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Carlos
Carlos (Carlos María Isidro de Borbón), 1788-1855, second son of Charles IV of Spain. He was the first Carlist pretender. After his father's abdication (1808) he was, with the rest of his family, held a prisoner in France until 1814. A conservative and a devout Catholic, he was suppor... Read more
San Carlos
San Carlos , residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts. ... Read more
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo , town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco , on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera . It is a tourist center noted for its world-famous gambling casino (built 1858) and for its scenery, fine villas, and luxurious hotels. In 1954 the concession came under the control of ... Read more
Carlo Rainaldi
Carlo Rainaldi , 1611-91, Italian architect of the high baroque. He followed in the steps of the great Roman masters of baroque building, Bernini, Borromini, and Cortona. Largely dependent upon them for his designs, Rainaldi developed a heavier and more austere style that was widely imitated. Most o... Read more
Carlo Dolci
Carlo Dolci , 1616-86, Florentine painter. Among his best-known paintings are the heads and half-figures of Jesus and the Mater Dolorosa, in which he emphasized expressions of suffering and sorrow. His works are best studied in Florence in the Uffizi and Pitti galleries and the Corsini Palace. Among... Read more
Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo , Prince of Venosa, c.1560-1613, Italian composer. Gesualdo's later madrigals are striking for their time in their harmonic and dramatic boldness. They are contained in the last two (1611) of his six published books of madrigals. Gesualdo was a flamboyant personality: he had many love... Read more
Carlo Maratti
Carlo Maratti , 1625-1713, Italian high baroque painter and engraver of the Roman school. He restored Raphael's frescoes in the Vatican and was appointed curator of the Vatican paintings. Maratti created a number of allegorical pictures in which he attempted to reconcile the baroque and classical tr... Read more
Carlo Fontana
Carlo Fontana , 1634-1714, Italian architect. During his early years he worked for three of the most important architects of the high baroque period—Rainaldi, Cortona, and Bernini. His works include various palaces, fountains, tombs, and the Church of San Marcello al Corso (1682-83) in Rome an... Read more
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes , 1928-, Mexican writer, editor, and diplomat. He was head of the department of cultural relations in Mexico's ministry of foreign affairs (1956-59) and Mexican ambassador to France (1975-77). Much of his fiction, which generally deals with themes of Mexican identity and history and o... Read more
Carlo Broschi Farinelli
Carlo Broschi Farinelli , 1705-82, Italian male soprano, greatest of the castrati (see castrato ), pupil of Niccolò Porpora , in whose operas he sang (1734-37) in London. Farinelli's real name was Carlo Broschi. Having won fame in France and Italy, he became (1737) official singer to Philip... Read more

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Monte Carlo Experiments
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Monte Carlo Experiments Monte Carlo experiments consist of statistical resampling techniques usually...implementations. The technique is named after the city of Monte Carlo, renowned for its casino, because it is based on a random number...
Borromeo, Carlo (1538–1584)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World BORROMEO, CARLO (1538 – 1584) BORROMEO, CARLO (1538 – 1584), cardinal, archbishop of Milan...Reformation. Born on 2 October 1538 at Rocca d'Arona, Carlo Borromeo was the son of Count Giberto Borromeo and Margherita...
Carlo Goldoni
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Carlo Goldoni The plays of the Italian dramatist, poet, and librettist Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) brought new realism and more...French. Born to a prosperous middle-class family, Carlo Goldoni displayed a theatrical inclination from early...
Goldoni, Carlo (1707–1793)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World GOLDONI, CARLO (1707 – 1793) GOLDONI, CARLO (1707 – 1793), Italian dramatist. Carlo Goldoni was born in Venice to a family that had immigrated from Modena and that had members in both the professional class and the nobility...
Carlo Maderno
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Carlo Maderno The Italian architect Carlo Maderno (1556-1629) was the creator of the early baroque style in architecture. Carlo Maderno was born at Capolago on Lake Lugano. He went to Rome...
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Gian-Carlo Menotti , 1911-2007, Italian composer...Gruen (1978) and D. L. Hixon, Gian Carlo Menotti: A Bio-Bibliography (2000...L. Grieb, ed., The Operas of Gian Carlo Menotti, 1937-1972: A Selective Bibliography...
Don Carlo Gesualdo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Don Carlo Gesualdo Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa (ca. 1560-1613), was an Italian composer...writing music so removed from traditional modal theory and practice. Carlo Gesualdo was born in Naples. He studied music at the academy founded...
Gian Carlo Menotti
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Gian Carlo Menotti Gian Carlo Menotti (born 1911), Italian-born American composer, wrote highly melodramatic operas that mixed lyricism with atonality. Gian Carlo Menotti, born in Cadegliano, Italy, to Alfonso and Ines (Pellini...
Carlo Rainaldi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Carlo Rainaldi , 1611-91, Italian architect...Campitelli (1663-67). With the assistance of Carlo Fontana, he completed during this period...Andrea della Valle, which had been begun by Carlo Maderno. His greatest project was the planning...
Monte Carlo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Monte Carlo , town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco , on the Mediterranean...government. Among the sporting events of the town are the famous Monte Carlo car rally, the Monaco Grand Prix, and the Monte Carlo Open tennis tournament.

