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David Hackett Souter
David Hackett Souter 1939-, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1990-), b. Melrose, Mass. A graduate of the Harvard Law School, he served as New Hampshire's attorney general (1976-78), and on the state's superior court (1978-83) before being named to the New Hampshire Supreme Court... Read more |
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Glendale
Glendale 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, marked by a population increase of more than 52% between... Read more |
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Colostrum
Colostrum Description Colostrum is a thick yellow fluid, rich in protein, growth factors, and immune factors. It is secreted by the mammary glands of all female mammals during the first few days of lactation. It also contains essential nutrients and protease inhibitors that keep it from being... Read more |
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Colville
Colville , indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Salishan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). Once one of the largest Salish tribes, they were reduced to a few hundred by 1872. They were placed on a reservation in NE... Read more |
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Semisonic
SEMISONIC Formed: 1995, Minneapolis, Minnesota Members: Dan Wilson, guitar, lead vocals (born Guam, 20 May 1961); John Munson, vocals, guitar, bass (born St. Paul, Minnesota); Jacob Slichter, drums (born 5 April 1961). Genre: Rock Best-selling album since 1990: Feeling Strangely Fine... Read more |
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Mesquite (city)
Mesquite , city (1990 pop. 101,484), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. 1887. Manufacturing includes industrial power supplies, building materials, and medical equipment. The city's population increased by more than 50% between 1980 and 1990, and it continues to be one of the... Read more |
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public debt
public debt indebtedness of a central government expressed in money terms, often referred to as national debt. The debt is computed differently by nearly every nation. Some authorities exclude all government obligations other than those incurred by public borrowing from individuals. The U.S.... Read more |
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Venus Williams
Williams, Venus (1980) Eldest of two professional tennis playing sisters. Venus and Serena (1981– ) shot to fame in the 1990s with a series of high-profile wins. In 1997 Venus became the first unseeded woman to reach the final of the US Open, and the first African-American woman to... Read more |
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Corruption
Corruption WHAT IS CORRUPTION? WHY DOES CORRUPTION GROW, PERSIST, OR DECLINE? CONSEQUENCES OF CORRUPTION FIGHTING CORRUPTION BIBLIOGRAPHY Corruption has been a part of human societies since the oldest of times. Corruption, fraud, embezzlement, theft, bribes, and kickbacks are all forms in... Read more |
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Michael Brecker
MICHAEL BRECKER Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 29 March 1949 Genre: Jazz Best-selling album since 1990: Nearness of You: The Ballad Book (2000) Hit songs since 1990: "African Skies," "Chan's Song," "Naima" By 1990 Michael Brecker, a seven-time Grammy winner, had established himself as one... Read more |
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Number of U.S. births rises first time since '90.
...years has led to the first increase in U.S. births since 1990 and a record number of unwed births, the federal government...said the report on final birth data in 1998, issued...This ... |
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BIRTH RATE ON RISE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1990, REPORT SHOWS.(MAIN)
...1998, the first increase in...Tuesday. The increase reflected growth...getting married first is not necessarily...These were the first increases in births and fertility rates since ... |
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Higher order multiple births drop for first time in a decade.
...drop for first time in a decade...order multiple births (triplet...doubling between 1990 and 1998, according...new report, "Births: Final Data...triplet/+ birth rate declined...comparison, in 1990, there ... |
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U.S. Births Increase for the First Time Since 1990
...1998 for the first time since 1990, according...today. "Births: Final Data...1997. The birth rate (the...1998. The increase in the number...fueled by increases in ... |
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Declines in first and second birth rates and their effect on levels of...
...a fall over time in both period...changes in first-birth rates, and...in second-birth rates. Rates...higher-order births have remained...occurred in the first two decades...ages began to increase while ... |
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Births in the U.S. Decrease for the First Time Since 1990
...1998 for the first time since 1990, according...today. "Births: Final Data...1997. The birth rate (the...1998. The increase in the number...fueled by increases in ... |
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As birth rate of teens rises, options sought
...who gave birth in 1990, a drop of 166 since 1980 but an increase of 38 over...through." In 1990, about 10...the 1,910 births in Brockton...relatively steady since 1980. But...numbers and ... |
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Baby boomers give birth to a new boom
...last year since 1971. Researchers...born in the first baby boom...the most since 1961, according...births in 1990, according...also marked increases in the number...born. The 1990 U.S. birthrate...the ... |
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STATE FALLS ON LIST FOR CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING LOW BIRTH WEIGHTS, DROPOUTS...
...Journal For the first time, Wisconsin...best position since 1990 was fourth...Care, said increases in low birth...Medicaid giving birth," he said...percentage of low birth-weight ... |
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As early elective births increase so do health risks for mother, child
...A dramatic increase in the number...The average time a fetus spends...United States since 1992, according...than doubled since 1996. The...naturally give birth earlier than...womb. Of all births from 1990 to ... |