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  British White Cattle Association
The British White Cattle Association is governed by a nine member Board of Directors elected by and from the active members of the association.
Some authors suggest British White Cattle were brought to the United Kingdom by the Romans about 55 B.C. There is further evidence that British White Cattle were in the United Kingdom in pre-Roman times; perhaps as early as 4000 B.C. One of the oldest herds of British White Cattle was the Sommerford herd.
The value of British White Bulls as sires of beef cattle, are worthy of note by livestock farmers.
www.britishwhite.org   (853 words)

  
  White Rock, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With a population of 19,735, White Rock is located in the southwest corner of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, forty-five kilometers from Vancouver and is flanked on the south by the Canada/US border and Blaine, Washington.
The city of Surrey, British Columbia surrounds White Rock on four sides, with the dividing lines between the two municipalities set at 136th Street (Bergstrom Street) to the West, 16th Avenue (North Bluff Road) to the North, 160th Street (Stayte Road) to the East, and 8th Avenue to the south.
Another legend holds that the white rock marks the landing spot of a stone that was hurled across the Strait of Georgia by a young Indian chief.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Rock   (1900 words)

  
 CATTLE BREEDS -- BRITISH WHITE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The purpose of this project was to explore the ancient history of Britain's white park cattle and clarify the relationship between the horned White Park and the polled White Park which was given the breed name British White in 1946, upon the formation of the British White Cattle Society.
The polled variety of the white park cattle was considered superior by this elder cattleman of the UK in the early 20th century.
White Park animals being described in old texts, unless you accept the existence of the "hornless and tame variety of the wild white breed" in days of old as well as the horned, ferocious white variety, which may have been present at Dynevwr as well.
www.embryoplus.com /cattle_british_white.html   (4462 words)

  
 White Paper of 1939 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Previous White Papers had stated that the 1917 Balfour Declaration was not a British endorsement of actual Jewish statehood in Palestine.
The White Paper was passed in the House of Commons by 268 to 179 in favour.
In terms of the status quo, the White Paper was a significant defeat for the Jewish side.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Paper_of_1939   (1140 words)

  
 British White Cattle Association
The British White Cattle Association is governed by a nine member Board of Directors elected by and from the active members of the association.
Some authors suggest British White Cattle were brought to the United Kingdom by the Romans about 55 B.C. There is further evidence that British White Cattle were in the United Kingdom in pre-Roman times; perhaps as early as 4000 B.C. One of the oldest herds of British White Cattle was the Sommerford herd.
The value of British White Bulls as sires of beef cattle, are worthy of note by livestock farmers.
www.britishwhite.org /index.html   (853 words)

  
 British White Cattle History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The British White are a primitive breed of cattle that according to most historians originated in the United Kingdom from the Roman Empire.
The British White Cattle Association of America (BWCAA) was formed in 1988 and it joins British White societies of Great Britain and Australia in promoting and registering the polled British White cattle of the world.
British White cattle are known for their gentle disposition and calving ease.
www.britishcattle.com /history.htm   (310 words)

  
 British White Cattle - Australia
The British White is one of the oldest breeds in Britain and these animals were previously known as Park cattle.
British White Cattle were first imported to Australia from the herd of the late Lt. Col.
British Whites are good milk producers and are equally well known for their beef qualities, the meat being of excellent texture.
www.britishwhiteaustralia.com   (264 words)

  
 White paper - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
A white paper can be an authoritative report on a major issue, as by a team of experts; a government report outlining policy; or a short treatise whose purpose is to educate (contrast position paper) industry customers.
Although a white paper may occasion consultation as to the details of new legislation, it does signify a clear intention on the part of a government to pass new law.
White papers published by the European Commission are documents containing proposals for European Union action in a specific area.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/w/h/i/White_paper.html   (390 words)

  
 Rare Breeds Trust of Australia; British White
The Friesian was kept at a British White stud for milking and was yarded with what had been believed to be a crippled imported British White bull.
Grazing in the paddock, British Whites catch your eye with their distinctive colour scheme of fl nose, muzzle, eyes, ears and fl splashed fetlocks against a snowy white coat over fl skin, sometimes speckled with fl.
British White's were first imported to Australia by Mrs Anthony Hordern in 1958 and this herd was dispersed in 1971.
www.rbta.org /brwhite.htm   (635 words)

  
 White Papers
Although the White Paper stated that the Balfour Declaration could not be amended and that the Jews were in Israel by right, it reduced the area of the mandate by excluding the area east of the Jordan River, which was given to the [arabs under the leadership of] emir abdullah.
The 1939 White Paper: Issued on May 17, 1939, it rejected, in essence, the peel commission's partition plan on the grounds that it was not feasible.
The White Paper of 1939 (also known as the MacDonald White Paper) was a statement of policy issued by the british in the wake of the St. James Conference.
www.amichai.com /war/process/whitepapers.html   (1272 words)

