for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) upon its establishment in Jerusalem as deputy manager of the Public Organisation Dept, a post he filled from 1964 to 1965. He later received military


The Sixth Crusade started in 1228 as an attempt to reconquer Jerusalem. It began only seven years after the failure of the Fifth Crusade. It involved


a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The village was located about 20 km west of Jerusalem, on the present location of Eshta'ol. In the 1931


the east bank of the river, a few kilometres northwest of Succoth and approximately 70 kilometres north-northeast of Jerusalem. These clay grounds were where the bronze castings


Dennis Rohan, who cited Armstrong's work when questioned on the attempted destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in 1967. Worldwide Church of God. On January 5,


(,; lit. gathering or assembly;) is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem. Operation of the Knesset. The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset


Al-Quds University () is a Palestinian university in Jerusalem. It was founded in 1984, but its official constitution was written

village on the Whanganui River in New Zealand


Teitelbaum himself lived for about a year in Jerusalem after his escape from Europe, but before the establishment of the State of Israel, and visited Israel after moving to the United


the Nachal HaHaredi Units. On Jerusalem: United Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people in the State of Israel. This is not a policy statement


Jerusalem and the games actually took place in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled. The closing ceremony took place in the


gathering of the contents of the geniza, which were then buried in the cemetery or "bet ḥayyim." Synagogues in Jerusalem buried the contents of their genizot every seventh


genizah by the Jerusalem rabbinical authorities. References. See also. Cairo Geniza. Judaism. External links.


northwest of Jerusalem. Not succeeding in their attempts to deter Nehemiah from rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, Sanballat and Tobiah resorted to stratagem, and pretending to wish a conference


and physical infrastructure. It is headed by a Government Statistician, who is appointed on the recommendation of the prime minister. The CBS is headquartered in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem,


announce the new year. Kings far and near requested the wood for religious and civil constructs, the most famous of which are King Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem and David's and Solomon's


other towns in the former Commonwealth along with Paris and Jerusalem. In 1887 Jagiellonian University in Cracow awarded him an "Doctor honoris causa of medicine to the "Litvin".


Jerusalem and then attempted to build a new Jerusalem as his capital in response to the capture of old Jerusalem by Muslims in 1187. As such, many


which is at a relatively high elevation of 850 metres (overlooking both Jerusalem and Bethlehem). Others have discredited the theory about the Galilean Tekoa, citing that the difference in

census-designated place in New Hampshire, United States


Events. February 18 – Sixth Crusade: Frederick II signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither


in Jerusalem. The coronation took place instead in Bethlehem. The struggle between church and state continued into the spring of 1101, when Baldwin had Dagobert suspended by a papal


referred to as the Book of Visions, contains the only narrative section. In the first two visions, Amos is able to convince God not to act out the scenes


was active c 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II. He lived in the kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern kingdom of Israel. His

state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age


their exile and return to the land of Judah. Very few scholars dispute these conclusions and argue for multiple authors. When the Septuagint version was made (about


Judah. Significant people. Romulus and Remus.


of the family of Merari. In Abdi is a Levite in the time of King Hezekiah of Judah. This may be the same man as in 1 Chronicles 6:44. In


of Judah at that time (and, as a result, that Isaiah himself was a member of the royal family). According to one tradition, Amoz is the "man of God" in


from the west to Baghdad; Texeira said that the power of its amir extended to Palmyra (early 17th century); but Olivier found the ruling prince with only


Baghdad. The Abbassids were influenced by the Qur'anic injunctions and hadith such as "the ink of a scholar is more holy than the blood of a martyr" stressing the value


inhabitants in northern Iraq some 130 miles north of Baghdad, on the main road to Mosul. It is a major industrial centre best known for its oil refinery,


a rally in Trafalgar Square. A papier-mâché statue of Bush was toppled in an action reminiscent of the much televised pulling down of a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad


India Gate, New Delhi. Gateway of India, Mumbai. Iraq. Hands of Victory, Baghdad. Ireland. Fusilier's Arch, Dublin. Italy. Rome. Arch of Constantine, Rome erected 312 - 315. Arch of Drusus, Rome,


Operation Bulldog Mammoth was a brigade-sized cordon and search of an Abu Ghurayb apartment complex, northwest of Baghdad on


The House of Wisdom (; Bait al-Hikma) was a library and translation institute in Abbassid-era Baghdad, Iraq. It was a key institution


to rule over the Muslim provinces of Spain, reclaimed the title of Caliph in 929, lasting until it was overthrown in 1031. Shadow Caliphate. 1258 saw the conquest of Baghdad

EP released by American punk rock band The Offspring


targeted during the Iraq War. In April 2003, warplanes dropped six satellite-guided bombs on a building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, where he


possible future leader of the Palestinian people. Husseini was born in Baghdad son of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, commander of local Arab forces during the siege of 1948 and grandnephew of


when the war started for the F-15E crews is unknown because of the Rules of Engagements criteria. By the time F-117s dropped bombs over Baghdad on 19 March, on


career — in Belfast and Sarajevo, in Beirut and Baghdad — watching the people within those borders burn.". Early career. Fisk received a BA in English Literature at Lancaster


shocks, and is finally forced to drink motor oil by Saïd, who had lost his family during the American bombing of Baghdad. The group meet up with


by the 8th century, when the streets of the newly constructed Baghdad were paved with tar, derived from petroleum that became accessible from natural fields in the


go to Baghdad, although it was under guard. Expertise. He was very knowledgeable and despite being confined to house arrest for almost his entire life, Hasan al-Askari was able


the span of the Saddam Hussein government. He holds a diploma degree in economics and public administration from Mustansariyah University in Baghdad. References.


along the Shatt al-Arab waterway near the Persian Gulf, from the Persian Gulf and from Baghdad, Iraq's capital and largest city. basra is contoled by jaish amahdi so as


time and. ended up at places like the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania. Since the site is relatively close to Baghdad, it was. a popular target for illegal excavations.


experiences, religious sermons, and letters. The grave of Sayyid Radhi can be found adjacent to the Al Kadhimiya Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. When he was young, his mother sent him


by the council included declaring the day that Baghdad fell to be a national holiday, voting to establish a tribunal to try former government leaders, and banning television stations which are


the hands of the Muslim Arabs. During the Buwayhids, the city suffered much damage. In the 11th century, the Seljuks shifted their capital from Baghdad to Hamadan. The city


with his brother Muhammad, at first tended to align himself with Saud. In 1871, after Saud had taken the capital Riyadh, Abd al-Rahman was sent to Baghdad to negotiate with


the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait begins. In Atlanta, CNN picks Robert Wiener (Michael Keaton) and his crew to go to Baghdad and cover the invasion. At Rome International Airport, Wiener meets


or `Ana, is an Iraqi town on the Euphrates river, approximately mid-way between the Gulf of Alexandretta and the Persian Gulf. It is called Hanat in a Babylonian letter (about 2200


the government of these lands west of the Euphrates to his son Antiochus. Antiochus is appointed co-regent and commander-in-chief of these territories. China. The State of Qin, lead by


24, c. 2) calls it a munimentum, Theophylactus Simocatta (iv. 10, v. 1, 2) to 'Anathon frourion, Zosimus (iii. 14) a frourion, opp. Fathusai, which may be the Beth(th) ina of

late 5th/early 6th century Byzantine historian


emperor the title Gothicus Maximus. Tacitus probably died of fever (according to Aurelius Victor, Eutropius and the Historia Augusta) - though Zosimus claims he was assassinated - at Tyana in


died at Tarsus from a fever in the two hundredth day of his reign.". Zosimus, "Historia Nova". Joannes Zonaras, "Compendium of History". Secondary sources. External links.


in Zosimus and Zonaras, who say that he was an officer in one of the Danube legions. According to Zosimus, the revolts of Pacatianus in Moesia (he probably controlled Viminacium)


to link Constantine I's family to that of a well-respected emperor. References. Primary Sources. Aurelius Victor, Eutropius, Historia Augusta, Joannes Zonaras, Compendium of History. Zosimus, See also. Roman


as their basis: Thales used water, Anaximander used apeiron, and Anaximenes used air. Their ideas were directly followed by various philosophers, including Heraclitus, the atomists Leucippus of Miletus and Democritus of

Ancient Greek philosopher, pupil of Leucippus, founder of the atomic theory


sources. Homer. Iliad XXIV, 697-706; Homer. Odyssey XI, 405-434; Aeschylus. Agamemnon; Euripides. Trojan Women; Euripides. Electra; Apollodorus. Bibliotheke III, xii, 5; Apollodorus. Epitome V, 17-22; VI, 23; Virgil.

ancient Greek epic poet, traditionally considered the author of the Iliad and Odyssey


the translator of Homer and Ossian. He also produced a less-than-faithful version of the Iliad. Ossian, which he held to be the finest of poems, he has, on the other


Diamond Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) just outside of Homer in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,802. Geography.


