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Rybinsk
(Encyclopedia) RybinskRybinskrĭˈbĭnsk [key], formerly Andropov, city (1989 pop. 251,000), NE European Russia, on the upper Volga and the Rybinsk Reservoir. The site of a hydroelectric station, it is…Stern, Robert A. M.
(Encyclopedia) Stern, Robert A. M. (Robert Arthur Morton Stern), 1939–, American architect, b. New York City. He studied architecture at Yale Univ., became a practicing architect in the mid-1960s,…Puerto Montt
(Encyclopedia) Puerto MonttPuerto Monttpwārˈtō [key]Puerto Monttmōnt [key], city (1992 pop. 130,730), capital of Los Lagos region, S central Chile, a port on Ancud Gulf, an inlet of the Pacific…Reinfeldt, Fredrik
(Encyclopedia) Reinfeldt, FredrikReinfeldt, Fredrikfrāˈdrĭk rīnˈfĕld [key] 1965–, Swedish politician. A member of the center-right Moderate party, he joined its Youth League in the 1980s, was first…Rasmussen, Anders Fogh
(Encyclopedia) Rasmussen, Anders FoghRasmussen, Anders Foghänˈdərs fō räsˈm&oobreve;sən [key], 1953–, Danish political leader, prime minister of Denmark (2001–9), b. Ginnerup. Trained as an…Sassou-Nguesso, Denis
(Encyclopedia) Sassou-Nguesso, DenisSassou-Nguesso, Denisdĕˈnē säsˈō-əngāˈsō [key], 1943?–, Congolese army officer and president (1979–92, 1997–) of Congo (Brazzaville). He served (1977–79) as the…Seles, Monica
(Encyclopedia) Seles, MonicaSeles, Monicasĕlˈĭs [key], 1973–, Yugoslav-American tennis player, b. Serbia, of Hungarian heritage. She won her first major tournament, the French Open, in 1990, at the…Kikwete, Jakaya Mrisho
(Encyclopedia) Kikwete, Jakaya MrishoKikwete, Jakaya Mrishojäkäˈyä kĭkwĕˈtā [key], 1950–, Tanzanian political leader, b. Msoga, Tanganyika, grad. Univ. of Dar es Salaam (1978). He joined the defense…Killy, Jean-Claude
(Encyclopedia) Killy, Jean-ClaudeKilly, Jean-ClaudezhäN-klōd kēlēˈ [key], 1943–, French skier. He grew up at his father's ski resort and began skiing at the age of 3. At 18 he was a senior member of…ergonomics
(Encyclopedia) ergonomics, the engineering science concerned with the physical and psychological relationship between machines and the people who use them. The ergonomicist takes an empirical…