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 Shizuoka ... Short Type 184 Shizuoka city and ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean. It occupies an area ... Shizuoka (from the article "Shizuoka") ...Sumpu, as Shizuoka city was called until 1869, was a castle town as well as ... Shkhara (from the article "Caucasus") ...widths of 100 miles (160 km) or more. The main axis of the system contains, ... Shklovsky, Viktor Borisovich Russian literary critic and novelist. He was a major voice of Formalism (q.v.), a critical ... [3 Related Articles] Shkoder town, northwestern Albania. It lies at the southeast end of Lake Scutari, at a point ... [2 Related Articles] Shkodrani, Teodor (from the article "Albanian literature") The oldest example of writing in Albanian is a book-length manuscript on theology, philosophy, and ... Shlisselburg town, Leningrad oblast (province), northwestern Russia, on the Neva River where it flows out of ... Shlonsky, Abraham Israeli poet who founded Israel's Symbolist school and was an innovator in using colloquial speech ... [1 Related Articles] Shluh (from the article "Berber") ...neighbouring countries. The Berbers are divided into a number of groups that speak distinct languages. ... Shlyapnikov, Aleksandr Gavrilovich (from the article "Workers' Opposition") The Workers' Opposition, composed largely of trade unionists and led by A.G. Shlyapnikov, S.P. Medvedev, ... Shmidt, Otto Yulyevich Soviet scientist and explorer responsible for the Soviet program of exploration and exploitation of Arctic ... Shnaider, Alex (from the article "Automobile Racing") ...could still be leveraged from this global sport. Barely nine months later Mateschitz purchased the ... Shneur Zalman (from the article "Hebrew literature") ...Hasidism spread rapidly over all eastern Europe except Lithuania. There, Elijah ben Solomon of Vilna, ... sho (from the article "sheng") Several instruments were derived from the sheng, including the Japanese Sho Tai (from the article "China") In 1872 the Meiji government conferred on the last king of the Ryukyu Islands, Sho ... Sho-Go (from the article "Leyte Gulf, Battle of") The battle was precipitated by a U.S. amphibious assault on the central Philippine island of ... Shoaib Akhtar (from the article "Cricket") Without its two best bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, Pakistan had already lost the ... shoal accumulation of sediment in a river channel or on a continental shelf that is potentially ... [3 Related Articles] Shoalhaven River river in southeastern New South Wales, Australia, rising in the Gourock Range of the Eastern ... Shoals, Isles of (from the article "Rockingham") ...at Mount Pawtuckaway in the northwest. The principal waterways are the Exeter, Squamscott, and Lamprey ... shobo (from the article "mappo") ...the death of the Buddha is divisible into three ages: the age of the "true ... Shochiku Co., Ltd. leading Japanese motion-picture studio, the films of which are usually home-centred dramas aimed toward an ... shochu (from the article "alcohol consumption") ...of at least 14 percent alcohol up to 17 percent. A great many drinking customs ... shock in physiology, failure of the circulatory system to supply sufficient blood to peripheral tissues to ... [8 Related Articles] shock absorber device for controlling unwanted motion of a spring-mounted vehicle. On an automobile, for example, the ... [1 Related Articles] shock cavalry (from the article "military technology") ...two major, if partial, exceptions to this prevailing feature: the success of horse archers in ... shock effect (from the article "military technology") ...in 53 BC marked merely a shifting of boundaries between ecospheres on topographical grounds rather ... shock metamorphism (from the article "Dietz, Robert S.") ...Pacific Ocean in it in 1960. Dietz also became known for his work in the ... shock therapy (from the article "Poland") ...increasingly involved in the market-oriented global economy, for which it was ill-suited. To try to ... shock therapy method of treating certain psychiatric disorders through the use of drugs or electric current to ... [5 Related Articles] shock wave strong pressure wave in any elastic medium such as air, water, or a solid substance, ... [10 Related Articles] shock weapon (from the article "weapon") an instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing, injuring, or defeating an enemy. ... shock-heating (from the article "Earth") During its accretion, Earth is thought to have been shock-heated by the impacts of meteorite-size ... Shockley, William B. American engineer and teacher, cowinner (with John Bardeen and Walter H. Brattain) of the Nobel ... [5 Related Articles] Shoda Michiko (from the article "Akihito") ...up marine biology as a field of endeavour. In 1952 Akihito came of age and ... shoe outer covering for the foot, usually of leather with a stiff or thick sole and ... [9 Related Articles] shoe (from the article "baccarat") Casino play involves three or six 52-card decks shuffled together and dealt from a dealing ... shoe buckle (from the article "buckle") The shoe buckle has also been important as an ornament. Jewelled buckles (with real or ... shoebill large African wading bird, a single species that constitutes the family Balaenicipitidae (order Ciconiiformes). The ... [1 Related Articles] Shoemaker, Bill greatest American jockey of the second half of the 20th century. [3 Related Articles] Shoemaker, Carolyn and Eugene, and Levy, David For six days between July 16 and 22, 1994, Carolyn Shoemaker, her husband Eugene, ... Shoemaker, Carolyn and Eugene, and Levy, David For six days between July 16 and 22, 1994, Carolyn Shoemaker, her husband Eugene, ... Shoemaker, Edwin J. American engineer and businessman whose invention of the recliner made the La-Z-Boy furniture company one ... Shoemaker, Eugene Merle ("GENE"), American planetary geologist (b. April 28, 1928, Los Angeles, Calif.