| Socialist-Revolutionary Party The Socialist-Revolutionary Party (PSR, the SRs, or Esers; ) was a Russian political party active in the early 20th century. Socialist-Revolutionary_Party
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| Turkology Turkology (Turcology, Turkologie) is a complex of humanities sciences studying languages, history, literature, folklore, culture, and ethnology of people speaking Turkic languages and Turkic peoples in chronological and comparative context. This includes ethnic groups from the Sakha in East Siberia to the Balkan Turks and Gagauz in Moldova. Turkology
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| Phlegon of Tralles Phlegon, of Tralles in Asia Minor, Greek writer and freedman of the emperor Hadrian, lived in the 2nd century.His chief work was the Olympiads, an historical compendium in sixteen books, from the 1st down to the 229th Olympiad (776 BC to AD 137), of which several chapters are preserved in Eusebius' Chronicle, Photius and Syncellus. Phlegon_of_Tralles
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| Thor Thor (; ; ; Frisian Tonger ; ; ) is the red-haired and bearded god of thunder in Germanic mythology and Germanic paganism, and its subsetsNorse paganism, Anglo-Saxon paganism and Continental Germanic paganism. Thor
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| Academic dress of Durham University academic dress of Durham University is fairly similar to that of Oxford. Most Durham colleges insist on undergraduate gowns being worn on formal occasions - primarily matriculation and formal halls (dinners) - exceptions are Van Mildert, St Cuthbert's Society, Collingwood, Stephenson, St Aidans, and The College of St Hild and St Bede (matriculation only). Academic_dress_of_Durham_University
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| Deluge (history) In the history of Poland and Lithuania, the Deluge (, or in fullPotop Szwedzki, "the Swedish Deluge") commonly refers to a series of wars in the mid-to-late seventeenth century which left the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in ruins. Deluge_(history)
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| Basil Bunting Basil Cheesman Bunting (1 March 1900 – 17 April 1985) was a significant British modernist poet whose reputation was established with the publication of Briggflatts in 1966. He had a lifelong interest in music that led him to emphasise the sonic qualities of poetry, particularly the importance of reading poetry aloud. He was an accomplished reader of his own work. Basil_Bunting
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| Largest remainder method Largest_remainder_method
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| Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, KCMG () (born January 28, 1950 in Riffa, Bahrain) is the current King of Bahrain (since 2002), having previously been its Emir (from 1999). He is the son of Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the previous emir.For his secondary schooling, he attended the Leys School in Cambridge, England, and later at military colleges in the United Kingdom (including Sandhurst) and United States (including Fort Leavenworth). Hamad_ibn_Isa_Al_Khalifah
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| Grey College, Durham Grey College is a college of the University of Durham in England. Although it was originally planned that the college was to be named Oliver Cromwell College, this proved too controversial and it was instead named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, who was Prime Minister at the time of the University's foundation. Grey_College,_Durham
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| G. K. Chesterton Talk:G._K._Chesterton
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| Vladimir II Monomakh For the cruiser see Russian armoured cruiser Vladimir Monomakh, for the submarine see RFS Vladimir MonomakhVladimir II Monomakh ( Russian:Ukrainian:Vasiliy, or Basileios) (1053May 19, 1125)—or Vladimir in English — was a famous Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kievan Rus'. Vladimir_II_Monomakh
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| Shona McIsaac Shona McIsaac (born 3 April 1960, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) is a British politician, and since 1997, she has been the Labour Member of Parliament for the Lincolnshire constituency of Cleethorpes. Shona_McIsaac
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| Fulcrum Press Fulcrum Press was founded by Stuart Montgomery in the mid 1960s with the intention of publishing good quality editions of contemporary poetry in the modernist tradition. In addition to Basil Bunting's landmark Briggflatts (1966) and the same poet's Collected Poems (1968), Fulcrum published books by Pete Brown, Spike Hawkins, Ed Dorn, Robert Duncan, Larry Eigner, Roy Fisher, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Allen Ginsberg, Lee Harwood, David Jones, Lorine Niedecker, Jeff Nuttall, Tom Pickard, Jerome Rothenberg and Gary Snyder, amongst others. Fulcrum_Press
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| President of the Local Government Board President of the Local Government Board was a ministerial post, frequently a Cabinet position, in the United Kingdom, established in 1871. The Local Government Board itself was established in 1871 and took over supervisory functions from the Board of Trade and the Home Office, including the Local Government Act Office that had been established by the Local Government Act 1858, as well as the Poor Law Board, which it replaced. President_of_the_Local_Government_Board
