The traditional priests who keep family records set up their stalls and do good business updating genealogies and performing ceremonies for the souls of the dead.

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Stunned by the high volume of orders, he set up shop and founded Virgin Records.

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He then moved on to set up his own label, Hannibal Records, which put out world music.

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Syracuse will start spring practice with a primary goal of replacing quarterback Ryan Nassib, who set numerous records this past season in the Orange's up-tempo, no-huddle offense that Hackett installed, and Allen was expected to be a top contender.

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But Mrs Blankers-Koen kept up her fitness, sometimes by competing against men, and even set some unofficial world records.

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This has been the wettest spring and summer on records for Brits, causing widespread flooding and forcing Olympic organizers to set up contingency plans.

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According to court records, police watched as a person was dropped off, set the fire, and picked up again before midnight on Monday.

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Mr Fukui also claimed the corporation did not have a full set of records to show how much it paid for earlier projects, though these too seem to have since turned up.

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