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An Post: Encyclopedia - An Post
An Post (English literal translation: 'The Post', English official title: The Post Office) is the State-owned provider of postal services...
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Posting:
Oceanography Dictionary - Posting
Definition and meaning of posting:
posting - a single message entered into a network communications system
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An Post: Encyclopedia Ii - An Post - An Post Transaction Services
In 2003, An Post set up a new division to run its post office and transaction services business, entitled An Post Transaction Services or...
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The Cincinnati Post: Encyclopedia - The Cincinnati Post
The Cincinnati Post is an afternoon daily newspaper published in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is owned by The E. W. Scripps Company.
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China Post: Encyclopedia - China Post
China Post (中国邮政, Zhōngguó Yóuzhèng) is the postal service of the People's Republic of China operating in the mainland.
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Yorkshire Post: Encyclopedia - Yorkshire Post
The Yorkshire Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, England.
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Canada Post: Encyclopedia - Canada Post
Canada Post (French: Postes Canada) is a Canadian postal service operated as an independant crown corporation. The successor to the Post ...
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The Washington Post: Encyclopedia - The Washington Post
The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It gained worldwide fame i...
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Wiley Post: Encyclopedia - Wiley Post
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) gained international fame as the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Al...
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Post Office: Encyclopedia - Post Office
A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence...
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Australia Post: Encyclopedia - Australia Post
Australia Post is the government-owned postal service of Australia.
Australia Post - History.
The first postmaster of Sydney was an ex-c...
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Post-glacial Rebound: Encyclopedia - Post-glacial Rebound
Post-glacial rebound (sometimes called continental rebound, isostatic rebound or isostatic adjustment) is the rise of land masses that we...
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An Post National Lottery Company: Encyclopedia - An Post National Lottery Company
An Post National Lottery Company (Irish Comhlacht Chrannchur Náisiúnta An Post) is the company which has the licence of "the National L...
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Ankh-morpork Post Office: Encyclopedia - Ankh-morpork Post Office
The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is featured in the book Going Postal, a 2005 addition to British fantasy author Terry Pratchett's Discworld ...
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Local Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Local Post - Official Local Posts
Government local posts go back to at least 1680, when the Penny Post was established in London to handle intra-city mail delivery at a un...
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Local Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Local Post - Private Local Posts
Many countries have had private local posts at one time or another. Usually these operated with the acquiescence of the government, and a...
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Post-rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-rock - The Post-rock Sound
As mentioned above, the post-rock sound incorporates a wide variety of musical genres, such as ambient, jazz, electronica, experimental, ...
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Post-grunge: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-grunge - History
Post-grunge developed out of the grunge music scene of the early ninties, after the breakout success of bands such as Nirvana and Pearl J...
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Post-grunge: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-grunge - History
Post-grunge developed out of the grunge music scene of the early ninties, after the breakout success of bands such as Nirvana and Pearl J...
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Post-apocalyptic:
Mysticism
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POST-APOCALYPTIC A hopeful adjective, not really justified. It indicates a refusal to acknowledge the finality of this aeon.
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Boston Post Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Boston Post Road - Middle Post Road
The Middle Post Road was the shortest and fastest route, but was less populated and thus less traveled.
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Post-punk Revival: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-punk Revival - History Of The Post-punk Revival
Originally, the term "post-punk" was coined to describe those groups which in the late seventies and early eighties took punk and started...
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National Post: Encyclopedia Ii - National Post - History
The Post was founded in 1998 by Conrad Black to combat what he saw as an 'over-liberalizing' of editorial policy in Canadian newspapers. ...
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National Post: Encyclopedia Ii - National Post - History
The Post was founded in 1998 by Conrad Black to combat what he saw as an 'over-liberalizing' of editorial policy in Canadian newspapers. ...
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Post-punk Revival: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-punk Revival - The Dual Meaning Of Post-punk
The use of the term "post-punk" to describe two distinct waves of rock music, despite their many differences, has stuck. It is legitimize...
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The Washington Post: Encyclopedia Ii - The Washington Post - History
The paper was founded in 1877 by Stilson Hutchins and in 1880 became the first newspaper in Washington, D.C. to publish daily. In 1899, d...
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Post-punk: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-punk - History
During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976–1978, bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones, and The Damned began ...
