geologic history of Kirtland stretches back nearly 300 million years to a time when the region was covered by ocean water. The bedrock is a silt shale of

human settlement in Garfield County, Colorado, United States of America


China proper. Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages. Loess is a highly erosion-prone soil


submerged and unvegetated floodplains of these braided rivers dried out and were exposed to the wind. Because these floodplains consist of sediment containing a high content of glacially ground flour-like silt


are wider. Limestone, the predominant mineral, is responsible for the cliffs and clear water of the coastline southeast of Vlorë. Erosion of a blend of softer rocks has provided the

action of exogenic processes which remove soil and rock from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it to another location where it is deposited


erosion. There are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural fresh water resources. Economy. The GDP of Wallis and Futuna in 2005 was 188 million US dollars at


draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching is widespread. Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law


a navigational aid to the nearby Intracoastal Waterway. Much of the island's land mass has been lost to erosion, down to about from its original. The United States Army Corps


Rabbits often kill young trees in orchards, forests and on properties by ringbarking them. Rabbits are also responsible for serious erosion problems as they eat native plants which leave the topsoil


Pelicans were estimated to exist in the wild, with 33,000 nests altogether in the 50 colonies in Canada, and 18,500 nests in the 14-17 United States colonies. Shoreline erosion


hard caprock, covers a layer of softer rock that is eventually worn away. The hard rock thus avoids erosion. On a much smaller scale, the same process forms hoodoos. References. See


is host to the St. Andrews Links Trophy. Jubilee is one of several courses in Scotland that are under threat from erosion. Strathtyrum. The Strathtyrum Course, opened in


a highly erosion-prone soil that is susceptible to the forces of wind and water; in fact, the soil of this region has been called the "most highly erodible soil

basic operation in mathematical morphology


Britain, which explains its choice of UTC. The Madeira Islands, even further to the west, also employ UTC. Western part of Ireland, incl. the cities of Cork, Limerick, and Galway.

mine in Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe


pyramid schemes do not. Others. In early 2006 Ireland was hit by a wave of schemes with major activity in Cork and Galway. Participants were asked to


alternative link from Mitchelstown to Cork, Fermoy and Cahir. Bus Eireann runs frequent intercity services through the town. Rail. Mitchelstown railway station opened on 23 March 1891, closed to passenger


in Cork, Ireland, Maclise's native town, held a major exhibition of his works from October 2008, opened by David Puttnam. See: Daniel Maclise 1806-1870 Romancing the Past,


She died on 5 January 1382 in Cork, Ireland, and was buried in Wigmore, Herefordshire. Marriage and issue. She had five children by her marriage to Edmund Mortimer:


applied. Countries (or parts thereof) west of 7°30'W ('physical' UTC-1) that use UTC. Canary Islands (Spain). Most of Portugal, incl. Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Aveiro, and Coimbra. (Only the


João António Leopoldo Vítor Francisco de Assis Júlio Amélio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança), the Hopeful (Port. o Esperançoso) (16 September 1837 in Lisbon – 11 November 1861 in Lisbon) was


motorways system. Brisa is the largest highway management concessionaire. With 89,015 km², Continental Portugal has 3 international airports located near Lisbon, Porto and Faro. The national railway system

census-designated place in New Hampshire, United States


Folhadela parish. Has a paved runway with 950x30 m. There's a regular airline service with AeroVIP to Bragança (BGC) and Lisbon (LIS). Railway. There's a narrow gauge (1


of 1904 after the conclusion of winter maneuvers when she departed Pensacola in company with,,, and on a voyage to Portugal and the Mediterranean. After a ceremonial visit to Lisbon

1956 American crime film directed by Ray Milland


drawings of Holbein from the Royal collection in 1793. In 1802, Bartolozzi accepted the post of director of the National Academy of Lisbon, the city where he


raised in Lisbon, she has been very successful in her home country of Portugal. She has long competed in the Portuguese national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She first participated


of Portugal or Henrique () the Chaste (Portuguese o Casto) (Lisbon, 31 January 1512 – Almeirim, 31 January 1580) was the seventeenth King of Portugal and the Algarves. He ruled between


won all 10 of their Tests, the others being five victories against Zimbabwe and one against Portugal in Lisbon. During the international seasons Namibia played six games; the first of

census-designated place in Lake County, Florida


match, that took place on September 3, 1955 in Lisbon against Sporting. The final result was 3–3. Partizan also became the first club from Eastern Europe to have played

town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States


World Assemblies of God Fellowship. In 2000, Thomas E. Trask was elected to succeed Cho. At the 2008 World Congress at Lisbon, Portugal, George O. Wood, General Superintendent of the Assemblies


Their king Manuel I of Portugal then sent Fernão Pires de Andrade and Tomé Pires to formally open relations between the main court at Beijing with Lisbon of Portugal. Although Zhengde


in Sichuan Province; forty Giant Pandas and a dedicated team of staff play a crucial role in ensuring the survival of the species. As part of the Reserve’s

international airline headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China


in modern-day Sichuan, the ultimate success of the conquest due large in part to the strategy of Zhang Yi. 312 BC: Seleucus I Nicator establishes himself in


Events. By place. Asia. The first Chinese paper money is issued, yet these banknotes will not become government-issued until the Song Dynasty era Sichuan province issues them in


inhabiting the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, they later moved to the warmer areas along valleys within the Hengduan Mountain Range in the 4th century B.C. Subsequently, they moved to Northern Sichuan


211, Wei Yan was a soldier in Liu Bei's campaign to the Yi Province (益州, modern Sichuan and Chongqing). His talent helped him to become a major general of Liu


Liangguang's yi fu mian, Sichuan's dan dan mian, and northern China's zhajiang mian, are collectively referred to as "China's five famous noodles.". Preparation. The noodles are 80% cooked, mixed with cooking


Sichuan Province, she received sex reassignment surgery in Qingdao in November 2003. On February 11, 2004, she was issued an ID card establishing her female identity by the


transformation. Griffith used two strains of Pneumococcus (which infects mice), a type III-S (smooth) and type II-R (rough) strain. The III-S strain covers itself with a polysaccharide capsule that protects

planned genetic alteration of a cell by uptake of genetic material from the environment


that is not primarily composed of rock or other solid matter. There are four gas giants in our Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Many extrasolar

sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter


that, with only the minimal fuel needed for course corrections, would enable a single probe to visit all four of the solar system's gas giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn


book Gylfaginning. Mundilfari, a natural satellite of the planet Saturn, is named after the figure. Etymology. The name appears in various forms in attestations for the figure, some


their major moons. ability to display stars and other celestial objects as seen from reference points other than the Earth (e.g. Saturn, Phobos, Comet McNaught or any other object defined


wife of Saturn, she was his sister and the daughter of Caelus. Her children were Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Juno, Ceres and Vesta. Opis also acquired queenly status and was reputed


X redirects here. For the spurious moon reported in 1905, see Themis (moon). Janus (, or as in Latin Ianus) is an inner satellite of Saturn. It


There is also an asteroid called 55 Pandora. Pandora (, or as in Greek Πανδώρα) is an inner satellite of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980 from photos


The planets. Venus and Saturn are the only planets expressly mentioned in the Old Testament. Isaiah 14:12 is about one Helel ben Shahar, called the King of

computer program that calculates transport assignment on road networks


from observational astronomy was the apparent instability whereby Jupiter's orbit appeared to be shrinking while that of Saturn was expanding. The problem had been tackled by Leonhard Euler


d'astronomie (1740), and died at Thury, near Clermont. He published the first tables of the satellites of Saturn in 1716. References. External links.


sign to me to be quiet. The same first gods were in Latium called Saturn and Ops.". Ovid described Isis: "Upon her Isis' brow stood the crescent moon-horns, garlanded


while she was seeking for her daughter Persephone, who had been kidnapped by Hades. The second myth features Saturn, god of the sky, who eviscerated his father Cronus with a sickle


gas giants in our Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Many extrasolar gas giants have been identified orbiting other stars. Gas giants can be subdivided into different

eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System


deities, from which the names of the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were taken. (Uranus and Neptune were also Greek and Roman gods, but neither planet was known in


studying Uranus orbit, independently prove that another, farther planet must exist. Neptune was found at the predicted moment and position. 1855 - Le Verrier observes a 35

Grade II listed building in Gwynedd. Opposite the Town Hall, adjoining Angel.


asteroid belt. Juno can reach +7.5 at a favourable opposition, which is brighter than Neptune or Titan, and is the reason for it being discovered before the larger asteroids Hygiea,


the northern loop is so small that it more closely resembles a teardrop. Uranus: figure 8. Neptune: figure 8. Pluto: figure 8. See also. Analemma calendar. References. External links. ]: Analemma].


