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Pinatubo was heavily eroded , inconspicuous and obscured from view .
Before 1991 the volcano was inconspicuous and heavily eroded .
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It was covered with dense forests which supported a population of several thousand indigenous Aetas .
It was covered with dense forest , and several thousand indigenous people lived there .
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The effects of the eruption were felt worldwide .
Mount Pinatubo 's eruption effects were felt worldwide .
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Tropical forests cover a large part of the globe , but temperate rainforests only occur in few regions around the world .
Tropical rainforests occur in three major geographical areas around the world .
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Temperate rainforests are rainforests in temperate regions .
A less-used term is temperate rainforest .
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The forest floor , the bottom-most layer , receives only 2 % of the sunlight .
The bottom most layer receives 2 % of the sunlight .
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The understory or understorey layer lies between the canopy and the forest floor .
The understory layer lies between the canopy and forest floor . <SEP> Under the tall canopy is the " understory " .
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It is home to a number of birds , snakes and lizards , as well as predators such as jaguars , boa constrictors and leopards .
It is a home to a number of birds , snakes and lizards as well as predators such as jaguars and leopards .
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The leaves are much larger at this level and insect life is abundant .
The leaves are much bigger at this level and insect life is abundant .
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This layer can be called a " shrub layer " , although the shrub layer may also be considered a separate layer .
The next layer is called the shrub layer , and has mainly bushes .
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Eagles , butterflies , bats and certain monkeys inhabit this layer .
Many kinds of monkeys , birds , and insects live in the layer .
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Epiphytic plants attach to trunks and branches , and obtain water and minerals from rain and debris that collects on the supporting plants .
In the humid rainforest , they collect water from the rain that falls on them .
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Riboflavin is in the vitamin B group .
Riboflavin is one of the B vitamins ( vitamin B ) .
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Riboflavin , also known as vitamin B , is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement .
Without riboflavin and the other B vitamins people 's bodies can not use fats , carbohydrates , and proteins . <SEP> A lot of the riboflavin that people make , they use in vitamin pills .
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Riboflavin is added to baby foods , breakfast cereals , pastas and vitamin-enriched meal replacement products .
To prevent riboflavin deficiency , people may add riboflavin to baby foods , breakfast cereals , pasta , sauces , fruit drinks , and foods such as cheese that are made from milk ( dairy products ) .
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Hereditary monarchy is a form of government and succession of power in which the throne passes from one member of a royal family to another member of the same family .
A hereditary monarchy is a type of government where a monarch ( usually a king or queen ) becomes the monarch because he or she is related to the last monarch . <SEP> In a hereditary monarchy , all the monarchs come from the same family , and the crown is passed down from one member of the family to another .
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It is historically the most common type of monarchy and remains the dominant form in extant monarchies .
It is the most common sort of monarchy , and is the form used by almost all of the world 's monarchies today .
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Theoretically , when the king or queen of a hereditary monarchy dies or abdicates , the crown typically passes to the next generation of the family .
When the king or queen of a hereditary monarchy dies or quits the throne ( abdicates ) , the crown is generally passed to one of his or her children , often to the oldest .
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If no qualified child exists , the crown may pass to a brother , sister , nephew , niece , cousin , or other relative , in accordance with a predefined order of succession , often enshrined in legislation .
When that child dies , the crown will be then passed to his or her child , or , if he or she has no child , to a sister , brother , niece , nephew , cousin , or some other relative .
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In most extant hereditary monarchies , the typical order of succession uses some form of primogeniture , but there exist other methods such as seniority and tanistry ( in which an heir-apparent is nominated from among qualified candidates ) .
Hereditary monarchies most usually arrange the succession by a law that creates an order of succession . <SEP> Nowadays , the order of succession in hereditary monarchies is often based on the idea of primogeniture ( oldest born ) , but there have been other methods that were much more common in the past .
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Such a process establishes who will be the next monarch beforehand and avoids disputes among members of the royal family .
This way , it is known beforehand who will be the next monarch .
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Diffusion , Information Communications ( DiC ) was formed in France in 1971 by Jean Chalopin as the production division of Radio Television Luxembourg , a long existing media company .
DiC Entertainment ( DiC ) was an international / Canadian-American movie and television production company founded in 1971 as D.i.C. Audiovisuel by Jean Chalopin in France .
