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Commercial Property London

2008-01-29T04:08:00.000-08:00

Pearl and Coutts provides a professional commercial property London finding service. Pearl and Coutts have been running their commercial property London company since 1965 and use years of experience within the commercial property London sector to find the perfect commercial property for you. Pearl and Coutts provide excellent advice for your commercial property London search.

Using an extensive database of office providers Pearl and Coutts search for the right commercial property London for their clients. After sourcing the right commercial property London for the customers’ needs, Pearl and Coutts arrange viewings from a shortlist of prime London locations. They also offer expert advice and assistance where required.

Pearl and Coutts stay in touch throughout the process of finding suitable serviced office London lettings and endeavour to offer maximum help at every stage.

Simply visit their website at www.pearl-coutts.co.uk or call now on 020 7843 3788 to speak to a member of the team and evaluate your commercial property London needs.

SPF Fun

2007-12-10T09:20:00.000-08:00

As a single parent, I could often do with a bit of support. Thankfully, I've come across single parent fun, an online community of single parents that also functions as a single parent support group. and can give me all the single parent support I need.

It used to really get me down sometimes, thinking that my kids might not be having as full a life because I'm single, but thanks to single parent fun I know that I can ensure my kids are having just as much fun as kids with both parents, and I feel a lot better about everything.

Find White fillings treatments in london

2007-11-22T05:50:00.000-08:00

White fillings allow the restoration of decayed or broken portions of teeth almost invisibly. They have contributed much to dentist’s ability to improve smiles. They are suitable for use in front and most back teeth. Elimination of unsightly areas of decay or discoloration will enhance your confidence to smile.

White fillings are chemically bonded to your tooth and are created from layers of different colours of filling material. This allows a close match to the natural shape and colour of your own teeth. Amalgam-free fillings (containing no mercury) are becoming more and more popular for health as well as cosmetic reasons.

The Welbeck Clinic offers a wide range of white mercury-free materials, each suitable in different circumstances to replace your old silver amalgam fillings. The material of choice would be discussed and explained to you at your convenience.

Cosmetic Dentistry London

2007-11-08T08:47:00.000-08:00

Improving your smile is no longer the domain of the rich and famous. Huge advances in cosmetic dentistry London dental material technology and our understanding of facial form allows us to improve all smiles. The costs are surprisingly low and, in most cases, very little tooth preparation is involved!

There are some things that normally concern people about their teeth. It is a good idea to know about exactly what it is you don’t like about your smile before you come in for the consultation so that you are able to get absolute satisfaction from the process of cosmetic dentistry London. It is also important to know the type of smile you’re aiming for – a dazzler or a natural one.

Here at the Welbeck Clinic we believe in the power of a healthy, good-looking, natural smile and the difference it can make to your confidence!

Automatic Garage Doors for everybody!

2007-10-22T01:53:00.000-07:00

The electronic garage doors are automatic and so convenient they are standard in most garages today. An electronic garage door is not just a convenience; it's an investment in your house, and an important home appliance that will get daily use for many years to come. An electronic garage door is bound to give you a sense of security as well.

Thousands of people throughout the UK use Nationwide's Garage Doors because of their superb quality, technical design features and reliability. All Nationwide electronic garage doors come with a courtesy light facility for those winter evenings or late nights and are rigorously tested to ensure years of use.

Your neighbors will be amazed after the professional installation of these convenient trademarked electronic garage doors with their individual design. Give a new look to your garage with Nationwide electronic garage doors - safe, secure, stylish and practical

organic skin & body care, and herbal remedies

2007-10-03T08:37:00.000-07:00

I just read on Nina's blog Spas With A Cause about this organic skin care company called Neal's Yard Remedies. Nina trawls the world looking for the best in natural skin care and shares her wealth of knowledge through Spas With A Cause.

Turns out, she has 'a huge crush on' Neals Yard Remedies for their natural and eco friendly approach to beauty products.

a breath of fresh air

2007-09-10T01:31:00.000-07:00

when looking for London commercial property and offices to let, it's important not to settle for anything less than the best. If you get stuck in a sub standard office, it can be detrimental to your working environent, it makes it hard to impress clients and you can expect a high staff turnover as people get sick of coming to work every single day to the same awful office. It's a breath of fresh air to come across Pearl & Coutts, a London commercial property and offices to let specialist who is happy to work with you to find your ideal office, and their rates are good too!

