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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Australia
The Australian Capital Territory was separated from New South Wales in 1911, to provide a neutral place for the proposed new federal capital of Canberra (the initial capital having been Melbourne).
With this act of parliament, Australian law was made unequivocally the law in the nation, and the High Court of Australia was confirmed as the single highest court of appeal.
Although the Australian colonies were founded as a penal colonies (except for South Australia and Western Australia - with the latter later receiving convicts), the transportation of British convicts to Australian colonies was gradually phased out between 1840 and 1868.
www.fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Australia   (3525 words)

  
 Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list estimates the number of admissions for each film by using the average ticket price at the time of each release [3].
Is at #2 in the list of best horror films, as voted by IMDb voters, and at #5 in the AFI’s list of the 100 most thrilling American films.
It was ranked the top Indian film in a 2002 popularity poll by the British Film Institute (BFI) conducted on the web, and number two in the BFI critics' poll in which critics were asked to compile a list of 50 best Indian as well as South Asian films [23].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_movies_that_have_been_considered_the_greatest_ever   (4228 words)

  
 Rank Definition / Rank Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A separate set of ranks was additionally used for secular, and occasionally ecclesiastic, rulers, as discussed in Ranks of nobility and peerage.
Ranks of nobility and peerageThe nobility represents, or has represented, the higher stratum of a society in which social classes can be distinguished.
United States Within the United States the hierarchy of ranks is: Full Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor [Various statuses requiring a Ph.D. that are neither professorships nor post-doctoral fellowships, varying from one university to another.
www.elresearch.com /Rank   (780 words)

  
 Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy: the Queen of Australia is considered to be the head of state, although that term is found nowhere in the Constitution or the law.
Until the passage of this act, Australian cases could be referred to the highest courts of the UK and even to the Privy Council for final appeal.
Main articles: Australian fauna, Australian flora Although most of the continent is desert or semi-arid, Australia nevertheless includes a diverse range of habitats, from alpine heaths to tropical rainforests.
www.aseannewsnetwork.de /articles/content/a/au/australia.html   (2210 words)

  
 Floral Emblem - ACT
Native occurrence in the Australian Capital Territory was the main criterion accepted by the committee but other desirable features sought in a ranked list of recommendations included horticultural merit and design potential, both in naturalistic and stylised representations.
The announcement of the Royal Bluebell as the floral emblem brought the Australian Capital Territory to a position equal to that of the Australian States and the Northern Territory.
The Royal Australian Mint produced a medallion in 1983, bearing the royal bluebell on the obverse side and a symbolic representation of the Mint on the reverse.
www.anbg.gov.au /emblems/act.emblem.html   (611 words)

  
 Australia - Gurupedia
Until the passage of this act, Australian cases could be referred to the highest courts of Great Britain and even to the Privy Council for final appeal.
Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, make up 2.2% of the population, according to the 2001 Census.
English is the main official and spoken language in Australia, although some of the surviving Aboriginal communities maintain their native languages, and a considerable number of first and sometimes second-generation migrants are bilingual.
www.gurupedia.com /a/au/australia.htm   (1843 words)

  
 Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Indigenous Australians were also generally denied citizenship and the vote until the Constitution altered by referendum in 1967.
With this act parliament Australian law was made unequivocally the in the nation and the High Court of Australia was confirmed as the single highest of appeal.
Although the nation is broadly secular and are church-goers three-quarters of Australians are nominally mostly Catholic or Anglican.
www.freeglossary.com /Australia   (2258 words)

  
 Australia travel guide - Wikitravel
Australian flora and fauna is essentially unique to the island continent, the result of having been isolated from the rest of the world for millions of years.
The dollar (called "the Australian dollar" and written AU$ or AUD when it is necessary to distinguish it from the currencies of other countries which call their currency the dollar too) is worth between 70 and 80 US cents.
Australian police are approachable and trustworthy, and you should report assaults, theft or other crime to the police as soon as possible.
wikitravel.org /en/Australia   (9791 words)

  
 Press release - EIU Online Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The slide of US cities down the rankings has continued apace, with only New York (27th) remaining in the top 30 and only five other cities occupying places in the top 50 of the rankings.
Atlanta (80th), the lowest ranked US city, is now cheaper than any Canadian city surveyed, with a cost of living of just over half of that in Tokyo.
The strength of the Australian dollar and the aftermath of a spike in inflation caused by the 2000 introduction of a goods and services tax has seen a steady rise for Australian cities.
store.eiu.com /index.asp?layout=pr_story&press_id=1610000761&ref=pr_list   (1355 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: A Russian Advance in the Australian Open
Kuznetsova was dragged into the headlines earlier in the week when a Belgian regional sports minister said the 19-year-old Russian star had tested positive for ephedrine, a stimulant commonly used in cold medicines, at a charity match last month.
The matter blew over when it was revealed ephedrine isn't on the list of banned substances for tennis players in the offseason.
Reynolds, ranked 283rd, had never won a match in the top tier and traveled to Australia only because he couldn't get a visa to enter Brazil for a Challenger event.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A29278-2005Jan22?language=printer   (724 words)

