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Pullman
Pullman 1 Former town, since 1889 part of Chicago, Ill. It was founded in 1880 by George M. Pullman as a model community for workers of his sleeping-car company; all property was company owned, and administration policies were paternalistic. The residents voted for incorporation with Chicago, and... Read more |
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All Souls Day
All Souls' Day Nov. 2 (exceptionally, Nov. 3), feast of the Roman Catholic Church on which the church on earth prays for the souls of the faithful departed still suffering in purgatory . The proper office is of the dead, and the Mass is a requiem . General intercessions for the dead (e.g., for... Read more |
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abattoir
abattoir [Fr.], building for butchering. The abattoir houses facilities to slaughter animals; dress, cut and inspect meats; and refrigerate, cure, and manufacture byproducts. The largest abattoirs are those of the meatpacking industry. Plant construction, drainage, water supply, disposal of... Read more |
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Battle of Worcester
Worcester, battle of, 1651. In July 1650 Charles II landed in Scotland and was crowned at Scone on 1 January 1651. But finding his army outflanked by Cromwell, he moved south in August, making for the old royalist strongholds of Wales and the west midlands. Cromwell pursued him with an army almost... Read more |
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Bel Fuse Inc
Bel Fuse, Inc. 198 Van Vorst StreetJersey City, New Jersey 07302U.S.A.Telephone: (201) 432-0463Fax: (201) 432-9542Web site: http://www.belfuse.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1947Employees: 866Sales: $96 million (2001)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: BELFANAIC: 335999 All Other... Read more |
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ellipse
ellipse closed plane curve consisting of all points for which the sum of the distances between a point on the curve and two fixed points (foci) is the same. It is the conic section formed by a plane cutting all the elements of the cone in the same nappe. The center of an ellipse is the point... Read more |
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syncopation
syncopation [New Gr.,=cut off ], in music, the accentuation of a beat that normally would be weak according to the rhythmic division of the measure. Although the normally strong beat is not usually effaced by the process, there are occasions (e.g., the second theme in the final movement of... Read more |
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Tayside
Tayside. From 1973 an administrative region in east Scotland created from the city of Dundee, all Angus and Kinross, and most of Perthshire. The combination of urban and rural populations meant that none of the political parties could be confident of a majority, and Conservative, Labour, and the... Read more |
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UNKINDEST CUT
...NJ) 10-26-1992 UNKINDEST CUT -- THE AMERICAN DREAM...BUSINESS Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star...president's job. As a city kid who grew up in...that nearly half of all laid-off bankers...Everybody talks about all the jobs ... |
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THE UNKINDEST CUT.(NATION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY)(Column)
...WASHINGTON TIMES THE UNKINDEST CUT NASA budget cuts were done with a...space program? Not all the votes are in...walk away from it all. Then you have to...takers yet for the city of Newburgh, N...garnering half of ... |
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Settler protesters see disengagement as the unkindest cut of them all
...disengagement as the unkindest cut of them allByline...have set up tents all along the road leading...personally'. We're all one nation," she...though her native city is on uncontested...2005 Jerusalem Post. All Rights ... |
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The unkindest cuts ; The Arts Council budget has been slashed by 20 per cent...
...means is that the cuts impact on actors...tour every show all over the country, so our cut will instantly impact on all those venues...disappear. Cork City Ballet, for example...received no funding at all for next ... |
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Unkindest cuts.(planned cuts in the New York State welfare system)(Editorial)
...food stamps in New York City. That leaves the soup...around. With promised cuts in food programs, and...pantries, may have to cut back their operations...assistance and S.S.I. cuts add up to only half a...much, much more must be cut. Pataki ... |
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The unkindest cuts; State budget crises are forcing public colleges to make...
...Nebraska have the cuts to higher education...s second-largest city. (This in a state...UNL's budget. In all, the university lost...double the percentage cut during the 1980s...across-the-board cuts forced professors...merged colleges and ... |
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The unkindest cuts
...an effort to close the city's $11 million deficit...may not be stocked at all. "When we went to reduce...largest share of the budget cuts is the $524,000 in...though, is the impact the cuts could have on customer...said. Even before the cuts ... |
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Unkindest cuts/ Colorado Springs' 2004 budget will affect residents of all ages
When City Hall's impersonal budget...required to submit plans to cut a whopping 15 percent by the time 2004 begins. Not all suggestions are necessary...11 million has been cut or frozen. It is the...government functions could be cut. MORE ... |
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THE UNKINDEST CUTS
...let the pain of budget cuts sink in. This kind of...2 abruptly starved cities and towns of revenue...was public outcry. "All the Legislature wants...services, and aid for cities and towns. The truth...budget has already been cut by $1.9 ... |
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The Unkindest Cuts
...Philadelphia and other high-cost cities. Federal workers in New York...would not fight it if I thought all federal employees would take the cuts. What I am particularly upset...what amounts to a lifetime pay cut, then so should military personnel...reduced ... |
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