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...mpire (21 million), Germany (14 million), Spain (11 million), Britain (10 million), Ireland and the USA (c. 5 million each). Data for these countr... ...rkey (71,374,700), Germany (81,947,100), Spain (41,197,900), Britain (59,751,900), Ireland (3,917,300), USA (288,212,300). http://www.infotoday.com... ...0. Southerners, dependent on industrial imports as they were, supported free trade. Northerners were vehement trade protectionists. The federal gove... ...d expensive - "Beefsteak (or steak) Tatar". The tenderized beef crossed over to northern Europe and was especially appreciated in Germany. Immig... ... rebellion of 1798, in September, a sizable French fleet got close to the shore of Ireland but was dispersed by a storm. A part of the flotila wen... ... went back to France but other French ships landed invading troops on the shores of Ireland and Wales. These surrendered to superior British forces... ...tlawed polygamy only in 1882. Humans are not the only polygamous species. The Northern Fur Seal and the Baikal Seal, for instance, mate with a...

...forbearance to all sorts of error, especially to those of the much- injured Catholics of Ireland (as they say), many, aye by far the most part of our ... ... where it established itself from its youth; that is, towards the south of Asia, and the northern part of Africa. In this part, or toward this side, ...

...8 Hungary 110 iv Page Iceland 111 India 112 Indonesia 114 Iran 116 Iraq 117 Ireland 119 Israel (West Bank and Gaza Strip entry on page 276) 120 Italy... ...itorial sea: 15 nm Boundary disputes: none; Kosovo question with Yugoslavia; Northern Epirus question with Greece Climate: mild temperate; cool, cloud... ... frequent hurricanes, other tropical storms (July to October) Special notes: northernmost of Leeward Islands Population: 6,828 (1987), average annual ... ...south- east; subantarctic in southwest Terrain: rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Ande... ...Alps in west and south; low local relief and gentle slopes along eastern and northern margins Land use: 17% arable land; 1% permanent crops; 24% meado... ... and woodland; 28% other Environment: hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; poaching has diminished reputation as one of last great w... ...ndary disputes: none; Rockall conti- nental shelf dispute involving Iceland, Ireland, and UK Climate: temperate; humid and overcast; mild winters and ... ...ndary disputes: none; Rockall conti- nental shelf dispute involving Denmark, Ireland, and UK Climate: temperate; Gulf Stream influ- ence; mild, windy ... ...19,000 fit for military ser- vice; 177,000 reach military age (18) annually Ireland 100km onaghan Irish Sea North Atlantic Ocean Sec regional map V G...

...terrorist groupings ultimately join the mainstream. Many countries - from Israel to Ireland and from East Timor to Nicaragua - are governed by form... ...ns implemented various models. In the United Kingdom, regions, such as Scotland and Northern Ireland were granted greater autonomy. The EU's "ever c... ...ented various models. In the United Kingdom, regions, such as Scotland and Northern Ireland were granted greater autonomy. The EU's "ever closer un... ...ever since the events in 1970s. The Taliban is not monolithic. Even less so is the Northern Alliance. Neither were the Afghan communists united. Th... ... military might. Because of this stratagem, Russia has supported the Tajiks of the Northern Alliance through Tajikistan - only sufficiently to form... ...to Western Europe), and white slavery are brisk - are far more prosperous than the northern, war-torn, ones (Badakhshan, Bamyan). The Taliban uses ... ...hshan, Bamyan). The Taliban uses economic sanctions in its on-going war against the Northern Alliance. In 1998-9, it has blockaded the populous pro... .... Sam Vaknin Also published by United Press International (UPI) Saturday's vote in Ireland was the second time in 18 months that its increasingly d...

...570–632), Allah and the laws of Islam held sway:  From Arabia across northern Africa to Spain.  Throughout most of the Middle East.  Across... ...1 robbed China of its papermaking secret, Arab conquests continued across northern Africa to Spain, throughout most of the Middle East, and across C... ...terior Asian plateau and release what little moisture they carry onto the northern Khenti Mountain Range. That leaves dry the huge terrain to the sou... ... predecessor had offered his allegiance to the Jurched Dynasty that ruled northern China, Manchuria, and much of modern-day Inner Mongolia. After... ...the examples of Chinese block printing on textiles and paper that reached northern Europe. Some reports indicate that they inspired Johann Gutenberg... ...spoke the Celtic tongue. Crossing over from central Europe to Britain and Ireland, their Celts ancestors had laid the Indo-European seedbed for the ...

