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Hedley Marston Hedley Ralph Marston (26 August 1900 - 25 August 1965) was an Australian biochemist who worked for the CSIRO. In the 1950s, his research into fallout from the British nuclear tests at Maralinga brought Marston into bitter conflict with the government appointed Safety Committee.
Hedley, British Columbia Hedley is a town in southern British Columbia, Canada with a population of approximately 400 as of 2005. In the early 1900s, Hedley's population peaked over 1,000 people, primarily due to the gold mining industry.
Hedmark museum The Hedmark Museum (Hedmarksmuseet og Domkirkeodden in Norwegian) is a regional museum for the municipalities of Stange, Hamar (which now includes Vang i Hedmark), Løten, and Ringsaker in central eastern Norway. It also includes the ruins of the medieval cathedral and priory mentioned in Sigrid Undset's magnum opus on Kristin Lavransdatter.
Hedmarken Hedmarken (since 2003 the official spelling decided by Klagenemnda for stedsnavnssakerbut also called Hedemarken) is a traditional district] in the county of [[Hedmark in eastern Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Stange, Hamar, Løten, and Ringsaker. The district is dominated by rolling agricultural terrain, hilly green mountains, and pine forests.
Hedmarksvidda Hedmarksvidda is a nature and recreational area in Norway, limited by valley of Østerdal in the east, the valley of Gudbrandsdal in the west, Løten in the south and Sjusjøen in the north. The area is located within the limits of the municipalities Løten, Hamar and Ringsaker.
Hednesford Hills Raceway Hednesford Hills Raceway (often referred to as Hednesford Raceway) is an oval, short-circuit motor racing venue, situated on the Hednesford Hills, approximately 1 mile from the town of Hednesford, Staffordshire.
Hedningarna (album) Hedningarna's first album, the self-titled Hedningarna from 1989 was released while Hedningarna was still a trio. Unlike the other albums, the debut does not include amplified instruments and rhythm loops and is played entirely acoustic.
Hedon (UK Parliament constituency) Hedon, sometimes spelt Heydon, was a parliamentary borough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1547 to 1832.
Hedonic damages Hedonic Damages, an economic term of art, refers to loss of enjoyment of life damages, the intanbible value of life, as distinct from the human capital value or lost earnings value. First coined by Chicago Economist Stan V.
Hedonic regression Hedonic regression, or more generally hedonic demand theory, in economics is a method of estimating demand or prices. It decomposes the item being researched into its constituent characteristics, and obtains estimates of the value of each characteristic.
Hedonis Da Amazon Born Janella Dobbs, Hedonis Da Amazon, a rapstress, independently has released mixtapes with hip hop credible DJ’s including, DJ Kool Kid, DJ Diamond Kuts and has worked with top producers including Kwame and 88 Keys. Her latest release- Live From Hot 97 Featuring DJ Kay Slay was released November 2006.
Hedonism Hedonism (Greek: hēdonē (ᾑδονή from Ancient Greek) "pleasure" + –ism) is a philosophy that focuses on increasing pleasure. Note that while the terms were originally employed literally, this is no longer the case.
Hedonistic relevance In psychology and cognitive science, hedonistic relevance is an observer's tendency to attribute a behavior to a person's disposition (rather than to their situation) when the behavior negatively affects the observer, their property, or those close to them. The effect of hedonistic relevance is to hold a person responsible for an event that might well have been outside their control; for example, if John trips and spills red wine on Jack's new white carpet, Jack will likely hold him personally responsible, even if Jack's uneven floor was the reason John tripped.
Hedva Harekhavi Hedva Harekhavi, Israeli poet and artist, was born in 1941 in Degania B, one of the oldest kibbutzim in Israel. A graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art, she has lived in Jerusalem most of her life and has so far published four volumes of poetry.
Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (November 28, 1718; Stockholm–June 29, 1763) was a Swedish poet and feminist. She wrote The Sorrowing Turtledove (1743) and the four-volume A Woman's Play of Thoughts, by a Shepherdess in the North (1744–50) among other works.
Hedvig Sophia of Sweden Hedvig Sofia Augusta, Princess of Sweden (26 June 1681-22 December 1708), Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, was the eldest child of King Charles XI of Sweden, and his wife Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark. On 12 May 1698 at Karlberg she married her cousin, Duke Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig and the Angry Inch is an off-Broadway musical theater play (1998) and film (2001) about a fictional rock and roll band fronted by a transsexual singer. The text is by John Cameron Mitchell and the music and lyrics are by Stephen Trask.
Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte married her cousin, the future Charles XIII, in 1774 when she was fifteen years old. She became an important member of the vivacious court of Gustav III, where she was called "little duchess" and was noticed for her beauty and vividness.
Hedwig Gorski Hedwig Gorski (born Trenton, New Jersey, July 18 1949) is an American performance poet and an avant-garde artist. She describes her ethnic background as first-generation Polish-American, a distinct cultural group that is among what she calls the "invisible European minorities" in the United States.
Hedwig Kohn Hedwig Kohn (April 5, 1887, Breslau - 1964), Prior to World War II, only three women achieved the German qualification for teaching at a university, the Habilitation, in the field of physics: Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer, and she. All 3 ultimately fled Nazi Germany.
Hedwig of Andechs Saint Hedwig of Andechs (1174 - October 1243; Polish: Święta Jadwiga Śląska) was born at Castle Andechs, Bavaria, the daughter of Berthold III, Count of Tyrol and Duke of Carinthia and Istria (Andechs-Meran), and his wife Agnes.
Hedwig's Theme Hedwig's Theme is a motif composed by John Williams for the Harry Potter film series. It was first featured in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) in the track, "Prologue", and from then on is known as "Hedwig's Theme".
Hedworth Meux Sir Hedworth Meux GCB KCVO, formerly Hedworth Lambton (5 July 1856 - 20 September 1929) was an English naval officer famous for bringing help to the British forces in the Siege of Ladysmith. He became Admiral of the Fleet during the First World War.
Hedy Burress Hedy Burress (born Heather Burress, October 3, 1973 in Edwardsville, Illinois) is an American actress. She attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, before relocating to Los Angeles, California, in 1995.
Hedy d'Ancona Hedwig (Hedy) d'Ancona (Den Haag, october 1 1937) is a Dutch politician and feminist. She was the minister for welfare, public health and culture from 1989 until 1994 and the Secretary of state (staatssecretaris) for issues concerning women's liberation from September 1981 until May 1982.
Hedy Epstein Hedi Epstein is a Holocaust survivor who escaped Germany as a child and currently resides in the United States.She has been working actively with Palestinian and Israeli peace organizations to bring about a peaceful resolution to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict.
Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian/Jewish-American actress and communications technology innovator. Though known primarily for her great beauty, she also co-invented the first form of spread spectrum, a key to modern wireless communication.
Hedychium coccineum Hedychium coccineum, also known as orange gingerlily, scarlet gingerlily, and orange bottlebrush ginger), is a species of flowering ginger. A native of Asia, it grows on the edge of forests and in mountain grasslands.
Hedychium coronarium White ginger (Hedychium coronarium) is very common in Brazil and is considered to be an invasive weed. It was introduced in the era of slavery in Brazil, brought to the country by African slaves who used its leaves as mattresses.
Hedychium spicatum Hedychium spicatum, is a smallish hardy ginger, growing to around 1m, with green leaves and large orange and white flowers. Also known as , Spiked Ginger Lily, Sandharlika संधार्लिका (Hindi), Kapur kachri कपूर कचरी (Hindi), Takhellei (Manipuri)
Hee Bee Gee Bees The Hee Bee Gee Bees were a pop group formed initially to parody the Bee Gees towards the close of their sequence of high-pitched, disco-style hits. The 'band' consisted of three brothers; Dobbin, Garry and Norris Cribb (an obvious parody of Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb), performed by Angus Deayton (Garry), Michael Fenton Stevens (Norris), and Philip Pope (Dobbin).
Hee Haw (EP) Hee Haw is the second release and first EP by Post Punk band The Birthday Party, released under the name "The Boys Next Door" in 1979. The album was later re-released with the same title in 1988 as part of a full-length compilation of The Birthday Party's earlier work.
Heed Heed is a Swedish heavy metal band founded in 2004 by ex-Lost Horizon members Daniel Heiman (vocals) and Fredrik Olsson (guitar). They were joined by drummer Mats Karlsson and bass player Jörgen Olsson, and began recording on their debut album The Call.
