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Weather: Fooling the Clouds

Fooling the CloudsWeatherBring on the RainDroplet to Drop … How Rain HappensTypes of PrecipitationFooling the CloudsSo Why Does It Rain? Now that we have a handle on the processes nature uses in…

Brontë

(Encyclopedia) BrontëBrontëbrŏnˈtē [key], family of English novelists, including Charlotte Brontë, 1816–55, English novelist, Emily Jane Brontë, 1818–48, English novelist and poet, and Anne Brontë,…

Toussaint Louverture, François Dominique

(Encyclopedia) Toussaint Louverture or L'Ouverture, François DominiqueToussaint Louverture or L'Ouverture, François DominiquefräNswäˈ dômēnēkˈ t&oomacr;săNˈ l&oomacr;vĕrtürˈ [key], c.1744–…

Seoul

(Encyclopedia) SeoulSeoulsāˈ&oomacr;l, sāˈ&oobreve;l, sōl [key], city (1995 pop. 10,229,262), capital of South Korea, NW South Korea, on the Han River. It has special status equivalent to…

pulsar

(Encyclopedia) pulsar, in astronomy, a neutron star that emits brief, sharp pulses of energy instead of the steady radiation associated with other natural sources. The study of pulsars began when…

X Games Summer 1999

by John Gettings After two years in San Diego, the world's largest "alternative" sports competition is moving north to San Francisco for more biking, blading and boarding under the…

Harry Potter Haiku

Harry Potter Haiku by Holly Hartman FROM THE FACTMONSTER: Monster gets the mail likes to read funny haiku writ by Harry fans…

Millennial Markers

Millennial MarkersVoices and visions of the next millenniumby Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Millennium Central…