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121just — adverb. 1. When it means ‘a little time ago’, just is used differently in BrE and AmE. In BrE the usual construction is with a perfect tense formed with have: I have just arrived home, but in AmE the verb is normally a simple past form: I just… …
122Keppoch murders — The Keppoch Murders is one of the stranger incidents in the history of Clan Donald, a large Scottish clan. In September 1663 Alexander, the thirteenth chief of the Macdonalds of Keppoch in Lochaber, and his brother, Ranald, were murdered at home… …
123just — 1. adjective 1) a just and democratic society Syn: fair, fair minded, equitable, evenhanded, impartial, unbiased, objective, neutral, disinterested, unprejudiced, open minded, nonpartisan; honorable, upright, decent, honest …
124Voice User Interface — A Voice User Interface (VUI) makes human interaction with computers possible through a voice/speech platform in order to initiate an automated service or process.The VUI is the interface to any speech application. Controlling a machine by simply… …
125William H. Milliken, Jr. — William H. Milliken, Jr. (b. August 19 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –d. July 4 1969) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Milliken graduated from Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. After graduating he… …
126Native metal — Kondyor Mine Region Chabarowsk: native platinum nugget A native metal is any metal that is found in its metallic form, either pure or as an alloy, in nature. Metals that can be found as native deposits singly and/or in alloys include aluminium,… …
127Legal status of Salvia divinorum — ] In such places where Salvia divinorum legislation exists, it varies in its prohibitive degree from country to country. Australia has imposed its strictest Schedule 9 (US Schedule I equivalent) classification for example, and Italy has also… …
128Isaac Edgar "Ike" Smith — Isaac Edgar Smith born 21 Jan 1858 in Charleston, Coles County, Illinois died 27 Sep 1940 North River, Warren County, New YorkBuilder of the first 22 Star Class Sailboats in Port Washington, New York in 1911. Port Washington News ObituaryPort… …
