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  • I never sad i was a pow in nam you know there was other places like laso cambo and cuba do you know about A-66 AND CUBA?

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Raised on an isolated island harboring dark secrets, Bok-nam is subjected to beating, humiliation, and rape, all with the approval of the backwards old biddies of her village.

    Farihah Zaman: 2010 Fantastic Fest #3: All Creatures Great and Small; Zombies, Vampires, and Terrible Human Beings Farihah Zaman 2010

  • When I first arrived in 'nam I worked as a chaplains asst. (a foul up by the Army) for about a month.

    Alan Robert Lorith 2010

  • In his De vulgari eloquentia he wrote in Latin: "nam alii oc, alii si, alii vero dicunt oil" ("some say òc, others say sì, others say oïl"), thereby highlighting three major Romance literary languages which were well known in Italy, based on each language's word for "yes", the òc language (Occitan), the oïl language (French), and the sì language (Italian).

    When "yes" and "no" become complex mj 2009

  • In his De vulgari eloquentia he wrote in Latin: "nam alii oc, alii si, alii vero dicunt oil" ("some say òc, others say sì, others say oïl"), thereby highlighting three major Romance literary languages which were well known in Italy, based on each language's word for "yes", the òc language (Occitan), the oïl language (French), and the sì language (Italian).

    Metropolis movie poster and clip in German mj 2009

  • My nam is Ron Mader, and I am a writer and environmentalist.

    Green Building Workshop/Seminar? 2003

  • Every morning and every night I chant the phrase nam-myoho-renge-kyo with a focused determination to challenge my negativity in an effort to give birth to wisdom.

    WordPress.com News 2009

  • Brissenden, meanwhile, adds something called nam phrik phao, or "chilli jam", which she claims is readily available in Asian food stores.

    How to cook perfect tom yum soup 2012

  • This is an improved version of the old beehive round we had in nam.

    The World's Largest Shotgun Shell? 2008

  • It uses a lot of pork and freshwater fish and makes use of unusual cultivated and foraged vegetables and herbs, often eaten fresh or blanched to accompany flavorful dips called nam prik

    A Moveable Feast 2009

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