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Weir, Peter
WEIR, Peter Nationality: Australian. Born: Peter Lindsay Weir in Sydney, 8 August 1944. Education: Arts/Law coursework at University of Sydney. Family: Married Wendy Stiles, 1966, two children. Career: Worked for family real estate business, then joined television station ATN 7, Sydney... Read more
Silas Weir Mitchell
Silas Weir Mitchell 1829-1914, American physician and author, b. Philadelphia, M.D. Jefferson Medical College, 1850, studied in Paris. A pioneer in the application of psychology to medicine, he won special fame for his treatment of nervous disorders and for his study of the nervous system. His medi... Read more
Ernest Lawson
Ernest Lawson 1873-1939, American landscape painter, b. San Francisco. He studied art in Kansas City, in New York City under Twachtman and J. Alden Weir, and in Paris. On returning to New York he joined the independent artists' group called the Eight . His impressionist landscapes won him many awa... Read more
hydraulics
hydraulics branch of engineering concerned mainly with moving liquids. The term is applied commonly to the study of the mechanical properties of water, other liquids, and even gases when the effects of compressibility are small. Hydraulics can be divided into two areas, hydrostatics and hydrokineti... Read more
Isabella
Isabella 1296-1358, queen consort of Edward II of England, daughter of Philip IV of France. She married Edward in 1308. Neglected and mistreated by her husband, Isabella nourished hatred for the royal favorites, the Despensers (see Despenser, Hugh le ), who were responsible (1324) for the conf... Read more
Margaret Eleanor Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood 1939-, Canadian novelist and poet. Her writing treats contemporary issues, such as feminism, sexual politics, the fate of Canada and Canadian literature, and the intrusive nature of mass society. Her best-known novel, The Handmaid's Tale (1986), is set in a mid-21st-centur... Read more
Patrick O'Brian
Patrick O'Brian 1914-2000, British novelist, b. near London as Richard Patrick Russ. He changed his name in 1945 and after World War II settled in France. O'Brian's first novel, Caesar (1930), written when he was a teenager, was followed during the 1950s and 60s by several rather well-received no... Read more
irrigation
irrigation in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. Estimates of total irrigated land in the world range from 543 to 618 million acres (220 t... Read more
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-94, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, b. Edinburgh. Handicapped from youth by delicate health, he struggled all his life against tuberculosis. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1875, but he never practiced. At an early age he had begun to write, and grad... Read more
Eskimo
Eskimo , a general term used to refer to a number of groups inhabiting the coastline from the Bering Sea to Greenland and the Chukchi Peninsula in NE Siberia. A number of distinct groups, based on differences in patterns of resource exploitation, are commonly identified, including Siberian, St. Lawr... Read more

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Julian Alden Weir
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Julian Alden Weir , 1852-1919, b. West Point, N.Y...He studied with his father Robert Walter Weir, a landscape painter of the Hudson River...England (Pa. Acad. of the Fine Arts). Weir's brother, John Ferguson Weir, 1841...
Peter Weir
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Peter Weir wēr , 1944-, Australian film...technique with the style of European art films. Weir's vivid and varied work often deals with...novels. Bibliography: See M. Haltof, Peter Weir: When Cultures Collide (1996), J. Rayner...
Weir of Hermiston
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Weir of Hermiston, an unfinished novel by R. L. Stevenson , published 1896. Archie Weir is the only child of Adam Weir, Lord Hermiston, the lord justice clerk, a formidable ‘...
Weir Farm National Historic Site
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Weir Farm National Historic Site see National Parks and Monuments (table).
Silas Weir Mitchell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Silas Weir Mitchell 1829-1914, American physician and author, b. Philadelphia, M.D. Jefferson Medical College, 1850, studied in...
Mitchell, S(ilas) Weir
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Mitchell, S[ilas] Weir (1829–1914),Philadelphia physician and author, prior to beginning his career in literature achieved fame for his...
John Henry Twachtman
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...trip he painted and etched with J. Alden Weir. Twachtman's early paintings are in...Back in New York, he exhibited with Weir and taught at the Art Students League with...place in Greenwich, Conn., not far from Weir's, and painted a great deal at Cos Cob...
Katherine Dunham
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...had three children together: Louise and Fanny June (Taylor) Weir, who had families of their own by the time Dunham was born...temporary custody of the children to their half-sister Fanny June Weir, and ordered that the children be returned to their father as...
Ulalume
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...lover's unwitting return to the tomb where he had buried his Ulalume:It was hard by the dim lake of Auber In the misty mid region of Weir— It was down by the dank tarn of Auber, In the ghoul‐haunted woodland of Weir.
Lock
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...the modern lock is the flash lock, also called a navigation weir or stanch. It originated in China and is believed to have been...50 BC. The flash lock was a navigable gap in a masonry dam or weir that could be opened or closed by a single wooden gate. Opening...