Shortage of London office space

2007-08-01T01:54:00.000-07:00

Booming business in London has led to a chronic shortage of available office space

in the capital, according to Hugo Duncan of the Evening Standard Vacancy rates have fallen to their lowest for years as major institutions expand and foreign companies flock to the City, Docklands and the West End. If you have been finding it difficult to find London Commercial Property available to lease, then Pearl & Coutts, specialists in commercial property to let often have plenty of commercial property available.

London office space

2007-06-20T09:22:00.000-07:00

Pearl & Coutts specialise in commercial property to let so whether you are looking for london office space to rent for your business, or Commercial Property to rent for retail purposes, it is likely that Pearl & Coutts will be able to help you find your ideal property.

Boost your business with a promotional pen.

2007-02-09T06:25:00.000-08:00

There are several effective ways to promote your company.The idea of using promotional pens is good for branding your business effectively.There are thousands of them out there and they come in many different styles,colors and prices.

The first question that comes to mind when you are thinking about purchasing a promotional pen is "Where can I get the best deal in town?"At 0800promote.com you can browse and choose between a large selection of promotional products varying in price and types.If used correctly (whether you choose ink pens, imprinted pen or other promotional item) your logo is sure to get the long-term exposure that is deserves.

James Hull Cosmetic Dentists in Birmingham

2006-06-28T00:19:00.000-07:00

Having recently moved to Birmingham and being completely passionate about my dental hygiene I was very pleased to find when searching online that there is a James Hull Dentists in Birmingham. After booking my appointment my Dental Consultant offer me a range of treatments from Braces, Dental Veneers, cosmetic dentistry to teeth whitening. I overlooked the cosmetic dentistry but had the teeth whitening treatment which was has a new laser teeth whitening technology which is apparently the first in Birmingham. James Hull Dentists in Birmingham are centrally located and are without a doubt the best Cosmetic Dentist Birmingham has to offer.

Lentil

2005-11-18T11:05:00.000-08:00

(species Lens esculenta), small annual legume of the pea family (Leguminosae) and its lens-shaped edible seed, which is rich in protein and one of the most ancient of cultivated foods. Of unknown origin, the lentil is widely cultivated throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa but is little grown in the Western Hemisphere. The seeds are used chiefly in soups and the herbage

Scandinavian Literature

2005-10-16T07:45:00.000-07:00

The body of writings in the North Germanic group of languages, the modern forms of which include Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish, and Faeroese. The literary works written in these languages, though manifesting certain differences reflective of distinct national institutions, exhibit strong similarities stemming from deep-seated common linguistic and

Sanjar

2005-07-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

Appointed governor of Khorasan by his half brother Berk-yaruq, who succeeded Malik-Shah as

Haley, Alex

2005-07-25T15:55:00.000-07:00

Although his parents were teachers, Haley was an indifferent student. He began writing to avoid boredom during voyages while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard (1939–59). His first major work, The Autobiography

Kern, Johann Conrad

2005-07-23T04:40:00.000-07:00

A lawyer and doctor of jurisprudence, Kern was, after 1837, the guiding spirit of Thurgau's cantonal government, especially in the administration of justice. As deputy to the national Diet, he was almost alone in opposing (1838) the extradition

Araguaia River

2005-07-08T02:05:00.000-07:00

Portuguese Rio Araguaia, river, central Brazil. It rises on the Brazilian Highlands near Alto Araguaia town in Mato Grosso state and flows north-northeast for 1,632 miles (2,627 km) to its junction with the Tocantins River, at São João do Araguaia. Its upper course forms the boundary between Mato Grosso state (west) and Goiás and southern Tocantins states (east). In midcourse the river divides into two channels

Increasing Safety In Auto Racing: A Winning Formula?

