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'hours...' (album)
'hours...' is a 1999 album by British musician David Bowie. It was released 4 October, 1999 on Virgin Records. This was Bowie's final album for the EMI sub-label. A lot of the material that ended up on 'hours...' was originally used, in alternate versions, for the video game Omikron - The Nom..
Houaïlou
Commune of Houaïlou Country      France Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia) | align="center" | 4,537 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Ethnic distribution() | align="center" | Kanaks 89.8%Europeans 6.5%Polynesians 1.2%Other 2.5% |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population d..
Houaphan
Statistics Capital: Sam Neua Area: 16,500 km² Inhabitants: 322,200 (2004 est) Pop. density: 20 inh./km² ISO 3166-2: LA-HO Map Houaphan (Lao ຫົວພັນ) is a province of Laos, located in the east of the country. Provinces of Laos ..
Houari Boumédienne
Houari Boumédienne (original name Mohamed Ben Brahim Boukharouba) (August 23 1932 – December 27 1978) (Arabic: هواري بومدين) was President of Algeria from 19 June 1965 to 27 December 1978 and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council until 12 December 1976. He was born in Clauzel ne..
Houari Boumedienne Airport
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Houat
Île-d'HouatEnez-Houad Country      France Région Bretagne Départment Morbihan Arrondissement Lorient Canton Quiberon INSEE 56086 Postal Code 56170 MayorCurrent Term Joseph Le Gurun1995-2008 Intercommunality Longitude -2.95° ..
Houbara Bustard
The Houbara Bustard, Chlamydotis undulata, is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in the Canary Islands anf north Africa. The Asian former subspecies has now been split as a separate species, Macqueen's Bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii. These are the only members of the Chlamydotis genus..
Houchens Industries
Houchens Industries, is an American employee-owned company, in business since 1918 when it began as a small grocery operated by founder Ervin Houchens in rural Barren County, Kentucky. The company is headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The company is best known as a grocer, owning and operati..
Houcine Ragued
Houcine Ragued (born February 11, 1983) is a Tunisian football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Paris Saint-Germain. He was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up ..
Houck, Arizona
Houck (Navajo: Maʼiitoʼí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, USA. The population was 1,087 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Houck is located at [35°17′1″N, 109°14′16″W&#..
Houck Stadium
Houck Stadium is a 11,015-seat multi-purpose stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It opened in 1930 and is home to the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team. ..
Houdain
Houdain is a commune and the chief town of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais département, arrondissement of Béthune, in the north of France. It belongs to the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois which gathers 58 communes, and has a total population of approximately 200,000. Its postal code is..
Houdan
Houdan is a French commune with a population of about 3,000. Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Sites of touristic interest4 External links Geography Houdan is 63km west of Paris in the Yvelines département. It is linked by SNCF Alençon and Paris (Gare Montparnasse). History T..
Houdbaad
Houdbaad (Hudbaad, Khudbard) c.584-c.600 was established by khaghan Bayan of the Avars as a puppet khan over the Onogunduri -a federation of Kutrigurs and Utigurs. Khan Houdbaad either died as a result of the plague in 599, or in the Byzantine assault near the Tisza River where the Avars and their a..
Houdini (album)
Houdini is an album by Melvins, which was released in 1993 through Atlantic Records. It was the first album that the band released on a major label, which was mainly done to make more money and not to go mainstream as the band didn't seem like they were going to be the next big thing. Besides the l..
Houdini (software)
Houdini is a high-end 3D animation package developed by Side Effects Software. It is often preferred over competing packages, such as Maya or XSI, for pure visual effects, as opposed to character animation. Like Maya, Houdini is an open-environment and uses the popular Tcl/Tk scripting language an..
Houdini Animation Software
Houdini Animation Software is a powerful suite of animation software that is created by Side Effects Software, a company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. External links [Side Effects Software official page][A website with tools, tips and tricks for Houdini users.] ..
Houegbadja
Aho Houegbadja was the third King of Dahomey. He succeeded his uncle, Dakodonou, and ruled from 1645 to 1685. Houegbadja was the first of the dynasty to set up the kingdom in Abomey proper: he founded the city by building his palace (named "Agbome"--in the midst of the ramparts) near the area of ..
Houei Nojiri
Houei Nojiri (15 November, 1885 – 30 October, 1977) was a Japanese essayist and astronomer. In 1930 he coined the Japanese word Meiousei (冥王星) for the newly-discovered planet Pluto. ..
Houet
Houet is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. The capital of Houet is Bobo-Dioulasso.   Provinces of Burkina Faso ..
Houffalize
Map of Luxembourg province, showing Bastogne arrondissement (in dark grey) and Houffalize municipality (in red) Houffalize is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 July 2005 the municipality had 4,672 inhabitants (2,344 males and 2,328 females). The total area is 1..
Hougang
Hougang is an urban planning area and a suburb in the north-eastern region of the city-state of Singapore. Under classification by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the area is part of the North-East Region, an urban planning division. Hougang borders Sengkang in the north and Serangoon to its sou..
Hougang Central Bus Interchange
The Hougang Central Bus Interchange (Chinese: 后港中心巴士转换站) is a bus interchange serving the town of Hougang. It is above the Hougang MRT Station. The interchange is operated by SBS Transit. Bus services and routes All buses are SBS Transit buses. The buses are: Service Terminat..
Hougang MRT Station
Hougang MRT Station (NE14) is an underground station on the North East MRT Line, Singapore. It is located in the central part of Hougang New Town which is connected to the bus interchange and surrounding HDB flats and shopping centres. An Alstom Metropolis Train at the platform in Hougang MRT St..
Hougang New Town
Hougang New Town Total area: 12.76 km² Residential area: 3.54 km² Dwelling units: 48,477 Projected ultimate: 68,000 Population: 167,800 Hougang New Town is a new town located in the north-east of the island of Singapore. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] New towns a..
Hougang Single Member Constituency
Hougang Single Member Constituency (Hougang SMC) (后港单选区) is a Single Member Constituency whose borders roughly enclose the town of Hougang, located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. The boundary includes a portion of Hougang and is an opposition held seat with its Member of Parl..
Hougang Stadium
Hougang Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Singapore. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sengkang Punggol FC. The stadium holds 3,400 people. ..
Hough's Neck
Hough's Neck is a one-square-mile peninsula in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is surrounded by Quincy Bay, Hingham Bay, and Rock Island Cove. It is named for Atherton Hough, who was granted the land in 1636, as a farm and orchard. The neighborhood's elementary school is also named for Atherton Hough. ..
Houghall
Houghall is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Durham city centre. It is the location of an agricultural and horticultural college, associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant. Coal was mined from the Hutton seam in Hough..
Hougham Battery
Hougham Battery is a WWII coastal defence battery built in 1941 between Dover and Folkestone, equipped with 3 8" Mark VIII naval guns. The construction of the A20 in the 1970s caused most of the battery to be covered with earth, so little can be seen on the surface, though access is possible t..
Houghton
Houghton may refer to Places In the United Kingdom: Houghton, CambridgeshireHoughton, CumbriaHoughton, HampshireHoughton, West SussexHoughton-le-Spring, SunderlandHoughton on the Hill, LeicestershireNew Houghton, NorfolkHoughton Hall, Norfolk (the birthplace of Sir Robert Walpole)Houghton House Be..
Houghton, Cambridgeshire
Houghton – in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England – is a village between Huntingdon and St Ives, and not far south of RAF Wyton. It lies on the north bank of the River Great Ouse, where Houghton Mill is located. ..
Houghton, Cumbria
Houghton is a commuter village to the north of the city of Carlisle in Cumbria, England. It has two shops, a school for Key Stage 1 & 2 pupils and a church, St John's. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural. The village was formerly home to an army training depot called ..
Houghton, Gauteng
Houghton is an extremely wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. One of the most famous current residents is Nelson Mandela, who has a small house there. Ironically, Houghton, one of Johannesburg's most wealthy suburbs, is located just on the other side of a hill from Hillbro..
Houghton, Iowa
Houghton is a city in Lee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 130 at the 2000 census. The town has more manufacturing jobs than population, which is rare--doubly rare because there are no other towns nearby to supply additional labor. There are a half-dozen plants that account for this, ..
Houghton, Michigan
Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,010. It is the county seat of Houghton County6. The city is located on the south shore of Portage Lake, primarily on the slope of a h..
Houghton, New York
Houghton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Caneadea in Allegany County, New York. The population was 1,748 at the 2000 census. Houghton College is a private, coeducational college next to the village. Geography Houghton is located at [42°25′31″N, 78°9�..
Houghton, South Australia
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Houghton, South Dakota
Houghton is an unincorporated community located in Brown County, South Dakota. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Houghton has been assigned the ZIP code of 57449. External links ..
Houghton, Washington
Houghton is one of the lakeside neighborhoods of the city of Kirkland, Washington. Consisting mostly of upscale, single-family homes, Houghton overlooks Lake Washington and is one of the wealthier districts of the Eastside suburbs of Seattle. The village was named for Willard Houghton, a local l..
Houghton, West Sussex
Houghton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the River Arun three miles (5km) to the north of Arundel. The essentially rural civil parish covers an area of 743.04ha and has a population of 76 persons (2001 census). ..
Houghton-le-Side
Houghton-le-Side is a small village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south west of Newton Aycliffe. ..
Houghton-le-Spring
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Houghton-le-Spring is a former mining town in the North-East of England, and part of the City of Sunderland. It is situated between Newbottle, County Durham and Hetton-le-Hole and lies about 8 miles (13 km) to the south west of Sunderland. The name Houghto..
Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)
Houghton-le-Spring constituency Created: 1885 Abolished: 1983 Type: House of Commons Houghton-le-Spring was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885-1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election...
Houghton and Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)
Houghton and Sunderland South Borough constituency Houghton and Sunderland South shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England Created: in time for 2009 or 2010 election MP: [[]] Party: [[]] Type: House of Commons County: Tyne and Wear EP constituency: North Ea..
Houghton and Washington East
Houghton and Washington East Borough constituency Houghton and Washington East shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England Created: 1983 MP: Fraser Kemp Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: Tyne and Wear EP constituency: North East England Houghton ..
Houghton Bank
Houghton Bank is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles west of Newton Aycliffe, on the A68 between Darlington and Bishop Auckland. ..
Houghton Bay
Houghton Bay is one of the southern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. It is situated between Island Bay and Lyall Bay, on the rocky shores of the Cook Strait. It comprises a beach that skirts Princess Bay and contains a regular population of surfers and divers. Houghton Bay is predominantly a resi..
Houghton College
Houghton College is a 4-year Christian liberal arts college, operated by the Wesleyan Church. Houghton's main rural campus is in the Genesee Valley of southwestern New York (Houghton, New York), and a secondary suburban campus is in West Seneca, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, New York. Houghton b..
Houghton County, Michigan
Houghton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 36,016. The county seat is Houghton6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Government3.1 Houghton County elected officials4 Cities, villages, a..
Houghton County Memorial Airport
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Houghton Estate, Gauteng
Houghton Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Part of it is located in Region 3, the other part in Region 4. The most famous resident of Houghton Estate is Nelson Mandela. Suburbs in Region 3 of Johannesburg Abbotsford | Atholhurst | Atholl Gardens | Atholl | Bagleyston |..
Houghton family
The Houghton Family are a prominent New England and Upstate New York business family. Members of the family are founders of Corning Glass Works. Family members Their family includes: Arthur A. Houghton, Sr., former president of Corning Glass WorksAlanson B. Houghton (1863–1941), former Corning ..
Houghton Hall
Houghton Hall is a country house in Norfolk, England. It was built for the first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole and is a key building in the history of Palladian architecture in England. The architects were Colen Campbell, who began the building, James Gibbs, who added the domes, and W..
Houghton House
Houghton House is a ruined house in Bedfordshire, on the ridge just north of Ampthill, and about 8 miles south of Bedford. Being set above the surrounding countryside, it commands excellent views, and can be visited during daylight hours. It is an English Heritage property which was free to visit a..
Houghton Island, Queensland
Houghton Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Parkand the Easternmost island in the Cole Islands group and National Park and is about 100km South East of Cape Melville, Queensland. Houghton Island is a vegetated sand cay located 25klms from the coast, well established with coconut palms ..
Houghton Lake
Houghton Lake may refer to: Houghton Lake, Michigan, an unincorporated communityHoughton Lake (Michigan), two different lakes in MichiganHoughton Lake, (Indiana), a small lake in Marshall County, Indiana This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the..
Houghton Lake, Michigan
This article is about the community in Michigan. For other uses, see Houghton Lake Houghton Lake is an unincorporated community in Roscommon Township, Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Census Bureau has defined a Census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes with the sam..
Houghton Lake (Michigan)
Michigan's Houghton Lake Houghton Lake is the name of two lakes in the lower peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Houghton Lake in Roscommon County Houghton Lake is a large lake in Roscommon County. The unincorporated community of Prudenville is at the southeastern end of the lake, whil..
Houghton Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. They publish textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults, including the Best American series (annual collections of previou..
Houghton Mill
Houghton Mill is a water mill located on the Great Ouse in Houghton, Cambridgeshire, England. It is a National Trust property. History Various mills have occupied this spot since the first building was erected in the year 969. In the Middle Ages, the mill was owned by the nearby Benedictine Abbey..
Houghton on the Hill
Houghton on the Hill is a village lying six miles to the east of Leicester in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. An entry for Houghton on the Hill is recorded in the Domesday Book. Contents 1 Residents2 Services3 Politics4 Former railway Residents The population of Hought..
Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis is a parish town sandwiched between the major towns of Luton to the east and Dunstable to the west. Bordered by the Chiltern Hills it was once a charming small village that was earmarked for a massive "London Overspill" estate in the 1950s and 60s ruining its character. The only remai..
Houghton Township, Michigan
Houghton Township is a township in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States. The population was 204 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 1,340.5 km² (517.6 mi²). 314.4 km² (121.4 mi²) of it is land and 1,026.1 km² (396.2 ..
Houghton Township, Ontario
Houghton is a former township in Norfolk County. Its township seat was Fairground, a small village today. It is located in the southwest of Norfolk, bordering on the former Norfolk townships of Middleton to the northeast, and North and South Walsingham to the east. It borders on the municipality ..
Houghton Winery
Contents 1 History2 See also3 References4 External links History Houghton Wines is Western Australia's largest and most awarded winery [Welcome to Houghton] www.houghton-wines.com.au. The land, of which Houghton was part, (Swan Location II) was originally assign..
Hough function
The Hough functions in applied mathematics are the eigenfunctions of Laplace's tidal equations which govern fluid motion on a rotating sphere. As such, they are important in geophysics and meteorology where they form part of the solutions for atmospheric and ocean waves. Each Hough mode is a functi..
Hough Green
Hough Green is a residential area of the town of Widnes, in the UK borough of Halton. ..
Hough Green railway station
Hough Green railway station is a railway station in the Halton unitary authority in the north west of England. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Northern Rail. Although the station is outside the metropolitan county of Merseyside, tickets issued by Merseytravel (which usuall..
Hough Riots
The National Guard enters Cleveland to restore order during the Hough Riots of 1966. The Hough Riots, were race riots in the predominantly black community of Hough in Cleveland, Ohio that took place over a six-night period from July 18 to July 23, 1966. By the end of the riots, four people we..
Hough transform
The Hough transform (pronounced /hʌf/) is a feature extraction technique used in digital image processing. The classical transform identifies lines in the image, but it has been extended to identifying positions of arbitrary shapes. The transform universally used today was invented by Richard Duda..
Hougoumont
Hougoumont may refer to: Hougoumont, a convict ship;Hougoumont (farmhouse), a site of the Battle of Waterloo. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point direct..
Hougoumont (farmhouse)
This article is about the farmhouse; for the convict ship, see Hougoumont (ship). Château d'Hougoumont is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road. The escarpment is where British and other allied forces faced Napoleon's Army at the Battle of Waterloo on Ju..
Hougoumont (ship)
Hougoumont was the last convict ship to transport convicts to Australia. A Blackwall class frigate of 875 tons, 165 feet 5" long 34 ft wide 23 ft deep, it was constructed at Moulmein, Burma in 1852 and named after the Château d'Hougomont where the Battle of Waterloo was fought. It was originally..
Houilles
'''Houilles Town hall of Houilles''' Country      France Région Île-de-France Départment Yvelines Arrondissement Saint-Germain-en-Laye Canton Houilles INSEE 78311 Postal Code 78800 MayorCurrent Term Alexandre Joly Intercommunality ..
Houilles – Carrières-sur-Seine (SNCF)
Houilles – Carrières-sur-Seine is a railway station in suburban Paris. Trains arrive at the station from Gare Saint-Lazare and the RER. Lines serving this station RER Line ASNCF Gare Saint-Lazare - BueilSNCF Gare Saint-Lazare - Cergy – Le HautSNCF Gare Saint-Lazare - Gaillon AubevoyeSNCF Gare ..
Houjoue
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Houker
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Houkou
Houkou was a canine spirit in traditional Japanese folklore, with 5 long tails and a white coloured body. It lived inside a tree and was spiritually connected to it. Each of the tails possessed one of the five elemental powers, that used simultaneously could cause an earthquake. Houkou was also know..
Houlbec-Cocherel
Houlbec-Cocherel is a commune of the Eure département, in France. Postal code: 27120INSEE code: 27343Population: 1,223Area: 11.64 km²Density: 105.07/km²Elevation: 142 mCanton: Vernon History The Battle of Cocherel, an event of the Hundred Years' War that occurred on May 16, 1364. ..
Houlgate
Ville de Houlgate Région: Basse Normandie Département: Calvados Arrondissement: Lisieux Canton: Dozulé Intercommunality: Estuaire de la Dives Mayor: André Fauvel Land area: 4.69 km² Population: 1944 Houlgate is a resort commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandi..
Houlihan's
Houlihan's is a Leawood, Kansas based American bar and grill restaurant chain. The first Houlihan's opened on Valentine's Day in 1972. ..
Houlihan's Stadium
Houlihan's Stadium (formerly Tampa Stadium prior to 1995) was a sports venue located at 4201 North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Florida, USA. The stadium is most closely associated with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Football League franchise. The Bucs played all of their home games in the stad..
Houlle
Houlle is a commune of France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais, in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer, and the canton of Saint-Omer-nord. It belongs to the agglomeration of Saint-Omer which includes 19 communes, with a total of 65,000 inhabitants. Its postal code is 62910. Population (1999): ..
Houlletia
Houlletia (Brogniartt 1841) The genus was established with the publication by Brogniartt of Houlletia brocklehurstiana in 1841. The genus is named in honor of orchid collector and grower M. Houllet, French orchid collector in Brazil, later the director of the Botanic Jardin des Plantes in Paris, 1..
Houlton, Maine
Location of town of Houlton in state of Maine Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the United States-Canada border, located at [46.13° N 67.84° W]. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 6,476. It is perhaps best known as being at the northern terminus ..
Houlton (CDP), Maine
Houlton CDP is a census-designated place within the town of Houlton in Aroostook County, Maine. The CDP is the central settlement of the town, and is defined to provide demographic statistics for that settlement, separated from the less populated areas of the town. The population was 5,270 at the 20..
Houlton Road Trio
The Houlton Road Trio are, as their name suggests, a trio of Canadian musicians based in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. They released their debut album, 2006.01.20, on April 18 2006. It was available, free of charge, by mail order from the band's record label Five-Sixty Recordings. Pressed app..
Houma
Houma can refer to: Houma, Louisiana, in the United StatesHouma (Shanxi), in ChinaHouma Tribe - A Native American groupHouma, meaning cape, the name of some capes in Tonga and villages near them such as:*Houma (Tongatapu)*Houma ('Eua)*Houma (Vava'u)This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation]..
Houma, Louisiana
The city of Houma (pronounced /homˈɑ/) is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. The population was 32,393 at the 2000 census. There a..
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metropolitan Area
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodeaux is a metropolitan statistical area, composed of two Acadiana region parishes Lafourche and Terrebonne, located in southern Louisiana. As of 2004, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the total population of the metropolitan area to be 198,680 making it the fifth most populou..
Houman Younessi
Houman Younessi Houman Younessi (b. May 28, 1963) is an Iranian-Australian educator, practitioner, consultant and investigator in computer science, information systems, decision science, business, and systems and software engineering. He is currently Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs[lin..
Houma Terrebonne Civic Center
The Houma Terrebonne Civic Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Houma, Louisiana, USA. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. It was opened in 1999. ..
Houma Tribe
The Houma Tribe of Indians, or more properly, The United Houma Nation are native to the area around the mouth of the Mississippi River. Today they live in the Louisiana parishes of East and West Feliciana, and Pointe Coupee, about 100 miles (160 km) north of the town of Houma named for them. The Ho..
Houmt Souk
Houmt Souk is the main town of the island of Djerba, Tunisia. A popular tourist destination, it is best-known for its traditional souk (market) and the Aghlabid fortress. It is located at around [33°52′29″N, 10°51′33″E]. External links [Lexicorient] ..
Hound
The goddess Diana hunting. A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. Compare with gun dogs, which assist hunters by identifying the location of prey or retrieving it rather than by chasing it. There are three types of hound, with several br..
Hound's Tooth
In the Star Wars Expanded Universe, the Hound's Tooth is the ship used by the Trandoshan bounty hunter Bossk. The ship is a Corellian YV-666 Light Freighter modified for use as an intergalactic brig. Since Trandoshans are sworn enemies of Wookiees, the Hound's Tooth is equipped with the means to s..
Hounddog
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Houndé
Houndé is a city located in the province of Tuy in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Tuy Province. ..
Houndeye
A houndeye from Half-Life The Houndeye, or Sound Dog, is a fictional alien in the science fiction computer game Half-Life (Valve Software, 1998). The Houndeye is from the dimension known as Xen and has an appropriately alien appearance. Possessing three legs and only a thorax, the Houndeye i..
Houndoom
;PublicationsBarbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0439154049.Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 130206151.Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon ..
Houndour
Houndour (Delbil デルビル Derubiru in Japanese, Hunduster in German and Malosse in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. Houndour's name is a combination of the words Hound, another word for dog, and dour, which means gloomy or very stern. Its Japanese name is possibly..
Houndsditch
Houndsditch is a street in the City of London which connects Bishopsgate in the north west to Aldgate in the south east. The street marks the route of part of London Wall. ..
Houndsoldier
The Houndsoldier is a type of Zoid, a race of mechanical lifeforms from the fictional Zoids universe. Houndsoldier Contents 1 Overview2 Battle Story appearances2.1 Zoids Genesis3 Media appearances3.1 Video games4 Models4.1 Original Japanese Release - Grade-..
Houndstooth
Houndstooth is a duotone textile pattern, characterized by broken checks or abstract four-pointed shapes. The pattern made a frequent appearance on fabrics designed in the 1930s through 1970s. Legendary former University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant made this pattern popular by wea..
Hounds of Love
Hounds of Love is a 1985 album by Kate Bush. It is regarded as one of her most accessible albums by critics and fans alike. After self-producing The Dreaming, Bush went one step further with this album by producing it herself at her own custom built home studio. The album marked her breakthrough i..
Hounds of Tindalos
A Hound of Tindalos is a creation of Frank Belknap Long for the Cthulhu Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. The fictional creatures first appeared in Long's short story "The Hounds of Tindalos" (1931). Lovecraft mentions the creatures in his short story "The Whisperer in Darkness" (1931). Hounds of Tindalos ..
Hound & Horn
Hound & Horn, originally subtitled "a Harvard Miscellany", was a literary quartelry founded by Harvard undergrads Lincoln Kirstein and Varian Fry in 1927. At the time, the college's literary magazine The Harvard Advocate did not accept their work, so they convinced Kirstein's father, the president ..
