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Alison Krauss and Union Station

So Long So WrongRounder Krauss rose to superstar status in 1995 when her collection, Now That I've Found You, became the first non-novelty bluegrass CD to sell a zillion copies. Her first…

Union Station in Kansas City

Kansas City, Mo.Designed in 1914 by Jarvis Hunt photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Union Station in Kansas City…

Imperial Beach

(Encyclopedia) Imperial Beach, residential and resort city (2020 pop. 26,137), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Mexican border; inc. 1956. The…

Seal Beach

(Encyclopedia) Seal Beach, city (1990 pop. 25,098), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1915. It is a beach city with an active art colony. Transportation equipment and concrete are…

Spanish

(Encyclopedia) Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite…

loran

(Encyclopedia) loranloranlôrˈănˌ [key], long-range, accurate radio navigational system used by a ship or aircraft to confirm or to determine its geographical position. The term loran is derived from…

radiosonde

(Encyclopedia) radiosonderadiosonderāˈdēōsŏnd [key], group of instruments for simultaneous measurement and radio transmission of meteorological data, including temperature, pressure, and humidity of…

Allen, Bog of

(Encyclopedia) Allen, Bog of, area of several peat bogs c.375 sq mi (971 sq km), with patches of cultivable land, in the central lowlands, E Republic of Ireland. The bog is crossed by the Grand and…

Nacka

(Encyclopedia) NackaNackanäˈkä [key], city (1994 est. pop. 69,120), Stockholm co., E Sweden, on the Baltic Sea, a suburb of Stockholm. It has radio and television stations and shipyards. Manufactures…

International Grenfell Association

(Encyclopedia) International Grenfell Association, organization established in 1912 to aid the efforts of Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865–1940), an English physician and missionary to the people…