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Kidderminster
Kidderminster city (1991 pop. 50,385), Worcestershire, W central England. The city had a prosperous cloth trade from the 14th to 18th cent. Kidderminster carpets have been produced since 1735. Associated industries include spinning, dyeing, and metal forging.... Read more |
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salvage
salvage in maritime law, the compensation that the owner must pay for having his vessel or cargo saved from peril, such as shipwreck, fire, or capture by an enemy. Salvage is awarded only when the party making the rescue was under no legal obligation to do so. A claim for salvage ordinarily is... Read more |
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Search and Rescue
Search and Rescue Commercial search and rescue missions to retrieve and repair valuable satellites may become commonplace in the twenty-first century. Telecommunications companies and other businesses typically spend between $50 million and $300 million to manufacture and... Read more |
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Gran Sasso dItalia
Gran Sasso d'Italia , mountain group of the central Apennines, in Abruzzi, central Italy. It rises to c.9,560 ft (2,914 m) in Monte Corno, the highest peak in the Apennines. Campo Imperatore, a mountaineering and skiing resort, may be reached by cable car. Mussolini was confined there after his fall... Read more |
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J.P. Morgan
John Pierpont Morgan John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), the most powerful American banker of his time, helped build a credit bridge between Europe and America and financially rescued the United States government twice. On April 17, 1837, J. P. Morgan was born in Harford, Conn. After 2 years... Read more |
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Paul Pry
Paul Pry. (1826) A comedy by John Poole, it was first produced in New York in 1826, a year after its London premiere. Its story centered on a comically mischievous snooper and busybody who turns hero when he rescues from a well papers that incriminate more serious troublemakers. Thomas Hilson... Read more |
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Adams Bridge
Adam's Bridge or Rama's Bridge , chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long, SW Palk Strait , between India and island nation of Sri Lanka. At high tide it is covered by c.4 ft (1.2 m) of water, forcing oceangoing vessels to travel around Sri Lanka instead of through the Palk Strait. According to... Read more |
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Battle of Inverlochy
Inverlochy, battle of, 1645. Montrose's victory at Aberdeen in September 1644 was but a raid and he was soon on the move again, pursued by superior forces under Argyll himself. When the covenanters retired for the winter, Montrose was persuaded to an insolent incursion into the heart of Campbell... Read more |
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Baroness Orczy
Baroness Orczy The Hungarian-British novelist known as the Baroness Orczy (1865-1947) wrote The Scarlet Pimpernel, a fast-paced and well-plotted tale of heroism during the French Revolution. Orczy's story was originally a successful stage play in London, and went on to several feature film... Read more |
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