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Margaret Wild
Wild, Margaret 1948-PersonalBorn 1948, in Eschew, South Africa; immigrated to Australia, 1972; children: two. Education: Attended Australian National University. Hobbies and other interests: Music, opera, frequenting cafés.AddressesHome—Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.CareerJournalist, book... Read more |
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Wild Strawberries
Wild StrawberriesRock group Canadian husband and wife duo Ken Harrison and Roberta Carter-Harrison have made music as the Wild Strawberries since 1992. Atypical of most touring musicians, Ken and Roberta both hold medical degrees and until the birth of their first child, both practiced medicine... Read more |
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pandemonium
pandemonium wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. Originally (in Milton's Paradise Lost) it denoted the capital of hell, containing the council chamber of the evil spirits.In extended use, pandemonium was used first for any place resembling this, and then more generally for wild and noisy... Read more |
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hybrid dysgenesis
hybrid dysgenesis Infertility and an increased incidence of chromosome mutations that is observed in the progeny of laboratory-reared organisms crossed with wild organisms. Hybrid dysgenesis has been best studied in strains of Drosophila fruit flies, when laboratory females are crossed with wild... Read more |
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Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
Du Chaillu, Paul Belloni (1835–1903),explorer and author, probably born in France and reared in Africa, came to the U.S. (c. 1852), and received the backing of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences for his African explorations (1856–59), described in his Explorations and... Read more |
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John Irving
John Irving 1942-, American writer, b. Exeter, N.H. His mixture of wild plot strategies and eccentric characters brought him to wide attention with his fourth novel, The World According to Garp (1978). The novel concerns the career of a novelist, and its complex narrative gives Irving the... Read more |
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Israfel
Israfel, poem by Poe, published in Poems (1831) and several times revised in later editions. It is prefaced by an altered quotation from the Koran: “And the angel Israfel, whose heart‐strings are a lute, and who has the sweetest voice of all God's creatures.” In eight stanzas of... Read more |
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Jonathan Wild
Jonathan Wild 1683-1725, English criminal. He maintained a highly organized gang of thieves in London and long escaped punishment by posing as an instrument of justice and helping the authorities catch other criminals independent of, or rebellious to, his control. He planned robberies and then... Read more |
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Overgrazing
overgrazing Pressure by grazing animals, either domestic or wild, which results in the degradation of pasture, leading to exposure of the bare soil surface and ultimately erosion and even desertification of the area.... Read more |
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sow
sow2 plant seed.as you sow, so you reap proverbial saying, late 15th century; originally with biblical allusion to Galatians 6:7, ‘whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap’, and meaning that you will have to endure the consequences of your actions.sow dry and set wet... Read more |
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Lesley's finding where her heart is; Actress Lesley Dunlop is enjoying new...
...are exactly up for wild passion. They become...Newcastle-born Lesley herself is coming...series of Casualty. Lesley is now single, but...them as she can. 'My life changed quite...Kirkwall,' says Lesley. 'I moved out of...see you.' Now in ... |
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Lesley's fear for tears; WHERE THE HEART IS; SUNDAY, ITV, 8.00pm.(Features)
...nor Anna are up for wild passion. "They...Newcastle-born Lesley is coming through...series of Casualty. Lesley is now single, but...them as she can. "My life changed quite...of childcare." Lesley joins this series...see you'. Now in ... |
 "Selby Times (Selby, England)")
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Donny Diva Lesley Garrett releases new album.
...well known to Lesley, including Paul...Paul Bateman, Lesley found the creation...making them to suit my own talent and...and is joined by Yorkshire's own award...countryside with wild coastal seascapes...to this album, my ... |
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FROM PATEL-VIS TO ENID PRESLEY; On what would be the King's 70th birthday, we...
...uniform sends the women wild. 3. Joseph King...After a karaoke night my partner Lynn and all...from the pressures of my job. I earn up to...and lives in South Yorkshire. I've always been...made Eastern Europe my own. I used to work...thought ... |
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mailmusic: GIGS.(Features)
...impressed most. Lesley Haw MANU CHAO ACADEMY...20-something, Yorkshire brothers' rough...Starz In Their Eyes. Lesley Haw ANI DIFRANCO...9 The crowd went wild for versions of three...between songs. Time Is My Everything, Keep...Golden Gaze ... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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'I'm well cast as chaos...'
...Having enjoyed a wild (in a upper-middle...she says, "that my personality was arrested...Malfi [at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2006...organised young Lesley. "Lesley and Lucy are order...t do that with my children. ... |
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Golf: Dowling well prepared for Curtis Cup glory
...particularly with two Yorkshire players in the side...Doncaster. "Playing in Yorkshire there will be great...that "we had some wild times". This is...very supportive. My doctor said as long...tired yet this week. My coach won a ... |
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Lotto winners to quit council semi.(News)
...and his partner Lesley Learad, 40, have...people and never in our wildest dreams did we think...in Brampton, South Yorkshire, when they first...unbelievable. We ran to my niece's home where...much going through my mind at that time...held ... |
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Golf Northwest : Bean jumps out of the blocks to hold off rivals; PGA North...
...last day. But never in his wildest dreams could he have forseen...stretched to three when the Yorkshire man was penalised two strokes...help of his caddiegirlfriend Lesley Allason, a psychiatric nurse...total. "It's a big step in my career and not only has ... |
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