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Top 25 Fantasy & Sci-Fi Movie Quotes

Top of Page Words, in the not-so-humble opinion of a great wizard, are our most inexhaustible source of magic. And fantasy and science fiction movies provide us with some of the most magical and…

Terry Lynn Barton, 2002 News

forest-service worker accused of starting the biggest wildfire in Colorado history, was arrested in July and charged with willfully and maliciously destroying U.S. property and causing…

The Emerald City

The Question: Which U.S. city is called "The Emerald City?" The Answer: The City of Seattle lies in western Washington between two bodies of water-Puget…

NCAA Preview 2001

A closer look at this year's March Madness by Gerry Brown InfoPlease Predictions: Final Four: Duke, Arizona, UNC, Stanford. National Champion: Stanford. Related Links 2000 NCAA…

Brewer's: Hat

How Lord Kingsale acquired the right of wearing his hat in the royal presence is this: King John and Philippe II. of France agreed to settle a dispute respecting the duchy of Normandy by…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Refuge

by EmilyDickinsonXVXVIIRefuge Refuge The clouds their backs together laid, The north begun to push, The forests galloped till they fell, The lightning skipped like mice; The thunder…

Brazil Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Brazil Index: People and History Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY Brazil is a federal republic with 26 states and a federal district.…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Holidays

Holidaysby Ralph Waldo EmersonFrom fall to spring, the russet acorn, Fruit beloved of maid and boy, Lent itself beneath the forest, To be the children's toy. Pluck it now! In vain,—thou canst…

Arthur Galston Biography

Agent Orange researcherDied: June 15, 2008Best Known as: plant biologist whose research led to the creation of Agent Orange Deathplace: Hamden,…