(Encyclopedia) NiigataNiigatanēˈgätä [key], city (1990 pop. 486,097), capital of Niigata prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan at the mouth of the Shinano River. It is the main port for…
(Encyclopedia) Alexandroúpolis Alexandroúpolis älĕksändr&oomacr;ˈpôlēs [key], city, capital of Evros prefecture, NE Greece, W Thrace, a seaport on the Gulf of Ainos, an…
(Encyclopedia) ParamariboParamaribopărˌəmărˈĭbō [key], city (1996 pop. 222,843), capital of Suriname, on the Suriname River, c.10 mi (16 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. It exports bauxite, sugarcane,…
(Encyclopedia) Dongting or TungtingDongtingboth: d&oobreve;ngˈtĭngˈ [key], shallow lake, Hunan prov., SE China; one of China's largest lakes. It is fed by the Yuan, Zi, Xiang, and many smaller…
(Encyclopedia) white alder, deciduous shrub or small tree (Clethra alnifolia) native to the Appalachians, named for the resemblance of its leaves to those of the unrelated true alders. It is…
(Encyclopedia) AdoAdoäˈdō [key], city (1987 est. pop. 287,000), SW Nigeria. Located in a region where rice, corn, cassava, and yams are grown. Traditionally an important cotton-weaving town, Ado also…
A New Symbol for Healthy Eating
by Catherine McNiff
In June 2011, First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled MyPlate, the new symbol of healthy eating. Long…
Traders from Indonesia, India, China, and the Middle East have all influenced Malay cooking, which can be quite varied because of the ethnic mix of the country. Ethnic Malays are Muslim and do not…
by David Johnson Nomadic horsemen of Central Asia, Mongolians learned to live off their animal herds. Meat dominates their diet and traditionally only vegetables that could survive such a…
