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Volcano (Film)

Director: Mick JacksonWriters: Jerome Armstrong and Billy RayDirector of Photography:Theo van de SandeEditors:Michael Tronick and Don BrochuMusic:Alan SilvestriProduction Designer:Jackson…

Brewer's: Italian of Asia

(The). Persian is so called. Noted for its harmony, and its adaptation to verse and the lighter class of music. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Italic…

Asia Map Quiz

From the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the bustling cities of Japan and South Korea, Asia is home to a wide range of cultures and landscapes. Whether you're an avid traveler or simply curious…

Asia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 AsiaAsiaāˈzhə [key], the world's largest continent 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km) and most populous (2015 est. pop. 4,419,898,000), with nearly three fifths of the world's…

Famous Trains: Asia and Australia

by Mike Rozett Orient Express 1883 In 1883, the Orient Express began service from Paris to Istanbul, crossing six countries with the cooperation of ten different railroads. The train…

1997 News of the World: Asia

1997 News of the World In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge stronghold in the western jungles splintered in 1997, with factions warring against each other or defecting. The Khmer Rouge provoked the…

South Asia's Nuclear States

1998 News of the World India and Pakistan raised fears of a budding Asian nuclear arms race when each detonated nuclear tests in May 1998. Just two months after staunch Hindu nationalist…

Brewer's: Seven Churches of Asia

(1) Ephesos, founded by St. Paul, 57, in a ruinous state in the time of Justinian. (2) Smyrna, still an important seaport. Polycarp was its first bishop. (3) Pergamos, renowned for its…

Guide to New Nations: Central Asia

by David Johnson Kazakhstan "Land of the Kazaks," Kazakhstan declared its sovereignty on October 25, 1990, but became independent on December 16, 1991. Soon after the former Soviet…

Guide to New Nations: Asia/Pacific

by David Johnson East Timor A Portuguese colony for 400 years, East Timor was invaded by neighboring Indonesia in 1975, nine days after it declared itself an independent nation.…