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111glider — /gluy deuhr/, n. 1. a motorless, heavier than air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents. 2. a porch swing made of an upholstered seat suspended …
112philistine — n. Commonplace person, prosaic man, practical man, utilitarian, mediocre person, narrow minded man …
113James G. Blaine — Infobox Officeholder name =James Gillespie Blaine imagesize =200px small caption = order =31st office =Speaker of the United States House of Representatives term start =March 4, 1869 term end =March 4, 1875 president =Ulysses S. Grant predecessor …
114Tom Holt — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = Tom Holt caption = | pseudonym = birthdate = birth date and age|1961|9|13 birthplace = deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Writer nationality = British period = 1987 present genre = Humorous fantasy,… …
115Out of the Silent Planet — This article is about the novel. For the Iron Maiden song, see Out of the Silent Planet (song). For the King s X album, see Out of the Silent Planet (album). Out of the Silent Planet   …
116Romanitas — refers to an immiscibly Latin culture of the Roman Empire. Cicero contributed much to the notion.Romanitas was not a word used in ancient times, but it is used by modern writers to express the ideals which inspired the Roman state. It meant a… …
117William Adam (architect) — Infobox Architect caption = Portrait by William Aikman, 1727 name = William Adam nationality = Scottish birth date = October 1689 birth place = Linktown of Abbotshall (now Kirkcaldy), Fife death date = 24 June 1748 (aged 58) death place =… …
118Jia Xu — Three Kingdoms infobox Name=Jia Xu imagesize= Caption=Portrait of Jia Xu by an unknown artist Title= Strategist Kingdom=Cao Wei Born=147 Died=224 Simp=贾詡 Trad=賈詡 Pinyin=Jiá Xù WG=Chia Xü Zi=Wénhé (文和) Post=Marquis Xiao (肅侯)Jia Xu (賈詡) (147 224… …
119Katoomba Christian Convention — (KCC) is an interdenominational ministry providing Bible preaching catering to evangelical Christians.Conventions are held in the KCC s 3000 seat convention centre at Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney, Australia. The first Katoomba… …
120Karen Traviss — is a science fiction author and full time novelist from Wiltshire, England. Originally from the Portsmouth area, Traviss worked as both a journalist and defence correspondent before turning her attention to writing fiction. She also served in… …
