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2006 Olympics: Skeleton

Face first down an icy track by Gerry Brown and Christine Frantz Related Links 2006 Winter Olympics 2006 Skeleton Medal Standings Skeleton Through the Years Olympic Preview:…

How to Write a Research Paper

Homework Center – Writing Skills       Research Papers Establish your topic. Look for sources of information. Read your sources and take notes…

Movies and Film: Postproduction

PostproductionMovies and FilmHow a Film is MadeDevelopment: Birth of a NotionPreproductionThe Big ProductionPostproductionSome Films Worth Viewing Postproduction takes place in the time from "That…

2018 Winter Olympics: Cross-Country Skiing

The sport of the Vikings Source: AP Photo/Dmitri LovetskyRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-Country Through the Years Encyclopedia: Skiing Memorable Moments Bjorn Daehlie The Vikings…

Chamillionaire

Name at birth: Hakeem SerikiChamillionaire is the stage name of Hakeem Seriki, a Texas rapper who rocketed to stardom in 2006 with the singles "Turn It Up" and "Ridin'." Seriki got his start in the…

Bob Dylan

(Robert Allen Zimmerman)singer, songwriterBorn: 5/24/1941Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his angry folkrock protest songs and his…

Harriet Tubman

Name at birth: Araminta RossHarriet Tubman helped hundreds of American slaves escape along the secret route to freedom known as the Underground Railroad in the years before the Civil War. Her success…

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

(Encyclopedia) National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), federal observatory for radio astronomy, founded in 1956 and operated under contract with the National Science Foundation by Associated…

James Ellis Lu Valle

chemistBorn: 1912Birthplace: San Antonio, Tex. In addition to being a student leader at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he earned a B.A. in 1936 and an M.S. in 1937,…

Steve McNair Biography

football playerBorn: February 14, 1973Died: July 4, 2009 (Tennessee, USA) Best Known as: football player Steve McNair played quarterback for the Tennessee Titans for 11 years. He was drafted by the…