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A.C.T
A.C.T is a progressive hard rock band from Sweden. Their debut album, "Today's Report" was released in 1999, their second album, "Imaginary Friends" was released in 2001, their third album, "Last Epic" was released in 2003, and they released their fourth studio album, "Silence," in June 2006. They a..
A. C. Townley
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Arthur Charles Townley (December 30, 1880 – November 7, 1959) was an American Socialist Party organizer be..
ACT
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ACT is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a therapy based on a pragmatic philosophy called functional contextualism.ACT (cognitive model), a symbolic cognitive architecture, creat..
Act
Act may mean: Act of Congress or Act of Parliament, a statute or law passed by a legislatureAct (band), a British bandAct (document), a document recording the legality of a transaction or contract Act (theater), a segment of a performance, such as a play or operaAct (web browser), a type of web b..
ACT!
ACT! stands for Automated Contact Tracking! and is a contact and customer management software that helps users organize their daily activities, contact information and sales in an efficient way. The program was invented by Pat Sullivan and Mike Muhney. It is sold by Sage Software, a subsidiary of S..
Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper Weapon
Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper Weapon is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Data East in 1989. It features a cyborg doing battle against alien creatures, collecting power-ups, and defeating bosses to advance levels. ..
Act-i-vate
Act-i-vate is an online laboratory of exclusive cartoonists who provide free weekly comix content. Their site is operated through LiveJournal, an online blogging site. Recently, they added four more cartoonists, in an effort to expand their brand. Contributors Wave 1: Dean Haspiel (Immortal)Mich..
ACT-R
ACT-R (pronounced act-ARE) is a symbolic cognitive architecture, created by John R. Anderson and others at Carnegie Mellon University. It has been widely used to model different aspects of human cognitive behavior. It makes use of different forms of symbolic representations (such as procedural, de..
ACT-UP/Golden Gate
In 1990, the ACT-UP chapter in San Francisco split into two chapters, the San Francisco chapter and the Golden Gate chapter. The catalyst for this was over decision-making processes, although it also involved many larger issues. According to ACT UP Golden Gate, "ACT UP Golden Gate concentrated on ..
Acta
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Acta may refer to: Acta Diurna, a daily list of public eventsActa Senatus, the official minutes of the Roman Senate "ACTA" may also refer to the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation..
Actaea
Actaea (baneberry or bugbane) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is closely related to Cimicifuga and Souliea, and some botanists include that genus within Actaea (e.g. Compton et al. 1998); if in..
Actaea pachypoda
Actaea pachypoda (White Baneberry) is a flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern North America. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 50 cm or more tall. It has toothed, bipinnate compound leaves up to 40 cm long and 30 cm broad. The white flowers are produced in ..
Actaea spicata
Actaea spicata (Baneberry, Eurasian Baneberry, or Herb Christopher) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Actaea, native to Europe and western Asia. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing 30-60 cm tall. It has toothed, bipinnate compound leaves up to 40 cm long and 30 cm broad. The flo..
Actaeon
In Greek mythology, Actaeon (or Aktaion), son of Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a hunter who suffered the wrath of Artemis. Artemis was bathing in the woods near Boeotian Orchomenos when the hunter Actaeon stumbled across her, thus seeing her naked. He stopped and stared, amazed at her ra..
Actaeus
Actaeus (Actaeüs) was the first king of Athens, father of Agraulus and father-in-law to Cecrops, the second king of Athens. Also gave Attica (Acte) its name before it was changed to Cecropia by Cecrops. Actaeus had no sons and was therefore succeeded by Cecrops. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Actant
In sociology, AI and programming language theory, Actants are the principal concern of the actor-network theory, the activity of which is described as "mediation" or "translation". In sociology, the term "actant" is an approach neither to speak of "actors" (who act) nor of "systems" (which behave)...
Actavis
Actavis is a leading international pharmaceutical company founded in 1956 as Pharmarco. It is headquarted in Iceland and listed on the Icelandic Stock Exchange. The chairman of the company is Icelandic businessman Thor Björgólfsson. Actavis produces and sells over 600 products in most therapeut..
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica is an internationally renowned peer-reviewed medical journal within the field of anaesthesia, intensive care, pain and emergency medicine, published in the English language. It was established in 1957, and is the official publication of the Scandinavian Society o..
Acta Apostolicae Sedis
The Acta Apostolicae Sedis (literally "Acts of the Apostolic See" in Latin) is a periodical that serves as the official gazette of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State. It is published nominally on a monthly basis even if it appears irregularly. It contains the principal public documents iss..
Acta Arithmetica
Acta Arithmetica (ISSN (printed): 0065-1036, ISSN (electronic): 1730-6264) is a mathematical journal publishing papers on the theory of numbers. It was founded in 1935 by S. Lubelski and Arnold Walfisz. The journal is published by the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. ..
Acta Diurna
Acta Diurna (lat: Daily Acts sometimes translated as Daily Public Records) were daily Roman official notices. They were carved on stone or metal and presented in message boards in public places like the Forum of Rome. They were also called simply Acta or Diurna or sometimes Acta Popidi or Acta Publi..
Acta Sanctae Sedis
The Acta Sanctae Sedis (literally "Acts of the Holy See" in Latin) was a periodical that served as the official gazette of the Holy See and was published on a monthly basis. It contained the principal public documents issued by the Pope, directly or through the departments of the Roman Curia. and ..
Acta Sanctorum
Acta Sanctorum (Acts of the Saints) is an encyclopedic text in 68 folio volumes of documents examining the lives of Christian saints, in essence a critical hagiography, which is organised according to each saint's feast day. It begins with two January volumes, published in 1643, and ended with the P..
Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae
The abbreviated title of a celebrated work on the Irish saints by the Franciscan, John Colgan (Louvain, 1645). The full title runs as follows: "Acta Sanctorum veteris et majoris Scotiae, seu Hiberniae, Sanctorum Insulae, partim ex variis per Europam MSS. codd. exscripta, partim ex antiquis monumenti..
Acta sanctorum in Selio
Acta sanctorum in Selio is a Latin hagiographical work on Sunniva and the other saints of Selja. It is believed to have been composed shortly after 1170. Oddr Snorrason made use of it in his Latin Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar.Hoops 2003, p. 66. The text tells the story of Sunniva, an Irish princess wh..
Acta Senatus
Acta Senatus, or Commentarii Senatus, are minutes of the discussions and decisions of the Roman Senate. Before the first consulship of Julius Caesar (59 BC), minutes of the proceedings of the Senate were written and occasionally published, but unofficially; Caesar, desiring to tear away the veil of ..
Acta Triadis Thaumaturgae
(THE ACTS OF A WONDER-WORKING TRIAD) The lives of St. Patrick,St. Brigid, and St. Columba; published at Louvain, in 1647, by John Colgan, O.F.M., mainly at the expense of Thomas Fleming, Archbishop of Dublin. The full title runs as follows: ""Triadis Thaumaturgæ, seu divorum Patricii, Columbæ, et..
Acta Universitatis Szegediensis
Publications of the University of Szeged under the collective title of "Acta Universitatis Szegediensis": [Acta Biologica Szegediensis][Acta Climatologica][Acta Cybernetica][Acta Juridica et Politica][Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum][Analysis Ma..
ActBlue
ActBlue is a political fundraising tool for Democrats and progressives. It bills itself as "the online clearinghouse for grassroots action". Launched on June 28th, 2004, ActBlue has grown to become the number one choice for left wing bloggers and activists to raise money online. Act Blue hosted t..
ACTDEC
ACTDEC is a large professional body of Teachers of English as a Second Language. The ACTDEC Qualification Framework ACTDEC acredits courses according to the following four levels: Level One - Teaching assistantLevel Two - Associate teacherLevel Three - Accredited Teacher StatusLevel Four - Senio..
ACTE
The Alabama Council for Technology in Education (ACTE) was founded in the early 1980's to promote general education and knowledge of technology for Alabama students in grades 3-12 in many areas ranging from computer literacy to video production. ..
Acteal massacre
The Acteal Massacre was a massacre of 45 people attending a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic indigenous townspeople, including a number of pregnant women and children, who were members of the pacifist group Las Abejas ("The Bees"), in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It ..
