A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Hayward Fault ... Healy, George Hayward Fault (from the article "California") ...San Andreas Fault is a major fault line running through most of California. Tectonic movement ... Hayward Gallery (from the article "London") Both the National Gallery and the Tate galleries mount special exhibitions. The other main venues ... Hayward, Nathaniel M. (from the article "Goodyear, Charles") For the next few years he worked with Nathaniel M. Hayward (1808-65), a former employee ... Hayward, Susan (from the article "1958: Best Actress") Other Nominees Haywood, Eliza nee Fowler prolific English writer of sensational romantic novels that mirrored contemporary 18th-century scandals. Haywood, William D American radical who led the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, or "Wobblies") in the ... [3 Related Articles] Hayworth, Rita American motion-picture actress and dancer who rose to glamorous stardom in the 1940s and '50s. Hayyim ben Isaac (from the article "Elijah ben Solomon") At about age 40 Elijah began teaching a chosen circle of devoted pupils who were ... Hayyuj, Judah (from the article "Hebrew literature") ...of biblical Hebrew was made possible by the work of philologists. Of great importance was ... Haza, Ofra Israeli singer (b. Nov. 19, 1957, Tel Aviv, Israel-d. Feb. 23, 2000, Tel Aviv), achieved ... Hazael king of Damascus, whose history is given at length in the Bible, II Kings 8-13. Hazar, Lake (from the article "Tigris-Euphrates river system") The Tigris, rising in Lake Hazar (a small mountain lake southeast of Elazig) and fed ... Hazara people of Mongol descent dwelling in the mountains of central Afghanistan. They number about 1,650,000, ... [2 Related Articles] Hazarajat (from the article "Afghanistan") The mountainous region of Hazarajat occupies the central part of the country and is inhabited ... Hazard city, seat of Perry county, southeastern Kentucky, U.S. It lies on the North Fork Kentucky ... hazard (from the article "insurance") An important initial task of the underwriter is to try to prevent adverse selection by ... hazard dice game dating at least to the 13th century and possibly of Arabic origin: the ... Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (from the article "meat processing") Several meat-processing plants have begun to utilize a program called the Hazard Analysis and Critical ... Hazard, Paul French educator, historian of ideas, and scholar of comparative literature. [1 Related Articles] hazardous waste (from the article "environmental works") ...People living in homes built near old and abandoned waste disposal sites may be in ... hazardous-waste management (from the article "environmental works") Hazardous waste is any waste material that, when improperly handled, can cause substantial harm to ... Hazare, Vijay Indian cricketer (b. March 11, 1915, Sangli, Maharashtra, British India-d. Dec. 18, 2004, Baroda, Gujarat, ... Hazaribag city, south-central Bihar state, northeastern India, on the Hazaribag plateau. The city is a major ... Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary national park, north-central Jharkhand state, northeastern India. The sanctuary is situated on a hilly plateau ... haze (from the article "volcano") Direct sampling of the stratosphere has shown that the major haze-forming agent from volcanic eruptions ... Haze Famine (from the article "Laki") ...in the Altai Mountains in western Siberia, and in North Africa. The vast quantities of ... Hazel Bishop, Inc. (from the article "Bishop, Hazel") In 1949, after a long series of home experiments, Bishop perfected a lipstick that stayed ... Hazeltine, Alan American electrical engineer and physicist who invented the neutrodyne circuit, which made radio commercially possible. hazer (from the article "steer wrestling") ...flat on its side with all four legs and head in the same direction and ... Hazin (from the article "Islamic arts") ...the two leading poets of this age, Nasir 'Ali Sirhindi (died 1697) and Mirza Bedil ... Hazleton city, Luzerne county, east-central Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies on Spring Mountain of the Buck Mountain ... Hazlewood, (Barton) Lee American singer-songwriter and music producer was a pioneer in the musical genre of country rock ... [2 Related Articles] Hazlitt, William English writer best known for his humanistic essays. Lacking conscious artistry or literary pretention, his ... [7 Related Articles] Hazor (from the article "Syrian and Palestinian religion") Typical temple furniture included the cult statue, standing stones, bowls and their stands, altars, and ... Hazrat Babajan (from the article "Meher Baba") He was born into a Zoroastrian family of Persian descent. He was educated in Poona ... Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (from the article "Bagerhat") town, southwestern Bangladesh. It lies just south of the Bhairab River. Bagerhat was the capital ... Hazzard, Shirley Australian-born American writer whose novels and short stories are acclaimed for both their literary refinement ... [1 Related Articles] HCP5 (from the article "AIDS") ...that code for HLA-B and HLA-C, molecules that are similar to HLA-G in that they ... HD (from the article "Huntington disease") ...with the disease, and all individuals who inherit the mutation will eventually develop the disease. ... HD 209458 seventh-magnitude star 150 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus, the first star having a planet ... [1 Related Articles] HD 209458b (from the article "Physical Sciences") ...behind their central star. One object, called TrES-1, was found to have a surface temperature ... HD 21541 (from the article "star") ...and the lanthanides (also called rare earths), which vary periodically in intensity. These stars have ... HD DVD (from the article "Computers and Information Systems") The two types of high-definition DVD players, Sony's Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD