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	British Army
		Accordingly the strength of the British military was further reduced, in recognition of Britain's reduced role in world affairs, outlined in the 1957 Defence White Paper, although major conflicts had been recently fought in form of the Korean War in 1950 and Suez Crisis in 1956.
		British Army garrison is provided by an indigenous regiment, the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, which has been on the Army regular establishment since the last British regiment left in 1991.
		The British Army were deployed to Sierra Leone, a former British colony, in 1999 to aid the government in quelling violent uprisings by militiamen, under United Nations resolutions.
	www.jgames.co.uk /title/British_Army (5049 words)

	Reference for British Army - Search.com
		The Battle of Waterloo, one of the greatest victories in British military history, in part due to the sound tactics of their Commander, the Duke of Wellington, and Emperor Napoleon's temperament, which was influenced by the knowledge that even if he won the battle, he was still outnumbered at least three-to-one by his numerous enemies.
		Despite the decline of the British Empire, the Army was still deployed around the world, fighting in the Korean War, the Suez crisis of 1956, and colonial wars in Oman and Malaysia.
		The British Army is still the major coalition presence in the city of Basra and the Southern regions of Iraq.
	www.search.com /reference/British_Army (5113 words)

	The Animal list
		List members do have a tendency to develop nicknames, but they are usually to differentiate among people of the same name, (Michael, Mike P, Michael-dot and Mama Duck, John H, John O and John the Nicknameless).
		Nicknames are often used as 1) signs of endearment and friendship (the Fuzzy One, the Mad Scientist, the Rebel Redneck), 2) physical locators (Denton and Singapore Rick), 3) are inside list jokes (Chimpy Nuts, the Commie or Wildman) or 4) based on a professional past.
		The list is not real kind to "dojo darlings" who tend to rattle their keyboards without an ounce of actual experience or true believers who think that they have found the ultimate answer (or teacher) and will argue endlessly over the internet based on no experience what-so-ever.
	www.nononsenseselfdefense.com /animallist.html (10002 words)

	Toponym m-sport.info - Wikipedia
		A toponym is a name of a locality, region, or some other part of Earth's surface, including natural features (such as streams) and artificial ones (such as cities).
		In anatomy, a toponym is a name of a region of the body, as distinguished from the name of an organ.
		Toponymists are sometimes used by governments in order to verify the accuracy of certain names as used by cartographers, the media, researchers, publishers, and their duties also include the inputting of new names into databases and topographical maps.
	www.m-sport.info /?title=Toponym (545 words)

	Mencken, H.L. 1921. The American Language
		This classic was written to clarify the discrepancies between British and American English and to define the distinguishing characteristics of American English.
		Mencken’s groundbreaking study was undoubtedly the most scientific linguistic work on the American language to date and continues to serve as a definitive resource in the field.
		Bibliographic Record Subject Index Word and Phrase List
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	Thanksgiving
		There are also regional differences as to the "stuffing" (or "dressing") traditionally served with the turkey.
		In Canada, the United States' Thanksgiving is sometimes refered to as "Yanksgiving" to distinguish it from the Canadian holiday (yank being a nickname for a resident of the USA).
		As the holiday most associated with family gatherings in the U.S., Thanksgiving is often humorously portrayed in movies and television as an occasion for extended family members to bicker with one another.
	abcworld.net /Thanksgiving.html (2906 words)

	List of British regional nicknames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As with most countries, the United Kingdom has many nicknames for residents of its cities and regions.
		For example, residents of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians or Scousers.
		This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_British_regional_nicknames (266 words)

	Regiments of the British Army: Overview
		Snapshots of the British Army, in the form of rolls of regiments at various periods in the Army's history, serve to illustrate the evolving continuity and heritage of the regimental system that has been described as both the envy and puzzlement of the rest of the world.
		By 1702 a sense of seniority and precedence across the three establishments was beginning to evolve as Parliament, ever suspicious of the Army, forced major cuts after every war or crisis, and the regiments sought a claim to survival based on seniority.
		Two regiments commanded by colonels Howard were distinguished as the Buff Howards and the Green Howards from the colour of their facings, and the units eventually came to be officially known as The Buffs and The Green Howards.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/lists/bargts.htm (4006 words)

