Barcelona

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Mayor Xavier Trias (CiU) Municipality 101.9 km2 (39.3 sq mi) • Urban 803 km2 (310 sq mi) Elevation(AMSL) 12 m (39 ft) Population (2009) • Municipality 1,621,537 (city limits), 3,218,071 (Greater Barcelona) • Density 15,991/km2 (41,420/sq mi) • Urban 4,223,000 … Read More

General insurance

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General insurance policies, including automobile and homeowners policies, provide payments depending on the loss from a particular financial event. General insurancetypically comprises any insurance that is not determined to be life insurance, and is called property and casualty insurance in … Read More

Antianginals

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An antianginal is any drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris, a symptom of ischaemic heart disease. Drugs used are nitrates such as nitroglycerin (glyceryl trinitrate) or pentaerythritol tetranitrate; beta blockers, either cardioselectives such as acebutolol or metoprolol, or … Read More

Crystal therapy

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A form of vibrational medicine, crystal therapy involves the application of crystals or gemstones to facilitate healing. Rocks and gemstones house spiritual and healing properties that can be tapped into a variety of ways. Crystals can be carried or worn … Read More

Hawaii, a travel destination for november

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Hawaii is the newest of the 50 states of the United States (admitted to the Union in August 21, 1959), and the only state made up entirely of islands. It is the northern most island group in Polynesia, occupying most … Read More

Blossoming

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In April the ponds open like black blossoms, the moon swims in every one; there’s fire everywhere: frogs shouting their desire, their satisfaction. What we know: that time chops at us all like an iron hoe, that death is a … Read More

The Greatest Tennis Player of All Time

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Until the mid-1950s, Bill Tilden was generally considered the greatest player ever, his only rivals being Vines, Budge, and Kramer. For much of the 1950s and 1960s, many thought Gonzales had claimed that title. Since then, first Laver, then more … Read More

Robinson Crusoe Island, the lost paradise

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Location Pacific Ocean Coordinates 33°38′29″S 78°50′28″W Archipelago Juan Fernández Islands Area 93 km2 (35.9 sq mi) Highest elevation 922 m (3,025 ft) Highest point El Yunque Country Chile Population 859 (as of 2011 est.) Robinson Crusoe Island (Spanish: Isla Robinson … Read More

Flowers on the Cerna Valley

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The Cerna River is a river in Romania. The Cerna has its source on the south-east side of the Godeanu Mountains and flows into the Danube. The upper reach of the river is sometimes called Cernişoara River. With a basin … Read More

Easter Island, the most remote island in the world

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua in Spanish) is an isolated island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, particularly known for its monumental statues (moai’s) and its unique Oceanic, writing, the rongorongo. The island is located 3700 km from the … Read More

Flowers for Chopin

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Frédéric Chopin (Polish: Fryderyk (Franciszek) Chopin, sometimes Szopen; French: Frédéric (François) Chopin; March 1, 1810 — October 17, 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period. He is widely regarded as the greatest Polish composer, and … Read More

The color of the quartz

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The crystal-gazer’s trance can be induced with any shiny object, including a crystaline gem stone. The size of quarty preferred varies greatly among those who practice crystallomancy. Some gazers use a few inches diameter quarty that is held in the … Read More

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