2005-07-06T06:35:00.000-07:00

In 2000–01 that balance was sorely

Agrippa

2005-06-29T06:40:00.000-07:00

Agrippa's five arguments held that (1) there is a clash of opinions, both in daily life and in the debates of philosophers; (2) nothing is self-evident, because that

Hysterectomy

2005-06-15T23:50:00.000-07:00

Surgical removal of the complete uterus (total hysterectomy) or of the complete uterus except for the cervix (subtotal hysterectomy). The cervix is the outermost portion of the uterus, which projects into the vagina. Removal of the uterus is indicated in a number of abnormal situations, including the presence of a cancer or of a benign tumour of the type called myoma,

Kabul River

2005-06-03T08:40:00.000-07:00

Ancient Greek Cophes, river in eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan, 435 miles (700 km) long, of which 350 miles are in Afghanistan. Rising in the Sanglakh Range 45 miles west of Kabul city, it flows east past Kabul and Jalalabad, north of the Khyber Pass into Pakistan, and past Peshawar; it joins the Indus River northwest of Islamabad. The river has four major tributaries, the Lowgar, the Panjsher, the Konar

Blood

2005-06-01T03:05:00.000-07:00

A literary term of British origin referring to a lurid work of fiction, especially a cheap and ill-written book of adventure or crime. The word is a short form of “blood-and-thunder book.”

Interior Design, Physical components of design

2005-05-17T18:15:00.000-07:00

The foregoing section on aesthetic components stressed the fact that, in design, the whole or total effect is more important than the specific device or element used. The same is true of architectural components, and this should be kept in mind in the following discussion.

Argali

2005-05-15T23:55:00.000-07:00

(Ovis ammon), the largest living wild sheep, found in the highlands of eastern Central Asia. It may stand 1.3 m (4 feet) high at the shoulders and weigh more than 140 kg (300 pounds). Large horns, present in the rams, are especially massive in the Pamir argali, or Marco Polo sheep, in which they may be 1.8 m (6 feet) or more in length.

Soga Iruka

2005-05-13T21:50:00.000-07:00

In 587, after defeating the rival Mononobe clan, the Soga family completely dominated the imperial court. Soga Umako, Iruka's grandfather, was content to remain in the background

Selkirk

2005-03-15T20:09:00.000-08:00

Royal burgh (town), Scottish Borders council area, historic county of Selkirkshire, Scotland, lying on a hillside overlooking the river known as Ettrick Water. A Benedictine abbey founded in the early 12th century was later removed to Kelso. Selkirk's 12th-century castle was captured by the English under Edward I (reigned 1272 - 1307). It was retaken by the Scottish national leader William

World War I, Eastern Front strategy, 1914

2005-03-14T00:12:00.000-08:00

Russian Poland, the westernmost part of the Russian Empire, was a thick tongue of land enclosed to the north by East Prussia, to the west by German Poland (Poznania) and by Silesia, and to the south by Austrian Poland (Galicia). It was thus obviously exposed to a two-pronged invasion by the Central Powers; but the Germans, apart from their grand strategy of crushing France

Ploidy

2005-03-11T15:41:00.003-08:00

In genetics, the number of chromosomes occurring in the nucleus of a cell. In normal somatic (body) cells, the chromosomes exist in pairs. The condition is called diploidy. During meiosis the cell produces gametes, or germ cells, each containing half the normal or somatic number of chromosomes. This condition is called haploidy. When two germ cells (e.g., egg and sperm) unite,

Ploidy

2005-03-11T15:41:00.002-08:00

Ploidy

2005-03-11T15:41:00.001-08:00

Ploidy

2005-03-11T15:41:00.000-08:00

Rimini

2005-03-04T14:20:00.000-08:00

The Romans called it Ariminum, from Ariminus, the old name of the Marecchia, and, according to the 1st-century-BC Greek historian

Earth Sciences, Understanding of clouds, fog, and dew

2005-03-03T13:14:00.000-08:00

After Guericke's experiments it was

Adams, Charles Follen

2005-03-02T14:30:00.000-08:00

During the American Civil War he was wounded and taken prisoner. In 1872 he began writing humorous verses for periodicals and newspapers in a Pennsylvania German dialect. Collections of his verse are Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems (1877) and

Carney, Arthur William Matthew

2005-02-28T05:41:00.000-08:00

American actor (b. Nov. 4, 1918, Mount Vernon, N.Y. - d. Nov. 9, 2003, Chester, Conn.), had a long and varied career in radio, television, theatre, and film, including an Academy Award-winning dramatic leading role in the movie Harry and Tonto (1974), but it was with one TV character that he would be most identified - sewer worker (or �underground sanitation expert�) Ed Norton, second banana to Jackie Gleason's

