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Who's the Man?

Muhammad Ali toys with an unsuspecting Oscar De La HoyaAP/Wide World Photos Roy Jones Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya continued to battle it out for the mythical title as pound-for-pound champion.…

Abbey, Edward Paul

(Encyclopedia) Abbey, Edward Paul, 1927–1989, American writer and environmentalist, b. Indiana, Pa., grad. Univ. of New Mexico (B.A. 1951, M.A. 1956). An ardent, sometimes abrasive advocate for the…

Writing Well: Term Paper #2

Term Paper #2Writing WellSample Term PapersTerm Paper #2Term Paper #3 The Effects of Calorie Restriction on Aging by Jessica Swantek Introduction For ages, humans have been searching for ways to…

Rh factor

(Encyclopedia) Rh factor, protein substance present in the red blood cells of most people, capable of inducing intense antigenic reactions. The Rh, or rhesus, factor was discovered in 1940 by K.…

Brewer's: Evolution

(Darwinian). Darwin's theory is that different forms of animal and vegetable life are due to small variations, and that natural selection is a main agent in bringing them about. If…

baobab

(Encyclopedia) baobabbaobabbäˈōbăbˌ, bāˈō– [key], gigantic tree, Adansonia digitata, of India and Africa, exceeded in trunk diameter only by the sequoia. The hollow trunks of living baobabs have been…