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Boston Post Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Boston Post Road - Lower Post Road
The Lower Post Road stayed near Long Island Sound into Rhode Island, and then turned north through Providence to Boston. This is now the ...
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Post-gangsta: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-gangsta - Definition
A rarely-used name for a genre of hardcore rap of the 1990s and 2000s, referring to rap by more pop-oriented artists from about 1997 onwa...
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Post Office: Encyclopedia Ii - Post Office - Services
Post offices also rent post-office boxes to people and businesses who prefer not to have mail delivered to their home or office.
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Post-communism: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-communism - Economy
Several communist states had undergone economic reforms from a command economy towards a more market-oriented economy in the 1980s. The p...
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Post-glacial Rebound: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-glacial Rebound - Overview
By the end of the last ice age about 11,000 years ago, much of northern Europe and North America was covered by ice sheets up to 3 k...
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Post-communism: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-communism - Politics
The policies of most Communist Parties in both Eastern and Western Europe had been governed by the example of the Soviet Union. In most o...
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Japan Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Japan Post - History
The company was born on April 2, 2003 as a public corporation, replacing the old Postal Services Agency (郵政事業庁; yūseijigyochō...
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Boston Post Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Boston Post Road - Upper Post Road
The Upper Post Road was the most traveled of the three routes, being the furthest from the shore and thus having the fewest and shortest ...
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Post-punk: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-punk - History
During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1974–1978, bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones, and The Damned began ...
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Post Office: Encyclopedia Ii - Post Office - Operations
In each city, mail is concentrated from post boxes to local post offices to regional sorting centers. At regional sorting centers, mail i...
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Post Office Rifles: Encyclopedia Ii - Post Office Rifles - Memorials To The Post Office Rifles
Memorials to the Post Office Rifles can be found at Paignton War Memorial, at St. Lawrence Parish Church, Abbots Langley, and on a plaque...
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Canada Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Canada Post - Services Offered By Canada Post
Letter services
Lettermail
Incentive Lettermail
Xpresspost
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Post-occupation Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-occupation Japan - Post-occupation Culture
Japan continued to experience Westernization in the postwar era, much of which came about during the occupation, when American soldiers w...
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Post-occupation Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-occupation Japan - Post-occupation Politics
The Allied occupation ended on April 28, 1952, when the terms of the Treaty of San Francisco went into effect. By the terms of the treaty...
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Australia Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Australia Post - History
The first postmaster of Sydney was an ex-convict, Isaac Nichols, who took the post in 1809, and postal services grew throughout the Austr...
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Post-it Note: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-it Note - History
The original adhesive used in Post-it notes was invented in 1968 by Spencer Silver, a 3M researcher. While attempting to design a strong ...
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Post-it Note: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-it Note - History
The original adhesive used in Post-it notes was invented in 1968 by Spencer Silver, a 3M researcher. While attempting to design a strong ...
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Post-confederation History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-confederation History Of Canada - Post-war Society
During the war, the women's suffrage movement gained support. The provinces began extending voting rights to women in 1916, and women wer...
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Penny Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Penny Post - United States
In the United States, Spaulding's Penny Post operated in Buffalo, New York from 1847 to 1850.
Davis's Penny Post operated in Baltimore, M...
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Post-communism: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-communism - Etymological Caveat
As in the case of the term "communist state", it should be noted that "post-communism" is completely inaccurate if we use the original de...
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Post-grunge: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-grunge - Comparison To Grunge
Post-grunge is often characterized as being less "dirty" and having a more mainstream sound than other grunge subgenres. It is often beli...
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Wiley Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Wiley Post - Around The World
Wiley Post - With Harold Gatty.
Like many pilots at the time, Post disliked the fact that the speed record for flying around the world ...
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Japan Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Japan Post - Postal Symbol
The symbol of a post office in Japan is a capital letter T with a bar over it, 〒. This is used on the signs of post offices, on post bo...
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The Washington Post: Encyclopedia Ii - The Washington Post - Criticism By Ombudsmen
After the 1981 publication of 'Jimmy's World' (a story for which Post reporter Janet Cooke had been nominated by Bob Woodward for the Pul...
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Syracuse Post-standard: Encyclopedia Ii - Syracuse Post-standard - History
The Post-Standard was founded in 1829 as the Onondaga Standard. It became the Daily Standard in the 1880s and merged with the Syracuse Po...