DVD, continued to ... HD Radio (from the article "Media and Publishing") Some stations experimented with less-rigid music formats, and others took advantage of technology for digital ... HDE 226868 (from the article "Cygnus X-1") ...source of X-rays and that provided the first major evidence for the existence of black ... he type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel that was used to heat liquids and to serve ... He 111 (from the article "Heinkel, Ernst Heinrich") ...he built the He 70, which set eight world speed records in the early 1930s; ... He 162 (from the article "Heinkel, Ernst Heinrich") ...He 70, which set eight world speed records in the early 1930s; the He 176, ... He 176 (from the article "Heinkel, Ernst Heinrich") ...beginning of World War I. After the war he organized (1922) the Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke ... He 178 (from the article "Heinkel, Ernst Heinrich") ...Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in Warnemunde, where he built the He 70, which set eight world speed ... He 70 (from the article "Heinkel, Ernst Heinrich") ...designer for the Albatros Aircraft Company in Berlin before the beginning of World War I. ... He Chong (from the article "Swimming") Teenager He Chong of China took the men's 1-m springboard with 505.65 points, a decisive ... He Yan Chinese scholar who cofounded the philosophical movement qingtan ("pure conversation"), in which ... head (from the article "artiodactyl") ...of the brain is well developed and hearing is acute. The brains of earlier artiodactyls, ... head (from the article "sound recording") ...backing coated with a thin layer of tiny particles of magnetic powder, usually ferric oxide ... head (from the article "stringed instrument") ...in fact, passes through them into a shallow mortise cut in the end block within. ... head (from the article "hydroelectric power") ...power, water is collected or stored at a higher elevation and led downward through large ... head (from the article "inflorescence") A head (capitulum) is a short dense spike in which the flowers are borne directly ... head (from the article "comet") ...by a transient dusty "atmosphere" that is steadily lost to space. This feature is the ... head butting (from the article "cetacean") ...teeth over another male. Adult male beaked whales (family Ziphiidae) have very densely ossified rostra ... head flattening practice of intentionally changing the shape of the human skull, once common in some cultures. ... [2 Related Articles] head gas meter (from the article "gas meter") Head-type gas meters measure quantity of gas per unit time. The measurement is based on ... head louse (from the article "human louse") ...and can be an important carrier of epidemic typhus and other louse-borne human diseases such ... head of state (from the article "Hong Kong") The Basic Law vests executive authority in a chief executive, who is under the jurisdiction ... Head Start program (from the article "education") ...intervention techniques include providing intensive instruction and attempting to restructure home and living conditions. The ... head voice (from the article "speech") For many centuries the so-called vocal registers were well known to the classical masters of ... head wave (from the article "Earth exploration") ...the shortest path, but as source- Geophone distances become greater, seismic waves travelling by longer ... Head, Bessie Emery African writer who described the contradictions and shortcomings of pre- and postcolonial African society in ... [1 Related Articles] Head, Edith American motion-picture costume designer. Head, Major Bernard (from the article "Aspiring, Mount") ...ridges reach 9,932 feet (3,027 m), with thick rain forests clothing the western slopes. Sighted ... Head, Sir Henry (from the article "sensory reception, human") A distinction between the discriminatory (epicritic) and emotional (protopathic) features of sensations was made by ... head-mounted display (from the article "virtual reality") ...artifact most often identified with virtual reality, the head-mounted 3-D computer display. In 1967 Bell ... Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (from the article "Alberta") ...fine displays of dinosaurs. The latter institution operates in association with Dinosaur Provincial Park near ... head-tail galaxy (from the article "galaxy") The form of certain radio galaxies in clusters points rather strongly to the presence of ... head-to-tail coupling (from the article "isoprenoid") ...and polyterpenes, (C5H8)n. Many of the isoprenoids possess carbon skeletons that may be regarded as ... headache pain in various parts of the head. Headaches affect nearly everyone at some time in ... [3 Related Articles] headbox (from the article "papermaking") The function of the headbox is to distribute a continuous flow of wet stock at ... headcut (from the article "river") ...the subsoil where this is exposed in section, forming small tunnels that may attain lengths ... headdress (from the article "jewelry") The most adorned and decorated section of the body was the head. Although gold and ... header machine for harvesting grain, developed in the United States, Canada, and Australia; along with the ... [1 Related Articles] header (from the article "bond") Bonding may be achieved by overlapping alternate courses (rows or layers) in brickwork, by using ... header (from the article "team roping") ...which two mounted cowboys attempt to rope and immobilize a full-grown steer. The event is ... headhunting practice of removing and preserving human heads. Headhunting arises in some cultures from a belief ... [3 Related Articles] heading back (from the article "gardening") ...the older branches. Fruit trees in particular when pruned annually often give fruit of finer ... headless line in prosody, a line of verse that is lacking the normal first syllable. An iambic ... headlight (from the article "automobile") Headlights must satisfactorily illuminate the highway ahead of the automobile for driving at night or ... headline inflation (from the article "Economic Affairs") Headline inflation, which included food and energy, rose fast relative to rates over the previous ... Headmasters' Conference (from the article "Thring, Edward") ...in England, introduced wood and metal workshops, and provided a swimming pool. In academic matters ... headphone small loudspeaker (earphone) held over the ear by a band or wire worn on the ... Headquarters of the Federation of Building Industries (from the article "Prouve, Jean") ...clubhouse at Buc Airport (1937-39) and the Maison du Peuple at Clichy, France (1938-39). Prouve's ... headquarters platoon (from the article "military unit") ...or more platoons make up a company (q.v.), which has 100 to 250 soldiers and ... headscarf (from the article "France") ...Assembly's approval on February 10, by a sweeping 494-36, of the ban on the wearing ... headset (from the article "headphone") ...listener is moving about or wants to listen without disturbing other people. A headphone may ... headstall (from the article "bridle") The reins, lines held in the hand of the rider or driver, are connected to ... headstander any of several fishes of the family Anostomidae (order Characiformes). All species are small, reaching ... [1 Related Articles] Headstone Manor (from the article "Harrow") The earthwork at Grim's Dyke (Grimsdyke, or Grimm's Ditch) is testament to the Saxon settlement ... headwear (from the article "dress") ...worn by men and women alike, are known from an early period. They served not ... Healers (from the article "Syrian and Palestinian religion") ...of the 2nd millennium BC, skeletal remains and treasures suggest a cult of deceased monarchs. ... Healesville town, Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the Dandenong Ranges and on the Maroondah Highway ... Healesville Sanctuary (from the article "Victoria") Victoria is dotted with numerous state and national parks, notably Alpine National Park, which protects ... Healey, Denis Winston, Baron Healey of Riddlesden British economist and statesman, writer, and chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979. Healey, Jeff Canadian musician was a virtuoso guitarist whom retinoblastoma had left blind before he was a ... healing (from the article "fracture") The major complications of fracture include failure to heal, healing in a position that interferes ... healing cult religious group or movement that places major, or even exclusive, emphasis on the treatment or ... [6 Related Articles] healing statue (from the article "art and architecture, Egyptian") ...representation but also a vehicle for appropriate texts, which might be inscribed obtrusively over beautifully ... health in human beings, the extent of an individual's continuing physical, emotional, mental, and social ability ... [40 Related Articles] Health and Disease Health and Human Services, Department of (from the article "public health") ...grouped in a department that is responsible for health and for related functions. In the ... Health and Morals of Apprentices Act (from the article "education") ...but even they wanted to see limited state influence; the state could pay the musicians ... health and safety law (from the article "labour law") ...as occupational health and accident prevention regulations and services; special regulations for hazardous occupations such ... Health and Social Security, Department of (from the article "public health") ...from country to country. Major health functions are frequently grouped in a department that is ... health care (from the article "Business Overview") The Big Three achieved a major restructuring of their employee health care obligations, which had ... health care ethics (from the article "bioethics") ...professionalization of nursing and the perception of nurses as ethically accountable in their own right ... health care proxy (from the article "health law") ...O'Connor in the case of Nancy Cruzan (a young woman in a similar condition as ... health club (from the article "gymnasium") ...and the term ordinarily designates a room or building for the practice of physical education. ... health insurance system for the financing of medical expenses by means of contributions or taxes paid into ... [14 Related Articles] Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (from the article "health maintenance organization") ...Medical Group in California, U.S., in 1929. In this model, physicians are organized into a ... health law the branch of law dealing with various aspects of health care, including the practices of ... health maintenance organization organization, either public or private, that provides comprehensive medical care to a group of voluntary ... [7 Related Articles] Health Organization (from the article "World Health Organization") ...in 1948 to further international cooperation for improved health conditions. Although it inherited specific tasks ... health physics (from the article "radiation") ...well as other forms of radiation. The widespread use of nuclear reactors and the development ... Health Service Employees, Confederation of (from the article "UNISON") ...Congress, the national organization of British trade unions. UNISON was created in 1993 through the ... health, bill of (from the article "quarantine") In the 16th century the system was extended by the introduction of bills of health, ... Health, Education, and Welfare, Department of (from the article "Eisenhower, Dwight D.") ...overseas commitments caused budget deficits during five out of eight years. The minimum wage was ... Health, Ministry of (from the article "public health") The public health services for the Soviet Union were directed by the Ministry of Health. ... Healy, George American academic painter of highly realistic portraits.

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