Cartel clock — A Cartel Clock is a clock designed to hang directly on the wall. Most often used in reference to highly ornate mid 18th century Rococo examples. These flowing, curvilinear designs are executed in gilt bronze (aka ormolu) … Wikipedia
Clock — For other uses, see Clock (disambiguation). Timepiece redirects here. For the Kenny Rogers album, see Timepiece (album). Platform clock at King s Cross railway station, London … Wikipedia
Pendulum clock — A pendulum clock is a clock that uses a pendulum, a swinging weight, as its timekeeping element. From its invention in 1656 by Christiaan Huygens until the 1930s, the pendulum clock was the world s most accurate timekeeper, accounting for its… … Wikipedia
Jacques Caffieri — (1678 1755) was a French sculptor, the most famous member of a family distinguished in works of sculpture, for the most part in bronze.The founder of this dynasty was Philippe Caffieri (1634 1716), a decorative sculptor, who, after serving Pope… … Wikipedia
furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for … Universalium
Wikipedia:Café/Portal/Archivo/Propuestas/Actual — Café: Propuestas … Wikipedia Español
Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… … Universalium
War on Drugs — For other uses, see War on Drugs (disambiguation). As part of the War on Drugs , the U.S. gives hundreds of millions of dollars per year of military aid to Colombia, which is used to combat leftist guerrilla groups such as FARC, who have been… … Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
List of Saw characters — Actors who have portrayed central characters of the series. Top, left to right: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Cary Elwes. Bottom, left to right: Costas Mandylor, Danny Glover, Betsy Russell. The Saw series of horror films features a large cast of… … Wikipedia