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Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov , 1951-, Russian chess master. In 1970 he became the world's youngest international grand master. Karpov won (1975) the world championship by default when Bobby Fischer , the titleholder, refused to agree to terms for a match. He successfully defended (1978, 1981) his title against... Read more |
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Gary Kasparov
Gary Kasparov , 1963-, Armenian chess player, b. Azerbaijan (then in the USSR) as Garri Kimovich Wainshtein. He became the world junior champion at the age of 16 and was International Chess Federation (FIDE) champion from 1985 to 1993. His first title match (Sept., 1984-Feb., 1985) against Anatoly ... Read more |
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Wilhelm Steinitz
chess world champions (men) ReignPlayerCountry1 Official world championship dates from 18882 Alekhine's death and the reorganization of the sport meant there was no champion 1946–483 Unbeaten: defaulted title after refusing to accept ICC rules for championship match1866–1894 Wilhelm ... Read more |
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Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices Rock band “I Thought It Was Cool Read more |
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Karen Katz
Katz, Karen 1947-PersonalBorn September 16, 1947, in Newark, NJ; daughter of Alex (a furniture manufacturer) and Muriel (a homemaker) Katz; married Gary Richards (a writer), 1999; children: Lena. Education: Tyler School of Art, degree. 1969; Yale School of Art and Architecture, M.F.A.,... Read more |
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Guide
312. Guide Akela leader of wolfpack. [Br. Lit.: The Jungle Books ] Anchises Aeneas’ guide in Elysium. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid ] Anubis “Pathfinder”; conducted dead to judgment before Osiris. [Egyptian Myth.: Jobes, 105] Baedeker series of guidebooks for travelers.... Read more |
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Guided imagery
Guided imagery Definition Guided imagery is the use of relaxation and mental visualization to improve mood and/or physical wellbeing. Benefits The connection between the mind and physical health has been well documented and extensively studied. Positive mental imagery can promote relaxation... Read more |
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Juliette Gordon Low
Juliette Gordon Low 1860-1927, American founder of the Girl Scouts, b. Savannah, Ga., as Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon. From a prominent Southern family, she met Robert Baden-Powell , founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, in England in 1911 and began organizing Girl Guide troops in Great... Read more |
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shell
shell in zoology, hard outer covering secreted by an animal for protection. It is also called the test, crust, or carapace. The term usually refers to the calcareous shells of the many species of mollusk but is also applied to the exoskeleton of the crab and other crustaceans, to the bony covering... Read more |
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