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  1. Potato famine

    Potato famine may refer to Great Famine Ireland , the famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852 Highland Potato Famine , a major agrarian crisis in the Scottish Highlands from 1846 to 1857 European Potato Famine , the wider agrarian crisis in Europe contemporaneous to the Irish and Highland potato famines disambig fr Famine des pommes de terre ...   more details



  1. Highland Potato Famine

    One source date March 2009 Image Phytophtora infestans effects.jpg thumb Cross section of a Potato blight blight ed potato tuber The Highland Potato Famine was a famine caused by potato blight that struck the Scottish Highlands in the 1840s. While the mortality rate was less than other Scottish famines in the 1690s, and 1780, the Highland potato famine caused over 1.7 million ref Citation work highlandclearances.info ... Potato Famine is now in widespread use as a name for a period of 19th century Scottish Highlands Highland and Scotland Scottish history. Famine was a real prospect throughout the period, and certainly ... to those of the Great Irish Famine and both famines were part of the wider European Potato Famine food crisis facing Northern Europe caused by potato blight during the mid 1840s. In the mid 19th century, most croft land croft ers in the Highlands of Scotland were very dependent on potato es as a source of food . The potato was perhaps the only crop that would provide enough food from such land areas ... . Very similar conditions had developed in Ireland . In the Highlands, in 1846, potato crops were Potato ... crop failures began earlier in Ireland, but famine relief programmes were perhaps better organised ..., and famine relief programmes became semi permanent operations. Crofters were not simply given their oatmeal ... needed date March 2009 Some landlord s worked to lessen the effects of the famine on their crofting ... , where they were dumped on Canadian authorities. News of the famine led to the Scottish diaspora including Scottish Americans to organise relief efforts. ref Citation title Famine Relief from the Garden ... . In 1857, potato crops were again growing without serious blight. See also Agriculture in Scotland Great Famine Ireland European Potato Famine References Reflist Further reading Citation first Redcliffe N. last Salaman first2 J. G. last2 Hawkes title The History and Social Influence of the Potato ... Kingdom interwiki fr Famine de la pomme de terre dans les Highlands it Carestia delle patate ...   more details



  1. Famine

    About scarcity of food A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including ... continent in the world has experienced a period of famine throughout history. Many countries continue to have extreme cases of famine. Emergency measures in famine relief relieving famine primarily ... no one wants to talk about? publisher Newsweek date 2009 08 17 accessdate 2011 06 22 ref The famine ...?pagewanted 1& r 1 Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts , New York Times , 2 Dec 2007 ... benefactor of humanity , The Atlantic ref TOC limit 3 Characteristics Famine strikes Sub Saharan ... , wars, internal struggles, and economic failure, famine continues to be a worldwide problem with hundreds ... The 1984 1985 famine in Ethiopia famine in Ethiopia in the 1980s had an immense death toll, although ... to young children. File Famine in Algeria 1869.jpg thumb 180px A starving child during the 1869 famine in Algeria . Relief technologies including immunization , improved public health infrastructure ... of extreme violence and state collapse, creating famine conditions among the affected populations. Despite repeated stated intentions by the world s leaders to end hunger and famine, famine remains a chronic threat in much of Africa and Asia. In July 2005, the Famine Early Warning Systems ... . Some believed that the Green Revolution was an answer to famine in the 1970s and 1980s. The Green ... suffering from famine. These high yielding crops make it technically possible to feed more people ... have investigated the political conditions under which famine is prevented. Amartya Sen tag ref Sen ... elections and a free press, have played a major role in preventing famine in that country since ... and people that ensures famine prevention, noting the rarity of such political contracts in Africa ... the locus of accountability for famines from national governments. Effects File Russia Famine Saratov ... impacts of famine are sharp. Mortality is concentrated among children and the elderly ...   more details



