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What's Missing on This Continent?

We always talk about what each continent has—which is the biggest, which has the longest river, which has the most people. Now let's see what each continent doesn't have. Here are some things that…

Miss Twiggley’s Tree

Distributor:Bix Pix Entertainment In a claymation adaptation of Dorothy Warren Fox’s book the townspeople find it “simply disgraceful” that a woman lives in a tree with a dog and two bears. When a…

Reward for Missing Tail

The Question: How did the Manx cat lose its tail? All other cats have long flowing tails, but not the Manx cat; it only has a stump. The Answer: Be careful what…

Cleo FIELDS, Congress, LA (1962)

FIELDS, Cleo, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Baton Rouge, La., November 22, 1962; B.A., Southern University, 1984, J.D., Southern University School of Law, 1987; founder, Young…

Higgs Boson: The Missing Piece?

At long last, scientists announced the discovery of the missing piece to the Standard Model of physics by Catherine McNiff Two scientists checking equipment in the central tube of…

Miss Nelson Has A Field Day

Distributor:ScholasticAge Level:5–10 An original musical score and inspired animation bring James Marshall and Harry Allard's familiar characters to life. Fans of the popular Miss Nelson series…

Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Confirmation that the plane went down leaves many questions unanswered. The missing Malaysia 9M-MRO aircraft Photo Credit: Laurent ERRERA Related Links…

Amelia’s Moving Pictures

Distributor:Pleasant Company Based on Amelia’s Notebook by Marissa Moss, this lively animated film explores Amelia’s feelings about moving from California to Oregon with her mom and sister, Cleo.…

Pearl, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Pearl, river, 485 mi (781 km) long, rising in E Miss. and flowing S to Lake Borgne, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico; its lower section (116 mi/187 km) forms the Miss.-La. boundary.…

Varda, Agnès

(Encyclopedia) Varda, AgnèsVarda, Agnèsänyĕsˈ värdäˈ [key] 1928–2019, French filmmaker, b. Brussels. Varda began her career as a theatrical photographer (1951–61) and photojournalist. Her first film…