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  2. Berkshire Mall (Pennsylvania) - Wikipedia

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    Berkshire Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, a suburb to the west of Reading in Berks County. Berkshire Mall is accessible from US 222 / US 422 ( Warren Street Bypass) at the Paper Mill Road interchange or the State Hill Road interchange. The main entrances to the mall are located along Woodland Road or State Hill Road.

  3. Pagoda (Reading, Pennsylvania) - Wikipedia

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    Court Street in downtown Reading, with the Pagoda in the background. The Pagoda is 28 feet (8.5 m) wide, 50 feet (15 m) long, and 72 feet (22 m) tall. Perched on the edge of a cliff, 620 feet (190 m) above the city and 886 feet (270 m) above sea level, [3] it offers a 30-mile (48 km) panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside.

  4. Reading Public Library - Wikipedia

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    Founded as an English subscription library in 1763, Reading Public Library is one of the oldest, though not continuously operating, libraries in the United States. It wasn't until 1913 that the Main Library as it currently stands was built through the generosity of Andrew Carnegie. After a major fundraising campaign in 1989, the Main Library ...

  5. Carnegie Unit and Student Hour - Wikipedia

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    A semester (one-half of a full year) earns 1/2 a Carnegie Unit. [1] The Student Hour is approximately 12 hours of class or contact time, approximately 1/10 of the Carnegie Unit (as explained below). As it is used today, a Student Hour is the equivalent of one hour (50 minutes) of lecture time for a single student per week over the course of a ...

  6. Standard Theatre (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    Standard Theatre (Philadelphia) Coordinates: 39.9430°N 75.1608°W. Gibson's New Standard Theatre, 1126 South St Philadelphia PA (1919) The Standard Theatre showcased Philadelphia's most talented African-American performers and jazz musicians in the early twentieth century. During its peak years (1915–1930), the Standard was one of ...

  7. Right ascension - Wikipedia

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    Right ascension is measured eastward up to 24 h along the celestial equator from the primary direction. Right ascension (abbreviated RA; symbol α) is the angular distance of a particular point measured eastward along the celestial equator from the Sun at the March equinox to the ( hour circle of the) point in question above the Earth. [1]

  8. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard - Wikipedia

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    The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ( PCI DSS) is an information security standard used to handle credit cards from major card brands. The standard is administered by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, and its use is mandated by the card brands. It was created to better control cardholder data and reduce credit ...

  9. Delaware Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Delaware Valley, sometimes referred to as Greater Philadelphia or the Philadelphia metropolitan area, is a metropolitan region in the Northeast United States that centers around Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city, and spans parts of four U.S. states: southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, northern Delaware, and the northern Eastern Shore of Maryland.