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- private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S. The college offers bachelor's degrees in the liberal arts and sciences. It also sponsors study-abroad programs in various countries. The college, though affiliated with the United Methodist Church, is nonsectarian. ...
- Allegheny County Court House and Jail
- (from the article "Richardson, Henry Hobson") ...long ago, the development of Richardson's work in the last years of his life can now best be studied at Sever (1878-80) and Austin (1880-84) halls at Harvard University; at the Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (1884-87) in Pittsburgh; at ...
- Allegheny Front
- (from the article "West Virginia") ...Mountain system. It is commonly subdivided into two major physiographic regions: the Appalachian Plateau Province and the Ridge and Valley Province. In general, these are separated by the Allegheny Front, dividing the waters that flow to the Atlantic Ocean from ...
- Allegheny Mountains
- mountainous eastern part of the Allegheny Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains, U.S. The Allegheny range extends south-southwestward for more than 500 miles (800 km) from north-central Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia. Rising to Mount Davis (3,213 feet [979 m]; highest point ... [6 Related Articles]
- Allegheny Plateau
- western section of the Appalachian Mountains, U.S., extending southwestward from the Mohawk River valley in central New York to the Cumberland Plateau in southern West Virginia. Generally sloping toward the northwest, the plateau has been dissected by streams to form ...
- Allegheny Portage Railroad
- (from the article "tunnels and underground excavations") ...Woodhead) of the Manchester-Sheffield Railroad (1839-45) was driven from five shafts up to 600 feet deep. In the United States, the first railroad tunnel was a 701-foot construction on the Allegheny Portage Railroad. Built in 1831-33, it was a combination ...
- Allegheny River
- river rising in the hilly plateau region of Potter county, Pennsylvania, U.S., and flowing generally northward for about 80 miles (130 km). The river enters New York state where the Allegheny Reservoir is impounded at Allegany State Park; turning southwest, ... [1 Related Articles]
- Allegheny woodrat
- (from the article "woodrat") At the simple extreme of woodrat nest construction is that of the Allegheny woodrat (N. magister). Although it is merely a cup made of plants, the rat protects it with a small pile of sticks among boulders on a cliff ...
- Allegiance Institution
- (from the article "Saudi Arabia") ...region and Saudi Arabia. The Saudis were reportedly looking to boost relations with countries that did not have an interest in Saudi internal affairs. In late October King Abdullah established the Allegiance Institution, a committee of the descendants of Ibn ...
- allegorical interpretation
- (from the article "biblical literature") Allegorical interpretation places on biblical literature a meaning that, with rare exceptions, it was never intended to convey. Yet at times this interpretation seemed imperative. If the literal sense, on which heretics, such as the 2nd-century biblical critic Marcion, and ...
- allegorical portraiture
- (from the article "Nattier, Jean-Marc") ...history painter, but the French financial crisis of 1720 all but ruined him, and he was henceforth obliged to turn to portraiture, which was more lucrative. He subsequently revived the genre of the allegorical portrait, in which a living person ...
- allegory
- a symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a meaning not explicitly set forth in the narrative. Allegory, which encompasses such forms as fable, parable, and apologue, may have meaning on two or more levels that the reader can understand only through ... [15 Related Articles]
- Allegret, Marc
- French motion-picture director known for his exacting film technique.
- Allegret, Yves
- French motion-picture director who gained fame for his work in the "film noir" genre that was popular in the late 1940s. [1 Related Articles]
- allele
- any one of two or more genes that may occur alternatively at a given site (locus) on a chromosome. Alleles may occur in pairs, or there may be multiple alleles affecting the expression (phenotype) of a particular trait. If the ... [15 Related Articles]
- allele frequency
- (from the article "heredity") ...a to replace A, the population must go through stages in which there are mixtures of A and a alleles present in the population at the same time. In population genetics, allele frequency is the measurement of the commonness of ...
- allelengyon
- (from the article "Byzantine Empire") ...requiring proof of title to other land going back in some cases as far as 1,000 years. Further, the system of collective responsibility for the payment of outstanding taxes known as the allelengyon now devolved not on the rest of ...