  1. The Famine

    Other uses Famine disambiguation Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The Famine image caption image size background group or band alias origin Arlington, Texas , USA genre Death metal br Groove metal br Technical death metal br Melodic death metal br Metalcore years active 2007 2011 label Solid State Records 2007 2011 associated acts Demon Hunter br Embodyment website past members Andrew Godwin br Mark Garza br Nick Nowell br Jon Richardson br Kris McCaddon The Famine was a heavy metal band that formed in 2007 in Arlington, Texas . The band was signed to Solid State ... released EP. The Raven and The Reaping The Famine s first album The Raven and The Reaping was recorded ... Murder , The Agony Scene and released in May 2008. The Famine performed on the Stronger Than Hell ... Emery,Darkest Hour based out of the Washington, DC area. The Famine s video for the song Consume ... news the famine replace vocalist ref and bass duties were quickly filled by new addition Jon Richardson as announced on the 15th. ref http www.theprp.com 2010 01 15 news the famine add new bassist ref .... Solid State rented out a house for The Famine to record in. The band stated that if the label had not done ... a Facebook post that The Famine had disbanded. br br The announcement read as follows br br The Famine ..., The Famine is no more. In my mind, bands break up because Courtney Love kills their singer or because ... s webbed toes sorry, Jon , we came together and decided as a group that it is time to lay The Famine .... So, this is goodbye for now. Love, br Nick The Famine performed their last concert on August 12, 2011 ... himself is an atheism Atheist . ref http www.facebook.com notes famine destroys do the right thing ... Embodyment , Demon Hunter , Society s Finest Discography The Famine Independent, 2007 The Raven and the Reaping ... The Famine Last.fm References Reflist added above categories infobox footers by script assisted edit DEFAULTSORT Famine Category Solid State Records artists Category Musical groups established in 2007 ...   more details



  1. Great Famine

    Great Famine may refer to Great Famine of 1315 1317 , in northern Europe Great India Famine of 1344 1345 Irish Famine 1740 1741 , sometimes called the Forgotten Famine due to its being overshadowed by that of 1845 1849 Scottish Famine 1780 89 , last widespread famine across Scotland, excluding the Highland Potato Famine 1840s 50s Great Famine Ireland , 1845 1849 occasion for the great exodus of Irish and the Irish diaspora Great Famine of 1876 1878 Great Ethiopia Famine of 1888 1892 Russian famine of 1921 A 2011 documentary film about it is entitled The Great Famine Great Famine of 1932 1933 in Ukraine, known as the Holodomor Great Famine Greece , in Axis occupied Greece 1941 1944 . Great Chinese Famine 1958 1961 Droughts and famines in Russia and the Soviet Union , various Great Famines disambig fr Grande famine he pl Wielki g d ...   more details



  1. Famine response

    Famine response can refer to Famine relief , the societal response to famine Starvation response , the physiological and biochemical response to starvation disambig ...   more details



  1. Famine (disambiguation)

    wiktionary famine A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any faunal species. Famine may also refer to Famine comics , a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe The Famine , a death metal band Famine novel Famine novel , by Liam O Flaherty Famine , a U.S. black metal band disambig ...   more details



  1. Famine food

    moss Chondrus crispus , were eaten by coastal peasants during the Great Famine Ireland Irish Potato Famine of 1846 1848. Calochortus nuttallii Sego lily bulbs were eaten by the Mormon pioneers when their food ...Refimprove date January 2011 cleanup date June 2010 A famine food or poverty food is any inexpensive or readily available foodstuff used to nourish people in times of extreme poverty or starvation , as during a war or famine . Quite often, the food is thereafter strongly associated with the hardship under which it was eaten, and is therefore socially downplayed or rejected as a food source in times of relative plenty. The characterization of a foodstuff as famine or poverty food is social, and some foods, such as lobster and other crustacea , are considered poverty food in some societies and luxury food in others. Foods associated with famine need not be nutritionally deficient, or unsavoury. Having been driven to consume them in large amounts and for long periods of time, however, people often remain averse to them long after the immediate need to eat them has subsided. That remains the case even if such foodstuffs might otherwise constitute a healthy part of a more comprehensive diet. Examples of famine foods A number of foodstuffs have been strongly associated with famine, war, or times of hardship throughout history The Brosimum alicastrum breadnut or Maya nut was cultivated by the ancient ... a famine food and was used only in the event that the taro crop failed. The fruit of the Noni ... it to the level of a famine food. The Acanthosicyos horridus nara melon of southern Africa is sometimes ... during the Dutch famine of 1944 hunger winter of 1944 45. Pettuleip literally pinewood bread ... been used on making ersatz bread in Finland. Pettuleip constitutes a paragon Finnish example of a famine ... Italian regions of Piedmont , Emilia Romagna , and Liguria in times of famine, such as during World .... Positive uses of famine food The term famine food has also been used to describe underutilized crops ...   more details



