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"Swank Martini Company"
The Swank Martini Company is the premiere online resource for martini lovers everywhere. Featuring a variety of shapes, sizes, colors and stems, our unique martini glassware designs make the perfect gift for any occasion (wedding gifts, housewarming gifts, Father’s Day gifts, corporate gifts for..
S-wave
A type of seismic wave, the S-wave, secondary wave, or shear wave, sometimes called an elastic S-wave, is one of the two main types of elastic body waves, so named because they move through the body of an object, unlike surface waves. The S-wave moves as a shear or transverse wave, so motion is per..
S.W.A.G.
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. S.W.A.G. is an acronym which stands for: "Scientific Wild Ass Guess," an engineering term ..
S.W.A.L.K.
S.W.A.L.K. is an acronym usually seen on a letter of a courting couple. It means Sealed With A loving Kiss. Another acronym commonly used is S.W.A.K., whereby the only difference is the elimination of the "L" for "Loving". One acronym misconception is that SWALK stands for Soldiers Will Always Lov..
S.W.A.T. (film)
S.W.A.T. is a 2003 action crime movie and is a take on the old television series of the same name. Contents 1 '''Taglines'''2 Cast3 Plot4 Box Office5 Trivia6 References7 External links Taglines Even cops dial 911Weapons are just the beginning Cast S.W.A.T. Tea..
S.W.A.T. (TV series)
S.W.A.T. is a 1970s American television series about the adventures of the Los Angeles Police Department's Special Weapons And Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team. It ran on ABC from February 1975 to April 1976. Its short life was in part because it was considered too violent at the time (though the violence ..
S. Wajid Ali
S. Wajed Ali (4 September, 1890 - 10 June, 1951) was a Bengali writer and nationalist. Contents 1 Early life2 Career2.1 The beginnings2.2 1923 - 19282.3 1929 - 19442.4 Retirement3 Bibliography4 Famous descendants Early life Wajid Ali was born on 4 Septe..
S. Walter Stauffer
Simon Walter Stauffer (August 13, 1888 – September 26, 1975) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. S. Walter Stauffer was born in Walkersville, MD. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, in 1912. He moved to York, PA, in 1915. He was engaged in the manufactu..
SWA
Abbreviation (actually, SwA) for SOAP with Attachments.ICAO airline designator and commonly-used abbreviation for Southwest Airlines.Scottish Wrestling Alliance, a wrestling promotion in Scotland. ..
Swab
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In medicine, a swab is a small piece of material, such as gauze or cotton, which is used to clean wounds, apply medications, or retrieve samples of body fluids such as blood or mucus. Swabs may be attached to stiff wires or sticks ..
Swabhimaan
Swaabhimaan is a soap opera set in 1995. The script is written by Shobha De. The drama is set every afternoon so that viewers meet the most exciting people in town. Swaabhimaan divulges the story of a sexually attactive woman - Svetlana who finds herself in a battle where there are no real winners..
Swabhumi
Swabhumi-The Heritage Park is an amusement park in Kolkata. Address Swabhumi - The Heritage Park 89C, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani, E.M. Bypass (Opp. Subhas Sarovar) Kolkata - 700 054 Ph : 2321 5486, 2334 3903, 2359 3788 Fax : 91-33-23343906 External links [Swabhumi] ..
Swabi
Swabi lies between the Indus and Kabul rivers, in the north west frontier (NWFP) of Pakistan. It is the fourth populus district of NWFP.MajoritS9�h�K� Yousafzai clan of Pathans have been living here for centuries. The History and culture of the Swabi is very rich. The late historian Roshan Kh..
Swabia
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. Swabia (German: Schwaben or Schwabenland) is both a historic and linguistic (see Swabian German) region in Germ..
Swabians
Swabians (German: Schwaben or Schwabenland) is both a historically grown and linguistic (see Swabian German) group in Germany. Swabians live in most of present-day state of Baden-Württemberg (specifically, historical Württemberg and the Hohenzollerische Lande), as well as the Bavarian administrat..
Swabian Alb
A view on the Swabian Alb, with its typical hills and a juniper meadow The Albtrauf, which forms the western border of the Swabian Alb The Swabian Jura (German: Schwäbische Alb) is a plateau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km in w..
Swabian children
The Swabian children (German: Schwabenkinder) were peasant children taken from poor families in the Alps of Austria (especially Vorarlberg, Tyrol and South Tyrol) and Switzerland to work on German farms. They were taken in Spring and brought to the child markets in Germany, mainly in upper Swabia..
Swabian Circle
The Swabian Circle (in German, Schwäbischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. The circle was made up of a great number of mainly very small states; only the duchy of Württemberg, the margraviates of Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach, and the bishopric of Augsburg were of..
Swabian German
Swabian (Schwäbisch) is one of the Alemannic dialects of High German, spoken in the region of Swabia. Swabia covers much of Germany's southwestern Bundesland (state) of Baden-Württemberg (including the capital Stuttgart and the rural area known as the Swabian Alb) and the southwest of the Bundesla..
Swabian League
The Swabian League was an association of German cities principally in the territory which had formed the old duchy of Swabia. The name, though usually given to the great federation of 1488, is applicable also to several earlier leagues (e.g. those of 1331, 1376). The Swabian cities had attained grea..
Swabian Turkey
The term Swabian Turkey (German: Schwäbische Türkei) describes a region in southeastern Transdanubia in Hungary delimited by the Danube (Donau), the Drava (Drau), and Lake Balaton (Plattensee) inhabited by an ethnic German minority. This present-day minority, the largest German-speaking minority i..
Swabian War
The Swabian War of 1499 (called Schwabenkrieg in Switzerland, but Schweizerkrieg in Germany) was the last major armed conflict between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg. What began as a local conflict over the control of the Val Müstair and the Umbrail Pass in the Grisons soon g..
Swabia (administrative region)
Statistics State: Bavaria Capital: Augsburg Area: 9,993.97 km² Inhabitants: 1,776,465 (2002) pop. density: 177,75 inh./km² Map Swabia (German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south-west of Bavaria. It was formed out of that pa..
Swablu
Swablu (チルット Tyltto in Japanese, Wablu in German and Tylton in French) is a fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. The name Swablu is derived from the words swab (Due to its cotton swab-like wings) and blue (due to its colour). Contents 1 Biology2 In the video games3&..