...570–632), Allah and the laws of Islam held sway:  From Arabia across northern Africa to Spain.  Throughout most of the Middle East.  Across... ...1 robbed China of its papermaking secret, Arab conquests continued across northern Africa to Spain, throughout most of the Middle East, and across C... ...terior Asian plateau and release what little moisture they carry onto the northern Khenti Mountain Range. That leaves dry the huge terrain to the sou... ... predecessor had offered his allegiance to the Jurched Dynasty that ruled northern China, Manchuria, and much of modern-day Inner Mongolia. After G... ...the examples of Chinese block printing on textiles and paper that reached northern Europe. Some reports indicate that they inspired Johann Gutenberg... ...spoke the Celtic tongue. Crossing over from central Europe to Britain and Ireland, their Celts ancestors had laid the Indo-European seedbed for the ...

...rved his captors -- The Aztecs of Mexico -- Final rescue -- Attacked by savage Irelanders -- Zichmni makes a settlement in the New World -- Speculatio... ....................................................... 63 First meeting with the Irelanders........................................ 64 Zichmni landing o... ...eas on the voyage to India. From this city also started caravans overland from northern Africa to cross Arabia; so that, though small mention is made ... ..., set out on two voyages. Himilco sailed towards the north, and discovered the northern coast of Spain, France, England, Holland and Germany. It is al... ...osopher brought back to Marseilles with him, Pytheas after departing from. the northern land turned his ship in a south- westerly course until he came... ...ater route to India, how much greater must our astonishment be to learn that a northern passage from Europe to India was accomplished 200 years before... ...uese historian, that the Romans, having made themselves masters of all Europe, Northern Africa, and the countries of Western Asia, sent an expedition ... ...ore the time of Columbus. Brazil was formerly placed a hundred leagues west of Ireland, and was called Vanishing Island, because while people implicit... ...erica in about the seventh century. Indeed, St. Brandan, Abbot of Cluainfort, Ireland, who died in 577, is said to have spent 70 years in two unsucce...

...hing what the majority are saying? ―If we ask a thousand people in northern France some questions one year then the next year ask a thousand ... ...s only 2/3s of the U.S. rate and Holland was only fifth in Europe, behind Ireland, France, the Czech Republic and the UK. And the Irish are the most... ... are not even close to knowing! ―Estonia recently moved ahead of Ireland in the State of World Liberty Index in economic and political free... ...clothes. ―Some Western countries did well. Previously backward Ireland leapt to the front of the pack in Europe by keeping its education ... ... third to seventh, Finland dropped from 9 th to 15 th . At the same time Ireland rose from 21 st to fourth. The four worst performing economies ha... ...eipts or 25% of all governmental receipts. ―The U.S. should copy northern Europe in keeping its borrowing down and raising taxes to pay for... ...esser income. —―I know that the welfare states have been developed in northern Europe by Protestants. Why haven‘t the Catholics done it in the s... ...onia will pay a mother a full year's wages to have a child. ―In Northern Europe several countries have increased child care leave. Germany ... .... I have certainly seen a number of successful long term relationships in northern Europe and some in the U.S. Does it really matter if they are dee...

...er Company Country Broker Advisor AIG US 124 13 22 48 36 Allied Irish Bank Ireland 77 1 25 4 47 American Express US 26 - 5 16 5 Bank of America US 851... ...erican Express US 26 - 5 16 5 Bank of America US 851 481 342 17 10 Bank of Ireland Ireland 117 11 69 3 34 Bank of N York Mellon US 624 44 232 74 268 B... ... - 3 - - Mercantile Bank US 1 - 1 - - Morgan Stanley US 1938 1130 764 6 37 Northern Trust US 350 34 112 - 204 PNC Financial S.G. US 458 8 119 6 321 Ro... ...ls Belgium 1470 97 597 120 647 France 809 9 99 151 98 Germany 41 10 22 5 3 Ireland 194 12 94 7 81 Sweden 15 1 8 4 2 Switzerland 1075 443 298 92 215 UK...

...rnmental takeovers of foreign owned assets in Russia, Southern Africa and northern South America, India is very safe. We plan to follow India‘s lead... ...d ‗v‘ and the double ‗u‘ or ‗w‘ as 73 the soft sound, rather than the northern European pronunciation which reverses them, calling them a ‗doubl... ...sh is not as exact as it might be. In Sami, the language of the people of northern Scandinavia, there are 50 words for reindeer and 100 words for ice... ...their numbers. Look at the Christian versus Christian violence you had in Northern Ireland, the Jew versus Muslim violence in Palestine for a century... ...bers. Look at the Christian versus Christian violence you had in Northern Ireland, the Jew versus Muslim violence in Palestine for a century, the Mus...

...any • Greece • Guatemala Hong Kong • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • ... ...ners to begin construction. The dome housing the telescope will rise on a northern plateau within the mountain’s astronomy district. The isolated l... ...perates in tandem with its Hawaiian twin to provide full coverage of the northern and southern hemispheres. In June 2011, a team of international a...

