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Man Booker Prize
Man Booker Prize an annual prize of £50,000 (originally £20,000 ) for a work of fiction by a living British, Irish, or Commonwealth writer. Great Britain's premier literary award, it was originally known as the Booker Prize and in 1969 was underwritten by the British... Read more |
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Battle of Plassey 1757
Plassey, battle of, 1757. Aware that the French-supported nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was intent on further rebellion against East India Company rule, Robert Clive led a force of about 1,000 European and 2,000 Indian soldiers to confront him. He found Siraj on 23 June at Plassey, on the banks of the... Read more |
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Wegeners Granulomatosis
Wegener's Granulomatosis Definition Wegener's granulomatosis is a very rare disease that affects many different organs and systems of the body. It mainly attacks the respiratory system (sinuses, nose, windpipe, and the lungs) and the kidneys. One of the main features of the disease is an... Read more |
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Bites and Stings
Bites and Stings Definition Humans can be injured by the bites or stings of many kinds of animals, including mammals such as dogs, cats, and fellow humans; arthropods such as spiders, bees, and wasps; snakes; and marine animals such as jellyfish and stingrays. Description Mammals DOGS. In... Read more |
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Battle of Cold Harbor 1864
COLD HARBOR, BATTLE OF COLD HARBOR, BATTLE OF (3 June 1864). Following failures to smash and outflank Gen. Robert E. Lee at Spotsylvania, Gen. U. S. Grant on 20 May directed the Army of the Potomac southeast on a turning movement, side slipping toward Richmond until the Confederates stood on a... Read more |
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America 230 North 13th StreetPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19107U.S.A.Telephone: (215) 567-7000Fax: (215) 567-0394Web site: http://www.bbbs.org Nonprofit Organization Incorporated: 1904 as New York Big BrothersEmployees: 397Operating Revenues: $31.6 million (2005)NAIC:... Read more |
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Regulatory Flexibility Act
Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) of 1980 is a law designed to make government agencies review all regulations that they impose to ensure that they do not place a disproportionate economic burden on small business owners and other small entities. The Regulatory... Read more |
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Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, JAPA, although not the oldest psychoanalytic journal in the United States (the Psychoanalytic Review dates from 1911), is the most widely read with over 6,000 subscribers in the United States... Read more |
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Eric Heiden
Eric Heiden 1958- American speed skater Speed skater Eric Heiden won five gold medals in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. There, he set Olympic records in the 500-, 1,000-, 1,500-, 5,000-, and 10,000-meter races, as well as a world record in the 10,000-meter race. After... Read more |
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ice skating
ice skating gliding along an ice surface on keellike runners known as ice skates. Skating as a Sport Skating, besides being an important form of winter recreation and the essential skill in the game of ice hockey (see hockey, ice ) has developed into three different sports—speed skating,... Read more |
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