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BOSTON, MA (February 21, 2001)—Learning Network (http://www.learningnetwork.com, America Online Keyword: Learning Network), the Internet’s premier consumer-education source, announced today that FactMonster.com, (http://www.FactMonster.com) its comprehensive kids’ reference site, is the recipient of this year’s New England Web DesignTM E-Zine Award for outstanding content and design. The New England Web Design (NEWDTM) awards program was developed by Aquent, a Boston-based talent agency, to recognize the best interactive sites in New England. NEWD Award winners were critically selected from more than 700 applicants, including the region’s top corporations and agencies, as well as independents and students, by a panel of industry experts who state: “If the work survives our scrutiny, it is an example of truly excellent design....

BOSTON, MA (July 23, 2001)—FactMonster.com, (http://www.FactMonster.com), a leading kids’ reference site from Information Please®, today announced that it is the winner of the 2001 Webby Award, the top international honor for Web sites and achievement in technology and creativity, in the Best Kids’ Site Category. Fact Monster, one of the most respected and popular Internet sites for homework help and reference resources, has attracted more than thirty million page views since January 2001 with its engaging features and compelling content....

Known as Decoration Day, the holiday was changed to Memorial Day within twenty years, becoming a holiday dedicated to the memory of all war dead. It became a federal holiday in 1971, and is now observed on the last Monday in May. There is also a Confederate Memorial Day, which is celebrated on various days in spring in some of the southern states.

As some may realize, this is the second big comeback fight in Tyson’s 14-year professional career. The first time he returned from a significant lay-off was following his prison sentence for a rape conviction. In that return bout in August 1995, Tyson pounded a white pug into the rug in less than a round. His fight against the overmatched Peter McNeeley was shorter than the national anthem. This time he returns from the 16-month suspension stemming from his June 1997 disqualification loss to heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield....

Related Links 2008 Year in Review 2008 News of the Nation 2008 Month-By-Month 2008 Places in the News Quiz Country Profiles The U.S. plans to deploy additional troops to Afghanistan as violence there intensifies India experienced a series of deadly terrorist attacks in 2008 In 2008, the Iraqi government made progress on both legislative and security fronts Internal problems squander Bush’s hope for a peace agreement under his administration In February 2008, Kosovo became the world’s 195th country North Korea maintained its unpredictable diplomatic course in 2008 A new government took over after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf Although Russian president Vladimir Putin stepped down in 2008, he refused to relinquish power The war between Russia and Georgia heightened tensions between Russia and the West A new political party challenges the leadership of the ANC The quality of life deteriorated further in Zimbabwe in 2008...

If you think the Olympics have changed over the years, take a look at these ancient sport facts. The Ancient Olympics Were Commercial Many modern critics contend the Olympics are too commercial. Apparently little has changed. Cheating and bribery were so common at the ancient games that statutes warning against dishonesty were set up along the road to the stadium. Successful athletes were celebrities. Medals and poems were commissioned to celebrate winners....

Reprinted from Publishers Weekly© 2002 by Publishers Weekly

There are different ways of showing perspective. Look at the painting Cape Cod Evening by Edward Hopper. Notice how the straight lines on the house seem to move on a diagonal away from you, toward a background point. This is called linear perspective. Another way of showing perspective is atmospheric perspective. Notice how the dark green area on the left seems farther away than the lighter green trees. That’s because light colors “jump out” while darker colors seem to fade away, as if they were farther back in the atmosphere....

In prehistoric times, women were worshiped as supernatural beings because they could create life. The supreme creator was female—the Great Goddess, who reigned from 7000 B.C. to the closing of the last Goddess temples in 500 A.D.In the tenth and eleventh centuries a succession of 17 women known as the Habe Queens ruled Daura. Daura is in what is now northern Nigeria. Their names were: Iroquois, Navajo, and Hopi women played a special role in their tribes....

A lawyer, businessman, and politician born and bred in New York, Giuliani has not conformed to a tightly scripted campaign. Instead, he has delivered a different speech at almost every stop, adapting his address to appeal to both the audience and his mood. His constant theme, however, has been national security, and he often recounts his poised handling of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center....

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Boston organized crime figure James J. ‘Whitey’ Bulger. (Source/FBI) Related Links The article created a sensation. Delighted at the subsequent publicity, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover began the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives program in March 1950. Fugitives No Longer Since then the list has become a standard crime-fighting tool for the FBI. By widely circulating the lists to media outlets and posting them in public buildings, the FBI has been able to enlist public help in finding what it calls serious offenders....

And The Nominees Are… See who got nominated in the major categories and read biographies of the nominees. And The Winner Is… Find all the Oscar winners, past and present. Do you remember who won in all the major categories last year? And The Host Is… Billy Crystal is hosting the Oscars this year. Read a bio on him as well as past hosts of the Academy Awards. And The Answer Is… Check out our quizzes, crossword, trivia and features to test and expand your knowledge of the Oscars....

Those inhabitants foolish enough to have remained in town at the time of the eruption were buried in this pyroclastic flow until the remains of Pompeii were discovered, almost perfectly preserved, in 1748. The cinders and ashes that buried the town also kept it surprisingly intact, down to the fresh colors in wall paintings. Sporadically excavated over the past 250 years, Pompeii has provided a wealth of knowledge about ancient Roman civilization....