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Twenty-one Demands
(Encyclopedia) Twenty-one Demands (1915), instrument by which Japan secured temporary hegemony over China. Japan used its declaration of war against Germany (Aug., 1914) as grounds for invading…Ipoh
(Encyclopedia) Ipoh Ipoh ēˈpō [key], city, capital of Perak state, Malaysia, central Malay Peninsula, in…hex
(Encyclopedia) hex, witchcraft or one who works it. The word is of German origin, and beliefs connected with it spread from Europe to the United States, especially to the Pennsylvania Dutch country.…Bacon, Peggy
(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Peggy, 1895–1987, American illustrator, caricaturist, and etcher, b. Ridgefield, Conn. She illustrated more than 60 books including works by George Ade, Carl Sandburg, and Louis…Elkin, Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Elkin, Stanley, 1930–95, American writer, b. New York City. An offbeat fiction writer, Elkin had a gift for black comedy, fantastic imagery, bizarre situations, and a kind of lyrical…Cornell, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Cornell, Joseph, American artist, 1903–72, b. Nyack, N.Y. Cornell is best known for his surrealist-flavored shadow boxes. These are relatively small constructions, within glass-fronted…Qinghai
(Encyclopedia) Qinghai or TsinghaiTsinghaiboth: chĭngˈhīˈ [key], province (2010 pop. 5,626,722), c.279,000 sq mi (722,797 sq km), W China. Xining is the capital. Qinghai lies in the Tibetan highlands…Fujian
(Encyclopedia) Fujian Fujian f&oomacr;ˈjēĕnˈ [key] or Fukien Fujian…Team by Team Statistics for Basketball, 1999-2000: Orlando Magic
GmFG%TptsPPGRPGAPGRon Mercer68.426114816.93.72.3Darrell Armstrong82.433133016.23.36.1John Amaechi80.43783610.53.31.2Chucky Atkins*82.4247829.51.53.7Monty Williams75.4896518.73.31.4Chauncey…Team by Team Statistics for Basketball, 1997-1998: Orlando Magic
GmMINFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT%3FG3GAORBTRBASTSTLTOBLKPFTptsPPGRPGAPGAnfernee Hardaway19625103273.37790118.7631550876682846154531116.44.03.6Nick Anderson581701343754.455127199.…