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Chris -- 2025-05-10
Overheard in conversation today I assumed this would be decomposing windfall rather than low-hanging fruit, but apparently not. It seems a reasonable assumption that a graduate might figuratively emit a few more photons than the entirely uneducated, and ‘illuminati’ might be casting a shadow here too.
Regardeless of the illumini of the University itself, the driving force of the University is its involvement with the Science and Industry …
Cofield would be of particular interest, the SuperBowl winner being an illumini of Northwestern, especially with the Giants needing to …
... the school grounds witnessed by the parents of the participating students, the social and educational luminaries and the illumini of the institution.
He is an Illuminae of National Defense Academy and qualified in the Intelligence Course from the Army Intelligence School.
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Are any of these from the University of Illuminois? (Illumini < Illini/illuminati ?)
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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The College with a long History of 45 years has innumerable alumini holding top positions in every walk of life. The College wishes to enrich the alma mater through the rich experience and valuable suggestions of the alumini. Alumini are invited to participate in all the activities of the college. We meet with our alumini twice in a year. The alumini may please contact Principal/Chairman, Alumini Association for membership.
http://klejtcollege.com/alumini.htm
Not as shiny as illumini, but good strength/weight ratio.
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