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West Indies, University of the

(Encyclopedia) West Indies, University of the, autonomous regional institution with main campuses in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados; coeducational; est. 1948 in Mona, Jamaica, as an external…

1986 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrThe Mission, Roland Joffe (United Kingdom)The MissionArchive PhotosSpecial Jury PrizeThe Sacrifice, Andrei Tarkovsky (Sweden)Best ActorMichel Blanc, Tenue de Soirée (France)Bob…

Italicization

Italicize the following (or underline if writing by hand or using a typewriter):The titles of books, plays, book-length poems, magazines, and newspapers: War and Peace TIME magazine Twelfth…

Top Ten Biggest Art Heists

A picture's worth a lot more than a thousand words Despite their frequency in movies, art heists are actually fairly rare. Art is hard to move, hard to keep, and hard to sell. And, art thieves aren…

Lisa Coole 1998 Deaths

Lisa CooleAge: 23 the 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year and the most decorated swimmer ever at the University of Georgia where she earned 19 NCAA All-American honors; two-time NCAA champion: won…

Lisa Gay Hamilton Biography

Lisa Gay HamiltonactressBorn: 3/25/1964Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. Raised on Long Island, Hamilton contracted the acting bug at an early age. A graduate of fine arts from New York…

Lisa Marie Presley Biography

Lisa Marie Presleydaughter of The KingBorn: 2/1/1968Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee The only child of Elvis, Lisa Marie Presley was born a celebrity and is the sole heir to his estate,…

Karamzin, Nikolai Mikhailovich

(Encyclopedia) Karamzin, Nikolai MikhailovichKaramzin, Nikolai Mikhailovichnyĭkəlīˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch kərəmzēnˈ [key], 1766–1826, Russian historian and writer. His Letters of a Russian Traveler, 1789–90 (…

Kingston, city, Jamaica

(Encyclopedia) Kingston, city (1991 pop. 97,424), capital and largest city of Jamaica, SE Jamaica. The country's chief port, it has one of the finest harbors in the West Indies and exports sugar, rum…