sperm oil
sperm oil liquid wax obtained from the sperm whale, or cachalot, and related marine mammals. It flows readily, is clear, and varies in color from pale yellow to brownish yellow. Chemically it is not a true oil. It is secured from the blubber and from a huge cavity in the whale's head (this oil cavity helps the whale keep part of his head above water for breathing). A solid wax, spermaceti , is extracted from the oil by filtration and treatment with potassium hydroxide. The oil is an excellent lubricant, especially for watches and other delicate instruments, and is used as a dressing for leather, to protect plants from insects, in tempering steel, and in making soap.
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Gaul buys Wenham truck firm. (Francis E. Gaul; Wenham Transportation Inc.) (company profile)
Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 1/12/1987; ; 700+ words
; Gaul buys Wenham truck firm Cuyahoga County Treasurer Francis E. Gaul has purchased Wenham Transportation Inc., a Cleveland...company he has helped turn around in the last 15 months. Gaul, who has been active in the trucking industry for 30...
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Gaul took break from club team, playing successfully at two positionsfor Neuqua
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 6/26/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...school experience. Neuqua Valley's Alexa Gaul did not want to be one of those people. After some nudging from teammates, Gaul decided to make up for lost time when she...turned out to be the right move for both Gaul and the Wildcats. Gaul, who played club...
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Pitt's Gaul lives up to expectations
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/25/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...News) (U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- Justin Gaul is one of the few bright spots on an otherwise...upset. "I'd like to make a run," Gaul said. "I know if we make the Big East tournament, we'll make some noise." Gaul was chosen as a co-captain along with...
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Cletus M. Gaul
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 1/16/2001; 463 words
; FARLEY, Iowa - Cletus M. Gaul, 90, of 202 First Ave. S.E., Farley...will be a wake service at 7 p.m. Mr. Gaul farmed in the rural Farley area and also...Luxemburg, son of Nicholas and Rosa (Mock) Gaul. He married Dorothy Recker on May 26...
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VIA NET.WORKS USA Appoints Patrick Gaul as Managing Director.
PR Newswire; 2/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...Inc. today announced the appointment of Patrick Gaul as its new managing director. Gaul was brought to VIA USA from The Netherlands to...WORKS for a change in management in the US," says Gaul, who had been serving as the VP of Sales Operations...
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The Druids and The Fall of Gaul.(Play)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; CHARACTERS GAULS Celtillus most powerful chief in Gaul Vercingetorix son...C.--Central Gaul, the territories...has alienated many Gauls. He has tried to...Cotuatus: We Gauls must stand together...the future of Gaul is at stake. Segibo...
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IOWA UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SERVICES DIVISION ISSUES DECISION ON APPEAL REGARDING ERIC A. GAUL V. WAL-MART STORES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/26/2006; 700+ words
; ...decision on an appeal: Case Title: ERIC A GAUL V. WAL-MART STORES INC Decision Type: Discharge ERIC A GAUL Claimant WAL-MART STORES INC Employer...held on December 21, 2006. Claimant Eric Gaul participated. Assistant Manager Ben Utoft...
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Patricia A. Gaul.(management of Patricia A. Gaul in nonprofit organization)
Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 10/20/2008; 700+ words
; ...of the actors. Similarly, Patricia A. Gaul's efforts behind the scenes at Playhouse...the Playhouse Square Foundation, Ms. Gaul has balanced the budget 19 years in a row. According to the form nominating Ms. Gaul for the CFO of the Year awards, Playhouse...
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Dorothy M. Gaul
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 9/1/2003; 496 words
; FARLEY, Iowa - Dorothy M. Gaul, 96, of Oakcrest Manor, Dyersville...Farley, with the Rev. Richard G. Gaul officiating and the Rev. Dennis Cain...Trenkamp) Recker. She married Cletus N. Gaul on May 26, 1936, at St. Francis Xavier...
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UK GOVERNMENT: Gaul investigation to be reopened; search for bodies to begin.
M2 Presswire; 4/16/1999; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-16 April 1999-UK GOVERNMENT: Gaul investigation to be reopened; search for...loss of the Hull- based motor trawler Gaul is to be reopened, Deputy Prime Minister...25 year-old mystery of the loss of the Gaul has now been investigated by the MAIB in...
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Gaul
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Celts, who were called Gauls by the Romans. Their cousins in Gaul proper (modern France...the Garonne), Celtic Gaul (modern central France...like the rest of the Gauls. On the basis of these...Lugdunensis (Celtic Gaul), a central strip...
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Gauls
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Gauls Several movements of Gauls eastward led to a settlement in Asia Minor and in 189 BCE E. Gaul (called Galatia by the Greeks) came under Roman domination as a dependent kingdom. It became part of a Roman province in 25 BCE.
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Dying Gaul
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Dying Gaul. Marble statue in the Capitoline Museum, Rome, showing a fallen warrior...Paris from 1798 to 1815. Unlike many once famous antique statues, the Dying Gaul is still a highly regarded work, admired particularly for its sense of pathos...
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Alfred Robert Gaul
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alfred Robert Gaul , 1837-1913, English composer. He wrote numerous cantatas, of which The Holy City (1882) is most famous.
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Amadis of Gaul
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Amadis of Gaul ( Amadis de Gaula ), a Spanish or Portuguese romance, written in the form in which we have it by Garcia de Montalvo in the second...
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