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Encyclopedia - 7 July 2005 London Bombings: Encyclopedia - 7 July 2005 London Bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide bombings that struck London's public transport system during the mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia - Slavery
Slavery is a condition in which one person, known as a slave, is under the control of another. Slavery almost always occurs for the purpo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia - New York City
New York City, officially the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia - Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum (Symbol Al) (see the spelling section below) is a silvery and ductile member of the poor metal group of chemical el...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy: Encyclopedia - Economy
The word economy can refer to any of several things: The "economy" of the world — see world economy The "economy" of a country — see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - History
Slavery - Europe and the Mediterranean. Main article: Slavery in the ancient Mediterranean See also: Slavery in Abrahamic religions....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - History
Slavery - Europe and the Mediterranean. See also: Slavery in the ancient Mediterranean; Slavery in Abrahamic religions. Slavery in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Debt Levels And Flows: Encyclopedia Ii - Debt Levels And Flows - Flows
Debt levels and flows - 2004. Global debt and equity underwriting reached a record $5.69 trillion. Global debt underwriting grew 4.3% y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Iran - Sectors Of The Economy
Economy of Iran - Oil sector. Iran is OPEC's second largest oil producer and holds 10% of the world's proven oil reserves. It also has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - History
Slavery - Europe and the Mediterranean. Main article: Slavery in the ancient Mediterranean See also: Slavery in Abrahamic religions....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Applications
Whether measured in terms of quantity or value, the use of aluminium exceeds that of any other metal except iron, and it is important in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum Industry: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum Industry - History
Oil in general has been used since early human history to keep fires ablaze, and also for warfare. Its importance in the world economy ev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - Recent History
History of the United Kingdom - Clement Attlee. The landslide 1945 Election returned Labour to power and Clement Attlee became prime mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Major: Encyclopedia Ii - John Major - Political Career
John Major - Early political career. Major was interested in politics from an early age, giving speeches on a soap-box in Brixton marke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Applications
Whether measured in terms of quantity or value, the use of aluminium exceeds that of any other metal except iron, and it is important in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - History Of New York City
Prehistory in the area began with the geological formation of the peculiar territory of what is today New York City. The area was long in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - History
Sometime around 1500 to 1000 BC, the Iranian nomads of Indo-European stock emigrated to the Iranian plateau possibly from Central Asia. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Land Of The Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Land Of The Dead - Plot Summary
Some time ago, an unimaginable catastrophe destroyed much of human civilization. The recently dead, for an unknown reason, had returned t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bric: Encyclopedia Ii - Bric - The Bric Thesis
The four countries whose economic potential is such that they may become among the four most dominant economies by the year 2050. The the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 July 2005 London Bombings: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 July 2005 London Bombings - Investigation
The first reports suggested that a power surge in the Underground power grid had caused explosions in power circuits. However, this was l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s.-iran Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s.-iran Relations - The 1979 Revolution
In 1979 Iranians revolted and the Shah was ousted for a second time. Ayatollah Khomeni became Iran's new leader, and soon began issuing v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Geography, Climate And Environmental Issues
New York City - Geography. 40°42′51″N, 74°0′23″W New York City is located in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 mi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - New York City Government
New York City is governed pursuant to the New York City Charter, as amended. The charter is enacted and amended by the New York State leg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Cultural Institutions
New York is a city of great museums with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's assemblage of historic art, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Media And The Arts
Because of its sheer size and cultural influence, New York City has been the subject of many different, and often contradictory, portraya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Professional Sports
Although in much of the rest of the country American football has become the most popular professional sport, in New York City baseball a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Iran - History
Pre-revolutionary Iran's economic development was rapid. Traditionally an agricultural society, by the 1970s, Iran had achieved significa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Precautions
Aluminium is one of the few abundant elements that appears to have no beneficial function in living cells, but a few percent of people ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Iran - Current Status
Official unemployment was estimated to be 11% for 2004. Although the right to private ownership is guaranteed in Iran, banks and some ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - Apologies
In June 1997, Tony Hall, a Democratic representative for Dayton, Ohio proposed a national apology by the U.S. government for slavery. Thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Spelling
Aluminium - Etymology/Nomenclature history. In 1808, Humphry Davy originally proposed the name alumium while trying to isolate the new ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - Abolitionist Movements
Slavery has existed, in form or another, for several thousand years. So, too, have movements to free large or distinct groups of slaves. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Isotopes
Aluminium has nine isotopes, whose mass numbers range from 23 to 30. Only 27Al (stable isotope) and 26Al (radioactive isotope, t1/2 = 7.2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Iran - Foreign Trade And Economic Relations
Iran's major commercial partners are France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, China, Japan and South Korea. From 1950 until 1978, the Unite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Natural Occurrence
Although aluminium is the most abundant metallic element in Earth's crust (believed to be 7.5% to 8.1%), it is very rare in its free form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - History
The ancient Greeks and Romans used salts of this metal as dyeing mordants and as astringents for dressing wounds, and alum is still used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - How Do People Become Slaves?
