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Louis de Saint-Just
Louis de Saint-Just , 1767-94, French revolutionary. A member of the Convention from 1792, he became a favorite of Maximilien Robespierre and was (1793-94) a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety (see Reign of Terror ). As commissioner (1793) with the army of the Rhine, he contributed to... Read more |
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riddle
riddle puzzling question, specifically one that consists of a fanciful description or definition of something to be guessed. A famous riddle was asked by the Sphinx: "What goes on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, on three at night?" Oedipus guessed the answer correctly: ... Read more |
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Tramaine Hawkins
Tramaine Hawkins Gospel singer Early Stints With Hawkins Singers and Andraé Crouch Dance Cut Causes Controversy Searching For A Larger Audience Selected discography Sources Tramaine Hawkins is the reigning diva of gospel music. Serving God through her voice since childhood, Hawkins has made it... Read more |
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Pam Tillis
Pam Tillis Singer, songwriter Produced Own Music Change of Pace Acting Repertoire Selected discography Sources No female performer of the 1990s did more to revitalize country music than Pam Tillis. She pushed the boundaries of the genre by incorporating the pop, jazz, blues, and folk influences of... Read more |
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Tony Dorsett
Tony Dorsett 1954- American football player At just five-feet-ten-inches and 188 pounds dripping wet, Tony Dorsett didn't appear cut out to be a good running back. However, he spent four spectacular years at the University of Pittsburgh and twelve seasons in the National Football... Read more |
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War Memorials
Memorials, War. Wars are commemorated by an immense variety of devices—obelisks, monoliths, marble temples, battlefields and battle markers, statues, cemeteries, tombs, memorial chapels and parks, plaques and walls bearing the names of the dead, place names, and “living... Read more |
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Just Compensation
JUST COMPENSATION Equitable remuneration to the owner of private property that is expropriated for public use through condemnation, the implementation of the governmental power of eminent domain. The fifth amendment to the U.S. Constitution proscribes the taking of private property by the... Read more |
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Flowers
FLOWERS FLOWERS. Throughout history, flowers, like seeds, leaves, and stems, have contributed to human cookery. But edible flowers, when added to food, provide more than sustenance and flavoring. They add form and color. They are an exception to the rule, a spark of interest, and a spectacle that... Read more |
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Congenital Amputation
Congenital amputation Definition Congenital amputation is the absence of a limb or part of a limb at birth. Description There are different types of congenital amputation birth defects. An infant with congenital amputation may be missing an entire limb or just a portion of... Read more |
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THE BRAVE AND BONKERS BREED RESTORING MY FAITH IN BRITAIN.
...desperandum. Just when you...None other than Ellen MacArthur...men? I met four of them on...journey. Four crews drowned...You bet. Two of these...Morris and George Rock, ran...are Mark Stubbs, a ... |
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Animal biographies? Dee Robinson drafts short 'lives' of four famous animals.
...portrait painted by George Stubbs in 1792, was...into his back than any horse yet...strength and power than any horse ever...of his fore-legs, and his stunted...bred normally on two occasions with...Dolly was not ... |
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FOOTBALL: LIFE BEYOND LARSSON!; Celts live without Henrik but only just.(Sport)
...snapped left leg in plaster...out another four of Tuesday...running, had George O'Boyle...powerful header just over the...remind us just what their...rather than carve a path...clear of Alan Stubbs and ... |