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(A Ballad of) A Peaceful Man (album)
Released in late 1971, (A Ballad of) A Peaceful Man was Gravy Train's second - and probably their most praised - album. Unlike their heavier debut, this album sports some lovely string arrangements, provided by Nick Harrison. A unique feature of the album is that it splits the heavy tracks from ..
A-Ba-Ni-Bi
A-Ba-Ni-Bi was the winning song in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, performed for Israel by Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta. This was Israel's first Eurovision win. The song is generally translated to English as "I Love You", although this is not strictly accurate. The song is performed in the "Bet langu..
A.B.A
A.B.A is an artificial lifeform, a character introduced within the Guilty Gear fighting game series. Introduced in Guilty Gear Isuka, A.B.A was recently added to the cast of Guilty Gear XX/. Due to the fact that A.B.A's story has yet to be explained in canon, she has no known relations or affilia..
A.B.A. Gani Khan Choudhury
A.B.A. Gani Khan Choudhury is a prominent politician of Indian state of West Bengal and a senior leader of Indian National Congress party.He was elected to Lok Sabha from Malda for many times .He was Minister of Railways in Indira Gandhi government. ..
A. B. and C.
"A. B. and C." is the title of the third episode of the British science-fiction-allegorical series, The Prisoner. It originally aired in the UK on ITV on October 15, 1967 and was first broadcast in the United States on CBS in the summer of 1968. The episode starred Patrick McGoohan in the charact..
A. Baldwin Wood
Albert Baldwin Wood (December 1 1879 - May 10 1956) was an inventor and engineer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1899. Wood was hired by the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans in 1899 to try to improve the f..
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti announcing Pete Rose's voluntary banishment from baseball amid accusations of betting on baseball games. Eight days later, Giamatti was dead. Angelo Bartlett Giamatti (April 4, 1938 – September 1, 1989) was the President of Yale University, and later, the..
Aba
Aba may refer to: Places: Abeh, Afghanistan, as a variant spellingAba, Congo, a city in the Democratic Republic of the CongoAba, Hungary, a village in Fejér county, HungaryAba, NigeriaAba, Okayama, a village in JapanAba, Sichuan, a city in ChinaItu Aba, another name for the island of Taiping Peop..
ABA
ABA may refer to: ABA Games, a Japanese creator of freeware games.Australian British Alliance (ABA), Organization for the return of Australia to the United KingdomABA transit number, routing number issued by the American Banking Association.Aktiebolaget Aerotransport, one of the four Scandinavian a..
ABA's All-Time Team
The ABA All-Time Team were chosen in 1997 on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the American Basketball Association (ABA) to comprise the thirty best and most influential players of the ABA during its ten years and nine full regular seasons of operation, with respect not on..
Aba, DR Congo
Aba is a city in the northeastern regions of the province of Orientale in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; it is near the border with Sudan. ..
Aba, Hungary
Aba Country: Hungary County: Fejér Area: 88.05 km² Density: 4,596 52/km² Postal code: 8127 Area code: 22 Coordinates: ..
Aba, Nigeria
Location of Aba in Nigeria. Aba is a city in Nigeria, located on the Aba River. Originally settled by the Ngwa Tribe of the Igbo people, it eventually became the administrative center of Britain's colonial government. It is a major commercial center in Abia State in south-eastern Nigeria. In ..
Aba, Okayama
Aba (阿波村; -son) is a village located in the north of Tomata District, Okayama, Japan, sharing a border with Tottori Prefecture. In 2005 it was merged to form part of the municipality of Tsuyama. As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 669 and a population density of 15.90 perso..
Aba, Sichuan
Aba City is the main city in Aba County in northwestern Sichuan, China. It is located on the Tibetan plateau at an elevation of 3200 metres. Aba County has 70,000 inhabitants, about 8,000 of them Tibetan monks. There are 37 monasteries in the area, two of the largest in Aba City itself. There are m..
Abaangui
Abaangui is the moon god in the mythology of the Guaraní people of central South America. According to the myth, Abaangui had a huge nose, which he cut off. When he threw it into the sky, it became the moon. See also Guaraní mythology External links [Abaangui] ..
Abaaq al-Khwarazmi
Aziz ibn Abaaq al-Khwarazmi (died in 1079) was the first Seljuk ruler to gain his independence from the Great Seljuk Empire under Malik Shah I. He founded a state (a sultanate or emirate) in Damascus in 1076. His successor was the brother of Malik Shah, Tutush I. ..
Ababa Haylemelekot
Ababa Haylemelekot is an Ethiopian author. Publications Ye'Adwa del ena ya'Ityopya jegenoch weleta, [1996] ([Addis Ababa] : Negd matamiya dereget) ..
Ababda
The Ababda (or Ababde) (the Gebadei of Pliny, possibly the Troglodytes of classical writers), are a nomad tribe of African Bedouins, a subgroup of the Beja people; some still speak the Cushitic Beja language, while others speak Arabic. They extend from the Nile at Aswan to the Red Sea, and reach no..
Ababdeh people
The Ababdeh are nomads living in the area between the Nile and the Red Sea, in the vicinity of Aswan in Egypt. This name refers to several such African tribes. Some of them penetrated into Upper Egypt, where they earned a subsistence by the transportation of merchandise on their camels. They trade..
Abacá
Abacá, ah buh KAH, (Musa textilis) is a species of banana native to the Philippines, grown widely as well in Borneo and Sumatra. The plant is of major economical importance, being harvested for its fibre, called Manila hemp, extracted from the large, oblong leaves and stems. On average, the plant..
Abacab
Abacab is a 1981 studio album by British band Genesis. The album marks a sharp stylistic jump, begun by the band on its preceding album Duke, away from their progressive rock style of the 1970s and toward a more radio-friendly pop music sound. Despite the change, the title track, "No Reply At All",..
Abacaenum
Abacaenum was an ancient town of the Siculi in Sicily, West of Messana, South of Tyndaris. It had a mint. Today, the village of Tripi stands on the site of ancient Abacaenum. This article is based on the 1852 "A smaller classical dictionary" ..
Abacavir
Abacavir (ABC) is the most powerful nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NARTI) used to treat HIV and AIDS. It is available under the trade name Ziagen™ (GlaxoSmithKline} and the combination drugs Trizivir™(abacavir, zidovodine and lamivudine) and Kivexa®/Epzicom™(abacavir and..
Abachum
Saint Abachum ''' Born Persia Died 270 Venerated in Beatified Canonized Major shrine Rome Feast Formerly February 19 Attributes Patronage Saint Abachum (d. 270) (Feast Day: February 19) was one of four legendary saints in the same family to be martyred in 270 for sympathizing ..
Abacination
Abacination is a form of torture in which the subject is blinded by a hot metal rod or plate placed directly in front of the eyes, claimed to have been used in the Middle Ages as well as during the Inquisition to punish or to make the subject speak. This rather obscure method of torture is perhaps b..
Abaco
Abaco Population: 14,100 Area (sq. km.): 1,681 Capital: Marsh Harbour The Abaco islands lie in the northern Bahamas and comprise the main islands of Great Abaco and Little Abaco, together with the smaller Wood Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Gorda Cay, Elbow Cay, Man-o-War Cay, St..
Abacost
The abacost, abbreviation for the French "à bas le costume" (literally "down with the suit"), was the distinctive wear for men that was promoted by Mobutu Sese Seko as part of his Zairianisation programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo, between 1972 and 1990. Zairians were banned from wearing..
Abacot
Abacot is a word with an interesting history. The common definition given is "an ancient cap of slate worn by the kings of England, the upper part of which was in the form of a double crown". However, the actual word for this item is bycoket. The initial occurrence of abacot was in Edward Hall's Ch..
Abaco (web browser)
Abaco is a web browser for the Plan 9 operating system. It is a "lame" [link] text-based and graphical web browser with support for inline images, tables and frames. It has a true multiple document interface based on acme's interface. Contents 1 History2 See also3 Refer..
Abaco Island Boa
The Abaco Island Boa is a slender, terrestrial, viviparous boa with an iridescent reddish sheen of the scales. It grows up to 80 cm long. It feeds on small mammals, birds and lizards. As a member of the rainbow boas (genus Epicrates), it belongs to the family of the true boas (Boidae). Other commo..
Abacuá
Abacuá describes a group of Afro-Cuban people of the carabalí as well as their style of music and their percussion instruments. ..
