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Borgerhout

(Encyclopedia) Borgerhout Borgerhout bôrˈkhərhout [key], town, Antwerp prov., N Belgium, on the Albert Canal, an…

Belleville, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Belleville, city, SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Machinery, automotive accessories, optical lenses, and cheddar cheese are made there…

Sugar Consumption Skyrockets

“Sugar consumption is off the charts,” reports Michael F. Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. “Added sugars—found largely in junk foods such as soft…

Ang Lee

director, writerBorn: 10/23/1954Birthplace: Pingtung, Taiwan Ang Lee first gained fame for his second feature film The Wedding Banquet (1993), which was described as “a cross-cultural, gay Green…

Diana Krall

jazz musicianBorn: 11/16/1964Birthplace: Nanaimo, Canada Touted as the hottest pianist/singer/songwriter on the contemporary U.S. jazz scene, Krall grew up in a musical family. As a child she…

Kensington and Chelsea

(Encyclopedia) Kensington and Chelsea, inner borough (1991 pop. 127,600) of Greater London, SE England. Kensington is largely residential with fashionable shopping streets and several luxurious…

White Nile

(Encyclopedia) White Nile, river, one of the chief tributaries of the Nile, E Africa. The name is sometimes used for the 600 mi (970 km) long section of the river known as the Bahr el Abiad that…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Digestive System

The Digestive SystemAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Digestive SystemStops Along the WayIt's a Long Way DownJack-of-All-TradesRunning Along the TractPancreatic Panacea?What We Do with Our Food We are…

Anatomy and
Physiology: What We Do with Our Food

What We Do with Our FoodAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Digestive SystemStops Along the WayIt's a Long Way DownJack-of-All-TradesRunning Along the TractPancreatic Panacea?What We Do with Our Food As I…

Sentence Agreement: Introduction

IntroductionSentence AgreementIntroductionCollective NounsIndefinite PronounsWalk This WayAgree to Disagree Here you learn how to match subjects and verbs, pronouns and antecedents, and maybe…