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The Kuril Islands.(GEOPOLITICAL HOTSPOT)
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December 1, 2006|
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Even the remotest sounding objects of discord. In August, over the little-known southern the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Russian killed a group of Japanese fishermen conducting illegal fishing and placed on Russo--Japanese relations.
Previously occupied by Japan between 1875 and 1945, the Kuril Islands were effectively handed to Stalin's Soviet Union by Japan's Second World War defeat. Soviet forces, which had occupied the islands and displaced the population of 17,000 Japanese residents, remained in place after the war.
The Soviets didn't sign the 1951 San ...
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Carnelian mines in Gujarat.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Antiquity
; ...programme was completed in the extant carnelian mines of Jhagadia Taluka, Broach District...analysed and compared with samples of carnelian beads from archaeological contexts in...Africa. For besides local production of carnelian beads in West Africa, it seems that...
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Carnelian Room Restaurant Wine Cellar Honored For 22nd Consecutive Year.
PR Newswire
; ...PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco's elegant Carnelian Room restaurant has been honored again...22nd consecutive Grand Award won by the Carnelian Room and Sommelier Mike Jabari. Jabari...Hoepke, ARAMARK General Manager at the Carnelian Room. "We're proud of his fine work...
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Magazine article from: Stone World
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[ Although some of the students at Carnelian Elementary School... ]
Newspaper article from: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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Carnelian kids wear pajamas to school
Newspaper article from: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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Magazine article from: Utah Business
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Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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News Wire article from: University Wire
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Antiques are reminders of old and forgotten ways of life; CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Celro-Kola bottle: circa 1910: $35. Old Man River whiskey shot glass: aluminum, collapsible, embossed with black man playing banjo: $45. Pewter beaker: English, tulip-shaped, incised rim, circular foot, 4 inches, circa 1825: $110. Magilla Gorilla pull toy: vinyl figure sits on yellow plastic wagon, red wheels: $125. Napkin ring: silver-plate, lion resting on base, ring on back: $150. Royrcroft bookends: hammered copper, repousse flowers, orb mark, 81 2 x 53 4 inches: $210. Chanel belt: gilt metal, with green and carnelian stones, 1980s: $230. Victorian parlor table: walnut with burl veneer, white marble top, paper label, James Moriarty & Bro., Ohio, 22 x 30 inches: $325. Coverlet: pieced and appliqued, cotton, quilted, red, white, blue and yellow, bars pattern, six American flags with five white stars, 1920, 84 x 771 4 inches: $800. International Time Recorder clock: oak with metal highlights, Endicott, N.Y., patented May 19, 1908, bell rings when you check in, key wind, 481 2 x 701 2 inches: $1,100.
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Magazine article from: Association Management
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