--d. July ... [1 Related Articles] Shoemaker-Levy 9, Comet comet whose shattered nucleus crashed into Jupiter over the period of July 16-22, 1994. The ... [1 Related Articles] shoen in Japan, from about the 8th to the late 15th century, any of the private, ... [3 Related Articles] Shoenberg, Sir Isaac principal inventor of the first high-definition television system, which was used by the British Broadcasting ... [2 Related Articles] shoestring sand (from the article "sedimentary rock") ...Africa, of Mesozoic age (about 245 to 66.4 million years old), also may have formed ... shofar a ritual musical instrument, made from the horn of a ram or other animal, used ... [6 Related Articles] shofet (from the article "biblical literature") Under these conditions, the successors to Joshua-the judges-arose. The Hebrew term shofet, which is translated ... shofu (from the article "Japan") ...haiku as a literary form. Basho found the existing haikai style unsatisfying. He began writing ... shoga (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...of columns first marked off by dots representing major percussion time markers (usually every four ... Shogatsu public holiday observed in Japan on January 1-3 (though celebrations sometimes last for the entire ... Shoghi Effendi Rabbani leader of the international Baha'i faith, who held the title of Guardian of the Cause ... [2 Related Articles] shogi Japanese form of chess, the history of which is obscure. Traditionally it is thought to ... shogunate government of the shogun, or hereditary military dictator, of Japan from AD 1192 to 1867. ... [11 Related Articles] Shohaku Japanese scholar and author of waka and renga ("linked-verse") poetry during the late Muromachi period ... Shoheiko (from the article "Japan") ...Chu Hsi studies, and he believed that government must be conducted on the basis of ... shoin in Japanese domestic architecture, desk alcove that projects onto the veranda and has above it ... [1 Related Articles] shoin-zukuri style of Japanese domestic architecture. The name is taken from a secondary feature called the ... [5 Related Articles] shoji in Japanese architecture, sliding outer partition doors and windows made of a latticework wooden frame ... [1 Related Articles] Shojoko Temple (from the article "Fujisawa") city, Kanagawa ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on Sagami Bay of the Pacific Ocean. It was ... shoka (Japanese: "living flowers"), in classical Japanese floral art, a three-branched asymmetrical style that is a ... [5 Related Articles] Shokado Shojo original name Nakanuma Shikibu Japanese calligrapher and painter, one of the "three brushes" of the ... Shokoku-ji (from the article "Sesshu") In about 1440 he left his native province for Kyoto, then the capital city and ... Sholapur town, administrative headquarters of Sholapur district, Maharashtra state, western India, on the Sina River. In ... [1 Related Articles] Sholem Aleichem popular Yiddish classical author. [3 Related Articles] Sholes and Glidden typewriter (from the article "typewriter") ...and was inspired to construct what became the first practical typewriter. His second model, patented ... Sholes, Christopher Latham U.S. inventor who developed the typewriter. [2 Related Articles] Sholokhov, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Russian novelist, winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize for Literature for his novels and stories ... [1 Related Articles] Shoman, Abdul Majeed Palestinian banker (b. 1912, Beit Hanina, near Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire [now in Israel]-d. July 5, ... Shomer, ha- (from the article "Mapam") left-wing labour party in Israel and in the World Zionist Organization, founded in 1948 by ... shomin-geki (from the article "Ozu Yasujiro") motion-picture director who originated the shomin-geki ("common-people's drama"), a genre dealing with lower-middle-class Japanese family ... Shomolu town, Lagos state, southwestern Nigeria, just north of Lagos city. A residential suburb of Lagos, ... Shomron, Dan Israeli military leader planned and led the daring rescue of more than 100 Israeli and ... Shomu 45th emperor of Japan, who devoted huge sums of money to the creation of magnificent ... [3 Related Articles] shomu (from the article "Egypt") ...akhet, the "inundation"; peret, the season when the land emerged from the ... shomyo classical chant of Buddhism in Japan. Both the Tendai and Shingon sects maintain the tradition ... [1 Related Articles] Shona group of culturally similar Bantu-speaking peoples living chiefly in the eastern half of Zimbabwe, north ... [8 Related Articles] Shona language (from the article "African literature") Writing in Shona, the major African language group of Zimbabwe, is fairly recent, little of ... Shona literature (from the article "Zimbabwe") The most famous of Rhodesian-bred writers, Doris Lessing, settled in England in 1949. In some ... Shoni Sukeyoshi (from the article "Japan") ...men set out from present-day South Korea. On landing in Kyushu it occupied a portion ... shonkinite rare, dark-coloured, intrusive igneous rock that contains augite and orthoclase feldspar as its primary constituents. ... Shoob, Michael (from the article "Performing Arts") ...of Iraq. Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 was a commercial success as well as a source ... shoot system (from the article "plant development") The shoot system and its derivativesremoval in tea harvesting shooting the sport of firing at targets of various kinds with rifles, handguns (pistols and revolvers), ... Shooting Amateurs, Society of (from the article "shooting") ...range at her court. The marks shot at were live birds, and the most proficient ... shooting angle (from the article "motion picture") Another element in motion-picture language is the shooting angle. In common language, the phrases "to ... shooting star in botany, any flowering plant of the genus Dodecatheon (family Primulaceae), with about 14 species, ... shop steward (from the article "Guild Socialism") Guild Socialism was much stimulated during World War I by the rise of the left-wing ... Shopper (from the article "artificial intelligence") Information about the earliest successful demonstration of machine learning was published in 1952. Shopper, written ... shopping centre 20th-century adaptation of the historical marketplace, with accommodation made for automobiles. A shopping centre is ... [3 Related Articles] shopping good (from the article "marketing") A second type of product is the shopping good, which usually requires a more involved ... Shor (from the article "Ob River") ...part of Kazakhstan. Russians and other Slavs constitute the majority of the population, but there ... shoran (from the article "military communication") ...in ever-increasing numbers. A new long-range electronic navigation device, known as loran, used for both ... shore bug any of the more than 200 species of small dark coloured insects with white or ... [1 Related Articles] shore fly any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are small, ... Shore scleroscope (from the article "hardness tester") The Shore scleroscope measures hardness in terms of the elasticity of the material. A diamond-tipped ... Shore Temple (from the article "Pallava Dynasty") The Pallavas supported Buddhism, Jainism, and the Brahminical faith and were patrons of music, painting, ... Shore, Eddie (from the article "ice hockey") ...Blackhawks, and the Detroit Cougars (later called the Red Wings). To stock the new teams, ... Shore, Frances Rose ("DINAH"), U.S. singer (b. March 1, 1917, Winchester, Tenn.--d. Feb. 24, 1994, Los Angeles, Calif.), ... Shore, Howard (from the article "2001: Other Winners") ...Andrew Lesnie for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingArt Direction: Catherine ... Shore, Jane mistress of the English king Edward IV (reigned 1461-70 and 1471-83). Beautiful, charming, and witty, ... Shore, Sir John (from the article "India") Pitt's Act of 1784 reiterated the company's own intentions by forbidding aggressive wars and annexations. ... Shore, Stephen (from the article "Art and Art Exhibitions") An exhibition of topographic photographer Stephen Shore, which originated at the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste ... Shorea genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae, comprising about 360 species of tall South Asian ... [2 Related Articles] shorebird (from the article "shorebird") any member of the suborder Charadrii (order Charadriiformes) that is commonly found on sea beaches ... Shoreditch shop system (from the article "furniture industry") ...a cabinetmaker in Britain or Europe to earn a living, though in most cases he ... Shoreham-by-Sea port in Adur district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, England. It ... Shorey, Paul U.S. scholar and Humanist noted for his writings on classical Greek art and thought. shoring form of prop or support, usually temporary, that is used during the repair or original ... [2 Related Articles] Shorkot (from the article "Jhang Maghiana") The area around Jhang and Maghiana is primarily agricultural. Irrigation by means of the Chenab ... Short Brothers Limited (from the article "aerospace industry") In March 1909 the British entrepreneurs Eustace, Horace, and Oswald Short purchased a license to ... short hedging (from the article "futures") There are two categories of hedgers in the futures market: they are called short and ... Short Land musket (from the article "small arm") ...Fighting experience in the wilderness of North America during the Seven Years' War, or French ... short metre a quatrain of which the first, second, and fourth lines are in iambic trimeter and ... short octave (from the article "keyboard instrument") Even after the present arrangement of five raised keys and seven natural keys per octave ... Short Parliament (April 13-May 5, 1640), parliament summoned by Charles I of England, the first to be ... [3 Related Articles] short program (from the article "figure skating") The short program is made up of required elements. Singles skaters at the senior level ... short shoot (from the article "conifer") Some conifers have transient special determinate twigs called short shoots that carry most of the ... short speculation (from the article "futures") Apart from hedgers, the futures market includes speculators, and these can also be classified in ... short splice (from the article "splice") permanent joining of two ropes by interweaving their strands. In the short splice the strands ... short stirrup (from the article "Simms, Willie") Simms began racing in the North in 1887 and became the most successful rider to ... short story brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with ... [10 Related Articles] short ton (from the article "British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems of weights and measures") unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg) in the ... Short Type 184 (from the article "torpedo plane") ...of several countries began to experiment with torpedo launching from low-flying aircraft, usually seaplanes. The ...

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