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David Mamet

playwright, screenwriter, directorBorn: 11/30/1947Birthplace: Chicago Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter and film director known for his biting, elliptical dialogue and works about…

Jonathan Pryce

actorBorn: 6/1/1947Birthplace: Holywell, Wales The black-clad man who graced the 1994 Infiniti TV ads with his elegant diction, Pryce won a Tony Award for his Broadway debut in Comedians (1977). He…

Jack Lemmon

actorBorn: 2/8/1925Birthplace: Boston Academy Award-winning film and stage actor who excelled at both comic and dramatic roles. His films include Mister Roberts (1955), The Odd Couple (1968) with…

Food and Drug Administration

(Encyclopedia) Food and Drug Administration (FDA), agency of the Public Health Service division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with protecting public health by…

foot-and-mouth disease

(Encyclopedia) foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease, highly contagious disease almost exclusive to cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and other cloven-hoofed animals. It is caused by a virus,…

rock carvings and paintings

(Encyclopedia) rock carvings and paintings, designs inscribed on rock surfaces and huge stone monuments in many parts of the world by prehistoric or preindustrial peoples. They have been found on…

perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

(Encyclopedia) perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of several thousand synthetic organic chemical compounds made up of a chain of carbon atoms bonded to fluorine atoms. PFAS…

monsters and imaginary beasts

(Encyclopedia) monsters and imaginary beasts. The mythologies and legends of ancient and modern cultures teem with an enormous variety of monsters and imaginary beasts. A great number of these are…

São Tomé and Principe

(Encyclopedia) CE5 São Tomé and PrincipeSão Tomé and PrincipesouN t&oobreve;mĕˈ, [key]São Tomé and Principeprēnˈsēpə [key], officially Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe, republic (…

physical education and training

(Encyclopedia) physical education and training, organized instruction in motor activities that contribute to the physical growth, health, and body image of the individual. The historical roots of…