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Adygey Republic

(Encyclopedia) Adygey RepublicAdygey Republicədĭgyĕˈ [key] or Adygeya, formerly Adyge Autonomous Region, constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 435,000), c.2,935 sq mi (7,600 sq km), an enclave within…

stonework

(Encyclopedia) stonework, term applied to various types of work—that of the lapidary who shapes, cuts, and polishes gemstones or engraves them for seals and ornaments; of the jeweler or artisan who…

Suzhou

(Encyclopedia) Suzhou,&sp;SoochowSuzhou,both: s&oomacr;ˈjōˈ [key], or WuxianSuzhou,w&oomacr;ˈshēĕnˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 710,900), SE Jiangsu prov., E central China, on the Grand Canal…

1959–1960 Obie Awards

Best New PlayJack Gelber, The ConnectionBest All-Around ProductionThe ConnectionBest Foreign PlayJean Genet, The BalconyDistinguished PlaysEdward Albee, The Zoo StorySamuel Beckett, Krapp's…

Beware of Illegal Patent Services

Source: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. A patent, in the most general sense, is a document issued by a government, conferring some special right or privilege. The term is…

Intellectual Property Rights

Portions of this site are subject to the following copyrights: Infoplease, Information Please, Fact Monster, and the Information Please Almanac Copyright © 2000–2017 Sandbox Networks, Inc.,…

Weather, Table of Contents

WeatherWeatherch01s01 what-should-wearch01s02 playing-oddsch01s03 getting-down-to-basicsch01s04 forecasting-from-beginningch02s01 partly-to-mostly-cloudych02s02 moisture-humiditych02s03 cloudsch02s04…

Brewer's: Inventors Punished

by their own inventions. BASTILLE. Hugues Aubriot, Provost of Paris, who built the Bastile, was the first person confined therein. The charge against him was heresy. BRAZEN BULL. Perillos…

St. Chad Remembered

Election Controversy Ignites Interest in British Saint by David Johnson St. Chad's parish does not object to an additional job for St. Chad. "St. Chad as the patron saint of disputed elections is…

Farmer

What is this job like? Farmers grow crops and raise animals. American farmers run some of the most productive farms in the world. They sell their extra produce to other countries. Farmers…