ELBA

ĕlˈbä, island, 86 sq mi (223 sq km), Tuscany, central Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, 6 mi (9.7 km) from the Italian mainland, part of the Tuscan Archipelago. Iron ore has been mined there since Etruscan and Roman times, and there are ironworks at Portoferraio, the island's main town. Wine, olive oil, and fruit are also produced, and there is a large tourist industry. Elba has come under numerous foreign powers, including Syracuse (mid-5th cent. b.c.), Pisa (11th cent. a.d.–a.d. 1399), Spain, and Naples. It was briefly (May, 1814–Feb., 1815) a sovereign principality under the exiled Napoleon I, who improved the island's roads and agriculture. After Napoleon's dramatic escape from Elba and his subsequent exile to Saint Helena Island, Elba passed to Tuscany.

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Marie Louise, the Island of Elba, and the Hundred Days
Book by Baron Arthur Leon Imbert De Saint-Amand, Elizabeth Gilbert Martin; C. Scribners Sons, 1895
Subjects: Marie Louise--Empress, Consort Of Napoleon I, Emperor Of The French--1791-1847, Napoleon--I--Emperor Of The French--1769-1821--Elba And The Hundred Days, 1814-1815
...of, 108 . Dalesme, General, delivers the command of Elba to Napoleon, 12 ; proclamation of, to the Elbans...General, receives from General Dalesme the command of Elba, 12 . Elba, Francis I. objects to, as a place of exile for Napoleon...
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At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy
Book by Robert J. Bulkley Jr.; U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Naval Operations, American
...ships TA 26 and TA 30 were sunk. 16. ELBA Fifth Army units entered Rome on June 4...Infantry Division landed on the south coast of Elba and quickly overran the island, bringing...Subsequent establishment of Allied heavy guns on Elba denied the Germans the use of the coastal...
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Napoleon the First: A Biography
Book by August Fournier, Margaret Bacon Corwin, Arthur Dart Bissell, Edward Gaylord Bourne; Henry Holt, 1903
Subjects: France--History--Consulate And First Empire, 1799-1815, Napoleon--I--Emperor Of The French--1769-1821
...la fin de lEmpire, des 100 jours et de la Restauration , 1879. IlL Napoleon at Elba. On the Journey to Elba: Helfert, Napoleons Fahrt von Fontainebleau nach Elba , 1874, based on reports of the Austrian plenipotentiary, General Koller; Waldburg...
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Medicine and the Family: A Feminist Perspective
Book by Lucy M. Candib; Basic Books, 1995
Subjects: Family Medicine, Feminism, Medical Care, Medicine--Philosophy, Physician And Patient
...less symptomatic family equilibrium. Elba, the oldest daughter in a Puerto Rican...disorder. The oldest of many cousins, Elba had been a mother figure in the whole family...teen mother. At the time of delivery, Elba chose to be accompanied by Maria in the...
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Napoleon, the Last Phase
Book by Lord Rosebery; Arthur L. Humphreys, 1900
Subjects: Napoleon--I--Emperor Of The French--1769-1821--Captivity, 1815-1821
...in respect of France, but in respect of Elba. Napoleons "breach of the Treaty of Paris...essence a renunciation of the Empire of Elba; and the reassumption of that of France...in essence" of the title of Emperor of Elba. When Napoleon landed at Frejus, he was...
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Fault Zone Weakening and Character of Slip along Low-angle Normal Faults: Insights from the Zuccale Fault, Elba, Italy
Journal article by C. Collettini, R. E. Holdsworth; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 161, 2004
Subjects: Earthquakes, Geology, Italy, Rheology
...Faults: Insights from the Zuccale Fault, Elba, Italy by C. Collettini , R. E. Holdsworth...paper, we examine the Zuccale fault on Elba, a spectacularly exposed low-angle normal...first recognized by Trevisan (1950) on Elba and named by Keller Pialli (1990) is...
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Un-Principaled Testing?
Journal article by Perry A. Zirkel; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 88, 2007
Subjects: Cheating (Education)--Cases, Educational Testing Service--Cases, Educational services industry--Cases, Hildebrant, Elba--Cases, School principals--Cases
Un-Principaled Testing? by Perry A. Zirkel ON 11 September 2004, Elba Hildebrant, a principal intern at an elementary school in Montgomery County, Maryland, took the Praxis II School Leaders Licensure...