Hound (Transformers)
Contents 1 Generation One (1984)1.1 Television series2 Generation Two3 [[Transformers: Energon]]4 Alternators/Binaltech Generation One (1984) Function: Scout Motto: "Observe everything, remember even more." The toy that was to become the Autobot Hound was originally rel..
Hound dog
Hound dog may refer to: Hound, a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasingHound Dog (song), a song first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1953 as a blues song, and later also recorded by Elvis PresleyHound Dog (J-pop), a Japanese rock band, see [ja] and [official websit..
Hound Dog (song)
Hound Dog is the name of two versions of a song; the original version was recorded by Big Mama Thornton, while the remake was recorded by Elvis Presley. Big Mama Thornton Version The blues singer Big Mama Thornton's one major hit was Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Hound Dog," which she recorde..
Hound Dog Taylor
Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor (April 12 1915 - December 17 1975) was an American blues guitarist and singer. He was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1915 (some sources say 1917). He began playing guitar when he was 20 and moved to Chicago in 1942. He became a full-time musician around 1957 ..
Hound Group
The Hound Group is a kennel club designation for hunting dogs used primarily to track prey using well-developed senses of smell or sight. The group comprises sighthounds (also called, epecially formerly, gazehounds), and scenthounds. ..
Hound Jeans
Hound Jeans is a domestic Korean clothing manufacturer and jeans label. Founded in 1985, Hound Jeans targets their products on younger generation of South Korean. Domestic brands compete with imported brands from Europe and the United States. Reference [Hound Jeans] ..
Hound of Heaven
The Hound of Heaven is a 182 line religious poem by Francis Thompson, and the source of much of his posthumous reputation. It was included in the Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse (1917). It was also an influence on J. R. R. Tolkien, who read it a few years before that. The name is strange. It ..
Hound Records
Hound Records is an independent record label based in Edgartown, MA. Started in 2002 by musicians Noah Galley and Ben Martel. Originally called Fresh Lettuce Records the name was changed in early 2003 after Ben left to start Infinite Evolution Records. In February 2006 sister company Bells Produ..
Hound shark
Hound sharks are a family, Triakidae, of ground sharks, consisting of about 40 species in 9 genera. In some classifications, the family is split in two, with Mustelus, Scylliogaleus, and Triakis in Triakidae, and the remaining genera in Galeorhinidae. Hound sharks are small sharks with two large ..
Hound Tor
Hound Tor is one of the more impressive tors on Dartmoor, United Kingdom - a good example of a heavily weathered granite outcrop. It is easily accessible, situated within a few minutes from the B3387 between Bovey Tracey and Widecombe-in-the-Moor. According to local legend it was created when a ..
Hounen Matsuri
Hounen Matsuri (Japanese for Harvest Festival) aka "Japanese Penis Festival" [link]is a fertility festival celebrated every year on March 15 in Japan. The most well-known of these festivals takes place in the town of Komaki, just north of Nagoya City. Hounen means rich harvest in Japanes..
Houngan
Houngan is the term for a male (as opposed to the mambo, or female) High Priest in the Voodoo religion in Haiti. They are the highest form of clergy in the religion, whose responsibility it is to preserve the rituals and songs and maintain the relationship between the spirits and the community as a ..
Houngan (comics)
Houngan is the name of a DC Comics supervillain. History Jean-Louis Droo, Haïtian-born but schooled in America, worked as a computer scientist for a large Silicon Valley computer company until the news of his father's impending death brought the young scientist back to the land of his birth. Once ..
Hounsdown School
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Hounsfield, New York
Hounsfield is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 3,323 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is from Ezra Hounsfield, a land agent and land owner. The Town of Hounsfield is in the western part of the county. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 ..
Hounsfield scale
The Hounsfield scale is a quantitative scale for describing radiodensity. Contents 1 Definition1.1 Rationale2 The HU of common substances3 History4 External links Definition The radiodensity of distilled water at standard pressure and temperature (STP) is defined as ze..
Hounslow
See Hounslow Green for the town in Essex. Hounslow is the principal town of the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles (17 km) west south-west of Charing Cross. The centre of Hounslow is focussed around the pedestrianised high street and a shop..
Hounslow Borough F.C.
Hounslow Borough F.C. are a football club based in Isleworth, England. They were established in 1987 with the name "Harrow Hill Rovers". They joined the Chiltonian League in for the 1998-99 season and joined the Hellenic League when it absorbed the Chiltonian in 2000. After the 2000-01 season, the..
Hounslow Central tube station
Hounslow Central is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Underground's Piccadilly Line, between Hounslow West and Hounslow East stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4. Events 21st July 1884: Metropolitan District Railway extension opene..
Hounslow East tube station
Hounslow East is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Underground's Piccadilly Line, between Hounslow Central and Osterley, and in Travelcard Zone 4. Events 1st May 1883: Metropolitan District Railway extension opened to this, the o..
Hounslow Loop Line
The Hounslow Loop Line is a railway line in southwest London, operated by South West Trains. It enables suburban trains to run on a circular route via Hounslow to and from Waterloo. The following stations are on the Loop after Barnes station, where there is the junction from the direct line through ..
Hounslow Manor School
Hounslow Manor School is a secondary & 6th form school located in the London bourough of Hounslow. It is located just behind Hounslow High Street. Contents 1 Head Teacher2 Deputy Head Teachers3 Assistant Head Teachers4 Heads of Years5 Teaching Staff6 External links ..
Hounslow parks and open spaces
The London Borough of Hounslow is a peripheral London borough in the south-west of the conurbation; as such part of the Green Belt lies within its boundaries. It has one of London's largest Nature reserves as well as many smaller gardens and sports grounds. The major areas are: Bedfont Lakes Countr..
Hounslow railway station
Hounslow railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by South West Trains. The typical off-peak service from the station is six trains per hour to London Waterloo, four via Brentford and two v..
Hounslow Town tube station
Hounslow Town station was built in early 1883 at the western terminus of the Hounslow & Metropolitan Railway Company's line from Acton to Hounslow. It was constructed at high level, fronting onto the eastern end of Hounslow High Street, with the stated intention of later bridging the High Street a..
Hounslow West tube station
Hounslow West is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Underground's Piccadilly Line, between Hatton Cross and Hounslow Central stations, and in Travelcard Zone 5. Its postcode is TW3 3DH. Hounslow West tube station from the sout..
Houn Jiyu-Kennett
Part of a onBuddhism History of Buddhism Timeline of Buddhism Buddhist councils Foundations Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path The Five Precepts Nirvāna · Three Jewels Buddhism In Depth Three marks of existence Skandha · Karma · Dharma Samsara · Rebirth..
Houpu magnolia
Houpu Magnolia (Magnolia officinalis) is a species of Magnolia native to the mountains and valleys of China at altitudes of 300-1500 m. It is a deciduous tree growing to 20m in height. The bark is thick and brown but does not fissure. The leaves are broad, ovate, 20-40 cm long and 11-20 cm broad...
Hour
The hour (symbol: h) is a unit of time. It is not an SI unit but is accepted for use with the SI. Contents 1 Definition2 History3 Counting hours4 See also5 References Definition In modern usage, an hour is a unit of time 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds in length. It is appr..
Hourglass
For the Squeeze single, see Hourglass (song). An hourglass, also known as a sandglass or sand timer, is a device for the measurement of time. It consists of two glass bulbs placed one above the other which are connected by a narrow tube. One of the bulbs is usually filled with fine sand which ..
Hourglass (album)
Hourglass is singer-songwriter James Taylor's seventeenth album. Taylor's first studio album in eight years, was released in 1997 to glowing notices. It built upon the success of his previous effort, New Moon Shine. Hourglass was awarded the coveted Grammy for Best Pop Album in 1998. This album i..
Hourglass (song)
"Hourglass" was the first single released from Squeeze's seventh album, Babylon and On. Aided by a music video that received substantial airplay on MTV, "Hourglass" became the highest-charting hit the band ever had in the United States. Contents 1 Track listing1.1 7\"1.2 12\"2&nbs..
Hourglass corset
Hourglass corset is a generic term for corsets that produce a silhouette resembling the hourglass shape: wide bottom, narrow waist (wasp waist), wide top. Hourglass corset (Victorian), a type of corset from the Victorian era.Hourglass corset (Fakir Musafar), a modern hourglass corset, an invention ..
Hourglass corset (Fakir Musafar)
For other uses, see Hourglass corset Is the modern hourglass corset, an invention of Fakir Musafar It is one of the most common styles of corsets made today, and is often used for post-pregnancy waist training. The name 'hourglass' comes from the shape it gives to the wearer's figure: rather like..
Hourglass corset (Victorian)
For other uses, see Hourglass corset The hourglass corset was a style of corset that was in fashion from 1830 to 1900. Specially the Hourglass corset by Wasp waist was very unhealthy, opposite the Hourglass corset by Wasp waist today. the first fashions worn with hourglass corsets, in around..
Hourglass Device
The Hourglass Device is an military award of the United States armed forces which is presented as an attachment to the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. The Hourglass Device denotes total service as a member of the Reserve or National Guard and is issued in three degrees. The initial presentation ..
Hourglass Dolphin
The Hourglass Dolphin (Lagenorynchus cruciger) is a small dolphin found in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. The dolphin was for a long time rarely seen. It was first identified as a new species by Qouy and Galmard in 1824 from a drawing made in the South Pacific in 1820. It is only the cetacean..
Hourglass Field
Hourglass Field was the popular name for an auxiliary landing field operated by the United States Navy before and during World War II north of San Diego, California. It is remembered as a racetrack in the regional road racing circuit and because a crackdown on unauthorized drag racing there trigge..
Hourglass figure
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Hourglass Nebula
Hourglass Nebula Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | MyCn18 Mayall/Cannon |- align="right" |} The Hourglass Nebula (also known as MyCn18) is a young planetary nebula situated in the southern constellation Musca about 8,000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by Annie Jump ..
Hourglass of Summer
is a Japanese visual novel that was released by Hirameki International Group and Princess Soft. It is one of the few interactive dating games that was translated into English (although there was never an English voice dub for the US release). Originally, it was released exclusively in Japan in a Pl..
Houri
redirect [[Template:POV-check]] In Islam, the houri (Arabic حورية ḥūrīya, pl. ḥūrīyāt), or hour-ul-‘Ein, are described as "fair women of Paradise" awaiting devout Muslims. Houri is also the word used to describe the engravings of women in ancient stonework such as the temples at An..
Hourly, Daily
Hourly, Daily is an album by Australian rock band You Am I, released in July 1996. The album is Tim Rogers' portrait of Australian life, spread across 15 tracks. Themes include childhood, suburbia and relationships. The album also seems to run the course of a day, "Good Mornin'" beginning with an al..
Hourman
Hourman (spelled Hour-Man in his earliest appearances) is the name of three different fictional DC Comics superheroes the first of whom was created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Bailey in Adventure Comics #48 (April 1940), during the Golden Age of Comic Books. Contents 1 Rex Tyler2 Rick Ty..
Hourman (android)
Hourman ('Matthew Tyler') is a fictional character, a superhero who was created by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter and first appeared in JLA #12. Contents 1 Background2 Character history2.1 Creation in the 853rd century2.2 JLA: Rock of Ages2.3 One Million2.4 Joini..
Hours
Hours may refer to: The plural of the unit of time, hour.Greek deities, Hours (mythology).Hours, Pyrénées-Atlantiques is also a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France. Hours may also refer to music albums: David Bowie - 'hours...' (1999)Funeral for a Friend - Hours (2005) See..
Hours (album)
This article refers to the album by Funeral for a Friend. For the 1999 album by David Bowie, see 'hours...' (album). Hours is the second album by the post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend. The album was released on June 14, 2005 (see 2005 in music) through Atlantic and Ferret Records. The album w..
Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention, 1931
Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention, 1931 was an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1931: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to hours of work in coal mines,... Contents 1 Modification2 Withdrawn3 Ratifications4..
Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention (Revised), 1935
Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention (Revised), 1935 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1935, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the partial revision of the Convention limiting hours of work in co..
Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930
Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1930: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the regulations of hours of work in commerce and offices,... Ratifications The followi..
Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919
Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1919: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the "application of the principle of the 8-hours day or of the 48-hours week"... Ratifications The..
Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention, 1936
Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention, 1936 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1936, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the regulation of hours of work on board ship, and manning in conjunctio..
Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention
Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention may mean: Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1939 (shelved) - an International Labour Organization Convention.Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1979 - the revision of the above Convention...
Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1939 (shelved)
Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1939 (shelved) is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1939, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the regulation of hours of work and rest peri..
Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1979
Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1979 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1979, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to hours of work and rest periods in road transport,...�..
Hour (magazine)
Hour is a Montreal English-language urban news magazine published by Communications Voir. Its president-publisher is Pierre Paquet, the editor-in-chief is Jamie O'Meara. It caters to Montreal's anglophone community and is published every Thursday. The news features "expose readers to new ideas and a..
Hour 25
Hour 25 is a radio program focusing on science fiction. It was broadcast on Pacifica radio station KPFK in Southern California from 1972 to 2000, and is now distributed over the Internet. It has featured numerous interviews with famous authors of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to luminarie..
Hour angle
In astronomy, an object's hour angle (HA) is defined as the difference between the current local sidereal time (LST) and the right ascension ([\alpha]) of the object: HAobject = LST - [\alpha]object Thus, the object's hour angle indicates how much sidereal time has passed sinc..
Hour Glass
"Hour Glass" also refers to a device for measuring time, see Hourglass. Hour Glass was the first regularly scheduled variety show shown on American network television. It ran on NBC from May of 1946 until March of 1947. Hour Glass was sponsored by Standard Brands. The program included comedians,..
Hour of Decision
A weekly radio broadcast by the Dr. Rev. Billy Graham. Graham began it with a few of his own dollars and ties with a radio station through a friend at his old church. As more and more people listened to the show, donations poured in to keep the show on the air. It stayed running for fifty years and ..
Hour of Slack
The Hour of Slack is a one-hour radio program produced by the Church of the SubGenius. Reverend Ivan Stang presents his own commentary, along with a great deal of music and sound clips created by various Subgenii. External links [Hour of Slack official website at SubGenius.com] - include..
Hour of the Gun
Hour of the Gun (1967), a western movie about Wyatt Earp (James Garner) and Doc Holliday (Jason Robards), attempts more historical accuracy than most accounts of the events, and explores what happened after the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Robert Ryan portrays Earp's nemesis Ike Clanton. Directe..
Hour of the Wolf
Vargtimmen, (Hour of the Wolf) is a Swedish film from 1968 An artist in crisis is haunted by nightmares from the past in Ingmar Bergman's only horror film, which takes place on a windy island. During the "hour of the wolf" - between midnight and dawn - he tells his wife about his most painful mem..
Hour of the Wolf (album)
Hour of the Wolf is an album by Steppenwolf, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). It was the second of four albums Steppenwolf released under the label Epic. Track listing "Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World)" (Bonfire) - 4:53"Annie, Annie Over" (O'Day) - 4:12"Two for the Love of One"..
Hour record
The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle. There are several classes of record representing different positions on the relative contributions of the rider and the bicycle design. The most famous hour record is for upright bicycles meeting the..
Housatonic, Massachusetts
Housatonic is a census-designated place and village located in the town of Great Barrington in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The population was 1,335 at the 2000 census. Geography Housatonic is located at [42°15′8″N, 73°22′3″W] (42.252122, -73.367537)[Geographic referenc..
Housatonic Railroad
The Housatonic Railroad (AAR reporting mark HRRC) is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England. It was chartered in 1983 to operate a short section of ex-New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in northwestern Connecticut, and has since expanded north and south, as well as west ..
Housatonic River
The Housatonic River is a river, approximately 144 mi (230 km) long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It drains an area of southwestern New England into Long Island Sound. Its watershed is just to the west of the watershed of the lower Connecticut River. Conte..
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Housatonic Valley Regional High School (HVRHS) is a regional high school in Falls Village Connecticut with a student population of about 625 students in grades 9 to 12. It serves six towns: Sharon, Kent, North Canaan, Falls Village, Salisbury, and Cornwall, as well as several unincorporated hamlets..
Housay
Housay is one of the three islands that form the Out Skerries island group, the most easternly part of the Shetland Isles. It has a population of approximately 45 people. The post office, one of Skerries two shops, the church and the public hall are located here. See also Outer Skerries ..
HOUSD
HOUSD is a daily webcomic by Ali Graham. It was first published in late March, 2003. HOUSD sees three twenty-something’s living in a self-aware comic strip, along with an intellectual, talking penguin, a sadistic chimp and a misfit creator; allowing parodic misadventures through the backwaters o..
House
This article discusses human dwelling-structures. For other uses of the term, see House (disambiguation). Houses in Fishpool Street, St Albans, England People construct houses as dwelling-spaces for human habitation. Such dwellings generally feature enclosing walls, a roof and one or more flo..
House, New Mexico
House is a village in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 72 at the 2000 census. The town has been rapidly losing population. Geography House is located at [34°38′53″N, 103°54′14″W] (34.648034, -103.903803)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Accordin..
House-elf
House-elves are fictional creatures in the Harry Potter series. They are small humanoids - though markedly different from humans - that spend their lives serving one family, institution, etc. Unless they are set free their descendants will carry on their tasks. The race has no real culture of its o..
Houseboat
A houseboat in Amsterdam Beached hull house boats at Hayling Island A houseboat in Silver Glen Springs, just off Lake George A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a human dwelling. Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usua..
Houseboating
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Houseboat (film)
Houseboat is a 1958 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren & Harry Guardino. The movie was directed by Melville Shavelson, who also directed the original 1968 version of Yours, Mine and Ours. Plot Cary Grant plays Tom Winston, a widower, who is trying to understand and raise three ..
Houseboat Horror
Houseboat Horror is an Australian slasher film released to video in 1989. It is often described as the worst Australian movie ever made. The video packaging carried the promotion "See the movie that can't get an Academy Award". See also List of Australian films External links [Houseboat Ho..
Houseboy
Houseboy, a term not in widespread use today due to a pejorative connotation, is a male servant who performs domestic or personal chores, as in: Houseboy, an American slang term that originated in WWII describing a native boy who helped a soldier perform basic responsibilites like cleaning, laundry..
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Houseboy is a novel in the f..
Housebreaking
''This article is about animal training; for the crime of "housebreaking," see burglary, or the 2007 TV Series Housebroken (TV Series). Housebreaking is the process of training a domesticated animal that lives with its human owners in a house to eliminate (urinate and defecate) outdoors, or in a des..
Housebroken ("The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" spinoff)
Plot In a spin-off of Disney Channel's hit series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Arwin, the Tipton handyman, moves in with his sister to help her take care of her children. The show will deal with more serious issues such as single parenting, and family issues instead of Arwin's usual comedy ty..
Housebroken (series)
Housebroken is a spin-off to The Suite Life of Zack and Cody ..
HouseCall
HouseCall is a free online virus scanner offered by Trend Micro. It is an application for checking whether a computer has been infected by viruses, spyware, or other malware. HouseCall performs additional security checks to identify and fix vulnerabilities to prevent reinfection. Supported browsers ..
Housecarl
Housecarls were household troops, personal warriors and equivalent to a royal bodyguard to Scandinavian kings. The anglicized term comes from the Old Norse term huskarl or huscarl (literally, 'house man', i.e., armed man in the service of a specific house.) They were also called hirth ('household') ..
Housedon Hill
Housedon Hill is a hill on the northwestern edge of the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland, England. It is the northernmost Marilyn in England, the summit lying only about 6 km away from the Scottish border, which runs to the north and east. The hill lies just outside the boundary of the Nort..
Housefly
The housefly (also house fly or house-fly), Musca domestica, is the most common fly occurring in homes and indeed one of the most widely distributed animals and the most familiar of all flies; it is a pest that can facilitate serious diseases. Contents 1 Physical description2 Life cyc..
Houseguest
Houseguest is a 1995 feature film starring Sinbad and Phil Hartman. The film's director was Randall Miller. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The movie centers on a Pittsburgh native Kevin Franklin (Sinbad) who owes $50,000 to the mob. After being caught..
Household
The household is the basic unit of analysis in many microeconomic and government models. The term refers to all individuals who live in the same dwelling. Most economic models do not address whether the members of a household are a family in the traditional sense. Government and policy discussions ..
Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey is an Australian household-based panel study which began in 2001. It has been used for examining issues such as the incidence of persistent poverty; assets and income in the transition to retirement; the correlates and impact of ..
Householder
A householder is a person who is the head of a household; see House. Householder is also a family name. In mathematics, there exists a Householder transformation, named after Alston Scott Householder. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the ..
Householder Franchise
Householder Franchise or census suffrage is where a homeowner has the right to vote in an election. This is a limited form of suffrage, but different from equal voting because, to borrow a dictum, householder franchise is one Household, one vote because it entitles only the householder one vote. ..
Householder transformation
In mathematics, a Householder transformation in 3-dimensional space is the reflection of a vector in a plane. In general Euclidean space it is a linear transformation that describes a reflection in a hyperplane (containing the origin). The Householder transformation was introduced in 1958 by Alston..
Household Cavalry
Dismounted Blues and Royals (left) and Life Guards (right) preparing to line the route of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions. Canada's Governor General's Horse Guards and India's Preside..
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is a ceremonial regiment of the British Army. It is classed as a regiment of guards, and carries out mounted (and some dismounted) ceremonial duties on State and Royal occasions. These include the provision of the Sovereign's Escort, most commonly seen at the p..
Household Cavalry Regiment
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Household chemicals
Household chemicals are chemicals that are commonly found and used in and around the average household. Food additives generally don't fall under this category, unless they have a use other than for human consumption. ..
Household chore
The character in the James Bond series is Oddjob. "Chore" redirects here. For the Canadian rock band, see Chore (band). A household chore is a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee, related to or used in the running of a household. Household chores can be divid..
Household consumption expenditures
Redirect [[Template:Merge]]Composition Household consumption expenditures (% of total household consumption expenditure) Category EU-15 (2001) Germany (2001) United States (1999) Clothing and footwear 6.52 6.29 5.43 Food (without beverages) 11.75 11.0 6.1 Food and non-a..
Household Cyclopedia
The Household Cyclopedia was an American 1881 guide to housekeeping. External links [The Household Cyclopedia] ..
Household deity
A household deity is a deity or spirit that protects the home, looking after the entire household or certain key members. The Lares and Penates of Ancient Rome are perhaps the best-known example of household gods, but many others existed. The crocodile-headed Tawaret was a popular element of ancien..
Household Division
Household Division is term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country’s most elite or historically senior military groupings, or those military groupings that provide functions associated directly with the Sovereign. Contents 1 Historical Development2 Austra..
Household final consumption expenditure
Household final consumption expenditure (HFCE) is a price index which represents consumer spending. It consists of the expenditure, including imputed expenditure, incurred by resident households on individual consumption goods and services, including those sold at prices that are not economically si..
Household Gods
Household Gods is a science fiction/time-travel novel written by Harry Turtledove and Judith Tarr. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The story focuses on a young 20th century woman who is dissatisfied with her hectic life, which includes balancing her ca..
Household income
Household income may refer to one of the following articles: Median household incomeHousehold income in the United States redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Household income in the United States
Life in theUnited States Arts and entertainment Culture Economy Education Health care Holidays Household income Human rights Languages Passenger vehicle transport Politics Poverty Religion Standard of living Social issues Social structure The median household inc..
Household management
Household management is the act of overseeing the organizational, financial, and day-to-day operations of a house or estate. It differs from housekeeping, which consists of the physical maintenance and cleaning of a house. In many male-dominated cultures, the wife in a nuclear family holds the res..
Household Name Records
Household Name Records is a DIY punk rock record label, based in London, UK and is one of the UK's best known independent punk rock record labels. It has been home to notable artists including Lightyear, Adequate Seven, Ye Wiles and The Peacocks. See also List of record labelsHousehold Name Records..
