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Winter Olympics: 2006 Medal Standings

Medal standings by sport: Choose a sport...Alpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCross-Country SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingIce HockeyLugeNordic…

Ozick, Cynthia

(Encyclopedia) Ozick, Cynthia, 1928–, American writer, b. New York City, grad. New York Univ. (B.A., 1949), Ohio State Univ. (M.A., 1950). Her fiction, written with high intelligence, elegant…

Crumb, George Henry

(Encyclopedia) Crumb, George Henry, 1929–, American composer, b. Charleston, W.Va., grad. Mason College of Music, Charleston (B.A. 1950); Univ. of Illinois (M.A. 1953); Univ. of Michigan (D.M.A. 1959…

lyric

(Encyclopedia) lyric, in ancient Greece, a poem accompanied by a musical instrument, usually a lyre. Although the word is still often used to refer to the songlike quality in poetry, it is more…

Wasteland

ABCThursday 9:00–10:00 p.m.; canceled Cast:Marisa Coughlin, Brad Rowe, Rebecca Gay Heart, Sasha Alexander, Dan Montgomery, and Jeffey D. Sams Kevin Williamson, the mastermind behind the…

Whipped

Director/Writer:Peter CohenDestination Films; 85 minutes; RRelease:9/00Cast:Amanda Peet, Brian Van Holt, Jonathan Abrahams An insecure and schoolboyish approach to relationships is evident…

induction, in logic

(Encyclopedia) induction, in logic, a form of argument in which the premises give grounds for the conclusion but do not necessitate it. Induction is contrasted with deduction, in which true premises…

Bukharin, Nikolai Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia) Bukharin, Nikolai IvanovichBukharin, Nikolai Ivanovichnyĭkəlīˈ ēväˈnəvĭch b&oomacr;khäˈrēn [key], 1888–1938, Russian Communist leader and theoretician. A member of the Bolshevik…

1999-2000 Men's College Soccer: College Cup

at Charlotte, N.C. (Dec. 10 & 12)SemifinalsSanta Clara 24 OTConnecticut 1Indiana 34 OTUCLA 2ChampionshipIndiana 1Santa Clara 0Scoring: IU— Yuri Lavrinenko (Aleksey Karol); 29:50;…