Taking boats through these used large amounts of water leading to conflicts with watermill owners and to correct this, the pound or chamber lock first appeared, in 10th century in China and in Europe in 1373 in Vreeswijk, Netherlands.

Taking advantage of the historic political changes occurring in East Germany, Kohl presented a ten point plan for " Overcoming of the division of Germany and Europe " without consulting his coalition partner, the FDP, or the Western Allies.

Taking advantage of the flourishing agriculture, the area around the Po River, together with Venice and Tuscany, continued to expand its industry and commerce until it became the economic centre of the whole of Europe.

She released her latest English album Taking Chances on November 12 in Europe, and on the November 13 in North America.

Taking a pistol along with other equipment aboard Roz, her Armstrong Cadet bicycle, she passed through Europe during one of the worst winters in years.

Taking into account his aggressive ambition and statements suggesting he dreamed of world conquest, most historians agree that Mehmed the Conqueror was initially interested in occupying Hungary and expanding as far into Europe as possible but was thwarted by the defeat at Belgrade and contained by Matthias ' military strength as well as fierce resistance by Vlach vassals.

His second major novel, Balcony of Europe ( Taking its name from the village where he lived in Andalusia ), utilizes Spanish and Irish settings and employs various languages, primarily Spanish and different English dialects ( Irish, American, English ).

* Europe Syndrome, The Trouble With Taking The Trouble Out Of Everything Article published March 24, 2009 in The Wall Street Journal based on a March 2009 lecture given by Charles Murray before members and guests of the American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D. C.

" Underoath toured extensively throughout Europe, Australia, and Asia in the late 2006, from February to April in 2007 toured with Taking Back Sunday and Armor for Sleep.

36 Crazyfists entered the studio with producer Sal Villanueva ( who had worked with Thursday and Taking Back Sunday ) in October 2005 to commence recording their third album Rest Inside the Flames which was released across Europe on June 12, 2006.

Taking advantage of the chaos that followed, the ' Russian Soviets ' ( USSR ) joined forces with the ' Mongolians ' to take over Europe.

Taking as an advantage his trip in Europe, he tried to convince the powerful rulers to strengthen him, organizing a big crusade to " liberate " the Holy Land and the Kingdom of Jerusalem which belonged to him.

Taking place on the eve of World War II, there was already much animosity in Europe.

Taking advantage of the nearby Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, which holds North America's densest population of nesting raptors, it offers lectures and tours about raptors, as well as about local history.

Taking its name from Cape Breton, the most easterly point of the island which was called after the Bretons of Brittany, the county has what is probably the oldest surviving European name to have been used to designate part of North America.

Taking place in a TV studio in the North Woods, the proposed series featured a cast of eccentrics such as newsman Oski Bear and two minor characters named Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle, described in the script treatment as a " French-Canadian moose.

Taking advantage of the terms of these treaties, about 50, 000 Danes from North Schleswig ( out of a total population of some 150, 000 ) opted for Denmark and were expelled across the frontier, pending the plebiscite which was to restore their country to them.

Taking control of Messana allowed them to decrease Syracuse's power and since Carthage already controlled North Africa, parts of Spain, Sardinia, and some small islands in the Mediterranean, control of Messana could lead to the conquest of Sicily.

Their first release as ' Moorish Delta 7 ' was an EP on Quartz Records ( another Birmingham record label ) called Taking Four Wicked Heads On The Way To North Africa, the EP was a mixture of dark beats, insightful lyrics, street imagery, humour and political comment.

:* Taking Four Wicked Heads On The Way To North Africa ( 1998 )

* Taking the Path of Zen ; San Francisco: North Point Press ( 1982 ).

Taking a position in Germany that roughly corresponds with that of John Wayne in the USA, Albers ' name will forever be closely associated with the North German port city of Hamburg, and especially the Hamburg neighbourhood of St. Pauli, where there is a square named " Hans-Albers-Platz ".

Taking advantage of a British decision to allow companies to claim North Sea drilling rights with little money down, Metcalfe creates Prospecta Oil, a paper company designed to look good and bring in investors to be left when the bottom drops out.

Taking gold out of a sluice box, western North America, 1900s

Taking time out from work on his fourth solo album with Herb Macken, Friday teamed up with English composer, Gavin Bryars, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Opera North for a new interpretation of Shakespeare's Sonnets touring as part of the 2007 Complete Works Festival.

Taking off from the Aleutian Islands, the flight traveled across the North Pacific archipelago.

Taking advantage of the heavy prevailing winds from the west, the turbine is the first application of on-site wind generation for a North American transit system.

Taking the name " those who line up in defence of the faith ", this is a group of fundamentalist Berber Muslims who would rule North Africa and Islamic Iberia until 1147.

On March 11, 1969, the Great Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America ( OCA ) solemnly proclaimed the Act of the Universal Church Canonization of the Staretz Herman to Sainthood in the Orthodox Church in America: " Taking into consideration the long and undisputed witness of the grace of God, appearing through the servant of God, the Staretz Herman of Alaska.

* Wigger, John H. ( 1998 ) Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-510452-8 – p. ix & 269 focus on 1770 – 1910

* Wigger, John H. Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America, ( 1998 ) 269pp ; focus on 1770-1910

* Mark Williams ( 1956-), controversial television, radio newspaper personality and a founding member of the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts / Tea Party Partriots / former chairman of the Tea Party Express, past President of the Conservative Party USA, author of " Exposing the Socialist Agenda " and " Taking Back America One Tea Party at a Time "

Taking advantage of the famine in Ireland in 1845, they traveled to Ireland to persuade hundreds of families and individuals to move to America.

* Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America, 1770-1820 ( Oxford University Press, 1998 ) by John H. Wigger ( ISBN 0-195-10452-8 )

* Wigger, John H. Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America.

The books and journals they publish include Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy, Globalphobia: Confronting Fears about Open Trade, India: Emerging Power, Through Their Eyes, Taking the High Road, Masses in Flight and Stalemate to name a few.

* 1979 – 1985: " We're Taking Movies to America, 24 Hours a Day "

Taking place in basements across America, underground film has long had difficulties in gaining mainstream acceptance.

The lower level of the museum displays " Taking America to Lunch " which celebraters the history of American lunch boxes.

The Taking of America 1, 2, 3.

Taking advantage of the fame of Los Chicos in Puerto Rico and Central America, and after the relative success of the movie Una Aventura Llamada Menudo, producer and director Orestes Trucco wrote a script for the movie aimed at the pre-teen and teen markets.

In 2010, when writer and pundit Ann Coulter accepted the invitation to attend and speak at GOProud's Homocon 2010 event, Farah announced the withdrawal of Coulter's name from the list of speakers at the company's Taking America Back conference.

Taking root in the fertile soil of rampant injustice in Latin America and the anti-apartheid struggles in South Africa, ‘ Liberation Theology ’ aimed at harnessing Christianity to the cause of social justice and even revolutionary socialism.

The slogans for Democracy Matters are Change Elections, Change America as well as Taking Money Out of Politics and Putting People Back In.

Redmont is the author of Risks Worth Taking: The Odyssey of a Foreign Correspondent ( University Press of America, 1992 ).

Bernard S. Redmont, Risks Worth Taking: The Odyssey of a Foreign Correspondent ( University Press of America, 1992 )

* 2004: Skindred, Papa Roach, The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Lit, Coheed and Cambria, M-80 and Presidents of the United States of America

( with Tamara C. Butts, and Kimberly K. Grimm ) Taking Charge: The Electric Automobile in America.