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Post-gangsta: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-gangsta - Popularity/future
Post-Gangsta rap has been popular ever since it began and while it shows no signs of weakening as of 2005, it has become much more formul...
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Pierson V. Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierson V. Post - Background
Lodowick Post, a fox hunter, was chasing a fox through a vacant lot when out of the blue Pierson shot the fox and took it away. Post sued...
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Jersey Evening Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Jersey Evening Post - History
The Evening Post was founded in 1890 by H.P. Butterworth, though only weeks after its launch, Walter Guiton — whose business printed it...
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Penny Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Penny Post - United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the London Penny Post was established in 1680 by William Dockwra, who established a local post that used a uniform...
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The Washington Post: Encyclopedia Ii - The Washington Post - Political Leanings
The Post is generally seen as being politically liberal, particularly on its opinion pages. The paper usually supports Democratic candida...
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Post-concussion Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-concussion Syndrome - Prognosis
For most patients, post concussion symptoms go away within a few days to several weeks after the original injury occurs (Merck, 2003). In...
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Post-rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-rock - History Of The Scene
The band Tortoise was among the founders of the movement. After the second Tortoise LP Millions Now Living Will Never Die, the band becam...
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Post-rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-rock - History Of The Scene
The band Tortoise was among the founders of the movement. After the second Tortoise LP Millions Now Living Will Never Die, the band becam...
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Post-occupation Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-occupation Japan - Economy
The LDP government, through institutions such as MITI, encouraged Japanese industrial development overseas while restricting foreign comp...
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Post-punk: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-punk - Music Clips
A few illustrative short clips of post-punk music:
Note: files size vary from 185 kB to 305 kB, and all are 20 seconds long.
"Theme...
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Post-concussion Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-concussion Syndrome - Treatment
Patients who have suffered a head injury must be examined by emergency medical care providers to ensure that the head injury is not worse...
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Canada Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Canada Post - Labour Troubles
Canada Post has a history of troubled labour relations with its trade unions, particularly the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the L...
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Canada Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Canada Post - Addressing Envelopes
Any letter sent within Canada has the destination address on the centre of its envelope, with a stamp, postal indicia, meter label, or fr...
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Post Office Rifles: Encyclopedia Ii - Post Office Rifles - Beginnings
The Post Office Rifles first came into being after 1,600 Post Office staff were enrolled as Special Constables under Major John Lowther d...
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Jersey Evening Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Jersey Evening Post - Features
Jersey Evening Post - Jersey Norman-French.
The Jersey Norman-French page hosts articles written in Jersey's dialect of Norman, Jèrria...
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New York Post: Encyclopedia Ii - New York Post - Criticisms
In 1980, the Columbia Journalism Review called the Post "a force for evil." Many in mainstream journalism seem to feel that the Post allo...
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Dan Quayle: Encyclopedia Ii - Dan Quayle - Post-vice Presidency
In April 1999, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 2000 Presidential Election. In the first contest among th...
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Post Falls Idaho: Encyclopedia Ii - Post Falls Idaho - Geography
Post Falls is located at 47°42'56" North, 116°56'17" West (47.715552, -116.937926)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, th...
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Post Office Rifles: Encyclopedia Ii - Post Office Rifles - Correspondence
Captain Home Peel, the Adjutant of the 1st/8th Post Office Rifles was killed in action on March 24, 1918. The Heritage Royal Mail archive...
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Post Polio Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Post Polio Syndrome - Diagnosis
Doctors arrive at a diagnosis of PPS by observing the patient and asking about symptoms, and by excluding other disorders. PPS may be dif...
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Jersey Evening Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Jersey Evening Post - Today
Jersey Evening Post - Circulation.
The Jersey Evening Post's audited daily circulation is, as of August 2005, just over 23,000[1] (on a...
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Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Governments
Regarding political freedom in the former Soviet republics, Freedom House's 2006 report listed the following:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania...
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Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Governments
Regarding political freedom in the former Soviet republics, Freedom House's 2006 report listed the following:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania...
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History Of Post-soviet Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Post-soviet Russia - The Crises Of 1998
History of post-Soviet Russia - Financial collapse.
Main article: Russian financial crisis
The global recession of 1998, which starte...
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Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Economy
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the former Soviet republics adopted capitalism as their new economic system. The gross domest...
