodgson, who wrote that while trekking in northern Nepal, his native guides spotted a tall, bipedal creature covered with long dark hair, then fled in fear. Hodgson did not see the creature, bu ...

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Yeti, Yeti - History, Yeti - Analyses, Yeti - The yeti in popular culture

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The organized Messianic Movement consists of approximately 200 congregations in the United States, with approximately one hundred thousand members. Global membership is more difficult to quantify; Messianic groups claim considerable growth in the past five to ten years in Israel, Russia, Ukraine, and even in Mexico and Argentina, but accurate statistics are difficult to come by. Estimates of the number of ethnic Jews who worship Jesus as the Messiah generally put the global figure at around a million, but only a minority of ...

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Messianic Judaism, Messianic Judaism - Messianic religions in general, Messianic Judaism - Organization and beliefs, Messianic Judaism - The Torah-pole, Messianic Judaism - The Evangelical pole, Messianic Judaism - The mainstream Messianic movement, Messianic Judaism - Religious practices, Messianic Judaism - Messianic Judaism or Hebrew Christianity?, Messianic Judaism - Critics of the Messianic movement, Messianic Judaism - Parallels to Baal Teshuva, Messianic Judaism - Books on Messianic Topics

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Main article: Characters in RahXephon This section represents the story as told in the television series. The manga and movie are different in some respects, including cutting and compositing characters. At the beginning of RahXephon Ayato Kamina is a modest 17 year old living in Tokyo. Not exactly a model student, he enjoys his spare time painting and being with his class mates Hiroko Asahina and Mamoru Torigai. Ayato's mother Maya spends a lot of her time at work, making his relationship with ...

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RahXephon, RahXephon - Plot, RahXephon - Characters, RahXephon - Ayato and Haruka's Relationship, RahXephon - Anime Episodes, RahXephon - Influences, RahXephon - Cultural commentary, RahXephon - Other story formats, RahXephon - Differences Between Anime and Manga, RahXephon - Super Robot Wars, RahXephon - Comparisons to other Anime, RahXephon - Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon - Infinite Ryivus, RahXephon - The Dolems

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The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social security in operation in England and the United Kingdom from the 16th century until the establishment of the Welfare State in the 20th century. Poor Law - The Act of 1601. Acts of 1536, 1572, 1576 and 1597 prescribed relief for the poor on a parish basis. The Act of 1572 made poor relief the subject of local taxation, while the 1576 Act made provision for "setting the poor on work and for avoidance of idleness", including the creation of "houses of cor ...

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• Poor Law - The Act of 1601
• Poor Law - The eighteenth century
• Poor Law - The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834
• Poor Law - The end of the Poor Law
• Poor Law - Cutlural response

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 121,780 people, 44,020 households, and 30,329 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,560.0/km² (4,04