Aphelion distance of Mercury. 76 Gm — Neso's apocentric distance; greatest distance of a natural satellite from its parent planet (Neptune). 86 Gm — Diameter of Rigel, a


seen in the Jovian atmosphere are due to counter-circulating streams of material called zones and belts, encircling the planet parallel to its equator. The zones are the lighter

layer of gases surrounding a material body


and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, adversely effects freshwater lakes, vegetation, and structures. Anthropogenic pollutants reduce air quality and visibility. Climate change caused by human activities that emit greenhouse gases into


size during seasonal changes of the year. Because of vast amounts of water added to or removed from the oceans and atmosphere, the behavior of polar ice


while omitting the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei. The work anticipates Puccini's career as an operatic composer by offering glimpses of the dramatic power that he would soon


Requiem. While studying at the Conservatory, Puccini obtained a libretto from Ferdinando Fontana and entered a competition for a one-act opera in 1882. Although he did not win, Le Villi was


The Mikado or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations.


an admirer of Richard Wagner, and like him chose to write his own libretto, something which was virtually unheard of in Italian opera up to that time. The most popular


best known for his arrangement of the music for The Beggar's Opera (1728) - to the libretto of John Gay, he composed many other works including stage and church music as


Armide is an opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully. The libretto was written by Philippe Quinault, based on Torquato Tasso's La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered). Critics in the 18th century


Giselle, ou Les Wilis is a ballet in two acts with a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier, music


libretto by Javier Adúriz based on the story by Jorge Luis Borges. Solare composed the opera from 1992 to 1993. The opera is approximately 37.5 minutes in length and consists


Simon Boccanegra is an opera with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the


The anonymous Italian libretto was based on a work by Antonio Salvi, which in turn was adapted from Canti 5 and 6 of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso.


from Lucca situated between the Tyrrhenian Sea and Lake Massaciuccoli, just south of Viareggio. While renting a house there, he spent time hunting but regularly visited Lucca. By 1900


elimination will be slow, giving a prolonged hangover effect: Some drugs are metabolised by the liver, and so consequently their metabolites are often toxic (e.g. chloroform). See also. Local


triacetate is only soluble in chloroform making the method expensive. The discovery that hydrolyzed cellulose acetate is soluble in less polar solvents, like acetone, made production of cellulose acetate fibers


chloroform, and practically insoluble in ether. Suxamethonium is a hygroscopic compound. The compound consists of two acetylcholine molecules that are linked by their acetyl groups. History. It has


to dull the patient’s senses. Thereafter, ether or chloroform started to be used. The Operating Theatre had closed down before antiseptic surgery was invented. The majority of cases were for


widely used volatile anaesthetics today. They are often combined with nitrous oxide. Older, less popular, volatile anaesthetics, include halothane, enflurane, and methoxyflurane. Researchers are also actively exploring the use of xenon

chemical element with atomic number of 54 and heaviest stable noble gas


antihydrogen in the LEAR by shooting antiprotons, which were produced in a particle accelerator, at xenon clusters. When an antiproton gets close to a xenon nucleus, an


opening of the shutter, since xenon flashes respond almost instantly. Due to their construction, focal plane shutters, as used on most SLRs, will only allow xenon flash units to


election campaign), but are often held before that time as it is up to the parties in government when to call a general election. The current Labour Party

short-lived leftist political party in Greenland


returned as one of five ILP MPs without Labour Party support. However, when the ILP, with the support of James Maxton, decided to disaffiliate from the Labour Party in


but the opposition parties, traditionally the centre-right Fine Gael and the centre-left Labour Party, are comparatively weak. This has led to a series of coalition governments in power,


1992. The Labour Party won the general election in a landslide victory with 418 seats, the most seats the party has ever held. The Conservatives ended up with


Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, KG AC OBE PC (15 July 191122 September 1994), was a British geographer and Labour Party politician. Born in Wandsworth, London, he was the younger son of Sir


shift in loyalty from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party was antithetical to the interests of the working class and had to be explained in terms of cultural politics. In


new party. In 1992 Albert Reynolds replaced Haughey as Taoiseach and Andrews was briefly appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, vacating this position to Dick Spring, Tánaiste and Labour Party leader, after a


Regent's Park and Kensington North, currently held by Karen Buck for the Labour Party. It is intended that the constituency be divided so that Kensington becomes independent of Chelsea

centrist and populist political party in Lithuania


Labour Party politician, or other Socialist self-proclaimed advocate of the poor or working classes, who claims to support a form of socialist ideology, but who might disregard socialist ideals in their daily


out in The Club (the name adopted by British Trotskyists after entering the Labour Party) Hallas became a supporter of Tony Cliff's positions. Hallas was a founder member of


coalition government formed in 1973 by Fine Gael and the Labour Party. The National Coalition was led by Liam Cosgrave, the Fine Gael leader, as Taoiseach, and Brendan Corish,


a Popular Front against the National Government's appeasement of Nazi Germany, between the Labour Party, the Liberal Party, the Independent Labour Party, the Communist Party, and even rebellious elements of

political party in South Africa from 1910 to 1958


election to Parliament in 1992. A supporter of the Trotskyist Militant tendency in the Labour Party, Byers was elected as a councillor to the North Tyneside District Council in 1980,


of the modern Welfare State. Clement Attlee and the Labour Party defeated Winston Churchill's Conservative Party in the 1945 general election. Attlee announced he would introduce the Welfare State outlined in


Gael, the Labour Party, the Progressive Democrats, the Irish Alliance for Europe led by Professor Brigid Laffan and Adrian Langan, and Ireland for Europe led by Ciarán Toland. On the


carried out by the Fianna Fáil administration that preceded it in power. In 1986 he became Minister for Industry and Commerce. He took responsibility of the Energy portfolio when the Labour Party


June 1981 – 9 March 1982) was formed by Fine Gael and the Labour Party. See also. Members of the 22nd Dáil. Ministers of State of the 22nd Dáil.


choice of paying into either a fund which supports the Labour Party, a non-affiliated General Political Fund or to opt out of contributing to a political fund at all. UNISON also carries


post-war Britain rapidly embraced the newly-found consumerism, but were increasingly faced with a confusing array of competing products. Michael Young, research director for the Labour Party, proposed setting up a 'Consumer


his son, the second Earl. At first a Liberal like his father, he later joined the Labour Party, becoming the first Labour member of the House of Lords. His eldest


Jennette Arnold is a Labour Party politician and member of the London Assembly representing the London Boroughs of Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest. Born in Montserrat, Arnold


council has been controlled jointly by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats with the Conservatives' Matthew Evans as council leader. For decades it had been controlled by the Labour Party. Political makeup.


Municipal Reform Party (allied to the Conservatives). In 1934 the Labour Party gained control, which they retained until abolition in 1965. For elections to Parliament, the borough was divided


Frankland and other former members of the Labour Party) and the Green Socialist Network (whose origins lie in the former Communist Party of Great Britain). The Leeds Left


Russian (Bolshevik), and the efficient German master of the ceremonies!" (Ch. 8). The British Labour Party and Trade Unions, on the other hand, are portrayed as being overall

political parties that advocate workers' rights


Peter Leslie Pike (born 26 June 1937) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a


the United Kingdom. He is Labour Party member of Parliament for St Helens North. Early life. He went to Huyton Hey Secondary Modern School on Seel Road in Huyton. He had previously


to first she was elected an MP in 1997 Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne for the Labour Party from 1997 to 2005. She doubled her majority in the


Audrey Wise (4 January 1935 – 2 September 2000) was a British Labour Party politician. She was Member of Parliament


had been twice as big as Fine Gael. The Labour Party had a new leader with Dick Spring. A programme for government was quickly drawn up and Garret FitzGerald of


a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under Sir Anthony Eden against the Labour Party under Clement Attlee. Boundary changes however make a direct comparison with 1951 impossible.


a Labour Party politician in Wales. Early life. Born in Wrexham, he attended Grove Park Grammar School (became the Groves High School then closed in 2003 although a part became

political party in Indonesia (1949–1956)


investigated Labour Party ministers Peter Mandelson, Jack Straw and Harriet Harman. Early life. Shayler was born in Middlesbrough. He attended John Hampden Grammar School in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire


Times refused to publish it". He often criticised Labour Party policies, and said to Morgan: "Have you read Henderson's speech about a capital levy? It's rank piracy". During

social democratic political party in Nigeria


was Labour Party and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead between 1997 and 2005. Early life. Education. He went to the independent catholic St Benedict's School in Ealing.

internal election in the British Labour Party


2008 Glasgow East by-election. During the campaign, she was informed that the police had received death threats against her. She was formerly a member of the Labour Party and


Llinos "Llin" Golding, Baroness Golding (born 21 March 1933) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who


(born 17 November 1955, Sheffield) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. At the 1997 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Pudsey in


a politician in the United Kingdom. She was Labour Party member of Parliament for Stourbridge from 1997 until the 2005 general election, when she stood down for reasons of

political party in the post WWII Slovakia


entryist work in the Labour Party, and one from the Militant Tendency. The League promoted the Socialist Charter initiative of various Tribunite left-wing Labour MPs and was consequently