Household Name Records artists
An overview of current and previous bands on Household Name Records. Current roster AntimaniaxBombshell RocksBullets To BroadwayCaptain Everything!Delegates, TheHard-Ons, TheHard SkinHostage LifeJohn HolmesKenisiaKing Blues, TheLeftöver CrackMouthwashPeacocks, ThePlanet Smashers, TheSatanic Surfer..
Household Objects (album)
The Household Objects project was an attempt by the band Pink Floyd to create a whole album using only sounds from ordinary "household objects", such as stretched rubber bands, with no conventional instruments. At the time the band was still reeling from the outstanding success of their previous alb..
Household of The Queen Mother
This is an incomplete list of those who served in The Queen Mother's Household (as Duchess of York 1923-1936; Queen 1936-1952 and Queen Mother 1952-2002) Contents 1 Comptroller2 Equerries2.1 Extra Equerries2.2 Temporary Equerries3 Ladies-in-Waiting4 Ladies of the Bed..
Household production function
Consumers often gain utility not directly from the goods that they purchase, but instead they transform the goods by a household production function into something that they value (see Production function). The idea was originally proposed by Gary Becker and Kelvin Lancaster in the mid 1960s. Ex..
Household rubber gloves
--> Household rubber gloves have been used for washing dishes and cleaning in the home since the 1960s. Many different designs of gloves have been available in a multitude of colours but traditional designs in yellow or pink with long cuffs remain the most popular. The gloves are best worn with ..
Household seismic safety
Contributions of photographs related to details of preparation are needed. Seismic and seismic event refer to earthquakes, motions of the ground that can be hazardous to the occupants of buildings and the security and utility of structures such as bridges and tunnels. Methods to reduce hazards t..
Household waste
Household waste is defined in the UK Environmental Protection Act 1990, supplemented by the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992. It includes waste from household collection rounds, bulky waste collection, hazardous household waste collection and separate garden waste collection, plus waste from servic..
Household Words
Front cover of volume XI Household Words was a weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens which took its name from the line from Shakespeare "Familiar in his mouth as household words" — Henry V. It was published between 1850 and 1859. In 1859, owing to a dispute between Dickens and the publ..
Housekeeper
A housekeeper is a person responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of (usually residential) premises. Housekeeper (industrial)–responsible for the cleaning of institutional premisesHousekeeper (servant)—responsible for the maintenance of the interior of a residenceHousekeeper (hotel)—�..
Housekeeper (servant)
A housekeeper is an individual responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the interior of a residence. The term is almost exclusively applied to females; males are generally referred to as housecleaners, head of household staff, or, under the old British Imperial system as houseboys (regardles..
Housekeeping
Housekeeping has the following meanings: The cleaning and maintenance of a household, i.e. the performance of household chores. See also household management. The work of a housekeeper, the servant responsible for cleaning and maintaining a residence. Another word for Janitorial work, the maintenan..
Housekeeping (novel)
Housekeeping is a novel written by Pulitzer Prize winning author Marilynne Robinson. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Ruth and her sister Lucille are raised by a succession of relatives in the fictional town of Fingerbone, Idaho (some details si..
Housekeeping Camp
Located in the Yosemite Valley, Housekeeping Camp is a cheaper lodging option ($70 a night) for vistors to Yosemite National Park. The lodging is somewhere between camping and staying in a hotel where there are 3 concrete walls enclosing beds covered by canvas rooftops and one curtain wall. Outside ..
Housekeeping gene
A housekeeping gene is typically a constitutive gene that is transcribed at a relatively constant level. The housekeeping gene's products are typically needed for maintenance of the cell. Housekeeping genes are used as internal standards in quantitative polymerase chain reaction since it is general..
Housekeeping vs. Dirt
Housekeeping vs. The Dirt is a collection of essays from The Believer written by Nick Hornby. It follows on from another collection of columns from the same magazine entitled The Polysyllabic Spree. ..
Housel
Housel was, until the Reformation, the name of the Eucharist in the English language. The meaning of the word is "sacrifice," and appears in the Ulfilas Gothic version of Matthew 9:13: "I will have mercy and not sacrifice." The word's etymology is uncertain. The New English Dictionary connects i..
Houseleek
Houseleeks (Sempervivum) are a genus of about 40 species of succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family which grow in rosettes. Another name used for some species (and also for some plants in other related genera) is Hen and chicks. They occur from Morocco to Iran, through the mountains of Iberia..
Housemarque
Housemarque is a Finnish video game company founded in 1995. It is a fusion of two smaller companies, Terramarque and Bloodhouse. The rise of the PC game market prompted these two companies with a background in Amiga games to change their strategy. Contents 1 Games developed as Housemarque2&..
Housemaster
In British education, a housemaster (or, less commonly, a housemistress) is a member of staff in charge of a boarding house, normally at a boarding school (e.g., especially at British public schools or independent schools). The housemaster is responsible for the supervision and care of boarders in t..
Houseplant
Golden Pothos, a typical potted houseplant A houseplant is a plant that is grown indoors in places such as houses and offices. Houseplants are commonly grown for decorative purposes and health reasons such as indoor air purification.[link] Contents 1 Caring for a houseplant1...
Houseplant care
Houseplant care is the act of growing houseplants and ensuring they have the necessary conditions for survival and continuing growth. This includes providing soil with sufficient nutrients, correct lighting conditions, and adding the right amount of water. Watering houseplants on a regular basis is..
Houseraising
Houseraising is a publicly traded custom home builder headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Stock symbol: HRAI.OB Houseraising's website: www.houseraising.com ..
Houserville, Pennsylvania
Houserville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,809 at the 2000 census. Geography Houserville is located at [40°49′41″N, 77°49′42″W] (40.828129, -77.828301)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to th..
HouseSitter
HouseSitter is a 1992 comedy movie starring Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn and Dana Delany. It was directed by Frank Oz, and written by Mark Stein. Plot Newton Davis (Martin) is an up-and-coming architect. After building his dream house for himself and his longtime girlfriend (Delany), he is crushed w..
Housesteads
Housesteads Housesteads was a Roman auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland in northern England, near the border with Scotland. (Grid reference: [NY 790 688]) Its Latin name was Vercovicium. In the 2nd century AD, the garrison consisted of an unknown double-sized auxiliary..
Houses at Scotch College, Perth
This page is a list of houses at Scotch College, Perth. Please read this article for more information. Scotch College Houses Alexander House House Head: JE HindleHouse March: The Tenth BattalionHouse Colours: GreenHouse Tartan: MacArthurPredominant Tartan Colour: Green Anderson House House ..
Houses from A Song of Ice and Fire
The Houses in the fictional universe of the fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire are families and their households. They vary in size, and the most political, economic, and military power is wielded by the Great Houses, and their whims form the story of A Song of Ice and Fire. Smaller houses..
Houses in Demon: The Fallen
In the role-playing game [[Demon: The Fallen]], houses are groups of fallen angels. Unlike [[factions in Demon: The Fallen]], houses resemble the demons' "families". They remain in the same houses throughout their existence. The houses of the demons were twisted and perverted from the houses they o..
Houses of Harrow School
]] Harrow School divides its boarders into eleven houses, each of about seventy boys, with one further house, Gayton, used as an overflow. Each house has its own facilities and its own customs, and each competes in sporting events against the others. Up until the 1950s there also existed what were..
Houses of Healing
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Houses of Healing were the houses that lay in the sixth circle of Minas Tirith, surrounded by lawns and trees, where the healers of Gondor did their work. The oldest of the women that attended the sick was Ioreth, she tended many of t..
Houses of Laymen
Houses of Laymen deliberative assemblies of the laity of the Church of England, one for the province of Canterbury, and the other for the province of York. That of Canterbury was formed in 1886, and that of York shortly afterwards. They are merely consultative bodies, and the primary intention of th..
Houses of Parliament
Houses of Parliament may refer to the: British Houses of Parliament or Palace of WestminsterIrish Houses of ParliamentMalaysian Houses of Parliament This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may ..
Houses of Refuge in Florida
The Houses of Refuge in Florida were a series of stations operated by the United States Life-Saving Service along the coast of Florida to rescue and shelter ship-wrecked sailors. Five houses were built on the east coast in 1876, with five more added in 1885. There was also two Life Saving Station..
Houses of Sverker and Erik
House of SverkerHouse of ErikThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Houses of the Holy
''For the Led Zeppelin song of the same name, see Houses of the Holy (song). Houses of the Holy is an album by Led Zeppelin released by Atlantic Records on March 28, 1973 (see 1973 in music). The album title is a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed, "Houses of t..
Houses of the Holy (song)
"Houses of the Holy" Song by Led Zeppelin From the album Physical Graffiti Album released 1975 Genre Rock Song Length 4:51 Record label Swan Song Records Producer Jimmy Page Track Number Track 4 (Disc 1) "Houses of the Holy" is a song by the rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album..
Houses of the Molé
Houses of the Molé is the ninth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry with all songs starting with the letter "W" except for the first song and one hidden track. The album was released on June 21, 2004 internationally and a day later in the United States through Sanctuary. Al Jourgensen..
Housewarming party
A housewarming party is a party held on the occasion of moving into a newly purchased house or moving into any new residence. It is an occasion for the hosts to present their new home to their friends. Housewarming parties are generally informal; usually there are no planned activities besides a p..
Housewives
Housewives may refer to: Desperate Housewives, American television seriesHomemaker, American feminist phrase for a person whose prime occupation is to care for their family and/or homeStereotypes of Housewives, sociological concept redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Housewrap
Housewrap defines all synthetic replacement materials for sheathing tar paper or asphalt paper. These materials are all lighter in weight and usually wider than asphalt designs, so contractors can apply the material much faster to a house shell. Housewrap functions as a moisture barrier, preventing ..
House & Garden
House & Garden may refer to House & Garden, a lifestyle magazineHouse & Garden, two plays by Alan Ayckbourn which together form a uniquely-linked diptych, published in 2000 as House & Garden This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ..
House & Garden (magazine)
House & Garden (sometimes House and Garden, but the magazine uses the ampersand) is a magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. It is now a general lifestyle guide, focusing on interior design, cooking, entertaining, and gardening. Originally founded in 1901 a journal devoted to architecture,..
House & Garden (plays)
House and Garden are a diptych of plays written by the English playwright Alan Ayckbourn, first performed in 1999. They are designed to be staged simultaneously, with the same cast in adjacent auditoria, and were published together as House & Garden. House takes place in the drawing room, and Gard..
House (astrology)
This 18th century Icelandic manuscript drawing shows the twelve astrological houses with signs for the locations of the planets, the sun and the moon. Most Western astrological systems divide the horoscope into a number of (usually twelve) houses whose position depend on the time and location..
House (disambiguation)
The word house refers to: House, a type of residential buildingHouse (astrology), the 12 houses are angular sections into which a chart is divided and that determine the astrological significance of celestial bodies located withinHouse music, a sub-genre of electronic musicHouse (gambling), the en..
House (film)
House is a 1986 horror/comedy film. It stars William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll and Kay Lenz, and is directed by Steve Miner. It was produced and distributed by New World Pictures. House was followed in 1987 by [[House II: The Second Story]], in 1989 by The Horror Show (known as House 3 in t..
House (Peretti)
House is a well-received 2006 horror novel co-authored by authors Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. The book is meant to give the word "haunted house" a new meaning. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Two couples find themselves trapped in rural Alabama ..
House (TV series)
House, also titled House, M.D., is an American television series. It is an hour-long Emmy-winning medical drama that debuted in the fall of 2004 and stars Golden Globe-winning British actor and comedian Hugh Laurie. Laurie plays Dr. Gregory House, a maverick medical genius who heads a team of young..
House arrest
For the film, see House Arrest (film). In justice and law, house arrest is the situation where a person is confined by the authorities to his or her residence. Travel is usually restricted, if allowed at all. House arrest is a lenient alternative to prison time. While house arrest can be applied t..
House Arrest/Lover Boy (Haunted Graffiti 5-6)
House Arrest and Lover Boy are the fifth and sixth installments from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, released as a double-disc set by Ballbearings Pinatas and Demonstration Bootleg in 2002. Track listing House Arrest "hardcore pops are fun""interesting results""west coast calamaties""flying circ..
House Arrest (film)
For the legal matter, see House arrest. House Arrest is a 1996 comedy film. The film was directed by Harry Winer who has directed other films but is more prolific as a television series director. The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Pollak. The film boasts a very thorough supporting cast ..
House Arrest (Haunted Graffiti 5; Reissue)
House Arrest is the fifth album from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti series, re-issued on January 24, 2006 by Paw Tracks and Ballbearings Pinatas. Track listing "hardcore pops are fun""interesting results""west coast calamaties""flying circles""gettin: high in the morning""helen""every night i die..
House Arrest (The Sopranos episode)
"House Arrest" is the 24th episode of the HBO original series, The Sopranos. It was the 11th episode for the show's second season. The episode was written by Terence Winter and was directed by Tim Van Patten. It originally aired on Sunday March 25, 2000. Guest Starring roles Jerry Adler as Hesh R..
House Arryn
House Arryn is a fictional family in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. House Arryn is the principal noble house in the Vale; many lesser houses are sworn to them, including Baelish, Belmore, Corbray, Egen, Hersy, Hunter, Melcolm, Redcourt, Royce, and Waynwood. Their seat is at the Eyri..
House Atreides
See also the novel [[Dune: House Atreides]]. House Atreides is a fictional noble family from Frank Herbert's Dune novels. [[Image:House_Atreides_Insignia.jpg|thumb|200px|Emblem of House Atreides from [[Emperor: Battle for Dune]]]] Contents 1 Political, Economic and Military power2 Rel..
House Auction
House Auction is a programme on the UK television station Channel 4 which airs at half an hour after midday on weekdays. As the name suggests, the show features cases of housing or property for sale at auctions, and follows the story of what happens with the property being refurbished and made into ..
House Baenre
House Baenre is a fictional clan of dark elves in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, created by R.A. Salvatore. First House of the Underdark drow city of Menzoberranzan for as long as any can remember, House Baenre is a family of powerful schemers and manipulators which has recently suffered so..
House band
A house band is a group of musicians, often centrally organized by a band leader, who regularly play an establishment. The term can also refer to a group that plays sessions for a specific recording studio. Some notable house bands include: Booker T. & the M.G.'s (Stax Records)The Funk Brothers (M..
House banking scandal
The House banking scandal broke in early 1992 when it was revealed that the United States House of Representatives allowed members to overdraft their House checking accounts, but were not being penalized by the House Bank. However, it should be noted that the House Bank is in fact not a bank, but b..
House Baratheon
House Baratheon is a fictional family from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. They are the principal house in the stormlands, to whom the lesser storm lords are sworn, among them Bar Emmon, Celtigar, Seaworth, Sunglass, and Velaryon. Their seat is Storm's End. Their sigil is a crowned ..
House Beautiful
House Beautiful is an interior decorating magazine that focuses on decorating and the domestic arts. First published in 1896, it is currently published by the Hearst Corporation. It is the oldest still-published magazine in what is known by publishers as the "shelter magazine" genre. External links..
House Bill H-837
House Bill H-837, AKA The Academic Freedom Bill of Rights, is a proposed bill that, if passed, would allow students to establish lawsuits against their professors and the university if they grow intolerant of their beliefs. This bill has been seen by many as an attempt to single out evolution in cla..
House Boro
House Boro is a fictional family in the Dune series of science fiction novels. It was the imperial house that ruled the Old Empire before its downfall. The last descendant of House Boro, Camie Boro, married Iblis Ginjo. ..
House Building Finance Corporation
House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) was established in the 1952 as a Statutory dederal body with the object of providing financial assistance for construction and purchase of houses to the people of Pakistan in urban as well as rural areas. External link [House Building Finance Corporati..
House Bunting
The House Bunting, Emberiza striolata, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. Juvenile, race saharae It is a resident breeder of dry country from north Africa through south west Asia and into India..
House by the River
House by the River is a 1950 film directed by Fritz Lang. The Gothic crime story is considered film noir. The film was released by Republic Pictures. Contents 1 Plot2 Critical reaction3 Cast4 External links Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending..
House Calendar
The House Calendar is a calendar in the United States House of Representatives that schedules major bills that don't involve money. ..
House Call
House Call is a medical-centric news program hosted by CNN's in-house physician, Sanjay Gupta. It typically airs on weekends. ..
House Calls
House Calls is a live, internet talk show that corresponds with the American version of Big Brother hosted by Gretchen Massey and former Big Brother contestant Marcellas Reynolds. Talks of creating of a Big Brother talk show were in negotiations since at least Big Brother 2, due to the success of B..
House Call (Charmed episode)
Contents 1 General information2 Synopsis3 Book of Shadows3.1 Enemies3.2 Spells4 Guest stars5 Trivia6 International titles7 External links General information Episode of the popular U.S. television series, CharmedEpisode Number: 13Season: 5Production ..
House centipede
The house centipede is a yellowish grey centipede with 15 pairs of legs. Originally native to the Mediterranean region, the species has spread to other parts of the world, where it usually lives in human homes. It is an insectivore that kills and eats insects. Contents 1 Natural History2&nb..
House church
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. House church is an informal term for a group of Christians gathering regularly or spontaneously in a home or on grounds not normally used for worship services, instead of a building dedicated to the purpose. Another term with the same meaning is "home churc..
House church (disambiguation)
House church may refer to one of the following House church, an informal term for a group of Christians gathering regularly or spontaneously in a home or on grounds not normally used for worship services, instead of a building dedicated to the purpose.House church (China), an unregistered Christian..
House church (Russia)
House church (Russian: ) in Russia is an independent church intended for members of a certain household or an institution, such as a university, a prison, an orphanage, a boarding school, a seminary, etc., unlike a parish church intended for everyone and under jurisdiction of the corresponding adm..
House concert
The definition of house concert is not definite but is generally taken as a concert that's presented in someone's home, or a nearby private space, for example a barn or back yard. Usually, but not always, the audience capacity is smaller than at a coffeehouse or club.The money collected usually (b..
House cooling party
When a person decides to leave a house or flat they will have a house cooling party. This is similar to a housewarming party, but is not designed to celebrate moving in to a house or flat. It is designed to celebrate leaving. Guests are sometimes encouraged to spackle holes left from nails in the ..
House Corrino
Shaddam IV on the Golden Lion Throne Imperial House Corrino is a Great House and ruling family in the fictional Dune universe of Frank Herbert. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Contents 1 Handlung1.1 Founding1.2 Rule as Emperors1...
House Courcel
In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, House Courcel is the reigning family of Terre d'Ange, descended in a straight, unbroken line from Blessed Elua. The emblem of House Courcel is a silver swan on a field of midnight blue. Family tree The family tree at the start of the saga is as follows..
House Creek Township, Wake County, North Carolina
House Creek Township (also designated Township 7) is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, House Creek Township had a population of 51,727, a 16.1% increase over 1990, and a population density of 3.92 people per acre (969/km²). House Creek Township, o..
House Crow
The House Crow (Corvus splendens) is a common Asian bird native to India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Maldives and Laccadive Islands, South West Thailand and coastal southern Iran. It has been introduced to East Africa around Zanzibar and Port Sudan, and arrived in Australia via ship but has up to now been ..
House Dagoth
House Dagoth, also known as the Sixth House, is a political organization in The Elder Scrolls series of games. House Dagoth was one of the six major Great Houses of the Chimer of Morrowind. Both the House and their leader, Voryn Dagoth Ur, weren't confronted by others for a great deal of time. The..
House Detective
In its classic format, this HGTV show would feature two home inspections per half hour installment. The inspections were usually from some particular greater metropolitan area: Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA, far Upstate NY, etc. Typically some youngish couple would have fooli..
House Do'Urden
House Do'Urden (known as Daermon Na'Shezbaeron) is a fictional clan of dark elves in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, created by R.A. Salvatore. It is one of Houses of the Underdark drow city of Menzoberranzan which first appeared in the Homeland. It was Tenth House of Menzoberranzan at t..
House Doctor
House Doctor is a British Entertainment television programme. Broadcast on Five, each week the House Doctor, Californian real estate stylist Ann Maurice helps UK home owners sell their houses will her industry know-how and style tips. Contents 1 Format2 History3 Overseas editions4&..
House dust mite
The house dust mite (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in Europe and Dermatophagoides farinae in North America), sometimes abbreviated by allergists to HDM, is a cosmopolitan guest in human habitation. They are considered to be one of the most common causes of asthma worldwide. Contents 1 Des..
House Ear Institute
The House Ear Institute (HEI) was founded in 1946 by Howard P. House, M.D. with the help of a generous grant from Dean Whitter. In 1969, William F. House, M.D.--brother of Howard--implanted the first three patients with the Cochlear Implant at HEI. Since then the Los Angeles based HEI has grown into..
House Ecaz
House Ecaz is a fictional noble family in the Dune series of science fiction novels. Its homeworld is the fourth planet of Alpha Centauri B, also named Ecaz. The head of the House bears the title Archduke, of which the representative at the time the series begins is Armand Ecaz. House Ecaz is in kan..
House Energy Rating
A House Energy Rating is an index of energy efficency for residential homes in Australia. The Australian Building Codes Board introduced energy efficiency measures for houses into the Building Code of Australia (BCA) on 1 January 2003. It has been adopted by all Australian states and territories w..
House Fenring
Although not fully described in the Dune series, House Fenring was manipulated by the Bene Gesserit order to produce an early Kwisatz Haderach and failed. The corrupt and evil Hasimir Fenring was born defective and twisted. Described as being 'ferretlike' by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (auth..
House Finch
The House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) is a medium-sized finch. Adults have a long brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep grey on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked. In most cases, adult males have a reddish color to ..
House for an Art Lover
The House for an Art Lover was designed in 1901 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh with his wife, Margaret MacDonald. The building is situated in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Construction began in 1989 and the house was finally opened to the public in 1996. Rooms within the house have been c..
House Frey
House Frey is a fictional family in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. They are bannermen to House Tully. The Freys are a fairly new house, about 400 years old, and are often referred to as upstarts by the older houses. They are frequently described as stoatish or weaselly in appearance...
House Greyjoy
House Greyjoy is a fictional family from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. House Greyjoy is the principal noble house on the Iron Islands; lesser ironborn houses are sworn to them, among them Blacktyde, Botley, Drumm, Goodbrother, Harlaw, Merlyn, Saltcliffe, Sparr, Stonehouse, Sunderly,..
House Harkonnen
[[Image:House Harkonnen Insignia.jpg|thumb|200px|Emblem of House Harkonnen from [[Emperor: Battle for Dune]]]] See also the novel of similar name, [[Dune: House Harkonnen]]. House Harkonnen is a powerful fictional noble family in Frank Herbert's Dune universe. Contents 1 Characteristics2&nb..
House healing
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]House healings (a.k.a., house blessings and house clearings) clear a physical space of lingering, unwanted energies. Once energy patterns in a house-- or other physical structure-- have been identified clairvoyantly, they are neutralized, allowing the energy of the ..
House hippo
The House Hippo is the fictional subject of a series of television adverts intended to educate about distinguishing fact from fiction in advertising.[[Citing sources citation needed]] The advertisement goes as follows: The North American House Hippo is a fictional creature..
House Hlaalu
Great House Hlaalu is one of the Six Great Dunmer houses in the popular The Elder Scrolls series, and a joinable faction in the game [[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind|Morrowind]]. House Hlaalu has always been loyal to the Empire of Cyrodiil. House Hlaalu welcomes Imperial Law and the Legions, and ..
House Hunting Mice
House hunting Mice is a 1948 animated short film from Warner Bros studios running for 7 minutes and starring mice Hubie and Bertie. In their search for cheese, the duo wanders into a model "home of tomorrow" and battle against the automated convenience features, including robots who sweep floors wh..
