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Bruce BRALEY, Congress, IA (1957)

BRALEY Bruce , a Representative from Iowa; born in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, October 30, 1957; graduated from B.G.M. High School, Brooklyn, Iowa; B.A., Iowa State University, 1980; J.D.,…

Haringey

(Encyclopedia) Haringey Haringey hârˈĭng-gāˌ [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. Although defined as…

Curry, Michael Bruce

(Encyclopedia) Curry, Michael Bruce, 1953–, American Episcopal bishop, b. Chicago, grad. Hobart College, 1975, Yale Divinity School, 1978. Ordained in 1978, he served as rector of churches in Winston…

Georgian Bay

(Encyclopedia) Georgian Bay, large northeastern extension of Lake Huron, S Ont., Canada, separated from Lake Huron by Manitoulin Island and by the Bruce Peninsula; Lucas Channel is its chief…

Movies and Film: Cutting for Content

Cutting for ContentMovies and FilmFilm EditingFade In: A Brief History of EditingThe Purposes of EditingCutting for ContentFrom Shooting to the Final ProductSome Films Whose Editing Is Worth Visiting…

Peter the Cruel

(Encyclopedia) Peter the Cruel, 1334–69, Spanish king of Castile and León (1350–69), son and successor of Alfonso XI. His desertion of his wife, Blanche of Bourbon, for María Padilla and his favors…

Gordon, Bruce S.

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Bruce S., 1946–, African-American business executive and civil-rights leader, b. Camden, N.J.; grad. Gettysburg College (B.A., 1968), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S…

Jenson, Nicolas

(Encyclopedia) Jenson or Janson, NicolasJenson or Janson, Nicolasboth: nēkôläˈ zhäNsôNˈ [key], d. c.1480, Venetian printer, b. France. Jenson studied printing with Gutenberg at Mainz for three years…

Hoffmann, Jules Alphonse

(Encyclopedia) Hoffmann, Jules Alphonse, 1941–, French biologist, Ph.D. Univ. of Strasbourg, 1969. Hoffmann was a researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research, Strasbourg, from…

Holyrood Palace

(Encyclopedia) Holyrood PalaceHolyrood Palacehŏlˈēr&oomacr;d [key] [i.e., holy cross], royal residence, Edinburgh, SE Scotland. In 1128, David I founded Holyrood Abbey on this site, where…