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Women in Media

  Oprah Winfrey Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…

Taekwondo

MEN Flyweight (under 128 lbs): 1. Michail Mouroutsos, GRE def. 2. Gabriel Esparza, SPA (4-2); 3. Huang Chih-Hsiung, TPE def. Gabriel Alberto Taraburelli, ARG (3-0). Featherweight (under 148 lbs): 1…

Yonge, Charlotte Mary

(Encyclopedia) Yonge, Charlotte MaryYonge, Charlotte Maryyŭng [key], 1823–1901, English novelist. Her writing as well as her life was restricted by the rigid High Church tenets of her upbringing. In…

black-eyed Susan

(Encyclopedia) black-eyed Susan or yellow daisy, North American daisylike wildflower (Rudbeckia hirta) of the family Asteraceae (aster family) with yellow rays and a dark brown center. It is a weedy…

2000 Olympics: Sailing

OPEN Laser: 1. Ben Ainslie, GBR (42 pts); 2. Robert Scheidt, BRA (44); 3. Michael Blackburn, AUS (60). Tornado: 1. Hans Peter Steinacher & Roman Hagara, AUT (16 pts); 2. John Forbes &…

Bruce Beresford

director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 8/16/1940Birthplace: Sydney, Australia Acclaimed director noted for his rich character studies in films such as Tender Mercies (1982), Crimes of the Heart (…