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Feeling Good

Your body and your mind are totally connected. Here are some of the things you can do with your body and mind to feel good about yourself. Put on comfortable clothes and go out for a walk. Walking…

New Planetary System

New planet has a mass 45 times that of Earth by Liz Olson Related Links Roundup of Recent Science Milestones, 2007 New Planets and a…

Olympic Preview: Beach Volleyball

First Olympic Appearance: 1996 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 2008 Summer Games: Beach Volleyball Results Encyclopedia:…

DK Science: Energy

POTENTIAL ENERGYKINETIC ENERGYCHEMICAL ENERGYFIND OUT MOREScientists define energy as the ability to do work. Energy makes things happen. The energy in sunlight makes plants grow, the energy in…

John Martin VORYS, Congress, OH (1896-1968)

VORYS, John Martin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, June 16, 1896; attended the public schools in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio; during the First World…

Weather: Upper-Air Observations

Upper-Air ObservationsWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the RainPlacing the…

search warrant

(Encyclopedia) search warrant, in law, written order by an official of a court authorizing an officer to search in a specified place for specified objects and to seize them if found. The objects…

Stern, Andrew L.

(Encyclopedia) Stern, Andrew L., 1950–, American labor leader, b. West Orange, N.J., grad., Univ. of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1971). A charismatic and frequently controversial reformer, he became a…

George Walker Bush

Born: 7/6/1946Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Conn., the first child of future president George H. W. Bush. In 1948, the family moved to…