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Abramoff scandal

(Encyclopedia) Abramoff scandal, in U.S. history, political corruption scandal resulting from criminal conduct on the part of lobbyist Jack Abramoff (1959–) and his associates. Abramoff was a…

harmonica

(Encyclopedia) harmonica. 1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of…

sun grebe

(Encyclopedia) sun grebe, common name for a tropical, mainly aquatic bird of the family Heliornithidae. Sun grebes, also called finfoots, are remarkable for their colorful, puffy-toed, webbed feet,…

Booty Call

Director: Jeff PollackWriters: Takashi Bufford and BootsieDirector of Photography:Ron OrieuxEditor:Christopher GreenburyMusic:Robert FolkProduction Designer:Sandra KybartasProducer:John…

Ezekiel: 42

Ezekiel Chapter 42 1 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which…

grass

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Edible grasses grass, any plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), an important and widely distributed group of vascular plants, having an extraordinary range of…

1998 Olympic Freestyle Skiing

MenEvent PtsAerialsEric Bergoust, USA255.64MogulsJonny Moseley, USA26.93WomenEvent PtsAerialsNikki Stone, USA193.00MogulsTae Satoya, JPN25.06Figure Skating1998 OlympicsIce Hockey

1999 College Cup

at San Jose, Calif. (Dec. 3 and 5)SemifinalsNorth Carolina 2Penn St. 0Notre Dame 1Santa Clara 0ChampionshipNorth Carolina 2Notre Dame 0Scoring: UNC— Meredith Florance (Kim Patrick, Susan…

Freestyle Skiing—Women

Moguls1992 Donna Weinbrecht, United States1994Stine Lise Hattestad, Norway1998Tae Satoya, Japan2002Kari Traa, Norway2006Jennifer Heil, CanadaAerials1994Lina Cherjazova, Uzbekistan1998Nikki…