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List of colleges and universities in Delaware This is a list of colleges and universities in Delaware. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges and universities in Guam This is a list of colleges and universities in Guam. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges and universities in Hawaii This is a list of colleges and universities in Hawaii. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges and universities in Idaho This is a list of colleges and universities in Idaho. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges and universities in Ohio The State of Ohio is the home of a number of public and private institutions of higher learning. Several of these institutions are ranked among the top national universities (in order), including Case Western Reserve University (private), The Ohio State University (public), Miami University (public), Ohio University (public), University of Cincinnati (public).
List of colleges and universities in Puerto Rico This List of universities and colleges in Puerto Rico includes colleges and universities in Puerto Rico that grant bachelor's degrees and/or post-graduate master's and doctorate degrees. The list does not include community colleges (alternatively called junior colleges) that grant two-year associate's degrees.
List of colleges and universities in the Northern Mariana Islands This is a list of colleges and universities in the Northern Mariana Islands. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges and universities in the United States This is a list of colleges and universities in the United States, sorted by state. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges and universities in the United States Virgin Islands This is a list of colleges and universities in the United States Virgin Islands. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges and universities in Tennessee This is a list of colleges and universities in Tennessee. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges and universities in Washington This is a list of colleges and universities in Washington. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges and universities in Wyoming This is a list of colleges and universities in Wyoming. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
List of colleges in Ontario The province of Ontario, in Canada, has two types of colleges: Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning. Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology offer both Ontario College Diploma (OCD) and Ontario College Advanced Diploma (OCAD) programs or two years and three years in length, respectively.
List of colonial, imperial and otherwise controlled foreign territories by dominant power This list, though not quite complete, contains a widely varied spectrum of colonies, protectorates, mandate -, trust - and occupied or annexed states, dependent territories and other political entities that were (or in some cases are) subjected to another sovereign power, or in (de facto unequal) personal union, arranged by these dominant nations or empires.
List of color topics This is a list of color topics; see also list of colors, which is a list of articles about specific named colors. See also the category list :Category:Color, which is currently much more comprehensive than this article in most areas.
List of combinatorial computational geometry topics List of combinatorial computational geometry topics enumerates the topics of computational geometry that states problems in terms of geometric objects as discrete entities and hence the methods of their solution are mostly theories and algorithms of combinatorial character.
List of comic and cartoon characters by age With few exceptions, comic and cartoon children don't age despite the fact that time passes. Some notable examples are For Better or For Worse in which the characters age in real time; South Park, wherein the children grow from 3rd graders to 4th graders; Gasoline Alley, whose main character, Skeezix, has run the gamut from babyhood to old age; and Peanuts, where characters may start out as babies (i.
List of comic book drugs This is a list of performance enhancers, serums, trigger chemicals, booster drugs, and mutagenic foods in the various comic book universes, that were used to give a specific hero or villain their powers. This list also provides a brief summary of heroes who gained their powers from special concoctions like Captain America's Super Soldier Serum, Hourman's Miraclo and the original Blue Beetle's Vitamin 2X.
List of comic book superpowers Comic book fiction traditionally features characters with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as "superpowers" (also spelled "super-powers"). Below is a list of many of those that have been known to be used.
List of comics creators appearing in comics Several comic book and comic strips writers, artists and others have appeared within the fictional world of comics, both their own and others'. Some appear as simple characters in the story, some appear as characters who break the fourth wall and address the reader directly, and some make cameo appearances in framing sequences to introduce a story and sometimes to have a last word.
List of commemorative days The following is a list of observed commemorative days, that is, days that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
List of commercial airlines in India Indian carriers will press into service a new aircraft in every week of 2006. All told, they are expected to buy or take on lease 60 new aircraft during the year, increasing their fleet size by over a third, from 175 now to 235 a year from now.
List of commercial games released as freeware Commercial games released as freeware are games that, in their original license, were not considered freeware, but were re-released at a later date with a freeware license, sometimes as publicity for a forthcoming sequel or compilation release.