Historically, slaves were often those humans of a different ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex or race than the dominant or aspiration...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Iran - Banks Of Iran
Economy of Iran - Major banks. Bank Melli Iran Bank Saderat Iran Bank Sepah Bank Tejarat Iran-Europe Commercial Bank Bank Keshavarzi B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Iran - Iran And The World Trade Organization
Iran has had an observer status at the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 2005. The United States has consistently blocked Iran's bid t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Iran - Other Statistics
Investment (gross fixed): 31.3% of GDP (2004 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - Potential For Total Abolition
Those 27 million people produce a gross economic product of US $1.4 billion. This is also a smaller percentage of the world economy than ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Chemistry
Aluminium - Oxidation state 1. AlH is produced when aluminium is heated at 1500 °C in an atmosphere of hydrogen. Al2O is made by heat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Arts And Cultural Institutions
New York is a city of great museums with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's assemblage of historic art, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Media And Broadcasting
New York is the nation’s number-one media market with nearly 7 percent of the country’s television-viewing households. Three of the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Tourism And Recreation
Tourism is a major local industry, with hundreds of attractions and 39 million tourists visiting the city each year on average. Many visi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Culture Of New Yorkers
New York City, sometimes called "The City That Never Sleeps," is famously fast-paced and active, and the American idiom "in a New York mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 8,008,278 people, 3,021,588 households, and 1,852,233 families residing in the city. The populatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Economy
Historically, the city developed because of New York Harbor, widely considered one of the finest natural ports in the world. The value of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - Economics Of Slavery
According to the Anti-Slavery Society, "Although there is no longer any state which recognizes any claim by a person to a right of proper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Transportation
Unlike most of America's car-oriented urban areas, public transportation is the main form of travel for New York City residents. Data fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - Definitions
The 1926 Slavery Convention described slavery as "...the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - Apologies
In June 1997, Tony Hall, a Democratic representative for Dayton, Ohio proposed a national apology by the U.S. government for slavery. Thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - Abolitionist Movements
Slavery's origins are prehistoric. So, too, are movements to free large or distinct groups of slaves. Moses led Israelite slaves from anc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s.-iran Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s.-iran Relations - The 1950s And The Politics Of Oil A Turning Point
In 1953, Iran's nationalist Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh began a period of rapid power consolidation, which eventually led to his ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Education And Scientific Research
New York City - Colleges and universities. New York City is served by the publicly-run City University of New York (CUNY), the largest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Skyline
New York City has one of the most famous skylines in the world; because of both its high residential density, and the extremely high real...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Geography Climate And Environmental Issues
New York City - Geography. 40°42′51″N, 74°0′23″W New York City is located in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 mi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Major: Encyclopedia Ii - John Major - Honours
In the New Year's Honours List of 1999, John Major was made a Companion of Honour for his work on the Northern Ireland Peace Process. On ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - Union Of England And Wales
Mediæval Wales was rarely united but was under the rule of various native principalities. When the land-hungry Normans invaded England, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - English Conquest Of Ireland
The conquest of Ireland began in 1169 under Henry II (1154-89). At first, it was not strictly an English conquest, as it was launched by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - The Union Of Two Crowns
Scotland was an independent kingdom that resisted English rule. Scotland, because of its climate, tended to be poorer than its southern n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Debt Levels And Flows: Encyclopedia Ii - Debt Levels And Flows - Levels
Levels mean market or balance sheet liability of borrowing party (or asset of lending party) value. Numbers are end-of-year levels. Debt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Chemistry
Aluminium - Oxidation state 1. AlH is produced when aluminium is heated at 1500 °C in an atmosphere of hydrogen. Al2O is made by heat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Spelling
Aluminium - Etymology / Nomenclature history. In 1808, Humphry Davy originally proposed the name alumium while trying to isolate the ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - How Do People Become Slaves?