	Toponym Encyclopedia Article @ Thereupon.org (Site not responding. Last check: )
		name of a locality, region, or some other part of Earth's surface or an artificial feature.
		In some cultures, most or all such place names have a definite meaning in the language; this is not the case, generally, for place names in the
		ethnology, a toponym is a name derived from a place or a region.
	www.thereupon.org /encyclopedia/Toponym (607 words)

	Pensacola Florida Hotels Discount Beach Hotel Vacation Packages and Car Rentals Cheap
		As of the 2004 census, the region had a completeness population of 56,245 and as of 2005, the inhabitant recorded by the U.S. list Bureau is 54,045.
		In the regional the inhabitant was expanded out with 23.58% inferior the age of 19, 12.80% from 19 to 25, 28.00% from 28 to 48, 22.00% from 48 to 84, and 18.30% who were 68 points of age or older.
		Ten points later, the region returned the island to the federal control in the expectation that it would be produced into a U.S. regional Monument protecting the residues of Fort Pickens, the single fort in the South to be stopped by the confederation throughout the indefinite of the American courteous War.
	www.seearoompensacola.com (1179 words)

	Talk:Canada - Wikitravel
		I've reduced the list of twenty cities down to just nine since that is our standard max for the number of cities to list at any level.
		The fact that the town of Fernie (British Columbia) would be within both the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia region is not a problem.
		British Columbia - Separated by the Rockies, British Columbians have (in a very vocal minority) often discussed a seperatist movement of their own.
	wikitravel.org /en/Talk:Canada (2777 words)

	Channelisland.eu
		During the Second World War, the Islands were the only part of the British Commonwealth occupied by Germany (excepting that part of Egypt occupied by the Afrika Korps at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein).
		They have been part of the Duchy of Normandy since the 10th century and Queen Elizabeth II is often referred to by her traditional and conventional title of Duke of Normandy.
		Under the Interpretation Act 1978, the Channel Islands are deemed to be part of the British Islands, not to be confused with the British Isles.
	www.channelisland.eu (2295 words)

	List Of City Nicknames
		This partial list of city nicknames compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that Cities are sometimes known by, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their Tourism boards.
		Many cities have nicknames which claim that the international or, less commonly, the national or regional capital of a particular Industry, Hobby or other phenomenon, especially the Agricultural production of a certain plant.
		These nicknames are usually based on the city's cultural heritage or history.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/List_of_city_nicknames (1889 words)

	Ireland the friendliest place in the world, says prestigious British travel guide - National News, Frontpage - ...
		There have been the Irish jokes, insulting nicknames and the attitude that much that went on the neighbouring island was simply beyond the pale.
		The prestigious British travel guide Lonely Planet reckons that, now the Troubles are over and the streets of Northern Ireland are safe again, the island's inhabitants have reverted to what they do best – drinking good liquor, making strangers feel at home and having fun.
		There is also an honorary mention for the north-east of England, with its rejuvenated cities and wild countryside rated as the "most exciting, beautiful and friendly region in the whole of England".
	www.independent.ie /national-news/ireland-the-friendliest-place-in-the-world-says-prestigious-british-travel-guide-1198976.html (862 words)

	Alaska
		Natural regions and climate From north to south, the four main natural regions of Alaska are the Arctic Slope; the Rocky Mountain System; the Interior Plateau, basin of the great Yukon River; and the Pacific Mountain System.
		In this region is Alaska's Mount McKinley, which stands at 20,320 feet (6,194 meters)--almost 6,000 feet (1,800 meters) higher than the California mountain to make it the tallest in North America.
		Geographically, the Panhandle is the coastal section of northern British Columbia.
	internationalhunters.homestead.com /Alaska.html (2060 words)

