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Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge Vocal group For the Record… Selected discography Sources Born out of the church choirs of Atlanta, Georgia, Jagged Edge has earned a reputation for lyrics that range from hard-edged topi... Read more |
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flight
flight sustained, self-powered motion through the air, as accomplished by an animal, aircraft, or rocket. Animal Flight Adaptation for flight is highly developed in birds and insects . The bat is the only mammal that accomplishes true flight; flying squirrels glide rather than fly, as do ... Read more |
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ibex
ibex , wild goat , genus Capra, found in rugged country on mountain ranges from central Asia to the Himalayas, S Europe, and NE Africa. Ibexes are surefooted and agile; they usually travel in small herds of about a dozen animals, feeding on a wide variety of vegetation. Most of the isolated... Read more |
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liter
liter abbr. l, unit of volume in the metric system , defined since 1964 as equal to 0.001 cubic meters, or 1 cubic decimeter. A cube that has each of its edges equal to 10 centimeters has a volume of 1 liter. The liter is equal to 1.057 liquid quarts, 0.908 dry quarts, and 61.024 cubic inches.... Read more |
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cordon
cordon. 1. String- or belt-course, usually a band, projecting slightly from a wall, normally used in connection with fortifications. 2. Slightly projecting step or riser at the lower edge of each part of a stepped ramp so that each section between steps has less of an inclination than the ramp as a... Read more |
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Laghouat
Laghouat , town (1998 pop. 96,342), N Algeria, an oasis on the north edge of the Sahara Desert. It is an important administrative and military center and marketplace and is known for rug and tapestry weaving. There are natural gas deposits in the region. The town has a meteorological station.... Read more |
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triglyph
triglyph. One of the upright blocks occurring in series in a Doric frieze on either side of the metopes, possibly suggesting the outer ends of timber beams. Each plain face of the triglyph has two vertical V-shaped channels cut in it, called glyphs, and the edges are chamfered with half-glyphs,... Read more |
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Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen , 1928-, French politician. He graduated from law school, was elected (1956) a parliamentary deputy, and criticized President de Gaulle 's Algerian policy. Since 1972 he has led the extremely right-wing National Front. His views against immigration and his support for national... Read more |
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BRUINS EDGE PAST KINGS COURTNALL GOAL PROVES DECISIVE, 4-3
...puck for Byers (By-uhs) midway through the second. Jimmy Carson (Cah-son) temporarily intercepted the pass in the slot...alone at the left post to collect the pass, with the LA defense still dazed, and popped it in for the 4-2 lead. The Bruins, who... |
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Hot-shot Anelka proves he's still in fine Nic; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
...Carling Cup - and they still had an injury list...decisive touch. Scott Carson did well to beat away...Boswinga stunned Carson by trying his luck from the right edge of the box when everyone...expecting a cross. Carson was off his line and... |
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DROP OF THE HARD STUFF; Fletcher: We won't go down.(Sport)
...we are in. "There is still work to do but our destiny...after Albion keeper Scott Carson had tipped a free-kick...through ball and beat Carson from the edge of the area. Odemwingie...character we displayed proves we are worthy of playing... |
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WHO HAS THE LAST LAUGH? DAVE HOPES FOR A JOLLY GOOD SHOWING IN LONDON, BUT...
...After all, Dave is still in first place. It...impression of Johnny Carson. Leno looked like NBC...NBC selected Leno as Carson's replacement, sending...least - a comfortable edge over "Tonight" in the...rather than a version of Carson's, he ... |
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Tom Snyder's resurgence proves that talent has no age. (Originated from...
...tendency to round off performers' edges, but Snyder, who has worked...several years ago, though Snyder still smokes cigars. Letterman wanted...underscore his ascension as Johnny Carson's true late-night successor...Snyder, after all, followed Carson from ... |
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Name-dropper Andre proves his strength on a big night.(Sport)
...fateful inclusion of rookie goalkeeper Scott Carson against Croatia; Ruud Gullit's omission...Villas-Boas would have been 26 and still six years away from his first job in club...enthusiastic, seemed to carry an even greater edge. He will have kn |
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Football: Enigmatic Baros steals the show; LIVERPOOL 4 Garcia 32, Morientes...
...helped those Anfield regulars still concerned about Crouch's pounds...for the confidence of Scott Carson in goal either and, after he...a lovely reverse ball on the edge of the box which Baros should...who stood up well. You're still never quite sure if Momo ... |
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Fancy life in the fast lane?; BIG BOY'S TOY: JAPANESE FLYING MACHINE PROVES...
...dealership, but the road-going version is still a stunner. And with 500 miles on tortuous...at your fingertips, there's an extra edge that has its fans crying out for more...this rocket, anyone bigger than Willie Carson will eventually get creaky twinges in the... |
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No heaven on earth: "we have met the enemy and he is us," Walt Kelly's pogo...
...twenty-one years ago, the edges have closed in. In the late...County Almanac (1949) and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962...only the details vary. We are still catching up to Thoreau, still coming to terms with the outrage... |
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Huskies make 1 goal enough.(Sports)
...earned a 13-4 edge in shots on net over...goal on Monday: Kit Carson, Anthony DiJohn...and Jesus Cruz. Carson played exceptionally...Jim Konrad. "(Carson) made some spectacular...a game like this proves that we can stay...Monday that there's ... |