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Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are…Giorgione
(Encyclopedia) GiorgioneGiorgionejōrjôˈnā [key], c.1478–1510, Venetian painter, b. Castelfranco Veneto; fellow student of Titian under Giovanni Bellini in Venice. Giorgione was known also as Zorgo or…Umbria
(Encyclopedia) UmbriaUmbria&oomacr;mˈbrēä [key], region (1991 pop. 811,831), 3,265 sq mi (8,456 sq km), central Italy. Perugia is the capital of the landlocked region, which is divided into the…Prefixes for Basic Metric Units (table)
(Encyclopedia) Prefixes for Basic Metric Units Multiples Prefix Abbreviation Power of 10 Equivalent deka- or deca- da 101 ten hecto- h 102 hundred kilo- k 103 thousand mega- M 106 million…Scouts
(Encyclopedia) Scouts or Boy Scouts, organization of boys and girls 11 to 17 years old, founded (1907) in Great Britain by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powell and originally for boys only; since the…Ravenna, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia) RavennaRavennarävĕnˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 135,844), capital of Ravenna prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, near the Adriatic Sea (with which it is connected by a canal). It…oboe
(Encyclopedia) oboeoboeōˈbō, ōˈboi [key] [Ital., from Fr. hautbois] or hautboyhautboyōˈboi, hōˈ– [key], woodwind instrument of conical bore, its mouthpiece having a double reed. The instruments…October 2017 Current Events: World News
Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…Poem: Two Worlds
Poem 63 Poem 65 Two Worlds It makes no difference abroad, The seasons fit the same, The mornings blossom into noons, And split their pods of flame. Wild-flowers kindle in the woods, The…Cosi fan tutte <br/>(“They All Do It”)
Music:Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLibretto:Lorenzo da PontePremiere:Vienna, January 26, 1790 Mozart's final comic opera, Cosi fan tutte, a laughing look at the twists and turns of romantic love,…Trending
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