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- Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
4: ...stemaker and the owner of the influential British decorating firm [[Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler]].
8: ...lection. Elected on [[November 28]], [[1919]], in December she became the second woman elected, and th...
10: ...''"The Week"'' for spreading lies about the "Cliveden Set." - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
1: ...larice Lispector''' ([[December 10]] [[1920]] - [[December 9]] [[1977]]) was a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] wr...
3: ... heavy influence of [[Virginia Woolf]] or [[James Joyce]], but she had read neither of these authors.
5: ...s buried in at the Israeli Cemetery of Caj? [[Rio de Janeiro]].
7: ...', where the life of Macab顬 a poor woman in Rio de Janeiro, is written called Rodrigo S.M, a fiction...
13: *A Cidade Sitiada (1949) - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
7: ... in dialogue with Bloomsbury, particularly its tendency (informed by [[G.E. Moore]], among others) tow...
9: ...ed some artists in this category, such as [[James Joyce]].
11: ...erimented with [[stream-of-consciousness]], the underlying psychological as well as emotional motives ...
13: ... perpetual interor dialogue frequently irradiates Joycean epiphanies on the universals of human condition...
15: ..., near her home in [[Rodmell]]. She left a [[suicide note]] for her husband: "I feel certain that I am... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...rogrammer]] for the [[Mark I Calculator]] and the developer of the first [[compiler]] for a computer p...
3: ... at [[Yale University]], where she received an MA degree in the same two subjects in [[1930]] and in [...
5: ...d from the Navy, but she continued to work on the development of the Mark II and the Mark III Calculat...
7: ...auchly]] Computer Corporation and joined the team developing the [[UNIVAC I]]. In the early [[1950s]] ...
9: ...machine code]] or in languages close to machine code, such as the [[assembler]]s of the time. It is fa... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
2: ...lavatsky''' or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: ...oth her mother and grandmother were strong role models that allowed her to mature into a nonconformist...
7: ...o have entered [[Tibet]] to study with the [[Ascended Master]]s for two years. She returned to Russia ...
9: ...out of nothing. Though she was apparently quite adept at these feats, her interests were more in the ...
15: ...wledge is consistent with new science may be considered to be the first instance of what is now called... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...en presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symbol]] an...
6: ... of Los Angeles County Hospital. Her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized ''Norm...
8: ...Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done w...
10: ...ospital in [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a men...
12: ...elf, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. She was very intelligent... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...ingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. Under the [[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution...
20: leader_titles = [[President of Ireland|President]]<br>[[Taoiseach]] |
21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
24: area_magnitude = 1 E9|
31: population_density = 57 | - Cotton (7876 bytes)
4: ...gether and interlocked. This interlocked form is ideal for [[spinning]] into a fine [[yarn]].
9: ...a domesticated different species of cotton independently thousands of years ago.
13: ...preposterous belief: "There grew there India a wonderful tree which bore tiny lambs on the ends of its...
28: ...able. Historically, one of the most economically destructive pests in cotton production has been the ...
30: ...on is a perennial crop in the tropics and without defoliation or freezing, the plant will continue to ... - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 29<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 29.0 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 35<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 37°10'N to 40°40'N |
27: Longitude = 77°40'W to 82°40'W | - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Garden State |
11: Governor = [[Richard Codey]] (acting)|
13: OfficialLang = ''None defined'' |
21: DensityRank = 1<sup>st</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 438 | - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: ...nd:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
10: | [[President of France]] - Ireland (33828 bytes)
3: ... [[island]] in [[Europe]]. It lies on the west side of the [[Irish Sea]], and is part of the geograph...
10: ...hysical_large.png|this larger version]] with more details.]]
15: ...ultural areas and retain a strong sense of local identity.
25: Politically, Ireland is divided into:
27: ...while the "Republic of Ireland" is its official ''description''. - Swimming (22854 bytes)
1: ...sic swimming skills and safety precautions are needed to participate in water activities.
5: ...g composed mostly of water, has nearly the same [[density]] as water. Thus, staying afloat requires on...
7: ...convert a slow or average swimmer to at least a moderately fast swimmer. Since speed converts directly...
11: ...easing speed. This is an effect long used by boat designers, and unconsciously used by "naturally good...
13: ...the torso is smaller front-to-back than side-to-side on most swimmers. This reduces the frontal cross-... - March 22 (9294 bytes)
11: ... IV Adolf of Sweden|Gustav IV Adolf]] to the [[Sweden|Swedish]] throne.
12: ...871]] - In [[North Carolina]], [[William Woods Holden]] becomes the first governor of a [[U.S. state]]...
16: *[[1933]] - President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] signs into law a bill legalizing ...
19: ...]: In the [[Mediterranean sea]], [[Regia Marina]] defeats [[Royal Navy]] in the [[Second Battle of Sir...
20: *[[1945]] - The [[Arab League]] is founded when a charter is adopted in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
9: founded = [[1821]] |
18: density = 835.1 |
26: ...mage:Indiana_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
29: ...bronze State [[Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument]], designed by [[Germany|German]] architect [[Bruno Sch...
31: ...t bankrupt in [[1839]] from the loans taken out under the aforementioned bill and all work on the proj... - Raleigh, North Carolina (12457 bytes)
17: founded = [[1792]] |
26: density = 930.2|
40: ...]] issued no watches or warnings before the storm developed [http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/service/pams/mea...
42: ...d Avenue. Damage and casualties included 400-500 destroyed or heavily damaged homes and two fatalitie...
45: ...rth_carolina_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Culture of England (4178 bytes)
6: ...ndefinable, although Nikolaus Pevsner attempted a definition in his 1956 book The Englishness of Engli...
8: Originating with cave painting, it has developed over millennia to several current movement...
12: ...ool of portrait painting. The rich ecclesiastical decoration of English churches was, in great measure...
14: ...uring the English Commonwealth and the subsequent democratisation of society meant that the patronage ...
16: ...ng typifies English art, mirroring as it does the development of the country house and its landscaping...
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