(Encyclopedia) McEwan, Ian (Ian Russell McEwan)McEwan, Ianməky&oomacr;ˈən [key], 1948–, English novelist, b. Aldershot, B.A. Univ. of Sussex, 1970, M.A. Univ. of East Anglia, 1971. His early…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sydney, 1771–1845, English clergyman, writer, and wit, ordained in the Church of England in 1794. In 1798 he went as a tutor to Edinburgh, where he studied medicine,…
(Encyclopedia) realism, in philosophy. 1 In medieval philosophy realism represented a position taken on the problem of universals. There were two schools of realism. Extreme realism, represented by…
(Encyclopedia) red giant, star that is relatively cool but very luminous because of its great size. All normal stars are expected to pass eventually through a red-giant phase as a consequence of…
(Encyclopedia) Barnard, Frederick Augustus Porter, 1809–89, American educator and mathematician, b. Sheffield, Mass., grad. Yale, 1828. After tutoring at Yale and teaching in institutions for the…
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of February 2009. Macy's Cutting 7,000 Jobs (Feb. 2): Department store Macy's…
A new quarter for every state by Damon Goldsmith Delaware's quarter, the first to be released, features a portrait of patriot Caesar Rodney.Photo Credit: U.S. Mint…
1470 To hide her pregnancy, Queen Juana of Portugal wore the first hoop skirt.1477 Anne of Burgundy became the first woman to receive a diamond engagement ring. It was given to her by Maximilian I…
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Will this year's NBA draft put the wind back in ailing teams' sails?
by Gerry Brown
Nothing, save Michael Jordan coming out of retirement, can change an NBA team's fortunes…
