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  2. Liu Mingchuan - Wikipedia

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    Liu Mingchuan (1836–1896), courtesy name Xingsan, was a Chinese military general and politician during the late Qing dynasty.He was born in Hefei, Anhui.Liu became involved in the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion at an early age, and worked closely with Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang as he emerged as an important Huai Army officer.

  3. Union of the Armenian Noblemen - Wikipedia

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    The UAN was established at the end of the Communist regime when important steps were made to revive the traditions of the Armenian nobility. [2] In October 1992 the Union of the Armenian Noblemen (UAN) was created and registered in Armenia. On 27 July 2012, another nobility association - the Meliq Union [3] - was registered by the Ministry of ...

  4. Wu Quanyou - Wikipedia

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    Related. v. t. e. Wu Quanyou ( Chinese: 吴全佑; Wade–Giles: Wu Ch‘üan-yu; 1834–1902) was an influential teacher of tai chi in late Imperial China. His son is credited as the founder of the Wu-style tai chi. [1] As he was of Manchu descent, and would have been named by his family in Manchu, the name "Wú" (吳) was a sinicisation that ...

  5. Andrew Tate - Wikipedia

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    Andrew Tate. Emory Andrew Tate III (born 1 December 1986) is an American-British social media personality and businessman; former professional kickboxer and pimp. [3] [4] His controversial commentary has resulted in his expulsions from various social media platforms and concern that he promotes misogynist views to his audience. [5]

  6. Speed of sound - Wikipedia

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    The speed of sound is the distance travelled per unit of time by a sound wave as it propagates through an elastic medium. At 20 °C (68 °F), the speed of sound in air is about 343 m/s (1,125 ft/s; 1,235 km/h; 767 mph; 667 kn ), or 1 km in 2.91 s or one mile in 4.69 s. It depends strongly on temperature as well as the medium through which a ...

  7. Lee-style tai chi - Wikipedia

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    The Lee style of tai chi (李氏太極拳) is closely related to a range of disciplines of Taoist Arts taught within the Lee style including Qigong, Daoyin, Ch'ang Ming, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taoist alchemy, Feng Shou kung fu, and weapons practice. According to practitioners, it was first brought to the West in the 1930s by Chan Kam Lee ...

  8. Juan Valdez Café - Wikipedia

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    Juan Valdez Café is a multinational coffeehouse chain based in Colombia that specializes in coffee retail. Its purpose is to become a member of the worldwide coffee restaurant business, and promote Colombian coffee. It was created by Colombia's National Federation of Coffee Growers through Procafecol S.A.; the latter being a company ...

  9. K. C. Hsiao - Wikipedia

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    Xiāo Gōngquán. Wade–Giles. Hsiao 1 Kung 1 -ch'üan 2. Gan. Romanization. Hsieu Kung-chüon. K. C. Hsiao ( Chinese: 蕭公權; 29 December 1897 – 4 November 1981) was a Chinese historian and political scientist, best known for his contributions to Chinese political science and history.