(Encyclopedia) Plain of Jars, region, N Laos, at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera. Over 300 carved stone jars, c.1,500 to 2,000 years old, are scattered across its landscape. Averaging 272…
(Encyclopedia) Port Saint LuciePort Saint Luciel&oomacr;ˈsē [key], city (1990 pop. 55,866), St. Lucie co., central E Fla., on the St. Lucie River; inc. 1961. Fabricated metal products, trailers,…
(Encyclopedia) PorbandarPorbandarpōrˈbəndər [key], town (1991 pop. 116,546), Gujurat state, W central India, on the Arabian Sea. Porbandar trades with Persian Gulf and East African ports, has airline…
(Encyclopedia) Weymouth and Melcombe RegisWeymouth and Melcombe Regiswāˈməth, mĕlˈkəm rēˈjĭs [key], town (1991 pop. 38,384), Dorset, SW England, on Weymouth Bay. It is a port and a resort town with…
(Encyclopedia) TintagelTintageltĭntāˈjəl [key], small town, Cornwall, SW England. It is S of Tintagel Head, a promontory connected to the mainland by a narrow, rocky neck of land. The ruined Tintagel…
(Encyclopedia) RatnapuraRatnapurarŭtˈnəp&oobreve;rə [key] [Sinhalese,=city of gems], town (1995 est. pop. 46,000), SW Sri Lanka. Located in a rubber- and rice-producing area, Ratnapura is Sri…
(Encyclopedia) SconeSconesk&oomacr;n [key], village, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. Old Scone, west of the modern village of New Scone, was the repository of the Coronation Stone (see under…
actressBorn: 6/21/1973Birthplace: Los Angeles Film actress known for her somewhat cocky attitude, decent acting, and her former relationship with actor Brad Pitt. After receiving an Oscar…
screenwriter, directorBorn: 9/10/1958Birthplace: Spangler, Pennsylvania Having written a number of highly successful screenplays appealing to children and adults alike, including Gremlins (1984),…
