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Before Common Era (from the article "Jewish calendar") ...a leap year may total from 383 to 385 days. The Jewish Era in use ... Beg-tse (from the article "Beg-tse") in Tibetan Buddhism, one of the fierce protective deities, the dharmapalas. See dharmapala.Beg-tseBeg-tse.Tibetan ... Bega town of the South Coast region, New South Wales, Australia, where the Bemboka and Brogo ... beganna (from the article "African music") ...yoke lutes, the strings running from a yoke supported by two side arms. Their distribution ... Begas, Reinhold artist who dominated Prussian sculpture for a generation after 1870. Begg-Smith, Dale (from the article "Skiing") Despite the problems, it was another season of brilliant skiing for Canadian Jenn Heil and ... Beggar-My-Neighbour (from the article "card game") ...ignore any distinction between suits. Gambling games of the vying, or poker, type are known ... Beghards (from the article "Europe, history of") ...nor clerical in any other sense. The most notable of these was the Beguines, an ... Begin, Menachem Zionist leader who was prime minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983. Begin was the ... [18 Related Articles] beginning rhyme in literature, the rhyme at the beginning of successive lines of verse. Lines 3 and ... Begley, Ed (from the article "1962: Best Supporting Actor") Other Nominees Bego, Monte (from the article "Western sculpture") ...found between altitudes of 5,000 and 5,600 feet (1,500 and 1,700 metres) in the Val ... begonia (genus Begonia, family Begoniaceae), any of about 1,000 species of mostly rather succulent plants, many ... [2 Related Articles] Begonia masoniana (from the article "houseplant") ...among houseplants, but, with few exceptions, they require more humidity and fresh air than the ... Begonia metallica (from the article "houseplant") Begonias, with their often very decorative leaves, have long been favourites among houseplants, but, with ... Begonia phyllomaniaca (from the article "malformation") An extreme example of adventitious shoot formation is found in Begonia phyllomaniaca after shock. In ... Begonia serratipetala (from the article "houseplant") ...and fresh air than the modern home provides. Begonia metallica, with its olive-green, silver-haired foliage; ... Begoniaceae the begonia family of flowering plants in the order Cucurbitales. The Begoniaceae consists of two ... [1 Related Articles] Beguines women in the cities of northern Europe who, beginning in the Middle Ages, led lives ... [2 Related Articles] Begusarai city, north-central Bihar state, northeastern India. It is situated in the Middle Ganges Plain, just ... Behaghel, Otto language scholar who specialized in studies of the German language and whose Deutsche Syntax, 4 ... Behagle, Philippe (from the article "Beauvais tapestry") any product of the tapestry factory established in 1664 in Beauvais, Fr., by two Flemish ... 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Behn, Hernand (from the article "ITT Corporation") ITT was founded in 1920 by Sosthenes Behn and his brother Hernand Behn as a ... Behn, Sosthenes telephone executive, president and founder, with his brother Hernand, of the International Telephone and Telegraph ... [1 Related Articles] Behnes, William (from the article "Western sculpture") ...an international reputation. The last generation of Neoclassicists included the sculptors Sir Richard Westmacott, John ... Behr, Edward Samuel British journalist and author covered wars in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as well ... Behramoglu, Ataol (from the article "Turkish literature") ...include Evet isyan (1969; "Yes, Rebellion") and Celladima gulumserken ... Behrens, Peter architect noted for his influential role in the development of modern architecture in Germany. In ... [5 Related Articles] Behring, Emil von German bacteriologist who was one of the founders of immunology. In 1901 he received the ... [4 Related Articles] Behrman, S.N. 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Beijing General Post Office (from the article "Beijing") The headquarters of the Beijing General Post Office is located on the east side of ... Beijing Municipal People's Congress (from the article "Beijing") ...structure is that of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As in all of China, real ... Beijing Spring (from the article "education") After Mao's death and the repudiation of the radical extremists, the intellectuals began to grow ... Beilby family (from the article "glassware") ...associated with the name of Michael Edkins, a Bristol artist, but in fact done in ... Beilby, Sir George Thomas British industrial chemist who developed the process of manufacturing potassium cyanide by passing ammonia over ... Beilschmiedia (from the article "Laurales") ...Cryptocarya and Cinnamomum (the source of camphor and the spice cinnamon) contain about 350 species ... Beilstein, Friedrich Konrad chemist who compiled the Handbuch der organischen Chemie, 2 vol. 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Beira Baixa (from the article "Portugal") ...of the Minho is Tras-os-Montes, which is bordered on two sides by Spain. In the ... Beira Litoral (from the article "Portugal") ...remarkable scenic diversity, the essence of its relief and underlying geology can be described under ... Beirut capital, chief port, and largest city of Lebanon. It is located on the Mediterranean coast ... [12 Related Articles] Beirut, American University of private, nondenominational, coeducational international and intercultural university in Beirut, Lebanon, chartered in 1863 by the ... [1 Related Articles] beisa (from the article "beisa") African antelope, a race of the species Oryx gazella. See oryx.PHOTOGRAPHcentral KenyaEscarpment Beisan (from the article "World War I") ...would make their main effort east of the Jordan. Allenby, however, was really interested in ... Beishouling culture (from the article "China") The lower stratum of the Beishouling culture is represented by finds along the Wei and ... 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