The cutting and some of the shaping woodworking tools rely upon sharp cutting edges to produce a satisfactory finish. Keeping these tools sharp is an important aspect of woodworking. There are a large number of machine powered and hand powered sharpening methods in use by woodworkers, the selection of which is in part determined by the tool being sharpened and part personal preference. Some tools, such as chisels and plane blades, are commonly sharpened by the owner, others, such as saw blades and machinery knives, ...

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Woodworking, Woodworking - History, Woodworking - Terminology, Woodworking - Topics in Woodworking, Woodworking - Woodworking Tools, Woodworking - Measuring and marking tools, Woodworking - Cutting tools, Woodworking - Shaping tools, Woodworking - Assembly tools, Woodworking - Finishing tools, Woodworking - Accessory tools and furniture, Woodworking - Tool Sharpening, Woodworking - Sharpening Paraphenalia, Woodworking - Sharpening Methods, Woodworking - Woodworkers

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The official campaigning period was from 07:00 to 22:00 every day from February 21, 2004 to March 19, 2004, though campaign activities had gone on for over a year. Taiwanese law forbids reports of polls in the last ten days of campaigning and any campaigning on the day of the election. Ballots in Taiwan are counted by hand with results generally available within two hours of the end of the election. Because of Pan-Blue's strategy of having people cast no ballot in the referendum, one major controversy was the format of the election, s ...

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The population of Beijing Municipality, defined as the total number of people who reside in Beijing for 6 months or more per year, was 15.38 million in 2005. 11.870 million people in Beijing Municipality had Beijing hukou (permanent residence) and the remainder were on temporary residence permits. [6] In addition, there is a large but unknown number of migrant workers (min gong) who live illegally in Beijing without any official residence permit (also termed hei ren or unregistered people). The population of Beijing's urban c ...

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Beijing, Beijing - Names, Beijing - History, Beijing - Geography and climate, Beijing - City layout, Beijing - Neighbourhoods, Beijing - Towns, Beijing - Administrative divisions, Beijing - Economy, Beijing - Architecture, Beijing - Demographics, Beijing - Culture, Beijing - Stereotypes, Beijing - Transportation, Beijing - Rail, Beijing - Roads and expressways, Beijing - Air, Beijing - Public transit, Beijing - Tourism, Beijing - Buildings monuments and landmarks, Beijing - Temples cathedrals and mosques, Beijing - Parks and gardens, Beijing - Shopping and commercial districts, Beijing - Hotels and lodging, Beijing - Nightlife, Beijing - Education, Beijing - Media, Beijing - Television and radio, Beijing - Press, Beijing - Sports, Beijing - City and regional partnerships

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The story is dominated by two Eco-Troubleshooting teams based out of England: K.E.N.T. (The Key Environmental Non-Judgmental Taskforce) and L.O.U.G.H.B.O.R.O.U.G.H (The Legitimate Organization Undertaking General Humanitarian Business Operations Requiring Optimum Unconditional Global Harmony). Both of their goals involve restoring a natural balance to Earth and preventing another environmental disaster. The two groups have a ...

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Nebulous, Nebulous - The World of Nebulous, Nebulous - Eco-Troubleshooters, Nebulous - Characters, Nebulous - Episode guide

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The show follows the exploits of Gene Starwind, an outlaw in space, a century and a half after humans developed faster-than-light spacecraft. In the context of the series, an outlaw is simply an independent person with no major governmental loyalties, as opposed to a criminal. Outlaw Star takes the characters from the original manga but has a completely different story. Gene, along with his 11-year old business associate and hacker Jim Hawking, runs a small jack-of-all-trades business on the backwater planet Sentinel III. After the tw ...

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Outlaw Star, Outlaw Star - Synopsis, Outlaw Star - Characters, Outlaw Star - Minor Characters, Outlaw Star - The XGP15A-II - Outlaw Star, Outlaw Star - Ships, Outlaw Star - Planets and Space Stations, Outlaw Star - Races, Outlaw Star - The Galactic Leyline, Outlaw Star - Episode List, Outlaw Star - Theme Songs, Outlaw Star - Banned Episode

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Malacca has a population of 648,000 as of 2001. The population comprises: Malays: 50%; Chinese: 40%; Indians, including the Chitty people: a sizeable minority; Kristang, people with partial Portuguese ancestry: a small community. The major towns of Malacca are Malacca Town, Alor Gajah, Masjid Tanah, Jasin, Merlimau, Pulau Sebang and Ayer Keroh. ...