Abaculus
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An Abaculus is a small ornamental tile used in mosaics. It is usually made of glass or marble. The Persian equivalent is کاشي معرق. Also compare with 'Abaciscus' ..
Abacus
For the flat slab at the top of a column, see abacus (architecture) For the Japanese Rock group, see Soroban (Japanese Rock) An abacus is a calculation tool, often constructed as a wooden frame with beads sliding on wires. It was in use centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu-Arabic numer..
Abacus (architecture)
Simple bevelled abacus (abaque) from the illustrated [fr] In architecture, an abacus (from the Greek abax, a slab; or French abaque, tailloir ) is a flat slab or shelf that sits upon the capital of a column, forming its uppermost member. Its chief function is to provide a large sup..
Abacus logic
In logic, an abacus is an instrument, often called the "logical machine", analogous to the mathematical abacus. It is based on the principle of truth tables. It is constructed to show all the possible combinations of a set of logical terms with their negatives, and, further, the way in which these..
Abacus PDA Watch
--> The Abacus PDA Watch is a watch made for the avergage business person; giving them the option of having their own personal PDA on their wrist. FOSSIL, is company that created the watch, and ever since its release, it has done well. The price began around $200, and now it can be found as low as..
Abacus system
The abacus system of mental calculation is a system where users mentally visualize an abacus to do calculations. No physical abacus is used; only the answers are written down. This system is being propagated in Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan. Mental calculation is said to im..
Abadá
An abadá is a shirt that you buy that allows you to "play" or follow inside the ropes the trucks that the carnival bands play on in Salvador and other cities. Without the abadá, you can not be inside the roped-off area for the band. This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportan..
Abada-Capoeira
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Abadal
The Abadal was a Spanish car manufactured between 1912 and 1923, named after Fracisco Abadal. Considered a fast luxury car, it was closely patterned on the Hispano and offered in two models. One had a 3104cc four-cylinder engine while the other had a 4521cc six-cylinder engine. Soon after the incep..
Abadan
Abadan (film) is also the name of a 2003 Iranian movie from director Mani Haghighi. Abadan (آبادان in Persian) is a city in the Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran (Persia). It lies on Abadan Island, on the Arvand river. In 2005 the population was estimated to be at 1,291,690.http://www...
Abadani language
Abadani is an Iranian language spoken in Iran. ..
Abadan Crisis
The Abadan Crisis occurred from 1951 to 1954, after Iran nationalized the Iranian assets of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) and expelled Western companies from oil refineries in the city of Abadan. Britain was brought close to outright war with Iran, who retained an ally in the United States, ..
Abadazad
Abadazad is a comic-book series created by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Ploog, and published by CrossGen. ..
Abaddon
Abaddon (Hebrew אבדון Avadon, meaning "destruction"). In Biblical poetry (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11) it comes to mean "place of destruction", or the realm of the dead, and is associated with Sheol. Abaddon is also one of the compartments of Gehenna. In Revelation 9:11, it is described personi..
Abaddon: Fallen Angel
Abaddon: Fallen Angel is an RPG computer game made by Gerard Prudhomme. It has been in development since 1992 and is available as a free download. External links [Official Website] ..
Abaddon (band)
Abaddon is a Polish band. It was started in 1982 in Bydgoszcz. Discography Wet za wet - (1986)Walcz o swoją wolność (1996)Nie do PoznaniaGodzina krzywd (2004) ..
Abaddon (demon)
Abaddon, in demonology, was chief of the demons of the seventh hierarchy. He was called The Destroyer and in the Book of Revelation St John called him the King of the Grasshoppers. The Thanksgiving Hymns (a copy was also found in the Dead Sea Scrolls) tells of "the Sheol of Abaddon" and of the "tor..
Abaddon (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abaddon is a Biblical Hebrew word meaning "destruction". Abaddon may refer to: Abaddon (band), a Polish band.Abaddon (demon), chief of the demons of the seventh hierarchy.[[Abaddon: Fallen Angel]], a freeware Role Playing Game for..
Abaddon Books
For other uses of the name, see Abaddon (disambiguation). Abaddon Books are an imprint of Rebellion, who also own 2000 AD, aimed at publishing novels in the horror, sci-fi and fantasy genres. It is editted by Jonathan Oliver, Rebellion's graphic novels editor. Series They aim to produce books wit..
Abaddon Incarnate
Abaddon Incarnate are an Irish death metal band. Contents 1 History2 Discography3 Band members4 External links History The band was formed in 1991 with the aim of playing fast death metal with grindcore elements under the name Bereaved, but with the band's third demo the deci..
Abaddon the Despoiler
Abaddon the Despoiler In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000 and Battlefleet Gothic, Abaddon the Despoiler is Warmaster of Chaos, captain of the Black Legion, and rumoured to be the clone-progeny of Warmaster Horus. He is the most powerful warmaster of all, the chosen of Horus, and ble..
Abadeh
Abadeh (آباده) is a city in Iran, in the province of Fars, situated at an elevation of 6200 feet in a fertile plain on the high road between Isfahan and Shiraz, 140 miles from the former and 170 miles from the latter. As of 2004, the population was estimated to be 58,200. [link] It..
Abade de Neiva
Abade de Neiva Abade de Neiva is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos. It has a population of 1,869 inhabitants and a total area of 6.96 Km². Parishes of Barcelos municipality ..
Abadiânia
Abadiânia State Goiás Area: 1,047 km² Population: 12,736 (IBGE 2005) Elevation: 1,052 m above sea level Postal code (CEP): 72940-000 Became a city: 1953 Statistical Microregion: Entorno de Brasília Distance to Goiânia: 88 km. Website: not available ..
Abadia de Goiás
Abadia de Goiás State Goiás Area: 136.9 km² Population: 6,294 (IBGE 2005) Elevation: 898m above sea level Postal code (CEP): 75345-000 Became a city: 1997 Statistical Microregion: Goiânia Microregion Distance to Goiânia: 27 km. Website: not available ..
Abadia dos Dourados
Abadia dos Dourados is a city and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Founded: 1948Elevation: 742 mPopulation: 6,370 inhabitantsTotal Area: 897.4 km²Population Density: 7.10 inhab/km²Postal Code: 38540-000 The municipality is locted in the region of the Alto Paranaíba, south of th..
Abadie
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Abadie's sign
Abadie's sign is Spasm of the Levator Palpebrae Superioris muscle with retraction of the upper lid (so that sclera is visible above cornea) seen in Graves-Basedow disease which, together with exophthalmos causes the bulging eyes appearance. References B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). Dictionary ..
Abadie's symptom
Abadie's symptom may be elicited during clinical examination. Pinching of, or the application of firm pressure to, the Achilles tendon does not result in pain in tabes dorsalis. This is because the sense of deep pain has been abolished. It is named for Joseph Louis Irenée Jean Abadie, a French neu..
Abadín
Abadín is a municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. It covers 196,1 km² and has a population of 3,250 (2004) for a population density of 16.57/km². Geography The municipality is located in the Terra Chá country, it is crossed by the mountainous areas of the Xistral and Neda and..
Abadiño
Abadiño (Abadiano in Castillian) is a town located in the province of Bizkaia, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain, about 35 km from the provincial capital of Bilbao. External link [ABADIÑO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia ..
Abadi Al Juhar
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Abadla
Abadla is a larger town in the Sahara Desert of western Algeria near the border with Morocco. ..
Abadox
The outer surface of the alien. Abadox is a Nintendo game, subtitled "The Deadly Inner War," in which the player, as Second Lieutenant Nazal, battles an alien, Parasitis, that has engulfed the entire planet Abadox, digested it, and assumed its shape. He must fly into the alien's body in an at..
Abae
Abae (rabai), is a town in the N.E. corner of Phocis, in Greece, famous in early times for its oracle of Apollo, one of those consulted by Croesus (Herod. i. 46). It was rich in treasures (Herod. viii. 33), but was sacked by the Persians, and the temple remained in a ruined state. The oracle wa..
Abaeté
Abaeté is a Brazilian city in central Minas Gerais state. As of 2004 its population is estimated to be 23,217. Founded: 1870Elevation: 647 mTotal Area: 1,822.4 km²Population Density: 12.50 inhab/km²Postal Code: 35620-000 Abaeté is located south of the enormous Três Marias Lake on the Planalto ..
Abaetetuba
The city of Abaetetuba is located in Pará State, Brazil. Population 129,300. ..
Abaete Linhas Aereas
Abaete Linhas Aereas is an airline based in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It operates domestic passenger services. Its main base is Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, Salvador. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 External links Code Data ICA..