...the early 1700s. His idea was to prevent the children of the poor people of Ireland from being a burden to their parents or their country. He sugges... ...the late 19 th century took 15 to 30 million lives, the ‘potato famine’ of Ireland 750,000.” —“Ya Chet, but without that potato famine I wouldn’... ...ily needs outweigh the commands of religion. By European standards Catholic Ireland has a high fertility rate of 1.9, but that is still a bit below ... ...rom having children. There was a eugenics movement in the United States and northern Europe during the first half of the 20 th 73 Century. It al...

... and Serbia erupted upon the world stage no less frequently and regularly than its northern equivalent. Serbia, Montenegro and Russia fought a wa... ...n lieu of the "Adriatic orientation") which benefited the economies of central and northern Serbia at the expense of Croatia and Slovenia. While Se... ...ister Milan Panic) from re-opening the schools of Kosovo and reducing the massive, Northern-Ireland-like Serb military presence in it. An agreement... ...an Panic) from re-opening the schools of Kosovo and reducing the massive, Northern-Ireland-like Serb military presence in it. An agreement signed i... ...terrorist groupings ultimately join the mainstream. Many countries - from Israel to Ireland and from East Timor to Nicaragua - are governed by form...

...utes of sunlight a day they could get all the D they need. This may be easy in the southern U.S. and in the low latitude countries, but in the northe... ... countries. I found evidence of sexual harassment and abuse in every country. Young girls have been raped by their coaches. Olympic coaches in Irelan... ...cial system than by their internal drives. ―Two researchers were intrigued by the fact that in your country many more Southerners than Northe... ...h were more externally controlled. Southerners tended to believe in fate, luck, and the will of God far more than did the people of the North. Northe... ...nd and Sweden generally in the top ten. Norway ranges from 10 to 19. Switzerland, Austria, Malta and Luxemburg are often in the top ten, with Irelan...

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...grin. Meerie, talking Irish, blamed us, saying “there’s narra a plague in Ireland—it’s your filthy London—you damn filthy foreigners!” Miller cursed ... ...t we may, lovers in peace, lead on our days to age: I am constant as the northern star, of whose true-fixed and resting Quality there is no fellow ... ...eople falling into apparitions. Usurping night, Elsinore made me face the northern ocean, irresolution. There was no illusion to being there: rain c... ... canny manipulations—his kind is unseen in the South. As I understand it, Northern labor practices are questionable at times, shackling the workers;... ...rs; this must be leveled out in years to come. Strange, seeing beggars on Northern streets; yet none in the South. VOICES FROM THE PAST 588 A... ...indy and cool— There are something like a thousand deserters every month, Northern men and Southern men. I see them being marched through the city, ...

...t places where squirrels choose to hide their stores of seeds and nuts. Most Northern forests are planned by the unconscious instinctive decisions o... ... drawing an imaginary line and splitting up countries into two segments… like Ireland? Or the American Civil War? Or South and North Korea? Or Nor... ...strust, betrayal, self-interest, irresponsibility, and worsening corruption. Northern Europe threw its religious patronage system away almost compl... ... when the Reformation happened. Tiny feudal Kingdoms and Fiefdoms appeared in Northern Europe. Where a man ruled only as far as his arm could smite... ... He was the English King who had the cunning idea of settling Scots in Ulster Ireland. Creating an ulcerous sore in Ireland… arousing the Ire of th... ...ousing the Ire of the Ireland, creating a cancerous foreign English colony in Ireland which has festered and rotted and created hate and death and p... ...an history. The biggest engineering feat of its day: transferring water from Northern California into a virtual desert in the Los Angeles basin-area... ...ng hundreds of miles. Then there is the winter season ease: grazing in their Northern pastures that have no predators to be wary of. Then there is... ... is not muddied by viruses of other Robber Baron cultures. Like England, and Ireland, and Japan. Where do you think the High Kultur of ritualized p...

...routinely farmed out to aspiring first world countries such as Israel and Ireland. But OverDrive's Jamaican facility is an example of something more... ...rdly cover the government's legal expenses hitherto. The United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden and Denmark are against the levy, claiming, correctly, tha... ...far the most popular search engine yet, having surpassed the more veteran Northern Lights, Fast, and Alta Vista. Its mind defying database (more than... ...parts of the cycle. Central and Eastern Europe have just entered it while northern Europe, some parts of Asia, and North America are in the vanguard...

...Galton, in 1883 - its bad name. Richard Lynn, of the University of Ulster of North Ireland, thinks that this recoil resulted in "Dysgenics - the ge... ...terrorist groupings ultimately join the mainstream. Many countries - from Israel to Ireland and from East Timor to Nicaragua - are governed by form... ...different parts of the cycle. Central and Eastern Europe have just entered it while northern Europe, some parts of Asia, and North America are in th...