The earliest records are those represented in the paintings of the Egyptian tombs, in which they are shown as single or double doors, each in a single piece of wood. In Egypt, where the climate is intensely dry, there would be no fear of their warping, but in other countries it would be necessary to frame them, which according to Vitruvius (iv. 6.) was done with stiles (sea/si) and rails (impages): the spaces enclosed being filled with panels (tympana) let into grooves made in the stiles and rails. The stiles were the vertical boards, one of ...

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The Doors - Origins: 1965–1966. Started in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, after a meeting between UCLA film school students Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek, "The Doors" became one of the premier acts of the late 1960s. Ray Manzarek was already in the band called Rick And The Ravens while Robby Krieger and John Densmore were playing with The Psychedelic Rangers, and knew Manzarek from shared meditation instruction. The latter two, with a female bass player, were rapidly recruited and the band took up a number of club residences first at LA's Lon ...

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The Doors, The Doors - Line-up, The Doors - History, The Doors - Origins: 1965–1966, The Doors - Early recording: 1967–1969, The Doors - Mid career controversy: 1969–1971, The Doors - Aftermath of Morrison's death: 1971–1989, The Doors - The 1990s and beyond, The Doors - Cover Bands, The Doors - Discography, The Doors - Albums, The Doors - Singles, The Doors - Video game appearances of songs, The Doors - Samples

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A door is a structure in a wall that allows easy conversion between an opening and a closed wall. It is found in many houses and other buildings: internal ones, doors giving access to the street/external world, and doors to private outdoor areas such as a garden or balcony. In an apartment building, an intermediate kind is the outer door of an apartment, inside the building. Doors are also found in vehicles, cupboards, cages, etc. See door furniture for a discussion of attachments to doors such as doorhandles and doorkno ...

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• Door - History
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3 Doors Down is an American Alternative rockband formed in 1996. 3 Doors Down - History. The band signed to Universal Records in 2000 for their first record, The Better Life. They received international attention with the release of the single "Kryptonite". The single crossed over several formats, peaking at #1 on rock, alternative and pop radio. The album went on to sell over 5 million copies. The followup album proved to be just as successful. In 2002, Away from the Sun was released w ...

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• 3 Doors Down - History
• 3 Doors Down - Members
• 3 Doors Down - Former Members
• 3 Doors Down - Discography
• 3 Doors Down - Studio albums
• 3 Doors Down - Live albums
• 3 Doors Down - DVD's
• 3 Doors Down - Singles
• 3 Doors Down - External link

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The Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of St John) is believed to be the oldest building in Florence. It is particularly famed for its three sets of magnificent and artistically important bronze doors. It stands in the Piazza del Duomo, just to the west of the Duomo. Until the end of the 19th c. all Florentines were baptized in this church. Battistero di San Giovanni Florence - History. For long time, it was believed, that Roman temple dedicated to Mars, the tutelar god of the old Fiorentina. As ...

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• Battistero di San Giovanni Florence - History
• Battistero di San Giovanni Florence - Exterior
• Battistero di San Giovanni Florence - Baptistery doors
• Battistero di San Giovanni Florence - Interior
• Battistero di San Giovanni Florence - Mosaic ceiling
• Battistero di San Giovanni Florence - Reference works

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A refrigerator (often shortened to fridge) is an electrical appliance that uses refrigeration to help preserve food. A domestic refrigerator is present in 99.5% of American homes. It works using phase change heat pumps operating in a refrigeration cycle. An industrial refrigerator is simply a refrigerator used in an industrial setting, usually in a restaurant or supermarket. They may consist of either a cooling compartment only (a larger refrigerator) or a freezing compartment only (a freezer) or contain both. The dual c ...

