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leprechaun
leprechaun , Irish fairy represented as a tiny old man. Leprechauns are mischievous and elusive creatures, said to possess buried crocks of gold, the location of which they will reveal if forced.... Read more |
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Crowded House
Crowded House Rock band First Single Finally Took Off Accusations of Sophomore Slump Sought the Elusive Read more |
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Fortune
Luck BIBLIOGRAPHY Luck exerts a dramatic influence over people’s lives. It has the power to transform the improbable into the possible; to make the difference between life and death, reward and ruin, happiness and despair. But how do psychologists examine this elusive concept, and what... Read more |
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Social skills
Social competence Mastering the social, emotional, and cognitive skills and behaviors needed to succeed as a member of society. Social competence refers to the social, emotional, and cognitive skills and behaviors that children need for successful social adaptation . Despite this simple... Read more |
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Peacemaking
P EACEMAKING Berenice A. Carroll "Peacemaking" appears to be a commonplace term, easily understood and frequently used in public discourse and in peace movements. The Internet reports more than 50,000 entries containing the term "peacemaking." On... Read more |
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Experimental Economics
Economics, Experimental BIBLIOGRAPHY For generations economics was a nonlaboratory science. Economists could construct theories and analyze naturally occurring data, but the luxuries of control and replication were elusive. The discipline of experimental economics has challenged and changed... Read more |
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Unabomber
Unabomber or Unabomer , name given by the FBI to the elusive perpetrator of a series of bombings (1975-95) in the United States that killed 3 and wounded 23. The targets were mainly academics in technological disciplines, airline executives, and executives in businesses thought to affect the... Read more |
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bongo
bongo , spiral-horned antelope , Boocercus eurycerus, found in jungles and thick bamboo forests of equatorial Africa. Shy, elusive animals, bongos never emerge into the open and are seldom seen; they browse singly or in small groups. They are fairly large, heavy-bodied antelopes, with males... Read more |
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Karita Mattila
Karita Mattila Opera singer Finnish opera singer Karita Mattila is one of the world's premiere divas, having earned the title through consistent and solid work that astounds and mesmerizes audiences across the globe. Tall, athletic, and gifted with excellent vocal talent, she challenges... Read more |
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Giacinto Scelsi
Scelsi, Giacinto Composer A biographer's nightmare, Giacinto Scelsi was a mysterious, reclusive, and elusive Italian aristocrat whose music has been described as otherwordly, miraculous, visionary, and life-altering. Refusing the title of "composer," Scelsi regarded himself as a medium through... Read more |
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evasion
...noun 1. the evasion of the enemy | evasion of one's share of the worksynonyms: avoidance, dodging, escape, eluding, elusion, sidestepping, circumvention, shunning, shirking; inf. ducking.See evade 1. 2. skilled at evasionsynonyms: subterfuge... |
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escape
...decamping, fleeing.See escape verb 1. 2. an escape from punishment/deathsynonyms: avoidance, evasion, dodging, eluding, elusion, circumvention; inf. ducking.See escape verb 2. 3. an escape of gassynonyms: leak, leakage, seepage, gush, spurt... |
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Elusion: Sister, Sister Times Two
Elusion: Sister, Sister Times Two Once upon a time in two distant locales...paths to cross. And so begins the tale of RCA Records vocal quartet Elusion. Elusion evolved in 1996 when identical twins Tonya and Tamica coined the name... |
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Hi-tech smokers' device more than Elusion.
...Zealand licence for the distribution of the Elusion Electronic Cigarette is being offered...a social aspect, products such as the Elusion Electronic Cigarette are proving a huge...the company distributing and selling the Elusion E Cigarette and associated products has... |
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USPTO Issues Trademark ELUSION GAMES INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT to Elusion...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- Elusion Games Interactive Entertainment, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY...CAROLINA, Isle Of Palms, S.C., has been issued the trademark ELUSION GAMES INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT (Reg. No. 3726743) by the... |
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Elusions of Control: Biblical Law on the Words of Women
Elusions of Control: Biblical Law on the Words of Women by Jione Havea Society of Biblical Literature Semeia Studies, 41. Society of... |
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Elusions, illusions and funerals
IN A country where the 'informer' is, unfortunately, a pariah, and the code of silence is often violently enforced, evidence of any wrongdoing which has not left a warm physical trail is very elusive. More elusive than a man who was on the police's 'Most Wanted' list for a decade, in a country that |
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Tenacious D-elusion Two beer-bellied men playing acoustic guitars have...
Byline: Joel Reese Daily Herald Staff Writer They're fat, they play acoustic guitars, and they're the greatest rock band in the world. OK, so they coined that last part themselves. But Tenacious D - a duo comprised of Kyle Gass and actor Jack Black of "Shallow Hal" and "Orange County" fame - are an |
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Pittsburgh Succumbs To Elusion of Power; Extra Man Cannot Offset Lemieux's...
The Pittsburgh Penguins were forced to play without super center Mario Lemieux last night at Capital Centre. Also, as has been the norm in games against Washington this season, the Penguins skated without much of a power play as they dropped a 3-1 decision. Lemieux, the National Hockey League's |
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Herenton the master of elusions
News analysis Whether you are inclined to take Willie Herenton at his word or to search for ulterior motives in his every move, his latest maneuver throws a wrinkle into the Memphis special mayoral election that is difficult to fathom. On the surface, it goes like this: The longest-serving mayor of |
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The Grand Elusion
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced the cameras for all of nine minutes yesterday, but he managed to contradict himself at least four times as he fought off calls to resign over the firing of U.S. attorneys. "Mistakes were made," he said in fluent scandalese, but "I think it was the right |
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Bin Laden proves master of elusion: US planes blasted Al Qaeda positions, as...
Byline: Philip Smucker Special to The Christian Science Monitor TORA BORA, AFGHANISTAN Osama bin Laden's apparent ability to give the slip to Western military might and all its intelligence has become something of a legend in the White Mountains of Afghanistan. "Osama is a like a butterfly resting |
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