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Wanda Sykes
Sykes, Wanda 1964- (Wanda Sykes Hall, Wanda Sykes-Hall)PERSONALBorn March 7, 1964, in Portsmouth, VA; father, in the military; mother, in banking; married David Hall (in pharmaceutical sales), 1991 (divorced, 1998). Education: Hampton University, B.S., marketing.Addresses:Agent—William Morris... Read more |
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Cynthia Cooper
Cynthia Cooper 1963– Professional basketball player At a Glance… Became Star in Europe Led Team to Championship Title Sources After spending many years in the wilderness of women’s basketball, Cynthia Cooper rocketed to fame in the first season of the new Women’s... Read more |
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Kenny Rogers
ROGERS, Kenny 1938– PERSONAL Full name, Kenneth Ray Rogers (some sources cite Kenneth Donald Rogers); born August 21, 1938, in Houston (some sources cite Crockett), TX; son of Edward Floyd and Lucille (maiden name, Hester) Rogers; married Janice Gordon, 1957 (divorced, 1959); married Jean,... Read more |
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Wanda Landowska
Wanda Landowska , 1879-1959, Polish-French harpsichordist and pianist, studied at the Warsaw Conservatory. She taught piano (1900-1912) at the Schola Cantorum, Paris, and harpsichord (1912-19) at the Berlin Hochschule. She established her École de Musique ancienne in Paris in 1925. In 1940,... Read more |
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Business education
BUSINESS EDUCATION SCHOOLTena B. CrewsWanda L. Stitt-Gohdes COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDYKwabena Dei Ofori-Attah PREPARATION OF TEACHERSJudith J. Lambrecht SCHOOL For many years, business education has been defined as the courses at the secondary level that prepare students for the business... Read more |
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Stephanus of Alexandria
STEPHANUS OF ALEXANDRIA(b. Athens, c. 550–555; d. Constantinople, c. 622), philosophy, astronomy, astrology, alchemy, medicine, mathematics. For the original article on Stephanus of Alexandria see DSB, vol. 13.During the last quarter of the twentieth century the research regarding Stephanus of... Read more |
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gourami
gourami , tropical freshwater fish of the labyrinth fish family. Like other members of their family, gouramis have a labyrinthine breathing apparatus connected to each gill chamber that enables them to utilize atmospheric oxygen. They can therefore live in oxygen-poor water. Gouramis are native to... Read more |
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halibut
halibut A white fish, Hippoglossus spp.... Read more |
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bichir
bichir , common name for African freshwater fishes as of the family Polypteridae, and particularly for those of the genus Polypterus. Bichirs are among the most primitive of the ray-finned fishes, or Actinopterygii, the dominant group of modern fishes. The long, narrow body of Polypterus is 2 to... Read more |
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fish
fish limbless aquatic vertebrate animal with fins and internal gills. There are three living classes of fish: the primitive jawless fishes, or Agnatha; the cartilaginous (sharklike) fishes, or Chondrichthyes; and the bony fishes, or Osteichthyes. These groups, although quite different from one... Read more |
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FISH WANDA 2 FLOUNDERS ON.(Column)
...THE PREQUEL, not a sequel, to A Fish Called Wanda has gone belly-up and star John...which reunites the performers from Wanda, Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael...re-shot. Indeed, the original Wanda was extensively re-worked before... |
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A robot fish called Wanda
...they have developed a robotic fish, writes CLAIRE O'CONNELL Named Wanda (Wireless Aquatic Navigator...scenarios for the sensor-loaded Wanda fish include monitoring the inside...should anything detonate. But Wanda has a way to go before it ... |
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`Fish' Story: Wanda Outta Here
...for them in his new comedy, "A Fish Called Wanda." It is the Americans, Kevin...who loves animals, owns a fish called Wanda and knows where a cache...for Messers Cleese and Palin. A FISH ... |
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'A FISH CALLED WANDA': NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY
A FISH CALLED WANDA -- Directed by Charles Crichton, screenplay by John Cleese from a...Pythonize an Ealing Brothers comedy and what do you get? "A Fish Called Wanda" is what. Nominally a diamond-heist caper, it's a ... |
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'A Fish Called Wanda' Director Dies
00-00-0000 'A Fish Called Wanda' Director Dies LONDON (AP) -- Charles Crichton, a director...films in the 1940s and 1950s who made a resurgence with ``A Fish Called Wanda,'' died Tuesday. He was 89. Crichton died at his home ... |
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MY INCREDIBLE CASE OF WANDA LUST; A FISH MADE JOHN CLEESE A HOLLYWOOD...
...sequel to the hugely-successful A Fish Called Wanda, will finally be released after...is always tricky,' he says. `Wanda was such a huge success, so this...Wouldn't it have been wonderful if Wanda had been a complete disaster? We... |
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'A Fish Called Wanda' still swims against comic tide.
...was lounging by a pool in France when he caught his fish called Wanda. "I remember this so clearly; I was sitting with...unlikely and unrepeatable 1988 comic classic "A Fish Called Wanda" (MGM, $26.98). Unrepeatable, Cleese ... |
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IT'S A FISH OUT OF `WANDA,' BUT `FIERCE CREATURES' HAS ITS MOMENTS.(What's...
The 1988 film ``A Fish Called Wanda'' is one of the best-remembered comedies of its...Kevin Kline). ``Fierce Creatures'' might be called a ``spiritual sequel'' to ``Wanda.'' It has the same cast, the same producer, the... |
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STUTTERERS' ADVOCATE SQUARES OFF CALIFORNIA MAN TAKES ON HOWARD STERN AND 'A...
...across. He has led a protest against the film "A Fish Called Wanda," in which a sadistic character played by Kevin Kline...maintained a low profile until 1988. Then he saw "A Fish Called Wanda." He organized a protest after ... |
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Charles Crichton, British Director Of Movie Comedies, Dies at Age 89; Films...
...comeback and an Academy Award nomination in 1989 for "A Fish Called Wanda," died Sept. 14 at his home in London. The cause...Oscar nomination for best screenplay -- was "A Fish Called Wanda." Cleese also shared directing ... |