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  2. McGruff the Crime Dog - Wikipedia

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    McGruff the Crime Dog. McGruff the Crime Dog is an anthropomorphic animated bloodhound created by Dancer Fitzgerald Sample [1] advertising executive Jack Keil (who also voiced the character) [2] through the Ad Council and later the National Crime Prevention Council to increase crime awareness and personal safety in the United States.

  3. Ian Macara - Wikipedia

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    Ian Macara. Ian G. Macara is a British-American biologist, currently the Louise B. McGavock Chair at Vanderbilt University. [1] [2] [3] He received his PhD from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard University before moving to the University of Virginia, where he was the Harrison ...

  4. F. Drew Gaffney - Wikipedia

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    Francis Andrew " Drew " Gaffney is an American doctor and former astronaut. He previously worked for NASA and participated in the STS-40 Space Life Sciences (SLS 1) Space Shuttle mission in 1991 as a payload specialist . Gaffney was a co-investigator on an experiment that studied human cardiovascular adaption to space flight. [1]

  5. Pat McAfee - Wikipedia

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    193. Player stats at PFR. Patrick Justin McAfee ( / ˈmækəfiː / MA-kə-fee; born May 2, 1987) is an American sports analyst, professional wrestling color commentator, as well as a former football punter, and kickoff specialist. McAfee is an analyst on ESPN's College GameDay, a television program covering college football.

  6. William Henry Vanderbilt - Wikipedia

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    William Henry Vanderbilt. Owner of the New York Central Railroad and other railroads. William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and philanthropist. [1] Known as "Billy," he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family.

  7. Richard von Foregger - Wikipedia

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    Richard von Foregger (27 June 1872 – 18 January 1960) was an Austrian-American chemist, manufacturer and Olympic swimmer. He was born in Austria, educated in Germany and Switzerland, and worked in the United States, where he invented and mass-produced several air regeneration systems. He moved to the US in 1902, obtained citizenship in 1910 ...

  8. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase - Wikipedia

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    Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase. PDB rendering based on 1khb. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase ( EC 4.1.1.32, PEPCK) is an enzyme in the lyase family used in the metabolic pathway of gluconeogenesis. It converts oxaloacetate into phosphoenolpyruvate and carbon dioxide. [1] [2] [3] It is found in two forms, cytosolic and mitochondrial .

  9. Alva Belmont - Wikipedia

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    Alva Erskine Belmont (née Smith; January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933), known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite and women's suffrage activist. She was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions, and willingness to challenge convention. In 1909, she founded the Political Equality League ...