Heed The Call "Heed The Call" is a 1970 song written by Kin Vassy and peformed by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition. Issued as a single, it's B-side was the song "A Stranger In My Place", written by Vassy and lead singer Kenny Rogers.
Heegaard splitting In the mathematical field of geometric topology, a Heegaard splitting is a special structure on a 3-manifold that results from dividing it into two handlebodies. The importance of Heegaard splittings has grown in recent years as more connections and applications have been found.
Heegner point In mathematics, a Heegner point is a point on a modular elliptic curve that is the image of an imaginary quadratic irrational point of the upper half-plane. They were defined by Bryan Birch and named after Kurt Heegner, who used similar ideas to prove Gauss's conjecture on imaginary quadratic fields of class number one.
Heechee The Heechee are a fictional alien race from the science fiction works of Frederik Pohl. The Heechee are portrayed as an exceedingly advanced star-travelling race that explored Earth's solar system millennia ago and then disappeared without a trace before humankind began space exploration.
Heel The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot (not actually part of the foot but part of the ankle). It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg.
Heel (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner; sometimes they are humorously referred to as "evil". In non-wrestling jargon, heels are often "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines.
Heel De Wereld Heel De Wereld (English translation: "The Whole World") was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, performed in Dutch by Corry Brokken. This was Brokken's third consecutive appearance on the Eurovision stage and it would be her last as a performer.
Heel-and-toe Heel-and-toe is a driving technique used in performance drivingIt involves operating the throttle] and [[brake pedals simultaneously with the right foot, while facilitating normal activation of the clutch with the left foot. It is used when braking and downshifting simultaneously (like when going around a turn), and allows the driver to "blip" the throttle to raise the engine speed and smoothly engage the lower gear.
Heel-Toe Technique The Heel-Toe Technique is a drum-pedal playing technique, primarily used for playing double strokes on the bass drum pedal. The technique itself can also be used for playing the hi-hat pedal, or other types of pedals.
Heeled bullet A heeled bullet is an archaic design of bullet where the internal diameter of the barrel is the same diameter as the cartridge case, and the bullet has a step at the rear to allow it to fit inside the case. Heeled bullets mostly disappeared with the advent of smokeless powder cartridges, though older rimfire designs still use heeled bullets, and many cartridges that date back to the black powder era still reflect their heeled bullet origins in their caliber designations.
Heeley Heeley () is a former cluster of villages now a suburb in the south of the City of Sheffield, England. The village has existed at least since 1343, its name deriving from Heah Leah, High Lea then Hely, meaning a high, woodland clearing.
Heeley Station Heeley Station was a train station in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The station served the communities of Heeley, Meersbrook and Lowfield and was situated on the Midland Main Line near London Road on Heeley Bridge, lying between Sheffield Midland station and Millhouses Station.
Heeney, Colorado Heeney is a small rural unincorporated town located in northern Summit County, Colorado, United States. It is situated on the hillside along the west side of Green Mountain Reservoir, in the valley of the Blue River, between Kremmling and Silverthorne.
Heer Halewijn Heer Halewijn (also known as Van Here Halewijn and in English The Song of Lord Halewijn) is one of the oldest Dutch folk songs with ancient subject matter to be recorded. The song dates back to the 13th century while the story it tells and mythemes come from earlier Germanic pre-Christian legends.
Heeralal Rampartap Heeralal Rampartap is a three-time International Chutney Soca Monarch — in 1997, 2003 and 2005 — and the National Chutney Monarch of 2002 and 2003 has been performing chutney for the past fifteen years, but his sound keeps evolving. He has also captured 1st place in the Indian Cultural Pageant for three consectcutive years and also won the first Tuco Chutney Monarch in 2005 and again in 2006..
Heermann's Gull The Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni) is a gull resident in the United States and Mexico. Of the current population of about 150,000 pairs, 90% nest on the island of Isla Rasa off Baja California in the Gulf of California, with smaller colonies as far north as California and as far south as Nayarit.
Heesch's problem Heesch's problem, named for geometer Heinrich Heesch, concerns the number of layers of congruent copies of a geometric figure (usually a polygon) that can surround that figure. For instance, a square may be surrounded by infinitely many layers of congruent squares in the square tiling, while a circle cannot be surrounded by even a single layer of congruent circles without leaving some gaps.