House II: The Second Story
House II: The Second Story is the 1987 sequel to the 1986 film, House. While it is a sequel, this film ignores the storyline and characters from the first film, in favor of a new supernatural comedy. In 1989, European film producers released The Horror Show as House III: The Horror Show, thus forci..
House Industries
House Industries is a type foundry and design studio based in Yorklyn, Delaware. The company was created in the 1990's in Wilmington, Delaware by co-founders Andy Cruz and Rich Roat. The company is best known for its type face creations, which have appeared on television (e.g. Nickelodeon's TV Lan..
House International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
The House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific is a standing subcommittee within the House International Relations Committee. Current members, ..
House in multiple occupation
Houses in multiple occupation is a British English term which refers to residential property where ‘common areas’ exist and are shared by more than one household. Common areas may be as significant as bathrooms and kitchens, but may also be just stairwells or landings. Houses in Multiple Occupat..
House in the Woods
House in the Woods is a solitaire card game with uses two decks of 52 playing cards each. The game is basically a two-deck version of La Belle Lucie, but it borrows two things from its cousin Shamrocks. The object of the game is to place all the cards into eight foundations. The cards are dealt in ..
House Island, Maine
[www.HouseIslandMaine.com] Fort Scammel, as seen from House Island House Island is a private island in Portland harbor in Casco Bay Maine. The island is only accessible via private boat. Public access is prohibited, except for a once-yearly tour sanctioned by the island's owners. Ho..
House IV
House IV (1992) is the fourth and final film in the House quadrilogy. The film sees the return of Roger Cobb, from the original House (film), but the film otherwise does not connect its storyline to the first film, and its overall tone is closer to the comedy/horror found in the first House and [[H..
House L'Envers
In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, House L'Envers is one of the foremost noble families of Terre d'Ange. The seat of their [[wiktionary:duchy|duchy]] is in Namarre, their colors are purple and gold, and their crest is a bridge over a fiery river. Violet eyes are a trait typical to member..
House Lannister
House Lannister is a fictional family from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. House Lannister is the principal house in the westerlands; many lesser houses are sworn to them, including Banefort, Broom, Clegane, Crakehall, Lefford, Lydden, Marbrand, Payne, Prester, Serrett, Swyft, and Wes..
House law
House law or House laws (Hausgesetze) are rules that govern a royal family or dynasty in matters of eligibility for succession to a throne, membership in a dynasty, exercise of a regency, or entitlement to dynastic rank, titles and styles. Prevalent in European monarchies during the nineteenth centu..
House Leader
In Canada, each political party with representation in the House of Commons has a House Leader who is a front bench Member of Parliament (MP) and an expert in parliamentary procedure. The House Leader is in charge of the party's day-to-day business in the Canadian House of Commons, and usually con..
House Made of Dawn
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House management
In theatre, house management concerns the selling of tickets, the ushering of patrons in front of house areas, and the maintenance and management of the theatre building itself. House management staff usually work for the theatre, under the supervision of the house manager, and not for the theatrica..
House Martell
House Martell is a fictional family from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. House Martell is the principal noble house in Dorne; many lesser houses are sworn to them, among them Allyrion, Dayne, Fowler, Jordayne, Santagar, Toland, Wyl, and Yronwood. Their seat is at Sunspear. Their sigi..
House Martin
For the 1980s British indie rock band, see The Housemartins The House Martin (Delichon urbica) is a migratory passerine of the family Hiruninidae. The European range of the House Martin roughly corresponds with that of its relative the Barn Swallow, and it also winters in tropical Africa. The a..
House mom
A house mom (or house mother) is a paid staging coordinator in a strip club or gentleman's club. The house mother oversees conduct by performers in the dressing room, as well as making sure that performers make it to the stage on time, wearing the appropriate dress or costumes, and introducing new ..
House Moritani
House Moritani are a fictional family who are at war with House Ecaz of the Landsraad. Their stronghold is the second planet of the star Niushe, Grumman. In the year 10,175 A.G., the Viscount Hundro Moritani allied with House Harkonnen in an attempt to conquer the Atreides home world of Caladan. The..
House Mother Normal
House Mother Normal (subtitle - "A geriatric comedy") (1971) is a novel by the experimental writer B.S. Johnson. As is typical of Johnson's work the novel is written in an unorthodox style. Plot summary The novel is set in a nursing home. It follows part of a typical day for a group of elderly pe..
House mouse
Mus musculus is the common house mouse. This mouse is believed to be the second most populous mammalian species on Earth, after Homo sapiens. House mice almost always live in close proximity of humans. Laboratory mice are strains of house mice that form important model organisms in biology and med..
House moving
House moving is the process of moving houses, usually with a large flatbed truck. The book Houses to Go: How To Buy A Good Home Cheap by Robert L. Williams describes the process of finding a house that is about to be demolished, moving it to a vacant lot, and renovating it. Often, the chimney must b..
House music
House music is a style of electronic dance music, the earliest forms of which originated in the United States in the early- to mid-1980s. The name is said to derive from the Warehouse nightclub in Chicago, where the resident DJ, Frankie Knuckles, mixed classic disco and European synthpop recordings..
House numbering
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. House numbering is the system of giving a unique number to each building in a street or area, with the intenti..
House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses is a horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie, a heavy metal artist, making his debut as a movie director. It was released in the U.S. on April 11, 2003 and marketed as The most shocking tale of carnage ever seen. The movie was produced by Lion's Gate Films. Contents ..
House of 1000 Corpses (soundtrack)
"House of 1000 Corpses" soundtrack for the movie "House of 1000 Corpses" directed by Rob Zombie. It features artists such as Buck Owens, Helen Kane, The Ramones, Lionel Richie, Slim Whitman, Trina, and Rob Zombie himself along with numerous instumentals and audio samples taken from the movie. Tra..
House of 9
House of 9 is a 2005 film starring Dennis Hopper. It is a thriller about nine seemingly unconnected strangers captured and locked in a house together. The people are forced to compete against one another, in order to survive. External links ..
House of Acorn
The House of Acorn is a royal family of anthropomorphic squirrels from the Sonic the Hedgehog SatAM cartoon and Archie Comics Contents 1 Members1.1 Maximillian Acorn1.2 Queen Alicia Acorn1.3 Elias Acorn1.4 Sally Acorn2 Non-Royal2.1 Meg Acorn2.2 Alexis Acorn..
House of Alba
The House of Alba (es: La Casa de Alba) is an important aristocratic family of Spanish origin who can trace back their ancestry to 1429, when the first 'Alba' was made 'Lord of the City of Alba de Tormes. In 1492, it was a member of this family, the second Duke of Alba who signed the capitulation of..
House of Aliaga
This House of Aliaga was constructed in Lima, Peru in 1535 on the site of a sanctuary that existed before colonial times in the city of Lima, Peru. It was constructed at the same time as the foundation of the city, and has since been inhabited by the descendants of the first proprietor. It is one i..
House of Alpin
The House of Alpin is a dynasty of Scottish kings who ruled Pictland, later Alba, from 843 to 1034. Its name derives from the patronym of Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín), king of the Picts and first of the dynasty which created Alba. Malcolm II was the last descendant of Alpin in the male lin..
House of Anansi Press
House of Anansi Press is a Canadian publishing company, founded in 1967 by writers Dennis Lee and David Godfrey. The company specializes in finding and developing new Canadian writers of literary fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. Anansi started as a small press with only one full-time employee, wri..
House of Anárion
In the literary works of JRR Tolkien the House of Anárion was the Royal House of Gondor, descended from Anárion, joint first King of Gondor with his elder brother Isildur who went north to Arnor. When the last King of Gondor died without a heir, the Stewards of the House of Húrin ruled in their s..
House of Angostura
A bottle of Angostura Aromatic Bitters The House of Angostura (also known as Angostura Limited) is a Trinidad and Tobago company famous for the production of angostura bitters, invented by the company's founder. The company is also a distiller and is the major producer of rum in Trinidad and..
House of Assembly
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House of Assembly Channel (Newfoundland)
The House of Assembly Channel is a cable channel broadcast throughout much of Newfoundland and Labrador, exclusively on cable. The channel first signed on the air on November 17, 2001. Programming The House of Assembly Channel broadcasts daily legislative proceedings from Newfoundland and Labrador..
House of Assembly of Bermuda
The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Bermuda. The house has 36 members, each elected for a five year term in a single seat constituencies. The House of Assembly was originally the only house of Bermuda's parliament, and held it's first session in 1620. It first met in ..
House of Assembly of Dominica
The unicameral House of Assembly is Dominica's legislative body. The current House of Assembly, formed following elections held on 5 May 2005, has a total of 32 members: 21 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or First-past-the-post) system for a ..
House of Assembly of Kiribati
The House of Assembly of Kiribati (official constitutional name: Maneaba ni Maungatabu) has 42 members, 40 elected for a four year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies, 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex-officio member (the Attorney General). } discuss]] – [[|action=edit}} edit]..
House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
House of Assembly of the Papua and New Guinea was the legislature of the territory of Papua and New Guinea from 1964 to 1972. Before 1964, the Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea sat from 1951 to 1964 under the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949. After independence in 1975, the legislature was re..
House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
The Legislature has two chambers. The House of Assembly is the popular elected chamber of the Legislature. It has 17 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. Latest general election } discuss]] – [[|action=edit}} edit]]'''Summary of the 3 December 2001 House of Assem..
House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The unicameral House of Assembly serves as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' legislative body. The House has a total of 21 members. Fifteen are chosen directly through elections in single seat constituencies using the simple majority (First-past-the-post) system. The remaining six, known as Senato..
House of Assembly of Swaziland
The House of Assembly of Swaziland is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. There are a total of 55 single-member constituencies corresponding to the tinkhundlas (tribal communities). 14 tinkhundlas are located in the district of Hhohho, 11 in Lubombo district, 16 in Manzini di..
House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate was re-introduced. The current House of Assembly, formed following elections held on 31 March 2005, has a total o..
House of Atreus
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House of Avesnes
The House of Avesnes was a royal line of counts of Holland during the 13th century. House of Avesnes John I (r. 1280-1304)William III (r. 1304-1337)William IV (r. 1337-1345)Margaret I (r. 1345-1356) married Louis IV Wittelsbach, Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Bavaria External links [Lists of k..
House of Aviz
Portuguese royalty House of Aviz ..
House of Balliol
The House of Balliol was a Scottish royal family in the 13th and 14th centuries. Two members of the house were kings of Scotland: John Balliol who ruled from 1292 to 1296, and claimed the throne as great-great-great-grandson of David I of Scotland of the House of Dunkeld.Edward Balliol, eldest son..
House of Balšić
House of Balšaof Zeta Country Zeta Titles Prince (Knez) Grand Prince (Велики Жупан/Veliki Župan), King (Краљ/Kralj) Founder Balša I Founding Year 1356 Nationality Serb The House of Balša was a medieval dynasty that ruled Zeta. It lasted from 1356 until 1435..
House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo is a 1955 color film noir shot in CinemaScope. The film was shot on location in Tokyo, Japan. It was directed by Samuel Fuller, who also directed other films noir including The Naked Kiss (1964) and Pickup on South Street (1953). A scene from this movie can be spotted being play..
House of Banu Khalid
Banu Khalid were the legitimate rulers of the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. They treated Shiites who came from Iranian controlled Bahrain, fairly well. Banu Khalid were noble nomads men whom other Bedouin called them protectors of the Habara eggs (Type of pigeon) that were hunted indiscriminate..
House of Barcelona
The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty which ruled over various territories in the Western Mediterranean. It should not be confused with its senior branch, the Counts of Barcelona, who came to be kings of Aragon and Valencia as well, normally using the title of kings of Aragon as their main s..
House of Bëor
In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the House of Bëor was the oldest of the Three Houses of Men that had allied with the Elves in the First Age. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Notable members of the House Bëor the Old, originally named Balan and lat..
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops is the third House in a General Synod of the Anglican Church. Composition of a ..
House of Bjelbo
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Family of Bjälbo or, House of Bjelbo, is the dynastic name cited in research literature for a particular li..
House of Blow
House of Blow is the name of a side project combining Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw and Head Automatica and Sean Martin of Hatebreed. The debut EP is set to release this spring. External links [Band updates on myspace.com] ..
House of Blues
House of Blues Sunset, in West Hollywood The House of Blues is a chain of restaurants founded in 1992 by Dan Aykroyd and his friend (and Hard Rock Cafe founder) Isaac Tigrett. The charter restaurant, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has since closed. Jim Belushi is also closely associated with the..
House of Blues (bootleg)
House of Blues is only one of many Sublime Bootlegs. It was recorded on April 5th, 1996 at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California. The audio from the bootleg was ripped from a personal video camera recording made by an audience member. This show is unique in that Sublime tried out a lot of new ..
House of Boateng
House of Boateng is a series airing on the Sundance Channel on Thursdays at 9:00 PM starting June 22, 2006. It follows British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng as he launches his Bespoke Couture line in the United States of America. External links [Official Website][House of Boateng&..
House of Boshko
House of Boshko or Bošković was the name of several families of some renown in the Adriatic city of Dubrovnik between the 17th and 19th century. One of them was a noble family whose claimed ancestors were the Pokrajčić or Potkravić, a noble Bosnian (Serbian sources usually mention them as Se..
House of Bourbon
Ancien Régime Structure Estates of the realm Parlements French nobility Taille Gabelle Seigneurial system Also see:  Early Modern France The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th ..
House of Bove
House of Bove an ancient noble patrician family of Ravello, Maritime Republic of Amalfi that held civil positions in the Kingdom of Naples, and presided over feudal territories. After the dissolution of noble seats of the Kingdom of Naples in 1800 they were ascribed in the Book of Gold of Ravello. ..
House of Braganza
The House of Bragança (Portuguese: Casa de Bragança, pron. IPA: /bɾɐ.'ɣɐ̃.sɐ/) is the name of a royal house, which ruled Portugal from 1640 to 1910 and the Empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1889. It is a collateral line of the House of Aviz, which ruled Portugal from 1385 until the Habsburg sei..
House of Branković
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House of Bruce
The House of Bruce was a Scottish Royal House in the 14th century. Two members of the house were kings of Scotland: History The House of Bruce originated in Normandy in the 11th century, where the family took its name from Bruis (present-day Brix). It was here that the earliest known member of the..
House of Brutii
House of Brutii Named after the Brutii (a non-fictional people), the House of Brutii, one of the factions of the computer game [[Rome: Total War]], are situated in the south of the Italian Confederation, or Roman Republic. Marcus Junius Brutus is the most famous bearer of the Brutus name, alth..
House of Buggin'
House of Buggin' was a short-lived sketch comedy which ran in 1995 and starred John Leguizamo. It aired on the FOX Network and lasted less than one season. The show was known for its insult humor which involved anyone the writers feel they could insult the most. To meet Wikipedia's and make it mo..
House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry before the House of Burgesses in an 1851 painting by Peter F. Rothermel The House of Burgesses was the lower house of the Colony of Virginia. It was the first elected legislative assembly in the New World. Over time the name came to represent the entire official legislative body..
House of Burgundy
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House of Bush, House of Saud
House of Bush, House of Saud cover House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties is a book by Craig Unger that explores the relationship between the Saudi Royal Family and the Bush extended political family. Unger asserts that the ground..
House of Caesarius
House of Caesarius is the name of a Hellenic-Northern European company developing, producing and marketing luxury deli items. ..
House of Capet
House of CapetCadets Senior House Valois Bourbon Burgundy Portugal Aviz Braganza The House of Capet includes any of the direct descendants of Robert the Strong. The current king of Spain and the grand duke of Luxembourg are members of this family. The Capet family is the oldest co..
House of Cards
This article is about a television show, for the pastime, see House of cards. House of Cards was a political thriller novel written by Michael Dobbs, a former Chief of Staff at Conservative Party headquarters, which was set at the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure as British Prime Minister. In 1..
House of cards
This article is about a pastime, for the television show, see House of Cards. 15 standard card houses built on top of each other. Spanish Card Castle Freestyle Building a house of cards is a pastime involving stacking playing cards on top of each other. House of cards is also an expre..
House of Cards (1968 movie)
A 1968 thriller starring George Peppard, Inger Stevens and Orson Welles. Plot Reno Davis (George Peppard) is an American writer who has recently retired from boxing. Now unemployed and broke in France, he finds the wealthy widow of a French general. Anne de Villemont (Inger Stevens) is attracted to..
House of Cards (Yes, Dear episode)
Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Christine is angry when Jimmy doesn't put any thought into his Valentine's Day card message that her. Jimmy discovers that Christine wrote the same message every year. References "[House of Cards]" TV.co..
House of chiefs
A HOUSE OF CHIEFS is an assembly, either legislative or advisory, that is neither representative (by general elections) nor simply appointed and/or filled ex officio, but consists of all or part of the traditional leaders, known as Chiefs, of a country or polity. Historically, especially in coloni..
House of Chiefs (Fiji)
Nobility of Fiji Titles Adi - Bulou - Ro - Ratu Institutions Great Council of Chiefs Chairman, Great Council of Chiefs House of Chiefs Confederacies: Burebasaga - Kubuna - Tovata The term House of Chiefs is a collective term used to refer to the Fijian nobility, which consists of about seventy ..
House of Chiefs of Botswana
Botswana's House of Chiefs (Setswana: Ntlo ya Dikgosi) is the advisory, upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. Composition The House of Chiefs consists of 15 members. Eight members are hereditary chiefs from the Botswana's principal tribes (baKgatla, baKwêna, baMalete, bamaNgwato, b..
House of Commons
The Politics series: Politics by countryPolitical sciencePolitical historyPolitical scientistsComparative governmentInternational relationsPolitical economyPolitical philosophyPolitical psychologyForm of governmentSovereigntyPublic administrationConsent of the governedTheories of political beha..
House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Act 2001
The House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Act 2001 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Act was to remove the disqualifications for clergy in standing for election as Members of Parliament and sitting in the House of Commons. The Act a..
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
Acts of Parliament of predecessorstates to the United Kingdom Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1600Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1706Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of ScotlandActs of Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom ..
House of Commons Library
The House of Commons Library is the library and information resource of the lower house of the British Parliament. It has adopted the phrase Contributing to a well-informed democracy as a summary of its mission statement. Contents 1 History2 The Library today3 References4 Libr..
House of Commons of Northern Ireland
Parliament Buildings in Northern IrelandThe seat of the House of Commons from 1932 to 1972. The House of Commons of Northern Ireland was the lower house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created under the Government of Ireland Act, 1920. The upper house in the bicameral parliament was calle..
House of Commons of Southern Ireland
Irish Government BuildingsThe House of Commons of Southern Ireland assembled here in for its inaugural meeting in 1921. House of Commons of Southern Ireland was the lower house of the Irish parliament created by the Government of Ireland Act, passed in 1920, during the Irish War of Independenc..
House of Cosbys
House of Cosbys was the first Channel 101 series ever to go three consecutive months at #1, however it was cancelled when series creator Justin Roiland and channel101.com site administrator Dan Harmon received a cease and desist letter from Bill Cosby's attorney in June 2005: Dear sirs, we are ..
House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers, the Japanese equivalent to the British House of Lords. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or designati..
House of Courtenay
The House of Courtenay was an important dynasty in medieval France. The dynasty descended from Hutto, the first lord of Courtenay, apparently himself a descendent of the Counts of Sens. Hutton took advantage of the succession crisis in the Duchy of Burgundy between Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy a..
House of Crnojević
House of Đuraš, House of Crnojeof Zeta/Montenegro Country Serbia, Zeta Titles Nobleman (Serbian: Ставилац, Властелин), Courtier (Serbian: Дворски достојанственик, Челник), Knight (Serbian: Витез), Baron (Italian: Baronez), Duke (Serbi..
House of Croÿ
House of Croÿ was an international family of European mediatized nobility which held a seat in the Imperial Diet from 1486, and was elevated to the rank of Imperial Princes in 1594. This dynastic house, which originally adopted its name from the Château de Croÿ in what is now Belgium, claime..
House of D
In House of D, which was David Duchovny's directorial debut, Duchovny plays an American artist living in Paris, who reminisces about growing up in Greenwich Village in the 1970s. The "House of D" is the Greenwich Village New York Women's House of Detention, which frequently housed prostitutes. Eve..
House of Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 feature-length horror film by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series. Filming took place at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York with additional footage at nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Vampire Barnabas Collins's (Jonathan Frid) quest for a cure so he ca..
House of David
House of David was a religious commune founded in 1902. The group was founded by Benjamin Purnell. Based in and around Benton Harbor, Michigan and High Island (Michigan), the commune required its members to refrain from sex, haircuts, shaving, and the eating of meat. Starting around 1907 the commun..
House of Delegates
The House of Delegates is the name given to the lower house of the legislature in three U.S. states – Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. In South Africa under apartheid, the House of Delegates was the House for the country's Asian population in the tricameral Parliament between 1984 an..
House of Delegates of Palau
Palau has bicameral legislature, the Palau National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau), consisting of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Palau. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. In the last elections, held on 2 November 2004, only no..
House of Deputies
In the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, one of two legislative houses in the denomination's General Convention. The Deputies, as it's members are called, are elected from their dioceses and include both clergy and laypeople. ..
House of Deréon
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. House of Deréon is a clothing line that was launched in October of 2005 by Beyoncé and Tina Knowles. ..
House of Diabolique
Based on the vogueing / drag queen / ballroom scene as documented by the film Paris Is Burning, the House of Diabolique emerged in 1996 and soon developed a cult following in New York's notoriously fickle underground dance community. Diabolique herself, a self-described "robot drag queen who does n..
House of Diehl
House of Diehl is the New York-based fashion partnership of Mary Jo Diehl and Roman Milišić. House of Diehl are one of those avant garde fashion labels whose clothes are more likely to be seen in an I-D editorial than a department store, but their clothes crop up occasionally on the red carpet and..
House of Dracula
House of Dracula was an American horror film released by Universal Studios in 1945. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The film was in essence a sequel to the previous entry in the Universal Monsters series, House of Frankenstein, insofar as it continu..
House of Dun
House of Dun, together with the adjacent Montrose Basin nature reserve, is a National Trust for Scotland property in Angus, Scotland. The Dun Estate was home to the Erskine family from 1375 until 1980, but archaeological evidence shows that people have lived here for at least 9,000 years. John Ersk..
House of Dunkeld
The so-called House of Dunkeld is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1290. It is dynastically sort of a continuation to Cenél nGabráin, "race of Fergus", as "house" an originally Celtic concept to ..
House of Duras
In Star Trek, Duras was a formerly important House in the Klingon Empire, once holding seats on the High Council. Throughout the five iterations of Star Trek the Duras House has been shown to be treacherous and manipulative. Members include: Toral, father of Duras, who lived during the 22nd centu..
House of Education
House of Education, at www.houseofedu.com, is for-profit website advertising programs and campuses from the for-profit college systems owned and run by major for-profit higher education and career training providers including the Apollo Group, Career Education Corporation, DeVry, Inc., Strayer Educa..
House of Elders
redirect [[Template:Politics of Afghanistan]]The House of Elders, also natively known as the Meshrano Jirga is the upper house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the Wolesi Jirga ("people's assembly" or lower house, the main legislature). It consists of an unspecified num..
House of Elders of Somaliland
The Parliament of Somaliland (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. The upper house is the House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida). It will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders. ..
House of Elendil
In JRR Tolkien's literary works, the House of Elendil is the House from which the Kings of Arnor and Gondor were descended. The House of Elendil was born out of the ashes of the House of Andúnië which in turn was descended from the Royal House of Númenor, the House of Elros, thus making the Kings..
