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Waltham Holy Cross
(Encyclopedia) Waltham Holy Cross, town (1981 pop. 19,432), Essex, SE England. The abbey there, the Norman nave of which is used as a parish church, was built in 1030 to contain a cross found in…Cygnus
(Encyclopedia) CygnusCygnussĭgˈnəs [key] [Lat.,=the swan], northern constellation located SE of Draco and NW of Pegasus. It was depicted as a bird by most ancient cultures. It is sometimes called the…Good Friday
(Encyclopedia) Good Friday, anniversary of Jesus' death on the cross. According to the Gospels, Jesus was put to death on the Friday before Easter Day. Since the early church Good Friday has been…thermosets
(Encyclopedia) thermosets, materials that can not be softened on heating. In thermosetting polymers, the polymer chains are joined (or cross-linked) by intermolecular bonding. Thermosets are usually…Andrew, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Andrew, Saint [Gr.,=manly], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, brother of Peter. According to tradition he was a missionary in Asia Minor, Macedonia, and S Russia.…2006 Men's Olympic Cross Country Skiing Medalists
1.5–km Sprint Time 1 Bjoern Lind, SWE FA 2 Roddy Darragon, FRA FA 3 Thobias Fredriksson, SWE FA 15–km Classical Time 1 Andrus Veerpalu, EST…Crossing the Bitter Root Mountains
Chapter 22 Chapter 24 Crossing the Bitter Root Mountains Disasters many kept pace with the unhappy explorers on their way back to Quamash flats after their rebuff at the base of…Amy Lowell: The Cross-Roads
The Cross-RoadsA bullet through his heart at dawn. On the table a letter signed with a woman's name. A wind that goes howling round the house, and weeping as in shame. Cold November dawn…Beverley Cross 1998 Deaths
Beverley CrossAge: 66 British playwright, librettist and writer. Cross's works include One More River and Half a Sixpence For years, he courted the actress Dame Maggie Smith, who became his…Brewer's: Hot Cross Buns
Fosbroke says these buns were made of the dough kneaded for the host, and were marked with the cross accordingly. As the Good Friday buns are said to keep for twelve months without turning…Trending
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