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SHORT, RENEE — (1916–2003), British politician. The daughter of a Jewish engineer from Eastern Europe, Short was educated at Manchester University and worked as a journalist and stage designer before entering politics. She served as a Labour member of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender … Wikipedia
Short, Clare — ▪ 2004 In a remarkable radio interview on March 10, 2003, shortly before the U.S. led war against Iraq began, Clare Short, the U.K. secretary of state for international development, criticized the impending war and described British Prime… … Universalium
Orthodox stance — An orthodox stance is a way of positioning both the feet and hands in combat sports such as boxing, karate, kick boxing, and mixed martial arts. A traditional orthodox stance is one in which the boxer places his left foot farther in front of the… … Wikipedia
Emanuel Stance — Infobox Military Person name=Emanuel Stance born= died= death date|1887|12|25 placeofbirth=Carroll Parish, Louisiana placeofdeath= placeofburial= Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Nebraska caption= nickname= allegiance=United States of… … Wikipedia
Clare Short — The Right Honourable Clare Short Secretary of State for International Development … Wikipedia
Holly Short — AF character name = Holly Short Holly Short as depicted in the Artemis Fowl Graphic Novel gender = Female hair = Auburn eyes = Hazel (with one deep blue at the end of Book 5) species = Elf appearance = Book 1: Artemis Fowl Holly Short is a… … Wikipedia
The Sandman (short story) — The Sandman Author E.T.A. Hoffmann Original title Der Sandmann Language German Published in 1816 … Wikipedia
Hawk of the Hills (short story) — Infobox short story name = Hawk of the Hills title orig = translator = author = Robert E. Howard country = United States language = English series = El Borak genre = Adventure published in = Top Notch publication type = Pulp magazine publisher =… … Wikipedia
The Street (short story) — The Street is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in late 1919 and first published in the December 1920 issue of the Wolverine amateur journal.InspirationThe Boston police strike of September October 1919… … Wikipedia
