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William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday , 1854-1937, American naturalist, b. Plainfield, Ind. He was educated at Iowa State College (now Iowa State Univ.), continued his study of zoology and museology in Europe, and was chief taxidermist (1882-90) of the U.S. National Museum. As the first director (1896-1926) of... Read more |
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Arthur Meier Schlesinger
Arthur Meier Schlesinger , 1888-1965, American historian, b. Xenia, Ohio. After teaching at Ohio State Univ. and the State Univ. of Iowa, he was a professor of history (1924-54) at Harvard and in 1928 became an editor of the New England Quarterly. His well-known works in the field of colonial... Read more |
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Feeling of Inferiority
INFERIORITY, FEELING OF (INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY) As early as 1907 Alfred Adler considered the state of organic inferiority as a factor in neurosis before linking it to the newborn child's state of physiological immaturity. This state of inferiority is the source of the feeling of inferiority that... Read more |
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artificial life support
artificial life support systems that use medical technology to aid, support, or replace a vital function of the body that has been seriously damaged. Such techniques include artificial pacemakers , internal defibrillators , dialysis machines (see kidney, artificial ), and respirators. The use of... Read more |
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 720 East Wisconsin AvenueMilwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-4797U.S.A.Telephone: (414) 271-1444Fax: (414) 299-7022Web site: http://www.northwesternmutual.com Mutual Company Incorporated: 1857 as Mutual Life Insurance Companyof the State of WisconsinEmployees:... Read more |
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Witold Lutoslawski
Witold Lutoslawski Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) was the leader of the group of Polish composers who came into prominence in the 1950s. His work was performed and honored worldwide throughout his lifetime. Witold Lutoslawski was born in Warsaw, Poland, and spent all of his formative years... Read more |
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New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company 51 Madison AvenueNew York, New York 10010U.S.A.Telephone: (212) 576-7000Toll Free: (800) 710-7945Fax: (212) 576-8145Web site: http://www.newyorklife.com Mutual CompanyIncorporated: 1841 as Nautilus Insurance CompanyEmployees: 11,800Total Assets: $97.1 billion... Read more |
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American Jewish Committee
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Defense organization led by U.S. Jews and established in 1906. The American Jewish Committee was established in 1906, after a series of pogroms in Eastern Europe convinced prominent U.S. Jews of the need to create a defense organization dedicated "to prevent the... Read more |
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Palliative Care
PALLIATIVE CARE A report released by the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Care at the End of Life states that individuals often suffer needlessly at the end of life. According to this report, the organization of the health care delivery system in the United States impedes delivery of good... Read more |
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Rural life
RURAL LIFE RURAL LIFE. Rural life has been a central and defining aspect of the history of the United States, which has transformed from an agrarian-based society to a largely urban and industrial one. The term "rural life" broadly describes the lifestyle of residents of nonurban areas, defined... Read more |
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Cultural organizations help students adjust to Iowa State U. life
...1999 (Iowa State Daily) (U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- It can...international students to adjust to life at Iowa State...But to help them out...international ... |
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TRANSITION TO LIFE IN U.S., IOWA CITY
...the United States on the University of Iowa campus...ropes of Iowa City, observing...available cultural activities...community organizations are sponsoring...activities to help international...scholars ... |