collecting donations to be sent to the Soviet Union, which earned him a profit from a fraud scheme. In 1991, NOVA's episode Secrets of the Psychics aired footage


the Soviet Union and the end of communism as a viable alternative with the end of the Soviet Union and the Cold War has increased the appeal of Islamism

federal socialist country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (1922–1991)


a treaty that abolished Mongolia's autonomy. It was under Chinese occupation that the Mongolian People's Party was founded and once again looked to the north, this time to the Soviet Union


to the Soviet Union's Salyut 3 space station with presumably military objectives. Launched 26 August 1974, the Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the station, but cosmonauts Lev Demin and Gennadi


the Soviet Union and comes to the USA, after gunning down several other Moscow cops...including Danko's partner. Loudmouthed Chicago PD Detective-Sergeant Art Ridžić (James Belushi) investigates several local murders committed


by the Ministry of Social Affairs.". Fiji. Orphans, Children (0–17 years) orphaned due to all causes, 2005, estimate 25,000. Former Soviet Union. Russia. There are some 153,000 children


by the Soviet Union. This unmanned orbiter was to map the surface of Venus using high resolution imaging systems. The spacecraft was identical to Venera 15 and based on modifications


of this series — see Cosmos 1. Cosmos is the name of a series of satellites which were launched by the Soviet Union and are being launched now by Russia. The first


Prior to that, he was: Japan's ambassador to the Republic of China, 1931–1932. Vice minister of foreign affairs, 1933–1936. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1936–1938. Ambassador to the United Kingdom,


Under the government of the Congress Party of Jawaharlal Nehru, independent India developed close relations and a strategic partnership with the Soviet Union. The Soviet government consequently wished that the Indian


War, that line constituted the border between the USA and the Soviet Union, and became known as the "Ice Curtain". In 1987, however, Lynne Cox swam from Little Diomede to Big


member of the Paris School his works were shown in major exhibits throughout Western Europe, the Soviet Union, and the United States. After the fall of Paris to Nazi


(KSČ) the political power was technically shared with the National Front and openly influenced by the foreign policies of the Soviet Union. National Front. Other parties and organizations


created in 1949, and dissolved in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. International relations within Comecom is best discussed under three separate categories, as the nature of the


severe doubts about Trotsky's analysis of the Soviet Union as a degenerated workers state. He left the SWP along with Max Shachtman, who formed the Workers' Party. Within


The OKB-1 EF 140 was a prototype aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by captured German engineers from


and many European socialist republics (such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Soviet Union). References. External links.


University of Kabul and then from the Air Force Academy. He served in the Afghan Air Force and later trained in the Soviet Union as a pilot and a professional astronaut. Along


KGB operatives sought a chemical compound that would allow them to drink heavily with suspected Western intelligence agents, in the Soviet Union or the West, and not get


at the historic “Siracusa Conference” held in Sicily soon after the fall of the Soviet Union. As a delegate at the conference and a guest of the United Nations and the


teaching assistants at Dalhousie University, ultimately leading to membership in the Canadian Union of Public Employees. The implosion of the Soviet Union led to internal party weaknesses within the


the ratification of the Treaty of Tartu who shot himself rather than acknowledge the cessation of Porajärvi and Repola to the Soviet Union. Paavo Sivén adopted the name Susitaival (Wolfspath in


stock company on 28 December 1990 and was the first non-Aeroflot company approved for scheduled passenger services in the Soviet Union. Its first charter service was Moscow to


The Nakhichevan ASSR (or the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic;) was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union. It


is when the United Kingdom recognised the Soviet Union de facto in 1921, but de jure only in 1924. Another example is the state of Israel in 1948, whose government


of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the Soviet Union. Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in the People's Republic of China. Central Committee of the Communist Party


carried out by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union (despite those people were executed), the deaths from the colonial policy in the Congo Free State, and Mao Zedong's Great Leap


Hungary maintained treaties of friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance with the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Romania, and Bulgaria. It was one of the founding members


Moldova) to the Soviet Union. 1948 – Cominform circulates the "Resolution on the situation in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia"; Yugoslavia is expelled from the Communist bloc. 1948 – Boxer Dick


to these countries remain strong. In the years immediately following its independence, Mozambique benefited from considerable assistance from some western countries, notably the Scandinavians. The Soviet Union and its allies,


have possessed such weapons or are suspected of seeking them. The only countries known to have detonated nuclear weapons—and that acknowledge possessing such weapons—are (chronologically) the United States, the Soviet Union


1990 Moon visited the Soviet Union and met with President Mikhail Gorbachev. Moon expressed support for the political and economic transformations under way in the Soviet Union. At the same time the


rank of major in the Norwegian army. He worked with Fridtjof Nansen in the Soviet Union during the famine of the 1920s. In 1923, he married Maria Vasilevna Pasechnikova


as Lee Harvey Oswald, a former United States Marine who defected to the Soviet Union and later returned. He was arrested on suspicion of killing Dallas police officer


predecessor, the Soviet Union, there has been speculation in the mass media that Alaska was not sold, but merely leased to the U.S. for 99 (to 1966) or


He was apprenticed to a bookseller, then studied German at the University of Cologne. Conscripted into the Wehrmacht, he served in France, Romania, Hungary and the Soviet Union, and was wounded four


wholesale expulsion of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Soviet Union, as well as the return to these countries of territories which had been annexed by Germany. Modern usage. North


was the wartime meeting from 4 February 1945 to 11 February 1945 among the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union—President


Core Damage Events in Former Soviet Reactors. The former Soviet Union and presently the Russians build specialized types of nuclear reactors distinctive in their independent origin from those in the West as


superior to what would come later on during the series' third season. These stories explored what would have happened, for example, if America had been conquered by the Soviet Union, if


known as motti), leaving much heavy equipment for the Finnish troops. Outcome. The battle resulted in a major victory for the Finns. If the Soviet Union had captured the city of


on 3 July by the Soviet Union, for use in Vienna and surrounding areas, still denominated in German currency. On the other side of occupied Austria, the Allied


back in 1921—a decision reversed in 1939 by Stalin to celebrate the centenary of the explorer's birth. Karakol then remained Przhevalsk until the demise of the Soviet Union in


Men's champion: Whitby Dunlops from Canada defeat the Soviet Union. NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - University of Denver Pioneers defeat University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux 6-2 in


Zentner since metrification has been re-defined as 100kg. Common agricultural units used in the Soviet Union were the 100-kilogram centner (центнер) and the term "centner per hectare". These are still used


opposition by arresting its leaders failed. Foreign policy. Promoting Liberia's political independence, Tolbert established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, Cuba, and several other Eastern Bloc


government, military, and its own apparatus of individuals closely associated with Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union, or China after Albania broke from successive alliances with each of those countries. One estimate


(Boris Yeltsin) and Ukraine (Leonid Kravchuk) he signed a declaration that the Soviet Union was dissolved and replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States, that later became known as


in the late 50's and early 60's, in countries including England, Belgium, Greece, France, and the Soviet Union, Spaziani chose to settle in Rome. Since 1964 she has taught


originated within the Trotskyist movement with Bruno Rizzi. Although the split in the SWP was not only over the defence of the Soviet Union, contrary to popular mythology among some latter day


and this is one of the reasons given for the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Replacing grand, universal narratives with small, local narratives. According to the advocates of


divided between supporters of the Soviet Union under Khrushchev and those who claimed Khrushchev was a "revisionist" and chose instead to follow China under Mao Zedong. Eventually, uniquely among


Labour's links with the Soviet Union. It was later shown to be a hoax. In 1926, Welsh miners went on strike over their appalling working conditions. The situation soon escalated into the


Soviet occupation in 1940. The Soviet Union forcefully annexed Lithuania in 1940 and renamed it the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. After Stalin's death the cultural life became more free. Due to the


the town was part of Estonia from 1920 to early 1945 when, both Russia and Estonia being part of Soviet Union, the Russian SFSR/Estonian SSR boundary was moved westwards and


Vasili Nikitich Mitrokhin () (March 3 1922–January 23, 2004) was a Major and senior archivist for the Soviet Union's foreign intelligence


in Yerevan in what was then the Armenian SSR of the Soviet Union. He studied cybernetics at the Yerevan Polytechnic University and graduated as a computer engineer. He


that made up the former Soviet Union. It was established after the Soviet Annexation of Lithuania in 1940 and existed until 1990. Between 1941 and 1944, the German


pro-Soviet regime and a politically orthodox environment under the leadership of Gustáv Husák and Miloš Jakeš, which lasted until 1989, even during perestroika in the Soviet Union. Ethnic considerations.


