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  2. Barbara Neely - Wikipedia

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    Barbara Ann Neely (often self-stylized as BarbaraNeely; November 30, 1941 – March 2, 2020) was an African-American novelist, short story writer and activist who wrote murder mysteries. [1] Her first novel, Blanche on the Lam (1992), introduced the protagonist Blanche White, a middle-aged mother, domestic worker and amateur detective. [ 2 ]

  3. Blanche on the Lam - Wikipedia

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    The issues of trust, deception, and perception have long flourished in racial and gender conflicts. Barbara Neely, exposes these issues through the web of mystery surrounding the murders and cheating that surrounds the characters in Blanche on the Lam. Additionally, there is an overall theme of fear of the characters in the novel that is rooted ...

  4. Spilling salt - Wikipedia

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    Wherefore many consider it ominous to spill salt on the table, and, on the other hand, propitious to spill wine, especially if unmixed with water." [ 2 ] This may not be the actual explanation since salt was a valuable commodity in ancient times [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and, as such, was seen as a symbol of trust and friendship.

  5. Nearly 10 years after California oil spill, plan to ...

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    Plans to restart a pipeline in Santa Barbara County have angered residents worried about an oil spill similar to the massive one near Refugio State Beach in 2015.

  6. Celtic sea salt is TikTok's latest health hack. The ... - AOL

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    She referenced a clip of Barbara O’Neill, an alternative health care promoter, who shared her process of letting a crystal of Celtic salt dissolve on her tongue before every glass of water. (So ...

  7. Triskaidekaphobia - Wikipedia

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    The guests walked under a ladder to enter the room and were seated among piles of spilled salt. Many "Thirteen Clubs" sprang up all over North America over the next 45 years. Their activities were regularly reported in leading newspapers, and their numbers included five future US presidents, from Chester A. Arthur to Theodore Roosevelt .

  8. Watch: This AI is playing an infinite bass solo on YouTube

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    The team of CJ Carr and Zack Zukowski recently used a recurrent neural network (RNN) to generate an infinite bass solo that they’re live-streaming on YouTube.

  9. List of oil spills - Wikipedia

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    This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons, 256 Imperial gallons, 7.33 barrels, or 1165 litres.