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Jones, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Jim, 1931–78, American religious leader, b. Lynn, Indiana. An influential Indianapolis preacher from the 1950s and onetime head of the city's Human Rights Commission, Jones…

Thor

(Encyclopedia) ThorThorthôr [key], Germanic DonarThordōˈnär [key], Norse god of thunder. An ancient and highly revered divinity, Thor was the patron and protector of peasants and warriors. As a god…

Pelée

(Encyclopedia) PeléePeléepəlāˈ [key], volcano, 4,429 ft (1,350 m) high, on N Martinique, in the West Indies. On May 8, 1902, the day after the eruption of Soufrière on St. Vincent, Pelée also erupted…

offertory

(Encyclopedia) offertory [Lat.,=offering], in the Roman Catholic Mass and in derived liturgical forms, the preparation of bread and wine on the altar and their formal offering to God. It takes place…

Forces of Nature

Director:Bronwen HughesWriter:Marc LawrenceDreamWorks; 102 minutes; PG-13Release:4/99Cast:Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney Forces of Nature is a soggy romp through odd-couple…

Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnellactress, comedianBorn: 3/21/1962Birthplace: Commack, Long Island, New York Loquacious television, film and stage actress best known for her highly praised Rosie O'Donnell Show…

Rosie O'Donnell Biography

Rosie O'Donnellactress, comedianBorn: 3/21/1962Birthplace: Commack, Long Island, New York Loquacious television, film and stage actress best known for her highly praised Rosie O'Donnell Show…

Edward Bullins Biography

Edward BullinsplaywrightBorn: 7/2/1935Birthplace: Philadelphia After nearly dying from a stab wound, Bullins left high school in 1952 to join the navy. In 1964 he moved to San Francisco and began…

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Director/Writer:Michael RadfordMoonstone Entertainment; R; 123 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Tilly, Sandra Oh Dancing at the Blue Iguana is a movie about strippers. Like…