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Edwin Traisman Biography

food scientistDied: June 5, 2007 (Madison, Wisconsin) Best Known as: creator of Kraft Cheez Wiz and McDonald's French fries Food scientist whose research helped…

Warm Colors

Warm colors are made with red, orange, yellow, or some combination of these. Warm colors tend to make you think of sunlight and warmth.The Fighting Temeraire by William Turner In The Fighting…

Jacqueline Bisset

actressBorn: 9/13/1944Birthplace: Weybridge, Surrey, England A former model, she is noted especially for her work in Francois Truffaut's Day for Night (1973), about an actress recovering from a…

Michael Dorn

actorBorn: 12/9/1952Birthplace: Luling, Texas Character actor whose recurring role as the Klingon Lt. Cmdr. Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94) and Star Trek:Deep Space Nine (1995–1999…

Raung

(Encyclopedia) Raung, active volcano, East Java prov., Indonesia, rising to 10,932 ft (3,332 m), with a steep-sided, 1.2-mi (2-km) wide caldera that is 1,600 ft (500 m) deep. It is located SW of Ijen…

The Solar System

Formation of the Solar System The Sun The Moon The Moon's Phases Some Facts about Eclipses Mercury Planet Mercury Video Venus Earth Mars Planet Mars Video and Activities Jupiter…

All-American Rose Selection

The Question: What do different color roses mean? The Answer: According to the All-American Rose Selection web site, these are some of the colors and their…

lark

(Encyclopedia) lark, common name for members of the large family Alaudidae, perching birds of terrestrial habits, chiefly of the Old World and best-known through the skylark, Alauda arvensis. The…

antiseptic

(Encyclopedia) antiseptic, agent that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms on the external surfaces of the body. Antiseptics should generally be distinguished from drugs such as antibiotics…

Brahman cattle

(Encyclopedia) Brahman cattle, breed of beef cattle developed in the S United States in the early 1900s by combining several breeds or strains of zebu cattle of India. Brahman cattle have a very…