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Map of Réunion Status: Overseas Department Prefect: Pierre-Henry Maccioni (2006) Land area: 968 sq mi (2,507 sq km); total area: 972 sq mi (2,517 sq km…Brewer's: Marriage Knot
(The). The bond of marriage effected by the legal marriage service. The Latin phrase is nodus Herculeus, and part of the marriage service was for the bridegroom to loosen (solvere) the…Brewer's: Juggernaut
or Jaggernaut. A Hindu god. The word is a corruption of the Sanscrit jagannâtha (lord of the world). The temple of this god is in a town of the same name in Orissa. King Ayeen Akbery sent…The End of the World as We Know It?
Some believe the world will end in 2012. Find out why. by Jennie Wood Pic de Burgarach, France, a site visited by people who believe a great change will take place on 12/21/2012…Miscellaneous Disasters
1952 Dec. 4-7, London, England: high-pressure system settled over London, trapping pollution near the ground. Some 4,…Brewer's: M
This letter represents the wavy appearance of water, and is called in Hebrew mem (water). M Every word in the Materia more Magistralis begins with the letter m. (See C and P.) M (…Asian Food Primer: Indian Food
by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibetPacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New…Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes, 2001
Date Region Magnitude Number killed1 Jan. 13 El Salvador 7.7 852 Jan. 26 Gujarat, India 7.7 20,023 Feb. 13 El Salvador 6.6 315 Feb. 17 El Salvador…Lahore
(Encyclopedia) LahoreLahoreləhôrˈ [key], city (1998 pop. 5,063,499), capital of Punjab prov., E central Pakistan, on the Ravi River. It is the second largest city of Pakistan. A railway and air…Indus
(Encyclopedia) IndusIndusĭnˈdəs [key], chief river of Pakistan, c.1,900 mi (3,060 km) long, rising in the Kailas range in the Tibetan Himalayas, and flowing NW across Ladakh, India, then SW through…Trending
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