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A bikini or two-piece is a type of women's bathing suit, characterized by two separate parts—one covering the breasts, the other the groin (and optionally the buttocks), leaving an uncovered area between the two garments. The shapes of both parts of a bikini closely resemble women's underwear, and the lower part of a bikini can therefore range from the more revealing thong or g-string to ...

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• Bikini - Modern origin
• Bikini - Bikinis in modern culture
• Bikini - Evolution of the bikini
• Bikini - Media depiction
• Bikini - Images of Roman bikinis
• Bikini - External link

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Clearwater is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida, nearly due west of Tampa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787, however, according to the 2004 U.S. Census Bureau's Estimates, the city's population fell slightly to 108,606. It is the county seat of Pinellas County.GR6 It is one of the three large cities that constitute the Tampa Bay Area region. Clearwater Florida - History. Present-day Clearwater was originally the home of the Timucu ...

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• Clearwater Florida - History
• Clearwater Florida - Geography
• Clearwater Florida - Demographics
• Clearwater Florida - Population History of Clearwater from the U.S. Census Bureau
• Clearwater Florida - Government
• Clearwater Florida - Colleges
• Clearwater Florida - Scientology
• Clearwater Florida - Trivia

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Bible Adventures is an unlicensed Nintendo cartridge, released in 1991 by Wisdom Tree, and in 1995 for the Sega Genesis. It contains three different games: Noah's Ark, Baby Moses, and David and Goliath, all of which are based rather loosely on stories from the Tanakh. The gameplay of these games is somewhat reminiscent of Super Mario Brothers 2. In Noah's Ark, the player must round up the animals -- sometimes by knocking them out -- and carry them onto the Ark. Noah's health is recharged when ...

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In heraldry, a charge is the image that occupies the field on an escutcheon (or shield). The most common charges, or "ordinaries", are geometric constructs such as crosses and saltires. Other charges include animals, plants, astronomical objects and tools ranging from those of ancient vintage to locomotives (railroads also occur in the arms of a handful of units of the United States Army), airplanes (the arms of Beddington and Wallington specify a "Hannibal Aircraft"), a satellite (in the arms of Arthur Maxwell House). "Atomic" charge ...

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• Charge heraldry - Tinctures
• Charge heraldry - Proper charges
• Charge heraldry - Honourable Ordinaries
• Charge heraldry - Sub-Ordinaries
• Charge heraldry - Diminutives
• Charge heraldry - Common charges
• Charge heraldry - Supernatural or Divine beings
• Charge heraldry - Humans
• Charge heraldry - Animals
• Charge heraldry - Plants
• Charge heraldry - Inanimate charges

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Commentators: Joey Styles and Mick Foley ECW One Night Stand - Match #1. Referee: Mike Kehner Lance Storm (with Dawn Marie) defeats "Lionheart" Chris Jericho Storm pins Jericho following the interference from Jason and Justin Credible, who hit Jericho with his Singapore cane. ECW One Night Stand - Tribute segment. Gary Wolfe (Pitbull #1) introduces an "ECW Remembers" video honoring "extreme" wrestlers who had passed away since ECW folded ...

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ECW One Night Stand, ECW One Night Stand - History, ECW One Night Stand - Results, ECW One Night Stand - Match #1, ECW One Night Stand - Tribute segment, ECW One Night Stand - Match #2 - International Three-Way Dance, ECW One Night Stand - Match #3 - Extreme Lucha Match, ECW One Night Stand - Invasion segment #1, ECW One Night Stand - Match #4, ECW One Night Stand - Invasion segment #2, ECW One Night Stand - Match #5, ECW One Night Stand - Invasion segment #3, ECW One Night Stand - Match #6, ECW One Night Stand - Invasion segment #4, ECW One Night Stand - Match #7, ECW One Night Stand - WWE invasion, ECW One Night Stand - Anti-ECW Contingent

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The modern bikini was invented by engineer Louis Reard in Paris in 1946 (introduced on July 5), and named after Bikini Atoll, the site of nuclear weapon tests in the Marshall Islands, on the reasoning that the burst of excitement it would cause would be like the atomic bomb. Reard's suit was a refinement of the work of Jacques Heim who, two months earlier, had introduced the "Atome" (named for its size) and advertised it as the world's "smallest bathing suit". Reard split the "atome" even smaller, but could not find a model who would dare to wear his design. He ended up hiring Micheline Bernardini, a nude dancer ...

