| Invasion of Poland (1939) Invasion_of_Poland_(1939)
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| XQuery XQuery is a query and functional programming language that is designed to query collections of XML data.XQuery 1.0 was developed by the XML Query working group of the W3C. The work was closely coordinated with the development of XSLT 2.0 by the XSL Working Group; the two groups shared responsibility for XPath 2.0, which is a subset of XQuery 1.0. XQuery 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation on January 23, 2007. XQuery
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| Apollo Guidance Computer Talk:Apollo_Guidance_Computer
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| SETI@home Talk:SETI@home
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| Indian philosophy Indian philosophy (SanskritDarshanas), may refer to any of several traditions of philosophical thought that originated in the Indian subcontinent, including Hindu philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, and Jain philosophy. Having the same or rather intertwined origins, all of these philosophies have a common underlying theme of Dharma, and similarly attempt to explain the attainment of emancipation. Indian_philosophy
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| Bohuslav Martinů Talk:Bohuslav_Martinů
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| Film preservation film preservation, or film restoration, movement is an ongoing project among film historians, archivists, museums, and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images which they contain. In the widest sense, preservation nowadays assures that a movie will continue to exist, as close to its original form as possible. Film_preservation
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| Battle of Iwo Jima Talk:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
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| BBC/Archive 2 Talk:BBC/Archive_2
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| Instrumentation amplifier An instrumentation (or instrumentational) amplifier is a type of differential amplifier that has been outfitted with input buffers, which eliminate the need for input impedance matching and thus make the amplifier particularly suitable for use in measurement and test equipment. Instrumentation_amplifier
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| Geography of Tibet This article concerns the geography of Historic Tibet, which includes, but is not the same as the present-day Tibet Autonomous Region. For the non-political geographical region, see Tibetan Plateau.The geography of Tibet consists of the high mountains, lakes and rivers lying between Central, East and South Asia. Geography_of_Tibet
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| Alvin Robertson Alvin Cyrrale Robertson (born July 22, 1962 in Barberton, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1984 to 1993, and for one final season in 1995–96.Best known for his defense, the 6'3" Robertson played for ten years after being selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the seventh pick in the 1984 NBA Draft out of Crowder Junior College and the University of Arkansas. Alvin_Robertson
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| Mukden Incident Mukden_Incident
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| History of Burma The History of Burma, now officially Myanmar, is long and complicated. Several ethnic groups have lived in the region, the oldest of which are probably the Mon or the Pyu. In the 9th century the Bamar (Burman) people migrated from the then China-Tibet border region into the valley of the Ayeyarwady, and now form the governing majority.The history of the region comprises complexities not only within the country but also with its neighbouring countries, China, India, Bangladesh, Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand. History_of_Burma
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| Upload log archive/August 2003 Wikipedia:Upload_log_archive/August_2003
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| Sholem Aleichem Sholem Aleichem (, , ; May 13, 1916) was the pen name of Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich, the popular humorist and Russian Jewish author of Yiddish literature, including novels, short stories, and plays. He did much to promote Yiddish writers, and was the first to pen children's literature in Yiddish.His work has been widely translated. Sholem_Aleichem
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| Marc Andreessen Marc Andreessen (born July 9, 1971, in Cedar Falls, Iowa and raised in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, United States) is known as an entrepreneur, investor, startup coach, blogger, and a multi-millionaire software engineer best known as co-author of Mosaic, the first widely-used web browser, and founder of Netscape Communications Corporation. Marc_Andreessen
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| Báb Siyyid `Alí Muḥammad Shírází () (October 20, 1819 – July 9, 1850) was the founder of Bábism, and one of three central figures of the Bahá'í Faith. He was a merchant from Shíráz, Persia, who at the age of twenty-four (in May 23, 1844) claimed to be the promised Qá'im (or Mahdi). Báb
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| The Mekons The Mekons are a British rock band. Formed in the late 1970s, they are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands. The_Mekons
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| Permaculture Talk:Permaculture
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| The Carolinas The Carolinas is a term used in the United States to refer collectively to the states of North and South Carolina. The Carolinas were known as the Province of Carolina during America's colonial period, from 1663Colony and Dominion of Virginia, from 1609The province, named "Carolina" to honor King Charles I of England, was divided into South Carolina and North Carolina in 1729, although the actual date is the subject of debate. The_Carolinas
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| 4DOS 4DOS is a command line interpreter by JP Software, designed to replace the default command interpreter COMMAND.COM in DOS and Windows 95/98/Me. The related 4NT, which replaces Windows NT's command interpreter cmd.exe, is under active development, with the similar 4OS2 replacing IBM's OS/2 command interpreter, for which development has ceased, also available. Take Command product is available as a compatible interpreter but requiring and taking advantage of a GUI environment (Microsoft Windows or OS/2 PM). 4DOS
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| Pacific War The Pacific War was the part of World War II—and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia. The war began as a conflict with the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China in July 7, 1937, but by December, 1941, became part of the greater World War II, and lasted until August 14, 1945. Pacific_War
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| Creative Commons licenses Talk:Creative_Commons_licenses
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| Comfort women Talk:Comfort_women
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| Sarangi Sārangī (Hindi:bowed, short-necked lute of the Indian subcontinent. It is an important bowed string instrument of India's Hindustani classical music tradition. Of all Indian instruments, it is said to most resemble the sound of the human voice – able to imitate vocal ornaments such as gamakas (shakes) and meend (sliding movements). Sarangi
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| History of English English is a West Germanic language which originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the northern Netherlands. Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England. History_of_English