ACTED
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Actel
Actel (NASDAQ: [ACTL]) is a leader in single-chip FPGA solutions. It is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. Actel is most well known for their anti-fuse and flash based FPGAs. Other FPGA developers are Xilinx, Altera, Lattice Semiconductor, Quicklogic and Atmel. External links [C..
Acteonidae
The family Acteonidae consists of marine head slugs from the opisthobranch suborder Cephalaspidea. The shell of these sand-dwelling micromollusks is still large enough to house the retracted mantle. The narrow aperture, which is ovate and pointed on the top, can be closed with an operculum. The ..
Acteonoidea
The superfamily of headshield slugs of the Acteonoidea (d'Orbigny, 1835) belongs to the suborder Cephalaspidea and the Opisthobranchia. They are considered very primitive opisthobranchs. The shell of these micromollusks is gradually reduced in consecutive order from Acteonidae, to Bullidae, to Hy..
Actephila
Actephila is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae. It comprises 15 species, found in Australasia. Synonymy The genus is also known as: Anomospermum DalzellLithoxylon Endl. ..
Actes et Documents du Saint Siège relatifs à la Seconde Guerre Mondiale
Actes et Documents du Saint Siège relatifs à la Seconde Guerre Mondiale (English: Acts and Documents of the Holy See relative to the Second World War), often abbreviated Actes or ADSS, is an eleven-volume collection of documents from the Vatican historical archives compiled by Jesuit historians Pi..
Actes et Paroles
Actes et Paroles (or Deeds and Words in English) is a book by Victor Hugo that recounts his life story and his dreams of the future. He speaks of universal education and a United States of Europe. He is very hostile to the military and church. ..
ActewAGL
ActewAGL was formed in October 2000 as a joint venture between the Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) and ACTEW Corporation, the government-owned water and electricity utility. ActewAGL was Australia's first multi-utility offering electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater services from a sin..
ACTEW Corporation
ACTEW Corporation Limited is the water, sewerage, natural gas, telecommunications and energy utility in Canberra, Australia. Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water (ACTEW) was formed in 1988 and in July 1995 became ACTEW Corporation in response to industry deregulation. In October 2000..
ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines were created by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in order to provide a means of assessing the proficiency of a foreign language speaker. The guidelines are broken up into different proficiency levels, each of which is further subdivided: nov..
Actia
In Ancient Roman religious tradition, Actia (Greek: Ἄκτια) was a festival of Apollo, celebrated at Nicopolis in Epirus, with wrestling, musical contests, horse racing, and sea battles. It was established by Augustus, in commemoration of his victory over Mark Antony off Actium, and was probabl..
Actias luna
The Luna Moth (Actias luna) is a large lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the subfamily Saturniinae. Contents 1 Range2 Life cycle2.1 Egg2.2 Larva2.3 Pupa2.4 Adult2.5 Images of life cycle3 Host plants4 Trivia5 External links Range This moth ..
Actias selene
The Indian Moon Moth or Indian Luna Moth (Actias selene) is a species of moth. Trivia In Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, an Indian Moon Moth serves as a messenger between Gwaihir and Gandalf. ..
Actibind
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Actifed (computer virus)
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Actigraph
An actigraph is an electronic device, that can be worn by an individual to perform actigraphy. An actigraph generally consists of an accelerometer, a filter (which filters out everything except the 1-2.5 Hz band, thereby ensuring external vibrations are ignored), a timer (to start/stop the actigraph..
Actigraphy
Actigraphy is a method of activity and sleep study achieved my mounting a small actigraph unit on a patient for an extended period of time. The unit itself typically includes a small accelerometer and continually records the movements it undergoes. When the data is later read to a computer it can be..
Actimagine
Actimagine (pronounced /ɑktɪmɑdʒin/) is a French company that develops video and vector graphics display software. The company focuses on the consumer electronics and telecom industries, and has patented its low-power video codecs and DRM technology. Its headquarters are located in Paris, and it..
Actimates
Actimates is a series of toys released by Microsoft. It released 7 characters including Arthur, his sister DW, the 4 Teletubbies and Barney. The dolls were discontinued in 2000. In 1997, Actimates Barney was the hot item for the holidays. The dolls could interact with the TV and the computer (the Te..
Actimel
Actimel is a 'probiotic' yoghurt-type drink produced by the French company Danone, the result of 15 years of scientific research. It is available in a range of different flavours. It contains a patented, Danone-unique bacterial cuture called Lactobacillus casei Imunitass. External links [Ac..
Actim Index
The Actim Index is used in the English Premier League to rate players. Contents 1 Results 2005 - 2006 Season1.1 Premiership Top 10 Players1.2 Championship Top Ten Players2 External link Results 2005 - 2006 Season Using the system: Premiership Top 10 Players Rank Name Team..
Actin
G-Actin (PDB code: 1j6z). ADP and the divalent cation are highlighted. F-Actin; surface representation of 13 subunit repeat based on Ken Holmes' actin filament model Actin is a globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament)..
Actin-binding protein
Actin-binding proteins in alphabetical order. Contents 1 A Actin-Binding Proteins (and Drugs)2 B Actin-Binding Proteins3 C Actin-Binding Proteins (and Drugs)4 D Actin-Binding Proteins (and Drugs)5 E Actin-Binding Proteins6 F Actin-Binding Pr..
Acting
For legal meaning of acting, see Acting (law). For the military sense, see Acting (rank). Acting is the work of an actor, a person in theatre, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. From the La..
Acting (law)
In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things. The position has not been formally created yetThe person is only occupying the position temporarily, to ensure continuityThe person does not have a mandate The term "acting" is often used in one of these senses..
Acting (rank)
An Acting rank,in the British Army allows an officer or NCO takes a rank, usually temporarily, and assume the pay and allowance appropriate to that rank. A commanding officer may order this officer to revert to the previous rank held. Often this situation arises when a senior officer is killed, and..
Acting Crazy
Acting Crazy was an early-to-mid-1990s television game show. Produced by Blair Murdoch, and shot at the CKVU-TV studios in Vancouver, it was hosted by Wayne Cox. The format of the show was based on the game of charades. Each episode of Acting Crazy featured two teams of four, each having one cont..
Acting governor
An acting governor is a constitutional position created in some U.S. states when the governor dies in office or resigns. In some states, the governor may also be declared to be incapacitated and unable to function for various reasons, including illness and absence from the state for more than a spec..
Acting Lance Daffadar
Acting Lance Daffadar was the equivalent rank to Lance Corporal in British Indian Army cavalry units, ranking below Lance Daffadar. In other units the equivalent was Lance Naik. Like a British Lance Corporal, he wore a single rank chevron. ..
Acting Mayor
Acting Mayor is a temporary office created by the charter of some municipal governments. In many cities and towns, the charter or some similar fundamental document provides that in the event of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the mayor, another official will lead the municipality..
Acting out
Acting out is a term meaning to act on the impulses of an addiction or to act in a means designed to garner attention. The term is used in sexual addiction treatment and other twelve-step programs. ..
Acting Out (Will & Grace)
Will & Grace season 2September 1999 - May 2000 List of Will & Grace episodes Episodes: Guess Who's Not Coming To DinnerElectionDas BoobWhose Mom Is It Anyway?Polk Defeats TrumanTo Serve & DisinfectHomo For The HolidaysTerms of EmploymentI Never Promised You An Olive GardenTea & A Total Lack Of ..
Acting Pilot Officer
Acting Pilot Officer (APO) is the lowest commissioned grade in the Royal Air Force, being immediately junior to Pilot Officer. Unlike other RAF ranks which officers may hold in an acting capacity, Acting Pilot Officer is maintained as a separate grade. It normally denotes an officer who has recent..
Acting president
An Acting president is a person who temporarily fills the role of an organization's president, either when the real president is unavailable (for example ill or on vacation) or when the post is vacant (for example because of death, resignation, or dismissal). See Acting (law). For the specific nat..
Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve
The title Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve is a term used by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to refer to the most senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve not serving in the First Presidency of the Church. In the absence or ill health of the President of the Q..
Acting President of the United States
Acting President of the United States is a temporary office in the government of the United States, established under the auspices of the Constitution of the United States, particularly its 25th Amendment (ratified in 1967). Contents 1 Origin of the position: Constitution (1787)1.1 Q..