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In 2008 , DiC was acquired by the Cookie Jar Group and was folded into it .
In 2008 Cookie Jar Group bought out DiC and then merged it with Cookie Jar Entertainment .
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Most of the DiC library is currently owned by DHX Media after DHX acquired the Cookie Jar Group on October 22 , 2012 .
Dic Entertainment is now owned by DHX Media .
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On June 20 , 2008 , DiC Entertainment and Cookie Jar Group announced an agreement to merge .
On June 20 , 2008 , it was announced that DiC would be bought out by Cookie Jar Group .
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The merger was completed on July 23 , 2008 and the company became a subsidiary of Cookie Jar Entertainment .
On July 23 , 2008 , Cookie Jar completed the buy out of DiC Entertainment , and then it was merged with Cookie Jar Entertainment .
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Hugo Philipp Jacob Wolf ( 13 March 1860 – 22 February 1903 ) was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin , particularly noted for his art songs , or Lieder .
Hugo Wolf ( born Windischgraz ( now Slovenj Gradec , Slovenia ) 13 March , 1860 ; died Vienna , 22 February 1903 ) was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin . <SEP> He is famous for his Lieder ( German art songs ) .
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Hugo Wolf was born in Windischgra ̈ tz in the Duchy of Styria ( now Slovenj Gradec , Slovenia ) , then a part of the Austrian Empire .
The town where Wolf was born is now called Slovenj Gradec in Slovenia , but at that time it was part of the Austrian Empire .
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From there , he went to the Vienna Conservatory much to the disappointment of his father , who had hoped his son would not try to make his living from music .
He went to Vienna to study at the Vienna Conservatory .
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Though his fiery temperament was not ideally suited to teaching , Wolf 's musical gifts , as well as his personal charm , earned him attention and patronage .
He had a fiery temper which did not make him an ideal teacher .
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His brief and undistinguished tenure as second Kapellmeister at Salzburg only reinforced this opinion : Wolf had neither the temperament , the conducting technique nor the affinity for the decidedly non-Wagnerian repertoire to be successful , and within a year had again returned to Vienna to teach in much the same circumstances as before .
Wolf got a job as second Kapellmeister at Salzburg .
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Wagner 's death in February 1883 was another deeply moving event in the life of the young composer .
He was terribly sad when Wagner died .
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The song " Zur Ruh , zur Ruh " was composed shortly afterward and is considered to be the best of his early works ; it is speculated that it was intended as an elegy for Wagner .
He wrote a song " Zur Ruh , zur Ruh " ( β€œ To rest , to rest " ) which is one of his best early works .
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The rarely heard symphonic poem " Penthesilea " is tempestuous and highly colored as well .
He wrote a symphonic poem " Penthesilea " .
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He composed little during this time , and what he did write he could n't get performed ; the Rose ́ Quartet ( led by Vienna Philharmonic concertmaster Arnold Rose ́ ) would not even look at his D minor Quartet after it was picked apart in a column , and the premiere of " Penthesilea " was met by the Vienna Philharmonic , when they tried it out under their celebrated conservative conductor Hans Richter , with nothing but derision for ' the man who had dared to criticize " Meister Brahms , " ' as Richter himself caustically put it .
He composed several works , but could not get them performed .
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Tom Conway ( born Thomas Charles Sanders , 15 September 1904 – 22 April 1967 ) was a British film , television and radio actor remembered for playing private detectives ( including The Falcon , Sherlock Holmes , Bulldog Drummond and The Saint ) and psychiatrists .
Thomas Charles Sanders ( " Tom Conway " , September 15 , 1904 – April 22 , 1967 ) was an English movie , television , voice , stage , and radio actor .
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His younger brother was fellow actor George Sanders ( 1906 – 1972 ) .
He was the older brother of actor George Sanders .
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Conway was born in St. Petersburg , Russia .
Conway was born on September 15 , 1904 in St. Petersburg , Russia to English parents .
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Bu Bing or Wai Bing ( Chinese : ε€–δΈ™ ) was a Shang dynasty King of China .
King Bu Bing of Shang of China ' , in Chinese : " εœδΈ™ " , born Zi Sheng , in Chinese : " 子勝 " .
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In the " Records of the Grand Historian " , he was listed by Sima Qian as the second Shang king , succeeding his father Tang ( Chinese : ζ±€ ) , following the earlier death of his elder brother Tai Ding .