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Melaka, Melaka - Geography, Melaka - Demographics, Melaka - History, Melaka - Sultanate of Malacca, Melaka - Colonization, Melaka - State government, Melaka - Culture and economy, Melaka - Popular historical attractions, Melaka - Transport

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On April 26, 2005, Lien Chan traveled to mainland China to meet with the leaders of the Communist Party of China. His meeting with CPC leader Hu Jintao was the highest level exchange since Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong met in Chongqing on August 28, 1945, to celebrate the victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War and discuss a possible truce in the impending Chinese Civil War. On April 27, Lien visited the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. On April 28, he arrived in Beijing and visited the Palace Museum. On the afternoon of Apri ...

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Lien Chan, Lien Chan - Early life and education, Lien Chan - Political career, Lien Chan - 2005 journey to mainland China, Lien Chan - Name

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In 2003, the Hong Kong Tourism Board developed a harbour lighting plan called "A Symphony of Lights" [1], a large-scale multimedia show featuring lighting, laser, music, and occasionally special pyrotechnics effects during festivals, in order to promote tourism in Hong Kong. The show is based on the illumination of key buildings on the Hong Kong Island side, and is best viewed from the Kowloon side across the Victoria Harbour. The HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building is one of the participating buildings in the show. The building has been in ...

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HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - History, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Design, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Feng Shui, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Characteristics, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Lion statues, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Lighting scheme

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Lien Chan was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China as the only child of Lien Chen-tung (連震東) and Chao Lan-k'un (趙蘭坤). His paternal grandfather, Lien Heng (連橫), was the writer of The General History of Taiwan (台灣通史), a book that is often cited for the quote, "Taiwan's sorrow is that it has no history." Although he was born in Mainland China, because of his family roots in Taiwan, he is not usually ...

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Lien Chan, Lien Chan - Early life and education, Lien Chan - Political career, Lien Chan - 2005 journey to mainland China, Lien Chan - Name

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Their tricks include Teller hanging upside-down over a bed of spikes in a straitjacket, Teller drowning in a huge container of water, Teller being run over by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer, Teller swinging over bear-traps on a trapeze, and knives going through Penn's hands. Many of their effects rely heavily on shock appeal and violence, although presented in a humorous manner. Often, the pair will claim to reveal a secret of how a magic trick is done, but those tricks are usually invented by the duo for the sole reason of exposing them, and t ...

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Penn and Teller, Penn and Teller - Career, Penn and Teller - Tricks, Penn and Teller - Television projects, Penn and Teller - Movies, Penn and Teller - Books, Penn and Teller - Awards and recognitions

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Main article: List of alternative, speculative and disputed theories Examples of theories and fields of endeavor which their critics believe are often associated in one way or another with pseudoscience: Acupuncture (the traditional theory behind it) Alchemy (pre- or proto-scientific rather than pseudoscientific) Astrology Sun-Sign Astrology Biblical scientific foresight Chakra theory Characterology Chiropractic Clairvoyance See also:

Pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - Introduction, Pseudoscience - Classifying pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - Pseudoscience contrasted with protoscience, Pseudoscience - The problem of demarcation, Pseudoscience - Fields often associated with pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - Pseudomathematics, Pseudoscience - Criticisms of the concept of pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - People, Pseudoscience - Lists

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The DPP attempted to portray the Lien-Soong ticket as one which would sell out Taiwan to the PRC, and emphasized constitutional reform, proposing a new constitution, and a "peace referendum." This has led to fears that Chen intends to use a new constitution and a referendum to declare Taiwan independence. Worries about this have caused the United States at several points to ask for, and receive a ...

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ROC presidential election 2004, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official results from the Central Election Commission contested, ROC presidential election 2004 - Formation of the tickets, ROC presidential election 2004 - Issues, ROC presidential election 2004 - Demographic trends and public opinion, ROC presidential election 2004 - Platforms and strategies, ROC presidential election 2004 - Reaction from the PRC, ROC presidential election 2004 - Incident of the Pan-Blue campaign offices, ROC presidential election 2004 - Other developments, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official televised debates of the candidates, ROC presidential election 2004 - Popular mobilization, ROC presidential election 2004 - Public endorsements and scandals, ROC presidential election 2004 - The Shooting, ROC presidential election 2004 - Election mechanics, ROC presidential election 2004 - Contested results

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Most observers believed that the People's Republic of China (PRC) would have preferred to see Chen Shui-bian replaced by an administration less sympathetic to Taiwan independence and more in favor of Chinese reunification. However, some observers believed that the PRC cared less about who became the President of the ROC, than that this person establish economic linkages which Beijing believes would bind Taiwan irrevocably to the Mainland. In contrast to the elections of 1996 and 2000, the PRC was quiet in this election until early Nov ...

