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Yamuna

(Encyclopedia) YamunaYamunayäˈmənə [key] or JumnaYamunajŭmˈnə [key], river, c.850 mi (1,370 km) long, rising in the Himalayas, N India, and flowing generally SE, through the Shiwalik Range, past…

Cayman Islands

(Encyclopedia) Cayman IslandsCayman Islandskāˈmən [key], British dependency (2015 est. pop. 60,000), 100 sq mi (259 sq km), comprising three low-lying islands in the West Indies. George Town, the…

The 71st Annual Drama League Awards

The Drama League announced the 2005 award winners.Distinguished Production of a Play Doubt Distinguished Production of a Musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels…

The 72nd Annual Drama League Awards

The Drama League announced the 2006 award winners.Distinguished Production of a Play The History Boys Distinguished Production of a Musical Jersey Boys…

The 73rd Annual Drama League Awards

The Drama League announced the 2007 award winners May 11, 2007.Distinguished Production of a Play The Coast of Utopia Distinguished Production of a Musical…

Oyster (Book)

Author:Janette Turner HospitalPublisher:W.W. Norton & Company Mix the melodramatic tension of a Stephen King novel with the social consciousness of Shirley Jackson's macabre classic, The…

mousebird

(Encyclopedia) mousebird or colycolykōˈlē [key], common name for small, slender birds, comprising six species in the single genus Colius of the family Coliidae. They resemble mice in their soft,…

magnetic pole

(Encyclopedia) magnetic pole, the two roughly opposite ends of the planet where the earth's magnetic intensity is the greatest, as the north and south magnetic poles. For the magnetic north, it is…

differential

(Encyclopedia) differential, in the automobile, a set of gears used on the driving (usually rear) axle. The two wheels on the driving axle must be interconnected in order to receive their energy from…

Durrington Walls

(Encyclopedia) Durrington Walls, large henge overlooking the River Avon near Stonehenge and Amesbury, Wiltshire, S England. Although damaged and diminished by farming, erosion, and road construction…