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  • 61repent — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French repentir, from Medieval Latin repoenitēre, from Latin re + Late Latin poenitēre to feel regret, alteration of Latin paenitēre more at penitent Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to turn… …

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  • 62Enmore Martyrs — By 1948, most sugar workers in Guyana were giving support to the Guyana Industrial Workers Union (GIWU). On 22 April 1948, cane cutters, backed by the union, went on strike demanding the abolishment of the existing cut and load system in the… …

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  • 63Hiroyuki Hamada — was Born in Sendai, Kagoshima October 29 1925. He was the creator of the Karate style called Nihon Koden Shindo Ryu and mentor of Felton Messina History At the age of 15 he began to take Karate classes in the style of Okinawa Tomari Ha in 1939.… …

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  • 64consecrate — [kän′si krāt΄] vt. consecrated, consecrating [ME consecraten < L consecratus, pp. of consecrare < com , together + sacrare: see SACRED] 1. a) to set apart as holy; make or declare sacred for religious use b) to make (someone) a bishop,… …

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  • 65Han Xiang — One of the Eight Immortals, Philosopher Han Xiang (韓湘子 in pinyin: hán xiāng zi) or Han Xiang Zi, in Wade Giles as Han Hsiang Tzu, was born Han Xiang during the Tang Dynasty, and his courtesy name is Qingfu (清夫 qīng fū). He is said to be the… …

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  • 66San Rafael Reserve of Manageable Resources — One of the most important reserves of natural resources that Paraguay has is San Rafael Reserve of Manageable Resources.LocationIt is located to the north of Itapúa department and to the south of Caazapá, about 450 kilometers from Asunción. It… …

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  • 67Regulatory taking — refers to a situation in which a government regulates a property to such a degree that the regulation effectively amounts to an exercise of the government s eminent domain power without actually divesting the property s owner of title to the… …

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  • 68Magic (Runelords) — The Runelords is a fantasy novel series written by David Farland. The series is characterized by magic systems integral to the whole structure of human society. These two systems are the magic of the elements and of endowments. Contents 1 Runes 2 …

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  • 69Oath of office — Lyndon B. Johnson taking the presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government… …

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  • 70ABRAHAM — (originally Abram; Heb. אַבְרָהָם, אַבְרָם), first patriarch of the people of Israel. The form Abram occurs in the Bible only in Genesis 11:26–17:5, Nehemiah 9:7, and I Chronicles 1:26. Otherwise, Abraham appears invariably, and the name is borne …

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