• Pearls II is an album by English singer Elkie Brooks, released in 1982. The sequel to Brooks' popular Pearls album, A&M decided to play it safe by keeping...
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    (1979) Pearls (1981) Pearls II (1982) Minutes (1984) Screen Gems (1984) No More the Fool (1986) Bookbinder's Kid (1988) Inspiration (1989) Pearls III (1991)...
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    but are extremely rare. These wild pearls are referred to as natural pearls. Cultured or farmed pearls from pearl oysters and freshwater mussels make...
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    MS Saga Pearl II was a cruise ship of about 18,700 GT that was built in Germany by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft as the Astor in 1981. After short unsuccessful...
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    before, during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. US Navy Report of Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor from World War II Database Second World War – USA Declaration...
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    Tapioca (redirect from Pearl tapioca)
    pre-cooked fine or coarse flakes, rectangular sticks, and spherical "pearls." Pearls are the most widely available shape; sizes range from about 1 mm to...
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  • title track, and also participated in Prince's Diamonds and Pearls Tour. Diamonds and Pearls contains a hybrid of music styles, from the funk of "Daddy...
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    The String of Pearls: A Domestic Romance (alternatively titled The Sailor's Gift) is a story first published as a penny dreadful serial from 1846 to 47...
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    entry into World War II. Pearl Harbor was originally an extensive shallow embayment called Wai Momi (meaning, "Waters of Pearl") or Puʻuloa (meaning...
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  • treatment - and were given Viekira Pak and (RBV). SAPPHIRE II reported a 96% cure rate. Pearl II was a 12-week open-label, randomized trial which had a primary...
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    Prime Minister of Japan during World War II, Hideki Tōjō, later wrote, "When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in...
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  • Gus Dudgeon. Pearls peaked at number 2 in the UK Albums Chart, staying on the chart for 79 weeks. It was first released on CD in 1985. Pearls remains Brooks'...
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    Thinking Out Loud (EMI-Manhattan, 1987) Diving For Pearls – Diving for Pearls (Epic/Sony, 1989) Diving For Pearls – Texas (2006) "Yul Vázquez". AllMovie. Retrieved...
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  • He also produced two highly successful albums for Elkie Brooks: Pearls and Pearls II, the former peaking at No. 2 and remaining in the UK Albums Chart...
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  • 2010, Saga purchased Astoria from Transocean Tours and renamed her Saga Pearl II. In August 2011, it was reported Saga was selling Spirit of Adventure to...
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    Pearl hunting, also known as pearl fishing or pearling, is the activity of recovering or attempting to recover pearls from wild molluscs, usually oysters...
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  • respectively. "Goin' Back" was also recorded by Elkie Brooks on her 1982 album Pearls II, and by Diana Ross on her Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross album...
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    oriental pearls surmounting the tiara. Leslie Field, author of The Queen's Jewels, described it as, "a festoon-and-scroll with nine large oriental pearls on...
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    World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers...
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  • carrier planes" and felt that "Pearl Harbor is not so much about World War II as it is about movies about World War II. And what's wrong with that?" Critics...
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    Shouting Stage) Jimmy Page The Proclaimers Gary Brooker Elkie Brooks (Pearls II) Nick Drake Mitch Winston Liane Carroll Sandy Denny Super Genius Four...
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  • The Ninetology Black Pearl II (I9400) is a smart mobile phone manufactured by Ninetology with dual SIM capabilities. It is a low-end smartphone, using...
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  • The Pearls of Lutra (published as Pearls of Lutra, with the "The", in the US) is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1996. It is the ninth book...
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  • also be the first known individual pearl recorded in human history. Caesar was said to be a great connoisseur of pearls; guessing their value just by weighing...
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    Pearl Maxima is one of the largest true pearls or nacreous pearls in the world. This irregularly shaped pearl has a weight of 2385 grains (119.25 grams)...
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    to the back and replaced by the 317-carat (63 g) Cullinan II. Below the monde hang four pearls, three of which are often said to have belonged to Queen...
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    The La Peregrina pearl is one of the most famous pearls in the world. Its owners include the Spanish monarchs, the history of the pearl spans almost 500...
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    that are adorned with 142 rose-cut diamonds and 18 diamonds. Eight large pearls are mounted between the arches. When Wilhelm abdicated in 1918 he was permitted...
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    Kokichi Mikimoto (category Pearls)
    low-quality pearls as a publicity stunt to establish a reputation that the Mikimoto company only sold high-quality cultured pearls. After World War II, Mikimoto...
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    on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World War II. In...
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