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Murphysboro

(Encyclopedia) MurphysboroMurphysboromûrˈfēzbûrˌə [key], city (1990 pop. 9,176), seat of Jackson co., S Ill., on the Big Muddy River; inc. 1867. It is a trade and distribution center for a fertile…

Cleveland (Big Cat) Williams Biography

Cleveland (Big Cat) WilliamsAge: 66 heavyweight boxer who overcame serious injuries to become a top contender in the 1960s; lost in the third round to Muhammad Ali in 1966; a state trooper…

Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) Biography

Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace)rapper Also known as Biggie Smalls, Wallace was one of the first East Coast rappers to embrace gangsta rap. He said his music helped him break away from…

Theories of the Universe: A Big Bang Alternative

A Big Bang AlternativeTheories of the UniverseScientific Origins of the UniverseBang That DrumA Big Bang AlternativeThe Accelerating UniversePlasma CosmologyThe Standard ModelThe Alpha and the…

Writing Well: Playing with the Big Kids

Playing with the Big KidsWriting WellWriting Across the CurriculumDifferent Strokes for Different FolksPlaying with the Big KidsFull CreditTwo's Company, Three's a Crowd— Unless You're Writing When…

Writing Well: What's the Big Idea?

What's the Big Idea?Writing WellIn the Hot Seat: Writing Under PressureWhat's the Big Idea?Write This WayThe Golden RulesWhen the Meter's RunningPanic in the Streets There are more pressure writing…

Brewer's: Look as Big as Bull Beef

(To). To look stout and hearty, as if fed on bull beef. Bull beef was formerly recommended for making men strong and muscular. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Big Spring, TX Census Data

People QuickFactsBig SpringTexasPopulation, 2003 estimate 24,55622,118,509Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -2.7%6.1%Population, 2000 25,23320,851,820Population,…