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antique collecting

(Encyclopedia) antique collecting, the assembling of items of aesthetic, historical, and often monetary value from earlier eras. The term antique initially referred only to the preclassical and…

silverwork

(Encyclopedia) silverwork, utilitarian objects and works of art created from silver. Silverwork includes ecclesiastical and domestic plate, flatware, jewelry, buttons, buckles, boxes, toilet articles…

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Ralph NaderJacques NeckerArthur NegusWalter Loomis NewberryJohn NewberyMontagu Collet, NormanSir Dudley NorthWilliam Richard Morris, NuffieldAdolph S. OchsBertil OhlinScott Oki Frank Ward O'…

Monophysitism

(Encyclopedia) MonophysitismMonophysitismmənŏfˈĭsĭtˌĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=belief in a single nature], a heresy of the 5th and 6th cent., which grew out of a reaction against Nestorianism. It was…

Liberal party, Canadian political party

(Encyclopedia) Liberal party, Canadian political party. Prior to confederation in 1867, reform parties advocating greater local participation in provincial governments, free trade, and increased…

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Coming Out While Still in the Game

More professional athletes are coming out and not just after they retire. by Jennie Wood and Katherine Schauer Jason Collins in 2012 Photo Credit…