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allemontite ... Alliluyeva, Svetlana

allemontite the mineral arsenic antimonide (AsSb). It commonly occurs in veins, as at Allemont, Isere, Fr.; Valtellina, Italy; and the Comstock Lode, Nevada. It also is present in a lithium pegmatite at Varutrask, Swed. Polished sections of most specimens of allemontite show an intergrowth of allemontite with either pure arsenic in ... Allen, Bog of group of peat bogs between the Liffey and the Shannon rivers in east-central Ireland in Counties Kildare, Offaly, Laoighis, and Westmeath. Some 370 square miles (958 square km) in area, it is developed extensively for fuel for power stations; the cutover land is used for grazing. The bogs are traversed ... Allen, Elizabeth Anne Chase Akers American journalist and poet, remembered chiefly for her sentimental poem "Rock Me to Sleep," which found especial popularity during the Civil War. Allen, Ethan soldier and frontiersman, leader of the Green Mountain Boys during the American Revolution. Allen, Florence Ellinwood American jurist who became the first woman to serve on the bench in a number of state courts and one federal jurisdiction. Allen, Frances E. American computer scientist and in 2006 the first woman to win the A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, for her "pioneering contributions to the theory and practice of optimizing compiler techniques that laid the foundation for modern optimizing compilers and automatic parallel execution." Allen, Fred American humorist whose laconic style, dry wit, and superb timing influenced a generation of radio and television performers. Allen, George American professional football coach. Allen, Gracie American comedian who, with her husband, George Burns, formed the comedy team Burns and Allen. Allen, Henry African-American jazz musician, one of the major trumpeters of the swing era, he also sang and led small bands. Allen, Hervey American poet, biographer, and novelist who had a great impact on popular literature with his historical novel Anthony Adverse. Allen, Lough lake on the River Shannon in the counties of Leitrim and Roscommon, Ireland. The lake, some 8 miles (12.8 km) long and 3 miles (4.8 km) broad at its widest (north) end, is surrounded by mountains, with the Iron Mountains on the eastern shore rising to 1,927 feet (587 metres) ... Allen, Mel announcer and sportscaster who was a pioneer in both radio and television broadcasts of baseball games. Allen, Paul American investor and philanthropist best known as the cofounder of Microsoft Corporation, a leading developer of personal-computer software systems and applications. Allen, Paula Gunn American poet, novelist, and scholar whose work combines the influences of feminism and her Native American heritage. Allen, Phog American college basketball coach who is regarded as the first great basketball coach. He was also instrumental in making basketball an Olympic sport. Allen, Richard founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a major American denomination. Allen, Sir Hugh organist and musical educator who exerted a far-reaching influence on the English musical life of his time. Allen, Sir James statesman, leader of the New Zealand Reform Party, and minister of defense (1912-20) who was instrumental in the development of New Zealand's navy and expeditionary military force. Allen, Steve pioneer American television entertainer, versatile author, songwriter, and comedian who performed in radio, motion pictures, and theatre as well as television. Allen wrote a sidebar on The Tonight Show for the Encyclopaedia Britannica (see Sidebar: The Tonight Show). Allen, Viola American actress, especially famous for her Shakespearean roles and for her roles in Frances Eliza Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy and Bronson Howard's Shenandoah, both extremely popular plays. Allen, Walter British novelist and critic best known for the breadth and accessibility of his criticism. Allen, William English cardinal and scholar who supervised the preparation of the Roman Catholic Douai-Reims translation of the Bible and engaged in intrigues against the Protestant regime of Queen Elizabeth I. Allen, Woody American motion-picture director, screenwriter, actor, and author, best known for his bittersweet comic films containing elements of parody, slapstick, and the absurd. He was also known as a sympathetic director for women, writing strong and well-defined characters for them. Among his featured performers were Diane Keaton and Mia Farrow, with ... Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount field marshal, the last great British leader of mounted cavalry, who directed the Palestine campaign in World War I. Allendale county, southern South Carolina, U.S. It is a rural area on the Coastal Plain. The Savannah River border with Georgia defines the western boundary, the Salkehatchie River the northeastern. It is also drained by the Coosawhatchie River. Much of the area is covered by pine and mixed forests. Swamps along ... Allende meteorite meteorite that fell as a shower of stones (see meteorite shower) after breaking up in the atmosphere at Chihuahua, Mex., near the village of Pueblito de Allende, in February 1969. More than two tons of meteorite fragments were collected. Fortuitously, the Allende meteorite fell shortly before the first rock samples ... Allende, Isabel Chilean American writer in the magic realist tradition who is considered one of the first successful woman novelists from Latin America. Allende, Salvador Chile's first socialist president. Allentown city, seat (1812) of Lehigh county, eastern Pennsylvania, U.S. Situated on the Lehigh River, Allentown, with Bethlehem and Easton, forms an industrial complex. William Allen, mayor of Philadelphia and later chief justice of Pennsylvania, laid out the town (1762), naming it Northampton. It was incorporated as the borough of Northampton ... Allerdale district, administrative county of Cumbria, historic county of Cumberland, northwestern