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NFC: Football Players, Sports

49ers, 38-22Minnesota (10-7)7078—22San Francisco (13-3)714107—38Date— Jan. 3. Att—65,018. Time—3:10.1st Quarter: SF—William Floyd 1-yd run (Gary Anderson kick), 8:03; MIN—Cris Carter 66-yd…

Basil I

(Encyclopedia) Basil I (Basil the Macedonian)Basil Ibăzˈəl, bāˈzəl [key], c.813–886, Byzantine emperor (867–86). His ancestors probably were Armenians or Slavs who settled in Macedonia. He became (c.…

John IV, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea

(Encyclopedia) John IV (John Lascaris)John IVlăsˈkərĭs [key], b. c.1250, d. after 1273, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1258–61), son and successor (under a regency) of Theodore II and last of the…

Jude (Film)

Director:Michael WinterbottomWriter:Hossein AminiDirector of Photography:Eduardo SerraEditor:Trevor WaiteMusic:Adrian JohnstonProduction Designer:Joseph BennettProducer:Andrew EatonGramercy;…

Kawakubo, Rei

(Encyclopedia) Kawakubo, Rei, 1942–, Japanese fashion designer, b. Tokyo. After working for a textile manufacturer, she became (1967) a freelance stylist, founded (1969) the fashion label Comme des…

wiki

(Encyclopedia) wiki [Hawaiian, wikiwiki = fast], a website designed to permit the development of information resources by creating hyperlinked webpages using software that accessed through a web…

Balfe, Michael William

(Encyclopedia) Balfe, Michael WilliamBalfe, Michael Williambălf [key], 1808–70, Irish composer. Of his many operas, very popular in their time, the best known was The Bohemian Girl (1843).

U.S. Dance Companies

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (1958): Judith Jamison, art. dir.American Ballet Theatre (1940): Kevin McKenzie, art. dir.Atlanta Ballet Company (1929): John McFall, art. dir.Ballet…

Haydn, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Haydn, MichaelHaydn, Michaelmĭkhˈäĕl [key]Haydn, Michael hīˈdən [key], 1737–1806, Austrian composer, younger brother of Franz Joseph Haydn. Haydn, largely self-taught, was noted…