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Lord Edward Fitzgerald
Lord Edward Fitzgerald 1763-98, Irish revolutionary; son of James Fitzgerald, 20th earl of Kildare and 1st duke of Leinster. After an early career in the army and the Irish House of Commons, Lord Edward, attracted by the French Revolution, went (1792) to Paris and was expelled from the British army... Read more |
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James Hamilton 1st earl of Arran
James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran , 1477?-1529, Scottish nobleman; son of the 1st Baron Hamilton and Mary, daughter of James II of Scotland. He was privy councilor to James IV, by whom he was created (1503) earl of Arran. After the death (1513) of James and the marriage of his widow, Margaret Tudor... Read more |
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Eileen Collins
Collins, Eileen American Shuttle Commander, Pilot, and Mathematician 1956- Space shuttle Columbia (STS-93) lifted off in July 1999 under the command of Eileen Collins, the first woman shuttle commander. Collins graduated from the Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training program at Vance Air Force... Read more |
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Assistant
ASSISTANT ASSISTANT. According to the charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company (1629), the company would be managed by a general court comprised of an elected governor and eighteen elected assistants, later known as magistrates. But the smaller Court of Assistants (six assistants and the... Read more |
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Medical Assistant
Medical Assistant A medical assistant is a health care professional who provides administrative or clinical assistance to a doctor. Duties of the administrative medical assistant include general office responsibilities, such as answering the phone and making appointments, ... Read more |
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Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf , 1912-93, American conductor, b. Vienna. Leinsdorf studied at the Vienna state academy of music and in 1934 began his conducting career, serving as assistant to Bruno Walter and then to Toscanini at the Salzburg festival. He made his New York debut as an assistant conductor at the... Read more |
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Frank Elmore Ross
ROSS, FRANK ELMORE (b. San Francisco, California, 2 April 1874; d. Altadena, California, 21 September 1960) astronomy. Ross was one of the most versatile astronomers of the twentieth century. He obtained a B.S. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1896 and for several years... Read more |
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Hoopy Daze
...Midwestern winter, its return is a sure tipoff...to make their hoop dreams come true: Duke: There are frontline...School Sherron Collins G Jr. Kansas...Henderson G/F Jr. Duke Damion James G...moves, Crean assistant Buzz Williams...and longtime Duke assistant ... |
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GOLD MEDALIST GRAPPLES WITH HIS ROLE AS PITCHER.(Sports)(Column)
...his desire to return to the Olympics...Dunleavy and Doug Collins. In Monday night...played for a Duke team whose coaching staff includes Collins' son, Chris . . . Speaking of hoops, I spotted two...ex-Nuggets assistant coach and general... |
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THE STRAIGHT SCOOP ON NCAA HOOPS; FROM WHO CAN PLAY (TEMPLE) TO WHO COULD...
...center Kenyon Martin, Duke forward Shane Battier...legend Steve Alford returns to Bloomington...visits reloading Duke in the March 4 season...and former UCLA assistant) Mark Gottfried...frontline (if Jason Collins stays healthy...Sean Lampley. Until Collins, Woods and UCLA... |
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Fed cup rookie's win clinches match vs. germany, puts u.s. in...
...Dickie v. to return for unc vs. duke Dick Vitale...Told he could return to the air in...said. IN OTHER HOOPS NEWS Kansas State assistant coach Dalonte...center Jason Collins and cash. The...Houston. The 7-0 Collins was a member... |
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No sure thing; Picking NCAA winner not an easy task.(SPORTS)
...Chicago coach Jimmy Collins when filling out...North Carolina, Duke, Kansas and defending...that," said Collins, a former longtime Illinois assistant. "You might...conference." Collins needed no more...their 51-year hoops history, they...who plans to return home someday to... |
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CARDINAL BETTER AFTER INJURIES?(SPORTS)
...center Jason Collins (wrist...former Stanford assistant whose team...forward Jarron Collins as the top...McDonald might return next week...Sauer. Jason Collins' dislocated...rebounds. HOOP NOTES TOP 10 1. Duke (16-1... |
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'Tis the season for some musing From NBA crackpots to Parker's Beanpot
...Sprewellian attack on assistant coach Kevin Steele...Rutgers (Billy Collins), and Nevada...the Boston College hoop escapees -- are...thing, but early returns suggest that the...many times is the `Duke' going to set the...of his heading to Duke is a more talented... |
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Long road to indy
...another season of NCAA hoops. THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT...very own, guard Sherron Collins, and 6-11 Cole Aldrich...THE HOMETOWN, WITH THE HOOP Talk about a Hoosiers...major banner in Indy. - Duke: If they can step up...in his third season, returns hungry with four starters...the former ... |
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Long road to Indy
...another season of NCAA hoops. THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT...very own, guard Sherron Collins, and 6-11 Cole Aldrich...THE HOMETOWN, WITH THE HOOP Talk about a Hoosiers...major banner in Indy. - Duke: If they can step up...in his third season, returns hungry with four starters...the former ... |
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Big men in smaller ponds; Loyola, AU, GW welcome transfers with similar...
...for the Division I hoops outpost of Loyola...former Terrapins assistant Jimmy Patsos is coaching...20 pounds - will return to the limelight...North Carolina and Duke, is expected to...Caron Butler as an assistant at Connecticut...reunited with Andre Collins, a point guard who... |