San Salvador

2005-02-27T04:46:00.000-08:00

Capital of El Salvador, on the R�o Ace Chaute in the Valle de las Hamacas (Valley of the Hammocks) at an altitude of 2,238 ft (682 m). San Salvador Volcano is 7 mi (11 km) west-northwest. Founded near Suchitoto in 1525 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado, it was moved 20 mi southwest to its present site in 1528 and was declared a city in 1546. San Salvador served as capital of the colonial province of

Biron, Armand-louis De Gontaut, Duc De (duke Of)

2005-02-26T19:51:00.000-08:00

In his youth, as Duke de Lauzun, he dissipated his fortune, traveling about Europe and earning notoriety for his gallantry and success with

Hearing Aid

2005-02-25T10:21:00.000-08:00

Modern hearing aids are electronic. Principal components are a microphone that converts sound

Radiation Pressure

2005-02-24T14:00:00.000-08:00

Although the pressure of solar radiation is exceedingly small, a sufficiently large surface could produce a force that would be technologically

Sibley Provincial Park

2005-02-23T23:06:00.000-08:00

Park, southwestern Ontario, Canada, on Sibley Peninsula on the northern shore of Lake Superior, 20 miles (32 km) east of Thunder Bay. Established in 1950, the park has an area of 94 square miles (243 square km). It is the site of the 19th-century village of Silver Islet (including a restored hotel, store, and church), which was at one time the home of miners and lumbermen. Sibley has varied Canadian

Aegean Sea

2005-02-22T22:19:00.000-08:00

Greek �Aiga�on P�lagos, �Turkish �Ege Deniz, � an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula on the west and Asia Minor on the east. About 380 miles (611 km) long and 186 miles (299 km) wide, it has a total area of some 83,000 square miles (214,000 square km). The Aegean is connected through the straits of the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus with the Black Sea, while the island of Crete can be taken as marking its boundary

New Guinea

2005-02-21T19:41:00.000-08:00

Metatarsal

2005-02-20T11:28:00.000-08:00

Any of several tubular bones between the ankle (tarsal) bones and each of the hindlimb digits, in land vertebrates corresponding to the metacarpal bones of the hand (forepaw). In humans the five metatarsal bones help form longitudinal arches along the inner and outer sides of the foot and a transverse arch at the ball of the foot. The first metatarsal (which adjoins the

Vanadinite

2005-02-19T07:33:00.000-08:00

Vanadium mineral in the pyromorphite series of the apatite group of phosphates, lead chloride vanadate, Pb5(VO4)3Cl. It is a source of vanadium and a minor source of lead. The mineral's typical occurrences are as orange, red, or brown hairlike or barrel-shaped crystals in the oxidized zone of lead deposits as in the Urals, Russia; Transvaal, S.Af.; Chihuahua, Mex.; and Arizona, U.S.

China, The Ch'in state

2005-02-18T00:49:00.000-08:00

The history of the Ch'in dynasty may be traced back to the 8th century BC. When the Chou royal house was reestablished at the eastern capital in 770 BC, the Ch'in ruling house, according to the Ch'in historical record, was entrusted with the mission of maintaining order in the previous capital. This may be an exaggeration of the importance of the Ch'in ruling house, and the Ch'in may

Biblical Literature, In Christianity

2005-02-17T05:18:00.000-08:00

The Hebrew Bible is as basic to Christianity as it is to Judaism. Without the Old Testament, the New Testament could not have been written and there could have been no man like Jesus; Christianity could not have been what it became. This has to do with cultural values, basic human values, as much as with religious beliefs. The Genesis stories of prehistoric events and people

Argentina, Settlement patterns

2005-02-16T03:44:00.000-08:00

The varied topography, climate, and natural resources of Argentina shaped the pattern of European settlement. Although modern transportation and industry have partly effaced regional differences, the organization of life in both city and country still follows patterns that were set in early colonial times.

