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2006 United States Medalists

Alpine SkiingMen's Combined—GOLD—Ted LigetyLadies' Giant Slalom—GOLD—Julia MancusoBobsleighWomen—SILVER—Shauna Rohbok, Valerie FlemingCurlingMen—BRONZE—Pete Fenson, Scott Baird, Shawn Rojeski…

Hip-Hop's Radical Roots, Part 3

For more than a decade, artists like the Jungle Brothers have kept hip-hop fresh and inventive by transforming and "derailing" musical convention. Further Reading Black Noise, Tricia Rose The…

Brook, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Brook, Peter, 1925–, English theatrical director, b. London, grad. Oxford (1943). An innovative, unconventional, and controversial figure, Brook mounts energetic productions in which…

2000 Snowboarding U.S. Championships

at Okemo Mountain, Ludlow, Vermont (March 23-26) Men Halfpipe Pts 1 Adam Petraska 37.20 2 Elijah Teter 34.40 3 Mark Reilly 34.20 Slalom Time 1 Anton Pogue…

Richard Milhous Nixon

Richard Milhous NixonBorn: 1/9/1913Birthplace: Yorba Linda, Calif. Richard Milhous Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Jan. 9, 1913, to Midwestern-bred parents, Francis A. and Hannah…

Super Bowl Commercials are Dot-Coming

Internet companies enter the advertising fray by Mike Morrison Halle Berry takes a swim with a crispy M&M in an ad from last year’s Super Bowl. This year, companies will pay an average of $2…

child abuse

(Encyclopedia) child abuse, physical, sexual, or emotional maltreatment or neglect of children by parents, guardians, or others responsible for a child's welfare. Physical abuse is characterized by…