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  2. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  3. The National Fund - Wikipedia

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    The National Fund is a British charity whose purpose is to pay off the United Kingdom national debt in full. [1] The value of the fund stood at £519,707,831 on 5 April 2019, [2] an increase of £20.9 million on the year before. [3] The fund was set up in 1928 with a £500,000 anonymous donation. In 2019 the Government confirmed that it "does ...

  4. Nadar (caste) - Wikipedia

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    Nadar Regions with significant populations Chennai, Kanyakumari, Kollam, Madurai, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar Languages Tamil, Malayalam Religion Hinduism, Christianity, Ayyavazhi Related ethnic groups Tamil people Nadar (also referred to as Nadan, Shanar and Shanan) is a Tamil caste of India. Nadars are predominant in the districts of ...

  5. NATO Joint Military Symbology - Wikipedia

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    NATO Joint Military Symbology is the NATO standard for military map symbols. Originally published in 1986 as Allied Procedural Publication 6 ( APP-6 ), NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems, the standard has evolved over the years and is currently in its fifth version (APP-6D). The symbols are designed to enhance NATO 's joint ...

  6. Swastika - Wikipedia

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    On Japanese maps, a swastika (left-facing and horizontal) is used to mark the location of a Buddhist temple. The right-facing swastika is often referred to as the gyaku manji (逆卍, lit. "reverse swastika") or migi manji (右卍, lit. "right swastika"), and can also be called kagi jūji (鉤十字, literally "hook cross") .

  7. Nazi symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The swastika was the first symbol of Nazism and remains strongly associated with it in the Western world. The 20th-century German Nazi Party made extensive use of graphic symbols, especially the swastika, notably in the form of the swastika flag, which became the co-national flag of Nazi Germany in 1933, and the sole national flag in 1935.

  8. Appaloosa Management - Wikipedia

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    AUM. US$14 billion (Dec 2022) [3] Website. amlp .com. Appaloosa Management is an American hedge fund founded in 1993 by David Tepper and Jack Walton specializing in distressed debt. [4] Appaloosa Management invests in public equity and fixed income markets around the world. [1]

  9. Flag of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    Has the same colours as the United Nations; its symbol is a Greek temple (possibly the Parthenon), representing science, learning and culture. The six columns are made of the letters of the organization's name. UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund: Has the leaves and globe of the UN flag but with a mother and child inlay instead of the world ...