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Chemistry: Simple Stoichiometry Calculations

Simple Stoichiometry CalculationsChemistryStoichiometryStoichiometry: Fun to Say, Fun to Do!Simple Stoichiometry CalculationsLimiting Reactant ProblemsGas Stoichiometry Now that you've done your…

Facts and Figures About Twisters

Facts and Figures About Twisters Although tornadoes can happen at any time of year, they are especially common during the spring and early summer. May and June are the peak months in terms of…

Centenarians

100 Years Young Centenarians have the last word by Zoe Segal-Reichlin As advancements in technology and medical research have skyrocketed, so have life expectancy figures in the U.S.…

The Economist's Toolbox: Introduction

IntroductionThe Economist's ToolboxIntroductionNumbers Please: Economic DataWatch Out!Virtually all aspects of economic activity can be measured, and most of them are. As you've seen, consumer…

Otis Redding

singer, songwriterBorn: 9/9/1941Birthplace: Dawson, GA Legendary soul singer whose death at age 26 ended a career just as it was about to blossom. In 1962, Redding, a former choir member, was a…

Chemistry: General

acid-base indicators acids and bases activation energy aerogel aerosol allotropy amphoterism analysis, chemical analytical chemistry anion asymmetric carbon atom atomic mass atomic mass…

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Jonesrap musicianBorn: 7/11/1975Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A native of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Lil' Kim was thrown out of the house by her father as a teen. She lived with friends and…

Faith Hill

country-pop singerBorn: 9/21/1967Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi Hill's ability to combine hit albums, altruism, marriage, and motherhood makes Martha Stewart look like a slug. At 19, she headed…

Trisha Yearwood

country singerBorn: 9/19/1964Birthplace: Monticello, Georgia Trisha Yearwood is credited with unearthing a new youth-oriented market for country music in the '90s. A banker's daughter growing up in…