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Eleanor C. Lambertsen 1998 Deaths

Eleanor C. LambertsenAge: 82 a leader in American nursing education. She introduced the concept of team nursing to improve patient care. Died: March 30, 1998.Akira KurosawaG - LHalldor…

Louis VII, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Louis VII (Louis the Young), c.1120–1180, king of France (1137–80), son and successor of King Louis VI. Before his accession he married Eleanor of Aquitaine. A controversy with Pope…

Burbidge, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Burbidge, Margaret, 1925–2020, Anglo-American astronomer, b. England as Eleanor Margaret Peachey. Burbidge; her husband, Geoffrey Burbidge; William Fowler; and Sir Fred Hoyle showed (…

Brewer's: Scudding under Bare Poles

In seaman's language to scud means to drive before a gale with no sails, or only just enough to keep the vessel ahead of the sea; “scudding under bare poles” is being driven by the wind so…

2000 Top 5 + Pole Finishing Order

No. Event Winner 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Pole 1 Australian M. Schumacher R. Barrichello R. Schumacher J. Villeneuve G. Fisichella M. Hakkinen 2 Brazilian…

Brewer's: May-pole, May-queen

etc. Dancing round the May-pole on May-day, “going a-Maying,” electing a May-queen, and lighting bonfires, are all remnants of Sun-worship, and may be traced to the most ancient times.…

2001 Top 5 + Pole Finishing Order

No. Event Winner 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Pole 1 Australian M. Schumacher D. Coulthard R. Barrichello N. Heidfeld H.H. Frentzen M. Schumacher 2 Malaysian…

Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: At the Pole

105 107 At the Pole AFTER a great expenditure of life and treasure a Daring Explorer had succeeded in reaching the North Pole, when he was approached by a Native Galeut who lived there. "Good…