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skink

(Encyclopedia) skink, a lizard of the family Scincidae, a large, diverse group found in a range of environments in temperate and tropical regions throughout most of the world. Skinks are generally…

Shechem, town, West Bank

(Encyclopedia) ShechemShechemshēˈkəm [key], town, central ancient Palestine, the modern Tell Balatan, between Mts. Gerizim and Ebal, near Nablus. Archaeological excavations indicate a village there c…

John William King, 1999 News

24, movie-theater manager, was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison in Nov. by a Texas jury for participating in the 1998 dragging death of James Byrd. John…

King Abdullah II, 1999 News

37, became the fourth ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in February, succeeding his father, King Hussein, who died after losing an 8-month battle with cancer. Abdullah, the former…

John William King, 1999 0 News

24, and Lawrence Russell Brewer, 32, white supremacists, were convicted and sentenced to death by Texas juries for their involvement in the 1998 dragging death of James Byrd, Jr., 49, their…

Spain: Kings, Queens, Prime Ministers

Kings and Queens Carlos II (1665–1700) Felipe V (1700–1724, 1724–1746) Luis I (1724) Fernando VI (1746–1759) Carlos III (1759–1788) Carlos IV (1788–1808) Joaquín Murat, gran duque de Berg (…

David Morton: The Kings are passing Deathward

The Kings are passing DeathwardDavid MortonThe Kings are passing deathward in the dark Of days that had been splendid where they went; Their crowns are captive and their courts are stark Of…

King County, WA Census Data

Washington King County, Washington People QuickFactsKing CountyWashingtonPopulation, 2005 estimate 1,793,5836,287,759Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.3%6.7%…

Steve KING, Congress, IA (1949)

KING Steve , a Representative from Iowa; born in Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa, May 28, 1949; graduated from Denison Community High School, Denison, Iowa; attended Northwest Missouri State…

Alex and Derek King, 2002 News

Florida teens, were convicted in September of second-degree murder in the killing of their father, Terry, who was blugeoned to death by a baseball bat in Nov. 2000. Another man, Ricky Chavis…