Known to the Iranians by the Pahlavi compound word kah-ruba ( from kah “ straw ” plus rubay “ attract, snatch ,” referring to its electrical properties ), which entered Arabic as kahraba ' or kahraba, it too was called amber in Europe ( Old French and Middle English ambre ).

Known for his military successes and sense of duty, Stilicho was, in the words of the great historian Edward Gibbon, “ the last of the Roman generals .”

Known as the “ Dean of Petroleum Geologists " Orcutt is credited with discovering fossilized prehistoric animal bones preserved in pools of asphalt on the Hancock Ranch.

In the mid 1930s, two Columbia, Mississippi cowboys – Earl and Weldon Bascom – made Columbia the historic “ Home of Mississippi Rodeo .” Known as the “ Founding Fathers of Mississippi Rodeo ,” the Bascom brothers pioneered the sport in Mississippi, producing the first rodeo in Marion County in 1935.

Known then as the “ Queens Highway ,” it was one of the region ’ s first roads stretching from Chester to Darby, and by 1715, it reached Philadelphia.

Known as El Mangal or “ place of many mango trees ” by the locals, this site has trees that were much larger than those at Caobal or Matamangos.

In 1990, he asked “ Is There a Double Smoothly Undulating Integer ?”, and he computed “ All Known Replicating Fibonacci Digits Less than One Billion ".

Known as “ accepting and issuing houses ” in the U. K. and “ investment banks ” in the U. S., modern merchant banks offer a wide range of activities, including issue management, portfolio management, credit syndication, acceptance credit, counsel on mergers and acquisitions, insurance, etc.

Known as “ Paytaan ” in local language, Kolhapuri Chappals are made from buffalo leather which is processed in local areas.

Known as one of the “ Three Castles ”, there has been a defensive structure at the site since the late eleventh century.

Known also as the “ Destroyer of Nations ”, she was only stopped from entering the Cape Colony by British Forces near Aliwal North.

Known as “ The Voice of New York ”, her afternoon radio show has consistently been ranked # 1 with more young listeners than any other radio program in the country.

Known as “ Wan Dek ” in Thailand, Children ’ s Day is celebrated to give children the opportunity to have fun and to create awareness about their significant role towards the development of the country.

Known until 1972 as Lake Leopold ( after king Leopold II of Belgium ); Mai-Ndombe means “ black water ” in Lingala.

Known Vögte from that same time are, from 1468 to 1489 Philipp von Stockheim, and from 1489 to 1524 Count Emmerich of Nassau and his male heirs, from 1524 to 1537 Ritter (“ Knight ”, or perhaps “ Sir ”) Rabe von Liebenstein, from 1537 to 1553 Hans Sifrid vom Oberstein, and from 1553, first Konrad, and then Hans Georg von Bicken.

Known as “ the father of the poor ,” Yrigoyen presided over a rise in the standard of living of Argentina's working class together with the passage of a number of progressive social reforms, including improvements in factory conditions, regulation of working hours, compulsory pensions, and the introduction of a universally accessible public education system.

Known as “ Buffaloes ,” these men and some women were a mixture of Confederate deserters, draft-dodgers, pro-Union men, escaped slaves and other men escaping the noose such as barn burners, rapists and murderers.

Known to be a strong drink with more power packed into it than other colas, it was a favorite in rum-based cocktails, as in “ rum and Thums Up .”

Known as the World Pillar Mountains in Faerûn or Wu Pi Te Shao in Kara-Tur, the “ Roof of the World ” is the largest mountain range in the fictional fantasy world of Toril and hence can be compared to real-world Himalaya.

Known as “ Núcleos ” ( Portuguese for nucleus ), these semi-independent unions have their own elected internal organs.

" Known for parachuting in to cover the latest global hotspot, CNN ’ s Christiane Amanpour is one of the most famous journalists in the world.

Known as RAFI ( Rural Advancement Foundation International ) until 1 September 2001, the ETC Group traces its history back to the National Sharecroppers Fund that was established in the 1930s by Eleanor Roosevelt ( amongst others ) to alleviate the plight of poor, mostly black tenant farmers in the U. S. In the early 1970s, Pat Mooney, Hope Shand, and Cary Fowler began working on the Seeds Issue through the Rural Advancement Foundation — and, in time, set up an international arm concerned with the rights of farmers in the global south.