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| Purification of the Virgin Talk:Purification_of_the_Virgin
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| Knot polynomial Talk:Knot_polynomial
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| Planarian Planaria are non-parasitic flatworms of the biological family Planariidae, belonging to the order Seriata. Planaria are common to many parts of the world, living in both saltwater and freshwater ponds and rivers. Some species are terrestrial and are found under logs, in or on the soil, and on plants in humid areas. Planarian
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| Trevelyan College Trevelyan College, often abbreviated to Trevs, is a college of the University of Durham in North Eastern England. Founded in 1966, the college takes its name from social historian George Macaulay Trevelyan, Chancellor of the University from 1950 to 1957. Originally an all-female college (the last to open in England), the college became fully mixed in 1992. Trevelyan_College
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| St John's College, Durham St John's College is a college of the University of Durham, United Kingdom. It is one of only two 'Recognised Colleges' of the University, the other being St Chad's. This means that it is financially and constitutionally independent of the University and has a greater degree of administrative independence than the other, 'Maintained', colleges. St_John's_College,_Durham
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| North American Plate North American Plate is a tectonic plate covering most of North America, Greenland and parts of Siberia and Iceland. It extends eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and westward to the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia. The plate includes both continental and oceanic crust. North_American_Plate
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| Carl Emil Schorske Carl Emil Schorske (born March 15, 1915 in New York City) is an American cultural historian and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. In 1981 he won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his book Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture (1980), which remains highly significant to modern European intellectual history. He was a recipient of the first year of MacArthur Fellows Program awards in 1981. Carl_Emil_Schorske
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| Al-Mutawakkil Al-Mutawakkil ˤAlā Allāh Jaˤfar ibn al-Muˤtasim (Arabic المتوكل على الله جعفر بن المعتصم; March 821 Abbasid caliph who reigned in Samarra from 847 until 861. He succeeded his brother al-Wāthiq and is known for putting an end to the Mihna "ordeal", the Inquisition-like attempt by his predecessors to impose a single Mu'tazili version of Islam. Al-Mutawakkil
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| Esoteric programming language Talk:Esoteric_programming_language
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| Iota User_talk:Iota
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| Assembly of Experts Assembly of Experts (also Assembly of Experts of the Leadership) of Iran (), is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids (Islamic scholars) that is charged with electing and removing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities. Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was elected in September 2007. Assembly_of_Experts
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| Durham University Talk:Durham_University
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| Will Carling William David Charles Carling OBE (born 12 December 1965) is a former Rugby union player for Harlequins, and a former captain of England from 1988 to 1996, winning 72 caps. He is often known in rugby union circles as 'bum face', a reference to his cleft chin.He attended the Sedbergh School in Winder House, on an army scholarship and later graduated with a degree in Psychology from Hatfield College, Durham. Will_Carling
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| Ganesha/Archive 2 Talk:Ganesha/Archive_2
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| Labour Students Labour Students is an independent student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party. Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs (these are known as "Labour Clubs"). Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Labour_Students
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| Tim Laurence Vice-Admiral Timothy Laurence CB LVO ADC(P) CSM (born 1 March 1955) is a British naval officer and the second husband of The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal. Laurence was Equerry to The Queen from 1986 to 1989. Tim_Laurence
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| Assassin (game) Assassin (also Gotcha, Assassins, KAOS (Killing as organised sport), Juggernaut, Battle Royale, Paranoia, Killer, Tag, Elimination, or Circle of Death) is a live action game. Players try to eliminate each other from the game using mock weapons in an effort to become the last surviving player.Assassin is particularly popular on college campuses; several universities have a dedicated "Assassins' Guild" society which organizes games for their members. Assassin_(game)
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| Necrothesp/Archive 1 User_talk:Necrothesp/Archive_1
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| North Germanic languages Talk:North_Germanic_languages
