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Source: www.britannica.com --- 5 days ago
A farm animal (possibly), devastation, and Chicago. Is it 1945, the curse of the Billy Goat, and the Chicago Cubs? No. It's 1871, Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (or not), and the Great Chicago Fire. The conflagration began on October 8, 1871, and burned for two days, claiming 300 lives and destroying some 17,450 buildings. ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 3 days ago
Britannica's Advocacy for Animals site has provided a guide to the views of the U.S. presidential and vice-presidential candidates on such issues as drilling, mining, and energy conservation and development; animal welfare, including the protection of endangered or threatened species; global warming; and environmental conservation. We highlight this guide in four parts, one post daily on each of these four topics. ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 3 days ago
Britannica's Advocacy for Animals site has provided a guide to the views of the U.S. presidential and vice-presidential candidates on such issues as drilling, mining, and energy conservation and development; animal welfare, including the protection of endangered or threatened species; global warming; and environmental conservation. We highlight this guide in four parts, one post daily on each of these four topics. ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 2 days ago
Britannica's Advocacy for Animals site has provided a guide to the views of the U.S. presidential and vice-presidential candidates on such issues as drilling, mining, and energy conservation and development; animal welfare, including the protection of endangered or threatened species; global warming; and environmental conservation. We highlight this guide in four parts, one post daily on each of these four topics. ...

Source: www.associatedcontent.com --- 10 days ago
The Encyclopedia Britannica kid was a late 1980s TV phenomenon After the ads we didnt see much of the actor Im glad to report hes alive well on YouTube his clips are worth watching ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 26 days ago
This was the real Battle of the Sexes. And, no, we’re not talking about Sarah Palin and Barack Obama (or Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, for that matter). We’re talking tennis this week, as Saturday marks the 35th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s defeat of Bobby Riggs in straight sets (6-4, 6-3, 6-3). The famous Battle [...] ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 34 days ago
For RSS subscribers The Britannica Store presents a special 20% discount on the Concise Encyclopedia and free CD-ROM. This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Britannica's most popular publication worldwide is a one-volume encyclopedia containing 28,000 articles accompanied by colorful photographs, diagrams, maps, and flags. The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia has comprehensive coverage on a variety of subjects including, arts, business, geography, history, literature, philosophy, politics, pop culture, science, sports, and more. The book features an easy-to-use format, pronunciation help, relevant tables, and international maps. To see the special price, add the product to your Shopping Cart. ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 12 days ago
With all the oxygen that the American election is sucking from the media (especially the blogosphere), one might be forgiven (slightly) for not knowing that a second G-8 country from North America, Canada, is holding an election its own election--forgiven perhaps because the Canadian vote will be held on October 14 after having been called on September 7 (of this year!). ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 20 days ago
Viva Maria! (Or is that Viva Brigitte?) She's sexy at any age. She loves animals. And, she's turning 74 this Sunday. It's none other than actress Brigitte Bardot. ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 33 days ago
With the end of two weeks of political theater that we call conventions in the United States, now we can finally focus on things that are important--such as the 25th birthday on Sunday of British diva Amy Winehouse. And, who was the first American president? George Washington, you say? No. It was John--not John McCain (he's not that old)--Smith. Maybe I am stretching the definitional bounds a bit, I know. But, still, it was 400 years ago Wednesday that John Smith became president of Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in North America. ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 18 days ago
Allan Lichtman ---Britannica blogger, author, and professor of history at American University in Washington, D.C.---has been chosen by "the U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program of the Bureau of International Information Programs of the Department of State" to play Obama's top advisor in a series of debates across Russia over the next two weeks. His opponent, playing the top advisor to John McCain, is Ann Stone , founding director of Republicans for Choice. Their debates begin tomorrow and will take place in Moscow, Ryazan, Yekaterinburg, and Nizhniy Novgorod. We look forward to hearing soon from Allan about his speechifying abroad. ...

Source: www.britannica.com --- 36 days ago
‘Go and research your homework topic on the internet’. Common enough. But when we watch this happen in schools, especially with younger ages, then the difference between ‘search’ and ‘research’ shows itself more clearly. One is random and hopeful, the other is ordered and shapely. ...

Source: www.ecommercetimes.com --- 22 days ago
You may not know this, but Albert Einstein wore an editor's hat at Encyclopedia Britannica, as did George Bernard Shaw and more than 80 Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners. But it's that other encyclopedia, the online one, where vandals and anonymous editors allegedly run rampant, that's been getting all the attention lately. ...

Source: www.theconservativevoice.com --- 33 days ago
Don't think twice. Run to the closest retail outlet (or surf to the Britannica's Web site) and purchase the 2009 edition now. ...

Source: daily.greencine.com --- 21 days ago
We've spent more than a little of 2008 marking 40th anniversaries - here at the Daily, too. See, for example, this, this, this, this, this and this. But wait, as they say: there's more. At the Britannica Blog, bestselling... ...

Source: www.britney.com --- 7 days ago
Happy Friday! Got a few randoms I'd like to share with you: Thought #1: Save your pennies this weekend so you can buy "Womanizer" on iTuesday!!! Speaking of "Womanizer"... check out this kick-ass video I just came across. It def reminds me of Brit's single (and gives me some ideas on how to get back at a few of my womanizing ex-BFs.) read more ...

Source: sonyericssonz520a.com --- 22 days ago
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Source: www.britney.com --- 15 days ago
Britney fans are some of the most talented peeps I've ever met. That's why I'm calling on YOU to help me with my official Britannica MySpace page! Don't get me wrong, the layout David Misas made for me kicks major ass. But new album, new Britney... time for a change, don'tcha think? I'm thinking something sleek, chic... maybe vintage-inspired with a Britney pin-up? What do you think the layout should include? A Circus countdown clock? Shots of pretty VMA Britney? read more ...