Abaft
Abaft is a nautical expression indicating a point that is behind a given part of a ship. For example, "abaft the funnel" means behind the ship's funnel. (If not qualified, abaft means "behind the mid-point of a ship or group of ships".) Note that unqualified or in the "abaft the beam" form, abaf..
Abagaitu Islet
Abagaitu Islet (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Russian: Bolshoy Ostrov) is an islet in the Argun River forming the border between the People's Republic of China and Russia. The island was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1929, a move not accepted by China, resulting i..
Abagana
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Abagana is a town in Nigeria. It is currently the Headquarters of Njikoka Local Government Area Anambra State and lies approximately 20 kilometers from Onitsha along the old Enugu-Onitsha Trunk A Road that divides the town into two halves. Abagana town has a land..
Abagar
Abagar ("Абагар") is a breviary by the Bulgarian Roman Catholic Bishop of Nikopol Filip Stanislavov printed in Rome in 1651. It is regarded as the first printed Bulgarian book. The language of the breviary is a specific blend of modern Bulgarian with Serbo-Croatian and Church Slavonic elemen..
Abagtha
Abagtha (אבגתא) was a chamberlain (likely a eunuch) of King Ahasuerus, mentioned once in the Book of Esther (). According to the story, he and the six other chamberlains suggested that Queen Vashti parade before the king and his ministers in the crown jewels. Her refusal led to her demise and t..
Abahai
"Abahai" is also erroneously used to refer to Hong Taiji. Lady Abahai (Manchu: ; Chinese: 阿巴亥 Ābāhài)(1590–1626) was a high-ranking concubine of Emperor Nurhaci of the Manchu, Jin dynasty in ancient China. She married Nurhaci in 1602, when she was only twelve years old. After the dea..
Abahani Krira Chakra
Abahani Krira Chakra (Abahani Sporting Club) (Bangla: আবাহনী) is a sports club in Bangladesh. It was established at Dhaka in 1972 through reorganisation of Iqbal Sporting Club. Within a short time, the club gained fame through commendable performances in hockey, cricket and football tour..
Abahatta
Abahatta is a stage in the evolution of the Eastern group of Indo-Aryan languages such as Bangla, Maithili, Oriya. Abahatta is considered to follow the Apabhramsha stage, i.e. those Apabhramsha's derived from Magadhi Prakrits, and is also sometimes called Purvi Apabhramsha. Abahatta which existe..
Abahuza
The Abahuza party is a monarchist political party in Burundi. Officially called the Party for the Restoration of Monarchy and Dialogue in Burundi, Abahuza literally means “come together” in the Kirundi language. The party was registered with Burundi’s Interior Ministry on September 20..
Abaiang
Abaiang, also spelled Apaiang, sometimes called Apia, and formerly named Charlotte Island, is a coral atoll of the Kiribati, located in the west-central Pacific Ocean. Abaiang comprises 15 islets (minimum one is inhabited) in the northern Gilberts with a total land area of 6 square miles. The atoll..
Abaiara
Statistics State: Ceará Area: 182.6 km² Area (% of the state) 0,14% Population: 7,217 Pop. density: 45.2 inh./km² Latitude: 7°21'32" Longitude: 39°02'44" Timezone: GMT−3 Altitude: 400m Official Day: September 4 Name meaning: Homem Ilustre(in Portuguese) ..
Abaidullah
Abaidullah is a citizen of Afghanistan, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. [list of prisoners (.pdf)], US Department of Defense, April 20 2006 His detainee ID number is 762. Abaidullah is notable for reporting abusive interrogation whi..
Abai Kunanbaiuli
Abai Ibragim Kunanbaiuli (Kazak: Абай Ибрагим Кунанбайулы Russian: Абай Ибрагим Кунанбаев. Because of Russian influence many people know him as Abai Kunanbaev or Abai Kunanbaiev) (August 10, 1845 - July 5, 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer, and philosophe..
Abajo Mountains
The Abajo Mountains, also called the Blue Mountains, are a small mountain range west of Monticello, Utah, south of Canyonlands National Park and north of Blanding, Utah. The largest peak within the range is Abajo Peak at 11,360 ft (3,463 m). This mountain range, like both the La Sal Range and Henr..
Abajo Peak
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Abaka
Abaka as a phonetic spelling can refer to: Abaqa Khan (1234-1282), a king of PersiaAbacá, a Philippine plant This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point direct..
Abakaliki
Location of Abakaliki in Nigeria Contents 1 Politics2 Infrastructure3 Economy4 Natives Politics Abakaliki is the capital city of the present-day Ebonyi state in southeastern Nigeria. The inhabitants are primarily members of the Igbo tribe.Large presence of the Hausa/fu..
Abakan
For the river Abakan, see Abakan River For the Abakan assault rifle, see AN-94 City coat of arms Abakan (Russian: ) is the capital of the Republic of Khakassia in Russia, in South Siberia. It is located in the central part of Minusinsk Depression, at the confluence of the rivers Yenisei and ..
Abakan Avia
Abakan Avia is an airline based in Abakan, Russia. It was established in 1992 and was a former local Aeroflot unit. It operates passenger and cargo trunk services. Its main base is Abakan Airport (ABA). Code Data ICAO Code: ABG Fleet The Abakan Avia fleet consists of 4 Ilyushin Il-76T aircraft (a..
Abakan Range
Abakan Range (Russian: ) is a metamorphic rock mountain range in the Southwestern Siberia, Russia. Length: 300 km., elevation: up to 1984. It is mostly covered by taiga, up to 1500m, followed by mountainous tundra. The range is the Southern border of the Kuznetsk Depression that contains the Kuzne..
Abakan River
Abakan (Russian: ) a river of south-central Russia rising in the western Sayan Mountains and flowing northeast through the Minusinsk Depression to the Yenisei River as its left tributary. Length: about 514 km, drainage basin area: 32,000 sq.km. Used for timber floating and irrigation. The city Abak..
ABAKO
ABAKO or Association des Bakongo was a cultural and political organization, headed by Joseph Kasavabu, which emerged in the late 1950s as vocal opponent of Belgian colonial rule in what today is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Additionally the organization served as the major ethno-religious o..
Abakuá
Abakua or Abakuá is an Afro-Cuban men's initiatory fraternity, or secret society, which originated from fraternal associations in the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. Known generally as Ekpe, Ngbe, or Ugbe among the multi-lingual groups in the region, these ..
Abakwa
Abakwa is a secret society with roots in eastern Nigeria. Luciano "Chano" Pozzo, conga drummer for Dizzy Gillespie, was a member. Abakwa see Bamenda ..
Abakwi language
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Abakwi is a constructed language language, putativel..
Abalak
Abalak (or Abalagh) is a town located in the Tahoua Department of Niger. ..
Abalam
In demonology Abalam is a King of Hell and one of Paimon's assistants, who will attend him if some offerings are made to his demon chief. No depiction is given of this demon and very little is known on him. Other spelling: Abalim. See also The Lesser Key of Solomon, Ars Goetia. ..
Abalienatio
Abalienatio, in Roman law, is a legal transfer of property by sale or other alienation. According to Cicero, "abalienatio est ejus rei, quae mancipi est, aut traditio alteri nexu aut in jure cessio, inter quos ea jure civili fieri possunt." Cicero defines abalienatio to be "ejus rei quae mancipi es..
Abalone
For other uses, see Abalone (disambiguation). A piece of abalone shell The iridescent inside surface of an abalone shell The raw meat of abalone Abalone is the American English variant of the Spanish name Abulón used for various species of shellfish (mollusks) from the Haliot..
Abalone (board game)
Abalone is a two-player strategy board game which can be quaintly summarized as "sumo wrestling with marbles", as the objective is to push opposing marbles off the edge of the board. The rules can be mastered in a minute or two, and the flow of the game is fast-paced. Abalone tends to draw in new..
Abalone (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abalone is a kind of shellfish. Abalone can also mean: Abalone, a board game.USS Abalone (SP-208), a wooden-hulled motorboat in the United States Navy during World War I.The nacre or mother-of-pearl produced by the abalone animal...
Abalone alliance
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Abalone Designs
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Abalos
Abalos is the city from the fictional computer game modification, Role Play: Annihilation, for Half-Life 2. The city, it's history, politics, and community were extremely well detailed by Andrew Wills (team co-leader) and other co-writers. The intellectual property rights to Abalos, and all other ..
