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Antonio Sabato, Jr.SadeEva Marie SaintBuffy Sainte-MarieHarry SaltzmanIgnatius SanchoLawrence SandersAdam SandlerJulian SandsLaura San GiacomoCarlos SantanaLuis SanteiroMia SaraCristina…

Rod GRAMS, Congress, MN (1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1995-2001 Party: Republican GRAMS Rod , a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minn., February 4, 1948; attended public…

Brewer's: Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child

Solomon (Prov. xiii. 24) says: “He that spareth the rod hateth his son;” but Samuel Butler, in his Hudibras (pt. ii. canto 1, line 843), says: Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare…

Sheryl Crow Biography

Sheryl Crow musicianBorn: 2/11/1962Birthplace: Kennett, Missouri   Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter known all-around musical expertise and for her edgy pop songs, such as “All I Wanna…

Leyden jar

(Encyclopedia) Leyden jarLeyden jarlīˈdən [key], form of capacitor invented at the Univ. of Leiden in the 18th cent. It consists of a narrow-necked glass jar coated over part of its inner and outer…

Kilmainham

(Encyclopedia) KilmainhamKilmainhamkĭlmānˈəm [key], suburb of Dublin, Co. Dublin, E Republic of Ireland. The commander of the British forces in Ireland had his headquarters in Kilmainham. Charles…

Pomo

(Encyclopedia) Pomo, Native Americans of N California, belonging to the Hokan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The Pomo were the most southerly Native…

night blindness

(Encyclopedia) night blindness, inability to see normally in subdued light. It is usually a result of vitamin A deficiency. The rod cells, one of two light-sensitive areas of the retina of the eye,…

2008–2009 Primetime Emmy Awards

The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on September 20, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif.Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC) Actor: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Actress: Glenn…