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Ahmet Zappa
Zappa, Ahmet 1974- (Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa)PersonalBorn May 15, 1974, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Frank Zappa (a musician) and Gail Sloatman (a businesswoman); married Selma Blair (an actress), June, 2004 (divorced June, 2006); children.AddressesHome and office—Los Angeles, CA.CareerMusician,... Read more |
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turnip
turnip garden vegetable of the same genus of the family Cruciferae ( mustard family) as the cabbage; native to Europe, where it has been long cultivated. The two principal kinds are the white ( Brassica rapa ) and the yellow ( B. napobrassica ), which is known as the rutabaga, the Swedish turnip,... Read more |
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pea
pea hardy, annual, climbing leguminous plant ( Pisum sativum ) of the family Leguminosae ( pulse family), grown for food by humans at least since the early Bronze Age; no longer known in the wild form. It is cultivated everywhere in home gardens and on a large scale commercially for freezing or... Read more |
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Claudia
Claudia (1941), a comedy by Rose Franken. [Booth Theatre, 453 perf.] David Naughton ( Donald Cook) is a successful architect living on a colonial farm he has lovingly restored. He is more or less happily married, although he is not certain about this matter since his beautiful wife Claudia (... Read more |
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Native Son
Native Son (1941), a play by Paul Green and Richard Wright. [St. James Theatre, 114 perf.] Bigger Thomas ( Canada Lee) is an African‐American youth with a long record of trouble. He has grown up both frightened by and hateful of the white society he knows he is not a part of. Despite his... Read more |
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Julia Child
J ULIAC HILD Born: August 15, 1912 Pasadena, California American chef, author, and television host Chef, author, and television personality Julia Child has probably done more for French-style food preparation than anyone else in history. ... Read more |
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Herbs and Spices
HERBS AND SPICES HERBS AND SPICES. The terms "herb" and "spice" describe plants or parts of plants used for medicine, cooking, and pleasure all over the world. These plants number in the thousands and come from almost every plant family known. This makes it almost impossible to generalize about... Read more |
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Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. 10 Pequot WayCanton, Massachusetts 02021U.S.A.(781) 830-3000(800) 893-3837Fax: (781) 830-3223)Web site: http://www.twtr.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1972 as New England Audio Company, Inc.Employees: 1,400Sales: $232.29 million (1998)Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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Pineapples
pineapple common name for one member of and for the Bromeliaceae, a family of chiefly epiphytic herbs and small shrubs native to the American tropics and subtropics. The spiny leaves of various species of the genus Ananas yield a hard fiber called gravata in South America and piña, or... Read more |
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hashish
hashish , resin extracted from the flower clusters and top leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, and C. indica. Hashish, called charas in India, is the most potent grade of cannabis and is obtained from cultivated plants grown in hot, moist climates. Marijuana , a cheaper and less potent... Read more |
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