List of commercially released independently developed Dreamcast games This is a list of Commercially Released Independently Developed Dreamcast Games for the Sega Dreamcast computer system, organised alphabetically by name. The games on this list are also known as homebrew games.
List of commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina This page contains an incomplete list of persons who have served on the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina. The Board of Commissioners is composed of five commissioners serving staggered terms of four years.
List of common Chinese surnames in Singapore The following is a list of the most common Chinese surnames amongst the ethnic Chinese population in Singapore in the year 2000. Surnames are listed according to their romanised Chinese dialects, hence similar surnames may be listed more than once despite representing the same Chinese character.
List of communities in Alberta Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada are incorporated as towns, cities and villages or unincorporated (hamlets). Regional rural forms of administration include municipal districts, counties, improvement districts, specialized municipalities and regional municipalities.
List of communities in British Columbia This is a list of communities in British Columbia, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality (including Indian reserves), or an unincorporated settlement inside or outside of a municipality.
List of communities in Nunavut This is a list of communities in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Note that many of these communities have alternate names or spellings in Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun, while others are primarily known by their Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun names.
List of compact discs sold with XCP The following compact discs sold by Sony BMG were shipped with the computer software known as Extended Copy Protection (XCP). As a result, any Microsoft Windows computer that has been used to play these CDs is likely to have had XCP installed.
List of companies based in the Harrisburg area This is a list of companies either based or with large operations in the greater Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area of the United States. Includes companies based in the Pennsylvania counties of: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York.
List of companies in Campinas The following is a partial list of private and public companies based in the mesoregion of Campinas, in the state of SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, as of August 2006. This regions holds 9% of Brazilian Gross Industrial Product.
List of companies in Houston This is an incomplete list of major companies headquartered in Houston, Texas and the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. Houston is known for its oil and gas industry and it should also be noted that only New York City has more Fortune 500 companies.
List of companies in Macross In the fictional anime series Macross, many aerospace companies exist which do not in the real world. These are split into two categories: Those which are ringers for companies in the real world (with similar-sounding names provided to give verisimilitude yet not be actionable legally), and new companies formed in-timeline.
List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom Due to historical differences the railway network of the United Kingdom is split into two independent systems: one on the island of Great Britain and one in Northern Ireland, which is closely linked to the railway system of the Republic of Ireland. See main articles for more details: Rail transport in Great Britain, Rail transport in Ireland
List of companies that do business with Sudan This is a list of companies that do business with Sudan, or more specifically, that financially support the Sudanese government. The list is incomplete and has been assembled based on research by staffers of Assemblyman William Payne in New Jersey and the Genocide Intervention Fund.
List of companies that switched industries In rare cases, a company that started in one industry may, due to bankruptcy or a change in market conditions, re-emerge with the same name but in a completely different industry. The following companies are notable examples.
List of companion characters in Doctor Who spin-offs This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. The canonicity of these spin-offs is unclear.
List of compositions by Dieterich Buxtehude The Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis ("Buxtehude Works Catalogue", commonly abbreviated to BuxWV) is the catalogue and the numbering system used to identify musical works by Dieterich Buxtehude. It was created by Georg Karstädt and published in mid-1970s as Thematisch-Systematisches Verzeichnis der Musikalischen Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude.
List of compositions by J.S. Bach printed during his lifetime See List of compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach for the complete list of Bach compositions - the present list only lists those compositions by Bach that were printed during his lifetime: since some of these editions got a bit scattered over the BWV catalogue, this list is only intended to provide information regarding how Bach went about for the publication of his own works.
List of compositions by Johann Jakob Froberger This is a list of compositions by Johann Jakob Froberger, arranged using FbWV numbers from the catalogue compiled by Siegbert Rampe. The catalogue is organized thematically and in a way that makes adding newly found pieces easier than in most other catalogues: numbers 100-199 are reserved for toccatas, numbers 201-206 for fantasias, etc.
