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31Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Tulane University — As a result of Hurricane Katrina and its effects on New Orleans, Tulane University was closed for the second time in its history mdash;the first being during the American Civil War. The university closed for four months during Katrina, as… …
32Ling Tong — Chinese t=凌統 s=凌统Ling Tong (189 237), courtesy name Gongji (公績), was a military general who served Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of China.LifeEarly lifeLing Tong was born in Yuhang, Wu Prefecture (Zhejiang Province). His father, Ling… …
33Tropical Cyclone Lin (2009) — Tropical Cyclone Lin Category 2 cyclone (Australian scale) Tropical Storm (SSHS) Tropical Cyclone Lin Formed March 31, 2009 Dissipated …
34Arturo Durazo Moreno — Born 1924 Sonora, Mexico Died August 5, 2000 Mexico City Charge(s) Drug trafficking, corruption, extortion Penalty 16 years in prison (served 6) Status Deceased Arturo El Negro Durazo Moreno (1924 …
35Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
36environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
37United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
38JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …
39France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
40Operation Lalgarh — was an armed operation in India against the Maoists who have been active in organising a tribal movement alongside a group called the People s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). The operation is organised by the police and security… …
