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Splendid isolation is a term used to describe the 19th-century British diplomatic practice of avoiding permanent alliances from 1815 to 1902. The concept developed as early as 1822, when Britain left the post-1815 Concert of Europe , and continued until the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance and the 1904 Entente Cordiale with France.
Splenda. Splenda / ˈsplɛndə / is a global brand of sugar substitutes and reduced-calorie food products. While the company is known for its original formulation containing sucralose, it also manufactures items using natural sweeteners such as stevia, monk fruit and allulose. It is owned by the American company Heartland Food Products Group.
Chorus: Hi ho, the rattlin' bog, The bog down in the valley-o, Hi ho, the rattlin' bog, The bog down in the valley-o. Now in the bog there was a tree,
Clancy of the Overflow. " Clancy of the Overflow " is a famous Australian poem written by Banjo Paterson and first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on 21 December 1889. [1] The poem is typical of Paterson, offering a romantic view of rural life, and is one of his best-known works. The poem is written in eight stanzas of ...
The Renaissance (UK: / rɪˈneɪsəns / rin-AY-sənss, US: / ˈrɛnəsɑːns / ⓘ REN-ə-sahnss) [1][2][a] is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and surpass the ideas and achievements ...
San Francisco de Macoris. The Spanish–American War[ b ] (April 21 – December 10, 1898) began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. The war led to the United States emerging predominant in the Caribbean region, [ 16 ] and ...
A Thousand Splendid Suns was released on May 22, 2007, [2] and received favorable widespread critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, [3] Publishers Weekly, [4] Library Journal, [5] and Booklist, [6] and became a number one New York Times Best Seller for fifteen weeks following its release. [7] During its first week on sale, it sold over one ...
Splendid. Splendid may refer to: HMS Splendid, four ships of the British Royal Navy. MS Splendid, a ferry in service with the Italian company Grandi Navi Veloci. Splendid Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, United States. Splendid (musical duo), Australian indie pop duo. Splendid, a character in the Flash cartoon series Happy Tree Friends.