House of Elzevir
Elzevir is the name of a celebrated family of Dutch printers of the 17th and early 18th centuries and of the company founded by Lodewijk Elzevir, also called Louis. A contemporary publisher Elsevier takes its name from this family company, which ceased to trade in 1712. The original name of the fa..
House of Eorl
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, the House of Eorl was the family descended from Eorl the Young that ruled Rohan. *Eorl the Young * First line | † Second line *Brego ..
House of Eric
The house of St Eric was one of the two noble families, dynasties, which rivalled for the kingship of Sweden between 1150 and 1220. The first king of this dynasty was Eric IX of Sweden whom the later world has dubbed as Saint Eric. The other dynasty was the House of Sverker. The dynasty of St Eric..
House of Erik
After the extinction of the House of Stenkil and the coronation of Sverker I of Sweden in 1130, a civil war commenced. In the beginning, there were several pretenders, of whom Sverker I emerged as victorious, for a time. The antagonists in long run were finally the House of Sverker in Ostrogothia an..
House of Fatty Koo
House Of Fatty Koo is Fatty Koo's debut album with their hit single "Bounce" and their second single "Chills". Track listing {| class="wikitable" ! # !! width="250" | Title !! |- | 1. || "Shake" || 3:53 |- | 2. || "Bounce(Boogaloo Beat)" || 3:50 |- | 3. || "Fatty Koo" || 3:07 |- | 4. || "Chills"..
House of Federation
The House of Federation (Amharic language የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት Yefedereshn Mekir Bet) is the upper house of the bicamerial Parliament of Ethiopia of Ethiopia. It has with 112 members. Each Nation, Nationality and People shall be represented in the House of the Federation by at least..
House of Finwë
In J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium, the House of Finwë was the royal house of the Ñoldor. The house was founded by Finwë, the first High King of the Ñoldor, who led his people from Middle-earth to the realm of Valinor within the continent of Aman in )-(YT)-((}}) The marriage between Fingolf..
House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers (}; }), is a 2004 action/romance movie directed by Zhang Yimou. The Chinese title derives from a Chinese four-character idiom literally meaning "ambush from ten sides", but figuratively meaning an "ambush from all sides". It is also the name of a very famous traditional Chi..
House of Fools
House of Fools or (Russian: Dom durakov, Дом дураков) is a 2002 Russian film about psychiatric patients during the Chechen war. It stars Yuliya Vysotskaya, Yevgeni Mironov and features a number of cameo appearances by Bryan Adams playing hallucinations of himself. It received a rating o..
House of Fools (band)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. House of Fools is a rock band from Greensboro, North Carolina. Members include Josh King (vocals/acoustic guita..
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein can refer to: House of Frankenstein, a 1944 horror film produced by Universal StudiosHouse of Frankenstein 1997, a 1997 television mini-series featuring characters from the Universal Studios horror films.The name House of Frankenstein is also used in reference to various rela..
House of Frankenstein (1944 film)
House of Frankenstein was an American horror film produced in 1944 by Universal Studios as part of its ongoing series of monster films. It is the first of three "multi-monster" films produced by the studio in the waning years of the Universal Monsters series. (The last two would be 1945's House of ..
House of Fraser
House of Fraser is a British department store group with around 60 stores across the country, at one time including Harrods of London. The flagship London store is now the House of Fraser on Oxford Street. Over the years House of Fraser has purchased a number of famous stores, such as Jenners of E..
House of Fraser Victoria
House of Fraser Victoria is a department store on Victoria Street in London, England. It is situated within the City of Westminster to the south of St James's Park and is the only department store to trade in the locality. The store is part of the House of Fraser group (the Head Offices of which ar..
House of Freaks
House of Freaks was a two-man band formed in Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1980s. Bryan Harvey played guitar and sang, and Johnny Hott played percussion. The band managed to achieve a remarkably full sound, mostly because of Hott's inventive drumming and Harvey's confident vocals and knack of playin..
House of Freedoms
House of Freedoms La Casa delle Libertà Italian National Coalition Leader Silvio Berlusconi Political ideology center-right coalition Website [www.casadelleliberta.net] See also Politics of Italy Casa delle Libertà, or House of Freedoms in English, is an Italian right o..
House of Games
House of Games is David Mamet's 1987 motion picture directorial debut. Mamet authored the screenplay, from a story he devised with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes Joe Mantegna, Lindsay Crouse, and J.T. Walsh. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. ..
House of Ghetaldi
GHETALDI GENEALOGIE The Ghetaldi-Getaldic family was a noble family of Ragusa, they arrived in Ragusa in the VIII century from the Trento, italian region, one of his branch were: Matheo Ghetaldi, who married with Catterina Gondola, who have two male sons, Francesco and Segismondo, the brother ..
House of God (album)
House of God is an album by the heavy metal band King Diamond, released in 2000. The album thematics are centered around Rennes le Chateau. The thriteen tracks tell the story of a weary traveler who is led to the Chateau for lodging by a terryifying but compassionate wolf creature. Once there t..
House of Gondola
The Gondola or Gundulić family (Gondola is the Ragusan Dalmatian/Italian rendition; Gundulić is the Croatian/Serbian rendition) were an old noble family from Dubrovnik (Ragusa), with origins in Dalmatia and the Tyrol. They are considered as one of the most prestigious families of the Republic o..
House of Gonzaga
The coat of arms of the Duchy of Mantua. The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. See Duchy of Mantua for a list of rulers. In 1433, Gianfrancesco Gonzaga assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II (1519–1540) received the title of Duke of..
House of Grimaldi
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House of Guise
The House of Guise was a French ducal family, primarily responsible for the French Wars of Religion. The House of Guise was founded as a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine by Claude de Lorraine, first Duke of Guise (1496-1550), who entered French service and was made a duke by King François I. ..
House of Guitars
The House of Guitars®,Inc. is a store selling guitars, percussion and related items in Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester, New York. Billed as the "Largest Guitar Store in the World" it is in fact smaller than many other similar stores. However it has a prodigious collection of new, used and vi..
House of Gwynedd
The House of Gwynedd is the name given to the old royal house of the Kingdom of Gwynedd. Technically it is divided between the earlier House of Cunedda which lasted from c.420-825 and the later House of Aberffraw beginning in 844. They are so named after the founding king of Gwynedd; Cunedda, and th..
House of Habib
The House of Habib is a prominent family in Pakistan. The Habibs have spread their wealth over a large number of private and public companies and a profile of Rafiq Habib in Economic Review, November 1984 (P 59) said that Habib group had 90 companies it its fold. History The history of House of ..
House of Hador
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the House of Marach or House of Hador was the Third House of the Edain. Named after their first leader Marach or more commonly after his descendant Hador Lórindol, the House was the greatest of the three Houses of the Edain, and most heroes..
House of Hair
The House of Hair is a nationally syndicated weekly radio show in the US, which is hosted by former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider. It is a music show featuring heavy metal, glam metal, and hard rock music from mostly the decade of the 1980s and early 1990s (and some from the 1970s as well.) F..
House of Haleth
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House of Hanover
British RoyaltyHouse of Hanover George I Children George II Sophia Dorothea, Queen of Prussia George II Children Frederick, Prince of Wales Anne, Princess of Orange Princess Amelia Sophia Princess Caroline Elizabeth William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland Mary, Landgravine of He..
House of Harmony
House of Harmony is a S$7 million German-Singapore co-production telemovie in English, German and Mandarin, jointly produced by Germany's FFP Media and ZDF Pictures, Singapore's Oak 3 Films and Media Development Authority (MDA). This international telemovie stars Fann Wong, Philippe Brenninkmeyer, ..
House of Hell
House of Hell is a single-player roleplaying gamebook, released in 1984 as the tenth instalment of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. The book utilises a horror theme, and is the only entry in the series to be set in modern-day Earth (rather than the usual fantasy world o..
House of Heroes
House of Heroes is a Christian rock band from Columbus, Ohio. The band consists of: Tim Skipper (lead vocals, guitar)A.J. Babcock (bass, backing vocals)- on album onlyColin Rigsby (drums, backing vocals)Jared Rigsby (bass, backing vocals)- live only Contents 1 Band History2 Discograph..
House of Hohenzollern
"Hohenzollern" redirects here, see also Province of Hohenzollern. The House of Hohenzollern is a German dynasty of electors, kings, and emperors of Prussia, Germany, and Romania. The family uses the motto Nihil sine Deo (nothing without God). The Hohenzollern family originated in the area around ..
House of Holstein-Gottorp
The House of Holstein-Gottorp, a branch of the Oldenburg dynasty, rose to several thrones. The dynastic policy of the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp resulted in their descendants ruling Sweden from 1751 until 1818 and Russia briefly in 1762 and then again from 1796 until 1917. Holstein-Gottorp origina..
House of Horrors
House of Horrors (1946) was a low-budget horror film released by Universal Pictures, starring Rondo Hatton as a madman, named "The Creeper." It was also known as Murder Mansion and in the United Kingdom as Joan Medford is Missing. Unsuccessful sculptor, Stephen Morrow (Robert Lowery) saves a madman..
House of Hrvatinić
House of Hrvatinićgreatest extent: Dalmatia and Croatia, Bosnia and the low lands Country Bosnia Titles Duke (Knez, Vojvoda, Herceg) Founder Stjepan Founding Year 13th century Nationality Croatian, Bosnian The Hrvatinić dynasty was a medieval noble house which ruled over var..
House of Húrin
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the House of Húrin was founded by Húrin of Emyn Arnen, Steward to King Minardil, the twenty-fifth King of Gondor. They were of high Númenórean blood, but not descendants of Elendil in the ruling line. Pelendur, a descendant of Húrin of Emyn Arnen, was the fir..
House of Ill Fame
House of Ill Fame is the first full-length album by The Trews, and was released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). Track listing "Every Inambition""Not Ready To Go""Confessions""When You Leave""Tired of Waiting""Hopeless""Fleeting Trust""Why Bother""Black Halo""You're So Sober""Hollis and Morris""Stray..
House of Incest
House of Incest is a slim volume of 72 pages written by Anaïs Nin. Originally published in 1936, it is Anais Nin's first work of fiction. But unlike her diaries and erotica, "House of Incest" does not detail the author's relationships with famous lovers like Henry Miller, nor does it contain grap..
House of Isildur
In the liteary works of JRR Tolkien, the House of Isildur was the Royal House of Arnor and after the sundering of the North-Kingdom of Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur. The House of Isildur survived only in Arthedain and after it fell to the Witch-King of Angmar the House of Isildur led the Dunedain..
House of Israel
History of Jews in Ghana It is believed that Judaism and Jewish communities had established a presence in Ghana since ancient times. Migrations into western Africa by Jewish traders, merchants, and other groups have been documented by both Arab, Jewish, and European travelers and historians. Indee..
House Of Jazz
House Of Jazz is a song by Australian Hard Rock band AC/DC. The song appears as the third track on their 2000 album, Stiff Upper Lip. Personnel Brian Johnson- VocalsAngus Young- Lead GuitarMalcolm Young- Rhythm GuitarCliff Williams- Bass GuitarPhil Rudd- Drums External Links [Lyrics at AC/..
House of Julii
House of Julii The House of Julii, one of the factions of the computer game [[Rome: Total War]], are situated in the north of the Italian Confederation, or Roman Republic. From the beginning of the game, they control the provinces of Etruria (the city of Arretium) and Umbria (the city of Arimin..
House of Kalākaua
Hawaiian words and proper names that omit or make improper use of }}okina and kahakō in spelling, and may be unreliable for lexical reference as per standard Hawaiian English. Liliʻuokalani inherited the throne from her brother Kalākaua on January 17, 1891. Shortly after she gained power, sh..
House of Kamehameha
Hawaiian words and proper names that omit or make improper use of }}okina and kahakō in spelling, and may be unreliable for lexical reference as per standard Hawaiian English. Kamehameha the Great established his dynasty in 1810 upon unifying the islands of Hawai'i to become the Kingdom of Haw..
House of Karađorđević
House of Karađorđevićof Serbia & Yugoslavia Country Serbia & Yugoslavia Titles Prince (Кнез/Knez), King (Краљ/Kralj) Founder Karađorđe Founding Year 1804 Nationality Serb The House of Karađorđević (Serbian: Карађорђевићи; English: House of Karageo..
House of Kawananakoa
House of Kawananakoa matriarch, Princess Abigail Kawananakoa, socializes with Edward Prince of Wales, future King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom. The House of Kawananakoa, or the Kawananakoa Dynasty in Waiting, is the historically recognized presumptive heirs to the throne of the now defun..
House of Keys
The House of Keys is the directly elected lower Branch of Tynwald, the Parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council. The oldest reference to the name known is in a document of 1417, written by an English scholar in Latin, which refers to 'Claves Mann' and 'Clave..
House of Keys Constituencies
The current election constituencies for the House of Keys in the Isle of Man are: Constituency Sheading Local Government Areas MHKs Returned Ayre Ayre Andreas, Bride, Lezayre 1 Glenfaba Glenfaba German, Patrick 1 Garff Garff without Onchan Lonan, Maughold, Laxey 1 Michael Mi..
House of Kicks
House of Kicks Records is a Swedish record label founded in 1986, related with heavy metal and rock music. It's best known for releasing Therion's first labeled demo entitled Time Shall Tell. Releases HOK 001: Hellmoppers - Sup Dig Snygg (7")HOK LP 001: Therion - Time Shall Tell (12")HOK PRO 009: V..
House of Knights
House of Knights can refer to the following historical Nordic noble estate's assemblies: Swedish House of KnightsRitarihuone of Finlandredirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
House of Knowledge
The House of Knowledge (Dar al-‘ilm , also known as Dar al-Hikmah, the "House of Wisdom") was an academy founded by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah in 1005. Science was taught there as well as Shiite esoteric teachings. It rapidly became an Ismaili cultural center. External links [..
House of Kotromanić
House of Kotromanićof Bosnia, Usora, Soli, Serbs, the Seaside, the Western Lands, the Lower Edges, Rascia, Dalmatia, Croatia Country Bosnia Titles Ban, King Founder Prijezda I Founding Year 12th century Nationality German, Bosnian, Serb, Croat The Kotromanić dynasty ruled va..
House of Krazees
House of Krazees was an underground rap group in Detroit, Michigan from 1993 to 1997, that reunited in the fall of 2004 under the name Samhein Witch Killaz. The members consist of James Spaniolo (Mr. Bones), Paul Methric (Hektic), and Brian Jones (The R.O.C.). The group's lyrics mostly consisted ar..
House of Kulinić
House of Kulinićof Bosnia none Country Bosnia Titles Ban (Бан) Founder Kulin Founding Year second half of the 12th century Nationality Bosnian The Kulinić dynasty was a Medieval Bosnian rulling family from the second half of the 12th century to the first half of the 13th ..
House of Lancaster
English RoyaltyHouse of Lancaster This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-05-04, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ([Media helpAudio help]) [[:Spoken articles|More spoken articles]] External Links http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page51.a..
House Of Large Sizes
House Of Large Sizes was an alternative rock band from Cedar Falls, Iowa, , in the United States. They were made up of Dave Deibler, Barb Schlif and a number of different drummers, over the years. They released their first recordings in 1987 and officially broke up December 20, 2003. Deibler and ..
House of Lazarević
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House of Leaves
The cover of House of Leaves reflects the book's subject matter both in its depiction of a dark labyrinth and in being smaller in size than its pages, but by 1/2 inch instead of the 1/4 inch that would reflect the house... House of Leaves (2000) is the debut novel by writer Mark Z. Danielewski..
House of Lords
This article is about the British House of Lords. For the historical Irish body, see Irish House of Lords. The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, although power is traditionally held by the elected House of Commons. Parliament also includes the Sovereign and ..
House of Lords Act 1999
Acts of Parliament of predecessorstates to the United Kingdom Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1600Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1706Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of ScotlandActs of Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom ..
House of Lords Appointments Commission
The House of Lords Appointments Commission is a non-partisan, independent body in the United Kingdom. The Commission has three roles: vet all nominations for membership of the House of Lords, including those nominated by the UK political parties, to ensure the highest standards of proprietyvet ind..
House of Lords Committee on Privileges
The Committee for Privileges is a committee set up in the House of Lords of the English parliamentary body. Its main objective is to determine the succession of peerage titles. ..
House Of Love
:''The House of Love is also a British rock band "House Of Love" was British boyband East 17's first single, released in late August 1992. Initially conceived by former Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins as a tougher version of Take That, East 17 decided that their first single, like Take That's deb..
House of Love (album)
House of Love Album by Amy Grant Released August 26, 1994 Recorded ??? Genre Gospel/Christian Length 48 min 8 sec Record label Myrrh/A&M Producers Keith Thomas,Michael Omartian Professional reviews AMG 3/5 [link] Amy Grant Chronology Home for Christmas(1992) House of Love(199..
House of Love (RuPaul Single)
House of Love was the third major label single (and fifth single) to be released by singer and drag queen RuPaul. Technically it was released as the b-side to her dual-titled first single Supermodel (You Better Work), though not all versions of that single were dual. The single was released in va..
House of Luxembourg
The House of Luxembourg was a medieval Holy Roman Empire noble family. In 1308 Henry, count of Luxemburg became German king, his son John of Luxembourg shortly afterwards received the Bohemian crown. The dynasty's rule in the Holy Roman Empire was interrupted by the Wittelsbach twice. With the death..
House of M
House of M is an eight-part Marvel Comics crossover event which began in June 2005. It was written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art by Olivier Coipel. House of M is a follow-up to the events of Avengers Disassembled in which the Scarlet Witch suffers a mental breakdown and tries changing realit..
House of Malatesta
The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500. Malatesta da Verucchio (d. 1312), a Guelph leader, became podestà (chief magistrate) of Rimini in 1239 and made himself sole master of the city after the expulsion of the family's Ghibelline rivals, the Parci..
House of mcdonnell
The House of McDonnell The House of McDonnell is a traditional Irish Pub in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland. Established in 1766, the pub is internationally famous for the quality of the traditional irish pub interior (Grade A listed), which has remained largely unchanged over the years (the l..
House of Mecklenburg
Ducal House of Mecklenburg A North German Princely dynasty Contents 1 Origins2 Claims to Swedish throne3 Claims to ..
House of Milan
House of Milan (HOM) is a publisher of bondage magazines, run by fetish photographer Barbara Behr. Some of HOM's longest-running titles have included: Bondage Classics (1972 - 1991)Bondage in the Buff (1982 - 1999)Bondage Photographer (1982 - 2000)Bound to Please (1972 - 1999)Captured (1975 - 1999..
House of Miracles
The House of Miracles was a series of Christian communal houses established during the early Jesus Movement under the auspices of Pastor Chuck Smith and Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, CA. The House of Miracles was very historically important as it was the group from which sprang the largest (and one..
House of mirrors
A house of mirrors or hall of mirrors is a traditional attraction at funfairs (carnivals) and amusement parks. The basic concept behind a house of mirrors is to be a maze-like puzzle, but in addition to confounding the spatial senses with a labyrinth element, the visual senses are also confounded b..
House of Moray
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The so-called House of Moray is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the succession of r..
House of Morecock
The House of Morecock is a homoerotic adult cartoon created though computer-generated animation. Originally created for viewing on the internet, the series is available on DVD. The series follows the exploits of Jonas Morecock. Somehow, Jonas always manages to find himself face to face with the su..
House of Mrnjavčević
House of Mrnjavčevićof Macedonia Country Macedonia Titles Prince (Кнeз/Knez), King (Краљ/Kralj) Founder Vukašin Mrnjavčević Founding Year 1366 Nationality Serb The House of Mrnjavčević was the ruling house of Macedonia from 1366 - 1395. There are only 2 known ru..
House of Munsö
The House of Munsö is the Scandinavian semi-legendary dynasty which is descended from Björn Ironside, one of the sons of Ragnar Lodbrok. According to Saxo Grammaticus, it was a branch of the House of Yngling. It is named after the island on which Björn Ironside is reputedly buried. If the sources..
House of Mystery
House of Mystery is the name of several horror-mystery-suspense anthology comic book series published by DC Comics from 1951 to 1983. It had a companion series titled House of Secrets. Contents 1 First Series2 Second Series3 Elvira's House of Mystery4 House of Mystery5 E..
House of M (characters)
See House of M for the main article on this Marvel Comics series. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Characters who have gone through changes include: Captain America: Steve Rogers is now an aged veteran who obviously did not live through a suspended ani..
House of M (story)
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House of Nassau
The House of Nassau is one of diversified dynasties in Europe. It is named after the German lordship around the castle of Nassau, which is located in the today Rhineland-Palatinate. They were firstly Count of Nassau, then elevated to princely class as princely counts. The end of Holy Roman Empire al..
House of Nemanjić
House of Nemanjaof Rascia, Doclea (Zeta), Travunia, Dalmatia and Zachlumia Country Serbia Titles Grand Prince (Велики Жупан/Veliki Župan), King (Краљ/Kralj), Emperor/Tsar (Цар/Car) Founder Stefan Nemanja Founding Year 1166 Nationality Serb The House of Neman..
House of Next Tuesday/A Friend In Your Face
House of Next Tuesday/A Friend In Your Face is an episode of The Ren and Stimpy Show. House of Next Tuesday: Ren and Stimpy visit the 'House of next Tuesday', a futuristic house. Trying out all the new inventions there usually resolves with Ren getting hurt. The term, 'House of Next Tuesday' was ..
House of Nobles
House of Nobles can mean: House of Nobles - a political institution in the Kingdom of HawaiiHouse of Nobles - an alternate name for the House of Knights, a corporation of the Swedish nobility This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title...
House of Obrenović
House of Obrenovićof Serbia Country Serbia Titles Prince (Кнез/Knez), King (Краљ/Kralj) Founder Miloš Obrenović I Founding Year 1815 Nationality Serb The House of Obrenović (Serbian: Обреновићи/Obrenovići) ruled Serbia from 1815 to 1842, and again from 18..
House of Olaf
House of Olaf was a Swedish dynasty which ruled parts of Denmark in the late 9th century and early 10th century. Olof the BrashGyrd and GnupaSigtrygg Gnupasson See Ragnar Lodbrok ..
House of Oldenburg
The House of Oldenburg is a North German noble family and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses. It first became royal when Count Christian VIII of Oldenburg [[Citing sources citation needed]] became chosen King of Denmark in 1448, and has been the Danish Royal House ..
House of Orange-Nassau
Dutch RoyaltyHouse of Nassau (Orange branch) William I Children William II Prince Frederick Princess Charlotte Marianne, Princess Albert of Prussia Grandchildren Wilhelmina Frederika, Queen of Sweden and Norway Prince Willem Nicolaas Karel Prince Willem Frederik Nicolaas Albert..
House of Orleans
Governments of France series Gaul Franks Valois Dynasty Bourbon Dynasty National Convention Directory Consulate First Empire House of Bourbon (restored) House of Orleans Second Republic Second Empire Third Republic Vichy France Fourth Republic Fifth Republic For ..
House of Osman
House of Osman is the name to the administrative structure of the Ottoman Dynasty, which is part of state organization of the Ottoman Empire, however directly linked to dynasty. The house has three distinct parts, servants (advisers, book keepers, beurocrats) to Sultan which is more permiable to out..
House of Pain
The House of Pain is also a nickname for the Carisbrook stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. House of Pain was an Irish-American-influenced Rap group who released three albums in the early to mid 90's before lead singer Everlast decided to pursue his solo career again. H.O.P. on the Best Of Album cov..
House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics)
House of Pain is the debut album from House of Pain, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). The logo on the cover, "Fine Malt Lyrics", is often confused as being the name of the album. There are two versions of the album. The regular one lacks the two Commercial skits and the two remixes the exten..