Swab (programming)
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. swab is a function in C programming language that swaps the contents of two areas of bytes in the memory. As far as traceable, swab is the cont..
SWAC
The term SWAC can mean: Southwestern Athletic ConferenceStandards Western Automatic Computer ..
SWACO
SWACO is the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. Established by the Ohio General Assembly in 1989, SWACO operates landfills and coordinates recycling. In 2006, SWACO operated three transfer stations around Franklin County, Ohio. External links [Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio]..
SWAC (computer)
The SWAC (from Standards Western Automatic Computer) was a first-generation electronic computer, built in 1950 by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards (NBS). It was designed by Harry Huskey. Like the SEAC, built about the same time, the SWAC was a small-scale interim computer designed to be built q..
Swad
Swad is a food distributor that is known mostly for its distribution of Indian food products. The major distributor of Swad produts in the United States of America is Raja Foods. External links [Raja foods, the main distributor of Swad Products in the US] ..
SWADA
SWADA is the South West Academy of Dramatic Arts based at the WISE campus of Filton College, in Filton near Bristol. The academy caters for BTEC National Diplomas and HND courses in Music Practice, Technical Theatre, Drama, Dance and Musical Theatre. The head of SWADA is Marie Baker. SWADA is also..
Swaddling
Contents 1 Origin & History2 Modern swaddling3 See also4 References5 External Links Origin & History Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Madonna and Child Swaddling is an age-old practice of wrapping infants snugly in swaddling cloths, blankets or similar cloth so that movement of ..
Swades
Swades (Hindi स्वदेश, Urdu: سودیش) - We, the people (2004) is an Indian film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. This Bollywood movie stars Shah Rukh Khan and film newcomer Gayatri Joshi. Music is by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Javed Akhtar and costume design by Bh..
Swadesamitran
Swadesamitran (1899 (?) - 1970 (?)) was the first Tamil language newspaper owned and operated by Indians. It was published from Chennai (then called Madras). Its first editor was Subramaniya Aiyer, previously of The Hindu. The name translated from Tamil to English literally means "friend of self rul..
Swadesh
Swadesh is a surname and may refer to Morris Swadesh, an American linguistA Swadesh list, named after its creator, Morris Swadesh 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..
Swadeshamitran
Swadesimithran was an Indian newspaper promoting the political and freedom movement before the nation's independence from the United Kingdom. The paper's contributors included Subramania Bharathy. ..
Swadeshi movement
The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian independence movement, was a successful economic strategy to remove the British Empire from power and improve economic conditions in India through following principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency). Strategies of the swadeshi movement involved boycotting ..
Swadesh list
A Swadesh list is a prescribed list of basic vocabulary developed by Morris Swadesh in the 1940-50s, which is used in glottochronology (lexicostatistical dating). Contents 1 Usage in glottochronology2 External links3 References4 Swadesh list in English5 See also Usage in..
Swadheen Kshatriya
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Swadhin Bangal Biplobi Parishad
The Swadhin Bangal Biplobi Parishad was an underground student political group organized by Mujibur Rahman, the future founder of Bangladesh. The group worked to oppose the military rule of Ayub Khan, as well as for greater autonomy and future independence of East Pakistan as "Bangladesh." ..
Swadhisthana
Swadhisthana chakra is shown as having six petals, bearing the Sanskrit letters ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, and la. The seed sound in the centre is vam. The tattwa for the element of Water is shown as a silver crescent. Swadhisthana ( 'One's own abode' ) is the second primary chakra according to th..
Swadhyay pariwar
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. The Swadhyay Pariwar is a Hindu philosophy emphasizing self-realization (swadhyaya literally means self-s..
Swadlincote
Swadlincote is a town in Derbyshire, England. It is the main town in the district of South Derbyshire. Its population is about 30,000. The name "Swadlincote" derives from the Anglo-Saxon "Swartlings Cotta's"; Swartling being an Anglo-Saxon mans name and Cotta's meaning cottages. Swadlincote is ..
Swaefbert of Essex
Swaefbert of Essex was King of Essex (715-738). He ruled along with Saelred of Essex (709-746) who appointed him provisional king in 715. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Swaefred of Essex
Swaefred was joint king of Essex along with his brother, Sigeheard, from 694 to 709, succeeding their father Sebbi. In 705, they became estranged from King Ine of Wessex for sheltering his rivals to the throne. At the Synod of Brentford, they agree to banish them from Essex in return for King Ine ..
Swaffed
Swaffed (swah-fd) - The condition of being inebriated to the point of playful boisterousness. Being Swaffed is the formatitive step for a drunken barfight or barroom brawl. In application, one would say something such as "Dude, check out Travis. He's totally Swaffed." ..
Swaffham
Swaffham is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town was originally situated on the A47, some 20 km east of the town of King's Lynn and 50 km west of the city of Norwich. The A47 now avoids the town, using a bypass opened in 1981.Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer ..
Swaffham Prior
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Swaffham Town F.C.
Swaffham Town F.C. are a football club based in Swaffham, England. They were established in 1892 and joined the Eastern Counties Football League Division One in 1990. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties Football League Division One for the 2006-07 season. |- !colspan="3" style="ba..
Swag
See Swag (disambiguation) for other meanings. Swag of Australian history and culture In Australia and New Zealand, a swag is a bundle of belongings rolled in a traditional fashion to be carried by a foot traveller in the bush. Before motor transport was common, foot travel over long distances was e..
Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta
Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, an M.A. (Music) from, Rabindra Bharati University took her lesson in classical music from her father Shri Pabitra Dasgupta and Rabindra Sangeet from Smt. Maya Sen. She is an 'A' grade artist of AIR and TV. She stood first in All India Singing Talent Contest in 1985, Rabind..
Swage
Swaging is a metal forming technique in which the metal is plastically deformed to its final shape using high pressures. Swaging differs from forging in that the metal is cold worked. The term swage can apply to the process of swaging, a die used for swaging, or a tool used to swage. The most comm..
Swage block
A swage block is a large, heavy block of steel used in smithing, with various sized holes in its face and usually with forms on the sides. The through holes are of various shapes and sizes and are used to hold the end of a piece of hot metal for further shaping, usually a bending operation. The..
Swagger
Swagger is the first full studio album by the Irish-American punk rock band Flogging Molly, mixed by Steve Albini. It was released in 2000. Tracklisting All music by Flogging Molly unless otherwise noted, all words by Dave King "Salty Dog" – 2:21"Selfish Man" – 2:54"The Worst Day Sinc..
