Since the mid-1950s denim jeans have consistently been favorites in American youth culture, but have changed style and significance throughout the years. In the 1930s dude ranches became popular, and Easterners and city people saw at first hand the jeans they knew from movie Westerns. The tradition of wearing out former good clothes behind the plow disappeared from American life, as "work clothes" were marketed through Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward catalogs. In the 1940s US Navy servicemen spent the war years in blu ...

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An early proponent and popularizer of canoe camping was George W. Sears, a sportswriter for Forest and Stream magazine in the 1880s, whose book Woodcraft (1884), told the story of his 1883, 266-mile journey through the central Adirondacks in a nine foot long, ten and a half pound solo canoe named the Sairy Gamp. He was 64 years old and in frail health at the time. Also in 1883, American Canoe Association Secretary Charles Neide and retired sea captain "Barnacle" Kendall paddled and sailed over three thousand miles in a sailing canoe from Lak ...

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Movement of the trigger linked to the trigger bar releases the sear from the hammer notch. The compressed arm of the mainspring, pushes against the hammer notch, rotating the hammer on its axis to strike the firing pin, discharging the cartridge. The breechblock starts back at the instant of discharge, carrying the empty cartridge case with assistance of the extractor. The empty cartridge case is brought sharply against the ejector which is a bar at the back of the magazine. The underside of ...

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Steyr Mannlicher M1901, Steyr Mannlicher M1901 - General features, Steyr Mannlicher M1901 - Breechblock design, Steyr Mannlicher M1901 - Discharging, Steyr Mannlicher M1901 - Magazine unload lever, Steyr Mannlicher M1901 - Appropriate ammunition, Steyr Mannlicher M1901 - Appropriate holster

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Leonard Nimoy discography - Space Odyssey. Released by Pickwick (SPC-3199) and (with a different cover and simply titled "Leonard Nimoy") by Sears (SPS-491) Side 1 Theme from Star Trek (Alexander Courage / Gene Roddenberry) You Are Not Alone (Don Christopher) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Earth (Charles R. Grean / Fred Hertz / Leonard Nimoy) Once I Smiled (Charles R. Grean / Leonard Nimoy) See also:

Leonard Nimoy discography, Leonard Nimoy discography - Albums, Leonard Nimoy discography - Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space, Leonard Nimoy discography - Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy, Leonard Nimoy discography - The Way I Feel, Leonard Nimoy discography - The Touch of Leonard Nimoy, Leonard Nimoy discography - The New World of Leonard Nimoy, Leonard Nimoy discography - Reissues, Leonard Nimoy discography - Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space reissue, Leonard Nimoy discography - Compilations, Leonard Nimoy discography - Space Odyssey, Leonard Nimoy discography - Outer Space/Inner Mind, Leonard Nimoy discography - Spaced Out, Leonard Nimoy discography - Links

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After the show, she signed with NOUS Models and has also landed small roles in a number of TV shows including One on One, All of Us and The Bold and the Beautiful as well as appearing a number of times on The Tyra Banks Show. Recently she has attracted some attention by suppposedly scoring the role of M in Brett Ratner's upcoming X-Men 3 however she confirmed that the rumour was false on her online blog. She continues to do modelling and has done a commercial for Sears Department Store. She has appeared on the covers of Arthritis Toda ...

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Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte - Before Top Model, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte - Modeling/Acting Career, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte - Trivia

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Williams was raised in Elmira, New York, where he attended Hendy Avenue Elementary. Later, Williams moved with his parents to Middletown, New Jersey where he was a volunteer fireman, worked at a pancake restaurant and local Sears store. After graduation from Mater Dei High School, Williams attended George Washington University and transferred to Catholic University of America, both schools in Washington, DC. Upon leaving college without a degree, a decision that he terms "one of my great regrets" [1], Williams began his broadcasting c ...

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Brian Williams news anchor, Brian Williams news anchor - Career, Brian Williams news anchor - Factoids, Brian Williams news anchor - Notable Coverage, Brian Williams news anchor - Ratings

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Known for their humorous, obscene, and often offensive, perhaps even Zappaesque lyrics, the Bloodhound Gang is not afraid to make quips about taboo subjects such as ethnicities, child abductions and incest in bizarre, stream-of-consciousness, hip-hop influenced lyrics. A common theme in the band's lyrics are elaborate pop culture references, metaphors, similes, and puns such as: "You came twice last year like a Sears catalog" "Times New Roman, you know the type" "Like the Jim Jones cult, I'll take you out with ...

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The Bloodhound Gang, The Bloodhound Gang - Members, The Bloodhound Gang - Current line-up, The Bloodhound Gang - Former members, The Bloodhound Gang - Infamy, The Bloodhound Gang - Recent history, The Bloodhound Gang - Discography, The Bloodhound Gang - Related links

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Southland Mall is the largest shopping center in the City of Hayward. It currently houses the department stores Sears, Macy's, Mervyns, JC Penny and other retailers and also has an underground food court. A downtown district includes the current City Hall as well as many small businesses and restaurants. BART has two stations in Hayward, one in the downtown district and the other in south Hayward closer to the Hayward-Union City border. The AC Transi ...