  1. Bengal famine

    There have been a number of significant famine s in the history of Bengal now independent Bangladesh and the India n state of West Bengal including Bengal famine of 1770 Bengal famine of 1943 Bangladesh famine of 1974 Bengal Famine film , a movie by Bimal Roy disambig zh ...   more details



  1. Feast or Famine

    wiktionary feast or famine Feast or Famine may refer to Feast or Famine Reef the Lost Cauze album Feast or Famine Reef the Lost Cauze album , 2005 Feast or Famine Chuck Ragan album Feast or Famine Chuck Ragan album , 2007 disambiguation Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ...   more details



  1. Famine in India

    Famine has been a recurrent feature of life in the Indian sub continent al countries of India , Pakistan ..., and early 20th centuries. The last major famine was the Bengal famine of 1943. A famine occurred ... 2001 p 43 The drought of Maharashtra in 1970 1973 is often cited as an example in which successful famine prevention processes were employed. tag ref India s great success story of famine prevention is more ..., including the Bengal famine of 1770 , the Chalisa famine , the Doji bara famine , the Great Famine of 1876 78 , and the Bengal famine of 1943 . sfn Nash 2003 pp 22 23 sfn Collier Webb 2002 p 67 Some ... during the time India was under British Raj British rule . The 1883 Indian Famine Codes, transportation improvements, and changes following independence have been identified as furthering famine ... Ashoka n inscriptions record hundreds of thousands dying from famine and disease after the Kalinga War in 269 BCE. One of the earliest treatises on famine relief goes back more than 2000 years. This treatise ... Dr ze 1991 p 19 Historically, Indian rulers have employed several methods of famine relief. Some .... sfn Dr ze 1991 p 19 Kautilya advocated raiding the provisions of the rich in times of famine to thin ... Legendary famines preserved in oral tradition are the Dvadasavarsha Panjam Twelve year Famine of south India and the Durgadevi famine of the Deccan from 1396 to 1407. sfn Currey Hugo 1984 p 72 sfn Bombay India State 1883 p 105 From Hindu literature, there is the 7th century famine due to failure ... the Tamil saints Sambandhar and Appar to provide relief from the famine. sfn Currey Hugo 1984 p 72 Another famine in the same district is recorded on an inscription with details such as times becoming .... The edicts record that an even larger number later perished, presumably from wounds and famine. sfn Keay 2001 p 91 The Tughlaq dynasty under Muhammad bin Tughluq held power in Delhi during the famine ... during this famine. sfn Walsh 2006 pp 71, 292 The oldest famine in pre colonial Deccan with well ...   more details



  1. Famine events

    Famine events are local events of voluntary fasting for 30 or 40 hours to raise money and awareness for world ... 30 Hour Famine , also the regional 40 Hour Famine in Australia and New Zealand and the 24 Hour Famine in the United Kingdom . The 30 Hour Famine is the most popular amongst all, spreading across 21 countries. Cref a 30 Hour Famine File 30hf icon reverse.jpg 100px thumb right The 30 Hour Famine ... live about the famine World Vision Canada The first 30 Hour Famine took place in Calgary, Alberta, 36 years ago, when a group of youths refused to sit back and do nothing about the famine... ref ref ... youth involved in hunger causes by using the 30 Hour Famine program. ref http www.google.com search?hl en&q 22david Wylie 22 2C 30 Hour Famine ref Thousands of teens across the United States U.S. ... to raise money and then fast for 30 hours. ref http www.30hourfamine.org Welcome to 30 Hour Famine ... This, however, does not exclude those unable to fast. ref http www.worldvision.ca wvfamine About the Famine ... still do the Famine? ref 40 Hour Famine Australia File 40hourfamine.png right The 40 Hour Famine is an annual ... in 1975 in response to the famine in Ethiopia . ref http www.iol.co.za index.php?set id 1&click id 124&art id vn20070303084451310C184592 40 hour famine to aid the poor paragraph 4 ref Participants .... Participants may choose another time to fast if the official famine dates do not suit them ... in the 8 hour famine for safety reasons, instead of the usual 40 hour famine. 40 Hour Famine New Zealand The 40 Hour Famine, New Zealand s largest youth fundraiser, is an annual World Vision campaign ... Hour Famine was launched in 1975 by World Vision . This first 40 Hour Famine, on 15 17 August 1975, had 10,000 participants and raised NZ 265,000. Since then, the 40 Hour Famine has continued to grow, raising over 2.5 million through 118,000 participants. The 40 Hour Famine, in many New Zealand schools and communities, has become an annual tradition. In 2008, New Zealand s Famine efforts will culminate ...   more details



