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separator, cream

(Encyclopedia) separator, cream, dairy machine used to separate fresh whole milk into cream and skim milk. Formerly the separation was made by the gravity method, allowing the cream to rise to the…

Dust Bowl

(Encyclopedia) Dust Bowl, the name given to areas of the U.S. prairie states that suffered ecological devastation in the 1930s and then to a lesser extent in the mid-1950s. The problem began during…

Brady, Tom

(Encyclopedia) Brady, Tom (Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr.), 1977–, American football player, b. San Mateo, Calif. One of the greatest professional quarterbacks of all time, he attended the Univ. of…

Belichick, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Belichick, Bill (William Stephen Belichick), 1952–, American professional football coach, b. Nashville, Tenn. The son of a college coach, he played football at Wesleyan Univ. He held…

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor

(Encyclopedia) Ursa MajorUrsa Majorûrˈsə [key] and Ursa Minor [Lat.,=the great bear; the little bear], two conspicuous northern constellations. Known to many peoples from ancient times, these…

Shula, Don

(Encyclopedia) Shula, Don (Donald Francis Shula)Shula, Donsh&oomacr;ˈlə [key], 1930–2020, American football coach, b. Grand River, Ohio. A player at John Carroll Univ. and from 1951 to 1957 with…

Brees, Drew

(Encyclopedia) Brees, Drew (Andrew Christopher Brees)Brees, Drewbrēz [key], 1979–, American football player, b. Austin, Tex. At Purdue in 2000 he quarterbacked the Boilermakers to the Big 10…

Manning, Peyton Williams

(Encyclopedia) Manning, Peyton Williams, 1976–, American football player, b. New Orleans. Part of a National Football League quarterback dynasty (his father, Archie, led the New Orleans Saints; his…

Parcells, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Parcells, Bill, 1941–, American football coach, b. Englewood, N.J., as Duane Charles Parcells, nicknamed “the Big Tuna.” He played for Colgate and Wichita State before being drafted (…

Other PBA Tournaments, 2006

Earl Anthony Medford Classic—Brian Himmler 214, Mika Koivuniemi 204Dick Weber Open—Jason Couch 241, Park Bohn III 214Motel 6 Phoenix Classic—Ritchie Allen 232, Del Ballard Jr. 207Jackson…