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day nursery
day nursery day-care center, or crèche , institution for the care of the children of working parents. Originating in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th cent., day nurseries were established in the United States by private charities in the 1850s, the first being the New York Day... Read more |
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day holiday in the United States observed in late May. Previously designated Decoration Day, it was inaugurated in 1868 by Gen. John A. Logan for the purpose of decorating the graves of Civil War veterans and has since become a day on which all war dead are commemorated.... Read more |
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holiday
holiday [altered from holy day], day set aside for the commemoration of an important event. Holidays are often accompanied by public ceremonies, such as parades and carnivals, and by religious observances; they may also be simply a time for relaxation. Days of commemoration are observed throughout... Read more |
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William James
William James 1842-1910, American philosopher, b. New York City, M.D. Harvard, 1869; son of the Swedenborgian theologian Henry James and brother of the novelist Henry James . In 1872 he joined the Harvard faculty as lecturer on anatomy and physiology, continuing to teach until 1907, after 1880... Read more |
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Stephen Daye
Stephen Daye c.1594-1668, British settler in North America, considered by many to be the first printer in the English American colonies. He came to Massachusetts Bay with his family in 1638 under contract to the Rev. Jose Glover , who brought along a printing press. Glover died on the voyage and... Read more |
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Days
Days, blank‐verse poem by Emerson, published in the Atlantic Monthly (1857) and reprinted in May‐Day and Other Pieces (1867). When the Days come to offer gifts “to each …after his will,” the poet hastily chooses only “a few herbs and apples,”... Read more |
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Mourts Relation
Mourt's Relation, journal of the voyage of the Mayflower, record of its Compact, and description of the earliest days of Plymouth Colony. This anonymous document, published in England (1622) as A Relation or Journall of the Beginning and Proceedings of the English Plantation Setled at Plimoth in New... Read more |
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Photographic Resolution
Photographic Resolution Photographic recording of an accident or crime scene, or other venues where a forensic investigation is held, is vitally important. After the scene has been cleaned, photographs preserve the scene in time and allow visual analyses to be done long after the fact. The quality... Read more |
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Dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea Definition Dysmenorrhea refers to the painor discomfort associated with menstruation. Although not a serious medical problem, the term describes a woman adolescent girl with menstrual symptoms severe enough to keep her from functioning for a day or two... Read more |
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Heel spurs
Heel spurs Definition A heel spur is a bony projection on the sole (bottom) of the heel bone. This condition may accompany or result from severe cases of inflammation to the structure called plantar fascia. The plantar fascia is a fibrous band of connective tissue on the sole of the foot,... Read more |
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A crowning glory - SCOTT ON SATURDAY; Fergie's date with destiny at Hampden.
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