Historically, slaves were often those humans of a different ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex or race than the dominant or aspiration...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 July 2005 London Bombings: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 July 2005 London Bombings - Historical Comparisons
The bombings were the deadliest attack in London since a V2 rocket killed 131 people in Stepney on 27 March 1945, near the end of World W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 July 2005 London Bombings: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 July 2005 London Bombings - Response
Rolling news coverage of the attacks were broadcast throughout 7 July, by both BBC 1 and ITV 1 uninterrupted until 7pm. Sky News did not ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 July 2005 London Bombings: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 July 2005 London Bombings - Bombings
A few hours after the bombings, Home Secretary Charles Clarke told the House of Commons that four blasts had been confirmed; three explos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 July 2005 London Bombings: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 July 2005 London Bombings - Effects
Although there were security alerts at many locations, no other terrorist incidents occurred outside central London. Suspicious packages ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - Reparations
As noted above, there have been movements to achieve reparations for those held in involuntary servitude, or sometimes their descendants....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Isotopes
Aluminium has nine isotopes, whose mass numbers range from 23 to 30. Only Al-27 (stable isotope) and Al-26 (radioactive isotope, t1/2 = 7...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Precautions
Aluminium is one of the few abundant elements that appears to have no beneficial function in living cells, but a few percent of people ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Natural Occurrence
Although aluminium is an abundant element in Earth's crust (believed to be 7.5% to 8.1%), it is very rare in its free form and was once c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - History
The ancient Greeks and Romans used salts of this metal as dyeing mordants and as astringents for dressing wounds, and alum is still used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavery - Economics Of Slavery
According to the Anti-Slavery Society, "Although there is no longer any state which recognizes any claim by a person to a right of proper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - Republican Rule 1649
The accession of James VI/I's son, Charles I, in 1625 marked the beginning of an intense schism between King and Parliament. Charles's ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - The Act Of Union 1707
Deeper political integration was a goal of the policy of Queen Anne (1702-14), who succeeded to the throne in 1702. Under the aegis of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Arts And Cultural Institutions
New York is a city of great museums with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's assemblage of historic art, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Media And Broadcasting
New York is the nation’s number-one media market with nearly 7 percent of the country’s television-viewing households. Three of the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Major: Encyclopedia Ii - John Major - Titles And Honours
John Major - Styles from birth. John Major, Esq (1943–1979) John Major, Esq, MP (1979–1987) The Rt Hon John Major, MP (1987–1999...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Major: Encyclopedia Ii - John Major - Media Representation
During his leadership of the Conservative Party, Major was portrayed as an honest ("Honest John") but otherwise dull man, unable to rein ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - The United Kingdom And The Commonwealth
Britain's control over its Empire loosened during the interwar period. Nationalism became stronger in other parts of the empire, particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - War And Depression
History of the United Kingdom - Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom 1900 - 1945. Marquess of Salisbury | Arthur Balfour | Sir Henry C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - Devolution
Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Labour Government of Tony Blair came in with a policy of devolution. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - Northern Ireland
(copied from History of Northern Ireland) Northern Ireland was created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, enacted by the United Kingd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - Ireland In The United Kingdom
Main article: History of Ireland (1801-1922) Part of the agreement which led to the 1800 Act of Union stipulated that the Penal Laws in I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - Act Of Union 1800
Ireland's invasion by the Anglo-Normans in 1170 led to centuries of strife. Successive English kings sought to conquer rape and pillage I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - 19th Century
Political history: Prime Ministers: William Pitt the Younger | Lord Grenville | Duke of Portland | Spencer Perceval | Earl of Liverpool |...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - Constituent Nations' Histories
History of the United Kingdom - Footnotes. 1 The term united kingdom was first used in the 1707 Act of Union. However it is generally s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Government And Politics
Iran is a constitutional Islamic Republic, whose political system is laid out in the 1979 constitution called Qanun-e Asasi. Iran's makeu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Culture
Like all ancient civilizations, culture constitutes the focal point and heart of Iranian civilization. The art, music, architecture, poet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Major: Encyclopedia Ii - John Major - Early Life
John Major was born on 29 March 1943, the son of Tom Major-Ball, he sucked off his mom twice. He was christened John Roy Major but only t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Demographics
Iran - Ethnic groups. The majority of Iran's population speak one of the Iranian languages, though only Persian is an official language...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Economy
Iran's economy is a mixture of central planning, state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and small-scale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Provinces
Iran consists of 30 provinces: Tehran Qom Markazi Qazvin Gilan Ardabil Zanjan East Azarbaijan West Azarbaijan Kurdistan Hamadan Kermansh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Geography
Iran borders Azerbaijan (length of border: 432 km / 268 mi ) and Armenia (35 km / 22mi) to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, T...   » Read the article