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Michael
Michael in the Bible. 1 Father of Sethur the spy. 2 Chief of Issachar. 3 One of David's captains at Ziklag. 4 Jehoshaphat's murdered son. ... Read more
Michael William Balfe
Michael William Balfe , 1808-70, Irish composer. Of his many operas, very popular in their time, the best known was The Bohemian Girl (1843). ... Read more
Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer 1935-, American political philosopher, b. New York City, attended Brandeis Univ. (B.A., 1956), Cambridge (1956-57), and Harvard (Ph.D., 1961). A prominent liberal thinker and prolific author, Walzer has written about many areas of political theory and moral philosophy. He is probably... Read more
Arthur Michael Ramsey Ramsey of Canterbury, Baron
Arthur Michael Ramsey Ramsey of Canterbury, Baron 1904-88, archbishop of Canterbury (1961-74), b. Cambridge, England. He was educated at Repton School; Magdalene College, Cambridge; and Cuddesdon Theological College. After his ordination in 1928 he held various teaching posts. In 1940 he was appoin... Read more
Michael
Michael (Michael Romanov), 1596-1645, czar of Russia (1613-45), founder of the Romanov dynasty; grandnephew of Anastasia, first wife of Ivan IV. His election as czar, following successive appearances of false pretenders (see Dmitri ), ended the so-called Time of Troubles, a period of social and ... Read more
Michael
Michael (Michael Obrenović) , 1823-68, prince of Serbia (1839-42, 1860-68); younger son of Prince Miloš . He succeeded his brother, Milan , but was deposed (1842) several years later by supporters of Alexander (Alexander Karadjordjević). In 1858, Miloš was restored to t... Read more
Michael Jeffrey Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan 1963-, American basketball player, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a freshman at the Univ. of North Carolina, he made the shot that won the 1982 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament final over Georgetown. Joining the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Associa... Read more
farad
farad [for Michael Faraday ], unit of electrical capacitance , equivalent to 1 coulomb of stored charge per volt of applied potential difference. ... Read more
Michael
Michael [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. He is depicted as a warrior-prince leading the celestial armies against wicked forces and as Israel's guardian... Read more
Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith 1954-, British politician, leader (2001-3) of the Conservative party , b. Edinburgh. Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he served in the Scots Guards from 1975 to 1981, leaving the army for a series of business positions, mainly in the defense industry and publish... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Retired or just tired? (Michael"

American Association of Retired Persons
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).The American Association of Retired Persons arose out of an effort by a prominent...high school principal to improve the status of retired school teachers. Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus founded...
Ethel Andrus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1884-1967), founder of the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA) and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Although Andrus was...Retirement Led to Second Career Andrus retired from teaching in 1944. It was then that...
Retirement, Decision Making
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging ...questions by simply allowing survey respondents to define themselves as either retired or not retired. The disadvantage of this approach is that the definition of retired will not be the same for everyone. Some people who are still working may consider...
Connery, Sean
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...James Bond movies ( Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice ). He became tired of the constant publicity and invasion of privacy that came with being a movie star. He also argued with Albert Broccoli...Rose (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red ...
dexterity
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...and the word linkisch has taken on the general meaning of awkward, while recht for ‘right’ means just or true, as does the word right in English. In Italian, the left hand is termed either the stanca , meaning tired, or the manca , meaning defective. These and countless examples from other ...
Akiyoshi, Toshiko
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...put an end to World War II in August of 1945, Akiyoshi, who was then age 15, recalled in a Down Beat interview with Michael Bourne: "All I knew was that the war was ended. We knew that a bomb was dropped, but we didn't know the effect...could play until school started in March. The musician later remembered, "March ...
Language about Aging
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging ...of an identifiable group. Just as words have the power to...old timer, older American, retired person, senior citizen ) to...terms were senior citizen, retired person, and mature American...adults: mature American, retired person, senior citizen, golden...
La Rocque, Gene
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...ones. In August 1983, 575 retired admirals, led by former chairman...breaking meetings between retired military officers in the United...nuclear testing. La Rocque retired from the center in 1993...Accidental. ] Bibliography Michael N. Harbottle , Introduction...
PFIAB (President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...of the board have included Clifford; retired Army General Maxwell D. Taylor (1901...succeeded Clifford from 1968 – 70; retired Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., Chief...x2013; 2001, and current chair, retired Air Force Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft...
National Education Association
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education ...professionals, school administrators, retired educators, and students preparing to...has special membership categories for retired educators and college students studying...in each state, six directors for the retired members of the NEA, and three directors...

