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bridge
bridge card game derived from whist , played with 52 cards by four players in two partnerships. Basic Rules The cards in contract bridge rank from ace down to two; in bidding, suits rank spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. After all cards are dealt, so that each player holds 13 cards, the dealer... Read more |
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Treaty of Nerchinsk
NERCHINSK, TREATY OF The Treaty of Nerchinsk was a Sino-Russian peace treaty negotiated and signed at the Siberian border point of Nerchinsk in August and September 1689. Armed conflict in the Far East of Russia rose out of the advance of Russian colonists to Dahuria during the middle of the... Read more |
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Request for proposal
Request for Proposal (RFP) A request for proposal (RFP) is a purchasing and procurement instrument that enables buying organizations to solicit high-quality products and services from the market at the most favorable prices; this is done by selecting potential suppliers through competitive bidding.... Read more |
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Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh castle in Northumberland is sited on an outcrop of basalt rock, overlooking the North Sea. A citadel of the Anglo-Saxon kings of Bernicia, it was close to their palace at Yeavering and the royal monastery of Lindisfarne. Later the site became a centre of power of the earls of Northumbria.... Read more |
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James Rudolph Garfield
James Rudolph Garfield 1865-1950, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1907-9), b. Hiram, Ohio; son of President James A. Garfield. After being admitted to the Ohio bar in 1888, he became a lawyer in Cleveland. He was a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission (1902-3) and commissioner of... Read more |
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pinochle
pinochle , card game, probably derived from bezique , that was developed in the United States in the 19th cent. Pinochle is played by two, three, or four players, with a deck of 48 cards containing two each of the aces, face cards, tens, and nines of all four suits. The cards rank (in descending... Read more |
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Richard J Riordan
Richard J. Riordan , 1930-, American businessman and politician, b. Flushing, N.Y. He moved to Los Angeles, where he amassed a fortune through venture capitalism, real estate investment, and leveraged buyouts. In 1993 the conservative Riordan was elected mayor of Los Angeles, the first Republican to... Read more |
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bridge (game)
bridge card game derived from whist , played with 52 cards by four players in two partnerships. Basic Rules The cards in contract bridge rank from ace down to two; in bidding, suits rank spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. After all cards are dealt, so that each player holds 13 cards,... Read more |
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Fruehauf Corp
Fruehauf Corporation 10900 Harper Ave.Detroit, Michigan 48232U.S.A.(313) 267-1000 Public Company Incorporated: Feb. 27, 1918 as Fruehauf Trailer CompanyEmployees: 26,500Sales: $2.56 billionMarket value: $2.1 billionStock Index: New York Pacific Midwest A leader in the volatile truck trailer... Read more |
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