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 August - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1945 the end of the Second World War was brought about following the August 6 bombing of Hiroshima and August 9 bombing of Nagasaki in the first and only use of nuclear weapons against civilian targets.
August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
August 24 is also, in the tradition of Candomblé, the day of Eshu, one of the most malevolent deities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/August   (610 words)

  
 August 2002 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
August 2002 : January- February- March- April- May- June- July- August - September- October- November- December
These come in response to the attacks of August 4 listed below.
This page was last modified 18:56, 16 February 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/August_2002   (1320 words)

  
 August 2003
Owais Ahmed Ghani is sworn in as new governor on August 11.
Mulayam Singh Yadav is sworn in as chief minister on August 29.
On August 20 the parliament approves Hazret Huade as new prime minister.
rulers.org /2003-08.html   (910 words)

  
 August By David Plotz
August is when the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, when Anne Frank was arrested, when the first income tax was collected, when Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe died.
Jack Shafer mocks August journalism in "This Is Your Newspaper on Vacation." Among his targets: A Wall Street Journal front-pager on the (alleged) return of yellow mustard.
August is the vast sandy wasteland of American culture.
www.slate.com /id/112553   (1061 words)

  
 CNN/TIME - America's Best
August was a poet before he became a playwright, and poetry is still part of the language his characters speak.
Those family confrontations -- when the mighty forces that August gathers on the stage clash, either with words or with action -- are the scenes that are hard to shake.
August says that when he writes he leaves some blood on the page.
www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2001/americasbest/pro.awilson.html   (382 words)

  
 The History Place - This Month in History
- Following the unsuccessful coup of August 19-21, the Soviet Communist Party was suspended, thus ending the institution that ruled the Soviet Union for nearly 75 years.
August 24, 79 A.D. Vesuvius, an active volcano in southern Italy, erupted and destroyed the cities of Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum.
Starting from Maine on August 11, they traveled in Double Eagle II over 3,000 miles in 137 hours, landing about 60 miles west of Paris.
www.historyplace.com /specials/calendar/august.htm   (4475 words)

  
 The Weather of August 2002
On 27 August, hot weather was blamed for the death of a 50-year-old man who suffered from sunstroke while hiking in Sai Kung.
Under light wind conditions, it was hazy on 28 August and the visibility dropped to 3500 meters at the Hong Kong International Airport.
On 18 August, heavy showers associated with the outer rainbands of tropical storm Vongfong began to affect Hong Kong.
www.geocities.com /wwhk3/monthweather/2002/200208weather.html   (496 words)

  
 Welcome to August Capital
Founded in 1995, August Capital is a leading venture capital firm actively investing in entrepreneurial teams throughout the information technology market spectrum.
Including the most recent August fund which was formed in Q1 2005, August has raised four funds and has over $1.3 billion of capital under management.
August Capital Announces $550 Million August IV Fund »
www.augustcap.com   (182 words)

  
 This Month In UFO History
In August 1950 at RAF Farnborough, Stan Hubbard, an experienced test pilot, was walking across the airfield when he heard a humming, hissing sound.
George Van Tassel began weekly meditation sessions in 1953 at Giant Rock with interested persons which, he claimed, led to UFO contacts and finally to an actual encounter with extra-terrestrials when, in August of that year, a saucer landed from the plant Venus, woke Van Tassel up and invited him onto the ship.
August 1927 artist, philosopher, and explorer Nicholas Roerich and other members of his expedition saw a huge, shiny, oval-shaped object, one side of it glistening in the sun, high over the Altai-Himalaya.
www.rense.com /general39/tm_aug.htm   (6403 words)

  
 August 2004
Aziz is elected on August 27, with 191 votes in the 342-seat National Assembly, and sworn in on August 28.
Oommen Chandy is sworn in as chief minister on August 31.
The college reconvenes for a second round on August 16, and several votes are again inconclusive, but the chief justice commands the electors to continue sitting until they have chosen a president, and they finally elect Kalkot Mataskelekele with 49 votes against 7 for Saul.
rulers.org /2004-08.html   (915 words)

  
 August Holidays & Observances Calendar, Celebrity Birthdays & More
She died August 2, 1998 from ovarian cancer at the age of 65.
Neil Alden Armstrong (the first man on the moon) was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio on August 5th, 1930
Holidays and Observances - August 1, 2005 (Monday):
www.butlerwebs.com /holidays/august.htm   (3096 words)

  
 August
MTV premiered on August 1, 1981, and was a household commodity by 1985.
On August 6, 1945, America dropped the bomb on Hiroshima.
On August 1st you are encouraged to lift your voice up with a few of your friends to celebrate Rounds Resounding Day.
www.classbrain.com /artholiday/publish/cat_index_10.shtml   (455 words)

  
 August homepage
If you're upgrading to August 0.61b or newer from an older version you may have to delete or edit the "Augustoptions.tcl" file that resides in the ~/.August directory.
August is a free html editor for the UNIX platform.
This particular release creates a lot of buffer files that isn't erased when August is shut down, so there may be large number of files there.
www.bostream.nu /johanb/august   (383 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : August (Monthly Overview)
Moreover, in the Assumption of his Mother (August 15), Our Lord has demonstrated his fidelity to his promise.
Heretics have returned to the faith by the prayers of her Rosary, first preached by St. Dominic (August 8) in the twelfth Century, and hearts have been converted by the graces received while wearing her Miraculous Medal, promoted by St. Maximillian Kolbe (August 14) and adopted as the "badge" for the Pious Union he founded.
Most notably, during August, we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration and the feast of the Assumption.
www.catholicculture.org /lit/overviews/months/08.cfm   (984 words)

  
 the August Homepage
August moves his head according to the users movements, detected with the camera eye
August communicates using synthetic speech, facial expressions and head movements
The animated agent is named after the 19th century author August Strindberg
www.speech.kth.se /august   (197 words)

