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Blackpool
Blackpool city (1991 pop. 146,297) and district, Lancashire, NW England, on the Irish Sea. Famed as a traditionally working-class resort (with often inhospitable weather), Blackpool has 7 mi (11.3 km) of beaches and promenades, many sport and amusement facilities, and a tower 520 ft (158 m) high,... Read more |
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Elders
Elders Attempts to define elders reveal cultural variations about what it means to be an elder in different societies. In some traditional societies, to be old is to be respected, considered wise, and revered as a teacher of traditions. In postmodern society most definitions of elder have come... Read more |
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Bill Ford
Bill Ford For almost two decades, there was no Ford running Ford Motor Company. After Henry Ford II stepped down as chairman in 1979, only professional managers were allowed into the top position. Finally, in 1998, the company declared that chairman Alex Trotman would step down a year earlier... Read more |
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Lindsay Lohan
Lohan, Lindsay July 2, 1986 • New York, New York Actress Lindsay Lohan was introduced to filmgoers in 1998 when she faced the difficult task of filling the shoes of beloved child actress Hayley Mills in a remake of The Parent Trap.Lohan offered herself up for... Read more |
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867-1957, American author of the classic Little House series of children's books, b. Pepin, Wisc. She and her pioneer family traveled (1869-79) throughout the Midwest by covered wagon, settling (1880) in the Dakota Territory. She became a rural schoolteacher at 15, married... Read more |
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Faith Evans
Faith Evans Singer For a woman who was perhaps known more for being the wife of the infamous rapper the late Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans has managed to become a musical success in her own right. Evans was born in Lakeland, Florida, to an Italian musician father, Richard Swain, who left her before... Read more |
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Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina or Catalina Island, S Calif., one of the Santa Barbara Islands, off Huntington Beach, Calif. It is a resort island, 22 mi (35 km) long and 1 to 8 mi (1.6-12.9 km) wide, with a picturesque, irregular coastline dotted with coves and beaches. It was explored in 1542 by Juan... Read more |
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Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft 1931-2005, American actress, b. New York City as Anna Maria Italiano. Her New York stage debut in Two for the Seesaw (1958) was a major triumph. She was acclaimed for her performance in The Miracle Worker (1959) and won an Academy Award for the 1962 film version. Her role as the... Read more |
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Catalina Marketing Corp
Catalina Marketing Corporation 11300 Ninth Street NorthSt. Petersburg, Florida 33716-2329U.S.A.(813) 579-5000Fax: (813) 570-8507Web site: http://www.catalinamktg.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1983Employees: 577 (1996)Sales: $134.2 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 3577 Computer... Read more |
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Russell Smith
Smith, Russell 1954- (Russ Smith)PERSONALFull name, Russell Alan Smith; born April 21, 1954, in Springfield, IL.Addresses:Office—Mr. Mudd Productions, Farmer's Market, 6333 West Third St., Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA... Read more |
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