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  2. Arsphenamine - Wikipedia

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    Arsphenamine. The structure of arsphenamine has been proposed to be akin to azobenzene (A), but chemical studies published in 2005 suggest [1] that salvarsan is actually a mixture of the trimer (B) and the pentamer (C). Arsphenamine, also known as Salvarsan or compound 606, is an antibiotic drug that was introduced at the beginning of the 1910s ...

  3. Anti-communism - Wikipedia

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    This grassroots practice to evade officially imposed censorship was fraught with danger as harsh punishments were meted out to people caught possessing or copying censored materials. Vladimir Bukovsky defined it as follows: "I myself create it, edit it, censor it, publish it, distribute it, and get imprisoned for it."

  4. Audre Lorde - Wikipedia

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    2. Audre Lorde (/ ˈɔːdri ˈlɔːrd / AW-dree LORD; born Audrey Geraldine Lorde; February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who dedicated her life and ...

  5. Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And ... - AOL

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    The area where the quake struck was fraught with akiya, he said, and they posed both a danger to residents during the disaster and challenges for post-earthquake reconstruction.

  6. Children of the Lamp - Wikipedia

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    From New York to Egypt to London, the twins' adventures are filled with excitement as they undergo training in the use of their newly discovered powers but are also fraught with danger as they battle the evil Ifrit tribe of djinn and its leader, Iblis. They must preserve the balance of good and bad luck in the world and free seventy ancient djinn.

  7. Satires (Juvenal) - Wikipedia

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    The Satires (Latin: Saturae) are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written between the end of the first and the early second centuries A.D. Juvenal is credited with sixteen poems divided among five books; all are in the Roman genre of satire. The genre is defined by a wide-ranging discussion of society and social mores ...

  8. Invictus (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Bands of rebels range over the land. A unit of the army's finest is dispatched to restore the peace. Their commander is Vitellius, a veteran of unmatched ambition. Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro are amongst the Roman troops. Their mission is fraught with danger: on the one hand, feuding tribes, challenging terrain and an embittered populace.

  9. Crisis - Wikipedia

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    Definition. A crisis is often linked to the concept of psychological stress and used to suggest a frightening or fraught experience. In general, crisis is the situation of a "complex system" when the system functions poorly (the system still functions, but does not break down), an immediate decision is necessary to stop the further ...