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food preservation

(Encyclopedia) food preservation, methods of preparing food so that it can be stored for future use. Because most foods remain edible for only a brief period of time, people since the earliest ages…

The First Wedding

The First WeddingThe June roses over the porch were awake bright and early on that morning, rejoicing with all their hearts in the cloudless sunshine, like friendly little neighbors, as they…

Colombia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Colombia Colombia kəlŭmˈbēə, Span. kōlōmˈbyä [key], officially…

Amy's Valley of Humiliation

Amy's Valley of Humiliation"That boy is a perfect cyclops, isn't he?" said Amy one day, as Laurie clattered by on horseback, with a flourish of his whip as he passed."How dare you say so,…

Borneo

(Encyclopedia) Borneo Borneo bôrˈnēōˌ [key], island, c.287,000 sq mi (743,330 sq km), largest of the Malay…

South America: Maps and Online Resources

South America is the fourth largest continent in the world, situated in the Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is surrounded…

East Timor

(Encyclopedia) East Timor East Timor tēˈmôr [key] or Timor-Leste East Timor…