	MyDanishRoots.com :: Genealogy and Family History in Denmark / Danmark - Home
		A group of surnames are the so-called regional names—those names that indicate a families point of origin.
		This is a Geographical introduction to the different Provinces and Regions in Denmark, and how to specify a place name when inquiring into family history.
		All countries divide into provinces and regions according to the natural demarcations of the landscape; in a 'Kingdom of Isles' like Denmark, these geographical borders may be even sharper.
	www.mydanishroots.com (938 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:North America:United States (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Suggest sites to the appropriate Region category for entities whose operational area is specifically limited to the region, and to County categories for entities whose operational area is specifically limited to the county.
		Most sites will be listed by Locality where they are relevant to the locality and its vicinity and have a "brick and mortar" operation in the locality, and/or where the operational area has significance only to the locality and its vicinity.
		Located in the Northwest corner of the United States' lower 48 states, it is bordered by British Columbia, Canada to the North; Idaho to the East; Oregon to the South; and the Pacific Ocean to the West.
	dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/desc.html (10277 words)

	Harass a hoodie: how Essex police take surveillance to the streets \| UK news \| The Guardian
		FIT officers target a hit list of individuals who are "known to police", and subject them to repeated surveillance.
		Nicknamed Alcatraz because of its fortress-like appearance, the Five Links estate has high levels of crime.
		Some officers developed derogatory nicknames for the teenagers they were stopping.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk/2008/may/30/ukcrime.youthjustice (1241 words)

	Really Useful Books
		If there is a book not listed that you find really useful let me know about it so that others can hear about it.
		She is the author of several regional cookery books and also writes for several magazines, including Lancashire Life and The Lady.
		A list of indexes and copies and originals of Lancashire Parish Register - where they are and the dates covered.
	www.btinternet.com /~johnhglen/id67.htm (1603 words)

	Lingua Franca - 22/02/2003: Genealogy, Genes & Geography...
		We were also fortunate in obtaining from British Telecom a listing of names with a frequency of over 174 subscribers in any one region, which provided a useful first check on frequent names outside the capital cities.
		If the British Dictionary of Surnames reveals the enduring ties between family names and their places of origin, the forthcoming Dictionary of American Family Names is a history of emigration.
		The database helps to provide clues to surname origins by also considering first names: the ethnic origin of surnames is checked by computing correlations between them and the associated first names, insofar as the latter are of known ethnicity.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/arts/ling/stories/s790071.htm (1922 words)

	DM 2.1 (2006): P5-MS: A general purpose tagset for manuscript description . By M. J. Driscoll, Arnamagnæan Institute.
		Following this, one has the option of providing a heading and then either one or more paragraphs, marked up as a series of elements, or one or more of the specialised elements listed above (which are all optional, but if used may only appear once and only in the order given).
		Listed below are the major innovations in P5-MS, along with a brief discussion of the thinking behind them.
		In MASTER it was decided that three of these, , , and , should be required, since they provide what is, by common consent, the minimum amount of information necessary to identify a manuscript uniquely: place, repository, shelfmark.
	www.digitalmedievalist.org /article.cfm?RecID=12 (4325 words)

	Boston - Sixth World Wiki
		It is one of the oldest and wealthiest cities in the United States, and its economy is primarily based on finance, education, health care, and technology.
		Its nicknames include "Beantown" and "The Hub" (shortened from Oliver Wendell Holmes's phrase The Hub of the Universe), as well as The Athens of America, due to its educational and cultural institutions.
		Boston was, until 1755, the biggest city in America; as the one most directly affected by the latest whims of the British Crown, it was the natural birthplace for the opposition that culminated in the Revolutionary War.
	wiki.dumpshock.com /index.php/Boston (725 words)

