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Lazarev first circumnavigated the globe in 1813—1816, on board on the vessel Suvorov; the expedition began at Kronstadt and reached Alaska. During this voyage, Lazarev discovered the Suvorov Atoll. As a commander of the ship Mirny and Fabian von Bellingshausen's deputy on his world cruise in 1819-1821, Lazarev took part in the discovery of Antarctica and numerous islands. On January 28, 1820 (New Style) the expedition discovered the Antarctic mainland approaching the Antarctic coast at a point with coordinates 69°21′28″S, See also:

Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev, Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev - Education and Early Career, Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev - Career as an Explorer, Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev - Wartime Commands, Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev - Influence and Legacy

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In the United Kingdom, delegated legislation, typically, is made through the force of statutory instruments in the form of ministerial regulations, orders in council, and codes of practice. The amount and scope of delegated legislation has grown as a result of the increasing pressure on parliamentary time. Delegated legislation - Controversy. Advocates suggest that it represents an efficient way of relieving Parliament, that much of its subject-matter is uncontroversial, and that Parliament voluntari ...

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Delegated legislation, Delegated legislation - United Kingdom, Delegated legislation - Controversy, Delegated legislation - Examples of where Delegated Legislation may apply, Delegated legislation - Why is there a need for Delegated Legislation?, Delegated legislation - Advantages and Disadvantages, Delegated legislation - United States

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Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - 1990. July 24, 1990 Nine days before Iraq's invasion of Kuwait US State Department spokeswoman, Margaret Tutweiller encourages Iraq with the statement: "We do not have any defence treaties with Kuwait, and there are no special defence or security commitments to Kuwait." August 2, 1990 Iraqi troops invade Kuwait with armor and infantry, occupying strategic posts throughout the country, including the Emir's palace. The ...

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Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - Timeline of events related to the Iraq disarmament crisis, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - 1990, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - 1991, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - 1992, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - 1993, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - 1994, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - 1995, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - 1996, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1990-1996 - Continued at Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1997-2000

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Seiken Densetsu - Seiken Densetsu: The Emergence of Excalibur. Square trademarked the title "Seiken Densetsu" as early as 1987, originally intending to use the name for a massive project under the leadership of Kazuhiko Aoki and intended for the Famicom Disk System. Early advertisements for Seiken Densetsu: The Emergence of Excalibur stated that the game, a traditional turn-based role-playing game, would consist of an unprecedented five floppy disks, making it the largest title developed for the Famicom up ...

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Seiken Densetsu, Seiken Densetsu - Overview, Seiken Densetsu - Games, Seiken Densetsu - Seiken Densetsu: The Emergence of Excalibur, Seiken Densetsu - Final Fantasy Adventure, Seiken Densetsu - Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu - Seiken Densetsu 3, Seiken Densetsu - Legend of Mana, Seiken Densetsu - Sword of Mana, Seiken Densetsu - World of Mana

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See also: Israeli-Palestinian conflict War on Terrorism U.S. plan to invade Iraq Stock market downturn of 2002 Corporate accounting scandals South American economic crisis of 2002 UK Firefighter strike 2002 Afghanistan timeline November 2002 November 2002 - November 30 2002. It is reported that the Provisional IRA may be about to make substantial concessions in order to re-start the stalle ...

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November 2002, November 2002 - Events, November 2002 - November 30 2002, November 2002 - November 28 2002, November 2002 - November 27 2002, November 2002 - November 26 2002, November 2002 - November 25 2002, November 2002 - November 24 2002, November 2002 - November 23 2002, November 2002 - November 22 2002, November 2002 - November 20 2002, November 2002 - November 19 2002, November 2002 - November 18 2002, November 2002 - November 17 2002, November 2002 - November 16 2002, November 2002 - November 15 2002, November 2002 - November 13 2002, November 2002 - November 12 2002, November 2002 - November 11 2002, November 2002 - November 10 2002, November 2002 - November 8 2002, November 2002 - November 7 2002, November 2002 - November 6 2002, November 2002 - November 5 2002, November 2002 - November 4 2002, November 2002 - November 3 2002, November 2002 - November 2 2002, November 2002 - November 1 2002, November 2002 - Events by month

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G-Sides - UK and Japanese release. "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix) - 3:30 "Dracula" - 4:43 "Rock The House" (Radio Edit) - 3:03 "The Sounder" (Edit) - 4:29 "Faust" - 3:51 "Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher Version) - 4:52 "Ghost Train" - 3:54 "Hip Albatross" - 2:43 "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:12 "12D3" - 3:24 G-Sides - US release. "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix) - 3:30 "Latin S ...

