Adams, John
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Adams, John (1735–1826) 2nd president of the United States, diplomat, and member of the Continental Congress, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts; father of 6th president
John Quincy Adams. In the Continental Congress Adams nominated
George Washington for commander in chief (1775), was instrumental in the establishment of the U.S. Navy and Marines, chaired the Congress's
Board of War and Ordnance (1776–77), and negotiated the peace with Britain (1782). Under Washington he was the nation's first vice president (1789–97) and was elected president in 1796 as a
Federalist (1797–1801). He built up the navy, but his refusal to declare war on France and his signing of the
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) turned the Federalist party against “His Rotundity.”
The first president to live in the White House, Adams was defeated in the election of 1800 by
Thomas Jefferson; both men died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence that Adams recommended and Jefferson wrote.
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Counting weasels.(Pop Goes the Weasel)
Magazine article from: Hopscotch; 2/1/2008; ; 694 words
; ...usually worked at the weasel. Some weasels wound a skein of...weasel had made, the weasel counted for them...children operated the weasels, they sang other...Pop! Goes the weasel. The English probably...spinning wheels and weasels with them when they...
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Chinese Weasels Tutors American Black-Foot Colleagues
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 7/3/1996; 466 words
; Endangered American black-foot weasels have reappeared on North American prairies...wilderness by their coaches: 12 husky weasels from northeast China. Scientists from...animals in North America. Wild black-foot weasels were nearly extinct in the United States...
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Ferreting Out Weasels Where They Work; 'Dilbert' Creator Visits Ermine Capital
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/31/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...and power, there are weasels." Weasels are on his mind these days. "My theory is that a weasel bubble has formed...sorry I was late.' The weasel way would be, 'I...thought I was late.' " Weasels also typically take credit...
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Where the weasels are Dilbert creator Scott Adams says weasels are all around us. Could you be one of them?(Suburban Living)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 1/21/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...country rampant with weasels, and Adams blows their...takes readers into the Weasel Zone, which he defines...largely populated by weasels, other kinds of weasels...may be turning into a weasel, Adams lists signs to...that's a sign. - True weasels master the art of calling...
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We're all weasels, Adams says, and that's good for Dilbert.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/26/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...new book about corporate weasels than to act, well, a bit...Scott Adams staged "National Weasel Day" in San Francisco...sure, now is boom time for weasels. Q. How do you define weasels? A. A weasel is anybody trying to get...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+News+Service) "Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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We're all weasels, Adams says, and that's good for Dilbert.
Newspaper article from: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 10/22/2002; 700+ words
; ...new book about corporate weasels than to act, well, a bit...Scott Adams staged "National Weasel Day" in San Francisco...sure, now is boom time for weasels. Q. How do you define weasels? A. A weasel is anybody trying to get...
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The longtail weasel: survival chooses many colors, and for the longtail weasel--Mustela frenata--those colors are white and brown.
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...many colors, and for the longtail weasel--Mustela frenata--those colors...lucky enough to "meet" a longtail weasel late last year, and it was an experience I'll never forget. Longtail Weasel: Facts Most of the year, the longtail...
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WOULD YOU KNOW A WEASEL IF YOU SAW IT?
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...ermine, the long-tailed weasel and least weasel turns white in winter. Weasels around farms prey on rodent...family. The five mustela weasels, grouped together in this genus, are the least weasel, short-tailed weasel...
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Peace and the weasel
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 6/16/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...unlike Man the Crown of Creation, the weasel has no Divinely inspired moral/ethical...good repair. If we leave holes, weasels will do as weasels are. ANOTHER weasely...So if you try to keep up with a weasel you're dealing with, you won...
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The night a weasel got in
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...with his knowledge of weasel behavior. Miller said that weasels are nocturnal creatures and the Mendozas' weasel probably ventured into...aggressive and efficient weasels to exterminate pests...After catching the weasel, Miller released it...
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Weasels
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...forests, and grasslands. Weasels are voracious carnivores...super-abundance of food, weasels sometimes go on a lustful killing spree. A weasel in a chicken-house, for...cache their excess food. Weasels that learn how to kill chickens...
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weasel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Among the New World weasels is the tiny least weasel, measuring only 7...several genera in the weasel family are called striped weasels; they are characterized...See B. Gilbert, The Weasel (1970); C. King, Weasels and Stoats (1989...
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Screeching Weasel
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Screeching Weasel Punk group Though they encountered numerous...and breakups, Chicago's Screeching Weasel remains one of the most important bands...brainchild of Ben Foster (a.k.a. Ben Weasel), Screeching Weasel formed in 1986 with...
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Pop goes the weasel
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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wild weasel
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
wild weasel 1. n. an aircraft that has been modified for the purposes of identifying...are equipped with sensors that radiate electromagnetic energy. 2. ( Wild Weasel )F-4G an F-4 fighter aircraft used to detect and destroy enemy radar...
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