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Iain Banks

Name at birth: Iain Menzies BanksIain Banks wrote literary novels such as The Wasp Factory and science fiction novels such as those in The Culture series. Banks was born and raised in Scotland, a…

1997 Medal of Technology Recipients

Norman R. Augustine, Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp. in Bethesda, Md., for visionary leadership in maintaining the United States' preeminence in the aerospace industry, and for…

Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle became an instant TV and Internet sensation in April of 2009, when she wowed viewers of the TV show Britain's Got Talent by singing the tune "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les…

Perez Hilton

Name at birth: Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr.Perez Hilton has described himself as "the Internet's most notorious gossip columnist." In the early 2000s his online gossip site has been one of the most…

Sweden Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Sweden Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Sweden Relations PEOPLESweden has one of the world's highest…

Human Resources Assistant

What is this job like? What is this job like? Back to Top Human resources assistants keep records of a company's employees. These records have facts, such as each worker's name, address,…

Light It Up

Director/Writer:Craig BolotinFox 2000; R; 98 minutesRelease:11/99Cast:Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Judd Nelson There's something distinctly American about Light It Up, a high-school film…

Double Jeopardy (Film)

Director:Bruce Beresford Writers:David Weisberg and Douglas S. CookParamount Pictures; 106 minutes; RRelease:9/99Cast:Ashely Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood After six years of…

Lil Wayne

Name at birth: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.Rapper Lil Wayne is known for his next-generation mix of whimsy and menace -- what the Baltimore City Paper called a "gravelly, giggly idiot-savant patter"…

How to Find Stuff on the Web

Ever filled a "Search" box and gotten back a whole lot of nothin'? With a few "tricks of the trade," you can make your Web searches really pay off. And find out what else you…