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Enclose material that is not essential to a sentence and that if not included would not alter its meaning: After a few minutes (some say less) the blaze was extinguished.Often enclose letters or…

Lee Van Cleef

actorBorn: 1/9/1925Birthplace: Somerville, New Jersey With the ideal looks for a villain, Van Cleef found himself typecast as the heavy in crime stories, westerns, and action films. He played in a…

Levy Mwanawasa Biography

president of ZambiaDied: August 19, 2008Best Known as: president of Zambia who fought corruption Deathplace: France Levy Mwanawasa was president of Zambia from 2002…

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Biography

spiritual leaderDied: February 5, 2008 (Vlodrop, the Netherlands) Best Known as: spiritual leader who introduced transcendental meditation to the West…

William Mow

clothing entrepreneurBorn: 1937Birthplace: Hangchow, China Mow's family came to the United States when he was a boy. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1959 and earned a Ph.D.…

Certificate of Need Programs

The Question: Why and when was the Certificate of Need (CON) created? The Answer: Certificate of Need (CON) programs are used today by 37 states…

Mise en scene

The Question: What does mise-en-scene mean? The Answer: Mise en scène (mee zahn SEN) is a twenty-dollar phrase that means either "the…

J. Robert Cade Biography

nephrologistDied: Nov. 27, 2007 (Gainesville, Florida) Best Known as: inventor of the Gatorade drink Dr. Cade was a nephrologist who invented Gatorade starting a…

Sanjay Kumar

computer software executiveBorn: 1962 Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka Kumar moved to the United States from Sri Lanka with his family when he was 14. He eventually became director of software…