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Hochelaga (electoral district) Hochelaga (formerly known as Sainte-Marie and Montreal—Sainte-Marie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 100,934.
Hochelaga Archipelago The Hochelaga Archipelago, also known as the Montreal Islands (French: archipel d'Hochelaga), is a group of 234 islands at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in the southwest part of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a district of Montreal, Quebec, situated on the eastern half of the island, generally to the south and south-west of the city's Olympic Stadium. A part of the borough of Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, its borders are roughly rue Frontenac to the west, rue Sherbrooke to the north, rue Cadillac to the east, and the Saint Lawrence River to the south.
Hochosterwitz Castle Hochosterwitz Castle (also known as Burg Hochosterwitz or Berg Hochosterwitz) is considered to be one of Austria's most impressive medieval castle. It is situated on a 160 m (525 ft) Dolomite rock, east of the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan, in Carinthia, and can be seen from 30 Km (20 miles) away on a clear day.
Hochschild Kohn's Hochschild Kohn's was a large department store in Baltimore, Maryland, with a downtown store located at the northwest corner of Howard and Lexington Streets. Hochschild's expanded to the suburbs in 1947, opening a store at Edmondson Village, and then a store in the northern suburbs in 1948 at York and Belvedere.
Hochschule fĂĽr Bildende KĂĽnste Dresden The Hochschule fĂĽr Bildende KĂĽnste Dresden (usually translated from German as Dresden University of Visual Arts and abbreviated HfBK Dresden or simply HfBK) is a vocational university of visual arts located in Dresden, Germany. It was founded in 1764.
Hochschule fĂĽr die Wissenschaft des Judentums The Hochschule fĂĽr die Wissenschaft des Judentums, or Higher Institute for Jewish Studies, was a rabbinical seminary, established in Berlin in 1872 destroyed by the Nazi government of Germany in 1942. Upon the order of the government, the name was officially changed in 1883 to LEHRANSTALT FĂśR DIE WISSENSCHAFT DES JUDENTHUMS.
Hochschule fĂĽr Gestaltung Offenbach The Hochschule fĂĽr Gestaltung Offenbach (also called HfG Offenbach, School of Offenbach or simply known as HfG) is one of the leading colleges of art and design in Germany. It was given university status in 1970.
Hochschule fĂĽr Musik Hanns Eisler The Hochschule fĂĽr Musik "Hanns Eisler" (College or Academy of Music "Hanns Eisler") is one of the leading music conservatories in Germany. It was established in East Berlin in 1950 as the Deutsche Hochschule fĂĽr Musik (German College of Music) because the older Hochschule fĂĽr Musik Berlin (now the Berlin University of the Arts) was in West Berlin.
Hochschule fĂĽr Musik und Theater MĂĽnchen The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich or Munich College for Music and Theatre, in German, Hochschule fĂĽr Musik und Theater MĂĽnchen) is one of the most respected traditional vocational universities in Germany specialising in the performing arts. It requires the Abitur as a prerequisite for admission.
Hochschule Konstanz The Hochschule Konstanz (formerly Fachhochschule Konstanz), University of Applied Sciences, is situated in Konstanz, Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, in southern Germany on the border to Switzerland. It is the largest city on the shore of Lake Constance with approximately 80,000 inhabitants.
Hochschule Wismar, University of Technology, Business and Design The Wismar University of Technology, Business and Design, (in German: Hochschule Wismar, Fachhochschule fĂĽr Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung) in Wismar, Germany is one of the public universities on the Baltic coast in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
Hochzeit im Korallenmeer Hochzeit im Korallenmeer, or Wedding in Coral Sea (Czech Svatba v korálovém moři), is a 1945 animated short film created by the Nazis as propaganda material. It was written by cartoonist Horst von Möllendorff and animated in Prague by Jiri Brdecka.
Hoi Jeon Moo Sool Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (회전무술) is a form of Korean martial arts that was developed by Grandmaster Myung Jae Ok which uses circular motions in order to direct an opponent's power against him/her. Hoi Jeon Moo Sool means "the circular martial art.
Hoi Kim Heng Corporal Hoi Kim Heng (1970-21 May 1994) was a police officer of the Singapore Police Force who was stabbed to death at the age of 24 by Soh Loo Ban after a chase near Fook Hai Building in Singapore on 21 May 1994.
