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Franklin Pierce Adams
Franklin Pierce Adams pseud. F. P. A., 1881-1960, American columnist and author, b. Chicago. He began (1903) work as a columnist on the Chicago Journal and continued it on the New York Evening Mail, the Tribune, the World, the Herald Tribune, and the Post. His column, "The Conning... Read more |
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vertebral column
vertebral column (backbone; spinal column; spine) A flexible bony column in vertebrates that extends down the long axis of the body and provides the main skeletal support. It also encloses and protects the spinal cord and provides attachment for the muscles of the back. The vertebral column consists... Read more |
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Echinoidea
Echinoidea (sea urchins, sand-dollars, heart urchins; phylum Echinodermata, subphylum Echinozoa) A class of free-living echinoderms in which the body is enclosed in a globular, cushion-shaped, discoidal, or heart-shaped test built of meridionally arranged columns of interlocking, calcareous plates,... Read more |
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entasis
entasis [Gr.,=stretching], the slight convex curvature of a classical column that diminishes in diameter as it rises. This device, as used by Greek builders, was of extreme subtlety, the freehand curvature being merely sufficient to guard the contours of the column from any appearance of inward... Read more |
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column
column vertical architectural support, circular or polygonal in plan. A column is generally at least four or five times as high as its diameter or width; stubbier freestanding masses of masonry are usually called piers or pillars, particularly those with a rectangular plan. In fully developed... Read more |
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periodic table
periodic table chart of the elements arranged according to the periodic law discovered by Dmitri I. Mendeleev and revised by Henry G. J. Moseley . In the periodic table the elements are arranged in columns and rows according to increasing atomic number (see the table entitled Periodic Table... Read more |
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chromatography
chromatography , resolution of a chemical mixture into its component compounds by passing it through a system that retards each compound to a varying degree; a system capable of accomplishing this is called a chromatograph. The retarding system can be a surface adsorbant, such as silica, alumina,... Read more |
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colonnade
colonnade , a row of columns usually supporting a roof. Colonnades were popular with the Greeks and Romans, who employed them in the stoa and the portico ; they have continued to be used throughout the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and modern times. See column .... Read more |
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agony
agony extreme mental or physical suffering.agony column originally (in the mid 19th century) the column of a newspaper containing special advertisements, particularly those for missing relatives or friends, and thus containing evidence of great distress. Later (the current meaning), it became a... Read more |
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COLUMN: Goodbye Columbus: A reservation-eye view of the discovery of America
...teacher wasn't lauding Christopher Columbus. My town, in the middle...the mixed nature of Columbus's accomplishments...hotel that draws tourist dollars and provides employment...s hard to swallow Columbus' landing as an event... |
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On second thought, Black History Month isn't such a bad idea after...
...Alonzo Nino, a navigator for Christopher Columbus: ``Your column talks about some non descript...was the navigator of one of Columbus ships, for this he should...athlete who makes millions of dollars a year where otherwise they... |
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COLUMN: Stingy vs. compassionate
...become fact over time? Like "Hey Christopher Columbus, the world is flat man! Because...conservatives more often than not) in my columns and this one is without exception...will cost in excess of a trillion dollars. Why don't we take the truly... |
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COLUMN: America needs to continue pursuing ideals held by early explorers
...is a waste of our tax dollars. But the exploration...1500s. And in 1492, Christopher Columbus was convinced that the...colonization of America. Had Columbus not been convinced that...Imagine if Christopher Columbus had come ... |
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COLUMN: Remembering not to forget the space program
...space program costs billions of dollars a year to carry on. And that...earth. Ferdinand Magellan, Christopher Columbus, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong...about crew members dying during Columbus' voyages to the New World... |
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COLUMN: Antiguan dreams
...baggage porters (remember, one dollar per bag, plus tip), it becomes...s first European contact with Christopher Columbus in 1493. Whichever way you fall in the debate over whether or not Columbus was a trailblazer, he did christen... |
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COLUMN: Disarming Cupid
...also receive money not to go to work on Columbus Day, an event that celebrates Christopher Columbus' discovery of the J.C. Penney linen...desire to spend dozens of hard-earned dollars on boxes of chocolate-covered calories... |
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COLUMN: NASA lacks interest, support it deserves
...space. It's too risky. We're wasting our tax dollars. Perhaps the most common refrain against space exploration...when we expect a large investment on our return. Christopher Columbus wasn't crossing the Atlantic on a mission of research... |
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COLUMN: NASA grows more relevant with age
...yielding our present world map. Explorers like Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan discovered new worlds and waterways...cell phones during our classes. This multibillion dollar industry paved the way to globalization and the information... |
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COLUMN: I'm lovin' it
...declaring that fast food is unhealthy. Look, when Christopher Columbus first landed on American soil people acted like that...fear. You've got McDonald's pouring millions of dollars into the marketing of their Fruit and Walnut Salad... |
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