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Needles, the

(Encyclopedia) Needles, the, England: see Wight, Isle of.

Rockies, the

(Encyclopedia) Rockies, the: see Rocky Mountains.

The Harmonists

Director:Joseph VilsmaierWriter:Klaus RichterMiramax/Disney Films; 114 minute; RRelease:5/99Cast:Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen From the poignant Life Is Beautiful to the sloppy…

Scream 3

Director:Wes CravenWriter:Ehren KrugerDimension Films; R; 116 minutesRelease:2/00Cast:David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette, Jenny McCarthy Scream struck cinematic gold with…

Poem: The Grass

Poem 52 Poem 54 The Grass The grass so little has to do, - A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes…

The Juniper-Tree

The Juniper-Tree Long, long ago, some two thousand years or so, there lived a rich man with a good and beautiful wife. They loved each other dearly, but sorrowed much that they had no…

Zheng He Biography

Zheng HeexplorerBorn: c. 1371Birthplace: China An admiral in the Imperial Chinese navy, Zheng He made seven voyages to Southeast Asia, India, and Africa to explore and trade. In 1405 Zheng…

Analyze This

Director:Harold RamisWriters: Peter Tolan, Harold Ramis and Kenneth LonerganWarner Bros.; R; 110 minutesRelease:3/99Cast:Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow and Joe Viterelli Robert…

Owl and the Nightingale, The

(Encyclopedia) Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic…

Lloyd Augustus Hall Biography

Lloyd Augustus HallchemistBorn: 6/20/1894Birthplace: Elgin, Ill. Lloyd Augustus Hall's work in chemistry revolutionized the meatpacking industry. Before accepting a position as chief chemist…