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Palma, Jacopo

(Encyclopedia) Palma, JacopoPalma, Jacopoyäˈkōpō pälˈmä [key], c.1480–1528, Venetian painter, called Palma Vecchio. He formed his style under the influence of Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione…

Storm King Art Center

(Encyclopedia) Storm King Art Center, sculpture park and museum in Mountainville, N.Y., some 55 mi (89 km) north of New York City. Founded in 1960, it comprises 500 acres (202 hectares) of lawns,…

California, University of

(Encyclopedia) California, University of, at ten campuses, main campus at Berkeley; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1868, opened 1869 when it took over the College of…

Greenest Colleges in the U.S.

The Sierra Magazine selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-energy…

Mother's Day Quiz - Answer Key

Answer Key Who played Mrs. Robinson, the seductress mother who slept with the young Dustin Hoffman, in The Graduate? Faye Dunaway Anne Bancroft Elizabeth Taylor Lauren Bacall Which…

Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina

business executiveBorn: 1954Birthplace: Austin, Texas Cara Carleton Sneed attended high schools in Ghana, England, North Carolina, and California because her father, a lawyer and later a judge,…

George Elmer OUTLAND, Congress, CA (1906-1981)

OUTLAND, George Elmer, a Representative from California; born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., October 8, 1906; attended the public schools; Whittier (Calif.) College, A.B., 1928;…

Stewart Lee UDALL, Congress, AZ (1920-2010)

UDALL, Stewart Lee, (brother of Morris K. Udall; uncle of Mark Udall; father of Tom Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Representative from Arizona; born in St. Johns, Apache County, Ariz.,…

William Edwin DANNEMEYER, Congress, CA (1929)

DANNEMEYER, William Edwin, a Representative from California; born in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 22, 1929; attended the Trinity Lutheran School, Los Angeles, 1943;…