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	Gibbon Summary
		Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae.
		Gibbons are masters of their primary mode of locomotion, brachiation, swinging from branch to branch distances of up to 15 m (50 ft), at speeds as much as 56 km/h (35 mph).
		Gibbons have the typical nose of catarrhine primates with nostrils that are close together and face forward and slightly downward.
	www.bookrags.com /Gibbon (987 words)

	gibbon - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about gibbon
		They eat mainly fruit and move with great agility through the trees by swinging from branch to branch suspended by their long arms – this is known as brachiation.
		Gibbons are found from Assam through the Malay peninsula to Borneo, but are becoming rare, with certain species classified as endangered.
		At the basis of the works of all the modern historians from Gibbon to Buckle, despite their seeming disagreements and the apparent novelty of their outlooks, lie those two old, unavoidable assumptions.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /gibbon (293 words)

	Gibbon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The extinct Bunopithecus sericus is an extinct gibbon or gibbon-like ape which, until recently, was thought to be closely related to the Hoolock gibbons.
		Gibbons are masters of their primary mode of locomotion, brachiation, swinging from branch to branch distances of up to 50 feet, at speeds as much as 35 mph.
		Gibbon skulls resemble those of the great apes, with very short rostra, enlarged braincases, and large orbits that face forward.
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	byzantine empire - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		By the 18th century refinement and polite manners were no longer considered effeminate, so writers like Gibbon and Montesquieu searched after a new justification for their prejudice against this civilization.
		Gibbon found it in the scholarly works of the emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos, and seized upon the bookishness style of this invalid and bookish ruler, who was forced to pass most of his reign as a figurehead.
		, Gibbon thus gave new life to an oversimplified view of a "decadent" Byzantium, which lives in the public mind by the poetry of William Butler Yeats.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Byzantine-Empire (3467 words)

	Edward Gibbon Wakefield: Information from Answers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Edward Gibbon and William were both arrested as was their stepmother, who had participated in the early planning of the escapade.
		Edward Gibbon found him somewhere to live and farmed out the children among various relatives but it was another year before his health was strong enough to take over the role of surrogate father, Felix being apparently unable to do anything for his family.
		Edward Gibbon stood in the Hutt Valley and to the surprise of some and the disappointment of others he was successfully elected to both the Provincial Council and the General Assembly.
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	Attila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Aetius failed to press his advantage, according to Gibbon because he feared the consequences of an overwhelming Visogothic triumph as much as he did a defeat.
		Gibbon however says Aetius never showed his greatness more clearly in managing to harass and slow Attila's advance with only a shadow force.
		Prosper of Aquitaine's pious "fable which has been represented by the pencil of Raphael and the chisel of Algardi" (as Gibbon called it) says that the Pope, aided by Saint Peter and Saint Paul, convinced him to turn away from the city.
	www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /wiki/Attila (4291 words)

	Gibbons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Christopher Gibbons (1615 - 1676) - English composer, son of Orlando.
		Edward Stanley Gibbons (1840-1913) Philatelist and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd.
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/g/gi/gibbons.html (129 words)

	Roman Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, it is noted that Commodus at first ruled the empire well.
		Gibbon says that this arrangement has been compared to a "chorus of music." With the withdrawal of Diocletian and Maximian, this harmony disappeared.
		According to Gibbon in The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, upon being mortally wounded by a dart, he was carried back to his camp.
	www.libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Roman_Empire.html (10174 words)

	Gibbon, Lewis Grassic - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gibbon, Lewis Grassic
		He was the author of the trilogy A Scots Quair, comprising Sunset Song, Cloud Howe, and Grey Granite (1932–34), set in the Mearns, south of Aberdeen, where he was born and brought up.
		Gibbon worked as a journalist in Aberdeen, became a communist, and served in the Middle East during World War I. In 1928 he published Hanno: or the Future of Exploration and after leaving the forces in 1929 he lived by writing until his death.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Gibbon,+Lewis+Grassic (269 words)

