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Henry William Stiegel
Henry William Stiegel , 1729-85, American iron and glass manufacturer, b. Germany. He emigrated to America, arriving in Philadelphia (1750). In 1758 he purchased his father-in-law's ironworks near Brickerville, Pa., where he manufactured iron stoves, developing the template type that served as a... Read more |
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Mortimer J. Adler
Mortimer Jerome Adler American philosopher-educator Mortimer J. Adler (1902-2001) raised a stir in public schools, colleges, and universities over the place of classic works in the curriculum. For more than sixty years, his writings exposed to public scrutiny radical ideas about how to enlighten... Read more |
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Cox Enterprises Inc
Cox Enterprises, Inc. 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Atlanta, Georgia 30328 U.S.A. Telephone: (678) 645-0000 Fax: (678) 645-1079 Web site: http://www.coxenterprises.com Private Company Incorporated: 1968 Employees: 77,000 Sales: $10.7 billion (2003) NAIC: 511110 Newspaper... Read more |
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Nick Cannon
Nick CannonOctober, 1980 • San Diego, CaliforniaActor, singer, musician, producerIn today's Hollywood it is not enough for young celebrities to be merely actors or just recording artists. Teen stars like Lindsay Lohan (1986–) and Hilary Duff (1987–) have made the transition from television, to film,... Read more |
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Hadda Brooks
Hadda Brooks 1916–2002 Pianist, singer Introduced to Music by Grandfather From Boogie Queen to Torch Empress Sang on Big and Small Screens Coaxed Out of Retirement Selected works Sources During the post-World War II years, Hadda Brooks burst on the scene as the “Queen of the... Read more |
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End of the universe (Cosmology)
Big Crunch Theory The Big Crunch Theory is made possible by Big Bang cosmology, which states that all matter in the universe is now racing away from all other matter. If there is enough matter in the universe to create a gravitational force sufficient to bring this movement to a halt and to... Read more |
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Gunnera
Gunnera (family Haloragidaceae) A genus of plants, some of which are huge herbs cultivated for their giant, palmately nerved leaves. The flowers are tiny, borne in big panicles. The petioles have hollows, inhabited by cyanobacteria. There are about 40 species, occurring mainly in S. America, but... Read more |
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Dwayne Johnson
Johnson, Dwayne "The Rock" May 2, 1972 • Hayward, California Professional wrestler, actor Although Dwayne Johnson is not a superhero out of a comic book, he does have an alter ego. By day he is a somewhat mild-mannered husband and father. But at night when he steps... Read more |
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Peter Jackson
Jackson, Peter October 31, 1961 • Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand Filmmaker Peter Jackson made a name for himself in the movie industry with a small collection of gory, low-budget horror films including Dead Aliveand The Frighteners.He worked from... Read more |
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Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams 1969–Actor, singer Famous for roles in such television shows as Melrose Place and Showtime's Soul Food, Vanessa Williams has become a prominent actress in Hollywood. Sometimes confused with Vanessa L. Williams, the former Miss America, Williams, who registered her name with the... Read more |
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