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Brewer's: Deities

Air: Ariel, Elves (singular, Elf). Caves or Caverns: Hill-people (Hög-folk, hög = height). Corn: Ceres (2 syl.) (Greek, Demeter). Domestic Life: Vesta. Eloquence: Mercury (Greek, Hermes…

March 2001 News and Events

WorldSuicide Bomber Kills Three Israelis (March 4): Attack in Netanya, town north of Tel Aviv, follows slaying by Israelis of six Palestinians. Tension builds in area.Israel Restores…

How the Planets and Satellites Got Their Names

Source: The U.S. Geological SurveyMERCURY Named for the winged Roman god of travel because it appears to move so swiftly.VENUS Roman name for the goddess of love. This planet was considered…

January 2005

WorldRelief Pours into Asia (Jan. 2): Helicopters based on American aircraft carriers off the Indonesian coast begin dropping tons of supplies to survivors of the tsunami that devastated 11…

The Book of Isaiah

Isaiah Ch. 1: The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he… Ch. 2: The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw… Ch. 3: For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth… Ch. 4: And in that day…

2004 Olympic Judo Results

MEN Class   Super-Lightweight (–132 lbs) Tadahiro Nomura, JPN   Nestor Khergiani, GEO   Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar, MGL / Min Ho Choi, KOR Half-Lightweight (143) Masato…

Shakespeare Quotes: Comedies

All the world's a stage William Shakespeare Related Links William ShakespeareQuiz: Famous Quotes from Shakespeare Shakespeare's PlaysShakespeare's SonnetsQuiz: Shakespeare's…

2004 World History

Viktor Yushchenko (1954– )   2004 Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow pleads guilty to defrauding Enron (Jan. 13). Bush proposes ambitious space program that includes flights to the Moon, Mars…