Soviet Union, the Law of Spikelets (sometimes translated "law on gleaning") criminalised gleaning, under penalty of death, or 20 years of forced labour in exceptional circumstances. In the USA,


pre-Soviet times, when Eastern Armenia was part of the Russian Empire, and continued along to the times of the Soviet Union and then independent Armenia. Piroshki can still be


to the Soviet Union until fleeing Iraq upon its 1990 invasion of Kuwait. In exile, he joined the Iraqi National Accord opposition group. Badran resigned his post in


Stalin and the Soviet Union during moments of intoxication, for example he once openly called the Soviet Union “Red Imperialists”. He became famous for fearlessly confronting Stalin during their public


small nearby village into a busy oil city. Samotlor used to be the most important oil production base of the Soviet Union. Attempting to maintain production by injecting


Kyzyl celebrated its 90th anniversary as a city and the 60th anniversary of Tuva joining the Soviet Union. Industry. The city primarily provides motor transport services. Manufacturing plants include


In Trotskyist political theory the term degenerated workers' state has been used since the 1930s to describe the state of the Soviet Union after Stalin's consolidation of power in or


which was led from its creation through 2002 by Jonas Savimbi. The U.S. refused to recognize Angola diplomatically during this period. Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Angola (formerly


The United States of America being a federal country is made up of many


returned to Cambridge University and was awarded his doctorate degree in mathematics in 1951. He moved to the United States of America in 1964, where he lived the rest of his


the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies


This is a list of lightvessel museum ships in the United States of America. See List of lightships of the United


Mexico facing the United States of America. XERA - months after XER closed down in 1933, XERA occupied the original facilities of the defunct XER in September 1935. References. Wolfman Jack's old station howling


to add umlauts to the name of the United States of America to make it seem "bad-assed and scary in a quasi-heavy metal manner". Journalist and author Steve Almond coined the term "spandex and


from United States of America) competed. One of Canada's teams was entirely composed of Mohawk Indians. Medal table. Medal summary. Results. Rosters. Shamrock Lacrosse Team. Eli Blanchard. William Brennaugh. George


in the United States of America. The label was owned by the Baldwin Piano Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio. Most Medallion issues were pressed from masters leased from Emerson Records. See


Romeo Records (c. 1938) was a record label based in the United States of America in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a subsidiary of Cameo Records,


and tunes from the United States of America also appeared on Peerless in the 1920s. In addition to Mexico, Peerless Records were sold in other parts of Latin America and in


Lynnwood is a place located in Rockingham County, Virginia in the United States of America; Its latitude is 38°18'36" North; longitude 78°46'19" West.


Cavalier Records was a United States of America based record label of the mid-20th century. The Cavalier label


of Virginia in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 36°53'3" North, longitude 76°13'50" West.


United States of America. It is located at latitude 34°26'26" North, longitude 79°1'14" West.


community located in Baltimore County in the State of Maryland in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 39°30'59" North, longitude 76°36'59" West. The United States Postal Service has assigned


article of a series that covers the History of Seattle, Washington, a city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. Seattle has a history of boom


later become the United States of America. There are Mayflower societies in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada. Today, tens of millions of Americans have at least one


County in the State of Maryland in the United States of America. Because it is not formally incorporated, it has no official boundaries, but the United States Census Bureau has defined a census-designated place


Riverdale is an unincorporated place located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America. Its location is


Clinton of the United States of America and Boris Yeltsin of Russia on January 14, 1994. These treaties stopped the preprogrammed aiming of nuclear missiles at targets on any nation and provided for the


The 1785 ordinance laid the foundations of land policy in the United States of America until passage of the Homestead Act in 1862. The Land Ordinance established the basis for the


The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in south central Asia. It is variously described as being located within Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle


Balochistan Earthquake, with its epicentre in Makran region, was felt in other regions of South Asia. Provincial Government. The Unicameral Provincial Assembly of Balochistan comprises 65 seats of which 4%


the copper age in Egypt lasted well into the Middle Kingdom with bronze only becoming popular during the Eighteenth Dynasty. South Asia. The South Asian inhabitants of Mehrgarh


commercial product for merchants in the South Seas and South Asia in the 1860s. Nowadays, the process of coconut oil extraction is done by crushing copra to produce coconut oil (70%);


The legends, Puranas and Hindu epics frequently state that Surya, the sun-God, circumambulates Mount Meru every day. As geographic knowledge of the rivers of South Asia developed and the hydrographic


South Asia, Cape Town, Mexico City and Buenos Aires (Newsweek Argentina). Highlights and controversies. Guantánamo Bay allegations. In the May 9, 2005 issue of Newsweek, an article by reporter


Plateau. The geography of Tibet consists of the high mountains, lakes and rivers lying between Central, East and South Asia. Tibet is often called "the roof of the


and more ambiguous common name, "leaf-toed geckos", used mainly for species from South Asia and its surroundings to prevent confusion with the many "leaf-toed" Gekkota not in Hemidactylus.


Zahir ud-Din Babur, later founded the Mughal Empire of South Asia. See also. Mongol Empire. Moghulistan. References.


nomadic confederation in Central Asia and the chief tribe of the Timurids who ruled much of Central Asia, Iran, and South Asia in the Middle Ages. Origins. The leading clan


the juice is sweet rather than acidic. Range. It is native to South Asia and South East Asia and is cultivated in the Mediterranean region. It has been introduced


dough with syrup are found in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and South Asia, from the Italian strufoli (the most similar to loukoumades in preparation) and zeppole (more like an American cake


Neolithic Europe, including migration events and genetic relationships with peoples in South Asia. A further independent tool, linguistics, has contributed hypothetical reconstructions of early European languages and family trees


35°C in July. The country is frequently subject to minor earthquakes, mainly in the northeast of Hindu Kush mountain areas. Some 125 villages were damaged and 4000 people killed by the

result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves


causes earthquakes. Her husband was either Pacha Camac or Inti, depending on the source. Llamas are sacrificed to her. After conquest by Catholic Spain her image was masked by


69 BC. History. The palace of Malia, dating from the Middle Bronze Age, was destroyed by an earthquake during the Late Bronze Age; Knossos and other sites were also destroyed at


nothing for eleven years, Francois Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel. 1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The


to codify all imperial laws that were still in force from Hadrian to the current date. (This becomes the Corpus Juris Civilis.). Natural disaster: An earthquake strikes Antioch, killing thousands,


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Byzantine Empire. An earthquake


continental rocks. Mapping with earthquakes. During the 20th century, improvements in and greater use of seismic instruments such as seismographs enabled scientists to learn that earthquakes tend to be concentrated


north, but global sea level rise have diminished these effects. Honshū has 5,450 km of coastline. Mountainous and volcanic, Honshū has frequent earthquakes (the Great Kantō earthquake heavily damaged Tokyo


Underwater earthquakes do not normally generate such large tsunamis, but landslides next to bodies of water resulting from earthquakes do, since they cause a massive amount of displacement.


earthquake, and the Yi and Luo rivers dried up. He also tried to dig a water-tunnel through the mountain Qu (瞿山), but the next year the mountain collapsed. There


seismologists suspect another earthquake could occur in the near future. The fault ends directly below the recently devastated city of Banda Aceh. Administration. The administrative regions of


the potlatch. In another variant, the flapping of the Thunderbird's wings is the source of the thunder. reconstructing the myth. In the 1980s, geologists found evidence that an earthquake, powerful enough


destroyed by an earthquake. First year of Yuanjia of the Chinese Han Dynasty. By topic. Art. Detail from a rubbing of a stone relief in Wu family


who were impoverished in consequence of the political troubles of the time; and when his diocese was visited by a violent earthquake and leprosy he set an heroic example by his


McKeon. Economy. The Mammoth Lakes real estate market has gone through ups and downs over the past few decades. In 1980, an earthquake with magnitude of 6.1 on the


May be better able to withstand earthquake movements than can heavier and more rigid bridges. Disadvantages compared with other bridge types. Considerable stiffness or aerodynamic profiling may be required to prevent


In Polynesian mythology (specifically Samoa), Mafui'e is the god of earthquakes. Mafui'e was


following centuries, the city expanded enlarging its medieval limits; and new buildings, churches and convents were built. These, however, were all totally destroyed by the earthquake of January 11, 1693.


another local deity known as Chungdue. Chungdue was responsible for meteor storms, cyclones, wildfires, rocks splitting apart, earthquakes, and a number of other mystical disasters. Fortunately the Guru Padmasambhava arrived in


supported a Republican system. The city was severely damaged by major earthquakes in 1822, 1841 and 1910. In 1963, a volcanic eruption of Irazu Volcano which for two years


shape. In geology, the elastic rebound theory was the first theory to satisfactorily explain earthquakes. Previously it was thought that ruptures of the surface were the result of strong


internal tides. Tsunamis. A series of surface waves can be generated due to large-scale displacement of the ocean water. These can be caused by sub-marine landslides, seafloor deformations due to earthquakes,


Chaos Crags if an earthquake or volcanic eruption occurred in the area. References. Further Reading. (Look under Lassen Volcanic National Park - Points of Interest for info

American actor, voice artist, and comedian


of the territory conquered by Ahmad Shah fell to others in this half century. By 1818, Ahmad Shah heirs controlled little more than Kabul and the surrounding territory. They not only


name. The city was named after Kabul, Afghanistan, using an older English spelling of the name, in 1882. The British had just pulled out of Kabul at the end of the


The Kabul University is located in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. It was founded in 1931 but officially opened for classes


orphans. In January 2004, Mastrosimone presented a reading of the play to actors in Kabul. Plot summary. The play is set after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The heroine is an


a rather bitter rival, obtained the sovereignty of Kabul and Lahore, the more northern parts of their father's empire. He originally ascended the throne at the age of 22


Ghazni to the south and Bamyan to the west. The capital of Wardag province is Maidan Shahr, which is located about 35 km from Kabul. Wardag province covers an area


grew out of the Muslim Youth organization, an Islamist organization founded in Kabul by students and teachers at Kabul University in 1969 to combat communism in Afghanistan. Its


was founded in Kabul in 1977 by Meena Keshwar Kamal, a student activist who was assassinated on February 4, 1987 for her political activities. RAWA supports non-violent strategies. The organization aims


eager to establish cordial relations with neighboring Muslim states. In the case of Afghanistan, the Soviets could achieve a dual purpose: by strengthening relations with the leadership in Kabul, they


Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. It is linked by highways with Mazari Sharif to the west, Kabul to the


of Ferozepore; and when news of disaster came from Kabul in November 1841 he was sent to Peshawar in order to push up supports for the relief of Sale and the


Kabul. On the way, the car was stopped by two men on a motorbike, who then shot Bartolini. Though the area was a known stronghold of the


Kabul, Afghanistan. His time there was short lived as the bank withdrew its staff shortly afterwards following the Soviet invasion. In 1981, he founded the Irish stockbroking company National


Sediq Afghan (born 1958 in Kabul) is

village in Lombok Tengah, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia


The club planned to take its first journey to Kabul in August 2004, so many of the players could visit their homeland for the first time or in many years. References.


