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Does money make you happy? Research offers some surprising answers. A closer look at the measurement error of materialism.
Meet a man who raises cecropia moths, one of the largest species in North America.
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First female four-star US Army general nominated
CNN - WASHINGTON (CNN) -- America's first female four-star general has been nominated, the Pentagon announced Monday. Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody was nominated to be America's first four-star female general.
CNN - WASHINGTON (CNN) -- America's first female four-star general has been nominated, the Pentagon announced Monday. Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody was nominated to be America's first four-star female general.
Charlie Black, McCain aide, stirs a flap with a frank comment
Los Angeles Times - Charlie Black has had his moment of straight talk ... and chances are he's not going to let it happen again. A recent Washington Post piece on Black aptly described him as "John McCain's man in Washington," a "longtime uber-lobbyist" and "political ...
Los Angeles Times - Charlie Black has had his moment of straight talk ... and chances are he's not going to let it happen again. A recent Washington Post piece on Black aptly described him as "John McCain's man in Washington," a "longtime uber-lobbyist" and "political ...
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AFI defines "animated" as a genre in which the film's images are primarily created by computer or hand and the characters are voiced by actors. more
AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations. more
AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle and the demise of the new frontier. more
AFI defines "sports" as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition. more
AFI defines "mystery" as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime. more
AFI defines "fantasy" as a genre where live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world. more
AFI defines "science fiction" as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation. more
AFI defines the "gangster film" as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a twentieth century setting. more
AFI defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. more
AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past. more
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