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Monte Carlo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Monte Carlo a resort in Monaco, forming one of the four communes of the principality...famous as a gambling resort and as the terminus of the annual Monte Carlo rally. Monte Carlo method a technique in which a large quantity of randomly generated...
Castellamonte, Carlo Conte di
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Castellamonte, Carlo Conte di (1550/60–1639...development of Turin, where his Churches of San Carlo (1619) and Santa Cristina (1635...festive entrance to his handsome Piazza San Carlo, a grand square enlivened by elegant palazzi...
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Ballet co. formed in 1932, and orig. called Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, in effort to continue Diaghilev's work...under the name Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, went to USA at outbreak of World War II...
Crivelli, Carlo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Crivelli, Carlo ( c. 1430/5–1493/5). Italian painter. He always signed...reproduced Annunciation (1486). Vittore Crivelli (d. 1501/2), Carlo's younger brother, was a faithful but pedestrian follower.
de Carlo, Giancarlo
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture de Carlo, Giancarlo (19192005 ). See Carlo .
Barabino, Carlo Francesco
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Barabino, Carlo Francesco (1768–1835). Italian Neo-Classical architect, who became City Architect of Genoa in 1818. His Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa (1825–32), is an important early example...
Ruini, Carlo
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography RUINI, CARLO ( b . Bologna, Italy, ca . 1530: d . Bologna, 1598) anatomy, veterinary...Dizionario enciclopedico italiano , X (Rome, 1959), 622; G. B. Ercolani, Carlo Ruini-Curiosit à storiche e bibliografiche intorno alle scoperte...
Mollino, Carlo
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Mollino, Carlo (1905–73). Italian architect. He designed the offices of...73—with Alberto Galardi (1930– ) and Carlo Graffi (1925– ) ) internal columns were avoided...
Cogrossi, Carlo Francesco
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Cogrossi, Carlo Francesco ( b . Caravaggio, Italy, 5 July 1682; d . Crema, Italy...Belloni and Dorothy M. Schullian, “ Una autobiografia (1735) di Carlo-Francesco Cogrossi (1682 – 1769) nel suo epistolario con...
Maratta, Carlo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Maratta, Carlo (or Carlo Maratti ) ( b Camerano, 15 May 1625; d Rome, 15 Dec. 1713). Italian painter, the leading painter in Rome in the latter part of the 17th century. A pupil of Andrea Sacchi , he continued the classical tradition of...

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Carlo's health registry opens amid criticism. (News).
Magazine article from: RCR Wireless News; 3/18/2002; ; 700+ words ; WASHINGTON--Dr. George Carlo, the epidemiologist who caused an uproar two years ago after publicizing...important public health measure to be implementing right now," said Carlo. Carlo, hand-picked by Cellular Telecommunications & Internet...
Monte Carlo wins the bets: does Monte Carlo technology offer more than pretty pictures? (Tax and Financial Planning).
Magazine article from: Accounting Technology; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; My Monte Carlo simulation can beat up your Monte Carlo simulation." That is not a statement that would appear on...bragging rights about who has the best implementation of Monte Carlo. Because almost any vendor who is serious about selling financial...
Carlo Aquino fronts his own band.(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 7/24/2007; 700+ words ; ...VILLAGOMEZ In a not so unlikely twist, Carlo Aquino and his band Kollide launched their...Records. To the showibiz and pop worlds, Carlo had the early makings of a musician when...the limelight. Not many were aware that Carlo persevered. With talent that could shift...
Carlo J. Caparas to run for senator?(Showbiz)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 8/27/2009; 700+ words ; ...the newly proclaimed National Artists, Carlo J. Caparas who feels the most beleaguered...maging National Artist,” Carlo expressed during the recent press conference...ng Busabos.” Manny said Carlo, with all his achievements, is deserving...
Carlo Environmental Technologies and Wastech, Inc. form partnership.
PR Newswire; 2/12/1990; 700+ words ; CARLO ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES AND WASTECH...CLEMENS, Mich., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlo Environmental Technologies (CET) and Wastech...companies. The announcement was made by Joe Carlo, executive vice president of Carlo Environmental...
Monte Carlo Banks on the Format Frenzy.
Magazine article from: Video Age International; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...year's format success, the 22nd Monte Carlo TV Market (February 20-23) will showcase...seminar. This year should also mark Monte Carlo's second year of substantial growth...companies from 62 countries attended Monte Carlo last year, representing an increase of...
Carlo J. Caparas, ABS-CBN's highest paid talent?(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 10/10/2005; 700+ words ; ...Donna Villa, acclaimed director and writer Carlo J. Caparas Jr. will soon be ABS-CBN...Krusada Kontra Krimen (KKK)." About Carlo's talent fee, Donna told the media...ipinangako sa akin ni Charo Santos na si Carlo ang magiging highest paid na talent ng...
Betting on Monte Carlo.(Monte Carlo risk assessment model)
Magazine article from: The Practical Accountant; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...that has gotten the most attention is Monte Carlo simulation. In fact, a casual observer might be tempted to think that Monte Carlo is the only game in town. It's not. "We think that Monte Carlo is just a piece of the solution," says David...
Monte Carlo Frameworks: Building Customisable High-Performance C++ Applications Is For Those Professionals Who Design and Develop Models in Computational Finance.
M2 Presswire; 11/13/2009; 700+ words ; ...November 2009-Research and Markets: Monte Carlo Frameworks: Building Customisable High...researchandmarkets.com/research/71d6e9/monte_carlo_framew) has announced the addition of...Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Monte Carlo Frameworks: Building Customisable High...
Forget celebrity. Carlo Ponti Jr., it seems, is a regular
Newspaper article from: The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.; 12/7/2005; 700+ words ; ...of film legend Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti has celebrity status when he turns...that's endearing him to the community. Carlo sans black tie and tails opts for a knit...these are the audiences of tomorrow,' Carlo says. "I love this because I am a child...