Turkey. Rabi'a Balkhi (the first poetess in the History of Persian Poetry, tenth century, native of Balkh). Daqiqi Balkhi (tenth century, native of Balkh). Farrukhi Sistani (tenth century,

sovereign state spanning in Europe and Asia


descent, Timur claimed Genghis Khan as an ancestor. From his capital of Samarkand, Timur created an empire that, by the late fourteenth century, extended from northern India to eastern Turkey. The


Since Turkey's invasion and continued occupation of Cyprus in 1974, following ethnic clashes and turmoil on the island, an administration recognized by Turkey only was declared in 1983 - the


prices. Unlike Shymbulak resort, the riding at Karakol includes forest areas as well as cleared trails. Sister Cities. Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey.


Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey. Records and statistics. See also. List of UEFA Cup winning managers. Notes and references. External links. - independent site with regularly updated statistics including club and country


March. On this patrol, she was the first fleet ballistic missile submarine to enter the Mediterranean Sea where she joined the NATO forces. On a short operational visit to İzmir, Turkey


withdrew its forces, and in 1997 Turkey approved the creation of ONW and permitted US forces to use the Incirlik air base. In December 1998, Operation Desert Fox


Turkey (city of Nusaybin) and close to Iraq. It belongs to Al-Hasakah governorate in the Al Qamishli District and is the center of an administrative district. Demographics. Al Qamishli,


the exploits of Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi is only three sentences long (of a ten volume work), but the story has great currency in Turkey. One of the


the explosion was reported as far away as Turkey and Japan. For almost a century following that eruption, Krakatau was quiet, until the late 1970s, when it


next to the Gulf of Gökova/Cos. It measures by, and is from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey and the ancient region of Caria. The island has both fertile


Ulm (sales Germany). further sales subisdiaries in Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Canada,


Caucasic as opposed to Kartvelian, and to avoid confusion with the concept of "Caucasian race") is a blanket term for two language phyla spoken chiefly in the north Caucasus and Turkey:


faced many problems and tortured during his life until he left Iraq and spent 10 years in diaspora, living in Iran, Turkey and the Gulf countries. He


serving Istanbul, Turkey. The facility is named after Sabiha Gökçen, the first female combat pilot in the world. Located southeast of central Istanbul, it is on the Asian side


and does not support these theories. There is also a conspiracy theory that Novorossiysk was sunk by Soviet secret service divers in order to blame Turkey for


Turkey. Sadok, bishop of Persia. Saint Paul the Hermit. Jin Cheng Di, emperor of China.


British archaeologist and author who is noted for his work at the Neolithic village of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. He was also expelled from Turkey suspected of involvement with the


the Wehrmacht as 10 cm GebH 16/19(t) and 10.5 cm GebH(t). In addition, some of these guns were also used by Italy and Turkey, although this needs confirmation.


Turkey, large parts of Caucasus, North-west Jordan, Southern Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Southwestern Russia and most of Central Asia. Felis chaus affinis, Kashmir to Sikkim,


in Istanbul, Turkey, and has acted in films and on television. Her most famous role is probably that of Melek in Dadı, the Turkish version of The Nanny.


Turkey, until the lifting of this status in 1938. Kurt Waldheim, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and President of Austria, and his wife were given personae non gratae


He furthered his study of Christian theology at the Patriarchical Halki seminary in Turkey, and at the Theological Academy in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). Father Raphael was sent to


platform, it is built in Turkey and is also marketed as Peugeot Bipper and Fiat Fiorino. The Peugeot and Citroën will be almost identical; the Fiorino will


Israeli soldiers, who were killed in the war of independence in 1948. The retired baseball jersey of Randy Jones. Licence Plate code of Izmir/Turkey. The number of the


three volumes and remains popular amongst the Hanafis of India, the Middle East and Turkey. Maḥmūd Ālūsī al-Ḥanafī: Tafsīr Rūḥ al-Ma'ānī fī Tafsīr al-Qur'ān al-'Azīm wa al-Saba' al-Mathānī ('The Spirit of


Turkey in the west and Georgia in the north. Its capital is Gyumri. Shirak is known as the homeland of khash. It is as much semi-desert as


of Barcelona, Spain. University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Sabanci University, Turkey. Middle East Technical University, Turkey. USA/Canada. Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. McGill University, Canada. Queen’s University, Canada. University of British Columbia,


as a local crop, often for bulgur (cracked wheat) or as animal feed, in mountainous areas of France, Morocco, the former Yugoslavia, Turkey and other countries. It


Pergamum. The city of Philadelphia (now Alaşehir, Turkey) is founded by King Eumenes II of Pergamon. Eumenes names the city after his brother, Attalus, whose loyalty earns him the


Oswald described the journeys undertaken by him in the following 14 years in his autobiographical song "Es fügt sich...", mentioning travels to Crete, Prussia, Lithuania, Crimea, Turkey, the Holy


Cappadocia (; also Capadocia; Turkish Kapadokya, from Greek:  / Kappadokía) is a region in central Turkey, largely in Nevşehir Province. The name was traditionally used in Christian


said to have been originally an island in the Sea of Marmara, and to have been artificially connected with the mainland in historic times. Now, Cyzicus is protected by the Turkey


town on the southern coast of Turkey, near the villages of Manavgat and Selimiye, 75 km from Antalya) in the province of Antalya. It is located on the eastern part of the


from 45,000 British, 2,000 Australian and 200 Polish combat forces, entered Iraq primarily through their staging area in Kuwait. (Turkey had refused to permit its territory to be used for an


Carlos, Nicaragua, since 1989. Beşiktaş, Turkey, since 2004. Further partnerships. Venzone, Italy. Shenzhen, China. Richmond, Virginia, USA. Cumiana, Italy. External links. Erlangen City Guide.


a Jewish weekly newspaper published in İstanbul, Turkey in Turkish and one page in Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish). Shalom is a song by Voltaire, on the CD The Devil's Bris. Notes.


and served with the Peace Corps in Turkey from 1964 to 1966 before returning to Chapel Hill to earn a Law degree (1969). After working in private law practice for


1687, when Turkey lost all the lands north of Sava in the Austro-Turkish war. Many more came from Herzegovina in the post-1876 period, after the Herzegovina Rebellion staged by the


sculpture and architecture. This was done as both a process of modernization and of creating a cultural identity. Because of the different historical factors defining the Turkish identity, the culture of Turkey


modern Turkey. Today Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians/Syriacs, and Armenians live side by side in the city. Al Qamishli was also home to a significant Jewish community. In the 1930s


European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Republic of Macedonia, Frontex, Iceland, Interpol, Moldova, Norway, OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office), Russian Federation, Switzerland, SitCen (EU Joint Situation Centre), Turkey


extent of Turkey, and recognized Hejaz as an independent state. Turkish nationalists were angered by the Sultan's acceptance of the settlement. A new government, the Turkish Grand National


Turkey and lies on the Batman River in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of Turkey. Government. The mayor of Batman is Hüseyin Kalkan, who is a member of the Kurdish


while intertwining it with imaginary episodes. He also translated Homer's Iliad, and wrote articles on didactics and Islamic practice. Frashëri died in Kızıltoprak, Kadıköy, in present-day Turkey.


- interpolated in the text in an ambiguous way." Armenia and Erzerum lie in the eastern highlands of Asia Minor (in and near modern Turkey), while Khorasan


native throughout the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Iberia in the west through southern France and Turkey to Syria and Israel in the east. It is also native to


Turkey and are named in Turkish Van Kedisi (although it is used to refer solely to the all-white form), in Armenian vana katu (), and in Kurdish "pishika Vane" (Pişika Wanê). This


eponymous namesake, lies in Lydia, or Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), with Sardis at its foot and Hypaepa on its southern slope. The geography of Tmolus and the contest between Pan and


Batman (short for Batı Raman Mountains) () is the provincial capital of Batman Province, Turkey and lies on the Batman River in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of Turkey. Government. The mayor


India, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Syria, Armenia, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan, where the tree and the fruit are known by the Persian-derived names toot (mulberry) or shahtoot (King's


organizations like Noua Dreaptǎ, who condemn Valentine's Day for being superficial, commercialist and imported Western kitsch. Valentine's Day is called Sevgililer Günü in Turkey, which translates into


Turkey. Image Gallery. External links. Notes.


