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Philippians
Philippians , letter of the New Testament, written by St. Paul from captivity probably in Rome (c.AD 60) to the Christians of Philippi (in Macedonia), the first European city that he evangelized. The letter thanks them for gifts they had sent him, informs them of his own situation, and gives... Read more |
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Michael Pacher
Michael Pacher , c.1435-1498, German religious painter and probably a wood carver, a native of the Tyrol. He painted figures reminiscent of the art of Mantegna, whose work Pacher must have seen on a trip to N Italy. His few known works are chiefly altarpieces, composed on a monumental scale and... Read more |
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Siege of Charleston
Charleston, Siege of (1780).In June 1776, early in the Revolutionary War, a British expedition under Sir Henry Clinton failed to seize Charleston, South Carolina's principal port and the largest city in the South. Less than four years later, Clinton returned with overwhelming force and a plan to... Read more |
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Amscan Holdings Inc
Amscan Holdings, Inc. 80 Grasslands Road Elmsford, New York 10523 U.S.A. Telephone: (914) 345-2020 Toll Free: (800) 284-4333 Fax: (914) 345-2056 Web site: http://www.amscan.com Private Company Incorporated: 1996 Employees: 2,000 Sales: $385.6 million (2002) NAIC: 422130 Industrial and... Read more |
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BET Holdings Inc
BET Holdings, Inc. 1900 W Place NEWashington, D.C. 20018-1211U.S.A.(202) 608-2000Fax: (202) 608-2595Web site: http://www.betnetworks.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1979 as Black Entertainment TelevisionEmployees: 452Sales: $115.2 million (1995)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 4841 Cable &... Read more |
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Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago (Judy Gerowitz Chicago) , 1939-, American artist, b. Chicago as Judy Cohen. A feminist and founder of the Women's Art Education collective, she works in a variety of media, including such historically female crafts as needlework and china painting. Her best-known work, The Dinner... Read more |
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National Security Council
National Security Council (NSC), federal executive council responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating the defense policies of the United States and also exercising direction over the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Created in 1947 by the National Security Act (amended in 1949), the... Read more |
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Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel popularly called the "Chunnel," a three-tunnel railroad connection running under the English Channel, connecting Folkestone, England, and Calais, France. The tunnels are 31 mi (50 km) long. There are two rail tunnels, each 25 ft (7.6 m) in diameter, and a central tunnel, 16 ft... Read more |
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Halldor Kiljan Laxness
Halldór Kiljan Laxness , 1902-98, Icelandic novelist, b. Reykjavík as Halldór Kiljan Gudjónsson. Although Laxness was converted to Roman Catholicism briefly, The Weaver of Cashmere (1927) expressed his disillusionment with Christianity. His sympathies turned toward... Read more |
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Lorenzo di Pietro
Lorenzo di Pietro , c.1412-1480, Sienese painter, sculptor, and goldsmith, called Il Vecchietta. He painted a group of frescoes and a relic press in the hospital at Siena; four ceilings in the Baptistery of San Giovanni at Siena; an altarpiece, The Assumption of the Virgin, his masterpiece... Read more |
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