	CalendarHome.com - Dark Ages - Calendar Encyclopedia
		When modern scholarly study of the Middle Ages arose in the 19th century, the term "Dark Ages" was at first kept, with all its critical overtones.
		Although it was never the more formal term (universities named their departments "medieval history", not "dark age history"), it was widely used, including in such classics as Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, where it expressed the author's contempt for "priest-ridden", superstitious, dark times.
		However the early 20th century saw a radical re-evaluation of the Middle Ages, and with it a calling into question of the terminology of darkness.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /Dark_age.htm (2049 words)

	Ancient Rome - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		According to Edward Gibbon, the Roman Empire succumbed to barbarian
		Romans, Gibbon says, had become effeminate and were unwilling to live the military lifestyle.
		In addition, Gibbon implicated Christianity in the downfall of Rome.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/a/n/c/Ancient_Rome_6564.html (3477 words)

	Linguist List - Reviews Available for the Book
		In order to disambiguate speech acts, the model of Searle & Vanderveken's illocutionary logic requires more precision with regard to the propositional content that is presupposed.
		An extended HPSG-formalism is an adequate model for the representation, description and explanation of the disambiguation of illocutionary acts; 4.
		Gibbon, D., Mertins, L., & Moore, R. Handbook of audiovisual, multimodal and spoken dialogue and systems resources and terminology for development and product evauation.
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	Gibbons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jim Gibbons (United States politician) (born 1951), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada Jim Gibbons (disambiguation) for other "Jim.
		Thomas Gibbons (1757-1852) lawyer, mayor of Savannah, steamboat tycoon, father of William Gibbons (1794-1852) whose home, Mead Hall, was the historic first building on the Drew University campus.
		Gibbons, the loveable little person from the tv show Tom Goes to the Mayor, played by Brian Posehn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gibbons (261 words)

	Empire
		Typically, a monarchy or an oligarchy rooted in the original core territory would continue to dominate this union.
		Many ancient empires maintained control of their subject peoples by controlling the supply of a vital resource, usually water; historians refer to such régimes as "hydraulic empires." The introduction of a common religion also often strengthened empires, as occurred (pace Edward Gibbon) with the adoption of Christianity under Constantine I of the Roman Empire.
		The discovery of the New World provided an opportunity for many European states to embark upon programs of imperialism on a different model, colonization.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/e/em/empire.html (845 words)

	Empire (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		:''For alternative meanings, see Empire (disambiguation) ---- An empire (also known technically, abstractly or disparagingly as an imperium, and with powers known among Romans as "imperium") comprises a set of regions locally ruled by governors, viceroys or client kings in the name of an emperor.
		Many ancient empires maintained control of their subject peoples by controlling the supply of a vital resource, usually water; historians refer to such régimes as "hydraulic empires".
		The introduction of a common religion also often strengthened empires, as occurred (''pace'' Edward Gibbon) with the adoption of Christianity under Constantine I of the Roman Empire.
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	gibbon - OneLook Dictionary Search (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Gibbon, gibbon : UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include gibbon: gibbon edward, wakefield edward gibbon, dr.john gibbon, gibbon and landis t, gibbon ape leukaemia virus, more...
		Words similar to gibbon: hylobates lar, lar, more...
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	LE-EAGLES--WP4-4 Integrated Resources Working Group Survey and guidelines for the representation and annotation of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		We have restricted attention to certain levels or tiers of representation/annotation where there is felt to be a particular need to propose guidelines.
		To understand the way in which humans interact with machines is also important because there are many types of machine-mediation that may each influence the way dialogue is conducted in a particular way, both when communicating with the computer and with another human via the computer.
		Some kind of hierarchy of priority seems to be needed in what kinds of macro-features of the dialogue to represent orthographically, and at what level of detail to represent them: see the Recommendations at the end of this Section.
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	Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		While there have been militant monastic at various points in history (Buddhist monks of the Shaolin temple are a well-known example) these the exception and not the norm.
		If you liked Kaye Gibbon's "Ellen Foster" then Lily Owens will capture your heart.
		When her father, T. Ray, punished her by making her kneel on grits, I immediately knew that she was a survivor and he was a coward.
	www.freeglossary.com /Monk (538 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Recreation : Humor : Animals [2] : Monkeys
		Because of their similarity to monkeys, apes such as chimpanzees and gibbons are sometimes incorrectly called monkeys.
		However, pop culture often incorrectly labels apes, particularly chimpanzees, gibbons, and gorillas, as monkeys.
		Terry Pratchett makes use of this trait in his Discworld novels, in which the Librarian of the Unseen University is an orangutan who gets very violent if referred to as a monkey.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Recreation-Humor/Animals-Monkeys.shtml (1634 words)

