Search results for "Cost of living" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Mount Vernon, Virginia, was the plantation home of the first president ... a fine setting for a country gentleman out of five hundred acres. His carefully ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 17:46, 10 November 2022
- hydrocarbon fuels found within the top layer of the Earth’s crust. They range ... they were formed from the fossilized remains of dead plants and animals, during ...15 KB (2,136 words) - 06:36, 1 April 2024
- often established in an underdeveloped part of a state’s territory, to detain ... where unpaid prisoners labored on behalf of their country’s colonial ...21 KB (3,190 words) - 07:14, 23 November 2022
- January 13, 1864), known as the "father of American music," was the ... Stephen Collins Foster, the ninth of William B. and Eliza T. Foster ...20 KB (3,215 words) - 20:00, 9 February 2023
- owner who became infamous in the final years of his life, when he lived as ... a giant, eight-engined, flying boat made of wood that flew only once, in 1947. ...29 KB (4,496 words) - 19:27, 7 February 2024
- Nuclear power is a type of nuclear technology involving the controlled ... The use of nuclear power has also engendered much debate. Critics ...49 KB (7,262 words) - 10:10, 11 March 2023
- particularly affected by a very high cost of living, due to a combination ... particularly affected by a very high cost of living, due to a combination ...36 KB (5,082 words) - 18:54, 14 January 2023
- – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly ... "Desiree's Baby," a tale of miscegenation in antebellum ...17 KB (2,711 words) - 17:09, 5 October 2022
- first to realize and develop the potential of film as an extended dramatic ... Legendary actress Lillian Gish called Griffith "the father of ...18 KB (2,857 words) - 07:36, 12 January 2024
- The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the ... 1, 2004, the pension is subject to cost-of-living increases. ...32 KB (4,854 words) - 23:23, 14 June 2023
- ) refers to a town situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, ... ornate pepperpot towers. The Fort, like most of the forts in Sri Lanka, sits ...17 KB (2,690 words) - 03:58, 18 April 2024
- Carpets are made of natural and synthetic fibers, such as wool, nylon ... == Types of carpets == [[Image:Swatches of berber carpet.jpg|thumb ...28 KB (4,327 words) - 00:39, 29 November 2023
- organization, set up in 1873, operates one of India's largest fleets ... a ferry service in the northern reaches of the city. The electricity division ...24 KB (3,549 words) - 23:07, 20 November 2023
- Examples in which white pigment, consisting of titanium oxide, is used, are ... forms and five naturally occurring isotopes of this element—46Ti through ...27 KB (3,874 words) - 03:49, 1 May 2023
- Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology which emphasizes ... Researchers in this field analyze states of happiness, flow, values ...40 KB (5,742 words) - 16:04, 12 September 2023
- birds in the family have the common name of martin. While the name "martin ... used in a collective sense for all members of the family, including species ...25 KB (3,606 words) - 01:30, 28 May 2021
- boundaries and challenge the status quo cost him his position and acceptance ... The thesis of his work was that individuals live in terror of their ...20 KB (3,151 words) - 19:31, 13 February 2024
- often taking years and sometimes decades of careful preparation – including ... ) was born on June 13, 1935, in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, as the second of ...37 KB (5,196 words) - 21:40, 10 December 2023
- from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado south into Mexico ... Prior to the construction of major dams along its route, this river ...24 KB (3,618 words) - 22:40, 7 January 2024
- to Australia. According to the Mercer cost of living survey, Sydney is Australia’s ... Intelligence Unit's Worldwide cost of living survey, Sydney is the ...33 KB (4,682 words) - 01:54, 27 February 2023