- allelic heterogeneity
- (from the article "genetic disease, human") ...molecular defect (allelic homogeneity), or they may be heterogeneous, such that tens or even hundreds of different mutations, all affecting the same gene, may be seen in the affected population (allelic heterogeneity). In some cases even mutations in different genes ...
- allelic homogeneity
- (from the article "genetic disease, human") ...autosomal dominant, specific mutations associated with the same disease present in different families may be uniform, such that every affected individual carries exactly the same molecular defect (allelic homogeneity), or they may be heterogeneous, such that tens or even hundreds ...
- allelochemical
- (from the article "community ecology") ...others are defenses against parasites. Most of the chemical compounds that make herbs so flavourful and useful in cooking probably evolved as defenses against enemies. These compounds, called allelochemicals, are found in almost all plant species, and their great diversity ...
- allemande
- processional couple dance with stately, flowing steps, fashionable in 16th-century aristocratic circles; also an 18th-century figure dance. The earlier dance apparently originated in Germany but became fashionable both at the French court (whence its name, which in French means "German") ... [3 Related Articles]
- allemontite
- the mineral arsenic antimonide (AsSb). It commonly occurs in veins, as at Allemont, Isere, Fr.; Valtellina, Italy; and the Comstock Lode, Nevada. It also is present in a lithium pegmatite at Varutrask, Swed. Polished sections of most specimens of allemontite ...
- Allen Telescope Array
- (from the article "extraterrestrial intelligence") ...a new instrument, jointly built by the SETI Institute and the University of California at Berkeley and designed for round-the-clock SETI observations, began operation in northeastern California. The Allen Telescope Array (named after its principal funder, American technologist Paul Allen) ...
- allen wrench
- (from the article "wrench") Recessed-head screws or set screws commonly have a hexagonally shaped recess and require a special wrench, usually referred to as an allen wrench; it consists of a hexagonal bar of tool steel shaped into the form of an L, either ...
- Allen's bush baby
- (from the article "bush baby") ...one species, the dusky bush baby (G. matschiei), is restricted to the rainforests of eastern Congo (Kinshasa). They feed on gum, insects, pods, flowers, and leaves. The larger Allen's bush baby (G. alleni) and its relatives live in the rainforests ...
- Allen, Arthur Leigh
- (from the article "Zodiac killer") ...the 1980s and murdered dozens more people, though this view is controversial. During the 1990s several investigators claimed to have identified the Zodiac killer; the suspect most often cited was Arthur Leigh Allen (1933-92), a Vallejo, Calif., schoolteacher who had ...
- Allen, Bennie
- (from the article "Greenleaf, Ralph") As a boy Greenleaf attained prominence by defeating Bennie Allen, at that time (1913-15) the world pocket billiards champion, in an exhibition match at Monmouth. In Detroit, Mich., in 1929 he made a run of 126 (a record for championship ...
- Allen, Bill
- (from the article "WLAC") Three white disc jockeys-John Richbourg, Gene Nobles, and Bill ("Hoss") Allen-brought fame to themselves and WLAC by playing rhythm and blues, at least partly in response to the requests of returning World War II veterans who had been exposed to ...
- Allen, Bog of
- group of peat bogs between the Liffey and the Shannon rivers in east-central Ireland in Counties Kildare, Offaly, Laoighis, and Westmeath. Some 370 square miles (958 square km) in area, it is developed extensively for fuel for power stations; the ...
- Allen, Bryan
- (from the article "MacCready, Paul Beattie") On Aug. 23, 1977, at Shafter Airport near Bakersfield, Calif., MacCready's Gossamer Condor, pedaled and piloted by 137-pound (62-kilogram) Bryan Allen, a bicyclist and hang-glider enthusiast, completed the course required to win the Kremer Prize of £50,000 ($95,000), clearing a ...
- Allen, Damon
- (from the article "Football") ...(11-7) in the East and the B.C. Lions (12-6) in the West lost in the division finals to Montreal (10-8) and Edmonton (11-7), respectively, but 42-year-old Toronto quarterback Damon Allen won the first CFL Outstanding Player Award of his 21-year ...
