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  • 81Monasterio de Piedra — (Monastery of [the River] Piedra) is a monastery, hotel and park complex in the Iberian System area, near Nuévalos, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1194 by Alfonso II of Aragon wiht thirteen Cistercian monks from …

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  • 82The Parselmouths — Infobox musical artist Name = The Parselmouths Img capt = From left to right : Brittany Vahlberg and Kristina Horner during a performance at Wrockstock in Potosi, Missouri in October, 2007. Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin =… …

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  • 83Information — as a concept has a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. Generally speaking, the concept of information is closely related to notions of constraint, communication, control, data, form, instruction, knowledge, meaning,… …

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  • 84Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …

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  • 85chile — /chil ee/, n. chili. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was overthrown in 1973 by a dictatorial military regime led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was installed in 1990 …

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  • 86Chile — Chilean, adj., n. /chil ee/; Sp. /chee le/, n. a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 14,508,168; 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Cap.: Santiago. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was… …

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  • 87electromagnetic radiation — Physics. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, and gamma rays. [1950 55] * * * Energy propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of… …

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  • 88Vienna — /vee en euh/, n. 1. German, Wien. a port in and the capital of Austria, in the NE part, on the Danube. 1,515,666. 2. a city in NE Virginia. 15,469. 3. a town in W West Virginia. 11,618. * * * I German Wien City (pop., 2001: 1,550,123; metro. area …

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  • 89automobile racing — Sport practiced in a variety of forms on roads, tracks, or closed circuits. It includes Grand Prix racing, speedway racing (including the Indianapolis 500), stock car racing, sports car racing, drag racing, midget car racing, and karting, as well …

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  • 90Verlaine, Paul — ▪ French poet Introduction born March 30, 1844, Metz, France died January 8, 1896, Paris  French lyric poet first associated with the Parnassians and later known as a leader of the Symbolists (Symbolist movement). With Stéphane Mallarmé and… …

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