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Crowded House
Crowded House Rock band First Single Finally Took Off Accusations of Sophomore Slump Sought the Elusive Read more |
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Slump
Slump The word slump is most commonly used as a colloquial description of a landslide with a markedly curved and concave-upward slip surface, which results in rotational movement of the mass above the slip surface. This stands in contrast to landslides with more nearly planar slip surfaces, above... Read more |
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Diversification
Diversification In its narrowest meaning, diversification in corporate jargon means participation in multiple industrial activities that do not move in concert as the economy goes up and down. Thus a company that is engaged both in construction and in lumber is not said to be diversified. If... Read more |
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Unemployment insurance
Unemployment InsuranceBIBLIOGRAPHYUnemployment insurance is a program of social insurance designed to compensate workers for part of the wage loss caused by involuntary joblessness. Weekly benefits are paid to eligible workers as a matter of right, according to benefit schedules or formulas... Read more |
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Tectonics
tectonics Most processes causing or associated with deformation of the Earth's crust or lithosphere can be described as tectonics. A tectonic province is distinguished by having a coherent history of deformation different from that of neighbouring regions.Tectonic structures such as faults, folds,... Read more |
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General Binding Corp
General Binding Corporation One GBC Plaza>Northbrook, Illinois 60062U.S.A.Telephone: (847) 272-3700Fax: (847) 272-1389Web site: http://www.gbc.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of ACCO Brands Corporation Incorporated: 1947Employees: 3,600Sales: $712.3 million (2004)NAIC: 333313 Office Machinery... Read more |
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Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin
Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin , 1938-, Soviet and Russian government official. Beginning in 1957, he held positions in the Soviet national oil and gas industry, serving (1985-89) as minister in control of the nation's huge energy complex. After the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Chernomyrdin... Read more |
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Douglas Andrew Fraser
Douglas Andrew Fraser 1916-2008, American labor leader, b. Glasgow, Scotland. His family emigrated to the United States when he was a child and settled in Detroit, where he began his working life in an auto plant at 18. Becoming active in the United Automobile Workers (UAW), he rose through the... Read more |
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Kordell Stewart
Kordell Stewart 1972– Professional football player Set Records as College Player Triple Threat on Offense Slumped in 1998 Sources Called “a modern-day Jim Thorpe” by coach Bill Cowher of the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback Kordell Stewart possesses a combination of skills as a... Read more |
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Melba Moore
Melba Moore 1945– Vocalist, actress Grew Up in Musical Family Became Famous by Doing Hair Career Began Downward Spiral Selected discography Sources The saga of Melba Moore is your typical rags-to-riches-to-rags story. After winning a Tony Award, getting her own network television program and... Read more |
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Logo Athletic breaks out of slump
...to be an even better year for Logo Athletic than officials predict. The locally...Reebok International, Shine said Logo Athletic will have to increase it's advertising...payments. This year, however, Logo Athletic has taken ... |
 "The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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UW'S SOLE PROBLEM IS EASY TO TRACE.(Sports)
...for the Badgers' slump. They can't shoot...rebound. Their defense breaks down in the closing...Conference? Give me a break. It's got to be...as part of the athletic department's marketing...your closet and pull out that old pair of...tape ... |
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WISCONSIN: STATE OF DENIAL?(SPORTS)(Column)
...injuries or trades or slumps -- is an insult...Baseball" -- starts out sounding like a...returner stays out of trouble, then...scenario play itself out. At this moment...the season: Your athletic director is Joe...one win since the ... |
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The Wisconsin State Journal Andy Baggot column: Wisconsin - State of...
...injuries or trades or slumps -- is an insult...Baseball" -- starts out sounding like a...returner stays out of trouble, then...scenario play itself out. At this moment...the season: Your athletic director is Joe...one win since the ... |
 "The Washington Times (Washington, DC)")
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Miskiri's career-high 34 points let Patriots celebrate in...
...clinched its Colonial Athletic Association regular...in the second half to break open a close game. Their...personal three-game slump. "I was taking open...pressing defense shut out AU for six minutes. Miskiri...back surgery, kissed the logo ... |
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