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Gordy, Berry, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Gordy, Berry, Jr., 1929–, African-American music-industry executive, b. Detroit. After stints in the army and as a professional boxer,…

Uttar Pradesh

(Encyclopedia) Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh&oobreve;ˈtär präˈdĭsh [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 166,052,859), 92,804 sq mi (240,363 sq km), N central India. The capital is Lucknow. Other…

Adams, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Adams, Samuel, 1722–1803, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Boston, Mass.; second cousin of John Adams. An unsuccessful…

Punctuation: The Comma: A Major Player

The Comma: A Major PlayerPunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the PeriodThe…

Homework Center: Writing

  Subjects Geography History Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Skills Writing | Research…

Research Skills

  Research Skills   Subjects » Geography » History » Language Arts » Mathematics » Science » Social Studies…

Oil Spill Glossary

Berm, Dispersants, Static Kill, and more by Catherine McNiff A-Q | R-W Annulus The space between the pipe and the wellbore. Biodegradation The breaking down of substances by…

Mackenzie

(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, river, c.1,120 mi (1,800 km) long, issuing from Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Arctic Ocean through a great delta. Between…

Eve, in genetics

(Encyclopedia) Eve, in genetics, popular term for a theoretical female ancestor of all living people, also known as Mitochondrial Eve. In 1987 biochemist Allan C. Wilson proposed that all living…