Swagger stick
A swagger stick is a short stick or riding crop usually carried by a uniformed person as a symbol of authority. A swagger stick is shorter than a staff or cane, and is usually made from rattan or malacca. Originally, it was a functional implement used to direct military drill and maneuvers, or t..
Swagman
A swagman is an old Australian term describing an underclass of transient temporary workers, who travelled by foot from farm to farm carrying the traditional swag. Also characteristic of swagman attire was a hat strung with corks to ward off flies. Particularly during the depression of the 1890s a..
Swag (disambiguation)
Fabric hung in swags as a window dressing A burglar carries a bag marked "swag" - common in children's illustrations The term swag may refer to one of the following: promotional items, usually given away for free. Possible backronym for Shit (or Stuff) We All Get, or So What Another ..
Swag (Gilby Clarke)
Swag is the fourth solo album by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 2002. Track listing All songs written by Clarke unless otherwise stated. "Alien" – 3:23"Under The Gun" – 2:42"Crocodile Tears" – 4:01"Broken Down Car" – 2:48"Margarita" – 3:00"I'm Nobody" –..
Swag (novel)
Swag is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard, first published as a paperback in 1976 and since also released as a large print hardcover and as an audio recording. Some paperback editions, including the first American edition, were published under the alternative title of Ryan's Rules (which is also the n..
Swaham
Swaham (My Own) (1988) is an award-winning feature film directed by Shaji N. Karun. The film is in Malayalam. It stars Aswani, Venumani Vishnu and Mullenezhi. The film's music is composed by Isaac Thomas Kottukapally and K. Raghavan. Swaham met with widespread critical acclaim upon release. The fi..
Swaheli Sparrow
The Swaheli Sparrow (Passer suahelicus) was until recently treated as a race of Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus). It lives in the savanna of southern Kenya and Tanzania. It hybridizes with the Grey-headed Sparrow in southern Tanzania and possibly elsewhere. References BirdLife International (2..
Swahili language
This article is about the language. For the East African people, see Swahili people. Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see below for a discussion of the nomenclature) is a Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. Swahili is the mother tongue of the Swahili people who inhabit a 1500 km stretch of ..
Swahili language/Swadesh list
Swadesh list of 207 words in English and Swahili. Contents 1 Presentation2 List3 See also4 Bibliography5 External links Presentation For further information, read the article: Swadesh list The Swadesh word list, developed by the linguist Morris Swadesh, is used as a too..
Swahili Nation
Swahili Nation was a Sweden-based Swahili language R&B and Hip hop music group. The group was started in the 1990s by Kenyan brothers Andrew Muturi and Robert Muturi and the Tanzanian Cool James. In 1992, after Cool James went solo, the group was joined by the Ugandans Ken Kayongo and Charlie "King"..
Swahili people
The Swahili are a people and culture found on the coast of East Africa, mainly the coastal regions and the islands of Kenya and Tanzania, and north Mozambique. There are between 200,000 and 400,000 Swahili people[[Citing sources citation needed]]. The name Swahili is derived..
Swain
Swain is a traditional English surname derived ultimately from the Old German personal name Sven (Sweyn), meaning a youth, young man. There are a number of variations in the spelling of the surname Swain, including Swaine, Swainne and Swayne. From this word meaning boy, young male or servant, are ..
Swaine Adeney Brigg
Swaine Adeney Brigg is an English umbrella manufacturer, one of the foremost in the world. The company has produced equestrian and country clothing, leather goods and umbrellas since 1750. The firm holds the Royal Warrant for umbrellas, and for leather travel goods and business cases. ..
Swainsboro, Georgia
Swainsboro is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,943 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Emanuel County[Geographic references#6GR6]. The main campus of East Georgia College is located in Swainsboro. Geography Swainsboro is located at &..
Swainson's Hawk
The Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni, is a large hawk. Their breeding habitat is prairie and dry grasslands in western North America. They build a stick nest in a tree, shrub or on a cliff edge. These birds are long distance migrants, wintering in Argentina. This bird was named after William Sw..
Swainson's Sparrow
Swainson's Sparrow (Passer swainsonii) lives in the highlands of Ethiopia and Somalia. It is often considered a race of Grey-headed Sparrow. References BirdLife International (2004). [Passer swainsonii]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Data..
Swainson's Thrush
The Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus, is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 16-18 cm in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing patterm characteristic of Catharus thrushes. Four subspecies are recognised, Cathartus ustulatus alame, C. u. swainsoni, C. u. ustulatus and C. u. oedicu..
Swainson's Warbler
The Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii, is a small species of New World warbler. A small and rather non-descript species of warbler, Swainson's warblers will grow to about 5 to 6½ inches in length. They are a plain olive-brown above and pale yellow-white below. They have a whitish eyebr..
Swains Island
Swains Island is an atoll in the Tokelau chain, the most northwesterly island administered by American Samoa. Politically, it is a territory of United States of America. It has variously been known as Olosenga Island, Olohega Island, Quiros Island, Gente Hermosa Island, and Jennings Island throu..
Swains Lake
Swains Lake is a 405-acre water body located in Strafford County in eastern New Hampshire, in the town of Barrington. Water from Swains Lake flows via the Bellamy River to the Piscataqua River estuary. ..
Swain County, North Carolina
Swain County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population is 12,968. Its county seat is Bryson City6. Swain County is the home of The Inspirations, a professional Southern Gospel quartet who live in Bryson City. The quartet hosts the annual Singing In The ..
Swain equation
The Swain equation relates the kinetic isotope effect for the proton/tritium combination with that of the proton/deuterium combination according to: [\frac = \frac^] where kH,D,T is the reaction rate constant for the protonated, deuterated and tritiated reactants. External links ..
Swain Gardens
Swain Gardens, in the Sydney suburb of Killara, were donated to Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council by Mr. Swain, the Sydney bookseller, in the 1920s, and are today maintained by the council and volunteers. They have been listed by the National Trust of Australia. ..
Swain Reefs National Park
Swain Reefs is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 703 km north of Brisbane. Fact sheet Area: 0.58 km²Coordinates: [21°14′22″S, 151°50′48″E]Date of establishment: 1995Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceIUCN category: II See also Protected areas of..
