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raccoon

(Encyclopedia) raccoon, nocturnal New World mammal of the genus Procyon. The common raccoon of North America, Procyon lotor, also called coon, is found from S Canada to South America, except in parts…

Pankhurst, Emmeline Goulden

(Encyclopedia) Pankhurst, Emmeline GouldenPankhurst, Emmeline Gouldenĕmˈəlīnˌ, –lēnˌ, g&oomacr;lˈdən, păngkˈhûrst [key], 1858–1928, British woman suffragist. Disappointed in the disinterest in…

Feline facts?

The Question: Why do cats always land on their feet? The Answer: Most cats can get their feet underneath them during a fall because of their unique skeleton…

New First Pets

Spot, Ernie, and India go to Washington by Holly Hartman This article was posted on February 4, 2000. Socks on the podium in the White House briefing room. The former First Cat belongs to…

1983 Tony Awards

PlayTorch Song TrilogyMusicalCatsReproduction—Play or MusicalOn Your ToesActor—PlayHarvey Fierstein, Torch Song TrilogyActress—PlayJessica Tandy, FoxfireFeatured Actor—PlayMatthew Broderick,…

The Travelling Musicians

The Travelling Musicians An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant to him a great many years, but was now growing old and every day more and more unfit for work. His…

Brewer's: Rain

To rain cats and dogs. In northern mythology the cat is supposed to have great influence on the weather, and English sailors still say, “The cat has a gale of wind in her tail,” when she…

Entertainment News from June 2001

1 Rick Schroder announces he's through with NYPD Blue. “The long hours required to shoot NYPD Blue would prevent me from being where I really want to be at this time—which is with my family,”…

The Celtic Twilight: Enchanted Woods

by W. B. Yeats "And Fair, Fierce Women"Miraculous CreaturesEnchanted Woods I Last summer, whenever I had finished my day's work, I used to go wandering in certain roomy woods, and there…