Hacı Osman köyü is a small village in Manyas district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. It had a population of 134, according to a 2000 census. This village was


actual invasion. Cardiff was decommissioned in July 2005, having earned two battle honours for service in the Falklands and Gulf wars. She is to be sent to Turkey for


his life a military career, Poniatowski joined the Austrian imperial army where he was commissioned Lieutenant in 1780, in 1786/1788 promoted to Colonel and when Austria declared war against Turkey


orphaned girls. Created a new alimenta (see Grain supply to the city of Rome). In 2008, archaeologists digging at the ancient site of Sagalassos in Turkey discovered a


Fazlollah Zahedi, who led the military coup, became prime minister. Ayatollah Khomeini was exiled to Turkey for his outspoken denunciation of the Shah's Status of Forces bill, which granted U.S.


cottage industry of lace making spread throughout Europe to most European countries. Countries like Finland (town of Rauma), Slovenia (town of Idrija), Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, Russia, Spain, Turkey and others

unincorporated community, Kentucky, United States of America


1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis. Also in 1958, F-100s from Cannon deployed to Turkey. HQ USAF redesignated the 312th and 474th Tactical Fighter Wings on 1 July 1958, elevating the


(387 BC-312 BC), also known as Herakleides', was a Greek philosopher who lived and died at Heraclea Pontica, now Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey. He is frequently hailed as the originator of


Cunda, Imbros, and Tenedos, which belong to Turkey, all these are Greek territory. The Cyclades. The Dodecanese Islands. The North Aegean Islands. The Saronic Islands. The Sporades. Islands


(today Rumkale in Turkey) and fled to Antioch. This measure of caution, however, did not save the life of the young Roupen, who was followed by his


destroyer sailed for the Near East on 29 May 1920 and arrived at Constantinople, Turkey, on 13 June. For the next eight months, she operated in the


one wrist. This could be further specified as katate-dori ikkyō omote, referring to any forward-moving ikkyō technique from that grab. Atemi () are strikes (or feints) employed during an

maneuvers designed to distract or mislead


executing, with Hornet, a feint towards Nauru and Banaba (Ocean) islands which caused the Japanese to cancel their operation to seize the two islands, Enterprise returned to Pearl Harbor


from a sword or other grasped object, which indicates its origins in techniques intended for armed combat. Other techniques, which appear to explicitly be punches (tsuki), are also practiced as

two-hand sword from the mid-16th century


other more vulnerable troop types such as sappers or engineers constructing forward trenches. For fights in close quarters the Jäger carried a straight-bladed small hunting sword called a Hirschfänger (literally "deer


beats sword, sword beats axe, and axe beats lance. Bows are unaffected by the triangle, can attack from a distance, and do higher amounts of damage against


Ukonvasara (Ukko's Hammer), or an axe or a sword, by which he struck lightning (see thunderbolt). While Ukko mated with his wife Akka, (which consequently means "old woman" in modern

swords highlighted in The MET collection (MET 55.46.1)


scales and sword. The unheraldic nature of the Hudson River landscape reveals the modern origin of the coat-of-arms. The crest is an eagle surmounting a world globe. The


others alternated between yellow and red. Featured in the center of the green stripe was the Zulfiqar, the legendary Islamic sword of Ali, with the blade in white and the hilt


sword (Latin gladius), which together with its streamlined physique allows it to cut through the water with great ease and agility. Contrary to belief the "sword" is not used to spear,

sword ornated with a geometric pattern on the sides of the handle and an ibex engraved on the blade


or police uniform. Origins. Sam Brown was a British army officer serving in India in the 19th century. In those days officers always carried a sword into battle. It hung

swords highlighted in The MET collection


tachi (sword)", is a Japanese sword that is too short to be considered a long sword but too long to be a dagger. Since this sword was


of aikido to the United States. The United Kingdom followed in 1955; Italy in 1964; Germany and Australia in 1965. Designated "Official Delegate for Europe and Africa" by Morihei Ueshiba,


the post-World War II era in the United Kingdom. Alternatively, civilian vehicles may be modified into improvised armored cars in ad-hoc fashion. Many militias and irregular forces adapt civilian vehicles into AFVs


in the United Kingdom and includes several show caves. It has been the setting for a major centre of human settlement since Neolithic times, including a Saxon palace. It also provides


Computer Musings. He is also a visiting professor at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory in the United Kingdom. In addition to his writings on computer science, Knuth, a devout Lutheran, is


Anan. The armed forces inventory includes equipment from the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the former Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China. Equipment from the


conservatism. Hayek received new attention in the 1980s and 1990s with the rise of conservative governments in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. After winning the 1979 election,


by and responsible to the Bundestag, Germany's parliament. Germany, like the United Kingdom, can thus be classified as a parliamentary system. The Chancellor cannot be removed from office during a four year


the United Nations and maintains diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, and Canada. Grenada is a member of the Caribbean Development Bank, CARICOM, the


the United Kingdom, God Save the Queen. Before BBC Wales television started to broadcast 24 hours a day, the Chorus of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau was played at the closedown, followed by


and Madrid (1867-8), and chargé d'affaires at Vienna (1868-70). In 1878 he became assistant secretary of state in the Hayes administration. Hay was named U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1897


him to spend the rest of his life as a private scholar. Contemporary scientists were greatly impressed by his botanical researches in North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, the United Kingdom, the


The Glasgow Media Group carried out the Bad News Studies, a series of detailed analyses of television broadcasts (and later newspaper coverage) in the United Kingdom. (Eldridge, 2000). Published


and India are strong for both historical and commercial reasons. Foreign embassies in Mauritius include Australia, the United Kingdom, People's Republic of China, Egypt, France, India, Madagascar, Pakistan, Russia,


First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States. 1803 – Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and


referendum in France only narrowly supported the ratification of the treaty, with 51.05% in favour. In the United Kingdom, an opt-out from the treaty's social provisions was opposed


United Kingdom. The other agents in this series have not been studied extensively and information about them is limited. It is known, however, that the V-series agents are


United Kingdom together with the Labour far left, specifically the Bevanites, leading it to become Labour Party policy in 1960-61 and again in 1980-89. There was also a strong peace camp


is within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) claimed by the United Kingdom.. In 1997, the UK ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and thus


the United Kingdom, Italy, and Australia, but the actual size of the sedevacantist movement has never been accurately assessed. (See further the section on statistics in the article Traditionalist


a different visual style, being entirely computer-animated. The story was adapted for the stage by composer Ronna Frank. It toured throughout the United Kingdom and has appeared in several children's


"Native Esperanto speakers" became part of TJO. The third IJK took place in Ipswich, the United Kingdom and it's taken place every year since then. 1952: During the 8th


British Touring Car Championship. United Kingdom. The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) currently competes at nine circuits in the UK with cars built either to BTC Touring or Super


France being convicted of incitement to religious hatred can carry a maximum of 18 months in prison. An attempt to pass a similar law by Tony Blair's Labour government in the United Kingdom


He enjoyed success touring United Kingdom and Ireland in the late 1930s, and appeared in one of the first BBC Television broadcasts. While in Britain, Waller also recorded a number of songs


was modeled after the uniform used by the British Royal Navy at the time, which Lee had experienced as an exchange student in the United Kingdom. Much like


Malaya, John returned to the United Kingdom where he joined Granada Television as a newscaster and presenter. He was artistic director and then Chairman of Trustees of the Salford Playhouse before moving


in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, India, South Africa and New Zealand. Overview. Typically the infant is found dead after having been put to bed, and exhibits no signs of


experts within the legislative process. Among the members of the current Shura Council are representatives of Bahrain's Jewish and Christian communities as well several women legislators. Both the United Kingdom


Twin Cities. Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, since 1985. Marysville, Ohio, United States, since 2001. Tucson, Arizona, United States. Famous Segovians. Don Abraham Senior Coronel. Juan Bravo. Pedro Delgado. Nicomedes García. Andrés Laguna.


the heads of government from West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States to a summit in Rambouillet, to form the Group of Six (now the G8, including Canada


of local government which has been introduced in the United Kingdom for Local Councils following the introduction of the Local Government Act 2000. It consists of the Leader and the


regulation establishing how company accounts must be prepared in the United Kingdom. This includes not only accounting standards, but also UK company law. What is referred to elsewhere as


United Kingdom - since 1995. Ellwangen, Germany - since 1964. Abbiategrasso, Italy. External links. Diocese of Langres. (in French). Gallery.


which earned the General the Copley medal of the Royal Society, was the origin of all subsequent surveys of the United Kingdom, and still forms the basis of the Ordnance


had (3.5÷7) × 175 = 87.5 degrees proof spirit. To convert percentage of alcohol by volume to degrees proof spirit, multiply the percentage by 1.75. In the United Kingdom


The Halvergate Marshes are marshes situated south of the River Bure on the Norfolk Broads in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. Halvergate Marshes were an estuary


London firms. At 17 Pugin set up his own small business, supplying furniture and ornamental carved work for houses throughout the United Kingdom. After an initial success the business failed in


is no scheduled service. Much of the traffic through small and medium sized airports in the United Kingdom consists of charter flights, and the survival of these airports


United Kingdom), is a 1986 film made by cult classic B-movie production group Troma Entertainment. It was directed by Richard W. Haines and Samuel Weil. New York holographer Jason Sapan


The British Dragonfly Society is a conservation organization in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1983


Bombardier (Canada, United States). Trains with tilting controlled by a computer: Acela Express (United States), a Bombardier-built high-speed tilting train operating between Boston and Washington D.C.. Advanced Passenger Train (United Kingdom


the infamous Beeching Axe. Book town. Hay-on-Wye is a destination for bibliophiles in the United Kingdom, with over thirty bookshops, many selling specialist and second-hand books. Castle. Hay-on-Wye, like Builth


unions of the members of the Russell Group of Universities in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1994, as a watchdog in response to the creation of


In the United Kingdom, the term Essex man can be used to describe a similar group of usually Labour-voting working-class voters who switched to voting for Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives in


The River Fowey is a river in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It rises about north-west of Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor, passes Lanhydrock House, Restormel Castle


road within 20m of a zebra crossing pedestrians must use the crossing. Tiger crossing. A tiger crossing is a variation of a zebra crossing used in the United Kingdom


safety regulations used to approve microlights vary between countries, the strictest being the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden and Germany, while they are almost non-existent in France and the United States.


