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Janis Ian
Janis Ian Singer, songwriter For the Record… Selected discography Sources Anew generation of female musicians developed in the 1990’s. Some of them looked tough, some fresh-faced and beautiful. Some were talented songwriters, while still others possessed angelic voices. Janis Ian was... Read more |
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pit viper
pit viper poisonous snake of the family Crotalidae, primarily a New World family. Like the Old World true vipers (family Viperidae), pit vipers have long, hollow, erectile fangs that are folded back against the roof of the mouth except when the snake is striking. In addition, the pit vipers... Read more |
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Endesha Ida Mae Holland
Endesha Ida Mae Holland1944–2006 Educator, playwright "I love sharing my stories with my students," educator and playwright Endesha Ida Mae Holland once told People magazine. "I tell them about me and let them know that no matter what barriers are put in their way, they can make it."Overcame Rough... Read more |
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norm of reciprocity
Reciprocity, Norm of BIBLIOGRAPHY Social norms refer to the rules and expectations about how people should behave in a group or culture, and pertain to generally accepted ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving that people agree on and endorse as right or proper. Various norms can be... Read more |
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Frequency
FREQUENCY CONCEPT Everywhere in daily life, there are frequencies of sound and electromagnetic waves, constantly changing and creating the features of the visible and audible world familiar to everyone. Some aspects of frequency can only be perceived indirectly, yet people... Read more |
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Travel
TRAVEL TRAVEL. During the course of history, the impact of travel on the relationship between food and man has been manifold. Encounters with new foods have often caused reactions of dissociation or of rejection—not only of the foods themselves, but also of the people eating them. The... Read more |
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Donner Party
Donner Party group of emigrants to California who in the winter of 1846-47 met with one of the most famous tragedies in Western history. The California-bound families were mostly from Illinois and Iowa, and most prominent among them were the two Donner families and the Reed family. In going West... Read more |
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Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver 1920- American sports activist Eunice Kennedy Shriver can be recognized by her name alone. That was not good enough for her, however, and she forged her own way in the world. Shriver's life was deeply touched by her older sister Rosemary, who was mentally challenged.... Read more |
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Bedouin
Bedouin [Arab.,=desert dwellers], primarily nomad Arab peoples of the Middle East, where they form about 10% of the population. They are of the same Semitic stock as their sedentary neighbors (the fellahin; see Arabs ) and share with them a devout belief in Islam and a distrust of any but their... Read more |
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India.Arie
India.Arie Singer For the Record… Selected discography Sources India. Arie made one of the most notable debuts in music history with her 2001 album Acoustic Soul. A critical and commercial hit, the album sold 1.6 million copies in its first year of release and earned the musician seven... Read more |
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Wrangling rattlesnakes and other critters could get new restrictions
...they find their way to backyards in...called "nuisance" rattlesnakes once they are captured...removals. "We think what he is doing...really care about rattlesnakes -- the only good...and especially a rattlesnake. But we want to...creatures. ... |
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VOA NEWS: RATTLESNAKES, GOLFERS CO-EXIST AT NEW ARIZONA DEVELOPMENT
...findings point to ways that natural environments...been yet. So that way we could get data...here, in some ways probably drawing...could be exposed to new hazards. Still...amenity, but I think if we can get people to care about ... |
 "The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN)")
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New kid in the marsh?: The restored wetlands at Eagle Marsh will create the...
...Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake finds its way there and calls...s right, a rattlesnake. There are two...view to having rattlesnakes in the area...he said. "I think there's a good...As far as rattlesnakes go, to me ... |
 "The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)")
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RATTLESNAKE SKINS SLITHER ONTO MARKET; Harvesting of roadkill for hide being...
...wildlife with no way to show it is taken...legislative session. The new rattlesnake rules are on a...open, go kill a rattlesnake and you can sell...certain number of rattlesnake skins to be sold...amphibians" including ... |
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Rattlesnake revival: Public meeting scheduled Tuesday night to discuss...
...through it on the way to Rattlesnake School. It's a...through on their ways north to the trails...when the park was new and needed only maintenance...the Upper and Lower Rattlesnake neighborhood councils...of the park. "I ... |
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Rattlesnake, sloth help illustrate workings of democratic process , Students'...
...naming the timber rattlesnake the state reptile...of people seem to think politicians are...who introduced the rattlesnake resolution in the...students chose the rattlesnake by secret ballot...other symbols as a way of involving ... |
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Council approves Rattlesnake housing project
...project would put 46 new houses on a 22acre...the property along Rattlesnake Drive. Its proponents...on already-busy Rattlesnake Drive. Nearby resident...Supporters liked the way the design allowed...city zoning, But Rattlesnake resident ... |
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Wheat, rattlesnakes and electric power.(Feature)
...executive board thinks this is a momentous...there was wheat and rattlesnakes and now there's wheat, rattlesnakes and electric power...month project. The way Energy Northwest...financial status of the new project. "We proudly...project that ... |
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Four-Year-Old Tuscon, Ariz., Girl Receives Record Rattlesnake Antivenin Dose.
...was bitten by a rattlesnake in Sabino Canyon...with 44 vials of rattlesnake antivenin -- easily...developers of the new antivenin now used...we see now, I think Emma's going...swelling all the way to her waist...the spring, when ... |
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Commentary: Business owner beware rattlesnakes and concentrations
...like carrying a rattlesnake in your pocket...danger. You might think your customer...they change the way you run your business...them so, in a way, they take over...continually look for ways to expand and...efforts to obtain ... |
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