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Young Women's Christian Association
(Encyclopedia) Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), organization whose stated mission is “to empower women and girls and to eliminate racism.” The movement is nondenominational. It grew out of…Spy Kids
Director/Writer:Robert RodriguezDimension Films; PG; 90 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming The energy and inventiveness contained in Robert Rodriguez' Spy…YWHA
(Encyclopedia) YWHA: see Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations.YMHA
(Encyclopedia) YMHA: see Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations.Huxley, Sir Andrew Fielding
(Encyclopedia) Huxley, Sir Andrew Fielding, 1917–2012, British physiologist, educated at University College, London; grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, half-brother of Sir Julian Huxley and Aldous…Jewish Community Centers of North America
(Encyclopedia) Jewish Community Centers of North America: see Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations.Moon Walks
Twelve astronauts have walked on the moon, the last in 1972. Here are the names of those astronauts listed chronologically by the date of their walk. July 20, 1969—Apollo 11Neil Armstrong…Salt Lake City
(Encyclopedia) Salt Lake City, city (1990 pop. 159,936), alt. c.4,330 ft (1,320 m), state capital and seat of Salt Lake co., N central Utah, on the Jordan River and near the Great Salt Lake, at the…Cale Young Rice: When the Wind is low
When the Wind is lowCale Young RiceWhen the wind is low, and the sea is soft, And the far heat-lightning plays On the rim of the west where dark clouds nest On a darker bank of haze; When I…A. E. Housman: To an Athlete Dying Young
To an Athlete Dying YoungThe time you won your town the race We chaired you through the market-place; Man and boy stood cheering by, And home we brought you shoulder-high.To-day, the road all…