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Aijalon
Aijalon , in the Bible. 1 Town, on the border between Philistia and Israel, the modern Yalo (Israel), NW of Jerusalem. In the Tel-el-Amarna letters it is called Aialuna. 2 Town in Zabulon. 3 Valley over which Joshua commanded the moon to stand still.... Read more |
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standing crop
standing crop The total amount of living material in a specified population at a particular time, expressed as biomass (standing biomass) or its equivalent in terms of energy. The standing crop may vary at different times of the year; for example, in a population of deciduous trees between summer... Read more |
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solstice
solstice [Lat.,=sun stands still], in astronomy, either of the two points on the ecliptic that lie midway between the equinoxes (separated from them by an angular distance of 90°). At the solstices the sun's apparent position on the celestial sphere reaches its greatest distance above or... Read more |
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Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus , town (1991 pop. 19,100) and district, E Northern Ireland, on the shore of Belfast Lough. A minor fishing port, the town has die-casting, distribution, electronics, and energy and mineral industries. A castle and church built in the 12th cent. still stand. John Paul Jones fought... Read more |
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Cranston
Cranston industrial city (1990 pop. 76,060), Providence co., central R.I., a residential suburb of Providence; inc. as a town 1754, as a city 1910. Its manufactures include machinery, plastics, rubber products, and chemicals. The city was named for Samuel Cranston, a colonial governor of Rhode... Read more |
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Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon , city (1991 pop. 37,960), Hertfordshire, E central England. A residential suburb of London, Hoddesdon has light industries and horticultural works. Broxbourne Woods attracts many London visitors. Several old inns and houses still stand. Izaak Walton , author of The Compleat Angler, ... Read more |
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Mission
Mission city (1990 pop. 28,653), Hidalgo co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1910. It is a processing and canning center for citrus fruits (especially grapefruit) and vegetables grown in the irrigated lower Rio Grande valley. Consumer goods and concrete are manufactured, and oil wells are also in Mission.... Read more |
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Mull
Mull island, 351 sq mi (909 sq km), Argyll and Bute, NW Scotland, largest island of the Inner Hebrides, separated from the mainland by the Sound of Mull and the Firth of Lorn. The land is mountainous, rising from the deeply indented coast line to 3,169 ft (966 m) at Ben More. Mull has gardens and... Read more |
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Sir Elton still standing.
Sir Elton John's long-running, multi-million pound High Court action about...months before a judge in London. At the end of the hearing - during which Sir Elton and his former lover and manager John Reid gave evidence - Mr Justice Ferris... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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SIR ELTON: HE'S STILL STANDING.(DAILY BREAK)
...PILOT ***** CORRECTION: Elton John's album "A Single Man...Break cover story Thursday ("Sir Elton: He's still standing'') contained incorrect information...PILOT on page A2. ***** GOT ELTON? We in Hampton Roads sure do... |
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I'M STILL STANDING; Sir Elton recovering after dash to hospital in chest-bug...
...Byline: NICOLA METHVEN SIR Elton John was recovering last...series of tests. Sir Elton told TMZ website: "It...t be with you'." Elton, whose hits include Rocket Man and I'm Still Standing, was previously forced... |
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Elton John Still Standing in the rain.(News)
...s Law and Durban's law. British pop legend Sir Elton John was "still standing" at last night's concert, despite a "tummy...professional and, of course, a trouper of note, Sir Elton delivered a show of nearly two-and-half-hours... |
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19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, Hosted...
...Party hosted by Sir Elton John and David...stay in Sir Elton John and David...disease, there is still a lot of work...community is still standing with Sir Elton...collaboration with Sir Elton John himself...friends of Sir Elton John ... |
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19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party to be...
...Viewing Party hosted by Sir Elton John and David Furnish...Center in Los Angeles. Sir Elton stated, "I am tremendously...HIV/AIDS. In 1993 Sir Elton John pledged to the Hollywood...Hollywood community is still standing with Sir Elton John... |
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20th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party Hosted by...
...Viewing Party hosted by Sir Elton John and David Furnish...opportunity to join Elton John and David Furnish...show and lunch with Elton John and David Furnish...disease, there is still a lot of work that...community is still standing with Sir Elton John... |
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Dynamic Duo; Elton John and Billy Joel Still Get Good Mileage From Their...
...those stars are Billy Joel and Elton John. For more than three hours...And they are both, to quote Sir Elton, still standing, if a little more stiffly than...AM memory lane, which is where Elton took the crowd on songs like... |
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Elton needs some new threads
ELTON John has some powerful music mojo going...20th century have come and gone but Sir Elton John is still standing, shaking and rocking his way into the...underneath all that is sheer skill. Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight... |
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Victims of Sir Elton; the top ten...Hell hath no fury as an Elton scorned....
...when she suggested in a newspaper that Elton might like to leave some of his fortune...few pennies in the charity swear box, Elton. Music biz supremo Simon Cowell is another...I am on the side of the artists,' Elton once proclaimed. 'I am not on the side... |
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