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What are some biographical facts about Stefanie Powers?

Stefanie Powers began her career by appearing in several movies in the 1960s. She appeared in "If a Man Answers," "Experiment in Terror" and "McLintock!" Towards the end of the 1960s, her appearance and acting skills led to her being cast as a star in the NBC television series "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." Later, she appeared as a guest on Robert Wagner's "It Takes a Thief," and the two eventually co-starred in the "Hart to Hart" series several years later.\nIn 1993, she was given the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance in "Love Letters." Stefanie Powers began to pursue musical interests..

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What are some common themes of Western films?

The protagonist in most Western films is a stoic hero who has strong moral values and believes in honor and sacrifice. Notable examples of Western films are "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," which starred Humprhey Bogart; "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid;" and "Unforgiven," which had Clint Eastwood starring in the lead role as well as directing and producing.\nJohn Wayne is considered the greatest Western film actor of all time. He starred in "The Searchers," "Stagecoach" and "The Longest Day." Other Western greats include Gary Cooper, James Arness and Steve McQueen.

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What is "Checkouts" by Cynthia Rylant?

"Checkouts" is a story about a missed connection between two people: a girl and a grocery store bag boy. The narrator provides the perspectives of both characters as certain events unfold.\nWhile waiting in line, the girl catches the bag boy's eye and he accidentally drops a jar of mayonnaise. They both fall in love with each other in that moment, but do not pursue a relationship due to shyness and embarrassment.\nThe story is a commentary on human connections, feelings and impulses.

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What are the laws on watching movies online?

Streaming copyrighted material online is quasi-legal. It is illegal when data is downloaded or the stream is played as a public performance without licensing. Many streaming websites such as YouTube operate with pseudo-streaming. Rather than accessing the video in real time, a volatile copy is downloaded to the user's computer. The data remains in RAM as long as the video is open, then is deleted as soon as the window is closed. Software programs and browser plugins are available that enable permanent downloading of streams, but using them to do so constitutes copyright infringement.\nWat..

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What magazines have articles about successful business owners?

Entrepreneur magazine's "15 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2015" gives short profiles of female business owners and the companies they own, such as Stephanie Parker and her company, Sleeping Baby, which makes a pajama suit that helps babies sleep.\nOnline magazine Business Insider's article, "This 25-year-old founded a new kind of VC that's helped college kids raise over $130 million," is about Peter Boyce, whose venture capital firm funds students starting their own businesses.\nBusiness News Daily's "Tragedy to Triumph: 7 Entrepreneurs Who Beat the Odds" tells the stori..

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What type of plane does Snoopy fly in the "Peanuts" comic strip?

The Sopwith Camel was credited with shooting down 1,294 enemy airplanes during World War One, more than any other Allied plane. While difficult to handle, it was highly maneuverable when manned by a capable pilot. Twin machine guns were fixed directly in front of the pilot, and a synchronization gear had to be used to assure that firing the guns did not shear off the blades of the front-mounted propeller.

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What is a good place to showcase images of my kids' drawings?

A children's art display wall can be created by removing the backing and glass from thrift store frames. The frames are then hung on the wall around the artwork. Other options for the art display wall include frame wall stickers, corkboards, pants hangers, chalkboards and clipboards.Families can take a wire curtain rod system or stretch a wire along the walls of a room to display artwork and then clip the artwork along the wires to showcase certain pieces. Parents with smartphones can download the ArtKive application to store images of their children's artwork. The images can be tagg..

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What color matches green?

Analogous colors are ones that appear next to each other on the color wheel, and any color always matches well with its analogous colors due to their harmony. Green's analogous colors are blue and yellow, so green looks great when paired with either color.\nComplementary colors lay opposite each other on the color wheel and also match nicely. The contrast between the two colors creates intensity. Green's complementary color is red, so the two look great together. Black, white and brown are neutral colors and pair well with any color in the color wheel. Try to avoid pairing green with..

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Who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2015?

The award turned out to be the sole Oscar for the movie. The other nominees for the award were: Emma Stone as Sam, a daughter of a movie star, for the movie "Birdman," Laura Dern as Bobbi, a lovable single mother in "Wild," Meryl Streep as a witch for "Into the Woods," and Keira Knightly as a young woman named Joan Clarke for "The Imitation Game."

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What are some of the top selling books of all time?

A Chinese language dictionary, Xinhua Zidian, has sold more than 400 million copies. First published in 1953, it has become the standard dictionary in Chinese schools. Charles Dickens' 1859 novel, "A Tale of Two Cities," comes in third with 200 million in sales. The book, which covers class struggles and the French Revolution, has moved to the public domain.\n"The Lord of the Rings" trilogy is next with 150 million copies sold. For sales purposes, the set of books is often considered one volume, because J.R.R. Tolkien wrote it as such, and they are often package that way. First published ..

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