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Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace

Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes PeaceJo's face was a study next day, for the secret rather weighed upon her, and she found it hard not to look mysterious and important. Meg observed it,…

Arthur F. Burns Biography

Arthur F. BurnseconomistBorn: 1904Birthplace: Stanislau, Austria Having immigrated to the U.S. at age 10, he studied at Columbia and became a leading authority on business cycles. He…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns

by Robert Burns     Contents Preface 1771 - 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 Versicles, A.D. 1793 1794 1795 Versicles of 1795 1796…

Central Conference: Dallas Burn

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Paul Ryan

  Find out more about Mitt Romney's running mate for the 2012 presidential race by Jennie Wood Paul Ryan Related Links Paul Ryan official website Mitt Romney Biography…

Television Hall of Fame

Each year, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducts up to seven people or programs to the Television Hall of Fame. Here are the past…

George II, king of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) George II (George Augustus), 1683–1760, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1727–60), son and successor of George I. Though devoted to Hanover, of which he was elector, George was more…

combustion

(Encyclopedia) combustion, rapid chemical reaction of two or more substances with a characteristic liberation of heat and light; it is commonly called burning. The burning of a fuel (e.g., wood, coal…

Halprin, Lawrence

(Encyclopedia) Halprin, Lawrence, 1916-2009, American landscape architect and urban designer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Cornell Univ (B.S., 1939), Univ. of…

indium

(Encyclopedia) indiumindiumĭnˈdēəm [key], a metallic chemical element; symbol In; at. no. 49; at. wt. 114.818; m.p. 156.6℃; b.p. about 2,080℃; sp. gr. 7.31 at 20℃; valence +1, +2, or +3. Indium is a…