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Tour de France—2010

(July 3–25, 2010) Cyclist, country Team Behind 1. Alberto Contador, Spain Astana (1) 2. Andy…

Tour de France—2007

(July 7–29, 2007) Cyclist, country Team Behind 1. Alberto Contador, Spain Discovery Channel…

Brewer's: A propos de bottes

(French). Turning to quite another subject; à propos de rien. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Aqua RegiaApron-string Tenure A B C D E F G H I J K…

Rio de Janeiro Preview

What to expect at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games  AP Photo/Leo Correa Related Links 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympics Preview…

Rio de Janeiro Preview

What to expect at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games  Two refugee athletes with their coach AP Photo/Felipe Dana, Pool Related Links…

Brewer's: Baga de Secretis

Records in the Record Office of trials for high treason and other State offences from the reign of Edward IV. to the close of the reign of George III. These records contain the proceedings…

Brewer's: Bardo de Bardi

A wealthy Florentine scholar, father of Romola, in George Eliot's Romola, a novel (1863). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BardolphBardit A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: La-de-da

A yea-nay sort of a fellow, with no backbone. “Da,” in French, means both oui and nenni, as Oui-da (ay marry), Nenni-da (no forsooth). “I wish that French brother of his, the Parisian la-…

Brewer's: Lazarillo de Tormes

(1553). A comic romance, something in the Gil Blas style, the object being to satirise all classes of society. Lazarillo, a light, jovial, audacious man-servant, sees his masters in their…