Abaltzisketa
Abaltzisketa is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain. In 2003 Abaltzisketa had a total population of 281. External links [Official Website] Information available in Spanish and Basque.[ABALTZISKETA in the Ber..
Abamectin
Abamectin is a mixture of avermectins containing more than 80% avermectin B1a and less than 20% avermectin B1b . These two components, B1a and B1b have very similar biological and toxicological properties. The avermectins are insecticidal or anthelmintic compounds derived from the soil bacterium Str..
Abampere
The abampere (aA) is the basic unit of current in the centimetre gram second system of units. One abampere is equal to ten amperes in the SI system of units. In the electromagnetic CGS system, electrical current is a fundamental quantity defined via Ampere's law and takes the permeability as a dime..
Aban
For other uses of "", see view] • [ talk] • [ edit] Aban (Ābān) is the middle Persian term for "the waters" (Persian: , var: Avan, Avestan: āpō). In Achaemenid-era Zoroastrianism, Aban was associated with, and came to be represented by, the proto-Indo-Iranian divinit..
Abana
Abana might refer to one of the following: Abana River, a biblical river near Damascus; Abana District, located in Turkey. ABANA, the Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America. See http://www.ABANA.org This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation&..
Abana, Turkey
Abana is a district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. It is to the north-east of the province, with a coast to the Black Sea. It is thought that the name Abana derives from Abonou Teikhes, meaning "Abonou Fortress", which could be in Luwian language spoken ca. 20th century BC in Anatolia, suggest..
Abana River
Abana (or AMANAH, classical Chrysorrhoas) and PHARPAR, the "rivers of Damascus, Syria" (2 Kings v. 12), now generally identified with the Barada (i.e. cold) and the A`waj (i.e. crooked) respectively, though if the reference to Damascus be limited to the city, as in the Arabic version of the Old ..
Abancay
Abancay is a city in Peru, located in the central Andes at approximately 2,300 m - with a semi-tropical climate. It is the capital of the Apurímac Region and the Abancay Province and has a population of 44,571 (1999) now over 60,000. The city is located above the Pachachaca river with its famous br..
Abancourt
Abancourt may refer to: Aboncourt, a commune of the Nord département in France.Aboncourt, a commune of the Oise département in France. This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. I..
Abandinus
Abandinus is an obscure Celtic deity, possibly a river-god. He is currently known only from a single inscription from Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire, England: a bronze votive feather is dedicated to him with the fragmentary text "to the god Abandinus, Vatiaucus gave this from his own resources" ins..
Abandin Theory
Abandin Theory are a band from Brampton, Ontario, Canada whose unique take on tradional indie and rock augmented by offbeat rhythms, tapping melodies and their overwhelming enthusiasm for live shows makes for a band whose sound is truly hard to define. Their debut EP recorded at Last Ounce Media, ..
Abando
Abando was the name of an old municipality of Biscay (Basque Country), that was eventually absorbed by Bilbao. Nowadays the name refers to the central neighbourhood of this city, holding the provincial administration, the long-distance RENFE train station, two subway stations and many commerces. ..
Abandoned (Lost)
Abandoned is the 31st episode of Lost. It is the sixth episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Adam Davidson and written by Elizabeth Sarnoff. It first aired on November 9, 2005 on ABC. The character of Shannon Rutherford is featured in the episode's flashbacks. [Spoiler wa..
Abandoned child syndrome
Abandoned child syndrome is a behavioral or psychological condition that results from the loss of one or both parents. Abandonment may be physical (the parent is not present in the child's life) or emotional (the parent withholds affection, nurturing, or stimulation). Many countries, like Russia an..
Abandoned footwear
Abandoned footwear, generally a lone boot or shoe, is frequently noted in ponds and along roadsides (particularly highways). It is not known why old shoes and boots seem to be publicly abandoned more often than other articles of clothing, such as shirts or caps. While the practice of publicly aband..
Abandoned Love
"Abandoned Love" is a song written by Bob Dylan, recorded in 1975 but not released until 1985, on his compilation album Biograph. It was originally recorded for inclusion on his 1976 album Desire, but was dropped in favor of "Joey." "Abandoned Love" was written during Dylan's breakup with his then-w..
Abandoned Luncheonette
Album: When the Morning Comes (Daryl Hall) 3:12Had I Known You Better Then (John Oates) 3:22Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song) (John Oates) 2:57She's Gone (Daryl Hall & John Oates) 5:15I'm Just a Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like A Man) (John Oates) 3:20Abandoned Luncheonette (Daryl Hall) 3:55L..
Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is the common name of a 13-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was bypassed in 1968 when a modern stretch opened to ease traffic congestion. The reasoning behind the bypass was to reduce traffic congestion at the tunnels. In this case, the Sideling Hill..
Abandoned Places
Abandoned Places: A Time for Heroes is a computer role-playing game for Amiga and PC/DOS in which four heroes must save their world, Kalynthia. External links [Abandoned Places: A Time for Heroes] at the Hall of Light [Abandoned Places] at MobyGames [Abandoned Places]..
Abandoned Places 2
Abandoned Places 2 is a computer role-playing game for the Amiga system. The game is a sequel to Abandoned Places, with gameplay similar to Dungeon Master. External links [Abandoned Places 2] at the Hall of Light [Abandoned-places-2] at MobyGames Designers: Ferenc Staengler,..
Abandoned Pools
[[Image:Dolphin-changes.jpg|thumb|right|Abandoned Pools as depicted in the Clone High [[Changes: The Big Prom: The Sex Romp: The Season Finale|finale]]]] Abandoned Pools is the performing name for singer-songwriter and musician Tommy Walter (born October 30 1968 in Pasadena, California), as well as ..
Abandoned railway station
Some railbuffs have a particular fascination with abandoned railway stations, lines and tunnels. In some cases (particularly with underground structures), these were never abandoned per se, but were rather constructed to allow for future expansion, but never actually used (such as due to changing pl..
Abandoned ship
In maritime terminology Please refer to the articles "shipwreck" or "marine salvage." In video games The Abandoned or Sunken Ship is a common location in video games, especially action-adventure and RPGs. These are based on the real event of shipwrecks, when a ship either sinks at sea or crashes ..
Abandoned Ship (Pokémon)
The Abandoned Ship is an abandoned ship full of holes in the Pokémon games Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, which can only be accessed after you get the HM03, Surf, as it is in the ocean. However, it is also recommended that you have HM08, Dive, in order to be able to get the Scanner on the ship. By s..
Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline
Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline is a 2000 compilation of previously unreleased material, including BBC Radio 1 studio sessions, outtakes and B-sides by UK band Gomez. Track listing "Shitbag 9""Bring Your Lovin' Back Here""Emergency Surgery""Hit On The Head""Flavors""78 Stone Shuffle""We Haven'..
Abandoned village
An abandoned village is a village which has for some reason been deserted, in many countries many thousands of villages were deserted at several periods in history, for a variety of causes. The abandonment of villages is often related to plague, famine, war, climate change and environmental destruct..
Abandonment
"Abandon" redirects here. For , see . The term abandonment has a multitude of uses which can generally be broken into legal and extra-legal uses. This "signpost article" provides a guide to the various uses of the word via links to articles that deal with each of the distinct concepts at length...
Abandonware
Screenshot of Sopwith, an example of abandonware Abandonware is computer software which is no longer being sold or supported by its copyright holder. Sometimes, it is used as a blanket category for any software over a certain age, usually five years. The term has no legal meaning. This means ..
Abandon (album)
Abandon is an album by Deep Purple, released in 1998. Uniquely for a Deep Purple studio album, it features a reworking of a previously recorded song - "Bloodsucker" from Deep Purple in Rock (here retitled "Bludsucker"). The title is actually a pun from Ian Gillan - "A Band On". "Don't Make Me Hap..
Abandon (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abandon may refer to: Abandonment, Legal and extra-legal usesAbandoned (Lost), a second-season episode of the television show, LostAbandon (album), a 1998 album by Deep PurpleAbandon (film), a 2002 filmAbandon (band), a doom metal b..
Abandon (film)
Abandon is a thriller film released by Paramount Pictures in the US and Touchstone Pictures internationally in 2002. It was written and directed by Stephen Gaghan and stars Katie Holmes as a college student whose boyfriend (played by Charlie Hunnam) disappeared two years previously. It is based on ..
Abandon Mobile
Abandon Entertainment is a mobile game developer and publisher established in 2005 through a partnership between Abandon Entertainment, Inc. and GF Capital Management and Advisors, LLC. The two companies had previously partnered on several ventures, including Abandon’s investment into MMORPG deve..
