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 I AM ... Ibn al-Mudabbir I AM (from the article "Church Universal and Triumphant") The church believes in the I AM, or God Presence, which members believe is the ... I AM movement theosophical movement founded in Chicago in the early 1930s by Guy W. Ballard (1878-1939), a ... [2 Related Articles] I band (from the article "muscle") ...at different levels of the sarcomere are examined by electron microscope, the filaments can be ... I Corps (from the article "Liggett, Hunter") ...character. By 1913 he was a brigadier general and president of the War College. Arriving ... I li collection of Chinese rituals probably compiled during Western Han times (206 BC-AD 8) and listed, ... [1 Related Articles] I novel form or genre of 20th-century Japanese literature that is characterized by self-revealing narration, with the ... [2 Related Articles] i region (from the article "semiconductor device") A p-i-n diode is a p-n junction with an ... i'jaz al-Qur'an (from the article "Arabic literature") ...and Islamic scholarship, which regarded the language of the Qur'an as its inimitable yardstick; from ... I-16 (from the article "military aircraft") ...advantages of monoplanes with unbraced wings and retractable landing gear were evident, and fighters of ... I-201 (from the article "submarine") ...a large number of submarines of various sizes and types, including aircraft-carrying submarines, midget submarines, ... I-ching (from the article "Indonesia") The kingdom of Srivijaya is first mentioned in the writings of the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim ... I-hsing ware (from the article "pottery") The stoneware of I-hsing in Kiangsu Province was known in the West as Buccaro, or ... i-hua (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...traditionalism, writing that his own method was "no method" and insisting that, like nature, creativity ... I-It (from the article "Buber, Martin") ...day between the maximum of good that can be done in a concrete situation and ... I-lan (from the article "Heilungkiang") Heilungkiang was long sparsely inhabited by hunters and fishermen who used canoes, dogsleds, skis, and ... I-lan hsien (county), northeastern Taiwan, occupying an area of 825 square miles (2,137 square km) and ... I-lan shih (municipality) and seat of I-lan hsien (county), northeastern Taiwan, the centre of the only ... I-lan River (from the article "I-lan") ...and by the Philippine Sea (east). The Chung-yang Mountains extend over the southern part, and ... i-Limb (from the article "Advances in Battlefield Medicine") ...at least one mental health problem. With many soldiers now surviving the loss of an ... I-n-Salah oasis town, central Algeria, on the southern edge of the arid Tademait Plateau. At the ... I-Thou theological doctrine of the full, direct, mutual relation between beings, as conceived by Martin Buber ... [3 Related Articles] I-type granite (from the article "granite") There are two major source regions for producing molten granite: igneous and sedimentary protoliths (source ... I-voting (from the article "electronic voting") As use of the Internet spread rapidly in the 1990s and early 21st century, it ... i-yang ch'iang (from the article "arts, East Asian") The vocal style of k'un-ch'u matched the soft accompaniment and was usually performed by a ... I.J. Asscher and Company (from the article "Cullinan diamond") ...the colourless stone was purchased by the Transvaal government and was presented (1907) to the ... IA channel (from the article "nervous system") Another outward K+ current, occurring with little delay after depolarization, is the A current. IA ... IAC/InterActiveCorp (from the article "Architecture") Canadian-born American architect Frank Gehry created a new headquarters for IAC/InterActiveCorp in New York City ... Iacchus minor deity associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries, the best known of the ancient Greek mystery ... Iachimo (from the article "Cymbeline") ...must marry his horrid stepson Cloten. When Cymbeline learns that Imogen is secretly married to ... Iacocca, Lee American automobile executive who, as president and chairman of the board of the foundering Chrysler ... Iacopone da Todi (from the article "Boniface VIII") ...Boniface were many of the Franciscan "Spirituals" (members of