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California Institute of Technology
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. In 1891, Amos Gager Throop, a self-made businessman and philanthropist, founded a small coeducational college in Pasadena that became one of the world's leading scientific institutions. Initially named Throop University, the... Read more |
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Smash Mouth
SMASH MOUTH Formed: 1994, San Jose, California members: greg camp, guitars (born west covina, california, 2 april 1967); paul delisle, bass (born exeter, ontario, 13 june 1963); steve harwell, vocals (born santa clara, california, 9 january 1967); michael urbano, drums. former member: kevin... Read more |
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James Ivory
IVORY, James Nationality:American. Born:Berkeley, California, 7 June 1928. Education:Educated in architecture and fine arts, University of Oregon; studied filmmaking at University of Southern California, M.A. 1956. Family:Life companion of the... Read more |
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Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison Born: December 8, 1943Melbourne, FloridaDied: July 3, 1971Paris, France American singer and songwriter Lead singer for the rock group the Doors, Jim Morrison was the poster-boy for the mind-bending, outlandish lifestyle of the 1960s in his brief but brilliant career. First creative... Read more |
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Frank Elmore Ross
ROSS, FRANK ELMORE (b. San Francisco, California, 2 April 1874; d. Altadena, California, 21 September 1960) astronomy. Ross was one of the most versatile astronomers of the twentieth century. He obtained a B.S. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1896 and for several years... Read more |
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California
California , most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Facts and Figures Area, 158,693 sq mi (411,015 sq km). Pop. (2000) 33,871,648, a 13.8% increase since... Read more |
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Ishi
Ishi Ishi (c. 1860-1916), considered the last aboriginal Native American in the United States, left his native homeland in 1911 when he walked into a settlement near Oroville, California. He lived for the next five years at the University of California at San Francisco's anthropology museum,... Read more |
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Tim Burton
BURTON, Tim Nationality:American. Born:Burbank, California, 1958. Education:Studied animation at California Institute of Arts, B.A., 1981. Family:Married Lena Gieseke, February 1989 (divorced). Career:Cartoonist since grade school in Burbank;... Read more |
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Tony Gwynn
Tony Gwynn 1960- American baseball player Tony Gwynn is one of the greatest players and most prolific hitters in major league baseball history, ranking with Ted Williams and Stan Musial for batting average. Finishing his twenty-year career with the San Diego Padres at age forty-one in 2001, he... Read more |
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Rancid
RANCID Formed: 1990, Albany, California Members: Tim Armstrong, guitar, vocals (born Albany, California); Lars Frederiksen, guitar, vocals (born Campbell, California, 30 August 1971); Matt Freeman, bass (born Albany, California); Brett Reed, drums (born Albany, California). Genre: ... Read more |
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UCLA Addresses Patient Safety with Amcom Software.
...highest ranking hospitals in the country...America's Best Hospitals...Angles (UCLA), attributes...the top-ranked hospitals...applications touch 7.5 million...solution. UCLA recently...85,000 ... |
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EDITORIAL: USC isn't that bad, if you think about it ...
...up with 10 good reasons why...Given that UCLA is one of...the burden UCLA's Drew...touchdowns and 7 interceptions...class. 4. UCLA's NCAA...we'd be better acquainted...having the best ... |
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Notre Dame denies DePaul
...about next year. The immediate...Wednesday and at West Virginia...I feel good about where...have to get better and have...foot-7 sophomore...points, 7 rebounds...combined to go 7-of-9...year ... |