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American Association of Retired Persons
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS (AARP) is a nonpartisan organization for...Ethel Percy Andrus, a seventy-two-year-old retired high school principal, founded AARP in 1958 as an...
Retired Officers Association, The
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Retired Officers Association, The TROA an organization...services, including active-duty, former, retired, National Guard, and Reserve members. It...spouse and survivor services, and produces The Retired Officer Magazine .
retired
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English re·tired / riˈtī...job and ceased to work: a retired teacher. 2. archaic (of...frequented by many people: this retired corner of the world...DERIVATIVES: re·tired·ness n. ( archaic...
retire
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...normal age for leaving employment: he retired from the navy in 1966. ∎...reached such an age: the home office retired him. ∎  (of an athlete) cease to play competitively: he retired from football several years ago...
Andrews, Julie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...January 1983. Bennetts, Leslie, "Julie Andrews: Prim and Improper," in New York Times, 14 March 1982. Szymanski, Michael, "Our Fair Lady: Julie Andrews Discusses Gay Fans, AIDS, and Her TV Movie Debut," Advocate (Los Angeles), 21...forefront of bankable Hollywood stars of the 1960s. Winning the Oscar for Mary Poppins ...
Cure, The
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...8 November 1957). Former members: Michael Dempsey, bass (born Salisbury, Southern...alienated teenagers and music fans who were tired of the same old thing. The driving force...Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst on drums and Michael Dempsey on bass. Although they came...anything to get you back by my side / But I ...
Van Halen
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...VAN HALEN Formed: 1974, Pasadena, California Members: Michael Anthony, bass (born Chicago, Illinois, 20 June 1954...but a series of drastic missteps found them at a career low just a few years later. Despite their personal problems and frenzied...circuit, they recruited David Lee Roth as their singer and ...
Fritsch, Gustav Theodor
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...again to Africa. After du Bois-Reymond retired, Fritsch worked under his successor...ability as a photographer. When Engelmann retired, the new director, Max Rubner, also...accommodations in the Anatomy Institute. Fritsch retired in 1921, and before his death his vision...
Army List
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...in fact divided into separate lists for Regular Army officers on active duty, retired Regular Army officers, officers of the Reserve components, retired officers of the Reserve components, and officers retired for medical disability.
Mast, Samuel Ottmar
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...director of the zoological laboratory in 1938, when Jennings retired. Mast published his book Light and the Behavior of Organisms...University of Michigan the Sc. D. in 1941, a year before he retired. BIBLIOGRAPHY I. Original Works. Among Mast ’...

Thesaurus entries related to "Retired or just tired? (Michael"

retired
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus retired • adjective  a retired schoolteacher synonyms : former, ex-, past, in retirement, superannuated. • noun   ( the retired ) apartments for the retired synonyms : retired people, senior citizens, the elderly, seniors.
retire
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...x2022; verb   1. he has retired synonyms : give up work, stop working...call it quits.   2. we've retired him on full pension synonyms : force to...handshake/parachute.   3. Gillian retired to her office synonyms : withdraw, go...
retirement
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English retirement • noun   1. happy in his retirement synonyms : retired years, postwork years; inf. golden years.   2. the retirement of the jury synonyms : withdrawal, exit. See retire...
replacement
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English replacement • noun  find a replacement for the retired teacher synonyms : successor, substitute, stand-in, fill-in, understudy, proxy, surrogate, inf. sub.
private
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...place where the lovers meet synonyms : secluded, sequestered, quiet, secret, remote, out-of-the-way, withdrawn, retired.   5. trespassing on private property synonyms : not open to the public, privately owned, off-limits.  ...
quiet
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...5. live in a quiet village synonyms : peaceful, sleepy, undisturbed, unfrequented, private, secluded, sequestered, retired, isolated, out of the way; inf. off the beaten track.   6. the store/town/business is quiet today synonyms...
pensioner
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English pensioner • noun   synonyms : retired person, retiree, senior citizen, senior.
previous
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus previous • adjective   the previous commissioner retired after more than 40 years of service synonyms : foregoing, preceding, antecedent; old, earlier, prior, former, ex-, past...
elderly
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...antonym: youthful. • noun ( the elderly )  health care for the elderly synonyms : old people, the aged, senior citizens; geriatrics, seniors; retired people, retirees, golden agers; informal oldsters, geezers.
disenchanted
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus disenchanted • adjective  disenchanted with politics, he retired from the foreign service synonyms : disillusioned, disappointed, disabused, let down, fed up, dissatisfied, discontented; cynical, soured, jaundiced, sick, indifferent, blasé.

