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Movies and Film: Exhibition(ists)

Exhibition(ists)Movies and FilmFilm Financing, Production, and DistributionProduction, Distribution, ExhibitionDistributionExhibition(ists)Stars' BucksIndependent Films TodayForeign FilmsSome Films…

Horse Racing Trivia

A horse named Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby way back in 1875. The race has been run every year since.The last horse to win the Triple Crown of Horse Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness…

interest

(Encyclopedia) interest, charge for the use of credit or money, usually figured as a percentage of the principal and computed annually. Simple interest is computed annually on the principal. Compound…

Lance Armstrong

Teams, career wins, timeline, and biography compiled by Erin Teare Martin Related Links Lance Armstrong TimelineTour de Franceblood dopingOnce considered a hero and an inspiration, Lance…

Bad Advice for New Graduates

by P. J. O’Rourke Related Links Commencement Speeches Percent Enrolled in School     Mr. O'Rourke is a best-selling author…

Douglas, Clifford Hugh

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Clifford Hugh, 1879–1952, English engineer and social economist, educated at Cambridge. Author of the economic theory of Social Credit, he became (1935) chief reconstruction…

Contarini

(Encyclopedia) ContariniContarinikōntärēˈnē [key], ancient Venetian family, including eight doges, a cardinal, and several artists. The most celebrated member was Andrea Contarini, 1300?–1382. He was…

Head Start

(Encyclopedia) Head Start, U.S. educational program for disadvantaged preschool children, established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Aimed initially only at poor children, its purpose…

Kiwanis International

(Encyclopedia) Kiwanis InternationalKiwanis Internationalkĭwäˈnĭs [key], community service organization of active and retired business and professional people, founded in 1915 at Detroit, Mich. Local…

Runyon, Damon

(Encyclopedia) Runyon, Damon (Alfred Damon Runyon), 1884–1946, American short story writer and journalist, b. Manhattan, Kans. He is best known for his humorous stories—written in a picturesque,…