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2008 Academy Awards

The 2008 Academy Awards will be presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk…

moss, in botany

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Life cycle of a moss: A germinating spore forms a transitory branching structure on the soil surface, which develops into the conspicuous gametophyte, the familiar moss plant.…

onion

(Encyclopedia) onion, plant of the family Liliaceae (lily family), of the same genus (Allium) as the chive (A. schoenoprasum), garlic (A. sativum), leek (A. porrum), and shallot (A. ascalonium).…

Members of Congress: Virginia, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Virginia Member Name Birth-Death ABBITT, Watkins Moorman 1908-1998 ADAMS, Thomas 1730-1788 ALEXANDER, Mark 1792-1883 ALLEN…

John Charles FRÉMONT, Congress, CA (1813-1890)

Senate Years of Service: 1850-1851Party: Democrat     Democrat FRÉMONT, John Charles, (son-in-law of Thomas Hart Benton), a Senator from California; born in Savannah, Ga., January 21, 1813;…

Indianapolis 500

When a driver travelling at 240 mph blinks, he/she will miss 50 feet of track.Innovations have gone hand-in-hand with speed at the Indy 500: in 1977, Tom Sneva was the first driver to brake the…

GDP and the Players Three: Introduction

IntroductionGDP and the Players ThreeIntroductionAll Together Now: C + I + GGDP Is “The Economy”Consumers: Buyers, Buyers EverywhereInvestment: Business Buys as Well as SellsGovernment: He's Your…

Origin of Athlete Nicknames

Do you have a nickname? How did you get it? Many athletes' nicknames have nothing to do with their sports. Nicolai “Old One Leg” Andrianov…