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Bombardier Inc. (IPA /bɔ̃baʁdje/) TSX: BBD.SV.B TSX: BBD.MV.A, a Canadian company, was founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942, at Valcourt in the Eastern Townships, Québec. It is a large manufacturer of regional aircraft, business jets, and railway cars. Its headquarters are in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Corporate Headquarters < ...

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Aurora is a city located in St. Louis County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,850. Aurora Minnesota - Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.2 km² (3.9 mi²). 9.8 km² (3.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.56% water. It is surrounded by mixed coniferous/deciduous forest and is near man lakes. Aurora Minnesota - Economy. Aurora is located ...

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For the type of bag called a carryall, see Holdall. A carryall is a type of carriage used in the United States in the 19th century. It is a light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually drawn by a single horse and designed to carry four passengers. In Canada, the term "carryall" is often also used to refer to a type of sleigh. It is about 4 m (12 ft) long and 0.5 m (1.5 ft) wide, fitted with a canvas or hide container. It is pulled by dogs or a snowmobile. It is used principally by trap ...

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Canadian English is the form of English language used in Canada, spoken as a first or second language by over 25 million – or 85 percent of – Canadians (2001 census). Canadian English spelling is a mixture of American, British, and unique Canadianisms. Canadian vocabulary is similar to American English, but with key differences and local variations. Pronunciation of English in Canada is overall very similar to American pronunciation, which is especially true for Central and Western Canadians. The island of Newfoundland has ...

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As a North American society and the only society on the continent with a French-speaking majority, the culture of the province of Quebec, Canada shows many unique features. On the whole, this culture differs from that of the well over 300 million English-speaking citizens of Canada and the United States who surround it, as well as from that of France. For historical and linguistic reasons, Quebec also has cultural links with other North American French speaking communities, particularly with the Acadians of New Brunswick and to a lesser extent with the French Canadian communities of northern Ontario a ...

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Icefishing gear is highly specialized. First, an ice spade, saw or auger is required to cut a circular hole or larger rectangular hole in the ice. Power augers are sometimes used. A strainer is sometimes required to remove new ice as it forms. Three main types of fishing occurs. Small, light fishing rods with small, brightly colored lures may be used in jigging for fish. Tip-ups, which carry a line attached to a flag that "tips up" when a strike occurs, allow unattended or less-intensive fishing. The line is drug in by hand with no re ...

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Ice fishing, Ice fishing - Locations, Ice fishing - Shelters, Ice fishing - Fishing Equipment, Ice fishing - Dangers, Ice fishing - Contests

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The school is on the campus of the Université de Montréal located on the northern face of Mount Royal. Its main building is the highest on campus. The J.-Armand-Bombardier building sits beside the main building and mainly serves for research activities and as an emergence centre for spin-off companies, designed to support the pre-startup of technology-based businesses. This building is named aft ...

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École Polytechnique de Montréal, École Polytechnique de Montréal - Campus, École Polytechnique de Montréal - Organization, École Polytechnique de Montréal - Students and Faculty, École Polytechnique de Montréal - Student Life, École Polytechnique de Montréal - History

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 8,312 people, 3,517 households, and 2,324 families residing in the city. The population density is 40.5/km² (104.8/mi²). There are 3,858 housing units at an average density of 18.8/km² (48.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.22% White, 0.29% African American, 1.48% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.46% of the ...

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Caribou Maine, Caribou Maine - Geography, Caribou Maine - History, Caribou Maine - Demographics, Caribou Maine - Industry, Caribou Maine - Recreation

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The following list comprises those marks which were originally created and used as trademarks, and which may continue in use and be actively enforced by their trademark owners, but which are also generally acknowledged as being genericized trademarks. However, until such time as a specific mark is legally deemed abandoned, it is assumed that all entries in this list are proprietary marks, and t ...

