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Dame Elisabeth Frink
Frink, Dame Elisabeth (1930–1993). British sculptor and graphic artist, born at Thurlow, Suffolk. She studied at Guildford School of Art, 1947–9, and Chelsea School of Art, 1949–53, then taught at Chelsea, 1953–61, and St Martin's School of Art, 1954–62. In 1964... Read more |
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Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield 1962- American boxer Evander Holyfield is a three-time world heavyweight champion who consistently beat heavier opponents through determination and faith in himself. But for many, he will always be the man who got his ear bitten off by Mike Tyson . That event actually... Read more |
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John Bellany
Bellany, John (1942– ). Scottish painter, working in a vigorous—at times rather tormented—Expressionist style. He was born and brought up in the fishing village of Port Seton, near Edinburgh, and the imagery of his work is often derived from the sea, although it is transformed... Read more |
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Imminent
IMMINENT Impending; menacingly close at hand; threatening. Imminent peril, for example, is danger that is certain, immediate, and impending, such as the type an individual might be in as a result of a serious illness or accident. The chance of the individual dying would be highly probable in such... Read more |
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defence of Acre
Acre, defence of, 1799. Bonaparte, in Egypt, advanced into Syria to menace the Turks, then in alliance with Britain. Sir Sidney Smith flung troops and guns into the fort of Acre, which resisted the French for two months. Bonaparte attempted to represent the rebuff as a great victory, explaining... Read more |
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Sir Nicholas Bacon
Sir Nicholas Bacon 1509-79, English jurist. Called to the bar in 1533, he was made attorney of the court of wards and liveries in 1546 and, although a staunch Protestant, held this office through the reign of Mary I. On the accession (1558) of Elizabeth I, he was appointed lord keeper of the privy... Read more |
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Ladislaus II
Ladislaus II or Ladislaus Jagiello , 1350?-1434, king of Poland (1386-1434), grand duke of Lithuania (1378-1401), founder of the Jagiello dynasty. Leaguing with Poland against the menacing Teutonic Knights , he acceded to the Polish throne by marrying Queen Jadwiga . Baptized at this time,... Read more |
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Clement VII
Clement VII c.1475-1534, pope (1523-34), a Florentine named Giulio de' Medici; successor of Adrian VI. He was the nephew of Lorenzo de' Medici and was therefore first cousin of Pope Leo X. In 1513 he became a cardinal and as archbishop of Florence was noted as a reformer. He was a chief supporter... Read more |
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Ute
Ute , Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Shoshonean group of the Uto-Aztecan branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). In the early 19th cent. the Ute occupied W Colorado and E Utah. Ute culture was typical of the western part of the Plains... Read more |
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Dionysius the Elder
Dionysius the Elder c.430-367 BC, tyrant of Syracuse. Of humble origin, he entered politics as a supporter of the poorer classes. Having prompted (400 BC) a measure to elect truly democratic generals, he secured for himself one of these generalships. His next move was to arouse distrust of his... Read more |
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NATIVE MILKWEEDS HOST MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.(CNY)(Column)
...you sent is some kind of milkweed. It's stunted...There are good milkweeds and bad milkweeds...asclepiad family. Some are native to...relationship. Native milkweeds, including butterfly milkweed, swamp ... |
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INFESTATION; PALE SWALLOW-WORT, A PLANT PEST, MAKES ITSELF KNOWN IN OSWEGO...
...pest has burst into full menace after a century of innocuous...possible. A member of the milkweed family, its seed disperses...It might be toxic for some mammals, and it has...I'd say it's got some uncommon traits," says...for its host plant, ... |
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Editorials.(News)(Editorial)
...hospitalization policy? On Thursday, some commissioners were questioning whether...Peter Rabbit thought Mr. McGregor was a menace. Don't go into Case's garden...Choke the chipmunks. 6. Mangle the milkweed. 7. Blow away the butterflies. 8... |
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He made us homesick for the future
...environments they had rocketed into. Menace lurked in the exotic landscapes and in...Forever Orient Express," are homages to some of his favorite writers -- F. Scott...begins: "At night the ghosts floated like milkweed pod in the white meadows. Far off you... |
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Nippersink gets its kinks back
...income, while the wet spots stand, a menace to the health of the family and a blotch...eat away at its own stream banks like some immense rabid dog biting at its own body...Workers planted big bluestem, swamp milkweed, heartstem bulrushes and more than 50... |
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Exile's Song
...The Phoenix Gone. The Terrace Empty" (Milkweed Editions, 1994), her second volume...berating Chinese ancestors and the predatory menace of barbarians, she recounts the indignities...Mei Ling" into Marilyn in honor of "some tragic white woman/swollen with gin... |
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The top 30: critic's choice ; From hundreds of children's books he has seen...
...Cinderella story: there are some glamorously stylish frocks...now 15) has developed some of the more stereotypical...of insular bigotry and menace. Story, characterisation...attractive little volume (some 50 pages) is both a perfect...illustrations are a ... |
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GARDENSCAPE: Will my Russian sage run ?; It's never given me trouble before -...
...at mine wondering if I've planted a menace. It's a plant that I've been using...in seed catalogs now, but I did find some seed listed in the Pinetree Garden Seeds...coneflower, black-eyed Susan, swamp milkweed and butterfly bushes. A weed-free organic... |
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Back to the Future; Reviewed by Fred Chappell
...environments they had rocketed into. Menace lurked in the exotic landscapes and in...Forever Orient Express," are homages to some of his favorite writers -- F. Scott...begins: "At night the ghosts floated like milkweed pod in the white meadows. Far off you... |
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DRAWING ON DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN
...teddy and stockings stares out with both menace and allure. This piece captures the feminine...sculpture, Widgery fills a birdcage with milkweed, suggesting that the occupant has vanished...sculptures, stippled with colorful craters. Some are so pocked they look like shards ... |
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