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Ugliness
ugliness The etymology of the word indicates what is at stake: ‘ugly’ is a Middle English (1150–1475) term meaning ‘frightful’ or ‘repulsive’, and is derived from the Old Norse term uggligr. Uggligr is in turn formed by uggr: fear or horror, and the... Read more |
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Archon Corp
Archon Corporation 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 630 Las Vegas, Nevada 89109-6750 U.S.A. Telephone: (702) 732-9120 Fax: (702) 658-4302 Web site: http://www.archoncorporation.com Public Company Incorporated: 1983 as Public/Hacienda Resorts, Inc. Employees: 514 Sales: $45.70 million... Read more |
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Santa Fe Gaming Corp
Santa Fe Gaming Corporation 4949 N. Rancho DriveLas Vegas, Nevada 89130U.S.A.(702) 658-4300Fax: (702) 658-4304 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1983 as Public/Hacienda Resorts, Inc.Employees: 1,211Sales: $148.4 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: AmericanSICs: 7011 Hotels, Motels; 6719 Holding... Read more |
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Standing
STANDING The legally protectible stake or interest that an individual has in a dispute that entitles him to bring the controversy before the court to obtain judicial relief. Standing, sometimes referred to as standing to sue, is the name of the federal law doctrine that focuses on whether a... Read more |
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trademark
trademark distinctive mark placed on or attached to goods by a manufacturer or dealer to identify them as made or sold by that particular firm or person. The use of a trademark indicates that the maker or dealer believes that the quality of the goods will enhance his or her standing or goodwill,... Read more |
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roulette
roulette , game of chance popular in gambling casinos, and in a simplified form elsewhere. In gambling houses the roulette wheel is set in an oblong table. Its outer area is marked off into 37 (in Europe) or 38 (in the United States) spaces, each of which has retaining walls so that a small ball may... Read more |
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Cats
99. Cats cat, Dick Whittington’s sent to Morocco, its purchase by the king gives the future Lord Mayor his stake to success. [Br. Legend: Benét, 1088] Felix lonely star-crossed fantasist, fights against fate in strange worlds. [Comics: “Felix the Cat” in Horn,... Read more |
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Cooperation
CooperationTypes of cooperationHistory of the conceptContemporary researchCooperation and competitionBIBLIOGRAPHYCooperation is joint or collaborative behavior that is directed toward some goal and in which there is common interest or hope of reward. Cooperation may be voluntary or involuntary,... Read more |
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diocese of Gloucester
Gloucester, diocese of. The see, roughly conterminous with Gloucestershire, was founded in 1541 by Henry VIII from part of the Worcester diocese. From 1836 to 1897 it was united with Bristol in a combined new diocese to allow new sees for Ripon and Manchester without increasing the total episcopal... Read more |
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