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Jurassic period

(Encyclopedia) Jurassic periodJurassic periodjərăsˈĭk [key] [from the Jura Mts.], second period of the Mesozoic era of geologic time, lasting from 213 to 144 million years ago. At the start of the…

Brewer's: Invisibility

according to fable, may be obtained in a multitude of ways. For example: Albric's cloak, called Tarnkappe (3 syl.), which Siegfried got possession of, rendered him invisible. (Nibelungen…

Andrew Marvell: Daphnis and Chloe

Daphnis and Chloe Daphnis must from Chloe part: Now is come the dismal Hour That must all his Hopes devour, All his Labour, all his Art. Nature, her own Sexes foe, Long had taught her to be…

Castles in the Air

Castles in the AirLaurie lay luxuriously swinging to and fro in his hammock one warm September afternoon, wondering what his neighbors were about, but too lazy to go and find out. He was in…

1997–98 Major Stakes Races

Winners of major stakes races from Nov. 7, 1997 through Oct. 16, 1998; all paces and trots cover one mile; (BC) indicates year-end Breeders' Crown series. LATE…

Project Runway: Season Three

Fashion icons, matching outfits for dogs and their owners, and more were notable challenges in this season by Mark Hughes Project Runway Quizzes Project Runway Quiz…

Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html . This list was tabulated from an online survey that the National Education Association ran from…

Meg Goes to Vanity Fair

Meg Goes to Vanity Fair"I do think it was the most fortunate thing in the world that those children should have the measles just now," said Meg, one April day, as she stood packing the 'go…