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Sandakan
Sandakan, Sabah/Malaysia Elopura Founded in 1879 by William Clarke Cowie who moved his base, called Sandakan, here. He named it Elopura ‘Beautiful City’ in recognition of the beautiful natural harbour. It was subsequently renamed Sandakan ‘Place that was pawned’ from... Read more |
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Newtons laws of motion
LAWS OF MOTION CONCEPT In all the universe, there are few ideas more fundamental than those expressed in the three laws of motion. Together these explain why it is relatively difficult to start moving, and then to stop moving; how much force is needed to start or stop in a... Read more |
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Gaspara Stampa
Stampa, Gaspara (ca. 1523–1554) Italian poet whose sonnets in the style of Petrarch, dedicated to a largely unrequited love, made her reputation as one of the finest poets of the Italian Renaissance. Born in Padua, she moved to Venice at the age of eight with her mother Cecilia, soon after... Read more |
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Pieter de Molyn
Molyn, Pieter de (or Pieter de Molijn) (bapt. London, 6 Apr. 1595; bur. Haarlem, 23 Mar. 1661). Dutch landscape painter, born in England (it is not known why his parents had moved there) and active mainly in Haarlem. With Jan van Goyen, and Salomon van Ruysdael, also active in Haarlem, he... Read more |
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Charles Henry Butler
BUTLER, CHARLES HENRY Charles Henry Butler served as the Supreme Court reporter of decisions from 1902 to 1916. Butler was born June 18, 1859, in New York City. He was the son of William Allen Butler, a lawyer, and the grandson of benjamin f. butler, U.S. attorney general during the administration... Read more |
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Geoid
geoid The geoid is defined as a gravitational equipotential surface that coincides with mean sea level. Any massive body in or around the Earth has a gravitational potential (a measure of the work that has to be done to move it against the gravitational force) that is due to the Earth's... Read more |
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Elio Vittorini
Elio Vittorini The Italian novelist, translator, editor, and journalist Elio Vittorini (1908-1966) helped to prepare the ground for the Italian neorealist movement. Elio Vittorini was born on July 23, 1908, at Siracusa, Sicily, the son of a railroad employee. His formal education was scant... Read more |
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Willem van de the Elder Velde
Velde, Willem van de the Elder (b Leiden, 1611; bur. London, 16 Dec. 1693). Dutch marine painter. He came from a naval family and devoted himself to the drawing and painting of ships. His pictures, which are frequently grisailles, contain faithful and detailed portraits of vessels (of much value to... Read more |
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Michael Baisden
Michael Baisden 1963–Writer, motivational speaker, talk show host At one point in Michael Baisden's life, success seemed to elude him. A Chicago small-business owner and public-transit employee, he had written a nonfiction book on the subject of infidelity in relationships. Several major publishers... Read more |
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Conservation biology
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, an interdisciplinary, mission-oriented science with the goal of alleviating the extinction crisis and fostering biological diversity. Conservation biologists include researchers and managers from fields as varied as ecology, genetics, evolution,... Read more |
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Trek and field stars: Armadillos making their way around Illinois
...Hofmann is an expert on bats. As a sideline...she began tracking armadillos in Illinois with...collecting reports of armadillos in Illinois earlier...mostly road kills, armadillos as far north as...reasons why so many armadillo reports are ... |
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Armadillos Giving Cupid Some Competition This Valentine's Day.
...then what are rhinos, armadillos, popsicles, toothbrushes...according to trend experts at American Greetings...demand for cards that move beyond the traditional...Valentine's Day design expert. "Some of our newer...resonate with many people, ... |
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YES THAT DEER LOOKS LONELY, BUT LEAVE IT BE, EXPERTS SAY.
...this time of year but with water sources...animals are on the move and taking their...help out, wildlife experts say. The fawning...adolescent birds, deer, armadillos, turtles and other...be overwhelming, but in doing so you ... |
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YES THAT DEER LOOKS LONELY, BUT LEAVE IT BE, EXPERTS SAY
...this time of year but with water sources...animals are on the move and taking their...help out, wildlife experts say. The fawning...adolescent birds, deer, armadillos, turtles and other...be overwhelming, but in doing so you ... |
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Ground Pounders: EXPERT ADVICE ON HOW TO COME DOWN FROM THE TREES AND HUNT ON...
...late-season pheasants. But this also speaks to the...almost impossible to move through quietly, but there are also places...deer are naturally on the move or being pushed around...shuffling along like an armadillo rooting through the ... |
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Leprosy in the United States.
...William W. Mayo to move from Indiana's...associated with armadillo contact..sup...about the role of armadillos and leprosy actually...continue,.sup.2 but a recent case...associated with armadillo contact, especially...for millennia, ... |
 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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PLAYING TO THE CROWD; ANNUAL OUTDOORS SHOW HAS MASS APPEAL.(Sports)
...great outdoors will move indoors today through...mostly snakes, armadillos, alligators, crocodiles...appreciate his size, but trainer Jeff Watson...assembled a cast of experts to share their knowledge...national sporting experts have to ... |
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A noble mission Biologist strives to save the jaguar in Venezuela.(Reflejos)
...through a creek and moves nimbly through the foliage...tapirs, peccaries and armadillos. "A track. It looks...States to Argentina, but have lost more than...veterinarian and jaguar expert who works in Brazil...tapirs -- and decides to move ... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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HERE COMES THE GROOMS CAKE ...AND OTHER INNOVATIONS IN WEDDING CUISINE
...consultants say. But there are a few...custom," she says. But other wedding experts credit lifestyle...once designed a Red Armadillo Cake -- the wedding...chocolate and amaretto, but we also offer things...Matters seem to ... |
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On a mission to track and save the elusive jaguar
...through a creek and moves nimbly through the foliage...tapirs, peccaries and armadillos."A track. It looks...States to Argentina, but have lost more than...veterinarian and jaguar expert who works in Brazil for...tapirs — and decides to move ... |
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