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By the mid-1850s, Lincoln had competing transportation interests — both the river barges and the railroads. In 1849, he received a patent related to buoying vessels. Lincoln represented the Alton & Sangamon Railroad, for example, in an 1851 dispute with one of its shareholders, James A. Barret. Barret had refused to pay the balance on his pledge to that corporation on the ground that it had changed its originally planned route. Lincoln argued that as a matter of law a corporation is not bound by its original charter when that ch ...

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Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln - Early life, Abraham Lincoln - Early career, Abraham Lincoln - Marriage, Abraham Lincoln - Illinois politics, Abraham Lincoln - Prairie Lawyer, Abraham Lincoln - Republican Politics 1854-1860, Abraham Lincoln - Election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln - Secession winter 1860-61, Abraham Lincoln - War begins: 1861-62, Abraham Lincoln - Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln - Important domestic measures of Lincoln's first term, Abraham Lincoln - 1864 election and second inauguration, Abraham Lincoln - Civil War and reconstruction, Abraham Lincoln - Conducting the war effort, Abraham Lincoln - Homefront, Abraham Lincoln - Reconstruction, Abraham Lincoln - Assassination, Abraham Lincoln - Legacy and memorials, Abraham Lincoln - Trivia, Abraham Lincoln - Presidential appointments, Abraham Lincoln - Cabinet, Abraham Lincoln - Supreme Court, Abraham Lincoln - Major presidential acts, Abraham Lincoln - States admitted to the Union, Abraham Lincoln - Scholarly secondary sources: Biographies, Abraham Lincoln - Scholarly Secondary Sources: Specialty topics, Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln in art and popular culture, Abraham Lincoln - Primary Sources, Abraham Lincoln - Neoconfederate Criticisms of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln - Documents at Project Gutenberg

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There are many different types of beer, each of which is said to belong to a particular style. A beer's style is a label that describes the overall flavour and often the origin of a beer, according to a system that has evolved by trial and error over many centuries. A major component of determining the type of beer is the yeast used in the fermentation process. Most beer styles fall into one of two large families: ale, using top-fermenting yeast, or lager, using bottom-fermenting yeast. Beers that blend the charac ...

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Beer, Beer - Beer in antiquity, Beer - Beer in the Middle Ages, Beer - Beer in early European history, Beer - Beer during the Industrial Revolution, Beer - History of modern beer, Beer - Etymology, Beer - Mythology, Beer - Ingredients, Beer - Water, Beer - Malt, Beer - Hops, Beer - Yeast, Beer - Clarifying agent, Beer - The brewing process, Beer - Packaging and presentation, Beer - Varieties of beer, Beer - Ale, Beer - Lager, Beer - Spontaneous fermentation, Beer - Hybrid beers, Beer - Beer in a social context, Beer - Beer around the world, Beer - Africa, Beer - Americas, Beer - Asia, Beer - Australasia, Beer - Europe, Beer - Related beverages

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Infinite Jest - The Incandenza family. Avril Incandenza, née Mondragon, is the domineering mother of the Incandenza children and wife to James. A beautiful Québécoise, she becomes a major figure at the Enfield Tennis Academy after the death of her husband. She begins, or perhaps continues, a relationship with Charles Tavis, the new head of the academy and her half brother. Her sexual relations are a matter of some discussion, while maintaining a vague, yet certain sexual relation with John ...

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Infinite Jest, Infinite Jest - Characters, Infinite Jest - The Incandenza family, Infinite Jest - The Enfield Tennis Academy, Infinite Jest - The Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House, Infinite Jest - Les Assassins des Fauteuils Rollents, Infinite Jest - Subsidized time, Infinite Jest - More on the setting of the story, Infinite Jest - Literature, Infinite Jest - Surveys, Infinite Jest - In-depth studies, Infinite Jest - Interviews, Infinite Jest - Web resources

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Clarence Mason was a professional wrestling manager in the mid-1990s for the World Wrestling Federation. Clarence Mason - Career. The Clarence Mason character (probably named after Clarence Thomas & Raymond Burr's character Perry Mason) was a lawyer, primarily brought in to play off of the publicity lawyers had gotten in the ongoing O.J. Simpson trial. His character and speaking style were plainly based on Johnnie Cochran. Mason was originally introduced as the legal counsel for Jim Cornette, wh ...

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I propose that all the knowledge you will ever need about nutrition is within your reach. Within you is an amazing storehouse of all the information you have ever encountered about diet. Your body knows better than any book what nutritional balance it needs. It tries constantly to communicate that information, it's just not always received and interpreted accurately.

