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Men's Olympic Ice Hockey
Multiple gold medals: Canada (9); Soviet Union/Unified Team (8); United States (2).Year 1920 Canada, United States Czechoslovakia1924 Canada, United States, Great Britain1928 Canada, Sweden…Review: The Ice Storm (1997)
Director:Ang LeeWriter:James SchamusDirector of Photography:Frederick ElmesEditor:Tim SquyresMusic:Mychael DannaProduction Designer:Mark FriedbergProducer:Ted Hope, Ang Lee and James…water
(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Water molecule (black circles represent valence-shell electrons) B. Structure of ice: Each oxygen atom (white circles) is bonded to four other oxygen atoms by hydrogen bonds…iceboating
(Encyclopedia) iceboating, sport of sailing a specially prepared boat equipped with runners over ice. The first iceboats were probably sailed by the Dutch during the 18th cent., although the Finns…halo, in meteorology
(Encyclopedia) halo, in meteorology, short-lived circles or arcs, and less commonly spikes and crosses, of colored or whitish light surrounding the moon or sun or in clouds as seen from above. A halo…frozen foods
(Encyclopedia) frozen foods, products of the food preservation process of freezing. This process has been employed by people in the Arctic from prehistoric times. Eskimos throw fresh-caught fish on…Antarctic Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Antarctic Peninsula, glaciated mountain region of W Antarctica, extending c.1,200 mi (1,930 km) N toward South America. In the south, volcanic peaks rise to c.11,000 ft (3,350 m);…Mer de Glace
(Encyclopedia) Mer de GlaceMer de Glacemĕr də gläs [key] [Fr.,=sea of ice], glacier (3.5 mi/5.6 km long; 16 sq mi/41 sq km), Haute-Savoie dept., E France, on the northern slope of Mont Blanc. It is…hail, in meteorology
(Encyclopedia) hail, precipitation in the form of pellets composed of ice or of ice and snow, occurring at any time of the year, usually during the passage of a cold front or during a thunderstorm.…rainmaking
(Encyclopedia) rainmaking, production of rain by artificial means now generally disregarded, though it is probable that rainmaking hastens or increases rainfall from clouds suitable for natural…Trending
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