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| Bonnie Bassler Bonnie L. Bassler is a professor of molecular biology at Princeton University.She made key insights into the mechanism by which bacteria communicate, known as quorum sensing. In 2002 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. Dr. Bassler was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2006. Bonnie_Bassler | |
| Stephen Krashen Stephen Krashen is professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, moving from the linguistics department to the faculty of the School of Education in 1994. He is a linguist, educational researcher, and activist. Dr. Krashen has published more than 350 papers and books, contributing to the fields of second language acquisition (SLA), bilingual education, and reading. Stephen_Krashen | |
| Eric Cartman Eric Theodore Cartman is a fictional character on the American animated television series South Park. One of the four main characters along with fellow protagonists Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick, Cartman is often portrayed as the series' main antagonist in opposition of his friends. Eric_Cartman | |
| Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Paducah, Kentucky, majority leader of the Senate, and the 35th Vice President of the United States. Alben_W._Barkley | |
| Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 Academy Award. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). McDaniel was also a professional singer-songwriter, comedienne, stage actress, radio performer, and television star. Hattie_McDaniel | |
| Chiasmus rhetoric, chiasmus (from the , chiázō, "to shape like the letter Χ") is the figure of speech in which two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point; that is, the clauses display inverted parallelism. Chiasmus was particularly popular both in Greek and in Latin literature, where it was used to articulate balance or order within a text. As a popular example, the Greek and Hebrew texts of the Bible also contain many long and complex chiasmi. Chiasmus | |
| Robert Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb (born August 30, 1943), often credited simply as R. Crumb, is an American artist and illustrator recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream. He currently lives in Southern France with his wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb.Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded as its most prominent figure. Robert_Crumb | |
| Doc Watson Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (born March 3, 1923) is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. He has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded. He performed with his son Merle for over 15 years until Merle's death in an accident on the family farm. Doc_Watson | |
| Robert Crumb Talk:Robert_Crumb | |
| T-Bone Burnett Joseph Henry "T-Bone" Burnett (January 14, 1948) is an American songwriter, musician and producer. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas.In addition to his solo work, Burnett has produced artists such as Counting Crows, Tony Bennett and K. T-Bone_Burnett | |
| Same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage and gay marriage are terms for a legally or socially recognized marriage between two people of the same sex. The first country to allow same-sex couples to enter into legally recognized marriage was the Netherlands, effective in 2001. Since then, six other countries and seven U.S. Same-sex_marriage | |
| Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez, also known as just Juárez and formerly known as Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez has an estimated population of 1.5 million people. It stands on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), across the U.S. Ciudad_Juárez | |
| Ortolan Bunting Talk:Ortolan_Bunting | |
| Noxubee County, Mississippi Noxubee_County,_Mississippi | |
| Neshoba County, Mississippi Neshoba_County,_Mississippi | |
| Hancock County, Mississippi Hancock_County,_Mississippi | |
| Hubert Selby, Jr. Hubert Selby, Jr. (July 23, 1928 – April 26, 2004) was a 20th century American writer. His best-known novels are Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964) and Requiem for a Dream (1978). Both novels were later adapted into films. Hubert_Selby,_Jr. | |
| Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was an influential German-Jewish political theorist. She has often been described as a philosopher, although she refused that label on the grounds that philosophy is concerned with "man in the singular." She described herself instead as a political theorist because her work centers on the fact that "men, not Man, live on the earth and inhabit the world." Hannah_Arendt | |
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (, October 13 1948 – August 16, 1997), was a Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam). He featured in Time magazine's 2006 list of 'Asian Heroes'. Among other honorary titles bestowed upon him, Nusrat was called Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, meaning The Emperor of Qawwali. Nusrat_Fateh_Ali_Khan | |
| James Smithson For related terms, see Smithsonian (disambiguation).James Smithson, F.R.S., M.A. (1765 British mineralogist and chemist noted for having left a bequest in his will to the United States of America, which was used to initially fund the Smithsonian Institution. James_Smithson | |
| Coltan Coltan is the colloquial African name for columbite - tantalite, a metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted. The niobium , formerly "columbium", dominant mineral is columbite, hence the "col" half of the term. The mineral concentrates dominated by tantalum are referred to as tantalite. Coltan | |
| Vigo County, Indiana Vigo_County,_Indiana | |
| Flannery O'Connor Mary Flannery O'Connor (March 25 1925 American novelist, short-story writer and essayist.An important voice in American literature, O'Connor wrote two novels and 32 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries. She was a Southern writer who often wrote in a Southern Gothic style and relied heavily on regional settings and grotesque characters. O'Connor's writing also reflected her own Roman Catholic faith, and frequently examined questions of morality and ethics. Flannery_O'Connor | |
| Matthew Shepard Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured and subsequently murdered near Laramie, Wyoming. He was attacked on the night of October 6–7, 1998 and died at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 12, from severe head injuries. During the trial, witnesses stated that Shepard was targeted because he was gay, although one key witness later recanted such a statement in a subsequent television interview. Matthew_Shepard | |
| Reginald Fessenden Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 July 22, 1932) was a Canadian inventor who performed pioneering experiments in radio, including early—possibly the first— transmissions of voice and music. In his later career he received hundreds of patents for devices in fields such as high-powered transmitting, sonar, and television. Reginald_Fessenden | |
| Sun Ra Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances."Of all the jazz musicians, Sun Ra was probably the most controversial," critic Scott Yanow said, due to Sun Ra's eclectic music and unorthodox lifestyle. Sun_Ra | |
