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  2. National Special Security Event - Wikipedia

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    A National Special Security Event ( NSSE) is an event of national or international significance deemed by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be a potential target for terrorism or other criminal activity. These events have included summits of world leaders, meetings of international organizations, presidential nominating ...

  3. Fact sheet - Wikipedia

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    Fact sheet. A factsheet or fact sheet, also called fact file, is a single-page document containing essential information about a product, substance, service or other topic. Factsheets are frequently used to provide information to an end user, consumer or member of the public in concise, simple language. They generally contain key safety points ...

  4. Roswell incident - Wikipedia

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    Roswell incident. /  33.95028°N 105.31417°W  / 33.95028; -105.31417. The Roswell incident is a collection of events and myths surrounding the 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon near Roswell, New Mexico. Operated from the nearby Alamogordo Army Air Field and part of the top secret Project Mogul, the balloon was ...

  5. Earthquake - Wikipedia

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    An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes may also be referred to as quakes, tremors, or temblors. The word tremor is also used for non-earthquake seismic rumbling . In its most general sense, an earthquake is any seismic event ...

  6. Banquet - Wikipedia

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    A banquet ( / ˈbæŋkwɪt /; French: [bɑ̃kɛ]) is a formal large meal [1] where a number of people consume food together. Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors. Modern examples of these purposes include a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration.

  7. Gymnastics - Wikipedia

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    Flying rings was an event similar to still rings, but with the performer executing a series of stunts while swinging. It was a gymnastic event sanctioned by both the NCAA and the AAU until the early 1960s. Club swinging. Club swinging, a.k.a. Indian clubs, was an event in Men's Artistic Gymnastics sometime up until the 1950s.

  8. Harrington Mansion and Events Center - Wikipedia

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    The Harrington Mansion. The Harrington Mansion and Events Center is a historic property at 2540 Park Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.The estate was built in 1902 for the family of Charles Harrington, who oversaw the Minneapolis office for the Van Dusen-Harrington Company, which specialized in grain processing and distribution.

  9. Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment - Wikipedia

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    On 20 May 2023 on occasion of 49th G7 summit, a side event of Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) was held. Three documents including "Factsheet on the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment" were issued. As of at least early 2024, most of the details of the PGII had not yet emerged.: 5