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Sr
Sr symbol for the element strontium .... Read more |
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William L. Sr. Clay
William Lacy Clay 1931– ... Read more |
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Cameron
Cameron ♂, ♀ (Scottish) Transferred use of the surname, which in the Highlands is derived from Gaelic cam sròn ‘crooked nose’, and in the Lowlands is apparently an assimilated form of a Norman baronial name derived from Cambernon in Normandy. It is very popular as a... Read more |
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African American generals
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. 1877 Read more |
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strontium
strontium [from Strontian, a Scottish town], a metallic chemical element; symbol Sr; at. no. 38; at. wt. 87.62; m.p. 769°C; b.p. 1,384°C; sp. gr. 2.6 at 20°C; valence +2. Strontium is a soft, silver-yellow metal with three allotropic crystalline forms (see allotropy ). It is an ... Read more |
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Ted Waitt
Ted Waitt 1963– Founder and chairman, Gateway Nationality: American. Born: January 18, 1963, in Sioux City, Iowa. Education: Attended University of Iowa, 1982–1984. Family: Son of Norman Waitt Sr. (cattle broker); Married Joan (maiden name unknown); children:... Read more |
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Strontium 90
STRONTIUM 90 STRONTIUM 90. When anyone discusses the harmful effects of atomic fallout, that discussion primarily relates to strontium 90 (90Sr), an isotope created during both nuclear detonations and nuclear-power reactions. The parent chemical, strontium (Sr), is a silver-yellow alkaline-earth... Read more |
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celestite
celestite or celestine , mineral appearing in blue-tinged or white orthorhombic crystals or in fibrous masses. The natural sulfate of strontium, SrSO 4 , it is important as a source of strontium and of certain of its compounds, e.g., strontium hydroxide, used in refining beet sugar, and... Read more |
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Paul Anka
ANKA, Paul 1941– PERSONAL Full name, Paul Albert Anka; born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; son of Andrew Emile, Sr. (a music executive) and Margaret (some sources say Camilia; maiden name, Tannis) Anka; married Anne Alison DeZogheb (a model), February 16, 1963 (divorced,... Read more |
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Jack Conroy
CONROY, Jack (Jack Conroy, Sr.) PERSONAL Children: John (a director and writer). Education: Attended the College of Technology, Portlaoighise, Ireland. Addresses: Agent— The Coppage Company, 11501 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601; The Mirisch Agency, 1801 Century Park... Read more |
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Births
...Mrs. Richard Marciano Sr., Standish. St. Laurent...Cindy Moore, Waterboro; Norman and Linda St. Laurent...Clark, Eliot, N.H. Rochefort, Morgan Marie, born...Scott and Meghan Donahue Rochefort, Juniper Lane, Saco...Ronald and Victoria ... |