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- Virtual Woman -- Women
[One] criticism of Virtual Woman was that the premise of early versions of the program was sexist. In response CyberPunk Software hired a female head of beta testing and development to oversee game play and user feedback. Since that time sales of the program to women has risen from 15% in 1998 to over 40% today. This is an unusually high female registration rate for a software program or game. Whether this is due to increasing realism of the program's social interactions, expanded use of the Internet by women, or for some other reason is unknown. - Tuskegee Airmen -- African Americans
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen and their exemplary record is virtually unknown to most Americans. Few scholarly works deal with the history of the airmen and their primary flight training at Moton Field. Consequently, National Park Service historians consulted various primary and secondary sources such as military records, newspapers, photographs, documentaries, books and film footage. - Munich -- Adolf Hitler
The environs of Munich are as rich in culture and history as in natural beauty. However, in the midst of all this serenity, the former concentration camp at Dachau sounds an ominous note. Before Hitler and the Holocaust, it was a little artists' community, but it's now visited mainly as a symbol of the great horror of the Nazi regime. - Robert Goulet -- Richard Burton
Goulet is best known for his role in Lerner and Loewe's Camelot which opened in Toronto to rave reviews, then ran in Boston and opened in Broadway shortly after. A virtual unknown, Goulet was cast with Julie Andrews and Richard Burton and his stardom was solidified as the show received excellent reviews from Broadway critics. Most notably, Robert's performance of "If Ever I Would Leave You" brought audiences to their feet. - Edward Lampert -- Years
Lampert has defied his detractors throughout his career. When he left Goldman Sachs in 1988 to start his own financial firm at age 26, some of his bosses thought he was reckless. But since then, Lampert's hedge funds have averaged close to a 30 percent return every year, a claim few traders can equal. With a net worth of $4.5 billion, he is estimated to be Connecticut's wealthiest man. - British Conservative Party -- Margaret Thatcher
On the Friday before the Conservative Party conference in October 1990, Thatcher ordered her new Chancellor of the Exchequer John Major to reduce interest rates by 1%. Major persuaded her that the only way to maintain monetary stability was to join the Exchange Rate Mechanism at the same time, despite not meeting the "Madrid conditions". The Conservative Party conference that year saw a large degree of unity. - Czechoslovakia -- Central Europe
Czechoslovakia was a former republic in Central Europe, in existence from 1918 until 1993. On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia ceased to exist and the Czech Republic and Slovakia emerged as independent nations. In terms of land, population, and economy, the Czech Republic absorbed two-thirds and Slovakia one-third of the former Czechoslovakia. - Meryl Streep -- Hollywood Walk
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Pierce Brosnan is in final negotiations to join Meryl Streep in the movie version of the popular ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" The story revolves around a bride-to-be (Amanda Seyfried) and her formerly rebellious mom (Streep) who raised her on a Greek island and never disclosed the identity of her father. The bride locates three men who might be her father and invites them to her wedding. Brosnan will play the main father figure. Phyllida Lloyd is directing the Universal project; ABBA members and songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus will serve as executive producers, as will Tom Hanks. - Dan Wheldon -- Dario Franchitti
Wheldon was a virtual unknown in the United States when he was hired by the new Andretti Green Racing team in 2003. He subbed for the injured Dario Franchitti in two early season races, then replaced Andretti after his boss retired following yet another disappointment in that year’s 500. - Silk Road -- Silk Roads
The height of the importance of the Silk Road was during the Tang dynasty, with relative internal stability in China after the divisions of the earlier dynasties since the Han. The individual states has mostly been assimilated, and the threats from marauding peoples was rather less.
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