Radical Islam

The belief that Muhammad was God's last prophet and that violence against infidels is justified.

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Index cards

Small, rectangular pieces of paper that are stiffer than normal sheets.

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Cyanobacteria

A blue-green, algae-like, photosynthetic bacteria.

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Timbre

Characteristics of a tone other than pitch or volume.

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Timberlines

Altitudes in the mountains above which there are no trees.

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Robert Keohane

The author of After Hegemony and other texts on international politics and game theory, and a professor of political science at Duke University.

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Callow

Inexperienced, immature.

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Charlotte

A song by the rock band Slint that is arranged in a style resembling chamber music.

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The Elements of Journalism

A short book by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel that attempts to explain and solve the major problems facing modern American journalism.

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Not doing the dishes right away

Leaving dishes and silverware that have just been used for food consumption unwashed for an indefinite period.

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Fillet

A boneless cut of meat or fish.

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Old East

The oldest public university dormitory in the United States, located on Cameron Avenue in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Food line

A hypothetical method of visually representing on a one-dimensional line segment the amounts of various types of foods one should eat in a day for optimal health.

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Food pyramid

A method of visually representing within an equilateral triangle the amounts of various types of foods one should eat in a day for optimal health.

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FBI Copyright Warnings

Notices that begin most commercial VHS and DVD recordings in the United States, usually with a static image of white text announcing illegality of reproducing the recording and the penalties for reproduction on a green or red background.

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Poor penmanship

The tendency to write on paper in a sloppy manner that is difficult to read.

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Doug Neidermayer

The Omega brother and ROTC leader in the 1978 film National Lampoon's Animal House, played by Mark Metcalf.

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Baguette

A gem cut into a rectangular prism.

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