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101Gelo — (or Gelon, d. 478 BC, Greek: Γέλων ), son of Deinomenes, was a 5th century BC ruler of Gela and Syracuse and first of the Deinomenid rulers. BiographyOn the death of Hippocrates, tyrant of Gela (491 BC), Gelo, who had been his commander of… …
102Stellation — is a process of constructing new polygons (in two dimensions), new polyhedra in three dimensions, or, in general, new polytopes in n dimensions. The process consists of extending elements such as edges or face planes, usually in a symmetrical way …
103Eugène Rouher — (November 30, 1814 ndash; February 3, 1884) was a French statesman of the Second Empire.He was born at Riom (Puy de Dôme), where he practised law after taking his degree in Paris in 1835. In 1846 he sought election to the Chamber of Deputies as… …
104Culdee — Céli Dé or Culdees were originally members of ascetic Christian monastic and eremitical communities of Ireland, Scotland and England in the Middle Ages. The term is used of St. John the Apostle, of a missioner from abroad recorded in the Annals… …
105Atlantic Charter — Winston Churchill s edited copy of the final draft of the Atlantic Charter. The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement first issued in August 1941 that early in World War II defined the Allied goals for the post war world. It was drafted …
106Newgrange — For the Clannad song, see Newgrange (song). Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne * UNESCO World Heritage Site …
107United Lodge of Theosophists — The United Lodge of Theosophists, or ULT, was founded in 1909 by a Theosophical Society member, Robert Crosbie (1849 1919). Crosbie wanted to focus exclusively on the literature left behind by H.P. Blavatsky and William Quan Judge. In the many… …
108Near East — The original Near East; that is, the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the eastern question. The term is only meaningful as a contrast to Far East. Much of the original extent is south; moreover, countries such as Greece disavow any association… …
109Pocket veto — A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver in American federal lawmaking that allows the President to indirectly veto a bill. The U.S. Constitution requires the President to sign or veto any legislation placed on his desk within ten days (not… …
110Human Development Index — World map by quartiles of Human Development Index in 2011.   …