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• Refrigerator - Types
• Refrigerator - Door situation
• Refrigerator - Features
• Refrigerator - Microwave-refrigerator combo
• Refrigerator - History
• Refrigerator - Refrigerator Temperature Settings
• Refrigerator - How it works
• Refrigerator - Media

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Edo (Japanese: 江戸, literally: bay-door, "estuary"), once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo. The pronunciation is "eh-doh." While there had been early settlements on the hills at Tokyo Bay for several centuries, the first major event in the history of Edo was the building of the Edo Castle in 1457 by Ota Dokan. The Tokugawa shogunate was established in 1603 w ...

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29 BC - Births. 29 BC - Deaths. Mariamme, executed wife of king Herod the Great (or 28 BC) 29 BC - Events. March 1 - Horace writes the ode Occidit Daci Cotisonis agmen Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus becomes Roman Consul for the fifth time. His partner is Sextus Appuleius. He was granted the title of imperator, and for the third time in Roman history the doors of the Temple of Janus were closed, signaling peace.Including:

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Black Monday might be referring to: Black Monday, December 10, 1894 - When both banks of Newfoundland, Britain’s Oldest Colony, had closed their doors and rendering that colony’s main medium of exchange worthless. Black Monday, 19 October 1987 - the largest one-day decline in recorded stock market history Black Monday, Malta, 15 October 1979 - the offices of the Times of Malta were set on fire during a political rally Black Monday, 28 October 1929 - a day in the Wall Street Crash of 1

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The letter D is the fourth letter of the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is dee. D - History. The Semitic letter Dâlet probably developed from the logogram for a fish or a door. In Semitic, Ancient Greek (Modern Greek /ð/) and Latin the letter was pronounced /d/, in the Etruscan alphabet the letter was superfluous but still maintained (see letter B). Greek letter: Δ (capital) or δ (small) (Delta). The minuscule (lower-case) form of D, consisting of a loop and a tall vertical stroke, de ...

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• D - Usage
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• D - Meanings for D

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Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. It is celebrated in much of the Western world, though most common in the United States, Puerto Rico, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada and sometimes in Australia and New Zealand. Irish, Scots and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in the 19th century. Most other Western countries have embraced Halloween as a part o ...

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• Halloween - Symbols
• Halloween - Trick-or-treating and guising
• Halloween - Games and other activities
• Halloween - Foods
• Halloween - Cultural history
• Halloween - Christian festival
• Halloween - Halloween's Origin: Celtic observation of Samhain
• Halloween - Norse Elven Blót
• Halloween - Halloween customs
• Halloween - Punkie Night
• Halloween - Mischief Night
• Halloween - Religious viewpoints

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The Doors - Origins: 1965–1966. Founded in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, after a meeting between UCLA film school students Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek, "The Doors" became one of the premier acts of the late 1960s. Ray Manzarek was already in the band called Rick And The Ravens while Robby Krieger and John Densmore were playing with The Psychedelic Rangers, and knew Manzarek from shared meditation instruction. The latter two, with a female bass player, were rapidly recruited and the band took up a number of club residences first at LA's London Fo ...

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The Doors, The Doors - Line-up, The Doors - History, The Doors - Origins: 1965–1966, The Doors - Early recording: 1967–1969, The Doors - Mid career controversy: 1969–1971, The Doors - Aftermath of Morrison's death: 1971–1989, The Doors - The 1990s and beyond, The Doors - Cover bands, The Doors - Discography, The Doors - Albums, The Doors - Singles, The Doors - Video game appearances of songs, The Doors - Samples

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H. Bockhacker of Berlin was granted German patent DE18349 on December 22, 1881 for "Thür ohne Luftzug" or "Door without draft of air". Theophilus Van Kannel, of Philadelphia, was granted US patent 387,571 on August 7, 1888 for a "Storm-Door Structure". The patent drawings filed show a three partition revolving door. The patent describes it as having "three radiating and equidistant wings . . . provided with weather-strips or equivalent means to insure a snug fit". The door "possesses numerous advantages over a hinged-door stru ...

