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In mathematics, the greatest common divisor (GCD) of two or more integers, which are not all zero, is the largest positive integer that divides each of the integers. For two integers x, y, the greatest common divisor of x and y is denoted . For example, the GCD of 8 and 12 is 4, that is, .
The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun Tank: M48. It was designed as a replacement for the M26 Pershing, M4 Sherman, M46 and M47 Patton tanks, and was the main battle tank of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. Nearly 12,000 M48s were built, mainly by Chrysler and American Locomotive Company, from 1952 to 1961. The M48 Patton was the first U.S. medium gun tank with a four man crew, which replaced the traditional 5 crewmen tanks, a centerline driver's compartment, and no bow machine gun. As with nearly all new armored vehicles it had a wide variety of suspension systems, cupola styles, power packs, fenders and other details among individual tanks.
Baron Margadale, of Islay in the County of Argyll, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 January 1965 for the Conservative politician John Morrison. As of 2017, the title is held by his grandson, the third baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.
Baron St Helens is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this illumination occurs.
John Granville Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale, TD, DL was a British landowner and Conservative Party politician. An MP from 1942 to 1965, he notably served as Chairman of the 1922 Committee between 1955 and 1964. He was the last non-royal person to receive a hereditary barony.
Baron Fraser of Allander, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, was a title in the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 December 1964 for the Scottish businessman Hugh Fraser, grandson of Hugh Fraser of the House of Fraser department store group. He had previously been created a Baronet, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 January 1961. He was succeeded by his only son, the second Baron, who disclaimed the peerage for life in 1966. Known thereafter as Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet, he only sired daughters, so at his death in 1987 both the peerage and baronetcy became extinct.
The arrondissement of Bergerac is an arrondissement of France in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 130 communes. Its population is 102,859 (2016), and its area is 1,819.9 km2 (702.7 sq mi).
Mediastinal fibrosis most common cause is idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis; less commonly histoplasmosis tuberculosis or unknown. It is characterized by invasive, calcified fibrosis centered on lymph nodes that block major vessels and airways. In Europe, this disease is exceptionally rare. More cases are seen in USA where the disease may often be associated with histoplasmosis.
The Redmayne Baronetcy of Rushcliffe in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 December 1964 for the Conservative politician Martin Redmayne. In 1966 he was created a life peer as Baron Redmayne, of Rushcliffe in the County of Nottingham, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The life peerage became extinct on his death in 1983 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, the second Baronet. As of 2010 the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baronet, who succeeded in 2008.
Sir Graeme Bell Finlay, 1st Baronet, ERD, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
The Finlay Baronetcy, of Epping in the County of Essex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 31 December 1964 for the Conservative politician Graeme Finlay. He had previously represented Epping in the House of Commons. As of 2021 the title is held by his grandson, the third baronet, who succeeded in that year.
Lysipomia acaulis is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it occurs in the high Andes. Its habitat includes mountain forest and páramo. There are five known subpopulations. It grows on the slopes of the volcano Cotopaxi.
Terry Butler was an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He played for Wynnum-Manly Seagulls in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership's grand final victory in 1982 as a winger, scoring the first try of the match. The following year he was selected to represent Queensland in Game II of the 1983 State of Origin series. He later had an uneventful year with the North Sydney Bears in the New South Wales Rugby League competition in 1986. He died aged 58 of cancer in 2016.
The Minsk Ghetto was created soon after the German invasion of the Soviet Union. It was one of the largest in Belorussian SSR, and the largest in the German-occupied territory of the Soviet Union. It housed close to 100,000 Jews, most of whom were murdered in The Holocaust.
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Keio Academy of New York is a private high school in Purchase, Harrison, New York in the New York City metropolitan area. It is sponsored by Keio University, making it an overseas branch of a Japanese private school, or a Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu.