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2008-01-01
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Group Armies of the National Revolutionary Army
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Миборовский
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The Group Army (集團軍) was the largest conventional mobile formation in the organization of the
National Revolutionary Army of the
Republic of China during the
Second Sino-Japanese War. The first Group Armies were established immediately after the Japanese attack at
Marco Polo Bridge, and new Group Armies continued to be formed throughout the war. (
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2008-01-02
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Grade I listed buildings in Bristol
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Rodw
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There are 51
Grade I listed buildings in
Bristol,
England. In
England and Wales the authority for listing is granted by the
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and is presently administered by
English Heritage, an agency of the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport. In the
United Kingdom Grade I buildings are described as being "buildings of outstanding or national architectural or historic interest". (
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2008-01-03
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List of Chicago Landmarks
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TonyTheTiger
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List of Chicago Landmarks is a list of
Chicago or
National Historic Landmarks in
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States.
Chicago Landmark is a designation of the
Mayor of Chicago and the
Chicago City Council for historic buildings and other sites selected by criteria, including
historical,
economic,
architectural,
artistic,
cultural, and
social
values. A
National Historic Landmark is a historically significant
building,
district,
site,
structure, or object recognized by the
United States government. (
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2008-01-04
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List of wild mammal species in Florida
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Legionarius
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List of wild mammal species in Florida is a list of mammal species found in the wild on the
American
State of Florida. In total, 98 species of mammals are known to inhabit, or recently to have inhabited, the state and its surrounding waters. This includes a few species, such as the
Black-tailed Jackrabbit and
Red Deer, that were introduced after the
European colonization of the Americas. It also includes the extinct
Caribbean Monk Seal. (
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2008-01-05
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List of circulating currencies
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Miss Madeline
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This
list of circulating currencies contains the 194 current official or
de facto
currencies of the 192
United Nations
member states, one
UN observer state, three partially recognized sovereign states, six
unrecognized countries, and 32
dependencies. All dependencies on the table below will be italicized. Partially or wholly unrecognized countries are in bold. (
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2008-01-06
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List of countries
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KTC
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List of countries answers the age old innocent yet dangerously political questions of how many countries there are in the world. It includes territories that are independent
states (both those that are
internationally recognized and
generally unrecognized), inhabited
dependent territories, and areas of special
sovereignty. (
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2008-01-07
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List of countries where United Nations peacekeepers are currently deployed
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Dmcdevit
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List of countries where United Nations peacekeepers are currently deployed is current
as of Sept. 2007, with year of initial deployment, name of the conflict, and name of the UN operation.
Peacekeeping, as defined by the
United Nations, is a way to help countries torn by present and prior conflict create conditions for sustainable peace.
UN peacekeepers monitor and observe peace processes that emerge in post-conflict situations and assist ex-combatants in implementing the peace agreements. (
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2008-01-08
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List of cricket terms
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Nichalp
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Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven. It is known for its rich terminology. Some terms are often thought to be arcane and humorous by those not familiar with the game.
List of cricket terms is a general glossary of the terminology used in the
sport of cricket. (
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2008-01-09
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List of dinosaurs
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Spawn Man
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List of dinosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all
genera that have62 ever been included in the superorder
Dinosauria, excluding class Aves (
birds, both living and those
known only from fossils) and purely vernacular terms. The list contains 1186 names and many listed dinosaurs have since been reclassified as everything from
birds to
crocodilians to
petrified wood. (
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2008-01-10
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List of districts of India
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Nichalp
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List of districts of India enumerates India's 604 districts. A district is an administrative division of a state in India.
