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In 2007, the world population was approximately 6,757,308,781 people[â ]
2007Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator and director (born 1943)[â ]
Ryan Larkin was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic Oscar-nominated short Walking (1968) and the acclaimed Street Musique (1972). He was the subject of the Oscar-winning film Ryan.
2007Gareth Morris, English flute player and educator (born 1920)[â ]
Gareth Charles Walter Morris was a British flautist. He was the principal flautist of a number of London orchestras, including the Boyd Neel Orchestra, before joining the Philharmonia Orchestra. He was the principal flautist of this orchestra for 24 years and Professor of the Flute at the Royal Academy of Music from 1945 to 1985. Morris was known for using a wooden flute, at a time when most other players had switched to using metal flutes.
Both beset by huge problems, George W. Bush and Kim Jong-il needed some kind of breakthrough.
The plan is a surprising and highly challenging new effort to reverse the tide of sectarian cleansing that has left the capital bloodied and Balkanized.
Tuesday night, an English springer spaniel named James was designated Best in Show at the Westminsterâs 131st dog show held at Madison Square Garden.
Radio stations are putting up more video fare on their Web sites as the medium emerges as an unlikely savior for an industry facing an array of challenges.
The announcement quickly reignited the dispute between the Bush administration and Democrats over the value of past and future deals lowering trade barriers.
A $3.5 million lottery jackpot in Connecticut is set to join other unclaimed multimillion-dollar prizes nationwide.
Ayaan Hirsi Aliâs brave and inspiring memoir traces her journey from Mogadishu, Somalia, to the Dutch Parliament and beyond and âfrom the world of faith to the world of reason.â
âMusic and Lyricsâ aspires to nothing more than the competent dispensing of mild amusement and easy emotion.
A restructuring plan is expected to include the elimination of about 11,000 blue- and white-collar jobs and the closing of one and possibly two assembly plants.
A tense mood lingered a day after the arrests of parishioners who took part in a sit-in to protest the closing of a church in East Harlem.
Park B. Smith is one of the worldâs great wine collectors, someone who has realized the dream of a personal wine cellar in glorious detail.
The decision could be a sign that I. Lewis Libbyâs lawyers are confident the prosecution has failed to make its case.