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  2. Carlos Palanca (born 1884) - Wikipedia

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    Career. Tan Guin Lay migrated to the Philippines in 1884. [2] Tan adopted the name Carlos Palanca, after his godfather of the same name whose Chinese name was Tan Quien-sien. The name "Carlos Palanca" adopted by both men came from a Spanish colonel. [1] He worked as an apprentice in a hardware store ran by a relative before setting up his own ...

  3. Tan (color) - Wikipedia

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    Tan is a pale tone of brown. The name is derived from tannum (oak bark) used in the tanning of leather. The first recorded use of tan as a color name in English was in the year 1590. Chestnut oak bark, formerly used in tanning. Colors which are similar or may be considered synonymous to tan include: tawny, tenné, and fulvous.

  4. Down Down - Wikipedia

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    Down Down. " Down Down " is a song by English rock band Status Quo. Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, "Down Down" was Status Quo's only number one single on the UK Singles Chart. The single spent a week at the top of the chart in January 1975. [3] It was released on 29 November 1974 on the Vertigo label, paired ...

  5. List of languages by total number of speakers - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of languages by total number of speakers. It is difficult to define what constitutes a language as opposed to a dialect . For example, Chinese and Arabic are sometimes considered single languages, but each includes several mutually unintelligible varieties , and so they are sometimes considered language families instead.

  6. District 7, Ho Chi Minh City - Wikipedia

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    Website. quan7.hochiminhcity.gov.vn. District 7 ( Quận 7) is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 274,828 and an area of 36 km². [1] District 7 is connected to the city of Thủ Đức by the Phú Mỹ Bridge, which opened in September 2009. The Phú Mỹ Hưng New ...

  7. Lucio Tan - Wikipedia

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    Lucio Tan. Lucio Chua Tan Sr. ( simplified Chinese: 陈 永 栽; traditional Chinese: 陳 永 栽; pinyin: Chén Yǒngzāi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Éng-chai; born July 17, 1934) is a Filipino business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He presides over the Filipino conglomerate company LT Group, Inc., a company with extensive business ...

  8. Lasmiditan - Wikipedia

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    Pharmacology Mechanism of action. Lasmiditan is a serotonin receptor agonist that, like the unsuccessful LY-334,370, selectively binds to the 5-HT 1F receptor subtype. A number of triptans have been shown to act on this subtype as well, but only after their affinity for 5-HT 1B and 5-HT 1D has been made responsible for their anti-migraine activity.

  9. Tet offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base, headquarters of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) 7th Air Force, occurred during the early hours of 31 January 1968. Tan Son Nhut Air Base was one of the major air bases used for offensive air operations within South Vietnam and for the support of United ...