  
 British White Cattle - Australia
British White have a high degree of heat tolerance and frequently sit or lie in the sun whilst other cattle seek a shady position.
The British White is prepotent in a number of areas, one being the colour marking ability.
The British White is one of the few breeds in the world having a natural high percentage of twins per herd average.
www.britishwhiteaustralia.com /att2.html   (353 words)

  
 British White
The British White first came to notice in 1697 on the dispersal of the herd at Whalley Abbey.
The White Park is a horned breed and blood typing of the White Park has shown it to be very distant in relation to most of the modern breeds of cattle.
The British White is polled (genetically hornless), docile and was a dual purpose breed (beef and milk) until 1950.
members.tripod.com /cow_baby/britishwhite.html   (413 words)

  
 Breeds of Livestock - British White Cattle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The British White and White Park cattle were listed in the same herd book from 1921 to 1946 when a separate herd book was started for each.
The White Park is a horned breed and blood typing of the White Park has shown it to be very distant in relation to most of the modern breeds of cattle.
The British White is polled (genetically hornless), docile and was a dual purpose breed (beef and milk) until 1950.
www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/cattle/britishwhite/index.htm   (481 words)

  
 British North America: Canada
However, the British did not have everything their own way: through clever alliances with Amerinds and skillful defense tactics, the French armed forces of a few thousand men forced Britain to deploy an army of over 20,000 men for several years before all the major French settlements were overrun.
The White government then poured troops westward on the new railroad, and the Métis were defeated at the battle of Batoche in May 1885, with the rebel Métis leader being captured and hanged for treason in November of that year.
This was because the numbers of Whites settling the area increased at a slower pace than in America, and the change in the demographic makeup was not as quick as it was to the south.
www.white-history.com /hwr55.htm   (5833 words)

  
 Salvandi Stud - British White Cattle
Although it is possible that the white cattle that existed in early times were indigenous, it is generallybelieved that they were imported into England from Italy by the Roman Legions for sacrificial purposes.
The British White Cattle Association of America is the national registry for the cattle.
Our British White Cattle are bred from the imported semen of "De Beauvoir Huckleberry Finn." To see more of this wonderful line of cattle go to http://www.britishwhitecattle.com.
www.salvandistud.com /cattle.htm   (252 words)

  
 White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
The city of White Rock was named after the most noticeable landmark in the area, a massive white 486-ton boulder that lies on the beach just east of the pier.
White Rock is also called Wrinkle Rock by some of its residents, a reference to the fact that the majority of its citizens are of retirement age.
White Rock has a reputation as one of the sunniest locales in the Lower Mainland, a fact borne out by meteorological statistics that show it receives 20 percent more sunshine than does Vancouver.
www.britishcolumbia.com /regions/towns/?townID=3378   (1684 words)

  
 British White Cattle Traits
A BRITISH WHITE bull that was placed on a 140 day test at the University of Missouri gained at the rate of 4.04 pounds per day with a feed efficiency ratio of 5.5 pounds of feed consumed per one pound of gain.
BRITISH WHITE cattle are easy calving and very rarely need assistance and have an enormously high percentage of live calf drops.
BRITISH WHITES also incorporate the nursery system of protecting groups of calves by a guard cow while the remainder of the herd grazes.
www.britishwhite.com /bwtraits.htm   (668 words)

  
 The British Empire
When the British Empire was at its height in the early 1900s, it included over 20 percent of the world's land area and more than 400 million people - the single largest empire in the history of the world since time began.
Just as the British colonies in North America seemed to be reaching a peak, the colonists themselves broke out in revolt against British rule, resulting in the American Revolution and War of Independence which occurred from 1776 to 1779.
This expansion was linked to the great British naval victory over the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805: the destruction of the French fleet led to the British navy establishing its mastery of the seas, a situation which would remain unchanged until the early 20th Century.
www.white-history.com /hwr46.htm   (2720 words)

  
 British White
British Whites are possibly the most gentle cattle of any beef breed.
British White Cattle are known for their “Easy Keeping” and it is not at all unusual for a fifteen year old cow to have an udder that resembles that of a young four year old.
British White Cattle have developed an ability that enables them to forage and graze in all kinds of adverse weather conditions.
www.beef-cattle.net /bw.htm   (261 words)

  
 British White Cattle - CATTLE TODAY
British Whites are are noted for fertility, calving ease, efficiency and good nature.
The British White Cattle Association of America (BWCAA) was formed in 1985.
You'll find a list of British White Breeders, how to contact the British White Association, information about the British White breed, a QandA Board where you can ask questions, hundreds of links to sites of interest to british white breeders, and the USDA Market Report.
www.cattle-today.com /British%20White.htm   (181 words)

