Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Andorra

Andorra's independence is traditionally ascribed to Charlemagne, who recovered the

Saturday, April 02, 2005

Horyu Temple

Beginning about AD 600, a number

Thursday, March 31, 2005

Selaginella

Genus of plants that are commonly known as spike moss (q.v.).

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Camden

Inner borough of London, part of the historic county of Middlesex, to the north of Westminster and the historic City of London. It extends some 5 miles (8 km) from below High Holborn (road) to the northern heights of Hampstead Heath. Camden was created a borough in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St. Pancras. Camden includes

Sunday, March 27, 2005

Insurance, Export credit insurance

A special form of credit insurance is available to exporters against losses from both commercial and political risks. In the United States, for example, export credit insurance is written through a consortium of insurance companies organized by the Foreign Credit Insurance Association (FCIA). The Export-Import Bank of the United States assumes the ultimate liability

Friday, March 25, 2005

Lens Dislocation

Abnormal position of the crystalline lens of the eye. The dislocation, which may be congenital or acquired, has as its immediate cause weakness or loss of a portion of the ligaments that anchor the lens to the ciliary muscle.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Cosin, John

Cosin was named a chaplain of Durham Cathedral (1619) and subsequently wrote the famed Collection of Private