Hoi polloi Hoi polloi (Greek: πολλοί]), an expression meaning "the many" in both [[Ancient Greek and Modern Greek, is used in English to denote "the masses" or "the people", usually in a derogatory sense. For example, "I've secured a private box for the play so we don't have to watch the show with the hoi polloi.
Hoichi the Earless Hoichi the Earless (耳なし芳一 Mimi-nashi Hōichi) is a character from Japanese mythology. His story is well-known in Japan, and the best-known English translation first appeared in the book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn.
Hoisin sauce Hoisin sauce, also called Chinese barbecue sauce and suckling pig sauce, is a Chinese dipping sauce for dishes including Peking Duck, spring rolls, mu shu pork and barbecued pork. Known in Vietnamese as tương đen (literally black sauce), Hoisin sauce is also a popular condiment for phở.
Hoist (device) A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.
Hoist controller A hoist controller is a machine for raising and lowering goods or personnel by means of a cable, for example at a pit head. Once always a winding engine, modern hoist controllers are almost universally powered by electric motors.
Hojatoleslam Hojatoleslam (full title: hojatalislam wa-l-muslemin, from Arabic حجة الإسلام hujjat-ul-islām) is an honorific title meaning "authority on Islam" or "proof of Islam", given to middle-ranking Shia clerics of the rank of mujtahid. It was originally applied only to leading scholars, but from about the start of the 19th century came to be used by all mujtahid following the creation of the title ayatollah for outstanding Islamic scholars.
Hojjatieh Hojjatieh (in Persian: انجمن حجتیه ) is a semi-clandestine apolitical Iranian organization which is radically anti-Bahá'í. The group flourished during the 1979 revolution that ousted the Shah and installed an Islamic government in his place.
Hojoki Hojoki (方丈記 Hōjō-ki) (sometimes translated as "An Account of My Hut") is a short work written in 1212 by by Kamo no Chomei. It describes disasters that befall the people of Kyoto - from earthquakes to famine and fire.
Hok Tau Reservoir Hok Tau Reservoir (鶴藪水塘) is a small S-shaped reservoir situated in the northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. The Tan Shan River, flows through the reservoir and eventually empties into the Ng Tung River.
Hok Yau Club Hok Yau Club (HYC)（in Chinese: 學友社）is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Hong Kong, China, which is an independent, non-profit organisation neither funded nor operated by the Government of Hong Kong. Its aim is to provide support and guidance to the fellow students as well as to organize activities for the youths.
Hokan languages The Hokan language family is a hypothetical grouping of a dozen small language families spoken in California and Mexico. In nearly a century since the "Hokan" hypothesis first proposed these families were related to each other, little additional evidence has been found.
Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania Hokendauqua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Hokendauqua is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
Hoketus Hoketus was an amplified musical ensemble founded by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen in the Netherlands in 1976. The group was originally formed to perform Louis Andriessen's minimal composition Hoketus, but remained together and began to perform music composed for the group by other composers (many of whom came from within the group's ranks).
Hoki-ryu Hoki-ryū is a Japanese koryu martial art founded in the late Muromachi period by Katayama Hoki-no-kami Hisayasu (1575-1650). In 1610 he was called to the Royal Palace to show Isono-nami, the secret of fencing, in front of the Emperor Go-Yozei.
Hokianga The Hokianga Harbour, also known as The Hokianga River or more frequently simply as The Hokianga is a long estuarine drowned valley and its surrounding area on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand.
Hokie Gajan Howard Lee "Hokie" Gajan (born September 6, 1959) was an American football running back who played five seasons in the National Football League. He now works as the color commentator on radio broadcasts of New Orleans Saints games.
Hokie Stone On the main campus of Virginia Tech, a major university in Blacksburg,Virginia, USA, most of the buildings incorporate Hokie Stone as a building material. The name originates from Hokies, which is the official name for the university's sports teams.
Hokitika, New Zealand Hokitika is a township on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 40 kilometres (25 Miles) south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. The town has a population of just over 4,500 (2001 estimate).
Hokkaidō Hokkaidō (北海道, literal meaning: "North Sea Route", Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is the second largest island and largest prefecture of Japan. The Tsugaru Strait separates it from Honshū, although it is connected to Honshū by the underwater Seikan Tunnel.