  1. Tenpo famine

    unreferenced date December 2010 Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Tenpo famine , Tenpo no kikin , also known as the Great Tenpo famine , Tenpo no daikikin was a famine which affected Japan during the Edo period . It is considered to have begun in 1833, and lasted until 1837. It was named after the Tenp era 1830 1844 , during the reign of Emperor Nink . The ruling shogun during the famine was Tokugawa Ienari . The famine was most severe in northern Honsh and was caused by flooding and cold weather. The famine was one of a series of calamities that shook the faith of the people in the ruling bakufu . During the same period as the famine, there was also the Fires in Edo K go Fire of Edo 1834 and a Richter Scale 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Sanriku region 1835 . In 1837, the last year of the famine, there was a revolt in Osaka led by shio Heihachir , against corrupt officials who refused to help feed the impoverished residents of the city. Another revolt sprung up in Ch sh Domain . Also in 1837, the American merchant vessel Morrison Incident Morrison appeared off the coast of Shikoku , and was driven away by coastal artillery. The sum of these incidents made the Tokugawa bakufu look weak and powerless, exposed the corruption of officials who profited while commoners suffered, and made it look as if perhaps the shogun had lost the Mandate of Heaven , a Confucianism Confucian concept of the validity of a ruler. See also List of famines Coord missing Japan DEFAULTSORT Tenpo Famine Category Famines Category Natural disasters in Japan Category Edo period Category 19th century in Japan Category 1833 in Japan Category 1834 in Japan Category 1835 in Japan Category 1836 in Japan Japan hist stub fr Grande Famine Tenp it Carestia dell era Tenpo ja ru uk ...   more details



  1. Famine scales

    Famine scales are the ways in which degrees of food security are measured, from situations in which an entire population has adequate food to full scale famine . The word famine has highly emotive and political ... food aid as to its exact definition. For example, in 1998, although 1998 Sudan famine a full scale famine had developed in southern Sudan , a disproportionate amount of donor food resources went to the Kosovo War . This ambiguity about whether or not a famine is occurring, and the lack of commonly ..., there have been various methods of famine measurement proposed to help agencies determine the appropriate response. Measurement methods A tension that has existed in all attempts to define a famine is between definitions of famine as an event and definitions as a process. In the first case, famine .... In the second, famine is described as a chronology beginning with a disruption or disruptions that gradually ... of measurement was the Indian Famine Codes developed by the colonial United Kingdom British in the 1880s. The Famine Codes defined three levels of food insecurity near scarcity, scarcity, and famine ... normal, and large populations in distress. Famine further included a rise in food prices above 140 ... stated, Imminence of death is the sole criterion for declaration of famine. Inherent in the Famine Codes was the assumption that famine was an event, and not a process. The basic premise of the Famine ... ad hoc measurements. In 2002, the World Food Programme created a number of pre famine indicators for Ethiopia ... lives and saving livelihoods . Older models concentrated simply on the mortality of famine victims ... of famine as a social problem. Populations affected by increased food stress will try to cope ... are faced with the malnutrition and starvation that has commonly been viewed as famine . During the 1980s ... by starvation forms a fraction of deaths in a famine. Nutrition levels Various nutrition benchmarks ... Studies at the University of Sussex , set forth a measurement of famine with scales for both intensity ...   more details



  1. Ice famine

    An ice famine was a scarcity of Ice Production commercial ice , usually during the hot summer months, common before the widespread use of the refrigerator . It often resulted in the widespread spoil age of food and medicines, and in some instances in death from heat stroke . ref name famine cite news title Eleven Dead in Pittsburg. Ice Famine Grows Worse and Suffering Is Great. Cooling Breeze Last Night and Promise of Thunder Showers to Follow. work New York Times url http query.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F00A1FFE3A5517738DDDA80994DF405B818DF1D3 date July 11, 1911 quote The second day of the second record breaking heat spell in a fortnight was hot, but the maximum temperature did not equal that reached just a week ago. The wind turned just in time, blowing an eighteen mile comforter, and 95.3 was the maximum recorded, as against 98 last Monday. format ref Instances In 1918 ammonia was diverted to manufacturing munitions which led to a shortage of commercial ice . Harvesting of natural ice and storage for summer was increased. ref cite news author coauthors title To Avoid Ice Famine. Extra Million Tons of Natural Ice Will Be Cut, Saving Ammonia. date February 6, 1918 newspaper New York Times page quote url http query.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F60912FB3B5B11738DDDAF0894DA405B888DF1D3 isbn ref 1911 Eastern North America heat wave . ref name famine References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Ice Famine Category Famines Category Ice trade hist stub ...   more details