United Kingdom, to the United States in 1846 and became a doctor. The Mayo Clinic founders are Drs. Mayo, Dr. Stinchfield, Dr. Graham, Dr. Henry Plummer, Dr. Millet, Dr. Judd,


United Kingdom and finally aired on the Sci-Fi Channel on February 4, 2000. The show was produced by Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Tormé, son of singer Mel Tormé (Mel Tormé


was published. The novel was later released in 1927. The first English edition was published in 1929 by Martin Secker in the United Kingdom and by Henry Holt and Company in the


power the world's first electric street lighting in the town of Godalming, United Kingdom. The company continued to grow and diversified into electric trains and light bulbs. In 1890,


the primary in advance, all eligible voters were invited, and the voting was by secret ballot. "Some 68,183 people . . . voted in make-shift tents and mobile ballot boxes...". United Kingdom


eventually return home to become a major aerospace industrialist. Now, Drax and his firm are building the "Moonraker", Britain's first nuclear missile project, intended to defend the United Kingdom


have consulates in Chengdu. The Philippines and Sri Lanka will each open a consulate in Chengdu soon. The United Kingdom also has a visa application center in Chengdu. Sister


the United Kingdom, running local and long-distance services in central England. The company’s operations were centred on Birmingham in the West Midlands. The longer-distance services were branded as Central Citylink.


that however, and she moved permanently to the United Kingdom, becoming a British citizen. She made a comeback in the 1980s with roles in Ragtime (1981), Warren Beatty's


understand the difference between indecency and obscenity. Clear Channel recently agreed to lease space in the United Kingdom to the British National Party. This was the cause of some controversy. Concerts.


the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes. The winning entry "Puppet on a


Nominet UK is the .uk domain name registry in the United Kingdom,


organ in these respects. Organizations. The Royal College of Organists (RCO) in the United Kingdom is the oldest institution of organ studies. From that sprung the American Guild of Organists


the UK. El-Faisal trained in Islamic studies in Saudi Arabia for seven years. El-Faisal returned to the United Kingdom in 1992, married a British biology graduate, and became a preacher


in a poll conducted in the United Kingdom by HMV Group, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 1998, Q magazine readers voted Never Mind The Bollocks


for her effigy of Elizabeth II used on coinage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere from 1953 to 1967. Born Mary Tutin in Nottingham, she was educated at


of 1943, the United States, United Kingdom, and China stated it to be their purpose that "all the territories that Japan has stolen from the Chinese, such as Formosa (Taiwan) and


The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral pact formed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom which was in existence from 1981


but luckily was able to return to Paris and later to join a newly formed Czech army in Agde, eventually making his way to the United Kingdom, where he was working


poster, featuring Jason Everman. The vinyl pressings omitted "Big Cheese" or "Downer". In the United Kingdom, the record was released on Tupelo Records in June 1989. The first 300 Tupelo copies


although these vary more from country to country. Europe. Neoconservatism in Europe. Japan. Neoconservatism in Japan. United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, the most notable supporters of the neoconservative viewpoint


Christian and other liberal religious congregations in the United Kingdom. The Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland maintains very close links with the General Assembly of Unitarian & Free Christian Churches (GAUFCC).


and therefore can not redirect itself towards a crowd, for example. Sale and regulation. United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom firework rockets are sold by weight, e.g.: 4 oz,


from the ordinary British territory. The two current Sovereign Base Areas are located adjacent to the Republic of Cyprus which was formerly ruled by the United Kingdom. Cyprus. Akrotiri


for Madonna on her first performance in the United Kingdom, on 27 January 1984. She was invited to appear as part of a one-off, live television broadcast by Channel


arrangement was to film using digital video, but Clark and Lachman instead used 35mm film. Distribution. United Kingdom. The movie was not shown in the United Kingdom after director Larry Clark


in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London, England. It is the most famous such show in the United Kingdom, perhaps the most famous gardening event in the world


about five per cent annually. The National Flying Club is a British pigeon racing club, and open to anyone in England and Wales. In the United Kingdom Pigeon Racing


as crane flies. Adults are very slender, long-legged flies that may vary in length from 2–60 mm (tropical species may exceed 100 mm). In the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, New


in the United Kingdom by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Prior to this legislation being passed, what is now covered by Parliamentary copyright was Crown copyright. Parliamentary copyright


sensation in the United Kingdom after it was released there in 1989. Maal's fusions continued into the next decade, with his Firin' in Fouta (1994) album, which used


first manufactured in Slough, Berkshire in the United Kingdom in 1932 as a sweeter version of the American Milky Way bar which Mars, Inc. produced in the USA (not


the added distraction to the driver, and the increase in accident rates, are almost as substantial as when driving and talking on a normal mobile phone. In the United Kingdom, as


United Kingdom in 1841. She became German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III. After her husband's death, she became widely known as Empress Frederick (or, in


of a Displaced persons camp and before that a Wehrmacht artillery unit. Twin towns. Beverley, United Kingdom. Twin school. Hörstmar County Primary School in Lemgo has a twin school in Holme


United States Senator from Oregon. Founding. The NAB was founded in 1922 (the same year that the nonprofit BBC was founded in the United Kingdom) at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. The


Single European Act, which effectively set aside the 20-year old Luxembourg Compromise. Santer became President of the European Commission in 1995 as a compromise choice between the United Kingdom and a Franco-German


2001, an expanded edition of the album was released in the United States, featuring a bonus disc of remixes and b-sides. It was released in the United Kingdom seven


District is one of the richest and least deprived areas in the whole of the United Kingdom and richest in England. In the Indices of Deprivation 2004, Hart was ranked at 354


Geraldine and Zog lived in Greece, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Egypt, United States, and France. King Zog I died in Hauts-de-Seine, France, in 1961 and their son, Crown


"series finale" is mainly used in North America. In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, final episode is more commonly used. The word finale comes from the, which means final (in this


board of governors. Similar banks were set up throughout the United Kingdom. Eventually most of these were brought under the umbrella of the Trustee Savings Bank, which was subsequently floated


commonly used within the context of planning in the United Kingdom. The Sunderland City Council lists the term on their online dictionary of jargon. See also. CAVE People. NIMBY.


Allan of the United Kingdom. The toys consist of a flocked backing board onto which a number of felt shapes are placed to create different pictures. Felt pieces


of the League of Nations (1925–1927). He became ambassador of Albania to the United Kingdom in 1932. During the Italian occupation, he was the Foreign Minister of Albania in Shefqet


Telemobil S.A. România, which was a spin-off of Telefonica Romania, the first Romanian mobile service provider (now defunct). Largest shareholder is Inquam from the United Kingdom, which is funded


similar to the GNU General Public License. Sleepycat had offices in California, Massachusetts and the United Kingdom, was profitable during its entire existence, and had numerous major customers, both Open Source


all over the United Kingdom, the dolerite cliffs being often dry when it is too wet to climb in the mountains of Snowdonia. Craig Bwlch y Moch is


in the United Kingdom. The Old Baptist Union was founded in 1880, owing largely to the labours of Henry Squire, an itinerant preacher. Currently the Old Baptist Union has


Bouilhet-Christofle. Saint Denis Basilica. Stade de France. Twin cities. Córdoba, Spain. Gera, Germany. Coatbridge, United Kingdom. Porto Alegre, Brazil. Sesto San Giovanni, Italy. Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nazareth, Israel.


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


the Democratic National Committee. In 1942, President Roosevelt appointed Tobin special representative to the United Kingdom and charged him with investigating the state of the labor movement there.


area, also known as the London W postcode area is a group of postcode districts covering part of central and part of west London, England, United Kingdom. The area originates from


The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is a professional institution for managers, based in the United Kingdom.


In the United Kingdom the phrase "the ", applicable to either sex, is commonly used by children. In south Wales the form is "scabs", and in Scotland "feechs".


The term New University has been used informally to refer to several different waves of new university movements in the United Kingdom. As early as


Palmair is a British tour operator based in Bournemouth, United Kingdom which offers charter and scheduled flights on behalf of Bath Travel. Its


and the only school in the United Kingdom exclusively for the education of boy choristers. It is located in Dean's Yard, by Westminster Abbey. It educates around 36


while Tony Blair was Prime Minister, in United Kingdom. In U.S. politics, nominating favorite sons was also used as a technique to send uncommitted state delegations to a national convention of the


were produced by Reg Grundy. United Kingdom. The British version was known as Play Your Cards Right for ITV and hosted by Bruce Forsyth. This version first aired from 1980–1987 with later


his native language is Setswana. Mogae studied economics in the United Kingdom, first at University College, Oxford, and then at the University of Sussex. He returned to Botswana to work as a


deception operations to support the planned German invasion of the United Kingdom (Operation Seelöwe). It would have involved an empty convoy of large transports threatening the east coast


of Denmark and Norway, the deposed royal house of Greece, and the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom. This particular line comes from the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.


Scotland. From him descend the monarchs of the House of Stewart and the later royal families of the United Kingdom. Sources. Felix Skene, editor, Book of Pluscarden, 1877. John of


(born December 18, 1937) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North West from the 1997 general election until he


politician in the United Kingdom, and was a Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon between 1997 and 2005 general elections. He was a commando with the Royal


followed in the United Kingdom by Operation Ore and other operations worldwide. Although U.S. prosecutions were made on the basis of other evidence, later reconstruction of the Landslide


The prefix The Most Honourable is a title of quality attached to the names of marquesses in the United Kingdom. Dukes are


(born 4 January 1953) has been a politician and journalist in the United Kingdom. She was the Director General of the RSPCA, and took up post as CEO


Stephen Rothwell O'Brien (born 1 April 1957, Mtwara, Tanzania) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is Member of Parliament (MP) for Eddisbury, and


America from these and other countries around the world (especially from the United Kingdom). Equipment. Most storm chasers will vary with regards to the amount of equipment used, some prefer a


United Kingdom proved capable of hauling passenger trains. United States. The first Decapods built for the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1867 proved too rough on the track because of


socialist and environmentalist political grouping operating across the United Kingdom (although its most active membership is in West Yorkshire, particularly in City of Leeds). It was formed in 2003


United Kingdom. She was Labour Member of Parliament for the Welsh seat of Preseli Pembrokeshire, from 1997 until 2005. Early life. She went to Upperthorpe School on Daniel Hill


Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a member of Parliament for Burnley from 1983 until 2005.


