Posted in Articles on Jul 20th, 2007
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U.S. editions The Guinness Book of World Records), is a reference book published annually, containing an internationally recognised collection of world records, both human achievements and the extreme of the natural world. The book itself holds a world record, as [...]
Posted in Articles on Jul 20th, 2007
The Flight of the Conchords is a folk/pop/comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie of The Black Seeds and Figwit fame and Jemaine Clement of The Humourbeasts. Billing themselves as “New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk-parody duo”, the group depends upon a combination of witty banter and acoustic guitars to work the audience.
The band released Folk [...]
Posted in Articles on Jul 20th, 2007
Louis J. Pearlman (b. 19 June 1954) is best known as a manager for boy bands like the Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync and US5. In recent years, allegations that he is a con man have arisen. Pearlman is originally from Flushing, Queens, New York, USA, most recently residing in Orlando, Florida. His whereabouts had been [...]
Posted in Articles on Jul 20th, 2007
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the NEXTEL Cup, the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. It also oversees NASCAR Regional Racing, the Whelen Modified Tour, and the Whelen All-American Series. [...]
Stem cells are primal cells found in all multi-cellular organisms that retain the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and can differentiate into a diverse range of specialized cell types. Research in the human stem cell field grew out of findings by Canadian scientists Ernest A. McCulloch and James E. Till in the [...]