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Max Schmeling
Max Schmeling 1905- German boxer Widely vilified as a willing propaganda tool of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich, Max Schmeling was nevertheless one of Europe's greatest boxers of all time. His professional career stretched from 1924 to 1948, during which time he compiled a career record of... Read more |
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Computer chess
COMPUTER CHESS Video game technology has contributed to such monumental events as the Deep Blue Chess Competition. In 1997 IBM challenged then-current world chess champion Garry Kasparov to a match against the company's deep parallel supercomputer Deep Blue, to test the... Read more |
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Gary Kasparov
Gary Kasparov , 1963-, Armenian chess player, b. Azerbaijan (then in the USSR) as Garri Kimovich Wainshtein. He became the world junior champion at the age of 16 and was International Chess Federation (FIDE) champion from 1985 to 1993. His first title match (Sept., 1984-Feb., 1985) against Anatoly ... Read more |
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Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey (William Harrison Dempsey), 1895-1983, American boxer, b. Manassa, Colo. Dempsey, called the "Manassa Mauler," emerged from fights on saloon floors near mining camps to become (1919) the world's heavyweight champion and one of the major sports figures of the 1920s. He sealed his... Read more |
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School readiness
SCHOOL READINESS School readiness refers to the extent to which a child exhibits the behaviors, skills, and knowledge necessary to be successful in elementary school. These can be grouped into four categories: social and emotional development, oral language development and prereading skills, oral... Read more |
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ready-made
ready-made. A name given by Marcel Duchamp to a type of work he invented consisting of a mass-produced article selected at random, isolated from its functional context, and displayed as a work of art. His first ready-made (1913) was a bicycle wheel, which he mounted on a kitchen stool. Strictly... Read more |
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Labor Ready Inc
Labor Ready, Inc. 1015 A StreetTacoma, Washington 98402U.S.A.Telephone: (253) 383-9101Toll Free: (877) 733-0430Fax: (877) 733-0397Web site: http://www.laborready.com Public Company Incorporated: 1989Employees: 3,400Sales: $1.35 billion (2006)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: LRWNAIC:... Read more |
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Southdown Inc
Southdown, Inc. 1200 Smith Street, Suite 2400Houston, Texas 77002U.S.A.(713) 650-6200Fax: (713) 653-6815 Public Company Incorporated: 1930 as Realty Operators, Inc.Employees: 2,400Sales: $561.9 millionStock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 3273 Ready-Mixed Concrete; 3241 Cement Hydraulic;6719 Holding... Read more |
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Karl Lagerfeld
LAGERFELD, Karl German designer Born:Hamburg, 10 September 1938; immigrated to Paris in 1952. Career:Design assistant at Balmain, 1955-58; art director, Patou, 1958-63; freelance designer for ChloƩ, Krizia, Ballantyne, Timwear, Charles Jourdan, Valentino, Fendi,... Read more |
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