British Labour Party leadership election


December 1963) was an Irish Labour Party politician, and leader of the party from 1932 to 1960. Norton was born in Dublin in 1900. He joined the postal service in 1916. By


production of Merchant of Venice with the future theatre producer Bill Kenwright. Political career. By then a fireman by occupation, Hatton became a member of the Labour Party and later

political party in South Africa from 1969 to 1994


the Labour Party saw Sally Hamwee and Trevor Phillips agreeing to share responsibility for chairing the Assembly in its first term. Trevor Phillips took the Chair in 2000, passing


15 January, 1946) is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords, former Senior Vice Principal of the University of Aberdeen and former parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. He was


Guseva supposedly screamed, "I have killed the antichrist!". After intensive surgery, however, Rasputin recovered. It was said of his survival that "the soul of this cursed muzhik

Grade II listed building in Conwy County Borough. Set back slightly from the N side of the A544 in the centre of the village of Llansannan.


surgery, percutaneous pertains to any medical procedure where access to inner organs or other tissue is done via needle-puncture of the skin, rather than by using an "open" approach where inner organs


of very minor lesions, every wound (e.g. after accident, disease, or surgery) results in some degree of scarring. Scar tissue is not identical to the tissue that it replaces

in British politics, a series of one-to-one meetings of an MP with their constituents


allows patients to undergo medical procedures like surgery without physical pain or emotional trauma. To induce unconsciousness, anesthetics affect the GABA and NMDA systems. For example, halothane is a GABA agonist,


game. It was later determined that Owens would require surgery to correct the injury, and require anywhere from two to four weeks to recuperate. Days after Owens promised his fans


surgery and in the Third World because of its lower cost. Halothane was given to many millions of adult and pediatric patients worldwide from its introduction in 1956


situations of a medical or clinical nature. This may include the sexual attraction to medical practitioners, medical uniforms, surgery, anaesthesia or intimate examinations such as rectal examination, gynecological examination, rectal


how new methods of dealing with wounds were being developed by "clever and ingenious surgeons". He often criticised accepted methods. See also. Surgery. Cauterisation. Ambroise Paré. John of

Lower Allithwaite, South Lakeland, Cumbria, LA11


is also depicted as a lich, having sold his soul for the power to destroy the Romanovs and now bound to a mystic talisman he was granted

town in Landkreis Gießen in Hesse, Germany


horror film Harlequin was allegedly inspired by Rasputin's legacy and relationship with the Russian royal family. In 1996, actor Alan Rickman won both a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his


Vasily Smyslov, at Vilnius, thus qualifying to play Anatoly Karpov for the World Championship. That year he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), as a member of which he was


Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He continued his studies, focusing on the political, social and economic development of capitalist countries, and received several higher degrees between 1970 and 1980. During the 1970s and


Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Career in Soviet space program. After the flight of Yuri Gagarin in 1961, Sergey Korolyov, the chief Soviet rocket engineer, came up with the idea of putting a woman in


Communist Party. Polish United Workers' Party. Romanian Workers' Party. Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Communist Party of Yugoslavia (until its expulsion in June 1948). Communist Party of Free Territory of Trieste (until


regulation of society. The first chapter defined the leading role of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and established principles for the management of the state and the government. Article


1988, USSR 1st board, 8.5/10 (+7 =3 -0), team gold, board gold, performance gold; Manila 1992, Russia board 1, 8.5/10 (+7 =3 -0), team gold, board gold, performance silver;


to supervise the occupation of Japan. Japanese officials left for Manila on August 19 to meet MacArthur and to be briefed on his plans for the occupation. On August 28,


Philippine Army Air Corps. The first Philippine Army airfield was built outside of Manila, Luzon. At this time only three pilot trainers were available in the Philippines. Courses in


Conception in Intramuros or the original Spanish settlement of Manila) and the Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano. Towards the end of the century, stricter rules were applied and it was


the island of Masbate. In December 1600 Dutch Commander Admiral Oliver van Noorth, sought refuge at San Jacinto Harbor after his fleet lost to the Spanish Armada in Manila.


attack called Operation Bojinka. The explosion was small, killing one person, and the plane made an emergency landing. Operation Bojinka was discovered and foiled by Manila police in 1995. On


educational institutions include the so-called "University Belt" and Taft Avenue in Manila, Katipunan Avenue and Fairview in Quezon City and Sta. Mesa straddling the Manila, Quezon City and Mandaluyong


Manila. His selection for the team caused some controversy in Russia at the time, as he was only sixteen years old and had not yet been awarded the grandmaster title, but

unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia


no injuries onboard. On February 20, 2009, Northwest Airlines Flight 2 from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, the Philippines (using Boeing 747-400 equipment), experienced severe turbulence during landing at Narita


William McKinley (also called Fort McKinley) was just south of Manila (Luzon, the Philippines). After Philippine independence, the facility became the home of the Philippine Army and later the


Nichols Field was a former U.S. military airfield located south of Manila in


Venezuela - 85 minutes. Mexico City, Mexico - 82 minutes. Manila, Philippines - 81 minutes. Mumbai, India - 70 minutes. Sofia, Bulgaria - 69 minutes. Bucharest, Romania -


Manila; Singapore; Trincomalee, Ceylon; and Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. After operating for a time in the Persian Gulf, she became the largest aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal. The


other two variants. The -9 will be able to fly non-stop from New York to Manila or from Moscow to São Paulo and will have the lowest

town in Daggett County, Utah, United States


for seagoing pirates. Some pirates were among the richest people in the world. The Manila Galleon transported Mexican silver to Manila in Spanish Philippines, where it would be


around 180 found in wilderness conservation in the municipality of Narra and Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. A captive population is bred by Antonio de Dios's Birds International near Manila. This bird


in land area, in Metro Manila, but it is the second most densely populated at around 27 thousand people per square kilometer after Manila. Government. Mayor: Jaime C. Medina Vice Mayor:


Sampaloc is a district of Manila which is primarily a residential and educational center. Part of the Malacañang Palace is located in

located adjacent to Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California


he traveled to the United States, where he appeared on several popular television programs, which were hosted by Stephen Colbert, Wolf Blitzer, Bill Maher, and Chris Matthews. On November 24,

persona of political satirist Stephen Colbert


Report, Matthews alluded to a possible run for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania. When directly questioned by Stephen Colbert about his intentions, he stated that there is a difference


Stephen Colbert) forges several documents in an attempt to ruin the Brother Jerome foundation, named for a religious figure being considered for canonization. To conceal his forgery, Bennett murders an elderly


Show has done much the same for comedians Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Lewis Black and others). Attell's series of commentary on the show was called "The Ugly American".


board gold, performance silver; Bled 2002, Russia board 1, 7.5/9 (+6 =3 -0), team gold, board gold. Kasparov made his international teams debut for the USSR at


Garbage In, Garbage Out (abbreviated to GIGO, coined as a pun on

genetic element in the species Drosophila melanogaster


Asimov's love of puns, contains 144 limericks by Asimov and an equal number by John Ciardi. He even created a slim volume of Sherlockian limericks (and embarrassed one


pun is a complicated pun format with two aspects. It involves transposing the words in a well-known phrase or saying to get a daffynition-like clever redefinition of a well-known word


series combined humor, puzzle elements, themes and characters borrowed from various legends, puns, and memorable characters, creating a 5-part series of the Sierra stable. Although the series was originally titled


Eggcorn. Eponym. Figure of speech. Meronymy. Metalepsis. Newspeak. Pun. Polysemy. Sobriquet. Social stereotype. Synecdoche. totum pro parte. pars pro toto. kenning. Notes. References. Georgij Yu. Somov, Metonymy and its manifestation in


make themselves understood. Chimpsky was given his name as a pun on Noam Chomsky, the foremost theorist of human language structure and generative grammar at the time, who


monologue would also qualify. Chris Berman's shtick in his ESPN commentary was his tendency to give additional nicknames to players based on their last names (often intended as pun


is a widely used, standardized debugging data format. DWARF was originally designed along with ELF, although it is independent of object file formats. The name is a pun


cartoon self in the episode "Anthology of Interest I" of the TV show Futurama, which aired in 2000. Gygax also performed voiceover narration as a guest Dungeon Master,

American animated sitcom for the Fox Broadcasting Company and Comedy Central


Television. See Science fiction sitcom. Lost in Space (1965-1968). Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999). Red Dwarf (1988–1999, 2009). 3rd Rock From The Sun (1996–2001). Futurama (1999–2003, 2008-present). Invader Zim