Argentina, Settlement patterns

2005-02-15T02:53:00.000-08:00

Aquaculture

2005-02-14T14:45:00.000-08:00

Fish may be confined in earth ponds, concrete pools, barricaded coastal waters, or cages suspended in open water. In these enclosures, the fish can be supplied

Resende, Garcia De

2005-02-13T09:46:00.000-08:00

Resende began to serve John II as a page at the age of 10, becoming his private secretary in 1491. He continued to enjoy royal favour under King Manuel and later under John III. In 1498 he accompanied Manuel to Castile and in 1514 went to Rome with the admiral Trist�

Gagaku

2005-02-12T09:56:00.000-08:00

(Japanese), Korean �a-ak� ancient court music. The name is a Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters for elegant music (ya yueh). Such music first appeared in Japan as an import from Korea in the 5th century and had become an established court tradition by the 8th century. The various forms of North Asian, Chinese, Indian, Southeast Asian, and indigenous Japanese music were organized in

Vienna, Congress Of

2005-02-11T18:22:00.000-08:00

Austria, Prussia

Carlsbad

2005-02-10T16:02:00.000-08:00

City, seat (1889) of Eddy county, southeastern New Mexico, U.S. It lies on the right bank of the Pecos River. Founded in 1887 and first known as Eddy (for its founder Charles B. Eddy), it was renamed in 1899 for the European spa of Carlsbad (now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic), because of nearby mineral springs that reputedly had the same mineral content as that of their namesake. The centre (since

Mark, J. Carson

2005-02-09T10:06:00.000-08:00

Canadian-born American scientist who, as head of the theoretical division at the Los Alamos (N.M.) Scientific Laboratory, was instrumental in the development of the hydrogen bomb (b. July 6, 1913--d. March 2, 1997).

Resolution

2005-02-08T11:45:00.000-08:00

In chemistry, any process by which a mixture called a racemate (q.v.) is separated into its two constituent enantiomorphs. (Enantiomorphs are pairs of substances that have dissymmetric arrangements of atoms and structures that are nonsuperposable mirror images of one another.) Two important methods of resolution were employed by Louis Pasteur. The first of these,

Ecuador, Domination of Velasco Ibarra (post-World War II)

2005-02-07T05:48:00.000-08:00

Politics and government after World War II presented contradictions. Ecuador enjoyed a long period of constitutional government and relatively free elections following the presidency of the Radical Liberal leader Galo Plaza (1948 - 52). There were also two long interludes of military government (1963 - 66; 1972 - 79), but the period was dominated by one of Latin America's great caudillos,

Offenburg

2005-02-06T20:03:00.000-08:00

City, Baden-W�rttemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany, in the Kinzig River Valley, at the western edge of the Black Forest (Schwarzwald). First mentioned in 1101, it was founded by the Z�hringen margraves on the site of a Roman settlement and was an imperial free city from 1289 to 1802. In 1846 - 49 it was a centre of the revolutionary movement in Baden. Gothic and Baroque buildings and remains

Owambo

2005-02-04T04:20:00.000-08:00

Also called �Ovamboland, � geographic region, northern Namibia. Owambo is bordered by the Kaokoland (Kaokoveld) region on the west and by the Kavango region on the east. The border with Angola lies to the north. Most of semiarid Owambo is an extremely flat plain covered by white sands. It is crossed by a series of low-gradient, often parallel, south-oriented dry watercourses (oshanas), collectively

Ballad Opera

2005-02-03T20:27:00.000-08:00

Characteristic English type of comic opera, originating in the 18th century and featuring farcical or extravaganza plots. The music was mainly confined to songs or interludes interspersed in spoken dialogue. It was based at first on ballads or folk songs to which new words were adapted; later, tunes were borrowed from popular operas, or music was occasionally newly

Hexachloroplatinic Acid

2005-02-02T13:44:00.000-08:00

Also called �Chloroplatinic Acid, � complex compound formed by dissolving platinum metal in aqua regia (a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids) or in hydrochloric acid that contains chlorine. It is crystallized from the solution in the form of reddish brown deliquescent (moisture-absorbing) crystals with specific gravity 2.43 and melting point 60� C (140� F). It is the starting material from which most platinum

