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Decadence
161. Decadence Buddenbrooks portrays the downfall of a materialistic society. [Ger. Lit.: Buddenbrooks ] cherry orchard focal point of the declining Ranevsky estate. [Russ. Drama: Chekhov The Cherry Orchard in Magill II, 144] Diver, Dick dissatisfied psychiatrist goes downhill on alcohol.... Read more |
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Mary of Gueldres
Mary of Gueldres (d. 1463), queen of James II of Scotland. Daughter of Duke Arnold of Gueldres and niece of Philip the Good of Burgundy, Mary became James's queen in July 1449, and bore him at least seven children, of whom five survived—Mary, James (later James III), Alexander... Read more |
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absinthe
absinthe a green aniseed-flavoured liqueur, originally flavoured with wormwood, although this is now banned owing to its toxicity; in the 19th and early 20th centuries drinking absinthe was regarded as a sign of decadence.... Read more |
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Justo Sierra
Justo Sierra Justo Sierra (1848-1912) was a Mexican educator, writer, and historian. As one of Mexico's leading liberal historians and as minister of education, he was responsible for considerable educational reform and expansion during the first decade of the 20th century. Justo Sierra was... Read more |
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Footwear
Footwear, 1900–18 Men and women both enjoyed access to a wide range of footwear in the first decades of the twentieth century. In the last half of the nineteenth century several important breakthroughs had made shoes more comfortable and cheaper than ever before. The comfort came from the... Read more |
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Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls Folk duo For the Record… Opposites Dedicated Activists Musical Evolution Different Opinions Selected discography Sources For more than a decade, the Indigo Girls Read more |
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Television producers (Persons)
BOCHCO, STEVEN J. 1943- T ELEVISION PRODUCER Successful and Respected Steven J. Bochco was one of the most successful television producers of the 1980s, the creator of two of the decade's most popular and critically lauded series: the police drama Hill Street Bluesand... Read more |
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Environmental Protection
E NVIRONMENTALP ROTECTION Conservative Conservation During the 1990s several judicial and legislative challenges were made to environmental protection laws passed in previous decades. Reflecting a growing property-rights movement that sought to strengthen the... Read more |
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FOOD & DRINK: Bordeaux and burgundy for a traditional Christmas On Wine:...
...means back to basics, a chance to dust off a classy bordeaux or luxurious red burgundy squirrelled away for...horizons. Compared to a decade ago, we're spoilt...Zealand pinot noir or burgundy. Looking at the diversity...bordeaux and juicy red burgundy. Next week, I'll... |
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Drink in splendor of Burgundy on cruise.
...these locales are in Burgundy's Cote d'Or, or...ride to Auxonne was a chance to learn about the river...French armed forces. In Burgundy, the village is best...between the regions of Burgundy and Franche-Comte...stepping back a few decades. Accordingly, a Tabac... |
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Women have brains as well as babies, and they're going to waste
...women - maternity pay for nine months and the chance to take up to a year off work with a new baby...colour - boring beige - swapping it for electric burgundy several decades ago. My trademark burgundy comes straight from a bottle and has an unfortunate... |
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Seven decades of wine: key events and turning points in the U.S. WINE...
In any seven-decade stretch in most European...Wine makers get only one chance a year to make a wine, and...vacuum created by nearly two decades of abstention was huge...that lay ahead. It took decades before U.C. Davis' research...Chardonnays versus top White Burgundies, and then of ... |
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Wynton's blues: for two decades Wynton Marsalis ruled the jazz universe,...
...Wynton's blues: for two decades Wynton Marsalis ruled...Parker), closed down decades ago and was replaced...to-last seat on the burgundy-leather banquette that...bringing to jazz for two decades. If this man was not...t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You," unaccompanied... |
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Wynton's blues: for two decades Wynton Marsalis rulled the jazz universe,...
...Parker), closed down decades ago and was replaced...to-last seat on the burgundy-leather banquette that...bringing to jazz for two decades. If this man was not...t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You," unaccompanied...of ... a ... chance ..." The room was... |
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The time is ripe to take a chance on Oregon chards.
...chardonnay? Not many take a chance on the stuff, especially...proved correct. A few decades of working with the...other famous homeland: Burgundy. "The clones from Burgundy ripen when they should...their state after a decade or so in which it was...in the new clones. "Burgundy has ... |
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A case of second chances. (saddle shoes)
...saddles for example. It was about a decade ago that I bought a pair of classic white...wanted a pair back then will have their chance beginning this fall when saddles hit...of favor on the fashion front over the decades, they have always had a following with...conservatively in tan and brown, black and ... |
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Travel Special Eating Out: Tripe dream After a missed opportunity two decades...
...in like Hediard sardines. Taking no chances, I pack my own sandwiches for the journey...the traditional cookery of Lyons and Burgundy while somehow maintaining a very Parisian...Beaujolais (pounds 21) and tastes like a Burgundy. I buy. At last, the tablier de sapeur... |
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Missed chance at Market.(Arts and Lifestyle)
...theater led him to buy and redevelop a little building that for decades housed the local eatery Grendel's Den. Architect Guy Grassi...evoke a similar sensibility, with brass chandeliers, heavy burgundy drapes, traditional ornamentation and a small thrust stage... |
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