  
 White Rock, British Columbia
White Rock, with more sunshine than any other spot in BC's Lower Mainland, is almost picture-perfect, with a promenade that runs for 4.5km (4 mi) on the beach-front.
The community of White Rock is named for the very large white rock on the beach.
The Sea God’s son on seeing the big white rock, picking it up, threw it across Georgia Strait and then with his Cowichan princess, they followed the rock to begin a new life and a new tribe.
www.bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/vancouver/cities/whiteroc.htm   (286 words)

  
 British White Beef Cattle Farm in Texas, USA raising Registered American Fullblood British White Cattle.
British Whites are extremely easy to work with and it has been documented that gentle cattle do better on feed and hang a better carcass.
British White Cattle are known for their “Easy Keeping” and it is not at all unusual for a fifteen year old cow to have an udder that resembles that of young four year old.
British Whites have done well in all regions of the United States, South Texas to Georgia, to New York, to Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, to California and throughout the Central and Midwest States.
www.britishwhite.com   (502 words)

  
 Struma - definition - Zionism and Israel -Encyclopedia / Dictionary/Lexicon of Zionism/Israel/
The British gave the ingenious excuse that, as Romanians these passengers were enemy aliens; as such they did not qualify for this quota.
The British were apparently willing to allow some Jewish children to enter Palestine and stay alive, but MacMichael deliberately withheld this information from the Turkish authorities.
Neither the British nor the Soviet officials involved were ever brought to justice for their crimes, though several unsuccessful attempts were made on MacMichael's life.
www.zionism-israel.com /dic/Struma.htm   (891 words)

  
 British Shorthair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
British Shorthair is a sturdy, muscular cat with a massive, broad head, rather short neck and legs, and thick tail.
British Shorthair is said to be hardy, good-natured, calm, affable, loyal, intelligent, reserved, prosaic, stolid, loving, untemperamental, tranquil, dignified, independent and affectionate.
The main differences between European and British Shorthairs are that the later ones have cobbier, sturdier bodies with heavier, wider heads.
www.gorki.net /breeds/BrShort.html   (389 words)

  
 McDonald White Paper of 1939
British proposals at the conference were met with resistance on both sides.
The British White Paper of 1939 (also known as Parliamentary Document 6019 or the McDonald White Paper, after British Colonial Secretary Malcom McDonald) was a statement of policy issued by the British in the wake of the St. James Conference.
British policy is that the whole of Palestine west of the Jordan River was excluded from the pledges in the McMahon correspondence; therefore it is not British policy that Palestine should be converted into an Arab State.
www.palestinefacts.org /pf_mandate_whitepaper_1939.php   (892 words)

  
 British Paper White Resource | British Paper White Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
British white paper of june 1922 the secretary of state for the colonies has given renewed consideration to the existing political situation in palestine, with a very earnest desire to arrive at a.
Leading the british government in their fight against world poverty ghana mother and child dfid's new white paper tackling governance and corruption.
Historical documents british white paper of 1939 original text and the british continued to enforce the provisions of the white paper nonetheless.
www.whitepapersonline.info /british-paper-white.html   (774 words)

  
 BRITISH WHITE CATTLE
The British White breed of cattle derives from the ancient indigenous white cattle of Great Britain known today as White Park; the British White is a naturally polled variant.
The horned and polled forms of these white cattle have been regarded as separate breeds – White Park and British White respectively – since 1946.
The British White, historically regarded as a dairy breed (although some lines were dual-purpose), is today almost entirely bred for beef.
www.rarebreeds.co.nz /britishwhite.html   (229 words)

  
 Palestine Center - British White Paper of 1939   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
In the light of the discussions as well as of the situation in Palestine and of the Reports of the Royal Commission and the Partition Commission, certain proposals were formulated by His Majesty’s Government and were laid before the Arab and Jewish Delegations as the basis of an agreed settlement.
The validity of this claim, based on the terms of the correspondence which passed between Sir Henry McMahon and the Sharif of Mecca, was thoroughly and carefully investigated by the British and Arab representatives during the recent conferences in London.
Their report, which has been published, states that both the Arab and the British representatives endeavoured to understand the point of view of the other party but that they were unable to reach agreement upon an interpretation of the correspondence.
www.palestinecenter.org /cpap/documents/british.html   (3756 words)

  
 The Avalon Project : British White Paper of 1939
In the light of the discussions as well as of the situation in Palestine and of the Reports of the Royal Commission and the Partition Commission, certain proposals were formulated by His Majesty's Government and were laid before the Arab and Jewish Delegations as the basis of an agreed settlement.
Their report, which has been published, states that both the Arab and the British representatives endeavoured to understand the point of view of the other party but that they were unable to reach agreement upon an interpretation of the correspondence.
It has been the hope of British Governments ever since the Balfour Declaration was issued that in time the Arab population, recognizing the advantages to be derived from Jewish settlement and development in Palestine, would become reconciled to the further growth of the Jewish National Home.
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/mideast/brwh1939.htm   (3820 words)

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