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The FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives"

The Question: How do they decide who are the FBI's 10 most wanted criminals? The Answer: According to the FBI web site, the Criminal Investigative Division (CID) at FBI headquarters calls upon…

Slash (Virgule)

Separates successive divisions in an extended date: fiscal year 1998/99.Represents per: 35 km/hr, 1,800 ft./sec.Means or between the words and and or: Take water skis and/or fishing equipment when…

Six Billion of Us

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the world population reached 6 billion on July 19, 1999, at about 12:24:02 AM GMT (July 18 at 8:24:02 PM EDT). The Census figure is an…

Grambling State University

(Encyclopedia) Grambling State University, at Grambling, La.; coeducational; state supported; est. 1901, attained university status 1974; predominantly African American. It has colleges of liberal…

Men's NCAA Basketball Championships, 2006

Division IFirst Round—New OrleansFlorida 112, Jackson St. 69Arizona 88, Purdue 72Nevada 77, Creighton 71Memphis 73, North Texas 58First Round; BuffaloButler 57, Old Dominion 46Maryland 82,…

Wainwright

(Encyclopedia) Wainwright, town (1991 pop. 4,732), E Alta., Canada, SE of Edmonton and near the Sask. border. It is a trade center and railroad division point for an oil and natural gas area. It has…

Leap Year Rules

The Question: Why does February have 29 days every 4 years. The Answer: A leap year occurs every four years to help synchronize the calendar…

Wayne State University

(Encyclopedia) Wayne State University, at Detroit, Mich.; state supported; coeducational; established 1956 as a successor to Wayne Univ. (formed 1934 by a merger of five city colleges). The…

arithmetic

(Encyclopedia) arithmetic, branch of mathematics commonly considered a separate branch but in actuality a part of algebra. Conventionally the term has been most widely applied to simple teaching of…