Wilusa, corresponding to the Greek name *Wilion. Classical Greek. The sound was lost at various times in various dialects, mostly before the classical period. In Ionic, had probably disappeared before Homer's

town in Cortland County, New York, United States


with a nephew, whose name varies. He is first mentioned by Homer as the creator of a wide dancing-ground for Ariadne. The Labyrinth on Crete in which the Minotaur


adjective, margitomanes used by Philodemus. It was commonly attributed to Homer, as by Aristotle: " His Margites indeed provides an analogy: as are the Iliad and Odyssey


the dead and the underworld. Homer describes it as covering the great meadow (), the haunt of the dead. It was planted on graves, and is often connected with Persephone,


with no land allotted to him and not much to live on, than be a king over all the perished dead.". —Achilles' soul to Odysseus. Homer, Odyssey 11.488-491.


divine capriciousness that exists in the two great epic poems of Homer. Mycenae in Classical Greek mythology and legends. Perseid dynasty. Classical Greek myths assert that Mycenae was founded by


a nightingale, whose melancholy tunes are represented by the poet as Aëdon's lamentations about her child. The mythic theme was an ancient one, for Homer's listeners were expected

protein-coding gene in the species Drosophila melanogaster


with costly dainties, but with pious virtues. There are also several fragments surviving of a poem Crates wrote describing the ideal Cynic state which begins by parodying Homer's description


destruction by fire in 825 BC. The earliest surviving mention of Eretria was by Homer (Iliad 2.537), who listed Eretria as one of the Greek cities which sent


the plain beneath the city of Troy, joining the Hellespont north of the city. The Achaeans, according to Homer, had set up their camp near its mouth, and their


Homer's Iliad Altes was the father of Laothoe, one of the many wives (or concubines) of King Priam. In other accounts, Altes is also said to be the father


goddess of health. She was probably also the mother of the famous physicians Machaon and Podalirius, who are mentioned in the Iliad of Homer.

human settlement in Illinois, United States of America


must have been a Christian. He was the author of The Story of Hysmine and Hysminias in eleven books. Although the author borrowed from Homer and other Attic poets, the


of the style of ancient epic poetry, notably in that of Homer or the northern European sagas. See above, as well as epithets in Homer. When James Joyce


mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. Another possibility for the island is the Niobid named Ogygia. Notes.


invade Thebes. In Homer's Iliad, he fought in the Trojan War, where he was brother-in-arms of Diomedes, and one of the Greeks to enter the Trojan Horse. He

unincorporated community in Russell County, Kansas


spear into his right buttock. Phereclus was a target because he built Paris' ships, and he could make other contraptions of war. In The Iliad, Homer vividly

unincorporated community in Grant County, Wisconsin


known as the island of the sun, see Trinacria. Thrinakia (Greek Θρινακία), also Trinacria or Thrinacie, mentioned in book 11 of Homer's Odyssey, is the island home of


whose faults may be charged upon his age, while his merits are his own." His chief merit consists in the systematic perfection to which he brought the Homeric hexameter. But the


Homer and Hesiod came from an Eastern source through the Pelasgians, and reflected the symbolism of an ancient revelation; as a reconciliation with Judeo-Christian religion, it was,


Lyndsay (1823) and The Foresters (1825); later appeared essays on Edmund Spenser, Homer and all sorts of modern subjects and authors. Wilson left his mother's house and established


researches in the library of the palace were collected into a volume (Epistolae Vinarienses (1783)), dedicated to his royal hosts. Hoping to find a treasure similar to the Venetian Homer in


compared to that of Keats's first appreciation of Homer's "pure serene," thanks to the translation of George Chapman (1559-1634). (In fact it was Balboa, not Cortés, who was involved in


the ultimate sources of inspiration of many works of art supposed to be connected with Roman history were to be found in Homer. Masterwork. Winckelmann's masterpiece, the


Crates gave the greatest attention to the works of Homer, from his labours upon which he was also surnamed Homerikos. He wrote a commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey in nine

biblical unit of volume (Ezek. 45:11–14)


that is necessary to be known was still to be found in Virgil, Cicero, Homer, and especially Aristotle. This literary contest was re-enacted in miniature in England when Sir

census-designated place in Winona County, Minnesota, United States


entire universe.". See also. The crater Anaximenes on the Moon is named in his honour. Philosophy. Material monism. References. Further reading.


in Italy to use chiaroscuro, which required multiple colours. Born and generally active in Mantua about 1540 (Brulliot says 1560) and died at Rome in 1623. His engravings

village in Portage County, Ohio, United States


motorized vehicles in the San Benedetto region. At 10:00 AM, a flight took off for an armed reconnaissance mission south of Mantua. They destroyed more than 80 tanks,


place in a location known as Mantua, which is depicted as a trailer park in a desert-like hinterland. Verona Beach is the center of a corporate war between two

human settlement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America


as a way of promoting his grandiose view of the monarchy. In 1628 he bought the fabulous collection that the Gonzagas of Mantua were forced to dispose of, and he


Saverio Bettinelli (July 18, 1718 – September 13, 1808), was an Italian Jesuit writer. He was born at Mantua. After

census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States


Andrea Andreani (1540-1623) was an Italian engraver on wood, who was among the first printmakers in Italy to use chiaroscuro,

use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition in art


are chiefly copies of Mantegna, Albrecht Dürer, Parmigianino and Titian. The most remarkable of his works are Mercury and Ignorance, the Deluge, Pharaoh's Host Drowned in the Red Sea


Bologna, and thence home through Venice. His letters to the Burkes, giving an account of Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian and Leonardo da Vinci, show remarkable insight. Barry painted two pictures


Jerome; Works by painters Fra Angelico, Giotto, Raphael, Nicolas Poussin and Titian; The red marble papal throne, formerly in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano; Roman sculpture,


"the Old Burying Ground" between the First Parish Church and Christ Church. Recognition. Allston was sometimes called the "American Titian" because his style resembled the great Venetian


Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi). Titian (Flora, Venus of Urbino). Parmigianino (The Madonna of the Long Neck). Caravaggio (Bacchus, The Sacrifice of Isaac, Medusa). Artemisia Gentileschi


Other artworks include works by Van Dyck, Titian and Breughel. Aside from the Spanish Room, the library is the most atmospheric of rooms, upon the wall of which are hung the


to Güyük Khan. Well acquainted with the Middle-East, he spoke Arabic and "Chaldean" (thought to be either Syriac or Persian). Mission for the Holy Crown of Thorns. Andrew's first mission to


Christian sects, in the form of Syriac, the Aramaic variety by which Eastern Christianity was diffused, whether or not those communities once spoke it or another form of


He named the new element Zirkonerde (zirconia). Humphry Davy attempted to isolate this new element in 1808 through electrolysis, but failed. Zirconium (from Syriac zargono, Arabic zarkûn


knowledge of Syriac. While he lived at Geneva the massacre of St Bartholomew in 1572 drove immense numbers of Protestant refugees to that city, including several of the


as the NU-Text), which have a pronounced Alexandrian character. Early versions. The first translations (usually called "versions") of the New Testament were made in the end of 2nd century into Syriac,


offer of alliance from the Mongol general Eljigidei, and a proposal of a joint attack upon the Islamic powers of Syria. In reply to this the French sovereign dispatched Andrew

monotheistic religion, founded by Muhammad in the 7th century, based on the teachings of the Quran and the hadiths


children born/woman (2000 est.). Nationality: noun: Mauritian(s). adjective: Mauritian. Ethnic groups: Indian 68%, Creole 27%, Chinese 3%, French 2%. Religions: Hinduism 52%, Christianity 28.3% (Roman Catholicism 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Islam


personal name among Muslims, after Fatima Zahra ("Fatima the gracious"), the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Turkish and Azeri version of the name is either Fatma or Fadime.


arab collector of hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad). Biography. He wrote the Sunan al-Tirmidhi, one of the six canonical hadith compilations used in Sunni Islam. He was born


1871. Other religions followed in the UK include Roman Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, and Buddhism. While 2001 census information suggests that over 75 percent of UK citizens consider


حزب الدعوة الإسلامية Ḥizb al Daʿwa al-Islāmiyya) is, historically, a militant Shiite Islamic group and, presently, an Iraqi conservative political party. Dawa and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council


Party ((PPP), sometimes translated as Development Unity Party is a political party in Indonesia. It is seen as a moderate Islamic party, and is currently led by Suryadharma Ali. Origins. Ten


empire, they are considered to be the model of madrassas, or Islamic religious schools. Nizamiyyah institutes were the first well organized universities in the Muslim world. The quality


adheres to the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot community adheres to Islam. The religious groups of Armenians, Maronites and Latins (about 9,000 people in


Novgorod takes Kiev and makes it his capital. By topic. Religion. December 16—Pope Marinus I succeeds Pope John VIII as the 108th pope. Most of Afghanistan converts to Islam. Births.


Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word mawla, meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian". In large parts


Not much is known about him, but he is believed to have lived in Balochistan, specifically in Makran. Nur Pak claimed to be the mahdi, and was a reformer of Islam


than 1,000 years ago, probably in Persia, and subsequently spread throughout the Islamic world in oral and written forms. Manuscripts of the Hamzanama. The illustrated manuscript created during the Akbar's reign


different from Tengriism and can be described as a local form of polytheism with some elements borrowed from Islam. In addition, the population of the town of Varachan in


Region (China) speak Uzbek. Because these two peoples are so close, Uzbeks in East Turkestan are assimilated by Uyghurs. Loan words. The influence of Islam, and by extension, Arabic, is


Major-General H.E. Muhammad Sharif Pasha, sometime Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, and a great-granddaughter of Suleiman Pasha, a French officer in Napoleon's army who converted to Islam and reorganized


countries. The Gold Dinar was a coin dating back to the early days of Islam, issued by many rulers, and the Islamic gold dinar is a modern revival of it as


this he has by some been suspected of having a racist agenda. He's especially known for having presented several accusations against Muslims, and Islam as a religion. In 2009 however, he


the Maghreb in early Umayyad times. Arab expansion and the spread of Islam pushed the development of trans-Saharan trade. While restricted due to the cost and dangers, the trade was


Later authorities in Jewish law (Talmudic period) strongly discouraged yibbum in favor of haliza. In Islamic law. Islam lays down rules for marriage, including who can marry whom, and the Qur'an.


– 2000), famously helped shift the Southern Baptist Convention to become a more conservative and fundamentalist group. Vines also received national attention in June 2002 for his controversial statements regarding Islam.


think, to suppose, to imagine". The plural is either dogmas or dogmata, from Greek '. Dogma in religion. Dogmata are found in many religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism,


and philosophies of Zoroaster. Since the Muslim conquest of Persia, Zoroastrianism has become increasingly marginalized, and by the 9th century Iran had become predominantly Islamic. At some point,


to have contemplated the secret murder of the dangerous rival. Sabbatai adopts Islam. Nehemiah, however, escaped to Constantinople, where he pretended to embrace Islam to get an


Christian (Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant) denominations with different teachings which are not heretical are considered heterodox. Islam. In Islam, Sunni school of jurisprudence constitute vast majority of Muslims


Thus, other Christian (Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant) denominations with different teachings which are not heretical are considered heterodox. Islam. In Islam, Sunni school of jurisprudence constitute vast majority


Islam. There is also a congregational prayer to be recited. Besides this there is no other ceremony to be performed" (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi


protecting an individual, space or collectivity. However, it is also believed by many, particularly in Christian and Islamic societies, that magic, and thus conjuration, is an inherently evil practice.