  
 English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
English words that arose in the US A number of words that have arisen in the United States have become common, to varying degrees, in English as it is spoken internationally.
American English, Canadian English, Australian English, New Zealand English, Caribbean English, Indian English and Pidgin English are among the many newer English dialects that have emerged since the period of emigration from Great Britain during the expansion of the British Empire.
It is also the most popular second and learning language in the world, as the cultural, economic, military, political and scientific importance of the United States of America and the United Kingdom for the last two centuries has given English pre-eminent status as a language of international communication.
www.websters-online-dictionary.net /definition/english...   (14524 words)

  
 NucNews - May 18, 2000
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) objects that a national radioactive waste repository for shallow burial of low level wastes is contrary to recommendations of the 1996 Senate Inquiry "No Time to Waste" that there should be no burial of radioactive wastes in Australia.
The United States and Israel are leading a campaign against Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology, fearing it will lead to the manufacture of nuclear arms by a state they see as a threat.
Michael Sheehan, the State Department's ambassador at large for counterterrorism, told a conference of corporate and government security specialists last month that the New Year's period forced the U.S. counterterrorism community to be at its most heightened state of alert since the 1991 Persian Gulf war.
nucnews.net /nucnews/2000nn/0005nn/000518nn.htm   (20678 words)

  
 Eye Resources on the Internet
This is a very large list and may take a few seconds to load, please be patient.
This compendium is an extensive listing and description of assessment tools for teachers, psychologists and others who assess children with visual impairments.
The materials listed on Louis are created by agencies across North America (volunteer, government, non-profit, and commercial).
webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu /dept/websites/eyeres.htm   (10650 words)

  
 World Religions Religion Statistics Geography Church Statistics
We provide all statistics we find, listing them side by side so that researchers can draw their own conclusions, assisted by the quotes, survey parameters and/or bibliographical references provided here, or by referring to the original sources.
Knowledge of the source of the statistics, as well as further knowledge of the particulars of a cultural, religious or regional group are necessary for an adequate understanding of the sociological implication of this type of data.
Furthermore, although this listing is the largest of its kind, it is not exhaustive.
www.adherents.com   (1108 words)

  
 Richard “Dick” Savitt
In 1951, Dick Savitt won the Wimbledon Singles Championship, the Australian Singles title, and was the number one player on the United States Davis Cup Team.
Cornell University graduate ranked four times in the World’s Top Ten between 1951 and 1957––No. 2 in 1951; and six times in the U.S. Top Ten between 1950 and 1959––No. 2 in 1951.
Savitt returned to the competitive tennis scene part-time in 1956, and though his limited tournament competition prevented him from receiving an official ranking, he was nonetheless considered the number one player in the United States.
www.jewishsports.net /biopages/RichardDickSavitt.htm   (401 words)

  
 The Golf Channel - Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings Unveiled - February 21, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Women's World Golf Ranking finally made its debut Tuesday morning with Sorenstam far atop the list based on her 21 victories worldwide and three major championships over the last two years.
The women's ranking, sponsored by Rolex, will be published every Tuesday and used as criteria for getting into tournaments such as the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open and the HSBC Women's World Match Play.
"The Rolex Rankings make nationality, tour membership and amateur or professional status virtually invisible, providing a definitive answer to the question, 'Who are the best women golfers in the world?"' LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens said.
www.thegolfchannel.com /core.aspx?page=15104&select=18608   (540 words)

  
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I list current news of not just what my dogs are doing, but the puppies I've placed (suck as graduating from obedience school or winning in the conformation ring).
Wildwind Australian Shepherd - These are my wonderful aussies, a breed i think are the smartest and best dogs to own, I hope you enjoy the pictures and most of all i hope you have lots of questions.
We also have stories and a list of the dogs who have found their "forever homes", because of the love and hard work by the handful of dedicated volunteers in our Rescue Group..
www.i-love-dogs.com /cgi-bin/award/fastaward.cgi?view=1   (16810 words)

  
 Reporters sans frontières - Third Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index
Such freedom is threatened most in East Asia (with North Korea at the bottom of the entire list at 167th place, followed by Burma 165th, China 162nd, Vietnam 161st and Laos 153rd) and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia 159th, Iran 158th, Syria 155th, Iraq 148th).
In these countries, an independent media either does not exist or journalists are persecuted and censored on a daily basis.
Other small and often impoverished democracies appear high on the list, such as El Salvador (28th) and Costa Rica (35th) in Central America, along with Cape Verde (38th) and Namibia (42nd) in Africa and Timor-Leste (57th) in Asia.
www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=11715   (302 words)

  
 Lonard goes for Australian Slam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The 37-year-old Australian broke several ribs while doing stretching exercises in January and missed the first eight weeks of the U.S. PGA Tour season.
When he returned to play 23 tournaments the rest of the year, his record in his third U.S. PGA season was pretty ordinary, as he would say: 11 missed cuts, best finish a fifth at the BellSouth Open and $675,000 in prize money.
Lonard would become the first golfer to win the so-called Australian Grand Slam -- the Open, PGA and Masters -- in one season, something that former top-ranked Greg Norman, who finished eight shots behind Lonard on Sunday, did not manage in his heyday.
www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=29401   (767 words)

