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21Novantae and Selgovae — The Novantae and Selgovae were peoples of the early second century who lived in what is now Galloway, in southwestern most Scotland. They are mentioned briefly in Ptolemy s Geography , and there is no other historical record of them. Their… …
22Gierek, Edward — ▪ 2002 Polish politician (b. Jan. 6, 1913, Porabka, Pol., Austria Hungary d. July 29, 2001, Cieszyn, Pol.), as the first secretary of the Polish Communist Party for almost a decade (1970–80), sought to modernize Poland s economy and… …
23Morris, Norval — ▪ 2005 New Zealand born American criminologist (b. Oct. 1, 1923, Auckland, N.Z. d. Feb. 21, 2004, Chicago, Ill.), spent 55 years in academe 40 of them at the University of Chicago, where he served as founding director of the Center for… …
24Religious Congregations of the Presentation — Religious Congregations of the Presentation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Congregations of the Presentation (1) Daughters of the Presentation, founded in 1627 by Nicolas Sanguin (b. 1580; d. 1653), Bishop of Senlis, a prelate… …
25Desire Caught by the Tail — This article is about the play by Pablo Picasso. For the Adrian Belew album, see Desire Caught by the Tail (album). Desire Caught by the Tail Cover of first English translation, 1948 Written by Pablo Picasso …
26PREFACE — The Proprietors of the Topographical Dictionary of Scotland feel they shall stand excused if they indulge in some expression of pride and satisfaction, on presenting their Subscribers with the concluding portion of their great undertaking in… …
27sports — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Athletic pastime Nouns 1. sports, recreation, athletics, pastime; angling, hunting, chase (see pursuit); sportsmanship, fair play (see justice); sportswear (see clothing). 2. sportsman, sportswoman, Nimrod …
28idle — adj 1. inactive, unoccupied, at leisure, doing nothing; unemployed, workless, out of work, not working, jobless, out of a job, Inf. collecting, on the dole, on welfare; vagrant, Inf. on the bum. 2. unfilled, vacuous, vacant, empty, not in use,… …
29Sparen — 1. Auf Sparen folgt Haben. – Simrock, 9633; Sailer, 278. Engl.: Of saving comes having. 2. Besser gespart, als übel verwandt. Engl.: Better spared than ill spent. (Bohn II, 133.) 3. Das Sparen ist zu spät, wenn s auf die Neige geht. – Lohrengel,… …
30performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
