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Lange, Dorothea
(Encyclopedia) Lange, Dorothea, 1895–1965, American photographer, b. Hoboken, N.J. as Dorothea Nutzhorn, adopted her mother's maiden name in her twenties. From 1916 until 1932, Lange operated a…Victoria, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Victoria, Lake, or Victoria NyanzaVictoria, Lake,nēănˈzə, nī– [key], largest lake of Africa and the world's second largest freshwater lake, c.26,830 sq mi (69,490 sq km), E central…killdeer
(Encyclopedia) killdeer, common North American shorebird related to the plover and the sandpiper. It is about 10 in. (25 cm) in length and its plumage is grayish brown with a double black band across…Lyons, Joseph Aloysius
(Encyclopedia) Lyons, Joseph AloysiusLyons, Joseph Aloysiuslīˈənz [key], 1879–1939, Australian statesman, b. Tasmania. He left schoolteaching in 1909 to enter political life, was a Labour member of…Shays, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Shays, DanielShays, Danielshāz [key], c.1747–1825, American soldier and insurrectionist, b. probably in Hopkinton, Mass. A farmer from W Massachusetts, he fought the British in the…Scads of Scooters
Not just for kids anymore by Holly Hartman A San Francisco "scooter-commuter"[ Take our Transportation Quiz!! ] New York businessmen depend on them, Japanese teenagers can't live without them, and…Chapala
(Encyclopedia) ChapalaChapalachäpäˈlä [key], lake, c.50 mi (80 km) long and 8 mi (12.8 km) wide, W Mexico, in Jalisco and Michoacán states. It is the largest lake in Mexico. Set in a depression on…Bergman, Hjalmar
(Encyclopedia) Bergman, HjalmarBergman, Hjalmaryälˈmär bĕrˈyəmän [key], 1883–1931, Swedish novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer. A popular and prolific writer, Bergman wrote from the…Morse code
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Morse code [for S. F. B. Morse], the arbitrary set of signals used on the telegraph (see code). It may also be used with a flash lamp for visible signaling. The international (…seasonal affective disorder
(Encyclopedia) seasonal affective disorder (SAD), recurrent fall or winter depression characterized by excessive sleeping, social withdrawal, depression, overeating, and pronounced weight gain. SAD…Trending
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