33,292 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 222 of 333.
“The Tonga Traditions Committee was established in 1954 to retain, record, maintain, enhance and ensure longevity of Tongan heritage, culture, history, and aspire to provide our future generation with our Polynesian Tongan identity.”
“If you’re unhappy with your order, you can return it for free within 365 days of receiving it, thanks to the DreamCloud 365 nights trial. This means you can try out your DreamCloud mattress for a full year and if you’re not completely sati…”
“we removed single-use cups (80000 per year), recycle paper in dedicated bins, and encourage teleworking)”
“The plane crashed near the city of Nancy at 11 a.m.”
“Gore has had his own issues with women; in 2010, he was investigated by authorities in Portland, Oregon, for the alleged sexual abuse of a female masseur.”
“After 1945 there was a big exodus of Tongans to places like the USA and Australia," Lord Vaea says.”
“DreamCloud offers a lifetime warranty on all of its mattresses. For bed frames, DreamCloud has a 3-year warranty and there’s a 1-year warranty on DreamCloud furniture.”
“spurring downtown road closures throughout the day that will be lifted around 8 p.m.”
“The panel’s report outlines the results of a 14-month investigation disclosing dozens of examples of suspected counterfeit electronic parts.”
“We get cyclones twice a year, flooding, tsunamis and humidity, so conditions in Tonga are not ideal.”
“For other items like pillows, duvets and sheets, you can return them within 50 days of receipt.”
“The parade officially kicks off at 2 p.m.”
“By comparison, the team that probed Enron had more than 100 investigators”
“When we first had the idea for the show, it was basically, we hate vets... If you can just affect one vet, you've done your job”
“Up to $599 of accessories are often included in your mattress purchase during the sale, so you can get a full sleep set-up for a fraction of the price!”
“the team that dealt with the aftermath of the 1980s Savings & Loan crisis was assigned more than 1,000 investigators.”
“We know that words like that matter and can have tragic consequences”
“By referring a friend to DreamCloud, your friend will get $100 off their mattress order and you’ll receive a $100 Amazon gift card.”
“TheGrio’s 100 list honoring "history-makers in the making" in February 2011”
“Adelaide-based circus company, Gravity & Other Myths are selling out 3000-seat venues during their northern hemisphere performance of 'Pulse'.”
“James also has almost a decade of experience covering some of the biggest sales events of the year at Eurogamer and VG247, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day.”
“The Boston Globe reported in a correction last week that there is no documented proof currently available that confirms Warren is 1/32nd Native American.”
“Given the predictions, the Riverland farm gate price will be down $80-million”
“She has been sharing deal advice for Future for the past eight years and loves finding products that consumers want at the best possible prices.”
“Twice in the same month they are reciting this hate message.”
“She's had 11 years of experience working in e-commerce and loves being a mom to her two little boys.”
“During a broadcast of a popular Palestinian children’s show earlier this month, a child is praised for stating: 'Our enemy, Zion, is Satan with a tail.'”
“Yes, selected Cocoon by Sealy mattresses are offered with 100-night free trials. Customers can give their mattresses a test drive for up to 100 nights (and the company even recommends it). If you're not 100% happy, you can arrange for your…”
“The administration quietly reinstated the P.A.’s aid last month after it was frozen by Congress in the wake of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s attempt to declare statehood before the United Nations. The administration also secretly a…”
“Cocoon by Sealy offers a 10-year full-replacement limited warranty on its mattresses.”
“"Someone has to get the proper information to the White House" because it is "releasing $192 million based on false information."”
“The Sealy Foundation is covered by a 5-year limited warranty”
“This is an educational program, and they recited this at the opening," said Marcus, the founder and director of Palestinian Media Watch, which translates and catalogs public instances of Palestinian incitement. "Twice in the same month the…”
“the Sealy Ease Power Base has a 25-year limited warranty”
“They [Israelis] have a common mistake or misconception by which they fool themselves into assuming that Fatah accepts them and recognizes the right of their state to exist and that it is Hamas alone that loathes them," Sadeq wrote in a Nov…”
“accessories like sheets and pillows have a 1-year warranty”
“An official of Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki states in one broadcast from March 17 that Israel "imitates the period of Hitler."”
“Cocoon by Sealy requests that you test out your mattress for at least 30 days before you issue a return.”