The independence of Pakistan in 1947 saw the settlement of the what is now the largest ethnic community in the city, the Muhajirs who migrated from India in search of a Muslim homeland and settled in Pakistan, that's why the culture of Karachi is very similar to any Indian Muslim dominant city and the city's first language is Urdu because of these Muhajir unlike other parts of the country Most properties vacated by Hindus were granted to Urdu-speaking Muslim migrants who had migrated from India, Known as Muhajirs, their descendants now form the majority of Karachi's residents, these Mohajirs of Urdu, Gujrati, Marathi, Konkani Muslims from India and Bengali origin are around 13 million.

Known members of the community may be accused as witches, or the witches may be perceived as supernatural, non-human entities.

Known as the " Boise State University Pavilion " until June 2004, Taco Bell Arena ( TBA ) is home to BSU basketball, wrestling, women's gymnastics, community events, and several concerts each year.

Known as the " City of Eternal Sunshine ", Coachella is largely a rural, agricultural, family-oriented community in the desert and one of the state's fastest growing cities in the late 20th century.

Known as the " Jewel of Southeast Kansas " it is the hub of many of the community and area activities.

Known as " Ruston 21 ", the plan will evaluate the assets of the community and the ways to achieve goals.

Known as German Valley since its foundation during the colonial era, the community was renamed in response to anti-German sentiment during World War I.

Known malware is not the only or even the most important threat: new malware or attacks directed to specific sites can use vulnerabilities previously unknown to the community or unused by malware.

Known for his polite and generous nature, Iginla participates in numerous community events and donates $ 2, 000 to charity for each goal he scores.

Known as Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick she was a generous philanthropist in the local community.

Known primarily as a bedroom community for Yokohama and the greater Tokyo area, Isehara is also home to Amada Co, a machine tool manufacturer and a number of manufacturing plants.

Known among water users simply as the Acequia, various legal entities embody the community associations, or acequia associations, that govern members ' water usage, depending on local precedents and traditions.

Known primarily for its gambling halls, pawnshops, saloons, brothels and unsavory inhabitants, the community failed to attract much development other than a large brewery, which became a Cherry Crush soft drink bottling plant after Prohibition went into effect.

In several communities which have adopted such a government, the official name of the community is " The City Known As The Town of ..." The legislative body of a legal town in Massachusetts is a town meeting ; the executive board is a board of selectmen.

Known variously as group mailboxes, cluster mailboxes, or community mail stations, these mailboxes are often used in newer construction in place of door-to-door or curbside mailbox delivery.

In addition, the local community sustained a supermarket ( closed in the 1980s ,) a Feltex fabrication factory-built in the mid-1970s and closed by the mid-1980s-at least four or five service station or garage outlets of which only one remains on the west side of the township ( Known as Caltex Woodville ), and a significant railway presence.

" Known for its outrageous and controversial stage performances, led by the bands ' theatrical singer / songwriter Friday, they first began playing small shows in Dublin gaining them a cult audience and ridicule from the culturally conservative community.

Known for its distinctive brick neo-Tudor ( Tudorbethan ) homes, popularly nicknamed ' Beaverdale Bricks ', the community was a popular suburban area during the first half of the 20th century.

Known for his wild and eccentric behavior while maintaining his compassionate nature, Ji Gong became a folk hero in China and was later deified in the Taoist community often invoked by oracles to assist in worldly affairs.

Known by the African-American community as " Queen of Wynnefield ," Jackson founded the Wynnefield Academy, a private, co-educational PK-4 elementary school in 1975.

Known for his memory for quotations and trivia, " Ask John Bartlett " became a byword in the community when someone was stumped.

Known as an escape for the Hollywood elite and a winter haven for east coast industrialists, Palm Springs emerged post-war as a resort community for a broader segment of the American populace with more leisure time than any previous generation.

Known as the most stable local, non-formal system of education providing basic religious and moral instruction, their strength rests on community support and their use of locally made and widely available teaching materials.

Known as the Nova Educational Experiment, the project aimed to create a community of schools spanning elementary to university level education in one location.