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Thaulow, Fritz
(Encyclopedia) Thaulow, FritzThaulow, Fritztouˈlō [key], 1847–1906, Norwegian landscape painter. He studied in Paris. Influenced by impressionism, he painted canals, riverbanks, and snow scenes.…otterhound
(Encyclopedia) otterhound, breed of large hound developed in England over centuries. It stands about 25 in. (63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs up to 65 lb (29.5 kg). The water-repellent double…Goyen, Jan Josephszoon van
(Encyclopedia) Goyen, Jan Josephszoon vanGoyen, Jan Josephszoon vanyän yōˈzəfsōn vän gōˈyən [key], 1596–1656, Dutch landscape painter. He studied at Leiden and Haarlem. In 1631 he settled at The…bee-eater
(Encyclopedia) bee-eater, any of the brightly colored, insect-eating birds of the family Meropidae. They range in length from 6 to 14 in. (15–36 cm). The plumage of many species is predominantly…willow
(Encyclopedia) willow, common name for some members of the Salicaceae, a family of deciduous trees and shrubs of worldwide distribution, especially abundant from north temperate to arctic areas. The…Top 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…Field Hockey
First Olympic Appearance: 1908 (men), 1980 (women) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? India has won eight gold medals at the Olympics - all of them in this event. From 1928-56…Brewer's: Junk
Latin, juncus, from jungo, to join: used for binding, making baskets, mats. The juncus maritimus is useful in binding together the loose sands of the sea-shore, and obstructing the…Brewer's: Kansas
U.S. America. So named from the Konsos, an Indian tribe of the locality. Kansas Bleeding Kansas. So called because it was the place where that sanguinary strife commenced which was the…Walt Whitman: A Song for Occupations, Part 5
Part 5Will the whole come back then? Can each see signs of the best by a look in the looking-glass? is there nothing greater or more? Does all sit there with you, with the mystic unseen…Trending
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