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Punch and Judy
Punch and Judy famous English puppet play, very popular with children and given widely by strolling puppet players, especially during the Christmas season. It came to England in the 17th cent. by way of France from Italy and developed out of the commedia dell'arte character, Pulcinella. To this... Read more |
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Calculators
Tabulating Machines Tabulating machines, or punched card machines, were the earliest automated data processing devices. They include keypunch machines, collators, sorters, reproducers, and tabulators. By the late 1980s, virtually all tabulating machines had been replaced by digital computer... Read more |
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Punching Bag
Punching Bag Background A punching bag is a round or cylindrical piece of athletic equipment used by professional boxers for training and by amateurs for exercise. The bags come in a variety of sizes for a variety of uses. The largest, known as the heavy bag, is used to... Read more |
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Mark Lemon
Mark Lemon 1809-70, English editor and humorist. He was a founder of Punch in 1841 and one of its first editors. Besides contributing to periodicals, he wrote more than 60 plays, none of them memorable.... Read more |
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Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith , 1860-1929, American inventor, b. Buffalo, N.Y. After graduating from Columbia Univ. (B.S., 1879), he worked on the U.S. Census of 1880. Intrigued by the problem of tabulating vast amounts of data, he developed over the next several years a card that could be represent data through... Read more |
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Richard Doyle
Richard Doyle 1824-83, English caricaturist, water colorist, and illustrator. He was the son and pupil of John Doyle, a popular caricaturist. His Journal (British Mus.), a book of sketches done at the age 15, shows his extraordinary precocity. He worked on the staff of Punch (1843-50), and drew... Read more |
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flywheel
flywheel heavy metal wheel attached to a drive shaft, having most of its weight concentrated at the circumference. Such a wheel resists changes in speed and helps steady the rotation of the shaft where a power source such as a piston engine exerts an uneven torque on the shaft or where the load is... Read more |
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stenography
STENOGRAPHER An individual who records court proceedings either in shorthand or through the use of a paper-punching device. A court stenographer is an officer of the court and is generally considered to be a state or public official. Appointment of a court stenographer is largely governed by... Read more |
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A P Herbert
A. P. Herbert (Sir Alan Patrick Herbert), 1890-1971, English author and member of Parliament. He was a regular contributor to the comic magazine Punch from 1910 until his death. Herbert served in Parliament from 1935 until 1950 as a representative for the Univ. of Oxford and was largely... Read more |
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Top seeds: "Creole," the hometown mustard
...when you take brown mustard seeds and steep...made as a "grainy mustard," with a mixture...ancienne - the way mustards used to taste before...the basis for this mustard may have arrived...Holland. Thus, the pungent, noseclearing ... |
 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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TURN UP THE HEAT
...rejoice! Horseradish and mustard oil pack a punch against food pathogens...plates. The reason is a pungent chemical -- ally isothiocyanate (AITC). Mustard oil is 93 percent AITC...artificial preservatives. Mustard and ... |
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE: Compounds in horseradish may keep food fresher.
...Shofran proved both horseradish and mustard oil pack a punch against Listeria, E. Coli...because these condiments contain a pungent chemical with the unsavory name allyl isothiocyanate (AITC). Mustard oil has 93 percent AITC, but... |
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF VEGETBLE SCIENCE, ALAN WALTERS, TAKES OVER HORSERADISH...
...s sandy loam soils produce a horseradish that packs a particularly pungent punch. Most of the crop winds up as a condiment, either...radish or pineapple-radish, and being mixed with mustard to make it spicier." A member of the cabbage family... |
 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Spice up your life - An adventurous cook should have a cupboard filled with...
...evaporate more quickly. So try to buy whole cumin, mustard and coriander seeds to crush or dry roast. Spices...has won a string of UK food-industry awards and packs a mighty pungent punch. It's flavoured with Japanese horseradish (the... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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MY ENCOUNTER WITH THE WORLD'S HOTTEST CHILLI
...the city of Imphal, the air pungent with fresh and fermented produce...India have relished this small, pungent pepper that packs a punch like no other. Known in Assam...can be preserved in jars of mustard oils." Umorok's rise to... |
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Pepper packs big punch in your small spike rack
...traditionally the boldest, fullest and most pungent peppercorn." However, an outstanding...Parmesan cheese 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard Salt and freshly ground white pepper Roll...working in cream. Add egg, Parmesan and mustard. Stir in leeks and salt and pepper to... |
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Rani breaks new ground in Indian scene.(Arts and Lifestyle)
...savory while pickle ($3) is intense and pungent. Date-ginger ($3.50) and cashew...ka salan ($11), okra in tamarind-mustard salan, isn't as fiery but still packs a distinct peppery punch. Lamb is a mainstay of Hyderabadi kitchens... |
 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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ALL ABOUT CURRY.(TASTE)
...pepper, turmeric, cumin, black pepper and mustard -- to season a stir-fry of sorts that packs a heated punch. Yet this spice mixture, not to mention...bitter, sour, salty, sweet and umami. Pungent is a frequent additional element, and... |
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Flowers are perfect for giving and eating
...such as chive, pack a stronger punch. Fennel, dill...before using them. Mustard flowers, the kind...me how to make a pungent, flavorful oil from fresh mustard blossoms. He grinds...with a few fresh mustard flowers and some... |
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