Abandon Your Friends
Abandon Your Friends is the third full-length audio CD from the band, From Autumn to Ashes. Released on August 30, 2005, it is the second album on the record label, "Vagrant". The album shows a slight departure from the traditional "From Autumn to Ashes" sound. The CD has an increased focus on..
Abane Ramdane
Abane Ramdane was an Algerian revolutionarist born in Kabylie, He was the architect of the Soummam platform in 1956. He was assassinated by his fellows because of his views and leadership, Egyptians participated in his assassination. External links http://www.kabyle.com/article.php3?id_article=93..
Abangan
The Abangan are the population of Javanese Muslims who practice a less orthodox version of Islam than the traditionalist santri. The term, Indonesian for red, was first developed by Clifford Geertz but the meaning has since shifted. Abangan are more inclined to follow a local system of beliefs calle..
Abang Haji Openg
Tun Abang Haji Openg was the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governor) of Sarawak. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin is the fifth and current Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Abanilla
Abanilla Organisation– Autonomous community– Province– Comarca Murcia MurciaRegión Oriental Location– Latitude– Longitude 38° 12' N1° 3' W Elevation– Mean– Highest– Lowest 201 m------ Area 236.6 km² Founded 11th-12th Century Population– Total– Density 6,2..
Abanindranath Tagore
Abanindranath Tagore (August 7, 1871 - December 51951), was the principal artist of the Bengal school and the first major exponent of swadeshi values in Indian art. He was also a noted writer. Tagore sought to modernize Moghul and Rajput traditions in order to counter the influence of Western ..
Abani Bari Achho
Abani Bari Achho is a poem by Shakti Chattopadhyay. It is considered one of the iconic poems of modern Bengali poetry. It is included in his seminal early collection Dharmeo achho jirafeo achho (You love jiraffes, you love religion), published in 1965. In Bengali script অবনী বাড..
Abanoub
Saint Abanoub of Nehesa Titles (see Hierarchy definition above) Born Died Venerated in Coptic/Orthodox Beatified Date, place Canonized Major shrine Virgin Mary and St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Samanoud, Egypt Feast July 31 Attributes Patronage Saint Abanoub of Nehesa..
Abano Healthcare Group
Abano Healthcare Group Limited is now firmly established as New Zealand’s leading listed healthcare and medical services provider which incorporates successful, established businesses, each with their own identities, brands and specialist operations. The Group operates in four sectors of the he..
Abano Terme
This article is about Abano Terme, the town. For the italian physician, go to Pietro d'Abano. Abano Terme (town changed its name from Abano Bagni in 1930) is a town and commune in the province of Padua, in the Veneto region, Italy, on the eastern slope of the Colli Euganei; it is 10 kilometers sout..
Abantiades
Abantiades is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 14 described species, all found exclusively in Australia. The group includes some large species with a wingspan of up to 160 mm. The larvae feed on the roots of Eucalyptus and other trees. Species A. albofasciatus [link]..
Abantidas
Abantidas (in Greek Aβαντιδας), the son of Paseas, became tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon after murdering Cleinias, the father of Aratus, 264 BC.1 He either banished or put to death his friends and relations; Aratus, who was then only seven years old, narrowly escaped death..
Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena
Abanto y Ciervana is a town located in the province of Bizkaia, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. External link [ABANTO ZIERBENA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ e..
Abant Izzet Baysal University
Abant Izzet Baysal University is a university in Turkey. ..
Abanyom language
Abanyom is a language of the Ekoid subfamily of Niger-Congo. It is spoken by the Abanyom people in the Cross River State region of Nigeria, numbering about 12,500. A member of the Southern Bantoid group, Abanyom is fairly closely related to the Bantu languages. It is tonal and has a typical Niger-..
Abanze
Abanze is a village on a hill near the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, lying north east of Cape Coast. It grew around the Dutch Fort Amsterdam, established in 1598. The fort was rebuilt as the British settlement in the region, renamed Fort York, in 1645. It was then recaptured by the Dutch in 1665..
Aban (disambiguation)
Aban may refer to: Aban, a term in Zoroastrian doctrineAban (mythology), an angel in Persian mythologyAban (urban-type settlement), an urban-type settlement in Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaAban (crater), a crater on Mars named after this urban-type settlement This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation&..
Aban (urban-type settlement)
Aban (Russian: ) is an urban settlement in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Aban crater on Mars is named after this urban settlement. ..
Aban ibn abi-Ayyash
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Aban number
Aban numbers are defined as numbers that do not contain the letter 'a' when spelled in English. This definition is not definitive as some large numbers do not follow the guidelines for naming of numbers. From this definition, one understands that numbers including the word "thousand" are not aban n..
ABAP
ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) is a high level programming language created by the German software company SAP. It is currently positioned as the language for programming SAP's Web Application Server, part of its NetWeaver platform for building business applications. Its syntax is ..
Abaqa Khan
Abaqa Khan (1234–1282), the son of Hulagu and Oroqina Khatun, a Mongol Christian. As the second Il-Khan emperor in Persia, he reigned from 1265–1282. During his reign, Abaqa, a devout Buddhist, attempted to convert the Muslims and harassing them mercilessly by promoting Nestorian and B..
ABAQUS
ABAQUS is a commercial software package for finite element analysis developed by ABAQUS, Inc. ABAQUS product suite consists of three core products: ABAQUS/Standard, ABAQUS/Explicit and ABAQUS/CAE. ABAQUS/Standard is a general-purpose solver that uses traditional implicit integration scheme to solv..
ABAQUS, Inc
ABAQUS, Inc. is an engineering simulation software (CAE) vendor. Formerly known as Hibbitt, Karlsson & Sorensen, Inc., (HKS), the company was founded in 1978 by Dr. David Hibbitt, Dr. Bengt Karlsson and Dr. Paul Sorensen, and has its headquarters in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. In O..
Abara
|- ! colspan="2" style="background: #ccf; text-align: center;" | Related works |- | style="background: #e6e9ff;" colspan="2" | Digimortal(?) |} Abara is an eleven chapter manga by Tsutomu Nihei. Serialized in Ultra Jump magazine. Abara means "ribs" Japanese. Premise [Spoiler warningSpoiler..
Abarán
Abarán Organisation– Autonomous community– Province– Comarca Murcia MurciaVega Alta del Segura Location– Latitude– Longitude ------ Elevation– Mean– Highest– Lowest 400 m------ Area 115 km² Founded --- Population– Total– Density 12,917 (as of 2005)--- Res..
Abarat
Cover of Abarat Abarat is a young adult's fiction book both written and illustrated by Clive Barker. The book is in both hardcover and paperback editions, with ISBN 0060280921, 388 pages. It was first published in 2002 by Joanna Colter Books. Abarat is the setting where the book is based. Ther..
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War is the second book in a series of five by author Clive Barker, called "The Books of Abarat". This volume contains the adventures of Candy Quackenbush, an ordinary girl from Minnesota, in the strange fantasy world of Abarat. It was published in 2004. [Spoile..
Abarbarea
In Greek mythology, Abarbarea was a naiad. She was the wife of Bucolion, a son of the Trojan king Laomedon, and had two sons, Aesepus and Pedasus. She was one of the three ancestors of the Tyrians, along with Callirrhoe and Drosera. ..
Abarelix
Abarelix also called plenaxis is a drug used to reduce the amount of testosterone made in patients with advanced symptomatic prostate cancer for which no other treatment options are available. It belongs to the family of drugs called Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists. ..
Abarema
Abarema is a neotropical genus of large trees from the Pea family Fabaceae. They grow from Mexico (Abarema idiopoda) to Bolivia. Most of the species can be found in the Amazon Basin and the Guyana Highlands. But some occur in Australia and China. They have a deep-green fernlike foliage, with bipin..
Abarenbo Shogun
Lantern, Megumi (Firefighting company), Abarenbo Shogun was a Japanese television program on the TV Asahi network. Set in the eighteenth century, it showed fictitious events in the life of Yoshimune, the eighth Tokugawa shogun. The program started in 1978 under the title Yoshimune Hyobanki: Ab..
Abarim
Abarim (Hebrew: הָרֵי הָעֲבָרִים, Har Ha-'Abarim, Harei Ha-'Abarim; Septuagint to oros to Abarim, en to peran tou Iordanou, mountain Abarim, mountains of Abarim) is a mountain range across Jordan, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, extending from Mount Nebo in the north, perh..
