The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2010; the winners are listed below. Album of the Year: Fearless - Taylor…
(Encyclopedia) TrincomaleeTrincomaleetrĭngˌkəməlēˈ [key], town (1995 est. pop. 50,000), capital of Eastern prov., NE Sri Lanka, on the Bay of Bengal. Trincomalee has one of the world's finest natural…
(Encyclopedia) calypso, a form of folk song developed on the island of Trinidad and also popular in other Caribbean countries. Thought to have begun with 19th-century black slaves, calypso songs…
(Encyclopedia) YogyakartaYogyakartayōgˌyəkärˈtə, yōkˌ– [key], JogjakartaYogyakartajōgˌ–, jōkˌ– [key], or DjokjakartaYogyakartajōkˌ– [key], city (1990 pop. 412,059), S Java, Indonesia, at the foot of…
(Encyclopedia) North BrabantNorth Brabantbrəbăntˈ [key], Du. Noordbrabant, province (1994 pop. 2,259,800), c.1,920 sq mi (4,970 sq km), S Netherlands, bordering on Belgium in the south and on Germany…
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(Encyclopedia) Matthiessen, F. O. (Francis Otto Matthiessen)Matthiessen, F. O.măthˈĭsĕn [key], 1902–50, American critic, b. Pasadena, Calif., grad. Yale Univ., 1923, B.Litt., Oxford, 1925, Ph.D.,…
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HYDROGEN IN STARSSPACE SHUTTLEHYDROGENATIONHYDROGEN-FUELLED CARBIOGRAPHY: ANTOINE LAVOISIER French, 1743-1794FIND OUT MOREYou cannot see, taste, or smell hydrogen, yet this element makes up over…
Basics for bulls and bears
by Holly Hartman
The word stock simply refers to a supply. You may have a stock of T-shirts in your closet, or a stock of pencils in your desk. In the financial market…
