Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England, is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock bands The Beatles, Cliff Richard and The Shadows. The studios are located in Abbey Road, in St John's Wood in the City of Westminster. Built as a Georgian town house in 1831, the premises were acquired by The Gramophone Company in 1931 and converted into studios. The neighbouring house is also owned by the studio and used to house musicians. The Gramophone Company later amalgamated with Col ...

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• Abbey Road Studios - Film scores
• Abbey Road Studios - Abbey Road Film Festival
• Abbey Road Studios - External link

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The Bush is a cultural as well as geographic division of the state of Alaska in the United States. Most Alaskans refer to any place besides Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and the towns of the Kenai Peninsula and Mat-Su boroughs as falling within the Bush. The Bush is generally described as any community not "on the road system," making it accessible only by such means of transportation as: Snomobile/snowmachine, plane, boat, etc. Two kinds of Bush communities exist in Alaska: The Bush ...

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• Alaskan Bush - The Bush Village

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If someone you meet on the road asks who you are, how do you answer? I am an employee of such a company, I am a son of who, I am from such a country, etc... will be our typical answers. All these answers describe our relationship in the society. In fact, all our life is relationships and equals to it. This is a transcript from a talk about relationships given by Hasmika Dasaji of the Golden Age Foundation at the Oneness Festival February 16-22 2004, India.

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Following the release of the album Off the Ground, the similarly-scaled New World Tour took place in 1993. The live album capturing this tour, Paul Is Live, parodied the famous Paul Is Dead conspiracy of the late '60s - in both the title, and in the cover art which showed McCartney walking across the famous Abbey Road zebra crossing on his own - once again showing his willingness to acknowledge his Beatles past. (The dog with him is a descendant of Martha, his pet sheepdog from the Beatles years and inspiration for the song "Martha ...

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Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney - Early years, Paul McCartney - Role in The Beatles, Paul McCartney - Early solo career, Paul McCartney - Wings, Paul McCartney - Solo again: 1980s, Paul McCartney - 1990s, Paul McCartney - 2000s, Paul McCartney - Pseudonyms, Paul McCartney - Discography, Paul McCartney - Achievements World Records and Misc. Trivia

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Not long after his meeting with Clapton, Martin moved into The Pheasantry at 152 Kings Road, Chelsea, an historic Georgian building. As the name suggests, the site was originally used to raise pheasants for the royal household. In the early 1900s it was the home of Eleanor Thornton, the favourite model of artist and sculptor Charles Sykes. Thornton is believed to have been the model for Sykes' most famous work, his R ...

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Martin Sharp, Martin Sharp - Oz, Martin Sharp - London, Martin Sharp - The Pheasantry, Martin Sharp - Solo projects, Martin Sharp - Later interests, Martin Sharp - Luna Park, Martin Sharp - Tiny Tim

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As youths, the members of The Beatles were enthusiastic followers of Elvis Presley, first and foremost, and later, of British rock-and-rollers, notably Cliff Richard and The Shadows, whose stage presence and female following were often cited by the band as one of their inspirations to begin performing publicly. At the height of Beatlemania, John Lennon declared "Before Elvis, there was nothing." In comments recorded for the Anthology TV series all four band members spoke of him in glowing terms, with George Harrison (showing his knack ...

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The Beatles, The Beatles - History, The Beatles - Studio style evolution, The Beatles - In film, The Beatles - Influences and music, The Beatles - Band members, The Beatles - Early members, The Beatles - Song catalogue, The Beatles - Trivia, The Beatles - Song samples

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Canterbury - Early history. There has been a settlement in Canterbury since prehistoric times. Bronze Age finds, and Neolithic round barrows have been discovered in the area; and before the Roman arrival Durovernum was the most important settlement in Kent. Canterbury (known in Latin as Durovernum Cantiacorum) became a Roman administrative centre: it lay at the junction of three roads from their ports of Regulbium (Reculver), Dubris (Dover) and Lemanis (Lympne); and it stood on what has become known as Watling Street. The city w ...