Acting Sheriff
Acting Sheriff is an unsold, half-hour television pilot created by Disney for CBS that aired August 17, 1991. A small-time movie actor, played by Robert Goulet, applies for the job of sheriff in a small Northern California town. Director: Michael LembeckStars: Robert Goulet, John Putch, Hillary Bai..
Acting Very Strange
Acting Very Strange is a album by Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford. It was released in 1982 and was the only solo album by Rutherford that featured him on lead vocals (reportedly recorded after a few shots of whiskey). It is currently out of print and not easy to find. It may, however, be final..
Actiniaria (family list)
The Actiniaria is the order of animals in the class Anthozoa that includes sea anemones. Suborder Endocoelantheae*Family Actinernidae*Family HalcuriidaeSuborder Nyantheae*Infraorder Athenaria**Family Andresiidae**Family Andwakiidae**Family Edwardsiidae**Family Galatheanthemidae**Family Halcampidae..
Actinic conjunctivitis
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Actinic keratosis
Actinic keratosis (also called solar keratosis, senile keratosis, or AK) is a premalignant condition of thick, scaly, or crusty patches of skin. It is most common in fair-skinned people who are frequently exposed to the sun, because their pigment isn't very protective. It usually is accompanied by..
Actinic light
Actinic light is light which produces an identifiable or measurable change when it interacts with matter. The term was first commonly used in early photography to distinguish light that would expose a film from light that would not. Non-actinic light could be used in a darkroom without risk of expo..
Actinide
Atomic No. Name Symbol 89 Actinium Ac 90 Thorium Th 91 Protactinium Pa 92 Uranium U 93 Neptunium Np 94 Plutonium Pu 95 Americium Am 96 Curium Cm 97 Berkelium Bk 98 Californium Cf 99 Einsteinium Es ..
Actinides in the environment
This article about actinides in the environment is about the sources, environmental behaviour and effects of actinides in the environment. This is a subpage of Environmental radioactivity, if you want to read about the environmental aspects of radioisotopes other than the actinides then please go to..
Actinidia
fruit of the Actinidia arguta Actinidia is a genus of woody plants native to temperate eastern Asia, occurring throughout most of China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan, and extending north to southeast Siberia and south into Indochina. The genus includes shrubs growing to 6 m tall, and vigorous, st..
Actinidiaceae
Actinidiaceae is a small family of plants. It includes three genera and about 360 species. They are temperate and subtropical woody vines, shrubs and trees, native to Asia (Actinidia, Clematoclethra, Saurauia) and Central America (Saurauia only). Saurauia is with its 300 species the largest genu..
Actinidine
Actinidine Systematic name (S)-4,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[c]pyridine Chemical formula C10H13N Molecular mass 147.219 g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [524-03-8] SMILES C[C..
Actiniidae
The Actiniidae is the largest family of sea anemones and that to which most common, temperate, shore species belong. Most members of this family do not participate in symbioses with fishes. One exceptoin is the so-called Bubble Anemone - Entacmaea quadricolor. The systematics of Actiniidae is oft..
Actinism
Actinism is a property of radiation (particularly solar radiation) that leads to the production of photochemical effects. Actinism is derived from Greek with the meaning a radiant force. The word actinism seems to be used particularly in terms of imaging technology especially photography although i..
Actinium
|- ! colspan="2" style="background:#ff99cc; color:black" | References |} Actinium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ac and atomic number 89. Contents 1 Notable characteristics2 Applications3 History4 Occurrence5 Isotopes6 Precautions7&..
Actinobacteria
The Actinobacteria or Actinomycetes are a group of Gram-positive bacteria. Most are found in the soil, and they include some of the most common soil life, playing an important role in decomposition of organic materials, such as cellulose and chitin. This replenishes the supply of nutrients in the..
Actinobacteria (class)
Actinobacteria is a class of bacteria, in the phylum of Actinobacteria. External link http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/111565.htm ..
Actinobacteridae
Actinobacteridae is a subclass of bacteria, in the class of Actinobacteria. External link http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/111574.htm ..
Actinocladum verticillatum
Actinocladum verticillatum is a species of bamboo (tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae) and the sole of its genus, Actinocladum. ..
Actinodium
Actinodium is a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae. ..
Actinoform cloud
An actinoform or actiniform cloud is a collection of clouds that takes a distinct shape. They are named after the Greek word for "ray" due to their radial structure. Actinoform clouds can spread out over 300 kilometers (187 miles) across and thus cannot be easily seen with the naked eye. In addi..
Actinolite
Well-cleaved, dark, fine-grained chlorite-actinolite metadiabase intrudes light granitic gneiss Actinolite is an inosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Ca2(MgFe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Contents 1 Mineralogy2 Occurrence3 Details4 Related minerals5 References Mineralog..
Actinolite, Ontario
Actinolite is a community on the Skootamatta River in eastern Ontario. Actinolite is in the Municipality of Tweed, in Hastings County, on Highway 37 just south of Highway 7 and north of Tweed. It is well known for the Log Cabin Restaurant which is a major stopover point for coach bus runs between th..
Actinometer
Actinometers are instruments used to measure the heating power of radiation. They are used in meteorology to measure solar radiation. A chemical system or physical device which determines the number of photons in a beam integrally or per unit time. This name is commonly applied to devices used in t..
Actinomorphous flower
An actinomorphous flower is a flower that is radially symmetrical and is capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis. ..
Actinomyces
Actinomyces is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. Some species are anaerobic, while others are facultatively anaerobic . Actinomyces species do not form spores, and, while individual bacterium are rod-shaped, morphologically Actinomyces colonies form fungus-like branched networks of hyphae. Many A..
Actinomyces naeslundii
Actinomyces naeslundii are Gram positive rod shaped bacteria that occupy the oral cavity. They have been implicated in periodontal disease and root caries. These bacteria are also associated with good oral health. These bacteria are some of the first to occupy the oral cavity and colonize the toot..
Actinomycetales
Actinomycetales is an order of bacteria belonging to the Actinobacteria. ..
Actinomycetoma
Actinomycetoma is a mycetomal disease affecting the skin and connective tissue. Mycetomas have two forms: actinomycetoma is the bacterial form, while eumycetoma is caused by fungai. The Mycetoma Research Center is part of The University of Khartoum, located in Khartoum, Sudan. ..
Actinomycin
Actinomycin is any of a class of polypeptide antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. It was the first antibiotic shown to have anti-cancer activity, but is not normally used as such, as it is highly toxic, causing damage to genetic material. It is mainly used as an inves..
Actinomycosis
Actinomycosis (ak-tuh-nuh-my-KOH-sihs), is a rare infectious disease of humans caused by Actinomyces bacteria. Characterised by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or digestive organs, actinomycosis abscesses grow larger as the disease progresses, often over a period of months. ..
Actinomycota
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Actinophryid
The actinophryids are a small, familiar group of heliozoan protists. They are the most common heliozoa in fresh water, and are especially frequent in lakes and rivers, but a few are found in marine and soil habitats as well. Each is unicellular and roughly spherical in shape, without any shell or..
Actinopodidae
The spider family Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in Australia, South America, and Central America. It includes the Australian genus Missulena, known as the mouse spiders, which are highly venomous. Genera Actinopus Perty, 1833 (South America)Missulena Walckenaer, 1805 (Au..
Actinopteri
Eukaryota > Metazoa > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata > Euteleostomi > Actinopterygii > Actinopteri Actinopteri are related to sturgeon. Dating back to the Permian period, the Actinopteri are comprised of the Chondrostei (sturgeons and paddlefishes) and the Neopterygi (bowfin, gars, and teleosts)...
Actinopterygii
The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. They are the dominant group of vertebrates, with over 27,000 species ubiquitous throughout fresh water and marine environments. Classification Traditionally three grades of Actinopterygii have been recognized: the Chondrostei, Holostei, and Teleostei. T..
Actinopus
Actinopus is a genus of spiders in the Actinopodidae family. Etymology Combined from Greek actin- "ray, beam" and pus "foot". Species Actinopus Actinopus caraiba (Simon, 1889) (Venezuela)Actinopus ceciliae Mello-Leitão, 1931 (Brazil)Actinopus crassipes (Keyserling, 1891) (Brazil, Paraguay..
