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  2. York (explorer) - Wikipedia

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    York (explorer) York (1770–75 – after 1815) [1] was an American explorer [2] and historic figure, being the only African-American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He participated in the entire exploration and made significant contributions to its success. [3] : 302 [4] : 152 He was the first African American to cross the continent ...

  3. govWorks - Wikipedia

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    govWorks. govWorks Inc. was a dot-com company that was founded in 1998 by Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, Tom Herman and Chieh Cheung. It went bankrupt when the dot-com bubble burst in 2000. govWorks's rise and fall is documented in the 2001 documentary Startup.com. The firm, originally known as Public Data Systems, produced software to help government ...

  4. United Nations laissez-passer - Wikipedia

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    Size. 88 mm × 125 mm (3.5 in × 4.9 in) A United Nations laissez-passer ( UNLP or LP) is a diplomatic travel document issued by the United Nations under the provisions of Article VII of the 1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations [1] in its offices in New York City and Geneva, as well as by the International ...

  5. Consular identification card - Wikipedia

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    Consular identification (CID) cards are issued by some governments to their citizens who are living in foreign countries. They may be used, for example, by an embassy to allow its citizens to vote in a foreign country. Some jurisdictions accept them for some identification purposes. They are not certifications of legal residence within foreign ...

  6. Publix - Wikipedia

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    Publix. Presto! Publix Super Markets, Inc., commonly known as Publix, is an employee-owned American supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida. [1] Founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins, Publix is a private corporation that is wholly owned by present and past employees and members of the Jenkins family. [5]

  7. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital - Wikipedia

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    The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Irving Medical Center is located on West 168th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. It contains an emergency room, an eye institute, a chapel, a garden, and more. It is situated on a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) campus in the Washington Heights community of Manhattan and ...

  8. Bureau of Consular Affairs - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Consular Affairs ( CA) is a bureau of the United States Department of State reporting to the under secretary of state for management. The mission of the Bureau is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services and immigration. As of 2021, the bureau is headed by ...

  9. Furlough - Wikipedia

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    A furlough (/ ˈ f ɜːr l oʊ /; from Dutch: verlof, "leave of absence") is a temporary cessation of paid employment that is intended to address the special needs of a company or employer; these needs may be due to economic conditions that affect a specific employer, or to those prevailing in society as a whole.