Islam was adopted as the state religion in the early tenth century, under Almış. Ibn Fadlan was dispatched by the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir in 922/3 to establish relations and


Islami (also Hezbi Islami, Hezb-i-Islami, Hezbi-Islami, Hezb-e-Islami), meaning Islamic Party is an Islamic organization commonly known for fighting the Soviet liberation of Afghanistan. Led by and founded by


resulted in additional schools, leisure facilities and housing. The Swedish painter and anarchist, Ivan Aguéli, converted to Islam and sufism, died there, killed by a train, in

village in Manado, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia


refer to Crypto-Muslims, i.e. those who secretly continued to practice Islam. Marrano for New Christians of Jewish origin. The term marrano may also refer to Crypto-Jews, i.e. those who secretly


During the initial Islamic invasion in


the people; and green stands for the spiritual meaning of Islam and represents the generosity of nature of the country. The symbol charged in the middle of the white stripe


both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, accounted for the major part of Bosnia's converts to Islam. Some historians now believe that the Bosnian Church had largely


In Islam, a Messenger (rasūl, plural rusul) is


Cyrrhestes,son of Hermias, was a Greek astronomer who flourished about 100 BC. He built a horologium at Athens, the so-called Tower of the Winds, a considerable portion of which still


43 BC). Deaths. Hipparchus, Greek astronomer and mathematician, on Rhodes (approximate date) (b. c. 190 BC). Polybius, Greek historian (b. c. 203 BC).


Henry Norris Russell (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was an American astronomer


Seyfert galaxies are a class of galaxies with nuclei that produce spectral line emission from highly ionized gas, named after Carl Keenan Seyfert, the astronomer who first identified the class


For the American President, see Woodrow Wilson. Robert Woodrow Wilson (born January 10, 1936) is an American astronomer, Nobel laureate in physics, who with


Stanislao Cannizzaro (d. 1910), chemist. September 17 - Bernhard Riemann (d. 1866), mathematician. Deaths. June 7 - Joseph von Fraunhofer (b. 1787), physicist. July 22 - Giuseppe Piazzi (b. 1746), astronomer


The year 1738 in science and technology involved some significant events. Astronomy. Awards. Copley Medal: James Valoue. Births. November 15 - William Herschel, astronomer (died 1822). Deaths. September 23


Medal for Geology: Nevil Story Maskelyne. Births. October 23 - Ernst Öpik (d. 1985), Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist. Deaths. January 7 - Jožef Stefan (b. 1835), physicist and mathematician.


Deaths. January 14 - Edmond Halley, English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist (born 1656). September 22 - Frederic Louis Norden, Danish explorer (born 1708).


is a minor southern constellation created in the 18th century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, a French astronomer and student of the southern skies. Its name is a Latinized


Astronomers adopted Herschel's Julian Days in the late nineteenth century, but used the meridian of Greenwich instead of Alexandria, after the former was adopted as the Prime Meridian after the


(Prosper Henry) (December 10 1849 – July 25 1903) were French opticians and astronomers. They made refracting telescopes and instruments for observatories, and were involved in the


November 4 1945) was an American optician and telescope maker and astronomer born at Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Ritchey was educated as a furniture maker. He coinvented the Ritchey-Chrétien reflector


and seas, its igneous and its stratified rocks, just as the astronomers had explained by those same laws the evolution of the Sun and planets from diffused gaseous matter of


Christiaan Huygens, FRS (,; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a prominent Dutch mathematician, astronomer, physicist, horologist, and writer of early science fiction. His

ancient alien appearing in the Marvel Comics universe


solo recordings as The Groceries. There are also: Another musician of the same name, a prominent session saxophonist in the 1960s. A British astronomer named Alan R. Holmes.


1880 in Košariská (Kosaras), Kingdom of Hungary – May 4, 1919 in Ivanka pri Dunaji, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer. During World War I, he


March 3 - Richard Dunthorne, astronomer (born 1711).


von Reichenstein, mineralogist and discoverer of tellurium (died 1825). August 26 - Joseph Michel Montgolfier, pioneer balloonist (died 1810). December 24 - Anders Johan Lexell, astronomer and mathematician (died


25 - Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer who made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light (died 1710). Deaths.


The Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale is a logarithmic scale used by astronomers to rate the potential hazard of impact of a near-earth object

painting by Godfried (?), imitator of Schalcken


to contain 1% of the total mass of the asteroid belt. Juno was discovered on September 1, 1804, by German astronomer Karl L. Harding and named after the mythological figure Juno,


children included the astronomer Wilhelm Beer and the poet Michael Beer. Meyerbeer's first keyboard instructor was Franz Lauska (b. 1764), a pupil of Johann Georg Albrechtsberger and a favoured


astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana. He was born in Seville, the son of an economist. Ulloa entered the navy in 1733. In 1735


astronomer famous for his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies (1966). Arp argued that many quasars with otherwise high redshift are somehow linked to close objects such as nearby galaxies.


Stefan Banach (d. 1945), great Polish mathematician. April 14 - Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (d. 1979), astronomer. August 15 - Louis-Victor de Broglie (d. 1987), physicist and winner 1929


19 1846–February 3 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist, brother of William Henry Pickering. Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. He


Andronicus of Cyrrhus (Greek:Ανδρόνικος Κυρρήστου) or Andronicus Cyrrhestes,son of Hermias, was a Greek astronomer who flourished about 100 BC. He built a horologium at Athens, the so-called Tower of the

city in Menard County, Illinois, United States


State of Jin was defeated by the State of Chu in the Battle of Bi. 594 BC—The leaders of Athens, facing an economic crisis and popular discontent,


their allies from the Persian Wars, including the Athenians, to help. Kimon seeks the support of Athens' citizens to providing help to Sparta. Although Ephialtes maintains that Sparta is Athens' rival


the mathematician, with whom he migrated to Sardis. Afterwards, he studied rhetoric in Athens; but adopted philosophy and became a disciple first of Theophrastus and afterwards of Crantor. He


a Greek silver coin worth a sixth of a drachma. In Classical Athens it was subdivided into eight chalkoi (χαλκοί "copper pieces"). Two obols made a diobol. Triobols were also


status. Some games, e.g. the Panathenaia of Athens, included musical, reading and other non-athletic contests in addition to regular sports events. High-profile athletes were major celebrities in Ancient Greece. City


the three-headed hound that guarded the entrance to Hades. After Heracles died, Eurystheus attempted to destroy his many children (the Heracleidae, led by Hyllus), who fled to Athens. He


settled in Athens, where he began to write about 387. He was extremely prolific: more than 200 of the 365 (or 260) comedies attributed to him are


fact already Hadrian's lover because of the strong link between Mantinea and Antinous's home in Bithynia. By March 125, Hadrian had reached Athens presiding over the festival of Dionysia. The


finding their way into Macedonia. Pericles starts to effectively be the leader of Athens. By topic. Philosophy. The Greek philosopher, Anaxagoras, moves to Athens and begins teaching there. Births. Deaths.


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Greece. The Parthenon on the Acropolis at Athens is completed by Ictinus and Callicrates and


Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town


High School, Wayland, Massachusetts, USA. 1959–1961 Embassy of the United States, Athens, Greece (The Architects' Collaborative and consulting architect Pericles A. Sakellarios). 1967– 69 Tower East Shaker Heights, Ohio, this


city's rebellion from Athens. This action completes Athenian control of the Bosporus which secures the Athenian supply route for grain from the Bosporan Kingdom in the Black


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Roman Empire. Hadrian begins to rebuild the Olympeion in Athens. During a voyage to


The Piraeus urban area, part of the greater Athens urban area and comprised by Piraeus city proper and the six suburbs of it, has a population of 466,065 people (in


Arrian becomes archon in Athens. Asia. Change of era name from Jiankang (1st year) to Yongxi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. Change of emperor from Han Chongdi to Han

village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States


Aulus Gellius (ca. 125 AD—after 180 AD), was a Latin author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up at Rome. He was educated in Athens, after which


of Solon, lawmaker of Athens (approximate date). 637 BC—Death of Duke Xiang of Song, China. 635 BC—Birth of Thales, Greek philosopher (d. 543 BC) (approximate date). 633 BC—Death of Ashurbanipal.


In Greek mythology, Metion () was a son of King Erechtheus of Athens or of Eupalamus, son of King Erechtheus. His sons later drove King Pandion II out


Marousi (Greek, Modern: Μαρούσι, Katharevousa: Αμαρούσιον), alternative forms: Maroussi, Amarousion, and Amaroussion, is a suburban city NE of Athens, Greece, and one of the largest municipalities of Athens. The


the Ionian Revolt. Hipparchos, son of Charmos (a relative of the 6th century BC tyrant Peisistratos), wins the archonship of Athens as leader of the peace party


Most of the Peloponnesians see Philip II as the guarantor of their freedom, so they send a joint embassy to Athens to express their grievances against Demosthenes' activities.


a northern suburb in Athens, Greece. It is the birthplace of Euripides. Chalandri is a suburb in Northern Athens, around 12 km from the centre; its location corresponds


the construction of a fortified naval base at Piraeus, the port town of Athens. Among the refugees arriving from Ionia after the collapse of the Ionian Revolt


to withdraw from the team. Zara previously missed the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens when Toytown suffered a similar injury during training. On 25 October 2008, Zara fell from


Aetolia now as its ally, the Achaean League under the command of Aratus of Sicyon repeatedly attack Athens and Argos. Seleucid Empire. Seleucus II's brother Antiochus Hierax, who is governor of


facade of a building, the octagonal Tower of the Winds in the Roman agora at Athens bears relief sculptures of the eight winds on its frieze. A pulvinated


complete list, see List of Stoae. Stoa Poikile, "Painted Porch". Stoa of Attalos. Stoa Basileios (Royal Stoa). Stoa of Zeus at Athens. Stoa Amphiaraion. Stoa of the Athenians. External links.


during the 60s and 70s, the two eventually met, and the border with Athens is now indistinguishable. The area, nevertheless, remains relatively sparsely populated, and has one of


cities in Sicily and of the mutual exhaustion of Athens and Syracuse, Carthage seeks to reimpose its influence over the island. Hannibal Mago, grandson of Hamilcar, invades Sicily


off his dangerous neighbours and, with a treaty, cedes Amphipolis to Athens. Births. Philip III of Macedon, brother and successor of Alexander the Great (approximate date) (d.

