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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Compression system of refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its…Weather: Fooling the Clouds
Fooling the CloudsWeatherBring on the RainDroplet to Drop … How Rain HappensTypes of PrecipitationFooling the CloudsSo Why Does It Rain? Now that we have a handle on the processes nature uses in…Overweight and Obesity Among Children and Adolescents 6–19 Years of Age
The following table lists the percentage of overweight and obese American children ages 6-19 years old. Dates for overweight data are from 1963-2004, and dates for obese children are from…Work Credits Required for Living Persons To Be Fully Insured at Age 62
Individual'sdate of birth Number of creditsIndividual'sdate of birth Number of credits(men & women)Men Women 1/1/1893 or earlier 6 6 1/2/13–1/1/14 241/2/93–1/1/94 7 6 1/2/14–1/1/15 251/2/…Percentage of Students Ages 9, 13, and 17, by Frequency of Reading for Fun
Age 9 Almost every day Once or twice a week Once or twice a month A few times a year…Weather: Types of Precipitation
Types of PrecipitationWeatherBring on the RainDroplet to Drop … How Rain HappensTypes of PrecipitationFooling the CloudsSo Why Does It Rain? Precipitation can take on many different forms. The…Abishag
(Encyclopedia) AbishagAbishagăbˈəshăg [key], in the Bible, Shunammite woman, David's attendant in his old age and the indirect cause of Adonijah's murder.Iberians
(Encyclopedia) Iberians, ancient people of Spain. Some scholars have argued that they migrated from Africa in the Neolithic period and again at the end of the Bronze Age, while the archaeological…Ma, Yo-Yo
(Encyclopedia) Ma, Yo-YoMa, Yo-Yomä [key], 1955–, American cellist, b. Paris. The son of musicologist Hiao-Tsun Ma, who left China in the 1930s, he was a musical prodigy, giving a public recital in…confirmation
(Encyclopedia) confirmation, Christian rite in which the initiation into the church that takes place by baptism is confirmed. In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern churches, it is a sacrament by…Trending
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