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columbine
columbine , any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden flowers. Columbines have delicate and attractive foliage and flower petals with long spurs that secrete nectar. The common Eastern... Read more |
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Dylan Klebold
C ASSIEB ERNALL1982-1999 S TUDENT, VICTIM Troubled Youth Earlier in her life, Cassie Bernall, a seventeen-year-old student at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, had experimented with drugs and alcohol and had once even discussed killing her parents.... Read more |
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Harlequin
harlequin character (associated with Columbine) in It. comedy and Eng. pantomime (clothed in variegated costume, whence the application of the word to animals with variegated coat, plumage, etc.). XVI. — F. †harlequin (mod. arlequin, after It. arlecchino), later var. of Herlequin... Read more |
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Aquilegia
Aquilegia (columbines; family Ranunculaceae) A genus of poisonous, perennial herbs, which are usually erect, with alternate, 2 or 3 times ternate, compound leaves. The flowers are showy, regular, pentamerous, with petaloid sepals and long-spurred petals, and many free stamens and carpels which... Read more |
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School violence
School Shootings and School Violence When Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Colorado on April 20, 1999, and killed twelve students and one teacher, the United States reacted with horror and disbelief that such a thing could happen in American schools. The nature... Read more |
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Pantaloon
Pantaloon a Venetian character in Italian commedia dell'arte, typically represented as a foolish old man wearing spectacles, pantaloons, and slippers; in harlequinade or pantomime, he is shown as an old man, alternately foolish and scheming, who abets the clown in his tricks and provides a butt for... Read more |
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rock garden
rock garden garden planned around natural rock formations or rocks artificially arranged to simulate natural (often mountainous) conditions. The concept of rock gardens is believed to have been introduced from China and Japan into the Western world in the 17th cent.; they have since gained wide... Read more |
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buttercup
buttercup or crowfoot, common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Thought to be one of the most primitive families of dicotyledenous plants , the Ranunculaceae typically have a simple flower structure in which... Read more |
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Michael Moore
Michael Moore 1954-, American documentary filmmaker, author, and sociopolitical activist, b. Flint, Mich. After working as an alternative print and radio journalist, he embarked on a career as a highly personal, populist, frequently polarizing, and increasingly controversial documentary filmmaker.... Read more |
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Colorado
Colorado , state, W central United States, one of the Rocky Mt. states. It is bordered by Wyoming (N), Nebraska (N, E), Kansas (E), Oklahoma and New Mexico (S), and Utah (W). Facts and Figures Area, 104,247 sq mi (270,000 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,301,261, a 30.6% increase since the 1990 census. ... Read more |
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Humpty Dumpty
...and the Retreat of the Silver Sprites. Their cavortings at an end, they are transformed, in classic pantomime fashion, into Clown, Columbine, Pantaloon, and Harlequin. The longest‐running musical up to its day, it marked the apogee... |
 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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RACING: Columbine looks a real Classic prospect.(Sport)
...David Elsworth may have unearthed a live Classic contender at Newmarket yesterday. The...Mile to saddle the once-raced Cape Columbine in the 29-runner pounds 100,000 Tattersalls...narrowly in front two furlongs out, Cape Columbine made steady headway throughout the final... |
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VIGIL RUNS FOR 3 TDS AS REBELS ROUT BEARS COLUMBINE STICKS WITH GROUND...
...on the line the last time Columbine played Bear Creek. Even with a rebuilt Columbine roster, the result was...Stadium. Ranked fifth in 5A, Columbine rolled up 313 yards rushing...two Rebels scores came in classic Columbine style. Bear ... |
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REBELS CITE CHAPTER, VERSE BALANCED COLUMBINE AT 4-1 WITH TEXTBOOK WIN...
...The News LAKEWOOD -- It was classic Columbine football. A punishing defense...League opener for both teams. Columbine (4-1) wasted no time getting...possessions. The tide-turner for Columbine came with 3 seconds left in the... |
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COLUMBINE GOES OT TO FEND OFF MANUAL.(Rocky Preps)
...Mountain News Staff Writer Classic. The word hardly does justice to the game Columbine and Manual played Friday...McNichols Sports Arena. But a classic it was. Second-ranked...ended its season 16-6. Classic games call for classic ... |
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FAIRVIEW PREVAILS WITH FOURTH-QUARTER MAGIC KNIGHTS' 2 TDS IN FINAL QUARTER...
...behind victory is against Class 5A two-time defending champion Columbine. Fairview defeated Columbine 21-17 in an early-season classic. The Knights, ranked third, have Columbine's number, at least during the regular season. They defeated... |
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FORMER COLUMBINE STAR LIFTS SPIRITS IN HOMETOWN.(Sports)(Column)
...player Dan Wells. The 1998 Columbine High School graduate was deeply...won't adversely affect the Columbine Memorial Classic baseball tournament, which...Jefferson County League teams. Columbine, Arvada, Evergreen and Lakewood... |
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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REEVE SHARES A DREAM WITH COLUMBINE SURVIVORS.(MAIN)
...message of hope with three survivors of the Columbine High School massacre: ``Nothing is impossible...Graves sitting at his side at an American Ski Classic fund-raiser in Vail, Colo. All three Columbine survivors suffered disabling injuries in... |
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After Columbine
...carried in trench coats to Columbine High. As police investigators...fronting for the real buyers. The Columbine tragedy proved a classic example. We used a database...leather reporting to identify the Columbine guns and retrace their trail... |
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COLUMBINE SHOOTS DOWN REGIS 3-2 D'ALESSANDRO LEADS REBELS TO TOURNEY...
...Staff Writer LITTLETON -- Columbine's Neco D'Alessandro believes...outstanding offensive player in Columbine's 3-2 shootout victory...Arapahoe Warriors Kickoff Soccer Classic at Littleton Public Schools...game of the Warriors Kickoff Classic. By Ahmad Terry ... |
 "Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)")
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Columbine video game shows realism at new heights About 18,000 people have...
...backdrop of this realism, Super Columbine Massacre RPG seems almost...portray fictional events, Super Columbine Massacre RPG portrays a real...more than a dozen people at Columbine High School in Littleton...Godfather trilogy is a film classic, why is the ... |
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