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Hayward California, Hayward California - History, Hayward California - Mt. Eden and Schafer Park, Hayward California - Geography, Hayward California - Demographics, Hayward California - Economic, Hayward California - Colleges and universities

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When the problem was being studied, wave drag came to be split into two – wave drag caused by the wing as a part of generating lift, and that caused by other portions of the plane. In 1947, studies into both problems led to the development of "perfect" shapes to reduce wave drag as much as theoretically possible. For a fuselage the resulting shape was the Sears-Haack body, which suggested a perfect cross-sectional shape for any given internal volume. The von Kármán ogive was a similar shape for bodies with a blunt end, like a missile. Both were based on long narrow shapes with pointed ends, the main difference being that ...

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There is a conspicuous paucity of information available about the provenance of the firm. Marcus Goldman, a German immigrant, apparently started the firm in 1869 and was soon joined by his son-in-law, Samuel Sachs. The business initially centered on commercial paper syndication (i.e., helping firms borrow money on a short term basis to finance day-to-day activities) but quickly expanded, culminating in the IPO of Sears, Roebuck in 1906. It grew organically from this base, but suffered a major setback when it set up what would be called today ...

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Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs - Quick facts, Goldman Sachs - Lines of Business, Goldman Sachs - History, Goldman Sachs - Alumni of Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs - Diversity, Goldman Sachs - References

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Petronas, Malaysia's national oil company, set out to build the world's tallest building. Although other buildings such as the Sears Tower have higher occupied floors, a higher pinnacle, and a higher roof, the Petronas Towers' spires are classified as architectural details and rise to 452 m (1483 feet)--the highest feature classified as an architectural detail on a high rise until Taipei 101. Taking advantage of the quirks of the rules governing building measurements (counting spires but not antennas) has ...

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Petronas Towers, Petronas Towers - History, Petronas Towers - Comparison with other very tall buildings, Petronas Towers - Tenants of the Petronas Towers, Petronas Towers - Other facilities, Petronas Towers - KLCC Park, Petronas Towers - Sky bridge, Petronas Towers - Notable events, Petronas Towers - Quote

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The Antya-lila gives a survey of the devotional plays composed by Rupa Goswami, activities of various devotees and occasional critics and their interactions with Chaitanya, Chaitanya’s interactions with Raghunatha Dasa, and Jagadananda, Chaitanya's increasing experience of the searing agony of separation from Krishna (viraha or vipralambha bhava) and concludes with the famous Siksastaka (eight instructions) written by Chaitanya himself. Although Krishna Dasa never met Chaitanya personally, his guru Raghunatha Dasa Goswami (1494 – ...

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Chaitanya Charitamrita, Chaitanya Charitamrita - Adi-lila, Chaitanya Charitamrita - Madhya-lila, Chaitanya Charitamrita - Antya-lila, Chaitanya Charitamrita - Composition of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, Chaitanya Charitamrita - Chaitanya Charitamrita Edition of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is the story of a man who is sentenced to death by hanging at the Owl Creek Bridge of the title. When he is hanged the rope breaks and the main character falls into the water, from which he begins a journey back to his home. During his journey, he starts to feel some strange physiological events that ultimately end with a searing pain in his neck. It turns out that the man never escaped; he imagined the entire thing during the time between being push ...

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Plot, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Adaptations

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Neshaminy Mall is located within Bensalem. It was one of the first malls to be constucted in the country. It has four main anchors (three department stores and 1 movie theatre) and over 120 smaller shops and eateries. Main Anchors: Sears Strawbridge's (Opened 1968 as Strawbridge & Clothier. In 2006, will chang name to Macy's) Boscov's (Opened 1995. Former location for Lit Brothers{1974-1977}, Pomeroy's{1977-1987}, and The Bon Ton{1987-early 1990's})< ...

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Bensalem Township Pennsylvania, Bensalem Township Pennsylvania - Geography, Bensalem Township Pennsylvania - Demographics, Bensalem Township Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Park Racetrack, Bensalem Township Pennsylvania - Government, Bensalem Township Pennsylvania - Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem Township Pennsylvania - Trivia

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Downers Grove is the home to Downers Grove Golf Course, founded in 1892 by Charles Blair Macdonald and the oldest golf course west of the Allegheny Mountains. Downers Grove also prides itself on having one of the largest collections of Sears-Roebuck Catalog Homes which were erected between 1908 and 1940. Downers Grove is the home of the Tivoli Theater, which opened in 1928 as only the second designed and built for sound motion pictures an ...

