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NBA Individual Leaders, 2006–2007 Season

POINTS PER GAMEMinimum of 49 games played Gm MPGPPGKobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers7740.831.6Carmelo Anthony, Denver6538.228.9Gilbert Arenas, Washington7439.828.4Lebron James, Cleveland7841.027.3Ray…

Garland, Hamlin

(Encyclopedia) Garland, Hamlin, 1860–1940, American author, b. near West Salem, Wis. He grew up in the Middle Western farmlands, the region he later wrote about in verse, stories, and autobiography.…

Coming Out While Still in the Game

More professional athletes are coming out and not just after they retire. by Jennie Wood and Katherine Schauer Jason Collins in 2012 Photo Credit…

Best-Selling Books, 2006

Source: Publishers Weekly. Hardcover Fiction For One More Day, Mitch Albom Cross, James Patterson Dear John, Nicholas Sparks…

Meleager

(Encyclopedia) MeleagerMeleagermĕlēāˈjər [key], hero in Greek mythology. He was the son of Oeneus, king of Calydon, and Althaea. When Meleager was born, a prophecy said that he would die when a…

Shirley Clarke

(Shirley Brimberg)filmmakerBorn: 10/2/1925Birthplace: New York City Originally a dancer and choreographer, she turned to making experimental short films and documentaries in the 1950s. Later she…

Thorvaldsen, Albert Bertel

(Encyclopedia) Thorvaldsen or Thorwaldsen, Albert BertelThorvaldsen or Thorwaldsen, Albert Bertelboth: älˈbĕrt bĕrˈtəl tôrˈvälsən [key], 1770–1844, Danish sculptor, b. Copenhagen. In 1797 he went to…

Baton Rouge

(Encyclopedia) Baton Rouge Baton Rouge bătˈən r&oomacr;zh [key] [Fr.,=red stick], city (2020 pop. 227,470), state…