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  • 51SYME, David (1827-1908) — newspaper proprietor, the father of protection in Australia was born on 2 October 1827 at North Berwick, Scotland, the youngest of the seven children of George Syme, a parish schoolmaster, and his wife, Jean Mitchell. His father s income was… …

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  • 52Admonition — Ad mo*ni tion, n. [OE. amonicioun, OF. amonition, F. admonition, fr. L. admonitio, fr. admonere. See {Admonish}.] Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.… …

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  • 53HMS Royal Oak (08) — His Majesty s Ship Royal Oak (pennant number 08) was a Revenge class battleship of the British Royal Navy, torpedoed at anchor by the German submarine U 47 on 14 October 1939. Launched in 1914 and completed in 1916, Royal Oak first saw action at… …

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  • 54British Rail Class 377 — Electrostar Southern Class 377/2 no. 377207 at Hemel Hempstead with a service from Milton Keynes Central to South Croydon …

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  • 55Air sign — In astrology, the air signs consist of Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. They are often called sweet in comparison with the bitter fire signs.CharacteristicsAccording to astrological theory, air signs are the dreamers and communicators of the zodiac.… …

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  • 56Semiconductor curve tracer — The Type 575 Transistor Curve Tracer displays the dynamic characteristic curves of both NPN and PNP transistors on the screen of a 5 inch cathode ray tube. Several different transistor characteristic curves may be displayed, including the… …

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  • 57Kenneth Dewar — Infobox Military Person name=Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar honorific suffix = CBE born=birthdate|df=yes|1879|9|21 died=death date and age|df=yes|1964|9|8|1879|9|21 caption=Vice Admiral Kenneth Dewar (as a Captain) nickname= placeofbirth=… …

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  • 58faultfinding — /fawlt fuyn ding/, n. 1. the act of pointing out faults, esp. faults of a petty nature; carping. adj. 2. tending to find fault; disposed to complain or object; captious. [1620 30; FAULT + FINDING] Syn. 2. critical, censorious. * * * …

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  • 59Henry Edward Cardinal Manning —     Henry Edward Manning     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Henry Edward Manning     Cardinal Priest ( see Cardinal, I ) of Sts. Andrew and Gregory on the Coelian Hill and second Archbishop of Westminster, b. 15 July, 1808; d. 14 January, 1892.… …

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  • 60LANE, William (1861-1917) — social reformer was born at Bristol, England, on 6 September 1861. His father was Protestant Irish and worked in a nursery, his mother was English. When Lane was born his father was earning a miserable wage, but later on his circumstances… …

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