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Canterbury, Canterbury - History, Canterbury - Early history, Canterbury - Religious significance, Canterbury - Later history, Canterbury - Demographics, Canterbury - Government, Canterbury - Transport, Canterbury - Railway, Canterbury - Road, Canterbury - Educational establishments, Canterbury - Sundry information

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In English, dirt can refer to several things: Soil on the ground. Although the term "dirt" is an often used subsitute for soil, a scientist would define dirt as material staining clothes or found under the fingernails — possibly coming from soil, but certainly not necessarily soil. A dirt road is, technically, an unimproved road. A colloquial term for negative information about a person. See also gossip It can also be a slang term for disapproval or disgust. Dirt is also an album by grunge band Alice in Chains. It can ...

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No pre-Roman remains have been found within the town of Capua itself, but important cemeteries have been discovered on all sides of it, the earliest of which go back to the 7th or 6th century BC. The tombs are of various forms, partly chambers with frescoes on the walls, partly cubical blocks of peperino, hollowed out, with grooved lids. The objects found within them consist mainly of vases of bronze (many of them without feet, and with incised designs of Etruscan style) and of clay, some of Greek, some of local manufacture, and of pa ...

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Capua, Capua - History, Capua - Remains, Capua - Amphitheatre, Capua - Miscellaneous

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Sewage is a variable liquid mixture comprising material from some or all of the following sources: Human waste (faeces, paper, wipes and urine + other bodily fluids) also known as black water Washing water (personal, clothes, floors etc.) also known as grey water Rainfall collected on roofs, yards, hard-standing etc. (traces of oils and fuel but generally clean) Ground water infiltrated into sewage pipes Surplus manufactured liquids from domestic sources ( drinks, cooking oil, pesticides, lubr ...

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Sewage, Sewage - Composition of sewage, Sewage - Sewage disposal

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Limerick City Council has responsibility for certain local services such as sanitation, planning and development, libraries, collection of motor taxation, local roads and social housing. The City Council comprises elected ward councillors (formerly termed Aldermen) with an appointed (full time) CEO as City Manager. The councillors annually elect a Mayor to chair the council and represent the City. As of 2005 the current Mayor is Councillor Diarmuid Scully. Despite the rapid growth of the city environs the city borders have not been changed s ...

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Limerick, Limerick - History, Limerick - Governance, Limerick - Architecture, Limerick - Transport, Limerick - Education, Limerick - Media and the Arts, Limerick - Economy, Limerick - Famous Limerick People

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Tallinn - Air. Tallinn is served by Tallinn Airport located in close proximity to the centre of the city, about 4 km from the town hall square. A bus line connects the airport to central Tallinn. EasyJet, a cheap flight airline, operates since recently on two routes (London, Berlin) to Tallinn. Some other flight operators include Estonian Air, Finnair, SAS, KLM to name a few. In addition to ordinary plane connections to a variety of European destinations, there is an hourly helicopter service to Helsinki operated ...

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Tallinn, Tallinn - Etymology, Tallinn - Historical names, Tallinn - Geography, Tallinn - History, Tallinn - Administrative districts, Tallinn - Population, Tallinn - Economy, Tallinn - Education, Tallinn - Transport, Tallinn - Air, Tallinn - Rail and road, Tallinn - Ferry

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Gasoline - Lead. The mixture known as gasoline when used in high compression internal combustion engines, has a tendency to explode early ( pre-ignition pre-detonation) causing a damaging "engine knocking" (also called "pinging") noise. Early research into this effect was led by A.H. Gibson and Harry Ricardo in England and Thomas Midgley and Thomas Boyd in the United States. The discovery that lead additives modified this behavior led to the widespread adoption of the practice in the 1920s and hence ...

