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  • 71the kumara does not speak of its own sweetness — Maori proverb warning against self praise (a kumara is a sweet potato). 2001 He Hinatore Ki Te Ao Maori A Glimpse into Maori World on http://www.justice.govt.nz Self praising is an undesirable trait in traditional Maori society. It is synonymous… …

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  • 72Pills against the Ageless Ills — Infobox Album | Name = Pills against the Ageless Ills Type = Album Artist = Solefald Released = September 19, 2001 Recorded = July August 2000 Genre = Avant garde metal Black metal Length = 46:09 Label = Century Media Producer = Lar Erik Westbye… …

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  • 73Residents Against SARP Pollution — (RASP) was formed in June 1998 in response to two incidents of toxic gases escaping the SARP UK chemical plant in May 1998, in the Yorkshire town of Killamarsh. [ [http://www.cank.org.uk/KillamarshLetterFeb2000.html Open Letter from John Moran,… …

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  • 74Feminists Against Censorship — (FAC) is a large network of women founded in 1989 to present the feminist arguments against censorship, particularly of sexual materials, and to defend individual sexual expression. FAC originally came together in response to the passage of a… …

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  • 75Medics Against Violence — (MAV) [1] is a Scottish Charity (SC041153) founded in 2008 by three Scottish Surgeons, Christine Goodall, Mark Devlin and David Koppel along with Karyn McCluskey from the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).[2] Our aim is prevention of serious …

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  • 76Miracle Dog: How Quentin Survived the Gas Chamber to Speak for Animals on Death Row — is a non fiction book written by Randy Grim.[1] Published in February 2005 by Blue Ribbon Books, the book details the story of a dog named Quentin, who survived fifteen minutes in a carbon monoxide gas chamber at the St. Louis, Missouri animal… …

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  • 77German declaration of war against the Netherlands — At 6:00 AM (Amsterdam Time) on 10 May 1940, during the Battle of the Netherlands, the German envoy Count Zech von Burkensroda gave Dutch minister of foreign affairs Van Kleffens the following German declaration of war. It was only later… …

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  • 78take exception to — speak against, find fault with, be angered by He took exception to the fact that everyone was able to go and play golf except for himself …

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  • 79china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 80China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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