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Douglas, Isle of Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Douglas is situated on a bay on the east coast of the island at the confluence of two rivers - the Dhoo and the Glass (from which it derives its name). Douglas has a population of 25,347 people (according to the 2001 census), which is almost one-third of the Isle of Man's entire population. Douglas (Doolish in Manx) is the capital of the Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin) and its largest town. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas,_Isle_of_Man   (637 words)

TVA: Douglas Reservoir Douglas Dam is on the French Broad River in east Tennessee. Douglas Dam is 202 feet high and stretches 1,705 feet across the French Broad River. Work on Douglas Dam began in February 1942 and was completed on a crash schedule in just 12 months and 17 days. www.tva.gov /sites/douglas.htm   (337 words)

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Douglas Douglas was chartered as a town in 1895 and as a city in 1897. After the war Douglas was one of the first small cities in the nation to develop and implement an urban renewal program to abolish slum housing and its effects throughout the city. Douglas, the seat of Coffee County, is located in south Georgia 92 miles west of Brunswick and www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?path=/CitiesCounties/Cities&id=h-772   (650 words)

Paul H. Douglas Together with Henry Schultz, Paul Howard Douglas was one of the Columbia students that followed Henry L. Moore on his quest for the empirical estimation and testing of various concepts in Neoclassical theory. Douglas left academia in 1942 to enlist as a private in the United States Marine Corps. In 1948, Douglas was elected to the United States Senate for the state of Illinois. cepa.newschool.edu /het/profiles/douglas.htm   (235 words)

DNA/Biography Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952, educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St John's College, Cambridge where, in 1974 he gained a BA (and later an MA) in English literature. When Douglas won his first Golden Pan (for 1,000,000 paperback sales of HHGG) in 1984, it was the quickest that any Pan book had ever reached that figure, and Douglas was the youngest winner (i.e. Douglas was a founding director of h2g2, formerly The Digital Village, a digital media and Internet company with which he created the 1998 CD-ROM Starship Titanic, a Codie Award-winning (1999) and BAFTA-nominated (1998) adventure game. www.douglasadams.com /dna/bio.html   (665 words)

Douglas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Douglas (1675–1742), Scottish physician and anatomist, and physician to the Queen. River Douglas; a river that flows through Douglas; the capital of the Isle of Man. James Douglas (1803–1877), Scottish-Canadian governor of the colony of Vancouver Island 1851–1864 en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas   (973 words)

Stephen Douglas Monument: Interior Douglas saw the defection of the abolitionist "Long John" Wentworth as a betrayal, and the two remained bitter enemies for the rest of their lives. Douglas was the Democratic party's candidate for president, and Lincoln the Republican candidate. Douglas' hard work to preserve his country took its toll on his health. www.graveyards.com /IL/Cook/douglas   (584 words)

CBC.ca - The Greatest Canadian - Top Ten Greatest Canadians - Tommy Douglas Douglas continued to promote his socialist policy through the 1960s, but never managed to secure the highest office in the land. Douglas found his true calling in 1924 when he enrolled in a liberal arts college run by the Baptist church. The child of Scottish immigrants, Douglas spent his formative years in Winnipeg, Manitoba in a home where politics, philosophy and religion were side dishes at the dinner table. www.cbc.ca /greatest/top_ten/nominee/douglas-tommy.html   (907 words)

Wm. Douglas brief bio Douglas served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, the longest time served on record. When he succeeded Justice Louis Brandeis on the Supreme Court, Douglas was thought to be pro-business, but he became known for his absolutist interpretation of the guarantees of freedom in the Bill of Rights. Often in dissent in the years before the more liberal court led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, Douglas faced impeachment charges, or formal charges of official misconduct, in the early 1950s, when he granted a stay of execution to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who had been convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. www.writing.upenn.edu /~afilreis/50s/douglas-bio.html   (362 words)

Douglas Labs Douglas Directives contain information on suggested protocols for exclusive use by healthcare practitioners and are not for the interpretation or use by patients. Douglas Laboratories is the preferred choice of health professionals worldwide. Douglas Laboratories is proud to announce its new unique and innovative Xtra-Cell™ line of products. www.douglaslabs.com   (99 words)

The Official Website of Douglas County, Colorado By keeping this vision in sight, Douglas County employees undertake and achieve a vast number of responsibilities, some of which are highlighted in the 2005 Annual Performance Report. The Douglas County Habitat Conservation Plan (DCHCP) reflects a lengthy process undertaken by Douglas County and the Towns of Castle Rock and Parker to gain compliance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Douglas County Offices will be closed on Monday, May 29, 2006 in observance of Memorial Day. www.douglas.co.us   (326 words)