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ROC presidential election 2004, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official results from the Central Election Commission contested, ROC presidential election 2004 - Formation of the tickets, ROC presidential election 2004 - Issues, ROC presidential election 2004 - Demographic trends and public opinion, ROC presidential election 2004 - Platforms and strategies, ROC presidential election 2004 - Reaction from the PRC, ROC presidential election 2004 - Incident of the Pan-Blue campaign offices, ROC presidential election 2004 - Other developments, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official televised debates of the candidates, ROC presidential election 2004 - Popular mobilization, ROC presidential election 2004 - Public endorsements and scandals, ROC presidential election 2004 - The Shooting, ROC presidential election 2004 - Election mechanics, ROC presidential election 2004 - Contested results

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On the day of the election, each member of the electorate (most adult citizens aged 20 and upwards) stamped one from the two choices of president/vice-president tickets on the ballot;. Since Taiwan does not provide absentee ballots, large numbers of Taiwanese expatriates living in North America and Mainland China returned to Taiwan to vote. Typical estimates indicate that about 20,000 people travelled from North America and between 100,000 and 150,000 people travelled from Mainland China. Most analysts believe that the voters from North America would be split evenly between t ...

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ROC presidential election 2004, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official results from the Central Election Commission contested, ROC presidential election 2004 - Formation of the tickets, ROC presidential election 2004 - Issues, ROC presidential election 2004 - Demographic trends and public opinion, ROC presidential election 2004 - Platforms and strategies, ROC presidential election 2004 - Reaction from the PRC, ROC presidential election 2004 - Incident of the Pan-Blue campaign offices, ROC presidential election 2004 - Other developments, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official televised debates of the candidates, ROC presidential election 2004 - Popular mobilization, ROC presidential election 2004 - Public endorsements and scandals, ROC presidential election 2004 - The Shooting, ROC presidential election 2004 - Election mechanics, ROC presidential election 2004 - Contested results

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Although the political spectrum on Taiwan is defined in terms of Taiwan independence versus Chinese reunification, both campaigns took moderate positions on this issue. The reason for this is that people who are influenced greatly by either independence or unification have already decided for whom they will vote, and the goal of both campaigns has been to capture the moderate middle. The theme of the Pan-Green Coalition was to portray themselves as Taiwanese nationalists and reformers and the opposition as corrupt and lacking in loyal ...

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ROC presidential election 2004, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official results from the Central Election Commission contested, ROC presidential election 2004 - Formation of the tickets, ROC presidential election 2004 - Issues, ROC presidential election 2004 - Demographic trends and public opinion, ROC presidential election 2004 - Platforms and strategies, ROC presidential election 2004 - Reaction from the PRC, ROC presidential election 2004 - Incident of the Pan-Blue campaign offices, ROC presidential election 2004 - Other developments, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official televised debates of the candidates, ROC presidential election 2004 - Popular mobilization, ROC presidential election 2004 - Public endorsements and scandals, ROC presidential election 2004 - The Shooting, ROC presidential election 2004 - Election mechanics, ROC presidential election 2004 - Contested results

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Since it implies rejection by the mainstream scientific community, the term "pseudoscience" removes the perceived legitimacy afforded by the category "science". Since, historically, it has been applied to competing theories and interpretations of empirical evidence within the mainstream--sometimes with emotional overtones--critics caution against its over-use. Another criticism is that it is impossible to define the term pseudoscience with the degree of rigor commonly demanded of scientific definitions. Although various definit ...

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Pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - Introduction, Pseudoscience - Classifying pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - Pseudoscience contrasted with protoscience, Pseudoscience - The problem of demarcation, Pseudoscience - Fields often associated with pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - Pseudomathematics, Pseudoscience - Criticisms of the concept of pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - People, Pseudoscience - Lists

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In February 2003, the KMT and PFP agreed to run a combined ticket representing the entire Pan-Blue Coalition with Lien Chan for president and James Soong for vice president. The campaign emblem for the Lien-Soong campaign was a two seat bicycle with a blue figure in the first seat and an orange figure in the second. There were initial doubts to this pairing since it was believed that the two men personally disliked each other - during the 2000 campaigns, Lien accused Soong of positioning his family graves to interfere with Lien's Feng Shui f ...

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ROC presidential election 2004, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official results from the Central Election Commission contested, ROC presidential election 2004 - Formation of the tickets, ROC presidential election 2004 - Issues, ROC presidential election 2004 - Demographic trends and public opinion, ROC presidential election 2004 - Platforms and strategies, ROC presidential election 2004 - Reaction from the PRC, ROC presidential election 2004 - Incident of the Pan-Blue campaign offices, ROC presidential election 2004 - Other developments, ROC presidential election 2004 - Official televised debates of the candidates, ROC presidential election 2004 - Popular mobilization, ROC presidential election 2004 - Public endorsements and scandals, ROC presidential election 2004 - The Shooting, ROC presidential election 2004 - Election mechanics, ROC presidential election 2004 - Contested results

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Two bronze lion statues are located in front of the building. The statues were cast in Shanghai in 1935 and brought to Hong Kong. Like the other statues of Statue Square, the two lion statues were displaced to Japan for melting by the then Japanese administration during World War II. They were rediscovered at the end of the war there, and brought back to their original location. Bullet impacts from the Battle of Hong Kong in WWII are still visible on the statues. One of the lion statues had a small explosive embedded in it and was only ...

