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Building market institutions in South Eastern Europe : comparative prospects for investment and private sector development

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Lending credibility : the International Monetary Fund and the post-communist transition by Stone, Randall W., 1966-

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Risk-based tax audits : approaches and country experiences

Table of Contents: “…Fundamentals of risk-based audits -- Key principles of risk-based audits -- Risk-based audits : assessing the risks -- Approaches to audits for different taxpayer segments -- A risk based approach to large businesses -- Simplified risk scoring for SME's -- Infrastructure for risk analysis -- Database and it framework for risk analysis -- Building and integrating databases for risk profiles in the United Kingdom -- Data warehouse and data mining tools for risk management : the case of Turkey -- Country experiences in risk based tax audits -- Sweden -- The Netherlands -- Bulgaria -- India -- Ukraine -- Kazakhstan -- Which audit selection strategy? …”
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Heritage for development in south-east europe.

Table of Contents: “…Preface ; Editors' Note ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 Management Of Cultural Heritage In Albania And The Ljubljana Process1 ; Chapter 2 Heritage Policy In Bosnia And Herzegovina And Benefts From The Ljubljana Process ; Chapter 3 Rehabilitation Of Cultural Heritage In Bulgaria: Policy And Heritage Management Impact1 ; Chapter 4 Policy Development For Sustainable Use Of Cultural Heritage: Implementing The Ljubljana Process In Croatia1 ; Chapter 5 Cultural Heritage Framework And The Ljubljana Process In Montenegro.…”
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Europe's Third World : the European Periphery in the Interwar Years. by Aldcroft, Derek Howard

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Macedonia : warlords and rebels in the Balkans. by Phillips, John

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Bullets on the water : Canadian refugee stories by Grouev, Ivaylo, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…: Iraq -- The long dream: Bulgaria -- A smiling, smoking shadow: Guatemala -- Allah, forgive us: Somalia -- I survived! …”
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Narratives unbound : historical studies in post-communist Eastern Europe

Table of Contents: “…Fine-tuning the polyphonic past : Hungarian historical writing in the 1990s / Balázs Trencsényi and Péter Apor-- From the splendid past into the unknown future : historical studies in Poland after 1989 / Maciej Górny-- A difficult quest for new paradigms : Czech historiography after 1989 / Pavel Kolár and Michal Kopecek -- Wedged between national and trans-national history : Slovak historiography in the 1990s / Zora Hlavicková -- Mastering vs. coming to terms with the past : a critical analysis of post-communist Romanian historiography / Cristina Petrescu and Dragos Petrescu-- Historical studies in Bulgaria : between academic standards and political agendas / Ivan Elenkov, Daniela Koleva.…”
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Ethical eating in the postsocialist and socialist world

Table of Contents: “…Homogenizing Europe: raw milk, risk politics, and moral economies in post-socialist Lithuania / Diana Mincyte -- Food and moral discourse in reform era rural China / Ellen Oxfeld -- Placing alternative food networks: farmers' markets in post-Soviet Vilnius, Lithuania / Renata Blumberg -- Ambivalent consumers and the limits of certification: organic foods in postsocialist Bulgaria / Yuson Jung -- Connecting with the countryside? …”
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Memory and change in Europe : Eastern perspectives

Table of Contents: “…: on the asymmetry of memories / Matthias Weber -- Remembering collectivization in Bulgaria / Yana Yancheva -- Uses and misuses of memory : dealing with the communist past in postcommunist Bulgaria and Romania / Claudia-Florentina Dobre.…”
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Dictionary of plant breeding by Schlegel, Rolf H. J.

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Communities in Transition : the Circum-Aegean Area During the 5th and 4th Millennia BC. by Dietz, Søren

