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41Stanley Schachter — was an American psychologist who was born on April 15, 1922, to Nathan and Anna Schachter in Flushing, New York.He died on June 7, 1997 at his home in East Hampton, New York.He initially studied Art history at Yale University and then took his… …
42Miss Kansas — For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Kansas USA. Megan Bushell, Miss Kansas 2004 The Miss Kansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss America pageant. Kansas has won… …
43List of Robots characters — The following is a list of characters that appear in the 2005 film Robots. Contents 1 Rodney Copperbottom 2 Fender Pinwheeler 3 Cappy 4 Bigweld …
44Cognitive miser — is a term which refers to the idea that only a small amount of information is actively perceived by individuals when making decisions, and many cognitive shortcuts (such as drawing on prior information and knowledge) are used instead to attend to …
45Geiz — Allegorie des Geizes (Jakob Matham, ca. 1587) …
46Benny,Jack — Ben·ny (bĕnʹē), Jack. Originally Benjamin Kubelsky. 1894 1974. American comedian known for his delayed comic delivery and for his shows on radio (1932 1955) and television (1950 1965), which featured sketches based on his fictitious miserliness,… …
47avaricious — avariciously, adv. avariciousness, n. /av euh rish euhs/, adj. characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous. [1425 75; late ME; see AVARICE, IOUS] Syn. AVARICIOUS, COVETOUS, GREEDY, RAPACIOUS share the sense of desiring to possess more of something …
48Diocletian — /duy euh klee sheuhn/, n. (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) A.D. 245 316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284 305. * * * Latin Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus orig. Diocles born AD 245, Salonae?, Dalmatia died 316, Salonae Roman… …
49Scotland — /skot leuhnd/, n. a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 5,205,000; 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Cap.: Edinburgh. * * * I Northernmost country of the United Kingdom. Area: 30,421 sq mi (78,789 sq km). Population… …
50Green, Hetty — orig. Henrietta Howland Robinson born Nov. 21, 1834, New Bedford, Mass., U.S. died July 3, 1916, New York, N.Y. U.S. financier, reputedly the wealthiest American woman of her time. In 1865 her father and aunt both died, leaving her an estate… …