House of Pain / A Grim Prophecy / Mandy Bites Dog
House of Pain / A Grim Prophecy / Mandy Bites Dog is the 27th episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. It first aired July 2, 2004 on Cartoon Network. Contents 1 Plots1.1 House of Pain1.2 A Grim Prophecy1.3 Mandy Bites Dog2 Trivia3 Guest stars Plots House..
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
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House of Peers
This article is about the Japanese body. The British House of Lords is also known as the House of Peers for certain ceremonial purposes. The House of Peers (貴族院 Kizokuin) was the upper house of the Imperial Diet under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (in effect from 11 F..
House of People's Representatives
The Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia has two chambers. The lower house is the Council of People's Representatives (Amharic የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤትYehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) with 547 members (22 seats are reserved for representatives of minority Nationalities and Peo..
House of People's Representatives of Equatorial Guinea
The unicameral House of People's Representatives of Equatorial Guinea is the country's legislative body. The current House of People's Representatives, formed following elections held on 25 April 2004, has a total of 100 members who are directly elected though a system of party-list proportional r..
House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Parliamentary Assembly (Parlementarna Skupština) has two chambers. The upper house, the House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) has 15 members, appointed by the parliaments of the constituent republics. ..
House of Petrović
House of Petrović-Njegošof Montenegro Country Montenegro Titles Prince-bishop (Владика / Vladika), Prince (Кнез / Knez), King (Краљ / Kralj) Founder Prince-bishop Danilo Founding Year 1697 Nationality Historically Serb; some of their 21st-century descendants hav..
House of Poetry
The House of Poetry is a house in the Saharjah Heritage Area in the United Arab Emirates. It was refurbished by the Sharjah Department of Media and Culture and is used for poetry sessions and displaying poetry manuscripts from the UAE past. ..
House of Prayer Christian Church
House of Prayer Christian Church is a Pentecostal Holiness Christian denomination that split from New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc in 2004. Contents 1 History2 Doctrine3 References4 External Links History House of Prayer Christian Church was started by a gro..
House of Pride
House of Pride was a Canadian television soap opera, which aired on CBC Television from 1974 to 1976. The series opened with the death of family patriarch Dan Pride, and focused on the families of his five adult children. Each of the families lived in a different Canadian city; the series had produ..
House of Prince
House of Prince A/S, is a Danish cigarette manufacturer. As Denmark’s only cigarette manufacturer, it is an independent subsidiary of Scandinavian Tobacco Company. The history of House of Prince dates to 1990 during reconstruction of Scandinavian Tobacco Company, and now houses all cigarette toba..
House Of Prince
House Of Prince is an electronica and dance music duo consisting of vocalist Oezlem Cetin and producer Gerret Frerichs. In 1998 they hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with the song "Perfect Love." The track was officially credited to House Of Prince featuring Oezlem. See also List of ..
House of Quality
House of Quality is a graphic tool for defining the relationship between customer desires and the firm/product capabilities. It is a part of the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and it utilizes a planning matrix to relate customer wants to how a firm (that produce the products) is going to meet tho..
House Of Re-Animator
House Of Re-Animator is the fourth planned film featuring the exploits of Dr Herbert West, a character originally created in H.P. Lovecraft's 1923 novella 'Herbert West, Re-Animator'. The film is to be directed by Stuart Gordon, the director of the original 1985 film. The cast is to include Jeff..
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House of Representatives
The Politics series: Politics by countryPolitical sciencePolitical historyPolitical scientistsComparative governmentInternational relationsPolitical economyPolitical philosophyPolitical psychologyForm of governmentSovereigntyPublic administrationConsent of the governedTheories of political beha..
House of Representatives (Fiji)
History of Fiji Timeline Discovery The rise and fall of Cakobau Colonial Fiji Fiji since 1970 Main article Constitutional crisis of 1977 Coups of 1987 Coup of 2000 Main article Timeline - Mutinies Aftermath - AllegationsMara deposed - Iloilo plotInvestigations - TrialsCourt Martial - Military..
House of Representatives Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations
The Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations (OEPPO) provides emergency planning and operational support to the United States House of Representatives. United States Congress — (House of Representatives, Senate) Members House: Current, Former, Districts | Senate: Cu..
House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda
The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 23 March 2004, has a total of 19 members. 17 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using t..
House of Representatives of Belize
The House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. It was created under the 1981 constitution. Members are elected by winning a majority of votes in their constituency. When created there were 18 members, this number was increasd to..
House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Predstavnički Dom in Bosnian, Zastupnički Dom in Croatian and 'Представнички Дом in Serbian, is the lower house of the National Assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of 42 members. 28 are from the ..
House of Representatives of Cyprus
The House of Representatives (Greek: Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων; Vouli Antiprosópon;Turkish:Temsilciler Meclisi'') is the parliament of Cyprus. It has 59 members elected for a five year term, 56 members by proportional representation and 3 observer members representing the Maronit..
House of Representatives of Grenada
The House of Representatives is one of the chambers of the Parliament of Grenada. It has 15 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. Summary 2003 election } discuss]] – [[|action=edit}} edit]]'''Summary of the 27 November 2003 House of Representatives of Grenada elec..
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house. The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for four-year terms. Of these, 180 are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by proportional representation, and 300 are elected from sing..
House of Representatives of Liberia
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral Liberian Legislature. Legislative elections took place on 11 October 2005, and the elected members took office in January 2006. Contents 1 Candidate eligibility2 Electoral system3 County representation4 2005 e..
House of Representatives of Malta
The Parliament of Malta, the House of Representatives (Il-Kamra tar-Raprezentanti), has 65 members, elected for a five year term in 13 5-seat constituencies with a possibility of rewarding bonus members for the popular largest party which doesn't succeed in getting absolute majority in parliament. ..
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico) is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the Senate. Together, they compose the legislative branch of the government of Puerto Rico. Composition In order to elect the members o..
House of Representatives of Somaliland
The unicameral House of Representatives of Somaliland (Golaha Wakiilada) is the self-declared, breakaway republic's legislative body. The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 29 September 2005, has a total of 82 members including the Speaker of the House, Abdirahman..
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines (Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. The Senate is the upper chamber. The House is often informally called the Congress. Members of the house are called congressmen (mga kinataw..
House of Representatives of the Republic of Belarus
Under the 1996 Constitution, the House of Representatives (Palata Predstavitelei) is the lower house of the parliament of Belarus. It consists of 110 deputies elected on the basis of universal, equal, free, and direct electoral suffrage by secret ballot (art. 91). It is a majoritarian system, wi..
House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits in the Red House in Port of Spain. It has 36 members, each elected to represent single-seat constituencies. The Parliament is elected with a five-year lif..
House of Representatives of Zanzibar
The unicameral House of Representatives of Zanzibar is the semi-autonomous island's legislative body. The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 30 October 2005, has a total of 81 members. 50 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simpl..
House of Responsibility
After the FPÖ (Austrian Freedom Party) took part in the government under Jörg Haider, the “Braunauer Rundschau” (Braunau review) started to collect signatures under the slogan “Braunau setzt ein Zeichen” (Braunau sets a sign). Dr. Andreas Maislinger, a political scientist from Innsbruck re..
House of Rock
House of Rock is a satirical animation that aired on the UK's Channel 4 from 2000 to 2002. It revolved around the afterlives of some of the world's most famous dead rock stars, including Freddie Mercury, John Denver, The Notorious B.I.G, Kurt Cobain and Marc Bolan. Bolan was replaced in the second s..
House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog is a 1999 novel by Andre Dubus III. In 2003, the novel was adapted in to a movie by Vadim Perelman and Shawn Otto with the help of the original author of the book. It was directed by Vadim Perelman in his first directorial outing aside from shooting commercials. Contents 1..
House of Saud
The House of Saud (Arabic: آل سعود‎ ​ transliterated: Al-Sa‘ūd) is the royal family of Saudi Arabia. While the modern nation of Saudi Arabia was established in 1932, the House of Saud has been around for much longer. Prior to Ibn Saud, this family ruled the Nejd and often cam..
House of Savoy
Italian RoyaltyHouse of Savoy Kings of Italy Vittorio Emanuele II : 1861-1878Umberto I : 1878-1900Vittorio Emanuele III : 1900-1946Umberto II : 1946 Rulers of other countries King Amadeus I of Spain (son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy) : 1871-1873(ostensibly) King Tomislav II of the Independe..
House of Schwarzburg
The House of Schwarzburg is the oldest noble family of Thuringia. Founded by Sizzo I of Schwarzburg (d. 1160), the family split in the 16th century into the lines of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. See also Günther von SchwarzburgAlbrecht VII of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Externa..
House of Schwarzenberg
Schwarzenberg ("ze Švarzenberka" in Czech) is the name of a Frankish and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172. Erkinger I of Seinshein acquired in 1405/21 the Frankish duchy of Schwarzenberg, the castle Schwarzenberg and the title Baron of Schwarzenberg. At this time the..
House of Scipii
House of Scipii is the third [[Rome:_Total_War#Roman_factions|Roman faction]] in [[Rome: Total War]]. The Scipii start out with Campania, in central Italy, and Sicilia Romanus (Roman Sicily) — note that in real history the Scipii did not actually own this territory. They tend to focus their eff..
House of Secrets
The House of Secrets #92 (July 1971), introducing Swamp Thing. Cover art by Bernie Wrightson House of Secrets is the name of several mystery-suspense, anthology comic book series published by DC Comics. It had a companion series titled House of Mystery. Contents 1 First series2 S..
House of Secrets (album)
House of Secrets is the second album by American band Otep, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). Note: This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions. Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production4 Charts Track listing All songs wr..
House of Sforza
Map of Italy in 1494. Insert shows the Duchy of Milan ruled by the Visconti family and inherited by the Sforzas. Sforza was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. The dynasty was founded by Muzio Attendolo, called Sforza (from sforzare, to exert or force) (Cotignola, 1369 - ne..
House of Shammai
The House of Shammai (or Beit Shammai, beit is Hebrew for house) was the school of thought of Judaism founded by Shammai, a Jewish scholar of the 1st century. A non literal translation that perhaps gives a better flavour of the expression would be The Academy of Shammai. The House of Shammai was t..
House of Shock
''This article is about an amusement, for the TV series, see House of Shock (TV). House of Shock is an amusement outside New Orleans. It was started by Phil Anselmo of Pantera as a way to have fun on Halloween, and is co-owned by Ross Karpelman, Steve Joseph, and Jay Gracinette. It recently added a ..
House of Shock (TV series)
The House of Shock was a TV show hosted by Sidney Noel Rideau (as Morgus the Magnificent) that aired on WWL-TV in New Orleans from 1959-1962. External links [TV acres]http://icehouse dot 4mg dot com/icehouse dot html Icehouse[Morgus.com] ..
House of Siegen
The House of Nassau-Siegen was a collateral line of the House of Nassau, ruled in Siegen. The first Count of Nassau in Siegen was Count Henry of Nassau-Siegen (d. 1343), the elder son of Count Otto I of Nassau. His son Count Otto II of Nassau ruled also in Dillenburg. In 1606 the House was separate..
House of Solomon
House of Solomon In his utopian work 'The New Atlantis' (published in 1627), Francis Bacon described the House of Solomon, a college of scientific observation and research. The House of Solomon was one of the inspirations for the Royal Society of London for the Promotion of Natural Knowledge, which..
House of Stairs
House Of Stairs, a M. C. Escher lithograph print For other works entitled House of Stairs, please go here. House of Stairs is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher which was first printed in November, 1951. This print measures 18 5/8 x 9 3/8”. It depicts the interior of a tal..
House of Stairs (disambiguation)
House of Stairs is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher.The House of Stairs is a science fiction novel by William Sleator.The House of Stairs is a novel by British author Barbara Vine.House of Stairs is a record label, based in London, England This is a [disambiguationdisambiguat..
House of Stenkil
The House of Stenkil was the first Geatish dynasty on the Swedish throne. Stenkil was elected without civil war due to his royal family connections. His favouring of Geatish families would, however, lead to civil war at his death. ..
House of Strangers
House of Strangers is the first of three film versions of Jerome Weidman's novel I'll Never Go Home Any More, each scripted by Phillip Yordan. The other versions were the Spencer Tracy western Broken Lance (1954) and The Big Show (1961). Plot Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who e..
House of Stuart
The House of Stuart or Stewart (Scots for Steward) was a royal house of Scotland and later England, and the Kingdom of Great Britain. The House of Stuart ruled the Kingdom of Scotland for 336 years, between 1371 and 1707. After the death of Elizabeth I of England, the last monarch from the House..
House of Style
House of Style was an MTV show that premiered January 1, 1989 that focused on America's growing facination with the "super model" craze. The show focused on fashion, lives of models, the modeling industry, and controversial topics such as eating disorders. The show was directed by Joshua Homnick an..
House of Sverker
After the extinction of the House of Stenkil and the coronation of Sverker I of Sweden in 1130, a civil war commenced. In the beginning, there were several pretenders, of whom Sverker I emerged as victorious, for a time. The antagonists in long run were finally the House of Sverker in Ostrogothia an..
House of Tan Yeok Nee
The House of Tan Yeok Nee (Chinese: 陈旭年宅第 or 陈旭年大厦) is a mansion building located at the corner of Penang Road and Clemenceau Avenue in the Museum Planning Area in Singapore. Today, the building is being used as the Asian campus for the University of Chicago Graduate School of ..
House of Telcontar
In the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien, the House of Telcontar, previously the House of Elendil, is the Royal House of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor. The House was founded by Aragorn II during the War of the Ring, who was the last surviving Heir of Elendil, and took the throne und..
House of Terror
House of Terror is a museum in Budapest, Hungary, remembering two terror regimes of the XX century, fascism and communism. It is also a memorial to the victims of these regimes. It aims to present a picture of what life was like for Hungarians in those times. In December 2000 "The Public Foundat..
House of Theemuge
House of Theemuge should not be consfused with the presidential palace, Theemuge. According to the record in the Isdhoo Loamaafaanu (copper plates), which was written in 1194 AD, the first king of the Theemuge Dynasty extended his rule to cover the entire Maldives. The writing suggests that the kin..
House of the Black Madonna
The House of the Black Madonna is a cubist building in the "Old Town" area of Prague, Czech republic. It was designed by Josef Gočár. It is currently in use as a small museum of Cubism and is open to the public. ..
House of the Dead (film)
House of The Dead is the film adaptation of the light gun arcade game video game of the same name. The film was directed by Uwe Boll and was poorly received at the box office. The film was released on February 15, 2003 in North America. Tagline: The dead walk … You run Contents 1 Plot s..
House of the Dead 2 (film)
House of the Dead 2 is the sequel to Brightlight Pictures' 2003's House of the Dead. The movie is directed by Michael Hurst and premiered on the SciFi Channel on February 11, 2006. The DVD was released on February 27, 2006 in North America. AKA: House of the Dead 2: Dead AimTagline: Lock All The ..
House of the Kings
The House of the Kings is a fictional building in the Lord of the Rings saga. The House of the Kings is a burial place of the Kings of Gondor. The House of the Kings was located in Rath Dínen, the Silent Street, in the Hallows on the fifth level of Minas Tirith - which stood on the rocky spur jo..
House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows is a 1988 horror film directed by Pete Walker. Cast Actor Role Vincent Price Lionel Grisbane Christopher Lee Corrigan/Roderick Grisbane Peter Cushing Sebastian Gribane Desi Arnaz, Jr. Kenneth Magee John Carradine Lord Grisbane ..
House of the People
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Palace of the Parliament (Romania)House of the People (Afghanistan)..
House of the People (Afghanistan)
redirect [[Template:Politics of Afghanistan]]The House of the People, also known natively as the Wolesi Jirga (from Pashto ulus = tribe and jirga = tent) is the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders. The House of the People is the chamber that..
House of the Rising Son
House of the Rising Son is an episode of the U.S. television sitcom Yes, Dear. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Big Jimmy invites Jimmy & his family to move into his grandmother's apartment which she left Jimmy. References "[House of the Ri..
House of the Rising Sun (album)
House of the Rising Sun Album by Idris Muhammad Release 14 January 1976 Recorded Van Gelder Studios Genre Jazz Length ?? min Label Kudo KU-27 (LP)KICJ-836 (CD) Producer Creed Taylor Performers Idris Muhammad - drumsEric Gale, Joe Beck, Will Lee, Wilbur Bascomb - guitar, bassLeon Pendar..
House of the Rising Sun (Lost)
"House of the Rising Sun" is the sixth episode of the first season of Lost. It focus on the background of Jin and Sun's relationship and continues the development of the series main characters. The episode was directed by Michael Zinberg and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and aired on October ..
House of the Stewards
The House of Steward is a fictional building in the Lord of the Rings saga. The House of Stewards is a burial place of the Stewards of Gondor. The House of the Stewards was located in the Hallows on the fifth level of Minas Tirith on the rocky spur that joined the City to Mount Mindolluin. The Ho..
House of the Temple
The House of the Temple is a Masonic temple in Washington, D.C., which serves as the headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A. (Officially, "Home of The Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, Washington D.C..
House of the Vestals
The Atrium of the House of the Vestals House of the Vestal Virgins (Atrium Vestae), Rome. The Vestal Virgins lived here, just behind their circular Temple of Vesta at the eastern edge of the Roman Forum, between the Regia and the Palatine Hill. The domus publicae where the Pontifex Maximus dw..
House of the Vettii
In Pompeii one of the most famous of the luxurious residences is the so-called "House of the Vettii", preserved, like the rest of the Roman city, by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. The house is named for its owners, two successful freedmen: Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius RestitutusTheir ..
House of the Virgin Mary
Exterior of the House of the Virgin Mary The House of the Virgin Mary is a Christian shrine located in the vicinity of Ephesus, Turkey (7 km from Selçuk). It is believed by many Christians and Muslims that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken to this stone house by Saint John after the cruc..
House of the Waiting Family (Fullmetal Alchemist episode)
House of the Waiting Family (Japanese: 「家族の待つ家」 - Kazoku no motsu uchi) is episode 17 of the Fullmetal Alchemist TV series originally aired 2004-01-31. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. After four years without even sending a postcard, ..
House of Tucumán
The House of Tucumán (in Spanish, officially Casa Histórica de la Independencia, informally Casa de Tucumán) is a historical building and museum located in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, where an assembly of delegates from several provinces of the country (the Congress of Tucumán) declared..
House of Usher (film)
House of Usher (also known as Fall of the House of Usher) is a 1960 horror movie based on the Edgar Allan Poe story of the same name. It is directed by Roger Corman and stars Vincent Price and Mark Damon. ..
House of Vasa
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House of Visconti
The House of Visconti were a noble family whose effectual founder, Oddone, wrested control of the city of Milan from the rival Della Torre family in 1277. The Visconti ruled Milan during the middle ages and early renaissance period, first as Lords of Milan, then, from 1395 as Dukes. The Visconti rul..
House of Vlastimirović
House of Vlastimirovićof Serbia Country Serbia Titles Prince (Кнез/Knez)(Жупан/Župan), King (Краљ/Kralj) Founder Vlastimir Founding Year 800s Nationality Serb The House of Vlastimirović was named after Knez Vlastimir who was the great great grandson of the Unkno..
House of Vojislavljević
House of Vojislavof Doclea, Dalmatia, Rascia, Bosnia Country Serbia Titles Prince/Archont (Knez) Grand Prince (Велики Жупан/Veliki Župan), King (Краљ/Kralj) Founder Stefan Dobroslav I Voislav Founding Year 1034 Nationality Serb The House of Vojislav was a medie..
House of Wangchuck
Royal Family of Bhutan HM The Queen Mother*HM The King*HM The Queen Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck**HRH Princess Sonam Dechen**HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck*HM The Queen Tshering Pem Wangchuck**HRH Princess Chimi Yangzom**HRH Princess Kesang Choden**HRH Prince Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck*HM The Queen T..
House of Wax
House of Wax can refer to: House of Wax, a 1953 3D horror film starring Vincent Price.House of Wax, a 2005 remake starring Elisha Cuthbert and Paris Hilton.Mystery of the Wax Museum, the 1933 original version of the film This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles as..
House of Wax (1953 film)
House of Wax is a 1953 American horror film starring Vincent Price. Director André De Toth’s remake of Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) is one of the first 3-D films. MPAA Rating: PG. Contents 1 Plot2 3-D3 Impact4 Main cast5 External links Plot [Spoiler warning..
House of Wax (2005 film)
House of Wax is a 2005 horror/thriller film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. It is a loose remake of the 1953 movie of the same name starring Vincent Price and the 1933 film, Mystery of the Wax Museum. It was released to theaters May 6, 2005, and to DVD on October 25, 2005. Contents 1 Syno..
House of Weilburg
Nassau-Weilburg was a state in current Germany, a state that existed from 1344 to 1816. The sovereigns of this house afterwards governed Nassau until 1866, and after 1890 they governed the nation of Luxembourg. Contents 1 Sovereigns from the House of Nassau-Weilburg1.1 Counts of Nas..
House of Wessex
The House of Wessex refers to the family that ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex. This House was in power from the 6th century under Cerdic of Wessex to the unification of the Kingdoms of England. The House, at this point, became rulers of all England (Bretwalda) from Alfred the G..
House of Windsor
British RoyaltyHouse of Windsor King George V's reign began in 1910 under the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and ended in 1936. Though the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom in 1922, the actual name of the kingdom was not changed until 1927, when he also became King of Ireland. In the d..
House of Winton
The House of Winton is a fictional Royal Family of David Weber's Honorverse. The current reigning monarch of the Star Kingdom of Manticore is Her Majesty Elizabeth III, who succeeded to the Throne after her father's(King Roger III) assassination by agents of the Peoples Republic of Haven. Prior to..
House of Wisdom
The House of Wisdom (Arabic Bayt al-Hikma) was an institution for education and research founded by the caliph al-Ma'mun in the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It was probably based on the Persian Academy of Gundishapur. It recruited and supported the most talented scholars, including Mohammed ibn Musa al-..
House of Worth
The House of Worth was a leading Paris haute couture firm, established by Charles Frederick Worth, called the 'father of haute couture' and continued by his sons. Charles Worth was raised in Bourne, Lincolnshire, and apprenticed as a draper in London for six years at Swan and Edgars, which speciali..
House of Yahweh
The House of Yahweh is an established non-profit religious organization based in Abilene, Texas and officially recognized by the United States, Canada and Israel as a legitimate religion. The Pastor and Overseer over The House of Yahweh is Yisrayl (Israel) Hawkins (born Buffalo Bill Hawkins), who is..
House of Yes: Live from House of Blues
House of Yes: Live from House of Blues is a double live CD by progressive rock band Yes. The album was recorded on Halloween night in 1999 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada, during touring obligations for the band's studio album, The Ladder. Guitarist Billy Sherwood had already left Yes ..
House of York
English RoyaltyHouse of York Richard III had many enemies, chiefly the Lancastrian sympathisers, who now rallied behind Henry Tudor, the House of Tudor being closely linked with the House of Lancaster. A coup attempt failed in late 1483, but in 1485 Richard met Henry Tudor at the battle of Bosw..
House on Haunted Hill
This article is about the original 1959 film. For the 1999 remake see House on Haunted Hill (1999). House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 horror film. It was directed by William Castle and starred Vincent Price as eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren. He and his 4th wife, Annabelle, have invited 5 peop..
House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)
House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 Warner Brothers horror movie, directed by William Malone, written by Dick Beebe and starring Geoffrey Rush and Famke Janssen. The producers are Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver. It is a remake of the 1959 classic of the same name directed by William Castle, borrowing..
House on the Rock
Several rooms in the House on the Rock contain automated musical instruments that are coin-operated. The House on the Rock is a complex of architecturally unique rooms, streets, gardens and shops built mostly by Alex Jordan, Jr. The "house" itself was begun in the 1940s atop a column of rock ..
