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Hayden Carruth
Carruth, Hayden 1921-2008OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born August 3, 1921, in Waterbury, CT; died September 29, 2008, in Munns- ville, NY. Poet, publisher, magazine editor, educator, and author. Carruth's poetry enabled the reclusive author to offer to others a glimpse of the world as... Read more |
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Brief
BRIEF A summary of the important points of a longer document. An abstract of a published judicial opinion prepared by a law student as part of an assignment in the case method study of law. A written document drawn up by an attorney for a party in a lawsuit or by a party himself or herself... Read more |
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Fund for UFO Research
Fund for UFO Research Founded in the District of Columbia in 1979 to provide grants for UFO research and public education. The chairman since its beginning has been physicist Bruce Maccabee. It reviews research proposals and approves those that promise to advance scientific knowledge and public... Read more |
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John Goodricke
Goodricke, John (b. Groningen, Netherlands, 17 September 1764; d. York, England, 20 April 1786) astronomy. Goodricke, the British astronomical prodigy of the late eighteenth century whose discoveries laid the foundations of an important branch of stellar astronomy, died at not quite twenty-two... Read more |
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nervous breakdown
nervous breakdown (ner-vŭs brayk-down) n. a lay term applied to a range of emotional crises varying from a brief attack of ‘hysterical’ behaviour to a major mental illness with severe long-term effects on the life of the sufferer. The term is also sometimes used as a euphemism... Read more |
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Amicus Curiae
AMICUS CURIAE Literally, friend of the court. A person with strong interest in or views on the subject matter of an action, but not a party to the action, may petition the court for permission to file a brief, ostensibly on behalf of a party but actually to suggest a rationale consistent with its... Read more |
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Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes , book of the Bible, the name of which is a latinized derivation of the Hebrew Qohelet [the Preacher]. Although traditionally ascribed to Solomon (who is identified as the author in the text), it was clearly written much later (c.300 BC). Like Job, the book takes issue, it would seem,... Read more |
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Elizabeth Spencer
Spencer, Elizabeth (1921– ),Mississippi‐born novelist, resident for some time in Italy. Since 1958 she and her husband have lived in Canada. Her first novels, Fire in the Morning (1948), This Crooked Way (1952), and The Voice at the Back Door (1956), are set in her native state and in... Read more |
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Gerald Scarfe
Scarfe, Gerald (1936– ). British caricaturist, designer, sculptor, printmaker, painter, film-maker, and writer, born in London. He suffered from severe asthma throughout most of his childhood and took up drawing during long periods of confinement in bed. After a brief period working for an... Read more |
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