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  2. University of Manchester Students' Union - Wikipedia

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    The University of Manchester Students' Union is the representative body of students at the University of Manchester, England, and is the UK's largest students' union with over 40,000 members. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was formed out of the merger between UMIST Students' Association (USA) and University of Manchester Union (UMU) when the parent ...

  3. History of the Jews in Manchester - Wikipedia

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    About fourteen Jewish families settled in Manchester in 1786; their first synagogue was a rented room at Ainsworth Court, Long Millgate. [3] Lemon and Jacob Nathan, Aaron Jacob, Isaac Franks, Abraham Isaac Cohen and his son Philip and Henry Isaacs and his sons formed the nucleus of group who leased a burial ground in 1794 and by 1796 had begun worshipping in an upper chamber room on Garden ...

  4. University of St Andrews - Wikipedia

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    College Hall, within the 16th-century St Mary's College building. In 1410 a group of Augustinian clergy, driven from the University of Paris by the Avignon schism and from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge by the Anglo-Scottish Wars, formed a society of higher learning in St Andrews, which offered courses of lectures in divinity, logic, philosophy, and law.

  5. Censorship of YouTube - Wikipedia

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    YouTube was unblocked on August 30, 2007, after YouTube reportedly agreed to block videos deemed offensive by Thai authorities. [ 108 ] On September 21, 2007, Thai authorities announced they were seeking a court order to block videos that had appeared on YouTube accusing Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda of attempting to manipulate the ...

  6. Rag Mayur - Wikipedia

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    Rag Mayur is an Indian film actor who appears in Telugu films. He is best known for his role Maridesh Babu in the film Cinema Bandi , produced by Raj & DK films, [ 1 ] and in Keedaa Cola directed by Tharun Bhascker .

  7. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester

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    The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester is one of the largest and most active physics departments in the UK, taking around 250 new undergraduates and 50 postgraduates each year, and employing more than 80 members of academic staff and over 100 research fellows and associates. [1]

  8. Culture of England - Wikipedia

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    Humour, tradition, and good manners are characteristics commonly associated with being English. [2] England has made significant contributions in the world of literature, cinema, music, art and philosophy. The secretary of state for culture, media and sport is the government minister responsible for the cultural life of England. [3]

  9. Symbols of Manchester - Wikipedia

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    Manchester bee art in the Northern Quarter. The worker bee is one of the best-known symbols of Manchester. It was adopted as a motif for Manchester during the Industrial Revolution, at a time when Manchester was taking a leading role in new forms of mass production, and symbolises Mancunians' hard work during this era and Manchester being a hive of activity in the 19th century.