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What's New in Taxes This Year?

Related LinksCheck out the almanac for an overview of the federal individual income tax, History of the Income Tax, Federal Taxes Collected and Spent by the States, and a table of State Taxes on…

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Jump to Children's Privacy Information Jump to Parental Consent  Information Sandbox Networks, Inc. ("Sandbox", "we", "us", "our"), a company within the Sandbox International Holdings Ltd…

Morrison, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Arthur, 1863–1945, English novelist. A journalist, he worked on the National Observer for William Ernest Henley. His stories of life in the London slums include Tales of Mean…

Mariazell

(Encyclopedia) MariazellMariazellmärēˌätsĕlˈ [key], town, Styria prov., E central Austria. It is a winter and summer resort. Chiefly noted as a place of pilgrimage, it is famous for its 12th-century…

abandonment

(Encyclopedia) abandonment, in law, voluntary, intentional, and absolute relinquishment of rights or property without conveying them to any other person. Abandonment also means willfully leaving one'…

Immanuel

(Encyclopedia) Immanuel or EmmanuelImmanuelboth: ĭmănˈy&oomacr;əl [key] [Heb.,=God with us], in the Book of Isaiah, name given to the child who would be a sign to Judah of her deliverance. In the…

Hofmann, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Hofmann, Joseph, 1876–1957, Polish-American pianist, b. near Cracow; pupil of Anton Rubinstein. He toured Europe as a child prodigy, making his American debut in 1887 at the…

Holy Family

(Encyclopedia) Holy Family, term referring to the child Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. In the Roman Catholic Church the feast in its honor falls usually on the first Sunday after the Epiphany. In art the…

Epstein, Sir Jacob

(Encyclopedia) Epstein, Sir JacobEpstein, Sir Jacobĕpˈstīn [key], 1880–1959, sculptor, b. New York City. He studied with Rodin in Paris and later worked chiefly in England. In revolt against the…

Temple, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) Temple, Shirley, 1928–2014, American child film star, b. Santa Monica, Calif., as Shirley Jane Temple. She started in movies at three-and-a-half and starred in her first feature (Stand…