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Gasoline, Gasoline - Chemical analysis and production, Gasoline - Volatility, Gasoline - Octane rating, Gasoline - Dangers, Gasoline - Energy content, Gasoline - Additives, Gasoline - Lead, Gasoline - MMT, Gasoline - Oxygenate blending, Gasoline - History, Gasoline - Pharmaceutical, Gasoline - Etymology, Gasoline - World War II and octane, Gasoline - Current use, Gasoline - Stability

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Santiago de Cali - Precolumbian and conquest. Before the arrival of the spaniards the actual region of Cali was inhabited by many indigenous tribes, mostly of the Caribe family. On the region between the Cauca River and the Western Cordillera, the Gorrones were established between the actual Roldanillo and Cali; the biggest Morron's town was settled on the River Pescador near the actual towns of Zarzal and Bugalagrande. Although canibals, the Morrones had trade with the Quimbayas who ...

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Santiago de Cali, Santiago de Cali - Geography and climate, Santiago de Cali - History, Santiago de Cali - Precolumbian and conquest, Santiago de Cali - Foundation and Colonia, Santiago de Cali - Independence, Santiago de Cali - Recent history, Santiago de Cali - Transportation, Santiago de Cali - Education, Santiago de Cali - Cultural activities, Santiago de Cali - Feria de Cali, Santiago de Cali - Rio Cali race, Santiago de Cali - Sports, Santiago de Cali - Places of interest

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Edwardian London has been depicted in several films, notably the Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets in 1949, the Merchant Ivory E.M. Forster adaptation Howards End (1992) and the biopic Young Winston (1972). Wartime London has featured in many films, with The Man Who Loved Redheads and Zeppelin (1971) among those set during the First World War. The 1943 film The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp covered 40 years in the city, including the Edwardian era, the First World War and the Second Wor ...

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London in film, London in film - Historical London, London in film - Pre-Victorian London, London in film - Victorian London, London in film - 20th Century, London in film - Ealing Comedies, London in film - Swinging London, London in film - Romantic London, London in film - Thrillers, London in film - London Underground, London in film - Science fiction, London in film - Criminals, London in film - The other side of London, London in film - Kids London, London in film - Musical London

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Silk is a natural protein fibre that can be woven into textiles. It is obtained from the cocoon of the silkworm larva, in the process known as sericulture, which kills the larvae. The shimmering appearance for which it is prized comes from the fibers' triangular prism-like structure, which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles. Silk - Early history. Silk was first developed in early China, possibly as early as 6000 BC and definitely by 3000 BC. Legend gives credit to a Chine ...

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• Silk - Silk trade
• Silk - Secret
• Silk - Wild Silks
• Silk - Europe
• Silk - North America
• Silk - World War
• Silk - Islam
• Silk - Animal rights
• Silk - Other uses
• Silk - Stazione Bacologica Sperimentale

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The Latin name for Exeter, Isca Dumnoniorum , suggests that the city was originally a Celtic oppidum, or town, on the banks on the River Exe before to the foundation of the Roman city in c. AD 50. Such early towns, or proto-cities, had been a feature of pre-Roman Gaul as described by Julius Caesar in his Gallic Commentaries and it is not improbable that they existed in neighbouring Britain as well. Isca is clearly a Celtic generic noun and the Romans felt the need to label the city Isca Dumnoniorum, or the Isca of the Dumnonii, in order to distinguish it from such settlements as Isca Silurum (modern ...

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Exeter, Exeter - Situation, Exeter - Economy, Exeter - History, Exeter - Politics and administration, Exeter - Notable Buildings, Exeter - Culture, Exeter - Literature, Exeter - Theatre, Exeter - Music, Exeter - Museums and galleries, Exeter - Newspapers, Exeter - Twin towns, Exeter - Colleges and Universities, Exeter - Sports, Exeter - Transport, Exeter - Road, Exeter - Rail, Exeter - Air

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The ideals and motto of the Divine Life Society - "Serve, love, give, purify, meditate and realise" - are reflected in the life and work of Swami Chidananda Saraswati. His spiritual journey began on a Buddha Purnima day in 1943 inspired by his mentor Swami Sivananda.

