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When minors, people under age 18, break the law, they usually appear in juvenile court. Since a minor will rarely have a jury trial, the judge hears the evidence and decides whether or not there is enough evidence to prove that the child has broken the law. In most cases, the child admits to the crime and depending on the situation, the judge may put the child on probation, place the child in a foster home, or in serious cases, the child may be sent to a juvenile institution....

Alabama Women’s Hall of FameMarion, AlabamaFounded 1970Honorees include: writer and educator Helen Keller, actress Tallulah Bankhead, novelist and painter Zelda Fitzgerald, folklorist Ruby Pickens Tartt Arizona Women’s Hall of FamePhoenix, ArizonaFounded 1979Honorees include: Yavapai Prescott Indian chief Viola Jimulla, women’s health activist Margaret Sanger, rancher Amy Cornwall Neal, historian and poet Sharlot M. Hall Colorado Women’s Hall of FameDenver, ColoradoFounded 1985Honorees include: Titanic heroine Molly Brown, former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, politician Pat Schroeder, author and activist Mildred Pitts Walter Connecticut Women’s Hall of FameHartford, ConnecticutFounded 1994Honorees include: opera singer Marian Anderson, abolitionist Prudence Crandall, actress Katharine Hepburn, writer Madeleine L’Engle Florida Women’s Hall of FameTallahassee, FloridaFounded 1982Honorees include: writer Zora Neale Hurston, educator Mary McLeod Bethune, athlete Althea Gibson, former U....

$46 millionRetail sales of hot dogs in Philadelphia in 2007, the fourth largest total in the nation. Only New York, Los Angeles and Washington/Baltimore spent more on hot dogs. 1908The year when the song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” was written by Jack Norworth and composed by Albert Von Tilzer. Cracker Jack—a blend of peanuts, popcorn and caramel—is immortalized with the third line, “Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack....

NFT games are the most recent trend in online gaming, and this craze has pushed the gaming industry to newer heights. So what are NFT games? Read on to learn more! Non-Fungible Token Games NFT games are a new breed of game that uses blockchain technology to mint unique digital assets, called non-fungible tokens or NFTs, that represent in-game items, artworks, experiences, or even real-world assets. Because NFTs are built on blockchain technology, they offer several advantages....

America’s Most Endangered Places America’s Most Endangered Places 2006America’s Most Endangered Places 2005America’s Most Endangered Places 2004America’s Most Endangered Places 2003America’s Most Endangered Places 2002America’s Most Endangered Places 2001 1. Brooklyn’s Industrial Waterfront, New York, N.Y. No city has defined America’s blue-collar work ethic quite like Brooklyn, New York. The Borough, once the manufacturing heart of the city, has seen industrial activity on its once bustling waterfront steadily decline over the past 50 years....

The key to helping your new dog make a successful adjustment to your home is being prepared and being patient. It can take anywhere from two days to two months for you and your pet to adjust to each other. The following tips can help ensure a smooth transition: Supplies. Prepare the things your dog will need in advance. You’ll need a collar and leash, food and water bowls, food, and, of course, some toys....

Eskimos are racially distinct from American Indians, and are not, as previously believed, merely “Indians transformed.” In fact, the Eskimos are most closely related to the Mongolian peoples of eastern Asia. Eskimos consider themselves to be “Inuit” (The People). The Eskimo-Aleut languages are unrelated to any American Indian language groups. The Eskimo population was approximately 50,000 at the time of the first widespread contact with Europeans. An estimated 2,000 Siberian Eskimos lived near the Bering Strait, the Alaskan Eskimos numbered about 25,000, and the Central Eskimos (who inhabited what is now northern Canada) numbered about 10,000....

Aborigines The native hunters and food gatherers of Australia are called aborigines, though the word refers to the first inhabitants of any region. Aborigines have lived in Australia for 40,000 years. Today most of them are of mixed descent. There are about 50,000 full-blooded aborigines left. Afrikaners White people in South Africa who are descended from the Dutch and German settlers are Afrikaners. Aleut These people live between Alaska and Siberia on the Aleutian Islands....

Related Links Everest AlmanacA History of Climbing EverestMeasuring MountainsEverest Reading ListEverest’s New HeightEverest TimelineEverest Web SitesThe Highest Mountains in the World Quizzes Quiz: Explorers and Adventurers The Sherpas are a people of Tibetan ancestry who migrated to Nepal about 600 years ago. Sherpas are renowned for their ability to tolerate high altitudes, for their mountaineering abilities, and for their extraordinary fortitude. Many use “Sherpa” as their surname. Because nearly every Himalayan expedition relies on Sherpas as guides and porters, the word Sherpa has often been used as a generic term to mean a member of a mountaineering or trekking support team....

His lackluster performance on the stump and in his first debate seems to indicate that Thompson has yet to find his stride. In fact, at October’s Republican debate in Michigan—his first—he extolled the “rosy’ economy. Someone on his staff apparently neglected to tell him that Michigan’s unemployment rate, 7.4%, is the highest in the country. Long Deliberation Process Before throwing his hat into presidential politics, Thompson was perhaps best known as District Attorney Arthur Branch on television’s Law & Order....