List of compositions by Joseph Martin Kraus This list of compositions by Joseph Martin Kraus is a list of the musical compositions of Joseph Martin Kraus (June 20, 1756 – December 15, 1792), organized by number in Bertil van Boer's Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus: Systematisch-thematisches Werkverzeichnis, which gives each composition a VB number.
List of computer and video game collector and limited editions More often in recent years computer and video games have been released with collector / limited that are packaged with bonus materials and enhancements not available in the standard release. Such bonuses can range from special packaging to artwork to bonus discs containing extra content.
List of computer and video games considered the worst ever Certain games are considered to be "the worst ever" for various reasons, including exceptionally poor graphics or music, a clichéd or stereotypical premise and storyline, a poor user interface, or what is perceived to be poor gameplay. More generally, and despite the natural differences in players tastes and tolerances, a game attracting the "worst game ever" comment is usually failing in being enjoyable for most players.
List of computer and video games: A-C This is an alphabetical list of computer and video games. See the article List of computer and video games by category for a list ordered by genres such as Action-Adventure, Online games, Shooters, Simulation, Sports, etc.
List of computer and video games: D-H This is an alphabetical list of computer and video games. See the article List of computer and video games by category for a list ordered by genres such as Action-Adventure, Online games, Shooters, Simulation, Sports, etc.
List of computer and video games: I-O This is an alphabetical list of computer and video games. See the article List of computer and video games by category for a list ordered by genres such as Action-Adventure, Online games, Shooters, Simulation, Sports, etc.
List of computer and video games: P-S This is an alphabetical list of computer and video games. See the article List of computer and video games by category for a list ordered by genres such as Action-Adventure, Online games, Shooters, Simulation, Sports, etc.
List of computer and video games: T-Z This is an alphabetical list of computer and video games. See the article List of computer and video games by category for a list ordered by genres such as Action-Adventure, Online games, Shooters, Simulation, Sports, etc.
List of computer and video maze games Maze game was computer game genre description used by computer journalists during the 1980s to describe any game in which the entire playing field was a maze. Actual genres ranged from simple puzzle games to action games.
List of computer size categories This list of computer size categories attempts to list commonly used categories of computer by size, in descending order of size. Of course, one generation's "supercomputer" is the next generation's "mainframe", and a "PDA" doesn't have the same set of functions as a "laptop", but the list should have some recognition value.
List of computer technology code names Following is a list of code names that have been used to identify computer hardware and software products while in development. In some cases, the code name became the completed product's name, but most of these code names are no longer used once the associated products are released.
List of computer-animated films A computer-animated film commonly refers to feature films that have been computer-animated to appear three dimensional on a movie screen. While traditional 2D animated films are now done primarily on computers, the technique to render realistic 3D computer graphics (CG), or 3D Computer-generated imagery (CGI), is unique to using computers to create movies.
List of computer-related films Since the creation of computers, people have been making movies that focus around computer concepts. This Wikipedia article is devoted to keeping an up to date list on all the movies that are related to computers.
List of computing topics Originally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and the science and technology of mathematical calculations. Today, "computing" means using computers and other computing machines.
List of concentration and internment camps This is a list of Internment and Concentration camps, organised by country. In general, a camp or group of camps is assigned to the country whose government was responsible for the establishment and/or operation of the camp regardless of the camp's location, but this principle can be, or appear to be, departed from in such cases as where a country's borders or name has changed or it was occupied by a foreign power.
List of concept albums (narrative) This is a list of concept albums that present a narrative thread or storyline as distinct from those in which the content is linked by a broad underlying theme or concept. See also List of rock operas (albums).
List of concert halls A Concert hall is a cultural building, which serves as performance venue, chiefly for classical instrumental music. Many concert halls exist as one of several halls or performance spaces within a larger performing arts center and, where appropriate, the name of the arts centre is included.
List of concessionnaires of the French Congo In an attempt to develop the French Congo the government of France divided the territory in concessions for companies to develop. These several dozen companies controlled huge swaths of land, but had only limited success in trying to develop them.
