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Origin of Athlete Nicknames

Do you have a nickname? How did you get it? Many athletes' nicknames have nothing to do with their sports. Nicolai “Old One Leg” Andrianov…

The Gap Year

A growing trend among American students by Elizabeth Olson Related Links Cost of Higher Education Distinctive Destinations for 2008 Planning a Gap Year…

DK Science: Nanotechnology

MINIATURE ENGINENANO MEDICALCARBON NANOTECHNOLOGYFIND OUT MORENanotechnology gives us the ability to make incredibly small objects. Some of its methods came from microchip technology. Shapes are…

Automotive Mechanic

What is this job like? Automotive service technicians and mechanics fix cars or light trucks that have broken down. They must be able to figure out the source of the problem quickly and correctly.…

Twilight Trivia

Word Wise > All About Books Learn about the symbolism, origin of names, and other interesting tidbits about Twilight Related Links Twilight Page…

Olympic Preview: Artistic Gymnastics

First Olympic Appearance: 1912 (men); 2000 (women) by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2012 Encyclopedia: Gymnastics…

barium

(Encyclopedia) bariumbariumbârˈēəm [key] [Gr.,=heavy], metallic chemical element; symbol Ba; at. no. 56; at. wt. 137.327; m.p. 725℃; b.p. 1,640℃; sp. gr. 3.5 at 20℃; valence +2. Barium is a soft,…

2010 Gulf Oil Spill Timeline

by Dana J. Quigley and Catherine McNiff Source: U.S. Coast Guard April | May | June | July | August | September | November | December | February 2011 | March 2011…