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The Illuminati
T HEI LLUMINATI For many conspiracy theorists, the Illuminati is the ultimate secret society, a group that stretches its tentacles of control to encompass the entire world. According to these theorists, the members of the Illuminati are the real rulers of the... Read more |
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Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common genetic diseases and one of the best known to the general public. There are approximately one thousand new cases of CF in the United States every year, and approximately thirty thousand people in the country are currently affected. In... Read more |
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NSA (United States National Security Agency)
NSA (United States National Security Agency) ¦ JUDSON KNIGHT Legendary for its secrecy, the National Security Agency (NSA) is the leading cryptologic organization in the United States intelligence community. Focused on cryptologic and cryptanalytic missions, it is the ... Read more |
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bushel
bushel in Britain, a measure of capacity equal to 8 gallons (equivalent to 36.4 litres), used for corn, fruit, liquids, etc.; in the US, a measure of capacity equal to 64 US pints (equivalent to 35.2 litres), used for dry goods. The word is recorded from Middle English, and comes from Old French... Read more |
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James Bradley
James Bradley 1693-1762, English astronomer. His discovery of the aberration of light, announced in 1728, provided an important line of evidence for the motion of the earth around the sun. In 1742 Bradley became the third Astronomer Royal. Under his direction the observatory at Greenwich was... Read more |
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van Eyck
van Eyck , family of Flemish painters, the brothers Hubert van Eyck, c.1370-1426, and Jan van Eyck, c.1390-1441. Their Lives Very little is known of Hubert, the older of the two brothers. He is said to have worked (1414-17) for Duke William of Bavaria and is known to have settled in Ghent early... Read more |
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blueprint
blueprint white-on-blue photographic print, commonly of a working drawing used during building or manufacturing. The plan is first drawn to scale on a special paper or tracing cloth through which light can penetrate. The drawing is then placed over blueprint paper, prepared with a mixture of... Read more |
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Roswell
Roswell , city (1990 pop. 44,654), seat of Chaves co., SE N.Mex., near the Pecos River; settled 1869 as a trading post, inc. 1903. It is the trade, marketing, and rail center of an irrigated farm area. Foods and beverages, fireworks, clothing, pipes, concrete, and motor vehicles are manufactured.... Read more |
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Candles
Candle Background One of the earliest forms of portable illumination, candles have served vital functions for humankind throughout history, a fact chronicled through the discovery of candles or candle-like objects in virtually every society. Historians believe the original... Read more |
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mezzotint
mezzotint [Ital.,=halftint], method of copper or steel engraving in tone. A Dutch officer, Ludwig von Siegen, is given credit for the invention of mezzotint c.1640. The process then came into prominence in England early in the 18th cent. Mezzotint involves uniform burring with a curved, sawtoothed... Read more |
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Secret World of U.S. Interrogation; Long History of Tactics in Overseas...
...Afghanistan, the CIA's secret U.S. interrogation...centers -- many of them secret and all off-limits...elsewhere; small and secret CIA-run facilities...impartial hearing; and, at least in the case of prisoners...absolutely legal." In fact, ... |
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menopause; Its fears, secrets are coming out in the open.(VARIETY)
...event that affects every woman sooner or later...change, menopause is coming into the open. There...gradually start making less and less. Almost...important hormone. Every woman's perimenopause...Cycles usually get lighter ... |
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Cellulite The lazy girl's guide to bump-free legs; Caprice's secrets;...
...lucky that I'm not prone to it, but like every other woman I'm more at risk as I get...really can help your bumpy bits - with very little work on your part. Here's my pick of...Concentrate, pounds 21.95; Dior Body Light, pounds 26; Guinot Longue Vie Corps... |
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SECRET TO EVERGREEN LIGHT BLUE.(Sport)
...reckons he's discovered the secret to evergreen Davie Weir's...January window of 2007 it looked little more than a stop-gap measure...reckons it's because Weir treats every game as if it were his last...always look at that. I remember coming into the game ... |
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Details of Bush's surprise trip still coming to light.
...WASHINGTON _ With Election Day less than a year away, President Bush's secret Thanksgiving Day trip...the images of Iraq _ at least in the short term _ away...vests, his plane's lights turned off and his whereabouts...of Baltimore said. ... |
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Open up secret world of intelligence services Coming revelations will show...
...eclectic and not a little eccentric, he is as...of trying to shine the light of parliamentary scrutiny...that the questions are coming: Were they under surveillance...those answers, or, at least, satisfactory and well...ever possible to thwart ... |
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Desert heroes shed new light on secret state
...CAME round about once every eight minutes - two young...athletes who are defying every prediction that they would...it remains one of the least visited and understood...supplements are given to fans at every match. In view of the...discrimination Even before ... |
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'NOW YOU KNOW' DONE WITH A SMILE A LIGHT NOVEL OF DEEP SECRETS
...novels. Nor of light novels, either...reader needs a little time to get the...protagonist is Terry Little, a Cockney actor...his more or less estranged wife...Terry, lifts secret and incriminating...secret to protect ... |
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NO SECRET HE HAS TO PROTECT PATRIOTS' LIGHT MUST KEEP ABRAHAM AT BAY
...and the up- and-coming Aaron Schobel in...left tackle Matt Light will never catch...night memorizing every little move and every little trick he...there's a lot less mystery being in...studies ... |
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Soap Gets in Your Ears; Is That Organ Music Coming From Your IPod? Must Be...
...month at "Guiding Light," television...running soap opera. A little ho-hum compared...docent for "Guiding Light's" snarling zoo...paternity of her baby a secret. Reva kept her chemotherapy...has been podcasting every episode, which is...the ... |