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Active Site Enzymes play a vital role in the majority of biochemical reactions. Not only do they allow for life as we know it, they demonstrate remarkable specificity in many cases. How do enzymes work on only one chemical process, whereas hundreds of perhaps similar... Read more
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Paul Vincent Carroll 1900-1968, Irish playwright. His plays, vigorous commentaries on the conflicts of village life in Ireland, include Shadow and Substance (1937), The White Steed (1939), The Wise Have Not Spoken (1946), and The Wayward Saint (1955). Bibliography: See his Irish Stories... Read more
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Albert Pinkham Ryder 1847-1917, American painter, b. New Bedford, Mass. In 1867 his family moved to New York City. There he studied with W. E. Marshall, the engraver, and at the National Academy of Design, but he was largely self-taught. Except for several brief trips abroad, most of his life was... Read more
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Sidney Bechet , 1897-1959, American jazz musician, b. New Orleans, La. He began his professional career with his brother Leonard's band in 1911. Later he played with many other bands, including that of King Oliver . Although Bechet played clarinet with vigorous elegance, his most remarkable... Read more
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CONSISTORY The consistory was main diocesan administrative and judicial organ in the Russian Orthodox Church from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth. The 1721 Spiritual Regulation of Peter I marked a new period in the history of the administrative life of the Orthodox Church. Although... Read more
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Farnese Bull. Ancient marble sculpture group (probably a Roman copy of a Greek original of c.150 bc); it was found in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome in 1545, was acquired for the Farnese collection soon afterwards, and is now in the Archaeological Museum in Naples. The subject, taken from Greek... Read more
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Sara EvansSinger, songwriter Throughout her life, Sara Evans held one dream: to sing and compose country songs. Moreover, she wanted to succeed by returning to the traditional country songs brought to life by such legendary stars as Patsy Cline, Hank Snow, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, and Patty... Read more
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