In the episode "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles" of the animated series Futurama a gargoyle by the name of Pazuzu is kept by Professor Farnsworth as a pet. In

exhibit/ride at the 1939 New York World's Fair


Moose web site. In pop culture. In the Futurama episode "A Head In The Polls", a character who looks like Space Moose sits at the "Bull Space Moose Party" booth


vocalist from 1990. Appearances in other media. The song "Baby Love Child" is a backing track in the montage sequence at the end of the Futurama episode


Roscoe Jenkins, Reggie makes fun of Roscoe's plaid pants, doing a Yogi Bear impression in the process. "Smarter than the average bear". In the 2008 Futurama DVD


Turanga Leela is a fictional character in the animated television series Futurama, voiced by Katey Sagal. Leela is captain of the Planet Express Ship and is


escaped Penal Planet 10 at 13:00 intergalactic standard time on the 40th day of the year 2839. April 9, 2841, is the day that Professor Hubert Farnsworth (Futurama)


sixth (and last) child. By 2005, Gygax had seven grandchildren. He continued to reside in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, as he had since his family first arrived in 1946. Gygax died


association. Also in 1976, WisCon, the world's leading—and for many years, only—feminist science fiction convention and conference was founded: an annual conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Some of the same people involved


carefully selected valuable timber land in Wisconsin to fund Cornell University. As a result, even though New York received only one-tenth of the 1862 land. grant, the university’s management of


Wisconsin. It is included in the Janesville, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 152,307. Its county seat is Janesville. Geography. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the


the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 640 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.0 square miles (101.0 km²),


Sumner is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population


Kelly is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population


of Wisconsin. The population was 1,958 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is nicknamed "the FFA/FFA Alumni Capitol of the


Sand Lake is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was


Cadott is a village in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,345 at the 2000 census. It is


Grant is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 920 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the


Lynn is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 834 at


Reseburg is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 740 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the


Fence is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 231 at the 2000 census. Geography.


Wisconsin, United States, along the Sheboygan River. The population was 497 at the 2000 census. St. Cloud is part of The Holyland region in northwestern Fond du Lac County. Geography. St. Cloud


Hollandale is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 283 at the 2000 census. It is part of


town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 366 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square


Mauston is a city in and the county seat of Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population


Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the La Crosse, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 738 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census


There are two other Towns named Seymour in Wisconsin. Seymour is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 363 at the 2000


Cassel is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.


a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,065 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area


Glendale is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin,


Union is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 618 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States


Dewey is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 975 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to


Hackett is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The


Boaz is a village in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population


Orion is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 628 at the 2000 census.


Newark is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United


Washington is a town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The


Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Baraboo River. The population was 425 at the 2000 census. History. At the time of its founding, Rock Springs was known


Little Round Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population


Hartland is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 825


Adell is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The


is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 430 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 829 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.4 square miles


St. Germain is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,932 at the 2000


Casey is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 466 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States


Harrison is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,523 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.9 square miles


is a village in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,040 at the 2000 census. Geography. Redgranite is located at (44.044550, -89.101993). According to the United States Census


in Jackson County, Wisconsin in the United States. The population was 983 at the 2000 Census. The Village of Alma Center is located within the town. Geography. According to


state of Wisconsin. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 8,620 at the 2000 census. The city is situated at the


Wisconsin is located at the south edge of the town and in the Town of Russell. History. The town was officially formed on March 2 1849 under Chapter


Withee is a village in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000


Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 611 at the 2000 census. The Village of Hixton is located within the town. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the


is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 514 at the 2000 census.


River Falls is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,304 at the 2000 census. The City of River Falls


Kennan is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 378 at the 2000 census. The Village of Kennan


Ironton is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Little Baraboo River. The population was 250 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the


County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. The Village of Couderay is located within the town. Geography. According to the United States Census


Pewaukee is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The population was 11,783 at the 2000 census. The city was incorporated from what was


leakage. In January 1980, epidemiologists in Wisconsin and Minnesota reported the appearance of TSS, mostly in menstruating women, to the CDC. S. aureus was successfully cultured from most of the women.


a farm in rural Johnstown, Wisconsin, east of Janesville, the youngest of four children. The family soon moved to north of Madison. She started writing poetry at a


following three days in the surrounding countryside, and finally on the sixth, near Lansing. A few days later, there was a rash of sightings in Indiana. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1978:


is also heard in the United States, especially Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (although the Scandinavian-based Yooperism "ya" is more common), Oklahoma and the New England


Waupaca County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 51,731. Its county


U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 27,010. Its county seat is Whitehall. History. Patches of woodland are all that remain of the brush and


for such surrounding Minnesota communities as Askov, Braham, Brook Park, Henriette, Hinckley, Finlayson, Rock Creek, Rush City and Sandstone, as well as Grantsburg, Wisconsin, and each of


in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,194 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area


Rome is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,656 at the 2000 census. Geography. Rome


of Wisconsin. The population was 176 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.9 square miles (95.6 km²), of which,


a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 778 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Comstock is located in


Pilsen is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 203 at


of Wisconsin. The unincorporated community of New Franken, Wisconsin is located in the town. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of


town in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 667 at the 2000 census. The town of East Winona is located in the town. Geography. According


Worden is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 657 at the 2000


Bell Center is a village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 116 at


a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census. The unicorporated community of Moose Junction is located in the town. Wisconsin Highway


a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA. The population was 1,240 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of South Range is located in the town. County Road E, County


Altoona is a city in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin


Wisconsin. The population was 557 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.6 square miles (115.5 km²), of which,


Seneca is a town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census


Lake Lac La Belle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,217 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.6 square miles (76.8 km²),


town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Cato, and Clarks Mills are located within the town.


Franzen is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 505


Johnson is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 993 at


a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,012 at the 2000 census. Fox Point is located along the North Shore area of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 682 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Oil City, Wisconsin is located within the town of Sheldon. Geography. According


Little Suamico is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United


Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 687 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Sugar Bush is located in the town. Geography. According to the United


town in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 716 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total


Bone Lake is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 710 at


Sterling is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 724 at the


Waldo is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Onion


Warren is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,320 at the 2000 census. The village of Roberts


a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 233. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the


Potter Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,099 at


Marshfield is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 811 at the 2000 census. Marshfield is also the name of a neighboring


Rock is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 856 at the 2000 census. Geography.


Palosaari and Sara [Bishop LaVeck] (of Irish decent), in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Jim grew up on a goat farm near Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Oconomowoc


Wisconsin becomes a state. 1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War. 1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President. 1849 - California Gold Rush begins. 1850s. 1850 - President


Nelson is a village in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 395 at the 2000 census. The village


Lowell is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,169 at the 2000 census. The


a village in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Scuppernong River. The population was 1,766 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of


This article is about the town of Bangor in Wisconsin, USA. For other places named Bangor, see Bangor. Bangor is a town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States.


Belgium is a town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,513 at the


Plover is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,415 at


There are also three towns named Clinton in Wisconsin. Clinton is a village in Rock County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 705 at the 2000 census. The Village of Genoa is located within the town. Romance, Wisconsin is located in the town of Genoa. The RoundRiver


plaintiff in a landmark lawsuit against the tobacco industry. Margaret Farrow, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. Chris McIntosh (1977-), NFL player. Jessica Powers, Carmelite nun and author. John C.


Rudolph is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was


which long-time champion Ken Jennings played, until returning for the Ultimate Tournament of Champions. In 2005, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle was declared "Governor Festivus" and displayed a Festivus pole in


Nurmi was a vegetarian from the age of 12. An annual Paavo Nurmi Marathon has been held in Northern Wisconsin, USA since 1969. An event with the same name has also


cell research. Fox also made similar ads in Wisconsin (supporting Governor Jim Doyle) and in Maryland, endorsing senatorial candidate Congressman Ben Cardin. All three of the endorsed


Area, so called because it escaped glaciation during the last ice age. Covering parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, the Illinois region is mostly limited to Jo


the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,458 at the 2000 census. The CDP, known locally as Lake Wissota Village, is located along the southern shores


Gays Mills is a village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 625 at the 2000 census. History. In 1847 James B. Gay, a native of Indiana,


Otter Creek is a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 531 at the 2000 census. Geography. According


Glen Haven is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. According to the 2000 census, the town


Cadiz is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was


Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 809. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.9 square


Wisconsin, United States. The 2008 population estimate was 8,487. It is part of the La Crosse Metropolitan Area. Geography. Holmen contains many wooded areas, hills, and bluffs, typical of


a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 995 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has


town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,403. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the


town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,191 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to


town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,064. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total


in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 690 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of


Lanark is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the


Greenbush is a town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,773 at the 2000 census. It is included in


Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.8 km²), all of it land. Places. The unincorporated community of Haven, Wisconsin is located in Mosel.


Coon is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was


Wales is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, first settled by Welsh immigrants. The population was


Prairie du Chien is a town in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,076 at the 2000 census.