United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gravesham in Kent, from 1997 to 2005. Early life. He went to the (became comprehensive in 1967, and became


is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Member of Parliament for Mansfield, and was first elected in 1987. Early life. He went to St Joseph


August 1951, St Helens, Merseyside) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Party member of Parliament for St Helens North. Early life. He went to Huyton Hey


in the United Kingdom (becoming the first record by a Finnish artist to do so), "Sandstorm" eventually sold 2 million units worldwide, and was the world's biggest selling 12-inch


creating counterfeit coinage. Because elongated coins are made mainly as souvenirs, mutilation for this purpose is legal. While it is no longer illegal in the United Kingdom to mutilate the image of


Rhyl) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour member of Parliament first elected in 1997, for the Vale of Clwyd, which includes the seaside towns


market located there is one of the largest in Europe. Aside from being a passenger port with ferries to the United Kingdom, the harbour serves as the central


Paul Anthony Truswell (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


Dr Desmond Stanley Turner (born 17 July 1939, Southampton) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Labour member of


Andrew Guy Tyrie (born 15 January 1957) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Chichester, and was first elected


Debra Ann Shipley (born 22 June 1957) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was Labour Party member of Parliament for Stourbridge from 1997 until


Collins on drums, and James Banbury on cello. Their first single "Showgirl" was praised by the United Kingdom music magazine, Melody Maker, and led to the band gaining


on February 13. Days before the American commission was announced, the government of the United Kingdom, the U.S.'s primary ally during the Iraq War, announced a similar commission to investigate


transferred to the United Kingdom on 27 February 1943 under lend-lease where she served as HMS Fencer (D64). As an anti-submarine warfare carrier, Fencer escorted Atlantic, Russian and African convoys,


of the problem to the United Nations. During his tenure, Pakistan pursued close ties with the United Kingdom and the United States. The aftermath of Pakistan's independence also


Maoist group, see the Revolutionary Communist League of Britain. The Revolutionary Communist League was a small Trotskyist political group in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1969 by two groups,


States and the Metric system elsewhere. British Imperial units are still used for some purposes in the United Kingdom and some other countries. The metric system is sub-divided


and the United Kingdom and acquired a Halloween seasonal retailer, Spirit Halloween. In 2001, Vivendi, a diversified international entertainment company acquired Universal Studios and re-branded the entire organization


steamed to Norfolk, Virginia, to join the Atlantic Fleet. After two trips from New York City to Belfast, United Kingdom, during the summer of 1943 with cargoes of Army


The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (or PPARC) was one of a number of Research Councils in the United Kingdom. It directed,


a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States for settling various differences between the two governments, chiefly those over the Alabama Claims. Background. In early 1871, the British government


easier for the battleships to attack her the next morning. On 24 October 1941, Cossack was escorting a convoy from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom when she was


in the United Kingdom, Dawe worked at auto dealerships and as a motoring industry trainer. Dawe became a presenter on the Top Gear television show on its first series


remarkable residential estates in the whole of the United Kingdom, and although many of the huge Victorian Gothic mansions have been converted into flats, it retains much of its original character,


The United Kingdom selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway with a new show, the Great British Song Contest. The winning entry was Gina


England, is the largest hospital in the United Kingdom, and the largest teaching hospital in Europe. It was officially opened by the Queen on 28 July 1977, and


on 9 September 1940 she was decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Service with the Royal Navy - HMS Campbeltown (I42). Upon her arrival


August 2005, in United Kingdom.


1852, Rosas was overthrown when his army was defeated at the Battle of Caseros. After Caseros battle. Rosas spent the rest of his life in exile, in the United Kingdom,


orientation in the private sector. February. February 28 — In the United Kingdom, The Queer Youth Alliance is founded, the first such "youth-led" gay rights organisation. March. March 29 — In


known for the development of software metric, software inspection, and evolutionary processes. Biography. Tom Gilb was born in 1940 in Pasadena, California. He emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1956 and


Burbank, California in 1994. The dub, with character names changed, ran on Fox Kids (now JETIX) in the United Kingdom, and on RTÉ Two in the Republic of


Gardner was appointed by Truman to be ambassador to the United Kingdom, but he died before ever arriving in London. Legacy. Gardner founded the influential "Shelby Dynasty" or "Cleveland Dynasty" of


breweries in the United Kingdom. He also represented Derby in Parliament as a Liberal for thirty-five years and was a great benefactor to the town of Burton. However,


born in Jiangsu Province in March 1950. He studied at Student Center of British Council, Wales Atlantic United College and London School of Economics in the United Kingdom. He is a


the United Kingdom. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car—a name later given to other similar vehicles. Iso Isetta (Italy). The car’s origins were


these words have also been used toward the government of the United Kingdom. The term was originally used by Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini in his speech on November 5,


Petrie Bowen Wells, known as Bowen Wells; (born 4 August 1935) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Education. Wells was


Difference in genetic make-up of different populations may explain the difference in efficacy. The Birmingham BCG trial was published in 1988. The trial was based in Birmingham, United Kingdom,


Company of the Bank of England) is, despite its name, the central bank of the whole of the United Kingdom and is the model on which most modern, large central


concept is also expressed with the phrase "creature of the state.". As a legal term, the meaning of "creature of statute" is most common to the United States: in the United Kingdom


Commission. Meanwhile the parties in the ED subgroup were growing restless and finally left following the 2009 elections, when the Czech Civic Democratic Party and United Kingdom Conservatives formed their own


the United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, the People's Republic of China, and several other countries, including South Africa where, following divestment during apartheid, it once again has a


the Eastern Telegraph Company from Mount Pleasant, Gibraltar. In 1990, the Government entered into two joint ventures with Nynex of the United States, and BT in the United Kingdom. Gibraltar


and the United Kingdom, as a violation of national sovereignty. It was innovative for the time, in being both the first ever treaty for a truly international court


of Jordan have consistently followed a pro-Western foreign policy and traditionally Jordan has had close relations with the United States and the United Kingdom. These relations were damaged by


new capital is being constructed. The people of Montserrat were granted full residency rights in the United Kingdom in 1998, and citizenship was granted in 2002. Primary schools. Government Primary


United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov. Operation Peace for Galilee’s stated objective was to force the PLO out of rocket range of Israel's northern border. Begin was hoping for a short and


Mirage 2000-5 EDA/DDA aircraft. Qatar has also recently signed defense pacts with the United States and United Kingdom. Qatar plays an active role in the collective defense efforts of the Gulf


and comprehensive but still in progress online recorder method. - ARS homepage. - nationwide organisation of recorder groups in the United Kingdom. http://www.ancientinstruments.co.uk - Reconstructed bone flutes: sound sample and playing instructions.


1920s and 1930s there were some successful movements for self-determination in the beginnings of the process of decolonization. In the Statute of Westminster the United Kingdom granted independence to Canada, New Zealand,


United Kingdom. April 9 – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) takes its maiden flight. April 10 – The AFTRA strike is settled just in time for the 39th Academy Awards


the white cane is commonly accepted as a "symbol of blindness", different countries still have different rules concerning what constitutes a "cane for the blind". In the United Kingdom, for example, the


island group. To the west lies St Kilda, and Rockall, in increasing order of distance. The status of Rockall as part of the United Kingdom remains a matter of international dispute. About


few to leave the United Kingdom. It was lent to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., where it was displayed alongside the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. On


"preemptive nuclear strike" in case of an attack by a foreign country is a key option. Countries pledging only to use nuclear weapons defensively. Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom,


British Sign Language (BSL) is the sign language used in the United Kingdom (UK), and is the first or preferred language of


Hawker Pacific Aerospace is a multinational aircraft parts and repair company based in the United States, and the United Kingdom. The company


wearing elaborate costumes and calling herself a children's Dame Edna Everage. She is quoted as saying that her alternative career choice would have been as a stand-up comedian. In the United Kingdom


Riots in 1948 launched the Ghanaian campaign for independence, which in part led to the Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom and nationhood in 1957. Government. The Accra Metropolis District is governed


bookmakers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, fractional odds quote the net total that will be paid out to the bettor, should he win, relative to his stake. Odds of 4/1 ("four-to-one"


technology operations. Most televised sports in the United Kingdom and Europe are now sponsored wholly or partly by Internet and high street bookmakers, with sometimes several bookmakers and


jeopardizing constitutional rights such as the rights of the accused. United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom and its predecessor states, judicial independence emerged slowly in the United Kingdom. Under the


billion. [link cbs] Leading export markets (2005) are Germany with 25.1%, Belgium with 12.2% and the United Kingdom and France with both 9.4%. Leading suppliers (2004) are Germany


Icelandic government also reported that Russia has offered $300M. The next day, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom announced a joint loan of $6.3bn (€5bn), related to the deposit insurance dispute.


of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.". The EU extradition policy regarding Holocaust denial was tested in the United Kingdom(UK) during the 2008 failed extradition case brought against the


formula to determine the annual participants in the College Football National Championship Game. National Scrabble organizations compute normally-distributed Elo ratings except in the United Kingdom, where a different system


similar to the popular game Hearts, that is popular in the United Kingdom. It is commonly played among large groups of players, typically 8 to 10, using two decks


The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom


who are elected by general elections for 5 years period. United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has members of three different parliaments: Members of Parliament (which refers to members of the Parliament


and his aloofness from the dynastic considerations affecting most European sovereigns gave the king considerable weight as an arbitrator in international questions. At the request of the United Kingdom, Germany and the


of Suffolk from the United Kingdom. Built in 1937 as her winter residence, the estate is situated in the Suffolk Hills neighborhood of Oro Valley. Honey Bee Village: The Native American Hohokam


