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execution
execution Capital punishment has, historically, been a mainstay of most systems of judicial punishment, although it is only recently that systematic work has been carried out by historians either on the incidence of the use of the death penalty, or on its broader cultural significance. If we confine... Read more |
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varve
varve in geology, pair of thin sedimentary layers formed annually by seasonal climatic changes. Usually found in glacial lake deposits, varves consist of a coarse-grained, light-colored summer deposit and a finer-grained, dark-colored winter deposit formed when fine sediment settles out from the... Read more |
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Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick 1849-1919, American industrialist, b. Westmoreland co., Pa. He worked on his father's farm, was a store clerk, and did bookkeeping before he and several associates organized (1871) Frick & Company to operate coke ovens in the Connellsville coal district. He strengthened his... Read more |
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Lakes
lakes A lake is a standing body of fresh or saline water on the land surface, into which and from which rivers may flow. Although lakes originate in many ways, they may be as prolific today as at any time in the geological past. This is attributable to the legacy of the Pleistocene glaciation... Read more |
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Ethnomusicology
Ethnomusicology BIBLIOGRAPHY Although there is no universally accepted definition of ethnomusicology, a few words stand out in most definitions: “sound, Read more |
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Chapala
Chapala , lake, c.50 mi (80 km) long and 8 mi (12.8 km) wide, W Mexico, in Jalisco and Michoacán states. It is the largest lake in Mexico. Set in a depression on the central plateau, Lake Chapala is fed by the Lerma River, which flows into it from the east, and is drained by the Río... Read more |
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Pyramids
P YRAMIDS Historians have said that most of what humans know about ancient cultures is based on funerary artifacts. Certainly no other example of mortuary culture stands out in modern consciousness than the Egyptian pyramids. The first large-scale stone construction in... Read more |
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Lucerne
Lucerne , Ger. Luzern , canton (1993 pop. 331,800), 576 sq mi (1,492 sq km), central Switzerland. Drained by the Reuss and Kleine Emme rivers, Lucerne is mainly an agricultural and pastoral region, with orchards and large forested areas. It contains the Lake of Sempach and borders on the Lake of... Read more |
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Highland Park
Highland Park 1 City (1990 pop. 30,575), Lake co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. It is a retail business and medical center for the North Shore area. Nearby Ravinia Park is the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in residence for the Ravinia Music Festival,... Read more |
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Is Lake Michigan draining?: Amid history of fluctuating levels, drop stands out.
...lake where levels can swing...normal" level; it's...moment, the lake is about...of water levels on the upper Great Lakes, and one...in Lakes Michigan and Huron...of one big ... |