Forestville is a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Ahnapee River. The population was


World War II. Tom Petri, current Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th District of Wisconsin. John Abner Race, U.S. Representative. Cory Raymer, retired center for


Kingston is a village in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 288 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of


County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,251 at the 2000 census. The City of Oconto is located partially within the town. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the


County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,142 at the 2000 census. In 1885, the adjacent City of Kaukauna was removed from the town when it incorporated. On February 28, 2002,


Durand is a town in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 694 at the 2000 census. The City of Durand is located within the town. Geography. According to


in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census. The Village of Hawkins is located within the town. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau,


East Troy is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,500 at the 2000 census. The village is located southeast of the Town


Auburndale is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 829 at the 2000 census. The Village of Auburndale is located within the town.


to Wisconsin in 1854. The family settled in Rock County, near Union, Wisconsin. He studied law in Iowa, and entered the law department of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in


Radio International. His announcer, Jim Packard, refers to him as "The Sage of Wisconsin." He has given himself the title of "Producer Internationale," and also refers to Public Radio International on-air


and charitable organization of men and women that work in the insurance industry. The group was founded in 1906 near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Each chapter convenes at its


Forty-three is: The designation of Interstate 43, a freeway in Wisconsin. The code for direct dial international phone calls to Austria. The album The Dark Side of the


one of 13 two-year campuses of the University of Wisconsin System. It is located in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Approximately 600 full- and part-time students are enrolled at the college, and


began college at Yankton College in South Dakota in 1894, changing to Beloit College in Wisconsin the following year. There he became art editor of the yearbook


for example the diamonds found in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Canada. Prospectors use trace minerals in tills as clues to follow the glacier upstream to find kimberlite diamond

statue on top of the Wisconsin Capitol Building


Florida; Lake Placid, New York; Madison, Wisconsin). Six were held in Europe (Nice, France; Frankfurt, Germany; Zürich, Switzerland; Bolton, United Kingdom; Canary Islands, Spain; Klagenfurt, Austria). Four were held in Asia


Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 864 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Grand Marsh is located in the town. Geography.


Arland is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 670 at the 2000 census. Geography. According


Maple Plain is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 876 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to


Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area


in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,548 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Little Rapids is located in the town.


Rio () is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 938 at the 2000


Perry is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin


is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,003 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Baileys Harbor is located within the town. Geography. According to


Downing is a village in Dunn County, Wisconsin,


Knapp is a village in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was


Red Cedar is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The


Spring Brook is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,320 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau,


Tiffany is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 633 at the 2000 census. The villages of Boyceville and Downing are


Byron is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the


Eldorado is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States


Saxon is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 225 at the 2000 census. Geography. Helenville is located at (43.020378, -88.698619). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of


Germantown is a town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, in the United


Lincoln is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 957 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Rio Creek is located


Ackley is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 510 at the 2000 Census. The town was founded March


There is also an unrelated unincorporated community of Rock Falls in Dunn County. Rock Falls is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,033 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.7 square miles (100.3 km²), of which,


Athens is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan


Hamburg is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, in the United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As


Marathon is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.


Marathon is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The


Angelo is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population


Farmington is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,625 at the


Worcester is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,711 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census


Avon is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 586 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the


Big Falls is a town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 107 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau,


Ladysmith is a city in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,932


Angelica is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,635 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Krakow, and


Springfield is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 808


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 444 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89.4 km²), of


Stone Lake is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 544 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the


Genesee is a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,284 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Genesee Depot is located in


in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,215 at the 2000 census. Since the area is unincorporated, it is governed by the Town of Farmington. The Wisconsin Veterans Home


in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,281 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area


member teams are located in Illinois and Wisconsin. CCIW schools have won 35 Division III national championships since 1973. Member teams. The league currently has 8 full members: Note: Carhage College


Siren is a village in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population


Columbus is a city in Columbia and Dodge Counties in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 4,479 at the 2000


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 388 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Clyman. Geography. Clyman is located at (43.313002, -88.719895). According to


Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,216 at the 2000 census. The City of Seymour is located within the town. Isaar, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community, is also


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 599 at the 2000 census. The size of the town was reduced when the city of Fennimore was incorporated from a part


Clear Lake is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, USA. The population was


Merrimac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States northwest of Madison. The population was 416 at


other places named Jackson in Wisconsin. Jackson is a village in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,938 at the 2000 census. The village is located partially within


Wisconsin where it continues as County Road N in Florence County. Geography. Kingsford is located at. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total


state of Wisconsin. The population was 484 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km²), all


Hallie is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. History. In 2000, the town


Shorewood Hills is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. Established in 1927, the population


Jacksonport is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 738 at


Nebagamon is a village in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,015 at the 2000 census. U.S. Highway 2, U.S. Highway 53, and Wisconsin Highway 27 are located in


Alvin is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to


Castle Rock is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 314 at


County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 464 at the 2000 Census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²), all


Northfield is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 586 at


Paddock Lake is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,012 at the 2000 census. Education. Paddock


County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 249 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km²),


Two Creeks is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 551 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has


Rothschild (pronounced RAWTHS-child) is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin


see Greenfield (town), Wisconsin. Greenfield is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 35,476 at the 2000 census. History. Greenfield was the final municipality in


Little Rice is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 314 at the


Woodruff is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,982 at the


Shiocton is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 954 at the 2000 census. Geography. Shiocton is located at (44.443363, -88.578269). According to the


Ogema is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 882 at


Franklin is a town in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 696 at the 2000 census. Geography.


Richmond is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,719 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census


Greenbush is a town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,773 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin


Pigeon Falls is a village in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 388 at the


Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,537 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Pell Lake, Wisconsin is located in the town. Geography. According to the United States Census


Dousman is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,584 at the 2000


Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, an organization known as the "Mayo Health System.". For historical reasons, the institution is called "Mayo Clinic," rather than "The Mayo Clinic" or "Mayo's Clinic." The


Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and southern Quebec to the south west of Ontario, extreme southeastern Manitoba and northern Minnesota; south to Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, and eastern Texas in its western


Cross recipient. James T. Lewis - Governor of Wisconsin. References. External links.


located within the town. There is also another Town of Deerfield in Waushara County, Wisconsin. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.5 square


Elk Mound is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,121 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the Village of Elk


Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 390 at the 2000 census. The Village of Patch Grove is located within the town. Geography. According to the United States


United States. It is part of the La Crosse, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 583 at the 2000 census. The Village of Bangor is located partially within the


Manitowoc is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,073 at the 2000 census. The City of Manitowoc divides


a town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,555 at the 2000 census. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of


Eagle is a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The


Weyauwega is a city in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2000 census. The city


Plainfield is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. The Village of


in favor of Catholics who objected to the use of the King James Bible in Wisconsin public schools. This ruling was based on the state constitution and only


lived on Washington Avenue in Albany, New York. She wed Leland Stanford in 1850. They headed west, first to Wisconsin and then to California. She would eventually


Bloomingdale is an unincorporated community in Vernon County, Wisconsin. It is located on the border of the towns of Clinton and Webster.


closed to state-licensed anglers. Conflict. The spring spearfishing season started somewhat peacefully in 1988, but in late April, residents and visitors of Park Falls, Wisconsin rallied at


he suffered two strokes, narrowly avoided a subsequent heart attack, and was then diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, from which he died in March 2008. Early life and inspiration.

aortic aneurysm that is located in the abdominal aorta


Britain in 1779; Vancouver was commissioned as a lieutenant and posted aboard the sloop HMS Martin surveying coastlines. In 1790 the British commissioned an expedition to the Pacific Northwest.

sailboat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig


sloop launched in 1780; lost at sea the following year. , a corvette built on Lake Champlain for service in the War of 1812. , a sloop-of-war; commissioned 1843; served until


sloop launched in 1846 and sold in 1872. HMS Triton was a paddle survey vessel launched in 1882. She was a school ship at Gravesend from 1919, and was broken


service in 1893, and sold 1923. The second Flamingo (U03) was a Black Swan-class sloop. She was laid down by the Yarrow Shipbuilding Company, at Scotstoun in Glasgow on 26


Royal Navy have been named HMS Londonderry, after the city of Londonderry (also known as Derry) in Northern Ireland. HMS Londonderry was a Grimsby class sloop launched in 1935


of the Old Testament appear to derive from its Greek translation, the Septuagint, as opposed to the Hebrew Masoretic Text, which is noticeable due to several peculiarities and variations present


Commentary editions. Orthodox scholars. The definitive commentary on the Tosefta is by Rabbi Yehezkel Abramsky: Hazon Yehezkel (24 volumes, 1925-1975 in Hebrew). Saul Lieberman's Tosefta Kifshuta is widely considered the authoritative


tribal duke of the Silesians or after an early ruler of the city called Vratislav. The city's name in various foreign languages include in,, or Wratislavia, Hebrew: ורוצלב


Hebrew: מרקוס; Greek: Μάρκος), is the traditional name of the author of the Gospel of Mark. Tradition identifies him with the John Mark mentioned as a companion of Saint Paul in Acts,


