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International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), worldwide organization of medical groups dedicated to eliminating nuclear weapons and preventing nuclear war, est. 1980. Based in Cambridge, Mass., it was organized by two cardiologists, American Bernard Lown and Russian Yevgeny... Read more |
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), formally called the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, is the cornerstone of the international effort to halt the proliferation, or spread, of nuclear weapons (State Department, United States Treaties and... Read more |
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nuclear weapons
nuclear weapons weapons of mass destruction powered by atomic, rather than chemical, processes. Nuclear weapons produce large explosions and hazardous radioactive byproducts by means of either nuclear fission or nuclear fusion. Nuclear weapons can be delivered by artillery, plane, ship, or... Read more |
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Nuclear Propulsion
Nuclear Propulsion Nuclear energy remains an attractive potential means of propulsion for future spacecraft. When compared with conventional rocket engines, a nuclear propulsion system would in theory be less massive, and could provide sustained thrust with greater energy.... Read more |
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Nuclear Fission
Nuclear fission Nuclear fission is a process in which the nucleus of an atom splits, usually into two daughter nuclei. Spontaneous fission of uranium and other elements in Earth's interior provides an internal source of heat that drives plate tectonics . Fission tracks in mineral crystals , a... Read more |
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nuclear physics
nuclear physics study of the components, structure, and behavior of the nucleus of the atom. It is especially concerned with the nature of matter and with nuclear energy .... Read more |
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Maly Theatre
...part in the development of Russian drama, particularly in the...descendants continued the connection with the theatre. Other great...introducing the plays of Ibsen to Russian audiences. Having survived the Russian Revolution, the theatre took... |
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Abrams v. United States
...On 23 August 1918, Jacob Abrams, a Russian immigrant and an anarchist, was arrested...purpose and intent had been to aid the Russian Revolution, the general strike they advocated...dissent is his eloquent discussion of the connection between freedom of speech, the search... |
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On Your Toes
...music professor and helps a struggling Russian ballet company. But complications force...lead dancer and perform opposite the Russian prima ballerina Vera Barnova ( Tamara Geva...which was the first to have a story and a connection with the plot of the show. The Dwight... |
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Bellow, Saul
...Bellow, Saul (1915– ), novelist, was born in Canada of Russian-Jewish parents, and educated from the age of 9 in Chicago...2001). Two novellas, A Theft (1989) and The Bellarosa Connection (1989), were included, with the title story, in Something... |
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Nation, The
...figures. In 1918 O.G. Villard became editor and severed the connection with the Post. He continued the magazine's liberal stand...the Versailles Treaty, sympathetically interpreting the new Russian state, and making the journal a distinguished commentary... |
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Cambridge
...The first mention of liturgical drama dates from 1350 in connection with the staging of The Children of Israel. By the 16th century...own expense. Under his direction and that of his wife, the Russian ballerina Lydia Lopokova, it did much to stimulate theatrical... |
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Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry
...Scottish devolution; on hearing of the dissolution of the Russian Duma by the tsar he uttered one of his two memorable remarks...in the House of Lords, important reforms were enacted in connection with trade unions and school meals; old-age pensions were... |
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Conrad, Joseph
...Korzeniowski in Poland, when that country was part of the Russian empire, and his parents were Polish patriots who longed for...bored and expressed his desire to go to sea. Through family connections in Marseille he was allowed to migrate there in 1874 and began... |
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Fairs
...of Leipzig and Frankfurt-am-Main are the best known in connection with theatrical matters; it was at Frankfurt that the English...Fairs also played a large part in the development of the early Russian theatre, which however developed somewhat differently from... |
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abstract art
...signs or three-dimensional constructions that have no connection with images or objects in the visible world. There are two...constructivism. The French Section d'Or worked in parallel to the Russians. Others who provided landmarks in geometrical abstraction... |
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Russian
Russian •ashen, fashion, passion, ration...collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection...pincushion •Belorussian, Prussian, Russian •abduction, conduction, construction... |
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Uri
Uri ♂ Jewish: from a Hebrew word meaning ‘light’ (compare Uriah and Uriel). There is no connection with the Russian name Yuri. |