  1. Niger famine

    Niger famine could refer to The Sahel drought and resulting famine of the 1970s and early 1980s The 2005 06 Niger food crisis Disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ...   more details



  1. Famine Stela

    Image Famine stela.jpg right thumb 250px The Famine Stele, some carved sections are missing. Location map 100x100 AlternativeMap Egypt region map cities 2.gif caption Location of Famine Stele in Egypt width 250 label Famine Stele label size 80 background CCCCCC position right lat deg 28 lon deg 75.2 mark Red pog.svg marksize 8 float right The Famine Stela is an inscription written in hieroglyphs located ... and famine during the reign of the Third Dynasty of Egypt 3rd dynasty pharaoh king Djoser . It is thought ... The Famine Stela was inscribed into a natural granite cliff whose surface was cut into the rectangular ... and famine for seven years, during which time the Nile has not flooded the farm lands. The text also ... by France French Egyptologist Pascal Barguet in 1950, the Famine Stela has been of great ... Dynasty jostled for power and influence. So the story of the Famine Stela could have been used as a means .... Barguet La st le de la famine S hel . Institut fran ais d archa ologie orientale Biblioth que d tude ... 19. ref At the time of first translating the stela, it was thought that the story of a seven year famine was connected to the Bible biblical story in Genesis 41 , where also a famine of seven years occurs. But more recent investigations have showed that a seven year famine was a myth common to nearly all cultures of the Near East . A Mesopotamia Mesopotamian legend also speaks of a seven year famine and in the well known Gilgamesh Epos the god Anu gives a prophecy about a famine for seven years. A further Egyptian tale beside the Famine Stela about a long lasting drought appears in the so called ... text reports about king Neferkasokar late 2nd dynasty , who faces a seven year famine during his reign ... & 59. ref The Famine Stela is one of only three known inscriptions that connect the cartouche name Djeser ... prec www course egypt 274RH Texts The 20Famine 20Stela.htm Translation of the Famine Stela ... fr St le de la famine gl Estela da Fame hr D ozer Stela gladi it Stele della carestia nl Hongersnoodstele ...   more details



  1. Famine Song

    lead rewrite date December 2009 The Famine Song is a derogatory song sung by fans of the Scotland Scottish association football football team Rangers F.C. Rangers , mainly to insult supporters of rivals ... in 2008. Controversy The title of the song refers to the 1840s Great Famine Ireland Great Famine of Ireland ... of starvation and emigration. ref name Edward Laxton Edward Laxton, The Famine Ships The Irish ... so broke up I wanna go home , with The famine is over Why don t you go home? . Lex Gold , the Scottish ... the non Catholic specific aspects of the famine Few of those who sing this song will have stopped to think that famine is nonsectarian and the millions of people who died or were forced into mass ... http www.dailyrecord.co.uk football spl celtic 2008 09 29 rangers famine song is racist says john reid 86908 20759736 title Rangers Famine Song is racist, says John Reid work Daily Record Online publisher ... news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland glasgow and west 7617518.stm title Concerns raised over famine song work ... title Famine Song Statement work Rangers Official Club Site News publisher www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk ... 2008 11 26 rangers fan guilty over singing famine song at rugby park 81430 22348515 title Rangers fan guilty over singing Famine Song at Rugby Park publisher Kilmarnock Standard date 2008 11 26 accessdate ... football 103590 court rules famine song is racist title Court Rules Famine Song is Racist work stv ... scotland glasgow and west 8109359.stm title Judges brand Famine Song racist work BBC month June accessdate ... is designed to mock not the famine itself, but Celtic fans perceived affiliations with the Republic ... com content&task view&id 234&Itemid 43 title POSITION STATEMENT ON THE FAMINE SONG ref dead link ... racially aggravated and aggravated by religious prejudice having sung the Famine Song and made .... References Reflist 2 DEFAULTSORT Famine Song Category Football songs and chants Category Rangers F.C. songs Category Great Famine Ireland Category Racism ...   more details



