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Brewer's: Mulready Envelope

(The, 1840), is an envelope resembling a half-sheet of letter-paper, when folded. The space left for the address formed the centre of an ornamental design by Mulready, the artist. When the…

2018 Winter Olympics: Bobsleigh

Offspring of the toboggan Source: AP Photo/Kerstin JoenssonRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics Encyclopedia: Ancient…

2018 Winter Olympics: Snowboarding

Parallel slalom gives way to big air Source: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via APRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics History of Snowboarding Ski Jumping Through the Years…

Katha-Upanishad: Fifth Valli

  Fifth Valli 1. “There is a town with eleven gates belonging to the Unborn (Brahman), whose thoughts are never crooked. He who approaches it, grieves no more, and liberated (from all…

Beyond the Jamaican Bobsledders

Warm weather countries at the Winter Olympics by Gerry Brown Related Links 2006 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient OlympicsFor…

Other Independent Agencies

Find the mailing address and visit the websites of the U.S. governement's smaller independent agencies.Major Independent Agencies | Legislative Department | Quasi-Official Agencies American…

Tennis, Anyone?

Wimbledon fun facts by Mike Morrison 2008 Wimbledon Women's Singles Champion Venus Williams (Source/AP)So you think you know Wimbledon? Tennis's most prestigious grand slam event gets underway…

Brewer's: Bead

(Anglo-Saxon, bed, a prayer). When little balls with a hole through them were used for keeping account of the number of prayers repeated, the term was applied to the prayers also. (See…

Tennis, Anyone?

Wimbledon fun facts by Mike Morrison 2008 Wimbledon Women's Singles Champion Venus Williams (Source/AP)So you think you know Wimbledon? Tennis's most prestigious grand slam event gets underway…