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Brewer's: Flora
Flowers; all the vegetable productions of a country or of a geological period, as the flora of England, the flora of the coal period. Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers. Another Flora…Choosing a Pope
Learn how a new pope is selected upon the death or retirement of a sitting pontiff Benedict XVI Related Links Biography of Benedict XVI Major Religions of the World…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Introduction - Sun Wu and His Book
Introduction The Text of Sun Tzu Sun Wu and his Book Ssu-ma Ch`ien gives the following biography of Sun Tzu: [1] - Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch`i State. His…Philippines Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Philippines Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe majority of Philippine people are descendants…The Devil's Dictionary: Populist
by Ambrose Bierce POLYGAMYPORTABLEPOPULIST -n. A fossil patriot of the early agricultural period, found in the old red soapstone underlying Kansas; characterized by an uncommon spread of…The Devil's Dictionary: Prehistoric
by Ambrose Bierce PREFERENCEPREJUDICEPREHISTORIC -adj. Belonging to an early period and a museum. Antedating the art and practice of perpetuating falsehood. He lived in a period…Fastest:
OrnithomimineeMeaning of Name: “bird mimic”Period: Cretaceous Period (138 million to 65 million years ago)Size:3 - 3.5 meters longWeight: 100 - 175 kgLocation: Colorado, Utah, Canada…Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Approved and proposed for signature and ratification or accession by General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) of 9 December 1948; entry into force 12 January 1951, in accordance with article…State of the Union Address: John Adams (December 3, 1799)
John Adams (December 3, 1799) Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: It is with peculiar satisfaction that I meet the 6th Congress of the United States of America.…Semicolon
Use a semicolon:To separate the independent clauses in a compound sentence not joined by a conjunction: Only two seats were left; we needed three. The situation is hopeful; the storm may…