Poppet Pol
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Poppet Pol was the daughter of Augustus John, a painter, and was a model for many of his paintings, She grew up without schooling and married a rich physicist and jockey at the age of 18-years-old. She married the painter Willem Pol in 1952 and Pol's daughter, Talitha, became her stepdaughter. Talitha married Paul Getty Jr and their son was called Tara. Talitha died in 1971 and Tara lived with his grandparents, Willem and Poppet Pol, calling Poppet 'Mummy'. Poppet Pol became a skilled cook, and was entertaining, despite fretting over the inconveniences of old age.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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The man who changed everything
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Tarantino is in control of every aspect of his filmmaking. The company with the original option on 'Pulp Fiction' did not see it until the final draft was brought. Differences in casting options prevented them from even making the film. Tarantino went elsewhere. He discussed filmmaking and controls.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1997
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Picosecond ultrasonics
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A mechanism similar to sonar is being developed so as to determine the thickness of ultra thin films commonly used in semiconductors. The process offers a non-destructive way of testing film thickness as it uses only sounds to determine thickness.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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