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tarpaulin, orig. tarpawling, originally the weatherproof sailors' dress seamen made on board. However, from about 1750 it became the description for the painted canvas used for covering the hatches of cargo ships and for the protection of other gear, such as the reels on which wire rope is wound,... Read more
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Mack Sennett , 1884-1960, American movie director and producer, b. Danville, Que. In 1909 he began working for D. W. Griffith at the Biograph Company, and in 1912 he organized his own Keystone Company. Sennett's films, rarely more than one or two reels long, were slapstick comedies noted for their... Read more
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dancing. References to dancing in travellers' accounts of rural life in Ireland date from the 16th century, but the development of step dancing as a formal art does not appear to have taken place before the last quarter of the 18th century. Given that the preponderance of instrumental melody which... Read more
Cyrus Hall McCormick Cyrus Hall McCormick
Cyrus Hall McCormick 1809-84, inventor of the reaper, b. Rockbridge co., Va. His father, Robert McCormick (1780-1846), had worked intermittently for over 20 years at his blacksmith shop on a reaping machine, but had given it up before Cyrus, his eldest son, began working on different principles.... Read more
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WMS Industries, Inc. 800 South Northpoint BoulevardWaukegan, Illinois 60618U.S.A.Telephone: (847) 785-3000Fax: (847) 785-3058Web site: http://www.wmsgaming.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1946 as Williams Manufacturing CompanyEmployees: 838Sales: $175 million (2002)Stock Exchanges: New... Read more
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SODOM UND GOMORRHA (Die Legende von Sünde und Strafe; The Queen of Sin and the Spectacle of Sodom and Gomorrah) Austria, 1922 Director:Michael Kertész (later Michael Curtiz) Production:Sascha-Filmindustrie AG, Vienna; black and white, 35 mm, partly... Read more
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SPHEERIS, Penelope Nationality:American. Born:New Orleans, Louisiana, 2 December 1945. Education:School of Theater, Film, and Television, University of California at Los Angeles, M.F.A. Family:One daughter, whose father died of a heroine overdose in ... Read more
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Fishing Rod Background A fishing rod is a device used in sport fishing that consists of a long pole with a line held in place alongside it with the use of guides. Usually the line is kept in storage on a reel that the angler spins to both take up and let out the line while... Read more
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Lou Reed Singer, songwriter Velvet Tones Challenging His Audience Loss, Recovery, Reunion Hall of Fame and Reeling Selected discography Sources A 1995 story in Interviewdeclared, Read more

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