Abarimon
Abarimon is the name of a legendary race of people native to a country of the same name. The people of Abarimon have backwards feet, but in spite of this handicap were able to outrun all other runners. They lived side by side with wild animals and attempts to capture them failed because they were ..
Abaris Aircraft
Abaris Aircraft Corporation (named after the mythological priest of Apollo) is a US aircraft manufacturer established in Phoenix, Arizona in 2001. Products Abaris markets the Abaris Golden Arrow plane in kit form and undertakes pilot training for customers. In addition the company has embarked ..
Abaris Golden Arrow
The Abaris Golden Arrow is a homebuilt civil utility aircraft manufactured in kit form. It is an unusually large aircraft for its type, able to seat six people (including the pilot) and, also unusually in a homebuilt plane, powered by a turboprop engine. The Golden Arrow is of conventional monopla..
Abaris the Hyperborean
Abaris redirects here. For the Baroque opera see Les Boréades''' Abaris the Hyperborean was a legendary or semi-legendary sage, healer and priest known to the ancient Greeks. He was supposed to have learned his skills in his homeland of Hyperborea, and according to Herodotus (4.36) he was said to h..
Abarognosis
Abarognosis is a loss of the ability to detect the weight of an object held in the hand or to tell the difference in weight between two objects. This deficit may be caused by damage to the parietal lobe on the side of the brain opposite of the deficit. Reference "Abarognosis." Stedman's Medical Di..
Abarta
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } This article is about the company named Abarta. For..
Abartach
In Irish mythology, Abartach or Abarta (performer of feats) was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He was also known as the Giolla Deacair (the hard servant) and was associated with Fionn mac Cumhail. One tale has Abarta tricking a group of Fianna into mounting a magical gray horse which took them to t..
Abarth
Abarth logo Abarth was an Italian racing car maker founded by Carlo Abarth, of Austrian origins. In the 1960s, Abarth was quite successful in hillclimbing and sports car racing, mainly in classes from 850cc up to 2000cc, competing with Porsche 904 and Ferrari Dino. Hans Herrmann was a factor..
Abary
Abary is a small community in the Mahaica-Berbice Region of Guyana, near the mouth of the Abary River, 43 miles from Georgetown, located at [6°32′60″N, 57°45′0″W]. ..
Abary River
The Abary River is a small river in northern Guyana that drains into the Atlantic Ocean. Historic Amerindian settlements existed at Tiger Island, Taurakuli and Doctor Ho Landing. The largest Arawak settlement was Abary village in the upper Abary River, which unfortunately now lies under the reservo..
Abas
Abas may refer to: Abas (sophist), a Greek sophist and rhetorician.An old persian measurement for pearls, prox. 0,1458 gramSeveral figures in Greek mythology share the name Abas, including:*Abas, son of Poseidon and Arethusa. A Thracian by birth, Abas founded a tribe known as the Abantians or Abant..
Abas, son of Lynceus
In Greek mythology, Abas was the son of Lynceus of the royal family of Argos, and Hypermnestra, the last of the Danaides. His name derives from a Semitic word for 'father'. Abas founded the city of Abae, Phocis, now in modern day central Greece. He was said to be so fearsome a warrior that even aft..
Abasa
Surat Abasa (Arabic: سورة عبس ) (He Frowned) is the 80th sura of the Qur'an with 42 ayat. It is a Meccan sura (revealed in Mecca). Surat Abasa (He frowned) is a sura reprimanding the prophet Mohammed for not paying attention to a poor blind man and pursuing a rich delegation of the Quraish..
Abasan
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Absan (Arabic: عبسان) is a small village in the..
Abase
Abase is an early 1970s text-based computer game for BASIC designed by People's Computer Company similar to the game Number. In the game Abase, one chooses a base from 2 to 10 and guesses a number the computer has chosen in that base. The game appeared on page 4 of the book What to Do After You Hit..
Abasha
Absaha can refer to: Abasha - district in GeorgiaAbasha - town in Georgia, center of district Abasha This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might wa..
Abashera
Commie dog and Imperial dog fighting Abashera is an first person perspective-maze-platform game. Your mission is to find, and sometimes activate, the exit by solving different tasks. The maps are filled with very single minded creatures and much of the point of the game is to learn these mons..
Abashevo culture
Abashevo culture is a later bronze age (ca. 17th–16th centuries BC) archaeological culture found in the valleys of the Volga and Kama River north of the Samara bend and into the southern Ural Mountains. It receives its name from a village of Abashevo in Chuvashia. Artifacts are kurgans and re..
Abashiri, Hokkaido
Abashiri (網走市 Abashiri-shi) is a city located in Abashiri subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is best known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners. The old prison has been turned into a museum, but the city's new maximu..
Abashiri District, Hokkaido
Abashiri (網走郡; -gun) is a district located in Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 38,013 and a density of 25.37 persons per km². The total area is 1,498.58 km². Towns and villages Bihoro TownHigashimokoto VillageMemanbetsu TownTs..
Abashiri Subprefecture
Abashiri (網走支庁; -shichō) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It has an area of 10,690.09 square kilometers and a population of 329,446 as of July 31, 2004. It was established in 1897. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Cities1.2 Districts1.3 Hokkaido Pref..
Abasi
The abasi was a unit of currency in 19th Century Afghanistan. 3 abasi = 1 rupee. It was further subdivided into 2 sanar or 4 shahi. This system was later replaced with one wherein 1 rupee = 2 kran = 60 paisa, and then finally with the decimalized 1 rupee Afghani = 100 pouls [link] ..
Abasia
Abasia (from Greek: a-, without and basis, step) is the inability to walk due to impaired muscle coordination. The term covers a spectrum of medical disorders such as: choreic abasia: caused by chorea of the legsparalytic abasia: caused by paralysis of the leg musclesspastic abasia: caused by spast..
Abasiophilia
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abasiophilia, considered by some to be a type of paraphilia, is a sexual attraction to disabled people who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg braces, orthopedic casts, spinal braces or wheelchairs. The etymology is from the Gre..
Abasolo
Abasolo refers to various places in Mexico: Abasolo, CoahuilaAbasolo, DurangoAbasolo, GuanajuatoAbasolo, Nuevo LeónAbasolo, TamaulipasThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change..
Abasolo, Coahuila
Abasolo is a town in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. It is located at [27°10′56″N, 101°25′31″W], in the state's central region (Región Centro). There were 1,130 inhabitants in 2000.Coahuila is one of the six Mexican states bordering the U.S. External links [Munici..
Abass Bundu
Abass Bundu is a former politician and diplomat from Sierra Leone. Among Bundu's numerous positions include Executive Secretary of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from 1989-1993, the posts of Foreign Minister (1994 - 1995), Minister of Agriculture and and Presidential candidate i..
Abasto de Buenos Aires
The Abasto de Buenos Aires was the central fruit and vegetables market in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1893 to 1984, and currently serves as the Abasto Shopping shopping mall, inaugurated in 1999. It is also famous for being located in the tango area where singer Carlos Gardel, known as El Moroc..
Abas (sophist)
Abas (in Greek Aβας) was an ancient Greek sophist and a rhetorician about whose life nothing is known. The Suda ascribes to him historical commentaries (in Greek ιστoρικα απoμνηατα) and a work on rhetoric (in Greek τεχνη ρητoριχη}. What Photius in his Myrobiblion quotes..
Abas I of Armenia
Abas I of Armenia was king of Armenia from 928 to 953. Abas was of the royal Bagratouni dynasty. He was the son of Sembat I and the brother of Ashot Erkat. In contrast to the way his predecessors' ruled, Abas' reign was marked by years of peace and stability. ..
Abat-son
Abat-sons are devices constructed to reflect sound in a particular direction. Typically they take the form of large louvers which direct the sound of church bells from a bell tower toward the ground. In general use, any louvers in a bell tower are commonly called abat-sons, whether they are designed..
Abatai
Abatai, (Manchu: ; Chinese: 阿巴泰) (1589-1646), was a Manchu General. An inconsistent and dissolute malcontent, he nevertheless showed considerable ability as a commander and admininistrator. Born on July 27 1589, he was the seventh son of Nurhachi. He led Manchu forces against the tribes of We..
Abate
Abate is the brand name of a mild pesticide used to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. Reference [New York Times article covering its application in Africa]] ..
ABATE
ABATE is a common acronym for state motorcyclist rights organizations (SMRO) in the United States, and they are best known for their opposition to mandatory motorcycle helmet laws. They advocate other means for improving motorcycle safety. The name is an acronym which alternatively stands for "Amer..
