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ides
ides in the ancient Roman calendar, a day falling roughly in the middle of each month (the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th of other months) from which other dates were calculated.beware the Ides of March according to Plutarch, a warning given by a soothsayer to Julius Caesar... Read more |
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Danger
DANGER As with many concepts a tentative definition of danger is based on its use in ordinary language: it signifies either a situation or set of circumstances that compromise the security or existence of a person or thing. Aside from the past or present, it can include future situations, that is,... Read more |
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warning coloration
warning coloration (aposematic coloration) The conspicuous markings of an animal that make it easily recognizable and warn would-be predators that it is a poisonous, foul-tasting, or dangerous species. For example, the yellow-and-black striped abdomen of the wasp warns of its sting. See also... Read more |
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offing
offing, the distance that a ship at sea keeps away from the land because of navigational dangers, fog, or other hazards. The term is generally, though not necessarily, understood to mean that the ship remains in waters too deep for anchoring. To keep, or to make, a good offing is to lay a course... Read more |
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Jude
Jude epistle of the New Testament, the next to last book of the Bible. The Jude who wrote it has been identified since ancient times with St. Jude the apostle, but most modern scholars deny the identity and date the letter as late as AD 100. It is called a Catholic (or General) Epistle, but it is... Read more |
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Clear and Present Danger
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER An early standard by which the constitutionality of laws regulating subversive expression were evaluated in light of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech. Justice oliver wendell holmes jr., writing for the U.S. Supreme Court in schenck v. united states, 249... Read more |
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anoint
anointing of the sick sacrament of the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church, formerly known as extreme unction. In it a sick or dying person is anointed on eyes, ears, nostrils, lips, hands, feet, and sometimes, in the case of men, the loins, by a priest while he recites... Read more |
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David dAngers
David d'Angers or Pierre-Jean David , 1788-1856, French sculptor. His works are numerous and present national figures, often nude, in statues, busts, reliefs, and medallions. The pediment of the Panthéon in Paris shows a group of distinguished Frenchmen receiving wreaths from the hand of... Read more |
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Death Mask
D EATHM ASK A death mask is a wax or plaster cast of a person's face taken while he or she is alive or after their death. Usually the mask is created after the death of the person because of the danger imposed by its materials. The making of a reproduction of... Read more |
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A lesson learned
...PRINTED VERSIONChris Romans, 41, of Merrillville...all ages of the dangers of heart disease...I was in real danger." When Romans suffered his heart...great motivator." Romans now walks three...watches his diet and drinks ... |
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Fall hay rides begin at county parks Final spaghetti dinner to be served...
...details. Chris Romans of Merrillville...all ages of the dangers of heart disease...I was in real danger." When Romans suffered his heart...great motivator." Romans now walks three...watches his diet and drinks plenty of ... |
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SHAME OF TRAFFIC PC WHO WAS FIVE TIMES THE LIMIT; DRINKS SHAME: DEPRESSED COP...
...than five times the drink-drive limit. Ronald...of blood. Matthew Roman, of Horsham, West...millilitres of breath. Roman, 23, was arrested...But amazingly, Roman claimed he had not...poorer than normal. Warning of the ... |
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Children ignoring dangers of the Web.
...the Internet. Despite warnings of the dangers of paedophiles 'grooming...most routinely ignore warnings about paedophiles and...key phrases which are warning signs of abuse or inappropriate...him over for suspected drink-driving in ... |
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TORPEDO WARNING; They have been all but written off, yet Arsenal can't ignore...
...as fit for purpose as Sir Fred Goodwin -- with a couple of drinks in him -- would be to gather all his dining companions' credit...Villarreal created four or five really good chances even before Juan Roman Riquelme missed his last-minute penalty and we did what you... |
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AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 4, 2003.
...soldiers; Nude bathing planned for Roman baths in Bath, England; Monash University study finds four drinks a day can help dieters lose weight...Melburnians are not heeding warnings about the dangers of using a mobile phone while... |
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LENNON'S CHOKING AGONY; Celts coach swallowed tongue after brutal attack...
...reveal that the star was in danger of choking to death after the...maintained that he had a few drinks while out on Sunday night but...paramilitaries insisted the warning was bogus but Lennon, a Roman Catholic, said he was not...SCENE: Lennon had been for a ... |
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TOO DRUNK TO SAY NO; Appalling figures this week said 1 in 3 drunken women...
...Figures released by the drink industry's own...anonymity in the hope of warning other girls about...put myself in such danger. Drinking seemed...have great sex. And drink became part of that...which all went on drink. And then, ... |
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Sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth: The dangers of dreaming in Neil Jordan's...
...Tongue Has Sharpest Tooth': The Dangers of Dreaming in Neil Jordan...in ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Celtic, Teutonic, and Native...It is also, importantly, a warning. A common story in the Middle...the grandmother's flesh and drink her blood, in a ... |
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Booze buyers beware in Baghdad
...bustling liquor trade, the ancient Roman buyer's warning, caveat emptor, might better...that three quarters of Iraqis who drink consume home-made and fake...war, it has not been without its dangers to the vendors themselves. Alcohol... |
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