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Brus, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Louis Brus, 1943– , b. Cleveland, Ohio, American chemist, studied at Rice University (B.S., 1965) and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1969…Bida
(Encyclopedia) Bida Bida bēdäˈ [key], town, W central Nigeria. It is the trade center for a rice-growing…Suriname Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Suriname Index: People Government National Security Foreign Relations PEOPLEArawak and Carib tribes lived in the region before Columbus sighted the…Guyana Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Guyana Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Guyanese Relations PEOPLEGuyana's population is made up of…Pulitzer Prizes in Drama
(For years not listed, no award was made.) 1918 Why Marry?, Jesse Lynch Williams…Shaki, city, Azerbaijan
(Encyclopedia) ShakiShakishäkˈē [key] or ShekiShakishĕkˈ– [key], city (1989 pop. 56,223), N Azerbaijan, on the southern slopes of the Caucasus. It is a silk and manufacturing center in a district…Shaoxing
(Encyclopedia) Shaoxing,&sp;Shao-hsingShaoxing,both: shouˈshĭngˈ [key], or ShaohingShaoxing,shouˈhĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 205,300), N Zhejiang prov., SE China, on the south shore of…Rasht
(Encyclopedia) RashtRashtrăsht [key] or ReshtRashtrĕsht [key], city (1991 pop. 340,637), capital of Gilan prov., NW Iran, near the Caspian Sea. It is an administrative and trade center for a fertile…Kyzyl Kum
(Encyclopedia) Kyzyl Kum or Kizil KumKizil Kumboth: kəzŭlˈ k&oomacr;m [key] [Turk.,=red sand], desert, c.115,000 sq mi (297,900 sq km), in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This vast region SE of the…Hsinchu
(Encyclopedia) Hsinchu or Hsin-chu Hsinchu both: shĭnˈj&oomacr;ˈ [key], city, NW Taiwan. The city and surrounding…Trending
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