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Comparison of the Effects of Spanish and English Constant Time Delay Instruction on Sight Word Reading by Hispanic Learners with Mental Retardation
Journal article by Elba I. Rohena, Asha K. Jitendra, Diane M. Browder; Journal of Special Education, Vol. 36, 2002
Subjects: Junior high school students--Education, Junior high school students--Statistics, Mentally disabled children--Education, Puerto Rican children--Health aspects, Puerto Rican children--Psychological aspects, Reading teachers--Technique, Teachers of mentally disabled children, Whole language learning--Evaluation
...Hispanic learners with mental retardation. by Elba I. Rohena , Asha K. Jitendra , Diane...VA: Council for Exceptional Children. Elba I. Rohena, Millersville University Asha...of North Carolina at Charlotte Address: Elba I. Rohena, 925 Cardinal Rd., Lancaster...
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Johnson's Great Society: Its Legacy in the 1990s
Journal article by Elba K. Brown-Collier; Review of Social Economy, Vol. 56, 1998
Subjects: Domestic economic assistance--Analysis, Government programs--Analysis, Johnson, Lyndon B.--Social policy, Social problems--Laws, regulations, etc.
Johnsons Great Society: its legacy in the 1990s by Elba K. Brown-Collier The rush of legislation proposed by Johnson...Congress, First Session, June 20, 1985, S. HRG. 99-411. Elba K. Brown-Collier received a Ph.D. in economics from Duke...
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Parents, Families, and Communities Ensuring Children's Rights
Journal article by Elba I. Reyes; Bilingual Review, 1999
Subjects: Disabled children--Education, Human rights--Laws, regulations, etc., Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Parents of disabled children--Social aspects, Special education--Laws, regulations, etc.
Parents, Families, and Communities Ensuring Childrens Rights. by Elba I. Reyes ITS A GOOD "IDEA" Parents Impacting Change History demonstrates that laws and legislation aimed at providing services...
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Carlos Bunga: Galeria Elba Benitez
Magazine article by Miguel Amado, Clifford E. Landers; Artforum International, Vol. 47, February 2009
Subjects: Artists--Criticism and interpretation, Artists--Works, Bunga, Carlos--Criticism and interpretation, Bunga, Carlos--Works, Installations (Art)--Criticism and interpretation, Installations (Art)--Exhibitions
Carlos Bunga: Galeria Elba Benitez. by Miguel Amado , Clifford E. Landers Three years after his...presented in "Yuxtaposi-ciones" (Juxtapositions). In 2005, the Elba Benitez Project developed the installations that the Portuguese artist...
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From Iron Age to Our Age
Magazine article by Francine Russo; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 286, November 2000
Subjects: Archipelagoes--Italy, Elba--Description and travel, Tuscany, Italy--Description and travel
...Tuscan archipelago, the jewel of which is Elba. The island is an hours ferry ride from...from either Florence or Rome. I visited Elba last June, joining Mary and John, friends...islands French governor that he had picked Elba as his retreat when he was forced to abdicate...
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Consort of the Onion Queen
Magazine article by Bill Kauffman; American Conservative, Vol. 7, October 20, 2008
Subjects: Armenian Americans, Kauffman, Lucine, Local elections, Municipal employees, North Elba New York, Political campaigns, Wives
...by Bill Kauffman I am the First Man of Elba, New York, Onion Capital of the World...czarina, or technically town supervisor, of Elba, which borders my native Batavia, is...Andonian Kauffman, town supervisor of Elba, New York, El Dorado of the mucklands...
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Hollywood's Sexiest New Leading Men
Magazine article by Zondra Hughes; Ebony, Vol. 61, December 2005
Subjects: African American actors--Appreciation, African American actresses--Appreciation, Ealy, Michael--Appreciation, Elba, Idris--Appreciation, Sunjata, Daniel--Appreciation
...potential. Heres a sneak peek at Hollywoods next generation of sexy leading men. Idris Elba Hometown: Hackney, London, England Where youve seen him: Idris Elba has appeared in numerous television shows, including Girlfriends, Soul Food and CSI...