House Order of Orange
The House Order of Orange (Huisorde van Oranje) is an order (decoration) that was instituted by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in 1905. As a House Order it is not subject to ministerial responsibility or influence, but is awarded at the discretion of the Dutch monarch alone. History In 1905 Qu..
House Ordos
House Ordos is an insidious mercantile House in the Dune universe as presented in the Westwood Studios games. This House does appear in the Dune Encyclopedia (Page 278) but is never mentioned in the novels. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. [[Image:Ordos..
House Party
For information on the cultural event which serves as the premise of this motion picture, please see House party. House Party is a 1990 comedy film released by New Line Cinema. It stars Christopher "Kid" Reid and Christopher "Play" Martin of the popular hip hop duo Kid 'n Play, and also stars Full ..
House party
In the United States and the United Kingdom the term house party refers, typically, to a type of party where large groups of people (usually high school or college students) get together at a designated house, mainly for the purpose of consuming alcoholic beverages. House parties are primarily th..
House Party (Temptations album)
House Party is a 1975 album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. Made up of vaulted songs compiled without the group's input, Otis Williams referred to the album in his Temptations autobiography as a "mismatched collection of, pardon my French, shit." House Party marks the Temptations d..
House Party 2
House Party 2 is the sequel to the 1990 film House Party, released in 1991 by New Line Cinema. The sequel returns most of the cast of the first movie. The second installment includes more guest appearances from other famous entertainers than the first film did such as Queen Latifah and Ralph Tre..
House Party 3
House Party 3 is the third installment of the House Party film series. It is also the last film, in the series, to feature Kid 'n Play. In the third film, Kid is engaged and is planning to marry his fiancé, Veda. Play is working on getting his and Kid's record company up and going by signing ..
House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute
House Party 4 is the fourth installment of the House Party film series. This is the only film in the series to not star Kid 'n Play but is the second to star members of the R&B group IMx. External link ..
House Price Crash
housepricecrash.co.uk is a website devoted to discussing a perceived real estate bubble in the British property market. The main benefits of the website are: A news blog with links to web news items relevant to house prices, updated daily.A number of academic articles discussing the economic aspec..
House Rabbit Society
The House Rabbit Society (HRS) is a non-profit organization based in Richmond, California that rescues and adopts rabbits and educates the community on how to properly care for them. HRS tries to promote responsible rabbit ownership, including the spaying and neutering of all pet rabbits, and p..
House Rabbit Society of Australia Inc.
The House Rabbit Society of Australia Inc. is a nonprofit group promoting the health and welfare of rabbits. The Society campaigns to stop the spread of deadly diseases in Australia that are spread specifically to kill rabbits. Another goal of the society is to have the vaccine against Myxomatosis ..
House Recording Studio
The House Recording Studio provides radio and television recording services to Members, Committees, and Officers of the United States House of Representatives. The purpose of the Recording Studio is to provide a convenient way for Members to convey information to their constituents, the media, and ..
House Redoran
Redoran soldier in Ald-ruhn with Gah-Julan bonemold helm and Redoran Banner Shield House Redoran, also known as Great House Redoran, is a political organization in the The Elder Scrolls series of computer and video games. The Dunmer founded-and-dominated House Redoran is one of the six Great H..
House Republican Leader
The Republican Leader of the United States House of Representatives is the leader of Republican House members. The Leader works with the Speaker of the House and the Republican Whip to coordinate ideas and supporting votes for legislation. The offices of Majority and Minority Leader were created in..
House Richese
House Richese is a fictional noble family from the fictional universe of Frank Herbert's Dune series. House Richese was a wealthy house before taking over the fiefdom of Arrakis, but the vast expenses required for the spice manufacturing contract, as well as an economic war with the more advanced Ho..
House Robots of Robot Wars
The House Robots are a powerful set of robots used as obstacles in the television series Robot Wars as a means of added destruction. The House Bots are Shunt, Matilda, Dead Metal, Sergeant Bash, Sir Killalot, Growler, Mr. Psycho, and Cassius Chrome. The House Robots are put into a match, two at a ..
House rules
House rules is a phrase referring to a unique set of rules applying only in a certain location or organization; may also be called "rules of the house." Bars and pubs, for example, frequently have house rules posted. For example, it is a house rule in United States Air Force officers' clubs that i..
House R 128
House R 128 (Sobek House) is a futuristic single family house in Stuttgart, Germany, built by architect Werner Sobek in 1999/2000. The house features a modular and recyclable design, is completely glazed and has no interior dividing walls. It is computerized and meets its own energy requirements com..
House Shahrizai
In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, House Shahrizai is a powerful, wealthy, and influential noble family of Kusheth. Though they are not the ruling family in their province, they are the oldest House in Kushiel's line. The family's most infamous member is Melisande Shahrizai, the most cun..
House show
DX wrestling The Spirit Squad at a WWE house show in Syracuse, New York. A house show is a professional wrestling show run by a major promotion (such as the WWE), that is not televised. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive during te..
House sitting
House sitting is the practice whereby a landlord (or "homeowner"), leaving his house for a considerable period of time, entrusts it to one or more "home-sitters", who by a mutual agreement are entitled to dwell there rent-free in exchange for assuming such responsibilities as taking care of the land..
House Somerville
In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, House Somerville is the ruling duchy of L'Agnace. They are Scions of Anael, with the distinguishing characteristic of always being scented like apples. Notable Members of House Somerville Ghislain de Somerville is the son of Percy. Percy de Somervill..
House Sparrow
The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a member of the Old World sparrow family Passeridae. It occurs naturally in most of Europe and Asia, though it is replaced by allied forms in some areas. It has also followed humans all over the world and has been intentionally or accidentally introduced ..
House spider
House spider may refer to: Black house spider, Badumna InsignisBrown house spider, Steatoda grossaCommon house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorumDaddy long-legs spiders, of the Pholcidae familyDomestic house spider, Tegenaria domesticaGiant house spider, Tegenaria giganteaHobo spider, Tegenaria agres..
House Springs, Missouri
House Springs is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri. It is located just off Missouri State Highway 30 at the intersection with Missouri Supplemental Routes MM and U near Byrnes Mill. The community is named after Adam House, who settled here ca. 1796, and for the two large ..
House Stark
Winterfell, the seat of House Stark by [Roman Papsuev] House Stark is a fictional noble family from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Several of the main point of view characters of the series are members of House Stark. House Stark is the principal noble house in the N..
House stock
A house stock is commonly referred to as a stock that the management of a brokerage firm has instructed all brokers working for him to promote. The brokerage firm or its owners might be receiving an undisclosed profit from the sale of the house stock. Generally, if you could look at the stock hold..
House Sudoku
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House swapping
House swapping, also known as home exchange, is the increasingly popular activity of two homeowners living at each other's houses for a set period. Homeowner A would live in Home B for a time period, while Homeowner B lives in Home A. This system is usually used as a cheap vacation accommodation..
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British, Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong, Malaysian, Indian and Singaporean schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. Historically it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory ..
House System at the California Institute of Technology
The House System is the basis of undergraduate student residence at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Caltech's unique House system is modeled after the residential college system of Oxford and Cambridge in England, and is also similar to the fictional houses of Hogwarts in Harry ..
House Targaryen
Emblem of House Targaryen House Targaryen is a fictional family in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. House Targaryen ruled Westeros for nearly 300 years. Their seats were King's Landing and Dragonstone. Their sigil is a three-headed dragon breathing flames, red on black, and the..
House Telvanni
The Great House Telvanni is one of the Six Great Houses located in the Morrowind Province in The Elder Scrolls series, and are featured in the computer game [[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]. Traditionally isolationists, most House Telvanni Wizard-lords pursue wisdom and mastery in solitude. But..
House Tornado
House Tornado is a 1988 album by Throwing Muses. Produced by Gary Smith and Engineered by Paul Kolderie, it was recorded at Fort Apache Studios in Cambridge, MA. All tracks were written and sung by Kristin Hersh except "Giant" and "The River" which were written and sung by Tanya Donelly. Track ..
House Trevalion
In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, House Trevalion is the reigning [[wiktionary:duchy|duchy]] of Azzalle, a northern province of Terre d'Ange. Their emblem consists of three ships and the Navigator's Star. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. M..
House Tully
House Tully is a fictional family from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. House Tully is the principal house in the riverlands; many lesser houses are sworn to them, including Blackwood, Bracken, Darry, Frey, Mallister, Piper, Ryger, Vance, and Whent. Their seat is at Riverrun. Their si..
House Tyrell
House Tyrell is a fictional family in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. House Tyrell is the principal noble house in the Reach; many lesser houses are sworn to them, including Crane, Florent, Fossoway, Hightower, Mullendore, Oakheart, Redwyne, Rowan, Tarly, and Vyrwel. Their seat is at ..
House Un-American Activities Committee
HUAC hearings House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC or HCUA) (1938–1975) was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is often referred to as the House Un-American Activities Committee. In 1969, the House changed the committee's name to the Commi..
House v. Bell
House v. Bell, 547 U.S. ___ (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case challenging the permissibility of new DNA forensic evidence that becomes available post-conviction, in capital punishment appeals. The Court found that admitting new DNA evidence was in line with the 1995 case, Schlup v. De..
House Vernius
House Vernius is a fictional noble family from Brian Herbert's Dune prequel novels. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. History of the House Vernius House Vernius is one of the great houses of the Imperium, the feudal interstellar empire that forms the ba..
House with two rooms
In the mathematical field of topology, the house with two rooms is a particular contractible 2-complex that is not collapsible. The name was given by RH Bing. External links [Bing's house with two rooms at Info Shako] ..
House Wren
The House Wren, Troglodytes aedon, is a small songbird of the wren family. Their breeding habitat is semi-open areas from Canada to southernmost South America. The tropical forms from southern Mexico southwards are sometimes considered a separate species, the Southern House Wren, Troglodytes mus..
Houshang Golshiri
Houshang Golshiri (هوشنگ گلشیری; in Persian; March 16 , 1938 — June 6, 2000) was an Iranian fiction writer, critic and editor. Golshiri was born in Isfahan in 1938 and raised in Abadan. He came from a large family of modest circumstances. From 1955 to 1974, Golshiri lived in Isfaha..
Houshin Engi
Hōshin Engi (封神演義) is a Japanese manga and anime series, loosely based on an ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. The manga series was created by Ryu Fujisaki (藤崎 竜) and serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1996–2000. It was published in Japan in 23 tankōbon volu..
Housie
"Bingo (UK)" redirects here. For , see Bingo (disambiguation). Housie is a gambling game played in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, where it is called Bingo. Players mark off numbers on a ticket as they are randomly called out, in order to achieve a winning combination. It is not to be confused..
Housing Act 1980
Acts of Parliament of predecessorstates to the United Kingdom Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1600Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1706Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of ScotlandActs of Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom ..
Housing and Community Development Act
Housing and Community Development Act, the name of several United States federal laws, may refer to: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974Housing and Community Development Act of 1980Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a lis..
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is a United States federal law that, among other provisions, authorizes "Entitlement Communities Grants" to be awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. External links [Entitlement Communities Grants information,..
Housing and Development Board
HDB Logo The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is a statutory board of the Ministry of National Development is responsible for Singapore's public housing programme. It is generally credited with clearing up the squatters and slums of the 1960s and resettling residents into low-cost governmen..
Housing association
Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not-for-profit bodies that provide low cost "social housing" for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones. They are now the United Kingdom's major providers of new homes for ..
Housing authority
A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs some aspect of the territory's housing, often times providing low rent or free apartments to qualified residents. Specific housing authorities Hong Kong Housing AuthorityMinistry of Housing and Local Government..
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles is the public housing agency for Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1938. There are more than 60 public housing locations in Los Angeles. The larger sites are: Aliso ExtensionAvalon GardensDana Strand VillageEstrada CourtsGonzaque VillageImp..
Housing A Constitutional Amendment
Housing A Constitutional Amendment is the slogan and title of a long-running series of fliers, sandwich boards, and home-made advertisements in Manhattan, New York, especially in the West Village area. Although the campaign most often concerns a proposed constitutional amendment to provide low-in..
Housing Benefit
Housing Benefit is a means tested social security benefit in the UK that is intended to help people with low incomes and low savings pay for rented accommodation. It is governed by the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (as amended), and is administered, along with council tax benefit, by th..
Housing Commission (NSW)
The New South Wales (NSW) Housing Commission was the public housing agency created in 1942 to build and manage public housing in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was renamed in 1986 to the NSW Department of Housing under the Housing Act, 1986. The commission was responsible for the provi..
Housing cooperative
A housing co-operative is a legal entity that owns real estate, one or more residential buildings. Each shareholder in the legal entity is granted the right to occupy one housing unit, subject to an Occupancy Agreement, which is similar to a lease. The Occupancy agreement specifies the co-op's rul..
Housing Corporation
The Housing Corporation is the Non-departmental public body that funds and regulates housing associations in England. It was established by the Housing Act 1964. See also EcoHomesUK topicsHornsey Housing Trust External link [Housing Corporation] ..
Housing Department
Housing Department (房屋署) is a department of Hong Kong Government, managing public housing estate that was built by Hong Kong Housing Authority in Hong Kong. It reports to the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau, which is headed by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands. See also Hong Ko..
Housing developments
Housing developments are structured building development of residential properties. Popular throughout the US and UK, these are often faceless, characterless areas of high density, low impact residences of single family homes ..
Housing equity partnership
A housing equity partnership (HEP) is a partnership in ownership of (equity in) a house. Typically the ownership is split between the resident and some organization or corporation, often a financial institution, with the resident owning at least half of the dwelling. When the house is sold, the inst..
Housing estate
The South Acton estate in West London A housing estate is a medium-to-low density residential area, usually part of a suburb of a town or city in a developed country. It is a common form of residential area in the UK, and is similarly popular in Europe. It is less prominent in countries with..
Housing in Japan
Housing in Japan includes modern and traditional styles. Two patterns of residences are predominant in contemporary Japan: the single-family detached house and the multiple-unit building, either owned by an individual or corporation and rented as apartments to tenants, or owned by occupants as..
Housing in Portugal
Housing in Portugal is generally similar to housing in the rest of Europe. However, some specifities exist. Portugal has the highest rate of rural population in Western Europe, which means that roughly a third of the Portuguese families live in farms or properties outside urban areas. Another charac..
Housing Justice
Housing Justice is a charity in the United Kingdom formed in 2003 when CHAS - the Catholic Housing Aid Society and CNHC - the Churches' National Housing Coalition merged. With over 60 years' experience it is one of the oldest housing and homelessness charity in the UK. Other homelessness charities s..
Housing Projects of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana has long been notorious for having some of the roughest, most dangerous housing projects in the country. Made famous by rap music and other popular media, millions of people have heard boastful tales of ruthless murders, powerful drug rings, and rags-to-riches stories originat..
Housing society
Housing society is a term used to describe residential complexes usually consisting of buildings each having flats (especially in India)Housing Society is a short form of Hong Kong Housing Society in Hong Kong, an independent and not-for-profit housing organisation...
Housing starts
Housing Starts are an important indicator of the state of the economy. Housing Starts are the number of privately owned new homes (technically housing units) that have been started over some period. Housing starts are such an important economic indicator because they show how much money the general ..
Housing subsidies
Housing subsidies are government funding to aid low income owners/tenants. This can be done on a percentage of income basis or some other formula. See also Subsidized housing ..
Housing tenure
Housing tenure refers to the financial arrangements under which someone has the right to live in a house or apartment. The most frequent forms are tenancy, in which rent is paid to a landlord, and owner occupancy. Mixed forms of tenure are also possible. The basic forms of tenure can be subdivide..
Houssière
The Houssière is a little river in the commune of Chastre, in the province of Brabant Wallon in Belgium. Its source lies at Gentinnes; it goes along St-Gery and traverses Villeroux, ending in Orne, at Mont-St-Guibert. ..
Houssine Kharja
Houssine Kharja (born 9 November 1982 in Poissy) is a French-Moroccan football player. He currently plays for AS Roma, on loan from Serie B side Ternana. He is 181 cm tall and weighs 77 Kg. He wears the number 14 jersey for AS Roma. Kharja started his career for Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon, a..
Houston's Funniest Person Contest
Houston's Funniest Person Contest is an annual competition held by the Laff Stop in Houston, Texas. Its format may vary, but is usually held as a series of rounds, once a week, where a number of comedians are eliminated each show. Contest winners redirect [[Template:Listdev]]2006: Danny Rios2005: L..
Houston, Alaska
Houston is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,202. According to the 2004 census, the city had a population of 1,422. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 External links Geography Houston is located at ..
Houston, Arkansas
Houston is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census. Geography Houston is located at [35°2′0″N, 92°41′42″W] (35.033460, -92.694938)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town h..
Houston, British Columbia
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Houston, Delaware
Houston is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. The population was 430 at the 2000 census. Geography Houston is located at [38°55′3″N, 75°30′25″W] (38.917365, -75.507003)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ha..
Houston, Georgia
Houston is a city in Heard County, Georgia, USA. It is prounounced "House-ton", rather than "Hews-ton" ..
Houston, Houston, Do You Read?
"Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" is a novella by James Tiptree, Jr. (pseudonym of Alice Sheldon). It won a Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1976 and a Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1977. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The story portrays an all-male c..
Houston, Minnesota
Houston is a city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,020 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,020 people, 434 hous..
Houston, Mississippi
Houston is a city in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,079 at the 2000 census. Geography Houston is located at [33°53′53″N, 89°0′6″W] (33.898090, -89.001646)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Houston, Missouri
Houston is a city in Texas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,992 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Texas County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Houston is located at [37°19′24″N, 91°57′35″W] (37.323390, -91.959775)[Geographi..
Houston, Ohio
Houston is a settlement in Shelby County, Ohio, USA. It has a post office, a store, and a grain elevator. It is home to Houston High School, which has serves grades 7-12 and has some 600 students. ..
Houston, Pennsylvania
Houston is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,314 at the 2000 census. Students in Houston and neighboring Chartiers Township attend school in the Chartiers-Houston School District. There is one primary school, Allison Park Elementary, and one secondary..
Houston, Scotland
Houston Houston's location locally and nationally Demographics Population: 6,610 (1991 Census) Administration Local Government Region: Renfrewshire Nation: Scotland Geography Traditional County: Renfrewshire Former Region: Strathclyde Grid reference: ..
Houston, Texas
"Houston" redirects here. For , see . Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. The city covers more than 600 square miles (1,600 km²) and is the county seat of Harris County—the third-most populous in the country. As of the..
Houston, Texas/Public schools and libraries
Public schools and libraries in Houston Public schools There are many school districts serving the city of Houston, the largest of which, the Houston Independent School District, serves a large majority of the area within the city limits and the "island cities" of Bellaire, Southside Place, and West..
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem, a 1974 TV-movie, starred Ed Nelson in the role of Gene Kranz. Very little of the focus of the movie was on the space flight itself, mostly a news-announcer type voice-over of archival news footage. Instead, the movie focused on fictional personal crises among members o..
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Houston-Galveston Area Council Logo Location General Information Established September 1966 Number of Counties 13 Area (approx.) 12,444 sq. mi. Population (2000) 4,854,454 The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is a voluntary association of cities, counties and specia..
Houstonia
Houstonia, Missouri is a city in MissouriHoustonia (plant) is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to the madder family (Rubiaceae) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change ..
Houstonia, Missouri
Houstonia is a city in Pettis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 275 at the 2000 census. Geography Houstonia is located at [38°53′55″N, 93°21′32″W] (38.898487, -93.358869)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Houston (disambiguation)
Houston can refer to: Contents 1 Cities and towns2 Other places3 Persons4 Things Cities and towns Houston, Texas (the best known city with this name)Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland (the original Houston)Houston, British Columbia, CanadaHouston, Alabama, United States of Ameri..
Houston (porn star)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Houston (born Kimberly Halsey on March 24, 1969 in Long Beach, California) is an American porn star. She is s..
Houston (singer)
Houston (Born Houston Summers IV on October 26, 1983 in Los Angeles, CA) is an R&B singer best known for the one-hit wonder title track "I Like That" (with guest raps from Chingy I-20 and Nate Dogg). He grew up in Los Angeles and performed on the streets with his friends who rapped, his niche was he..
Houston A+ Challenge
Founded in 1997, the [Houston A+ Challenge] is a not-for-profit public-private partnership based in Houston, Texas. The organization attempts to improve education in public schools through its focus on teachers and their professional environment. It does this by capacity-building: coachi..
Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library
The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library (HAM-TMC Library) is an academic health science library located at 1133 John Freeman Blvd in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. History The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library began in 1949 when two existing medica..
Houston Acres, Kentucky
Houston Acres is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 491 at the 2000 census. Geography Houston Acres is located at [38°12′59″N, 85°36′49″W] (38.216270, -85.613560)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census B..
Houston Aeros
This article is about the American Hockey League team. For the World Hockey Association team, see Houston Aeros (WHA) Houston Aeros Founded 1994 (in the IHL) Home ice Toyota Center Based in Houston, Texas Colors green and red League American Hockey League Head coach ..
Houston Aeros (WHA)
Houston Aeros Played 1972-1978 Home ice Sam Houston Coliseum (1972-75)The Summit (1975-78) Based in Houston, Texas Colors Dark blue, powder blue and white League World Hockey Association The Houston Aeros was a World Hockey Association team that played from 1972 to 19..
Houston Agreement
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Houston airport
Houston Airport may refer to: George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas, United StatesWilliam P. Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas, United StatesHouston Airport, Houston, British Columbia, Canada This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the ..
Houston Airport (British Columbia)
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Houston Alianza
Houston Alianza was an American soccer club based in Houston, Texas that was a member of the Lone Star Soccer Alliance. Year-by-year Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup 1988 N/A LSSA 4th Playoffs Did not enter 1989 N/A LSSA 5th Did not qualify Did not enter 1990 N/A LSSA 3rd..
Houston Antwine
[] at NFL.com Houston Antwine (born April 11, 1939 in Louise, Mississippi) an American college and professional football player from Southern Illinois University, was drafted by the American Football League's Houston Oilers, then traded to the Boston Patriots in 1961. He is in the Southern..
Houston Area Independent Schools
The Houston Area Independent Schools (or HAIS) is a non-profit association of more than 50 private schools located in the Houston, Texas area of the United States. See also Houston Independent School District, which is the largest public school system in Houston. External links http://houstonprivat..
Houston Art Car Parade
2004 Parade Entry The Houston Art Car Parade is a yearly event in Houston, USA, featuring a display of all types of rolling art. At any given parade you will see cars, bicycles, motorcycles, roller-skaters, and many other types of motorized and human-powered vehicles all decorated in various ..
Houston Astros
Houston Astros Established 1962 Major league affiliations National League (1962-present)*Central Division (1994-present) Current uniform Ballpark Minute Maid Park (2002-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (1) 2005 Ce..
Houston Astros/Award Winners and league leaders
Contents 0.1 Awards0.1.1 ..
Houston Astros/Managers and ownership
This is a list of managers of the US baseball team the Houston Astros. Managers As of June 14th, 2006 Manager Riegn Record Finish Years 1st Game Last Game G W L W% Best Worst Post NL WS Harry Craft 2.92 Apr. 10th,1962 Sept. 18th,1964 471 191 280 .406 8th 9th 0 0 0 Luman Harris 1.08 Sept. 19th,1..
Houston Astros/Team records
Single-season Batting Leaders Batting Average: Jeff Bagwell (.367, 1994)On-base percentage: Jeff Bagwell (.454, 1999)Slugging Percentage: Jeff Bagwell (.750, 1994)OPS: Jeff Bagwell (1.201, 1994)At Bats: Enos Cabell (660, 1978)Runs: Jeff Bagwell (152, 2000)Hits: Craig Biggio (210, 1998)Total Bases: ..