College include the famous Mound (which originally had steps, but is now smooth with one set of stairs) and boast the largest herbaceous border in the United Kingdom. The bell


features and habitats before the centre opened in May 2000. It was the first urban project of its kind in the United Kingdom. It became a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific


3 says that a lockpick is forfeited even if it wasn't a property of the principal. United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, a person who carries a lock pick set


UK's oldest naturist club, and consists of 12 acres (5 hectares) (49,000 m²) located in the village of Bricket Wood, in the county of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Spielplatz was


of the US team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, and the 2007 ParaPanAmerican Games. Trivia. Unlike the able-body counterpart in the Olympic Games, teams of United Kingdom in both types of


The Liskeard and Looe Union Canal is a derelict broad canal between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The


was followed by a short tour with Return to the Sabbat in the United Kingdom. In 2004, Dave Mackintosh left the band and joined DragonForce. He was replaced by


18 hands. 72 inches. In 1959 the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom defined the length of the international yard to be exactly 0.9144 metre. With


of professionals to provide services to those who are unable to afford them. "Pro bono publico" is also used in the United Kingdom to describe the central motivation of large


by Goodhart and gained popularity in the context of the attempt by the United Kingdom government of Margaret Thatcher to conduct monetary policy on the basis of targets for


United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War. Under a parallel agreement, the Joint Air Training Scheme, South Africa trained 33,347 aircrew for the


Academy, United Kingdom in 1936. References. External links.


of World War II: Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, or the United States; the anniversary edition also includes Italy as a third Axis player. The players playing the Axis


from the Western World (mainly the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada). It has become notable through pop culture such as cinema and video games like the The Fast and


Second Spanish Republic, and Chile. Others never quite got off the ground. There were attempts in the United Kingdom to found a Popular Front against the National Government's


familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom, Malta, Bermuda and Gibraltar, and despite a reduction in their numbers in recent years, red boxes can still be seen in many


presided over by a "chairman" and also the overwhelming majority of the (FTSE 100) companies in the United Kingdom have a "chairman", while committees in the United States House


United Kingdom, since 1956. Ometepe Island, Nicaragua, since 1988. Belgorod, Russia, since 1990. Lutherstadt Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, since 1990. Konin, Poland, since 1991. References.


treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in London on 17 March 1824. The treaty was to resolve disputes arising from the


by Ben Schott. They consist of a collection of trivia generally centred on the culture of the United Kingdom (and to a lesser extent the rest of the European


London Borough of Redbridge, United Kingdom. See also. Museums in Haute-Normandie. External links.


featuring Robin Ellis, and aired on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre. In 1996, it was remade a third time, also in the United Kingdom, for television by the BBC and Carlton Television in


material. Northern Fulmars historically bred on St. Kilda, and spread into northern Scotland in the 19th century, and to the rest of the United Kingdom by 1930. For example,


to the "one country-two systems" policy. The superseded law and the current law share many similarities with the relevant legislation in the United Kingdom, a similarity which is also facilitated by


British Crime Survey conducted in the United Kingdom. The NCVS began in 1972 and was developed from work done by the National Opinion Research Center and the President's Commission on Law Enforcement


countries, however. In the United Kingdom, robbery is the removal or taking away of property from a place in which you are entitled to be (without any requirement


is a psychedelic downtempo or Psybient music project from the United Kingdom. The core members are Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen) and Raja Ram (one third of The Infinity


rather than the rule in many parts of the American West. In the United Kingdom, the law is different for private land and common land. On private land it is the owner's


The 'no' campaign is a Eurosceptic group in the United Kingdom that campaigns against the UK's adoption of the euro. As of spring 2004 it mothballed


20) (1954) troop transporter. Lancia TL51 (Z 30) (1954) lorries. Lancia in the United Kingdom. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Lancia suffered an increasing image problem in the United Kingdom, centred


Note: The plural of quintal is quintaux. British adaptation. When people in the United Kingdom began to use this system they included the stone, which was eventually defined as fourteen


still widely used to varying degrees by many people in Canada, the United Kingdom, and some other former British colonies despite the official adoption of the metric system. History of the


contact with Europeans. Competition between Spain and the United Kingdom over control of Nootka Sound led to a bitter international dispute around 1790, called the Nootka Crisis, which was settled with the


High School and New College, Oxford. After graduating, she spent seven years in publishing. Her books have proved to be tremendously successful in the United Kingdom. Kate married old


19 branches of Wat Sangkhathan in Nonthaburi. Other branches can be found in places such as Chiang Mai, Um Phang, the United Kingdom and India. Lan Sak Amphoe: Very old


to the Soviet Union for 30 years. Finland rejected these demands and intensified their pleas to Sweden, France and the United Kingdom for military support by regular troops. Although Finland in the


court judges. United Kingdom. Entitlement. In the United Kingdom, all sons and daughters of viscounts and barons (including baronies created as life peerages) and the younger sons of


statutory law such as the United Kingdom Trade Marks Act 1994 provides for enforcement of registered trademarks through infringement proceedings. Passing off and the law of registered trademarks deal


department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom. Concordats set out agreed frameworks for co-operation between it and the Scottish


its original introduction in Italy in 1860, it spread quickly through Europe and was discovered in Sweden in 1907, in Spain in 1972, in Norway in 1971, in the United Kingdom in


of Argyll. House of Windsor. Shortly after Alastair was born, World War I broke out, prompting strong anti-German feelings in the United Kingdom. George V responded to this


Ltd (formerly known as the Consumers' Association, which is still the official name of the charity). Based in the United Kingdom, it engages in advocacy campaigns on various consumer protection issues and


National Insurance (NI) in the United Kingdom was initially a contributory system


Ilkley Moor is the highest part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. The peat bogs rise to


a record label set up by United Kingdom band Chumbawamba in 1983. The band used the label to release and distribute a number of cassettes and booklets by themselves (see


thereby extending them to Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. Therefore, anyone born in Northern Ireland who meets the requirements for being an Irish citizen through


weather station between 1971 and 2000. Like the rest of the United Kingdom, Bishop Auckland has a temperate climate. At the average annual rainfall is lower than the


damaging biodiversity in the United Kingdom, and is listed as an alien invader. Normally the tree is unable to withstand frost, which would normally prevent it from spreading north,


a series of single-issue parties in the United Kingdom that called for a referendum on aspects of the UK's relationship with the European Union. The most significant was that formed by Sir


United Kingdom hoping for the formation of an International Prize Court. Ten nations sent representatives, the main naval powers of Europe and the United States and Japan. The conference met from December


in full view of his hosts. Bennett's controversial reputation has been thought to have inspired, in the United Kingdom, the phrase "Gordon Bennett" as an expression of incredulity. Settling in


- 2006: Donald Simpson (United Kingdom). 2006 - 2009: Peter Skovholt Gitmark (Norway). 2009 - current: Tim Dier (United Kingdom). Among other activities the organisation runs a "Freedom Campaign"


has a long history of universal provision of public education, and the Scottish education system is distinctly different from other parts of the United Kingdom. Traditionally, the Scottish system


United Kingdom. They contested various seats in the Welsh Assembly elections of 2003. The party describes their aims and methods as being: People voluntarily organising and pursuing their


to fly in the United Kingdom. Developed to test the new Whittle jet engine in flight, the test results would influence the development of an operational fighter, the Gloster


cut versions. Of the original 74 films on the infamous video nasty list in the United Kingdom, 3 belonged to Fulci: Zombi 2 (1979), The Beyond (1981), and The House


General Trust) in the United Kingdom. It is available from Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays) each week on many public transport services across the United Kingdom. Background. The paper


The Ski Club of Great Britain is the United Kingdom's leading snowsports club, founded on May 6,


this case the electoral fraud relied on gaming the United Kingdom's first past the post electoral system, as in such a system it does not matter how much


in the United Kingdom, he was brought to Australia in 1934 by General Motors to head up its Australian subsidiary General Motors Holden (GMH), which it had acquired in 1931.


canteen in the United Kingdom was on Flying Scotsman during the late 1960s and early 1970s. As railways in Britain tend to be much shorter than those in the US, the


Special by Fegen and Norriss, showing what happens to the staff post-Whitbury Leisure Centre. DVD and VHS releases. All seven series have been released on DVD in the United Kingdom


shown on Aragón Televisión, Canal Sur, Telemadrid, 8tv, Televisión de Galicia and Televisión Del Principado De Asturias. In Sweden, the show was shown on TV3. In the United Kingdom


services of the United Kingdom. OPSI is part of the The National Archives of the United Kingdom and it is responsible for Crown copyright. OPSI announced on June 21, 2006 that


Sennen (Cornish: Sen Senan) is a village and civil parish, in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The


Light Years is the seventh album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and was released in 2000. It reached number two in the United Kingdom and one on the Australian album


United Kingdom of which television coverage survives (the 1950 and 1951 election nights were not recorded). Only three hours of the coverage was kept and this was rebroadcast on BBC Parliament on


not to the requester. United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, criminal records are maintained by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), which has partial access to the Police National Computer (PNC). (It is


released by Crusader Video in the United Kingdom on VHS featuring regional accents. A Masturbation scene was removed prior to release. Spanning fourteen episodes, the full anime adaptation, Nuku


of several things in and around Warwick, United Kingdom. The title Earl of Leicester (pronounced "Lester") was created in the 12th century in the Peerage of England (now extinct), and


of Parliament in the United Kingdom. She represents Brentford and Isleworth, and was first elected at the 1997 general election, defeating Conservative Nirj Deva. Early life. She is