Actinostemon
Actinostemon is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae Synonyms This genus is also known as: Dactylostemon Klotzsch ..
Actinostrobus
Actinostrobus is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). There are three species in the genus, all endemic to southwestern Western Australia. The most widely used common name is cypress-pine, a name shared by the closely related genus Callitris. They are shrubs or small ..
Actinostrobus pyramidalis
Actinostrobus pyramidalis, commonly known as swamp cypress, is a species of coniferous tree in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). Like the other species in the genus, it is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. Swamp cypress is a shrub or small tree, reaching eight metres tall. The leaves a..
Actinotoxin
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Actinotus
Actinotus is a small genus of flowering plants of the Apiaceae family. Its best known member is the famed Sydney Flannel Flower, a common site in Sydney bushland in the spring. Actinotus species A. helianthiA. forsythi ..
Actinozoa
Actinozoa is an obsolete term in systematic zoology, first used by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville about 1834, to designate animals the organs of which were disposed radially about a centre. De Blainville included in his group many unicellular forms, sea anemones, corals, jellyfish, hydroid poly..
Actio
Actio is a term in rhetoric that means the delivery that is given to a speech. Hand gestures, voice variation, speaker to audience eye contact, and an engaging manner are all needed for an effective actio. ..
Action
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Action may mean: Action (comic), a British comicbook of the 1970s.Action (fiction), an element of fictionAction (music)Action (philosophy), a certain kind of thing a person can doAction (physics), an assertion about the nature of ..
ACTION
The Australian Capital Territory Internal Omnibus Network, more commonly known by the acronym ACTION, is a public transportation company in Canberra, Australia. It is owned and operated by the ACT government. The first government bus services available to the general public appeared in 1926, run..
Action-adventure
Action-adventure is a genre that, as the name suggests, has elements of action and adventure genres. action-adventure game, action game, adventure gameaction movie, adventure filmadventure novel This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same tit..
Action-adventure game
Action-adventure games (British English: arcade adventure) are video games that combine elements of the adventure game genre with various action game elements. The first known game in this genre is the Atari 2600 game Adventure (1978), though Nintendo is often cited as creating the genre with The Le..
Action-angle coordinates
In classical mechanics, action-angle coordinates are a set of canonical coordinates useful in solving many integrable systems. The method of action-angles is useful for obtaining the frequencies of oscillatory or rotational motion without solving the equations of motion. Action-angle coordinates ar..
ActionAid
ActionAid was founded in 1972 as a child sponsorship charity when 88 UK supporters sponsored 88 children in India and Kenya, the focus primarily being to provide children with an education. The organisation is now one of the UK's largest development agencies helping over 13 million of the world's ..
ActionAid Recycling
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Actional
Actional Corporation is a company based in Mountain View, CA, and founded in 1998, which offers Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) related services. Prior to 1998, Actional was known as Visual Edge Software, a company originally founded in 1985 and best known for its Enterprise integration softwar..
ActionApps
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Actionpop! records
actionpop! records is a small independent record label from England, specialising in pop music from around the world. The label was formed by Hugh J. Noble in 2001, after being inspired by some French popcorn he saw in Gloucester. Artists that have contributed to the label include All of my brothe..
Actions
Actions is an album by My Awesome Compilation and was released on Sorepoint Records on August 8, 2005. The first single from the album was track two, "Put Up A Fight". Tracks You Need DisciplinePut Up A FightGave You EverythingSet To GoWhat Do YouActionsLongshotSirensAs AlwaysAsking For TroubleAw..
ActionScript
ActionScript is an ECMAScript-based programming language used for scripting Adobe Flash movies and applications. Since both ActionScript and JavaScript are based on the same ECMAScript syntax, fluency in one theoretically translates easily to the other. However, while JavaScript's DOM is browser win..
ActionStep
ActionStep is a open source ActionScript application programming interface. It is a derivative of OpenStep. External links [ActionStep homepage]. ..
Actions per minute
Actions per minute is the number of actions completed within a minute of a gameplay in real time strategy game. High APM is usually associated with skill, because it indicates both that the player has the mental alertness and knowledge of the game to form a complex strategy, and that the player has ..
ActionTrip
ActionTrip.com, founded in 1999 by Uros "2lions" Jojic, is an independent computer and video game related website dedicated to providing the latest news of the gaming industry. Beginning as a modest gaming portal, tracking and linking to off-site news and reviews, ActionTrip gradually grew to one ..
Action (album)
Punchline's first full-length album on Fueled By Ramen Records has notably hopeful and positive lyrics compared to bands with a similar fanbase, in the vein of pop punk and so-called 'emo' of the late 1990's and early 2000's. Steve Soboslai (guitar), Paul Menotiades (guitar), and Chris Fafalios (b..
Action (comic)
The cover of Action#1. Action was a controversial British comic book published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 14 February 1976-12 November 1977, when it merged with Battle Picture Weekly. It should not be confused with Action Comics, the American comic book that introduced Superman. C..
Action (music)
The action of a stringed instrument is the distance between the fingerboard and the string, which determines how easy it is to sound notes when pressure is applied with the finger tips. Generally a low action is considered to be more playable, due to the lower amount of pressure needed to press the ..
Action (philosophy)
Action, as a concept in philosophy, is what humans can do. Throwing a baseball, which involves intention and coordinated bodily movement is an action. Catching a cold is not usually considered an action, because it is something which happens to a person, not something done by them. Other events a..
Action (physics)
In physics, the action principle is a method for reformulating differential equations of motion for a physical system as an equivalent integral equation, using the calculus of variations. The principle is also called the principle of stationary action and Hamilton's principle. Other names for the ..
Action (piano)
The action of a piano is the mechanical assembly which translates the depression of the piano keys into a felt hammer striking the strings. The illustration to the right is of a circa 1907 Wessell, Nickel and Gross Upright action; the parts are listed below. Ky, is the Key in its resting position..
Action (sociology)
Action in sociology can either mean a basic action (one that has a meaning) or a more advanced social action, one that not only has a meaning but is directed at other humans and induces a response. The classical sociologist Max Weber outlined a typology of action comprising four types: 1) Means-e..
Action (TV series)
Action was a short-lived comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon, who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure. It aired on FOX during the 1999-2000 season. The series was critically praised for its irreverent, and sometimes hostile look at Hollywood culture. Thirtee..
Action 1 of 1696
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Action 52
Action 52 is a multicart consisting of 52 individual video games released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis consoles by Active Enterprises. Initially sold for the comparatively high price of $200 USD (or "less than $4" for each game), the cartridge became notorious a..
Action Action
Action Action Action Action is an indie rock band from Long Island, New York who combine a New Wave aesthetic with a swirling guitar-driven sound reminiscent of The Bolshoi, Bauhaus, and other proto-goth bands prominent in the late 1970s and early '80s. Current Lineup Mark Thomas Kluepfe..
Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger (also known under French name Action Internationale Contre la Faim) is an international non-profit non-governmental organization that fights against hunger, the physiological need to eat, worldwide. AAH was founded in 1979 by group of French doctors, scientists, journalists an..
Action alert
An action alert is a message that an organization sends to its supporters calling on them to take action to influence public policy. Typically, action alerts are in reference to a timely issue, where prompt action is needed in order to affect upcoming decisions. Action alerts may, for instance, ask ..
Action art
Action art may refer to: Action painting, a form of abstract expressionismPerformance art and art intervention 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 dire..
Action at a distance
Action at a distance may refer to: Action at a distance (physics), the instantaneous interaction of two objects which are separated in spaceAction at a distance (computer science), an anti-pattern This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same ti..
Action at a distance (computer science)
Action at a distance is an anti-pattern (a recognized common error) in which behavior in one part of a program varies wildly based on difficult or impossible to identify operations in another part of the program. The way to avoid the problems associated with action at a distance are a proper desig..
Action at a distance (physics)
In physics, action at a distance, or actio in distans, is the interaction of two objects which are separated in space with no known mediator of the interaction. This term was used most often with early theories of gravity and electromagnetism to describe how an object could "know" the mass (in the..
