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2011 World News: "News of the World" Hacking Scandal
Phone-Hacking Scandal a Major Embarrassment for Media Mogul Murdoch by Beth Rowen Related Links Biography of Rupert Murdoch 2011 Year in Review 2011 News of the Nation…Brewer's: Fire
(Anglo-Saxon, fyr, Greek, pur.) St. Antony's fire. Erysipelas. “Le feu St Antoine. ” (See Anthony.) St. Helen's fire. “Ignis sanctæ Helenæ”. “Feu St. Helme. ” (See Castor and Pollux; and…Brewer's: Flag
(Danish, flag.) A black flag is the emblem of piracy or of no quarter. (See Black Flags.) To unfurl the black flag. To declare war. The curtain which used to hang before the door of…Brewer's: Wine
A magnum of wine is two quarts; a tappit-hen of wine or rum is a double magnum; a jeroboam of wine or rum is a double “tappit-hen”; and a…Wealth and Poverty: What's the Government's Role?
What's the Government's Role?Wealth and PovertyIntroductionWhat Is Poverty?Who's Got How Much?Why Incomes Are Becoming More UnequalWhat's the Government's Role?Other Aspects of Wealth and PovertyThe…Weather: How Much Will I Earn?
How Much Will I Earn?WeatherMaking a Career Out of ItWhat Would I Do?How Much Will I Earn?How Do I Become a Meteorologist?Will I Find a Job? Meteorology has always been at the cutting edge of…Michael the Brave
(Encyclopedia) Michael the Brave, d. 1601, prince of Walachia (1593–1601), of Transylvania (1599–1600), and of Moldavia (1600). Michael was one of Romania's greatest medieval rulers, as well as a…Ivan the Great
(Encyclopedia) Ivan the Great: see Ivan III.Ivan the Terrible
(Encyclopedia) Ivan the Terrible: see Ivan IV.Jack the Ripper
(Encyclopedia) Jack the Ripper, name given to an unidentified late-19th-century murderer in London, England; also known as the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron. From Aug. to Nov., 1888, he was…Trending
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