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Washington

  Capital: Olympia Official Name: The State of Washington Organized as a territory: March 2, 1853 Entered Union (rank): November 11, 1889 (42nd) Present constitution adopted: 1889 State…

Weather: Putting the Data Together

Putting the Data TogetherWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the RainPlacing the…

The Hunting of the Snark: Preface

Preface If-and the thing is wildly possible-the charge of writing nonsense were ever brought against the author of this brief but instructive poem, it would be based, I feel convinced,…

Irish Movies: The Boxer (1997)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen The Boxer (1997) Director Jim Sheridan and actor Daniel Day-Lewis team up for…

Federalist No. 56

No 55 No 57 The Same Subject Continued(The Total Number of the House of Representatives) From the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 19, 1788. Hamilton or Madison…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 56

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 55Federalist No. 57Federalist No. 56 The Same Subject Continued(The Total Number of the House of Representatives) To the…

Computer Virus Timeline

If you own or use a computer, you are vulnerable to malware. Computer viruses are deployed every day in an attempt to wreak havoc, whether it be by stealing your personal…

Brewer's: Amalivaca

An American spirit, who had seven daughters. He broke their legs to prevent their running away, and left them to people the forests. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Brewer's: Draft

The Druids borrowed money on promises of repayment after death (Patricius). Purchas tells us of some priests of Pekin, who barter with the people in bills of exchange, to be paid in heaven…