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Rivière du Loup
(Encyclopedia) Rivière du LoupRivière du Louprēvyĕrˈ dü l&oomacr; [key], city (1991 pop. 14,017), E Que., Canada, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, NE of Quebec. It is a commercial…Bacheller, Irving
(Encyclopedia) Bacheller, IrvingBacheller, Irvingbăchˈələr [key], 1859–1950, American novelist, b. Pierpont, N.Y., grad. St. Lawrence Univ., 1882. In 1884 he founded the first newspaper syndicate in…Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
(Encyclopedia) Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879–1958, American novelist and juvenile writer, b. Lawrence, Kans., grad. Ohio State, 1899, Ph.D. Columbia, 1904. Her novels include The Bent Twig (1915),…Welland Ship Canal
(Encyclopedia) Welland Ship Canal, 27.6 mi (44.4 km) long, SE Ont., Canada, connecting Lake Ontario with Lake Erie and bypassing Niagara Falls. Built between 1914 and 1932 by Canada to replace a…Betsiamites
(Encyclopedia) BetsiamitesBetsiamitesbĕtˌsēämĭtˈ [key] or BersimisBersimisbĕrˌsĭmēˈ [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in the highlands of E Que., Canada, and flowing SE into the St.…Madoff, Bernard Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Madoff, Bernard Lawrence Madoff, Bernard Lawrence māˈdôf [key], 1938–2021, American stockbroker,…Robinson, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Charles, 1818–94, American politician, first governor of the state of Kansas (1861–63), b. Hardwick, Mass. He studied medicine and in 1849 he joined the gold rush to…1996 Gramophone Awards
The 1996 Gramophone Awards were presented on October 10, 1996 at London's Savoy Hotel and were published in the November 1996 issue of the magazine.Concerto (Record of the Year)Sauer,…2015 Academy Awards
The 2015 Academy Awards will be presented on Feb. 28, 2016, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture The Big Short Bridge of…Frederic Lawrence Knowles: Love Triumphant
Love TriumphantFrederic Lawrence KnowlesHelen's lips are drifting dust; Ilion is consumed with rust; All the galleons of Greece Drink the ocean's dreamless peace; Lost was Solomon's purple…Trending
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