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  2. Calgary Police Service - Wikipedia

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    The Calgary Police Service was founded on February 7, 1885, [1] and initially consisted of two constables led by Chief Jack Ingram. [2] On October 8, 1993, Constable Rick Sonnenberg was preparing a spike strip to stop a stolen vehicle when he was struck by the fleeing motorist and killed. [3] In the wake of his death and fundraising from the ...

  3. Whitney M. Young Magnet High School - Wikipedia

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    Whitney M. Young Magnet High School is a public 4–year magnet high school and middle school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Opened on September 3, 1975, Young was the city's first public magnet high school. Named after Whitney Moore Young Jr., a prominent African-American civil rights leader, the school is ...

  4. Chlorpyrifos - Wikipedia

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    Infobox references. In organic chemistry, chlorpyrifos ( CPS ), also known as chlorpyrifos ethyl, is an organophosphate pesticide that has been used on crops, animals, and buildings, and in other settings, to kill several pests, including insects and worms. It acts on the nervous systems of insects by inhibiting the acetylcholinesterase enzyme.

  5. Aspen - Wikipedia

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    Aspen wood is white and soft, but fairly strong, and has low flammability. It has a number of uses, notably for making matches and paper where its low flammability makes it safer to use than most other woods. [citation needed] Shredded aspen wood is used for packing and stuffing, sometimes called excelsior (wood wool).

  6. Adoption and Safe Families Act - Wikipedia

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    Passed the Senate on November 8, 1997 ( Unanimous consent) Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 19, 1997. The Adoption and Safe Families Act ( ASFA, Public Law 105–89) was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 19, 1997, after having been approved by the United States Congress earlier in the month. [1]

  7. Marvin Aspen - Wikipedia

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    Marvin E. Aspen. ( 1934-07-11) July 11, 1934 (age 89) [1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Education. Northwestern University ( BS, JD) Marvin E. Aspen (born July 11, 1934) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois .

  8. Pando (tree) - Wikipedia

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    Pando aspen grove at Fishlake National Forest. Pando ( Latin for "I spread"), [1] the world's largest tree, is a quaking aspen tree ( Populus tremuloides) located in Sevier County, Utah in the Fishlake National Forest. A male clonal organism, Pando has an estimated 47,000 stems (ramets) that appear as individual trees, but are connected by a ...

  9. Dodge Aspen - Wikipedia

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    The Dodge Aspen, and the nearly-identical Plymouth Volaré, are compact cars that were produced from 1976 until 1980. The Volaré/Aspen model line offered a four-door sedan, a two-door coupe, and a four-door wagon . During the time that the Volaré and the Aspen were produced, North American automakers were actively "downsizing" their lineups ...