the order founded by St. Francis ... Iago the villain of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. One of Shakespeare's most intriguing and ... [2 Related Articles] Iakovos Greek Orthodox primate (b. July 29, 1911, Imroz [Imbros], Island, Ottomon Empire, [now Gokceada, Turkey]-d. ... [1 Related Articles] Iala, Koumba (from the article "Guinea-Bissau") ...elections in 2005. The first presidential election since the 2003 coup was due to take ... iamb metrical foot consisting of one short syllable (as in classical verse) or one unstressed syllable ... [7 Related Articles] iambe French satiric verse form consisting of alternating lines of 8 and 12 syllables. The total ... iambic pentameter (from the article "metre") ...poetry. It combines Romance syllable counting and Germanic stress counting to produce lines of fixed ... iambic tetrameter (from the article "tetrameter") ...a stressed one, as in the word ˘be|cause&stress; ), trochees (a stressed syllable followed by ... Iamblichus Syrian philosopher, a major figure in the philosophical school of Neoplatonism and the founder of ... [7 Related Articles] Iao Needle (from the article "Iao Valley") ...erosion of the caldera whose volcano created the island's western peninsula, Iao Valley comprises a ... Iao Valley valley, Maui county, northwestern Maui island, Hawaii, U.S. Situated on the eastern slope of Puu ... Iapetus outermost of Saturn's major regular moons, extraordinary because of its great contrast in surface brightness. ... [3 Related Articles] Iapetus Ocean (from the article "Appalachian orogenic belt") ...19th century; today a plate tectonic theory is invoked. The earliest Appalachian sediments were deposited ... Iapyges (from the article "Messapic language") Indo-European language spoken by tribes (Messapii and Iapyges) living in the southeastern part of Italy ... Iarbas (from the article "Dido") Her husband having been slain by her brother Pygmalion, Dido fled to the coast of ... Iasi judet (county), northeastern Romania, bounded on the east by Moldova. The southward-flowing ... Iasi city, northeastern Romania. It is situated on the Bahlui River near its confluence with the ... Iasion in Greek mythology, according to Homer and Hesiod, Cretan youth loved by Demeter, the corn ... Iatmul (from the article "art and architecture, Oceanic") The Sawos and the river-dwelling Iatmul, who historically derive from the Sawos, worked in styles ... iatrogenic disease (from the article "disease") ...It may result from a course of medical treatment, either as an unavoidable side effect ... iatromathematics (from the article "astrology") Other forms of astrology, such as iatromathematics (application of astrology to medicine) and military astrology, ... iatromechanics (from the article "Santorio Santorio") ...he maintained a frequent correspondence with his Paduan colleagues, the astronomer Galileo Galilei and the ... Iazyges (from the article "ancient Rome") ...Sarmatians, a combination of tribes who had overwhelmed and replaced the Scythians, their distant kinsmen, ... ib (from the article "death") The anatomical heart was the haty, the word ib referring to the heart as a ... iba (from the article "percussion instrument") ...(modern Turkey). Egyptian sistrums are characterized by being closed at the top: the Ibadan capital city of Oyo state, Nigeria, located on seven hills (average elevation 700 feet [200 ... [2 Related Articles] Ibadan, University of (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") The University of Ibadan and a technical institute are located in the city, and there ... Ibadiyah (from the article "Beni Isguene") ...central Algeria, in the Sahara. The name is derived from Berber words meaning "the sons ... Ibadullah, Nasrullah ibn (from the article "Turkmenistan") In August the former mufti of Turkmenistan Nasrullah ibn Ibadullah (who had been sentenced during ... Ibague city, central Colombia, on the eastern slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central (Central Mountains). Founded ... Iban (from the article "Brunei") ...Murut, and Bisaya (Bisayah). Chinese make up about one-fourth of the population. The remainder of ... Iban language (from the article "Austronesian languages") ...of "backward speech" (which have as their primary purpose the concealment of messages) have been ... Ibanez del Campo, Carlos