Action at Bronkhorstspruit
First Boer War Bronkhorstspruit – Laing's Nek – Schuinshoogte – Majuba Hill The Action at Bronkhorstspruit was one of the first serious clashes of the First Boer War. It was a skirmish between a British army column and a group of Boers, fought a few miles east of the town o..
Action at Kalmas
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Action axiom
An action axiom is an axiom that embodies a criterion for recommending action. Action axioms are of the form "IF a condition holds, THEN the following should be done." Decision theory and, hence, decision analysis are based on the maximum expected utility (MEU) action axiom. In general, the principl..
Action bet
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Action Biker
Action Biker (also known as "KP Skips Action Biker with Clumsy Colin" in the UK) is a 1985 game for 8-bit home computers released by Mastertronic. The game was a tie-in with potato snack food KP Skips, whose mascot was Clumsy Colin. Gameplay The player controlled protagonist Clumsy Colin who rode..
Action Blast!
Action Blast! is a cartoon television program aired on the cable and satellite channel, G4. It is hosted by Louden Noxious and The Beav from Kaiju Big Battel. The program is not produced by G4, instead the entire hour is programmed and produced by toymaker Hasbro, with the company buying paid progr..
Action Bullet
Action Bullet is a U.S. rock band, formed in 1978 in Los Angeles. Contents 1 History1.1 Cliff1.2 Marc1.3 Rollie1.4 Jack and Jim1.5 Claude1.6 Setting up the band2 Members3 Discography4 External links History The idea of setting up the Action Bull..
Action Canada
The Action Canada movement was an attempt to establish a new political party in Canada in 1971. Paul Hellyer, who had been a senior cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of prime ministers Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Trudeau had quit the Liberal Party after being defeated by Trudeau in the 1..
Action Christian National
Action Christian National, a white nationalist political party in Namibia. It used to be aligned with the National Party of South Africa. Chairman is Jan De Wet. ..
Action City
Action City is an arcade/theme park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is located near Interstate 94 and Wisconsin State Highway 93. The park includes Go-Karts, laser tag, rock climbing, bumper cars, bowling, and arcade games. The park also includes Erberts and Gerberts subs and Action City pizza. Ex..
Action civique de Québec
Active Municipal Party | Founded | 2001 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | colspan="2" | | Leader | Pierre-Michel Bouchard |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | President | Sylvie Harbour |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |Headquarters | 2350, ..
Action Code Script
Action Code Script (ACS) is a scripting language used in HeXen and modern Doom ports. It is syntactically similar to C, but less flexible. See also QuakeC ..
Action Comics
Action Comics should not be confused with Action, the controversial British comic of the 1970s. Action Comics #1 (June 1938), the debut of Superman. Cover art by Joe Shuster. Action Comics is the comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is pop..
Action Committee for Renewal
The Action Committee for Renewal (French: Comité d'Action pour la Renouveau) is a political party in Togo. At the last legislative elections, 27 October 2002, the party won out of 81 seats. It supported Emmanuel Bob-Akitani of the Union of Forces for Changes at the presidential elections of 24 Ap..
Action Congress Party
The Action Congress Party (ACP) was a political party in Ghana during the Third Republic (1979-1981). In elections held on 18 June 1979, ACP presidential candidate Frank Bernasko won 9.4% of the vote and the party won 10 of 140 seats in the National Assembly. ..
Action démocratique du Québec
Action démocratique du Québec/Équipe Mario Dumont Active Provincial Party | Leader | Mario Dumont |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | President | Yvon Picotte |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |Headquarters | 740 rue Saint-MauriceSuite 108Montreal, ..
Action Directe
Action Directe can mean: Action Directe (gang), the 1970s and 1980s French urban guerrilla groupSquamish Five, sometimes known as Action DirecteAction Directe (climb), the rock climbFrench term for direct actionThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated w..
Action Directe (climb)
Action Directe is a famously difficult sport climb (9a, the World's first) in the Frankenjura, Germany. It has been climbed by eight people. The first ascent (FA) was by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991. The repeat ascents were by: Alexander Adler in 1995Iker Pou in 2000Dave Graham in 2001Christian Bin..
Action Directe (terrorist group)
Action Directe was a French Maoist/Marxist-Leninist terrorist group which committed a series of assassinations and violent attacks in France between 1979 and 1987. Action Directe was set up in 1977 by two other groups, GARI (Groupes d'Action Révolutionnaire Internationalistes, revolutionary intern..
Action Doom
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Action Fighter
Action Fighter is an overhead racing / shoot 'em up arcade game released by Sega in 1986. It mimics the style of other games such as "Spy Hunter" and "Traverse USA". The player begins the game riding a superbike. In subsequent levels a sports car, a jetski, a helicopter and even a Formula 1 racin..
Action figure
An action figure is a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, video game, or television program. These action figures usually are marketed as dolls intended for boys. Action figures are useful in making stop motion movies which are gaining popularity among children due to the ..
Action film
Action films comprise a genre of film which involve drama fueled by intense action. This can include fighting, stunts, car chases, explosions and the like. The action typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero, as contrasted with war movies. Contents 1 Rise of the action m..
Action Force
Action Force was a range of 10cm action figures based on Action Man, first produced in 1982 by Palitoy Ltd. By 1985 Palitoy had stopped producing original figures, and were repackaging the equivalent G.I. Joe figures under the Action Force name. In 1990 the name was dropped in favour of using the ..
Action for Blind People
Action for Blind People logo Action for Blind People is a British charity dedicated to helping blind and visually impaired people. They work closely with Royal National Institute of the Blind and The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Action for Blind People was founded in 1857 and provides..
Action for Bright Children Society
The Action for Bright Children (or ABC) Society is an advocacy group for gifted students in Alberta, Canada. The society has a number of branches in urban areas, including Calgary and Edmonton. The society began in 1979 under the name Parents for the Education of the Gifted, and acquired its curre..
Action for Change
The Action for Change (Action for Change) is a political party in Mauritania. At the last legislative elections, 19 and 26 october 2001, the party won 5.5 % of the popular vote and 4 out of 81 seats. ..
Action for Children's Television
Action for Children's Television (ACT) was founded by Peggy Charren in Newton, Massachusetts in 1968 as a grassroots organization dedicated to improving the quality of television programming offered to children. Although concerned about "commercial abuses targeted to children," ACT took a stance, in..
Action for Renewal of Chad
The Action for Renewal of Chad (French: Action pour le renouveau du Tchad) is a political party in Chad. At the last legislative elections, 21 April 2002, the party won according to IPU Parline 1 out of 155 seats. ..
Action for the Republic
The Action for the Republic (Spanish: Acción por la República) is a conservative political party in Argentina. Founded in 1998 by Domingo Cavallo as a defender of neo-liberal ideologies, it became the third party in the 1999 elections. When Cavallo joined the De la Rúa´s government in 2001, m..
Action Française
The Action Française is a French Monarchist (Orléanist) counter-revolutionary movement and periodical founded by Maurice Pujo and Henri Vaugeois and whose principal ideologist was Charles Maurras. Although it supported the Orleanist branch, according to historian René Rémond's categorization of..
Action Front for Renewal and Development
The Action Front for Renewal and Development (French: Front d'action pour le rénouveau et le développement) is an political party in Benin. Its candidate in the presidential elections of 4 and 18 March 2001, Mathieu Kérékou, won 45.4 % of the popular vote in the first round and 84.1 % in the se..
Action Front of National Socialists/National Activists
The Action Front of National Socialists/National Activists (German: Aktionsfront Nationaler Sozialisten/Nationale Aktivisten; abbreviated ANS/NA) was a German neo-Nazi organization. The group was founded in 1977 by Michael Kühnen under the name "Action Front of National Socialists" (ANS) as a leg..
Action game
Action games could be considered the video game or computer game equivalent of action movies. Action games typically feature violent physical force, especially shooting, as their main interactive feature. Beat 'em up, Shoot 'em up and platform game are all subcategories of the action game genre. ..
Action Gamemaster
The Action Gamemaster was a vaporware product that would have been produced by Active Enterprises, a small manufacturer of unlicensed videogames. Active was marketing its first commercial release, the Action 52 multicart, for both the NES and Sega Genesis, with plans to produce a version for the Su..