India is divided into twenty-eight
states, six
Union territories (UT) and one
national capital territory. Each state or UT is subdivided into districts for administration purposes. The power to change district borders, create new districts or merge existing districts lies with respective state government. (
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2008-01-11
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List of elements by symbol
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Spangineer
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List of elements by symbol is a list of chemical elements by symbol, including the current
signification used to identify the
chemical elements as recognized by the
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, as well as proposed and historical signs. Also given is each element's
atomic number,
atomic mass or most stable
isotope, group and period numbers on the
periodic table, and
etymology of the symbol. (
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2008-01-12
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List of European Union member states by accession
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Nightstallion
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This list of
European Union (EU) member states shows EU and predecessor growth through
enlargement from six members to twenty-seven. The EU was created on
1 November
1993 when the
Treaty on European Union came into effect. Twelve of the twenty-seven members joined an EU predecessor:
European Coal and Steel Community,
European Economic Community or
European Community. Several candidate countries (including
Croatia, the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and
Turkey) are expected to join. (
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2008-01-13
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List of Florida hurricanes
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Hurricanehink
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List of Florida hurricanes encompasses 472
tropical or
subtropical cyclones that affected the state of
Florida, which is the
U.S. state most affected by storms. Collectively, cyclones caused a death toll of 10,270 people in the region, most of which occurring prior to the start of
Hurricane Hunters flights in 1943. Additionally, the cumulative impact from the storms totaled over $110 billion in damage (2007 USD), primarily from
Hurricane Andrew and hurricanes in the
2004 and
2005 seasons. (
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2008-01-14
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List of Harry Potter films cast members
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Fbv65edel
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The list of Harry Potter films cast members is a list of actors who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the
Harry Potter film series.
Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint and
Emma Watson, who play
Harry Potter,
Ron Weasley and
Hermione Granger in all the films, were virtually unknown when they were cast. Complementing them on screen are some of the most renowned actors of the United Kingdom and Ireland. (
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2008-01-15
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List of islands of Scotland
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Ben MacDui
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List of islands of Scotland: Scotland has over 790 offshore islands found in three main groups:
Shetland,
Orkney, and the
Hebrides. Many of them are swept by strong tides, and the
Corryvreckan tide race off
Jura is one of the largest whirlpools in the world. Some islands such as
Skye are mountainous whilst others are relatively low lying. Many have bedrock that was originally laid down 3 billion years ago and others were formed from more recent
Tertiary
volcanoes. (
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2008-01-16
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List of municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
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Dincher
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List of municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: Under Pennsylvania law, there are three types of incorporated municipalities in the county:
cities,
boroughs and
townships. Any municipality in Pennsylvania with more than 10 persons can incorporate as a borough. Any township or borough with a population of at least 10,000 can ask the state legislature to become chartered as a city. There are no unincorporated areas in the county, since all territory in Pennsylvania is incorporated.(
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2008-01-17
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List of Odonata species recorded in Britain
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SP-KP
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The total number of
Odonata species recorded in Britain is 56, made up of 20
damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and 36
dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera). 42 species (17 damselflies and 25 dragonflies) are resident breeders, and the remainder are either extinct species, or vagrants. The
Odonata Records Committee maintains the list. The list is currently undergoing a period of unprecedented change, as new species are being discovered for the first time, some going on to become breeding species. (
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2008-01-18
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List of Ohio county name etymologies
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PedanticallySpeaking
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List of Ohio county name etymologies lists the 88
counties of the
U.S. state of
Ohio, with the date of their creation (in parenthesis) and the
etymology of their names. Because many are derived from
American Indian names and words, there are disagreements as to the true etymology. (
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2008-01-19
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List of Oklahoma birds
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Dsmdgold
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List of Oklahoma birds lists every wild
bird
species ever seen in the
U.S. state of
Oklahoma, as recorded by the Oklahoma Bird Records Committee. The following markings have been use: Introduced,
Extinct, Extirpated, Accidental, Hypothetical. (
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2008-01-20
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List of Pennsylvania state parks
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Dincher
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List of Pennsylvania state parks contains the 120
state parks in the
U.S. state of
Pennsylvania, as of 2007.
