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Topic: 1979 South African Grand Prix


  
 San Jose, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The city is located at the south end of the San Francisco Bay within the informal boundaries of Silicon Valley.
On April 3, 1979, the city council adopted San José as the spelling of the city name on the city seal and official stationery; however, the name is still more commonly spelled without the diacritical mark.
Along the southern part of the river is the neighborhood of Almaden Valley, originally named for the mercury mines which produced mercury needed for gold extraction from quartz during the California gold rush as well as mercury fulminate blasting caps and detonators for the U.S. military from 1870 to 1945.
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 A World of Books 2000: International Classics (Library of Congress)
Bessie Head (1937-1986) was a South African refugee of mixed race whose mother was confined to a mental institution.
For Brazilians, he is considered a pioneer for his lifelong commitment to a serious study of the African contributions to his country, because until the appearance of Ramos' analyses, the African influence was ignored or, worse, scorned as deserving little consideration.
Couto's work is "a synthesis of three of the main strands in post-colonial African literature: the historical, the existential and the literature of ordinary life." Born in Mozambique in 1957 of first generation Portuguese immigrants, Couto is also an accomplished poet and a first-rate journalist.
www.lcweb.loc.gov /rr/international/books00.html   (8263 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1979 Results > South African GP
The battle for control of the sport between the Formula One Constructors Association and the newly-formed FISA under Jean-Marie Balestre was heating up but the South African race went ahead.
Since the dominant Ligier performances in South America the opposition had been working hard to perfect ground-effect technology and Ferrari had two of the new 312 T4 chassis ready for Jody Scheckter and Gilles Villeneuve.
South African GP, Kyalami, March 3, 1979, Round: 3, Race Number: 316
www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr316.html   (453 words)

  
 British 'Firsts'
Leishman discovered the protozoan parasite that causes kala-azar in 1900, using a technique now called Leishman's stain, to examine cells from the spleen of a soldier who had died of kala-azar.
He won the Dutch Grand Prix in 1962, progressing to the world driver's title in 1962 and 1968.
His son Damon won his first Grand Prix in 1993, making them the first father and son to both win a Grand Prix and then the first father and son to both become World Champion.
www.fatbadgers.co.uk /Britain/firsts.htm   (6864 words)

  
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He was awarded several prizes and honors, including the Pius XI Gold Medal from the Vatican Academy of Sciences (1979); a Doctor Honoris Causa Degree from the University of Buenos Aires(1996); and the Medal (Comendador) of the Brazilian National Order of Scientific Merit (1996).
She was also President of the 8th session of the African Ministers Conference for Environment.
In the mid-1970s he became increasingly concerned about the loss of agricultural genetic resources and in 1979 he published a report on the subject, Seeds of the Earth, widely credited as being the first analysis to draw international attention to the problem.
www.egyptbiotech.com /Biography.htm   (9205 words)

  
 DIGITAL MARKETING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Brad Brinegar started his career in 1979 at global advertising giant Leo Burnett, home of such icons as the Marlboro Man, Tony the Tiger, the Pillsbury Doughboy and the Jolly Green Giant.
Hailing from South Africa, Joseph lives with his wife and two children in Westport, Connecticut.
OgilvyInteractive has won numerous awards including the Grand Prix at Cannes, the Grand Clio, the Grand Prix at the LIAA, Caples, Adtech, OneShow and Effies.
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