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  2. Madonna - Wikipedia

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    Madonna Louise Ciccone [a] ( / tʃɪˈkoʊni /; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Nicknamed the " Queen of Pop ", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation. Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and ...

  3. Arts administration - Wikipedia

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    Arts administration (alternatively arts management) is a field in the arts sector that facilitates programming within cultural organizations. Arts administrators are responsible for facilitating the day-to-day operations of the organization as well as the long term goals by and fulfilling its vision, mission and mandate.

  4. Martin Scorsese - Wikipedia

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    Martin Charles Scorsese [6] [a] was born in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough on November 17, 1942. [8] [9] He grew up in the Little Italy neighborhood of the city's Manhattan borough. [10] Both of his parents, Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, worked in the Garment District.

  5. Michelangelo - Wikipedia

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    At the time of Michelangelo's birth, his father was the town's judicial administrator and podestà or local administrator of Chiusi della Verna. Michelangelo's mother was Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena. The Buonarrotis claimed to descend from the Countess Matilde di Canossa—a claim that remains unproven, but which Michelangelo believed.

  6. Malaria - Wikipedia

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    619,000 (2021) [5] Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates. [6] [7] [3] Human malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting, and headaches. [1] [8] In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. [1] [9] Symptoms usually begin 10 to 15 days after being bitten by an ...

  7. Selena Gomez - Wikipedia

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    Selena Marie Gomez ( / səˈliːnə ˈɡoʊmɛz / sə-LEE-nə GOH-mez; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress, producer, and businesswoman. Regarded as a pop icon, she began her career as a child actress, starring on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004).

  8. Ethanol - Wikipedia

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    Ethanol is the oldest known sedative, used as an oral general anesthetic during surgery in ancient Mesopotamia and in medieval times. [16] [17] Mild intoxication starts at a blood alcohol concentration of 0.03-0.05 % and induces anesthetic coma at 0.4%. [25] However, this use carried the high risk of deadly alcohol intoxication and pulmonary ...

  9. Laura Linney - Wikipedia

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    Relatives. Romulus Zachariah Linney (great-great-grandfather) Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) [1] is an American actress. She is the recipient of several awards, including two Golden Globe Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and five Tony Awards .