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Estimated Persons Living in the U.S. with AIDS by Selected Characteristics: 1999 to 2003
Age and characteristic19992000200120022003Total1 311,205 334,731 357,040 380,771 405,926 Age as of end of year Less than 13 years old 3,034 2,843 2,605 2,335 1,998 13…The Best Years of Our Lives <span class="date" >(1946)</span>
Director: William WylerCast: Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Dana Andrews and Harold Russell Upon returning home from WWII, servicemen face an uncertain future. A fine depiction of…Murray, Lindley
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Lindley, 1745–1826, American grammarian, b. Pennsylvania. Murray practiced law until the Revolution, during which he acquired a fortune, and in 1784 went to live in England. A…Himachal Pradesh
(Encyclopedia) Himachal PradeshHimachal Pradeshhĭmäˈchəl prədāshˈ [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 6,077,248), 21,629 sq mi (56,019 sq km), NW India, in the W Himalayas, bordered by the Tibet…skink
(Encyclopedia) skink, a lizard of the family Scincidae, a large, diverse group found in a range of environments in temperate and tropical regions throughout most of the world. Skinks are generally…trichina
(Encyclopedia) trichinatrichinatrĭkīˈnə [key], common name for species of roundworm of the phylum Nematoda. The species Trichinella spiralis is an important parasite, occurring in rats, pigs, and man…yak
(Encyclopedia) yak, bovine mammal, Bos grunniens, of the Tibet region of China and adjacent areas. It is oxlike in build, with short, thick legs, humped shoulders, large upcurved horns, and a thick…Faxaflói
(Encyclopedia) FaxaflóiFaxaflóifäkˈsäflōˌē [key] or Faxa Bay, inlet, c.40 mi (60 km) long and c.55 mi (90 km) wide, W Iceland, between the Snaefellsnes and Reykjanes peninsulas. Most of Iceland's…Gnathustomulida
(Encyclopedia) GnathustomulidaGnathustomulidanāˌthyəstəmy&oomacr;ˈlĭdə [key], phylum of microscopic worms described in 1956 that have elongated bodies, cilia, and are hermaphroditic. The 80 known…Oka, village, Canada
(Encyclopedia) OkaOkaōˈkə [key], village, S Que., Canada, on the north shore of the Lake of the Two Mountains (a widening of the Ottawa) and SW of Montreal. It is noted as the site of a Trappist…Trending
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