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Murakami, Haruki
(Encyclopedia) Murakami, HarukiMurakami, Harukihär&oomacr;ˈkē m&oobreve;rˌäkäˈmē [key], 1949–, Japanese novelist. He lived in Europe and the United States from 1986 to 1995. Widely considered…Musharraf, Pervez
(Encyclopedia) Musharraf, Pervez Musharraf, Pervez pĕrvāsˈ m&oomacr;shärˈrŭf [key…Morgenthau, Robert Morris
(Encyclopedia) Morgenthau, Robert Morris, , 1919-2009, b. New York, N.Y, Amherst College (B.A., 1941); Yale Univ. Law School (J.D., 1948). He was the…Cárdenas, Lázaro
(Encyclopedia) Cárdenas, LázaroCárdenas, Lázaroläˈsärō [key]Cárdenas, Lázaro kärˈdānäs [key], 1895–1970, president of Mexico (1934–40). He joined the revolutionary forces in 1913 and rose to become a…tracery
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Types of tracery tracery, bands or bars of stone, wood, or other material, either subdividing an opening or standing in relief against a wall and forming an ornamental pattern…Barnes Foundation
(Encyclopedia) Barnes Foundation, museum and arborteum in Merion and Philadelphia, Pa. Founded in 1922, it houses the impressive art collection amassed by Albert Coombs Barnes, 1872–1951, a wealthy…Silk Road
(Encyclopedia) Silk Road, ancient overland trade route linking Asia and Europe, consisting of a network of caravan routes running from China across central Asia to the shores of the Mediterranean.…sports
(Encyclopedia) sports, athletic games or tests of skill undertaken primarily for the diversion of those who take part or those who observe them. The range is great; usually, however, the term is…cockroach
(Encyclopedia) cockroach or roach, name applied to some 4,600 species of flat-bodied, oval insects in the order Blattodea. Cockroaches have long antennae, long legs adapted to running, and a flat…cloud computing
(Encyclopedia) cloud computing, the delivery of shared computing resources over a network in a manner that makes accessing and configuring those resources convenient and largely independent of the…Trending
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