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Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Economy
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the former Soviet republics adopted capitalism as their new economic system. The gross domest...
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Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Economy
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the former Soviet republics adopted capitalism as their new economic system. The gross domest...
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Pierson V. Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierson V. Post - Ruling
The Court had a difficult time finding directly applicable authorities but they tried to apply them nonetheless. They reasoned that given...
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Post Falls Idaho: Encyclopedia Ii - Post Falls Idaho - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 17,247 people, 6,369 households, and 4,668 families residing in the city. The population density i...
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Thumbnail Gallery Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Thumbnail Gallery Post - How It Works
A "thumbnail" is a small version of an image; when clicked, it typically leads to the full-size version of the image. "Thumbnail gallerie...
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Donald Graham: Encyclopedia Ii - Donald Graham - The Post
Eugene Meyer, Graham's grandfather, purchased The Washington Post at a bankruptcy sale in 1933. Graham's father was publisher of The Wash...
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Railway Post Office: Encyclopedia Ii - Railway Post Office - History
The first sorting of mail en route in the U.S.A. was in 1862 between Hannibal, Missouri, and St. Joseph, Missouri. Its purpose was to sep...
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New York Post: Encyclopedia Ii - New York Post - Highlights
The paper is also known for its sports section, which has been praised for its comprehensiveness; it begins on the back page. Many reader...
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New York Post: Encyclopedia Ii - New York Post - Highlights
The paper is also known for its sports section, which has been praised for its comprehensiveness; it begins on the back page. Many reader...
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The Wall: Encyclopedia Ii - The Wall - Post-split
After Waters left the band, a legal battle ensued over the rights to the name "Pink Floyd" and its material. In the end, Waters retained ...
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Australia Post: Encyclopedia Ii - Australia Post - Current Activities
While remaining government-owned, and with a monopoly over standard letter delivery, the organisation's activities outside standard lette...
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Post-autistic Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-autistic Economics - Concept
PAE has challenged standard neoclassical assumptions and incorporated ideas from sociology and psychology into economic analysis. Specifi...
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Interest, Post-judgment:
Insurance Liability Glossary Dictionary
- Interest, Post-judgment
Definition
and meaning of Interest, Post-Judgment :
Interest, Post-Judgment: Money the plaintiff would have earned if the fav...
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Post Tribulation Rapture: Encyclopedia Ii - Post Tribulation Rapture - Doctrine
This doctrine states that there is a Resurrection-Rapture of living believers in Jesus Christ, which will be translated from mortal bodie...
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History Of Post-soviet Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Post-soviet Russia - Change And Continuity In Post-soviet Russian Culture
History of post-Soviet Russia - Inheritance from the USSR.
Contemporary Russian culture is rooted in the legacies of the Soviet regime ...
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Prankster: Encyclopedia Ii - Prankster - Post Crisis
Comedian Oswald Loomis had his own sitcom called "Uncle Oswald", which was specifically tailored for his brand of comedy. Though successf...
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Varieties Of Arabic: Encyclopedia Ii - Varieties Of Arabic - Post-islamic Or Post-arab Expansion
Western varieties:
Maghreb Arabic
Koines:
Moroccan Arabic (ISO 639-3:ary)
Algerian Arabic (ISO 639-3:arq , saharan: aao)
Tunisian Arab...
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Post-confederation History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-confederation History Of Canada - The Post-war World And The Cold War
The Second World War brought many changes to Canada; the government was necessarily more centralized during the war, and it remained so a...
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Boston Post Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Boston Post Road - New York
Boston Post Road - Manhattan.
Much of the route in Manhattan was abandoned between 1839 and 1844, when the current street grid was laid...
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Phantom Zone: Encyclopedia Ii - Phantom Zone - Post-crisis
In the post-Crisis DC Universe, the Phantom Zone first appeared when Superman returned from space with a Kryptonian artifact called the E...
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Dream
Dictionary Post-office:
Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Post-office
Post-office To dream of a post-office, is a sign of unpleasant tidings. and ill luck generally.
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Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Lamp-post
Lamp-post To see a lamp-post in your dreams, some stranger will prove your staunchiest friend in time of pressing need. To f...
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Dictionary Mile-post:
Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Mile-post
Mile-post To dream you see or pass a mile-post, foretells that you will be assailed by doubtful fears in business or love. To...
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