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BA'ATHISM

Ba'athism is an Arab political doctrine which combines elements of socialist thinking with pan-Arabism. This theory of Arab nationalism conceives of the 'Arab nation' as a single entity stretching from Morocco to Iraq which has been artificially divided by colonialism and imperialism.

Ba'athism originated in Syria, where the first Ba'ath Party was founded in 1953. Ba'athists have held power in Syria since 1963 and held power in Iraq from 1968 until they were overthrown in 2003 by a US led coalition of America, Britain and Australia which invaded Iraq in March 2003 under the pretence of disarming the regime of weapons of mass destruction. The Syrian and Iraqi branches of the movement were deeply divided. There have been further divisions between its civilian and military elements. While the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein employed the slogans of pan-Arabism to justify his invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the Ba'ath Party in Iraq was reduced to an instrument of state power.
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CENSER

A censer is a vase or pan in which incense is burned; a vessel for burning and wafting incense. Among the ancient Jews the censer was used to offer perfumes in sacrifices. Censers, called also thuribles, are still used in the Roman Catholic Church at mass, vespers, and other offices, as well as in some Anglican and other churches. They are of various forms. In Shakespeare's time the term was applied to a bottle perforated and ornamented at the top, used for sprinkling perfume, or to a pan for burning any odoriferous substance.
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LEAMINGTON STOVE

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The Leamington stove was a form of kitchener or kitchen range exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 where it won a first-class prize medal and was again exhibited in an improved version at the Dublin Exhibition of 1853. The Leamington Stove was a single fire stove with a hot plate large enough for several vessels to stand upon and be kept boiling; a very well ventilated and spacious wrought iron roaster with movable shelves, draw-out stand, double dripping-pan and meat-stand. The roaster could be converted into an oven by closing the valves, allowing bread and pastry to be baked. The Leamington Stove also had a large iron boiler with brass tap and steam pipe, round and square gridirons for cooking chops and steaks, ash pan, open fire for roasting and a set of ornamental covings with plate-warmer attached.
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PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS

The Pan-American Congress was an international conference of representatives from the United States and from seventeen States of Central and South America, which assembled at Washington, on October the 2nd, 1889, on the invitation of the United States. Its purpose was to adopt some plan of arbitration for the settlement of disputes, and plans for the improvement of business intercourse and means of communication between the countries. San Domingo was the only State to refuse the invitation. The delegates were taken on a tour of inspection through the Union, prior to assembling for the business convention. Nothing very definite was arrived at in the convention, which was of value chiefly through its exposition of the commercial status and resources of the various countries. The Bureau of American Republics was established at the suggestion of this convention.
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PETER PAN

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Peter Pan is a children's play written by J M Barrie and first produced in 1904, it was a popular hit and established J M Barrie as a top playwright of the era. It featured actress Maude Adams, who had starred in several previous J M Barrie plays and joined him in a stage partnership.
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