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Snow Falling on Cedars

Director:Scott HicksWriters:Scott Hicks and Ron BassUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 130 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh, Sam Shepard, James Cromwell, Eric Thal, Rick Yune Snow…

avalanche

(Encyclopedia) avalanche, rapidly descending large mass of snow, ice, soil, rock, or mixtures of these materials, sliding or falling in response to the force of gravity. Avalanches, which are natural…

nimbus, in meteorology

(Encyclopedia) nimbus, in meteorology, low, dark, formless cloud covering the entire sky, from which rain or snow is steadily falling. The term is usually applied to any cloud from which rain…

Lebanon, mountain range, Asia

(Encyclopedia) Lebanon, ancient Libanus, mountain range, c.100 mi (160 km) long, paralleling the Mediterranean Sea from S Lebanon N into Syria and rising steeply from the coast. Qurnet as Sawda (10,…

Cedar Falls, IA Census Data

People QuickFactsCedar FallsIowaPopulation, 2003 estimate 36,4292,944,062Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 0.8%0.6%Population, 2000 36,1452,926,324Population, percent…

Cedar Falls, IA Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population36,145100.0SEX AND AGEMale16,96946.9Female19,17653.1Under 5 years1,5864.45 to 9 years1,7394.810 to 14 years1,8865.215 to 19 years4,43212.320 to 24 years7,92721.925…

Cedar Falls, IA Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over30,691100.0In labor force21,15168.9Civilian labor force21,13668.9Employed20,28266.1Unemployed8542.8Percent of civilian labor force4.0(X…

Cedar Falls, IA, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units13,294100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached8,22661.91-unit, attached3943.02 units7825.93 or 4 units6144.65 to 9 units6885.210 to 19 units8396.320 or more…

Cedar Falls, IA Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school16,300100.0Nursery school, preschool5243.2Kindergarten3612.2Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,86517.6High school (…