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In the mines of highland Bolivia, "El Tío" (Spanish for "Uncle") is the familiar name for the spirit owner of the mountain, who is also known as Huari or Supay. He is associated with pre-Hispanic nature spirits as well as the Christian Devil and is a central figure in the ritual life of Bolivian mining communities. An image of the Tío is situated in each mineshaft to receive sacrificial offerings of alcohol, coca, cigarettes, llama blood and other ritual items from the miners in return for his goodwill and his guarantee of good health and good fortune in the mines. [more...]

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The Quakers, formally known as the Religious Society of Friends, comprise a small, radical, Protestant denomination formed during the religious upheaval in 17th century England who sought the revival of original Christianity. They earned the name "Quakers" for how members shook, or "quaked", reflecting their struggle against their inner motives "under the Light."[more...]

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-[[Image:scotyard_sm.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The former New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw Buildings, Victoria Embankment]]
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-'''[[Scotland Yard]]''' is the traditional name of the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police.  The name derives from a small, enclosed field in the [[Whitehall]] district of [[London]], which was adjacent to the force's original headquarters.  The name has remained through subsequent moves, first in 1890 to "New" Scotland Yard, an ornate brick building in the Italian Revival style designed by [[Norman Shaw]] on the [[Victoria Embankment]], and then in 1967 to the present New Scotland Yard on Victoria Street in [[Westminster]].  Because the original Detective Division of the Metropolitan Police had its offices in the rear of Whitehall Place in the first of these buildings, which were reached by crossing Scotland Yard, the name has been especially associated with the department's detective branch, known since 1878 as the [[Criminal Investigation Department]] or CID, but the phrase "Scotland Yard" has also been applied to the Metropolitan Police as a whole (as it is used here).
+In the mines of highland [[Bolivia]], '''"El Tío"''' (Spanish for "Uncle") is the familiar name for the spirit owner of the mountain, who is also known as Huari or Supay.  He is associated with pre-Hispanic nature spirits as well as the [[devil|Christian Devil]] and is a central figure in the ritual life of Bolivian mining communities.  An image of the Tío is situated in each mineshaft to receive sacrificial offerings of alcohol, coca, cigarettes, llama blood and other ritual items from the miners in return for his goodwill and his guarantee of good health and good fortune in the mines.
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