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• storehouse — [[t]stɔ͟ː(r)haʊs[/t]] storehouses 1) N COUNT A storehouse is a building in which things, usually food, are stored. Some of the cottages were still lived in by old folk; others had been turned into barns and storehouses. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n… …   English dictionary

• Fairbanks House — Infobox nrhp | name =Fairbanks House nrhp type=nhl caption = location = Dedham, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 14 lat seconds = 36 lat direction = N long degrees = 71 long minutes = 10 long seconds = 04 long direction = W area =… …   Wikipedia

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• William Joseph Hammer — (February 26, 1858 ndash; March 24, 1934) was an associate of Thomas Edison and an early aviation supporter and enthusiast. [cite web |url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d8069c.htm |title=William J. Hammer Collection |accessdate=2008 04… …   Wikipedia

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

• MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Masonry (Freemasonry) —     Masonry (Freemasonry)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Masonry (Freemasonry)     The subject is treated under the following heads:     I. Name and Definition;     II. Origin and Early History;     III. Fundamental Principles and Spirit;     IV.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …   Universalium

• mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …   Universalium

• J. Philippe Rushton — John Philippe Rushton (born December 3, 1943) is a psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, most widely known for his work on intelligence and racial differences, particularly his book Race, Evolution and Behavior . He… …   Wikipedia

• The Phantom of the Opera (radio) — “The Phantom of the Opera” is a radio program from the American radio anthology series Radio Tales. The anthology series adapted classic works of American and world literature for the radio. The series was a recipient of numerous awards,… …   Wikipedia