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  • 111Clarke, Sir Arthur Charles — ▪ 2009       British author born Dec. 16, 1917, Minehead, Somerset, Eng. died March 19, 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka wrote more than 100 fiction and nonfiction books, but he was best known for such visionary science fiction novels as Childhood s End… …

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  • 112Clarke, Sir Arthur C. — ▪ British author and scientist in full  Sir Arthur Charles Clarke  born Dec. 16, 1917, Minehead, Somerset, Eng. died March 19, 2008, Colombo, Sri L.       English writer who is notable for both his science fiction and his nonfiction.       Clarke …

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  • 113Port Antonio — ▪ Jamaica  town, northeastern coast of Jamaica, 60 mi (97 km) northeast of Kingston. One of the island s largest ports, it is a shipping point for bananas, coconuts, and cacao and is one of Jamaica s oldest and least commercialized tourist… …

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  • 114List of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo episodes — This is the list of episodes for the original Skippy the Bush Kangaroo series, aired from 1968 to 1970. It has been difficult to determine a proper order for Skippy episodes. The official numbering has many anomalies. The airdate order is also… …

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  • 115Outboard Marine Corporation — (OMC) was a maker of Evinrude and Johnson boat motors and many different brands of boats. Evinrude initially began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907. OMC was based in Waukegan, Illinois.[1] They also owned several lines of boats such as Chris Craft …

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  • 116Clarke, (Sir) Arthur C(harles) —     (1917– )    The author of the screenplay (with STANLEY KUBRICK) and novel, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), Arthur C. Clarke is now regarded as one of the most important SCIENCE FICTION authors of the 20th century. Very early in life, Clarke… …

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  • 117sport(s) — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. athletics recreation, pastime, diversion, competitive activity, contest, competition, game, play, amusement, entertainment. War minus the shooting. George Orwell. see baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing,… …

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  • 118swim fin — noun : flipper 1b * * * one of a pair of flippers. [1945 50] * * * swim fin, a rubber, paddlelike attachment worn on the foot to increase kicking power in swimming; fin: »The next day I bought a pair of swim fins and I have been skin diving ever… …

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  • 119aq´ua-lung´er — aq|ua|lung «AK wuh LUHNG», noun, verb. –noun. 1. an underwater breathing device used in skin diving, consisting of one or more cylinders of compressed air strapped to the diver s back, a hose and mouthpiece through which the diver breathes, and… …

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  • 120aq|ua|lung — «AK wuh LUHNG», noun, verb. –noun. 1. an underwater breathing device used in skin diving, consisting of one or more cylinders of compressed air strapped to the diver s back, a hose and mouthpiece through which the diver breathes, and sometimes a… …

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