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Aube
Aube , department (1990 pop. 289,400), NE France, in Champagne. Troyes is the capital.... Read more |
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weather helm
weather helm. A ship under sail is said to carry weather helm when, due to the balance of the hull and sails, the tiller, or helm, is held a few degrees to the weather side to maintain a straight course. This is a safety factor because, if the helm is released for any reason, the vessel will turn... Read more |
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Juan Antonio Samaranch
Juan Antonio Samaranch 1920- Spanish athletic administrator In his two decades at the helm of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Juan Antonio Samaranch worked a miraculous transformation, turning what was a largely amateur enterprise into a billion-dollar showcase for the world's... Read more |
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Robbie Robertson
The Band Rock band For the Record… Arrived as Things Got Electric Friends Just Called Them “the Band” Piano and Organ Created Unique Sound Dylan Remained Catalyst to Greatness Selected discography Sources The five musicians who would become known collectively as the... Read more |
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Richard McGarrah Helms
Richard McGarrah Helms 1913-2002, U.S. government official, b. St. Davids, Pa. In 1942, Helms joined the U.S. navy where he engaged in intelligence work for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). He was one of the architects of the legislation creating (1947) the OSS's successor, the Central... Read more |
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helm
helm, another name for the tiller, by which the rudder of small sailing vessels, such as yachts, dinghies, etc., is moved. It also the general term associated with orders connected with the steering of a ship, so that the man who is steering is known as the helmsman.After the replacement of the... Read more |
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Champagne (France)
Champagne , historic region and former province, NE France, consisting mainly of Aube, Marne, Haute-Marne, and Ardennes depts., which form that modern region of Champagne-Ardenne. The Champagne region is almost, but not fully, coextensive with the former provinces of Champagne and Brie. Abutting in... Read more |
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Seine
Seine , Lat. Sequana, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in the Langres Plateau and flowing generally NW through N France. It passes Troyes, Melun, and Paris, whence it meanders in large loops through Normandy, past Rouen, and empties into the English Channel in an estuary between Le Havre and... Read more |
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