Swain v. Alabama
Swain v. Alabama, 380 U.S. 202 (1965), was a case heard before the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the legality of a struck jury. Swain, a black man, was indicted and convicted of sexual assault in the Circuit Court of Talladega County, Alabama, and sentenced to death. The case was app..
Swakopmund
| Swakopmund is a city in Namibia, with around 35,000 inhabitants. It is Namibia's premier beach resort. It is one of the best preserved examples of German colonial architecture in the world. It was founded in 1892 as the main harbour for German South-West Africa. Name The majority of towns a..
Swalaba
Swalaba is a neighborhood in Ghana’s capital city Accra. It is located in the city center between Korle Woko and Jamestown. Its population is mainly from the Ga tribal group, but houses also members of Hausa, Ewe, and Akan. Its narrow streets called "longo longo" makes Swalaba resemble a labyrinth..
Swalcliffe
Swalcliffe, is a small, peaceful village in the north of Oxfordshire, England on the edge of the Cotswolds. It is one of several small villages (including Tadmarton and Broughton) on the B4035 road between Banbury and Shipston-on-Stour. The village has a church (St Peter and St Paul), a pub (The St..
Swale
For other meanings of swale see Swale (disambiguation). Borough of Swale Shown within Kent Geography Status: Borough Region: South East England Admin. County: Kent Area:- Total Ranked 126th373.40 km² Admin. HQ: Sittingbourne ONS code: 29UM Demographics Population:- Total (2004 est...
SWALEC
SWALEC (South Wales Electricity) was an electricity supply and distribution company which was bought out in 1996 for £872m following the de-regulation of the electricity supply industry in the UK. The purchaser, newly privatised company Welsh Water, rebranded itself as Hyder (defunct company). Th..
Swaledale
Swaledale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in the North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the northernmost dales in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It begins as a narrow valley at the small village of Keld and from there runs east, broadening as it goes and ending at the mark..
Swaledale, Iowa
Swaledale is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census. Geography Swaledale is located at [42°58′41″N, 93°18′56″W] (42.977956, -93.315537)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Swaledale (sheep)
Swaledale is a breed of domestic sheep named after the Yorkshire valley of Swaledale. They are found all over the more mountainous areas of Great Britain, but particularly in County Durham, Yorkshire and the lower fells of Cumbria. Swaledales are noted for their off-white wool, and curled horns. ..
Swale (disambiguation)
Swale may mean: Swale, local government district in Kent, EnglandThe Swale, a strip of water separating North Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, EnglandRiver Swale, in Yorkshire, EnglandSwale (geographical feature), a low tract of landSwale (horse), American thoroughbred racehorseThis is a [disambi..
Swale (geographical feature)
A swale is a low tract of land, especially when moist or marshy. The term can refer to a natural landscape feature or a human-created one. When created by humans, this open drain system is designed to manage water runoff. The term swale has been popularized as a rainwater harvesting and soil cons..
Swale (horse)
Swale (April 21, 1981 - June 17, 1984) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. A son of Seattle Slew, Swale was trained by Woody Stephens and ridden by Laffit Pincay, Jr., both now members of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Swale won the Florida Derby enroute to winning the Kentuck..
Swale railway station
Swale railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, and is at the southern end of the Kingsferry Bridge, connecting the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent, England. The nearest settlement is Iwade. Train services are provided by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service from the station is..
Swale Stakes
The Swale Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses. The Swale Stakes is raced at Gulfstream Park each year. The race is open to horses, age three willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt. The race carries a purse of $150000. The Grade II Swale was won in 2006 by Sharp Humor. The race is a prep..
Swallow
Swallow can mean one of several things: Swallow (bird), one of several insectivorous birds in the family Hirundinidae.*Barn Swallow.Swallowing, the ingestion through muscular action of the esophagus.Swallow (locomotive), a GWR railway locomotive.Swallow (car), a make of British car by Swallow Sidec..
Swallow, Lincolnshire
For the bird called a swallow, see Hirundinidae. Swallow is a small village in Lincolnshire, on the A46 road just northeast of Caistor. The village has a small war memorial, and is noted by motorists for the notorious speed camera. Its name most likely comes from a theorized Anglo-Saxon word swalw..
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in savannah woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. It is partially migratory, moving in response to rainfall patterns. This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slen..
Swallow-tailed Gull
References BirdLife International (2004). [Creagrus furcatus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern ..
Swallow-tailed Kite
The Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanus forficatus) is an elanid kite which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America. It was formerly named Falco forficatus. Contents 1 Physical descripti..
Swallow-tailed Moth
The Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across Europe and the Near East. This is a large (wingspan 50-62 mm), impressive moth, remarkably butterfly-like. All parts of the adult are bright white marked with faint buffish fascia. Th..
Swallowdale
Swallowdale is the second book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. It was published in 1931. In this book, camping in the hills and moorland country around Ransome's Lake in the North features much more prominently and there is less sailing. A significant new character, Maria Tur..
Swallowed in Black
Swallowed in Black is the third album by Sadus released in 1990. Track listing "Black" – 5:25"Man Infestation" – 4:06"Last Abide" – 2:18"The Wake" – 4:21"In Your Face" – 1:03"Good Rid'nz" – 4:33"False Incarnation" – 4:37"Images" – 4:25"Powers of Hate" – 3:40"Arise" – 6:18"Oracl..
Swallowfield
Swallowfield is a village in the English county of Berkshire, close to Reading. Swallowfield Park Swallowfield Park is a fine 17th century mansion now converted into luxury retirement apartments owned by Heritage Living. Along with previous buildings on the site, it was once the home of a number of..
Swallowing
Swallowing, known scientifically as deglutition, is the reflex in the human body that makes something pass from the mouth, through the esophagus. If this fails and the object goes through the trachea, then choking occurs if the airway is completely blocked, or pulmonary aspiration occurs if the obj..
Swallowing Shit
Swallowing Shit was a shortlived Canadian hardcore punk band, active in Winnipeg, Manitoba in the mid-1990s. Formed in 1994 by vocalist Mike Alexander, guitarist Todd Kowalski, bassist Jahmeel Russell and drummer Cory Koss, the band's aggressive, politically radical brand of punk was a popular draw..
Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome and was published in 1930. It is set in the Lake District between the two World Wars. At the time Ransome had been working as a journalist with the Manchester Guardian, but decided to become a full-time a..
