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Danger
DANGER As with many concepts a tentative definition of danger is based on its use in ordinary language: it signifies either a situation or set of circumstances that compromise the security or existence of a person or thing. Aside from the past or present, it can include future situations, that is,... Read more |
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Air Defense
AIR DEFENSE AIR DEFENSE. Although American cities were not in danger of attack by air during World War I (1914–1918), American military planners did not overlook the ordeal of Great Britain under such attacks. Remote as the possibi... Read more |
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Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos , 1741-1803, French novelist and general, known as Choderlos de Laclos. He is best known for Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782; tr. Dangerous Connections, 1784, and Dangerous Acquaintances, 1924), a novel in letter form of cynical seduction... Read more |
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Schenck v United States
Schenck v. United States case decided in 1919 by the U.S. Supreme Court. During World War I, Charles T. Schenck produced a pamphlet maintaining that the military draft was illegal, and was convicted under the Espionage Act of attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to obstruct... Read more |
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles , city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. A port of entry on the Pacific coast, with a fine harbor at San Pedro Bay, it is the second largest U.S. city in population and one of the largest in area. Two mountain ranges, the Santa Monica and Verdugo, cut... Read more |
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Lorelei
Lorelei , cliff, 433 ft (132 m) high, on the right bank of the Rhine River, near St. Goarshausen, W Germany, about midway between Koblenz and Bingen. There the Rhine forms a dangerous narrows, and in German legend a fairy similar to the Greek Sirens lived on the rock and by her singing lured the... Read more |
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Receivership
RECEIVERSHIP A court order whereby all the property subject to dispute in a legal action is placed under the dominion and control of an independent person known as a receiver. Receivership is an extraordinary remedy, the purpose of which is to preserve property during the time needed to prosecute... Read more |
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Guardian angels
G UARDIANA NGELS A n old tradition says that guardian angels are appointed to children at the time of their birth. The seventeenth-century mystic Amos Komensky (1592–1670) declared that each child has an angel "given to him by God and ordained to be... Read more |
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Too Short
Too $hort Rap artist Created Pimp Persona Mixed Reviews Dangerous Music Wet Dream Rap—The Misogynist Element Selected discography Sources The “acknowledged West Coast master of the pimp rhyme,” Jonathan Gold wrote in the Los Angeles Times, “Oakland rapper Too $hort built... Read more |
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More than 50 new earthquake faults discovered in California
...California LOS ANGELES, April 28...earthquake faults to a new state...The state's fault activity map...risks, the Los Angeles Times said. The new faults range from...that don't pose much ... |
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SCHOOL SITE RUNS INTO PROBLEMS; CRITICS POINT TO LANDSLIDES, NEARBY FAULT...
...the shadow of Los Angeles' Belmont fiasco...active quake fault, surrounded...built, will pose no health hazards...referring to the Los Angeles Unified School...pose the real dangers for ... |
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L.A. GETS SHAKE-UP CALL WITH TEMBLOR CONCERNS RAISED OVER READINESS
...San Andreas Fault ... We are...deteriorating; 10 in Los Angeles County have...repairs. The danger was highlighted...bridges do not pose a danger to...15 bridges in Los Angeles County and ... |
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Mass Inoculations Pose Complexities
...on the vaccine's dangers and preparing to...stepped up to the plate under an extremely tight...sure this doesn't pose more risks than it...that the vaccine poses unacceptable risks...vaccine program for Los Angeles County, ... |
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Dangerous games and the criminal law.
...is not, except under the greediest notions...when in practice, Los Angeles Clippers' star...really Kleine's fault -- after all...to the risks he poses to persons or their...for the threat or danger he poses. ... |
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YO U R L E T T E R S
Keep kids under 16 off of deadly...or understand the dangers ATVs pose to children when...warn kids about dangers The Sept. 21 article...accident was not his fault. He also said...Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, ... |
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Miss Demeanors; Celebs stink while Hub garden partygoers come off smelling...
...reduce you to napping under a table at the Oak Bar...there's always the danger of spilling one's drink...at a jewelry store in Los Angeles. Is it her fault she suffers from Sudden...strikes a fierce pose in this haute ... |
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U.S. California legislature passes bill to protect domestic violence victims
...victims LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3...individuals who pose an immediate...occupied or under the control...who present a danger to themselves...Lieu added. Under current California...Californians," said Los ... |
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COPS: THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY ARMCHAIR CRITICS ANGER OFFICERS WHO RISK OWN...
...city and rocked the Los Angeles Police Department...again find themselves under fire after the emergence...suspects who could pose a threat to them...to appreciate the dangers officers face, and...trigger to record and fault ... |
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COPS: THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY ARMCHAIR CRITICS ANGER OFFICERS WHO RISK OWN...
...city and rocked the Los Angeles Police Department...again find themselves under fire after the emergence...suspects who could pose a threat to them...to appreciate the dangers officers face, and...trigger to record and fault ... |
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