Talas

2005-02-01T07:59:00.000-08:00

Oblasty (province), northwestern Kyrgyzstan, centred on the Talas River valley that follows an essentially east-west axis through the northern portion of the oblasty. Reconstituted in 1990, the oblasty was formed in 1944 and remained in existence until 1956. It was reestablished in 1980 - 88 and once again re-formed in 1990. The population of Talas includes a large concentration of non-Central

Ghats

2005-01-31T19:20:00.000-08:00

Two mountain ranges forming the eastern and western edges, respectively, of the Deccan (q.v.) plateau of peninsular India. In Hindi ghat means �river landing stairs� or �mountain pass� and has been extended in its Anglicized plural form (formerly �ghauts�) to include the mountains themselves. The word refers as well to riverbanks that have been artificially terraced for bathing

Cranko, John

2005-01-30T14:07:00.000-08:00

His basic dance training was at the Cape Town University Ballet School, where he performed as well as choreographed his first ballet, The Soldier's Tale (1942). In 1946 he joined the Sadler's Wells Ballet (later called the Royal Ballet) and continued to choreograph.

Cranko, John

2005-01-29T22:28:00.000-08:00

The first regionwide Asia-Pacific multilateral forum for official consultations on peace and security issues. An outgrowth of the annual ministerial-level meeting of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the states serving as ASEAN's �dialogue partners,� the ARF provides a setting for discussion and diplomacy and the development of

Gisborne

2005-01-28T22:06:00.000-08:00

City (�district�) and port on Poverty Bay, Gisborne unitary authority, east coast of North Island, New Zealand. The city is located where the Waimata and Taruheru rivers join to form the Turanganui. It was the first area in New Zealand visited (1769) by Captain James Cook. It received its first permanent European settlers in 1852 and was surveyed in 1870 and given the name Gisborne for then

Great Hall

2005-01-27T03:55:00.000-08:00

Main apartment in a medieval manor house, monastery, or college, in which meals were taken. In large manor houses it also served other purposes: justice was administered there, entertainments given, and often at night the floor was strewn with rushes so that many of the servants could sleep there.

Grand Guignol

2005-01-26T19:04:00.000-08:00

Short plays popular in Parisian cabarets in the 19th century, especially at the Th��tre du Grand Guignol. The plays emphasized violence, horror, and sadism. Although Grand Guignol was introduced into England about 1908, it remained essentially a Parisian theatrical form.

Pendleton, Edmund

2005-01-25T09:11:00.000-08:00

In 1751 Pendleton

Texas, Revolution and the republic

2005-01-24T02:12:00.000-08:00

Unrest throughout Mexico, including Texas, resulted in a coup by Antonio L�pez de Santa Anna, who assumed the presidency in 1833. Texans, hopeful for relief from restrictive governmental measures, supported Santa Anna. Austin expected a friendly hearing about these grievances but instead was imprisoned in Mexico City for encouraging insurrection. He was freed in 1835 and

Rashi

2005-01-23T10:44:00.000-08:00

Acronym �of Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaqi � renowned medieval French commentator on the Bible and Talmud (the authoritative Jewish compendium of law, lore, and commentary). Rashi combined the two basic methods of interpretation, literal and nonliteral, in his influential Bible commentary. His commentary on the Talmud was a landmark in Talmudic exegesis, and his work still serves

Furrer, Jonas

2005-01-22T10:05:00.000-08:00

A doctor of jurisprudence and lawyer of national renown, Furrer became, after 1839, leader of the Z�rich liberals but only reluctantly aspired to political office. In the cantonal assembly, he rose to the vice presidency (1842) and later the presidency (1846), serving also in 1846 as

Bothnia, Gulf Of

2005-01-21T02:15:00.000-08:00

Swedish �Bottniska Viken, �Finnish �Pohjan Lahti, � northern arm of the Baltic Sea, between Sweden (west) and Finland (east). Covering an area of about 45,200 square miles (117,000 square km), the gulf extends for 450 miles (725 km) from north to south but only 50 to 150 miles (80 to 240 km) from east to west; it is nearly closed off by the �land (Ahvenanmaa) Islands (south). Its maximum depth is 965 feet (295 m) in the west-central portion; its average depth is only about 200 feet (60 m). Because