| Elmo Elmo is a Muppet on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is a furry red monster with large white eyes and an orange nose. He currently hosts the last full 15 minute segment on Sesame Street, titled Elmo's World, which is aimed at toddlers. He is accompanied by his goldfish Dorothy, and by silent Charlie Chaplin–like characters named Mr. Noodle, Mr. Noodle's Brother Mr. Noodle, and sometimes, Mr. Noodle's Sister Miss Noodle. His puppeteer is Kevin Clash, who uses falsetto to produce his voice. Elmo | |
| Gray Davis Gray_Davis | |
| Aleatoric music Aleatoric music (also aleatory music or chance music; from the Latin word alea, meaning "dice") is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance, and/or some primary element of a composed work's realization is left to the determination of its performer(s). The term is most often associated with procedures in which the chance element involves a relatively limited number of possibilities. Aleatoric_music | |
| The French Connection (film) For other uses, see The French Connection.The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood crime film directed by William Friedkin. The film was adapted and fictionalized by Ernest Tidyman from the non-fiction book by Robin Moore. It tells the story of two New York City policemen who are trying to intercept a heroin shipment coming in from France. The_French_Connection_(film) | |
| Perry Perry is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented pear juice. It is similar to cider, in that it is made using a similar process and often has a similar alcoholic content, up to 8.5% alcohol by volume. The term Pear Cider is sometimes used, and is equivalent to perry. Perry | |
| Ravi Shankar Pandit Ravi Shankar (, "Pandit" is honorific) (born April 7, 1920) is an Indian sitar player and composer. He is a disciple of Baba Allauddin Khan, the founder of the Maihar gharana of Hindustani classical music, and the father of Grammy-award-winning singer-songwriter Norah Jones and sitar player Anoushka Shankar.Ravi Shankar is a leading Indian instrumentalist of the modern era. Ravi_Shankar | |
| Opus Dei Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. Opus_Dei | |
| Ethel Merman Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer known for musical theatre, well known for her powerful voice, and often hailed by critics as "The Grande Dame of the Broadway stage". Ethel_Merman | |
| Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant CBE (born 20 August 1948), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the former rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist and lyricist, as well as for his successful solo career. In 2007, he released an album, Raising Sand, produced by T-Bone Burnett with American bluegrass soprano Alison Krauss, which won the 2009 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for their 2007 effort. Robert_Plant | |
| Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution Talk:Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Phil Hartman Phil Hartman (September 24, 1948 Canadian-born American actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hartman and his family immigrated to the United States when he was ten. After graduating from California State University, Northridge with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands like Poco and America. Phil_Hartman | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton Talk:Hillary_Rodham_Clinton | |
| Jimmy Page James Patrick Page OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he co-founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Page has been described as "unquestionably one of the all-time most influential, important, and versatile guitarists and songwriters in rock history". Jimmy_Page | |
| Tina Fey Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an American writer, comedienne, actress, and producer. She has won five Emmys, three Golden Globes, and two SAG Awards. Fey is best known for her work on Mean Girls, Saturday Night Live, and her starring and creative roles on 30 Rock, a situation comedy loosely based on her experiences at Saturday Night Live. Tina_Fey | |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee (after Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville), and the seat of Hamilton County. Located in southeast Tennessee on Chickamauga and Nickajack Lake, which are both part of the Tennessee River, Chattanooga lies approximately 120 miles to the northwest of Atlanta, Georgia, about 135 miles to the southeast of Nashville, Tennessee, and about 148 miles to the northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. Chattanooga,_Tennessee | |
| Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels, CM (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian-born American television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. Lorne_Michaels | |
| Steve Martin Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, former comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician, and composer. He was raised in Southern California in a Baptist family, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in the area. His ascent to fame picked up when he became a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later became a frequent guest on the Tonight Show. Steve_Martin | |
| Mike Myers (actor) Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film producer. He was a long-time cast member on the NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s and the early 1990s and starred as the title characters in the films Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and Shrek. Mike_Myers_(actor) | |
| Anniston, Alabama Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741. Anniston,_Alabama | |
| Jerry Seinfeld Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American comedian, actor and writer, whose style is often described as observational comedy. He is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the situation comedy, Seinfeld, (1989-1998), which he co-created, helped write and, in the show's final two seasons, executive produced. Jerry_Seinfeld | |
| List of events named massacres list of events named "massacre". The term suggests mass murder and its usage may be controversial.The English word massacre comes from Middle French, derived from Old French maçacre (and variants) "slaughterhouse, butcher's shop". The term maçacre was already used in Anglo-Norman in the sense of "slaughter of many people" in the 12th century. List_of_events_named_massacres | |
| Auguste Piccard Auguste Antoine Piccard (January 28, 1884 March 24, 1962) was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer. Jean Felix were born in Basel, Switzerland. Showing an intense interest in science as a child, he attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, and became a professor of physics in Brussels at the Free University of Brussels (now split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) in 1922, the same year his son Jacques Piccard was born. Auguste_Piccard | |
| Youssou N'Dour Youssou N'Dour (; born 1 October 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese singer, percussionist and occasional actor. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, in Senegal and much of Africa, "perhaps the most famous singer alive." He helped develop popular music in Senegal, known in the Wolof language as mbalax. Youssou_N'Dour | |
| Eureka Springs, Arkansas Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States, one of the two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,350. The entire town of Eureka Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Arkansas. Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas |
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