He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works, including more than a dozen Broadway shows, in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin. George Gershwin composed music for both Broadway and the classical concert hall, as well as popular songs that brought his work to an even wider public. His compositions have been used in numerous films and on television, and many became jazz standards recorded in numerous variations. Countless singers and musicians have recorded Gershwin songs

Describes the history, equipment, events, and scoring of gymnastics

Presents the life of the twentieth-century American painter who drew much of her artistic inspiration from nature

Examines the history, basic rules, terminology, and major events of the sport of golf

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau reunite in this romantic comedy that examines the decades-old love-hate relationship between two neighbors.

Matt Damon stars as Will Hunting, a closet math genius who ignores his gift in favor of nightly boozing and fighting with South Boston buddies (co-writer Ben Affleck among them). While working as a university janitor, he solves an impossible calculus problem scribbled on a hallway blackboard and reluctantly becomes the prodigy of an arrogant MIT professor

Ben Kingsley stars as Mahatma Gandhi, who rose from small-time lawyer to India"s spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule in India

Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington star in this inspiring story of the first Black regiment tofight for the North in the Civil War

This motion picture event from acclaimed director Martin Scorsese earned 10 Academy Award nominations in 2002

A determination of the country’s position in the world’s “table of ranks” is a significant task of a national policy and corporate strateging. The country’s rating by this or that indicator is taken into account in the investment decision formulae by the global market players, influences its reputation, selfidentification and idea of its present and future. Ratings being formed by a number of organizations are internationally recognizable. However, the ranging issue continues to be complicated both by the methodology for settlement and information support technologies. Furthermore, the global market of assessments appears more sensible to targeted or random distortions unlike for instance exchange commodities market