Ibn Al-'arabi

2005-01-20T10:50:00.000-08:00

Ibn al-'Arabi was born in the southeast of Spain, a man of pure Arab

Monadhliath Mountains

2005-01-19T00:56:00.000-08:00

Also called �Grey Hills � mountain range in the Highland council area, Scotland, between Loch Ness in the northwest and the River Spey in the southeast. The range has several summits with elevations greater than 3,000 feet (900 metres), the highest being Carn Mairg at 3,087 feet (941 metres), the haunt of eagles and wild cats. The River Findhorn rises on the northwestern slopes of Carn Mairg and flows northward to

Gastein, Convention Of

2005-01-18T21:27:00.000-08:00

Also called �Convention Of Badgastein, � agreement between Austria and Prussia reached on Aug. 20, 1865, after their seizure of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark in 1864; it temporarily postponed the final struggle between them for hegemony over Germany. The pact provided that both the emperor of Austria and the king of Prussia were to be sovereign over the duchies, Prussia administering Schleswig

Gastein, Convention Of

2005-01-17T11:37:00.000-08:00

Malanggan Style

2005-01-16T02:01:00.000-08:00

Malanggan carvings take the form of friezes, masks, and sculpture,

Celestina, La

2005-01-15T14:10:00.000-08:00

Originally published in 16 acts as the Comedia de Calisto y Melibea (1499; �Comedy of Calisto and Melibea�) and shortly thereafter in an expanded version with 21 acts as the Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea (1502), the work

Maxwell, Robert

2005-01-14T01:57:00.000-08:00

Virtually all of the young Hoch's Jewish family living in Czechoslovakia and Budapest died in the Nazi Holocaust, but he was able to make

Waterfall

2005-01-13T14:39:00.000-08:00

Area where flowing river water drops abruptly and nearly vertically (see video). Waterfalls represent major interruptions in river flow. Under most circumstances rivers tend to smooth out irregularities in their flow by processes of erosion and deposition. In time, the long profile of a river (the graph of its gradient) takes the form of a smooth curve, steepest toward

Kadoma

2005-01-12T17:16:00.000-08:00

City, Osaka fu (urban prefecture), Honshu, Japan, bordering Osaka city. The city is located on the left bank of the Yodo River and is known for its cultivation of lotus flowers. After the establishment of a railway connection to Osaka in 1909, industrialization was rapid. The Matsushita Electric Industrial Company moved to Kadoma in 1933 to establish factories producing electrical

Barahona De Soto, Luis

2005-01-11T11:37:00.000-08:00

After completing his education in Antequera and service as a soldier, Barahona began practicing

Augustine, Saint

2005-01-10T07:51:00.000-08:00

Augustine was born in Tagaste, a modest Roman community in a river valley 40 miles (64 km) from the African coast. It lay just a few miles short of the point where the veneer of Roman civilization thinned out in the highlands of Numidia in the way the American West opens before a traveler leaving the Mississippi River valley. Augustine's parents were of the respectable class

Palencia

2005-01-09T23:18:00.000-08:00

Inland provincia, in the Castile-Le�n comunidad aut�noma (�autonomous community�), northern Spain. It is bounded by the autonomous community (and province) of Cantabria (north) and by the provinces of Burgos (east), Valladolid (south), and Valladolid and Le�n (west). It was formed in 1833. The north is traversed by the Cantabrian Mountains, rising to 8,268 feet (2,520 m) at Curavacas peak. The remainder

West Hartford

2005-01-08T00:39:00.000-08:00

Urban town (township), Hartford county, central Connecticut, U.S. Founded in 1679 as an agricultural community, it was known as West Division Parish or West Society. It became a wealthy residential suburb of Hartford, was named West Hartford in 1806, and was separately incorporated in 1854. Industry is restricted to a relatively small zone in the south end. The town is the birthplace

Saavedra Fajardo, Diego De

2005-01-07T00:55:00.000-08:00

After studying law at the University of Salamanca, Saavedra went to Rome, where he served under the

Salem

2005-01-06T15:58:00.000-08:00

City, seat (1694) of Salem county, southwestern New Jersey, U.S. It lies along the Salem River near the latter's confluence with the Delaware River, 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1675 by John Fenwick, an English Quaker. The Friends (Quakers) Burial Ground in Salem has the Salem Oak - a tree 80 feet (25 metres) high that is said to be more than 500 years old - under

