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Oceanic art
(Encyclopedia) Oceanic art, works produced by the island peoples of the S and NW Pacific, including Melanesia (New Guinea and the islands to its north and east), Micronesia (Mariana, Caroline,…For Richer or Poorer
Director: Bryan SpicerWriters: Jana Howington and Steve LukanicDirector of Photography:Buzz Feitshans IVEditor:Russell DenoveMusic:Randy EdelmanProduction Designer:Stephen…Wordsworth, William
(Encyclopedia) Wordsworth, William, 1770–1850, English poet, b. Cockermouth, Cumberland. One of the great English poets, he was a leader of the romantic movement in England. Wordsworth's…Fighting Organized Crime
United Nations launches major international effort by David Johnson This article was posted on December 15, 2000. Related Links Encyclopedia: Organized CrimeInternational Terrorist…2002 Alpine Skiing U.S. Championships
at Squaw Valley, Calif. (March 14-19) Men Downhill canceled (poor conditions) Slalom Bode Miller, Franconia, NH Giant Slalom Thomas Vonn, Newburgh, NY Super G Marco Sullivan,…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Swineherd
The Emperor's New ClothesThe Real PrincessThe Swineherd There was once a poor Prince, who had a kingdom. His kingdom was very small, but still quite large enough to marry upon; and he…The Frog-Prince
The Frog-Prince One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water, that rose in the…Scarlatti, Alessandro
(Encyclopedia) Scarlatti, AlessandroScarlatti, Alessandroälĕs-sänˈdrō skärlätˈtē [key], 1660–1725, Italian composer. He may have studied with Carissimi in Rome, where his first opera was produced in…Gupta
(Encyclopedia) GuptaGuptag&oobreve;pˈtə [key], Indian dynasty, a.d. c.320–c.550, whose empire at its height encompassed much of N India. Ancient Indian culture reached a high point during this…Ottocar II
(Encyclopedia) Ottocar II or Přemysl Ottocar II, c.1230–1278, king of Bohemia (1253–78), son and successor of Wenceslaus I. Ottocar shrewdly exploited the disorders of the great interregnum in the…