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amanita
Any mushroom of the genus Amanita, containing about 100 species, some of which are poison-ous to humans. Among the deadliest of all mushrooms are the large white destroying angels (A. bispongera, A. ocreata, A. verna, and A. virosa), which are found in forests during wet periods in summer and autumn. The green or brown death cap (A. phalloides), also deadly, is found in woods in summer or early autumn. The poisonous fly agaric (A. muscaria), found in pastures and fields in summer, was once used as a fly poison. Common edible species include A. caesarea, A. rubescens, and A. vaginata.


Armani
Italian fashion designer. He abandoned medical school and worked as a buyer for a department store (1957-64) before training as a fashion designer. In 1974-75 he introduced his own label of ready-to-wear for men and women. In 1980-81 he founded Giorgio Armani USA, Emporio Armani, and Armani Jeans, and in 1989 he opened shops in London. He was a leader in the pared-down, unstructured silhouette in menswear and was responsible for the wide-shouldered look for executive women. His designs are often characterized by understated glamour and luxurious fabrics suitable for urban life.


Catania
City (pop., 1996: 342,000), Sicily. It was founded by Greeks in 729 BC at the foot of Mt. Etna on the Gulf of Catania. Taken by the Romans in the First Punic War (263 BC), it was made a Roman colony by Octavian (later Augustus). Catanian Christians suffered under the emperors Decius and Diocletian; their martyrs included St. Agatha, patron saint of the city. Catania fell successively to the Byzantines, Arabs, and Normans, and suffered devastation by earthquakes especially in 1169 and 1693. In World War II the city was severely damaged by bombing. Rebuilt, it is Sicily's second-largest city, and is an industrial and transportation center.


humanism
In Renaissance Europe, a cultural impulse characterized by a revival of classical letters, an individualistic and critical spirit, and a shift of emphasis from religious to secular concerns. It dates to the 14th cent. and the poet Petrarch, though earlier figures are sometimes described as humanists. Its diffusion was facilitated by the universal use of Latin and the invention of movable type. The term became identified more narrowly with classroom studies of the classics. Today it is often used loosely to mean an emphasis on a human-centered rather than a God-centered universe


Madani
Cofounder, with A. Belhadj, of the Algerian Islamic Salvation Front (FIS). After earning a doctorate in London, he returned to Algeria to teach at the Univ. of Algiers, where he became a leader of religious students. He traveled with other itinerant preachers around the country, exchanging ideas and preaching the outlines of a religious political movement. He was arrested after the first round of voting in the 1991-92 legislative elections. In 1999 he ...

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