Davenant, Sir William

2005-01-05T16:56:00.000-08:00

Shakespeare was apparently Davenant's godfather, and gossip held that the famous playwright

Ukraine

2005-01-04T01:41:00.000-08:00

Ukrainian �Ukrayina� country located in eastern Europe, after Russia the second largest on the continent. It is bordered by Belarus on the north, Russia on the east, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea on the south, Moldova and Romania on the southwest, and Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland on the west; in the far southeast, Ukraine is separated from Russia by the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of

Antarctica, Birds

2005-01-03T09:14:00.000-08:00

About 45 species of birds live south of the Antarctic Convergence, but only three - the emperor penguin (see photograph), Antarctic petrel, and South Polar (McCormick's) skua - breed exclusively on the continent or on nearby islands. An absence of mammalian land predators and the rich offshore food supply make Antarctic coasts a haven for immense seabird

Baranovichi

2005-01-02T09:32:00.000-08:00

Also spelled �Baranovici, � town, Brest oblast (province), Belarus, on the southern edge of the Novogrudok Hills. It developed from a small village in the late 19th century into a major railway junction, with lines to Moscow, Warsaw, and other eastern European centres. It has cotton, food-processing, and machine construction industries. Pop. (1991 est.) 166,700.

Insurance, Ocean marine insurance

2005-01-01T04:28:00.000-08:00

Ocean marine contracts are written to cover four major types of property interest: (1) the vessel or hull, (2) the cargo, (3) the freight revenue to be received by the ship owner, and (4) legal liability for negligence of the shipper or the carrier. Hull insurance covers losses to the vessel itself from specified perils. Usually there is a provision that the marine hull should be covered

Severocesk�

2004-12-31T14:23:00.000-08:00

Also called �Severn� Cechy�, English �Northern Bohemia� kraj (region), northwestern Czech Republic. It is the smallest of the country's regions. Severocesk� is bounded on the north by Germany and Poland, on the east by V�chodocesk� kraj, on the south by Stredocesk� kraj, and on the west by Z�padocesk� kraj. The north of the region is dominated by the Ore (Kru

Culebra Island

2004-12-30T10:13:00.000-08:00

Spanish �Isla De Culebra, � island, Puerto Rico, 20 miles (30 km) east of Puerto Rico island and 15 miles west of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The island fronts north on the Atlantic Ocean and south and west on Vieques Sound, which connects the Atlantic with the Caribbean Sea. About 7 miles (11 km) long and 2 miles (3 km) wide, Culebra Island is 10 square miles (26 square km) in area. Its hilly, almost barren mass of limestone and igneous

Aleut

2004-12-29T11:22:00.000-08:00

The Aleuts hunted seals, sea otters, whales,

Ford, Betty

2004-12-28T14:19:00.000-08:00

After Gerald Ford narrowly lost the election of 1976 to Jimmy Carter, the Fords retired to Rancho Mirage, California, where Betty's dependence on prescription drugs continued. In early 1978, under pressure from her family, she agreed to enter a treatment centre in Long Beach, California. After her successful stay she founded the Betty Ford Center to treat others with similar addictions; the centre became very popular and attracted patients from all walks of life. Although much about her life was traditional, Betty Ford compiled a remarkably independent record as first lady, and she became enormously popular for her honesty and candour.

Pacific Railway Acts

2004-12-27T17:17:00.000-08:00

The first Pacific Railway Act (July 1, 1862) authorized the building of the railroad and granted rights of way to the Union Pacific to build westward from Omaha, Neb., and to the Central Pacific to build eastward from Sacramento, Calif.

Douglas, Keith Castellain

2004-12-26T10:02:00.000-08:00

Douglas' education at Oxford University was cut short by the outbreak of war. By 1941 he was serving as a tank commander in North Africa, where some of his most powerful poems were

Tracy, Spencer

2004-12-25T07:45:00.000-08:00

As a youth Tracy was bored by schoolwork and joined the navy at age 17. Despite his distaste for academics, he eventually became a premed

Hay, John (milton)

2004-12-24T09:23:00.000-08:00

Hay studied law in Springfield, Ill., where he met the future president Abraham Lincoln. He served as President Lincoln's private