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Paving
PAVING PAVING. All the earliest paving in America seems to have been done with cobblestones. The first mention of paving is found in a court record in New Amsterdam in 1655, a reference to repairs of the paving in Pearl Street. Brouwer Street was paved with cobbles in 1658 and thereafter... Read more |
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Cults
CULTS CULTS. Scholars and religious leaders, as well as the public, often have debated the defining characteristics of religious groups known as cults. Many Christian leaders, disturbed by the increase in such groups, label almost all variations from mainstream religion as cults, contending that... Read more |
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OHiggins
O'Higgins, Chile A lake, a cape on Easter Island, a point on Robinson Crusoe Island and a region called, in full, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. All are named after Bernardo O'Higgins (c.1778–1824), who was instrumental in defeating the Spanish in 1817 and paving the way for... Read more |
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Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn , d. 1063, ruler of Wales (1039-63). A series of campaigns against other Welsh princes made him the ruler of virtually all Wales. Allied with the outlawed Ælfgar of Mercia, he launched a series of raids into W England, but his power was broken by Harold in two invasions... Read more |
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Hijra
Hijra ETHNONYM: Eunuch Orientation Identification. Hijras are a social group, part religious cult and part caste, who live mainly in north India. They are culturally defined either as "neither men nor women" or as men who become women by adopting women's dress and behavior. Hijras are... Read more |
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Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks Model, actress 1973— Tyra Banks has parlayed her supermodel status into film, television, and music; her career is proceeding well according to her ambitious plans. A hit on the runways of top designers since the early 1990s, Banks's career segued first into television and later... Read more |
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Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster (Alicia Christian Foster), 1962-, American actress, b. Los Angeles. A child model, she began acting in TV commercials at three, appeared on various TV shows, and made her screen debut in Disney's Napoleon and Samantha (1972). Her first important role was as the barely adolescent... Read more |
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