Action Girl
Action Girl may refer to: The UK brand name for Dollikins, a line of toy dolls; orAction Girl Comics, a comic book edited by Sarah Dyer and published by Slave Labor Graphics. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred..
Action Girl Comics
Action Girl Comics is the name of a comics anthology, edited by Sarah Dyer, and united by the titular character, a young superheroine called Action Girl. It features the work of female comic book creators, and is published by Slave Labor Graphics. External link [Official site] ..
Action group
In sociology and anthropology, an action group or task group is a group of people joined temporarily to accomplish some task or take part in some organised collective action. As an example, imagine that in a hypothetical culture, four bridesmaids are traditionally selected to play a role in a weddi..
Action Group (Nigeria)
Action Group was a Nigerian political party established in Lagos on March 21, 1951, by the Ègbe Ọmọ Odùduwà led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The party was founded to serve as the platform for realizing his primary objective of mobilising the Yorùbá into one political umbrella. ..
Action Half-Life
Action Half-Life is a mod for the award-winning first-person shooter computer game Half-Life. It strives to simulate action movies, especially those directed by John Woo. It was developed by the 'A-Team', led by Dwayne 'Oddjob' Douglass. Action Half -Life had several beta versions before being relea..
Action hero
An action hero is any character that lacks the superhuman powers that would normally be connoted in superhero. Instead of fighting crime using latent or expressed superpowers, they are normal people who use special devices (not limited to gadgetry and detective work), fighting techniques/martial ar..
Action Hobson
Action Hobson are a centre-left/centrist council ticket in the conservative Hobson Ward of Auckland City, New Zealand. They were formed to combat the proposed Eastern Transport Corridor by then Mayor of Auckland City, John Banks (New Zealand), and his supporting Citizens and Ratepayers Now (Centre-..
Action Hollywood
Action Hollywood is a top-view "Hack and slash" arcade game released by TCH in 1995. Gameplay is similar to "Gauntlet". You can choose to start at a Hollywood shoot set in "Temples of Chaos", "Excaliwood", "Transilvania", or "Galaxy War". ..
Action International Pictures
Action International Pictures (AIP) is a film production and distribution company founded in 1986 by David Winters, David A. Prior and Peter Yuval. It has also provided distribution for videos of many foreign films. According to the Internet Movie Database, AIP produced 17 films and distributed 41 ..
Action item
An action item is a documented event, task, activity, or action that needs to take place. Action items are usually created during a discussion by a group of people who are meeting about a one or more topics and during the discussion it is discovered that some kind of action is needed. The act requ..
Action Jackson
right Action Jackson is a 1988 action film,starring Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson, and Sharon Stone, directed by Craig R. Baxley. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Detroit Police Detective, Sgt. Jericho Jackson, known as "Action Jackson",..
Action Joe
Action Joe for short was the French license for G.I. Joe, action figures for boys. The Ceji company developed the line in 1976 with several characters: an adventurer, a soldier, a cow boy, a black adventurer, a barded adventurer and an Indian figure. A girl was quickly added, Jane, with blond hair a..
Action League Now!
Action League Now! is a show that was originally part of All That and KaBlam! on Nickelodeon, but eventually got its own show. It is made using "Chuckimation" (a combination of stop-frame animation and live-action shots where things are simply thrown or dropped on frame.) and various toys, with the ..
Action level
In the United States, the term action level can refer to levels recommended by EPA for enforcement by Food and Drug Administration and USDA when pesticide residues occur in food or feed commodities for reasons other than the direct application of the pesticide. As opposed to "tolerances" which are e..
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Action Man
Action Man is an action figure originally produced and sold in the United Kingdom by Palitoy Ltd of Coalville, Leicestershire from 1966 until 1984. The figure was originally based on the United States G.I. Joe figure but with a British military theme. Military styled Action Man made a brief r..
Action Man (TV series)
Action Man may either refer to: a 1995 traditional cel-animated children's television program produced by DiC Entertainment, ora 2000 computer-animated children's program produced by Mainframe Entertainmenta 2004 direct to video movie titled Action Man: Robot ATAKa 2005 direct to video movie titled..
Action Masters
Action Masters was a sub-line of the Transformers toy line. The Action Masters were first made available in 1990. Unlike traditional Transformers, the Action Masters did not actually convert from one form to another. Instead, they were 3 1/2 inch action figures designed to represent Transformers c..
Action Max
Created in 1987 by Worlds of Wonder (toy company), the Action Max console used VHS Tapes as games. The system required its owner to also have a VHS player, as the console did not have a way to play tapes itself. Using a light gun (or two for 2-player games) you would shoot at the screen. Objects th..
Action Mountain High
Action Mountain High is the fifth episode of season one of the television sitcom Grounded for Life. First Aired: Wednesday February 7, 2001 on FOX. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Plot Lily's trip to an amusement park with a group of her friends b..
Action News
WPVI-TV Action News open, 2006. Action News is a local television newscast format in the United States. It was conceived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at WFIL-TV (now WPVI-TV) in 1970 as a response to the "Eyewitness News" format used on rival station KYW-TV. The main difference between Action ..
Action Office
The Action Office, a precursor to the cubicle desk was invented by Robert Propst who worked for Herman Miller (Research) in Zeeland, Michigan. A prototype action office was made in 1965 and the product released in 1968. An action office product is still sold by Herman Miller - http://www.hermanmil..
Action of 10 July 1651
This battle was fought on 10 July 1651, with some minor fighting on 8 July, south of Naxos in the Greek Islands, between Venetian and Turkish sailing ship/galley forces. It was a Venetian victory. The Venetian fleet, under Alvise Mocenigo, sailed from Cerigo to Euboea at the end of June 1651. It co..
Action of 11 April 1712
This inconclusive battle took place on 11 April 1712 near Fladestrand, Jylland, between Swedish and Danish forces. It was part of the Great Northern War. The Swedish fleet, under Sjöblad, consisted of 7 ships with 330 guns, and the Danish fleet, under Knoff, consisted of 5 ships with 158 guns. The..
Action of 11 May 1560
This battle took place on 11 May 1560 near Jerba, Tunisia, and was a victory for an Ottoman Turkish galley fleet under the command of Piali, over a mixed Christian galley fleet made up of Papal, Maltese, Neapolitan etc. forces. The allies lost 27 galleys and some smaller vessels as well as the forti..
Action of 12 July 1564
The action of 12 July 1564 was an engagement between naval forces of Denmark-Norway and Sweden during the Northern Seven Years' War. This battle took place on 12 July 1564 near Warnemünde, when the Danish ships Byens Løffue 56, Morian 47 and David 42 defeated the Swedish ship Hvita Falk, under ..
Action of 12 June 1717
This battle took place on 12, 13 and 16 June 1717 near Imbros in the Aegean Sea. It was a tough but ultimately fairly indecisive battle between a Venetian fleet, under Flangini, and a Turkish fleet. The Venetians had left Corfu on 10 May 1717 with 25 battleships, and were joined on 18 May by Gloria..
Action of 12 October 1748
This naval battle took place on 12 October 1748 near Havana, Cuba, between a British fleet of 7 battleships and a Spanish fleet of 6 battleships and a frigate. Ships involved: Britain Cornwall 80 (Knowles) Lenox 70 (Charles Holmes) Tilbury 60 (Charles Pawlet) Strafford 60 (David Brodiê) Warwick 6..
Action of 12 October 1798
This battle took place on 12 October 1798 near western Ireland, after a British force intercepted and attacked a French force which was trying to land troops in Ireland. The French force of the battleship Hoche, 8 frigates and a schooner had left Brest under Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart on 16 Se..
Action of 13 October 1644
This took place on 13 October 1644 north-west of the island of Fehmarn, now part of Germany, in the Baltic Sea. A combined Swedish-Dutch fleet defeated a Danish fleet and took 1000 prisoners, including Ulfeld, Grabov and von Jasmund. The Swedes had 16 ships with 392 guns, and the Dutch had 21 shi..
Action of 14 April 1655
This battle took place on 14 April 1655 at Porto Farina (now Ghar al Milh), northern Tunisia, when an English fleet under Robert Blake destroyed several Barbary vessels. It achieved little direct effect. Early in 1655 Blake sent a demand to the Bey of Tunis for the return of an English merchant shi..