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| John D. Barrow John David Barrow FRS (born November 29, 1952, London) is an English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and mathematician. He is currently Research Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Barrow is also a writer of popular science and an amateur playwright. John_D._Barrow
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| Durham Castle Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been wholly occupied since 1840 by University College, Durham. The castle stands on top of a hill above the River Wear on Durham's peninsula, opposite Durham Cathedral (). Durham_Castle
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| St Chad's College St Chad's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. One of the smallest of Durham's colleges in terms of student numbers, it has the largest staff and the most extensive college library facilities in Durham and is also amongst the top colleges of Durham academically. St_Chad's_College
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| Richard Adams (Traidcraft) Richard Adams, OBE (born October 28, 1946) is the British founder of the UK fair trade organisations Tearcraft and Traidcraft and of a number of social enterprises which promote ethical business. Richard_Adams_(Traidcraft)
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| Handheld game console Talk:Handheld_game_console
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| Philosophy, Politics and Economics Philosophy, Politics and Economics or Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (often abbreviated to PPE) is a popular interdisciplinary undergraduate degree which combines study from the three disciplines. The first institution to offer degrees in PPE was initially founded by the University of Oxford. It is now offered at several other leading colleges and universities around the world. Philosophy,_Politics_and_Economics
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| Hatfield College Hatfield College is a college of the University of Durham in England. Founded in 1846 by the Rev. David Melville, it is the second oldest of Durham's colleges, and was originally called Bishop Hatfield's Hall. It is named after Thomas Hatfield, Prince-Bishop of Durham from 1345 to 1381.Hatfield College occupies a large site above the River Wear on North Bailey next to Durham Cathedral on the World Heritage Site peninsula. Hatfield_College
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| Arthur Holmes Arthur Holmes (January 14 1890 September 20 1965) was a British geologist. As a child he lived in Low Fell, Gateshead and attended the Gateshead Higher Grade School which later became Gateshead Grammar SchoolHe performed the first uranium-lead radiometric dating specifically designed to measure the age of a rock during his undergraduate studies. Arthur_Holmes
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| Arnold Wolfendale Sir Arnold W. Wolfendale FRS (born June 25 1927 Rugby, Warwickshire ) is a British astronomer who served as Astronomer Royal from 1991 to 1995.Wolfendale was graduated with a BSc in Physics from the University of Manchester in 1948, followed by a PhD in 1953 and a DSc in 1970. Arnold_Wolfendale
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| Arch dam An arch dam is a thin, curved concrete or masonry dam structure which is built to curve upstream so that the force of the water against it squeezes the arch, compressing and strengthening the structure and pushing it into the ground. An arch dam is a good dam type for a narrow gorge in a mountainous area with steep walls of rock. Arch_dam
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| Björn Ironside Björn Ironside (Old Norse and Icelandic Björn Járnsíða, Swedish:Björn Järnsida) was a legendary Swedish king who would have lived sometime in the 9th century. Björn Ironside is said to have been the first ruler of a new dynasty, and in the early 18th century a barrow named after a king Björn on the island of Munsö was claimed by antiquarians to be Björn Ironside's grave. Björn_Ironside
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| St Cuthbert's Society St. Cuthbert's Society, almost universally known as Cuth's, is one of the sixteen colleges within the University of Durham. It was founded, with permission of the University, in 1888 by students who did not want to live in the existing colleges (Hatfield Hall and University College). St_Cuthbert's_Society
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| St Aidan's College St Aidan's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. Founded in 1947 as St Aidan's Society, but able to trace its roots back to the end of the 19th century, the college is named for St Aidan of Lindisfarne. In modern times St Aidan's claims to have an inclusive ethos with a diversity of backgrounds represented in its student population. St_Aidan's_College
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| St Mary's College, Durham St Mary's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. Following the grant of a supplemental charter in 1895 allowing women to receive degrees of the university, St Mary's was founded as the Women's Hostel in 1899, adopting its present name in May 1920. St_Mary's_College,_Durham
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| Ustinov College Ustinov College is the third largest college of Durham University. Founded as the Graduate Society in 1965, it became a college in 2003 and was named after the university's then chancellor, the late Sir Peter Ustinov. It has in the north-east of Durham City, but it is principally located at the Howlands Farm site at the top of Elvet Hill. Ustinov_College
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