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92 countries to compete at Pyeongchang, including six newcomers Related Links 2018 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient Olympics Winter Olympics Through The Years HistoryAll-Time StandingsMost Gold MedalsWinter Olympics Through the Years This year sees a significant shift in the body of competition from 2014. 11 countries that competed in 2014 will not return in 2018, including Russia after its infamous doping scandal around Rio 2016. 14 countries not represented in 2014 will compete this year, including six newcomers....

No one. That was the year the Oscars had no host, in an attempt to see how the telecast would go without one. The dates below represent the year in which the Oscar awards were telecast. Biographies of Various Oscar Hosts Billy Crystal, hosted 2012, 2004, 2000, 1997–1998, 1989–1993 Anne Hathaway, co-host 2011 James Franco, co-host 2011 Hugh Jackman, 2009 Jon Stewart, 2008, 2006 Ellen DeGeneres, 2007 Chris Rock, 2005 Steve Martin, 2003, 2001 Whoopi Goldberg, 2002, 1999, 1996, 1994 David Letterman, 1995 Chevy Chase, 1988 Bob Hope, hosted several times from 1940–1978 Johnny Carson, 1979–1982, 1984

No. Woodpeckers’ heads are filled with pockets of air that cushion their head bones as they drill for food or bore the tunnels that lead to their nests. Nothing! Tusks are simply large teeth that protrude outside an animal’s mouth. Baby birds have an “egg tooth,” (a small notch on the front of the beak) which they use to peck out of the egg. Once hatched, the chick loses the tooth....

These skeletal features separated dinosaurs from other ancient reptiles such as Dimetrodon, the plesiosaurs, and pterosaurs. Fossil mammals, like mammoths and “saber-toothed tigers” (e.g., Smilodon), are also often incorrectly called dinosaurs.

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The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (U.S., 1964) When evil threatens the mythical land of Prydain, a young pig-keeper named Taran must face the monstrous Horned King.The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper (England, 1973) On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers that he possesses ancient powers.Five Children and It by E. Nesbit (England, 1902) Five children encounter a hideous, cranky creature that grants their wishes—for better or for worse....

Contact local animal shelters and animal control agencies. File a lost-pet report with every shelter within a sixty-mile radius of your home and visit the nearest shelters daily, if possible. If there is no shelter in your community, contact the local police department. Provide these agencies with an accurate description and a recent photograph of your pet. Notify the police if you believe that your pet was stolen. Search the neighborhood....

Hardware consists of devices, like the computer itself, the monitor, keyboard, printer, mouse and speakers. Inside your computer there are more bits of hardware, including the motherboard, where you would find the main processing chips that make up the central processing unit (CPU). The hardware processes the commands it receives from the software, and performs tasks or calculations. Software is the name given to the programs that you install on the computer to perform certain types of activities....

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