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What is the safest place to live in Florida?

In compiling its ranking of the 10 safest places in Florida, Movoto Real Estate studied 2012 statistics reported by law-enforcement agencies in cities with populations of 5,000 or more. Parkland, home to 24,737 people that year, topped Movoto's list with just 255 crimes. Only 20 of the incidents were violent crimes, 15 assaults, four robberies and one rape. The city's 235 property crimes in 2012 included 52 burglaries, 12 motor-vehicle thefts and 171 other thefts.\nMovoto gave Parkland a crime index of 76, meaning the community was safer than 76 percent of U.S. cities in 2012. There ..

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What are some popular things to do in Winter Park, Florida?

A number of art and history museums are located in Winter Park, FL. Notable art museums include Cornell Fine Arts Museum and The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art. Historical museums, including Winter Park Historical Museum and Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, provide a variety of interesting and educational exhibits.\nWinter Park includes a range of options for shopping. Visitors can look for antiques at the Orange Tree Antiques Mall or Antiques on the Avenue. In addition to offering shops and galleries, Winter Park Village is an outdoor mall that features entertainment and dining. ..

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Who colonized Vietnam?

Many Chinese to fled to Vietnam when the Han Dynasty collapsed. This prompted the first of many periods of discontent on the side of the Vietnamese until when Ngo Quyen defeated the Chinese.\nThe French, and many other European Countries, made contact with Vietnam well before the 19th century. However, it was not until it became clear to France that the Vietnamese were not going to directly support French interests that colonization became official in 1874. This lasted until 1954, after the French-Indochina War, when Vietnam finally got a chance to self-govern.

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How many Great Lakes border Canada?

Lake Superior is the largest and westernmost of the Great Lakes and the second largest lake in the world. Its surface area is 31,000 square miles. Lake Michigan lies directly to the east of Lake Superior, and Lake Huron lies east of lake Michigan. Lake Huron is the fifth-largest fresh-water lake in the world, with a surface area of 23,000 square miles. The easternmost lake is Lake Ontario; its surface area is just 7,000 square miles. Lake Erie lies south of Lake Ontario and east of Lake Huron, and it has a surface area of nearly 10,000 square miles. These four lakes all border the Canadian pro..

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What is the population of Springfield TN?

From April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013, there was a population change of 1.1 percent for the city of Springfield. This change is slightly lower than the 2.4 percent change reported for the state of Tennessee. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, persons under the age of 18 account for 25.2 percent of the population, while people over the age of 65 make up 12.9 percent of Springfield's population.

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What are the major landforms in Jordan?

The Jordan Valley is part of the Great Rift Valley of Africa, extending from southern Turkey through the Levant down through the Red Sea and Dead Sea and into eastern Africa. The Jordan Valley is the agricultural center of Jordan, using the waters from the Jordan River in the region known as the Ghor. Most of Jordan's people live in the Mountain Heights Plateau, with its comparatively abundant vegetation and Mediterranean climate. The northern part of this region is historically known as Gilead. The Badia region in the east of the country comprises 75 percent of the landmass of Jordan. It..

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Where is Ireland located in Europe?

Ireland lies to the west of Great Britain and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, which is the country's geographical lowest point. It ranks as the 120th largest nation in the world, with a total area of approximately 27,135 square miles. Some of the major geographical features of Ireland include the River Shannon, Blackwater River, Wicklow Mountains, Blackstairs Mountains and the Cliff of Moher, claimed by some to be the most beautiful sea cliffs in Europe.

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What is an African antelope called?

There are two species of oryx: the beisa oryx and the fringe-eared oryx. The beisa oryx is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and Kenya. The fringe-eared oryx makes its home in Uganda and Kenya. The oryx was also found throughout all of Africa at one time. The horns of the oryx are 30 inches long, and females typically have larger horns than males. The oryx is herbivorous and prefers various grasses, leafy plants, melons, shrubs and roots. The most common predators include lions and hyenas.

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Are there any outlet malls in Maryland?

The largest outlet mall in Maryland is Arundel Mills in Hanover that features 132 stores including Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse and Old Navy. Shoppers have multiple dining choices, some with entertainment, including Medieval Times and Dave & Buster's.\nHagerstown Premium Outlets, with 91 stores, features Eddie Bauer, Polo Ralph Lauren and Gap Factory Store. Some of the nearby attractions include Antietam National Battlefield, Adventure Park USA, Whitetail Ski Resort and several golf courses.

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How do you find the distance between two cities?

In addition to calculating distances, DistanceCalculator.globefeed.com and Driving-Distances.com offer step-by-step driving directions between two cities and display the route on a Google map. DistanceCalculator.globefeed.com also lists some straight line distances for popular trips such as New York to Los Angeles and Miami to Honolulu. FreeMapTools.com offers to calculate both the driving distance and the flying distance between two cities anywhere in the world.

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