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Oldenburg, former state, Germany

(Encyclopedia) OldenburgOldenburgôlˈdənb&oobreve;rkh [key], former state, NW Germany. It is now included in the state of Lower Saxony. The city of Oldenburg was the capital. The former state…

Lowe, Edmund

actorBirthplace: San Jose, Calif.Born: 1892Died: 1971

The Low Down

Director/Writer:Jamie ThravesShooting Gallery; NR; 96 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Aidan Gillen, Kate Ashfield, Dean Lennox Kelly The period of drift between college and adulthood is a bumpy time…

tidal wave

(Encyclopedia) tidal wave, term properly applied to the crest of a tide as it moves around the earth. The wavelike upstream rush of water caused by the incoming tide in some locations is known as a…

1991 Academy Awards

The 1991 Academy Awards were presented March 30, 1992 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureBeauty and the Beast, Don Hahn, producer (Buena Vista)Bugsy, Barry Levinson…

Poem: A Book

Poem 20 Poem 22 A Book He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days, And this…

Durham, county, England

(Encyclopedia) Durham, officially County Durham, county, 1,015 sq mi (2,629 sq km), NE England, on the North Sea between the Tees and Tyne rivers;…

red tide

(Encyclopedia) red tide: see Dinoflagellata.

Thames , river, England

(Encyclopedia) ThamesThamestĕmz [key], Rom. Tamesis, principal river of England, c.210 mi (340 km) long. It rises in four headstreams (the Thames or Isis, Churn, Coln, and Leach) in the Cotswold…