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Plot. In the story, the Sutherland rescues naked and emaciated Frenchmen from a makeshift raft. The men had been prisoners of war who had been confined to the deserted island of Cabrera. In Forester's story, Cabrera was deserted because it had no ports and no foliage. Spanish authorities had landed 20,000 French prisoners on the island.
Certificate – X, U, PG, R, G (from the film certificates) Charged – ION. Charlie – C ( NATO phonetic alphabet) Chartered accountant – CA. Chief – CH. Chlorine – CL (chemical symbol) Chromosome – X or Y. Church – CH or CE ( Church of England) or RC ( Roman Catholic) Circa – C.
Dāna is any form of giving. In Buddhist culture, dāna (donation) is any relinquishing of ownership to a recipient without expecting anything in return. The Buddha and a monk are shown in a relief from Borobudur, Indonesia, making an alms round. [ 1] Dāna ( Devanagari: दान, IAST: Dāna) [ 2] is a Sanskrit and Pali word that connotes the ...
The Gates Foundation has become the largest charitable foundation in the world, and one of the most transparent. Part of that is due to famed investor Warren Buffett, who pledged $37 billion to ...
Horatio Hornblower is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, the protagonist of a series of novels and stories by C. S. Forester. He later became the subject of films and radio and television programmes, and C. Northcote Parkinson elaborated a "biography" of him, The True Story of Horatio Hornblower.
A 501 (c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the federal law of the United States according to Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501 (c)). Such organizations are exempt from some federal income taxes. Sections 503 through 505 set out the requirements for obtaining such exemptions. Many states refer to Section 501 (c) for definitions ...
Hindu priest. Pujaris performing the arti ritual at Varanasi. Purohitas during a procession of Perumal (Vishnu) A Hindu priest may refer to either of the following: A Pujari (IAST: Pūjārī) or an Archaka is a Hindu temple priest. [ 1][ 2] A Purohita (IAST: Purōhita) officiates and performs rituals and ceremonies, and is usually linked to a ...
The larger Sunday crossword, which appears in The New York Times Magazine, is an icon in American culture; it is typically intended to be a "Thursday-plus" in difficulty. [6] The standard daily crossword is 15 by 15 squares, while the Sunday crossword measures 21 by 21 squares.