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Mikita, Stan
(Encyclopedia) Mikita, Stan, 1940–2018, Canadian hockey player, b. Sokolče, Czechoslovakia (a former village whose site is now in Slovakia), as Stanislav GvothMikita, Stan [key]. Adopted by relatives…Tanganyika, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Tanganyika, Lake, second largest lake of Africa, c.12,700 sq mi (32,890 sq km), E central Africa on the borders of Tanzania, Congo (Kinshasa), Zambia, and Burundi. It is c.420 mi (680…Ujiji
(Encyclopedia) UjijiUjiji&oomacr;jēˈjē [key], town, Kigoma prov., W Tanzania, suburb of Kigoma, on Lake Tanganyika. Ujiji was an important settlement of Arab and Swahili ivory and slave traders…Pratt, Parley Parker
(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Parley Parker, 1807–57, Mormon apostle, b. Otsego co., N.Y.; brother of Orson Pratt. He joined (1830) the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was made an apostle in…Prusiner, Stanley Ben
(Encyclopedia) Prusiner, Stanley Ben, 1942–, American neurologist, b. Des Moines, Iowa, M.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1968. Prusiner has been a professor at the Univ. of California,…Crawford, Ralston
(Encyclopedia) Crawford, Ralston, 1906–78, American painter, b. St. Catherine's, Ont. Crawford's paintings are marked by precise detail, flat color, and the simplification of form. His works portray…book lung
(Encyclopedia) book lung, terrestrial respiratory organ characteristic of arachnids such as scorpions and primitive spiders. Each book lung consists of hollow flat plates. Air bathes the outer…2000-01 Stanley Cup Scoring Leaders
Gm G A Pts +/- PM PP Joe Sakic, Col 21 13 13 26 6 6 5 Patrik Elias, NJ 25 9 14 23 11 10 3 Milan Hejduk, Col 23 7 16…2001-02 Stanley Cup Scoring Leaders
Gm G A Pts +/- PM PP Peter Forsberg, Col 20 9 18 27 8 20 0 Steve Yzerman, Det 23 6 17 23 4 10 4 Joe Sakic, Col 21 9…1996-97 Stanley Cup Scoring Leaders
Gm G A Pts +/- PM PP SH GW OT S PCTG Eric Lindros, Phi 19 12 14 26 7 40 4 0 1 0 71 16.9 Joe Sakic, Col 17 8 17…Trending
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