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Underclassmen in 2000-2001 NBA Draft

Thirty-three division I players (17 juniors, 10 sophomores and 6 freshmen), 8 junior college players, and 6 high school seniors forfeited the remainder of their college eligibility and declared for…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2005

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2007

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…

2001 Major League Baseball Preview

Will the Yankees win their fourth consecutive World Series title in 2001? by Michael Morrison   Texas Rangers' Alex Rodriguez watches the flight of a three-run home run he hit off…

Brewer's: Currer Bell

The nom de plume of Charlotte Brontë. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Curry FavourCurrente Calamo A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

Brewer's: Tonna

(Mrs.), Charlotte Elizabeth, the author of Personal Recollections, (1792-1846.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894TonsureTongues A B C D E F G H I J…

2003 George Foster Peabody Awards

Honor and Betrayal: Scandal at the Academy:KMGH-TV, Denver, Colo.60 Minutes: All In the Family:CBS News, New YorkA Question of Fairness:NBC News, New YorkWar PhotographerChristian Frei…

Brewer's: Antigone

The Modern Antigone. Marie Thérèse Charlotte, Duchesse d'Angoulême, daughter of Louis XVI.; so called for her attachment to Louis XVIII., whose companion she was. (1778–1851.) Source:…

Brewer's: Gytrash

A north-of-England spirit, which, in the form of horse, mule, or large dog, haunts solitary ways, and sometimes comes upon belated travellers. “I remembered certain of Bessie's tales,…

Brewer's: Ianthe

(3 syl.), to whom Lord Byron dedicated his Childe Harolde, was Lady Charlotte Harley, born 1809, and only eleven years old at the time. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…