Abated
Abated, an ancient technical term applied in masonry and metal work to those portions which are sunk beneath the surface, as in inscriptions where the ground is sunk round the letters so as to leave the letters or ornament in relief. From 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica ..
Abatement
Abatement may refer to: Abatement of debts and legacies, a common law doctrine of wills that holds that when the equitable assets of a deceased person are not sufficient to satisfy fully all the creditors, their debts must abate proportionately, and they must accept a dividend. Abatement in plea..
Abatement (heraldry)
An abatement, in heraldry, is a modification of the shield or coat of arms that supposedly can be imposed by authority (in England supposedly by the Court of Chivalry) for misconduct. Each abatement is supposed to be a specific charge in a specific "staynand colour" or stain (tawney, also called te..
Abatement in pleading
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Abatement of debts and legacies
Abatement of debts and legacies is a common law doctrine of wills that holds that when the equitable assets of a deceased person are not sufficient to satisfy fully all the creditors, their debts must abate proportionately, and they must accept a dividend. In the case of legacies when the funds o..
Abati
Abati can refer to: Joël Abati (born 1970), a French handball playerNiccolò dell'Abbate (1509?-1571?), an Italian painter ..
Abatia
Abatia is a genus of Central and South American trees in the willow family Salicaceae (following the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification). Previously it was treated in the family Flacourtiaceae, or tribe Abatieae of the family Passifloraceae. Abatia has opposite leaves with very small stipu..
Abatis
Abatisses are used in war to keep the approaching enemy under fire for as long as possible. Abatis improvised by Japanese troops during World War II Giant abatis, made from entire trees, can make an effective anti-vehicle obstacle. Abatis, abattis, or abbattis (a French word mean..
Abatix Corporation
Abatix Corp was founded in May 1983 and is a regional distributor of over 30,000 products for the safety, homeland security, construction, and fire & water restoration industries. Abatix sells to customers via distribution centers throughout the United States of America. Abatix Corp. is publicly ..
Abaton
Abaton was a sacred place for the ancient Egyptians, situated on the island of Bigeh in the Nile River. The name comes from the Greek language: α - not, βαίνω - I go. The name Abaton was used variously in antiquity for inaccesible places: A statue erected by Artemisia after the conquest of R..
Abattoir (comics)
Abbatoir is a fictional character from DC Comics. He first appeared in Detective Comics #625 (January 1991). Fictional character biography A serial killer who was convinced that his family was evil, Arnold Etchison felt that he needed to kill them, and believed that he absorbed something of their ..
Abattoir (single)
"Abattoir" is the name of a single by German industrial music band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was released by Zoth Ommog in Europe in LP and CD format. The song "Abattoir" is sometimes credited as "Abbatoir" on subsequent compilations. The former is the correct spelling, and is French for "slaughter..
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
This article refers to the Nick Cave album Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus. For other uses, see The Lyre of Orpheus. Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus is the 13th studio album released by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It is a double CD, with 17 songs (9 on 'Abattoir Blues' and 8 on 'The Lyre o..
Abatwa
In Zulu mythology, Abatwa are tiny humans said to be able to hide beneath a blade of grass and to be able to ride ants. They live a nomadic lifestyle and are continually on the hunt for game. If one happens to come across an Abatwa, they will typically ask a question like, "From where did you first ..
Abaúj-Torna
Abaúj-Torna > County seat in 1910 KassaSK Košice Area in 1910 km² Population in 1910 202,300 Present country Slovakia, Hungary Abaúj-Torna (-Hungarian, Slovak: Abov-Turňa, German: Abaujwar-Tornau, Latin: comitatus Abaujvar-Tornensis) is the name of a historic ad..
Abaújszántó
Abaújszántó Country: Hungary County: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Area: 47.36 km² Density: 3,407 71.94/km² Postal code: 3881 Area code: 47 Coordinates: ..
Abaújvár
Abaújvár Country: Hungary County: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Area: 7.32 km² Density: 330 45.08/km² Postal code: 3898 Area code: 46 Coordinates: ..
Abaurregaina/Abaurrea Alta
Abaurregaina/Abaurrea Alta (Abaurregaina is the Basque name, Abaurrea Alta its name in Spanish; both are recognised officially) is a municipality and inhabited locality situated in the province and autonomous community of Navarre (Spanish: Navarra), northern Spain. It is situated some 70 km from the..
Abaurrepea/Abaurrea Baja
Abaurrepea/Abaurrea Baja (Abaurrepea is the Basque name, Abaurrea Baja the Spanish; both are recognised officially) is a municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre (Spanish: Navarra), northern Spain. It is situated approximately 67 km from the provincial capital, Pamplo..
Abau language
Abau is a language of the Papuan family. It is spoken in the Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea, primarily along the shores of the Sepik River. In 2002 there were estimated to be between 4,500 and 5,000 speakers, and this number does not appear to have declined since the first accurate count in t..
Abavornis
Abavornis ("Great-great-grandfather bird") is the name given to a genus of primitive birds from the Late Cretaceous, containing the single species A. bonaparti (named in honor of the Argentine paleontologist José Bonaparte). It was probably a member of the Enantiornithes, but as it is only known ..
Abaya
An Abaya shop in Bahrain The abaya is an overgarment worn by some Muslim women. It is the traditional form of hijab, or Islamic modest dress, for many countries of the Arabian peninsula. It is sometimes adopted in other parts of Islamic world. Traditional abaya are black, and may be either a ..
Abaye
Abaye was a Babylonian amora; born about the close of the third century; died 339 (see Academies in Babylonia). His father, Kaylil, was the brother of Rabbah bar Nachmani, a teacher at the Academy of Pumbedisa. Abaye's real name was Nachmani, after his grandfather; but being left an orphan at an ear..
Abayudaya
Contents 1 History2 Today3 Religious Life and Customs4 Music5 References6 External links History The Abayudaya (Abayudaya is Luganda for "People of Judah"Berg, Irwin M. (January 1997) "Among the Abayudaya". Commentary Vol. 103(1) pp. 52-4.[Pomerance, Rachel. ..
Abay River
The Abay River is a river in Ethiopia. Locally it is also known as the Gihon, and believed to be the same river flowing out of the Garden of Eden in the Bible. The river is considered holy by many in Ethiopia. The river forms the upper part of the Blue Nile, and the majority of the water in the Ni..
Abay Tsehaye
Abay Tsehaye is the minister of federal affairs of Ethiopia. The field of work of his ministry includes the police and Addis Ababa City Administration. He became minister of Federal affairs in 2001. He is a member of the TPLF. ..
Abaza
Abaza has multiple meanings: Abaza (town), a town in the Republic of Khakassia, RussiaAbaza language (Абаза Бызшва/Abaza Byzšwa), a language of the Caucasus mountains in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia.Abaza people, speakers of the Abaza language.Abaza family, a large family..
Abaza family
The Abaza family is the largest family in Egypt (Cairo, Alexandria, Damanhour, Al Sharqiyah) discounting the, once, Royal Family of Muhammad Aly Pasha Al-Kebir. Their number in Egypt alone is said to reach 100,000 people. They are also said to have branches of family in Turkey, the Netherlands and..
Abaza language
The Abaza language (Абаза Бызшва/Abaza Byzšwa) is a language of the Caucasus mountains in the Russian autonomous republic of Karachay-Cherkessia by the Abazins. It consists of two dialects, the Ashkherewa dialect and the T'ap'anta dialect, which is the literary standard. Abaza is spo..
Abazins
The Abazins (self-designation: Abaza) are a people who live mostly in Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygeya of Russia. An Abazin diaspora exists in Turkey and various Arab countries, most of which are descendants of refugees from the Caucasian War with the Russian Empire. Their dominant religion is Sunni..
ABA Air
ABA Air was an airline based in the Czech Republic. It operated air taxi and cargo services. History The airline was established and started operations on 20 March 1996. It ceased operations on 30 November 2004. Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine m..
Aba Bayefsky
Aba Bayefsky (April 7, 1923 - May 5, 2001) was a Canadian artist and teacher. He was born in Toronto, the second son of a Russian-born father and a Scottish-born mother. During his teens, he attended classes at the Children’s Art Centre of the Art Gallery of Ontario, where, he was encouraged by..
