2) Flushing, city, Netherlands. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Flushing, city, Netherlands, Netherlands: see Vlissingen....

3) Vlissingen. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Its manufactures include shipbuilding, chemicals, and gears. Dairying, cattle, sugar beets, vegetables, grain, and fishing are also important. The city has developed...

4) Mumford, Lewis. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American social philosopher, b. Flushing, N.Y.; educ. City College of New York, Columbia, New York Univ., and the New School for Social Research. A critic of the...

5) Riordan, Richard J. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American businessman and politician, b. Flushing, N.Y. He moved to Los Angeles, where he amassed a fortune through venture capitalism, real estate investment, and...

6) Thomas, Lewis. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American physician and biologist, b. Flushing, New York. In his youth he often accompanied his physician father on his rounds and decided early on to be a doctor...

7) Gilman, Lawrence. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American music critic and author, b. Flushing, N.Y. He was music critic for Harper's Weekly (1901-13) and the North American Review (1913-23), and in 1923 he succeeded...

8) sporting dog. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...These dogs hunt by air scent-as opposed to most hounds, which are ground scenters-and their quarry is primarily game birds. Included are the pointers, setters, retrievers,...

9) Muhlenberg, William Augustus. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American Episcopal clergyman, hymn writer, and philanthropist, b. Philadelphia. He was a great-grandson of Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg. Baptized in the Lutheran...

10) Queens. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...New York City (1990 pop. 1,951,598), land area c.109 sq mi (293 sq km), on the western portion of Long Island, SE N.Y., coextensive with Queens co.; settled by the...