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Bikini, Bikini - Modern origin, Bikini - Bikinis in modern culture, Bikini - Evolution of the bikini, Bikini - Media depiction, Bikini - Images of Roman bikinis, Bikini - External link

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Rocket-powered missiles are known as rockets if they lack post-launch guidance or missiles or guided missiles if they are able to continue tracking a target after launch. Cruise missiles typically use some form of jet engine for propulsion. Missiles are often used in warfare as a means of delivering destructive force (usually in the form of an explosive warhead) upon a target. Aside from explosives, other possible types of destructive missile payloads are various forms of chemical or biological agents, nucl ...

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Missile, Missile - Etymology, Missile - Introduction, Missile - Guided missiles

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In a story titled "The Frog and the Ox" of the Aesop's Fables, a frog, seeing an ox walking by, wanted to become as large and powerful as the ox. The poor frog filled itself full of air again and again. It exploded as a result. In the film Reflecting Skin, two boys insert a drinking straw into a toad's cloaca and inflate it, leaving it on the side of a path. The first person to come by and see the poor suffering toad bends over to inspect it, only to have ...

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Exploding toad, Exploding toad - Description, Exploding toad - Explanations, Exploding toad - Exploding amphibians in fiction

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The English edition of the FLCL anime uses the Japanese naming order for characters. FLCL - Nandaba Naota. Nandaba Naota (ナンダバ・ナオ太), 12, is the main character. His name is derived from the Japanese word for "honesty". He tries to be normal, while living in a normal boring town, inhabited by crazy people. Unbeknownst to him, he has huge N.O. powers. Every episode he states that nothing ever happens in his town, even after the unexplainable and amazing happens. He carries his brother's ...

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FLCL, FLCL - Style, FLCL - Story, FLCL - Characters, FLCL - Nandaba Naota, FLCL - Nandaba Tasuku, FLCL - Samejima Mamimi, FLCL - Haruhara Haruko, FLCL - Nandaba Kamon, FLCL - Nandaba Shigekuni, FLCL - Ninamori Eri, FLCL - Miyaji Junko, FLCL - Canti, FLCL - Commander Amarao, FLCL - Lieutenant Kitsurubami, FLCL - Atomsk, FLCL - Notes/Trivia, FLCL - Cultural, FLCL - Character, FLCL - Production, FLCL - Episodes, FLCL - Releases

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Systems Commonwealth - The All-Systems University. Soon after the Empire morphed into the Commonwealth, the All-Systems University was born to collect and preserve knowledge from the Known Worlds. One of its most prominent components was the Special Collections Division, which would grow into the main field research and preservation division. Even this federation of professors and librarians, however, would grow its own ambitions and split into factions in the future. After the Fall, these Collectors would ...

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Systems Commonwealth, Systems Commonwealth - Origins, Systems Commonwealth - Vedran Empire, Systems Commonwealth - Empire to Commonwealth, Systems Commonwealth - Systems Commonwealth, Systems Commonwealth - The All-Systems University, Systems Commonwealth - Political Systems, Systems Commonwealth - Humanity's Impact, Systems Commonwealth - Illusions of Peace, Systems Commonwealth - The Nietzschean Insurrection and Commonwealth Civil War, Systems Commonwealth - Conspiracy, Systems Commonwealth - Surprise Attack, Systems Commonwealth - Nietzschean Success, Systems Commonwealth - Tarn-Vedra, Systems Commonwealth - The Battle of Witchhead, Systems Commonwealth - The Long Night, Systems Commonwealth - The Restored Systems Commonwealth, Systems Commonwealth - Problems, Systems Commonwealth - Nietzschean Secession, Systems Commonwealth - Triumvirate, Systems Commonwealth - Final Universal Peace, Systems Commonwealth - Conclusions

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The long opening segment of Osama bin Laden's threat video, in which he made frequent mistakes and joked around, was actually composed of bloopers from the studio; Seth's fake Afghan (Saudi?) accent was lost whenever he laughed, and his co-workers were joking around with him while he was recording lines. The studio decided to add the bloopers into the segment. The original scene had Osama saying his last words for his threat video and then Stewie jumping into the scene fighting the terrorists. The fight between bin Laden and Stewie begins by matching move-for-move the duel between Yoda and C ...