Aba Daba Honeymoon
"Aba Daba Honeymoon" is a popular song. It was written in 1914 by Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan and published in 1950. It was featured in the 1950 movie, Two Weeks with Love. The hit record of the song was recorded by Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter on August 4, 1950, and released by MG..
Aba Daba Music Hall
The Aba Daba Music Hall was co-founded by Aline Waites in 1969 at the Mother Redcap in Camden Town, London, England. The other original directors were David Ryder Futcher, Barrymore Brown, and Janet Browning. It transferred to the "Pindar of Wakefield" the following year, and stayed there until 1985..
ABA digital signature guidelines
The ABA digital signature guidelines are a set of guidelines published on 1 August 1996 by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Science and Technology Law. The authors are members of the Section's Information Security Committee. The document was the first overview of principles and a fram..
ABA Games
ABA Games is a Japanese creator of freeware video games run by Kenta Cho. Cho is most famous for his shmups, mostly featuring abstract reinterpretations of retro classics with each game having a specific unique feature and using randomly generated levels. He even created BulletML, a custom markup la..
Aba Nigeria Temple
The Aba Nigeria Temple is the 121st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. An announcement was made on April 2, 2000 that a Mormon temple would be built in Aba, capital of the state of Abia, to serve the nation's 68,000 Latter-day Saints. This temple was the third temp..
Aba of Kaskhar
Saint Aba was a priest who was martyred at Kaskhar, Persia with Saint Abdas of Kaskhar and approximately 48 others. They were put to death in the year 366 by the Persian ruler Shapur II. Aba's feast day is 16 May. References Holweck, F.G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. 1924. ..
AB Airlines
AB Airlines was one of the first 'low cost airlines' in England, preceding others such as Easyjet, Ryanair, and Go Fly. It was created in 1993 by former Brymon Airways executives. AB Airlines was formerly known as Air Bristol. It mainly flew scheduled services from London Gatwick to Shannon, Lisbon..
Ab Anbar
An āb anbār is a traditional reservoir of drinking water in Persian antiquity. The architectural elements making up an ab anbar are presented in this article. Contents 1 The structure2 The storage tank3 Accessing the ab anbars4 The Sar-dar5 The windcatchers6 Glos..
Ab Apostolici
Ab Apostolici was a Papal Encyclical promulgated by Leo XIII on 15 October, 1890. It dealt with Freemasonry in Italy, condemning the contemporary course of public affairs in Italy as the realization of the "Masonic programme". This alleged "programme" was said to involve a "deadly hatred of the Ch..
A (band)
A is a British alternative rock band. They formed in 1995 in Suffolk, England. The original line up was three brothers, Jason, Adam and Giles Perry, and two friends Mark Chapman, and Steve Swindon. Swindon quit the band in 1997 and was replaced by Daniel P. Carter. This line up continues to this ..
A Bad Brains Reunion Live from Maritime Hall
A Bad Brains Reunion Live from Maritime Hall is the third live album from hardcore punk and reggae pioneers Bad Brains. It marks the reunion of the band after a four year breakup. At the time, the band were unable to use the name "Bad Brains" as they were embattled in legal turmoil with their prio..
A Baiuca
A Baiuca is a city in northwest Galicia, Spain, about 10 km (6.2 mi) south-east of La Coruña. ..
A Ballads
A BALLADS is a ballad compilation album by Ayumi Hamasaki released on March 12, 2003. The initial pressings of the album had four different covers. The cover for the regular pressings was controversial due to its portrayal of two Ayumis kissing. The album was considered a flop compared to her p..
A Baltimore Love Thing
A Baltimore Love Thing is a song by artist 50 Cent from his album "The Massacre", which was never released as a single. One of 50 Cent's few songs using subtle metaphors, it is a haunting story depicting the author as heroin coercing and verbally abusing his lover, the addict. Here is a sample of ..
A Baña
A Baña is a municipality of Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It has an area of 98.63 km², a population of 4,888 (2004 estimate), and a population density of 49.56 people/km² Demographics Population change of the municipality from 1991 to 2004 2004 ..
A band
NATO Radio bands A B C D E F G H I J K L M IEEE Radio bands G P L S C X Ku K Ka V W The A band is the range of radio frequencies up to 0.25 GHz in the electromagnetic spectrum. This is equal to wave lengths greater than 1.2 m. See also Radio spectrum ELF SLF ULF VLF LF MF HF V..
A Band
A Band were a British musical collective formed in Nottingham in the late 1980's. Founded at the behest of saxophonist Vince Earimal who required a backing band, Earimal's habit of not turning up for live shows meant the unit quickly became an ever-changing, freeform improvisation unit including Ric..
A Band Apart
A Band Apart logo A Band Apart is a production company created by a number of famous and acclaimed movie directors. Its name is a play on the French New Wave classic, Bande à part ("Band of Outsiders") by filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, whose work was highly influential on the work of the compan..
A band called David
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. a band called David was a group of musicians who provided the instrumental support from 1974 until 1988 for the 2nd Chapter of Acts, a Contempo..
A Baoa Qu (Gundam)
A Baoa Qu In Mobile Suit Gundam, the space fortress A Baoa Qu (Japanese: ア・バオア・クー) was Zeon's last defense line in the One Year War of the Universal Century for the Principality of Zeon. The name (variously spelled Abaoaqu or A Bao A Qu by fans) is taken from an obscure Malaya..
A Bao A Qu
A Bao A Qu is a Malayan legend described in Jorje Luis Borge's 1967 [Book of Imaginary Beings]. Borges claimed that he had found the legend in the book On Malay Witchcraft (1937), by C.C. Iturvuru. The name is referenced in the modern day in several ways: In Mobile Suit Gundam, A Bao A ..
A Bao A Qu (album)
A Bao A Qu is a 4 track 10" EP by singer-songwriter Virginia Astley. The selection of 4 songs indicated her preferences for poetic and classical sounds as 3 of the 4 songs had a direct connection. The sleeve art and script are credited to the artiste. "We will meet them again" was a translation of ..
A Barrelful of Monkees
(This article is about a compact disc release. For the 1971 LP record titled A Barrel Full of Monkees, click here.) A Barrelful of Monkees is a 1996 compilation album of songs by the Monkees, released by Rhino Records on their Kid Rhino record label, and intended especially for children. Track l..
A Barrel Full of Monkees
(This article is about a 1971 LP record release. For the 1996 compact disc titled A Barrelful of Monkees, click here.) A Barrel Full of Monkees was a compilation album of songs by The Monkees, released in 1971 by Colgems Records, and was the last LP issued by the label. The double (two-disc) albu..
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Édouard Manet, 1882 oil on canvas, 96 × 130 cm Courtauld Institute of Art A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882) was the last major work by French painter Édouard Manet before he died. It depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris. The paintin..
A Bathing Ape
--> A Bathing Ape (with a line of apparel called Bape) is a Japanese clothing company that specializes in urban streetwear. It began in 1993 as a T-shirt brand and originated out of the Harajuku area of Shibuya in Tokyo becoming one of the very first Japanese streetwear brands to start in the ea..
A battery (vacuum tubes)
In electronics, an A battery is any battery used to provide power to the filament of a vacuum tube. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a "wet battery" (although there's no reason why a "dry" battery of suitable voltage couldn't be utilised for the purpose) The term comes from the days of va..
Šabac
ШабацŠabac City coat of arms Location in Serbia General Information Mayor or municipality president Miloš Milošević Land area ? Population || ? |- | Coordinates|| [link] |- | Area code|| +381 15 |- | Subdivisions|| 52 settlements in the municipality |- | Li..
Şabanözü
Şabanözü is a district of Çankırı Province, Turkey. Çankırı | Atkaracalar | Bayramören | Çerkeş | Eldivan | Ilgaz | Kızılırmak | Korgun | Kurşunlu | Orta | Şabanözü | Yapraklı | ..
Šaban Šaulić
Šaban Šaulić (Serbian: Шабан Шаулић) (born 6 May 1951 in Šabac, Yugoslavia is a Serbian singer. He released his debut album in 1969 at the age of 18. At around the same time, he served the mandatory Yugoslav army service in Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. His wife's name is Gordana,..
Žabalj
ЖабаљŽabalj Town coat of arms Location in Serbia General Information Mayor or municipality president ? Land area ? Population || ? |- | Coordinates|| [link] |- | Area code|| +381 21 |- | Subdivisions|| 4 settlements in the municipality |- | License plate code..
Žabari
Žabari (Жабари) is a village and municipality located in the Braničevo District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the village was 1,442, while population of the municipality was 13,034. ..
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