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Body Shapes

Being female has never been easy, especially when you consider the traps and tortures inflicted on girls and women for the sake of someone's idea of beauty. Here's a look at some of the life-…

Weather: What About the Five-Day Forecast?

What About the Five-Day Forecast?WeatherLet's See How It's DoneNow for the Real WorkGoing Into the Upper AirBring on the MachinesWhat About the Five-Day Forecast? Check out the following figure,…

transfinite number

(Encyclopedia) transfinite number, cardinal or ordinal number designating the magnitude (power) or order of an infinite set; the theory of transfinite numbers was introduced by Georg Cantor in 1874.…

Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johann

(Encyclopedia) Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef JohannWittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johannloŏtˈvĭkh yōˈzĕf yōˈhän vĭtˈgənshtīn [key], 1889–1951, Austrian philosopher, b. Vienna. The second phase of…

Li Po Biography

Li BoChinese poetBorn: c. 700 Li Po is considered the greatest poet of the Tang Dynasty, China’s “middle period,” during which literature flourished. His poetry is often associated with the moon…

Sublime

alternative rock band The three members of Sublime teamed up in 1988, and in 1992 they founded the label Skunk Records to launch their first CD, 40 oz to Freedom. It was an independent-label…

Blythe Danner

actressBorn: 2/3/1943Birthplace: Philadelphia A versatile character actress, she won a Tony in 1970 for her performance in Butterflies Are Free, and she has appeared in a number of movies, most…

Diane Ladd

actressBorn: 11/29/1942Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi A former model and dancer at the famed Copacabana nightclub, this lithe blonde actress made her film debut in Something Wild (1961). After…

Mia Sara

(Mia Sarapocciello)actressBorn: 6/19/1967Birthplace: Brooklyn Heights, New York A shy child, Sara turned to acting to become more social. She appeared on the television drama All My Children (1982…

Salma Hayek

actressBorn: 9/2/1966Birthplace: Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Actress who left a blooming career in her native Mexico to conquer Hollywood, and has become perhaps the best-known Mexican-American performer…