Swallows and Amazons (series)
Swallows and Amazons is a series of children's books by English author Arthur Ransome, named after the title of the first book in the series. The 12 books involve adventures by groups of children during school vacations, mostly in England and Scotland, between the two World Wars. The stories revolve..
Swallowtail butterfly
This article is about the insect. For the 1996 film by Shunji Iwai, please see Swallowtail Butterfly (film). The swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies, which form the family Papilionidae. There are at least 550 species, and though the majority are tropical, members of the family..
Swallowtail Butterfly (film)
Swallowtail (スワロウテイル Suwarōtēru), also known as Swallowtail Butterfly or Yentown, is a 1996 movie by Japanese film director Shunji Iwai, starring Hiroshi Mikami, Chara and Ayumi Ito. The film covers a wide array of themes and genres, from social-realism, to coming-of-age to crime...
Swallowwort
Swallowwort is a term used for several plants and plant families. The term "Swallowwort" likely derived from description of poisonous effects; Swallowwort genus name Cynanchum is from Greek words meaning "to choke a dog." The following plants are referred to as "Swallowwort": Any of several vines..
Swallow (bird)
This article is about the birds in the swallow family. For other uses, see swallow The bird family Hirundinidae is a group of passerines characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding, and known as swallows and martins. The family comprises two subfamilies: Pseudochelidoninae (the river marti..
Swallow blood
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Swallow Doretti
Swallow Doretti made a 2 seater sports car based on the Triumph TR2 at a factory in Walsall, England between 1954 and 1955. The company name came from Swallow Sidecar Company which was sold in 1945 by Jaguar to the Tube Investments Group. The car had a tubular steel chassis with a body made of a s..
Swallow Falls State Park
Swallow Falls State Park Located primarily in Garrett County, Maryland, in the United States. Swallow Falls State Park is located nine miles north of Oakland, Maryland and contains some of Maryland's most breathtaking scenery. The Youghiogheny River flows along the park's borders, passing through sh..
Swallow Records
Swallow Records is a Ville Platte, Louisiana based Cajun and country music label. it is owned by Floyd Soileau. See also List of record labels ..
Swallow Sidecar Company
The Swallow Sidecar Company was founded by William Walmsley in Blackpool, England to make motor cycle sidecars. In 1921 he was joined by the 20 year old William Lyons who had served his apprenticeship with Crossley Motors in Manchester. In 1926 they moved into the car coachwork business when the..
Swallow the Sun
Swallow the Sun is a Finnish melodic doom metal/death metal band. Their music is aggressive, and has a very varied tempo. Contents 1 Members2 Biography3 Discography3.1 Demos3.2 Singles3.3 Albums4 Similar musicians5 External links Members Matti Honkonen - ..
Swallow This
Swallow This is a live music album by American hair metal band Poison. The album was released on November 12, 1991 through Capitol Records. Production and Marketing The album was recorded in Orlando, Florida during the band's Flesh & Blood tour. Songs The double album features live tracks from Po..
Swallow this Live
Swallow this Live is a live music album released by American hair metal band Poison. The album was released on November 12, 1991 through Capitol Records. Production and Marketing The album was recorded in Orlando, Florida during the band's Flesh & Blood tour. Songs The album features live tracks ..
Swall Meadows, California
Swall Meadows is a small residential community in southern Mono County, California. ..
Swalm
The Swalm (-Dutch, in German: Schwalm) is a small river in Germany and the Netherlands, tributary to the river Meuse. Its source is near Wegberg, in the district Heinsberg, south-west of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The Swalm flows through Wegberg and Brüggen before flowi..
Swalmen
Swalmen (Limburgish and town dialect: Zjwame) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. The town is situated between the German border and the Meuse river (Maas in Dutch). It has a rich history, of which the originally Roman 'Rozenkerkje' church in Asselt is an impressive silen..
Swalot
Swalot (マルノーム Marunoom in Japanese, Schluckweh in German and Avaltout in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. Swalot's name is a combination of swallow and a lot, referring to this Pokémon's habit of eating and digesting things in large amounts. Contents 1&nb..
Swamee-Jain equation
The Swamee-Jain equation is used to solve directly for the Darcy-Weisbach friction factor f for a full-flowing circular pipe. [f = \frac + frac})]^2} \approx\ \frac + frac})]^2}] Where f is a function of: roughness height, e (m, ft)pipe diameter, D (m, ft)Reynolds number, Re (uni..
Swami
Part of a onHinduism This box: [ view] • [ talk] • [ edit] Swami is a primarily Hindu honorific, loosely akin to "master". It is derived from the Sanskrit language and means "owner of oneself", denoting complete mastery over instinctive and lower urges. It is a ..
Swamibagh
Swamibagh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Swamibagh had a population of 1909. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Swamibagh has an average ..
Swamigal
Swamigal is a South Indian word which means holy/saintly man.This word is commonly used in the Indian States of Tamil Nadu,Karnataka and Kerala.It is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Swami',which also has the same meaning.A similar word in North India is Swamiji. ..
Swamimalai
Swamimalai is a panchayat town near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the banks of river Cauvery, on the road connecting Kumbakonam and Thiruvaiyaru. The name of the town means 'God's mountain'. It has the only school that teaches the art (craft) of maki..
Swaminathan Aiyar
Swaminathan Anklesaria Aiyar is a noted Indian economist and journalist. He is currently the Chief Editor of The Economic Times, a leading Indian financial daily that forms a part of The Times Of India and is owned by the same parent company, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Swaminathan Aiyar also writes a po..
Swamithope
--> Swamithope (alternate spelling Swamithoppe) is the name of a village that lies southeast of the City of Nagercoil, the capital of the District of Kanyakumari in the State of Tamil Nadu, at the extreme southern tip of India. Swamithope lies about half-way between the cities of Nagercoil and Kan..
Swamithope pathi
Part of the series onAyyavazhi --> Ayyavazhi legends state that Ayya Vaikundar was incarnated from the Sea, and after providing rules and regulations to God-heads, came to Detchanam (Swamithoppe) and performed Tavam for six years in the place which was now known as Vatakku Vasal in Swamithoppe. T..
Swami (band)
Swami is a critically-acclaimed [BBC Summer Sounds:] Swami Asian rap/rock/bhangra band from Birmingham, England. It is also the pseudonym of the band's lead performer, DJ Swami (real name Diamond Duggal), who founded the band with his brother Subs (real name Simon Duggal). Though 'Swam..
