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Esslingen am Neckar

(Encyclopedia) Esslingen am Neckar Esslingen am Neckar ĕsˈlĭng-ən äm nĕkˈär [key] or…

Ludwigshafen am Rhein

(Encyclopedia) Ludwigshafen am RheinLudwigshafen am Rheinl&oomacr;tˌvĭkhs-häˈfən äm rīn [key] or Ludwigshafen, city (1994 pop. 168,130), Rhineland Palatinate, W Germany, a port on the left bank…

Bingen

(Encyclopedia) Bingen Bingen bĭngˈən [key] or Bingen am Rhein Bingen am Rhein…

Who Am I?

That's a good question! These 11 evaluations will help you find out about yourself, your study skills, and your readiness to move ahead on your life journey (pretty corny, huh?). The fact is, the…

Pan Am Games

US Men's and Women's results during the Pan Am Games held in Winnipeg, Manitoba July 23-Aug. 7, 1999. A team comprised of players from the Men's Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 teams and the…

Megarian school

(Encyclopedia) Megarian school, Greek school of philosophy at Mégara from late 5th cent. to early 3d cent. b.c. Influenced by the Eleatic school and by Socrates, it was known for its interest in…

Trippe, Juan Terry

(Encyclopedia) Trippe, Juan TerryTrippe, Juan Terrytrĭp [key], 1899–1981, pioneering American aviation executive, b. Sea Bright, N.J. A U.S. Navy pilot (1917–18), he graduated (1921) from Yale, and…

Ahad Ha-am

(Encyclopedia) Ahad Ha-amAhad Ha-amäkhädˈ hä-äm [key] [Heb.,=One of the People], 1856–1927, Jewish thinker and Zionist leader, b. Ukraine. Originally named Asher Ginzberg, he adopted his pen name…

Henley, William Ernest

(Encyclopedia) Henley, William Ernest, 1849–1903, English poet, critic, and editor. Although crippled by tuberculosis of the bone, he led an active, vigorous life. As editor of several reviews…