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  • 81Hot Shots (The Wire episode) — Infobox The Wire episode caption = episode name = Hot Shots episode no = 16 epigraph = What they need is a union. Russell teleplay = David Simon story = David Simon and Ed Burns writer = director = Elodie Keene guest star = see below prod code =… …

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  • 82International reactions to the 2006 North Korean nuclear test — were nearly unanimous in their condemnation and denunciation of the test. Africa*flag|Egypt: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed its concern over the test and called for all parties to exercise restraint and to return to the Six Party Talks.… …

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  • 83History of the Jews in Iceland — Jews did not come to Iceland until the 17th century, but even then there was no real immigration until the 1930s.LanguageThe Icelanders knew the Jews from the Bible, and called them Gyðingar . The term was used since the 11th century and is… …

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  • 84Henry Vane the Elder — Sir Henry Vane, the elder (1589 1655), was an English politician and secretary of state.Origins and educationVane was born on 18 February 1589, the eldest son of Henry Vane or Fane of Hadlow, Kent, by his second wife, Margaret, daughter of Roger… …

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  • 85Steamboats on the Yangtze River — First Opium WarThe first merchant steamer in China, the Jardine , was built to order for the Firm in 1835. She was a small vessel intended for use as a mail and passenger carrier between Lintin, Macao, and Whampoa. However, after several trips,… …

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  • 86Saint Vincent And The Grenadines — Introduction Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Background: Disputed between France and the United Kingdom in the 18th century, Saint Vincent was ceded to the latter in 1783. Autonomy was granted in 1969, and independence in 1979. Geography Saint… …

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  • 87Irish Colleges on the Continent —     Irish Colleges, on the Continent     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Irish Colleges, on the Continent     The religious persecution under Elizabeth and James I lead to the suppression of the monastic schools in Ireland in which the clergy for the… …

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  • 88Christianity in the 8th century — Age of the Caliphs   Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632/A.H. 1 11 …

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  • 89Demographics of the world — This article is about the demographic features of the population of the World, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.… …

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  • 90No Line on the Horizon — For the title track of this album, see No Line on the Horizon (song). No Line on the Horizon …

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