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Santa Cruz, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Santa CruzSanta Cruzsănˈtə kr&oomacr;z [key], city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. Surrounded by hills and…Modoc
(Encyclopedia) ModocModocmōˈdŏk [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly…SETI@home
Search for extraterrestrials with your desktop computer by Gerry Brown Related Links History of SETIRadio AstronomyArecibo ObservatoryEncyclopedia: SETIA teraflop is a measure of a computer's…Library of Congress and NOCALL Online
The Question: I need a web site address for the Library of Congress and the California Law Library. The Answer: The Library of Congress can be…History of Skiing in the United States
The Norwegians, Swedes, Lapps, and other inhabitants of northern lands used skis for many centuries before skiing became a sport. Emigrants from these countries brought skis to the United…Jeanne-Claude
Name at birth: Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon Together with her husband Christo, the artist Jeanne-Claude created some of the biggest, craziest, and most-discussed art installations of the 20th…Jim Jones
Jim Jones is said to have caused the deaths of 909 members of his own cult-like church, the People's Temple, in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978. Jim Jones was an untrained preacher in Indiana when in 1956…vineyard
(Encyclopedia) vineyard, land on which cultivation of the grape—known as viticulture—takes place. As many as 40 varieties of grape, Vitis vinifera, are known. The few that grow wild are generally not…Shield Volcanoes
Shield volcanoes are built almost entirely of fluid lava flows. Flow after flow pours out in all directions from a central summit vent, or group of vents, building a broad, gently sloping…Undeclared
FoxTuesday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast:Jay Baruchel, Louden Wainwright III, Carla Gallo, Monica Keena, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel Judd Apatow has once again created the funniest, most realistic sitcom on…Trending
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