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G-Sides, G-Sides - Track listing, G-Sides - UK and Japanese release, G-Sides - US release, G-Sides - Brazil release, G-Sides - Release details

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There are two complementary approaches to ecumenism: dialogue and action. The Faith and Order Movement and Life and Work Movement represent these approaches [2]. These approaches are reflected in the work of the WCC in its commissions, these being: Commission of the Churches on Diakonia and Development Commission on Education and Ecumenical Formation Commission of the Churches on International Relations Commission on Justice, Peace and Creation Commission on World Mission and Eva ...

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World Council of Churches, World Council of Churches - History, World Council of Churches - Previous Assemblies, World Council of Churches - Commissions and Teams, World Council of Churches - Diakonia and Development & International Relations Commissions, World Council of Churches - Faith and Order Commission, World Council of Churches - Justice Peace and Creation Commission, World Council of Churches - Special Commission on Orthodox Participation in the WCC, World Council of Churches - Controversy, World Council of Churches - Programme to Combat Racism during the 1970s, World Council of Churches - Successes, World Council of Churches - Regional/national councils

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The son of noted engineer Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and Sophia Brunel née Kingdom, Isambard K. Brunel was born in Portsmouth, England on April 9, 1806. His father was working there on the block-making machinery for the Portsmouth Block Mills. The young Brunel was sent to France to be educated at the College of Caen in Normandy and the Lycée Henri-Quatre in Paris. Isambard rose to prominence when, aged 20, he was appointed as the resident engineer of his father's greatest achievement, the Thames Tunnel which runs beneath the ri ...

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel - The Thames Tunnel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel - The Great Western Railway, Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Brunel's atmospheric caper, Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Transatlantic shipping, Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Bridges, Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Duke Street Design Office, Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Illnesses and death of Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Commemorating Brunel

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Thomas Pynchon - Childhood and early career. Thomas Pynchon was born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York to Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Sr. and Katherine Frances Bennett Pynchon. Pynchon graduated from Oyster Bay High School in 1953. He attended the Engineering Physics division at Cornell University, but left at the end of his second year to join the US Navy. He returned to Cornell in 1957 to pursue a degree in English. His first short story, "A Small Rain", was published in the Cornell Writer in May, 1 ...

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Thomas Pynchon, Thomas Pynchon - Biography, Thomas Pynchon - Childhood and early career, Thomas Pynchon - Rise to prominence, Thomas Pynchon - Media aversion and mystique, Thomas Pynchon - Recurring themes, Thomas Pynchon - Hoaxes and rumors, Thomas Pynchon - Works

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Although Canada's generally liberal social policies have enjoyed fairly consistent levels of support in the last decade, there are criticisms from the "Christian Right" and other conservative groups, especially in the rural areas, that Canada's policies on abortion and same-sex marriage have become far too liberal. Most Conservative Party members oppose legal recognition of same-sex marriage, although 26% of Conservative Delegates at the 2005 Biennial Convention voted in favor of same-sex marriage. While the Liberals endorsed same-sex ...

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Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Health care, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Sponsorship scandal income trust scandal and the culture of entitlement, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Quebec sovereignty, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Gun registry and crime, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Social issues and family values, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Taxation, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Fiscal imbalance, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Canada-United States relations, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Environment, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Parliamentary reform, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Electoral reform, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Parliamentary stability, Issues in the Canadian federal election 2006 - Minor party positions

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Despite this dramatic result, Semmelweis refused to communicate his method officially to the learned circles of Vienna, nor was he eager to explain it on paper. Ferdinand von Hebra finally wrote two articles in his behalf but although foreign physicians and the leading members of the Viennese school were impressed by Semmelweis' apparent discovery the papers failed to generate widespread support. His observations went against the current scientific opinion of the time, which blamed diseases (among other quite odd causes) on an imbalance of t ...

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Ignaz Semmelweis, Ignaz Semmelweis - Early history, Ignaz Semmelweis - Discovery of the importance of hygiene, Ignaz Semmelweis - Rejection by the medical establishment, Ignaz Semmelweis - Breakdown and death

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Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003 - Continued from Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1997-2000. February, 2001 British and US forces carry out bombing raids in an attempt to disable Iraq's air defense network. May 14, 2002 The UN Security Council passes resolution 1409, which reaffirms UN members commitment to maintaining the territorial integri ...

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Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003 - Timeline of events related to the Iraq disarmament crisis, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003 - Continued from Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1997-2000, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003 - 2003, Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003 - Continued at 2003 Iraq war timeline

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See Also: Iraq Timeline Liberian Crisis North Korean Crisis Hutton Inquiry Bloody Sunday Inquiry Road Map to Peace Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 2004 Canadian federal election 2004 U.S. Presidential Election 2004 ROC Presidential Election Same-sex Marriage SCO v. IBM War on Terrorism Afghanistan timeline November 2003 November 2003 - November 30 2003. Syria hands over 22 suspects to Turkey on Sunday in co ...