“Hussein claims in another clip that was aired on official P.A. television stations that Jesus was a Muslim. "They’re saying Jesus was the first martyr," Marcus explained after airing the video.”
“The type of deals you can expect to see from Cocoon by Sealy include up to 35% off its mattresses”
“Earlier references to secret underground nuclear facilities contained in some 3,000 miles of tunnels”
“Cocoon by Sealy occasionally offers free products with selected purchases, such as pillows worth up to $200 with selected mattresses.”
“Earlier references to secret underground nuclear facilities contained in some 3,000 miles of tunnels also were left out of the latest report.”
“Bose has started its holiday sales, which are offering up to $200 off selected products, with deals expected to run from now into Black Friday and Cyber Monday (November 28th and December 1st) and beyond into Thanksgiving and Christmas.”
“In addition to the direct-ascent anti-satellite weapon tested in 2007, these counter-space capabilities also include jamming, laser, microwave, and cyber weapons”
“These items can also be discounted by as much as 50% depending on the item.”
“It quotes Vice President Joe Biden as saying U.S.-China cooperation will help meet 'global challenges together.'”
“Customers can send Bose products back to the brand in between 30 - 90 days from the date they receive their order, depending on which item it is.”
“However, China has failed to cooperate with the United States on such issues as Syria, Iran, and North Korea.”
“You'll find Bose headphone deals on earbuds, headphones, speakers, and soundbars, which can offer as much as 70% off.”
“a million or more songbirds a year.”
“She has been sharing deal advice for Future for the past eight years and loves finding products that consumers want at the best possible prices. She's had 11 years of experience working in e-commerce...”
“Specifically, the bill would nudge schools "to spend at least 30 minutes on Endangered Species Day teaching and informing students about threats to endangered species around the world."”
“The Free Beacon’s Andrew Stiles previously reported on how the Obama Administration’s "mean green killing machines" are decapitating golden eagles, threatening hundreds of baby tortoises, and disrupting protected kit fox populations in Cal…”
“Meanwhile, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is proposing to loosen regulations prohibiting the killing of bald eagles for the benefit of renewable energy companies.”
“Bird enthusiasts are also calling on the Obama administration to repeal an obscure mining regulation that is resulting in the deaths of a million or more songbirds a year.”
“raised the number of U.S. films that could be released in the Chinese market each year—an agreement that made the Katzenberg deal significantly more valuable”
“The latest broadside came Monday on the Moscow-controlled Mir television channel, which produced a 25-minute report called 'Basic Instinct Hillary.'”
“Mir television is a Russian-language station that is funded by Moscow and other former Soviet governments, and reaches up to 60 million cable subscribers and 1 million Internet viewers.”
“Such a popular outburst may not only send those in power to the opposition, but also deny them multi-billion [dollar] property holdings which they acquired, often in corruption-ridden ways.”
“State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said April 2. 'The Russians have consistently, on the government side, pledged to investigate individual incidents. And we are working with them on those issues.'”
“The department protested Russian harassment of McFaul, the ambassador, in March.”
“The latter was "privately extended" through 2000 without competitive bidding, according to the claim notice. In 2001, when the contract had expired, it was extended "in secret and without public bid" on a month-to-month basis to October 20…”
“Tom Barrett giving away lucrative no-bid contracts to his campaign donors, all while increasing wasteful government spending by $300 million, simply highlights his gross mismanagement of the City of Milwaukee,”
“United Republic launched in November.”
“The $6 billion Dulles Rail project has been the subject of controversy for high toll rates, delayed construction, and union favoritism that could send jobs to out-of-state firms.”
“such an agreement could preclude Virginia companies from competing for the job, since only 4.6 percent of workers are unionized in the right-to-work state.”
“The project ran $150 million over budget in the first phase of construction...”
“Such an agreement could preclude Virginia companies from competing for the job, since only 4.6 percent of workers are unionized in the right-to-work state.”
“Costs could be passed onto Virginia drivers in the form of higher tolls. MWAA has weighed its maximum potential toll—the highest rate budgeters feel can be charged on a road without losing drivers—to $7 in 2013, up from $2 in 2005.”