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Weir, Peter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers WEIR, Peter Nationality: Australian. Born: Peter Lindsay Weir in Sydney, 8 August 1944. Education: Arts/Law coursework...xE9;e (Meny) (doc) (as himself) Publications By WEIR: articles— Interview with D. Castell, in...
Weir, Robert Weir Schultz
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Weir, Robert Weir Schultz ( Robert Weir Schultz until 1915) (1860–1951). Scots-born Arts-and-Crafts architect. Articled to Rowand Anderson , he later joined the office of Norman Shaw , where he met Lethaby , with whom he...
Schultz, Robert Weir
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Schultz, Robert Weir (1861–1951). See Weir , Robert Weir Schultz.
weir
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences weir An engineered structure extending across an open water channel. It is possible to calculate the volume of water flowing over a weir from a knowledge of its particular characteristics. Weirs are designed for...
Weir, Julian Alden
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Weir, Julian Alden. See TEN .
Weir, (Dame) Gillian (Constance)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Weir, (Dame) Gillian (Constance) ( b Martinborough, NZ, 1941). NZ organist and harpsichordist. Début London 1965...
Weir, J. Alden
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Weir, J. Alden. See Ten .
Weir, Judith
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Weir, Judith ( b Aberdeen, 1954). Scottish composer. Played in Nat. Youth Orch. of Great Britain. Worked on computer mus...
Mitchell, Silas Weir
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography MITCHELL, SILAS WEIR ( b . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 February 1829; d . Philadelphia, 4 January 1914) medicine, neurology . Mitchell...
The Last Wave
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers THE LAST WAVE Australia, 1977 Director: Peter Weir Production: Ayer Productions Pty. Ltd., McElroy...screenplay: Tony Morphett, Petru Popescu, and Peter Weir, from an idea by Peter Weir; photography: Russell Boyd; additional photography...

Thesaurus entries related to "Weir,"

floodgate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus floodgate • noun  heavy rains may prove too much for the East Creek floodgate synonyms : sluice, watergate; lock, dam, weir.
gush
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus gush • verb   1. water gushed through the weir synonyms : surge, burst, spout, spurt, jet, stream, rush, pour, spill, well out, cascade, flood; flow, run, issue...

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WEIR NUMBER 1; LEFT-HANDER EARNS FIRST GREEN JACKET; CANADIAN MIKE WEIR WINS 67TH MASTERS.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/14/2003; 700+ words ; ...win the 67th Masters tournament. Mike Weir became the first Canadian to win a major...playoff at Augusta National Golf Club. Weir closed with a 68 to tie Mattiace at 7...big moment for Canadian sports," said Weir, who grew up playing hockey in the winter...
Weir's playoff victory ices Tour season again.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/4/2001; ; 700+ words ; HOUSTON _ When Mike Weir was growing up in Ontario, Canada, his...off the snow. As a professional golfer, Weir has made a habit of playing his best late...Championship on Sunday at Champions Golf Club, Weir has won the PGA Tour's final event two...
Interview: Bob Weir discusses his musical career and his new album, "Weir Here," and performs
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 8/14/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Saturday (NPR) 08-14-2004 Interview: Bob Weir discusses his musical career and his new album, "Weir Here," and performsHost: SCOTT SIMONTime...host: I'm here in the studio with Bob Weir of the Dead, here with Bob Weir, whose new...
WEIR TO WEIR IN FINAL ROUND HIS 1ST WIN FROM IN FRONT IS 2ND IN A ROW AT RIVIERA.(Sports)(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 2/23/2004; 700+ words ; ...held. The rain didn't. And neither did Mike Weir's winless streak as a 54-hole leader. Weir broke through for his first come-from-ahead...the week - my up-and-down game,'' said Weir, whose 66-64-66-71-267 total wound...
Weir Pumps to Reduce Product Design and Delivery Time by 50 Percent Using SolidWorks Software.
Business Wire; 5/27/2003; 700+ words ; ...collaboration and reduce production errors Weir Pumps, one of the world's largest pump...software, SolidWorks announced today. Weir Pumps will standardize on SolidWorks software...A major subsidiary of $1.4 billion Weir Group PLC, Weir Pumps set out to streamline...
Weir returns home with a green jacket in his wardrobe; "Proud": Golfer invited to appear before Parliament
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 4/15/2003; ; 661 words ; TORONTO (AP) - Mike Weir returned home Monday with a green jacket...honor of his Masters victory Sunday. Weir said he didn't leave Augusta National...and applauded while watching on TV as Weir became the first Canadian to win the Masters...
Weir makes Sulzer bid
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 9/20/2000; ; 700+ words ; WEIR Group, Scotland's biggest engineering firm...successful, it would be the biggest acquisition in Weir Group's 129-year history and would catapult...pump maker, would also push Glasgow-based Weir, already in sixth position, further up the...
Weir getting taste of life in Wayne's world Masters champ hits Gretzky-like celebrity in native Canada
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/11/2003; ; 700+ words ; The weeks following Mike Weir's playoff victory in the Masters were...replaying some shots I made at Augusta," Weir said Monday. A putt here or an up-and...S. Open at Olympia Fields. Still, Weir can be forgiven for reveling in the aftermath...
Weir overachieves on and off the course.
Newspaper article from: Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA); 2/22/2004; 700+ words ; ...cracked late Sunday afternoon, when Mike Weir started talking about overachievement...the altar. "I've got a great wife," Weir said. "I remember when we didn't have...win. She's great. I overachieved." Weir exhaled and waited for the emotional gust...
Canadian Weir beats Mattiace in playoff.
Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 4/13/2003; 700+ words ; ...the final round of the Masters. All Mike Weir needed to do Sunday was to keep his ears...fairway at Augusta National Golf Club, Weir heard a thunderous roar from across the...birdie putt to take a 3-stroke lead, and Weir needed to get to work. That he did. Weir...