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  2. Advisory board - Wikipedia

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    An advisory board is a body that provides non-binding strategic advice to the management of a corporation, organization, or foundation.The informal nature of an advisory board gives greater flexibility in structure and management compared to the board of directors.

  3. List of mineral symbols - Wikipedia

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    Mineral symbols (text abbreviations) are used to abbreviate mineral groups, subgroups, and species, just as lettered symbols are used for the chemical elements. The first set of commonly used mineral symbols was published in 1983 and covered the common rock-forming minerals using 192 two- or three-lettered symbols. [ 1 ]

  4. Keith (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Keith is a given name of Gaelic origin. It means "wood" or "from the battleground" and shares the same derivation as Clan Keith. The surname derives from a toponym, Keith Marischal in East Lothian, possibly containing the Brittonic element cet "woods, forest." [1] Keith was the 298th most common name given to newborn boys in the United States ...

  5. Advisory - Wikipedia

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    Advisory may refer to: Advisory board , a body that provides advice to the management of a corporation, organization, or foundation Boil-water advisory , a public health directive given by government to consumers when a community's drinking water could be contaminated by pathogens

  6. Keith (surname) - Wikipedia

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    The surname Keith has several origins. In some cases it is derived from Keith in East Lothian, Scotland.In other cases the surname is originated from a nickname, derived from the Middle High German kīt, a word meaning "sprout", "offspring", which is further finding its roots in Samskrutham aka Sanskrit, which means field or farm.

  7. List of occult symbols - Wikipedia

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    It was later adopted by Satanists. The name "Black Sun" was coined by Wilhelm Landig of the Landig Group. Solar symbol: Alchemy: The alchemical symbol for the sun and various sun gods. Also the alchemical symbol for gold which is the metal represented by the Sun which is the astral counterpart. Cross of Saint Peter (Petrine Cross)

  8. List of chemical element name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    41 of the 118 known elements have names associated with, or specifically named for, places around the world or among astronomical objects. 32 of these have names tied to the places on Earth, and the other nine are named after to Solar System objects: helium for the Sun; tellurium for the Earth; selenium for the Moon; mercury (indirectly), uranium, neptunium and plutonium after their respective ...

  9. List of chemical element naming controversies - Wikipedia

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    The currently accepted names and symbols of the chemical elements are determined by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), usually following recommendations by the recognized discoverers of each element. However, the names of several elements have been the subject of controversies until IUPAC established an official name.