Vakula the Smith
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Vakula the Smith (Kuznets Vakula). Opera in 3 acts by Tchaikovsky to lib. by Y. Polonsky after Gogol's story
Christmas Eve. Comp. 1874. Prod. St Petersburg 1876, BBC (studio prod.) 1990. Rev. 1885 and 1886 as
Cherevichki.
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Place names can be kind of Peculiar, as new book shows.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 2/25/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...mayor, the decidedly un-peculiar Bill Watson, said he was thrilled...called `The Bank of Tightwad' people opened accounts from everywhere...book when he stumbled across Peculiar several years ago. ``It...Example: Slapout, Okla. ``People would come into the store and...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Word of the week: 'Peculiar'
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/31/2008; 563 words
; ...priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people ... " 1 Peter 2:9 Today when...iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works" (Titus 2:13-14). To become a peculiar people then, we enter into a covenant...
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Raising an army of 'peculiar' people: Christian peacemakers in Baghdad.(IRAQ)(Christian Peacemaker Teams)
Magazine article from: Sojourners Magazine; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...of responding to this peculiar call that James Loney...to this. But, as "peculiar" men, they trusted...did among the suffering people of Iraq outweighed the...raise up an army of "peculiar" people who take no weapon lint...
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Positively peculiar; Anthony Hopkins' 'Slipstream' an odd little film -- precisely
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...in Anthony Hopkins' very peculiar film. Its title is "Slipstream...was just interested in the peculiar randomness of our lives, and...s on the other side. The peculiar enigma of life and time. The...who only painted the backs of people walking away. And I wanted...
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Peculiar, Mo., officials put off decision on power plant.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 10/20/2004; 652 words
; ...residents raised objections, Peculiar city officials Tuesday night...Tuesday's meeting at the Peculiar Lions Club attracted about 150 people -- mostly opponents of the...group called Neighbors Against Peculiar Annexation, told city officials...
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Peculiar game,peculiar half-time show
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 2/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...New Straits Times 02-15-2004 Peculiar game,peculiar half-time show Byline: Meera...beers, chips and dips. It's a peculiar game; highly structured and quantity...however that the thing that most people would remember had nothing to...
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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Music: A peculiar mix of original thoughts; Vinny makes music that goes pop.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 4/16/2004; 591 words
; ...like Liverpool-based Vinny Peculiar not having a mega-dollar...album, Growing Up With Vinny Peculiar. And I'mnot the only fan...Liar, which interests certain people. And the person I do the label...Drummond. CAPTION(S): FUNNY PECULIAR: Alan Wilkes of original pop...
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Peculiar choice for drug `czar'
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...level, though, it is a peculiar choice. Walters, almost...are locking up too many people for possession...I think a lot of people are coming to the realization...jail space and/or heal people from their disease...minimums. As for the peculiar impact of drug enforcement...
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Muddy Run park hosts Peculiar services
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 5/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...said. Sizemore is director of Peculiar People Ministries, the group that runs...also will be guest speakers. Peculiar People Ministries was formed three years...for schools and church groups, Peculiar People Ministries takes its name after...
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COLUMN: A peculiar institution
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...euphemistically known as "the peculiar institution," our elite colleges...universities have created some peculiar institutions of their own...writer, "I see very few white people here." What kinds of messages...only willing to abandon their peculiar institutions of social engineering...
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peculiar people
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
peculiar people. Evangelical sect, also known as ‘Plumstead peculiars’ or ‘Banyardites’, founded...
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Peculiar People
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Peculiar People. A small Free Church denomination taking its title from the description in 1 Peter 2. 9. They were initially called the...
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Peculiar People, the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Peculiar People, the, also ‘Plumstead Peculiars’. A small sect of faith-healers, founded in Rochford, near Southend, in 1838. In 1956 they took the name of the Union of Evangelical Churches.
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Primitive Accumulation
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...apply himself entirely to his peculiar business, unless there is...for so long a time to such a peculiar business ” (Smith...historical emergence of the peculiar form of the “ previous...role in the reproduction of people ’ s livelihoods...
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Excerpt from "The War in its Effect Upon Women" (1916, by Helena Swanwick)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...to one or the other sex with peculiar poignancy, but it would be...world's development, the peculiar service of men, let them not...world's development, be the peculiar service of women. After the...going to be met by the whole people — men and women...
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