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connection
connection •ashen, fashion, passion, ration...collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection...pincushion •Belorussian, Prussian, Russian •abduction, conduction, construction... |
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wisdom
...the conception played a central part. In modern times it has become a subject of speculation in connection with the Deity in the thought of Russian authors such as V. Solovyov and S. Bulgakov, and it has a major role in Feminist Theology. |
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Kazakhstan
...Russian Turkestan after the Russians had slowly advanced southwards...had been subsumed into the Russian Empire. Until 1926 the Russians called the Kazakhs Kirgiz or...and sounding very similar in Russian. The present name means the ‘Land of ... |
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abjection
...affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, deflection...resumption • München •pincushion •Belorussian, Prussian, Russian •abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction... |
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allocution
...affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, deflection...resumption • München •pincushion •Belorussian, Prussian, Russian •abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction... |
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assertion
...affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, deflection...resumption • München •pincushion •Belorussian, Prussian, Russian •abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction... |
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auction
...affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, deflection...resumption • München •pincushion •Belorussian, Prussian, Russian •abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction... |
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audition
...affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, deflection...resumption • München •pincushion •Belorussian, Prussian, Russian •abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction... |
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The Russian Connection
...for 10 years. At the Russian Gourmet she selects the Russian-style farmer cheese...American counterpart. Russians enjoy such cheese at...filled ravioli (Russians call them pelmeni...store really have good connections back in Russia ... |
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THE RUSSIAN CONNECTION.(Focus)
...Art traveling to Siberia and Russian artists teaching in Santa...and Bulava. Yazzie said the connection she made with Rosugbu through...Although she doesn't speak Russian, and he speaks very little...level. Yazzie brought her Russian-English dictionary, ... |
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The Russian connection deepens
...Litvinenko before his death.The Russian connection has also spilled into the realm of diplomacy, with senior Russian officials complaining to their...British foreign secretary, met the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov... |
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Russian connection will provide Malaysia with new opportunities
...New Straits Times 08-05-2003 Russian connection will provide Malaysia with new...level with the landmark visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin, writes...Kuala Lumpur. Putin is the first Russian leader to make an official visit... |
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China's Strategic Modernization: The Russian Connection.(outfitting People's...
...the Chinese approach toward purchasing Russian military equipment as buyers at a fire sale. (3) Russian arms merchants have introduced Chinese...existing PLA capabilities. Thanks to the Russian connection, China can conceivably, through reverse... |
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Anna-Marie Holmes: The Russian connection at Boston Ballet.
...Anna-Marie Holmes brings Russian granduer to Boston. Her Russian connection may have come about through...ballet repertoire a patina of Russian style. In the early 1960s...in Russia. The visiting Russians had noted that the two Canadians... |
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The Russian connection
...0000 Headline: The Russian connection Byline: URI DAN Edition...acting against you." a senior Russian official told his Israeli...senior official, who heads a Russian defense research institution...that perpetrated in Moscow a Russian ... |
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'Russian' connection swings into Greeley.(Spotlight)
...Originally, the event was scheduled for the Mad Russian Event Center near Milliken and that "Russian" connection had me pulling out the Happiness LP from...the performance migrated from the Mad Russian to the Union Colony Civic Center, 701... |
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ACMS's Russian connection a boon to students pursuing medical degree
...Straits Times 01-03-2010 ACMS's Russian connection a boon to students pursuing medical...for the first year in one of the Russian medical universities if they complete...professional placement agencies such as Russian Resources Sdn Bhd (RRSB). RRSB... |
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'THE RUSSIAN CONNECTION' ON DISPLAY AT EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
...American artists influenced by their study at a top Russian art academy in "The Russian Connection," on display through Dec. 8. Artists Mark...Russia and its influence on their artwork. The Russian Academy of Fine Arts was founded in 1757 in... |
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