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Weather: What Should I Wear?
What Should I Wear?WeatherWhat Should I Wear?Playing the OddsGetting Down to BasicsForecasting from the Beginning Books on weather often save the best for last. Before you finally get to weather…Hokkaido
(Encyclopedia) Hokkaido Hokkaido hōkīˈdō [key], island, c.30,130 sq mi (78,040 sq km), N Japan, separated from…Scandinavia
(Encyclopedia) ScandinaviaScandinaviaskănˌdĭnāˈvēə [key], region of N Europe. It consists of the kingdoms of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark; Finland and Iceland are usually considered part of…pampas
(Encyclopedia) pampaspampaspămˈpəz, Span. pämˈpäs [key], wide, flat, grassy plains of temperate S South America, c.300,000 sq mi (777,000 sq km), particularly in Argentina and extending into Uruguay…Shetland Islands
(Encyclopedia) Shetland IslandsShetland Islandsshĕtˈlənd [key], island group and council area (1993 est. pop. 22,830), 551 sq mi (1,427 sq km), extreme N Scotland, NE of the Orkney Islands. Formerly…Okinawa
(Encyclopedia) OkinawaOkinawaōˌkĭnäˈwä [key], island (1990 pop. 1,222,458), 454 sq mi (1,176 sq km), W Pacific Ocean, SW of Kyushu; a part of Okinawa prefecture, Japan. It is the largest of the…Facts and Figures About Twisters
Facts and Figures About Twisters Although tornadoes can happen at any time of year, they are especially common during the spring and early summer. May and June are the peak months in terms of…Ancient Chocoholics
—Holly Hartman In July 2002, an international team led by French paleontologist Michel Brunet announced the discovery of a humanlike skull that may be up to seven million years old, twice as old…William Blake: The Book of Thel, I
by WilliamBlakeIII The daughters of Mne Seraphim led round their sunny flocks, All but the youngest: she in paleness sought the secret air. To fade away like morning beauty from her mortal…John Keats: To * * * *
by JohnKeatsOn Receiving a Curious Shell, ...To HopeTo * * * * Hadst thou liv'd in days of old, O what wonders had been told Of thy lively countenance, And thy humid eyes that dance In the…Trending
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