	OldTools Mailing List Control Panel
		The purpose of this list is to provide an entertaining, not-quite-moderated, light-hearted, fun, jolly, happy, informative forum to discuss the history, usage, value, location, availability, collectibility, and restoration of traditional tools, including woodworking tools.
		Your for sale list should be prefaced by FS: in the subject header, to indicate that it is a sale list.
		Nickname for the list owners, responsible for the day-to-day operation of the list.
	swingleydev.com /archive/faq.html (4861 words)

	Australian islands - Australia's Culture Portal
		Almost all of them were descendants of the Bounty mutineers, the British naval officers involved in the1789 mutiny against Captain William Bligh.
		Due to the number of shared surnames, many of the descendents are listed in the local telephone book by their nicknames for identification purposes - Lettuce Leaf, Spuddy, Bubby, Diddles and Loppy to name just a few.
		The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) was established in 1994 to allow Torres Strait islanders to manage their own affairs according to their own ailan kastom (island custom).
	www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au /articles/islands (1614 words)

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		Since the man was not actually hunting at the time, or on his way to or from the field, the injury will not be included in state statistics, DNR hunter safety administrator Suzanne Koppelo said.
		We have 77 counties and the are now listed as a nuisance in all counties.
		Good Luck ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Traphand@aol.com Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Beaver news item Date: 04 Dec 2000 18:03:02 EST It is funnier years later setting around a fire and telling some of the crazy trapping stories,thanks for bringing back some of the menories.
	www.xmission.com /pub/lists/hist_text/archive/hist_text.200012 (17338 words)

	Professional Cycling Palmarès Site \| Tour de France: History
		Victory to "the Argentine": 1907 saw victory go to Lucien Petit-Breton, nicknamed "the Argentine", after his rival Emile Georget was demoted for an illegal bike change.
		Petit-Breton becomes the first double winner: If his 1907 victory had left something to chance, in 1908 Petit-Breton left no-one in doubt as to his class as he became the first man to win the Tour de France twice.
		The Tour de France during the War: No Tours de France, but racing went on, before emerging from the dark shadow of war for the triumphal return of 1947.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /veloarchive/races/tour/index.htm (1614 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Magazine \| Over and out?
		British lorry drivers were the pioneers of CB use, finding it useful to communicate between themselves about such things as the locations of speed traps and other road hazards, and to keep at bay the loneliness of the open road.
		Until recently it wasn't 'heavy-handedness' by the British, it was an intenational requirement that radio amateurs demonstrated their competence in morse code.
		Britain was the first to change its licence, although many countries retain morse code as a requirement for short-wave transmissions by amateurs.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/4789887.stm (4740 words)

	Bangalore travel guide - Wikitravel
		Claiming misrule by the king Krishna Raja Wodeyar III, the British took control of the Mysore Kingdom and, possibly influenced by the city's mild climate, moved the administrative capital to Bangalore.
		Notable international flights are from Frankfurt on Lufthansa, from Singapore on Singapore Airlines, from Kuala Lumpur (KL) on Malaysian Airlines, from London on British Airways, from Dubai on Emirates, from Paris on Air France and from Bangkok on Thai Airways.
		Apart from the numerous malls that have that have taken Bangalore by storm, the essential element and soul of the city comes through in its myriad small and unique boutiques that are all over the city, usually tucked away though.
	wikitravel.org /en/Bangalore (14040 words)

	English Industrial Sites - Blackpool Tramway
		By the end of the nineteenth century the trams were serviced by overhead electric cables, despite many concerns about the potential dangers of this method.
		At the beginning of the twentieth century there were the 'toastracks', a rather primitive design of tram that was effectively a row of benches on a mobile platform.
		For the many in search of charm and nostalgia, what could be more memorable than riding the Blackpool Tramway in a 1930s tram car and arriving at one of the resort's beautiful Victorian piers.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /industrial/blackpool_trams.htm (559 words)

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