“Demos senior fellow Benjamin Barber was a 'longtime adviser to Saif al-Qaddafi,' son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi”
“During his tenure as president of Algorithmic Productions, Tyagi produced a 2008 film by Iranian director Majid Majidi”
“Majidi previously directed the documentary Barefoot to Herat, which depicted the plight of refugees in a Taliban camp in the aftermath of the 9/11-prompted U.S. invasion of Afghanistan”
“Iran operated about 4,000 centrifuges for enriching uranium at a plant near Natanz at the end of 2008.”
“Three years later, the IAEA reported that Iran’s enrichment capacity in Natanz doubled to more than 8,000 centrifuges, he said.”
“On Iran, Joseph said Tehran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium increased five-fold from about 1,000 kilograms in early 2009 to over 5,000 kilograms today.”
“Additionally, the formerly covert underground nuclear plant is producing 20-percent enriched uranium, which is closer to what is needed for producing weapons.”
“The administration can continue to claim that Iran halted its weapons work in 2003 to 2004, but it cannot deny the existence of evidence to the contrary," Joseph, now with the National Institute for Public Policy, said.”
“The administration then gave in to North Korea and bribed the regime with 265,000 tons of wheat as part of a food aid program designed to coax negotiators back to the nuclear arms talks.”
“Joseph said the two main themes of administration efforts to stop the flow of nuclear and other arms has been "an unshakable faith in engagement" with Tehran and Pyongyang and a global push for eliminating all nuclear weapons. "My bottom …”
“Only after the International Atomic Energy Agency presented what its director called "alarming evidence" of Iran’s nuclear arms work did the Obama administration change course and adopt the Bush administration approach of using sanctions.”
“New sanctions against Iran are set to be imposed in the coming weeks.”
“The administration then gave in to North Korea and bribed the regime with 265,000 tons of wheat as part of a food aid program.”
“Nearly four years since Bush left the Oval Office, human beings around the world find themselves with a growing thirst for freedom—a desire that is routinely quashed by brutal tyrants in the Middle East, Russia, China, and elsewhere.”
“"Great change has come to a region where many thought it impossible," the former president said, referring to pro-democracy upheavals in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and elsewhere.”
“There’s still 271 prisoners on that list [of reformers] who’ve not yet been released" by the government, Suu Kyi said in response to a question from Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson.”
“This is a possible first step," she said. "That is a way of sending a strong message that we will try to help the process of democratization, but if it is not maintained, we’ll have to think of other ways" to spur further democratic reform.”
“3,000-mile-long series of underground nuclear tunnels and factories”
“A draft regulation first filed in April would allow businesses to apply for 30-year permits allowing them to kill bald eagles in the course of other legal activities. The length of those permits would be a six-fold increase over the five-y…”
“During our review, it became evident that the 5-year term limit imposed by the 2009 regulations (see 50 CFR 22.26(h)) needed to be extended to better correspond to the timeframe of renewable energy projects.”
“J Street’s Philadelphia-based affiliate announced yesterday that Daniel Kutner, the Consul General of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States, would participate in a "Future of Pro Israel" rally in Philadelphia intended to f…”
“Materials promoting the event attacked conservative pro-Israel advocates, including Irving Moskowitz and William Kristol.”
“The group accuses such individuals of "turning Israel into a partisan wedge issue with no regard for the actual impact on the future peace and security of the country and its neighbors."”
“"I am extremely disappointed to see that an email sent by J Street leadership attacks, ad hominem, Jewish philanthropists, supporters of Israel," Kutner told J Street supporters, according to a read-out of his remarks provided by an Israel…”
“He told J Street’s supporters, who tend to criticize Israel while never praising the Jewish state, that their promotion of "policies that are incompatible with the positions of the Israeli elected government" puts the U.S.-Israel relations…”
“If you send conflicting messages on issues of critical importance, it may negatively affect Israel's standing" in a country whose friendship is critical to Israel's ability to confront its many enemies, Kutner told the crowd.”
“"The final decision on matters of policy and on the security of Israel must finally reside in the hands of those living there, those that were elected … and represent the people in Israel."”
“...Scarborough Shoal, part of the Spratlys island chain, some 120 miles from the coast of the main Philippine island of Luzon.”
“Manila says the waters are within its 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone.”
“China took over the Spratly’s Mischief Reef, about 200 miles from the Philippine island of Palawanm, in 1995 when Manila lacked forces for a response.”