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Genericized trademark, Genericized trademark - Legal concepts, Genericized trademark - Avoiding genericide, Genericized trademark - Terminology, Genericized trademark - European Union, Genericized trademark - List of generic trademarks, Genericized trademark - List of genericized trademarks, Genericized trademark - A, Genericized trademark - B, Genericized trademark - C, Genericized trademark - D, Genericized trademark - E, Genericized trademark - F, Genericized trademark - G, Genericized trademark - H, Genericized trademark - I, Genericized trademark - J, Genericized trademark - K, Genericized trademark - L, Genericized trademark - M, Genericized trademark - N, Genericized trademark - O, Genericized trademark - P, Genericized trademark - Q, Genericized trademark - R, Genericized trademark - S, Genericized trademark - T, Genericized trademark - U, Genericized trademark - V, Genericized trademark - W, Genericized trademark - X, Genericized trademark - Y, Genericized trademark - Z, Genericized trademark - Pharmaceutical and medical trademarks, Genericized trademark - Terms which are not genericized trademarks, Genericized trademark - Genericized trademarks non-English, Genericized trademark - Dutch, Genericized trademark - Farsi, Genericized trademark - Filipino, Genericized trademark - Finnish, Genericized trademark - French, Genericized trademark - German, Genericized trademark - Greek, Genericized trademark - Hebrew, Genericized trademark - Indian, Genericized trademark - Italian, Genericized trademark - Norwegian, Genericized trademark - Polish, Genericized trademark - Portuguese, Genericized trademark - Spanish, Genericized trademark - Romanian, Genericized trademark - Russian, Genericized trademark - Switzerland, Genericized trademark - Turkish

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The settlement was founded in 1906 by John Munroe Longyear, main owner of the Arctic Coal Company of Boston. "Byen" is Norwegian for "the city". It was destroyed by the Germans in 1943 and rebuilt after World War II, with the old foundations still visible in some places. Until the early 90s the mining industry was the major employer in Longyearbyen. The daily life circled only around the coal mining business. Today, the community offers a wide range of activities and facilities. There is a swimming hall, a climbing wall, a big sports hall, a grocery store, three pubs, three hotels, one chu ...

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Longyearbyen, Longyearbyen - Geography, Longyearbyen - History and present day Facilities, Longyearbyen - Mining and Research, Longyearbyen - Tourism

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Richard Evelyn Byrd was born into one of Virginia's First Families. A descendent of William Byrd II of Westover Plantation (founder of Richmond, Virginia), his brother was Harry Flood Byrd who became a Governor of Virginia and U.S. Senator. Richard E. Byrd attended the University of Virginia before financial circumstances inspired his transfer and graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1912. He learned to fly in World War I during his tour with the United States Navy. He developed a passion for flight, and pioneered many t ...

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Richard E. Byrd, Richard E. Byrd - Biography, Richard E. Byrd - Attempt to fly over the North Pole 1926, Richard E. Byrd - Trans-Atlantic Flight 1927, Richard E. Byrd - First Antarctic expedition 1928-1930, Richard E. Byrd - Byrd's later Antarctic expeditions, Richard E. Byrd - Awards and decoration

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Joseph-Armand Bombardier was a shy, determined mechanic who dreamed of building a vehicle that could 'float on snow'. In 1937, the first snowmobile rolled out of his small repair shop in Valcourt, Quebec. Over the years, Bombardier continued to perfect his dream and found that winter-bound Canadians were eager to come along for the ride. Bombardier changed the way we travel over snow and he established a Canad ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 996 people, 414 households, and 293 families residing in the town. The population density is 28.7/km² (74.4/mi²). There are 653 housing units at an average density of 18.8/km² (48.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.80% White, 1.00% Hispanic or Latino and 0.80% Asian. There are 414 households out of which 28.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% are married couples living together, 9.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% are n ...

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Center Harbor New Hampshire, Center Harbor New Hampshire - History, Center Harbor New Hampshire - Geography, Center Harbor New Hampshire - Demographics, Center Harbor New Hampshire - Center Harbor Today

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Svalbard consists of a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean; ranging from 74° to 81° North, and 10° to 34° East, it forms the northernmost part of Norway and the northernmost lands of Europe. The islands cover an area of 62,050 km². Three large islands dominate: Spitsbergen (39,000 km²), Nordaustlandet, (Northeast Land), (14,600 km²) and Edgeøya (Edge Island) (5,000 km²). There is also the smaller Barentsøya (Barents Isl ...

