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2003 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Jamie Rubin, 16, Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Fla., for his project identifying small molecules that can be used in treatment for Candida albicans yeast…

Asian Americans in Business and Media

Jerry YangBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

2000 Olympics: Judo

Two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class.MEN Extra Lightweight (132 lbs): 1. Tadahiro Nomura, JPN def. 2. Jung Bu-Kyung, S. Kor; 3. Manolo Poulot, CUB and Aidyn Smagulov, KGZ. Half-…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Born: 1/30/1882Birthplace: Hyde Park, N.Y. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, N.Y., on Jan. 30, 1882. A Harvard graduate, he attended Columbia Law School and was admitted to the New…

Selected Fashion Designers and Models

Oleg Cassini See also Notable Women Designers and Models People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Fashion Timeline What is Haute Couture? History of Costume Fashion and…

Leavis, F. R.

(Encyclopedia) Leavis, F. R. (Frank Raymond Leavis)Leavis, F. R.lēˈvĭs [key], 1895–1978, English critic and teacher. Leavis was one of the most influential literary critics of the 20th cent. A…

Chulalongkorn

(Encyclopedia) ChulalongkornChulalongkornch&oomacr;ˈlälôngˈkôrn [key] or Rama VChulalongkornräˈmä [key], 1853–1910, king of Siam (1868–1910). Educated in part by a British governess, Anna…

Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno

(Encyclopedia) Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno, 1806–90, Texas revolutionary and politician, b. San Antonio. He was elected alderman (1829) and mayor (1833) of San Antonio, then formed a militia (1835) to…