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1990 - January. January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 4 - over 300 people were killed in a train accident in Ghotki pakistan. January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 - Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello, the man who led the coup against Dr Apolo Milton Obote's government, dies in Ormduruman Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. January 10 - Time Warner is formed f ...

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1990, 1990 - Events, 1990 - January, 1990 - February, 1990 - March, 1990 - April, 1990 - May, 1990 - June, 1990 - July, 1990 - August, 1990 - September, 1990 - October, 1990 - November, 1990 - December, 1990 - Births, 1990 - Deaths, 1990 - Nobel Prizes, 1990 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1990 - Fields Medalists, 1990 - Templeton Prize, 1990 - Right Livelihood Award, 1990 - Uncertain dates

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1987 - January. January 1 - Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories, changes its name to Iqaluit. In 1999, it will become the capital of Nunavut. January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 - An Amtrak train en route from Washington, DC to Boston collides with Conrail engines killing 16. January 5 - US President Ronald Reagan undergoes prostate surgery causing worries about his health. January 8 - The Dow Jones ...

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1987, 1987 - Events, 1987 - January, 1987 - February, 1987 - March, 1987 - April, 1987 - May, 1987 - June, 1987 - July, 1987 - August, 1987 - September, 1987 - October, 1987 - November, 1987 - December, 1987 - Environmental change, 1987 - Unknown dates, 1987 - Births, 1987 - Deaths, 1987 - Fiction, 1987 - Nobel Prizes, 1987 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1987 - Templeton Prize, 1987 - Right Livelihood Award

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Holocaust resources - Historical studies. Berenbaum, Michael, A Mosaic of Victims: Non-Jews Persecuted and Murdered by the Nazis (1990) Berkhoff, Karel C. Harvest of Despair : Life and Death in Ukraine under Nazi Rule (2004) Black, Edwin. The Transfer Agreement, (c1984) Braham, Randolph L., The Politics of Genocide: The Holocaust in Hungary (1994, c1981) Browning, Christopher R. The Origins of the Final Solution: The Evolution of Nazi J ...

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Holocaust resources, Holocaust resources - Bibliography, Holocaust resources - Historical studies, Holocaust resources - Selected survivor accounts, Holocaust resources - Selected semi-autobiographical fiction by survivors, Holocaust resources - Other documentation, Holocaust resources - Hypotheses and historiography, Holocaust resources - Selected filmography, Holocaust resources - In need of Categorization

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Sarah McLachlan was born on January 28, 1968, and adopted in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As a child, she took voice lessons, along with studies in classical piano and guitar. When she was just 17 years old, and still a student at Queen Elizabeth High School, she fronted a short-lived rock band called "The October Game". Her high school yearbook claimed that she was "destined to become a famous rock star." Following The October Game's first concert at Dalhousie University, McLachlan was offered a recording contract with Vancouver based indep ...

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Sarah McLachlan, Sarah McLachlan - Biography, Sarah McLachlan - Discography, Sarah McLachlan - Albums, Sarah McLachlan - Singles, Sarah McLachlan - Video releases, Sarah McLachlan - Soundtracks

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Che Guevara - Insurgent. Speculation on Guevara's whereabouts continued throughout 1966 and into 1967. Finally, in a speech at the 1967 May Day rally in Havana, the Acting Minister of the armed forces, Maj. Juan Almeida, announced that Guevara was "serving the revolution somewhere in Latin America". The persistent reports that he was leading the guerrillas in Bo ...

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Che Guevara, Che Guevara - Youth, Che Guevara - Guatemala, Che Guevara - Cuba, Che Guevara - Disappearance from Cuba, Che Guevara - Congo, Che Guevara - Bolivia, Che Guevara - Insurgent, Che Guevara - Capture and execution, Che Guevara - The Bolivian Diary, Che Guevara - The intellectual and artistic, Che Guevara - Legacy, Che Guevara - Hero, Che Guevara - Critique of hero, Che Guevara - Source Notes, Che Guevara - Content Notes, Che Guevara - Published Works, Che Guevara - Writings about Che Guevara, Che Guevara - General, Che Guevara - Other, Che Guevara - Criticism praise etc., Che Guevara - Trivia, Che Guevara - In the movies, Che Guevara - In video games

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Cocaine addiction is the obsessive or uncontrollable abuse of cocaine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) shows promising results. Spiritual based Twelve-step programs such as Cocaine Anonymous (modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous) have some success combatting this problem. A cocaine vaccine is also being tested which may prevent the recipient from feeling the desirable effects of the drug, although a similar effort to develop a heroin vacci ...