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PTV Family Guy episode, PTV Family Guy episode - Plot Summary, PTV Family Guy episode - Cultural references, PTV Family Guy episode - Osama Bin Laden Scene, PTV Family Guy episode - Quotes

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Alfonso received training from Steve Keirn's training camp out of the PWF. After wrestling some for the PWF in 1989, teaming occasionally with Brett Sawyer, Alfonso moved around, appearing in various promotions, including a brief stint in the USWA under the tutelage of Nate The Rat, a manager there. In that same year he first appeared on TV as a WCW masked jobber named The Pro from San Juan. Alfonso then moved on to Japan, joining up with FMW in late 1990, ...

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Mike Alfonso, Mike Alfonso - Career, Mike Alfonso - Trivia, Mike Alfonso - In wrestling, Mike Alfonso - Previous managers, Mike Alfonso - Finishing and Signature moves, Mike Alfonso - Championships and accomplishments, Mike Alfonso - Championship succession

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The English edition of the FLCL anime uses the Japanese naming order for characters. FLCL - Nandaba Naota. Nandaba Naota (ナンダバ・ナオ太), 12, is the main character. His name is derived from the Japanese word for "honesty". He tries to be normal, while living in a normal boring town, inhabited by crazy people. Unbeknownst to him, he has huge N.O. powers. Every episode he states that nothing ever happens in his town, even after the unexplainable and amazing happens. He carries his brother's ...

See also:

FLCL, FLCL - Style, FLCL - Story, FLCL - Characters, FLCL - Nandaba Naota, FLCL - Nandaba Tasuku, FLCL - Samejima Mamimi, FLCL - Haruhara Haruko, FLCL - Nandaba Kamon, FLCL - Nandaba Shigekuni, FLCL - Ninamori Eri, FLCL - Miyaji Junko, FLCL - Canti, FLCL - Commander Amarao, FLCL - Lieutenant Kitsurubami, FLCL - Atomsk, FLCL - Episodes, FLCL - Releases, FLCL - Notes/Trivia, FLCL - Cultural, FLCL - Character, FLCL - Production

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Sling weapon - Origins. The sling is an ancient weapon, the origin of which is lost in antiquity. It is certain that slings were known to Neolithic peoples around the Mediterranean, but it seems likely that the sling is very much older. With the exception of Australia, the sling became common all over the world, although it is not clear whether this occurred because of cultural diffusion or independent invention.See also:

Sling weapon, Sling weapon - The sling in antiquity, Sling weapon - Origins, Sling weapon - Archaeology, Sling weapon - Ancient representations, Sling weapon - Written history, Sling weapon - Combat, Sling weapon - Construction, Sling weapon - Ammunition, Sling weapon - The sling in medieval period, Sling weapon - Europe, Sling weapon - The Americas, Sling weapon - Variants, Sling weapon - Staff sling, Sling weapon - Kestrosphendone, Sling weapon - Catapults, Sling weapon - Slings today, Sling weapon - Slings of tomorrow, Sling weapon - How to sling

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Present-day Clearwater was originally the home of the Timucuan, Calusa and Apalachee tribes. Around 1835, the U.S. Army began construction of Fort Harrison as an outpost during the Seminole wars. The fort was located on a bluff overlooking Clearwater Harbor in an area known today as Harbor Oaks. University of South Florida archeologists excavated the site in 1977 after Alfred C. Wyllie discovered an underground ammunition bunke ...

