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Jacques Lemaire

Born: Sept. 7, 1945Hockey C member of 8 Stanley Cup champions in Montreal; scored 366 goals in 12 seasons; coached Canadiens (1983-85) and NJ Devils (1993-98), won 1995 Stanley Cup with New Jersey…

Curtis Hanson

director, producerBorn: 3/24/1945Birthplace: Reno, Nevada Writer, director and producer of the critically acclaimed film L.A. Confidential (1997). Other films he has directed include The River Wild…

Sam Peckinpah

directorBorn: 2/21/1925Birthplace: Fresno, California Director known for his violent films that depicted men pushed to their limits. His movies include The Wild Bunch (1969) and Straw Dogs (1971).…

Connemara

(Encyclopedia) ConnemaraConnemarakŏnəmärˈə [key], wild, mountainous region, Co. Galway, W Republic of Ireland, lying between the Atlantic Ocean and Loughs Corrib and Mask. Many mountains, lakes,…

Arran

(Encyclopedia) ArranArranârˈən [key], island (1981 pop. 4,725), 165 sq mi (427 sq km), North Ayshire, W Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. It is largely granitic and is wild and rocky; it rises to 2,…

verbena

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Hoary vervain, Verbena stricta verbena, common name for some members of the Verbenaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (often climbing forms) of warmer regions of the…

Panda Babies

Panda Babies Offer Hope New arrivals for an endangered species by Holly Hartman Announcing: Panda Babies! Born: twins, August 3; cub, August 6; twins and cub, August 8; twins,…

Asian Food Primer: Chinese Food

by David Johnson The term "Chinese food" can be misleading because there are many Chinese styles of cooking. Scholars believe that Chinese cooking as we know it today dates to the Shang…

Single Largest Seed

The Question: What plant produces the single largest seed? The Answer: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the single-seeded fruit…

Jeff Foxworthy

actor, comedianBorn: 9/6/1958Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia You might be a redneck if…you had heard of Jeff Foxworthy before The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995–97) began running on television. Foxworthy's…