List of conductors This is a list of conductors of music in the broad genre of classical music, including symphonies, operas, chamber music, and choral music, including music by modern composers considered within this genre. Many musicians primarily known as instrumental soloists or composers may be conductors, and vice versa.
List of conflicts in Canada List of conflicts in Canada is a timeline of events that includes wars, battles, skirmishes, major terrorist attacks and other related items that have occurred in the country of Canada's current geographical area. A complete list of terrorist attacks can be found at List of terrorist attacks in Canada.
List of conservation areas of South Africa Most of South Africa's national parks are maintained by South Africa National Parks (SANPark) while the parks in KwaZulu-Natal are managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (an amalgamation of the former Natal Parks Board and KwaZulu Directorate of Nature Conservation). A number of national parks have become Peace parks and changed their names.
List of constitutional courts A Constitutional Court is a high court found in many countries which deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether or not challenged laws are in fact unconstitutional, and conflicting with constitutionally established rights and freedoms.
List of contaminated cell lines This is a list of cell cultures which have been cross-contaminated and overgrown by other cells. A project is currently underway to enumerate and rename contaminated cell lines to avoid errors in research caused by misattribution (Masters, 2002).
List of contemporary performers using blackface The style known as blackface in which an actor or entertainer blacks up and sometimes affects a caricature of a racial stereotype is widely seen as dated, and confined to archive performances from the likes of Al Jolson and G.H.
List of content and features on The Jim Rome Show The Jim Rome Show, as with other radio shows, has a number of unique facets to its content. In addition to the "smack talk" used by Rome and his fanbase, the show is primarily recognized for the use of colorful nicknames, the library of takes that Rome regularly features on the show, the show's long-time callers (as well as those calls which are regularly ridiculed on-air), the reading of listener emails, and the frequent use of soundbites for comedic effect.
List of contract law enforcement cities (US) This list is intended to be a listing of law enforcement agencies (or cities) that contract with other government agencies to provide law enforcement (police) services. In California and Florida, this is typically done when a city contracts with the County Sheriff's Department to provide their city police services.
List of contributors to Marxist theory This is a list of those who contributed to marxist theory, principally as authors; it is not intended to list politicians who happen(ed) to be a member of a nominally communist political party or other organisation.
List of controversial games Throughout history, games -- board, card, physical, and video -- have been a source of controversy, and many have been outlawed. The following is a list of games that have aroused some sort of social controversy; more information about each game's controversy is available in the article on that game.
List of controversial non-fiction books This is a list of controversial non-fiction books aimed at the general reader which discuss controversial issues, or are (or were at the time of writing) controversial for other reasons. For controversial fictional books, see list of banned books.
List of conurbations in the United Kingdom A conurbation is formed when towns expand sufficiently that their urban areas join up with each other. This process has happened many times in the United Kingdom, with London being the most famous example of this type of development.
List of converts to Hinduism The following is a list of people who have converted to Hinduism from non-Hindu religions. Most Western converts to Hinduism have been to Neo-Hinduism movements such as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ("ISKCON") and Meher Baba.
List of converts to Judaism Since Judaism is not an actively proselytizing religion, conversion is a relatively uncommon occurrence. This article endeavours to list some notable people who have converted, or are believed to have converted, to Judaism.
List of convict ship voyages to Western Australia Between 1842 and 1849, 234 juvenile offenders were transported to Western Australia on seven convict ships, even though the colony was not then classed as a penal colony. From 1850 to 1868, Western Australia was a fully-fledged penal colony, and during that time over 9,000 convicts were transported to the colony on 43 convict ship voyages.
List of convicted crackers Below is a list of crackers sentenced to incarceration, fines, community service, and/or other penalties for unauthorized access or electronic tampering under the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 (or similar laws). This list includes creators of viruses, trojan horses, and worms.
List of copyright case law The following is a list of cases that deal with issues of concern to copyright in various jurisdictions. Some of these cases are leading English cases as the law of copyright in various Commonwealth jurisdictions developed out of English law while these countries were colonies of the British Empire.
