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  • 101Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

    Universalium

  • 102industrial glass — Introduction       solid material that is normally lustrous and transparent in appearance and that shows great durability under exposure to the natural elements. These three properties lustre, transparency, and durability make glass a favoured… …

    Universalium

  • 103Isuzu Wizard — Isuzu MU redirects here. For the automobile sold in Southeast Asia since 2002 as the Isuzu MU 7 , see Isuzu D Max. Isuzu Wizard Manufacturer Isuzu Motors Production 1989–2004 …

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  • 104List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters — Faran redirects here. For the desert, see Desert of Paran. Below is a list of fictional characters appearing in The Elenium and The Tamuli, fantasy series written by David Eddings. For the various races, also read Major Races of Eosia and Tamul… …

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  • 105Current characters of Home and Away — Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been broadcast on Seven Network since January 1988. Most of the characters appearing in it are residents of the fictional town of Summer Bay. The following characters currently appear in the show …

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  • 106Dismissal (employment) — Firing redirects here. For other uses, see Firing (disambiguation). Dismissal (referred to informally as firing or sacking) is the termination of employment by an employer against the will of the employee. Though such a decision can be made by an …

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  • 107Mess Lake Lava Field — Satellite image of the Mess Lake Lava Field. The Mess Lake Lava Field is a volcanic field associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It lies northwest… …

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  • 108Old Chinese phonology — The phonology of Old Chinese describes the language reflected by the rhymes of the Shijing and the phonetic components of Chinese characters, corresponding to the earlier half of the 1st millennium BC. Scholars have attempted to reconstruct the… …

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  • 109Lochner, Stephan — (c. 1400 1451)    Stephan Lochner was a native of Meersburg, near Lake Constance. At an unknown date, he moved to Cologne, where in 1442 he was paid for ephemeral decorations meant to celebrate Emperor Frederick III s visit to the city. In 1447,… …

    Dictionary of Renaissance art

  • 110Pead — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and derives from a pet form of the male given name Peter , with the t softened into a d . Peter itself is from the Greek Petros , the masculine form of petra , which is the Greek word… …

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