  1. Famine (comics)

    Superherobox image Image Xforce16 001.jpg 175px caption Famine attacks Beast in X Force 16 comic color background ff8080 character name Famine real name Autumn Rolfson species Mutant Marvel Comics Human Mutant publisher Marvel Comics debut X Factor vol. 1 12 January 1987 creators Louise Simonson br Walter Simonson alliance color background ffc0c0 alliances Horsemen of Apocalypse Four Horsemen of Apocalypse aliases powers Ability to disintegrate organic matter Famine Autumn Rolfson is a fictional ..., and she took the name Famine . ref X Factor 15 ref She often bickered with the man chosen ... Factor. Although the Horsemen were ultimately defeated by X Factor, Famine battled Marvel Girl Jean ... Jack Monroe Nomad . ref Captain America 339 ref Famine later appeared alongside War and a new Death the Morlocks comics Morlock formerly known as Caliban comics Caliban . War and Famine battled ... and though Famine took out Beast comics Beast , she was beaten by Quicksilver comics Quicksilver .... ref Uncanny X Force 16 ref Powers and abilities Famine is a Mutant Marvel Comics mutant with the ability ... transformed her into a living skeleton. Famine suffers from anorexia, which affects her physical abilities ... used his Ship comics sentient ship to construct for Famine a robot mount that resembles a demonic quadruped beast and that can travel on land or fly through the air. Other versions Famine appeared in a few ... along with the other Horsemen. Famine also appeared in the Mutant X series, though it is unknown if this version was supposed to be Autumn Rolfson or not. In other media Television Famine appeared in three episodes of the X Men TV series X Men . In Come the Apocalypse voiced by Catherine Gallant . Famine .... While in Egypt ian garb with the others, Famine was the only one who resembled the actual Earth 616 version. References reflist External links http www.mutanthigh.com famine.html Cerebras Files Famine ... from Ohio Category Marvel Comics mutants Category Marvel Comics supervillains tl Famine komiks ...   more details



  1. Famine (novel)

    File FamineNovel.jpg thumb right 1st US edition publ. The Literary Guild Famine is a novel by Irish people Irish writer Liam O Flaherty published in 1937. Set in the fictionally named Black Valley in the west of Ireland during the Great Famine Ireland Great Famine of the 1840s, the novel tells the story of three generations of the Kilmartin family. In a review for the Irish Times, author John Broderick writer John Broderick said of the novel s character Mary Kilmartin the heroine has been singled out by two generations of critics as one of the great creations of modern literature. And so she is. ref http www.iol.ie scash famine.htm Unofficial Liam O Flaherty Homepage ref ref http www.pgil eirdata.org html pgil datasets authors b Broderick,John life.htm John Broderick, Irish Times, 19 January, 1980. ref Character list Brian Kilmartin Aged 71 at novel s start, he is a tenant farmer with land in the Black Valley. He was a migratory worker as a young man until he acquired his land from Thomsy Hynes. Martin Kilmartin Aged 25 at novel s start, he is Brian s oldest surviving son. Mary Kilmartin Aged 19 at the novel s start, she is the wife of Martin. A beautiful woman with shining, black hair, she is the daughter of a weaver named Barney Gleeson. Thomsy Hynes In his early 50s at novel s start, he is the brother in law of Brian Kilmartin. At the age of 8, upon his parents death, he had surrendered his land to Brian Kilmartin, his sister Maggie s husband. He has lived with the Kilmartin s since then. References reflist Liam O Flaherty 1930s novel stub Category 1937 novels Category Novels by Liam O Flaherty Category 1840s in fiction Category Novels set in Ireland Category Great Famine Ireland es Hambre O Flaherty ...   more details



  1. Chalisa famine

    Health in the British Raj Company rule in India Famine in India Drought in India Notes reflist ... The Indian Empire, Economic Chapter X Famine, pp. 475&ndash 502 publisher Published under the authority ... Arnold first1 David last2 Moore first2 R. I. title Famine Social Crisis and Historical Change New ... Studies in Famine, Disease and Society year 1989 publisher Riverdale MD The Riverdale Company. Pp. ix, 296 Citation last Famine Commission first year 1880 title Report of the Indian Famine Commission ... title Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Enquire into the Famine in Bengal and Orissa in 1866 ...   more details