Swami Amritaswaroopananda
redirect [[Template:Importance]] Swami Amritaswarupapananda Puri is one of the oldest disciples of Mata Amritanandamayi and is the Vice Chairman of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. His pre-monastic name was Balakrishnan He met Amritanandamayi in 1979, and accepted sannyasa in October 1989 taking his ..
Swami Amritatmananda
Swami Amritatmananda Puri is a senior Swami in Amma's Ashram. ..
Swami and Friends
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Swami Atmananda
Sri Atmananda Shri Krishna Menon was a well-known sage and guru. He was a householder and showed by his life and teachings that ordinary life can be a type of meditation, yoga, or striving towards moksha, or liberation from karma. He spent most of his life employed as a police prosecutor. He predict..
Swami B. G. Narasingha
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. SWAMI B.G. NARASINGHA born USA, August 23, 1946. Swami B.G. Narasingha [Jack B. Hebner] is a Hi..
Swami Chidananda Saraswati
Swami Chidananda Saraswati (b. 24 September 1916) is President of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, India. He is well-known in India as a yogi, jnani and spiritual leader. He succeeded as President of the Divine Life Society in 1963, after the death of his predecessor, Swami Sivananda, who founded..
Swami Chidbhavananda
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Swami Dayananda (disambiguation)
Swami Dayananda can refer to: Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Hindu religious leader and founder of the Arya Samaj.Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam.Swami Dayananda, also known as Bede Griffiths, an English monk who became a Hindu sannyasi. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguati..
Swami Dayananda Sarasvati
Swami Dayananda Saraswati (1930 - ) is a distinguished Hindu teacher of Vedanta and Sanskrit in the tradition of Adi Shankara. After receiving sannyasa (formal renunciation) in 1962, he devoted his life to the study and teaching of Vedanta, Swami Dayananda's initial exposure to the Upanisads was t..
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
This page is about the founder of the Arya Samaj. For others known by the same name, please see Swami Dayananda (disambiguation) Swami Dayananda Saraswati (स्‍वामी दयानन्‍द सरस्‍..
Swami Ghanananda
Swami Ghanananda is a prominent swami of the indigenous Hindu community in Ghana. External link [Swami Ghanananda interview] ..
Swami gimmick
A swami gimmick is any device used by a mentalist or magician used to covertly write information down for the purpose of creating the illusion of precognition or telepathy. The most common Swami Gimmick is a nail writer or thumb tip writer. These are small pieces of pencil lead that are attached t..
Swami Haridas
Swami Haridas was an Indian musician. He was regarded a musician saint because of his strong influence on North Indian classical music and bhakti for Radha (Krishna). He is said to be the incarnation of Lalita Sakhi who was the dear friend of Radha. He is credited with a large body of devotional co..
Swami Indravesh
Swami Indravesh (1937 – 2006) was a social worker, Arya Samaj leader and formerly Member of Parliament. He has done a great work in the field of education. He was born in Sundana village in 1937 in Haryana in a Hindu Jat family of Dhaka gotra. Swami Indravesh was influenced by the thoughts of Swa..
Swami Janakananda
Swami Janakananda was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1939. Already as a child he had learned to use simple yoga poses, and realised when he was 19 that he wanted to be a yogi. This dream was not fulfilled immediately, but in the years that followed he began to explore the possibilities of using yog..
Swami kalyandev
Swami Kalyandev was born to Bhoi Devi, wife of Pherdudatt. He was born on 21st June 1876 in Kotana village, district Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. This was the village of his maternal grandparents. His own village was Mundbhar in Muzaffarnagar district where he spent his early childhood. Kaluram travelle..
Swami Keshwanand
Swami Keshwanand (1883-1972) was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer. Contents 1 Early life2 Education3 Career3.1 The freedom fighter3.2 The educationist3.3 Propogation of Hindi3.4 The social reformer4 Honours5 Reference Early life Swami..
Swami Kriyananda
Swami Kriyananda, born J. Donald Walters, is a direct disciple of the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, and spent many hours with him during the last three years of Yogananda's life (1948 – 1952)Swami Kriyananda and Walters, Donald J. , Conversations With Yogananda: Stories, Sayings, and Wisdom of P..
Swami Lakshman Joo
Swami Lakshman Joo (1907-1991) was a famed mystic and scholar of Kashmir Shaivism. External links To view a documentation of images of Swami Lakshman Joo holding classes at his Ishbaer Ashram in Kashmir on Kashmir Shaivism go to the following link and choose under various available categories at ..
Swami Niranjanananda
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati (born 14 February 1960) is the successor of Paramahamsa Satyananda, founder of Satyananda Yoga, who passed on the worldwide coordination of Satyananda Yoga to Swami Niranjanananda in 1988. Born in Rajnandgaon, Madhya Pradesh, India, Swami Niranjanananda is considered ..
Swami Nityaswarupananda
Swami Nityaswarupananda (1899-1992) was a monk of Sri Ramakrishna Math. A brilliant monk, his biography has been written by Dr. Shelly Brown. He established the famous Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture in Kolkata. External links Astavakra Samhita - Swami Nityaswarupananda ISBN 8185301131 ..
Swami Omanand Sarswati
Swami Omanand Sarswati (1910 - 2003) was a freedom fighter, educationist, historian and a social worker from Haryana in India. He was born in March 1910 in village ‘Narela’ near Delhi. He was only son of his father. His father was Chaudhari Kanak Singh, a Khatri clan Jat. He was a zamindar and..
Swami paramananda
Born in 1959 in Mauritius, beautiful island in the Indian Ocean, Swami Paramananda's spiritual search started at a very tender age and was accelerated by a vision of Lord Jesus. In 1979, he met his preceptor,Swami Veervasantha, who triggered in him the process of transformation. After attaining enl..
Swami Parthasarathy
Swami Parthasaraty (ca. 1927 - ) is a modern exponent of Vedanta. His multi-disciplined academic base includes post-graduation from London University. For a period of over half a century, he has dedicated himself to the study, research and propagation of Vedanta and its practical application to life..
Swami Prabhavananda
Swami Prabhavananda was one of the senior monks at the Vedanta Society. Books by Swami Prabhavananda Original WorksThe spiritual heritage of India - an encyclopedia on Indic religionsVedic Religion and PhilosophyThe Eternal Companion (Life and teachings of Swami Brahmananda)The Sermon on the Mount..
