Month: March 2019
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Peter Lemer
About Peter Lemer Jazz artist known for his work with Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Seventh Wave, Pierre Moerlen s Gong, In Cahoots, and many others. He was a student at the Royal Academy of Music after which he relocated to New York for a time. He joined Results UK, a citizen advocacy group for the eradication…
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Charles Herbert Best
About Charles Herbert Best One of the first doctors to isolate insulin in order to control diabetes in animal trials. He joined Dr. Frederick Banting s laboratory to assist him in research on insulin. He got into Banting s lab with sheer luck, the flip of a coin actually. Had he lost the flip, history could…
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Norv Turner
About Norv Turner NFL coach who served as head coach of the Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers. He became offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings in 2014. He had his first major coaching role as an assistant coach at USC. He took the Chargers to the AFC title during his first year…
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James Martin Fenton
About James Martin Fenton English poet, critic, academic, and journalist known for Terminal Moraine and The Memory of War, among other works. His numerous literary honors include the Eric Gregory Award and the Newdigate Prize. He was the son of a prominent religious scholar and was raised in Staffordshire and Lincolnshire, England. He wrote for…