Chidananda's fervour to serve found the perfect outlet in the welfare work he undertook at Rishikesh. He believes that service alone can purify and prepare the soul for deep contemplation.

(See also: Swami Chidananda , Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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TransLink Vancouver - SkyTrain. Originally built (completed in 1985) as a transit showcase for Expo 86, the SkyTrain automated light rail network has become an important transportation system. SkyTrain's Expo Line now operates from downtown Vancouver through southern Burnaby, New Westminster, and into Surrey. There was further expansion in the completion of the Millennium Line (opened in 2002), linking eastern New Westminster and northern Burnaby to Vancouver. The line was also expected to eventually branch north ...

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TransLink Vancouver, TransLink Vancouver - Operations, TransLink Vancouver - SkyTrain, TransLink Vancouver - Commuter rail, TransLink Vancouver - Buses, TransLink Vancouver - Accessible transit, TransLink Vancouver - Ferries, TransLink Vancouver - Roads, TransLink Vancouver - Emission control, TransLink Vancouver - Fares, TransLink Vancouver - Security, TransLink Vancouver - TransLink board

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At the end of 2004, the population of Tianjin Municipality was 10.24 million, of which 9.33 million were holders of Tianjin hukou (permanent residence). Among Tianjin permanent residents, 5.56 million were urban, and 3.76 million were rural. [4] The majority of Tianjin residents are Han Chinese. Minorities include Hui, Koreans, Manchus, and Mongols. Does not include members of the People's Liberation Army in active service. Source: 2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料，� ...

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Tianjin, Tianjin - History, Tianjin - Geography, Tianjin - Administrative divisions, Tianjin - Economy, Tianjin - Demographics, Tianjin - Culture, Tianjin - Stereotypes, Tianjin - Transportation, Tianjin - Rail, Tianjin - Roads and expressways, Tianjin - Air, Tianjin - Public transit, Tianjin - Tourism, Tianjin - Sports teams, Tianjin - Education, Tianjin - Colleges and Universities, Tianjin - High Schools, Tianjin - City partnerships, Tianjin - Astronomical phenomena, Tianjin - Sister City

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Until recently, mountain bicycles had road bicycle style frames and geometry. Mountain biking has become more mainstream with riding styles becoming more aggressive. Newer frames are better-designed, lighter, and stronger, with a geometry that allows for much more spirited riding over obstacles like logs, rocks, wooden bridges, and man-made ramps. Also, many riders are now jumping on mountain bicycles and taking on a more BMX style of riding. Newer mountain bikes have either 24 or 27 speeds, with 3 gears in ...

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Mountain bike, Mountain bike - Designs, Mountain bike - History, Mountain bike - Modern Bikes, Mountain bike - Tire sizes, Mountain bike - Latest trends, Mountain bike - Future bikes

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London - Places of interest. See also: Category:Visitor attractions in London Chinatown Covent Garden Downing Street Horse Guards Parade Leicester Square The London Dungeon London Aquarium London Eye London Planetarium London Zoo Madame Tussaud's Piccadilly Circus South Bank Theatreland Tower Bridge Tower of London Trafalgar Square Camden Town See also:

London, London - Defining London, London - Geography and climate, London - History, London - Modern London, London - Culture, London - London Districts, London - Central London, London - City of London, London - The West End, London - East London, London - The East End, London - Docklands, London - West London, London - North London, London - South London, London - Demographics, London - Government, London - Business and economy, London - Transport and infrastructure, London - Education, London - Media, London - Technology, London - Style and fashion, London - Religion, London - Sport, London - Tourist attractions, London - Places of interest, London - List of hotels in London, London - Buildings and monuments, London - Museums and galleries, London - Markets and shopping areas, London - Parks and gardens, London - Other places of interest, London - London in the arts, London - Literature featuring London, London - Films featuring London, London - Television programmes featuring London, London - Songs featuring London, London - Video Games featuring London, London - Major exhibitions staged in London, London - Parades

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