Swami Premananda
Swami Premananda may mean: Swami Sai Premananda of Toronto, Canada: A spiritual guide in the path of Bhakti Yoga and meditation.Swami Premananda of Tiruvannamalai - Incorrect attribution. Swami Premananda is not from, nor does he reside at, Tiruvannamalai.Swami Premananda of Trichy A controversial G..
Swami Premananda of Trichy
contradict itself.Please see the discussion on the [talk page]. See Swami Premananda for other people with this monastic name. Swami Premananda of Tiruchirapally is the monastic name for a religious figure born under the name Prem Kumar on November 17, 1951 in Matale, Sri Lanka. He ..
Swami Purnamritananda
Swami Purnamritananda Puri is the most senior disciples of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. He is also the general secretary of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. External links [Talk by Purnamritananda] ..
Swami Rama
Swami Rama (1925-1996) (Click [here] for a picture) was a famous yogi of the Himalayan tradition who spent a long stretch of his life teaching in the USA. He is especially notable as one of the first yogis to allow himself to be studied by Western scientists. Originally his name was Bhole..
Swami Rama Tirtha
Swami Rama Tirtha (earlier known as Gossain Tirtha Rama) (Born Oct 22 1873, died Oct 17 1906), was a notable Indian follower of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.He was influenced by Swami Vivekananda. He was among the first to spread this philosophy to the west.He travelled to U.S.A.,Japan and Egypt...
Swami Ramdev
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Swami Ranganathananda
Swami Ranganathananda (b. December 15, 1908, Silwan, Trikkur, Kerala, as Shankaran Kutty; d. April 25, 2005, Kolkata) In 1926 he joined the Mysore branch of Ramakrishna Math. He obtained his final vows of monasticism from Swami Shivananda(also known as Mahapurush Maharaj) in 1933. He spent the fi..
Swami Records
Swami Records is a San Diego based independent record label founded in 2000 by John Reis. Reis also has his own radio show known as "Swami Sound System" on radio station 94.9FM KBZT in San Diego. Artists Beehive & The BarracudasCrimeDan SartainDemolition Doll RodsDrive Like JehuThe HusbandsHot Sna..
Swami Roberto
Swami Roberto (born under the name Roberto Casarin on April 9, 1963 in Turin, Italy) is a guru who has founded the new religious movement called Universal Soul or in Italian, Anima Universale. The website of the movement states: "Since His birth, supernatural phenomena are happening by means of Him..
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Swami Sahajananad Saraswati (1889-1950), was born in a Jujhoutia Bhumihar[[Citing sources citation needed]] Brahmin family of Gazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic Dandi sanyasi as well as a peasant leader of eastern India. Although he was born in Uttar Prade..
Swami Sai Premananda
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Swami Sarasvati Yoga Society
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Swami Satchidananda
Swami Satchidananda on the cover of his biography Swami Satchidananda (1914–2002) was an Indian religious figure who gained fame and followers in the West, especially in the United States. Satchidananda was born in the Tamil Nadu region of southern India in 1914 to privileged and obser..
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati (born 1923), is an important yoga master and guru in both his native India and the West. -->He was born in the small Himalayan town of Almora, Uttar Pradesh. In 1943, at the age of nineteen, he met his spiritual master, Swami Sivananda, in Rishikesh. He took sanny..
Swami Satyeswarananda Giri
Swami Satyeswarananda Giri also known as Vidyaratna Babaji, was born in Bengal, India, and is considered a Himalayan Master of Kriya Yoga. He received Kriya instruction and guidance, as well as, monastic training from Swami Satyananda Giri, whom he met whilst studying at the hermitage of Paramhansa ..
Swami Shyam
Swami Shyam Born Shyam Srivasta in Kanpur, India, Swami Shyam is the author of numerous self-published books and pamphlets on meditation and Vedant (or Vedanta) philosophy. His followers are called Shyams and his loosely run organization is called the International Meditation Institute (IMI) ..
Swami Sivananda
This is an article on Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh. For Swami Sivananda, the disciple of Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji, see Swami Sivananda (Rajasthan). frame Swami Sivananda Saraswati (स्वामी शिवानन्द सरस्वती) (Sep 8, 1887—Jul 14, 1963), as he is k..
Swami Sivananda (Rajasthan)
Swami Sivananda, born in the village Choti Khatu, district Nagaur (Rajasthan), whose original name was Savai Singh, was the son of a Rajastani nobleman (Thakur Sri Balvant Singhji Jodha Rajput). He was initiated into the Sannyas order by Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji. Swami Sivananda is well known ..
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: Shami Bibekanondo), whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta (Nôrendronath Dotto) (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902) is one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the Vedanta philosophy. He was the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and was..
Swami Vividishanand
Swami Vividishananda was another name that Swami Vivekananda had assumed for some time during his wanderings as a monk in India. Vividisha is a sanskrit word which means "the desire to know" and Ananda means bliss. As is customary in the Hindu religion and spirituality, a monk has to renounce everyt..
Swamp
A freshwater swamp This article is about the wetland type (a landform). For other uses of the term "swamp", see swamp (disambiguation). A swamp is a wetland that features permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water, generally with a substantial number of hummocks, o..
Swamped (EP)
Swamped is a single by Lacuna Coil off their album Comalies. It features a powerful female vocal track, heavy guitar and orchestral string backing. It also featured in the video game "[[Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]", and "[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]" as part of the soundtrack. ..
Swampert
Swampert (ラグラージ Laglarge in Japanese, Sumpex in German and Laggron in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. This Pokémon's name comes from swamp, a place where many Water and Ground-type Pokémon would likely be found, and rampart, meaning a fortification, which ..
Swamplord
Swamplord is the debut album by the Finnish Melodic Death Metal band Kalmah. Track listing "Evil in You" – 5:08"Withering Away" – 3:34"Heritance of Berija" – 4:29"Black Roija" – 4:14"Dance of the Water" – 4:31"Hades" – 4:24"Alteration" – 4:41"Using the Word" – 5:07 ..
Swampoodle
Swampoodle is also a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Swampoodle is a name for the neigborhood in the area around Union Station (Washington, D.C.) in Washington, D.C. This area was previously the home to a thriving Irish community. Gonzaga College High School is located here. Swampoodle i..