consolidated city-county and county seat of Clarke County, Georgia, United States


human needs for intellectual purposes. Most currently, the Greek mathematician Nikos Salingaros claims that the New Acropolis Museum clashes with the traditional architecture Athens and continues to


prefecture, parts of the Phthiotis and Boeotia prefectures and Athens as well. Rivers. Some important and well known rivers of Central Greece are Acheloos in Aetolia-Acarnania which


(c.405 - c.335 BC) was a statesman of ancient Athens, probably the most important of the period 355-342 and notable for his focus on Athenian finances. Eubulus' early


his alliance with Athens in favour of Thebes by threatening to support Alexander's brother-in-law, Ptolemy of Aloros. As part of this new alliance, Alexander is compelled to hand over hostages, including


Athens (6th BCE) was the first person to speak lines as an individual actor on stage (hence the term "thespian" to refer to an individual actor). Any unexplainable mischief that befalls

one of the original bitmap typefaces for the Apple Macintosh computer


noble Athenian of the Alcmaeonid family. He is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 BC or 507 BC. For these


Leo Kottke (born 11 September 1945, Athens, Georgia, U.S.) is

consolidated city-county and county seat of Clarke County, Georgia, United States


Athens and Paris, he decided to concentrate on developing his singing voice. He made his debut in Bordeaux in 1984. In 1985 he sang Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Exultate, jubilate" at

unincorporated community in Fulton County, Indiana


to the right in photographs. Following this principle, in the most famous of Ancient Greek coins (which is displayed to the right), the tetradrachm of Athens, the


Battle of Potidaea was, with the Battle of Sybota, one of the catalysts for the Peloponnesian War. It was fought near Potidaea in 432 BC between Athens and

human settlement in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America


(Αἰνιᾶνες, Οἰταῖοι), the Boeotians (Βοιωτοί) of Thebes, the Dolopes (Δόλοπες), the Dorians (Δωριείς) of Sparta, the Ionians (Ἴωνες) of Athens, the Phthian Achaeans (Ἀχαιοί), the Locrians (Λοκροί) [Opuntians


Hymettus and Athens and is a suburb of Athens. It has a population of 12,885 (2001 census). Until the late 20th century, the area was known as Liopessi.


east of Mount Hymettus and Athens and is a suburb of Athens. It has a population of 12,885 (2001 census). Until the late 20th century, the area was known as Liopessi.

borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania


served a crossroads. Roads connected Hazel Green with Athens to the west, Winchester, TN to the east, Huntsville to the south, and Nashville to the north. These roads intersected at what

county seat of Limestone County, Alabama, United States


located at (33.893615, -118.307841). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.1 km² (5.8 mi²), all land. Gardena is bordered by Athens on the

human settlement in Greene County, New York, United States of America


American musician (Smash Mouth). 1967 – Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter. 1971 – Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player. 1971 – ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist. 1972 – Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British singer.


rate). Casanova Frankenstein also once battled The Flaming Carrot. Soundtrack. Smash Mouth, "All Star". Violent Femmes, "No More Heroes" (originally by The Stranglers), during the tryout scene. Miriam Gauci,


captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India. 1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint. 1801 – Napoleonic Wars:


Disaster management. With the tropical climate and unstable landforms, coupled with high population density, poverty, illiteracy and lack of adequate infrastructure, India is one of the most vulnerable developing countries to


Lucas Jennisius, Matthäus Merian and Friedrich Hulsius in Frankfurt. Some of his works, such as a history of India, proved later to be mere translations. His own


murals can be found in Mexico, New York, Philadelphia, Belfast, Derry, Los Angeles, Nicaragua, Cuba and in India. They have functioned as an important means of communication for members of


to India and China; Russia is now the world's third biggest destination for outsourcing software behind India and China. The space launch industry is now the world's second largest


Red Hat India has six offices in India at Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Chennai and one in Sri Lanka at Colombo. It says its "OEM partners" include


of the Congo (then, the Belgian Congo) with Newton Beal, an Ohio schoolteacher he'd meet in India. Turnbull and Beal first studied the BaMbuti pygmies during this time,


c. 1750 BC: Nomadic shepherds, the Aryans, enter India from Central Asia and the Russian steppes. c. 1750 BC: Vedic period starts in India. c. 1750 BC: Investiture of


Chile; 8 in Bolivia; 5 in Uruguay; 4 in El Salvador and smaller numbers elsewhere), and fewer in Asia (15 in India; 12 in the Philippines; nine


Gutka (also spelled gutkha, guttkha, guthka) is a preparation of crushed betel nut, tobacco, catechu, lime and sweet or savory flavorings. It is manufactured in India


Senator from Ohio, former Republican Representative from Ohio, former United States Attorney General, former United States Ambassador to India, and former member of the Ohio Crime Commission. References.


Moradian, Director, Essel Propack India Limited, Essel Propack India Limited,India. Agnello D'Souza, Director nstest. References. External links.


eventually settled in the Sherpa community in Too Song Bhusti in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Mountaineering. Tenzing took part as a high-altitude porter in three official British attempts


is not very obvious. Famous echoes. Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur, India: Any whisper, clap or sound gets echoed repeatedly. The Golkonda Fort of Hyderabad, India. The Whispering Gallery of St Paul's


also Sriharikota) is a barrier island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It houses India's only satellite launch centre in the Satish Dhawan Space


become the surgeon-in-chief to the governor-general of India. Died at Cawnpore, India, 24th November 1826, Aged 37. In 1816 while in China, Clarke Abel, a surgeon and


create Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies in India, to cater to the educational needs of the low income, gifted rural youth. Early life. Dr. Raj Reddy was born in


are going on between the Indian government and the amir tending to the appointment of a joint commission for determining the last of Indo-Afghan frontier yet unsettled, from Lundi


Gadchiroli district () is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India


Sahel region east to Somalia; these birds are sometimes considered to be a separate species, African Scrub Robin (C. minor). It is partially migratory, wintering in east Africa and India. This


See also: 2006 in India, other events of 2007, 2008 in India and the. Timeline of Indian history. Events. 17 January - Protests occur in India


Devanagari and Gurmukhi of India in which the primes listed above are not strobogrammatic at all. In binary, given a glyph for 1 consisting of a single line without hooks


carbonate). Large deposits of barite are found in China, Germany, India, Morocco, and in the US. Because barium quickly becomes oxidized in air, it is difficult to obtain this metal


arms provision in exchange for attacking British India. But the crafty Afghan ruler clearly viewed the war as an opportunity to play one side off against the other, for


begins on the Brihadeeswarar Temple of India, during the reign of Rajaraja Chola I. The first pound lock is invented by the Chinese engineer Qiao Weiyo, improving


The Badagas () () are an indigenous people inhabiting the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, southern India.


in India. The picturesque situation of Amber at the mouth of a rocky mountain gorge, in which nestles a lovely lake, has attracted the admiration of all


feathers, animal bones and porcupine quills were recovered. Many peoples have used forms of toothbrushes through the ages. Indian medicine (Ayurveda) has used the neem tree (a.k.a. daatun) and


articles they hold or their mudras), and the karma-maṇḍala (羯磨曼荼羅) representing the activities of the deities in the three-dimensional form of statues, etc. An ancient Indian Sanskrit syllabary script known


in 1946, replacing the A.A.S.S. (Azienda Autonoma delle Strade Statali) of 1928. India. In India, State Highway refers to the numbered highways which are laid and maintained by the State Government.


innovation among students in the Asia-Pacific regions, including China, Philippines, Singapore, India and Australia. Students who won the award were socially recognized and financially supported for their


breeding range, and the Asiatic race migrates to Arabia and India. It is scarce north of its range, but has occurred as a very rare vagrant as far


with the outsourcer providing 800 staff operating offshore in India, supplementing Optus' 3,000-plus onshore call centre staff.. Some functions have also been supplemented in The Philippines. In


India. Cultivation and uses. The Chandler is a Californian variety with a smoother skin than many other varieties. An individual fruit can reach the weight of one kilogram. The


Kerala in south India, his works are considered distinctive for their multi-layered humour, trenchant criticism of the socio-political classes and uncanny ability to twist the meanings of words contextually, thus


in the state of Maharashtra, India. The MPCB functions under the administrative control of Environment Department of the Government of Maharashtra. It is mainly responsible for: Water (Prevention and Control of


and Medina. Journey to India. Mu'īnuddīn Chishtī turned towards India, reputedly after a dream in which Prophet Muhammad blessed him to do so, and after a brief stay


Salvadore Poe on a flight to India. They married in 2000, and they later collaborated on an album together. For a time, she lived in New York City, her husband's hometown.


