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  • 11Mort Shuman — Born November 12, 1936 Brooklyn, New York City Died November 2, 1991(1991 11 02) (aged 54) London, England Mort Shuman (November 12, 1936 November 2, 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co writer of many 1960s …

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  • 12performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 13Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …

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  • 14Blur (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Blur Landscape = Yes Background = group or band Origin = Colchester, Essex, England Genre = Alternative rock Britpop Indie rock Years active = 1989–2003 (on hiatus) Label = Food Parlophone Virgin Associated acts =… …

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  • 15Benigno Aquino III — Benigno S. Aquino III 15th President of the Philippines Incumbent Assumed office June 30, 2010 …

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  • 16Symphony No. 7 (Shostakovich) — After the war, the symphony s reputation declined substantially, both due to its public perception as war propaganda as well as the increasingly prevalent view that it was one of Shostakovich’s less accomplished works. In more recent years,… …

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  • 17James Bond music — The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music. The best known of these pieces of music was the ubiquitous James Bond Theme.… …

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  • 18Psych-Out — Infobox Film | name = Psych Out caption = director = Richard Rush producer = Dick Clark Norman T. Herman writer = Betty Tusher E. Hunter Willett Betty Ulius starring = Susan Strasberg Dean Stockwell Jack Nicholson Bruce Dern music = Ronald Stein… …

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  • 19Variations on a Nursery Tune (Dohnányi) — Subtitled For the enjoyment of humorous people and for the annoyance of others , Ernő Dohnányi s Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 is probably his best known work. Written in 1914 for piano and orchestra, it captures the spirit of Romanticism …

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  • 20Kishwaukee River — Infobox River | river name = Kishwaukee River caption = Kishwaukee River in DeKalb, Illinois, May 2006 origin = Cropsey Moraine and Woodstock, Illinois mouth = Rock River basin countries = United States length = elevation = mouth elevation =… …

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