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21Firearms unit — A firearms unit is a specialised, armed unit within each territorial police force in the United Kingdom. [ [http://www.global defence.com/2003/police 03.htm Metropolitan Police Force s Firearms Unit ] ] For the most part, the police forces of the …
22Ned Nickerson — Nancy Drew Mystery Stories character First appearance The Clue in the Diary Created by Edward Stratemeyer Mildred Benson Portrayed by Frankie Thoma …
23Pikuach nefesh — (פיקוח נפש, saving of human life ) is the principle in Jewish law that the saving of a human life paramount, virtually overriding any other religious consideration. Talmudic sourceThe Talmud discusses a number of cases as examples in which… …
24Nuova Camorra Organizzata — NCO boss and founder, Raffaele Cutolo, also known as o Professore (the professor), behind bars in 1986 In Ottaviano Founded by Raffaele Cutolo Years active …
25Frederick II — 1. See Frederick I (def. 2). 2. ( Frederick the Great ) 1712 86, king of Prussia 1740 86 (son of Frederick William I). * * * I German Friedrich known as Frederick the Great born Jan. 24, 1712, Berlin died Aug. 17, 1786, Potsdam, near Berlin King… …
26Situationist International — The Situationist International (SI) was a small group of international political and artistic agitators with roots in Marxism, Lettrism and the early 20th century European artistic and political avant gardes. Formed in 1957, the SI was active in… …
27Cliffhanger — For other uses, see Cliffhanger (disambiguation). Poster of the 1914 Perils of Pauline , which popularized the term cliffhanger in the medium of film A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character… …
28List of baseball jargon (P) — to paint:To throw pitches at the edges of the strike zone. A pitcher who can paint consistiently may be referred to as Rembrandt or Picasso, and can be said to paint the black or paint the corner.park:To hit a home run. He parked a three run… …
29Terrence Webster-Doyle — Dr. Terrence Webster Doyle, Ph.D., AEPT is Founder and Director of three independent schools and has taught at the secondary, community college, and university levels in Education, India Studies, Psychology, and Philosophy. He has worked in… …
30Respiratory disease — Classification and external resources Micrograph of an emphysematous lung; emphysema is a common respiratory disease, strongly associated with smoking. H E stain. ICD …