Houston Astros Record-by-Year
This is the Season by Season Records for the Houston Astros Record Divison Wild Card Attendance Playoffs Season Team Won Lost % GB Finish GB Finish Attendance Average National League 1962 Colt .45s 64 96 .400 36½ 8th 924,456 11,555.7 - 1963 69 96 .407 33 9th 719,502 8,882.7 - 1964 6..
Houston Astros roster
Updated on July 13, 2006   Pitchers 58 Dave Borkowski39 Taylor Buchholz22 Roger Clemens54 Brad Lidge47 Trever Miller64 Fernando Nieve44 Roy Oswalt21 Andy Pettitte50 Chad Qualls51 Wandy Rodríguez36 Russ Springer35 Dan Wheeler Catchers 11 Brad Ausmus13 Eric Munson Infielde..
Houston Ballet
The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains an acclaimed ballet academy, which trains some 40 percent of the company's dancers. As of 2004, the Houston B..
Houston Baptist University
Houston Baptist University (commonly abbreviated HBU) is a private Baptist instution founded in 1960. It is located in the southwest part of Houston, Texas near the Southwest Freeway. Contents 1 History2 Academics3 Life on Campus4 Spiritual Life5 List of Clubs and Activi..
Houston Bowl
The Houston Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually in Houston, Texas, since 2000. Initially played at the Reliant Astrodome (2000-2001), the venue for the games was moved to 69,500-seat Reliant Stadium in 2002. The game was form..
Houston Buffaloes
The Houston Buffaloes or Buffs were an American minor league baseball team that played in the Texas League from 1907-58 (excluding 1943-45, when the league suspended operations during World War II) and in the American Association from 1959-61. From 1921-58, the Buffaloes were an important farm team ..
Houston Calls
Houston Calls is an American power pop band, based in Rockaway, New Jersey. They formed in 2003 and are signed to Rushmore Records. Contents 1 History2 Members2.1 Former members3 Discography3.1 Albums3.2 EPs3.3 Non-album tracks4 References5 External l..
Houston Cellular
Houston Cellular was a Houston-based cell phone company which was bought and operated by BellSouth, before merging operations with Cingular Wireless. ..
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is a daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. It is one of the 10 largest newspapers in the United States, with a daily circulation of more than 549,300. With the demise of its long-time rival the Houston Post, its nearest major competitors are located in Dallas-For..
Houston City Council
The Houston City Council is the a city council for the city of Houston, Texas. There are fourteen members, nine elected from council districts and five at-large. The members of the council are elected every two years, in odd-numbered years. The council works with the mayor in a mayor-council govern..
Houston Comets
Houston Comets Conference Western Conference Founded 1997 Home court Toyota Center Colors Red, blue WNBA Championships 4 (1997–2000) Conference Championships 4 (1997–2000) Playoff Appearances 8 (1997–2003, 2005) Head coach Van Chancellor..
Houston Community College System
The Houston Community College System administration in Midtown Houston Houston Community College System (HCCS) is a community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, and Stafford in Texas. All of the Houston Independent School District, Stafford Municipal Sc..
Houston County
Houston County is the name of several counties in the United States: Houston County, AlabamaHouston County, GeorgiaHouston County, MinnesotaHouston County, TennesseeHouston County, Texas This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of ..
Houston County, Alabama
Houston County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of George S. Houston, a Governor of Alabama. As of 2000 the population was 88,787. Its county seat is Dothan. Contents 1 History2 Geography2.1 Adjacent Counties3 Demographics4 Cities and towns5&nb..
Houston County, Georgia
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the population is 110,765. Its county seat is Perry, Georgia6. The county is named not after the familiar Texas military hero but rather after Georgia governor John Houstoun (who used that spelling during his..
Houston County, Minnesota
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 19,718. Its county seat is Caledonia6. The United States Census Bureau's La Crosse Metropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Houston County (as well as La Crosse County, Wisconsin to the east)...
Houston County, Tennessee
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population is 8,088. Its county seat is Erin6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total a..
Houston County, Texas
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 23,185. Its county seat is Crockett6. Houston County is named for Samuel Houston, one of the most important figures in the history of Texas, president of the Republic of Texas and Governor of Texas. Houst..
Houston County Farm Center
The Houston County Farm Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Dothan, Alabama, USA. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. ..
Houston County Schools
Houston County Schools is the county government agency which operates the public schools in Houston County, Georgia. Contents 1 List of schools1.1 Elementary schools1.2 Middle schools1.3 High schools2 External links List of schools Elementary schools Bonaire Elementar..
Houston Downtown Tunnel System
The Houston Downtown Tunnel System is an system of tunnels about twenty feet below Houston's downtown street system. Today's seven-mile Tunnel is a series of underground passageways which, with above-ground skywalks, link office towers to hotels, banks, corporate and government offices, restaurants..
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo is a professional soccer club based in Houston, Texas that plays in Major League Soccer. The team was created on December 15, 2005 when the San Jose Earthquakes were relocated, due to San Jose's failure to secure a soccer-specific stadium. Even though all of San Jose's players and co..
Houston Dynamos
For the current Houston MLS team, see Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamos ia an American soccer club based in Houston, Texas that was a member of the Lone Star Soccer Alliance. The club was known as Houston International in their final season. Year-by-year Year Division League Reg. Season Playof..
Houston Endowment Inc.
Houston Endowment Inc. was founded in 1937 by Jesse H. Jones and Mary Gibbs Jones as an extension of their personal philanthropy to help establish institutions and organizations that help facilitate the growth of Houston and develop its people. It was the principal beneficiary of Jesse and Mary Jone..
Houston Express
The [Houston Express] is tied with her sister ship, the Savannah Express, as the largest container ship in the world. The Houston Express is owned by the Hapag-Lloyd company out of Hamburg, Germany and was completed in 2005. The ship is capable of transporting up to 8400 containers at an..
Houston featured in films
Part or all of these movies/shows take place in Houston, Texas and/or the surrounding area: Hellfighters (1968) with John WayneBrewster McCloud (1970) - first film to be filmed inside the AstrodomeThe Getaway (1972) - filmed in Huntsville, TexasThe Sugarland Express (1974) - filmed on location at t..
Houston Field House
Houston Field House is the name of the multi-purpose arena/venue on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - sometimes known as "RPI" - in Troy, New York, USA. It is the second oldest arena in the ECAC Hockey League behind Princeton University's Hobey Baker Memorial Rink. Until the openin..
Houston Fire Department
Houston Fire Department (HFD) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Houston, Texas, United States. External links [Houston Fire Department] ..
Houston Food Bank
The Houston Food Bank, founded in 1982 is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to disaster relief. According to its website the foundation provides 20 million pounds of food each year, feeding 250,000 people each month in 18 southeast Texas counties.[The Houston Food Bank] website..
Houston Force
The Houston Force were an American soccer club. In 1995, the club was originally called the Puerto Rico Islanders, but were force to move by FIFA before playing any games. Landing in Houston, Texas on June 1, the Force only played one game before folding. Year-by-year Year Division League Reg. Sea..
Houston Galleria
A sign at the entrance to the Galleria. The Galleria is an upscale mixed-use urban development centrally located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas, one of the largest business districts in the country, just outside the city's I-610 inner beltway. The shopping complex sits at one of the..
Houston Gamblers
The Houston Gamblers were an American football team that competed in the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985. The team played its home games at the Astrodome. The Gamblers were coached by former NFL head coach Jack Pardee in both their seasons. The most notable player on the team was..
Houston gay and lesbian film festival
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Houston Grand Opera
The Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. It was founded in Houston, Texas in 1955. HGO presents seven to ten productions per season in three repertory periods. Under its general director of 33 years (1972 to 2005), David Gockley (who left to join t..
Houston Havoc
Houston Havoc Founded 2006 Arena TBA Team Colors TBA Championships 0 Division Titles 0 Owner Charles Key Coaches TBD Cheerleaders None Mascot None The Houston Havoc is an American Basketball Association (ABA) expansion team in Sugar Land, Tex..
Houston Heights, Houston, Texas
Houston Heights, often nicknamed "The Heights," is a large community located in northwest-central Houston, Texas. Houston Heights contains the highest elevation point in the city of Houston. When Houston Heights was founded in 1891, it was a streetcar suburb of Houston. It had its own municip..
Houston Hotshots
Houston Hotshots were a professional indoor soccer team based in Houshots Texas played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1993 to 1997. The team then moved to the World Indoor Soccer League in 1999 after the CISL folded The Hotshots folded in early 2001 after failing to attract new invest..
Houston Hurricane
The Houston Hurricane was a soccer team based out of Houston that played in the NASL. They played from 1978 to 1980. Their home field was the Astrodome. ..
Houston Hurricanes
The Houston Hurricanes were a soccer club that competed in the United Soccer Leagues from 1996 to 2000. Year-by-year Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup 1996 3 USISL Pro League 5th, Central Conference Semifinals Did not qualify 1997 3 USISL D-3 Pro League 3rd, South Central Quarte..
Houston I. Flournoy
Houston "Hugh" Irving Flournoy (born 1929) is a former California politician and former professor of public administration at the University of Southern California (USC). Born October 7, 1929 in New York City, he attended Cornell University, where he was active in the Cornell University Glee Club ..
Houston Independent School District
The Hattie Mae White Administration Building. It has been sold and is scheduled to be demolished. The building has been replaced by the new Hattie Mae White Administration Building. The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh lar..
Houston Japan Festival
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. The Houston Japan Festival o..
Houston jewelry
The story of Houston Jewelry is as much one of family as it is that of business. In the early 1930’s with brothers Abe “Honey” Donsky & elder brother Nathan Donsky. Donsky had moved to Dallas in 1884 and was in the grocery business. The brothers were two siblings out of 10. Their father wa..
Houston Knights
Houston Knights was a crime drama set in Houston, Texas. The show ran on CBS from 1987 to 1988 and had 31 episodes. The core of the show was the partnership between two very different cops from two different cultures. Chicago cop Joey LaFiamma, played by Michael Pare, is transferred to Houston aft..
Houston Lake, Missouri
Houston Lake is a city in Platte County, Missouri, United States. The population was 284 at the 2000 census. Geography Houston Lake is located at [39°11′30″N, 94°37′25″W] (39.191719, -94.623738)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bure..
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, with attendance approaching nearly two million visitors per year, is the world's largest livestock exhibition as well as the world's largest rodeo event, and requires the support of sixteen thousand volunteers. The three-week long event is held at Reliant Park ..
Houston Marathon
The Houston Marathon is a qualifying marathon for the prestigious Boston Marathon. It is run annually the second Sunday of January. With thousands of runners and spectators, it is the largest single day sporting event in the city. It is run concurrently with a half marathon and a 5K race. The curr..
Houston McCoy
Houston McCoy and Ramiro Martinez are the two Austin Police Department officers credited with killing sniper Charles Whitman at the University of Texas at Austin on August 1, 1966. While officer Jerry Day and deputized University Co-op employee Allen Crum followed McCoy and Martinez to the observ..
Houston Museum District
A direction sign in the Museum District The Houston Museum District is an area of Houston, Texas where many of the city's museums are located. The district is centered on the Hotel Zaza (currently being renovated) and the adjacent Mecom Fountain. The Museum District also houses Rice University..
Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a science museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas The museum was established in 1909 by the Houston Museum and Scientific Society, an organization whose goals were to provide a free institution for the people of Houston focu..
Houston National Cemetery
Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Houston in Harris County, Texas. It encompasses 419.2 acres only about half of which is developed, and as of the end of 2005, had 59,688 interments. Contents 1 History2 Notable monuments3 Notable intermen..
Houston Natural Gas
Houston Natural Gas Company (HNG) was a gas utility headquarterd in Houston, Texas. The company was acquired by InterNorth Inc. in 1985, with HNG executives taking top positions at InterNorth. Following the transaction, InterNorth was renamed Enron Corporation, and the company headquarters was moved..
Houston Nutt
Houston Nutt is the head football coach at the University of Arkansas. Houston Dale Nutt, Jr., (born 14 October 1957), is the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team at the University of Arkansas. Contents 0.1 Early life and family0.2 College athletic career0.3 As..
Houston Person
Houston Person (born 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. Person is also known for his distinctive sassy sound and his expressive style of playi..
Houston Police Department
The Houston Police Department (often referred to simply as "HPD") is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston. Its jurisdiction often overlaps with several other law enforcement agencies, among them the Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Harris County Constable Precincts..
Houston Post
The Houston Post was a newspaper in Houston, Texas established on February 19, 1880, by Gail Borden Johnson. Though that original publication ceased in October 1884, the Houston Post was re-established with the merger of the Houston Morning Chronicle and the Houston Evening Journal on April 5, 18..
Houston Press
The Houston Press is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Houston, Texas. The paper is supported entirely by advertising revenue and is free to readers. The newspaper's website claims a weekly readership of more than 300,000. The Press can be found in most restaurants and some local retail ..
Houston Public Library
The John P. McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the Houston Public Library, located in the Braeswood Place neighborhood The Houston Public Library Heights Branch Meyer Branch Eleanor K. Freed Montrose Branch Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texa..
Houston Riot (1917)
Around noon, on August 23, 1917, two Houston policemen detained an African American soldier for interfering with their arrest of an African American woman. The soldier was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the arrest. When an African American military policeman inquired about the arrest ..
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets Conference Western Conference Division Southwest Division Founded 1967 History San Diego Rockets 1967-1970 Houston Rockets 1970-present Arena Toyota Center City Houston, Texas Team Colors Red, White, and Silver Owner Leslie Alexander ..
Houston Secondary School
Houston Secondary is a public high school in Houston, British Columbia part of School District 54 Bulkley Valley. ..
Houston Ship Channel
The Houston Ship Channel in Houston, Texas is part of the Port of Houston—one of the United States's busiest sea ports. The channel is a conduit between the continental interior and the Gulf of Mexico for both petrochemical products and Midwestern grain. The original watercourse for the channel,..
Houston Stars
This article is about the defunct NASL club; for info about the WPSL club see Houston Stars (WPSL) The Houston Stars was a soccer team in the United Soccer Association in 1967, base in Houston. It was represented by Brazil's Bangu Atlético Clube. In 1968, they played in the North American Soccer L..
Houston Stars (WPSL)
The Houston Stars were a Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) club that used to play in Houston, Texas. ..
Houston Stealth
Houston Stealth Founded 2002 Disbanded 2004 Team History Houston Stealth (2002-2004) Team Colors Championships 2 (2002, 2003) Owners Head Coach The Houston Stealth were a women's professional basketball team in the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL)...
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Houston Stewart Chamberlain Houston Stewart Chamberlain (September 9, 1855 - January 9, 1927) was a British author noted for his works concerning the Aryan race. Contents 1 Early life2 Works3 See also4 External source Early life Houston Stewart Chamberlain was born on ..
Houston Street (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line)
Houston Street is a local subway station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. There is no crossover or crossunder, although evidence of a sealed-up crossunder is present at the north end. The local tracks are at a slightly higher level than the express tracks; it is ..
Houston Street (Manhattan)
Houston Street redirects here. For the Major League Baseball player with a similar name, see Huston Street. Houston Street is a large thoroughfare running east - west north of the downtown area of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, one block south of 1st Street. It serves as the dividing l..
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Jones Hall The Houston Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Houston, Texas. Since 1966, it has performed at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston. The first concert of what was to become the Houston Symphony Orchestra took place on June 21, 191..
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Texans joined the NFL as a 2002 expansion team. The city's previous franch..
Houston Texas Temple
The Houston Texas Temple is the 97th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After the September 1997 announcement, the search began for a site on which to build a Mormon temple in the Houston area. The site eventually chosen formerly belonged to a developer unwilling t..
Houston Theater District
The Houston Theater District, a 17-block area in the heart of Downtown Houston, is home to Houston's nine world-class performing arts organizations, the 130,000 square-foot Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas and parks. The district is ranked second in the United State..
Houston Thunderbears
Houston Thunderbears Year founded 1996 Year folded 2001 Prior names Texas Terror ArenaBowl championships none Contents 1 History1.1 Texas Terror (1996-1997)1.2 Houston Thunderbears (1998-2001)2 Season-by-season3 Notable players4 Extern..
Houston toad
The Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) is an endangered species of amphibian. The toad was discovered in the late 1940s and named in 1953. Contents 1 Characteristics2 Habitat and range3 Preservation4 References Characteristics The male Houston toad grows to 2-3.5 inches when ..
Houston Toros
The Houston Toros are an American Soccer team playing in the Universal Soccer Federation, the team is based in Houston, Texas. From 2000-2001 the Toros plays in the USL Premier Development League. External Links () () [Houston Toros] ..
Houston Tower Joint Venture Tower
Houston Tower Joint Venture Tower is a 1,971 foot (601 m) high guyed mast at Missouri City, Texas at 29°34'07.0" N 95°29'58.0" W. Houston Tower Joint Venture Tower was built in 1985 and is used for TV broadcasting. See also List of mastsList of radio stations 600 to 601 m Broadcast Towers Richland..
Houston Township, Minnesota
Houston Township is a township in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 438 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 86.9 km² (33.5 mi²). 86.2 km² (33.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (..
Houston Voice
The Houston Voice newspaper is an Houston, Texas-based weekly periodical written for the gay community. It is owned by gay press publisher Window Media, a subsidiary of Avalon Equity Partners. The newspaper is distributed free of charge at LGBT-friendly businesses in the Houston area. It also is..
Houston Zoo
Houston Zoo logo The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas. Housing over 4,500 animals belonging to over 500 species, the zoo receives 1.5 million visitors each year and is the seventh most visited zoo in the nation.http://www.houstonzoo.org/Pr..
Houstoun
Houstoun stands for the family names of Sir Patrick Houstoun, Baron in Georgia, USADr. William Houstoun (1695-1733), British surgeon and botanistWilliam Houstoun (1755-1813), American lawyer, Continental Congressman for GeorgiaSir William Houstoun (fl 1830s), British army officer, Governor of Gibra..
Houtdijken
Houtdijken in the municipality of Woerden. Houtdijken ([52°6′N 4°56′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 4 km northeast of Woerden. Houtdijken has a population of around 50.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Sta..
Houten
[Houten] is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The expected population in 2015 is 50.000. Contents 1 Population centres2 The town Houten3 Famous people from Houten4 Transportation5 References6 External links Populat..
Houtermans (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Houthalen-Helchteren
Houthalen-Helchteren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1 2006 Houthalen-Helchteren had a total population of 29,945. The total area is 78.27 km² which gives a population density of 383 inhabitants per km². External links [Official website] ..
Houthem
Houthem ([50°52′N 5°48′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and lies about 8 km east of Maastricht. In 2001, Houthem had 1026 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.38 km2, and contained 401 residence..
Houthulst
Houthulst in the province West Flanders Houthulst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Houthulst proper, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1 2005 Houthulst had a total population of 9,007. The total area is 55.89 k..
Houtkerque
Houtkerque (Dutch:Houtkerke) is a village and commune in the Nord département in northern France, located near the Belgian border, 8 km north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road. The Yser River crosses the Franco-Belgian border at Houtkerque. Houtkerque saw much action during Wo..
Houtkoppen, Gauteng
Houtkoppen is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 1. Suburbs in Region 1 of Johannesburg Bloubosrand | Botesdal | Broadacres | Bultfontein | Chartwell | Dainfern | Diepsloot | Farmall | Fourways | Houtkoppen | Inadan | Johannesburg North | Kya Sand | Lindle..
Houtman Abrolhos
The Houtman Abrolhos and their surrounding coral reef communities, lie sixty km west of Geraldton, Western Australia ([28°57′44″S, 113°57′23″E]) and form a unique marine area. The name Abrolhos is apparently a contraction of the Portuguese phrase, abri vossos olhos – keep you..
Houtou Castle
Houtou Castle is the home of Gyumaoh, his wife and descendants, including Prince Kougaiji, in the manga and anime Saiyuki. It is situated in India, and during the manga is the base of the Revival of Gyumaoh. ..
Houtskär
Houtskärs kommun - Houtskarin kunta Coat of Arms Location Province Western Finland Region Finland Proper Sub-region Åboland Area- Of which land- Rank 121.18 km²120.53 km²ranked 393rd Population- Density- Change- Rank 674 (2004)5.6 inh./km²+ 1.8%ranked 419th Urba..
Houttuynia
Houttuynia cordata (}}}; }}}; literally "fishy-smell herb"), the sole species in the genus Houttuynia, is a flowering plant native to Japan, southern China and Southeast Asia, where it inhabits moist, shady places. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to between 20 and 80 cm tall. The proxi..
Houtzdale, Pennsylvania
Houtzdale is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 941 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Claim to fame4 External links Geography Houtzdale is located at [40°49′34″N, 78°21′6″W] (40.825984, -78..
Hout Bay, Cape Town
Hout Bay (Afrikaans: "Houtbaai", from the Dutch for "Wood Bay") is the name of a coastal suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It lies in a valley on the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula and is five kilometres south of the Central Business District of Cape Town. The name Hout Bay can refer to th..
Houvenkopf Mountain
|- | style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85 | Coordinates: | style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220 | [41°06′21″N, 74°10′31″W]Coordinates: |- |} Houvenkopf or Hovenkopf Mountain is a mountai..
Houx
Houx is a commune of the Eure-et-Loir département in France, located 79 km from Paris and 20 km from Chartres. External link http://www.ibbp.com/europe/france/houx.html ..
Houyet
Map of Namur province, showing Dinant arrondissement (in dark grey) and Houyet municipality (in red) Houyet is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 July 2005 the municipality had 4,468 inhabitants (2,198 males and 2,270 females). The total area is 122.31 km², givi..
Houyhnhnm
Houyhnhnms are a race of intelligent horses described in the last part of Jonathan Swift's satiric Gulliver's Travels. The name can be pronounced Whin-hin-ems, as if 'whinny' were linked to the -nym element of, for example, 'synonym'. Houyhnhnms contrast strongly with the Yahoos, savage humanoid cr..
Houyi
Houyi (后羿) was a mythological Chinese archer. He was the chief of the Youqiong Tribe (有窮國) during the Xia Dynasty. His wife, Chang'e, became a lunar deity. Supposedly, in ancient times, there were ten suns that came out in turns, but, tiring of this routine, decided to come out all at onc..
Houzeau (crater)
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Hou Cheng
Names Simplified Chinese: 侯成 Traditional Chinese: 侯成 Pinyin: Hóu Chéng Wade-Giles: Hou Ch'eng Zi: None/Unknown Hou Cheng (侯成) was a cavalry commander under the minor warlord Lü Bu during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. He eventually defect..
Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Hou Hsiao-Hsien (Traditional Chinese: 侯孝賢; Hanyu Pinyin: Hóu Xiàoxián; Wade-Giles: Hou2 Hsiao4-hsien2) (born April 8, 1947) is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. He was born in Meixian, Guangdong province of China in 1947. He and his fa..
Hou Jian
Hou Jian(侯健) is a character in the Water Margin. Hou Jian was from Hongdu, and was once a reowned tailor. Besides being a legendary tailor, he excelled in martial arts as well, learning from Xue Yong. Due to his dark complexion, his skinny and agile body, he was nicknamed 'Long-armed ape'(通�..
Hou Kui tea
Hou Kui No picture available Type: Green Other names: Monkey Tea Origin: Anhui Province, China Quick description: Coarse green tea. Hou Kui tea is grown at the foot of Huangshan in Taiping County. The tea has been produced since the beginning of the 20th century and is..
Hou Toch Van Mij
Hou Toch Van Mij (English translation: "Do Love Me) was the Belgian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in Dutch by Bob Benny. The song was performed eleventh on the night (following the United Kingdom's Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson with Sing Little Birdie). At the close of v..