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Diogenes of Apollonia
Diogenes of Apollonia , 5th cent. BC, Greek philosopher. An eclectic, he reverted to the Milesian tradition of a century earlier in seeking to explain the constitution of all matter in terms of a single basic stuff. He believed, with Anaximenes, that this substance was air and, with Anaxagoras, that... Read more |
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Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy Born near Kingston, Texas, Audie Murphy (1924-1971) won fame as the most decorated soldier in U.S. military history. During World War II and for many years afterward, Audie Murphy personified heroism on the battlefield. His death-defying exploits were the stuff of legend, but to... Read more |
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queens counsel
queen's counsel (king's counsel). These were barristers appointed in the late 16th cent. to assist the law officers of the crown in the conduct of legal affairs. Unlike the serjeants at law they belonged to the Inns of Court. During the 18th cent. they ceased to be closely connected with the crown... Read more |
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carpe diem
carpe diem , a descriptive term for literature that urges readers to live for the moment [from the Latin phrase "seize the day," used by Horace]. The theme, which was widely used in 16th- and 17th-century love poetry, is best exemplified by a familiar stanza from Robert Herrick's "To the... Read more |
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Thales
Thales , c.636-c.546 BC, pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Miletus and reputed founder of the Milesian school of philosophy. He is the first recorded Western philosopher. Thales taught that everything in nature is composed of one basic stuff, which he thought to be water. Prior to Thales, mythology... Read more |
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Phil Spector
Phil SpectorMusic producer, songwriter Considered a rock-and-roll legend, Phil Spector is credited with revolutionizing the recording industry. From 1962 to 1965 he produced a number of rock classics and made stars of such groups as the Crystals, the Ronettes, and the Righteous Brothers. His... Read more |
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Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard The first American in space, Alan Shepard's (born 1923) 1961 flight was immortalized in the book and movie, The Right Stuff. Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire, a small village a few miles south of Manchester. He was the son of an army... Read more |
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Gingerbread
GINGERBREAD GINGERBREAD. The word "gingerbread" has evolved in English over the past five hundred years to include a highly diversified range of ginger-flavored foods. In its original medieval meaning, gingerbread was characterized as a "bread stuff," which meant something edible, a dry finger... Read more |
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Eels
EelsPop group A singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer known simply as "E" is the man responsible for eels. A native of Virginia who later moved to Los Angeles, E was born Mark Oliver Everett on April 9, 1963. His first instrument was a drum kit. Music soon became an... Read more |
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Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard 1943-, American playwright and actor, b. Fort Sheridan, Ill., as Samuel Shepard Rogers 7th. A product of the 1960s counterculture, Shepard combines wild humor, grotesque satire, myth, and a sparse, haunting language evocative of Western movies to create a subversive pop art vision of... Read more |
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jam
jam1 • verb 1. he jammed a finger in each ear synonyms: stuff, shove, force, ram, thrust, press, push, stick, squeeze...scrape, bind, tangle, spot, tight spot, corner, tight corner, hot/deep water, can of worms. |
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sauce
...alcohol, drink, spirits, liquor; informal booze, hooch, hard stuff, firewater, rotgut, moonshine, grog, demon rum, bottle...gravy guacamole hard sauce hoisin sauce hollandaise horseradish hot sauce hummus jus ketchup marinara mayonnaise mint sauce mole... |
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Hot stuffs: a unique product idea teamed with confidence in quality has made...
Hot stuffs Chris Tomaras knows his pita. As president of Kronos-Central Products, he has spent the last 15 years living and breathing... |
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Row between pizza chains is real Hot Stuff; TRADE MARKS.(Business)
...companies over who owns the rights to a Hot Stuff Pizza. The spicy saga revolves around...about protecting the trade mark for Hot Stuff Pizza - it also impacts on both consumers...fooled into believing that their 'Hot Stuff Pizza' pizza is now available from... |
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Are you going broke buying supplements? Wouldn't it be great if you could get...
...in-one "super powder" called HOT STUFF! This fantastic, one-of-a...market? In other words, what makes HOT STUFF such an effective bodybuilding supplement...absolutely perfect description of why HOT STUFF works so well. While each of the... |
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Hot stuff!: The joys of chocolate
...nip in the air with a dip in the air conditioning? But hot chocolate these days isn't the stuff of your youth - a powdery packet mix dumped into hot water. Now, it's not so much hot chocolate as haute chocolate. In New York, MarieBelle... |
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The Orange County Register, Calif., Hot Stuff Column.
...archives in its archive. What's hot about them? Not much, per se. The...however, WPA is doing something very hot. It is making some of its images available...not sound like a big deal to you (or Hot Stuff), but if you're in advertising... |
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Hot Stuff Foods, LLC, Sioux Falls, SD, acquired Lettieri's, Inc., a Shakopee,...
HOT STUFF FOODS, LLC, Sioux Falls, SD, acquired...products such as breakfast sandwiches, enrobed hot dogs, burgers and calzones. The acquisition is being funded by Hot Stuff management, Lettieri's management... |
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HOT STUFF ANIMATES TEENS.
...has launched a juniors brand called Hot Stuff, named for another character owned by the company. The brand is inspired by Hot Stuff, The Tuff Little Red Devil...manufacturers in a variety of categories, for Hot Stuff. Hot Stuff was a character in... |
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Hot Stuff Foods expands pizza offerings.(MARKETING STRATEGIES: INDUSTRY...
In September, Hot Stuff Foods, Sioux Falls, S.D., introduced...pizza promotion, the Price Buster Pizza. Hot Stuff is promoting the large (14-inch...offered our retailers," said Des Hague, Hot Stuff's chairman and president. "They... |
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Hot Stuff Foods wins packaging award.(2006 Packaging Awards)(Brief article)
Hot Stuff Foods, Sioux Falls, S.D., garnered top...sponsored by the Foodservice Packaging Institute. Hot Stuff Foods captured first place in the...In addition to the first-place award, Hot Stuff also received Honorable Mention honors... |
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Hot Stuff Foods teams up with ESPN Radio.(Brief article)
In January, Hot Stuff Foods President/CEO Des Hague announced that Hot Stuff Foods, Sioux Falls, S.D., had begun rolling...with ESPN Radio on Jan. 30. Initial spots featured Hot Stuff's new Palm Pizza. "We will be a very aggressive... |
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