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Barry Bonds Cast of Characters

Those who surrounded Bonds during his most successful seasons by Mark Zurlo Related Links Barry Bonds Biography Bond's Homerun Record Discredited by Many Steroids Allegedly Used by…

Easter Around the World

Easter Around the World From witches to detectives, Easter traditions vary by David Johnson Norway's Criminal Habit Uncovered In Norway, reading detective novels and crime thrillers has…

Holyfield-Lewis Fight

It's a question boxing fans are asking as well. The winner of Saturday's fight will hold all three of the recognized championship belts in professional boxing. It will be the first time this will…

cotinga

(Encyclopedia) cotingacotingakōtĭngˈgə [key], any of the New World tropical birds of the family Cotingidae. Cotingas range from N Argentina to the southern border of the United States; most are…

Forrest, Nathan Bedford

(Encyclopedia) Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821–77, Confederate general, b. Bedford co., Tenn. (his birthplace is now in Marshall co.). At the beginning of the Civil War, Forrest, a wealthy citizen of…

Jensen, Arthur Robert

(Encyclopedia) Jensen, Arthur Robert, 1923-2012, American social scientist and psychologist, b. San Diego, Ca, Univ. of Ca., Berkeley (B.A., 1945),…

Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent

(Encyclopedia) Lavoisier, Antoine LaurentLavoisier, Antoine LaurentäNtwänˈ lōräNˈ lävwäzyāˈ [key], 1743–94, French chemist and physicist, a founder of modern chemistry. He studied under eminent men…

Smith, Sydney

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sydney, 1771–1845, English clergyman, writer, and wit, ordained in the Church of England in 1794. In 1798 he went as a tutor to Edinburgh, where he studied medicine,…

Besançon

(Encyclopedia) Besançon Besançon bəzäNsôNˈ [key], city, capital of Doubs dept., E France, in Franche-Comté, on…