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81Slow reading — is the intentional reduction in the speed of reading, carried out to increase comprehension or pleasure. The concept appears to have originated in the study of philosophy and literature as a technique to more fully comprehend and appreciate a… …
82John Preston (clergyman) — John Preston D.D. (1587 1628) was an English puritan minister of the church, and master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.UpbringingJohn Preston was the son of Thomas Preston, a farmer, was born at Upper Heyford in the parish of Bugbrook,… …
83Donald C. Paup — (born 1939) is a former American badminton player who won national and international titles from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s.[1] Primarily a doubles specialist, he was known for his quick racket and tactical astuteness. He was ranked first… …
84Paul Whetnall — is a former world class badminton player from England who won national and international titles between 1968 and 1980. His play was notable for its shot making accuracy and tactical astuteness. In his most successful season, 1975 1976, Whetnall… …
85James H. Young — (1860 1921) was an African American politician in North Carolina.Young was born in 1860 near Henderson, North Carolina to a slave woman and a prominent white man. Educated at Shaw University, Young was hired to work in the office of Colonel J. J …
86Bandid Jaiyen — is a former badminton player who won numerous Thai national titles and also excelled internationally between the late 1960 s and the early 1980 s. Thailand s leading singles player for a decade, the diminutive Jaiyen performed exceptionally well… …
87urban planning — n. the study or profession dealing with the growth and functioning of cities and towns, including environmental concerns, zoning, the infrastructure, etc. urban planner n. * * * Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and… …
88astute — astutely, adv. astuteness, n. /euh stooht , euh styooht /, adj. 1. of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis. 2. clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd: an astute merchandising program; an astute manipulation of facts. [1605… …
89John XXIII — (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) 1881 1963, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1958 63. * * * orig. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli born Nov. 25, 1881, Sotto il Monte, Italy died June 3, 1963, Rome Pope (1958–63). He studied theology in Rome, was ordained a priest in …
90perspicacity — /perr spi kas i tee/, n. 1. keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration. 2. Archaic. keen vision. [1540 50; earlier perspicacite < LL perspicacitas sharpness of sight, equiv. to perspicaci (s. of perspicax sharp… …