Swampoodle Grounds
Swampoodle Grounds was the home of the Washington Nationals baseball team of the National League from 1886 to 1889. The right field and the infield are now part of Union Station (Washington, D.C.), and left field is now the Main Post Office. Swampoodle Grounds held 6,000. The Washington Statesmen fo..
Swampscott, Massachusetts
Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,412 at the 2000 census. A former summer resort on Massachusetts Bay, Swampscott is today a residential community which includes the village of Beach Bluff, as well as the unincorporated community of Clifton. ..
Swampscott dory
The Swampscott Dory is a type of dory. Durning the middle of the 1800's the villages along the coast of Massachusetts built dories designed to be launched off the beach. There were three general areas where these boats were built giving name to the style of the dory generally built there, The Cape ..
Swampsong
Swampsong is Kalmah's third album. Track listing "Heros to Us" – 5:10"Burbot's Revenge" – 4:23"Cloned Insanity" – 4:11"Third, The Magical" – 5:26"Bird of Ill Omen" – 4:49"Doubtful About It All" – 4:45"Tordah" – 4:03"Man With Mystery" – 4:48"Moon of My Nights" – 6:12 ..
Swamps and tall-herb fens in the British National Vegetation Classification system
This article gives an overview of the swamp and tall-herb fen communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Introduction The swamp and tall-herb fen communities of the NVC were described in Volume 4 of British Plant Communities, first published in 1995, along with the aquat..
Swampus
Swampuses are fictional amphibious octopuses that were created for the TV series The Future is Wild. Swampuses live in the brackish Bengal swamps of 100 million years in the future, formed when Africa merged with and blocked the Bay of Bengal. They have a deadly venomous bite that can even kill a ..
Swampweed
Swampweed can mean: Hygrophila (family Acanthaceae)Selliera radicans (family Goodeniaceae) 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..
Swampy
Swampy (real name Daniel Hooper) is a British environmental protester, or eco-warrior. He lived in Exeter, Devon in the early 1990s and belonged to a variety of protest groups including the A30 Exeter to Honiton Protest and Fairmile Road Camp. He became a nationally known figure after spending a we..
Swampy Cree language
Swampy Cree is spoken by people from northern Manitoba, and Western Ontario. It is one of the western n-dialects of Cree. It has 4,500 speakers. External links [Ethnologue] ..
Swamp (comic strip)
Swamp is a comic strip created by Australian Gary Clark. It was first published in 1981. According to Clark, the inspiration and model for this strip was the creeks and lagoons in a bushy suburban Brisbane where he grew up in the 1960s. He describes the strip as a "down-to-earth look at a bewildered..
Swamp (disambiguation)
A swamp is a wetland that features permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water vegetated with woody plants (trees and shrubs). Swamp may also refer to: Swamp, (est. 1981) the comic strip by Gary ClarkSwamp green, the color that resembles swampsSwamp Ophelia, the 1994 Indi..
Swamp Angels
The Swamp Angels were a New York waterfront street gang during the mid nineteenth century. One of the most successful waterfront gangs of the period, the Swamp Angels dominated the dockyards of New York Harbor from the 1850s into the post-Civil War era. Their headquarters, a rookery on Cherry Stre..
Swamp Antechinus
The Swamp Antechinus (Antechinus minimus) is a species of mouse-like marsupial of the Dasyuridae family and as such is related to dunnarts, quolls and the Tasmanian Devil. Contents 1 Habitat and distribution2 Breeding and social habits3 Diet4 Subspecies5 References6 ..
Swamp barb
The swamp barb (Puntius chola), or chola barb is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Cyprininae sub-family of the (Cyprinidae) family. It originates in inland waters in Asia, and is found in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Myanmar. Contents 1 Physical d..
Swamp beacon
The swamp beacon (US) or bog beacon (UK) or klubbmurkling (Europe) is the club-shaped fruiting body (mushroom) of the Mitrula paludosa fungus (which was known as Mitrula phalloides). Habitat These mushrooms are found in swamps and bogs across North America in the cooler climates of south-eastern ..
Swamp blues
Swamp blues is a form of blues music that is highly evolved and specialized. It arose from the Louisiana blues and is known for its laidback rhythms which dominate a music that is simultaneously funky and often lighthearted — for a blues sub-genre. Influences from Cajun music or black Creole..
Swamp buffalo rumen ecology
Swamp buffalo rumen ecology, the rumen of swamp/ buffalo is important and quite distinctive from other rumen of other ruminants. The rumen consists of essential microorgnisms namely bacteria, protozoa and fungi which digests the feeds to produce fermentaion-end products via anaerobic fermentation or..
Swamp buggy
The Swamp Buggy was created out of necessity, in Naples, Florida, as a vehicle with which to traverse the vast, boggy swamp known as the Everglades during early development of that region in the 1930's and 1940's. The versatile "Swamp Buggy" was a tall, ungainly and strange looking vehicle, riding ..
Swamp chestnut oak
The Swamp Chestnut Oak, Quercus michauxii, is a large oak of bottomlands and wetlands in the mid-south United States, and is in the white oak section, Quercus sect. Quercus. The Swamp Chestnut Oak closely resembles the Chestnut Oak, Quercus prinus, and for that reason has sometimes been treated a..
Swamp cooler
Swamp coolers (also called "evaporative coolers" or "Air coolers") are air conditioners used to cool buildings in dry climates. The technique they use is evaporative cooling, of which two types exist: direct evaporative cooling and indirect evaporative cooling. Evaporative cooling is especially well..
Swamp crayfish
The swamp crayfish, Tenuibranchiurus glypticus, is a tiny freshwater crayfish that occurs in freshwater waterways in Queensland, and is the smallest known species of crayfish. The species is the only member of the genus Tenuibranchiurus, and the characteristics that distinguish it are its small si..
Swamp cypress
Swamp cypress is a common name for more than one species of plants in the family Cupressaceae (cypresses): Species of the genus TaxodiumGlyptostrobus pensilisActinostrobus pyramidalis This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ..
Swamp Democrats
Swamp Democrats are one of the major divisions of the Democratic Party in Arkansas during the New South period. The area of strength for Swamp Democrats was the flooded timber and marshy areas of eastern Arkansas and the Grand Prairie section of the state. Swamp Democrats generally voted in the inte..