A coastal empire governed by Turkey. Unlike the european empires, it mainly captured weak regions, and was no-where near as rich as those empires.
I comprised of parts of South-east Europe, the beggining of South-west asia, most of the middle east and coastal North Africa. Begun in the 14th century, it was mainly the poorer, southernmost states of what was then the most powerful empire to exist; the Roman Empire.
It captured the Baltic capital of rome, constantinople (named after the first christian emporer, Constantine) in 1453. It was renamed Istanbul later that year.
After the 1492 expulsion of the moors from Spain and the 1681 defeat at the battle of Vienna, the empire began to crumble, and some of its' states were separated after the Crimean war. The petty squables of these states would later cause World War I.
I comprised of parts of South-east Europe, the beggining of South-west asia, most of the middle east and coastal North Africa. Begun in the 14th century, it was mainly the poorer, southernmost states of what was then the most powerful empire to exist; the Roman Empire.
It captured the Baltic capital of rome, constantinople (named after the first christian emporer, Constantine) in 1453. It was renamed Istanbul later that year.
After the 1492 expulsion of the moors from Spain and the 1681 defeat at the battle of Vienna, the empire began to crumble, and some of its' states were separated after the Crimean war. The petty squables of these states would later cause World War I.
The Ottoman empire was destroyed by World war I, the Crimean war, and the corruption of its' rulers.
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 02, 2004
Stock control method. Whereas issues using fifo (first in, first out) and lifo (last in first out) base stock issue prices at the first/last issue, avco (weighted AVerage COst) takes the mean cost of stock and issues at that price.
by Kung-Fu Jesus April 26, 2004
Did you ever consider the point of view that your definitions might just be really crap? Your hemorrhoid-inflicted definitions are about as insightful as Arnold's election campaign. They're untruthful, bogotted, bullshit, racist, incorrectly un-nationalist, anti-american in every sense (C'mon, I know america makes itself so open to criticism, but you just abuse it), ghey, full of kiddie crap.
by Kung-Fu Jesus April 30, 2004
Our overheads are not to blame for the shortfall, it's those damn pen pushers.
Your government is wasting money on pen pushers.
Your government is wasting money on pen pushers.
by Kung-fu Jesus July 06, 2004
German car brand acquired by General motors in 1926 and merged with Bentley's rival Vauxhall to form POS lower class cars for the poor. Rusty as hell. German efficiency turned into american mass-produced crap. Sold in Europe, except re-badged as Vauxhall in the UK.
Yes, opel have made some good cars, examples:
Opel Manta A
Opel Manta B
Opel Manta GTE
Opel Lotus Omega (world's fastest saloon 1990-1998, better known as Vauxhall Lotus Carlton)
That's...
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it.
Opel Manta A
Opel Manta B
Opel Manta GTE
Opel Lotus Omega (world's fastest saloon 1990-1998, better known as Vauxhall Lotus Carlton)
That's...
about....
it.
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 01, 2004
Richard Reid, the attempted "Shoe bomber" was a potential terrorist who intended to recreate the events of 9-11 by hiding explosive in his shoe. He was foiled and arrested.
by Kung-Fu Jesus April 29, 2004
A contraction for "popular culture", this is more or less a colection of cult movie qoutes, figures and dirty jokes that have been found funny by audiences worlwide, now crucified by over-use from teenagers and fat people with greasy T-shirts. The pop culture killers have typically seen just about every movie you've ever heard of and know all the qoutes. They will worship the sources of thier material as if they were some religious book. Deeply offended when criticised, and will use insults from thier movie collection.
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 12, 2004