Abi-albon (Hebrew "father of strength", "valiant") was one of David's body-guard of thirty mighty men (2 Samuel 23:31); also called Abiel


Shittah-tree is Hebrew for acacia. Acacia albida, Acacia seyal, Acacia tortilis and Acacia iraqensis can be found growing wild in


11:35. Probably a cooking furnace for two or more. pots, as the Hebrew word here is in the dual number; or perhaps. a fire-place fitted to receive a pair


calendar. He learned, according to the doubtful statements of the early lives, both Greek and Hebrew. He certainly introduces many Latinized Greek words into his works. Ill health compelled him to


is often simply translated as Slavonia, or Slavic Europe. The term might in turn be related to ancient Canaan (Hebrew כנען "kəna'an"). The use of a name derived from Canaan


reverse the harmful effects of the wrong where possible. In Biblical Hebrew, the idea of repentance is represented by two verbs: שוב shuv (to return) and נחם


word eidololatria, a compound of eidolon, "image" or "figure", and latreia, "worship". Although the Greek appears to be a loan translation of the Hebrew phrase avodat elilim, which is attested


his literary progress gained him the chair of rhetoric, and in 1768 the professorship of Greek and Hebrew. On the invasion of Italy by the French, he wrote


characters are: Arabic. Hebrew. Manchu. Greek.


Kutub al-Lughah () is a work of Hebrew linguistics by Saadia Gaon, twelve "Books on Language" which are also designated as the


manuscript department of the imperial library, he passed to the chair of Greek in university of Rouen in 1809, entered the Academy of Inscriptions in 1815, taught Hebrew and Aramaic


Mary (Hebrew מרים Miryām, Miryam "Bitter")


immigrate to the British Mandate of Palestine. With financial assistance from the Hannover Jewish community, Herschel was sent to a yeshiva (rabbinical seminary) in Frankfurt-am-Main, where he studied Hebrew


43.90%, Portuguese was at 1.65%, Hebrew at 1.29%, and French made up 1.10% of the population. As of 2000, Bay Harbor Islands had the twenty-second highest percentage of


Veggie Co-op. Cultural House. Hebrew House (part of Kirk Hall). All-gender housing (part of Kirk Hall). Eco-House. Language Houses, where students are expected to speak the language of their


BC. They ceased to exist sometime after the destruction of the second Temple in Jerusalem (Herod's Temple) in 70AD. Etymology. The Hebrew name, Tsdoki, indicates that they


rationalist views. Oxford Movement. In the same year (1828) the Prime Minister (the Duke of Wellington) appointed him to the Regius professorship of Hebrew with the attached


all rational philosophy. He held that the Hebrew must be read without points, and his interpretation rested largely on fanciful symbolism. Bishop George Horne of Norwich was during some of his


Haayal Hakore (Hebrew: האייל הקורא lit. "The Moose", but can be read


the international Scouting movement. In Hebrew, as well as in other ancient Semitic and Mesopotamian languages, the term "hand" was a symbol of power or custody. The


in German or French. Hrozný was born in Lysá nad Labem, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. In the town of Kolín he learned Hebrew and Arabic, at the University of Vienna Akkadian,


knowledge. The book is full of quotes from Hebrew, German, Egyptian, Greek and Latin. Most are left untranslated. The book is filled with facts which relate to such diverse things as


carried away by other erosion processes. Ma'adim (מאדים) is the Hebrew name of the Planet Mars. See also. Geography of Mars. External links.


of the West Bank adjoining the city of Hebron. In 2008 it has a population of 7,200. Name. The Hebrew name is, meaning "Town of the Four [Giants]", and


Courses" in basic Hebrew reading and classes in basic Judaism. It has a "Turn Friday Night Into Shabbat", and organizes "Beginners Services" at orthodox synagogues. It undertakes


Testament. But Protestants have also applied the word Apocrypha to texts found in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox scriptures which were not found in Hebrew manuscripts. Roman Catholics called those texts


Semitic is still a commonly used term for the Semitic languages, as a subset of the Afro-Asiatic languages, denoting the common linguistic heritage of Arabic, Aramaic, Akkadian, Ethiopic, Hebrew


Haganah (Hebrew: "The Defense", ההגנה HaHagana) was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British


by the Hebrew acronym for this title, the ROSH (Hebrew, רא"ש, literally "Head"). His yartzeit is on the 9 Cheshvan. Biography. The Rosh was born in western Germany and died


Babylonian Gemara; both share the same Mishnah. The Gemara is mostly written in Aramaic, the Jerusalem Gemara in Western Aramaic and the Babylonian in Eastern Aramaic, but both contain portions in Hebrew


the marg. A.V. and R.V.), or the idol temples the. Moabites had erected at Gilgal, where the children of Israel first encamped after crossing the Jordan. The Hebrew word


called Nazarenes (in Hebrew, Notzrim; ") or simply "Followers of the Way.". Messianic Jews practice their faith in a way they consider to be authentically Torah-observant and culturally Jewish. History. The


Oratory. The kindness of a friend enabled him to study theology at Paris, where he showed an interest in Hebrew and other Oriental languages. At the end of his


stars. In the first Hebrew prayer book, printed in Prague in 1512, a large Shield of David appears on the cover. In the colophon is written: "Each


forms) to the reader of Hebrew. It is named for Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the scholar largely responsible for reviving Hebrew as a modern language. For that purpose, the literary works are


Meir Har-Zion (Hebrew:מאיר הר ציון: born 1934) is an


traditions not present in the four canonical gospels are the birth of Jesus in a cave, the martyrdom of John the Baptist's father Zachariah during the slaughter of the


forearm and the hand of St. John the Baptist, set in a golden covering. Several displays show an assembly of flintlock guns, swords, spoons, all decorated with gold and jewels. Of special


the decoration of churches: three of their main works, in the style of Eugène Delacroix, still remain in the choir of the church of Saint John the Baptist of


the note previously sung to "sol". In the Roman Catholic Church, the hymn is sung in the Divine Office on June 24, the Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist. The full


Saint John) every 24 June. Locals celebrate with traditional dances and dishes, most notably Juane, a dish that is meant to resemble the head of John the Baptist on a

painting by Palma Vecchio and his workshop


former Church of Christ (Temple Lot) Apostle Otto Fetting. Like Fetting, Draves claimed to have received messages from John the Baptist. Although accepted by many Fettingites, Draves was rejected by portions


Prussia. This gave him command of the largest police force in Germany. Soon afterward, Göring detached the political and intelligence departments from the police and filled their ranks with

historic German state in central Europe, 1525–1947

human settlement in Iowa, United States of America


According to most historians, he was mentally immature and very pro-Prussian, which made him an unpopular leader. He was supposedly assassinated as a result of a conspiracy led by


a mixture of screw battleships and paddle-steamer frigates. These included Russia, Turkey, Sweden, Naples, Prussia, Denmark, and Austria. Decline. The introduction of guns firing explosive shells in the 1820s presaged the


part of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster. When it became part of the Prussian Province of Westphalia, the new government in 1816 created the districts of Warendorf and Beckum. In


- winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics (born during Nazi occupation). Franz Mertens - mathematician (born when the town was under Prussian rule). Ignacy Prądzyński - Polish military


4 Vesta when he stumbled on Astraea. The King of Prussia awarded him with an annual pension of 1,200 marks for the discovery. Photometry indicates prograde rotation, that the north pole


(; 11 September 1525 – 8 January 1598) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1571-1598) and a Duke of Prussia. A member of the House


Magdeburg. History. Saxony-Anhalt was formed as a province of Prussia in 1945, from the territories of the former Prussian Province of Saxony (except the Regierungsbezirk Erfurt), the


in August of the same year there came to him the opportunity of his lifetime. He rose to the occasion, and his victory of Valmy over the Prussians, in Goethe's


by merging former districts Dinslaken, Moers and Rees, which were all created in 1816 when the area became part of Prussia. Geography. The main river through the district is the River


Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg (May 31, 1750 November 26, 1822) was a Prussian


Gut Kunern near Steinau Silesia, Prussia. In 1802, the refinery processed 400 tons of beets with a degree of efficiency of 4%. Other refineries were soon built by his


the members of the German Confederation, led by Hohenzollern Prussia, but excluding the Austrian Empire which was united with Hungary as the Dual Monarchy and not willing


France. He realises he will be attacked but genuinely offers peace to his enemies, who, once more, ignore his communiques and declare war. Prussia and the United


Prussia as Friedrich I. 10 June – The birth of King James' heir, James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766; later to become known as the "Old Pretender") increases


Prussian, Russian, Danish and Italian knighthoods. During World War I, he continued to visit Britain, despite veiled accusations in the British House of Commons that he was a German agent. His brother,


medieval times the cities of Lübben and Luckau had successively been capitals of the margravate of Lower Lusatia. From 1815 on Lower Lusatia was a part of Prussia. Throughout the


himself during the operations round Usedom and Wollin in 1759, when he inflicted serious loss on the Prussians. But it is as a politician that he is


school largely controlled appointments to Chairs of Economics in German universities, as many of the advisors of Friedrich Althoff, head of the university department in the Prussian Ministry of Education


least 1836. was a 46-gun fifth-rate launched in 1817 and wrecked off Cape Frio in 1830. was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1846 and transferred to Prussia in 1855 in exchange


France joined the Quadruple Alliance created by Russia, Austria, Prussia and Great Britain. The European peace settlement concluded at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. After Aix-la-Chapelle (now Aachen), the Alliance


the allies and capitulated, whereupon its fortifications were demolished. In 1830 it was made a free port. It came into the possession of Prussia together with the rest of Schleswig-Holstein


World leaders. Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774). Maria Theresa of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary. Frederick II of Prussia, King of Prussia.