Hefei Hefei (; literally: "Junction (of the) Fertility (River)"; former names: Ho-fei, Luzhou, Luchow) is a prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of Anhui province, China. Located in central Anhui, it borders Huainan to the north, Chuzhou to the northeast, Chaohu to the southeast and Lu'an to the west.
Hefekranz Hefekranz, which literally means "Yeast Wreath", is a sweet bread from southern Germany. It is a Swabian variant of the Swiss Zopf and is also known, depending on the region, as a "Hefezopf" or a "Kranzes".
Hefeweizen Hefeweizen is a German style of wheat beer in which the yeast is not filtered out. Though Kristallweizen (clear), Dunkelweizen (dark) and Weizenstarkbier (higher alcohol content) varieties are available, they are not considered true hefeweizen unless left unfiltered.
Heffalump A heffalump is a fictional creature similar to an elephant mentioned in the Winnie the Pooh stories, in Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928). They later appeared in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988-1991) and now in Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) and Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005).
Heffley Creek, British Columbia Heffley Creek is a neighbourhood along the Yellowhead Highway in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Heffley Creek is bordered by the Thompson River to the West, Sun Peaks to the east, Rayleigh to the south, and Vinsula to the north.
Heffter Research Institute The Heffter Research Institute was founded in 1993 to support and promote investigation into the medical uses of psychedelic hallucinogens. It is named after the German chemist and pharmacologist Arthur Heffter, who in 1897 discovered that mescaline was the active principle in the peyote cactus, used in rituals by Natives in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico, and currently used as a sacrament by the Native American Church.
Hefner Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs.
Hefty Hefty is a brand name of trash bags, foam disposable tableware, children’s disposable tableware, slider closure food storage and freezer bags, and disposable cookware. It is a registered trademark of Pactiv Corporation.
Hegar's sign Hegar's sign is an indication of pregnancy in a human female, specifically the compressibility and softening of the cervical isthmus (the portion of the cervix between the uterus and the vaginal portion of the cervix) and the uterine cervix appearing bluish and engorged.
Hegau The Hegau is a formerly volcanic landscape in southern Germany extending around the industrial city of Singen (Hohentwiel), between Lake Constance in the east, the Rhine River in the south, the Danube River (Donau) in the north and the Randen - as the southwestern mountains of the Swabian Alb are called - in the west.
Hegelianism Hegelianism is a philosophy developed by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel which can be summed up by a favorite motto by Hegel, "the rational alone is real," which means that all reality is capable of being expressed in rational categories. His goal was to reduce to a more synthetic unity the system of transcendental idealism.
Hegemon of Earth In the popularly acclaimed Ender's Game and Shadow series by Orson Scott Card, the Hegemon is the ruler of the planet. Even though the planet is still divided into countries, the Hegemon has power over them all.
Hegemonic stability theory Hegemonic Stability Theory postulates a number of rules for the maintenance and decline of international monetary and political systems. Owing to significant popularity and widespread diffusion there is significant internal differentiation of focus and fact within the field.
Hegemonist Doctrine The hegemonism doctrine is the belief that every American action on the international stage must be examined under suspicion of evil intent. The Hegemonism Doctrine began in the 1950's during the Korean War and reached its zenith in the 1970's during the Vietnam War.
Hegemony Hegemony (pronounced or ) () is the dominance of one group over other groups, with or without the threat of force, to the extent that, for instance, the dominant party can dictate the terms of trade to its advantage; more broadly, cultural perspectives become skewed to favor the dominant group. The cultural control that hegemony asserts affects commonplace patterns of thought: hegemony controls the way new ideas are rejected or become naturalized in a process that subtly alters notions of common sense in a given society.
Hegemony or Survival Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (ISBN 0-8050-7400-7), published November 2003, is a book by Noam Chomsky, a macroscopic view of United States foreign policy from World War II to the post-Iraq War reconstruction. The central focus of the book (as with many of Chomsky's political works), is the examination of the United States' political, military and economic motives, in comparison —often in sharp contrast— to its outward rhetorical support for democracy, the Middle-East peace process, free trade, and human rights.
Heget To the Egyptians, the frog became a symbol of life and fertility, since millions of them were born after the annual inundation of the Nile, which brought fertility to the otherwise barren lands. Consequently, in Egyptian mythology, there began to be a frog-goddess, who represented fertility, named Heqet (also Hekit, Heket), meaning frog.
