Definition. Colloids are important in both the natural environment and for manufactured products. A colloid is mixture where at least two types of substances are placed together. The substances do not change; each substance retains its own properties. The substances, also called particles, do not settle out of the mixture and cannot be seen.
Jonestown, TX. Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2000 census. Jonestown is located at 30Â°29â²20â³N 97Â°55â²27â³W / 30.488872Â°N 97.924208Â°W / 30.488872; -97.924208 (30.488872, -97.924208). This is at the north end of Lake Travis, 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Austin.
16 photos: Jonestown massacre anniversary â Bodies lie around the compound of the People's Temple in Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. More than 900 members of the cult, led by the Rev. Jim Jones, died from cyanide poisoning; it was the largest mass-suicide in modern history.