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31West Palm Beach Tropics — The West Palm Beach Tropics were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The club hired Dick Williams as manager and fielded a lineup that included slugger Dave Kingman and… …
32NUMBERS, TYPICAL AND IMPORTANT — Biblical numbers are primarily based on the decimal system, which is of Hamito Egyptian origin. The sexagesimal system, however, which ultimately derives from Sumerian usage, also plays an important role in Scripture, and since 60 is divisible by …
33Hindu teaching and customs of marriage — The Hindu religion has a deep significance and meaning for the institution of marriage. It is viewed as a sacrament and not a contract. Hindu families are patrilocal.Institution of Marriage:Marriage is generally a union between a male and a… …
34How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life —   …
35Obsolete Spanish and Portuguese units of measurement — There are a number of Spanish and Portuguese units of measurement of length or area that are now obsolete. They include the vara, the cordel, the league and the labor. The units of area used to express the area of land are still encountered in… …
36Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
37Cups and balls — Hieronymus Bosch: The Conjurer, 1475 1480. Notice the man on the far left is stealing the other man s purse while he is distracted by the game The cups and balls is a classic performance of magic with innumerable adaptations. The effect known as… …
38put/stick two fingers up at someone — Brit informal : to make an obscene gesture by holding up the index finger and the middle finger of one hand in the shape of a V while keeping the palm turned inward • • • Main Entry: ↑finger put/stick two fingers up at someone see ↑finger, 1 • •… …
39Etiquette in Canada and the United States — Etiquette rules are not uniform in North America, varying among the very diverse societies which exist in both the United States and Canada. Etiquette rules are not simply a description of “cultural norms” and should not be considered a summary… …
40Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …
