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American Indian versus Native American by Borgna Brunner Native North Americans of Canada Aboriginal people: The Canadian Constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal peoples: First…

Finance---Certified Financial Planner

William W. Davis, CFP Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am an independent Certified Financial Planner and Registered Investment Advisor…

The Common Application

by Michael Pugh, FastWeb.com You've narrowed your choice of colleges down to seven different schools. Now comes the fun part: filling out seven different applications. This means entering…

Brewer's: Boustrophedon

A method of writing or printing, alternately from right to left and left to right, like the path of oxen in ploughing. (Greek, bous-strepho, ox-turning.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Brewer's: Nemean Games

(The). One of the four great national festivals of Greece, celebrated at nemea, in Argolis, every alternate year, the first and third of each Olympiad. The victor's reward was at first a…

Brewer's: Menu

(alternative Manu ) Son of Brahma, whose institutes are the great code of Indian civil and religious law. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Meo PerieuloMentor…

Brewer's: Twins

One of the signs of the constellation (May 21st to June 21st). When now no more the alternate twins are fired, Short is the doubtful empire of the night. Thomson: Summer. Source:…

Brewer's: Malherbe's Canons of French Poetry

(1) Poetry is to contain only such words as are in common use by well-educated Parisians. (2) A word ending with a vowel must in no case be followed by a word beginning with a vowel. (3)…

Brewer's: Mark Time!

Move the feet alternately as in marching, but without advancing or retreating from the spot. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mark of the BeastMark Tapley A…

Brewer's: Isthmian Games

Epsom races were styled “Our Isthmian Games” by Lord Palmerston, in allusion to the famous games consisting of chariot races, running, wrestling, boxing, etc., held by the Greeks in the…