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Svalbard, Svalbard - History, Svalbard - Politics, Svalbard - Geography, Svalbard - Settlements, Svalbard - Economy, Svalbard - Coal mining in Svalbard, Svalbard - Demographics, Svalbard - Svalbard in Popular culture

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This is a list of FOXHOUND fictional characters appearing in the original Metal Gear Solid. List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Liquid Snake. Liquid Snake is the primary antagonist in Metal Gear Solid. He is Solid Snake's Doppelgänger and archnemesis, and also the field commander of FOXHOUND and the Genome Army. He is over 183cm tall, has an IQ of 180 and speaks seven languages (including Spanish, Arabic, French and Malay) fluently. He is an exact duplicate of Solid Snake in terms o ...

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List of Metal Gear Solid characters, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Main characters, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Solid Snake, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Meryl Silverburgh, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Cyborg Ninja/Gray Fox, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - FOXHOUND, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Liquid Snake, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Revolver Ocelot, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Psycho Mantis, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Sniper Wolf, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Vulcan Raven, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Decoy Octopus, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Supporting characters, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Naomi Hunter, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Mei Ling, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Nastasha Romanenko, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Minor characters, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Donald Anderson, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Kenneth Baker, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Jim Houseman

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The mail route from Nenana to Nome crossed the barren Alaska Interior, following the Tanana River for 137 miles (220 km) to the village Tanana at the junction with the Yukon River, and then following the Yukon for 230 miles (370 km) to Kaltag. The route then passed west 90 miles (145 km) over the Kaltag Portage and the forests and plateaus of the Kuskokwim Mountains to Unalakleet on the shore of Norton Sound. The route then continued for 208 miles (335 km) northwest around the southern shore of the Seward Peninsula with no protection from gales and blizzards, including a 42 mile (68 km) stretch across the shifting ice of ...

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1925 serum run to Nome, 1925 serum run to Nome - Icebound, 1925 serum run to Nome - Epidemic, 1925 serum run to Nome - Wings versus paws, 1925 serum run to Nome - Relay, 1925 serum run to Nome - Second relay, 1925 serum run to Nome - Aftermath, 1925 serum run to Nome - Relay participants and distances

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One of the major problems with the Blizzard of 1978 was the lack of knowledge about the storm's severity. Because weather forecasting in New England is difficult, meteorologists had developed a reputation as being inaccurate. In areas where the storm had been well reported in advance, some people chose to ignore the reports. Forecasting techniques and technology had improved dramatically in the 1970s, but the public was still quite skeptical. Because of this, people did not have enough tim ...

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Blizzard of 1978, Blizzard of 1978 - Storm Formation, Blizzard of 1978 - Storm Strength, Blizzard of 1978 - Conditions, Blizzard of 1978 - Aftermath and Recovery

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This is a list of FOXHOUND fictional characters appearing in the original Metal Gear Solid. List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Liquid Snake. Liquid Snake is Solid Snake's Doppelgänger and archnemesis, and also the field commander of FOXHOUND and the Genome Soldiers. He is over 183cm tall, has an IQ of 180 and speaks seven languages (including Spanish, Arabic, French and Malay) fluently. He is an exact duplicate of Solid Snake in terms of appearances, with the only distinguishable feature ...

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List of Metal Gear Solid characters, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Main characters, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Solid Snake, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Meryl Silverburgh, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Hal Emmerich, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Cyborg Ninja Gray Fox, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - FOXHOUND, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Liquid Snake, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Revolver Ocelot, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Psycho Mantis, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Sniper Wolf, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Vulcan Raven, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Decoy Octopus, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Supporting characters, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Roy Campbell, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Naomi Hunter, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Mei Ling, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Master Miller, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Nastasha Romanenko, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Minor characters, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Donald Anderson, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Kenneth Baker, List of Metal Gear Solid characters - Jim Houseman

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Culture of Quebec - Architecture. The architecture of Quebec is characterized by the juxtaposition of the old and the new and a wide variety of architectural styles, the legacy of two successive colonizations by the French, the British, and the close presence of the architecture of the United States to the south. Famous for its religious heritage, Quebec has some of the most beautiful Roman Catholic churches you can find in North America. Quebec has 122 religious buildings listed as historical monuments. T ...

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Where Canadian English shares vocabulary with other English dialects, it tends to share most with American English. For instance, automotive terminology in Canada is entirely American. Canadians may prefer the British term railway to the American railroad, but most railway terminology in Canada follows American usage (eg., ties, as well as cars rather than sleepers and waggons), although r ...

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