- Allen, Dave
- Irish comedian (b. July 6, 1936, Tallaght, County Dublin, Ire.-d. March 10, 2005, London, Eng.), mocked the absurdities of society, politics, and religion-particularly the Roman Catholic Church and its clergy-usually while he perched casually on a tall chair or stool ...
- Allen, Edgar
- (from the article "Doisy, Edward Adelbert") ...at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo. (1919-23), and St. Louis University (1923-65; emeritus 1965-86). From 1922 to 1934 he worked with the embryologist Edgar Allen in developing assay techniques that facilitated research on sex hormones. Doisy and ...
- Allen, Elizabeth Anne Chase Akers
- American journalist and poet, remembered chiefly for her sentimental poem "Rock Me to Sleep," which found especial popularity during the Civil War.
- Allen, Ethan
- soldier and frontiersman, leader of the Green Mountain Boys during the American Revolution. [4 Related Articles]
- Allen, Florence Ellinwood
- American jurist who became the first woman to serve on the bench in a number of state courts and one federal jurisdiction.
- Allen, Fred
- American humorist whose laconic style, dry wit, and superb timing influenced a generation of radio and television performers.
- Allen, Gene
- (from the article "1964: Other Winners") ...Lassally for Zorba the GreekCinematography, Color: Harry Stradling for My Fair LadyArt Direction, Black-and-White: Vassilis Fotopoulos for Zorba the GreekArt Direction, Color: Gene Allen and Cecil Beaton for My Fair LadyMusic Score (Substantially Original): Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. ...
- Allen, George
- (from the article "The U.S. 2006 Midterm Elections") Sen. George Allen of Virginia, a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, used the term macaca (the definition of which was variously a monkey, a town in South Africa, or a racial slur against African immigrants) when referring to a Democratic ...
- Allen, George
- American professional football coach.
- Allen, Gracie
- American comedian who, with her husband, George Burns, formed the comedy team Burns and Allen. [1 Related Articles]
- Allen, Henry
- African-American jazz musician, one of the major trumpeters of the swing era, he also sang and led small bands.
- Allen, Hervey
- American poet, biographer, and novelist who had a great impact on popular literature with his historical novel Anthony Adverse.
- Allen, Ivan Earnest, Jr.
- American politician (b. March 15, 1911, Atlanta, Ga.-d. July 2, 2003, Atlanta), served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970, and, having discarded his previous segregationist stance, led the city in integrating schools, businesses, and workforces at a time ...
- Allen, Jay Presson
- American screenwriter and playwright (b. March 3, 1922, Fort Worth, Texas-d. May 1, 2006, New York, N.Y.), was best known for the scripts she adapted from novels and was credited with having developed some of the best and most memorable ...
- Allen, John
- (from the article "roller coaster") "You don't need a degree in engineering to design roller coasters, you need a degree in psychology," John Allen, president of Philadelphia Toboggan, once said. "A roller coaster is as theatrically contrived as a Broadway play." Allen's advancements in roller ...
- Allen, John K.
- (from the article "Houston") ...army. A week later, outside the present city at the Battle of San Jacinto, Santa Anna was captured, and Texas was freed. In August 1836 two New York land speculators, the brothers Augustus C. and John K. Allen, bought a ...
- Allen, Marit
- British fashion editor and costume designer used her shrewd fashion sense and her positions on the editorial staffs of the British fashion magazines Queen (1961-64) and Vogue (1964-73) to champion young "Swinging Sixties" designers, models, and photographers. Through her husband, ...
- Allen, Mel
- announcer and sportscaster who was a pioneer in both radio and television broadcasts of baseball games. [1 Related Articles]
- Allen, Patrick
- (from the article "Bowling") Just four years after he captured his first career title, Patrick Allen of the U.S. emerged as the bowler ranked number one in the world, earning honours as the 2005 Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Player of the Year and claiming ...
- Allen, Paul G.
- (from the article "Gates, Bill") ...school's payroll system and founded Traf-O-Data, a company that sold traffic-counting systems to local governments. In 1975 Gates, then a sophomore at Harvard University, joined his hometown friend Paul G. Allen to develop software for the first microcomputers. They began ...
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