Cuba, Bulgaria, India, South Africa, and Russia. United States. Fort Detrick, Maryland. U.S. Army Biological Warfare Laboratories (1943-69). Building 470. One-Million-Liter Test Sphere. Operation Whitecoat. United States Army Medical Unit


country (after India and China) among software exporters. Such growth of software outsourcing in Russia is caused by a number of factors. One of them is the


starts. Duarte Barbosa arrives in India. He works as interpreter and translator in Cochin and Cananor in Kerala. Births. January 5 – John of Avila, Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1569).


father, Ptolemy XII Auletes. Asia. Base year of the Vikrama Era, founded by Vikrama, king of Ujjain in India. Jumong becomes the 7th ruler of Buyeo. Births. Livia, second wife


north Africa, northern India and China. It migrates mainly by day, often in large flocks. Lowland breeders in westernmost areas of Europe are resident. It occasionally is a vagrant to


cuisine, in Indian cuisine where it is a major component of garam masala, and in Malay–Indonesian cuisine. It is widely grown for commercial use in China, India, and


by motorcycle for India, where he planned to visit the tomb of Mother Teresa. On April 10, his motorcycle broke down in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan.


is a small passerine bird, which is the only member of the subfamily Salpornithinae of the treecreeper family Certhiidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and northern India in open


than the British House of Lords; whereas there is no upper house in New Zealand. India. In very ancient India, during the Vedic civilization, there are mentions of


muscus, Middle French musc and Middle English muske, hints at its trade route. The musk deer belongs to the family Moschidae and lives in Pakistan, India, Tibet, China, Siberia


full of such ironies – if only you are willing to see them." Prague Symphony (Praha:Praha Publishing, 2008). In India, renowned poet Girija Kumar Mathur composed its literal translation in Hindi


a mistake. The Catholic Encyclopedia states, "Demetrius is the first Alexandrian bishop of whom anything is known." While Jerome claimed that Demetrius sent Pantaenus on a mission to India


Karar in Serampore, India to Kshetranath Karar and Kadambini. Priyanath lost his father at a young age, and took on much of the responsibility for managing his family's land


States than competitors Facebook and MySpace, it is one of the most visited websites in India and Brazil. In fact, as of May 2009, 49.83% of Orkut's users are from


Micus (born January 19, 1953) is a German musician and composer, whose musical style is heavily influenced by his study of traditional instruments and musical techniques from Japan, India


is visited every year by many people from all around the world, especially Pakistan and India. Security Situation. Farah has not seen much fighting since the US


was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica. It was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983-84. This was the first time Indian


General's Horse Guards and India's President's Bodyguard are typical Household Cavalry regiments, employing armoured vehicles for combat duties and equestrian units for ceremonial functions. When used without


has a commuter line between Tehran and Karaj. In India, there are commuter rail in some cities. For example, Mumbai Suburban Railway is the rail of the


dum-dum, so named after the British arsenal at Dum Dum, in present north Kolkata, India, where it is said that jacketed, expanding bullets were first developed. This term is


a travel and business center hub for southwestern Minnesota. In 2006 Suzlon Energy of India began building wind farm blades at its subsidiary Suzlon Rotor Corporation in the town. Among


of strong tornadoes (F2 or greater) are significantly less elsewhere in the world. Parts of southern Canada, Bangladesh and adjacent areas of eastern India, and possibly a few


by Mitchell Leisen. It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Olivia de Havilland) and was nominated for Best Writing, Original Story. Movie notes. The film was later remade in India,


Assam) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm [ɔxɔm]) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur located in the Guwahati city. Located south of


can be quite rigid and class based, such as with the Indian caste system. In other cases, status exists without class and/or informally, as is true with some Hunter-Gatherer


The Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) is an engineering institute located in Chromepet, Chennai, India. It is one of the four autonomous constituent colleges of


The Land Reforms Ordinance was a law in the state of Kerala, India under the E. M. S. Namboodiripad government limiting


The Visakhapatnam port is one of the busiest ports in India. The shipbuilding yard situated at Visakhapatnam is the largest in India. Situated on Chennai - Kolkota corridor, the city


the Indian Empire by the British for his myriad contributions to the public good. After India attained independence, Sir M. Visvesvaraya was given the nation's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna,


activities to engage in. Tradition in India. In India Kumari is a popular custom. On the days of Navaratri festival individual households worship young pre-pubescent girls who


Ayurveda, the traditional medicinal system of India. They are also used as popular drinks in Southeast Asia. Other basils. See List of basil cultivars. Several other basils, including some


game of Primero and one of the several ancestors to poker, just varying in betting style and hand rankings. The game is very popular in India and Nepal, where it


is a species of citrus. Common names for varieties of this species include sweet limetta, Mediterranean sweet lemon, sweet lemon, and sweet lime. In India, it is commonly called sathukudi,


Shashi Warrier is an Indian author


The system has been applied (sometimes with significant variations) in other countries, such as Australia, Barbados, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand,


States, Serbia, Mexico, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, New Zealand, the Philippines, France, Kenya, Taiwan, China, India, Poland, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Russia. In


as the borders of India. The Tahirid dynasty is considered to be the first independent dynasty from the Abbasid caliphate established in Khorasan. They were overthrown by


invasion by dropping a "dinosaur killer", a large asteroid whose impact results in environmental damage on a global scale, in particular the almost total destruction of India. In the


compared with the burakumin of Japan and the dalits of India and Nepal. The term baekjeong itself means "a butcher," but later changed into "common citizens" to change the

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the industrial and financial sector reforms of the 1980s. Other major foreign investors included India, Japan, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the Netherlands, Qatar, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. The


V, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1904). 1842 – Abd-ul-Hamid II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1918). 1849 – Maurice Barrymore, Indian-born patriarch of the Barrymore family (d. 1905). 1853 –


of Indian Religion and Philosophy, Benares Hindu University, India, from which he graduated with a master's degree in Indian Religion and Philosophy. In 1951, after his graduation from Benares, he


on 29th April 1986. Thailand. Thailand celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of the accession of their king Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2006. In South Asian film terminology. In Pakistan and India, a


in the U.S. health care reform debate. Prices of brand name drugs in the United States are significantly higher than in Canada, India, the UK and other countries, nearly all of


is located in Mumbai harbour off the coast of Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), India. In 1987, the caves were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It


Internationally-acclaimed Israeli singers. Etti Ankri - a singer-songwriter, and former Female Singer of the Year in Israel, has also performed in the United States, England, and India. Ankri has


India. It has been recorded as a vagrant in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian territory in the eastern Indian Ocean. Western Reef Heron has occurred as a


also in Asia from India to Indonesia. It is a resident breeder in wetlands with trees. The large stick nest is built in a forest tree, and


salute and the Rhodesian Signal Corps played God Save the Queen, the anthem of Commonwealth realms. Many foreign dignitaries also attended, including Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India, President Shehu

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around the 9th century in Roopkund, Uttarakhand, India. The largest hailstone in terms of maximum circumference and length ever recorded in the United States fell in 2003 in Aurora,


institution in India. It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake. Jadavpur University


international: submarine cables to India, Hong Kong, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean). Cellular communication. The major telecommunication


are eaten almost everywhere except in some parts of India, where bovines are considered sacred by Hindus. Evolution. The closest relations to this subfamily are the Boselaphini and Tragelaphini tribes. There


It winters in India and Indonesia. The Siberian Rubythroat is slightly larger than the European Robin. It is plain brown above except for the distinctive black tail with


India: (longest in world). State Street Center subway station, Chicago, Illinois, USA: (longest in United States). Dunedin Railway Station, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: (longest in southern hemisphere). Cheriton


science, philosophy, childrearing, education, government and the possible future of both India and the world. The resulting manuscript was edited by Sharma and others, and was eventually published


In rare cases the lentils are mixed with dairy cheese. A large percentage of Indians are vegetarian, and lentils have long been part of the indigenous diet as a common source


the New World Information and Communication Order. (NWICO) movement developed. Supported by the McBride report, "Many Voices, One World", countries such as India, Indonesia, and Egypt argued that


for Tibetan languages in Bhutan and in parts of India and Nepal and even Pakistan (Chamberlain 2008). In addition, the Tibetan script has influenced the creation of other scripts, including


Changanacherry () is a town and a Municipality in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located between


The objective of the game is to advance all the pieces to the end. Colombian culture. Parqués is the Colombian version of Pachisi, which originated in India. The.


Rameswaram (Tamil:இராமேஸ்வரம்) is a town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on an island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel


Ladsaab Telgi (mother), is a convicted-counterfeiter from India. Biography. Birth & Early Career. Born to an employee of Indian Railways in 1961, Telgi was left to fend


seven years in this field, he acquired experience in matters relating to foreign trade and India's relations with the European Economic Community. Thereafter, he worked in the Department


Musharraf openly accused Afghan President Hamid Karzai of kow-towing to India.". Religion. The kowtow is often performed in groups of three before Buddhist statues and images or tombs of the dead.


the northwest coast, overlain in many areas by Pleistocene (1 million years ago) deposits. The northwest coast is part of the deep Cauvery (Kaveri) River Basin of southeast India, which


programmes (e.g. a Canadian volunteer working in Nepal, or a Ugandan volunteer working in Mongolia). In addition, VSO: supports a number of national volunteering programmes (including schemes in India,


of Song (reigned 1022–1063). England—Edward the Confessor (reigned 1042–1066). France—Henri I (reigned 1031–1060). Germany—Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (reigned 1028–1053). Great Seljuq Empire—Toğrül (reigned 1037–1063). India—Rajendra Chola I (reigned


and legs. The wings are reddish maroon. It is found from the lower Himalayas in north eastern India in a broad south easterly band down into central China,


duck's quack is almost identical to an echo. It echoes, but it is not very obvious. Famous echoes. Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur, India: Any whisper, clap or sound gets


the GOMS over the equator south of Moscow. India also operates geostationary satellites called INSAT which carry instruments for meteorological purposes. China operates the Feng-Yun（風雲) geostationary satellites,


Feni () is a small southern district of Bangladesh, bordering (clockwise from the north) Tripura in India, Chittagong district, the Bay


Wilhelm Furtwängler. Born in Dresden, Germany, as a child she spent some years in India and South America. She spent time there later as well, working as a clerk


Vogue is widely published; today, it is published in 16 countries + Latin America. Australia. Brazil. China. France. Germany. Greece. India. Italy. Japan. Korea. Latin America. Portugal. Russia. Spain. Taiwan.


