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Russell Crowe Biography

Russell Crowe actorBorn: 4/7/1964Birthplace: New Zealand New Zealand-born actor best known in the U.S. for his starring roles in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential (1997) and the…

Thorpe, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Thorpe, Jim (James Francis Thorpe), 1888–1953, American athlete, b. near Prague, Okla. Thorpe was probably the greatest all-round male athlete the United States has ever produced. His…

American Law

1788 The U.S. Constitution is formally ratified. 1791 The Bill of Rights is ratified. 1803 Marbury v. Madison is the first instance in which a law passed by Congress is declared…

Family Law

CBSMonday 10:00–11:00 p.m.Cast:Kathleen Quinlan, Julie Warner, and Dixie Carter When her husband dumps her and takes all their clients with him, Lynn Holt (Quinlan) vows to land on her feet…

Brewer's: Law

To give one law. A sporting term, meaning the chance of saving oneself. Thus a hare or a stag is allowed “law” —i.e. a certain start before any bound is permitted to attack it; and a…

Brewer's: Lawing

(Scots.) A tavern reckoning. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LawsuitsLaws of the Medes and Persians A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Jude Law

Movie star Jude Law is a leading man known for his matinee-idol looks and for his performance as a wounded Civil War soldier in the 2003 film Cold Mountain. Law was on the British TV soap opera…

Law Enforcement

Find information on the Ten Most Wanted List, arrest trends, law enforcement officers killed or assaulted, federal prosecutions of public corruption and more…

nutcracker

(Encyclopedia) nutcracker, common name for a small crow of the genus Nucifraga in the family Corvidae (crow family). The Old World nutcracker (N. caryocatactes) is found throughout the colder regions…

Chemistry: Avogadro's Law and the Ideal Gas Law

Avogadro's Law and the Ideal Gas LawChemistryGas LawsBoyle's Law: Why Compressed Gas Is SmallCharles's Law: The Incredible Imploding CanGay-Lussac's Law: Spray Paint + Campfire = Bad NewsThe Combined…