	Copyright Law - Wikisource
		That the danger is not chimerical may easily be shown.
		Most of us, I am sure, have known persons who, very erroneously as I think, but from the best motives, would not choose to reprint Fielding's novels, or Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
		Some gentlemen may perhaps be of opinion that it would be as well if Tom Jones and Gibbon's History were never reprinted.
	en.wikisource.org /wiki/Copyright_Law (5574 words)

	The Ultimate Putney - American History Information Guide and Reference
		For other uses of the name, see Putney (disambiguation).
		Putney is an place in the London Borough of Wandsworth in south west London.
		Edward Gibbon, historian, was born in Putney, and gave his name to the local Telephone Exchange.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Putney (224 words)

	AT&T Labs Research
		Liu, D. Gibbon, B. Shahraray, Multimedia Content Acquisition and Processing in the MIRACLE System, IEEE CCNC January, 2006.
		Begeja, H. Drucker, D. Gibbon, P. Haffner, Z. Liu, B. Renger, B. Shahraray, Semantic Data Mining of Short Utterances, IEEE Transactions On Speech & Audio Processing: Special Issue on Data Mining of Speech, Audio and Dialog September, 2005.
		Gibbon, L. Begeja, Z. Liu, B. Renger, B. Shahraray, Multimedia Processing for Enhanced Information Delivery on Mobile Devices, Emerging Applications for Wireless and Mobile Access MobEA II, New York May, 2004.
	public.research.att.com /Publications.cfm?ptype=paper (9801 words)

	Rome :: Ancient : Gourt
		About.com: Ancient Rome - Netlinks on the history of ancient Rome, its empire, and its fall.
		The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Classic text covering a broad history of the empire.
		The Later Roman Empire - Lectures in Medieval History, by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
	society.gourt.com /History/By-Time-Period/Ancient/Rome.html (1390 words)

	Pets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		For other uses, see Antelope (disambiguation) The antelope are a group of herbivorous African...
		Armadillo - Armadillos are any of several small mammals of the family Dasypodidae, mostly known for having a bony armor shell.
		Gibbon - Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae.
	www.onpets.co.uk /Pets.htm (2208 words)

	Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In practice, however, the government of the city was hotly contested between various factions of Roman nobility, the Pope, the Holy Roman Emperor, and occasional republican insurrections.
		After the suppression of the republic of 1434 (Gibbon's "last revolt of Rome"), the Papacy folded the government of Rome into the ecclesiastical bureaucracy.
		During this period, Rome became the worldwide center of Christianity and increasingly developed a relevant political role that made it one of the most important towns of the Old Continent.
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	Amazon.com: "Computational Lexica": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Gibbon, Dafydd 1992 ILEX: A Linguistic Approach to Computational Lexica.
		Gibbon, D. ILEX: A Linguistic Approach to Computational Lexica.
		Gibbon, G. Verbmobil Lexicon: Conventions for Spelling and Pronunciation.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Computational-Lexica (494 words)

	Lar : search word
		Category:Cities in Iran ---- Lar can also refer to the Lar Gibbon ---- In Roman Mythology, a lar is the singular form meaning one of the Lares, a household or family deity.
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
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