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(Encyclopedia) water beetle, name for aquatic beetles of several families. They should not be confused with water bugs, which are true bugs (order Hemiptera). The predaceous diving beetles (family…Aphek
(Encyclopedia) AphekAphekāˈfĕk [key], in the Bible. 1 Canaanite royal town, the modern Ras el-Ain or Rosh Hayim (Israel). Herod called it Antipatris. It is mentioned in Egyptian documents dating from…Daughters of the American Revolution
(Encyclopedia) Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a Colonial patriotic society in the United States, open to women having one or more ancestors who aided the cause of the Revolution. The…Pinto, Fernão Mendes
(Encyclopedia) Pinto, Fernão MendesPinto, Fernão MendesfĕrnouNˈ mĕnˈdĕsh pēnˈt&oobreve; [key], c.1509–1583, Portuguese traveler. For some 20 years he traveled in Africa and Asia, journeying to…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XXVIII ("I know a place")
by EmilyDickinsonThe SpiderXXIXXXVIII I know a place where summer strives With such a practised frost, She each year leads her daisies back, Recording briefly, "Lost." But when the south…John Keats: "Places of nestling green for Poets made."
by JohnKeatsTo Leigh Hunt, Esq.Specimen of an Induction to a Poem"Places of nestling green for Poets made." "Places of nestling green for Poets made." Story of Rimini I stood tip-toe upon…2001 FIBA SuproLeague Championships: Third Place Game
Efes Pilsen 91CSKA 85Semifinals2001 FIBA SuproLeague ChampionshipsChampionship1997 Under-17 World Championship: Third Place
Sept. 21Cairo (8,000)Spain 2, Germay 1Semifinals1997 Under-17 World ChampionshipFinal1999 Women's World Cup Tournament: Third Place
7/10Los Angeles (90,185)Brazil 0, Norway 0**Brazil won 5-4 on penalty kicks.Semifinals1999 Women's World Cup TournamentFinalTop Ten Most Polluted Places in the World, 2007
This Top Ten list was compiled by the Technical Advisory Board of the Blacksmith Institute, an environmental NGO based in New York. The criteria used in ranking include the size of the affected…Trending
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