Prussia, statesman Baron Heinrich vom Stein introduced a series of reforms, the principal of which was the abolition of serfdom with indemnification to territorial lords. Haiti was required to pay an


Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Berlin, Cardinal Georg Sterzinsky. It was built in the 18th century as the first Catholic church in Prussia after


Russia and his defeats in the Peninsular War, the anti-French forces had cautiously regrouped as the Sixth Coalition, comprising Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Britain, Spain, Portugal and certain smaller


level). The highest point lies in the north of the district near Sprakensehl (124 m above sea level). History. The district was established in 1885 by the Prussia


were dissolved. It came under rule of Prussia and Arenberg, but after the Napoleonic Wars the Congress of Vienna decided to hand the territory over to the


political matters, drew upon Gans the displeasure of the Prussian government, and his course of lectures on the history of the last fifty years (published as Vorlesungen


Franz Karl Achard (April 28, 1753, Berlin - April 20, 1821, Kunern, Wohlau-Cunern, Silesia) was a German (Prussian) chemist, physicist and biologist. His principal discovery was the


Lithuanian national revival. The proximity of Prussian border made smuggling of books in Lithuanian language, banned in Imperial Russia, easier. Among the most notable Lithuanian scholars and


He had to flee to Emmishofen, Switzerland in 1839. His Gedichte eines Lebendigen were published in Zurich between 1841-43. Even though instantly banned in Prussia, they were extremely successful. During


Prussian rule). Klaus von Klitzing - winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics (born during Nazi occupation). Franz Mertens - mathematician (born when the town was under Prussian rule). Ignacy Prądzyński


1828 Original customs convention between Prussia and the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Hesse-Darmstadt joined. 1831 Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), Saxony joined. 1833 Thuringian States, Bavarian Palatinate joined. 1834 Bavaria,


Amongst the dead was the famous Prussian adventurer Gustavus von Tempsky. Turuturumokai was, previous to becoming a Pākehā garrison, a small Māori encampment, which had been found to be


1543, 1602, and 1689. It was part of Luxembourg until the defeat of Napoleon. As a result of the Congress of Vienna it was given to Prussia. St. Vith was


(1823), the outcome of his own religious history, obtained for him the permanent position of the modern Pietistic apologist of Evangelical Christianity. In 1825, with the aid of the Prussia


when Prussia reformed its internal administration in 1815. In 1822 the Regierungsbezirk Kleve was incorporated into Regierungbezirk Düsseldorf. External links.


military service. With his turned up moustache, his physical build, his Prussian bearing, and the fencing scar on his face, he gave the impression of being a colonel in the hussars.


After the Napoleonic Wars it was decided to hand this region over to Prussia. The eastern parts of the district, including the town of Kyllburg, were property of


under the Treaty of Paris, Prussia assumed control of the area. For all intents and purposes, it remained in the possession of the German Federation of States


called "Southern Podolia") in 1772 in the first partition of Poland by the Russian, Prussian and Austrian Empires. At this time, the Emperor Joseph II toured the area, was impressed by


a member of the Constituent Assembly and of the Executive Commission. Under the Empire he was conspicuous in the republican opposition and opposed the war with Prussia,


brick house. 1741 — Addressing the village by the Prussian army. 1805 — Christian Dierig involves weaving company (Christian Dierig AG). 1806-1808 — French occupation. 1891 — The opening of


would be separated from Prussia. Marx also tried to unify the Centre Party and to support the government, using his style of politics and an appeal to Catholicism. When the


Roman Catholic religion. (Article 1). The state concordats with Bavaria (1924), Prussia (1929), and Baden (1932) remain valid. (Article 2). Unhindered correspondence between the Holy See and German Catholics. (Article


2007). From 1772 to 1945 the town was in Prussia, Germany and its name was Schönlanke. There is a mention of Trzcianka in a document dated 1245. In this year


Knights during the 13th century and the Bishopric of Samland became, along with Bishopric of Pomesania, Bishopric of Ermland, and Bishopric of Culm, one of the four dioceses of Prussia


to Prussia, apparently taking the route along the Vistula River to reach the Baltic Sea at „urbem Gyddanzyc“., which is identified with the later Gdańsk (Danzig). Then a


Coil, Dead Can Dance, mittageisen, early Adam and the Ants and Killing Joke have also been associated. By the mid-eighties, the number of bands began proliferating and became increasingly popular, including The

Australian-British musical project by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry

four-disc box set, containing three CDs of music spanning Dead Can Dance's career


self-parody. The gothic novel established much of the iconography of later horror literature and cinema, such as graveyards, ruined castles or churches, ghosts, vampires, nightmares, cursed families, being buried alive and

supernatural hindrance, or incantation intended to bestow such a hindrance


of every architect, designer, builder, carpenter, mason and plasterer, from Edinburgh to Maryland. Post-Georgian developments. After about 1840 Georgian conventions were slowly abandoned as a number of revival

profession; tradesman who works with plaster


was an American architect of Japanese descent, best known for his design of the

person trained to plan and design buildings, and oversee their construction


Charles Ancillon, French Protestant pastor (d. 1715). December 12 – Francesco Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739). See also . Deaths. January 16 – Charles Annibal Fabrot,


To him we owe the well-known catch, "Hark, the bonny Christ Church bells.". Evidence of his skill as an architect may be seen in the church and campanile of All


Was an Italian polymath; a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Michelangelo – Was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and


Prize winning and internationally renowned architect whose important works include the Louvre Pyramid of Paris, Honorary Doctor of Letters of the University of Hong Kong (1990). Stephen Ip Shu-kwan, former Secretary


a nonconformist and attended the newly-built Neo-Classical Unitarian Octagon chapel (1756) in Norwich, whose architect was Thomas Ivory. He was nicknamed godless Billy for his radical views. A


design by architect Sir Jacob Acworth, the first bridge was opened in November 1729, to become the only bridge between London Bridge and Kingston Bridge at the time. A toll


architects, Iktinos and Kallikrates, began in 447 BC, and the building was substantially completed by 432, but work on the decorations continued until at least 431. Some of the financial accounts


Robert Taylor and the Great Hall by the father and son architects, Philip and Philip Charles Hardwick. Another famous architect, Giles Gilbert Scott, also contributed to the Great Hall


architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867–1956), who designed the ajuntament (town hall) and several other notable buildings in the town: Casa Coll i Regàs. Casa Parera. Casa Sisternes. El Rengle. La Beneficiència.


colony in Texas. The McMullen County Courthouse was designed by the architect William Charles Stephenson, originally from Buffalo, New York. Stephenson also designed some fifty buildings in Beeville, including the Bee


century. Louis XIV promoted its construction starting in 1667, its being completed in 1671. The architect was probably Claude Perrault whose brother, Charles, was secretary to Colbert and superintendent of public


Donato Bramante (1444 – March 11, 1514) was an Italian architect, who introduced the Early Renaissance style to Milan and the High Renaissance style


Movement, and the coalition of the proletariats which succeeded in founding the People's Republic of China. The emblem was designed by Liang Sicheng, a famous architect, in


remaining aedicules originally designed by Hector Guimard (1867–1942), the Art Nouveau architect who was originally commissioned by the Compagnie du Métropolitain de Paris (CMP) in 1899 to design the entrances for


Hine, the city's finest architect, to design the great houses. Today, the Park Estate is one of the most remarkable residential estates in the whole of the


were Colen Campbell, author of the influential book Vitruvius Britannicus; Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork (Lord Burlington) and his protegé William Kent; Thomas Archer; and the Venetian

painter, landscape architect (1685-1748)


identity. History. The concinnity of geometry and algebra dates as far back at least to Euclid's Elements in the 3rd century B.C. It was not, however, until 1844


"political jealousy" which instigated mob violence. Theon's most durable achievement may be his edition of Euclid's Elements, published around 364 and authoritative into the 19th century. The bulk of Theon's work,


created only if the verb is perfective, namely: anterior adverbial participle – napisawszy. Finnic languages. Finnish and Estonian, among others, have a grammatical aspect contrast of telicity

Finno-Ugric language arising and mostly spoken in Finland


A kantele (in Finnish) or kannel (in Estonian) is a traditional plucked string instrument of the zither family native to Finland,


Mandarin: 抢凳子 (literally fighting for chairs). Catalan: "El joc de les cadires" (The game of the chairs). Danish: "Stoledans" (Chair dance). Dutch: "Stoelendans" (Chair dance). Filipino: "Trip to Jerusalem". Finnish


service, a Roden district was responsible for raising a number of ships for the leidang navy. Etymologically, Roden, or Roslagen, is the source of the Finnish and Estonian names for Sweden:


between voiced and voiceless obstruents (plosives, affricates, and fricatives). This is nearly universal in Australian languages, but is widely found elsewhere, for example in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Finnish, and the Polynesian


banda. Danish: Top Kat. Dutch: Top Kat. Finnish: Topi Katti. French: Le Pacha. German: Superkater. Hungarian: Turpi Úrfi. Italian: Top Cat. Japanese: (lit. 'Stray Cat Boss'). Macedonian: Тошо Мачорот.


