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Conversions and Equivalents

Find conversion tables that convert various units of measurement. Area, volume, length/distance, cooking, time, bolts and srews, and moreConversion FactorsMetric and U.S.…

Brewer's: Lady Isabella

the beloved daughter of a noble lord, accompanied her father and mother on a chase one day, when her step-mother requested her to return and tell the master-cook to prepare “the milk-white…

Earthworms

John Mertus1993I've been following with interest the thread on using worms to eat the garbage. Since there seems to be interest in earthworms, I am re-posting a combination of three posts…

Queensland

(Encyclopedia) Queensland, state (2016 pop. 4,703,193), 667,000 sq mi (1,727,200 sq km), NE Australia. Brisbane is the capital; other important cities are Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville,…

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

(Encyclopedia) Ngugi wa Thiong'oNgugi wa Thiong'oĕng&oomacr;ˈgē wä tē-ŏngˈgō [key] or James Ngugi, 1938–, Kenyan writer, acclaimed as East Africa's foremost novelist. He studied at universities…

Disney Characters

A timeline of character debuts Related Links Quiz: Disney Princesses Quiz: Disney Villains Hangman: Disney Characters…

Brewer's: Birds

Birds of a feather flock together. Persons associate with those of a similar taste and station as themselves. Qui se ressemble s'assemble. Cicero says, “Similes similibus gaudent, pures…

Brewer's: Children

The children in the wood. The master of Wayland Hall, Norfolk, on his deathbed left a little son, three years old, and a still younger daughter, named Jane, to the care of his wife's…