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Ballinger
U.S. secretary of the interior (1909-11). Born in Boonesboro, Iowa, he moved to Washington and served as the reform mayor of Seattle (1904-6) before being appointed federal commissioner of the land office. As secretary of the interior, he sought to make public resources more available for private exploitation. Implicated in a fraudulent Alaskan land-claims scheme, he was cleared after a congressional investigation but resigned in 1911. The episode split the Republicans between conservatives led by Pres. W. H. Taft and progressives loyal to T. Roosevelt.
Arlington
Unincorporated settlement (pop., 1994: 175,000), N Virginia. Lying across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the city is the capital of Arlington Co., which was part of Washington, D.C., from 1789 to 1846, when it was returned to Virginia. It is the site of Arlington National Cemetery (located on the former estate of R. E. Lee), Ronald Reagan National Airport, and numerous federal buildings, incl. the Pentagon.
baking
Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. Ingredients used in baking include flour, water, leavening agents (baker's yeast, baking soda, baking powder), shortening (fats, butter, oils), eggs, milk, and sugars. These are mixed together to create dough or batter, which is then transferred to a metal pan or sheet and heated. Leavening agents produce gas that becomes trapped in the dough, causing it to rise. Shortening makes doughs more easily workable and the final product tenderer. Egg whites are used to produce a light, airy texture, and yolks contribute color, flavor, and texture. Milk is used for flavoring, and sugars to sweeten and to aid fermentation.
bearing
In machine construction, a connector (usually a support) that permits the connected members to rotate or to move in a straight line relative to one another. Often one of the members is fixed, and the bearing acts as a support for the moving member. Most bearings support rotating shafts against either transverse (radial) or thrust (axial) loads. To minimize friction, the contacting surfaces in a bearing may be separated by a film of oil or gas; these are sliding bearings (see oil seal). In ball bearings and roller bearings, the surfaces are separated by balls or rollers.
Berlin
City and state (pop., 1995: 3,470,000), capital of reunified Germany. Founded in the early 13th cent., it was a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th cent. It became the residence of the Hohenzollerns and the capital of Brandenburg. It was successively the capital of Prussia (from 1701), of the German empire (1871-1918), of the Weimar Republic (1919-32), and of the Third Reich (1933-45). In World War II much of the city was destroyed by Allied bombing. In 1945 it was divided into four occupation zones: Amer., British, French, and Soviet. The three Western ...
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