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Dinosaur Discoveries

Dinosaur News Fossil finds from the miniature to the monstrous by Holly Hartman and Borgna Brunner Recent years have been a news bonanza for dinosaur fans. With the discovery of fossils…

zinc

(Encyclopedia) zinc, metallic chemical element; symbol Zn; at. no. 30; at. wt. 65.38; m.p. 419.58℃; b.p. 907℃; sp. gr. 7.133 at 25℃; valence +2. Zinc is a lustrous bluish-white metal. It is found in…

translation

(Encyclopedia) translation [Lat.,=carrying across], the rendering of a text into another language. Applied to literature, the term connotes the art of recomposing a work in another language without…

Sand, George

(Encyclopedia) Sand, GeorgeSand, Georgesănd, Fr. zhôrzh säN [key], pseud. of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, baronne DudevantSand, GeorgeämäNdēnˈ ôrôrˈ lüsēˈ düpăN, bärônˈ düdväNˈ [key], 1804–76, French…

pinochle

(Encyclopedia) pinochlepinochlepēˈnŭˌkəl [key], card game, probably derived from bezique, that was developed in the United States in the 19th cent. Pinochle is played by two, three, or four players,…

Paul Ryan

Find out more about Mitt Romney's running mate for the 2012 presidential race by Jennie Wood Paul Ryan Related Links Paul Ryan official website Mitt…

2007 Drama Desk Awards

The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 20, 2007. Outstanding Play Tom Stoppard, The…

1996 World History

Ella Fitzgerald (1918–1996) Archive Photos Madeleine Albright (1937– ) U.S. State Department Kofi Annan (1938– ) United Nations   1996 U.S. budget crisis in fourth…

Halloween

Monsters, and bats, and Dracula. Oh my!     Monster Guide Abominable Snowman Banshees Chupacabras The Cyclopes Demons Dragons Frankenstein Ghosts…