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2000 Olympics: Fencing

MEN Individual Epée: 1. Pavel Kolobkov, RUS def. 2. Hugues Obry, FRA (15-12); 3. Lee Sang-Ki, S. Kor. def. Marcel Fischer, SWI (15-14). Team Epée: 1. Italy def. 2. France (39-38); 3. Cuba def.…

DK Science: Rain

RAINBOWTHE WATER CYCLEHAILSNOWFIND OUT MOREThe moisture gathered in clouds eventually falls to the ground as liquid rain or drizzle, or as solid, frozen SNOW or HAIL. Any kind of falling…

Astaire, Fred

(Encyclopedia) Astaire, FredAstaire, Fredəstârˈ [key], 1899–1987, American dancer, actor, and singer, b. Omaha, Nebr., as Frederick Austerlitz. After 1911 he and his sister Adele (1896–1981), b.…

Best Director Nominees

      Below are the nominees in the directing category. David O. Russell was also nominated in this category last year for Silver Linings Playbook. Martin…

El Paso, Tex.

Mayor: Oscar Leeser (to 2017)2010 census population (rank): 649,121 (19); Male: 311,280 (48.0%); Female: 337,841 (52.0%); White: 524,764 (80.8%); Black: 22,006 (3.4%); American Indian and Alaska…

DK Science: Computers

HARDWARESOFTWAREFIND OUT MOREA computer is an electronic machine that obeys instructions telling it how to present information in a more useful form. Its HARDWARE is the actual machine, including…

DK Science: Forces

NEWTONSTURNING FORCESCOMBINED FORCESFIND OUT MOREFrom the movements of the planets to the energy produced inside atoms, everything that happens in the Universe is ultimately caused by forces. A…

The Three Stooges

comedy team Best known as a threesome, the Stooges started as a twosome, with Moe Howard and his brother Samuel (“Shemp.”) The pair performed their shtick in vaudeville for five years before Larry…