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  • 51Podmore case — The Podmore case was a controversial landmark British criminal case. It involved a murder conviction based on a painstaking police investigation, and from careful evaluation of the forensic evidence. The crime On January 10, 1929, two men found… …

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  • 52Panel painting — The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan Van Eyck and his brothers, 1432. A large altarpiece on panel. The outer wings are hinged, and painted on both sides. A panel painting is a painting made on a flat panel made of wood, either a single piece, or a number… …

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  • 53Glass Flowers — The Glass Flowers, formally The Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, is a famous collection of highly realistic glass botanical models at the Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They …

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  • 542005 Cronulla riots — Police observing crowds prior to confrontations The 2005 Cronulla riots were a series of sectarian clashes and mob violence originating in …

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  • 55Surigao del Sur Polytechnic State College — Infobox University name = Surigao del Sur Polytechnic State College motto = Carving a name in the map of higher education established = 1982 under Bukidnon State College External Studies Center, 1992 Converted into Surigao del Sur Polytechnic… …

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  • 56conscientious — conscientiously, adv. conscientiousness, n. /kon shee en sheuhs, kon see /, adj. 1. controlled by or done according to conscience; scrupulous: a conscientious judge. 2. meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular: conscientious application to… …

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  • 57humanism — /hyooh meuh niz euhm/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. 2. devotion to or study of the humanities. 3. (sometimes cap.) the studies, principles, or culture… …

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  • 58painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …

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  • 59physical science — physical scientist. 1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy. 2. these sciences collectively. [1835 45] * * * Introduction       the systematic study of the inorganic world …

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  • 60Portland Vase — Roman vase (1st century AD) of dark blue glass decorated with white figures, the finest surviving Roman example of cameo glass. It came into the possession of the duke of Portland in the 18th century. The vase has been extensively copied,… …

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