Douglas First Nation The name 'Port Douglas' originates from the colonial period, when the town, one of the earliest to be established in British Columbia, was erected adjacent to the present First Nations community in 1858. The reserve beside Port Douglas was originally allotted in 1859 by the magistrate of the town, but the current reserve allotments were first surveyed in 1884 by the Reserve Commission of the Department of Indian Affairs. The community of Douglas is situated at the northern end of Little Harrison Lake, which is connected by the Douglas Channel to the much larger Harrison Lake. www.inshuckch.com /douglas.html   (520 words)

Preserve America Community: Douglas, Massachusetts Douglas has one designated historic district and is undertaking preservation of the Town Common, including old granite horse hitching posts and feeding troughs. Today, Douglas (population 7,100) is a thriving rural community with a diversified economy, boosted by a long tradition of productive re-use of its historic assets. The Douglas Historical Society is currently creating interpretive curricular materials based on the history of Douglas and the Jenckes store. www.preserveamerica.gov /6-25-04PAcommunity-douglasMA.html   (299 words)

ASPC-Douglas Douglas Papago Unit can be reached by traveling south from the junction of Highway 191 and Highway 90 for approximately one mile. Douglas Police Department - In 1991, the Douglas City Council approved the renovation of the vacant train depot, originally built in 1924. Douglas Association for Retarded Citizens - Inmate labor is estimated to have saved the city $250,000 in labor costs. www.adc.state.az.us /prisons/douglas.htm   (718 words)

Douglas Budget - Sports Douglas High School golfers went up against some of the best competition in the state at the Douglas Golf Course Saturday, as nearly 150 golfers took to the greens on a perfect spring day. Douglas will head to Lusk Saturday for a small quad tournament, while the JV has a meet in Wright May 1. The Douglas High School boys and girls track teams racked up enough points to each take second place behind the Glenrock squads at the Douglas Twilight on Friday. www.douglas-budget.com /sports.htm   (933 words)

William O. Douglas Douglas supported unpopular political causes and maintained an unconventional lifestyle (he was married four times). Douglas served on the Securities and Exchange Commission before being tapped for the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. William Orville Douglas was born in Minnesota but spent most of his youth in Yakima, Washington. www.oyez.org /oyez/resource/legal_entity/79/biography   (183 words)

Douglas, Massachusetts Douglas has worked hard to preserve many of its historical buildings, such as Jenckes General Store, and is home to the 3752 acre Douglas State Forest containing Wallum Lake, walking trails and archeological sites. Douglas was named after William Douglas of Boston who donated money to initiate the development of the town's free schools. Douglas Daily provides a framework of information, including town statistics and tax rates as well as regional news and an index. www.blackstonedaily.com /douglas.htm   (562 words)

Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861) Marking the Douglas family's recent gift of a significant addition to the Douglas papers in Special Collections, the exhibition explores the interrelation of the Senator's personal and public life, including his early career in frontier Illinois, his marriage into a prominent Southern family, and his philanthropic role in founding the original University of Chicago. History of Brandon, Vermont: the house where Stephen A. Douglas was born in 1813. Stephen A. Douglas and the development of the Grand Boulevard area of Chicago. www.lib.uchicago.edu /e/spcl/douglas.html   (408 words)

City of Douglas - A Georgia City of Excellence Douglas was mapped in 1858 on 50 acres of land, donated by J.S. Pearson and named after Stephen A. Douglas, a Presidential candidate running against Abraham Lincoln. In 1895, the railroad came to Douglas and the town began to boom. Douglas has continued to grow and prosper as one of Georgia¹s progressive economic centers. www.cityofdouglas.com   (133 words)

Boeing - McDonnell Douglas History, Skywarrior, A3D (A-3) (B-66), Carrier-based bomber Both Douglas and McDonnell were of Scottish ancestry; both were graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and both spent time as chief engineers for the Glenn L. Martin Co. aircraft manufacturer. Douglas, born in 1892 in New York, began building bombers and passenger transports in Santa Monica, California. Separated by seven years in age, and by 2,000 miles, James Smith McDonnell and Donald Wills Douglas shared the same goals, the same motivation and the same belief in the future of aviation. www.boeing.com /history/mdc   (196 words)