Commander-in-Chief at the siege and capture of Seringapatam and the conquest of Mysore in India in 1799. He was also injured at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary


PrideFest, Polish Fest, Festa Italiana, German Fest, African World Festival, Irish Fest, Mexican Fiesta, Indian Summer, Asian Moon Festival, Arab World Fest, and several run/walk charity events. Winterfest. Beginning in the


Serbs occupy Bosnia. Khazars conquer the Great Bulgarian Empire in southern Russia. By topic. Religion. St. Martin's Church is built in Canterbury, England. Arts and sciences. First surgical developments in India,


India. Near the end of May, the ships encountered a huge storm off the Cape, and four ships, including Dias's, were lost. Using his experience with explorative travel,


Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, OM, FBA, (Telugu:; (5 September, 1888 – 17 April, 1975), was an Indian


population size is not a reliable determinant of urban character. In many areas of the world, as in India at least until recent times, a large village might contain several


world's largest concrete structure. 43 million m³ — volume of Aswan Dam. 90 million m³ — volume of gas required per day by India in 2005. Volumes larger


and extended by Professor Duncan Forbes (1798–1868). The theory states that a four-handed dice-chess game (Chaturaji) was originated in India in approximately 3000 BC; and that arising


a family of scholars, jurists, writers and sufis. He was a world-renowned scholar of Islam and International Law from India, who was known for contributions to the


countries, the treasury is called the Ministry of Finance and the head is known as the Finance Minister. Examples include New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, India


continues its social activities based out of its Changanasserry headquarters. Archdiocese of Changanassery == Visit the site:. Archdiocese of Changanassery is the largest Catholic Diocese in India and its recognition


one of a dozen or so individual alphabets from such Southeast asian islands as Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi which are derived from ancient India and share the Sanskrit


division covers an area of 31,119.97 km², and has a population of 38,678,000 (2000). Dhaka Division bounds the Indian state of Meghalaya to the north, Barisal and Chittagong Divisions on the


the attack were all Arabs, many of them workers from countries such as Egypt and Lebanon. Among the injured were people from India, Bangladesh, Philippines, and Eritrea.


clause is first used in the Nicene Creed, against the Arians in Spain. Births. Theuderic II of Austrasia. Zhang Xingcheng. Deaths. David, patron saint of Wales. Varahamihira, Indian astronomer.


BC: Iron age in India. 1800 BC: Beginning of the Nordic Bronze Age in the period system devised by Oscar Montelius. 1800 BC – 1300 BC: Troy VI flourishes. c.


cities. Azuchi, Japan, 2005. Madison, USA, 2001. Weingarten, Germany, 1998. Puškin, Russia, 1993. Charleville-Mézières, France, 1963. Nevers, France, 1963. Hyderabad, India. Oradea, Romania. Vitória, Brasil. Famous citizens. Virgil


as India, and that the Government of India Act 1935 shall, with such omission, additions, adaptations and modifications as the governor-general may by order specify, be applicable to the Dominion of


Mills and is operated by the privately held Loyalty Management UK (LMUK). The Nectar Helpline is based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Mumbai, India. The Nectar Card scheme was


Australia, however. Species. Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is found in marshes in Africa, India and South-east Asia. Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis) is a rare, nomadic and declining


Bharat Ratna (, translates to Jewel of India or Gem of India in English) is India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This


the East India Company led to the expulsion of Buckingham from India and to the suppression of the paper by John Adam, the acting governor-general in 1823. His


given to the world by Paramsadguru Shree Gajanan Maharaj of Shivpuri, Akkalkot in India and as such, Shivpuri is said to be the birth place of Agnihotra


Dravidogecko is a monotypic genus of Indian gecko, commonly


northeast India, with glutinous flour used to make bread or porridge. References.


India and founded the Mughal Empire, which ruled most of the Indian subcontinent until its decline after Aurangzeb in the early 18th century, and was formally dissolved by the British


Harish-Chandra (11 October 1923-16 October 1983) was an Indian mathematician, who did fundamental work in representation theory, especially


body of India. Its mission is to conduct free and fair elections in India. It was established on January 25, 1950 under Article 324 of the Constitution


India, was a result of cooperation with the Government of India but eventually broke off in 2003 after disagreement. Media Lab Europe, based in Dublin, Ireland, was founded with a


exercises in the Ryukyus, then returned to Inchon to stand by in the event she was needed for an evacuation of Indian troops from Panmunjom. In March, amphibious


a steamship headed from England to India. The Death of Achilles / Смерть Ахиллеса (1882). A hired assassin mystery. The story unwinds from the death of Mikhail Skobelev (called Sobolev


India to stop the possible resurrection of the Bull-Demon-King, Gyumaoh. Along the way they are beset by inept assassins, bad weather, and their own tragic personal pasts. Meanwhile,


also referred to as a "Sikh temple". The most significant gurudwara of the Sikhs is the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Visiting a Gurdwara. The gurdwara


Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east to Japan and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. It has been recorded as a vagrant in Alaska and


charter is dated a year earlier, as 1582. The first documented battle of India's independence against a European colonial ruler is fought by the Desais of Cuncolim in Goa,


Bahmani Sultan of Deccan (now part of southern India) after the death of Sultan Aladdin Hassan Bahman Shah. Muhammad II as Said becomes ruler of the Merinid Dynasty


land, in whose shade fireworks factories function. Invasiveness. Neem is considered an invasive species in many areas where it is non-native. Chemical compounds. The Indian scientist Salimuzzaman Siddiqui was the


the medieval Hoysala kings in Karnataka, India, were called Garudas, because they served the king in the way that Garuda served Vishnu. The US Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron 134 is nicknamed


without its consent were made by Bahrain, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, the United States, Vietnam, Yemen, and Yugoslavia. Prior to its ratification of the convention, the United States Senate


in remedies in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani medicine in India. The 5th century Syriac Book of Medicines prescribes pepper (or perhaps long pepper) for such illnesses as


The 6th-century Greek explorer Cosmas Indicopleustes mentioned it as a product obtained from India. Soon afterwards Arab and Byzantine perfume makers began to use it, and it acquired a reputation


diabetes. 1960: Factory built in Punjab, India to make Horlicks from buffalo milk. 1968: Factory built in Punjab, Pakistan, to supply local demand (including East Pakistan, now Bangladesh). 1969: Horlicks acquired


around the Indian Ocean, partly on ancient poetry (including Homer's Odyssey and Vishnu Sarma's Panchatantra), and partly upon Arab, Indian and Persian folklore and literature. The collection is tale 133


Southeast Asia were responding to the stimulus of a civilization that had arisen in India during the previous millennium. The Indianization of Southeast Asia happened as a


Morissette wrote "Thank U" and "Baba" after her trip to India. The protagonist of "Baba" goes on a spiritual pilgrimage to India where she encounters a guru who, like


Balbir Singh Sr. (born October 19, 1924 in Haripur Khalsa, Punjab) is a retired field hockey player from India, who was a member of three Olympic gold medal winning


a paralytic stroke. Bactria. While Eucratides I is in north west India to claim possession of the previous Bactrian King Demetrius I's territory there, the Parthians, under


some thirteen incarnations since the days of Fuxi; in his last incarnation as Laozi he lived to nine hundred and ninety years, and traveled to India to


the greater Middle East, Asia Minor, the Caucasus region, and India. Umar is a common Sunni Muslim name but a rare Shi'a Muslim name. Its variation Omar is a common given


of Tibetans. He travelled to India, studied Buddhism, became friends with the Dalai Lama and established the. He and his wife Inge also established, which sponsors self-help projects in


individual, the protagonist Omar Khayyám. Rushdie wrote Shame after his Midnight's Children, whose theme was the independence — and partition — of India. Awards. Winner of the French Prix du


to create the Lao, Thai and Shan peoples of Indochina, and even as far away as Assam, India. The dynasties. The Zhuang did not record their history until the Eastern


Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian, leader of the Indian National Congress and founder of the Swatantra party. Sir Perungavur Rajagopalachari, Indian civil servant, Diwan of Cochin and later, Travancore and


similar to other eaten forms of marijuana. It is legal in many parts of India and mainly used for religious purposes, particularly during Holi, when pakoras containing bhang


online pharmacies in India, the UK, and other countries where they can save even more money—up to 60 to 80 percent or more savings off US prices. Pharmaceutical companies


of the Hesperidies is unclear. Besides, there are enough reasons to conclude that it was in the Far East, for example India or Yemen, that the citron is likely to have


Shivaji University, established in 1962, is located in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. It is best known for its literature, arts, commerce


Madhya Pradesh, India was named in his honour. References. External links. Sleeman, H. (1844) Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official (1844; 2nd edition, 1893). Sleeman, H. (1858)


troops. 1975 – Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It reaches in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure. 1980 – President Jimmy Carter signs the


Brian Wilson Kernighan (, the 'g' is silent), (born January 1942, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a computer scientist who


reached Mattawamkeag in 1869. By October 1871 the line was completed from Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro where it connected through to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Maine Central


any other cities in Europe. Since early 2000s, large numbers of Iraqis immigrants settled in Södertälje and the city has taken more Iraqi immigrants than the United States and Canada


The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario. It is owned by


enough geology and botany to inform his later wanderings. In 1864, Muir left school to go to Canada, spending the spring, summer, and fall wandering the woods and


Canada. 2003-2005 Tangent, Facade for Hyundai Development Corporation Headquarters - Seoul, South Korea. 2004-2005 Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial - Padua, Italy. 2004-2007 Glass Courtyard addition to the Jewish


three men's teams (two from Canada and one from United States of America) competed. One of Canada's teams was entirely composed of Mohawk Indians. Medal table. Medal summary.


aircraft stands and can support all aircraft sizes up to and including the Boeing 747. Currently, ten airlines operate seasonal or year-round scheduled services to Bermuda Airport from Canada, the United


In addition to the UK, Ford Prefects were also sold in Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Canada. The Canadian model was left-hand drive. The Australian built model


of brand name drugs in the United States are significantly higher than in Canada, India, the UK and other countries, nearly all of which have price controls.


