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Negro, Río, river, Uruguay and Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Negro, RíoNegro, Ríorēˈō nāˈgrō [key], principal river of Uruguay, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in S Brazil and flowing SW across central Uruguay to the Uruguay River. It traverses a…

Norman David SHUMWAY, Congress, CA (1934)

SHUMWAY, Norman David, a Representative from California; born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., July 28, 1934; educated in the Stockton public schools; graduated from Stockton High School,…

Dennis KUCINICH, Congress, OH (1946)

KUCINICH, Dennis, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 8, 1946; graduated from St. John Cantius, Cleveland, Ohio, 1964; B.A., Case Western Reserve…

SETI at Home

SETI@home Search for extraterrestrials with your desktop computer by Gerry Brown Despite all the reports of the rapidly shrinking globe—with modern technology like the Internet, wireless…

Classical Mythology: To War!

To War!Classical MythologyAchilles: The Angry Young HeroDon't Try This at Home!To War!The Final Battles With Phoenix's help, Odysseus persuaded Achilles to help the Greek cause even though he had…

Rexroth, Kenneth

(Encyclopedia) Rexroth, Kenneth, 1905–82, American poet, critic, and translator, b. South Bend, Ind. A resident of San Francisco, he was briefly associated with the beat generation, although he…