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Animal Books

The world beyond Charlotte's Web by Holly Hartman Since the days of Aesop's fables, animal stories have brought readers closer to the animal kingdom while pointing up truths…

Spotlight Archive

Entertainment Society & Culture | Unites States | World | Business | History & Gov't | Sports | Biography | Health & Science | Entertainment A Austin Powers QuizAges Four…

Top Ten Cities for African-Americans, 2007

These cities were selected by Black Enterprise (BE) magazine as the top ten places for African Americans in the United States. Each city was evaluated on black homeownership rates, median black…

Brewer's: Charleys

or Charlies. The old night watch, before the police force was organised in 1829. So called from Charles I., in whose reign the system was re-organised. (1640.) Source: Dictionary of…

Brewer's: Charm

means a song. Incantation is singing on or against some one. Enchant is the same. (Latin, carmen.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Charon's TollCharlotte…

Brewer's: Dismal

Daniel Finch, second earl of Nottingham. “No sooner was Dismal among the Whigs ... but Lady Char[lot]te is taken knitting in St.James's Chapel [i.e. Lady Charlotte Finch, his daughter…

British Royalty - Royal Delivery

      Royal Delivery   The world watches and welcomes Prince William and Catherine's first born, a boy named George Alexander Louis.   Related Links Prince William and Kate…

Playoffs: 2000-01 Season, Soccer

2001 Final Standings The A-League serves as a minor league system for Major League Soccer. The division II outdoor league is part of the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL) and is…

Borgia, Cesare

(Encyclopedia) Borgia, Cesare or CaesarBorgia, Cesare or Caesarchāˈzärā [key]Borgia, Cesare or Caesar bōrˈjä [key], 1476–1507, Italian soldier and politician, younger son of Pope Alexander VI and an…