Hegetorides Hegetorides was a fictional citizen of the Greek island of Thasos during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta (431-404 BC). According to the novel Lempriere's Dictionary, by Lawrence Norfolk, when Hegetorides saw that his city was besieged by Athenian forces and that there was a law declaring death to anyone who spoke of peace, he went into the agora with a rope tied around his neck.
Hegumen Hegumen, hegumenos, or ihumen (Greek: ἡγούμενος ; Bulgarian & Russian: игумен; Serbian: Игуман or Iguman) is the title for the head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church, similar to the one of abbot. The head of a convent of nuns is called hegumenia or ihumenia (Greek: hegumeni; Serbian: Игуманија or Igumanija; ).
Hegyeshalom Hegyeshalom [] is a village of approximately 3600 inhabitants in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, on the border with Austria and less than 15km from the border with Slovakia. Hegyeshalom is thus an important border crossing point between Austria, Slovakia and Hungary.
Hehe The Hehe (also Wahehe) are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Iringa Region in south-central Tanzania. In 1994 the Hehe population was estimated to number 750,000 Hehe began as a number of independent chiefdoms made up of mixed people who were in some instances related to one another.
Heheng Heheng is a village in Jiangyan city, China. It was awarded Global 500 Roll of Honor by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1990 because of its success in protecting the environment while increasing the grain yield, and its wide use of marsh biogas ponds.
Heheya Kingdom Heheya kingdom (also known as Haihaya, Haiheya, Heiheya etc) was one among the many kingdoms ruled by Yadava kings in the central and western India. It was the strongest among the Yadava kingdoms and had the powerful ruler Kartavirya Arjuna who even defeated Rakshasa Ravana.
Hechsher Hechsher (IPA: , הכשר Hebrew: "kosher approval" , plural: hechsherim) is the formal granting of certification, usually by an authorized rabbi, that a product is certified as kosher (meaning "fit" [for consumption].) A hechsher is usually conveyed to the public by a special certification marking on products (generally foods) certifying that the item is certified as kosher.
Heia Bortelaget Fanklubben Heia Bortelaget (Av Lerkendal), FKHB(aL) (lit. Supporters Club Go Visiting Team (at Lerkendal)) is group of football supporters that goes to Rosenborg BK home games at Lerkendal Stadium to support whatever team happens to be playing against them.
Heian dai shogi Heian dai shogi ( 'Heian (Era) large chess') is an early large board variant of shogi (Japanese chess) as it was played in the Heian period. The same 12th century document which describes the Heian form of shogi also describes this variant.
Heian Jingū The Heian Jingū (平安神宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Kyoto, Japan. The torii before the main gate is one of the largest in Japan, and the main building, or shaden (社殿), is designed to imitate the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Heian series The Heian series of kata is a series of kata adapted from more ancient kata such as Kanku dai, Gojushiho dai and others. The Heian kata were a product of Anko Itosu's effort to streamline several kata, namely the Pinan series, into forms suitable for teaching the gross body movement skills of karate to young students.
Heian shodan Heian Shodan (平安初段), literally peaceful mind first level, is a first of a series of Heian kata, practiced in many styles of karate, in particular Shotokan karate. It is one of the most basic kata and is usually the first kata a karateka learns.
Heian shogi Heian shōgi (平安将棋 "Heian era chess") is a predecessor of modern shogi (Japanese chess). Some form of chess almost certainly reached Japan by the 9th century, if not earlier, but the earliest surviving Japanese description of the rules dates from the early 12th century (c.
Heiau A heiau is a Hawaiian temple comprised of a stone platform with various structures built upon it. The structures on the platform were used to house priests, sacred ceremonial drums, sacred items, and cult images representing the gods associated with that particular temple.
HeiĂ°arvĂ­ga saga HeiĂ°arvĂ­ga saga or The Story of the Heath-Slayings is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It is badly preserved; 12 leaves of the only surviving manuscript were destroyed along with their only copy in the fire of Copenhagen in 1728.
Heidal Heidal in Sel is a subdistrict of the Gudbrandsdal in Norway, rich in beauty and tradition and lying along the narrow valley of the Sjoa River. It has the highest concentration of older protected timber houses and farmsteads in Norway (~1/5 of the buildings are from the 18th century and many are older).
