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(Encyclopedia) petrology, branch of geology specifically concerned with the origin, composition, structure, and properties of rocks, primarily igneous and metamorphic, and secondarily sedimentary. It…Parker, Dorothy
(Encyclopedia) Parker, Dorothy (Dorothy Rothschild Parker), 1893–1967, American short-story and verse writer, b. West End, N.J. While serving as drama critic for Vanity Fair (1916–17) and book critic…Chisholm Trail
(Encyclopedia) Chisholm Trail, route over which vast herds of cattle were driven from Texas to the railheads in Kansas after the Civil War. Its name is generally believed to come from Jesse Chisholm…García Moreno, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) García Moreno, GabrielGarcía Moreno, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ gärsēˈä mōrāˈnō [key], 1821–75, president of Ecuador (1861–65, 1869–75), b. Guayaquil. A conservative with deep religious…fistula
(Encyclopedia) fistulafistulafĭsˈch&oobreve;lə [key], abnormal, usually ulcerous channellike formation between two internal organs or between an internal organ and the skin. It may follow a…Flanagan, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Flanagan, Richard, 1961–, Australian novelist, b. Longford, Tasmania, studied Univ. of Tasmania (grad. 1982), Oxford (Rhodes scholar). Flanagan, whose novels explore the past and…Carpentier, Alejo
(Encyclopedia) Carpentier, AlejoCarpentier, Alejoälāˈhō kärpĕntyārˈ [key], 1904–80, Cuban novelist and musicologist. As a political exile in Paris between 1928 and 1939, Carpentier was strongly…Valles Caldera National Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Valles Caldera National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserveväˈyās [key], 89,766 acres (36,343 hectares), N N.Mex.; est. 2000 by Valles Caldera Trust, transferred to National Park…2004 National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Picture:Million Dollar BabyBest Actor:Jamie Foxx , Ray and CollateralBest Actress:Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake and Hilary Swank, Million Dollar BabyBest Supporting Actor:Thomas Haden…Ernest Frederick HOLLINGS, Congress, SC (1922)
Senate Years of Service: 1966-2005Party: DemocratHOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 1, 1922; attended the public…Trending
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