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Samantha Fox

singer, modelBorn: 4/15/1966Birthplace: London, England A teen model, she was known in the U.K. as a “page 3 girl” for appearing in a British tabloid, which regularly featured topless models on…

Lan Samantha Chang

writerBorn: 1965Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Chang left Wisconsin at 18 to attend college at Yale University, where—after trying pre-med and pre-law classes—…

Measuring Power

Here is information about non-metric units of power. Horsepower: A workhorse can lift 550 pounds 1 foot in the air in 1 second; that is 1 horsepower. Engines are measured in horsepower. A 10-…

Name Power

Some Native Americans have two names, one of which is never made public because of the power it would give another person over them.It is common in parts of West Africa for people to name their…

Power Points

Power Points Did you know these facts about powerful women?In prehistoric times, women were worshiped as supernatural beings because they could create life. The supreme creator was female—the Great…

Tyrone Power

actorBorn: 5/5/1914Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Film and stage actor known for his roles as a romantic swashbuckler. Power's spectacular good looks and good nature may have caused him to be…

Congressional Power

The expressed powers of Congress are listed in the Constitution. Congress also has implied powers, which are based on the Constitution's right to make any laws that are "necessary and proper" to…

The Power of Presidential Pardons

An explanation of the power to pardon granted to U.S. presidents by the Constitution by Mark Hughes President Gerald Ford testifying before the House Judicial Committee about his pardoning of…

police power

(Encyclopedia) police power, in law, right of a government to make laws necessary for the health, morals, and welfare of the populace. The term has greatest currency in the United States, where it…