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(Encyclopedia) pidginpidginpĭjˈən [key], a lingua franca that is not the mother tongue of anyone using it and that has a simplified grammar and a restricted, often polyglot vocabulary. The earliest…
Book Magazine, now defunct, compiled a panel of 55 authors, literary agents, editors, and actors in 2002 to “rank the top one hundred characters in literature since 1900.”Jay Gatsby, The…
The 1996 Gramophone Awards were presented on October 10, 1996 at London's Savoy Hotel and were published in the November 1996 issue of the magazine.Concerto (Record of the Year)Sauer,…
(Encyclopedia) Trimble of Lisnagarvey, William David Trimble, Baron, 1944–, Northern Irish political leader, grad. Queens Univ., Belfast (LL.B.). A Protestant Unionist, he became (1969) a barrister…
The Templeton Prize, an award to encourage progress in religion, was established in 1972 by Sir John Templeton, a Tennessee-born financial analyst and…
(Encyclopedia) Vorster, Balthazar JohannesVorster, Balthazar Johannesyōhänˈəs bältäzärˈ fôrˈstər [key], 1915–83, South African political leader. A lawyer, John Vorster became involved in the…
52nd NFL Pro Bowl Game and 32nd AFC-NFC contest (series is tied, 16-16). Date: Feb. 9, 2002 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Coaches: Bill Cowher, Pit. (AFC) and Andy Reid, Phi. (NFC). Most Valuable…
(Encyclopedia) New Zealand literature. In the 20th cent. New Zealand developed a vital literary tradition, though only a few of its authors are well-known outside its islands: Katherine Mansfield,…
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