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  • 21Eliezer ben Hurcanus — Eliezer ben HurcanusFact|date=June 2007 ( he. אליעזר בן הורקנוס) was one of the most prominent tannaim of the 1st and 2nd centuries, disciple of R. Johanan ben Zakkai ( Avoth ii. 8; Avot of Rabbi Natan vi. 3, xiv. 5) and colleague of Gamaliel II …

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  • 22Theodore William Achtermann — (1799 ndash; 1889) was a German sculptor. Born in Münster, he initially worked on a farm before becoming a cabinetmaker. His carving was so clever and graceful that it attracted attention, and procured him the good will of some art patrons, who… …

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  • 23Theodore William Achtermann —     Theodore William Achtermann     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Theodore William Achtermann     A German sculptor, was born in 1799, at Munster in Westphalia, of poor parents. After working on a farm he became a cabinetmaker. His carving was so… …

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  • 24elderly — a. Somewhat old, somewhat advanced in life …

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  • 25Cædmon — (d. 1680)    The first English poet of whom we have any knowledge. Originally employed as cowherd at the Abbey of Whitby, he became a singer when somewhat advanced in life. The story of how the gift of song came to him is given by Bede, how… …

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  • 26Emergency department — Accident and Emergency and Emergency room redirect here. For other uses, see Accident and Emergency (disambiguation) and Emergency room (disambiguation). Resus redirects here. For Resuscitation, see Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A clearly marked …

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  • 27Battle of Waterloo — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Waterloo partof=the War of the Seventh Coalition caption= Wellington at Waterloo by Robert Alexander Hillingford. date=18 June 1815 place=Waterloo, present day Belgium south of brussels result=Decisive …

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  • 28nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… …

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  • 29Search for extraterrestrial intelligence — The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is sometimes abbreviated as SETI. For other uses, see SETI (disambiguation). Screen shot of the screensaver for SETI@home, a distributed computing project in which volunteers donate idle computer power …

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  • 30Tracheal intubation — Intervention Anesthesiologist using the Glidescope video laryngoscope to intubate the trachea of a morbidly obese elderly person with challenging airway anatomy …

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