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Kali
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Kali in Hinduism, the most terrifying goddess, wife of
Shiva, often identified with Durga, and in her benevolent aspect with Parvati. She is typically depicted as black, naked, old, and hideous, with a necklace of skulls, a belt of severed hands, and a protruding bloodstained tongue. The
Thugs were her devotees.
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NANHI KALI LAUNCHES ISITE, REINVENTS HOW NON-PROFITS USE THE WEB.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 4/24/2008; 700+ words
; ...statement. Contact details below.) BW)(NY-NANHI-KALI) Nanhi Kali Launches iSite, Reinvents How Non-Profits Use the...YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Apr. 23, 2008-- Nanhi Kali is a leading global non-profit organization that saves...
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A day for Kali Ma
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Bengalis we owe our allegiance to Goddess Kali on Diwali, unlike in north India, where...between Diwali, the festival of lights and Kali, the Goddess of Darkness. But in time I got to know better. Kali Puja is performed on the night of amavasya...
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Pharmaceutical Resources to Acquire Kali Laboratories for $135 Million, Substantially Expanding R&D Capabilities; With 14 ANDAs Awaiting Approval, Including 5 First-to-File Opportunities, and at Least 8 More ANDA Filings Expected in 2004, Kali Possesses Deep Pipeline of Potential New Products.
PR Newswire; 4/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kali Laboratories, Inc., a generic pharmaceutical...organization of 55 employees, the acquisition of Kali immediately and significantly expands PRX...term growth." With the acquisition of Kali, PRX, or its marketing partners, now...
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Nanhi Kali Launches iSite, Reinvents How Non-Profits Use the Web.
Business Wire; 4/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...Young Girls in India NEW YORK -- Nanhi Kali is a leading global non-profit organization...instead of in the street or worse. Nanhi Kali (which means "small bud") has relied...Mehta, Executive Director of the Nanhi Kali organization. "We have seen the power...
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Pharmaceutical company closes on acquisition of Kali Labs.
Newspaper article from: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week; 7/17/2004; 700+ words
; ...completed the closing of its acquisition of Kali Laboratories, Inc., for $135 million in cash and warrants. The Kali owners may be entitled to up to an additional...product related performance criteria. Kali is a generic pharmaceutical research and...
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Par Pharmaceutical Closes on Acquisition of Kali Labs.
PR Newswire; 6/10/2004; 700+ words
; ...ANDAs in 2004, a Record for the Company Kali Serves Summary Judgment Motions in Ultracet...completed the closing of its acquisition of Kali Laboratories, Inc. for $135 million in cash and warrants. The Kali owners may be entitled to up to an additional...
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Jua Kali Kenya: Change and Development in an Informal Economy, 1970-95.
Magazine article from: Journal of Development Studies; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...referred to in Kenya by the Swahili term jua kali ('the hot sun' referring to the typical...explores the way in which the actual jua kali entrepreneurs see their situation 20 years...domestication as a Kenyan reality (jua kali). By unexpectedly attracting the interest...
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Kissimmee, Florida Teen Signed on to Appear as 'Kali Kronic - Mystery Girl'.
PR Newswire; 5/5/2008; 659 words
; ...KISSIMMEE, Fla., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Kali Littlefield, 17, of Kissimmee, Florida...to play the fictional title character, Kali Kronic Mystery Girl, in Kronic Entertainment...originated after their talent scouts spotted Kali outside a renowned haunted hotel in Mokelumne...
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 "Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)")
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Kali was a very gentle, caring type of person. Some people were understanding, ...some were not.(News Local)
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 1/9/2006; 644 words
; ...gender-transferring daughter to suicide. Kali Bomar, 41, was found dead at her flat at Bagdale Court, Whitby, on December 18. Kali was born Mark Evans and underwent a full...prick the consciences of people - some made Kali's life a living hell." He said that...
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 "Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)")
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Kali is an MP of the 'utmost integrity' Mailbag.(Letter to the editor)
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 6/11/2009; 700+ words
; ...recent anonymous letter about our view of Kali Mountford. There appears to be two main...expenses and allowances are concerned, Kali has been as open with us as she has been...some time been aware of the problems that Kali has with her health, but we have taken...
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Kali Bichromium
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Kali bichromium Description Kali bichromium is a bright orange, caustic, corrosive compound used...any poisonous or caustic qualities. Homeopaths usually abbreviate kali bichromium as Kali bich. or as Kali bi. General use Homeopathic...
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Kali Yuga
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Kali Yuga The "Iron Age" of Hindu mythology...Yuga, 2,400 years of the gods; and the Kali Yuga (Iron or Evil Age), 1,200 years...gods equals 360 years of men, the extent of Kali Yuga is said to be 432,000 years; it would...
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Kali
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kali [Hindi,=the Black One], important goddess...Inaccessible] and as Chandi [the Fierce], Kali is associated with disease, death, and destruction...Bengal, frequently includes animal sacrifice. Kali was patroness of the Thugs .
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Kali-yuga
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Kali-yuga. The fourth and final of the yugas , of increasing disorder and distress. The world is at present in a kali-yuga, which began in 3102 BCE.
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kali
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
kali prickly saltwort, Salsola kali XVI; †soda ash XVIII; ( lemon k .) mixture of tartaric acid and bicarbonate of soda XIX. — Arab. kily ; see ALKALI .
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