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Clearwater Florida, Clearwater Florida - History, Clearwater Florida - Geography, Clearwater Florida - Demographics, Clearwater Florida - Population History of Clearwater from the U.S. Census Bureau, Clearwater Florida - Government, Clearwater Florida - Colleges, Clearwater Florida - Scientology, Clearwater Florida - Trivia

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Heraldic writers have, somewhat arbitrarily, distinguished between "honourable ordinaries" and "sub-ordinaries". It is often said that only nine charges are "honourable ordinaries", but exactly which nine fit into this category is a subject of disagreement. It is sometimes said that only those ordinaries each of whose widths is one-fifth or more of the total width of the escutcheon is "honourable". Narrower or smaller versions of these ordinaries are called "diminutives". Many have two diminutives, the first with half the width of the original, and the second with quarter the width of the original. < ...

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Charge heraldry, Charge heraldry - Tinctures, Charge heraldry - Proper charges, Charge heraldry - Honourable Ordinaries, Charge heraldry - Sub-Ordinaries, Charge heraldry - Diminutives, Charge heraldry - Common charges, Charge heraldry - Supernatural or Divine beings, Charge heraldry - Humans, Charge heraldry - Animals, Charge heraldry - Plants, Charge heraldry - Inanimate charges

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The City of Clearwater is administered by a Council-Manager form of government, and the City Manager serves as the Chief Executive and Administrative Officer of the City. The Clearwater City Council is comprised of the Mayor and four Councilmembers who each serve three year terms. The Council is responsible for setting policies and making decisions on local government issues including tax rates, annexations, property code variances, and large contract awards. The Council strives to maintain Clearwater's reputation as an innovative lea ...

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Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater, Florida - History, Clearwater, Florida - Geography, Clearwater, Florida - Demographics, Clearwater, Florida - Population History of Clearwater from the U.S. Census Bureau, Clearwater, Florida - Government, Clearwater, Florida - Colleges, Clearwater, Florida - Scientology, Clearwater, Florida - Trivia

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 108,787 people, 48,449 households, and 27,422 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,660.8/km² (4,302.1/mi²). There are 56,802 housing units at an average density of 867.2/km² (2,246.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 83.85% White, 9.79% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.64% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.48% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. 8.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Although the hispanic population (mostly Mexican Americans) is very small, they had ...

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Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater, Florida - History, Clearwater, Florida - Geography, Clearwater, Florida - Demographics, Clearwater, Florida - Population History of Clearwater from the U.S. Census Bureau, Clearwater, Florida - Government, Clearwater, Florida - Colleges, Clearwater, Florida - Scientology, Clearwater, Florida - Trivia

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Present-day Clearwater was originally the home of the Timucuan, Calusa and Apalachee tribes. Around 1835, the U.S. Army began construction of Fort Harrison as an outpost during the Seminole wars. The fort was located on a bluff overlooking Clearwater Harbor in an area known today as Harbor Oaks. University of South Florida archeologists excavated the site in 1977 after Alfred C. Wyllie discovered an underground ammunition bunk ...

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Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater, Florida - History, Clearwater, Florida - Geography, Clearwater, Florida - Demographics, Clearwater, Florida - Population History of Clearwater from the U.S. Census Bureau, Clearwater, Florida - Government, Clearwater, Florida - Colleges, Clearwater, Florida - Scientology, Clearwater, Florida - Trivia

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The worldwide "spiritual headquarters" of the Church of Scientology is located in the city of Clearwater, Florida [4]. Officially known in Scientology as Flag Land Base, this international headquarters was founded in the late 1970s when an anonymous Scientology-founded group called "United Council of Churches" purchased the Fort Harrison Hotel for $3 million. The citizens and City Council of Clearwater did not realize that the building's owners were actually the Church of Scientology until after the building's purchase. Clearwater cit ...

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Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater, Florida - History, Clearwater, Florida - Geography, Clearwater, Florida - Demographics, Clearwater, Florida - Population History of Clearwater from the U.S. Census Bureau, Clearwater, Florida - Government, Clearwater, Florida - Colleges, Clearwater, Florida - Scientology, Clearwater, Florida - Trivia

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