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High Style, Low Price
Magazine article by Mary Jo Bowling; Sunset, Vol. 211, July 2003
Subjects: Bathrooms, Borgen , Elba, Home repair & remodeling, Interior design, Kitchens
High Style, Low Price by Mary Jo Bowling Photographs by Thomas J. Story Elba Borgens San Francisco home gives new meaning to the idea that "less is more." She used less money to create a stylish home that...
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COPS and Robbers; TAKERS (12A, 107 Mins) Starring: Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Tip "TI" Harris, Matt Dillon, Jay Hernandez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Zoe Saldana
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), April 3, 2011
Subjects: Brown, Chris, Christensen, Hayden, Dillon, Matt, Ealy, Michael, Elba, Idris, Jean-Baptiste, Marianne, Saldana, Zoe, Walker, Paul
...TAKERS (12A, 107 Mins) Starring: Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown...TAKERS (12A, 107 mins) Starring: Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown...from bank vaults. Gordon Betts (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), AJ...
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I'm Nothing like Luther. Although I Do Have a Hot Temper; Actor Idris Elba ON GOOD GUYS, GUILT AND GETTING MAD
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 14, 2011
Subjects: Elba, Idris
Im Nothing like Luther. Although I Do Have a Hot Temper; Actor Idris Elba ON GOOD GUYS, GUILT AND GETTING MAD. Byline: NICOLA METHVEN LAUGHING and groaning, Idris Elba is kicking himself. The star of BBC1s hit cop show luther is regretting...
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I'm Nothing like Luther. Although I Do Have a Hot Temper; ACTOR IDRIS ELBA ON GOOD GUYS, GUILT AND GETTING MAD
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 14, 2011
Subjects: Elba, Idris
Im Nothing like Luther. Although I Do Have a Hot Temper; ACTOR IDRIS ELBA ON GOOD GUYS, GUILT AND GETTING MAD. Byline: NICOLA METHVEN LAUGHING and groaning, Idris Elba is kicking himself. The star of BBC1s hit cop show luther is regretting...
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It's Tough at the Cop for Luther; as Maverick Detective John Luther Returns for a Second Run, Actor Idris Elba Tells Susan Griffin That It Has Been the Most Demanding Role of His Career to Date
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), June 11, 2011
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Elba, Idris
...Returns for a Second Run, Actor Idris Elba Tells Susan Griffin That It Has Been the...received," says 38-year-old Idris Elba, who plays the role of DCI John Luther...9pm. THE SWINGING DETECTIVE: When Idris Elba isnt playing John Luther he likes to make...
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Elba? Isle Be Back! Escapeitaly
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 20, 2006
Elba? Isle Be Back! Escapeitaly. Byline: TOBY...place of exile soon enough, but beautiful Elba has more than enough to justify a repeat visit...MOORE. . . LIONEL RICHIE is everywhere on Elba. Not the singer himself (although Im sure...
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encyclopedia articles on: Elba  - 23 results

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Elba
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ELBA el ba, island, 86 sq mi (223 sq km...and there is a large tourist industry. Elba has come under numerous foreign powers, including...agriculture. After Napoleons dramatic escape from Elba and his subsequent exile to Saint Helena Island...
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Bonaparte
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in 1814 and became reconciled with Napoleon, who was then in Elba. Lucien returned to France during the Hundred Days, and after...fortune failed, Pauline, the only sibling to join him in exile on Elba, showed herself more loyal than any of his other sisters and...
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Portoferraio
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...PORTOFERRAIO por tofar-ra yo, town (1991 pop. 11,042), Tuscany, Italy, on the north coast of Elba Island. The principal port of Elba, it handles most of the iron shipped from the island. It is also a seaside resort. The town was strongly...
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Italy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in the north. The country includes the large Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia and several small islands, notably Elba , Capri , Ischia , and the Lipari Islands . Vatican City and San Marino are two independent enclaves on the Italian mainland...
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Violet
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...these, sometimes with double flowers. It became the flower of Athens; followers of Napoleon, who promised to return from Elba with violets in the spring, used the blossom as a badge; and in the United States a violet is the floral emblem of three states...
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