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Cocaine, Cocaine - History, Cocaine - The coca leaf, Cocaine - Isolation, Cocaine - Popularization, Cocaine - Prohibition, Cocaine - Modern usage, Cocaine - Pharmacology, Cocaine - Appearance, Cocaine - Forms of cocaine, Cocaine - Methods of administration, Cocaine - Mechanism of action, Cocaine - Metabolism and excretion, Cocaine - Effects and health issues, Cocaine - Cocaine as a local anesthetic, Cocaine - Cocaine addiction, Cocaine - Treatment, Cocaine - Usage, Cocaine - In the United States, Cocaine - Works concerning cocaine, Cocaine - Books about cocaine, Cocaine - Movies about cocaine

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A short list of original albums only; for a detailed list including compilations, singles, EPs, videos and more, see the Jello Biafra discography. Studio albums with the Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables - September 1980 Plastic Surgery Disasters - November 1982 Frankenchrist - October 1985 Bedtime for Democracy - November 1986 Spoken word: No More Cocoons - 1987 High Priest of Harmful ...

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Jello Biafra, Jello Biafra - Biography, Jello Biafra - Early years and the Dead Kennedys, Jello Biafra - After the disbandment of the Dead Kennedys, Jello Biafra - Music, Jello Biafra - Political beliefs, Jello Biafra - Discography, Jello Biafra - Filmography, Jello Biafra - Notes

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A bra size consists of two measurements: the "band size", given by a number, which is the circumference around the body excluding the breasts, and "cup size", given by a letter, which is related to the volume of the breasts themselves. The size of women's breasts is often expressed in terms of bra size. Bras are commonly available in cup sizes A-DD, and one generally has to go to a specialist lingerie store to find larger cup size bras. The sizing of larger cup sizes can be confusing, since some manufacturers use multiple lette ...

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Brassiere, Brassiere - Need for brassières, Brassiere - History, Brassiere - Bra sizes, Brassiere - Construction and Fit, Brassiere - Types of bra, Brassiere - Culture, Brassiere - Terminology

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No single time or person can be identified with the invention of the bicycle. Its earliest known forebears were called velocipedes, and included many types of human-powered vehicles. One of these, the scooter-like dandy horse of the French Comte de Sivrac, dating to 1790, was long cited as the earliest bicycle. Most bicycle historians now believe that these hobby-horses with no steering mechanism probably n ...

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Bicycle, Bicycle - History, Bicycle - Technical aspects, Bicycle - Legal requirements, Bicycle - Construction and parts, Bicycle - Performance, Bicycle - Bicycle physics, Bicycle - Social and historical aspects, Bicycle - Economic and social implications, Bicycle - Bicycles at work, Bicycle - Bicycle recreation, Bicycle - Bicycles and war, Bicycle - Bicycle racing, Bicycle - Modal share: cycle use in modern cities, Bicycle - Cycling activism, Bicycle - Types of bicycle, Bicycle - Standards, Bicycle - Notes

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Franz Kafka - Short Stories. Description of a Struggle (Beschreibung eines Kampfes - 1904-1905) Wedding Preparations in the Country (Hochzeitsvorbereitungen auf dem Lande - 1907-1908) The Judgment (Das Urteil - September 22-23, 1912) In the Penal Colony (In der Strafkolonie - October 1914) The Village Schoolmaster (The Giant Mole) (Der Dorfschullehrer or Der Riesenmaulwurf - 1914-1915) < ...

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Franz Kafka, Franz Kafka - Life, Franz Kafka - Critical interpretation, Franz Kafka - Kafka in cinema, Franz Kafka - Online texts, Franz Kafka - Bibliography, Franz Kafka - Short Stories, Franz Kafka - Novellas, Franz Kafka - Novels, Franz Kafka - Diaries and notebooks, Franz Kafka - Letters, Franz Kafka - On Kafka

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Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal women that block the aromatase enzyme. Aromatase inhibitor - Type I and II. AIs are categorized into two types: Irreversible steroidal inhibitors such as exemestane form a permanent bond with the aromatase enzyme complex, while non-steroidal inhibitors (such as anastrozole, letrozole) inhibit the enzyme by reversible competition. Aromatase inhibitor - Mode of action. Including:

• Aromatase inhibitor - Type I and II
• Aromatase inhibitor - Mode of action
• Aromatase inhibitor - Indication
• Aromatase inhibitor - Members

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Finally, under pressure from his men, and perhaps in shock over what he had done, Kidd finally made the fatal decision of turning pirate. He started taking any vessels which were not English; Dutch, Moorish, Indian, Portuguese, French; no one was safe from the onslaught. As the voyage progressed Kidd’s actions became increasingly more like those of a pirate than an agent of the English King. Acts of savagery on Kidd’s part were reported by escaped prisoners, who told of being hoisted u ...