Heide Circle The Heide Circle was a loose grouping of artists who lived and worked at "Heide", a former dairy farm on the Yarra River floodplain at Bulleen, a suburb of Melbourne, counting amongst their number many of Australia's best-known modernist painters.
Heide Museum of Modern Art The Heide Museum of Modern Art is located in Bulleen, Victoria, Australia and was established in 1981. The site was originally owned by the prominent Melbourne art collectors John and Sunday Reed, whose private farm-house was known as Heide (and now Heide I).
Heidegger and Nazism The German philosopher Martin Heidegger joined the National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP), generally known in English as the Nazi Party, on May 1, 1933, nearly three weeks after being appointed Rector of the University of Freiburg. He resigned the Rectorship about one year later, in April 1934, but remained a member of the NSDAP until the end of World War II.
Heideggerian terminology Martin Heidegger, the 20th-century German philosopher, introduced to the world a large body of work that represented a profound change of direction for philosophy. Such was the depth of change that he found himself needing to introduce a number of neologisms and adapted vocabulary, often connected to idiomatic words and phrases in the German language.
Heidelberg Appeal The Heidelberg Appeal, authored by Michel Salomon and signed by a number of leading scientists, is a statement decrying "an irrational ideology which is opposed to scientific and industrial progress, and impedes economic and social development." Issued to coincide with the opening of the United Nations-sponsored Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Appeal stated that its signers "share the objectives of the 'Earth Summit'" but advised "the authorities in charge of our planet's destiny against decisions which are supported by pseudo-scientific arguments or false and non-relevant data.
Heidelberg Catechism The Heidelberg Catechism is a document taking the form of a series of questions and answers, for use in teaching Reformed Christian doctrine. It has been translated into many languages and is regarded as one of the most influential of the Reformed catechisms.
Heidelberg Center for American Studies Founded in 2003 as newest institute of Germany's oldest university, the University of Heidelberg's Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) serves as an interdisciplinary institute for higher education, as a center for advanced research, and as a forum for public debate on topics related to the United States of America.
Heidelberg College Heidelberg College is a liberal arts college located in Tiffin, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the German Reformed Church and currently affiliated with the United Church of Christ, the school has grown from an initial graduating class of five to its current enrollment of approximately 1,500, including 1,100 traditional undergraduates.
Heidelberg High School Heidelberg High School is a school operated by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) located in Heidelberg, Germany on Mark Twain Village, a housing area for American military members and their families. It is one of DoDDS's original five high schools opened in 1946.
Heidelberg Project The Heidelberg Project was created in 1986 by artist Tyree Guyton as an outdoor art environment in the heart of Detroit, Michigan. Today, the project is recognized around the world as a demonstration of the power of creativity in creating hope and a bright vision for the future.
Heidelberg Tun The Heidelberg Tun (GroĂźes Fass in German) is an extremely large wine vat contained within the cellars of Heidelberg Castle. There have been four such barrels in the history of Heidelberg; the present one has a capacity of approximately 220,000 litres (58,100 U.
Heidelberg United Heidelberg United or "Megas Alexandros" named after Alexander the Great is an Australian football (soccer) club located in the northern inner suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, currently playing in the Victorian Premier League.
Heidelberg, Gauteng Heidelberg is a South African town situated at the foot of the Suikerbosrand (Sugarbush Ridge) next to the N3 highway, which connects Johannesburg and Durban. Heidelberg began in 1862 as a trading station built by a German HJ Uekermann.
Heidelstein transmitter Heidelstein transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV-broadcasting on the Heidelstein mountain in Rhön. It uses as antenna tower a 218 metre tall guyed mast of tubular steel, which weighs 245 tons and was built in 1969.
Heidenheim Heidenheim an der Brenz (short: Heidenheim) is a city in eastern Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany. It is located on Baden-WĂĽrttemberg's border with Bavaria, approximately 17 km south of Aalen and 33 km north of Ulm.
Heideroosjes The Heideroosjes (pronounced; hi-duh-rose-yes, HR in short), is a punk band from Horst aan de Maas, the Netherlands. The band's lyrics are in Dutch, English, German and Limburgs (a Dutch dialect spoken in the Dutch and Belgian province of Limburg).
Heidesheim am Rhein Heidesheim is a small town situated on the left bank of the river Rhine within the district (Kreis) Mainz-Bingen in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The municipality divides into the two settlements Heidenfahrt and Uhlerborn.

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