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Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King1927–2006 Civil rights activist, writer, singer On April 8, 1968, four days after her husband, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was brutally gunned down by assassin James Earl Ray on the balcony of a Memphis motel, Coretta Scott King flew to that city to take her... Read more |
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Sublimate
Sublimate BIBLIOGRAPHY The Latin word sublimis means lifted up, elevated, lofty, eminent, distinguished, a verbal chain containing the movement of going from lower to higher. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the verb sublimate as “to raise to high place, dignity or honor”;... Read more |
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Philosophy of mind
PHILOSOPHY OF MIND The mind seems to occupy a special place in the world. It is the seat of thought and feeling, of rationality and moral concern. Is it fundamentally different from the other things we find in the natural world? Is it possible for the mind to be investigated scientifically? Can one... Read more |
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Cal Jr. Ripken
Cal Ripken, Jr. 1960- American baseball player Merely going on his playing accomplishments—a much-admired all-around slugger/shortstop, several Golden Glove and Player of the Year honors—Cal Ripken, Jr. may well be placed among professional baseball's elite. But beyond his... Read more |
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Diplomacy
diplomacy. On the outbreak of hostilities, diplomatic missions in enemy countries close down and the diplomats depart. But diplomacy continues to flourish in wartime; diplomatic business becomes, if anything, more urgent. Foreign ministries continue sending out directives and receiving reports;... Read more |
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Lebensraum
Lebensraum (living space), term used by the Nazis as a slogan for German expansionism, particularly eastwards. Originally conceived by Hess, when he and Hitler were in prison together in 1924, it was propounded by Hitler at a secret meeting with Blomberg, Neurath, and his three service chiefs... Read more |
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warehouse
Warehousing and Warehouse Management Warehousing is the storage of goods for profit. The physical location, the warehouse, is a storage facility that receives goods and products for the eventual distribution to consumers or other businesses. A warehouse is also called a distribution center.... Read more |
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Throckmorton plot
Throckmorton plot, 1583. This was one of many conspiracies to free Mary, queen of Scots, and put her on the throne in place of Elizabeth. Francis Throckmorton was son of Sir John Throckmorton, chief justice of Chester, disgraced in 1579. Francis Throckmorton, a catholic, spent the early 1580s... Read more |
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near-drowning
...legs, it can't be rested, and must go on beating, rapidly using up its anaerobic...oxygen consumption by the brain. The cooler the animal, the longer the circulation...to be performed on a human subject took place in 1954. The patient was a child with...increased in those ... |
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wallow
...lie relaxed in mud or water, esp. to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent: watering places where buffalo liked to wallow. ∎ (of...area of mud or shallow water where mammals go to wallow, typically developing into a depression... |
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way
...traveling along: [in place names] No. 3, Church...industry still has some way to go to full maturity...behind the bar were way cool. PHRASES: across the...be) on your way) inf. go away: on your way...someone or something to be or go first: ... |
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blow
...blew away. ∎ [tr.] inf. leave (a place): I'm ready to blow town. 2...blow one's lid (or top or stack or cool) inf. lose one's temper. blow...of an action, project, or situation) go drastically wrong with damaging effects... |
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down
...toward or in a lower place or position, esp. to...down | the sun started to go down | he put his glass...south. ∎ to or at a place perceived as lower...down | at night it would cool down. ∎ to or at a...down and only six more to go. ∎ (of a ... |
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...arrival in a particular place or position: they live...time when an event takes place: the children go to bed at nine o'clock...period of time: the sea is cooler at night. ∎ denoting the time...inf. the fashionable place, possession, or ... |
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dry
...indifferent, impassive, cool, cold, emotionless; reserved...alcohol, become a teetotaler, go on the wagon. dry up foreign investment...the other hand, applies to places or things that have been deprived...in either a human being or a place (parched with ... |
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come
...archaic draw nigh.antonym: go away. 2. they came last...happen, occur, take place, come about, transpire...3. she came across as cool synonyms: seem, appear...turn out well, work out, go as planned, produce the...brought out, be printed, go ... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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A COOL AND, UH, UNCOOL LOOK AT THE SPORTS WORLD.(SPORTS)
...The expiration date on cool has passed for women...swinging for the fences is cool, but Griffey running down a fly ball is even cooler. The Norfolk Tides' home uniforms are cool. Golf visors advertising...turf in more and more places. Grant ... |
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The coolest place in the store: when it comes to attracting customers and...
...Considering that a successful cooler can make or break a store, how should store operators go about designing this all-important...Miss. "It's very common to go in a convenience store and see...said, "People will hire us to go in their stores and do a ... |
 "The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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HOW COOL IS MADISON? PLENTY COOL ENOUGH FOR MOST OF US -- MOST OF THE TIME --...
...it is: "Are we cool?" No longer, apparently...coffee in lots of places. But are we really...people looking for a place to live. "This...languages here unless I go to the Slavic department...Pierced in several places and wearing all ... |
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Focus: Cool Places to Work.
...EMPLOYEES SAID ABOUT THEIR COOL PLACES TO WORK Here are some of...Brogan, Maria Marcotte -- Cool points: Open-door communication...executive: Daniel Gilmartin -- Cool points: Entrepreneurial...the extra mile does not go unnoticed. 3. ... |
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Cool-It Caddy Helping Women Keep Their Cool While Looking Hot This Spring and...
...temperatures, but the new Cool-It Caddy is waging a...layers for freeze-and-go portability. That means...Week Spring 2010 took place September 10-17, 2009...The recently debuted Cool-It Caddy is one step...micro fiber designs, the Cool-It ... |
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COOL OUT!(Daily Break)
...ve got tips to keep you cool as "Ice Ice Baby...might appear. think cool Go shopping. Slip into an...Store your soon-to-go-bad bananas and peaches...does anyone live in a place like that?" "Ice Age...In the Cool, ... |
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Find a cooler way to chill out at picnics.
...re going to buy a cooler, go to a few different places. Everyone has a special deal...longer if you transport the cooler inside an air-conditioned...should be safe to eat if it is cool to the touch, and the cooler still has ... |
 "The Washington Times (Washington, DC)")
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Celebrating compassionate cool; Conservatives don nonchalance of...
...Conservatives are suddenly "cool," or almost. Cool as...only makes them hot, not cool. Ever since George W...husband. Is there anything cooler than a guy who knows himself...himself." He keeps his cool, she might have said...Conservatives ... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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INDOOR COOL ISN'T ALWAYS SO HOT
...window unit that will cool the bedroom, but I haven...s just too cool. Some places are so refrigerated that...course, when there was no place to go to escape the heat. But...Newspaper ads boasted of cool, comfortable ... |
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Concepts of cool\
...and know that he is "cool."(PHOTO - Color...ways that cool men are cool: Gina Gershon is just...Sales of "Thriller" go through the roof, and Jackson becomes the coolest thing on the face of the...goes to show: Sometimes cool ... |
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