Hokkaidō Shinkansen The Hokkaidō Shinkansen (北海道新幹線) is a high-speed rail line currently under construction between Aomori (Honshū) and Hokkaidō through the Seikan Tunnel. Construction started in May 2005, and the initial Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate section is projected to open in 2015.
Hokkaido Bank Hokkaido Bank (北海道銀行) is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. The Hokkaido Bank is a subsidiary of the Hokuhoku Financial Group as a result of a merger with the Hokuriku Bank on September 1 2004.
Hokkaido Takushoku Bank , literally HokkaidĹŤ Exploitation Bank, was one of major commercial banks in Japan, founded in 1899 as a "Special Bank" to promote capitalization on the island of HokkaidĹŤ. Its nickname was ; it was also known in the media and business world as .
Hokkaido Utari Association The Hokkaido Utari Association (北海道ウタリ協会 Hokkaidō Utari Kyōkai) is an umbrella group of which most Hokkaidō Ainu and some other Ainu are members. Originally controlled by the government with the intention of speeding Ainu assimilation and integration into the Japanese nation state, it now operates independently of the government and is run exclusively by Ainu.
Hokkani boro Hokkani boro, also called hakk'ni panki is a term in the Romany language for "the great trick." Hokkani boro is often practiced by Roma people, or gypsies, and is used to gain a client's trust and then his or her money.
Hokkeko Hokkeko (technically, Hokkekō) is a lay organization affiliated with the Nichiren Shoshu school of Japanese Buddhism and the name most Nichiren Shoshu temple congregations are known by. Hokke is a reference to the Lotus Sutra (Myōhō-Renge-Kyō 妙法蓮華経 or Hokkekyō 法華経), the Buddhist scripture Nichiren Shoshu bases its teachings on, and kō (講in this usage means lay group or congregation.
Hokkoku Bank Hokkoku Bank (北國銀行 in Japanese, lit: “North Country Bank”) () is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. The term “Hokkoku” refers to a greater region in Japan that is more commonly known as Hokuriku, and encompasses Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyama prefectures.
Hoklo people Hoklo refers to Taiwanese people for having ancestry from the southern part of Fujian Province in mainland China. However, similarly large populations can also be found in Malaysia, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Singapore, where they are usually being referred to as Hokkien, meaning Fujian in Min Nan language.
Hokonui Hills The Hokonui Hills, also known as The Hokonui Mountains or simply The Hokonui, are a range of hills in northern Southland, New Zealand. They rise to 600 metres above the surrounding Southland Plains, of which the hills mark a northern extremity.
Hokudan, Hyogo Hokudan (北淡町; -cho) was a town located in Tsuna District, Hyogo, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the town merged with four other towns from the district forming the city of Awaji, Hyogo and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Hokulea Hōkūlea is a full-scale replica of a wooden sailing vessel (Polynesian voyaging canoe) used in ancient Hawaii. Its name means "star of gladness" in Hawaiian, and the name refers to the star Arcturus, a guiding zenith star for Hawaiian navigators, which falls directly overhead at Hawaii's latitude.
Hokum Hokum is a particular song type of American blues music - a humorous song which uses extended analogies or euphemistic terms to make sexual inuendoes. This trope goes back to early blues recordings and is seen from time to time in modern American blues and blues-rock.
Hokum & Hex Hokum & Hex is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics' Razorline imprint, created by filmmaker and horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker, written by Frank Lovece and penciled by Anthony Williams.
Hokuriku Bank is a Japanese bank headquartered in Toyama, Toyama; Hokoriku refers to a greater region in Japan that encompasses Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyoma prefectures. In addition to the Hokuriku region, the bank has branches in Kyoto, Osaka, Niigata, Nagano, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Gifu, Aichi, and HokkaidĹŤ.
Hokuriku Shinkansen The Hokuriku Shinkansen (北陸新幹線) is a Shinkansen rail line which opened in 1997 between Takasaki and Nagano; it is called the Nagano Shinkansen (長野新幹線) in JR East publicity and timetables. It was constructed to connect Tokyo and Nagano in time for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
Hokurikudō Hokurikudō (北陸道) was an old Japanese geographical region situated along the northwestern edge of Honshū, its name literally means 'North Land Way'. It also refers to a series of roads that connected the of each of the provinces that made up the region.
