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Claret (Wine)
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Lock Background Locks have been used to fasten doors against thieves since earliest times. The Old Testament contains several references to locks, and the first archaeological evidence of locks are about 4,000 years old. These are Egyptian locks depicted in the pyramids.... Read more |
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elevation
elevation vertical distance from a datum plane, usually mean sea level to a point above the earth. Often used synonymously with altitude , elevation is the height on the earth's surface and altitude, the height in space above the surface. The elevation of a feature is calculated through such... Read more |
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luff
luff, the leading edge of a sail in a fore-and-aft rig. ‘Hold your luff’, an order to the helmsman of a sailing vessel to keep the vessel sailing as close to the wind as possible and not allow it to sag down to leeward.When used as a verb, ‘luff’ is an order to the... Read more |
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Red River Campaign 1864
RED RIVER CAMPAIGN RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (1864). Early in 1864, Union General Henry W. Halleck ordered an invasion of the cotton-growing sections of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. The thrust, to be under the command of General Nathaniel P. Banks, was to move up the Red River. Banks planned to begin... Read more |
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Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith Singer, songwriter, keyboardist Called a "true Renaissance [man] of contemporary Christian music" by Billboard, gospel singer Michael W. Smith gained popularity with mainstream audiences as well. His beautiful ballads and dance songs featuring a driving rock beat have,... Read more |
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