England, in the northwestern part of the county along the coast of the Solway Firth. Except for its coastal plain on the west and northwest, Allerdale is a scenic district of mountains and lake-filled valleys forming the northwestern part of ... allergen substance that in some persons induces the hypersensitive state of allergy and stimulates the formation of reaginic antibodies. Allergens may be naturally occurring or of synthetic origin and include pollen, mold spores, dust, animal dander, insect debris, foods, blood serum, and drugs. Identification of allergens is made by studying both ... allergy hypersensitivity reaction by the body to foreign substances (antigens) that in similar amounts and circumstances are harmless within the bodies of other people. Alleyn, Edward one of the greatest actors of the Elizabethan stage and founder of Dulwich College, London. Rivaled only by Richard Burbage, Alleyn won the outspoken admiration of such authors as Ben Jonson and Thomas Nashe for his interpretations of Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine, Doctor Faustus, and The Jew of Malta and of ... Allgemeine Enzyklopadie der Wissenschaften und Kunste (German: "Universal Encyclopaedia of Sciences and Arts"), monumental uncompleted German encyclopaedia of which 167 volumes were published from 1818 to 1889. Founded by a German bibliographer, Johann Samuel Ersch, who began work on it in 1813, the Allgemeine Enzyklopadie der Wissenschaften und Kunste is noteworthy for containing the longest known ... Allgemeine Zeitung (German: "General Newspaper"), the greatest German newspaper in the 19th century, founded at Tubingen in 1798 by Johann Friedrich Cotta, later Freiherr (baron) von Cottendorf. Censorship and other pressures forced it to move successively to Stuttgart, Ulm, Augsburg, and Munich. The name has been carried on in a sense by ... Allgood, Sara Irish character actress who performed in the original Sean O'Casey plays produced at Dublin's Abbey Theatre and in many American motion pictures of the 1940s. Her early instructors included Frank and W.G. Fay, W.B. Yeats, and John Millington Synge. Alliaceae family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales, with about 30 genera and more than 670 species, distributed throughout most regions of the world, except for the tropics, Australia, and New Zealand. Members of the family have corms, bulbs, or underground stems; most have long, thin leaves and clusters of ... Alliance city, Stark county, northeastern Ohio, U.S., situated on the Mahoning River about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Canton. In 1854 the villages of Williamsport, Freedom, and Liberty were incorporated as the village of Alliance, so named for the junction and crossing there of the former New York Central and ... alliance in international relations, a formal agreement between two or more states for mutual support in case of war. Contemporary alliances provide for combined action on the part of two or more independent states and are generally defensive in nature, obligating allies to join forces if one or more of them ... Alliance for Progress former international economic development program established by the United States and 22 Latin American countries in the Charter of Punta del Este (Uruguay) in August 1961. Objectives stated in the charter centred on the maintenance of democratic government and the achievement of economic and social development; specific goals included a ... Alliance Israelite Universelle Political organization founded in France in 1860 for the purpose of providing assistance to Jews. Its founders were a group of French Jews who had the resources to help those who were poor, offering political support, helping individuals emigrate, and eventually setting up Jewish education programs in eastern Europe, the ... Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland's oldest interdenominational party, a small, moderate party that represents middle-class interests primarily in the eastern areas of the province. Allied Powers those nations allied in opposition to the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) in World War I or to the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) in World War II. AlliedSignal former American corporation that became a leading manufacturer of aerospace systems and components before merging with Honeywell International, Inc., in 1999. Allier River river, central France, that joins the Loire River 4 miles (6 km) west of Nevers after a course of 255 miles (410 km). Rising in Lozere departement, it races through deep gorges along structural lines of weakness between the Margeride and Velay mountains. Traversing the basins of Langeac and Brioude, ... alligator either of two crocodilians related to the tropical American caimans (family Alligatoridae). Alligators, like other crocodilians, are large animals with powerful tails that are used both in defense and in swimming. Their eyes, ears, and nostrils are placed on top of their long head and project slightly above the water ... alligator apple fruit tree of tropical America valued for its roots. See custard apple. alligator lizard any of 42 lizard species in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae in any of the following genera: Abronia, Barisia, Elgaria, Gerrhonotus, and Mesaspis. Alligator lizards are found from southern British Columbia and the northwestern United States through Mexico and Central America to Panama. Abronia, Barisia, and Mesaspis are ... Alligator Rivers three perennial rivers, northeastern Northern Territory, Australia, that empty into Van Diemen Gulf, an inlet of the Timor Sea. They were explored in 1818-20 by Captain Phillip Parker King, who named them in the belief that the crocodiles infesting their lower swampy, jungle-fringed reaches were alligators (actually, alligators are not ... Alliluyeva, Svetlana Russian-born daughter of Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin; her defection to the United States in 1967 caused an international sensation.