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Beach, Amy

(Encyclopedia) Beach, Amy, 1867–1944, American composer and pianist, b. Henniker, N.H., as Amy Marcy Cheney. A child prodigy, she received rather meagre training as a pianist in the United States,…

2000 Minor League<br/>All-Star Team

As presented by Baseball America and covering all Minor League levels.Pos.Name, Team (Major Affiliate)CJ.R. House, Hickory (Pirates)1BJason Hart, Midland/Sacramento (A's)2BKeith Ginter,…

Beach Volleyball

First Olympic Appearance: 1996 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 2008 Summer Games: Beach Volleyball Results Encyclopedia: Volleyball  …

Beach Volleyball

Event Men's PairsRego / Santos, BRA Herrera / Bosma, ESP Heuscher / Kobel, SUIWomen's PairsMay / Walsh, USA Bede / Behar, BRA McPeak / Youngs, USAInformation Please® Database, © 2007…

New Smyrna Beach

(Encyclopedia) New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beachsmûrˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 16,543), Volusia co., NE Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon; part of the Intracoastal Waterway) and on Ponce de Leon Inlet…

Boudin, Eugène Louis

(Encyclopedia) Boudin, Eugène LouisBoudin, Eugène Louisözhĕnˈ lwē b&oomacr;dăNˈ [key], 1824–98, French painter. He began painting at 25 in Paris. His best-known paintings are beach scenes of…

loosestrife

(Encyclopedia) loosestrife, common name for the Lythraceae, a widely distributed family of plants most abundant as woody shrubs in the American tropics but including also herbaceous species (chiefly…

North Miami Beach

(Encyclopedia) North Miami Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 35,359), Dade co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1931. It is a major office and retail area.