  
 August (1996) - MovieWeb
It is a sultry August, and the Davies household has visitors.
Ieuan(Anthony Hopkins), who has managed the estate for many years for little reward, has fallen passionately in love with Helen Blaithwaite (Rate Burton), but his passion, as yet, is unrequited.
movieweb.com /movie/august   (140 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: august
Bed and Breakfast.com August Inn on Bed and Breakfast.com.
Find Your August Ancestors Now Find August family history records.
This page shows blog posts, photos, and links that have been tagged august.
www.technorati.com /tag/august   (453 words)

  
 August Inc lounge seating, chairs, sofas, benches, modular furniture, college,library, GSA Contract, hospital lobby, office reception, sports center, airport waiting
August Inc lounge seating, chairs, sofas, benches, modular furniture, college,library, GSA Contract, hospital lobby, office reception, sports center, airport waiting
www.augustinc.com   (20 words)

  
 August Home Page
August Associates provides Unix, C, Java, Database, X/Motif, Database and web consulting services to Fortune 500 companies.
August.net is an internet service provider (ISP) founded by members of August Associates.
For expertise in IBM mainframe database systems such as DB2 or M204, August Associates recommends Keshvari Enterprises, Inc.
www.august.com   (157 words)

  
 August
On Monday, August 27, 2001, the Livonia Board of Supervisors met in regular meeting at the Livonia Town Hall located at 26519 112th Street, Livonia Township, Sherburne County, State of Minnesota.
On Monday, August 26, 2002 the Livonia Board of Supervisors met in Regular Board Meeting at the Livonia Town Hall located at 26519 112th Street, Livonia Township, Sherburne County, State of Minnesota.
Clerk injected in August Thompson also took in a cat, for a total of 5 animals.
www.livoniatownship.org /August.html   (14311 words)

  
 August.Net
August.Net is a Texas based Internet Service Provider operated by IP network engineers and is an industry leader in providing business-grade internet connectivity.
August delivers professional network services such as T-1,
www.august.net   (226 words)

  
 August 2000 news archive: Digital Photography Review
Saturday, 5 August 2000 Rio Enzo Fuzuki posts EOS-D30 samples
We've seen hints / heard of this for quite a few weeks, and it's clear that Kodak Pro representative offices in different countries are handling this in different ways, but today Kodak US announced clear price cuts for their 560 and 660 DCS cameras in addition to previous price drops in the DCS range.
The monthly bi-lingual digital camera webzine Megapixel.Net have just released their August edition, under the reviewers eye this month is the Sony DSC-S30, Canon's PowerShot S100 (Digital ELPH / IXUS / IXY) and the Ricoh RDC-7 (about which they had some kind words).
www.dpreview.com /news/0008/archive.asp   (3906 words)

  
 WELCOME TO GROOVEHOUNDS.COM!!! TT'S AUGUST 20TH - COME TO THE ROCK SHOW
TT'S AUGUST 20TH - COME TO THE ROCK SHOW
www.groovehounds.com   (3906 words)

  
 August Krogh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schack August Steenberg Krogh (November 15, 1874- September 13, 1949) was a professor of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen 1916-1945.
In 1920 August Krogh was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine for the discovery of the mechanism of regulation of the capillaries in skeletal muscle.
Today, the disciplines of animal physiology, exercise physiology, and some of the biochemical subdisciplines under the Faculty of Science are based at the August Krogh Institute, a building inaugurated in 1970.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Schack_August_Steenberg_Krogh   (398 words)

  
 Intellicast.com Weather - Almanac for August in the UnitedStates
Intellicast.com Weather - Almanac for August in the UnitedStates
www.intellicast.com /Almanac/UnitedStates/August   (9 words)

  
 Eric Clapton : August - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
The title commemorates the birth in August 1986 of Clapton's son Conor.
That radio support may have helped the album to achieve gold status in less than six months, Clapton's best commercial showing since 1981's Another Ticket, despite the album's failure to generate a hit single.
Eric Clapton : August - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,65395,00.html   (200 words)

  
 Star Wars: Biography Pernilla August
August's theatre credits include: The Dream Play, Hamlet, for which she won the British Drama Magazine's Best Supporting Actress Award playing Ophelia, The Dolls House and The Winter's Tale, all directed by Ingmar Bergman and performed at the National Theater of Sweden.
Swedish actress Pernilla August won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992 for her performance in The Best Intentions, directed by Bille August and written by Ingmar Bergman.
starwars.com > Biography > Cast > Pernilla August
www.starwars.com /bio/pernillaaugust.html   (136 words)

  
 August 1999 news archive: Digital Photography Review
Steve managed to get his hands on one of the first Fuji MX2900's, he's written a user review of the camera which is officially launched today (17th August) @ MSRP of $899.
Wednesday, 18 August 1999 Steve publishes Canon S10 leaflet
Saturday, 21 August 1999 Nikon D1 Hands-on preview
www.dpreview.com /news/9908/archive.asp   (3254 words)

  
 August Toepler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He also developed the Toepler machine, an electrostatic influence machine, in 1865 for use in X-ray photography.
Toepler's son Maximilien Toepler was also a physicist, and worked independently in the same field.
In 1864 he applied Foucault's knife-edge test for telescope mirrors to the analysis of fluid flow and the shock wave.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/August_Toepler   (145 words)

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