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Winter Olympics: 2010 Competing Countries

92 countries are participating in the Vancouver Winter Olympics Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient OlympicsWinter…

Winter Olympics: 2014 Competing Countries

So far 88 countries have qualified at least one athlete for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Six nations are making their Winter Olympic debut: East Timor, Malta, Paraguay, Togo, Tonga and…

Provinces and Regions of China

Name Area(sq mi) Area(sq km) CapitalProvinces Anhui (Anhwei) 54,015 139,900 Hefei (Hofei) Fujian (Fukien) 47,529 123,100 Fuzhou (Fukien) Gansu (Kansu) 137,104 355,100 Lanzhou (Lanchow)…

June 2009 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of June 2009. Air France Plane Vanishes (June 1): In the worst aviation disaster since 2001, Air France Flight…

Rush Hour

Director:Brett RatnerWriters:Jim Kouf and Ross LaMannaNew Line; PG-13; 94 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Tom Wilkinson Chan's best outing relies as much on comic…

Katie Leung

Katie Leung was first chosen to play Cho Chang, Harry Potter's love interest, in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Katie Leung was born in Scotland to Chinese parents who had…

1996-97 Major Stakes Races

Winners of major steeplechase races from Oct. 26, 1996 through Oct. 25, 1997. LATE 1996DateRaceLocationMilesWinnerJockeyPurseOct. 26Grand NationalFar Hills, N.J.2 5/8CorreggioArch Kingsley$…

Brewer's: Nicholas

(St.). The patron saint of boys, as St. Catherine is of girls. In Germany, a person assembles the children of a family or school on the 6th December (the eve of St. Nicholas), and…