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Weather: Let's See How It's Done

Let's See How It's DoneWeatherLet's See How It's DoneNow for the Real WorkGoing Into the Upper AirBring on the MachinesWhat About the Five-Day Forecast? You've gotten this far. You know the basics…

1999 Professional Golf Season Review

Tragedy Mars Record-Setting Season The death of Payne Stewart and five others in a plane crash on Oct. 25 overshadowed all the record-breaking achievements by golf's biggest stars this year.…

communications industry

(Encyclopedia) communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the…

Entertainment News from September 1997

JamiroquaiArchive Photos1The 1997 summer movie season ends with a record-breaking $2.22 billion in box-office receipts, but a closer look reveals the numbers aren't much to cheer about.…

Commerce, United States Department of

(Encyclopedia) Commerce, United States Department of, federal executive department charged with promoting U.S. economic development and technological advancement. In Feb., 1903, the Congress…

Hoyle, Sir Fred

(Encyclopedia) Hoyle, Sir FredHoyle, Sir Fredhoil [key], 1915–2001, British astrophysicist and mathematician, b. Bingley, Yorkshire. During the years of World War II, Hoyle primarily worked on…

Los Alamos

(Encyclopedia) Los AlamosLos Alamoslôs ălˈəmōsˌ, lŏs [key], uninc. town (1990 pop. 11,455), seat of Los Alamos co., N central N.Mex. It is on a long mesa extending from the Jemez Mts. The U.S.…

Alamogordo

(Encyclopedia) Alamogordo Alamogordo ălˌəməgôrˈdō, –də [key], city, seat of Otero co., S N.Mex., near the Sacramento Mts.; inc. 1912. Holloman Air Force Base, home to U.S.…

Da Nang

(Encyclopedia) Da Nang Da Nang dənăngˈ, dän äng [key], formerly Tourane Da Nang…