Table of Contents: “…Late Chalcolithic cult tables from Tell Yunatsite, Bulgaria; 14. Rethinking the absolute chronology of the South-Eastern Balkans in the latter half of the 5th and in the 4th millennium BC; 15. …”
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The Last Shall Be the First : the East European Financial Crisis.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Preface -- Acknowledgments13; -- Map13; -- Ch 1 Introduction13; -- What Went Wrong and How It Was Fixed -- Maastricht Criteria and Euro Adoption -- Parallels to the East Asian Financial Crisis of 19978211;98 -- Structure of the Book -- Ch 2 Causes and Eruption of the Financial Crisis13; -- Causes of the Crisis -- Eruption of the Crisis -- Ch 3 Political Economy of Crisis Resolution 13; -- Hungary: Straightforward Crisis Resolution -- Latvia: The Most Complex Stabilization -- Romania: All About Politics -- Lithuania, Estonia, and Bulgaria: Robust Anticrisis Policy without the IMF13; -- Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia: No Serious Overheating or Crisis13; -- Fast Financial Adjustment -- Ch 4 The Exchange Rate Dilemma13; -- The Baltic Exchange Rate Conundrum -- Why Latvia Did Not Have to Devalue Like Argentina -- Multiple Exchange Rate Options Remain -- Ch 5 The Banking Crisis that Never Materialized13; -- West European Banks Expand in the East -- The Vienna Initiative -- Ch 6 International Cooperation in Crisis13; -- International Monetary Fund: Financial Savior -- European Union: The Rookie -- European Central Bank: Voldemort -- The United States: Keeping a Low Profile -- World Bank: The Third Fiddle -- A New Pattern of International Financial Crisis Resolution -- Ch 7 Why Eastern Europe Acted So Responsibly 13; -- Strong Center-Right Tendency in Elections -- Causes of Popular Fiscal Restraint -- Ch 8 Eastern Europe and the Fiscal Crisis in the Eurozone13; -- The Greek Tragedy -- The Greek Rescue Package of May 2, 2010 -- The South European Rescue Package, May 98211;10, 2010 -- East European Lessons Dawn on the Eurozone -- Ch 9 Toward European Convergence13; -- Outcome of the Crisis in Eastern Europe -- EU Convergence or Divergence? …”
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Gender (in)equality and gender politics in Southeastern Europe : a question of justice

Table of Contents: “…/ Daša Duhaček -- Gender Equality in the Republic of Macedonia: Between Tradition and Gender Mainstreaming Policies / Mileva Gjurovska -- Gender Equality and Inequality in Kosovo / Hilde Katrine Haug -- PART III: ROMANIA, BULGARIA, ALBANIA -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ambiguous: Women and the Transition from Communism to Pluralism in Romania / Jill Massino and Raluca Maria Popa -- Mind the Gap: the Changing Face of Gender (in)equality in Bulgaria after 1989 / Mariya Stoilova -- Mapping Women's Representation in the Local Councils of Albania / Marsela Dauti and Eglantina Gjermeni -- PART IV: RELIGION AND GAY/LESBIAN RIGHTS -- The Triumphant Distribution of the Heteronormative Sensible: The Case of Sexual Minorities in Transitional Macedonia, 1991-2012 / Slavcho Dimitrov -- Secularization of the Church, Clericalization of Society: Same-sex Partnership Debates in Slovenia / Roman Kuhar -- Islam and Gender in Post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina: Competing Discourses and Everyday Practices of Muslim Women / Alenka Bartulović -- Orthodox Christianity and Gender Equality in Serbia: On Reproductive and Sexual Rights / Rada Drezgić -- PART V: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION -- Gender Roles in Southeastern Europe / Kristen Ringdal -- Differences in Attitudes Towards Gender Roles Within and Between the Countries of the Western Balkans / Albert Simkus -- Conclusion / Sabrina P. …”
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The good Pope : the making of a saint and the remaking of the church : the story of John XXIII and Vatican II by Tobin, Greg

Table of Contents: “…Pastor et nauta, shepherd and navigator -- Family, youth, and seminary (1881-1904) -- Early priesthood and Rome (1904-1915) -- The Great War and after (1915-1925) -- Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey (1925-1945) -- France and Venice (1945-1958) -- The soul of a Pope. …”

Building Peace in South East Europe : Macroeconomic Policies and Structural Reforms Since the Kosovo Conflict.

