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Farm Credit Administration
(Encyclopedia) Farm Credit Administration (FCA), an independent agency of the executive branch of the federal government that supervises and regulates the Farm Credit System (FCS) for American…Banks, Ernie
(Encyclopedia) Banks, Ernie (Ernest Banks), 1931–2015, American baseball player, b. Dallas, Tex. “Mr. Cub” began (1950) his baseball career with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro leagues, served…Banks, Russell
(Encyclopedia) Banks, Russell, 1940–, American writer, b. Newton, Mass., grad. Univ. of North Carolina (1967). Banks is known for fiction that explores the bleaker aspects of American working-class…Banks, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Banks, Thomas, 1735–1805, English neoclassical sculptor, studied at the Royal Academy. A traveling scholarship enabled him to study in Rome from 1772 to 1779. In 1781 he went to Russia…Banks Island
(Encyclopedia) Banks Island, c.26,000 sq mi (67,340 sq km), NW Northwest Territories, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean, in the Arctic Archipelago. It is the westernmost of the group and is separated from…Grand Banks
(Encyclopedia) Grand Banks, submarine plateau rising from the continental shelf, c.36,000 sq mi (93,200 sq km), off SE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. It is c.300 mi (480 km) long and c.400 mi (640 km)…central bank
(Encyclopedia) central bank, financial institution designed to regulate and control the money supply of a nation, with the goal of fostering economic growth without inflation. Although central…Nora May French: The Outer Gate
The Outer GateNora May FrenchLife said: "My house is thine with all its store: Behold I open shining ways to thee — Of every inner portal make thee free: O child, I may not bar the outer…1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards
The 48th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were presented on May 29, 1998 at New York's venerable Sardi's restaurant. The Outer Critics Circle includes theater writers who review New York…1997 Outer Critics Circle Awards
The 47th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were presented on May 23, 1997 at New York's venerable Sardi's restaurant. The Outer Critics Circle includes theater writers who review New York…Trending
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