  1. Feast and Famine

    Infobox Film name Feast and Famine image image size caption director Sydney Ayres producer writer George A. Posner starring B. Reeves Eason br William Garwood distributor Mutual Film Corporation released July 8, 1914 runtime country FilmUS language Silent film br English language English intertitles Feast and Famine is a 1914 United States American silent film silent short film short drama film directed by Sydney Ayres . Starring B. Reeves Eason , William Garwood , Harry von Meter , Jack Richardson actor Jack Richardson and Vivian Rich . External links imdb title id 0447096 Category 1910s drama films Category 1914 films Category American drama films Category American silent short films Category Black and white films Category Mutual Film films short silent film stub ...   more details



  1. Famine relief

    Famine relief is an organized effort to reduce starvation in a region in which there is famine. A famine ... and economic resources of the modern world, famine still strikes many parts of the world, mostly in the developing nations. Famine is associated with naturally occurring agriculture crop failure ..., a more nuanced view focused on the economic and political circumstances leading to modern famine has emerged. Modern relief agencies categorize various gradations of famine according to a famine scale ... development. The first area in Europe to eliminate famine was the Netherlands , which saw ... Sen , has noted that no functioning democracy has ever suffered a famine, although he admits that malnutrition ... Does Democracy Avert Famine Bot generated title ref and he does not consider mid 19th century ... disaster other than famine such as the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami , or have lost their crops ... to people who are suffering as a direct consequence of famine. Famine response methods In his book on famine, Fred Cuny stated that the chances of saving lives at the outset of a relief operation are greatly ... in 1992 had little impact on the outcome of the famine . . . and that by the time it arrived in sufficient ... csmonitor Fred Cuny further pointed out Studies of every recent famine have shown that food was available ... at Madison Square Garden to raise money for Bangladesh famine relief. Known as The Concert for Bangladesh ... followed up their success with a large scale concert Live Aid . This led to other fundraising famine ... was followed by several other 1985 celebrity ensemble songs benefiting famine relief, including ... hardest hit by famine. In addition to giving them food, they teach the hungry to grow their own ... . This is why famine repeats in those areas. New methods have been invented to grow food crops in these difficult ..., mylar insulation, and sustainable agriculture . See also Famine, Affluence, and Morality Food security ... website DEFAULTSORT Famine Relief Category Famines Category Malnutrition ...   more details



  1. Chip famine

    Orphan date March 2012 A chip famine is a phenomenon in the integrated circuit chip industry that appears approximately every four years where demand for silicon chips outstrips supply. An example was the shortage of smart card chips in 1999, another was during the rationing of other types of chips in 2004. ref cite web title Printed Electronics Chip famines Glossary work Printed Electronics World url http www.printedelectronicsworld.com glossary chip famines 27.asp accessdate 2010 01 05 ref Chip famines can have a major effect on the electronics industry where manufacturers can change their sourcing of chips and suffer major loss of profits, such as when PC manufacturer Gateway switched from Intel to AMD microprocessors in 2000 and issued a profit warning for Quarter 4. ref cite web last Magee first Mike authorlink title Gateway to use AMD because of Intel chip famine work The Register date 2000 01 06 url http www.theregister.co.uk 2000 01 06 gateway to use amd because accessdate 2010 01 05 ref Some manufacturers may find themselves having to redesign their products to take account of the shortage of certain chips, or have to leave design options open to allow alternative chips to be incorporated into the design. ref cite web title The Sinclair Story url http www.crashonline.org.uk 16 sinclar2.htm accessdate 2010 01 05 ref References reflist 2 Category Integrated circuits Tech stub Electronics stub Compu hardware stub ...   more details



  1. Famine (album)

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Paolo Rodriguez Type studio Artist Graves of Valor Cover Released September 11th 2007 Recorded 2007 Genre Death Metal Length 24 07 Label Tragic Hero Records Album ratings rev1 Sputnik Music rev1score Rating 4.5 4.5 ref http www.sputnikmusic.com album.php?albumid 21112 Sputnik Music review ref rev2 Lambgoat rev2score Rating 7 10 ref http www.lambgoat.com albums view.aspx?id 2549 Lambgoat review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Famine is the first official Release By Death Metal act Graves of Valor it was released September 11th 2007 via Tragic Hero Records On May 30th 2006 Graves of Valor released two demo tracks to their Myspace page entitled Architect and Kiss the Snake The full Track listing was released soon after. Paolo Paco Miguel Rodriguez born December 30,1995 in Marikina City is a first Filipino who playing in the National Basketball Association. Personnel David Hasselbring Bass Jeff Springs Guitar Richard Turbeville Guitar Dayton Cantley Drums Damon Welch Vocals References Reflist Category 2007 albums ...   more details




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