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Peak District
(Encyclopedia) Peak District or The Peak, dissected plateau, c.30 mi (50 km) long and 22 mi (35 km) wide, Derbyshire, central England, forming the southern extremity of the Pennines. Kinderscout (2,…Sunshine
Director:Istvan Szab¢Writers:Istvan Szab¢ and Israel HorovitzParamount Classics; R; 180 minutesRelease:6/00Cast:Ralph Fiennes, Jennifer Ehle, Rosemary Harris A lengthy historical drama…Most Played Songs on the Radio, 2005
Rank, Title, Artist 1. “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey 2. “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” Green Day 3. “Let Me Love You,” Mario 4. “Since U Been Gone,” Kelly Clarkson 5. “1, 2 Step…Brewer's: Interest
(Latin). Something that is between the parties concerned. The interest of money is the sum which the borrower agrees to pay the lender for its use. To take an interest in anything is to…Brewer's: Centaur
(2 syl.). A huntsman. The Thessalian centaurs were half-horses, half-men. They were invited to a marriage feast, and, being intoxicated, behaved with great rudeness to the women. The…Brewer's: Plan of Campaign
(The). Often cited shortly as “The Plan,” promulgated by John Dillon in October, 1886. It provided that Irish tenants on an estate should band together, and determine what abatement of…Taj Mahal
(Encyclopedia) Taj MahalTaj Mahaltäzh məhälˈ, täj məhŭlˈ [key], mausoleum, Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, N India, on the Yamuna River. It is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world…windmill
(Encyclopedia) windmill, apparatus that harnesses wind power for a variety of uses, e.g., pumping water, grinding corn, driving small sawmills, and driving electrical generators. Windmills were…Triad Society
(Encyclopedia) Triad Society, name given to a number of Chinese antidynastic secret societies by 19th-century Western observers. Most of these groups claimed descent from the Heaven and Earth Society…Praxiteles
(Encyclopedia) PraxitelesPraxitelesprăksĭtˈəlēz [key], fl. c.370–c.330 b.c., famous Attic sculptor, probably the son of Cephisodotus. His Hermes with the Infant Dionysus, found in the Heraeum,…Trending
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