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Birches
Birches, blank‐verse lyric by Robert Frost, published in Mountain Interval (1916). The poet describes his boyhood pleasure in climbing birch trees, swinging from the tops until the supple trunks bent in a curve to the ground. He dreams of being again “a swinger of birches,” and... Read more |
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Benigno Aquino
Benigno Aquino Benigno Aquino (1933-1983) of the Philippines was a leading opponent of the rule of President Ferdinand Marcos. His opposition ended in August 1983 when, after living in exile in the United States for three years, he returned to Manila and was gunned down at the airport. His death... Read more |
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Omar Bongo
Omar Bongo (El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba) , 1935-, Gabonese political leader, president of Gabon (1967-), b. Albert-Bernard Bongo. He entered the civil service (1958), became minister of information and tourism in 1966, vice president in 1967, and then succeeded to the presidency. He created a... Read more |
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The Heiress
Heiress, The (1947), a play by Ruth and Augustus Goetz. [Biltmore Theatre, 410 perf.] Dominated by her unloving father, Dr. Austin Sloper ( Basil Rathbone), Catherine Sloper ( Wendy Hiller) is receptive to the courtship of Morris Townsend ( Peter Cookson). But Townsend is a... Read more |
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Marengo
Marengo a decisive French victory of Napoleon's campaign in Italy in 1800, close to the village of Marengo, near Turin. After military reverses had all but destroyed French power in Italy, Napoleon crossed the Alps to defeat and capture an Austrian army, a victory which led to Italy coming under... Read more |
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Negativism
Negativism A tendency to resist complying with directions or suggestions. Negativism is a behavior characterized by the tendency to resist direction from others, and the refusal to comply with requests. Negativism appears and wanes at various stages of a person's development. Active... Read more |
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Queen Charlotte
Charlotte ♀ (French) feminine diminutive of Charles, used in England since the 17th century. It was particulary popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, in part due to the influence of firstly Queen Charlotte (1744–1818), wife of George III, and secondly the novelist Charlotte ... Read more |
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Washo
Washo , Native North Americans occupying the region around Washo and Tahoe lakes in W Nevada and E California in the mid-19th cent. The Paiute were their inveterate enemies; before the coming of white settlers the Paiute defeated and drove back the Washo, and again in the period of 1860-62 they... Read more |
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Meir Kahane
KAHANE, MEIR 1932-1990 Rabbi zionist, and founder of jdl Radical Rabbi Meir Kahane was obsessed with what he believed to be rampant anti-Semitism in America and abroad. He chose to be always on the offensive, attacking his enemies, allies, or fellow Jews if they disagreed with his tactics. He... Read more |
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2002-03 El Nino has resisted stereotypes with its unpredictable behavior.
...surrounding El Nino's warm patch...cool phase and El Ninos were...on what the coming months hold...California might yet get a dose of wet...more like the El Nino stereotype...in March - again, quirky...article was prepared by Science |
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El Nino may leave basin drained.(City/Region)(Warm days and less...
...blush. Blame it on El Ni[+ or -]o...the only other El Ni[+ or -]o...and people are coming." While the Willamette...this is all we get." In 2005, 2007 and again in 2009 the Cascades...But this is an El Ni[+ or -]o...region usually gets would have to fall...weekly and are ... |
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En garde: Be prepared to do battle with more pests this spring
...reports that El Nino has gained slightly...region. But a wet El Nino winter can cause...will no doubt get a head start...planting hole prepared with generous...once in May and again in June. Insecticidal...start feeding coming out of winter... |
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Wet winter in isles' forecast
...might once again knock out...Unlike an El Nino, with a...landslides. "We get a little...always be prepared for the possibility...people to be prepared to be without...Especially coming off of a...temperature gets colder...Hawaii, said El Nino winters ... |
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Hurricane Forecast Predicts Slightly Milder Season
...indicating that El Nino could develop. If El Nino develops, that...knew a storm was coming at them, but...people weren't prepared for the massive...meaning, who gets what amount...from happening again this year. Jon... |
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CELIO'S CALGARY COMEBACK 1988 OLYMPIAN BACK IN TOWN TO COACH SWISS JUNIORS.
...Mark Streit or Nino Niederreiter...final round again." The Swiss...pick he'll get lots of attention...pick of 2010, Nino Niederreiter...Juniors after coming back from a...says about "El Nino". "We would be prepared to add him if... |
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WHITE HOUSE CONDUCTS PRESS BRIEFING, MAY 29
...GIBBS: Before we get started today...have a developing El Nino coming on. And if that...the Atlantic. The El Nino acts to suppress...real focus on, again, what's going...areas have to get prepared now. They can... |
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Coyotes may find need to trade Tkachuk.(Sports)
...are whispers coming from the desert...captain said he is prepared for anything...me if I might get traded? It...of (bleep) again. That gutless...he wasn't coming back," said...rosy in Anaheim again now that Paul...David Karpa. "El Nino is going elsewhere...Next year he ... |
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KEEPING YOUR SANITY IN THE FACE OF SNOW.(Local)(Column)
...I was better prepared for this storm...based on the coming of El Nino, the weather...occurs during the coming year. Which...years - sometime again this week...people can't get enough of the...it starts up again. Some people... |
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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS
...hour, and coming up this half...be happy to get the thumbs...that story coming up. CHARLES...be carefully prepared, both here...going to try again with other...heart attacks. Coming up, from ABC...weatherwise, El Nino still at it... |
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