Chilean president from 1927 to 1931 and from 1952 to 1958. Although by preference Ibanez ... [1 Related Articles] Ibar River river in the Balkans, rising in Kosovo in the Mokra Planina (mountains) and flowing eastward ... Ibaraki ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is located ... Ibarbourou, Juana de Uruguayan poet, one of the most famous Latin American women poets. She was venerated for ... Ibarra city, north-central Ecuador, situated in an Andean valley at an elevation of 7,300 feet (2,200 ... Ibarruri, Dolores Spanish Communist leader, who earned a legendary reputation as an impassioned orator during the Spanish ... Ibas (from the article "patristic literature") ...at Edessa developed his lively interest in exegesis and became increasingly identified with the Antiochene ... Ibb city, southwestern Yemen, lying in the Yemen Highlands on a spur of the rugged Mount ... Ibbi-Sin (from the article "Mesopotamia, history of") ...who founded the 3rd dynasty of Ur ("3rd" because it is the third time that ... ibeji (from the article "art, African") ...in height, is often of very great complexity-for example, a king on horseback, surrounded by ... Iberia (from the article "Transcaucasia, history of") The two greatest and longest-lived of the many semi-independent states of the Caucasus in classical ... Iberia Spanish airline created by law on June 7, 1940, and given rights to the air ... [1 Related Articles] Iberian one of a prehistoric people of southern and eastern Spain who later gave their name ... [4 Related Articles] Iberian alphabet (from the article "Celto-Iberian language") extinct Indo-European language of the western part of the Iberian Peninsula. Celto-Iberian was written in ... Iberian Anarchist Federation (from the article "Spain") ...Since new machinery for the settlement of labour disputes was dominated by the UGT, it ... Iberian language (from the article "Basque language") ...between Basque and Caucasian. Still, proof of a genetic relationship beyond reasonable doubt appears remote. ... Iberian lynx (from the article "The Environment") ...highlighted how the conservation of wildlife and land use were inextricably linked. The cork-oak forests ... Iberian Peninsula peninsula in southwestern Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal. Its name derives from its ancient ... [8 Related Articles] Iberian range (from the article "Aragon") ...in elevation southward to the Ebro basin. The Ebro River drains most of Aragon with ... Ibero-Maurusian industry North African stone-tool industry dating from the late Wurm (last) Glacial Period, about 16,000 years ... [3 Related Articles] Ibert, Jacques composer whose music is admired for its colourful, technically polished, and often witty neoclassical style. Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne d' French-Canadian naval hero and explorer, noted for his exploration and battles on behalf of the ... [4 Related Articles] ibex any of several surefooted, sturdy wild goats of the genus Capra in the family Bovidae ... [2 Related Articles] Ibex 35 (from the article "Economic Affairs") ...confidence, adding to markets' fragility. In the aftermath, European markets were down by between 1% ... Ibi town and river port, Taraba state, east-central Nigeria, on the south bank of the Benue ... Ibibio people of southeastern Nigeria, mainly in the Cross River state. They speak dialects of Efik-Ibibio, ... [2 Related Articles] Ibibio language (from the article "Benue-Congo languages") The 60 Cross River languages are situated around the Cross River in southeastern Nigeria and ... Ibicui River (from the article "Plata, Rio de la") ...Mirinay, Mocoreta (which divides Entre Rios and Corrientes), and Gualeguaychu. The important tributaries of the ... Ibina (from the article "Ituri Forest") ...tea. Besides the Ituri River itself, there are many broad streams that flow generally from ... Ibirapuera Park (from the article "Sao Paulo") Directly south of the heart of Avenida Paulista is spacious Ibirapuera Park, the distinguished home ... ibis any of about 20 species of medium-sized wading birds constituting the subfamily Threskiornithinae of the ... [1 Related Articles] ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii), Asian bird named for its long, red, down-curved bill (similar to that of ... [2 Related Articles] Ibiza island, Balearic Islands provincia (province) and comunidad autonoma (autonomous ... [1 Related Articles] Ibiza (from the article "Spain") ...