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Bacterial Vaginosis by Gideon Informatics, Inc

Table of Contents: “…BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS: GLOBAL STATUS; Copyright; Introduction: The GIDEON e-book series; Table of Contents; Bacterial vaginosis; Epidemiology; Agent; Reservoir; Vector; Vehicle; Incubation Period; Diagnostic Tests; Typical Adult Therapy; Typical Pediatric Therapy; Clinical Hints; Synonyms; Clinical; References; Distribution Map; Images; Argentina; References; Australia; References; Azerbaijan; References; Bangladesh; References; Bosnia and Herzegovina; References; Botswana; Brazil; References; Bulgaria; References; Burkina Faso; References; Cambodia; References; Cameroon; References; Canada. …”
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Kristeva's fiction

Table of Contents: “…Restuccia -- From the Agency of the Letter to the Agency of the Icon : Femininity and Bulgaria in Julia Kristeva's Murder in Byzantium / Ewa Plonowska Ziarek -- Noir Analysis : How Kristeva's Detective Novels Renew Psychoanalysis / Benigno Trigo -- Fiction, Analysis, Possession, and Violence in Kristeva's Mirror of Writing / John Lechte -- Byzantium, or Fiction as Inverted Theory / Miglena Nikolchina -- The Vital Legacy of the Novel and Julia Kristeva's Fictional Revolt / Maria Margaroni.…”
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The Balkans Since the Second World War. by Crampton, R. J.

Table of Contents: “…External affairs from the end of the war to the breach with Stalin, 1944-83 Albania, 1944-1948; The foundation and growth of the communist movement; The consolidation of communist power, November 1944 to March 1946; The beginnings of the revolution from above, March 1946 to June 1948; Albania's external alignment, 1944-8; 4 Bulgaria, 1944-1948; Bulgaria during the Second World War; Factors in Bulgarian politics, 1944-8; From the coup of 9 September 1944 to the postponement of the elections in August 1945.…”
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The first United Nations Mandate on minority issues. by McDougall, Gay J.

Table of Contents: “…Religious Minorities in Bulgaria.…”
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The troubled alliance : German-Austrian relations, 1914 to 1917 by Silberstein, Gerard E., 1926-

Table of Contents: “…The Turkish Ally; 6. Bulgaria Pursued; 7. The Second Link; 8. Rumania, Uncertain Neutral; 9. …”
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More than a pretty picture : using poverty maps to design better policies and interventions / Using poverty maps to design better policies and interventions

Table of Contents: “…Poverty maps for policy making: beyond the obvious targeting applications -- Increasing the impact of poverty maps : beyond the technical exercise -- Constructing and using poverty maps for policy making : the Albania experience -- The geography of monetary poverty in Bolivia : lessons from poverty maps -- Poverty map country application : Bulgaria -- To use or not to use? : poverty mapping experience in Cambodia -- Poverty maps of Yunnan Province : potential usages and lessons for scaling-up in China -- The 1990 and 2001 Ecuador poverty maps -- Indonesia's poverty maps : impacts and lessons -- Poverty maps and public policy : lessons from Mexico -- Poverty map country application : Morocco -- Sri Lanka poverty map : policy impacts and lessons -- Thailand's poverty map : from construction to application -- Poverty mapping : experience from Vietnam.…”
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National perspectives on Russia : European foreign policy in the making?

Table of Contents: “…Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia / Martin Dangerfield -- 12. Bulgaria / Diana Bozhilova -- 13. Romania / Mircea Micu -- 14. …”
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Constitutions of the world by Maddex, Robert L., 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Algeria -- Argentina -- Australia -- Austria -- Bangladesh -- Belgium -- Brazil -- Bulgaria -- Cambodia -- Canada -- Chile -- China -- Colombia -- Cuba -- Czech Republic -- Denmark -- Ecuador -- Egypt -- Ethiopia -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Ghana -- Greece -- Haiti -- Honduras -- Hungary -- Iceland -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran -- Iraq -- Ireland -- Israel -- Italy -- Japan -- Jordan -- Kenya -- Kuwait -- Lebanon -- Liberia -- Libya -- Malaysia -- Mexico -- Monaco -- Mozambique -- Nepal -- The Netherlands -- New Zealand -- Nicaragua -- Nigeria -- North Korea -- Norway -- Pakistan -- Panama -- Peru -- The Philippines -- Poland -- Portugal -- Romania -- Russia -- Saudi Arabia -- Singapore -- Slovakia -- South Africa -- South Korea -- Spain Sweden -- Switzerland -- Syria -- Taiwan -- Thailand -- Turkey -- Uganda -- United Kingdom -- United States -- Venezuela -- Vietnam -- Zambia -- Zimbabwe.…”
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Women, sustainable entrepreneurship and the economy : a global perspective