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Downers Grove Illinois, Downers Grove Illinois - History, Downers Grove Illinois - Other notable facts, Downers Grove Illinois - Famous Downers Grovers, Downers Grove Illinois - Education, Downers Grove Illinois - Geography, Downers Grove Illinois - Religion, Downers Grove Illinois - Demographics

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Nicknamed "Spider-Man," Robert is a solo urban climber, free climbing high rocks and up the sheer, smooth exteriors of skyscrapers. Although George "the Human Fly" Willig scaled the South Tower of the World Trade Center in 1977, Willig did so using clamping devices that fitted into the steel tracks running up and down the building's exterior, which were used to guide window washing equipment. And in 1981, "Spider Dan" Goodwin climbed the glass of the Sears Tower and the John Hanc ...

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Alain Robert, Alain Robert - Overview, Alain Robert - Strategy, Alain Robert - Notable climbs, Alain Robert - Accidents, Alain Robert - Houston Arrest, Alain Robert - Family

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Grilling, boiling, stewing, steaming, searing and mixing (as in salads) are all traditional cooking methods. Stirfrying is now common, but considered to be a Chinese influence. Stews are often green in color, because of the large proportion of vegetables used as well as ya nang leaf. Soups are categorized as follows, tom, tom cheut, keng, and keng soua. Keng is soup that contains ginger and padek, and keng soua is keng that contains both galanga and ginger. In effect it is similar to the Siamese tom yum. Tom cheut i ...

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Cuisine of Laos, Cuisine of Laos - Batterie de cuisine, Cuisine of Laos - Ingredients, Cuisine of Laos - Cooking methods, Cuisine of Laos - Characteristics of Lao food, Cuisine of Laos - Eating customs, Cuisine of Laos - Representative dishes, Cuisine of Laos - Beverages, Cuisine of Laos - Books

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Seeger and MacColl recorded several albums of searing political commentary songs. MacColl himself wrote over 300 songs, some of which have been recorded by artists (in addition to those mentioned above) such as Planxty, The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. In 2001, The Essential Ewan MacColl Songbook was published, which includes the words and music to 200 of his songs. There is a plaque dedicated to MacColl in Russell Square in London. The inscription includes: "Presented by his communist friends ...

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Ewan MacColl, Ewan MacColl - Early history, Ewan MacColl - Acting career, Ewan MacColl - Music, Ewan MacColl - Radio, Ewan MacColl - Songwriting, Ewan MacColl - Bibliography

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After the 1 July 1959 deadline, agreed upon in 1958, the U.S. and the British yard were defined identically (0.9144 m) to the international yard. Metric equivalents in this article usually assume this latest official definition. Before this date, the most precise measurement of the Imperial Standard Yard was 0.914398416 m (Sears et al. 1928. Phil Trans A 227:281).  *  The pole is also called rod or perch. Until the adoption of the international definition of 1852 metres in 1970, the British nautic ...

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Imperial unit, Imperial unit - Relation to other systems, Imperial unit - Measures of length, Imperial unit - Measures of area, Imperial unit - Measures of volume, Imperial unit - Measures of weight and mass, Imperial unit - Current use of Imperial units

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The torturing system at S-21 was designed to make prisoners confess to whatever crimes their captors charged them with. Prisoners were tortured with electric shocks, searing hot metal instruments, hanging as well as through the use of various other devices. Although many prisoners died from this kind of abuse, killing them outright was discouraged, since the Khmer Rouge needed their confessions. Many of these torture methods had been used ...

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S-21, S-21 - History, S-21 - Life in the prison, S-21 - Tortures and extermination, S-21 - Staff of the prison, S-21 - The Security Regulations, S-21 - S-21 and media, S-21 - The photographic archive, S-21 - S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, S-21 - S-21 today

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Illinois Wesleyan University - Officers of the Board of Trustees. George A. Vinyard (President) Gilbert L. Dorsey (First Vice President) Herbert A. Getz (Second Vice President) Susan D. Waring (Secretary) Robert E. Field II (Treasurer) Richard F. Wilson (President of University) Illinois Wesleyan University - List of Presidents of the University. Clinton W. Sears (1855-1857) Oliver Spencer Munsell (1857-18 ...

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Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois Wesleyan University - History and academics, Illinois Wesleyan University - Athletics, Illinois Wesleyan University - Academic programs, Illinois Wesleyan University - Administration, Illinois Wesleyan University - Officers of the Board of Trustees, Illinois Wesleyan University - List of Presidents of the University, Illinois Wesleyan University - Notable graduates, Illinois Wesleyan University - External links

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The individual components of the DJIA are occasionally changed as market conditions warrant. They are selected by the editors of The Wall Street Journal. When companies are replaced, the individual weightings are adjusted so that the value of the average is not directly affected by the change. On November 1, 1999, Chevron, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Sears Roebuck, and Union Carbide were removed from the DJIA and replaced by Intel, Microsoft, Home Depot, and SBC Communications. Intel and Microsoft became the first two com ...

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Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones Industrial Average - History, Dow Jones Industrial Average - Criticism, Dow Jones Industrial Average - Components, Dow Jones Industrial Average - Weightings, Dow Jones Industrial Average - Investing

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