Canada. Aberdeen consists of a series of houses in a historical Canadian village site. The village is located north of both the Durham Interforest factory and the stretch of Grey Road


The Flag of British Columbia, Canada is based upon the shield of the provincial arms of British Columbia.


name in Canada and by several small parties called the Marxist Workers' Group around the world, in 1999. It is defunct.


with a red and silver wreath, on top of which sits a beaver, resting on top of which is St Edward's Crown. White and red are the official colours of Canada,


Events from the year 1794 in Canada. Events. 1794 - Baranov builds first vessel in northwestern America at Voskres-senski on Kenai. Jay Treaty


of Tweed, for the village see Tweed, Ontario (village). Tweed is both a municipality and a village located in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Hastings.


the mix. Music for the evening is typically performed by a live band, playing jigs and reels from Ireland, Scotland, Canada, or the USA. The tunes are traditional

music group from Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.


was found very extensively on islands off eastern Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Ireland, and Great Britain before being hunted to extinction. Remains found in Florida suggest that, at least


Queen’s University, Canada. University of British Columbia, Canada. University of Alberta, Canada. York University, Canada. University of Victoria, Canada. University of Toronto, Canada. Simon Fraser University, Canada.


known as the "Conqueror of Canada". Jeffrey Amherst was named Governor of Virginia, although he never came to the colony. Native Americans were the first humans to populate the


she is a patron. Birth in Canada. The Princess was born in Ottawa, Ontario, as the family had been living in Canada since June 1940 after the


all of its restaurants back to "French fries" and "French toast". Historical parallels. Canada: During World War I, the Ontario city of Berlin was renamed Kitchener. France: During the French Revolution,


the Upper Paleocene of Wyoming (USA) and the Porcupine Hills Formation near the Bow River of Alberta, Canada. This genus was previously placed within family Djadochtatherioidea. References. Jepsen (1940), "Paleocene faunas


4-2 over the Boston Bruins. World Hockey Championship. Men's champion: Whitby Dunlops from Canada defeat the Soviet Union. NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - University of Denver Pioneers defeat University of


as blending grapes in table wine and mass commercial wines. New Zealand, England, and Canada also have plantings of Seibel grapes. List of some Seibel grapes and


Northeastern Ontario, Canada, approximately 30 kilometres south of Espanola. Its main town is Little Current, located on the northeast side of Manitoulin Island. However, its territory also includes most of the


for directory assistance throughout the United States and Canada. In fact, only 555-0100 through 555-0199 are now specifically reserved for fictional use, with the other numbers having


Events from the year 1741 in Canada. Events. First Fort Dauphin, was


Canada. Events. May 19: an unusual darkening of the day sky was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada. This has never been explained,


States. This was followed by the opening of stores in the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Australia, China, Switzerland, and Germany.. Future locations. Apple is proactively expanding its global retail


available for vehicles exported to the United States and Canada. 2.5 L V6 2003-2005. 3.0 L V6. 4.0 L V8 1999-2002. 4.2 L V8 2003-2008. 4.2 L


to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led


be followed by a redirect (re-examination in England, Australia, Canada, India and Pakistan). In the United States, the cross-examining attorney is typically not permitted to ask questions which do not pertain

unincorporated community in Kansas, United States


Personal Communications Service or PCS is the name for the 1900 MHz radio band used for digital mobile phone services in Canada, Mexico and the United


in Canada, the Netherlands, Kenya/Uganda (VSO Jitolee), and the Philippines (VSO Bahaginan). In 2004, VSO launched a partnership called iVolunteer Overseas (iVO) in India with iVolunteer, an existing volunteering


of Canada and recorded from California in the United States to Japan. However, any distribution outside the Northern Atlantic needs to be verified. There are also other species of the


and Canada, breaking records for attendance. "Two Suns Arcology, A Concept for Future Cities" opened at the Xerox Square Center in Rochester, New York, in 1976. In 1989


conducted from the community. Local merchants used the absence of American troops to conduct extensive trade with Canada. The community was incorporated as a village in 1817 and, unlike Plattsburgh, removed


awarded by the federal government of Canada to people who have contributed the most to their arts community. Recipients of this award include: Judith Budovitch, Fredericton, 1991. John Cutruzzola, Brampton. Garry


system. The thirteen British colonies in North America (not including those that formed Canada), however, adopted the French system as it was. In the United States, quarters, hundredweights,


23 passenger airlines and four cargo airlines which fly nonstop to 44 destinations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The busiest route in terms of operations is


of Greenland and the northernmost parts of Canada as well as Alaska. In the far north, the hare becomes white during the winter to blend with the


College and was for many years Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where he is now professor emeritus. Taylor is now Board


(Canada). The city is located on the Mascouche River and has a population of 33,764, ranking 30th among Quebec municipalities. The current mayor is Richard Marcotte. History. Mascouche received


Speaker of the House is a political term referring to a number of people: In the United Kingdom and Canada, the Speaker


the western tip of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. After the amalgamation of the Island's 27 distinct municipalities, it was merged on January 1, 2002


restaurant based in eastern Canada. It's a prototype for a restaurant franchise. It is owned by Grinner's Food Systems Limited. See also: List of who owns what. External


Europe. In 1986 Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in Wales, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark and the latest in Canada


town (formerly a city) on the Red Deer River in the Badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary. History. The town is named


in the 1940s before becoming an editor with British United Press in Canada, moving quickly up from night editor at the Toronto bureau in 1947, to bureau chief at


43 parks and park reserves across Canada. Located in British Columbia's Gulf Islands, it covers 33 square kilometers over 16 islands. It also includes numerous islets and reef areas. Areas included


federal election of 1867, held from August 7 to September 20, was the first election for the new nation of Canada. It was held to elect members of


Claybank is a small hamlet in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. Claybank is best known for its National


See also: 1827 in Canada, other events of 1828, 1829 in Canada. Events from the year 1828 in Canada. Events. William Lyon Mackenzie elected


1749 in Canada. Events. Halifax, capital of Nova Scotia, is founded by British General Edward Cornwallis to counter French presence at Louisbourg. La Vérendrye was awarded the cross of Saint


in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade on June 25, 1978. July. July 1 — A gay protest rally is held in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (Canada), in response to a


became the standard issue of the second Canadian Contingent, becoming recognized throughout the British Empire as a symbol of Canada. The Stetson hat became a part of the uniform of the


parts of which achieved independence through negotiation with the United Kingdom government and legislation by the parliament of the United Kingdom. Australia and Canada, for example, achieved


Canada and the Caribbean. The city is located on the island of New Providence, which functions much like a federal district. While there is no local government, it is governed


Ontario Swine Improvement is a company based in Innerkip, Ontario, Canada for the improvement (and breeding) of swine or pigs. External links.


Canada left the IWC in 1982 and as such is not bound by the moratorium on whaling. Caribbean. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the island of Bequia the


area. It has direct flights to London and Miami and seasonal flights to Charlotte, NC and Philadelphia, PA in addition to other major cities in the U.S.A. and Canada during the


(including Pakistan, Singapore, India, Canada, and many other Commonwealth of Nations countries) follow English statutes and case law. India still follows many Victorian-era British statutes such as the Admiralty Court Act,


Jacques Rose (born 1947) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was a member of the Chenier Cell of the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorist group whose members


the US Presidential Election. Pier 21 was, from 1928 to 1971, the place where immigrants entered Canada. It was called the "Gateway to Canada.". Forever 21 (also operating as XXI


(Paleocene) of Rav W-1, Saskatchewan, Canada. This specimen resides in the collection of the University of Alberta. Species: Parectypodus foxi (Storer J.E. 1991). This Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous)-age


assumed as mayor of Roxas City in July 2007, the controversial festival was stopped. Canada's High Banks Entertainment Ltd.’s filmmaker Jordan Clark, 36, traveled to Capiz to


1917. The Starr label was continued through much of the 1920s in Canada, pressed and distributed by Compo Company Ltd., mostly issuing their sides that were released in the United


areas in the West from southern Canada to northern Florida and the Mexican state of Oaxaca; the population in central Chiapas may be descended from escaped cagebirds. Originally only a resident


the convertible models were not sold after the year 2000, when Pontiac introduced a refreshed Sunfire. The Sunfire name was recycled from the Canada-only Asüna Sunfire sold only


crop selection. Depending on the location, temperature, daylight hours (photoperiod), and rainfall, may all be critical environmental factors. In the northern U.S. and Canada, the growing season


Florida and southern Georgia, while the northern can be found all over the eastern USA and eastern Canada. Behavior. The spring peeper eats small arachnids and insects such as ants,


are duller in colour than males. Western birds are yellower than eastern birds. Life history. Their breeding habitat is open shrubby areas across Canada, Alaska and the western United States.


Russian Revolution significant number of the Mennonite Brethren moved to the United States, Canada, Paraguay and Mexico. In the Soviet Union their organizational structures ceased to exist by 1930 due


people supported by agriculture and fishing. During the Highland Clearances of the 1830s and 1840s, half the population left, many of them moving to Australia, Canada or South Africa. Project


research at the National Research Council in Canada and Bell Laboratories in the USA he began teaching and research at the University of Sussex in England in 1967. He


RADARSAT-1 is Canada's first commercial Earth observation satellite. Mission. It was launched at 14h22 UTC on November 4, 1995


Canada. He was also involved in gambling. By this time, Luciano was becoming a big player in the New York mob. Rise to power. At an early


of Toronto, Canada. Navigation. Navigation to Sheffield was made possible by using canal cuttings to avoid circuitous and unnavigable sections of the Don as far up as Tinsley,


Bernard Lortie (born c.1951) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a member of the Chenier Cell of the Front de Libération


Lebanon. Gibran Khalil Gibran Garden, Beirut, Lebanon. Khalil Gibran Street, Ville Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada inaugurated on 27 Sept. 2008 on occasion of the 125th anniversary of his birth. Gibran Khalil


James Moffat (1922 in Canada – 1993


June 20, 1790, and encompassed the majority of the territory's land area - all land between St. Clair County and Hamilton County, extending north to Canada. Randolph


Canada. The town was built around a waterfall on the Muskoka River in the centre of town, and is known for its other nearby waterfalls (Wilson's Falls, High


northeast of the city of London, Ontario, Canada. In 2007, the airport handled 449,745 passengers, and was the 10th busiest in Canada in terms of aircraft movements,


Canada - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. France - President Jacques Chirac. Germany - Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Italy - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Russia -


that some of its members in the past have also proposed that the state explore the possibility of joining Canada. Some other members have expressed opposition to joining


western Canada and Alaska. They nest in conifers, sometimes on the ground. They are migratory and most move east or west to coastal waters, also the Great


John Willoughby Crawford QC (1817 – May 13, 1875) served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada from 1873 to 1875. Born in 1817 in


the break-up of the British Empire. This was demonstrated by their acceptance and support of Dominion status for colonies such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Newfoundland. This seam


Bet.e & Stef is a bossa nova jazz group from Montreal, Canada. They were nominated in 2003 for the


Georgian Bluffs is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County located between Colpoy's Bay and Owen Sound on Georgian Bay. The township was


this species is of least concern. External links. - South Dakota Birds and Birding. - Cornell Lab of Ornithology. - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter. (for Canada) - with RangeMap.