Douglas County, Nebraska The Douglas County Board of Commissioners, in association with the National Association of Counties (NACo), is pleased to announce a new discount card for use in local area pharmacies. The Douglas County Planning Commission recommended for approval the proposed Comprehensive Development Plan at their meeting on Wednesday, February 8, 2006. Questions and comments on the proposed Plan should be directed to either Kent Holm (kholm@co.douglas.ne.us) or Barb Frohlich (bfrohlic@co.douglas.ne.us) at Douglas County Environmental Services. www.co.douglas.ne.us /explorer.shtml   (497 words)

Douglas Adams Quotes - The Quotations Page He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it. The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair. Even he, to whom most things that most people would think were pretty smart were pretty dumb, thought it was pretty smart. www.quotationspage.com /quotes/Douglas_Adams   (570 words)

Dave Douglas Luckily, with the Dave Douglas Sextet, such unpleasant adventures are impossible because the compositions written by the leader are responsive to the musicians possibilities and gave all of them room to express themselves. Besides trumpeter Dave Douglas, all musicians were able to convince the public in Winterthur: tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Greg Tandy, trombonist Josh Roseman, bass player James Genus, pianist Uri Caine and drummer Ben Perowsky. The Sextet: Dave Douglas (trumpet), Chris Speed (clarinet and tenor saxophone), Greg Tardy (clarinet, bass clarinet and tenor saxophone), Joshua Roseman (trombone), Uri Caine (piano), James Genus (bass) and Joey Baron (drums). www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo7/daved.htm   (1072 words)

Welcome to the Douglas High School Website Shelby Stand continued her quest toward becoming the 2nd player in Douglas Girl's Soccer history to score 100 goals in her career by scoring Douglas' only goal in yesterday's 5-1 loss to Nipmuc. The Douglas Girl's Soccer team concluded a very difficult stretch of four games in which they lost all four. " Douglas High School offers diverse learning experiences that meet the academic, social, physical and emotional needs of all students. www.douglas.k12.ma.us /high/sports/girls_soccer.htm   (653 words)

Douglas County Illinois Trails Douglas County was organized in 1857 (being set off from Coles) and named in honor of Stephen A. Douglas, then United States Senator from Illinois. , a city and the county-seat of Douglas County, located at the intersection of the Illinois Central and two other trunk lines of railway, 22 miles south of Champaign, and 36 miles east of Decatur. Besides a brick court-house it has five churches, a graded school, a national bank, two weekly newspapers and two establishments for the manufacture of carriages and wagons. iltrails.org /douglas   (561 words)

Douglas County, Washington Douglas County road maps are available for sale at the front counter of the Transportation and Land Services Building located in East Wenatchee. Douglas County intends to adopt amendments to Title 18 Zoning. For information about which Voting Precinct you reside in, look at our maps of the Douglas County Voting Precincts and the Greater East Wenatchee Area Voting Precincts. www.douglascountywa.net   (367 words)

Douglas Daily News, Douglas, GA - Homepage A Douglas Police officer arrested a man Saturday on drug charges after the DPD was tipped off to suspected drug activity by area citizens, according to a report issued by the Douglas Police Department. DOUGLAS — Monday afternoon, Coffee High head baseball coach Brad Porter said he felt like his team was going to put Friday night's heartbreaking 7-5 loss to the Colquitt County Packers behind them and step up and play well against the visiting Wayne County Yellow Jackets. This is a sample of the most recent forum topics in Douglas. www.douglasga.com   (316 words)

Douglas County, KS Douglas county, located in Northeastern Kansas west of the Kansas City metropolitan area, is home to major Kansas universities including the University of Kansas. Douglas County, KS You are here: Blue Skyways > Kansas > Counties > Douglas The Kansas State Historical Society also has more historical data for Douglas County online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers. skyways.lib.ks.us /counties/DG   (257 words)

Welcome to the Official Website for Jim Douglas, Governor of Vermont Governor Douglas said the law is a formal protection of a widely recognized, and important piece of our history and he thanked the several hundred Vermonters who turned out for the event for taking time to share this historic moment. Governor Douglas said designated baby safe havens include hospitals, police or fire stations, and places of worship where an employee or volunteer is present and are meant to prevent child abandonment. Montpelier, Vt. — Governor Jim Douglas today signed the Baby Safe Haven Law, which permits a person to a leave a child who is less than 30 days old in the custody of designated safe havens without penalty. www.vermont.gov /governor   (1026 words)

Douglas Pads Douglas Pads are designed specifically to enhance a player's performance through superior protection, non-restricted mobility and comfort. At Douglas, we make the best pads you can find anywhere – and we encourage input from our loyal customers on how to make our pads even better. Douglas has a hard-hitting strategy for pad performance and player confidence. www.douglaspads.com   (167 words)

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