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Toshiro Mifune

Toshiro Mifune Age: 77actor   One of the most talented Japanese actors to grace the silver screen, Mifune was best known for his samurai roles. His ability to play both tragic and comic…

American Strays

Director/Writer:Michael CovertDirector of Photography:Sean MutarevicEditor:Rod DeanMusic:John GrahamProduction Designer:Paul HoltProducers:Rod Dean, Kirk Hassig and Douglas TextorUnapix Films…

Deterrence

Director/Writer:Rod LurieParamount; R; 101 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:Kevin Pollack, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph Think locally, act globally. 2008. Saddam Hussein's son has invaded Kuwait…

impotence

(Encyclopedia) impotenceimpotenceimˈpətəns [key], inhibited sexual excitement in a man during sexual activity that, despite an unaffected desire for sex, results in inability to attain or maintain a…

rickettsia

(Encyclopedia) rickettsiarickettsiarĭkĕtˈsēə [key], any of an order (Rickettsiales) of very small microorganisms, many disease-causing, that live in vertebrates and are transmitted by bloodsucking…

tunicate

(Encyclopedia) tunicatetunicatet&oomacr;ˈnəkĭt [key], marine animal of the phylum Chordata, which also includes the vertebrates. The adult form of most tunicates (also called urochordates) shows…

Sargent, John Singer

(Encyclopedia) Sargent, John Singer, 1856–1925, American painter, b. Florence, Italy, of American parents, educated in Italy, France, and Germany. In 1874 he went to Paris, where he studied under…

Bacon, Francis, English philosopher and statesman

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Francis, 1561–1626, English philosopher, essayist, and statesman, b. London, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and at Gray's Inn. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon,…

Formula One

(Encyclopedia) Formula One (F1), type of racecar used in Grand Prix automobile racing. Capable of speeds exceeding 230 mph (370 kph), the technologically sophisticated F1 cars are low-slung, open-…