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111Early life and military career of John McCain — The early life and military career of John Sidney McCain III spans forty five years (1936 ndash;1981). McCain s father and grandfather were admirals in the United States Navy. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, and attended many schools… …
112Gaia (mythology) — Infobox Greek deity Caption = Name = Gaia God of = Goddess of the Earth Abode = Earth Symbol = Consort = Uranus Parents = Chaos Siblings= Children=Uranus, Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion Mount = Roman equivalent = TerraGaia (pronEng|ˈgeɪə or… …
113bovine spongiform encephalopathy — /spun jeuh fawrm / a fatal dementia of cattle, thought to be caused by the prion proteins implicated in Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. Also called mad cow disease. * * * ▪ pathology also called mad cow disease a fatal neurodegenerative… …
114liberation theology — a 20th century Christian theology, emphasizing the Biblical and doctrinal theme of liberation from oppression, whether racial, sexual, economic, or political. [1970 75] * * * Roman Catholic movement that originated in the late 20th century in… …
115Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — U.S. government agency that sets and enforces national pollution control standards. It was established by Pres. Richard Nixon (1970) to supersede a welter of confusing and ineffective state environmental laws. Its early accomplishments include… …
116Peter the Apostle, Saint — orig. Simon died с AD 64, Rome Disciple of Jesus, recognized as the leader of the Twelve Apostles. Jesus called him Cephas (Aramaic for Rock ; rendered in Greek as Petros ) and said Upon this rock I will build my church (Matthew 16:18). When… …
117Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)). Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …
118Bloch, Konrad Emil — ▪ 2001 German born American biochemist (b. Jan. 21, 1912, Neisse, Ger. [now Nysa, Pol.] d. Oct. 15, 2000, Burlington, Mass.), conducted research to determine how the body creates cholesterol, work that earned him a share, together with… …
119State and Local Affairs — ▪ 1997 Introduction States continued to be at the centre of national debates on public policy during 1996. The U.S. Congress, reacting in part to successful experimentation by a number of states, enacted a historic welfare reform measure… …
120psychedelic drug — also called psychotomimetic drug or hallucinogen any of the so called mind expanding drugs that are able to induce states of altered perception and thought, frequently with heightened awareness of sensory input but with diminished… …