Table of Contents: “…The role of academician in women entrepreneurship -- Community engagement activities as relationship marketing practices: the Sarawak women entrepreneurs context -- (Wo)Men workers and unions in Turkey: the reproduction of gender -- Women in business and management: case study of Kosovo -- Modateca social FCAP: apprehending entrepreneurship --Challenges faced by female entrepreneurs -- Women entrepreneurship-source for livelihood opportunities in rural areas of Kosovo and in Bulgaria -- Female entrepreneurs: an analysis of the entrepreneurial profile of female university students at the Federal University of Alagoas-UFAL -- Female entrepreneurs in the generation of high-impact business in the State of Alagoas -- Some thoughts on leadership and entrepreneurial education of Brazilian women -- Kosovo women's role in the development of local business -- Gender inequality in higher education and employment in developing countries: evidence from Kosovo -- The role of women in construction of sustainable and social entrepreneurship.…”
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Parliamentary libraries and research services in Central and Eastern Europe : building more effective legislatures

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Introduction -- Legislatures and Information Capabilities in Emerging Democratic Nations: A Framework for Assessment -- Albania -- Belarus -- Bulgaria -- Croatia -- Czech Republic -- Parliamentary Library -- Parliamentary Institute -- Estonia -- The National Library of Estonia as a Parliamentary Library -- The Department of Economic and Social Information -- Hungary -- Latvia -- Lithuania -- Moldova -- Poland -- Library of the Sejm -- Bureau of Research of the Sejm -- Bureau of Research and Analysis of the Senat -- Romania…”
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Development geography by Hodder, Rupert

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Chlamydia Pneumoniae by Gideon Informatics, Inc

Table of Contents: “…CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE: GLOBAL STATUS -- Copyright -- Introduction: The GIDEON e-book series -- Table of Contents -- Chlamydia pneumoniae infection -- Epidemiology -- Agent -- Reservoir -- Vector -- Vehicle -- Incubation Period -- Diagnostic Tests -- Typical Adult Therapy -- Typical Pediatric Therapy -- Clinical Hints -- Synonyms -- References -- Clinical -- References -- Distribution Map -- The World -- References -- Argentina -- References -- Australia -- References -- Austria -- References -- Bangladesh -- References -- Belgium -- References -- Brazil -- References -- Bulgaria -- Cameroon Peru -- References -- Poland -- References -- Portugal -- References -- South Korea -- References -- The Russian Federation -- References -- Scotland -- References -- Singapore -- References -- Slovakia -- References -- Slovenia -- References -- The Solomon Islands -- References -- Somalia -- References -- South Africa -- References -- Spain -- References -- Sri Lanka -- References -- Sudan and South Sudan -- References -- Sweden -- References -- Switzerland -- References -- Taiwan -- References -- Thailand -- References -- Trinidad and Tobago -- References -- Tunisia -- References -- Turkey.…”
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Labor in State Socialist Europe, 1945-1989 : Contributions to a Global History of Work

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- front matter -- Series title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Tables and Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Labor in State-Socialist Europe since 1945: Toward an Inclusive History of Work -- PART I: FINDING WORK, MAKING WORKERS -- Unemployment in State Socialism: An Insight into the Understanding of Work in 1950s Poland -- The Impossibility of Being Planned: Slackers and Stakhanovites in Early Socialist Romania -- Finding Workers to Build Socialism: Recruiting for the Steel Factories in Bulgaria and Albania…”
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Transforming national holidays : identity discourse in the west and south Slavic countries, 1985-2010

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; 2. Day of Bulgaria's Liberation from the Ottoman Yoke, 3 March; 3. …”
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Tackling the World's Fastest-Growing HIV Epidemic More Efficient HIV Responses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by Zhao, Feng