Rafael Diktonius (1896 23 September 1961) was a Finnish poet and composer, who wrote in both Swedish and Finnish. External links.


separate, but not completely independent word, called a frequentative. English frequentative is no longer productive, but in some languages, such as Finnish, it is. English. English has -le or geminate-er as


sniffle (sniff). snuggle (snug). spackle (speck). speckle (speck). sparkle (spark). straddle (stride). swaddle (swathe). trample (tramp). waddle (wade). waggle (wag). wrestle (wrest). Finnish. In Finnish, a frequentative verb signifies a


Old Finland (Vanha Suomi in Finnish, Gamla Finland in Swedish) is


is. The once almost completely Swedish speaking municipality is since 1953 bilingual, a majority being Finnish speakers since 2003, due to migration from other parts of Finland. Today the Finnish


Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a third one is under construction. The two other current plants are located in Loviisa. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. See also. Liinmaa Castle.


the South Karelian dialect of Finnish and karjalanpiiraat/karjalanpiiras in the North Karelian dialect) are a differently shaped pie popular in both Karelia and Finland. Potatoes among American


derived from the Finnish Kalmomäki for "corpse hill" (cemetery). Population: The Kolmogor area was at first in historical times inhabited by the Finno-Ugrians "Savolotshij Thsuuds", (sa-volokis) known also as Yems


quadrilingual municipality in Finland, must be made in Finnish, North Sami, Inari Sami and Skolt Sami. Only about 10% of the public servants in the area, however, can actually serve the


actually serve the Inari Saami-speaking population in Inari Saami, so Finnish is used by the remaining 90%. In 1986, the Anarâškielâ servi (Inari Sámi Language Association) was founded in order


Base Command (Marinestützpunktkommando) Kiel. Naval Base Command (Marinestützpunktkommando) Warnemünde. Naval Service Test Command (Kommando Truppenversuche der Marine), Eckernförde. Naval Command & Control Systems Command (Kommando Marineführungssysteme), Wilhelmshaven.


supposedly assassinated as a result of a conspiracy led by his wife, who succeeded him to the throne as Catherine II. Early life and character. Peter was born in Kiel


Unterseeboot 489 (U-489) was a Type XIV U-boat ("Milchkuh") of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down January 28, 1942, by Germaniawerft of Kiel. She was


torpedoed two Allied troopships and a British man-of-war. In January 1917 Niemöller was coxswain of U-39. Later he returned to Kiel, and in August 1917 he became first officer in U-151,


of these United States Navy ships: , a gunboat bought in England 1898, originally built as Diogenes by Howaldtswerke in Kiel and in periodic use until 1929. , a light


Oswalt Kolle (born 2 October 1928 in Kiel) is a German sex educator, who


prison at Kiel. However, the story may be apocryphal; Diana Preston writes in Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy that Voegele was an electrician on board U-20 and not a


five songs by the group Karakan from Nuremberg, three songs by Da Crime Posse from Kiel, three songs by the West Berlin artist Erci C., and the title song, which was


School (Marinetechnikschule), Parow, near Stralsund. Damage Control Training Centre (Ausbildungszentrum für Schiffssicherung), Neustadt in Holstein. Naval Operations School (Marineoperationsschule), Bremerhaven. Supporting Installations (Admiral Naval Logistics). Naval Base


× Bremen class, multi purpose frigates. Corvettes. 5 × Braunschweig class, multi purpose corvettes. Fast Attack Craft. 10 × Gepard class fast attack craft. Mine Counter-Measure Vessels.

warship class capable of independent combat, patrol, and merchant escort operations


seats to protect against whiplash injury. Sonett V4s also sported a few oddities when compared to standard American sports cars like GM's Corvette, such as front wheel


fifth rate. She was ordered in 1817 but was cancelled in 1831. was a wood screw corvette launched in 1859 and broken up in 1877. was a torpedo


taking a long time partly because of funding issues and partly because of the novel and cutting-edge nature of the platform. Gallery. See also. Swedish Navy. Corvette. Stealth ship. Similar


corvette launched in 1878 and sold in 1904. , a C-class light cruiser launched in 1917 and accidentally sunk by in 1942.


of many decisive victories of the British over the Qing Dynasty's military in the First Opium War. Hyacinth, launched in 1881, was a Satellite-class corvette. Hyacinth, launched in 1898, was a


1898, was a Highflyer-class light cruiser. She served in World War I and was scrapped in 1923. Hyacinth (K84), launched in 1940, was a Flower-class corvette. She


Wales) and the "Ordovician," and "Silurian", named after ancient Welsh tribes, were periods defined using stratigraphic sequences from Wales. The "Devonian" was named for the English county of Devon,


Teign and Dart, the Kingsbridge Estuary, and Plymouth Sound in Devon, and the estuaries of the River Fowey and River Fal in Cornwall. Wales: Milford Haven in


Devon, England in 1972. It is now based at Autumn Park on Dysart Road in Grantham in South Kesteven, south Lincolnshire. It employs around 200 people at its Grantham

parish in Wellington Shire, Victoria, Australia


restored its coastal warning display tower, and it is now operated by the Manteo branch of the North Carolina Maritime Museum. Twinning. The town claims it is twinned with Bideford, Devon


The River Avon, also known as the River Aune, is a river in the county of Devon in the south


Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Dedicated to Saint Mary, it was founded in 1018 and


coat similar to that of the Cornish Rex. The first Devon was discovered in Buckfastleigh, Devon, UK in 1960 amongst a litter of kittens near a disused

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States


Climate Change in the Lords. She used to run a family business in Devon and was chair of the National Consumer Council from 1990 to 1996. On


east of England with the mouth of the River Exe in Devon, the south west. The lowlands (sedimentary rocks) are predominant to the east of the line and higher land (igneous

neighborhood of the city of Milford, Connecticut, United States of America


(14 kilometres) south west of Rame Head, United Kingdom. While Rame Head is in Cornwall, the rocks are in Devon and composed of Precambrian Gneiss. The current structure is


non-breeding) terriers left when he died in 1883. While Trump's appearance is without detail, and her size is a complete mystery, the fox dens of Devon, England, where


is the sort of landscape found in England in Devon. In Normandy, it acquired a particular significance during the Battle of Normandy, as it made progress against an entrenched

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801-1832


of the Beveridge Group. Personal life. Richard moved to Teignmouth, Devon in 1989, with his wife, Susan Younger, who he married in 1982 in Oxford. Younger-Ross is a Roman Catholic,


park in Devon, near Clovelly. Attractions. The attractions at the Milky Way are split into three main groups: Space. The Cosmic Typhoon is Devon's largest rollercoaster. It takes about 1min


Devon, England, who had moved to California to be with his parents after spending some time at Winchester School of Art, where he was studying fine art. Been


Plymouth in the County of Devon. References.

non-metropolitan county (doesn't include Plymouth or Torbay)


Governor of Brescia and Venice's representative at the Holy See, where, though he was unsuccessful in retaining the cities of Ravenna and Cervia that had been seized during the invasion


cardinal. Biography. He was born in Venice, the eldest son of Alvise Contarini, of the ancient noble House of Contarini, and his wife Polissena Malpiero. After a thorough scientific


Genova. The British VIII Army advanced towards Venice and Trieste. From then on, the main task facing the Allied forces in Italy was pursuing the enemy. After capturing a large number


a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing. 1996 – La Fenice, Venice's opera house, is destroyed by fire. 1998 – In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic,

painting by Unknown (Te Papa 1983-0032-97)


run by the Albizzis. At the time of Leon Battista's birth, his father Lorenzo lived in Genoa, but the family soon moved to Venice, where Lorenzo ran