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William Kidd, William Kidd - Early life and career, William Kidd - Preparing his expedition, William Kidd - Hunting for pirates, William Kidd - Turning pirate, William Kidd - Trial, William Kidd - Mythology and legend, William Kidd - Films

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For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (1998 movie). For the N'Sync album, see Celebrity (album). A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. The word stems from the Latin celebritas, itself from the adjective celeber meaning 'famous, celebrated'. Fame is the major prerequisite for celebrity status, but not always sufficient. Indeed, as "infamy" (an equally well-known profile, but as a bad example; the antonym of fame) seems passing out of common English usage, even high-profile crimina ...

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• Celebrity - Rise of celebrity culture
• Celebrity - Celebrity structure
• Celebrity - Professions that offer celebrity
• Celebrity - Celebrity families
• Celebrity - Celebrity resentment
• Celebrity - Literature

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A bicycle, or bike, is a pedal-driven land vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. First introduced in 19th-century Europe, bicycles evolved quickly into their familiar, current design. Numbering over 1,000,000,000 in the world today, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation in many regions and a popular form of recreational transport in others. To distinguish a bicycle from a mot ...

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• Bicycle - History
• Bicycle - Technical aspects
• Bicycle - Legal requirements
• Bicycle - Construction and parts
• Bicycle - Performance
• Bicycle - Bicycle physics
• Bicycle - Social and historical aspects
• Bicycle - Economic and social implications
• Bicycle - Bicycles at work
• Bicycle - Bicycle recreation
• Bicycle - Bicycles and war
• Bicycle - Bicycle racing
• Bicycle - Modal share: cycle use in modern cities
• Bicycle - Cycling activism
• Bicycle - Types of bicycle
• Bicycle - Standards
• Bicycle - Notes

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Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' in his published work of 1954. The spelling 'Wicca' is now used almost exclusively, (Seax-Wica being the only major use of the four-letter spelling). In Old English, wicca meant "A wizard, soothsayer, sorcerer, magician" (Bosworth, 1898 [1]). Its modern English descendant is the word witch, now used almost exclusively to describe women sorcerors, but formerly used for both sexes. Other ( ...

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Wicca, Wicca - Definition, Wicca - History of Wicca, Wicca - Origins, Wicca - Later developments, Wicca - Beliefs and practices, Wicca - Morality, Wicca - Discrimination and persecution of Wiccans, Wicca - United States, Wicca - Wiccan traditions, Wicca - Notes

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Funan was a pre-Angkor Indianized kingdom located around the Mekong delta, probably established by Mon-Khmer settlers speaking an Austro-Asiatic language. We know very little about it, except that it was a powerful trading state. This is evidenced by the discovery of Roman, Chinese and Indian goods during archaeological excavations at Oc Eo in southern Vietnam. The capital was initially located at Vyadhapura, near modern Phnom Penh, though it m ...

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• Funan - Funan Rulers

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Some neopagans believe that witchcraft should be used for good, and eschew any evil usages (See the Wiccan Rede and the Rule of Three (Wiccan)). Their belief is sometimes very similar to the belief of Christians in prayer, that the Divine will acknowledge and grant answers to a ritual given in a Deity's name. Some subscribe to the idea that all of reality is at some level interconnected, forming a single universal 'self' or 'oneness', and that by becoming conscious of this connection people can directly influence things around them. This view also implies ethical considerations ...

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Witchcraft, Witchcraft - Practices typically considered to be witchcraft, Witchcraft - Etymology, Witchcraft - European witchcraft, Witchcraft - Middle Eastern witchcraft, Witchcraft - Ancient Middle Eastern and Near Eastern beliefs, Witchcraft - Witchcraft in the Tanakh Hebrew Bible Old Testament, Witchcraft - Witchcraft in the New Testament, Witchcraft - Jewish views of witchcraft, Witchcraft - African witchcraft, Witchcraft - Theories of Neopagan witchcraft, Witchcraft - Additional Reading

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