In Records of the Grand Historian , he was recorded as the second king of the Shang Dynasty .
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Oracle script inscriptions , on bones unearthed at Yinxu , alternatively record that he was the fourth Shang king , the second son of Da Ding , given the posthumous name " Bu Bing " ( Chinese : εœδΈ™ ) , and succeeded by Da Geng .
But in the oracle script , he was recorded as the third king of the Shang Dynasty . <SEP> In these records his name is " Bu Bing " , in Chinese : " εœδΈ™ " .
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Alan William Napier-Clavering ( 7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988 ) , better known as Alan Napier , was an English actor .
Alan William Napier-Clavering ( 7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988 ) was an English-American actor . <SEP> Napier was born on 7 January 1903 in King 's Norton , Worcestershire , England .
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Napier is best known today for portraying Alfred Pennyworth , Bruce Wayne 's butler in the 1960s live-action " Batman " television series .
He is best known for his role as Alfred the butler in the 1960s live-action " Batman " television series .
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Napier was the son of Claude Gerald Napier-Clavering ( 1869 – 1938 ) and Mary Millicent Napier-Clavering ( ne ́ e Kenrick , 1871 – 1932 ) , sister of Wilfred Byng Kenrick , and a first cousin-once removed of Neville Chamberlain , Britain 's prime minister from 1937 to 1940 .
His cousin was Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain .
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He was educated at Packwood Haugh School and after graduating from Clifton College , he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , graduating in 1925 .
Napier studied at Clifton College and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art .
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Michal Handzus ̌ ( ] ; born 11 March 1977 ) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre .
Michal Handzus ̌ ( born March 11 , 1977 , in Banska ́ Bystrica , Czechoslovakia , now Slovakia ) is a Slovak NHL ice hockey centre that currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks .
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Handzus ̌ , nicknamed " Zeus , " was drafted 101st overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues , playing with them for two-and-a-half seasons from to .
He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues with the 101st overall pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft .
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Handzus ̌ played for the St. Louis Blues , Phoenix Coyotes , Philadelphia Flyers , Los Angeles Kings , San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks , with whom he won the Stanley Cup with in 2013 .
He has also played for the St. Louis Blues for 3 seasons , Phoenix Coyotes for 2 seasons , Philadelphia Flyers for 2 seasons , Chicago Blackhawks for 8 games , Los Angeles Kings for 4 seasons and the San Jose Sharks for 1 season .
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During the lockout-shortened 2012 – 13 season , on 1 April 2013 , Handzus ̌ was traded back to Chicago in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick .
He was traded from the Sharks back to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 4th round draft pick on April 1 , 2013 .
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On 24 June 2013 , Handzus ̌ and the Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins 3 – 2 in Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals to win the Stanley Cup .
On June 24 , 2013 , He won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals .
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There are two secondary aims : meeting the need for quiet enjoyment of the countryside and having regard for the interests of those who live and work there .
The chief purpose of the AONB designation is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the landscape , with two secondary aims : meeting the need for quiet enjoyment of the countryside and having regard for the interests of those who live and work there .
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AONBs in England and Wales were originally created under the same legislation as the national parks , the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 .
AONBs are created under the same legislation as the national parks , the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 .
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Unlike AONBs , national parks have special legal powers to prevent unsympathetic development .
Unlike AONBs , national parks have their own authorities , have special legal powers to prevent unsympathetic development , and are well known to many inhabitants of England , Wales and Northern Ireland .
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Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton , ( born 9 January 1956 ) is an English stage and screen actress .
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton , ( born 9 January 1956 ) is an English Actress .
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Staunton was born in Archway , North London , the only child of Bridie ( ne ́ e McNicholas ) , a hairdresser , and Joseph Staunton , a road-worker and labourer .
Staunton was born in Archway , London .
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After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in the 1970s before appearing in seasons at various theatres in the UK .
She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art .
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Staunton and her husband , English actor Jim Carter , have a daughter , Bessie , born in 1993 .
The couple have a daughter .
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Indigenous Australians are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia , descended from groups that existed in Australia and surrounding islands before British colonisation .
Indigenous Australians , also known as Australian Aborigines , are the native people of Australia .
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Several settlements of humans in Australia have been dated around 49,000 years ago .
