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Eddie Money

Name at birth: Edward Joseph MahoneyEdward Mahoney dropped out of the police academy in New York to focus on his rock'n'roll career as Eddie Money, and his first record scored big with the hits "Baby…

extortion

(Encyclopedia) extortion, in law, unlawful demanding or receiving by an officer, in his official capacity, of any property or money not legally due to him. Examples include requesting and accepting…

Bladensburg

(Encyclopedia) Bladensburg Bladensburg blāˈdənzbûrg [key], town (2020 pop. 9,657), Prince Georges co., S central Md.,…

Iwo To

(Encyclopedia) Iwo To: see Iwo Jima.

Fertő tó

(Encyclopedia) Fertő tó, lake: see Neusiedler Lake, Austria and Hungary.

Robert Burns

Scotland's favorite historical poet, Robert Burns is the author of "Auld Lang Syne," "To A Mouse" and "Tam o' Shanter." Raised in a poor family of farmers, Robert Burns still managed to learn…

Wallace, David Foster

(Encyclopedia) Wallace, David Foster, 1962–2008, American writer, b. Ithaca, N.Y., grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1985), Univ. of Arizona (M.F.A., 1987). He published his comic first novel, The Broom…

angioplasty

(Encyclopedia) angioplastyangioplastyănˈjēōplăsˌtē [key], any surgical repair of a blood vessel, especially balloon angioplasty or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, a treatment of…

George of the Jungle

Director: Sam WeismanWriters: Dana Olsen and Audrey WellsDirector of Photography:Thomas AckermanEditors:Stuart Pappé and Roger BondelliMusic:Marc ShaimanProduction Designer:Stephen…

A Perfect Murder

Director:Andrew DavisWriter:Patrick Smith KellyDirector of Photography:Dariusz WolskiEditors:Dov Hoenig and Dennis VirklerMusic:James Newton HowardProduction Designer:Philip Rosenberg…