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performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
Grand Central Terminal — Grand Central Station redirects here. For the connected New York City Subway station, see Grand Central – 42nd Street (New York City Subway). For other uses, see Grand Central Station (disambiguation). Grand Central Terminal … Wikipedia
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Chirality (electromagnetism) — Chirality with hands and two enantiomers of a generic amino acid. The term chiral (pronounced /ˈkaɪrəl/) describes an object, especially a molecule, which has or produces a non superimposeable mirror image of itself. In chemistry, such a … Wikipedia
Abalone Alliance — The Abalone Alliance (1977 ndash;1985) was a nonviolent civil disobedience group formed to shut down the Pacific Gas and Electric Company s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant near San Luis Obispo (on the central California coast). They modeled… … Wikipedia