They came to Australia around 50,000 years ago .
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Genetic studies appear to support an arrival date of 50-70,000 years ago .
Scientists do not know exactly when they arrived but it is at least 50,000 years ago .
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Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson , the third President of the United States , who began designing Monticello after inheriting land from his father at age 26 .
Monticello was the home of President Thomas Jefferson .
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Monticello is a National Historic Landmark .
It is now a National Historic Landmark .
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It is the only private home in the United States to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
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Work began on what historians would subsequently refer to as " the first Monticello " in 1768 , on a plantation of 5,000 acre .
Construction began in 1768 .
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Mulberry Row was situated 300 ft south of Monticello , with the quarters facing the Jefferson mansion .
Slave quarters were located 300 feet south of the house on Mulberry Row .
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These cabins were occupied by the enslaved Africans forced to work in the mansion or in Jefferson 's manufacturing ventures , and not by those who were forced to labor in the fields .
These quarters were occupied by slaves working in the house .
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A cabin on Mulberry Row was , for a time , the home of Sally Hemings , an enslaved woman who worked in the household who is widely believed to have had a 38-year relationship with the widower Jefferson and to have borne six children by him , four of whom survived to adulthood .
A cabin on Mulberry Row was once the home of Sally Hemings .
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In 1987 Monticello and the nearby University of Virginia , also designed by Jefferson , were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Monticello became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 .
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In 1923 , Monroe Levy sold it to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation ( TJF ) , which operates it as a house museum and educational institution .
It has been owned and operated by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation since 1923 .
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The passage was relatively fast , but the mortality rate was the highest in the history of transportation to Australia .
The trip was fast , but the rate of people dying was the highest in the history of transportation to Australia .
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Of the 1,038 convicts embarked , 273 died during the voyage ( 26 % ) and 486 landed sick .
Of the 1,026 convicts who left , 267 ( 256 men and 11 women ) died during the voyage ( 26 % ) .
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On " Neptune " the convicts were deliberately starved , kept chained , and frequently refused access to the deck .
On " Neptune " the convicts were not given enough food , they were kept tied up with chains , and rarely let up onto the deck .
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On " Scarborough " , rations were not deliberately withheld , but a reported mutiny attempt led to the convicts being closely confined below decks .
On " Scarborough " , they were fed , but a reported mutiny attempt led to the convicts being kept locked up below the deck .
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On arrival at Port Jackson , half-naked convicts were lying without bedding , too ill to move .
When they got to Sydney , the half naked convicts were lying without bedding , too ill to move .
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Those unable to walk were slung over the side .
Those unable to walk were thrown over the side .
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At least 486 sick were landed ( 47 % of those embarked ) .
At least 486 of the convicts were sick , 47 % of those who had left England .
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Hypertension ( HTN or HT ) , also known as high blood pressure ( HBP ) , is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated .
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is higher than it should be .
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Blood pressure is expressed by two measurements , the systolic and diastolic pressures , which are the maximum and minimum pressures , respectively .
When blood pressure is measured , the highest pressure ( when the heart is squeezing ) is called the systolic blood pressure .
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For most adults , high blood pressure is present if the resting blood pressure is persistently at or above 130/80 or 140/90 mmHg .
To stay healthy , most people should try to keep their blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg .
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Lifestyle changes and medications can lower blood pressure and decrease the risk of health complications .
If lifestyle changes do not decrease a person 's blood pressure , then the person may need medications .
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Michael Patrick Francis Gunner ( born 6 January 1976 ) is an Australian politician and the current Chief Minister of the Northern Territory .
Michael Patrick Francis Gunner ( born 6 January 1976 ) is an Australian politician . <SEP> He is the 11th and current Chief Minister of the Northern Territory since 31 August 2016 .
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He is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly , having held his seat of Fannie Bay in Darwin since the retirement of then Chief Minister Clare Martin at the 2008 election .
He is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2008 .
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Gunner was elected leader of Labor in the Northern Territory , and hence Leader of the Opposition , in April 2015 .
Gunner was elected leader of Labor in the Northern Territory and Leader of the Opposition , in April 2015 .
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Baden-Wu ̈ rttemberg ( , ] ) is a state in southwest Germany , east of the Rhine , which forms the border with France .
Baden-Wu ̈ rttemberg is a federal state in Germany .
