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Grizzly Mountain

Director: Jeremy HaftWriters: Jeremy Haft and Peter WhiteDirector of Photography:Andy ParkeEditors:Richard Westover and Anthony DalesandroMusic:Jon McCallumProducers:Anthony Dalesandro and…

The Matchmaker

Director: Mark JoffeWriters: Karen Janszen, Louis Nowra and Graham LinehanDirector of Photography:Ellery RyanEditor:Martin SmithMusic:John AltmanProduction Designer:Mark GeraghtyProducers:Tim…

Waiting for Guffman

Director: Christopher GuestWriters: Christopher Guest and Eugene LevyDirector of Photography:Roberto SchaeferEditor:Andy BlumenthalMusic:Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher…

2002 MacArthur Foundation Awards

The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.Bonnie Bassler, 40, molecular ecobiologist; Princeton, N.J.Ann…

International Geophysical Year

(Encyclopedia) International Geophysical Year (IGY), 18-month period from July, 1957, through Dec., 1958, during a period of maximum sunspot activity, designated for cooperative study of the solar-…

dialect

(Encyclopedia) dialect, variety of a language used by a group of speakers within a particular speech community. Every individual speaks a variety of his language, termed an idiolect. Dialects are…

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence

(Encyclopedia) Ferlinghetti, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Lawrence fûrˈlĭng-gĕtˈē [key], 1919–2021, American author and…

William IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) William IV, 1765–1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1830–37), third son of George III. He went to sea in 1779, served under Admiral George Rodney in action off Cape St. Vincent (…

aurora borealis

(Encyclopedia) aurora borealis2bôrˌēălˈĭs [key] and aurora australisaurora borealisôstrāˈlĭs [key], luminous display of various forms and colors seen in the night sky. The aurora borealis of the…