The name Parker may refer to: Alan Parker Alton B. Parker Arthur C. Parker Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde Camilla Parker Bowles (now Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall) Cameron Parker Charles Parker (numerous people share this name) Charlie Parker Claire Parker (see Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker) Clifton Parker Colonel Tom Parker Cynthia Ann Parker Daniel Parker Dave Parker (numerous people share this ...

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Parker, Parker - Placename, Parker - Name, Parker - Fictional characters, Parker - Company name, Parker - Other uses

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Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population is 72,392. It located northeast of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Armstrong County was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003. The county seat is Kittanning. The county was organized on March 12, 1800 from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycoming Counties. It was named in honor of John Armstron ...

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• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Geography
• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Demographics
• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - History
• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Municipalities
• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Cities
• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Boroughs
• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Townships
• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Census-designated places
• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Education
• Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Colleges and Universities

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Critical management studies (CMS) is a loose but rapidly growing grouping of politically left wing and theoretically innovative approaches to management, business and organisation. It encompasses a wide range of perspectives that are critical of traditional theories of management. Critical management studies - History. It is generally accepted that CMS began with Mats Alvesson and Hugh Willmott's edited collection Critical Management Studies (1992), Critical Management Studies (CMS) initially brought ...

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• Critical management studies - Geographical base
• Critical management studies - Controversy and debate

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The caper story is a subgenre of crime fiction. The typical caper story involves one or more crimes (especially thefts, swindles, or occasionally kidnappings) perpetrated by the main characters in full view of the reader. The actions of police or detectives attempting to prevent or solve the crimes may also be chronicled, but are not the main focus of the story. The caper story is distinguished from the straight crime story by elements of humor, adventure, or unusual cleverness or audacity. For instance, the Dortmunder stories ...

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• Caper story - Fiction
• Caper story - Film

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The science fiction/horror film Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott, has become extremely popular and influential, and has spawned several sequels and imitators. The title of the film refers to highly-aggressive extraterrestrial creatures (unnamed in this orignal film, but referred to as Xenomorphs in the sequel Aliens). But the connecting thread becomes the saga of Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, a human woman who finds herself the principal opponent of the species throughout the series. The film launched the first ma ...

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• Alien film - Plot
• Alien film - Early versions
• Alien film - Production
• Alien film - Music
• Alien film - Themes
• Alien film - Influence
• Alien film - Alien Special Edition a.k.a. Director's Cut 2003
• Alien film - Feature films within the same storyline
• Alien film - Quadrilogy plot-summary
• Alien film - Spin-offs
• Alien film - Trivia

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Ken Salazar (D) Colorado is a western state in the central part of the country. Colorado is best known as the home of the highest peaks of the Rocky Mountains, which dominate the western half of the state; eastern Colorado is mostly High Plains (prairie) and sparsely populated. The state capital and largest city is Denver, Colorado; the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area contains over half of the state's population (2.5 million out of 4.3 million). The state was named after the Spanish word "Colorado" which means "reddish colored" that presumably refers to the red sandstone formations in the are ...

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• Colorado - History of Colorado
• Colorado - Law and government
• Colorado - Geography
• Colorado - Economy
• Colorado - Demographics
• Colorado - Population
• Colorado - Race and ancestry
• Colorado - Religion
• Colorado - More information
• Colorado - Important cities and towns
• Colorado - 25 Richest Places in Colorado
• Colorado - Colorado tourism and recreation
• Colorado - National parks
• Colorado - National monuments
• Colorado - National recreational areas
• Colorado - National forests
• Colorado - National grasslands
• Colorado - Wilderness areas
• Colorado - National historic sites
• Colorado - Education
• Colorado - Colleges and universities
• Colorado - Professional sports teams
• Colorado - Major league teams
• Colorado - Other teams
• Colorado - Major highways

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The (CAP) is a multipurpose water resource development and management project that delivers Colorado River water, either directly or by exchange, into central and southern Arizona. The project was designed to provide water to nearly one million acres (4,000 km²) of Indian and non-Indian irrigated agricultural land areas in Maricopa, Pinal and Pima Counties, as well as municipal water for several Arizona communities, including the metropolitan areas of Phoenix and Tucson. Authorization also was included for development of facilities to deliv ...

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Central Arizona Project Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project Aqueduct - Description

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density is 224/km² (580/mi²). There are 194,892 housing units at an average density of 89/km² (230/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 81.39% White, 4.79% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.26% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. 10.27% ...