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Tired _ or retired? Beleaguered drops strange hints.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 3/22/2005; 700+ words ; ...raises another possibility: What if he just walked away from baseball forever? He...reveal about Bonds to save himself. Michael Rains, Bonds' attorney, told the San...know," he said. "Right now I'm just going to take things slow. I'm 40...According to one count, he used the word "tired" 14 times ...
Tired of the torture of the T-shirt tag
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 11/3/2002; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Tired of the torture of the T...eliminated something that most men just accepted as an annoying, inevitable fact of life. They retired the T-shirt tag. The tag...shelves and the ads featuring Michael Jordan are playing on TV...Y. The store sells both retired and non-retired ...
Bulls tired from busy schedule.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 2/28/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Monday at the United Center. We are tired, forward Luol Deng said following Tuesday...the court, you can't say you're tired. You've just got to find a way to play the game...even adding reserves Malik Allen and Michael Sweetney, the Bulls received 14 points...but both former Bulls decided to ...
Tired of playing secondary fiddle
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/12/2001; ; 700+ words ; Tired of playing secondary fiddle...Edwards remaining positive By MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM of the Journal Sentinel...the Packers' minicamp. "Just waiting on my chance." Since...1999, Edwards has started just two games in the base defense...Packers general manager Ron Wolf retired recently, his ...
Coaches angry as tired players face up to another round of friendlies
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/29/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...With clubs in the final stages of domestic title races and tired players struggling to shake off injuries, now hardly seems...some bigger stars could return to their clubs with injuries just at the very time they need them most. Many of the big names...He currently holds the record with Didier Deschamps, who ...
Rugby Union: 'Tired' and out of form World Cup heroes hit by Woody axe; ROBINSON, GREENWOOD AND KAY TO MISS TRIP DOWN UNDER RUGBY UNION: NO GO FOR ENGLAND STARS.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/18/2004; 700+ words ; ...a selection which includes just eight players who began the...With six world champions now retired and four others recovering...Daniel, Phil Christophers, Michael Lipman, Matt Stevens and Harry...Martin Johnson........retired 5. Ben Kay...retired 8. Lawrence Dallaglio...
The barman, the bishop and Benaud: someone tired of Lord's is tired of life ; BRIAN VINER ON SATURDAY
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/19/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...who knows nothing about cricket, and Michael Holding, who knows plenty. At various...and about Jose Mourinho's dog with just about everyone. The joke in the Mound...looking more than ever like a fastidious retired hairdresser, the kind who worked for...fellow with a cleft chin walking my way just ...
Rock of ages: The franchise is old, tired and punchy, but this Rocky hits us with some charm.(Movie review)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 12/20/2006; 700+ words ; Byline: Michael Wilmington Dec. 20--In "Rocky Balboa...a. "The Line" (played by actual retired light heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver...slick handlers decide to give the long-retired Rocky a real fight when a computer...whom we enjoy watching even when he's just an old guy spinning yarns, playing ...
He was the GEC boss who for 30 years worked to rekindle Britain's tired old industries Profile Arnold Weinstock He was the GEC boss who for 30 years worked to rekindle Britain's tired old industries
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 2/24/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...1996, Lord Weinstock, chief executive of the mighty GEC, retired after more than 30 years with the company. It was an emotional...closing moments of the performance, he was heard to remark, 'Just as I feared'." GEC associate director, Ray Wheeler, whom...daughter of his own boss but that of Sobell Industries ...
TIRED OF BEING SPIED ON.(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 2/25/2006; 700+ words ; Byline: Michael Collins WASHINGTON -- Scott...Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and other higher...terrorism watch lists. But just as important, he wants a court...three-way race, losing to retired Secret Service agent Don Bell...will eventually come out. Michael Collins is The ...