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Color and Fashion

A colorful world is a world of meaning because people have always used color as symbols. Here are some of the ways fashion and color have connected.Red The Aztecs of Mexico taught the Spanish how…

Potter's Bar

(Encyclopedia) Potter's Bar, town (1991 pop. 22,755), Hertfordshire, central England, in the Midlands. Potter's Bar is a residential district, most of which is within the Green Belt Zone barred to…

Knock Knock Jokes

Knock Knock Jokes Knock knock? Yuk yuk! By Holly Hartman Knock knock Who's there? Rob Rob who? Robbers are chasing me, open the door! Knock knock Who's there? Mary…

Thomas Andrew DASCHLE, Congress, SD (1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-2005Party: DemocratDASCHLE, Thomas Andrew, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Aberdeen, S. Dak. on December 9, 1947; attended private and…

Turkey Trivia

Find fast facts about wild and domesticated turkeys in the United States.   Related Links Quiz: Turkey Day Turkey Traditions Slideshow…

Notre Dame Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Notre Dame Mountains, section of the Appalachian system, extending c.500 mi (800 km) from the Green Mts. of Vermont into the Gaspé Peninsula, Canada. Worn low by erosion, the ancient…

jasper, type of quartz

(Encyclopedia) jasper, opaque, impure cryptocrystalline quartz, usually red, but also yellow, green, and grayish blue. It is used as a gem. Ribbon jasper has the colors in stripes.

bloodstone

(Encyclopedia) bloodstone or heliotrope, green chalcedony spotted with red, used as a gem stone. It is found in India, the United States, Brazil, and Australia.

Gamble House

Pasadena, Calif.Designed in 1908 by Greene and Greene photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected the Gamble House as one of…

Muir, Edwin

(Encyclopedia) Muir, Edwin, 1887–1959, British author, b. Orkney Islands, Scotland. He moved with his family to Glasgow in 1901, where he remained for 18 years. In 1919 he went to London and joined…