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HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - History, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Design, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Feng Shui, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Characteristics, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Lion statues, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Lighting scheme

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The new building was designed by the British architect Norman Foster. From the concept to completion, it took 6 years (1979-1985). The building is a 180-meter high building of 47 storeys and four basement levels. The building has a module design consisting of five steel modules prefabricated in the UK by Scott-Lithgow Shipbuilders near Glasgow, and shipped to Hong Kong. 30,000 tonnes of steel and 4,500 tonnes of aluminium were used. It was an urban legend that the building's modular design enables it to be dismantled and moved, if there was any possibi ...

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HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - History, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Design, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Feng Shui, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Characteristics, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Lion statues, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building - Lighting scheme

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With the growth of the city following economic reforms, Beijing has evolved as an important transportation hub. Encircling the city are five ring roads, nine expressways and city express routes, eleven China National Highways, several railway routes, and an international airport. Beijing - Rail. Beijing has two major railway stations: Beijing Railway Station (or the central station) and Beijing West Railway Station. Five other railway stations in Metropolitan Be ...

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Beijing, Beijing - Names, Beijing - History, Beijing - Geography and climate, Beijing - City layout, Beijing - Neighbourhoods, Beijing - Towns, Beijing - Administrative divisions, Beijing - Economy, Beijing - Architecture, Beijing - Demographics, Beijing - Culture, Beijing - Stereotypes, Beijing - Transportation, Beijing - Rail, Beijing - Roads and expressways, Beijing - Air, Beijing - Public transit, Beijing - Tourism, Beijing - Buildings monuments and landmarks, Beijing - Temples cathedrals and mosques, Beijing - Parks and gardens, Beijing - Shopping and commercial districts, Beijing - Hotels and lodging, Beijing - Nightlife, Beijing - Education, Beijing - Media, Beijing - Television and radio, Beijing - Press, Beijing - Sports, Beijing - City and regional partnerships

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Despite the turmoil of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries — including damage caused by European military intervention, the Japanese invasion of WWII and the Cultural Revolution — and the recent intense urbanisation and transformation, including the demolition of hutongs, Beijing still maintains tourist attractions that are rich in history. Although more known for its political significance in the West, Tian'anmen (The Gate of Heavenly Peace) remains the spiritual center of China and one of the most important tourist sites of B ...

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Beijing, Beijing - Names, Beijing - History, Beijing - Geography and climate, Beijing - City layout, Beijing - Neighbourhoods, Beijing - Towns, Beijing - Administrative divisions, Beijing - Economy, Beijing - Architecture, Beijing - Demographics, Beijing - Culture, Beijing - Stereotypes, Beijing - Transportation, Beijing - Rail, Beijing - Roads and expressways, Beijing - Air, Beijing - Public transit, Beijing - Tourism, Beijing - Buildings monuments and landmarks, Beijing - Temples cathedrals and mosques, Beijing - Parks and gardens, Beijing - Shopping and commercial districts, Beijing - Hotels and lodging, Beijing - Nightlife, Beijing - Education, Beijing - Media, Beijing - Television and radio, Beijing - Press, Beijing - Sports, Beijing - City and regional partnerships

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People native to urban Beijing speak the Beijing dialect, which belongs to the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Beijing dialect provides the basis for Standard Mandarin, the standard Chinese language used in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China on Taiwan, and Singapore. Rural areas of Beijing Municipality have their own dialects akin to those of Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing Municipality. Beijing Opera, or Peking Opera (Jingju), is well-known throughout the national capital. Commonly lauded as ...

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Beijing, Beijing - Names, Beijing - History, Beijing - Geography and climate, Beijing - City layout, Beijing - Neighbourhoods, Beijing - Towns, Beijing - Administrative divisions, Beijing - Economy, Beijing - Architecture, Beijing - Demographics, Beijing - Culture, Beijing - Stereotypes, Beijing - Transportation, Beijing - Rail, Beijing - Roads and expressways, Beijing - Air, Beijing - Public transit, Beijing - Tourism, Beijing - Buildings monuments and landmarks, Beijing - Temples cathedrals and mosques, Beijing - Parks and gardens, Beijing - Shopping and commercial districts, Beijing - Hotels and lodging, Beijing - Nightlife, Beijing - Education, Beijing - Media,