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barrow, in archaeology

(Encyclopedia) barrow, in archaeology, a burial mound. Earth and stone or timber are the usual construction materials; in parts of SE Asia stone and brick have entirely replaced earth. A barrow built…

About Project Runway

Brief history and description of the Peabody Award winning show Project Runway by Mark Hughes Project Runway Quizzes Project Runway Quiz…

Weather: The Great New England Hurricane

The Great New England HurricaneWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe…

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

Recent studies provide conflicting results and leave cell phone users hanging By Jennie Wood Related Links Top 10 Lowest Radiation…

DK Nature: Cnidarians

HOW DO JELLYFISH MOVE THROUGH THE WATER? HOW DO SEA ANEMONES FEED? CNIDARIAN CLASSIFICATIONCORALFIND OUT MOREJellyfish, sea anemones, and CORALS, along with tiny freshwater animals called hydras…

Algebra: Equations with Multiple Steps

Equations with Multiple Steps Algebra Solving Basic Equations Maintaining a Balance Equations with Multiple Steps Absolute Value Equations Equations with Multiple Variables Most of the time…

Economic Domino Theory

Dangers of Deflation Defined As we have already seen, the American economy is increasingly global and effects of a downturn in one area of the world can immediately affect the value of…

Zookeeper

What is this job like? Many people like animals, but taking care of them is hard work. Zookeepers take care of wild animals in zoos and animal parks. They feed the animals, clean their living…

Celluloid Santas

Not-so-Jolly Old Elves Tim Allen puts on a few pounds for his new job in The Santa Clause.The anti-Santa—depressed and grouchy—is another way Hollywood has skewered the big guy for the sardonic…

battery

(Encyclopedia) battery, in criminal and tort law, the unpermitted touching of any part of the person of another, or of anything worn, carried by, or intimately associated at that moment (as a chair…