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2 Barry Meyer and Alan Horn are named co-chairmen of Warner Bros., replacing Terry Semel and Bob Daly, who resigned in July. Meyer, who was in charge of Warner's television division, will…Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.
Mayor: Karl Dean (to Sept. 2015) 2010 census population (rank):1 601,222 (25); Male: 291,294 (48.5%); Female: 309,925 (51.5%); White: 363,611 (60.5%); Black: 170,907 (28.4%); American Indian…Shakespeare on Film
Infoplease picks the best film adaptations of Shakespeare by Shmuel Ross Relatively Faithful Adaptations • Looser Adaptations • Shakespeare as Launching Pad Relatively Faithful Adaptations…Abd al-Hamid II
(Encyclopedia) Abd al-Hamid II, 1842–1918, Ottoman sultan (1876–1909). His uncle, Abd al-Aziz, was deposed from the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in 1876 by the Young Turks, a liberal…Clinton, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Clinton, Bill (William Jefferson Clinton), 1946–, 42d President of the United States (1993–2001), b. Hope, Ark. His father died before he was born, and he was originally named William…Ghitani, Gamal al-
(Encyclopedia) Ghitani, Gamal al-, 1945–2015, Egyptian novelist and journalist. He studied Oriental carpet design and apprenticed as a carpet maker before turning to journalism. A strong supporter of…Marshall, Kerry James
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Kerry James, 1955–, American painter, b. Birmingham, Ala., B.F.A. Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design), Los Angeles, 1978. A figurative and narrative…Allah
(Encyclopedia) AllahAllahălˈə, äˈlə [key], [Arab.,=the God]. Derived from an old Semitic root refering to the Divine and used in the Canaanite El, the Mesopotamian ilu, and the biblical Elohim, the…September 2002
WorldEarth Summit Ends with Pact (Sept. 4): Meeting produces plan to improve sanitation, increase accessibility of clean water, reduce the number of endangered species, and improve safety of…Tanta
(Encyclopedia) TantaTantatänˈtä [key], city (1986 pop. 336,517), capital of Gharbiyah governorate, N Egypt, in the Nile River delta. It is a cotton-ginning center and the main railroad hub of the…Trending
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