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Enquiry BC (177 words) |
 | Enquiry BC Enquiry BC Hours of operation for Enquiry BC are 7:30 AM to 5 PM PST -- Monday through Friday. |
 | Enquiry BC is also responsible for policy and guidelines regarding provincial government listings in the Province of British Columbia Blue Page listings in all thirty-six public telephone directories in the province. |
 | The Enquiry BC program is the front line in providing open, accessible government to all British Columbians. |
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Assyrian Empire (1079 words) |
 | In 1120 BC, Ashur-resh-ishi's son, Tiglath-Pileser I crossed the Euphrates, capturing Carchemish, defeated the Mushki and the remnants of the Hittites—even claiming to reach the Black Sea—and advanced to the Mediterranean, subjecting Phoenicia. |
 | In 738 BC, in the reign of Menahem, king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser III occupied Philistia and invaded Israel, imposing on it a heavy tribute (2 Kings 15:19). |
 | In 689 BC, Babylonia again revolted, but Sennacherib responded swiftly by opening the canals around Babylon and flooding the outside of the city until it became a swamp, resulting in its destruction, and its inhabitants were scattered. |