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121Bharat Sevashram Sangha — The Bharat Sevashram Sangha is a prominent charitable, philanthropic and religious organization founded by the illustrious patriot saint, Acharya Srimat Swami Pranavanandaji Maharaj in 1917 at Bajitpur (now in Madaripur District,… …
122Origin of Superman — The abbreviated origin of Superman as featured in All Star Superman #1 (January 2006) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. The origin of Superman is the story that relates Superman s arrival on Earth and the beginnings of his career as a… …
1231990 Strangeways Prison riot — The 1990 Strangeways Prison riot was a 25 day prison riot and rooftop protest at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England. The riot began on 1 April 1990 when prisoners took control of the prison chapel, and the riot quickly spread throughout… …
124Albedo — The albedo of an object is the extent to which it diffusely reflects light from the sun. It is therefore a more specific form of the term reflectivity. Albedo is defined asthe ratio of diffusely reflected to incident electromagnetic radiation. It …
125United Methodist Committee on Relief — The United Methodist Committee on Relief, often referred to as UMCOR, is a prominent world wide emergency relief organization. A nonprofit agency of the United Methodist Church, UMCOR reaches worldwide to provide relief in five core areas: Hunger …
126Six stroke engine — The term six stroke engine describes two different approaches in the internal combustion engine, developed since the 1990s, to improve its efficiency and reduce emissions:In the first approach, the engine captures the waste heat from the four… …
127History of New Plymouth — The city of New Plymouth, New Zealand, has a history that includes a lengthy occupation and residence by Maori, the arrival of white traders and settlers in the 19th century and warfare that resulted when the demands of the two cultures… …
128Icelandic sheep — The Icelandic sheep or Kind in Icelandic, is a breed of domestic sheep. The Icelandic breed is a North European short tailed variety of sheep, which exhibits a fluke shaped, naturally short tail. The Icelandic is a mid sized breed, generally… …
