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  2. New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 2°34′48″W. The New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, commonly known as the Muller Homes, were an orphanage in the district of Ashley Down, in the north of Bristol. They were built between 1849 and 1870 by the Prussian evangelist George Müller to show the world that God not only heard, but answered, prayer.

  3. Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro - Wikipedia

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    1959. Preceded by. Noriko-San: girl of Japan. Followed by. My Swedish Cousins. Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro (original Swedish title: Sia bor på Kilimandjaro) is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren and with photographs by Anna Riwkin-Brick. The original Swedish edition was published in 1958 by the Rabén & Sjögren publishing company in ...

  4. Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School - Wikipedia

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    It was erected 1869 in Victorian Romanesque style and razed in 1961. [1] / 40.5217; -88.9777. The Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School (also known as ISSCS), founded by the State of Illinois as Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' Home (ISOH) for orphans of the Civil War, was a children's home located in Normal from 1865 until 1979.

  5. Eric Walters - Wikipedia

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    They have three adult children, Christina, Nick and Julia. Walters tries to experience the subjects he plans to write about. In April 2010 he walked across the Sahara before writing Just Deserts. With his son, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Between Heaven and Earth. He played with tigers before writing Tiger by the Tail.

  6. The Children of Huang Shi - Wikipedia

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    Box office. $8.2 million [1] The Children of Huang Shi ( Chinese: 黄石的孩子; working title: The Bitter Sea, also known as Escape from Huang Shi and Children of the Silk Road) is a 2008 historical war drama film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh and David Wenham.

  7. Adorable endangered orangutan born at Florida theme park ...

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    April 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM. An orangutan was born at a Florida theme park — and photos show the cute new addition. The “critically endangered” little one also represents a big step for her ...

  8. Œuvre de secours aux enfants - Wikipedia

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    Œuvre de secours aux enfants ( French: [œvʁ də səkuʁ oz‿ɑ̃fɑ̃], English: Children's Aid Society ), abbreviated OSE, is a French Jewish humanitarian organization which was founded in Russia in 1912 to help Russian Jewish children. Later it moved to France. OSE's most important activities took place both before and during World War II.

  9. Mount Kilimanjaro - Wikipedia

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    Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major hiking and climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and ice fields, which are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035, it has been the subject of many scientific studies.