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Encyclopedia > Louis Burger

Louis Burger (born March 12, 1978) is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. ...


He participated in List A cricket between 2001 and 2005 and made six one-day international appearances in the World Cup in 2003. List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... The 2003 Cricket World Cup was played in South Africa, Kenya from February 9 to March 24. ...


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Burger King Replacing Soft Playground Nets (281 words)
Burger King Corporation, of Miami, Fla., and its franchisees today announce a voluntary safety program to replace the nets on its enclosed indoor and outdoor play structures throughout the United States with no-climb nets.
Burger King Corporation is taking this action following the death of a 4-year-old boy who was playing in a net-enclosed play structure in a St. Louis, Mo.
Of the approximately 3200 Burger King® playgrounds, only those playgrounds that do not have "no-climb" netting around the entrance and exit tubes, and do not have ceiling nets or other barriers to prevent access into non-play areas, will be temporarily closed until "no-climb" netting is installed.
NPR : The Hamburger, Present at the Creation (1172 words)
First up, Louis Lassen, original owner of Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Conn. Local legend submits that in 1900 one of Louis' customers wanted lunch in a hurry, so the cook put a beef patty between two slices of white bread.
Louis' patrons have a choice of tomatoes, onions, or cheese on their burgers, and nothing else.
Louis Lassen of Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Conn., reportedly created the hamburger sandwich in 1900, when he tossed a grilled beef patty between two slices of white bread for a customer in a hurry.
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