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Oostende
Oostende , Fr. Ostende, city (1991 pop. 68,500), West Flanders prov., W Belgium, on the North Sea. It is a major commercial and fishing port, connected by canals with Bruges and Ghent . Oostende is also an industrial and rail center, as well as a seaside resort. It has a ferry terminal that... Read more |
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Charles Nicolas Cochin
Charles Nicolas Cochin , 1715-90, French engraver, designer, writer on art, and painter to the French court. His works, more than 1,500 in number, include historical subjects, such as the Marriage of the Dauphin, vignettes and frontispieces, book illustrations, and pencil and crayon portraits.... Read more |
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timberline
timberline elevation above which trees cannot grow. Its location is influenced by the various factors that determine temperature, including latitude, prevailing wind directions, and exposure to sunlight. In general, the timberline is highest in the tropics and descends in elevation toward the polar... Read more |
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Bibliotheque Nationale
Bibliothèque nationale , the great national library of France, in Paris, a governmental archive, and one of the foremost libraries in the world. It originated with the collections of writings made by early French kings, including Charlemagne. The collection of Charles V, placed in the tower... Read more |
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TNT Post Group N.V
TNT Post Group N.V. Post Office Box 13001100 KG AmsterdamNetherlands(20) 500 60 00Fax: (20) 500 70 00Web site: http://www.tntpost-group.com Public Company Incorporated: 1998Employees: 100,666Sales: NLG 15.2 billion (US $7.53 billion) (1997)Stock Exchanges: Amsterdam New York London... Read more |
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Eric Heiden
Eric Heiden 1958- American speed skater Speed skater Eric Heiden won five gold medals in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. There, he set Olympic records in the 500-, 1,000-, 1,500-, 5,000-, and 10,000-meter races, as well as a world record in the 10,000-meter race. After... Read more |
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Luna
Luna Rock group Luna has suffered over much of its career from comparisons to other bands, initially to founding member Dean Wareham's previous group, Galaxie 500, but more regularly to the Velvet Underground. Yet far from being shamelessly derivative of legendary avant-noise relics,... Read more |
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Vastervik
Västervik , city (1990. pop. 21,500), Kalmar co., SE Sweden, on an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Manufactures of this industrial center include paper, furniture, matches, and prefabricated houses. There are also shipyards, iron foundries, and fisheries. Gustavus I built a major shipyard at... Read more |
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Rexam PLC
Rexam PLC 4 MillbankLondon, SW1P 3XRUnited KingdomTelephone: (+44 20) 7227 4100Fax: (+44 20) 7227 4109Web site: http://www.rexam.com Public Company Founded: 1881Incorporated: 1910 as W.V. Bowater & Sons, LimitedEmployees: 25,500Sales: Read more |
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Interbrew S.A
Interbrew S.A. Vaartstraat 94B-3000 LeuvenBelgiumTelephone: +32 (16) 24-71-11Fax: +32 (16) 24-74-07Web site: http://www.interbrew.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1988Employees: 25,500 (2000 est.)Sales: EUR 7.303 billion (2001)Stock Exchanges: Brussels EuronextTicker Symbol: INTBNAIC: 312120... Read more |
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Harlem Renaissance
...Supreme Court's 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision and beyond...Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Charles W. Chesnutt. But Jazz Age Harlem...Association (UNIA).While UNIA's celebration of blackness and of Africa stirred...arts. The urban sociologist Charles S. ... |
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Messiaen, Olivier (Eugène Prosper Charles)
Messiaen, Olivier (Eugène Prosper Charles) (b Avignon, 1908; d Clichy, Hauts...compounded from his deep Catholic faith, his celebration of human love, and his love of nature. He gave a new...VOCAL & CHORAL: 2 Ballades de Villon, v., pf. (1921); 3 Mélodies, sop... |
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Charles V. Bryson Sr.
...brothers and sisters. Charles was a veteran of World...Manheim Auto Auction. Charles was a member of St...Church, Lititz and the V.F.W. in Millersville...Phillies and Eagles. Charles's Life Celebration Service will be held... |
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Ghent's gala City celebrates 500th birthday of Charles V
...surprisingly, the celebrations of Charles' 500th birthyear will...highlight among many Charles V anniversary events...Symphony opera for the celebration's Sept. 10 opening...romantic visions of Charles V. ... |
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TAPESTRIES FIT FOR AN EMPEROR BELGIUM CELEBRATES NOT CHARLES V, BUT THE...
...500th anniversary of the birth of Charles V, who became emperor at age 19...tapestries were called.Part of the celebration of Charles's 500th is the restoration of...because this is where Charles V grew up, under the ... |
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Bill to change management of V.I. celebrations fails
...John July 4th Celebration. The director...to operate the celebrations. This bill was...requests and sued the V.I. government to prevent the V.I. Inspector...that is spent on celebrations - Gov. Charles Turnbull has ... |
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Emperor Charles V, Impresario of War: Campaign Strategy, International...
...was meant to be published as part of the celebrations in the year 2000 to honor the Emperor Charles V, but was delayed. We should congratulate...during the past century to the study of Charles V within his European context. It is ... |
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Charles V: Europe's Last Emperor?
...erected in 1863, but Charles had to wait until 1966...to the birthplace of Charles V'. It is situated at...the royal palace where Charles was born, although the...The centrepiece of the celebrations is a superb exhibition... |
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Parades to highlight events honoring V.I. veterans
...pay tribute to thousands of V.I. veterans. The St...Veterans Day proclamation, Gov. Charles Turnbull urged V.I. residents to join the celebrations. "The Virgin Islands community...Sewer Post No. 131 and the V.I. Veterans Affairs Office... |
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Parades on St. Croix, St. Thomas to honor V.I. veterans
...pay tribute to thousands of V.I. veterans. On St. Croix...Veterans Day proclamation, Gov. Charles Turnbull urged V.I. residents to join the celebrations. "The Virgin Islands community...Sewer Post No. 131 and the V.I. Veterans Affairs ... |
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Saints sparkle in UEC opener Sheehan scores 28 as St. Charles East downs...
...Herald Sports Writer Add victory celebrations to the ways St. Charles East can measure the strides...victory Thursday night, St. Charles East's players were strictly...the conference," said St. Charles East coach Steve Schreiner... |
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Hernando Franco's Circumdederunt me: The First Piece for the Dead in Early...
...liturgical polyphony for the celebration of the dead in the Americas...for Vespers of the same celebration.3 Mexico II has two four...in 1559 to honor Emperor Charles V's death-the first documented celebration of this kind in Mexico... |
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