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Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of October 2009.
Skeleton of Oldest Human Ancestor Discovered (Oct. 1): A fossil skeleton of the species…
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(To ). To boycott a person is to refuse to deal with him, to take any notice of him, or even to sell to him. The term arose in 1881, when Captain Boycott, an Irish landlord, was thus…
Director/Writer/Editor: Victor NuñezDirector of Photography:Virgil MiranoProduction Designer:Pat GarnerProducers:Sam Gowan and Peter SarafOrion; R; 113 minutesRelease:6/97Cast:Peter Fonda,…
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element, in chemistry, a substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical means. A substance such as a compound can be decomposed into its constituent…
PEN/Laura Pels Award for DramaEdward Albee, master American dramatistPaula Vogel, playwright in mid-careerPEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for an Emerging PoetNick FlynnPEN/Spielvogel-Diamonstein…
