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Collingwood

(Encyclopedia) Collingwood, town, S Ont., Canada at the south end of Georgian Bay, an arm of Lake Huron. Collingwood is a shipbuilding center and has…

Lyme Regis

(Encyclopedia) Lyme RegisLyme Regislīm rēˈjĭs [key], town (1991 pop. 3,447), Dorset, SW England. The town is a tourist resort. Paleontological discoveries have been made in the blue Lias rocks…

Milton

(Encyclopedia) Milton, town (1990 pop. 25,725), Norfolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on the Neponset River; settled 1636, set off from Dorchester and inc. 1662. Granite quarries are…

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Biography

spiritual leaderDied: February 5, 2008 (Vlodrop, the Netherlands) Best Known as: spiritual leader who introduced transcendental meditation to the West…

DK Science: Energy Sources

ENERGY FROM THE SUNINSIDE A NUCLEAR POWER STATIONRENEWABLE ENERGYGEOTHERMAL ENERGYFIND OUT MOREEverything we do takes energy, which we get from many different sources. Most of the energy on Earth…

Anna Wintour

magazine editorBorn: 11/3/1949Birthplace: London, England So deep was her interest in clothes, Wintour decided against going to college, instead getting a job at Harper's Bazaar (later Harper's…

Colm Meaney

actorBorn: 5/30/1953Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Television, stage, and film actor who began his career on British television after several years on the stage. He became a recurring character on…

Ralph Bradshaw White Biography

documentary cameramanDied: February 4, 2008 (Glendale, California) Best Known as: explorer and documentary cameraman who first filmed footage of the Titanic wreckage…

Johore Strait

(Encyclopedia) Johore Strait, arm of the Singapore Strait, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 1 to 3 mi (1.6–4.8 km) wide, between Singapore Island and the Malay Peninsula. The eastern part of the strait…