List of correctional facilities in comics The following is a list of prisons, asylums, institutions, planets, and alternate dimensions which have been used to imprison humans, superhumans, and nonhumans in various fictional comic book universes. Due to the unusual nature of many inmates, most of these facilities are equally unusual or exotic.
List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy This is a list of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy. In 1937, Escort Sloops were officially re-rated as Escort Vessels and Patrol Sloops as Patrol Vessels, although the traditional term continued in use.
List of counties in Hawaii The five counties of Hawaii on the Hawaiian Islands enjoy somewhat greater status than many counties on the United States mainland. Counties in Hawai'i are the only legally constituted government bodies below that of the state.
List of counties in Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. Note that the map in this article, taken from the official United States Census Bureau site, includes Clifton Forge as an independent city.
List of countries This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty.
List of countries by agricultural output This is a list of countries by agricultural output estimated for the year 2005 based on sector composition ratios provided in CIA World Fact Book at market or government official exchange rates with figures in millions of United States dollars.
List of countries by birth rate This is a list of countries by crude birth rate, based on The World Factbook, as at August 2006. note that because of the recent declaration of independence of the Republic of Serbia] and the [[Republic of Montenegro from the former state union of Serbia and Montenegro the statistics are unavailable this year.
List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita This is a list of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita from 1990 through 2003. All data was collected in by the US Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) for the United Nations Statistics Division.
List of countries by date of transition to republican system of government This is a list of European and Asian countries by date of their last transition from a monarchy to a republican form of government. There were two periods in recent history when most such transitions took place:
List of countries by employment rate This is a list of countries by employment rate (the proportion of working age adults employed). The information is based on data from the OECD as at 2003, It currently only includes OECD member countries and can be expanded as new data (with sources) is found.
List of countries by future GDP estimates (nominal) This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates here are calculated at market or government official exchange rates.
List of countries by future GDP estimates (PPP) The list below is of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations, calculated by the International Monetary Fund, which were compiled in September 2006, and deals with estimates.
List of countries by GDP (nominal) This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. The GDP dollar estimates presented here are calculated at market or government official exchange rates.
List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their Gross Domestic Product (nominal) per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, divided by the average population for the same year.
List of countries by GDP (PPP) There are three lists of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) (the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year). The GDP dollar estimates given on this page are derived from Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) calculations.
List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year divided by the average population for the same year.
List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita per hour This is a list of countries of the world sorted by their Gross Domestic Product (PPP converted) per hour. This is the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, divided by the total annual hours worked.
List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita, 2006 The list below is of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita dollar estimates here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations, calculated by the International Monetary Fund for 2006, which were compiled in September 2005, and deals with estimates.
List of countries by GDP per capita estimates for 2007 (PPP) The list below is of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year divided by their population. GDP per capita dollar estimates here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations, calculated by the International Monetary Fund for 2007, which were compiled in September 2006, and deals with estimates.
List of countries by immigrant population This is a list of countries by immigrant population, based on United Nations' (UN) World Population Policies 2005 publicationreleased by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. The total immigrant population was estimated to be 186,579,300.
List of countries by income equality This is a sortable list of countries or dependencies by income inequality metrics including Gini coefficients, according to the United Nations and the CIA. A Gini index of 0 represents perfect economic equality, and
List of countries by industrial output This is a list of countries by industrial output estimated for the year 2005 based on sector composition ratios provided in the CIA World Fact Book at market or government official exchange rates with figures in millions of United States dollars.
List of countries by infant mortality rate (2005) This is a list of countries by infant mortality rate, based on The World Factbook, 2005 estimates.infant mortality rate (IMR) is reported as number of live newborns dying under a year of age per one thousand live births.
List of countries by native names This List of countries by native names is an alphabetical list of countries of the world with the names in the official (national) native languages, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. The list includes only entities listed in the List of countries.

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