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  • [[Image:Dee bridge disaster.jpg|thumb|The Dee bridge after its collapse]] ... The Dee bridge disaster was followed by a number of cast iron bridge ...
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  • memory, Bligh was in his element. In the face of disaster, his courage and leadership made him capable of great things. He could rally his crew around ...
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  • clearly favor destruction by war over a natural disaster. The site remained inhabited following the destruction of Troy VIIa. Troy VIIb dates ...
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  • * “Inability is a disaster; patience is bravery; abstinence is a treasure, self-restraint is a shield; and the best companion is submission ...
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  • During Titus' second visit to the disaster area, a fire struck Rome which lasted for three days. Although the extent of the damage was not ...
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  • On September 10, 1871, the Tribune predicted disaster. The paper reasoned that as Chicago was rapidly growing as a city, its buildings were being ...
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  • * Disaster medicine deals with medical aspects of emergency preparedness, disaster mitigation and management. * Diving medicine (or hyperbaric ...
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  • far, and his many enemies turned his triumph into disaster. Prince Edward escaped, and Montfort's ally, Thomas de Clare, abandoned him and took with ...
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  • commands the fulfillment of the last disaster, because Xuánzàng is one short of the 81 disasters he needs to attain Buddhahood. In chapter 87 ...
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  • The war was a disaster for both sides, causing 100,000 casualties and bringing both countries to the brink of economic disaster. By the time ...
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  • To establish communications from remote locations and disaster zones, where constructing a cell network would be too unprofitable or difficult ...
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  • in Islam has been associated with disaster. The hadith states, “those who entrust their affairs to a woman will never know prosperity” (Bukhari ...
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  • of many buildings were completely flooded. This disaster also led to bankruptcy of the heavily invested insurance company known as Doyle. The company ...
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  • and the attack on December 12, 1862, was a disaster for the Union. Lincoln then named Joseph Hooker commander of the Army of the Potomac. Hooker ...
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  • (the "Rampjaar," translated "the disaster year"), when the French invaded the Dutch Republic in what was later known as the Franco ...
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  • thousand legionnaires. The campaign proved a disaster. After a series of defeats in battle, Antony lost most of his army in 36 B.C.E. during a retreat ...
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  • * [http://www.livescience.com/616-view-easter-island-disaster-wrong-researchers.html View of Easter Island Disaster All Wrong, Researchers Say] ...
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  • role in restoring balance when a disaster or illness occurs. Tengriism was the belief system of the Gokturks and the ancient Mongols. It is likely ...
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  • victims' suffering and outpourings of disaster relief efforts. The phenomenon of "embedded reporters" during the 2003 invasion of Iraq ...
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  • * Appleman, Roy Edgar. Disaster in Korea: the Chinese confront MacArthur ... of MacArthur. Volume III, Triumph and disaster, 1945-1964. Boston, MA: ...
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