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Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama , c.1469-1524, Portuguese navigator, the first European to journey by sea to India. His epochal voyage (1497-99) was made at the order of Manuel I . With four vessels, he rounded the Cape of Good Hope, passed the easternmost point reached by Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, continued up the... Read more |
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Lamarckism
LYSENKOISM. Lysenkoism is a censorious name for a movement that demands either censure or faith in agrobiology, as Soviet agronomist Trofim Denisovich Lysenko (1898–1976) called his aggressive creation. He also named it Michurinism, in tribute to the plant breeder Ivan V. Michurin, who won... Read more |
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Perry
Perry, Canada, USA USA: twelve cities have this name, a substantial number in tribute to Captain Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), an American naval officer who gained almost legendary status after defeating a British squadron at the Battle of Lake Erie in the 1812 war. Perrysburg in New... Read more |
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Althea
Althea ♀ From Greek mythology. Although sometimes considered to be a contracted form of Alethea, it is actually a quite distinct name (Greek Althaia) of uncertain origin. It was borne in classical legend by the mother of Meleager, who was given a brand plucked from the fire at the instant of... Read more |
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corsair
corsair, a private ship fitted out by an owner to operate under licence by the government against the merchant shipping of an enemy. The word is particularly applicable to Mediterranean waters and is most often associated with the privateering cruisers which operated off the Barbary (Saracen)... Read more |
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wheelchair
WHEELCHAIRS The wheelchair is made from many components ideally chosen to meet the needs of the person using the chair. The reasons to choose a wheelchair and the options available are as varied at the people who will use them. The most important thing before purchasing or renting a wheelchair is... Read more |
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Tool
ToolRock group Created around the idea of lachrymology, or the "study of crying," Tool became both a symbol of success in the music world and a tribute to the concept of channeling negative energy toward positive means. With early hits such as "Sober" and "Prison Sex," the band made use of the... Read more |
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pelorus
pelorus, a circular ring fitted to the rim of a compass bowl and carrying two sighting vanes, used to take azimuths of celestial objects. The ring can be easily revolved and the compass bearing read off by sighting the vanes on the required object. Alternatively, the ring can be fitted to a... Read more |
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Alexander
Alexander in the Bible. 1 Kinsman of Annas. 2 Son of Simon of Cyrene, probably a Christian. 3 Heretic condemned by Paul. 4 Coppersmith who did Paul harm. 5 Jew who tried to speak during a riot at Ephesus. The last three may be the same man. The Alexanders in the books of the Maccabees are... Read more |
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We may have been like an old married couple but Barry only ever had one true...
...he stood in the pulpit ofFoxrock church and recalled how the man he shared a house with for three yearswould greet him with the...congregation. Why did Barry do this? Only God can answer that. Last night the IRFU announced that ODriscoll would travel on the summer... |
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Undying devotion ; In a fitting tribute to legendary artist K. G. Subramanyan...
...EXHIBITIONUNDYING DEVOTION In a fitting tribute to legendary artist K...accident. In Chennai an old man came to my home and told...was the beginning of her journey. Krishnamurthy introduced...literary luminaries of the last century. Gertrude ... |
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Fitting tributes to King's mission
...thing happen to a black man? What did he do to achieve...United States said that all men are created equal, believe...before, that during the last five years or more of...family history, begins his journey - from, symbolically...give her seat to a white ... |
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Colourful farewell a fitting tribute to the man who loved living life.
...in the only fitting way - laughter...anywhere. A big man - 6ft 5in and 17...affection for the man from Troon was...making the painful journey to be at what he called his 'Last Supper' touched...Think where man's glory most... |
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A fitting tribute.(Features)
...of the best Beatles tribute bands on the circuit...Beatle Week audience last year by playing the...Week Hall of Fame last year. In Sweden...he began his Beatle journey to Liverpool back...and see his one-man shows and witness... |
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'We Are Marshall' movie a fitting tribute
...Marshall" is a tribute to a lot of deserving...of a handful of men portrayed in the...Van Horn for one last journey home to Tuscaloosa...that, yes, the man sacrificed for...Red Dawson, two men who were kept off...team," he ... |
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Guard of honour a fitting tribute.(News)
...helped pay the ultimate tribute to one of South Wales...turned out to say their last goodbyes at the 72...following his death last week. As mourners...Wales" summed up the man. He said: "If you...was led on his final journey to Thornhill ... |
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Fitting tribute to true Anfield legend Keegan; 'Son' of Shankly given warmest...
...Tuesday morning and a long line of men in tuxedos had formed a queue...soon to be confronted by a long journey home in the early hours or that...is to Anfield regulars, the man who brought light to their darkness...it is 33 years since he was last employed ... |
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Poets' fitting tribute to an old Everyman; THEATRE Roger McGough and Brian...
...back in the day. Joining them on stage last night was guitarist Andy Roberts, who...dramatic tension for Not For Me A Young Man's Death (all by McGough); lyrical...audience's imaginations and took them on a journey to the city's docks, a night out in... |
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Football: A FITTING TRIBUTE! ; SUNDERLAND 2 READING 1
...the famous trophy also made the journey north to mark the passing of a man whose name is still synonymous...that, for all their heroics last season, are expected to struggle...some neat footwork from target man Jones. Some intricate passing... |