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11Criticism of college and university rankings (2007 United States) — refers to a 2007 movement which developed among faculty and administrators in American Institutions of Higher Education. It follows previous movements in the U.S. and Canada (by schools in the 1990s such as Reed College, Stanford University, Alma …
12literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
13Chairlift — For the musical group, see Chairlift (band). A stairlift is sometimes called a chairlift . Hunter Mountain chairlift …
14Intermittent energy source — An intermittent energy source is any source of energy that is not continuously available due to some factor outside direct control. The intermittent source may be quite predictable, for example, tidal power, but cannot be dispatched to meet the… …
15List of Farscape characters — Season 2 cast, from left to right: Bialar Crais, Rygel (front), Chiana, Zhaan, Aeryn Sun, John Crichton, Ka D Argo. This article contains information about fictional characters in the television series Farscape. Contents …
16education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
17Permanent way — The permanent way means the physical elements of the railway line itself: generally the pairs of rails typically laid on sleepers embedded in ballast, intended to carry the ordinary trains of a railway. This page describes British practice and… …
18Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
19Henry Cisneros — 10th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development In office January 22, 1993 – January 19, 1997 President Bill Clinton …
20Longevitology — What It Is Longevitology ( Chang Sen Xue in Chinese, which translates as study of long life ) is one of several healing modalities intended to adjust energy flow throughout the body to improve the body s ability to heal itself. (Acupuncture,… …