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November 2003, November 2003 - Events, November 2003 - November 30 2003, November 2003 - November 29 2003, November 2003 - November 28 2003, November 2003 - November 27 2003, November 2003 - November 26 2003, November 2003 - November 25 2003, November 2003 - November 24 2003, November 2003 - November 23 2003, November 2003 - November 22 2003, November 2003 - November 21 2003, November 2003 - November 20 2003, November 2003 - November 19 2003, November 2003 - November 18 2003, November 2003 - November 17 2003, November 2003 - November 16 2003, November 2003 - November 15 2003, November 2003 - November 14 2003, November 2003 - November 13 2003, November 2003 - November 12 2003, November 2003 - November 11 2003, November 2003 - November 10 2003, November 2003 - November 9 2003, November 2003 - November 8 2003, November 2003 - November 7 2003, November 2003 - November 6 2003, November 2003 - November 5 2003, November 2003 - November 4 2003, November 2003 - November 3 2003, November 2003 - November 2 2003, November 2003 - November 1 2003, November 2003 - Events by month

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• 29 HRH Princess Alice • 25 John Peel • 24 James Cardinal Hickey • 23 Robert Merrill • 19 Paul Nitze • 18 K. M. Veerappan • 16 Pierre Salinger • 10 Christopher Reeve • 9 Max Faget • 8 Jacques Derrida • 6 John A. Kelley • 5 Maurice Wilkins • 5 Rodney Dangerfield • 4 Gordon Cooper • 3 Janet Leigh • 1 Joyce Jillson • 1 Richard Avedon • ...

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October 2004, October 2004 - Events, October 2004 - Deaths in October, October 2004 - Ongoing events, October 2004 - Ongoing armed conflicts, October 2004 - Upcoming events, October 2004 - Upcoming elections, October 2004 - Election results in October, October 2004 - Ongoing trials, October 2004 - Related pages, October 2004 - October 31 2004, October 2004 - October 30 2004, October 2004 - October 29 2004, October 2004 - October 28 2004, October 2004 - October 27 2004, October 2004 - October 26 2004, October 2004 - October 25 2004, October 2004 - October 24 2004, October 2004 - October 23 2004, October 2004 - October 22 2004, October 2004 - October 21 2004, October 2004 - October 20 2004, October 2004 - October 19 2004, October 2004 - October 18 2004, October 2004 - October 17 2004, October 2004 - October 16 2004, October 2004 - October 15 2004, October 2004 - October 14 2004, October 2004 - October 13 2004, October 2004 - October 12 2004, October 2004 - October 11 2004, October 2004 - October 10 2004, October 2004 - October 9 2004, October 2004 - October 8 2004, October 2004 - October 7 2004, October 2004 - October 6 2004, October 2004 - October 5 2004, October 2004 - October 4 2004, October 2004 - October 3 2004, October 2004 - October 2 2004, October 2004 - October 1 2004, October 2004 - Events by month, October 2004 - News collections and sources

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In 2002, on the eve of Tseung Kwan O Line's commencement, the Hong Kong Government announced that KCRC, MTR's bitter competitor, had won the bid to build the East Kowloon Line. For the first time, MTRC suddenly lost its direction and abandoned further planning of new railways. Then it turned to its only left treasure - the West Island Line which was left behind for more than 25 years. Finally, the MTRC announced that it would use HK$300 million to construct the West and South Island Lines, provided that the Government would award subsidies t ...

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Island Line MTR, Island Line MTR - History, Island Line MTR - Route features, Island Line MTR - Recent developments, Island Line MTR - Stations

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After Franco's death, three alternatives for the future of Spain were possible: Continuing the system: this was supported by the bunker, that was, the main political leaders of the regime, high-ranking military officers, and numerous oligarchs and falangists. Breaking and disappearance of the system: this was supported by some sectors of the opposition which created the Junta Democrática. However, another sector supported a pact with the regime leaders for the breaking because they feared the military. These int ...

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Modern Spain, Modern Spain - Road to Elections 1975-1977, Modern Spain - The Spanish Constitution 1978, Modern Spain - The dissolution of UCD and the 23-F 1979-1982, Modern Spain - Spain under Felipe González 1982-1996, Modern Spain - Spain under Jose María Aznar 1996-2004, Modern Spain - Spain under Jose Luís Rodríguez Zapatero 2004-

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In February of 2003, she was arrested in Malibu, California, and charged with possession of heroin. She has since been through rehab. In December of 2003, she publicly spoke out in defense of her godfather Michael Jackson following his accusations of child molestation. At a Los Angeles Lakers game, Richie jokingly mentioned that her favorite player was Kobe Bryant and said, "I want to have sex with him." Bryant is married and was about to be tried for rape in ...

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Nicole Richie, Nicole Richie - In the Media Spotlight, Nicole Richie - Selected TV appearances

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