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The Worm Turns
The Worm TurnsTwo very superior bicycles went twinkling up the road to Plumfield one September afternoon, bearing two brown and dusty riders evidently returning from a successful run, for…Turn It Up
Director/Writer:Robert AdetuyiNew Line Cinema; 100 minutes; RRelease:9/00Cast:Pras, Tamala Jones, Ja Rule Most Fugees fans agree that Lauryn Hill had most of the talent, then Wyclef Jean, and…U-Turn
Director: Oliver Stone Writer: John Ridley Director of Photography: Robert Richardson Editors: Hank Corwin and Thomas J. Nordberg Music: Ennio Morricone Production Designer…William the Silent
(Encyclopedia) William the Silent or William of Orange (William I, prince of Orange), 1533–84, Dutch statesman, principal founder of Dutch independence. William married four times. His first wife…Graham, George
(Encyclopedia) Graham, George, 1674?–1751, English instrument maker. A clockmaker by trade, Graham designed clocks and watches that earned him membership in the Royal Society and were still…monitor, type of warship
(Encyclopedia) monitor, type of turreted warship (no longer used) carrying heavy guns, having little draft, and lying low in the water. Monitors were so called from the first of the class, the…Ferdinand I, king of the Two Sicilies
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand I, 1751–1825, king of the Two Sicilies (1816–25). He had previously been king of Naples (1759–99, 1799–1805, 1815–16) as Ferdinand IV and king of Sicily (1759–1816) as…Emirates of the South, Federation of the
(Encyclopedia) Emirates of the South, Federation of the: see South Arabia, Federation of.Federation of the Emirates of the South
(Encyclopedia) Federation of the Emirates of the South: see South Arabia, Federation of.Bramah, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Bramah, JosephBramah, Josephbrămˈə, bräˈ– [key], 1748–1814, English inventor. In 1784 he took out his first patent on a safety lock, and in 1795 he patented his hydraulic press, known…Trending
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