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Collin County Texas, Collin County Texas - Geography, Collin County Texas - Adjacent counties, Collin County Texas - Demographics, Collin County Texas - Cities and towns

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Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Principal cities. Dallas Fort Worth Arlington Plano Irving Carrollton Richardson Denton McKinney Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Cities and towns with more than 100000 inhabitants. Garland Grand Prairie Mesquite Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Cities towns and CDPs with 10000 to 100000 inhabitants. See also:

Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Metroplex counties, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Metroplex cities towns and CDPs, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Principal cities, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Cities and towns with more than 100000 inhabitants, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Cities towns and CDPs with 10000 to 100000 inhabitants, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Cities towns and CDPs with less than 10000 inhabitants, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Description of economic activity, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex - Media

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DART was created in 1983 as a regional replacement for the Dallas Transit System. Citizens of 15 area cities had voted to levy a 1% sales tax to join the system by the time it began transit services in 1984 (though formal acquisition of the Dallas Transit System wouldn't be complete until 1988). Just a year later, in 1985, member cities Carrollton and Farmers Branch held elections to pull out of DART, though the measures failed. But shifting suburban politics and a loss of confidence in DART management led to 7 more pullout votes in t ...

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas Area Rapid Transit - History, Dallas Area Rapid Transit - DART Light Rail and Commuter Lines, Dallas Area Rapid Transit - DART Member Cities, Dallas Area Rapid Transit - List of DART Member Cities, Dallas Area Rapid Transit - Eligible cities that are not members of DART

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 148,217 people, 59,597 households, and 40,466 families residing in the county. The population density is 75/km² (194/mi²). There are 78,435 housing units at an average density of 40/km² (103/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 84.17% White, 10.64% Black or African American, 0.78% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. 2.42% of ...

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Bay County Florida, Bay County Florida - History, Bay County Florida - Geography, Bay County Florida - Demographics, Bay County Florida - Municipalities, Bay County Florida - Incorporated, Bay County Florida - Unincorporated

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The Allegheny rises in north central Pennsylvania, in central Potter County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) south of the New York border. It flows west past Coudersport then turns north into western New York State, looping westward across southern Cattaraugus County for approximately 30 mi (48 km), past St. Bonaventure University and Salamanca and forming the northern boundary of Allegany State Park before re-entering northwestern Pennsylvania approximately 20 mi ...

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Allegheny River, Allegheny River - Course, Allegheny River - Tributaries, Allegheny River - History, Allegheny River - Cities and towns along the Allegheny River, Allegheny River - New York, Allegheny River - Pennsylvania

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United States metropolitan areas as defined by the Census Bureau are based on counties. The Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area includes the following 10 counties: Adams - Arapahoe - Broomfield - Clear Creek - Denver - Douglas - Elbert - Gilpin - Jefferson - Park Because of the relatively large county size in Colorado, much of this area is not popularly considered to be part of the metro area. For example, little to none of Clear Creek, Elbert, Gilpin, or Park counties are metropolitan in nature, and only Denver and Broomfield coun ...

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Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area, Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area - Counties, Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area - Cities

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P-Funk - Early Development. In the late 1950s, George Clinton and some others started a doo-wop barbershop quintet (called The Parliaments), but found very little success. During the 1960s, they added a backup band that eventually became known as Funkadelic. George Clinton, the leader of the group, ran a hair salon in New Jersey, and continued to do so until 1967, when the group's breakthrough single was released. By this time, the Parliaments had become Parliament (taken from Parliament cigarettes) and had added several new members, incl ...

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P-Funk, P-Funk - History of P-Funk, P-Funk - Early Development, P-Funk - Transition to Funkadelic, P-Funk - Arrival of the Collins Brothers, P-Funk - The Reemergence of Parliament, P-Funk - Funksters of Special Importance on the Development of the P-Funk Sound, P-Funk - George Clinton, P-Funk - Bootsy Collins, P-Funk - Catfish Collins, P-Funk - Eddie Hazel, P-Funk - Garry Shider, P-Funk - Bernie Worrell, P-Funk - Songs by the P-Funk crew

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List of casinos - Alabama. Click here for List of Alabama Casinos Creek Entertainment Center in Atmore Tallapoosa Entertainment Center in Montgomery Riverside Entertainment Center in Wetumpka List of casinos - Alaska. Alaska currently has no "land based" poker or casino gambling beyond bingo and pull tabs. This type of gambling does occur on cruise ships touring Alaska Atka Ira Council in Atka Native Village B ...

