The Game of Canasta
Introduction to the game of Canasta Canasta is said to have originated in Montivideo, Uruguay, around 1940. From there it […]
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What is Daylight Saving Time
Standards: Daylight Saving Time (DST) Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a widely used system that adjusts the official local time
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Health Tip: When a Cold or Flu Won’t Go Away
Health Tip: When a Cold Won’t Go Away Coughs and sniffles are common among little ones. But if symptoms persist,
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The B Vitamins
B1 (thiamine) B2 (riboflavin) B3 (niacin) B5 (pantothenic acid) B6 B7 (biotin) B12 Folic acid – Folic acid is a
U.S. National Debt – Where does it come from?
Where does our national debt come from? One of the fundamental things to understand when considering the debate about reducing
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Inflation In Economics
In economics, increases in the level of prices. Inflation is generally thought of as an inordinate rise in the general
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Energy Guide Label
Energy Guidance: Appliance Shopping With the EnergyGuide Label If you’ve shopped for appliances, you’ve seen the bright yellow EnergyGuide label.
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Claude Monet
Oscar-Claude Monet was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult
Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a major Post-Impressionist painter. A Dutch artist whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. Born: February
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Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia Totto O’Keeffe was an American artist. Born near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, O’Keeffe first came to the attention of the
Norman Rockwell
Norman Perceval Rockwell was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United
Henri Matisse
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was
Johann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel Born: 1653, Nuremberg, Germany Died: March 3, 1706, Nuremberg, Germany German composer and organist. He was taught by
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven Born: December 1770 in Bonn, Germany Died: 26 March 1827 (cirrhosis of the liver, plus dropsy) Ludwig
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Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was an Italian violinist and composer whose concertos were widely known and influential throughout Europe. Antonio Vivaldi
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Born: 7 May 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia Died: 6 November 1893 in St. Petersburg Russian composer Peter
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