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| Battle of Eniwetok The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought between 17 February 1944 and 23 February 1944, on Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Battle_of_Eniwetok
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| Unconventional warfare Unconventional warfare (abbreviated UW) is the opposite of conventional warfare. Where conventional warfare is used to reduce an opponent's military capability, unconventional warfare is an attempt to achieve military victory through acquiescence, capitulation, or clandestine support for one side of an existing conflict.On the surface, UW contrasts with conventional warfare in thatcoercive or subversive to a political body. Unconventional_warfare
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| Mulberry harbour Mulberry harbour was a type of temporary harbour developed in World War II to offload cargo on the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. artificial military harbours were taken across the English Channel from Britain with the invading army in sections and assembled off the coast of Normandy as part of the D-Day invasion of France in 1944. Mulberry_harbour
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| Comintern Talk:Comintern
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| Panchen Lama The Panchen Lama (, ) is the second highest ranking Lama after the Dalai Lama in the Gelugpa (Dge-lugs-pa) sect of Tibetan Buddhism (the sect which controlled western Tibet from the 16th century until the establishment of Chinese sovereignty in 1951). The successive Panchen lamas form a tulku reincarnation lineage which are said to be the incarnations of Amitabha Buddha. The name, meaning "great scholar", is a Tibetan contraction of the Sanskrit paṇḍita (scholar) and the Tibetan chenpo (great). Panchen_Lama
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| End of World War II in Europe Talk:End_of_World_War_II_in_Europe
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| Victory over Japan Day Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of Japan occurred, effectively ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event. The term has been applied to both the day on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made in the afternoon of August 15, 1945 (August 14 North American date), as well as the date the formal surrender ceremony was performed in Tokyo Bay, aboard the battleship U.S.S. Victory_over_Japan_Day
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| HMS Engadine (1911) HMS_Engadine_(1911)
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| Gen. 2:17 Talk:Gen._2:17
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| International Military Tribunal for the Far East The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trial, the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal or simply as the Tribunal, was convened on May 3, 1946 to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for three types of crimescrimes against peace), "Class B" (war crimes), and "Class C" (crimes against humanity), committed during World War II. International_Military_Tribunal_for_the_Far_East
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| Marine Raiders The Marine Raiders were elite units established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare, particularly in landing in rubber boats and operating behind the lines. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raiders Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion are said to be the first United States Special Operations Forces to form and see combat in World War II. Marine_Raiders
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| United States Department of War The United States Department of War, also called the War Office, was the cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the US Army. It was also responsible for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for land-based air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force in 1947.The War Department existed from 1789 until September 18, 1947, when it was renamed as the Department of the Army, and became part of the new, joint National Military Establishment (NME). United_States_Department_of_War
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| William Turner (ornithologist) William Turner (c. 1508 – 7 July, 1568) was an English ornithologist and botanist. He is sometimes called "the Father of English botany" and the first ornithologist in the modern scientific spirit. William_Turner_(ornithologist)
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| M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was a family of American automatic rifles (or machine rifles) and light machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and designed by John Browning in 1917 for the U.S. Expeditionary Corps in Europe as a replacement for the French-made Chauchat and M1909 Benet-Mercie machine guns. M1918_Browning_Automatic_Rifle
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| Pieter Aertsen Pieter Aertsen (1508 Dutch historical painter. He was born and died in Amsterdam, and painted there and in Antwerp, though his genre scenes were influential in Italy. As a youth, he apprenticed with Allaert Claesz. He distinguished himself by painting domestic scenes in which he reproduced articles of furniture, cooking utensils, and so on, with marvellous fidelity. Pieter_Aertsen
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| Water cure Water cure is a form of water torture in which the victim is forced to drink large quantities of water in a short time, resulting in gastric distension, water intoxication, and possibly death. Water_cure
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| Battle of Rennell Island Battle_of_Rennell_Island
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| Eben Moglen Eben Moglen is a professor of law and legal history at Columbia University, and is the founder, Director-Counsel and Chairman of Software Freedom Law Center, whose client list includes numerous pro bono clients, such as the Free Software Foundation. Eben_Moglen
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| The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by journalist William L. Shirer, is the first, and still the most successful, large scale history of Nazi Germany in English for a general audience, first published in 1960 by Simon & Schuster, Inc.. Shirer, an American radio reporter for CBS who also worked for a number of newspapers and United Press International, covered Germany for many years, until December 1940, when increasing Nazi censorship of his broadcasts made his work impossible. The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_Third_Reich
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| Book of Enoch The Book of Enoch (also 1 Enoch) is a pseudepigraphic work ascribed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah and son of Jared (). While this book today is non-canonical in most Christian Churches, it was explicitly quoted Book_of_Enoch
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| LinuxDoc LinuxDoc is an SGML DTD which is similar to DocBook. It was created by Matt Welsh and version 1.1 was announced in 1994. It is primarily used by the Linux Documentation Project. The DocBook SGML tags are often longer than the equivalent LinuxDoc tags . LinuxDoc has a more succinct DTD than DocBook and users of small to medium size projects have found that it suits their purposes better than DocBook. Debian distribution of Linux has a linuxdoc-tools package. LinuxDoc
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| William-Adolphe Bouguereau William-Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 – August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter. Bouguereau was a staunch traditionalist whose realistic genre paintings and mythological themes were modern interpretations of Classical subjects with a heavy emphasis on the female human body. William-Adolphe_Bouguereau
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