Huangpu
Huangpu or Whampoa , city, S Guangdong prov., SE China, on an island in the Pearl River. It is c.9 mi (14.5 km) SE of Guangzhou, of which it is an outer port; it has been enlarged and modernized since 1952 and now accommodates large oceangoing vessels. An important industrial city, Huangpu is economically a part of Guangzhou. The Huangpu (Whampoa) Military Academy, founded there in 1924 as a Kuomintang training center, was organized by Chiang Kai-shek. Several of its officers, notably Zhou Enlai, later became leaders of the Chinese Communist army.
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MUSIC; Greenwich time; The 'Pack' is back and Girl Group classics reign Supreme; Greenwich recalls glory days.(Scene)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 4/13/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...life story was used as the means to tie the songs together...coming to the Shubert Theatre, Greenwich's life story has been eliminated...significant as the songs," Greenwich explains, "so he took that...Mary Wilson doing it." So Greenwich's durable songs will continue...about what these songs ...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "Greenwich Time (Greenwich, Connecticut) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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New Stores Hit Greenwich, Conn., Business District Just in Time for Holidays.
Newspaper article from: Greenwich Time (Greenwich, Connecticut) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 12/3/2003; 700+ words
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Enjoying a mean time in Greenwich; BritishBreak.
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England); 8/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...Royal Observatory are the big Greenwich attractions, but there is so...The Royal Observatory is home to Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian Line...Planetarium that only opened last year. Greenwich is also perfect for shopaholics...
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A mean time in Greenwich ; PREVIEW
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 6/19/2008; ; 493 words
; ...public spaces of Woolwich, Greenwich and Docklands. If this is...aerial replays.. Several of Greenwich's historic sites also host...fourmetre swaying poles; in Greenwich Park, the area outside the...Until Sunday. For details and times of events: 020 8305 1818 or...
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Greenwich mean time explained
Newspaper article from: Express & Echo (Exeter UK); 10/25/2008; 329 words
; British Summer Time is the daylight...effect in the UK. Greenwich Mean Time stays the...measured from the Greenwich Meridian Line at...Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is...permanently. This means that the clocks...
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Beeb's mean time over Greenwich; Sports Agenda.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/23/2009; 504 words
; ...2012 equestrian events taking place in Greenwich Park -- fast becoming the Games' most controversial venue. Protest group No to Greenwich Olympics Equestrian Events (NOGOE...Liz Coyle, chairman of the Friends of Greenwich Park, who was interviewed by Warner...
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The nick of time ... Greenwich line plaques stolen ; LOCAL LONDON
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 6/20/2008; 322 words
; ...Brass plaques marking the prime meridian through Greenwich have been stolen, believed to be for scrap metal...south line used as the reference point to measure Greenwich Mean Time. Lewisham councillor Andrew Milton described the...
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It's about time for a change to our clocks After the changing of the clocks at the weekend, a debate has continued to rage about whether we should stick with Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time or be one hour ahead of current arrangements all year round. Angela Wright, managing director of Crealy Great Adventure Parks, explains why she supports adopting Double British Summer Time
Newspaper article from: Express & Echo (Exeter UK); 10/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...continued to rage about whether we should stick with Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time or be one hour ahead of current arrangements all...why she supports adopting Double British Summer Time How often do you hear people say 'if only there...
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Obama the orator delights the crowd ; Esterday, in the early morning Greenwich Mean Time, Barack Obama made some big promises in his speech accepting to run for the Democratic presidential candidate for 2008. Addressing a packed Invesco stadium, a mile above sea level in Denver, Colorado, he invoked past heroes, outlined a plan for the future, strummed our heartstrings and spoke a lot of good sense.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 8/30/2008; 700+ words
; Esterday, in the early morning Greenwich Mean Time, Barack Obama made some big promises in his speech accepting to run for the Democratic presidential candidate for 2008. Addressing...
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ONE thing visitors to South Africa have to get used to is the phenomenon known as 'Africa Time.' This is not like Greenwich mean time and has nothing whatsoever to do with readjusting your watch, but rather refers to the pace at which life is carried out.
Newspaper article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 6/8/2009; 427 words
; ...africa style ONE thing visitors to South Africa have to get used to is the phenomenon known as 'Africa Time.' This is not like Greenwich mean time and has nothing whatsoever to do with readjusting your watch, but rather refers to the pace at which...
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Greenwich mean time
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Greenwich mean time or Greenwich meridian time (GMT), the former name for mean solar time at the original site of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, which is located on the prime meridian . In 1925 the...
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Greenwich Mean Time
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT ) The mean solar time on the Greenwich Meridian of longitude, which was defined to pass through the Airy Transit Circle at Greenwich in England and was adopted internationally as the zero...
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Greenwich
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...now form part of the National Maritime Museum, and reclaimed land at Greenwich forms the site of the Millennium Dome . Greenwich Mean Time the mean solar time at the Greenwich meridian, adopted as the standard time in a zone that includes the...
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Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time ( GMST ) The mean sidereal time on the Greenwich meridian and, therefore, the Greenwich hour angle of the mean equinox. Greenwich mean sidereal time is derived from meridian observations of stars reduced to the ...
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Royal Greenwich Observatory
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
...The original building at Greenwich is now maintained as a...name Royal Observatory Greenwich ( ROG ). In 1990 the RGO moved again, this time to Cambridge, but was...maintained and distributed Greenwich Mean Time, was closed in 1990...
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