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Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia BarrinoSinger Singer Fantasia Barrino was catapulted to fame by the television vocal competition American Idol when she emerged the winner in 2004. A powerful singer whose voice had the church-rooted overtones of Aretha Franklin, Barrino's life also echoed the classic American story of... Read more |
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Paris Barclay
Paris Barclay 1957– Television director Succeeded in Mainly-White Academia Became Two Time Emmy Winner Resolved to Effect Change With Career Sources Paris Barclay Read more |
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parimutuel betting
parimutuel betting , system of cooperative wagering invented (c.1870) in France by Pierre Oller. According to the system, the holders of winning tickets divide the total amount of money bet on a race (the pool), after deductions for tax and racetrack expenses. The uniqueness of parimutuel betting... Read more |
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John Frazee
Pair of Sixes, A (1914), a farce by Edward Peple. [Longacre Theatre, 207 perf.] George H. Nettleton ( George Parson) and T. Boggs Johns ( Hale Hamilton) are partners in a pharmaceutical business that has made a fortune with a “pill [that] will fill the bill.” But their success has... Read more |
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Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume 1927family:Lucida Sans Unicode;">— Actor, singer, producer Before Robert Guillaume became a popular television actor and Broadway musical star, he was Robert Williams from St. Louis, Missouri: a young man with a golden voice and a future in the accounting field. Fortunately... Read more |
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Steven Curtis Chapman
Chapman, Steven Curtis Singer, songwriter The fast-growing popularity of contemporary Christian music has been greatly helped along by the songs and albums of Steven Curtis Chapman. The winner of four Grammy awards and numerous Gospel Music Association Dove awards, Chapman has gathered a large... Read more |
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Lester Keith Piggott
Lester Keith Piggott 1935-, British jockey. A major figure in British horse racing after 1954, Piggott rode over 4,000 winners in Britain. He gained particular success in classic British races such as the Derby , which he won nine times between 1954 and 1983. He also won the Prix de l'Arc de... Read more |
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Tom Kite
Tom Kite (Thomas O. Kite, Jr.), 1949-, American golfer, b. Austin, Tex. The 1973 Professional Golfers Association Rookie of the Year, he was also the 1989 Player of the Year. He won the 1992 U.S. Open, and was a member of the 1993 U.S. Ryder Cup team. The 1981 winner of the Vardon Trophy (for the... Read more |
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Henrik Pontoppidan
Henrik Pontoppidan Novelist Henrik Pontoppidan (1857–1943) is considered Denmark's foremost prose author. The Nobel Prize winner earned recognition for his exceptionally accurate portrayals of his native Denmark—contributing three epic novel cycles and a set of memoirs that helped... Read more |
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Plurality
Plurality BIBLIOGRAPHY As a mechanism for deciding political contests, elections held under plurality rules have the great apparent advantage of simplicity. Plurality elections are most commonly used to elect one candidate for one position. When the number of positions to be filled is one, the... Read more |
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THE LIST: STATE FAIR WINE WINNERS.(SERIES: Daily Dose)(CNY)
...already awarded its ribbons in the wine competition. Belhurst Estate Winery in Geneva won Best of Show - the New York State Fair Blue...Riesling. There were 368 New York wines vying for 2010 Best of Show...Estate Vineyards, Best Red Wine ... |
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Western wine winners...: the top 34 wines from Sunset's taste-off.
...from the eight emerging Western wine regions in this story to send...panel of eight judges sampled 86 wines and chose the best each region has to offer. Judges were wine writers Karen MacNeil-Fife...the tasting. Our recommended wines show ... |
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Quirky show filled with wine and winners
...Jolie hinted to pre-show host Dick Clark that she...had the first glass of wine," bubbled young Jennifer Garner, a best actress winner for her new TV series...Beautiful Mind" was the big winner of the evening. But more important, when the ... |
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Fundraiser serves L.A. wine competition winners
...Juliette and multiple medal winners at the competition...Robles 2008 was a Best of Show Red and Best of Class gold winner. "When my wines come face to face with thousands of other wines for a battle of what's the best wine, ... |
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Wine industry 'winners and losers' from climate change.
...AUSTRALIA: Wine industry 'winners and losers' from climate...temperature increase shows that grape quality could...climate. Ms Webb says the wine industry is particularly...regional climate and wine styles. "A range of...published in the ... |
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CNY'S WINE LIST WINNERS.(The Good Life Central New York)
...magazine reported. "It shows the commitment we've...showcase and be a leader in wines and food," says Chuck...looking for where the best wines for the best prices are...Pascale to stock more wines from Spain, South Africa...restaurants were among ... |
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Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. Emerges as Winner at 2006 San Francisco...
...Honored as "Best Whisky of Show" and El Tesoro(R...Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., a global leader...Beam Global Spirits & Wine. "I congratulate and...performing, global winner that shapes our industry...Beam Global Spirits and Wine brands ... |
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Annual wine show winners are in a glass of their own
...each other at an annual show. The Bath Wine Show...Organised by the Bath Wine Circle, it is the second biggest wine show in the South West...lots of entries, and wine makers attended from a wide area." All ... |
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World Wine Market Announces Winners of 2004 International Wine Competition;...
...LLC has announced the winners of the 2004 World Wine...distinguished judges, leading wine authorities from across...the opening of World Wine Market 2004 April 29...http://www.world-wine-market.com/ (Logo...included: BEST OF ... |
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Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Named Winner of 2010 Breakthrough...
...presentations, DVDs and slide shows on a large LCD screen. According...recently hosted an Interactive Wine Dinner for wine enthusiasts across the country...delicious dinner and signature wines from the award-winning Caymus...Prime Steakhouse Director of ... |
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