Fastballalternative punk-pop band Known as Magneto USA until 1996, the band came together after Austin-raised Joey Shuffield (drums and percussion) introduced Tony Scalzo (vocals and bass) to…
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(French, á cheval). Troops are arranged á cheval when they command two roads, as Wellington's army at Waterloo, which, being at the apex of two roads, commanded that between Charleroi and…
Bogus currency. Forged or sham bills. Bogus transactions. Fraudulent transactions. The word is by some connected with bogie. Lowell (Biglow Papers) says, “I more than suspect the world to…
(Encyclopedia) panda, name for two unrelated nocturnal Asian mammals of the order Carnivora, red pandas, genus Ailurus, and the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
Red pandas, also known as lesser…
(Encyclopedia) wapitiwapitiwŏpˈĭtē [key], large North American deer, Cervus canadensis, closely related to the Old World red deer. It is commonly called elk in America although the name elk is used…
Trees burst into leaf— Ash earliest May 13th, latest June 14th. Beech April 19th, “ May 7th.” Damson March 28th, “ May 13th.” Horse-chestnut March 17th, “ April 19th.” Larch March…
