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Fall Film Preview, 1998, Part 4

Pixar hopes for another special-effects coup with A Bug's Life. Adam Sandler portrays another hapless hero in Touchstone's The Water Boy. Colonies of another kind — those inhabited by ants —…

Maris, Roger Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Maris, Roger EugeneMaris, Roger Eugenemărˈĭs [key], 1934–85, American baseball player, b. Hibbing, Minn. He played (1957–59) for Cleveland and the Kansas City Athletics before joining…

Passing

AFC Att/Cmp Yds TD Drew Bledsoe, NE vs. Mia. (11/23)28/544232Vinny Testaverde, NYJ vs. Sea. (12/6)42/634182Glenn Foley, NYJ vs. SF (9/6)†30/584153John Elway, Den. vs. KC (12/6)22/324002Mark…

punctuation

(Encyclopedia) punctuation [Lat.,=point], the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are used; the term also refers to the signs themselves. In every language, besides the sounds of the…

computer graphics

(Encyclopedia) computer graphics, the transfer of pictorial data into and out of a computer. Using analog-to-digital conversion techniques, a variety of devices—such as curve tracers, digitizers, and…

Rabboni

(Encyclopedia) RabboniRabbonirăbōˈnī [key] [Aram.,=my master], a variant of Rabbi, a title of respect to teachers. It is addressed to Jesus in the Gospels of St. Mark and St. John.

diadem

(Encyclopedia) diadem, in ancient times, the fillet of silk, wool, or linen tied about the head of a king, queen, or priest as a distinguishing mark. Later, it was a band of gold, which gave rise to…

Mark D. Weiser Biography

Mark D. WeiserAge: 46 computer pioneer and chief technology officer for Xerox Corp.'s famous Palo Alto Research Center.Died: Palo Alto, Calif., April 27, 1999Herman WedemeyerS - ZSenor Wences…

Gerald Marks 1997 Deaths

Gerald Marks Tin Pan Alley composer song credits include “All of Me” and “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?” Born: 1901Died: 1997Marie Marchowsky1997 DeathsDave Marr