Hokuten'yū Katsuhiko (August 8, 1960–June 23, 2006) was a sumo wrestler. Born in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan, he was promoted to ozeki, the highest rank he achieved, as a result of winning the May 1983 tournament with a 14-1 record.
Hokuto Shinken Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳, Big Dipper God Fist) is a fictional martial art from Tetsuo Hara's mangas, Fist of the North Star and Fist of the Blue Sky. It is a 1800 year old Chinese art used by the main character Kenshiro and his brothers.
Hokuzan Hokuzan (北山) was one of three kingdoms which controlled Okinawa in the 14th century. Okinawa, previously controlled by a number of local chieftains or lords, loosely bound by a paramount chieftain or king of the entire island, split into these three more solidly defined kingdoms within a few years after 1314; the Sanzan period thus began, and would end roughly one hundred years later, when Chūzan's King Shō HashiTechnically, Hashi's father Shō Shishō was king of Chūzan in 1419, and neither was called "Shō" until that name was granted them by the Ming court in 1421.
Hol (role-playing game) HoL (sometimes written as "HĹŤL") is a Role Playing Game created by the Dirt Merchant Games and produced by Black Dog Game Factory (a subsidiary of White Wolf for the production of adult oriented RPGs). The HoL Core Rulebook was published in 1994, and was followed up by one other supplement Buttery Wholesomeness in 1995.
Hola Mohalla Hola Mohalla or Hola Mahalla or simply Hola is a Sikh festival that takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet which usually falls in March. This festival marks new year as per lunar Nanakshahi calendar of Sikhs.
Hola, Kenya Hola, also known as Galole is a small town in Kenya on the Tana River with a population of 6931 Hola is the capital of the Tana River District], in the [[Coast Province, Kenya|Coast Province It is a busy market town, and portal to Ijara District and Northeastern province by local canoe ferry across the Tana River. In addition to the Hola agricultural irrigation scheme, there is a District Hospital and a Kenya Prisons facility located within the town.
Holabird & Root The architectural firm of Holabird & Root was founded in Chicago in 1880 and is still in operation. Originally known as Holabird & Roche, the firm rose to prominence under the leadership of William Holabird and Martin Roche.
Holacanthus isabelita The blue angelfish, Holacanthus isabelita, is a species of marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, found in the western Atlantic from Bermuda, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico to the northern islands of the West Indies. Its length is up to 45 cm.
Holando-Argentino Holando-Argentino is a breed of cattle primarily found in Argentina, and derived from the German Black Pied Cattle. It was first introduced from The Netherlands in 1880, to the fertile regions the Pampas, and devoted to the production of both beef and milk.
Holarctic The Holarctic is a term used by zoologists to define the ecozone covering much of Eurasia and North America, which have often been connected by the Bering land bridge. The two regions have very similar mammal and bird fauna, with many Eurasian species having moved into North America, and fewer North American species having moved into Eurasia.
Holbæk Holbæk is a Danish city and seat of Holbæk municipality in the north-east of West Zealand County, Denmark. Danish Municipal Reform of 2007 will merge seven surrounding municipalities into a new and larger Holbæk municipality.
Holbæk B&I Holbæk B&I (Holbæk Bold- & Idrætsforening) is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East. They play at Holbæk Stadion in Holbæk on Zealand, which has a capacity of 10,500.
Holbæk municipality Holbæk municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in northeastern West Zealand County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. The municipality, includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 160 km², or 61.
Holbeach Holbeach is a fenland market town with approximately 10,000 residents in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire. The town lies 8 miles from Spalding; 17 from Boston; 20 from King's Lynn; 23 from Peterborough; and a long 43 miles (69 km) by road from the county town of Lincoln.
Holbeck Hall Hotel The 'Holbeck Hall Hotel' was a clifftop hotel in Scarborough, England which had scenic views of the sea and surrounding area. It was originally built in 1880 by Charles Anderson Smith as a residence, and was later converted to a hotel.
Holbeck Urban Village Holbeck Urban Village is the name given to the mixed use re-generation south of Leeds' train station by local government and planning agencies. The designated area once known simply as part of 'holbeck' is located amongst ex-locamotive engineering and manufacturing buildings some dating back to the 18th century.
