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111Ceylon Transport Board — The Ceylon Transport Board (CTB) was the nationalised enterprise which handled all public bus transport in Sri Lanka between 1958 and 1978. At its peak, it was the largest omnibus company in the world with about 7,000 buses and over 50,000… …
112History of American newspapers — The history of American newspapers goes back to the 17th century with the publication of the first colonial newspapers.Colonial period(This section is based on [http://www.bartleby.com/225/index.html#7 The Cambridge History of English and… …
113USS Kennebec (1861) — The first USS Kennebec was a gunboat in the United States Navy. She was named for the Kennebec River. Kennebec was launched 5 October 1861 by G. W. Lawrence, Thomaston, Maine; and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 8 February 1862, Lieutenant John… …
114Donald's Better Self — is a Disney cartoon featuring Donald Duck. This 8 minute short premiered in January 1938, and it was distributed by RKO Radio. Film Daily called it hugely entertaining , and gave it the following synopsis: Raucous Donald Duck reaches a new… …
115Elijah Hedding — (7 June 1780 ndash; 9 April 1852) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1824.Birth and RebirthElijah was born near Pine Plains, in Dutchess County, New York to parents of English origin. He was trained in prayer by… …
116Viola Ruffner — Viola Knapp Ruffner (b. 1820 1904) was a schoolteacher and became the second wife of General Lewis Ruffner, a salt and coal mine owner and community leader in Kanawha County, West Virginia. She played a crucial and key role in the personal… …
117Thunder (film) — Infobox Film name = Thunder director = William Nigh producer = Hunt Stromberg writer = Joseph Farnham Byron Morgan Ann Price starring = Lon Chaney Phyllis Haver James Murray Tom Keene Frances Morris Wally Albright John MacIntosh cinematography =… …
118Paydex — is a term used in business, for a numerical score granted by Dun and Bradstreet to Business as a credit score for the promptness of their payments to creditors. The Paydex score is used for commercial organizations in a manner similar to the way… …
119Young Beichan — or Lord Baker or Lord Bateman or Young Bekie is Child ballad number 53, existing in many variants. [Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads , [http://www.sacred texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch053.htm Young Beichan ] ] ynopsisBeichan… …
120International reactions to the 2006 Lebanon War — Reactions by the UN and national representativesflag|United NationsThe top UN official in Lebanon said Hezbollah’s action escalates the already tense situation along the Blue Line and is an act of very dangerous proportions, in a statement. Kofi… …
