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Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds1964— Professional baseball player On August 7, 2007, outfielder Barry Bonds became professional baseball's greatest home run hitter of all time, yet he is often slighted as one of the game's great heroes. Bonds holds the game's two great power records: he topped Hank Aaron's lifetime... Read more |
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echinacea
echinacea , popular herbal remedy, or botanical, believed to benefit the immune system. It is used especially to alleviate common colds and the flu. Several controlled studies using it as a cold medicine have failed to find any benefit from its use, but a 2007 review of 14 different studies said... Read more |
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Anita
Anita ♀ Originally a Spanish pet form of Ana, the Spanish version of Anne. It is now widely used in English-speaking countries with little awareness of its Spanish origin. In the 1950s it came to prominence as the name of the Swedish film actress Anita Ekberg (b. 1931); more recently it... Read more |
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Tom Brady
Tom Brady (Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr.), 1977-, American football player, b. San Mateo, Calif. He attended the Univ. of Michigan (1995-99), where he was co-starting quarterback (1998-99) and led the team to win the 1999 Orange Bowl. Drafted by the New England Patriots in 2000, Brady replaced... Read more |
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Birgit Nilsson
Birgit Nilsson , 1918-2005, Swedish soprano. Her powerful voice first came to international attention at the Munich Opera, where she was heard (1954-55) as Brünnhilde in Wagner's Die Walküre and in the title role in Strauss's Salome. In 1959 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera... Read more |
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Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown (James Gordon Brown), 1951-, British politician. From 1975 to 1980 he taught at Edinburgh Univ. and Glasgow College of Technology; he then joined Scottish Television (1980-83) as a journalist. He ran unsuccessfully for Parliament in 1979 but won a seat in 1983. As a Labour party ... Read more |
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The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 1114 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, New York 10036U.S.A.Telephone: (212) 704-1200Fax: (212) 704-1201Web site: http://www.interpublic.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1961Employees: 43,000Gross Billings: $6.39 billion (2004)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker... Read more |
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Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors (James Scott Connors, Jr.), 1952-, American tennis player, b. East St. Louis, Ill. A volatile, controversial, and fiercely competitive player, Connors was known for his theatrical conduct on the court as well as for his powerful two-handed backhand, strong return of service, accurate... Read more |
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Sol LeWitt
Sol LeWitt , 1928-2007, American artist, b. Hartford, Conn. LeWitt, who came into prominence in the 1960s, termed his work conceptual art , emphasizing that the idea or concept that animates each work is its most important aspect. He is probably the artist most often linked with the conceptual art... Read more |
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limbo
limbo in Roman Catholic theology, an afterlife realm between heaven and hell where there is no punishment but where souls are denied the presence of God. Never part of Catholic dogma, the concept of limbo was developed during the Middle Ages, and came to be seen as two places. One was the home of... Read more |
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