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Arboga

(Encyclopedia) Arboga Arboga ärˈbōˌgä [key], town, Västmanland co., S Sweden, on the Arboga River, near Lake Hjälmaren. It is a transportation, industrial, and tourist…

Kildare

(Encyclopedia) Kildare, county (1991 pop. 122,656), 654 sq mi (1,694 sq km), E central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Kildare. The region is a flat plain, containing the greater portion of…

Vadstena

(Encyclopedia) VadstenaVadstenavädˈstāˌnä [key], town (1990 pop. 5,527), Östergötland co., S Sweden, on Lake Vättern. The town is a tourist center and a port on the Göta Canal; it has a noted lace-…

Review: Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

Director:Sharon MaguireWriters:Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard CurtisUniversal Pictures/Miramax; R; 94 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant Helen Fielding's…

Book Review: Bridget Jones's Diary

Author: Helen Fielding Publisher: Viking Bridget Jones may not be the ideal feminist, but her self-loathing strikes chords with any woman who has ever beat herself up over a chocolate…

Tim Bishop Biography

Tim BishopAge: 20 outfielder for the Columbia Mets, the New York Mets' South Atlantic League affiliate; in 1996 Bishop was an All-Star in the Appalachian League while batting .325 for Class…

Brewer's: Boy Bishop

St. Nicholas. From his cradle he is said to have manifested marvellous indications of piety, and was therefore selected for the patron saint of boys. (Fourth century.) Boy Bishop. The…

Brewer's: Tulcan Bishops

Certain Scotch bishops appointed by James I., with the distinct understanding that they were to hand over a fixed portion of the revenue to the patron. A tulcan is a stuffed calfskin,…

Brewer's: The Age of the Bishops

The ninth century. (Hallam: Middle Ages.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Age of the PopesAge of Women A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

Brewer's: Bishop of Hippo

St. Augustine. (354-430) is often so referred to. He held the See for many years. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bishop's ApronBishop in Partibus A B C D…