Ayton (born 23 February 1959) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bridgwater since the 2001 general election, when he succeeded Tom


(born 21 March 1949, Greenock, Scotland) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Edmonton since 1997. Early life. Born in Greenock, Andy


In the United Kingdom, the growing season is defined as starting when the temperature on five consecutive days exceeds 5 °C, and ends after five consecutive days of temperatures below 5 °C. The 1961


Linda Perham (born 29 June 1947) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. Perham was a London Borough of Redbridge councillor and Mayor of


a politician in the United Kingdom. He is a Labour member of Parliament, and represented Clydesdale until 2005, when he was elected to represent the new constituency of Lanark and Hamilton East.


politician in the United Kingdom, representing the constituency of Newark in Parliament. A former infantry officer in the British Army and journalist for the BBC, Mercer has recently published his first


formed RAF Strike Command. The ROC was a defence warning organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 1925 and 31 December 1995 when it was stood down. Initially


they crossed. hazag. Exportation. Globally, about 17 countries (Australia, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the


World Conference Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Planned World Conferences scheduled to be held in 1940 and 1942 were cancelled due to World War II. Organization. WAGGGS consists of


The Poor Law Board was established in the United Kingdom in 1847 as a successor body to the Poor Law Commission overseeing the administration


a lobby group, based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1839, it is the world's oldest international human rights organisation, and the only charity in the United Kingdom to work exclusively


United Kingdom. Founded in 1839, it is the world's oldest international human rights organisation, and the only charity in the United Kingdom to work exclusively against slavery and related abuses. It owes its


Timeline of Indian history. Events. 17 January - Protests occur in India and the United Kingdom against the British series of Celebrity Big Brother after Jade Goody, Danielle


the United Kingdom. He is a Labour Member of Parliament for Bradford North. He is also a member of Labour Friends of Israel. Rooney has lived all his


working port in St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Charlestown developed from what was in the late 18th century the fishing village of West Polmear. Geography. Charlestown is approximately


Adrian Mark Sanders (born 25 April 1959, Paignton) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He is the


The Fifth Child is a novel by Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing, first published in the United Kingdom in 1988, and since translated into a number of languages. The book


- Sir Reginald Thomas Tower (United Kingdom) 1860 - 1939. Representatives of the League of Nations. High Commissioners. The High Commissioners appointed by the League of Nations did not intervene


The Protection of Children Act 1978 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Protection of Children Bill was put before Parliament as a Private Member's Bill


in the United Kingdom in 1971, the abbreviation s., from solidus, was used to represent shillings, just as d. and £, from denarius and Libra, were respectively used


reasons. Practical use. Recipients of an honorary doctorate may if they wish adopt the title of "doctor". In many countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and the


by many years, having been established by the British colonial rulers as an advisory body in 1876, two years after Fiji was ceded to the United Kingdom. Institutional


architecture. Narthex. Church architecture. Cathedral architecture of Western Europe. Chancel repair liability in the United Kingdom. References. Joseph Nechvatal, "Immersive Excess in the Apse of Lascaux", Technonoetic Arts


launched 6 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. R. G. Risley; assigned to the United Kingdom 10 June 1943; reclassified CVE-44 on 15 July 1943; and transferred to the United


Efficiency and Conservation Authority is responsible for promoting energy efficiency and conservation. United Kingdom. Energy conservation in the United Kingdom has been receiving increased attention over recent years. Key factors behind this


The Burton Taylor Studio ("The BT") is a 50-seater studio theatre owned by Oxford University. It is situated on Gloucester Street off Beaumont Street in Oxford, United Kingdom close to


the United Kingdom. Essential Monet is a discussion book about the paintings of famed French artist Claude Monet. It is part of the essential book series, which also discusses such other artists


slang of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa, boffins are scientists, engineers, and other people engaged in technical or scientific research. The word 'boffin' (or 'boff'


England was known as a National Institution for the conservation of old traction engines in Great Britain. His television series, Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain, shows him touring the United Kingdom


Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who currently sits in the House of Lords. The daughter of Ness Edwards MP, she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle-under-Lyme from


Fort Washington in mid November, taking about 2,000 prisoners (with an additional 1,000 having been captured during the battle for Long Island). Thus began the infamous "prison ships" system the British maintained

census-designated place in Fresno County, California


de Valliere type were used, playing an important role in such battles as the Battle of Saratoga. George Washington wrote about the French supplies and guns in a letter to

1st president of the United States (1732−1799)


the major defeat of the Continental Army in the Battle of Long Island, General George Washington withdrew to Manhattan Island, but with the subsequent defeat at the Battle of Fort Washington


comedic, cartoony versions of several figures from colonial America, like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock and Betsy Ross; whose descendants (or at least characters that resemble them)


and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary. 1776 – George Washington and his army cross the Delaware River to attack the Kingdom


his involvement with a military force contradicted his faith's pacifistic nature. He was commissioned as a major, then became George Washington's aide-de-camp and, on August 14, 1775, became the army's

painting by James Peale (MET, 2006.235.326)


four Secretaries of State have been women. History. On January 10, 1781, the Second Continental Congress created the Department of Foreign Affairs. On July 27, 1789, George Washington signed


in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,128 at the 2000 census. was founded in 1754. Of the town George Washington once wrote "Tan-nee town is but a


Raleigh. April–June. April 2 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint. April 5 – United States President George Washington vetoes a bill designed to

painting by Rembrandt Peale (after Gilbert Stuart's Vaughan portrait, 1795)


released, which depicts George Washington on both sides, crossing the Delaware River on the reverse side and in profile on the obverse. An additional design detail that is


to the Jewish Naturalization Act: The British Parliament extends citizenship to Jews. October 31 – Virginia Lieut. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie commissions 21-year-old militia Maj. George Washington to dissuade

painting by Edward Savage (Artic, 1921.88)


Religious and Moral brought her fame, with figures such as George Washington praising her work. Wheatley also toured England and was praised in a poem by fellow African

painting by Charles Willson Peale (Metropolitan Museum of Art 97.33)


chief engineer and two assistants. Colonel Richard Gridley became General George Washington's first chief engineer; however, it was not until 1779 that Congress created a separate Corps of Engineers. One of its


Mountain village of Jumonville, the Battle of Jumonville Glen took place. George Washington and his troops of the Virginia Militia, along with a Half-King and members of his


River. George Washington once resided in Fort Prince George in 1755. References.

painting by Gilbert Stuart (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 07.160)


There is a Colonial Herb Garden and a Mount Vernon Garden, which is a re-creation of George Washington's garden. The arboretum has a collection of American trees. Artists


War. On the night of December 25, 1776, General George Washington led the American forces across the Delaware River to attack Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey, who did not

painting by Charles Willson Peale (PAFA, 1912.14.3)


is 410. Preston is home to the Linchester Mill, circa 1682. During the Revolutionary War it supplied grain to George Washington's troops. Geography. Preston is located at (38.710883, -75.908297). According


10.6% of those age 65 or over. History. According to a plaque at Samuel S. Lewis State Park, which overlooks Wrightsville and the Susquehanna River, Wrightsville was George Washington's first choice as


the American Revolutionary War, Commander-in-Chief George Washington is said to have climbed the Ramapo Torne (near Ramapo hamlet) with a telescope to watch the movement of British ships


port of the time on the Potomac River, now in the District of Columbia. George Washington was its first president, as well as an investor in the company. Tobias Lear, Washington's personal


borough was founded by George Schwenk, whose son served in George Washington's army. The town was the inspiration for the protagonist in Catherine Gilbert Murdock's novel Dairy Queen (2006). Geography. Schwenksville is

painting by Gilbert Stuart (MET, 43.86.1)


population was 201 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area. History. The small borough is named after the first American president, George Washington. Before the time


Christian Academy (Grades K-12). History. Ravenswood is sited on land once owned by George Washington. Washington acquired the parcel in 1770, and designated Colonel William Crawford to survey


Lake Washington received its present name in 1854 after Thomas Mercer suggested it be named after George Washington, as the new Washington Territory had been named the year before. The Duwamish

painting by Gilbert Stuart (NGA, 1979.5.1)


George Washington in 1775 he was named to Chief Engineer (artillery). He directed the construction of the fortifications on Dorchester Heights which forced the British to evacuate Boston in


Schuylkill Expressway), as it is near where I-76 joins the Pennsylvania Turnpike. American Revolutionary War encampment. Valley Forge is best known for lending its name to the encampment of George Washington


"notify" George Washington of his election and accompany the president-elect back to New York. Washington needed no notification, but he accepted Thomson's companionship in good humor. With Thomson

painting by anonymous (MET, 2006.235.299)


with collections on the Miami Indian capital, Kekionga. Miami chief Little Turtle's items displayed include his watch and sword presented to him by President George Washington. Exhibit also

painting by Gilbert Stuart (MFA, 29.788)


was commissioned a Colonel and served for several years on George Washington's staff as his main interpreter of French. Hawkins was released from federal service late in 1777, as Washington

painting by Gilbert Stuart (Frick Collection)


day on which Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. The colors of the flag reflect the colors of the uniform of General George Washington. The

painting by anonymous (MET, 2006.235.306)


The Flag of the State of Washington consists of the state seal (which bears an image of George Washington) on a field of dark green with gold fringe

painting by Rembrandt Peale (NGA, 1942.7.1)


on the ground that, without the consent of the Continental Congress, the work of the convention would be extra-legal; that Congress alone could propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation. George Washington


meeting with George Washington, George Ross, and Robert Morris at her upholstery business in Philadelphia, a meeting said to have resulted in the sewing of the first U.S. "stars and stripes"

bronze statue in Portland, Oregon, United States