Table of Contents: “…Cost effectiveness 2.0 : improving allocative efficiency with decision science analytics -- Armenia : mobilizing an HIV response when a key population is mobile -- Belarus : changing HIV budgets based on allocative efficiency analysis -- Bulgaria : transitioning to domestic financing of HIV programs amid high costs -- George : an HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men -- Kazakhstan : achieving ambitious HIV targets through efficient spending -- Kyrgyz Republic : addressing the HIV treatment gap -- Moldova : designing efficient HIV programs for subnational HIV epidemics -- North Macedonia : tackling a small but rapidly growing epidemic -- Tajikistan : toward a rights-based response for key populations -- Ukraine : HIV treatment in a time of crisis -- Uzbekistan : toward effectiveness prevention and treatment for key populations -- Optima HIV methodology and approach.…”
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Territorial revisionism and the allies of Germany in the Second World War : goals, expectations, practices by Cattaruzza, Marina

Table of Contents: “…Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; MAPS; Introduction CONTEXTUALIZING TERRITORIAL REVISIONISM IN EAST CENTRAL EUROPE; Chapter 1 THE WORST OF FRIENDS; Chapter 2 MINORITIES INTO MAJORITIES; Chapter 3 THE ETHNIC POLICY OF THE THIRD REICH TOWARD THE VOLKSDEUTSCHE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; Chapter 4 REVISIONISM IN REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 5 HUNGARIAN REVISIONISM IN THOUGHT AND ACTION, 1920-1941; Chapter 6 BULGARIAN TERRITORIAL REVISIONISM AND BULGARIA'S RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE THIRD REICH.…”
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Global talent management and staffing in MNEs

Table of Contents: “…An empirical investigation on CEO demography, personality, and performance in China -- Career capital development of self-initiated expatriates in China -- Multiple aspects of readjustment experienced by international repatriates in multinational enterprises : a perspective of 'changes occurring over time' and 'changes due to cultural differences' -- Why expatriate compensation will change how we think about global talent management -- Global talent management and corporate entrepreneurship strategy -- The effects of work values and organisational commitment on localisation of human resources -- Talent management & staffing in Central and Eastern Europe : an analysis of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania & Slovakia.…”
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International women stage directors

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / Roberta Levitow -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Anne Fliotsos -- Argentina / May Summer Farnsworth and Brenda Werth -- Australia / Laura Ginters -- Brazil / Alessandra Vannucci -- Bulgaria / Vessela S. Warner -- Canada / Gordon McCall -- China / Jiangyue Li -- Cuba / Ileana Azor -- Czech Republic / Mirenka Cechova -- Egypt / Dalia Basiouny -- France / Kate Bredeson -- Germany / Ursula Neuerburg-Denzer -- Great Britain / Adam J. …”
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The European Court of Human Rights and the Rights of Marginalised Individuals and Minorities in National Context. by Anagnostou, Dia

Table of Contents: “…The European Court of Human Rights and the Rights of Marginalised Individuals and Minorities in National Context; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Table of Cases; List of Contributors; Chapter One: The Strasbourg Court, Democracy and the Protection of Marginalised Individuals and Minorities; Chapter Two: Protecting Individuals from Vulnerable Groups and Minorities in the ECtHR: Litigation and Jurisprudence in Austria; Chapter Three: Protecting Individuals from Minorities and Other Vulnerable Groups in the European Court of Human Rights, Litigation and Jurisprudence:The Case of Bulgaria.…”
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Muslims in Eastern Europe by Račius, Egdūnas

Table of Contents: “…Autochthonous Islam of Eastern Europe: Statistics ; Practices ; Institutions and authorities P populations, practices, institutions -- Historical overview: Mongol-Tatar invasion of Eastern Europe and its consequences ; Russian possessions in Eastern Europe and its Muslim population ; Ottoman possessions in south-eastern Europe -- North-eastern Europe: The Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and its legacy ; Russia ; Ukraine ; The Baltic States ; Belarus ; Moldova -- Successor states of Yugoslavia: The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its legacy ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Montenegro and Serbia ; Kosovo ; Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ; Slovenia and Croatia -- South-eastern Europe: Albania ; Bulgaria ; Romania -- Central Europe: Poland ; Hungary ; The Czech Republic and Slovakia -- Islam in Eastern Europe, Eastern European Islam: new faces, new challenges: Foreign actors ; Assimilation, emigration (depopulation) and immigration ; Converts ; Radicalisation -- Considering the other side.…”
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Cardiff singer of the world 1999.

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Cardiff Singer of the World 1999: Episode 3.

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Cardiff Singer of the World 1999: Episode 4.

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Cardiff Singer of the World 1999: Episode 5.

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