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Revolving door, Revolving door - History, Revolving door - Metaphorical use

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The first garage door opener systems were simple. A system consisted of a simple transmitter (the remote) and receiver which controlled the opener mechanism.. The transmitter would transmit at designated frequency; the receiver would listen to a change in amplitude, then open or close the garage, depending on the door position. The basic concept of this can be traced back to World War II. This type of system was used to detonate remote bombs. Therefore the original garage door opener was a glorified bomb that could be detonated remotely over ...

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Garage door opener, Garage door opener - History, Garage door opener - Commercial links

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The band signed to Universal Records in 2000 for their first record, The Better Life. They received international attention with the release of the single "Kryptonite". The single crossed over several formats, peaking at #1 on rock, alternative and pop radio. The album went on to sell over 5 million copies. The followup album proved to be just as successful. In 2002, Away from the Sun was released with the single "When I'm Gone". Featuring a video in tribute to American troops, the song remained on the charts for almost ...

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3 Doors Down, 3 Doors Down - History, 3 Doors Down - Members, 3 Doors Down - Former Members, 3 Doors Down - Discography, 3 Doors Down - Studio albums, 3 Doors Down - Live albums, 3 Doors Down - DVD's, 3 Doors Down - Singles, 3 Doors Down - External link

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The band signed to Universal Records in 2000 for their first record, The Better Life. They received international attention with the release of the single "Kryptonite". The single crossed over several formats, peaking at #1 on rock, alternative and pop radio. The album went on to sell over 5 million copies. The follow up album proved to be just as successful. In 2002, Away from the Sun was released with the single "When I'm Gone". Featuring a video in tribute to American troops, the song remained on the charts for almost ...

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3 Doors Down, 3 Doors Down - History, 3 Doors Down - Members, 3 Doors Down - Former Members, 3 Doors Down - Discography, 3 Doors Down - Studio albums, 3 Doors Down - Live albums, 3 Doors Down - DVD's, 3 Doors Down - Singles, 3 Doors Down - External link

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Definition and meaning of Open Door policy:

Open Door policy

In a series of "Open Door" notes in 1899, Secretary of State John Hay set forth American objectives in China: free trade and recognition of the territorial integrity of China. This marked a significant departure from the United States's tradition of isolationism.

(Source: Madrid Waddington High School )

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The Doors - Albums. The Doors, January 1967, US #2; UK #43 Strange Days, October 1967, US #3 Waiting for the Sun, July 1968, US #1; UK #16 The Soft Parade, July 1969, US #6 Morrison Hotel, February 1970, US #4; UK #12 Absolutely Live, July 1970, US #8; UK #69 L.A. Woman, April 1971, US #9; UK # 26 Other Voices, October 1971, US #31 Full Circle, July 1972, US #68 ...

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The Doors, The Doors - Line-up, The Doors - History, The Doors - Origins: 1965–1966, The Doors - Early recording: 1967–1969, The Doors - Mid career controversy: 1969–1971, The Doors - Aftermath of Morrison's death: 1971–1989, The Doors - The 1990s and beyond, The Doors - Cover bands, The Doors - Discography, The Doors - Albums, The Doors - Singles, The Doors - Video game appearances of songs, The Doors - Samples

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The Doors - Albums. The Doors, January 1967, US #2; UK #43 Strange Days, October 1967, US #3 Waiting for the Sun, July 1968, US #1; UK #16 The Soft Parade, July 1969, US #6 Morrison Hotel, February 1970, US #4; UK #12 Absolutely Live, July 1970, US #8; UK #69 L.A. Woman, April 1971, US #9; UK # 26 Other Voices, October 1971, US #31 Full Circle, July 1972, US #68 ...

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The Doors, The Doors - Line-up, The Doors - History, The Doors - Origins: 1965–1966, The Doors - Early recording: 1967–1969, The Doors - Mid career controversy: 1969–1971, The Doors - Aftermath of Morrison's death: 1971–1989, The Doors - The 1990s and beyond, The Doors - Cover Bands, The Doors - Discography, The Doors - Albums, The Doors - Singles, The Doors - Video game appearances of songs, The Doors - Samples

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