A sea is a large body of saltwater that is usually connected to an ocean. Seas are usually smaller than oceans and are often partly enclosed by land. They are typically found along the coasts of continents and are often home to a rich diversity of plant and animal life. Some examples of seas include the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Caribbean Sea. Seas are important sources of food and minerals, and they are also used for transportation, recreation, and as sources of energy.
Construction on Van Stadens Wind Farm outside Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, was started in September 2012. The South African renewable energy company, MetroWind, is proceeding with the R550-million project which will provide power to the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality. The company will construct nine 3-megawatt wind turbines, boosting the local electricity grid, accounting for nearly half the 10 percent renewable energy […]
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Nouria Merah-Benida (born October 19, 1970 in Algiers) is a former Algerian middle distance runner. At the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg Merah-Benida won silver medals in both 800 meters and 1500 meters. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she won an extremely surprising gold medal ahead of Romanians Violeta Szekely (silver) and Gabriela Szabo (bronze). The same year she won an 800 m silver medal and a 1500 m gold medal
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The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system, and was founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state. CU Boulder is a member of the Association of American Universities, a selective group of major research universities in North America, and is classified as an R1 University, meaning that it
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The City of Boulder is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Boulder is the principal city of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and an important part of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 5,430 feet (1,655 m) above sea level. Boulder is
Roscrea is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland, which in 2016 had a population of 5,446. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Saint Crónán of Roscrea, parts of which remain preserved today. Roscrea is a designated Irish Heritage Town due to the extent of important historical buildings that are
Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County. The city was one of the United States’ first boomtowns, initially due to the fertile Genesee River Valley, which gave rise to numerous flour mills, and then as a manufacturing center, which spurred further rapid population growth.
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The forward pass was allowed for the first time during the 1906 college football season. Although there was no obvious national champion, there were two teams that had won all nine of their games as the 1906 season came to an end, the Princeton Tigers and the Yale Bulldogs, and they played to a 0–0
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Toluca, officially Toluca de Lerdo, is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. The city forms the core of the Greater Toluca metropolitan area.
Engine Type Gas Transmission 5-speed manual Drive Type Front wheel drive Cylinders Inline 4 Combined MPG 29 Total Seating 5 Basic Warranty 3 yr./ 36,000 mi. Overview Drive Type Front wheel drive Transmission 5-speed manual Drivetrain Combined MPG 29 EPA Mileage Est. (Cty/Hwy) 26/35 mpg Fuel Tank Capacity 13.2 gal. Fuel Type Regular unleaded Range
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The Great Northern Railway was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th-century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad.
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