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Parcells, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Parcells, Bill, 1941–, American football coach, b. Englewood, N.J., as Duane Charles Parcells, nicknamed “the Big Tuna.” He played for Colgate and Wichita State before being drafted (…Science Projects for Beginners: What Household Cleaners Break Down Jell-O Best?
What Household Cleaners Break Down Jell-O Best?Science Projects for BeginnersChemistryWhat Household Cleaners Break Down Jell-O Best?What Substance Melts Ice Fastest? Before you start wondering why…Science Projects for Beginners: What Kind of Trash Bag Breaks Down Fastest?
What Kind of Trash Bag Breaks Down Fastest?Science Projects for BeginnersWhat Kind of Trash Bag Breaks Down Fastest?Is One Room of Your House Colder Than Another?What Factors Are Conducive to Fog…Douglas, Denzil Llewellyn
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Denzil Llewellyn, 1953–, Kittian political leader, grad. Univ. of the West Indies (B.S. 1977, M.D. 1984). A member of the Labour party, in 1989 he was elected to the Saint…Neustrelitz
(Encyclopedia) NeustrelitzNeustrelitznoiˌshtrāˈlĭts [key], city (1994 pop. 25,194), Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, N Germany. It is a transportation center and has metalworks, publishing houses, and…Peters, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Peters, Richard, 1744–1828, American jurist, b. Philadelphia. After serving as secretary of the board of war (1776–81), he was briefly in the Continental Congress (1782–83) and then in…bull mastiff
(Encyclopedia) bull mastiffbull mastiffmăstˈĭf [key], breed of powerful working dog developed in England in the second half of the 19th cent. It stands from 24 to 27 in. (61–68.6 cm) high at the…Barbara, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Barbara, Saint, fl. 3d or 4th cent., virgin martyr, whose life is shrouded in contradictory legends. Her father is said to have shut her up in a tower and then to have killed her for…Huascarán
(Encyclopedia) HuascaránHuascaránwäskäränˈ [key], extinct volcano, 22,205 ft (6,768 m) high, W central Peru, near Huaráz. The highest mountain in Peru and one of the highest in the Andes, Huascarán…Ulster
(Encyclopedia) Ulster, northernmost of the historic provinces of Ireland. Modern Ulster consists of nine counties. Six (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Derry, and Tyrone) now make up Northern…