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Inc Murder Inc Murder
Inc. Murder name given to the band of professional killers who operated (1930-40) throughout the United States as the enforcement arm of the Syndicate, composed of the national heads of organized crime . Originally a gang of neighborhood thugs in Brooklyn, N.Y., they soon came to the attention of... Read more
cockle cockle
cockle common name applied to the heart-shaped, jumping or leaping marine bivalve mollusks, belonging to the order Eulamellibranchia. The brittle shells are of uniform size, are obliquely spherical, and possess distinct radiating ridges, or ribs, which aid the animal in gripping the sand. The... Read more
Miguel Juarez Celman Miguel Juarez Celman
Baring crisis (July 1890) A financial crisis in ARGENTINA. The London merchant bank of Baring Brothers was the country's financial agent in Europe, where a crisis of confidence occurred over the inflationary policy of President Juarez Celman (1886–90). The President gave way to his deputy ... Read more
dolphin dolphin
dolphin aquatic mammal, any of the small toothed whales of the family Delphinidae, numbering more than 50 species. These include the true, or beaked, dolphins, the killer whale , the pilot whale, and 12 freshwater species found in rivers of South America and S Asia. Most species are highly... Read more
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Crisis intervention Crisis intervention
Crisis intervention Definition Crisis intervention refers to the methods used to offer immediate, short-term help to individuals who experience an event that produces emotional, mental, physical, and behavioral distress or problems. A crisis can refer to any situation in... Read more
Cultural Revolution Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution 1966-76, mass mobilization of urban Chinese youth inaugurated by Mao Zedong in an attempt to prevent the development of a bureaucratized Soviet style of Communism. Mao closed schools and encouraged students to join Red Guard units, which denunciated and persecuted Chinese... Read more
killer cell killer cell
killer cell Either of two types of lymphocyte that destroy infected or cancerous host cells. Natural killer cells are distinct from both T cells and B cells in that they act without stimulation by a specific antigen. They attack cancerous and virus-infected cells that lack the normal class I... Read more
Household Household
HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD. Definitions of what constitutes a household have always been dynamic and dependent on political, historical, and cultural factors. Prior to the nineteenth century, typical households were large and agriculturally self-sustaining, with most family members contributing to... Read more
Dame Ngaio Marsh Dame Ngaio Marsh
Dame Ngaio Marsh , 1899-1982, New Zealand detective story writer. She was an art student, actress, and theatrical producer before her first novel, A Man Lay Dead, was published in 1934. Her many mystery novels, acute in characterization and literate in style, reflect her knowledge of the art... Read more

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