Bay Company data on lynx and hares in Canada from 1847 to 1903. Understanding Nonlinear Dynamics. Daniel Kaplan and Leon Glass. J.D. Murray. Mathematical Biology I: An Introduction. Springer-Verlag, 2003.


important connecting street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Riverside Drive (as a continuation of Hog's Back Road through lands owned by the National Capital Commission) past


Mary rivers west of Lethbridge, Alberta. The Kainai reserve Blood 148 is currently the largest in Canada with 3,852 inhabitants on 1,414.03km² and is located approximately 200


that is fluent in French (95.0%). Minority groups: Anglophone (7.9%), allophone (9%), Aboriginals (1%), bilingual. Among the ten provinces of Canada, Quebec is the only one whose majority


last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union. 1870 – Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay

village in Appelscha, in the Netherlands


and the United Kingdom. The principality's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York also serves as their embassy to the United States and Canada. France,


is the "Official Water of Major League Baseball.". Eco-fina, 50% less used plastic than the 2002 model. Released in mid-2009. In Canada, Aquafina is produced at Pepsi-QTG Canada's


in the United States and Canada) and the cellar spider Pholcidae (especially in Australia). Numerous other common names have been applied to the crane fly, many of them more


Black. 75 - Smirnoff Ice Double Black. Sold in Australia and New Zealand. 76 - Smirnoff Ice. Sold in Canada. 7% ABV. 83 - Smirnoff Ice Wild Grape malt beverage,


seven active chapters in the United States and Canada. History. According to Baird's Manual, nine undergraduates at Union College in Schenectady, New York—John Hart Hunter, John McGeoch, Isaac


in both the U.S. and Canada. The RCA is a founding member of the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches, Christian Churches Together, World


Rogers Hi-Speed Internet is a broadband internet service provider in Canada, owned by Rogers Communications. Rogers


the UK a sport available to anyone. Although most popular in the UK, Mirrors are also used in other countries, notably Australia, Ireland, Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa, New


States-Canada border south to central Mexico. A 2009 study also found breeding in the thorn forest of Baja California Sur and the coast of Sinaloa during the summer


is a borough or arrondissement of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of the St Francis and Massawippi Rivers approximately 5 kilometers


habitat of the Black-throated Green Warbler is coniferous and mixed forests in eastern North America and western Canada and cypress swamps on the southern Atlantic coast. These


Corporation () is a leading supplier of private label carbonated soft drinks distributing to Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Europe. In addition to producing many


Helen Alice Kinnear (may 6, 1894 - 1970) was a Canadian lawyer. She was the first federally appointed woman judge in Canada. Early life. She was born in Cayuga, Ontario, Canada


PC (August 16, 1831 – May 4, 1901) was born in Quebec City, Canada. He was the son of a Scots-Quebecer merchant, George McIntosh Ross, and his French-Canadian wife


and located north-west of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The town is situated on the Gatineau River, along Route 105, not far south of Route


Cameroon (1970). Canada (1907). Chile (1908). the People's Republic of China (1977). Czech Republic (1922). Denmark (1875). Dominican Republic (1954). Egypt (1962). Finland (1923). France (1875). Germany

song by Bobby Gimby to celebrate Canada's centennial in 1967


species (the Bald and Golden Eagles) can be found in the USA and Canada, nine more in Central and South America, and three in Australia. Description. Eagles


that eventually finished second behind Canada. He qualified for his first major international tournament in 1997, and won the bronze medal at those World Championships, finishing third


poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over. There was formerly another East York in Ontario, Canada. References.


States and Canada. James Caesar Petrillo was born in Chicago, Illinois. Though in his youth Petrillo played the trumpet, he finally made a career out of organizing


(Upper Cretaceous) strata of Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming (USA) and Saskatchewan, Canada. This species likely weighed around 415 g, as much as a modern rat. The species


company. In 1916, they acquired the Russell Motor Car Company of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by 1917 New Process Gear, and in 1919 acquired the Duesenberg Motors Company


wing act" to distract predators from the nest. Nesting. Their breeding habitat is open fields or lawns, often quite far from water, across most of Canada, the United States,


Bay, Canada. Yakima, USA. See also. Taipei City (Municipality). Taipei County. List of cities in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Administrative divisions of the Republic of China.


of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. The name probably originated from the geolinguistic division of the island into French and English, with francophones typically inhabiting the


Canada. From the age of twelve Cyr worked in a lumber camp during the winters and on the family’s farm the rest of the year. He impressed his


subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario, and front on the St. Lawrence River and the international boundary between Canada and the United States. The county seat is Brockville. They were


Flag of Alberta, Canada was adopted. The flag has the proportions 1:2, with the provincial shield of arms in the centre of a royal ultramarine blue background.


year 1706 in Canada. Events. Births. Deaths. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville - Canadian-born French explorer who established settlements in what is now southern Louisiana (born 1661).


Events from the year 1744 in Canada. Events. France declares war on England (March 15). Treaty of Lancaster


Marys River between the United States and Canada connecting the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. It serves as the northern terminus of


Identity Program) is a federal agency that administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international trade legislation, and various social and economic benefit


The Masorti movement is the name given to Conservative Judaism in Israel and other countries outside Canada and U.S. It is part of the Conservative movement. Masorti means

unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States


to Pennsylvania, Maryland, finally settling on the Virginia Shores, had principal photography actually filmed nearly entirely at Port Perry and Sandbanks Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Additional location shots were the city-fly-through


imported, mainly from Canada. Dijon mustard shops also feature exotic or unusually-flavored mustard (for example fruit-flavoured Dijon), often sold in decorative hand-painted faience (china) pots. In 2008, Unilever closed its mustard


mountains in the Mauricie region of Québec, Canada. It covers 536 km² in the southern Canadian Shield region bordering the Saint Lawrence lowlands. The park contains 150


companies, or corporations and provides for a term of up to 20 years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $500,000. Tourists from Canada. Canada has included


Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1934 to 1942. He was the youngest Premier in Ontario history, appointed at age 37. Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Hepburn attended


North American millipede. It inhabits the eastern seaboard of the United States through southeastern Canada and west to central Texas. It is one of the largest North American millipede species, reaching


August 9, 1943, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan) is a former teacher and civil servant and was the tenth premier of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Early life. Handley was born in


François-Réal Angers (20 November 1812 – 27 March 1860) was a lawyer and writer from Quebec, Canada. He


deliverance from evil spirits. Organization. In 1979, the Church of God, House of Prayer had 24 churches in the eastern United States, and 2 churches in eastern Canada. The estimated membership


the year 1813 in Canada. Events. January 22 - General Henry Proctor's 1,300 British and Indians capture 495 U.S. troops, under General Winchester. February 7 - Battle of Elizabethtown.


Events from the year 1716 in Canada. Events. Jacques Talbot came to Montreal as a schoolmaster. Births. Deaths.


Events from the year 1725 in Canada. Events. Claude-Thomas Dupuy was appointed intendant of New France. Peter the Great


TimeChase was a history-based quiz show series created by Sidney M. Cohen and Jay R. Cohen originally telecast on Canada's History Television channel. Hosted by Sheldon Turcott, it featured


traveled from Canada and entered the headwaters of the Ohio, traveling as far as the Falls of Ohio before turning back. He returned to explore the river again in


Canada, cattalo is used for hybrids of all degrees and appearance. In the U.S., cattalo are regulated as "exotic animals", along with pure bison, elk, and deer. See also. Żubroń. American (cattle


caused by cars running over embedded objects also contributes to accelerated wear and pothole formation. Retroreflective road paint is thus very popular in Canada and elsewhere in the United States, as


In 1945 Empress Zita celebrated her birthday on the first day of peace, 9 May. She was to spend the next two years touring the United States and Canada


the elected government and to establish a socialist Quebec state independent of Canada. On October 10, Bernard Lortie, along with Chenier Cell leader Paul Rose and his brother, Jacques


at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and other venues in the United States and Canada - under the direction of the late Mevlevi Shaikh Suleyman Hayati Dede. In


sunglasses. These dispensers hold. The dispensers are made in China, and distributed by Regal Confections in Canada. They are recommended only for children three years of age or


Junior Men's champion: Unified former USSR defeated Sweden. Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States. Lacrosse. The Buffalo Bandits defeat the Philadelphia Wings 11–10 in overtime to


In 1996, when he was 19 years old, Niatross made a 20-city tour for his fans in Canada and the United States. In 1997, Niatross was inducted


the closure of the Aérodrome Saint-Louis. It is located west southwest of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. First established as a training facility for air observers, the first flight occurred on September


or "stints". Their breeding habitat is the southern tundra in Canada and Alaska near water. They nest on the ground. The male makes several shallow scrapes, the female chooses one and


a weekly talk program called Hablando Claro con el Padre Alberto, which reaches millions of households throughout the United States, Canada, Spain and Latin America for EWTN Español, which


Events from the year 1889 in Canada. Events. August 1 - Alexander Davie, Premier of British Columbia, dies


Michel Courtemanche (born December 11, 1964 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a Québécois comedian and actor. He has drawn hundreds of thousands to his one-man


dust containing silica and iron. Labrador Lung (found in miners in Labrador, Canada) - mixed dust containing iron, silica and anthophyllite, a type of asbestos. Positive indications


is a community in south-central Ontario, Canada, on Burlington Bay, Lake Ontario. It is a neighbourhood of Burlington, in Halton Regional Municipality. This former unincorporated village was formerly a part


Canada. Events. May 16 - James Palmer becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing F. L. Haszard. September 21 - Federal election: Robert Borden's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Sir Wilfrid


by governments. However red ensigns were used by both Canada (pre-1965) and the Union of South Africa as their flags. The Governor of Bermuda uses a Union Flag


Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the South Nation River. Communities. The township comprises the communities of Alfred,


pinpoint the source of the sound, especially when many are peeping at once. Nicknames. On Martha's Vineyard, peepers are commonly called "pinkletinks"; in New Brunswick, Canada, they are


Canada. It has also been introduced in western Europe, Australia (where it is considered a potential noxious weed), New Zealand, Anatolia Aegean Region of Turkey and southern South America, including


ideas in his newspapers were rewarded with a seven-seat Liberal majority in the 1847 election. This led to the formation of the first responsible government in Canada in January 1848. While


Events from the year 1764 in Canada. Events. 1764-65: The Sugar Act and Stamp Act, by which Britain aims to recover revenue from the American colonies, arouses local opposition.