Action of 14 July 1616
This battle took place on 14-16 July 1616 near Cape Khelidonia, south-eastern Turkey, between a small Spanish fleet under Ribera, and a large Turkish galley fleet. It was the first regular fleet action between sailing ships, which had been introduced to the Mediterranean Sea in about 1609, and galle..
Action of 14 May 1814
This battle took place on 14, 16 and 17 May, 1814, during the Argentine War of Independence between an Argentine fleet under William Brown (admiral) and a Spanish fleet under Admiral Sienna in the coast of Montevideo, today's Uruguay. Outcome: 5 Spanish ships were burnt and 2 were captured in May 1..
Action of 1595
The "Action of 1595" was an indecisive naval battle between forces of Malta, then under the protection of the Knights of St. John, and Bizerte, then part of the Ottoman Empire. The battle took place in late June or early July, 1595, after five Maltese galleys sailed south from Syracuse and encounte..
Action of 1616
This battle took place in about March 1616 at the Goletta, Tunisia, and was a victory for a Spanish squadron under Francisco de Ribera over a Tunisian fleet. Ships involved: Spain (Ribera) This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ expan..
Action of 1678
This battle took place in 1678 in the Strait of Gibraltar and was a French victory over a Dutch force. Ships involved: France Courtesan 70 (flag) Invincible 68 - Damaged ? 68 ? 68 ? 68 ? 40 Netherlands (Evertsen) 11 battleships redirect [[Template:Not verified]] ..
Action of 16 April 1695
This battle took place on 16 April 1695 and was a French victory over the English. Ships involved: France Triumph 74 Excellent 62 Fortuné 62 Saint Antoine 56 Pelican 56 François 48 (frigate) England Intrepid 80 - Blew up Endurance 76 - Captured by Triumph Monarch 70 - Sunk Glory 70 - Hope 68 ..
Action of 16 May 1644
This battle took place on 16 May 1644 during the Danish-Swedish War near List Deep, just north of Sylt in western Denmark, when 9 Danish ships under King Christian IV forced a retreat back into List Deep of 26 smaller Dutch ships (13 under Thijsen and 13 under Gierdtson) which had come to assist Swe..
Action of 16 May 1654
This battle, which took place on 16 May 1654, was the first of a series of tough battles just inside the mouth of the Dardanelles Straits, as Venice and sometimes the other Christian forces attempted to hold the Turks back from their invasion of Crete by attacking them early. Venetian commander Giu..
Action of 16 May 1797
This battle took place on 16 May 1797 near Tripoli (now in Libya). After Denmark refused a demand by the new ruler of Tripoli for an increased tribute (essentially a bribe to stop Tripolitans preying on Danish merchant ships), Tripoli captured 2 Danish vessels. An attempt was made in late 1796 by F..
Action of 17 July 1657
This battle took place on 17 July 1657 inside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. It was a victory for the forces of Venice, the Knights of Malta and the Papal States over those of the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish flagship and 2 other sailing ships ran aground and were burnt near Troy, one was sunk ..
Action of 17 June 1788
Naval Battle of Ochakov. Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792 Kinburn – Ochakov (naval) – Chocim – Ochakov – Fidonisi – Focşani – Rymnik – Kerch – Tendra – Izmail – Anapa – Măcin – Caliacria This was a series of mainly small-ship actions which occurred along the coast ..
Action of 1805
The Action of 1805 was a naval battle that took place in February 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars. Three French ships attacked the British battleship HMS Centurion and an East Indiaman which were in an anchorage in the East. Despite the inexplicable behaviour of the British merchantman, which refus..
Action of 1854
This attack took place in 1854 during the Crimean War at Petropavlovsk, eastern Russia. Ships involved: Contents 0.1 Allies0.1.1 United Kingdom (Richard Burridge)0.1.2 France (Fevrier-Despointes)0.2 Russia Allies United Kingdom (Richard Burridge) President 50 (flag) Pique 4..
Action of 18 May 1657
This battle took place on 18 May 1657 and was a victory for Venice over Turkey and Algeria. Not many details are known. Contents 1 Ships involved1.1 Venice1.2 Turkey/Algeria1.3 References Ships involved Venice Capitana d'Algeri (ex-Algerian Perla, captured earlier that year)..
Action of 18 September 1639
This battle took place between 17 and 19 September 1639 when a Dutch squadron under Maarten Tromp and Witte Corneliszoon de With met with a much larger but poorly led Spanish fleet under Antonio D'Oquendo consisting of 40 to 45 men-of-war and 40 to 50 transport vessels filled with some 13000 Spanish..
Action of 19 February 1807
This battle took place on 19 February 1807 and was the main military operation of the Dardanelles Operation during the Anglo-Turkish War (1807-1809). The battle took place in the Dardanelles Strait when Britain attacked Turkey in support of Dmitry Senyavin's Imperial Russian Fleet. Background: In a..
Action of 1 February 1625
The Action of one February 1625 took place on 1 to 24 February 1625 and was a tactical victory for Portuguese (as they regained the control of Persian gulf) with a fleet of eight galleons over a English-Dutch force of nine warships. Ships involved: Allies Britain:Eagle - 1 killedRoyal James - 13 ..
Action of 20 June 1774
These battles took place during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, on 20 June and 9 July (Old Style) 1774 south of Kerch, Ukraine. On 20 June a Turkish force of 5 battleships, 9 frigates and 26 galleys and xebecs surprised a Russian force, under Vice-Admiral Senyavin, of 3 frigates, 4 16-gun vessels..
Action of 20 September 1698
This inconclusive battle took place on 20 September 1698 near Samothrace, Greece. It was between Venice on one side, and Ottoman Turkey and its Tripolitan and Tunisian allies on the other. Venetian casualties were 299 killed and 622 wounded. Ships involved: Venice Rizzo d'Oro - DamagedAmazzone Gue..
Action of 21 June 1655
This battle took place on 21 June 1655 inside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. It was a clear victory for Venice over the Ottoman Empire. The Venetians, under Luigi Mocenigo, continued their strategy of blockading the Dardanelles, to prevent the Turks from resupplying their forces in the Aegean..
Action of 21 October 1707
This battle took place on 21 October 1707 and was a victory for 2 French squadrons of 6 ships each, one commanded by Forbin and the other by René Duguay-Trouin, over a British force of 5 ships, commanded by Richard Edwards, and the convoy of 130 merchant ships he was escorting. Technically Forbin w..
Action of 22 August 1696
This indecisive battle took place on 22 August 1696 southeast of the Greek island of Andros. It was fought between Venice, under Contarini, and the Vatican on one side and Turkey, under Mezzo Morto, and Barbary forces on the other. No vessels were lost. Contarini, with 22 sailing ships, left Porto ..
Action of 22 February 1812
This naval battle took place on 22 February 1812 near Grado in the Adriatic Sea. The new French battleship Rivoli 74, built at Venice, was making its first trip in the Adriatic Sea. It was accompanied by the French brig Mercure 16, the Italian brigs Iena 16 and Mamalucco 8 and 2 small craft. On 21..
Action of 22 January 1794
The "Action of 22 January 1794" was a naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars between British forces of the First Coalition and forces of the National Convention government of the French First Republic. These battles took place on 22 and 25 January 1794 when a French frigate force attack..
Action of 22 July 1638
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Action of 22 July 1713
The Action of 22 July 1713 was a naval battle between Sweden and Russia which took place on 22 July 1713 near the island of Hogland. It was an indecisive engagement, part of the Great Northern War. Ships involved: Sweden Verden 54 Osel 50 Estland 48 Russia Poltava 54 Pernov 50 Randolf 50 Riga 50 ..
Action of 24 April 1715
This battle took place on 24 April 1715 during the Great Northern War. It was a victory for a Danish squadron under Gabel, which captured five of the six Swedish ships under Wachtmeister at the cost of 65 dead and 220 wounded. Ships involved: Denmark (Gabel) Prinds Christian 76 Prinds Carl 54 Prin..