Holbein stitch Holbein stitch is a simple, reversible line embroidery stitch most commonly used in Blackwork embroidery and Assisi embroidery. The stitch is named after Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), a painter of 16th-century English portraits and best known for his portraits of Henry VIII and his children, in which Blackwork and the "double running stitch" were used as decoration on shirt collars, cuffs, ruffs and linens.
Holberg International Memorial Prize The Holberg International Memorial Prize was established in 2003 by the government of Norway with the objective of increaseing awareness of the value of academic scholarship within the arts, humanities, social sciences, law and theology, either within one of these fields or through interdisciplinary work. The Holberg prize complements the Abel Prize in mathematics established in 2002.
Holberg Suite Holberg Suite, Op.40 more properly "From Holberg's Time" (German: Aus Holbergs Zeit, Norwegian: Fra Holbergs tid), is a suite of five movements based on eighteenth century dance forms, written by Edvard Grieg in 1884 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Danish-Norwegian playwright Ludvig Holberg.
Holbo Herred Holbo Herred (English: Hundred of Holbo) formerly consisted of the present-day Danish municipalities Græsted-Gilleleje, Helsinge and the parish of Nødebo (which today is in Hillerød municipality). Earlier Holbo had been under Strø Herred.
Holborn Holborn (pronounced /ˈhəʊbən/ or /ˈhəʊbɜːn/ -- "ho bun") is an area of central London, named after a tributary to the River Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow). Holborn is also the name of the area's principal east-west street, straddling the borders of the London Borough of Camden, the City of Westminster and the City of London.
Holborn and St Pancras South (UK Parliament constituency) Holborn and St Pancras South was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Holborn district of Central London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Holborn tramway station Holborn tramway station (not to be confused with Holborn tube station) was a tram stop underneath Kingsway (a road in central London), part of the Kingsway tramway subway route. When opened it was named Great Queen Street.
Holborn tube station Holborn is a station of the London Underground in Holborn in London, located at the junction of High Holborn and Kingsway It is on the Piccadilly Line between Covent Garden and Russell Square, and on the Central Line between Tottenham Court Road and Chancery Lane. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.
Holborn Viaduct Holborn Viaduct is a bridge in London and the name of the street which crosses it (which is a section of the A40). It links Holborn with Newgate Street in the City of London, passing over Farringdon Street and the now subterranean River Fleet.
Holbrook Mann MacNeille Holbrook Mann MacNeille (May 11, 1907–September 30, 1973) was an American mathematician who worked for the United States Atomic Energy Commission before becoming the first Executive Director of the American Mathematical Society.
Holbrookia Holbrookia is a genus of earless lizard known commonly as the lesser earless lizards which contains four recognized species that are found throughout the southern and central United States, and northern Mexico. They are characterized by having no external ear openings, presumably to prevent sand from entering the body when they are digging.
Holbrookia lacerata The Spot-tailed Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata) is a species of Phrynosomid lizard foundin Mexico, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, and in the United States, in south-central Texas. The species was once reclassified as a subspecies of the Lesser Earless Lizard, Holbrookia maculata, but has since been again elevated to full species status.
Holbrookia lacerata subcaudalis The Southern Spot-tailed Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata subcaudalis) is a subspecies of the Spot-tailed Earless Lizard, (Holbrookia lacerata). Some sources consider it to be its own species, as Holbrookia subcaudalis.
Holbrookia maculata The Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata) is a species of Phrynosomid lizard found in the southwestern and central United States, in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming, as well as throughout most of Mexico in the states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis PotosĂ­ and Nuevo LeĂłn.
Holbrookia maculata approximans The Speckled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata approximans) is a subspecies of the Lesser Earless Lizard, (Holbrookia maculata) that is found in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. They are sometimes referred to as the Western Earless Lizard.
Holbrookia maculata perspicua The Prairie Earless Lizard or Eastern Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata perspicua) is a subspecies of the Lesser Earless Lizard, (Holbrookia maculata) found in the prairies of the central United States from South Dakota in the north, as far south as Texas.
Holbrookia propinqua The Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua) is a species of Phrynosomid lizard found primarily in Mexico, in the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, but they also range to the United States, in southern Texas.