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List of casinos, List of casinos - United States of America, List of casinos - Alabama, List of casinos - Alaska, List of casinos - Arizona, List of casinos - Arkansas, List of casinos - California, List of casinos - Colorado, List of casinos - Connecticut, List of casinos - Delaware, List of casinos - Florida, List of casinos - Illinois, List of casinos - Indiana, List of casinos - Iowa, List of casinos - Louisiana, List of casinos - Maine, List of casinos - Michigan, List of casinos - Minnesota, List of casinos - Mississippi, List of casinos - Missouri, List of casinos - Nevada, List of casinos - New Jersey, List of casinos - New Mexico, List of casinos - New York, List of casinos - North Carolina, List of casinos - Oklahoma, List of casinos - Oregon, List of casinos - Pennsylvania, List of casinos - Washington, List of casinos - Australia, List of casinos - Canada, List of casinos - Alberta, List of casinos - Manitoba, List of casinos - Nova Scotia, List of casinos - Ontario, List of casinos - Quebec, List of casinos - India, List of casinos - Germany, List of casinos - Portugal, List of casinos - Hungary, List of casinos - China People's Republic of, List of casinos - Macau, List of casinos - Monaco, List of casinos - New Zealand, List of casinos - Sweden

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Over the last 10 years, I-Fest has had the best in Christian puppeteers, puppet teams, and ventriloquists. The list includes: I-Fest - Ventriloquists. Jim Adams of Victorville, CA Tony Borders of Sacramento, CA Judy Buch of Tolland, CT Takeshi & Shu Ikeda of Tokyo, Japan Mel LaMar of Greeley, CO Dennis Lee of Dallas, TX David Mitchell of Crossville, TN Doug Nearpass (DigDag and Doug) of E Rutherford, NJ Steve Parker ...

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I-Fest, I-Fest - Overview, I-Fest - History, I-Fest - Teachers & Performers, I-Fest - Ventriloquists, I-Fest - Puppeteers/Troupes, I-Fest - Other Performers, I-Fest - Sources

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According to records of the area the first settler was a man named Peter I. Van Wormer in 1859 on Running Creek, which today runs through Elizabeth. Others followed establishing small ranches in the area that was then forested with ponderosa pines in an open glade like growth habit suitable for both ranching and timber operations. The Elbert County History (ISBN: 0-88107-128-5 edited by Margee Gabehart) is not clear on when exactly the mill that eventually caused the formation of the town of Elizabeth was set up. It was apparently on the far ...

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Elizabeth Colorado, Elizabeth Colorado - History, Elizabeth Colorado - Geography, Elizabeth Colorado - Demographics

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The award is given by a jury, which reviews games released in Germany in the preceding twelve months. The award generally goes to a 'family style' game. Games such as wargames are not considered. The award critera are: Game idea & originality Rule structure & clarity Presentation (art and parts) Game mechanics ...

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Spiel des Jahres, Spiel des Jahres - Award critera, Spiel des Jahres - 2005 nominations, Spiel des Jahres - Previous winners

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Brownback is an outspoken, socially conservative politician. He opposes federal-funding of embryonic stem cell research that involves the cloning and killing of human embryos, and also favors capital punishment. He is averse to same-sex marriage, is "concerned" about pornography [1], and is loudly pro-life, having compared abortion to a holocaust [2]. He was received into the Roman Catholic church in 2002, with the assistance of fellow Republican Senator Rick Santorum. Contrary to popular rumor, he is not a member of the Cathol ...

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Sam Brownback, Sam Brownback - Views, Sam Brownback - Political Future, Sam Brownback - Controversy

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The Upstate - Primary Cities. Greenville Spartanburg Anderson The Upstate - Suburbs with more than 10000 inhabitants. Berea Clemson Easley Gaffney Gantt Greer Mauldin Parker Simpsonville Taylors Wade Hampton The Upstate - Suburbs with less than 10000 inhabitants. Arial Belton Blacksburg< ...

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The Upstate, The Upstate - Counties, The Upstate - Cities, The Upstate - Primary Cities, The Upstate - Suburbs with more than 10000 inhabitants, The Upstate - Suburbs with less than 10000 inhabitants, The Upstate - Institutions of Higher Education, The Upstate - Economy, The Upstate - Corporations based or has a major presence the Upstate, The Upstate - Transportation, The Upstate - Media

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