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It is Germany ’ s third-largest state , with an area of 35751 km2 and 11 million inhabitants .
It has an area of 35 752 km2 and nearly 11 million people . <SEP> It is the third biggest state in Germany .
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The largest city in Baden-Wu ̈ rttemberg is the state capital of Stuttgart , followed by Karlsruhe and Mannheim .
The capital is Stuttgart .
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Baden-Wu ̈ rttemberg shares borders with the German states of Rhineland Palatinate , Hessen , and Bavaria , France ( region of Grand Est ) , and Switzerland ( cantons of Basel-Landschaft , Basel-Stadt , Aargau , Zu ̈ rich , Schaffhausen and Thurgau ) .
It shares borders to the east with the state of Bavaria , to the north with the states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate , to the west with the country of France ( along the River Rhine ) and to the south with the countries Switzerland and Austria .
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Baden-Wu ̈ rttemberg is a parliamentary republic and partly sovereign , federated state which was formed in 1952 by a merger of the states of Wu ̈ rttemberg-Baden , Baden and Wu ̈ rttemberg-Hohenzollern .
In 1952 , the three states of Baden , Wu ̈ rttemberg-Baden and Wu ̈ rttemberg-Hohenzollern joined together to found Baden-Wu ̈ rttemberg .
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Other cities are Freiburg im Breisgau , Heidelberg , Heilbronn , Pforzheim , Reutlingen and Ulm .
Other important cities in Baden-Wu ̈ rttemberg besides the capital city of Stuttgart are : Freiburg , Heidelberg , Rastatt , Karlsruhe , Mannheim , Ulm , Ravensburg and Heilbronn .
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William Ray Norwood Jr. was born in McComb , Mississippi to Willie Norwood and Sonja Bates-Norwood .
Ray J was born William Raymond Norwood , Jr. in McComb , Mississippi and grew up in Carson , California .
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In 1989 , at the age of eight , Norwood began auditioning for and appearing in television commercials ; he played the foster son in " The Sinbad Show " , from 1993 to 1994 .
At age eight , he began auditioning for and appearing in television commercials ; he played the foster son in " The Sinbad Show . "
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He signed to Elektra Records in 1995 and he began to record his 15-track debut album " Everything You Want " the same year .
Norwood was signed to Elektra Records in 1995 and recorded his debut album " Everything You Want " the next year .
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" Let It Go " appeared on the " Set It Off " soundtrack .
" Let It Go " appeared on the " Set It Off " soundtrack ( Brandy also appeared on the soundtrack ; and her song " Missing You " with Tamia , Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight peaked also at number 25 ) .
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In 1997 , he was dropped from the label .
In 1997 , he performed in a television special with his sister Brandy but was dropped from the label .
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According to Bradley Torreano of AllMusic , " his easygoing image and boyish looks appealed to the producers of Brandy 's television show , " Moesha " , giving him a role on the UPN series as Dorian " D-Money " , a role he played from 1999 until the show ended in 2001 .
According to Bradley Torreano of allmusic , " his easygoing image and boyish looks appealed to the producers of Brandy 's television show , " Moesha " " , giving him a role on the UPN series starting in 1999 as Brandy 's little cousin , D-Money .
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He produced for toy company Mattel , putting together the music for several commercials and a few of the demos for his second record .
He produced , putting together the music for several commercials and a few of the demos for his second record .
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Mersenne primes " M " are also noteworthy due to their connection with perfect numbers .
Mersenne primes have a close connection to perfect numbers , which are numbers equal to the sum of their proper divisors .
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In the 4th century BC , Euclid proved that if 2 βˆ’ 1 is prime , then 2 ( 2 βˆ’ 1 ) is a perfect number .
Historically , the study of Mersenne primes was motivated by this connection ; in the 4th century BC Euclid demonstrated that if " M " is a Mersenne prime then " M " ( " M " + 1 ) / 2 is a perfect number .
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In the 18th century , Leonhard Euler proved that , conversely , all even perfect numbers have this form .
In the 18th century , Leonhard Euler proved that all even perfect numbers have this form .
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It is unknown whether there are any odd perfect numbers .
No odd perfect numbers are known , and it is suspected that none exist ( If it exist , it would have to be greater than 10 ) . <SEP> It is currently unknown if there is an infinite number of Mersenne primes .
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