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William Jay Gaynor
William Jay Gaynor 1849-1913, U.S. political leader, mayor of New York City, b. Oneida co., N.Y. He rose to prominence as a civic reformer in Brooklyn and, as justice of the New York supreme court (1893-1909), continued to oppose municipal graft. Tammany named him candidate; he won the 1909... Read more |
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Piedmont (United States)
Piedmont city (1990 pop. 10,602), Alameda co., W Calif., a suburb of Oakland; inc. 1907. It is a hilly, residential city. Many of its homes enjoy a spectacular view of the San Francisco Bay area.... Read more |
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Jacqueline Cochran
Jacqueline Cochran Jacqueline Cochran (1910-1980) rose from childhood poverty to become an aviation pioneer. She was the first woman to fly in the Bendix Trophy Transcontinental Race in 1935, winning it in 1938, and was the first woman to ferry a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean in support of the... Read more |
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Jonathan Freeman
Freeman, Jonathan 1950- (Johnathan Freeman)PERSONALBorn February 5, 1950, in Bay Village (some sources cite Cleveland), OH. Education: Studied voice.Addresses:Agent—Paradigm, 200 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.Career:Actor. Provided the voice of Grand vizier Jafar for the Walt Disney World... Read more |
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The largest collection of 20th-century art in the USA apart from the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The museum was founded in 1916 by the San Francisco Art Association and was originally called the San Francisco Museum of Art (the change to its present... Read more |
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Red Grange
Red Grange (Harold Edward Grange), 1903-91, American football player, b. Forksville, Pa. Grange was All-America halfback at the Univ. of Illinois (1923-25). After a spectacular college career in which he scored 31 touchdowns and gained 3,367 yards running, he undertook a national barnstorming tour... Read more |
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Ruth St Denis
Ruth St. Denis , 1877-1968, American dancer, b. Newark, N.J., whose name was originally Ruth Dennis. After her debut (c.1893) she toured with David Belasco. In 1906 she began her recitals of highly imaginative and spectacular dances inspired by the arts and religions of Egypt, India, and East Asia.... Read more |
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Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras , last day before the fasting season of Lent. It is the French name for Shrove Tuesday . Literally translated, the term means "fat Tuesday" and was so called because it represented the last opportunity for merrymaking and excessive indulgence in food and drink before the solemn... Read more |
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Barrick Gold Corp
Barrick Gold Corporation Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower200 Bay Street, Suite #2700TorontoCanada M5J 2J3Telephone: (416) 307-7442Fax: (416) 861-0727Web site: http://www.barrick.com Public Company Founded: 1980 as Barrick Petroleum CorporationEmployees: 5,000Sales: US$1.42 billion (1999)Stock... Read more |
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Glenn Hammond Curtiss
Glenn Hammond Curtiss 1878-1930, American inventor and aviation pioneer, b. Hammondsport, N.Y. He was a member of Alexander Graham Bell's Aerial Experiment Association (1907-9). In 1908 he made the first public flights in the United States, and in 1909 he established the first flying school there.... Read more |
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Merchant finds sound of her own: Ex-Maniac headlines 9:30 Club concerts...
...solo album often sounds as if it was recorded...her own unique sound, though. "Ophelia...formerly of Brand New Heavies), Tibetan...Raymond Geerts and new vocalist Geike...first album, "A New Stereophonic ... |
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Super Chevy Nova.(music to listen to while driving to a ski resort)(Brief...
...also include the new and the unfamiliar...accident that Rancid sounds like The Clash...Cars, and the new Radiohead sounds...tape with this sound, include songs...Hooverphonic's A New Stereophonic ... |
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Hooverphonic disappoints with flavorless release
...Hooverphonic's sound actually lies somewhere...Hooverphonic is not new to the music scene...1997 release, A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular, is touted by...create the ethereal sound that is ... |
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Belgian conundrum
...know, but rather a new voice, we create the...their first album A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular, was included on the...was described as "the new, theatrical, cinematic...to it. Every album sounds like ... |
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APPLE CAPTIVATES WITH FINE VOICE AND DYNAMIC STAGE PRESENCE.(DAILY...
...loyal fans. Hooverphonic brought their big ``New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular'' to the stage. Liesje Sadonius' soft, airy...songs, which were enlivened with a plethora of sounds programmed by Alex Callier and Frank Duchene... |
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Top 10 things to do
...Beauty, followed a year later by the full-length New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular. The band has evolved since then with three albums...Assembly. Israel is led by Talia Paz performing a new work by the Batsheva Dance Company's own Sharon... |
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Soundtrack Close-Ups
...soundtrack. The last may sound relatively unimportant...the foreground, as spectacular and noticeable a...percussive sound and stereophonic movement in the duel...these when they were new, it makes time melt...traditional skills to a ... |
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Marvelous Musicals Hit A High Note On DVD; On April 22 Warner Home Video...
...the curtain on its new "Classic Musicals...DVD, these five spectacular musicals, including...also featuring a new Dolby Digital 5...All five include a new documentary on the...Too Bad" and "Stereophonic Sound." "Silk ... |
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CLASSICAL RECORDINGS; RCA Reissues, Bringing Back the Best Vintages of the...
...history of recorded sound, but it is an overwhelming...60s, when LP stereophonic sound was an exciting new concept. With digital...releases of this new series. They include...the sonics. The sound is good late mono...61392) ... |
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Vegas on the cheap
...spruced up with a new canopy and high...Bay is one of the newer additions to The...Palace trumpets the "New Day" it expects...Celine Dion's Vegas spectacular, in the new Colosseum created...gallon habitat. Sound-alikes, ... |