(Carmo), Gadir (Cadiz), Malaca (Malaga), and Sexi (Almunecar) thrived under the trading system established by ... Iblis in Islam, the personal name of the devil, probably derived from the Greek diabolos. Iblis, ... [5 Related Articles] Iblomorpha (from the article "cirripede") ...into capitulum and peduncle; capitular armament not differentiated into wall and operculum; includes 6 suborders, ... IBM 1401 (from the article "computer") Two IBM inventions, the magnetic disk and the high-speed chain printer, led to an expansion ... IBM 360 (from the article "computer") IBM had been selling business machines since early in the century and had built Howard ... IBM 650 (from the article "computer") ...Rand, the Burroughs Adding Machine Company, and IBM had begun building machines to the IAS ... IBM 704 (from the article "computer") In the early 1950s John Backus convinced his managers at IBM to let him put ... IBM OS/2 an operating system introduced in 1987 by IBM and the Microsoft Corporation to operate the ... IBM OS/360 an operating system introduced by IBM in 1964 to operate its 360 family of mainframe ... IBM PC (from the article "Compaq Computer Corporation") ...Instruments, Incorporated, for the purpose of building a portable computer (see the photograph) that could ... Ibn 'Abbad in full Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Abi Ishaq Ibrahim an-Nafzi al-Himyari ar-Rundi Islamic theologian ... [1 Related Articles] Ibn 'Abd Rabbihi (from the article "Mu'allaqat, Al-") The precise poems included in the Mu'allaqat present another puzzle. The list usually accepted as ... Ibn 'Ammar (from the article "'Abbadid dynasty") ...made Sevilla a brilliant centre of Spanish-Muslim culture. In 1071 he took Cordoba, maintaining a ... Ibn 'Aqil in full Abu Al-wafa' 'ali Ibn 'aqil Ibn Muhammad Ibn 'aqil Ibn Ahmad Al-baghdadi Az-zafari ... Ibn Abi 'Asrun in full Sharaf ad-Din Abu Sa'd 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Hibat Allah ibn Mutahhar ... Ibn Abi ad-Dunya (from the article "Islamic arts") ...into the life of various strata of society during the 9th century have rightly attracted ... Ibn Abi al-Rijal, Ahmad Yemeni scholar and theologian, who is the best source of historical information on the little-known ... Ibn al-'Arabi celebrated Muslim mystic-philosopher who gave the esoteric, mystical dimension of Islamic thought its first full-fledged ... [8 Related Articles] Ibn al-'Awwam agriculturist who wrote the Arabic treatise on agriculture, Kitab al-fila-hah, the outstanding ... Ibn al-Abbar in full Abu 'abd Allah Muhammad Al-quda'i historian, theologian, and humorist who became one of ... Ibn al-Aftas (from the article "Aftasid dynasty") ...when it was ruled by his freed slave, Sabur (976-1022). In 1022, at Sabur's death, ... Ibn al-Ash'ath Umayyad general who became celebrated as leader of a revolt (AD 699-701) against the governor ... Ibn al-Athir in full Abu Al-hasan 'ali 'izz Ad-din Ibn Al-athir influential Arab historian. [1 Related Articles] Ibn al-Bawwab Arabic calligrapher of the 'Abbasid Age (750-1258) who reputedly invented the cursive rayhani and muhaqqaq ... [2 Related Articles] Ibn al-Farid Arab poet whose expression of Sufi mysticism is regarded as the finest in the Arabic ... [5 Related Articles] Ibn al-Haytham mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the principles of optics and the use ... [1 Related Articles] Ibn al-Jawzi in full 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn 'Ali ibn Muhammad Abu al-Farash Ibn al-Jawzi jurist, theologian, historian, ... [1 Related Articles] Ibn al-Kalbi (from the article "Arabian religion") ...more specific data on the ancient folklore and religion appear, for instance, in "The Book ... Ibn al-Khatib (from the article "Ibn Khaldun") ...new ruler, he again fell into disfavour, decided to leave Morocco, and crossed over to ... Ibn al-Mu'tazz (from the article "Arabic literature") The caliph, poet, and critic Ibn al-Mu'tazz clearly reflects his personal interests and experience in ... Ibn al-Mudabbir (from the article "Egypt") ...officer), who was sometimes appointed by the caliph, sometimes by the governor. When Ahmad entered ...

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