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Weimaraner

(Encyclopedia) WeimaranerWeimaranervīˈməräˌnər, wīˈmərāˌ– [key], breed of large, muscular sporting dog developed in Germany in the early 19th cent. It stands between 23 and 27 in. (58.4–68.6 cm) high…

Tom COLE, Congress, OK (1949)

COLE, Tom, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., on April 28, 1949; graduated from Moore High School, Moore, Okla., B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1971; M.A…

Play Poptropica Today

INSTRUCTIONS Use your mouse to move and jump. Click near your character to walk there, click farther away from your character to run. You can hold the mouse button to keep walking or running. If…

Craig Anthony WASHINGTON, Congress, TX (1941)

WASHINGTON, Craig Anthony, a Representative from Texas; born in Longview, Gregg County, Tex., October 12, 1941; B.S., Prairie View A&M University, 1966; J.D., Texas Southern University Law…

Winter, Sir Gregory Paul

(Encyclopedia) Winter, Sir Gregory Paul, 1951–, British biochemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1976. He has spent most of his career as a researcher at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England…

L - O

link See hyperlink. Linux A UNIX®-like, open-source operating system developed primarily by Linus Torvalds. Linux is free and runs on many platforms, including both PCs and Macintoshes. Linux is…

Movies and Film: The Directors

The DirectorsMovies and FilmFilm DirectingHow to Recognize a Great DirectorTheories of DirectingThe DirectorsSome Films on Directing Now to the directors themselves. We've tried to be inclusive by…

Timeline Archive

// Jump to a category: WorldDisastersHistoryBiographySportsEntertainmentSociety & CultureHealth & Science Year by Year: 1900–2014or enter a year:   World History World…

rodent

(Encyclopedia) rodent, member of the mammalian order Rodentia, characterized by front teeth adapted for gnawing and cheek teeth adapted for chewing. The Rodentia is by far the largest mammalian order…

DK Science: Hearing

HEARING APPARATUS OF THE EAR SENSORY HAIRS IN COCHLEA FIND OUT MORE Our ears allow us to detect sounds, which pass through the air as waves of varying pressure. On reaching the ear, the waves…