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Top Ten Most Polluted Places in the World, 2012
This Top Ten list was compiled by the Technical Advisory Board of the Blacksmith Institute, an environmental NGO based in New York. The criteria used in ranking include the size of…Colvin, Sir Sidney
(Encyclopedia) Colvin, Sir SidneyColvin, Sir Sidneykōlˈvĭn [key], 1845–1927, English man of letters. Slade professor of fine arts at Cambridge and keeper of prints at the British Museum, he was a…gunboat
(Encyclopedia) gunboat, small warship for use on rivers and along coasts in places inaccessible to vessels of larger displacement. In the U.S. Civil War both sides used as gunboats, on the…Mareshah
(Encyclopedia) MareshahMareshahmārēˈshə [key]. 1 In the Bible, descendant of Caleb. 2 In the Bible, son of Laadan; or the name may refer to places, not persons. 3 Town, ancient Palestine, c.20 mi (32…Marabouts
(Encyclopedia) MaraboutsMaraboutsmârˈəb&oomacr;ts [key] [Arab.,=devotee hermit], members of a Muslim religious and military community, precursors of the Almoravids. They spread from NW Africa…astrobleme
(Encyclopedia) astroblemeastroblemeăsˈtrōblēmˌ [key], large, circular structure ranging from c.1&fslsh;2 mi to 40 mi (.8–64 km) in diameter. Astroblemes are found at numerous places on the earth'…Joachim of Fiore
(Encyclopedia) Joachim of FioreJoachim of Fiorejōˈəkĭm [key], c.1132–1202, Italian Cistercian monk. He was abbot of Corazzo, Italy, but withdrew into solitude. He left scriptural commentaries…Fools, Feast of
(Encyclopedia) Fools, Feast of, burlesque religious festival of the Middle Ages. It occurred during the Christmas and New Year's revels, on or near New Year's Day. In many places a Lord of Misrule…Brackenridge, Henry Marie
(Encyclopedia) Brackenridge, Henry Marie, 1786–1871, American writer, b. Pittsburgh; son of Hugh Henry Brackenridge. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1806, he moved to St. Louis, where he was a…ground ivy
(Encyclopedia) ground ivy, trailing perennial herb of the genus Glechoma of the family Labiatae (mint family), closely related to catnip and naturalized from Europe. It forms a dense ground cover and…Trending
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