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Nikiti

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Place in Greece Nikiti Νικήτη Panorama of Nikiti Nikiti Coordinates: 40°12.58′N 23°40.43′E  /  40.20967°N 23.67383°E  / 40.20967; 23.67383 Coordinates: 40°12.58′N 23°40.43′E  /  40.20967°N 23.67383°E  / 40.20967; 23.67383 Country Greece Administrative region Central Macedonia Regional unit Chalkidiki Municipality Sithonia Municipal unit Nikiti Community [1]  • Population 2,789 (2011) Time zone UTC+2 (EET)  • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) Postal code 63088 Nikiti (Greek: Νικήτη ) is a village located 100 kilometers south-east from Thessaloniki on the Chalkidiki peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. It is the seat of the municipal unit of Sithonia. The town has a preserved old part of town. The new part of the town is located on the seashore, where the fishing yacht and the newly built marina are located. The old part of Nikiti is located on the hilly area a few hundred meters from the sea, with a church at the highest poin...

Canoe.com

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Canoe.com Type of site Web portal Available in English, French Owner Postmedia Network and Quebecor Media Website http://www.canoe.com/ Alexa rank 3,939 (April 2014 [update] ) [1] Launched February 4, 1996 ; 22 years ago  ( 1996-02-04 ) [2] [3] Canoe.com is an English-language Canadian portal site and website network, and is a subsidiary of Postmedia Network. [4] The French-language version continues to use the former name for both sites, Canoe.ca , and is owned by Quebecor Media. The phrase Canadian Online Explorer [3] appears in the header of the English version of the site; the name is also evidently a play on words on canoe (or canoë in French). Canoe's head office is in Toronto at 333 King Street East. [3] The Canoe Network attracts over 7.7 million monthly visitors and includes separate English and French portals at en.canoe.com and fr.canoe.ca , information verticals like Cnews, SLAM!, JAM! and Lifewise, as well as the Sun Media ...

Shinai

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For other uses, see Shinai (disambiguation). A shinai made of bamboo Shinai ( 竹刀 ) is a weapon used for practice and competition in kendo representing a Japanese sword. Shinai are also used in other martial arts, but may be styled differently from kendo shinai , and represented with different characters. Contents 1 History 2 Etymology 3 Construction 4 Safety 5 Proper care 6 Regulations 7 Fukuro-shinai 8 Other uses 9 See also 10 References History The earliest use of a bamboo weapon to train with instead of a sword is credited to Kamiizumi Nobutsuna (1508-1572?) of the Shinkage-ryū. The modern shinai, with four slats of bamboo, is generally credited to Nakanishi Chuzo Tsugutate (died 1801) of Nakanishi-ha Ittō-ryū. [1] [2] The shinai was developed in an effort to reduce the number of practitioners being seriously injured during practice, making a practice weapon that was less dangerous than bokutō ( 木刀 ) , the har...

Francine (wrestling)

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Francine Francine in 2009. Birth name Francine Fournier [1] Born ( 1972-02-19 ) February 19, 1972 (age 46) [1] [2] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [1] [2] Spouse(s) Joseph Meeks ( m.   2008 ) Children 2 [3] Professional wrestling career Ring name(s) Francine [4] Miss Montgomeryville [3] Billed height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [1] [4] [5] [6] Billed weight 126 lb (57 kg) [5] Billed from Dover, Delaware [5] Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania [3] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [4] [6] Trained by J.T. Smith [7] Debut 1994 [3] Francine Meeks (née Francine Fournier ; born February 19, 1972), known by the mononym Francine , is an American semi-retired professional wrestling valet and occasional professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 2001 and with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005 and 2006. [1] [2] [3] [4] During her tenure with ECW, Francine managed several o...