Holbrookia subcaudalis The Southern Earless Lizard (Holbrookia subcaudalis) is a species of Phrynosomid lizard found in Mexico. It was once considered to be a subspecies of the Spot-tailed Earless Lizard, Holbrookia lacerata, but was given full species status in 1994.
Holcim Holcim is one of the world's leading suppliers of cement and aggregates (crushed stone, sand and gravel) as well as further activities such as ready-mix concrete and asphalt including services. From its origins in Switzerland, the Group has grown into a global player with strong market presence in over 70 countries on all continents.
Holcomb Perigee The Perigee was a prototype sportsplane built in the United States in 1987 by Jerry Holcomb. Originally known as the Ultra-IMP, it was a refinement of the Aerocar Micro-IMP and attempted to overcome the major shortcoming of that design - a lack of power - by replacing the adapted automobile engine that had been used in its predecessor with an engine designed to power ultralights instead.
Holcomb, New York Holcomb is a village in East Bloomfield NY that no longer exists because of the incorporation of the villages of East Bloomfield and Holcomb in 1990. Many local features and postal mailings still address the village of Bloomfield as Holcomb, ie: Holcomb Village Plaza, Holcomb Village Apartments.
Holcombe Manor Holcombe Manor was built in 1887 as a house by the first mayor of Chatham, George Winch (September 20 1842 – February 22 1914), for him and his wife Mary Clarke Bluette to live in. Mary was brought up in the village of Holcombe Rogus, Devon.
Holcombe, Teignbridge Holcombe is a tiny village in the south of Devon, England, in between the small towns of Teignmouth and Dawlish. It has the appearance of a typical English village, with lots of small thatched cottages and country lanes.
Hold (ship) A ship's hold, in older ships, was below the orlop deck, the lower part of the interior of a ship's hull, especially when considered as storage space, as for cargo. In later merchant vessels it extended up through the decks to the underside of the weather deck.
Hold Back the Dawn Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 romantic film in which a Romanian gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois and Rosemary DeCamp.
Hold down (structural engineering) Holddown or Hold-down or Holdown in Structural Engineering refers to the steel device or hardware that is installed at the end of a Plywood Shear Wall. The Holddown provide uplift resistance against the overturning moment imposed on the wall due to "In-Plane" Lateral Load applied at the top of the wall.
Hold Everything (1930 film) Hold Everything 1930 is an All-Talking musical comedy that was photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was adapted from the DeSylva-Brown-Henderson musical of the same name that had served as a vehicle for Bert Lahr and starred Winnie Lightner and Joe E.
Hold Me to This Hold Me to This: Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead is the second tribute album by classical pianist Christopher O'Riley of songs by the rock band Radiohead, the first being True Love Waits. Like O'Riley's earlier album, Hold Me To This surveys a broad range of Radiohead's work, producing piano arrangements of complex tracks like "2 + 2 = 5," "Like Spinning Plates" and "Paranoid Android.
Hold Me Up Hold Me Up is the third professional album release of the Buffalo-born Goo Goo Dolls, released under Metal Blade records in 1990. This is considered to be their true major label debut, as previous albums had been organized by the band themselves.
Hold on Dear Brother "Hold On Dear Brother" is a song written by Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1972 album Carl and the Passions - "So Tough".
Hold to a Dream Hold to a Dream is an album by New Grass Revival originally released in 1987 on Capitol Records. It was then remastered and released again, this time on Compact Disc, on February 20, 2001 under the Southern Music label.
Hold your horses "Hold your horses", sometimes said as "Hold the horses", is a common idiom to mean "hold on" or wait, which is believed to have originated in the United States of America in the 19th century and is historically related to horse riding, or driving a horsedrawn vehicle.
Hold Ye Front Page Hold Ye Front Page is a best-selling history book published by The Sun newspaper in 1999 to commemorate the Millennium. It documented the history of the last two millennia in the style of The Sun, winning a top journalism award in 2000 by impressing judges with its educational content, wit and the fact that, although written by two Sun journalists, it spoofed the paper.
Hold Your Colour Hold Your Colour is a 2005 drum and bass album by Pendulum. The album drew very positive critical attention in both Great Britain and Australia becoming one of the best selling Drum & Bass albums of all time.

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