  
 :::: 2003 US Open Tennis Championships ::::
Leading the list of entries is current world No. 1, two-time US Open Champion (1994, 1999) and reigning Australian Open champion Andre Agassi of Las Vegas, the oldest player ever to hold the No. 1 ranking on the ATP Entry System at the age of 33.
Sampras was automatically included on the initial entry list last week with a 52-week ranking of No. 26.
The July 14 edition of the ATP Tour Entry System rankings is used to determine the initial US Open main draw entry list.
www.usta.com /press_releases/release_07_31_mentries.html   (560 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Australian Open 2003 - Kuerten's opener could be five sets
Novak made the semifinals of the Australian Open a year ago and his rise through the men's rankings over the past few years has been impressive (he was 53 in the world at the end of 2000).
Weingartner is ranked just 98th in the world, but she has played well Down Under lately.
In her past seven appearances at the Australian Open, Coetzer has made the round of 16 or better six times.
espn.go.com /tennis/aus03/s/2003/0109/1490149.html   (813 words)

  
 The Corner on National Review Online
Yesterday, the state supreme court there struck down an anti-fornication law that was still on the books.
First, the states who are high contracting parties must adhere to the convention's terms insofar as their dealings with each other go.
States are twice as likely to "forbid 'discrimination' based on marital status than to make any legal effort to place vulnerable children in homes with a married mother and father."
www.nationalreview.com /thecorner/05_01_09_corner-archive.asp   (12330 words)

  
 The FIRE Place
UK Secretary of State and the Minister for Energy launched the consultation document "Our Energy Challenge: securing clean, affordable energy for the long term" to stimulate a wide-ranging and informed debate on energy policy issues.
European Council of Ministers to Discuss State of ITER Negotiations - On April 18, the Council will hear a report by European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik on the results of the meetings with Japanese Minister of Science and Technology, Nakayama.
Europe breaks ranks over fusion project site The multi-billion-dollar ITER fusion reactor was always intended to be an international collaboration,and was billed as a model for 'big science" projects.
fire.pppl.gov   (12999 words)

  
 The Best Blogging Newspapers in the U.S.* | Blue Plate Special
We knew in a general way what we were looking for: very user friendly, high quality content (writing, editing and images) and a grasp of blogging, a sense of ease with the form.
This blog is a great idea and the list your team has put together is a good way to reinforce and encourage what is good about newspaper blogs.
My list would be quite similar to this, also with the Chron way out on top.
journalism.nyu.edu /pubzone/blueplate/issue1/best_nwsps   (4873 words)

  
 Complete 911 Timeline
Former counterterrorism “tsar” Richard Clarke will state in 2003, “While BMI [has] held itself out publicly as a financial services provider for Muslims in the United States, its investor list suggests the possibility this facade was just a cover to conceal terrorist support.
He is a multi-billionaire heavily involved in promoting Islam, and his name appears on the Golden Chain, a list of early al-Qaeda supporters (see 1989).
According to Clarke, this organization is alleged to be a BMI investor and the “financial arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait.
www.cooperativeresearch.org /timeline.jsp?timeline=complete_911_timeline&theme=advanceinfo   (9930 words)

  
 ICANN | Descriptions and Contact Information for ICANN-Accredited Registrars
Asadal has a number of prestigious corporate accounts as clients, including Hyundai Motors, Samsung Corp., and LG Corp. Based on our depth of industry experience, Asadal intends to continue to provide innovative and state of the art professional services to clientele as part of an objective to achieve market prominence both locally and globally.
The company has been involved in domain registration since 1996, and has registered domain names for companies, and organizations, in all 50 states and 37 foreign countries.
Dotster Inc., founded in January 2000, ranks among the top ten registrars worldwide and was one of the first registrars to offer discounted domain names at $15 per year.
www.icann.org /registrars/accreditation-qualified-list.html   (3068 words)

  
 Beverly Miller's Papillon FAQ
The erect eared Papillon now popular in the United States seems to be a mutation dating from the late 1800's.
This process is often facilitated by use of videotapes to show off the puppy, its litter mates, sire, dam, and even the breeder and their home or kennel.
The breeder lists published by national or regional breed clubs are generally the best avenue to locating a responsible breeder.
www.papillonclub.org /papillonfaq.htm   (2867 words)

  
 CFN's List of Brokers
The combined company has assets of $132 billion, ranking it the nation's sixth largest banking company with $9.0 billion in total equity and $15.5 billion in market capitalization based on December 31, 1995, data.
VFP is ranked among the top twenty major brokerages in Russia.
Listed stocks (any share amount) are $19.95 per trade and Nasdaq/OTC stocks are $19.95 per trade.
www.canadianfinance.com /cfnbase/brokers.htm   (10582 words)

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