[1] The
Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks, a division of the
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), is the governing body for all these parks, and directly operates 111 of them. The remaining nine are operated in cooperation with other public and private organizations. (
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2008-01-21
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List of popes (graphical)
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Dmcdevit
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List of popes (graphical) is a graphical list of Popes of the
Roman Catholic Church. In
English usage, the term "
Pope" generally refers to the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church. The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the tenure of
Pope Siricius, and there have been either 265 or 266 popes. The pope also bears various spiritual titles. Since 1929, the pope's temporal title has been
Sovereign in the State of the
Vatican City. (
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2008-01-22
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List of premature obituaries
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Bfinn
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List of premature obituaries: A "premature obituary" occurs when someone's death is reported while they are still alive. Such situations have various causes, such as hoaxes or mix-ups over names, sometimes with dramatic consequences. Examples range from arms manufacturer
Alfred Nobel, whose condemnatory premature obituary may have caused him to create the
Nobel Prize, to black nationalist
Marcus Garvey, whose actual death was apparently caused by reading his own obituary. (
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2008-01-23
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List of Presidents of the United States
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MarkSweep
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List of Presidents of the United States includes only those persons who were sworn into office as
President of the United States following the ratification of the
United States Constitution, which took effect in 1789. The list does not include any
Acting Presidents under
Amendment XXV of the U.S. Constitution or
President of the Continental Congress. (
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2008-01-24
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List of space shuttle missions
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Phoenix2
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List of space shuttle missions is a list of missions flown by space shuttles. As of 2006, only the
United States has flown
human spaceflight shuttle missions, in the
Space Shuttle program, while the
Soviet Union flew one unmanned flight of the
Buran. (
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2008-01-25
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List of Super Bowl champions
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Phoenix2
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List of Super Bowl champions enumerates all the
franchises that have won the championship game of the
National Football League. Super Bowls are held in an
American city that is chosen years in advance. The winner of the
AFC Championship Game faces the winner of the
NFC Championship Game, in the culmination of the
NFL playoffs. Prior to the 1970
merger of the
American Football League and the NFL, the two leagues met in a championship game. (
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2008-01-26
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List of tallest buildings in Miami
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Raime
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List of tallest buildings in Miami ranks
skyscrapers in the
U.S. city of
Miami,
Florida by height. The tallest building in the city is currently the 789-
foot (240
m)
Four Seasons Hotel Miami. Miami is the site of 7 completed skyscrapers over 500 feet (152 m) tall, with another 27 under construction. The city is currently going through a large building boom, with over 60 structures proposed, approved or under construction in the city that are planned to rise over 500 feet (152 m) in height. (
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2008-01-27
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List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Trödel
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This List of
temples of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of buildings dedicated as a House of the
Lord, and are considered by members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Currently, there are 124 operating temples. Within temples, members make
covenants, receive instructions, and perform sacred
ordinances. In addition, members consider the temple a place to
commune with God, seek God’s aid, understand God’s will, and receive
personal revelation. (
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2008-01-28
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Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
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Rodw
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There are a total of 105
locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal along its 87
miles (140
km) length from
Bristol to the
River Thames, including 6 on the navigable section of the
River Avon from Bristol to
Bath and 9 on the navigable section of the
River Kennet to its
confluence with the Thames near
Reading. The remaining 90
locks lie along the 57 miles (92 km) of
canal. (
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2008-01-29
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Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons
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Pharos
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Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons charts the progress of the discovery of new planets and planetary satellites over history. (
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2008-01-30
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United Nations member states
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Fbv65edel
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As of 2007, there are 192
United Nations (UN) member states. Each member state is a member of the
United Nations General Assembly. According to the
United Nations Charter, Chapter 2, Article 4, the admission of any
state to membership in the UN "will be effected by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the
Security Council." In principle, only
sovereign states can become UN members, and today all UN members are fully sovereign states. (
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2008-01-31
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United States Secretary of Energy
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Southern Texas
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The
United States Secretary of Energy is the head of the
United States Department of Energy and is a member of the
President's
Cabinet. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Energy on
October 1
1977, after the signing of the Department of Energy Organization Act by President
Jimmy Carter. (
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