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madrigal

(Encyclopedia) madrigal, name for two different forms of Italian music, one related to the poetic madrigal in the 14th cent., the other the most common form of secular vocal music in the 16th cent.…

Berni, Francesco

(Encyclopedia) Berni, FrancescoBerni, Francescofränchāsˈkō bĕrˈnē [key], 1497?–1535, Italian humorous poet, a priest. He was noted for his burlesque capitoli, light, often ribald verses in terza rima…

Pulci, Luigi

(Encyclopedia) Pulci, LuigiPulci, Luigilwēˈjē p&oomacr;lˈchē [key], 1432–84, Italian poet. Of an impoverished literary family, he became a protégé of Lorenzo de' Medici and a friend of Poliziano…

Orlando, FL Census Data

People QuickFactsOrlandoFloridaPopulation, 2003 estimate 199,33617,019,068Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.4%6.5%Population, 2000 185,95115,982,378Population,…

Orlando, FL Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population185,951100.0SEX AND AGEMale90,08048.4Female95,87151.6Under 5 years12,2876.65 to 9 years12,1046.510 to 14 years10,6235.715 to 19 years10,2035.520 to 24 years15,6398.…

Orlando, FL Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over148,702100.0In labor force101,92768.5Civilian labor force101,87168.5Employed96,78365.1Unemployed5,0883.4Percent of civilian labor…

Orlando, FL, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units88,636100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached32,88237.11-unit, attached6,0626.82 units3,7804.33 or 4 units7,9679.05 to 9 units11,29112.710 to 19 units11,89813.…

Orlando, FL Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school44,355100.0Nursery school, preschool3,3197.5Kindergarten2,5555.8Elementary school (grades 1-8)18,19841.0High school (…

Lawrence, Ernest Orlando

(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901–58, American physicist, b. Canton, S. Dak., grad. Univ. of South Dakota, 1922, Ph.D. Yale, 1925. Affiliated with the Univ. of California from 1928 onward…

Beane, Billy

(Encyclopedia) Beane, Billy (William Lamar Beane 3d), 1962–, American baseball player and general manager, b. Orlando, Fla. An outfielder with a lifetime average of .219, he had a short, unimpressive…