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Brainiac
Brainiac Rock group Storming out of a scene that spawned Guided by Voices and later the Breeders, Brainiac took a cue from dormant and nearby Ohioans Devo, and delivered three albums and two EPs of intensely quirky rock and pop that helped put their hometown of Dayton on the map. With... Read more |
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Hippies
HIPPIES A number of middle-class young people growing up in the late 1950s felt that they did not fit into accepted society. Not only did their futures seem planned out for them, with office jobs for the men and motherhood and housework for the women, but those futures also seemed boring and... Read more |
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Gabrielle Union
Union, Gabrielle October 29, 1973 • Omaha, Nebraska Actress While many who have seen her perform mention her beauty, natural ability, and star quality, Gabrielle Union did not set out to be an actress. After an internship in the office of a modeling agency during her college years, Union... Read more |
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Ribozyme
Ribozyme Ribozymes are RNA molecules that catalyze chemical reactions. Most biological processes do not happen spontaneously. For example, the cleavage of a molecule into two parts or the linkage of two molecules into one larger molecule requires catalysts , that is, helper molecules that make a... Read more |
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Charles Blondin
Charles Blondin French daredevil acrobat Charles Blondin (1824–1897) gained fame as the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. The amazing feat gained Blondin international recognition and helped make him a wealthy entertainer. Using the stage name Charles Blondin,... Read more |
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Bloomers
Bloomers Bloomers were baggy underpants for women, usually made of cotton, which gathered at the waist and below at the knees. Because they were worn under long, slightly loose A-line skirts and dresses, the leggings also could hang on the legs in an ungathered fashion, falling halfway between the... Read more |
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Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses 1955- American track and field athlete Hurdler Edwin Moses is a four-time world-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles. He first set a new record with a time of 47.63 in 1976, and reduced it to 47.45 in 1977 and 47.13 in 1980. In 1983, he cut his time to 47.02. He was a two-time world... Read more |
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Susan Hill
Hill, SusanPersonalMarried; children: two daughters.AddressesHome—Portland, OR.CareerWriter.WritingsFOR CHILDRENBackyard Bedtime, illustrated by Barry Root, HarperFestival (New York, NY), 2001."STUART LITTLE" READERS; FOR CHILDRENStuart at the Fun House (based on the character created by E.B.... Read more |
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Dieudonne
Dieudonné1966— Comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, who is known professionally as simply "Dieudonné," is France's most controversial comedian. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of a duo who poked fun at long-standing racial and religious stereotypes in France, but since 1997 Dieudonné has... Read more |
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Missy Elliott
Missy ElliottRap musician, music producer Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott is a phenomenon. She did not merely take the traditionally male-dominated recording industry by storm as a singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, and head of her own label, she did so in one of the most macho, testosterone-laden... Read more |
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