Action of 24 June 1618
This battle took place on 24 June 1618 at the Strait of Gibraltar, when 12 Dutch ships which had been hired by Venice and were flying Venetian colors, under the command of Melcior van den Kerchove, fought their way through against 10 blockading Spanish ships, commanded by Miguel de Vidazabal. About ..
Action of 25 September 1806
This battle took place on 25 September 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars between a British force of 6 battleships and a sloop (of which only 3 of the battleships were in action) and a French force of 5 frigates and 2 corvettes. Unusually for French ships of the period, the largest 4 frigates put up a ..
Action of 26 July 1566
The battle that took place on 26 July 1566 during the Northern Seven Years War and was a slight victory for a Swedish fleet over a combined Danish and Lübecker fleet. It began just east of Öland and the Allied fleet eventually retreated toward Gotland. Two days after the battle a storm sank fourte..
Action of 26 June 1625
This battle took place on 26 June 1625 near Syracuse, Sicily, when 6 Bizertan vessels defeated 5 Maltese galleys. Ships involved: Bizerta 2 galleys (formerly Spanish, captured in 1624) 4 other vessels Malta San Giovanni - Captured San Francesco - Captured 3 other galleys References Naval wars in..
Action of 26 May 1646
This battle took place on 26 May 1646 at the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. It was a victory for Venice over the Ottoman Empire. Several Turkish ships were damaged, but none lost. Ships involved: Venice 7 sailing ships Turkey 5 galleasses 75 galleys ..
Action of 27 August 1661
This battle took place on 27 August 1661 near Milos, Greece, and was a victory for Venice and Malta over Turkey. Ships involved: Venice (Giorgio Morosini)/Malta (Ruffo) 2 galleasses 20 galleys Turkey 36 galleys - 5 sunk, 4 captured References Naval wars in the Levant 1559-1853 - R. C. Anderson &..
Action of 27 May 1770
Fought during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, this indecisive battle took place on 27 and 28 May 1770 at the entrance to the Gulf of Nauplia, Greece, when a Russian fleet under John Elphinston engaged a larger Turkish fleet. No ships were lost on either side, and casualties were small. Elphinston..
Action of 28 September 1644
This battle took place on 28 September 1644 about 70 miles from Rhodes, when 6 Maltese galleys under Boisbaudran defeated several Turkish sailing ships. The Maltese San Lorenzo, Santa Maria and Vittoria overhauled and attacked a Turkish galleon, while San Giuseppe and San Giovanni captured a smalle..
Action of 29 April 1616
This naval battle took place on 29 April 1616 near Euboea when a Tuscan galley force defeated a similar Turkish force. 6 Tuscan galleys, under Montauto, had left Livorno at the end of March 1616. On 29 April they met 6 Turkish galleys near Euboea and captured the 2 flag-galleys. The remaining 4 fle..
Action of 29 June 1609
This raid took place on 29 June 1609 when a Spanish fleet of 8 galleons and 3 smaller vessels, under Fajardo, and a French squadron of 3 vessels, under Beaulieu, combined to attack Tunisian ships at the Goletta, northern Tunisia. Under cover of heavy fire the boats were sent in. They overcame the s..
Action of 29 June 1694
This battle took place on 29 June 1694 when a force of 9 French ships, under Jean Bart, recaptured a French convoy, which had earlier that month been taken by the Dutch , and the 8-ship escorting force, under Hidde de Vries. 2 neutral Danish ships and 1 Swedish ship were with the convoy. Ships invo..
Action of 29 November 1811
This battle took place on 29 November 1811 in the Adriatic Sea and was a British victory over the French. The French ships were encountered south of Lissa. Persanne fled and was captured after a long chase. Pauline retreated after the approach of Kingfisher, leaving Pomone to be captured, which it ..
Action of 29 September 1662
This battle took place on 29 September 1662 between Kos and Kalimnos, Greece, when a Venetian fleet attacked and defeated the regular Turkish cargo fleet and its escort which were on their way to Alexandria. Ships involved: Venice ? Turkey Tre Naranceri 40 - Burnt Gran Duca - Captured San Carlo/F..
Action of 2 July 1915
The Russian raid on Gotland, which took place on July 2 1915, was a naval battle of World War I between Germany (of the Central Powers) and Russia, assisted by a submarine of the United Kingdom (of the Allied Powers). The engagement took place in the Baltic Sea off the shores of Gotland, Sweden, a ..
Action of 2 May 1703
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Action of 30 May 1563
The Action of 30 May 1563 was the first naval battle of the Northern Seven Years' War (1563-70), taking place on 30 May 1563 near Bornholm. A Danish squadron of 8 ships under Jacob Brockenhuus, at anchor near Bornholm, saw a Swedish squadron of probably 8 ships, under Jakob Bagge, approaching, an..
Action of 30 May 1564
This battle took place on 30 and 31 May 1564 between the islands of Gotland and Öland, between a fleet of Allied ships, the Danes under Herluf Trolle and the Lübeckers under Knebel, and a Swedish fleet of 23 or more ships under Jakob Bagge. It was an Allied victory. Only some of the ships on ea..
Action of 30 September 1681
This 2-hour fight took place on 30 September 1681 near Cape St Vincent, and was a victory for the Spanish over Brandenburg, which suffered 40 casualties. Ships Involved Spain 12 ships3 fireships Brandenburg (Adlers) Markgraf von Brandenburg 28 guns (formerly Spanish Carolus II, captured the previo..
Action of 31 July 1712
These battles took place on 31 July and 17 August, 1712 south of Rugen, in the Baltic Sea, during the Great Northern War. The first was inconclusive but the second was a victory for Denmark, under Sehested, over Sweden, under Henck. In the following lists, * indicates presence of the vessel in the f..
Action of 31 May 1677
This battle took place on 31 May 1677 between Femern and Warnemünde, north of modern-day Germany. The Danes had been blockading a Swedish squadron in Göteborg (Gothenburg), and each side had been sending fleets out regularly in the hope of a decisive victory at sea. The Swedish ships, under Sjø..
Action of 3 July 1810
This battle took place on 3 July 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars in the Mozambique Channel, when 3 800-ton British East Indiamen on their way to the East encountered 2 French frigates and a corvette. Henry Meriton, in Ceylon, realised they weren't going to escape and the British ships eventually for..
Action of 3 May 1657
This battle took place on 3 May 1657 and was a victory for Venice over Algeria. Venetian casualties were 117 killed and 346 wounded. Few details are known. Ships involved: Venice (Mocenigo) 6 galleasses? 19 galleys? Algeria Perla (flag??) - Captured Fontana Rose - Captured Sette Teste - Aground a..
Action of 3 September 1773
This minor battle took place on 3 September 1773 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774. The Russians probably got slightly the better of it. Ships involved: Russia Vtoroi 32 (possibly this is not the actual name of the ship) Azov 16 Zhurzha 16 Modon 16 ? (gu..
Action of 4 August 1799
The "Action of 4 August 1799" was a naval engagement of between British units of the Second Coalition and forces of the Consulate regime of France. This battle took place on 4 August 1799, when four 1300-ton British East Indiamen and their escorting battleship defeated a French frigate force. The ..
Action of 4 July 1773
The "action of 4 July 1773" was an engagement of the first Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, between naval units of Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire. This indecisive battle took place on 4 July 1773 between 2 small Russian vessels under Kinsbergen and 4 Turkish ships. Ships involved: Russia (Ki..
Action of 4 July 1805
The Action of 4 July 1805 was a battle that took place on July 4 1805 at the mouth of the Narenta River between the Russian Navy and that of France. The Russians had the two formerly Swedish frigates Venus and Avtroil, while the French had eleven vessels including the xebec Heinrich. The battle resu..
Action of 4 June 1565
This battle took place on 4 June 1565 between an Allied fleet of 33 Danish and Lübecker ships, under Trolle, and a Swedish fleet of perhaps 49 ships, under Klas Horn. Afterward, the Danes retired to Kjöge Bay, south of Copenhagen, where Trolle died of his wounds on 25 June. His Second, Jørgen B..
Action of 4 May 1823
This battle took place near Bahia, Brazil, on 4 May 1823 during the Brazilian War of Independence between a Brazilian fleet, commanded by British admiral Cochrane, and a Portuguese fleet. Ships involved: Brazil (Cochrane) Pedro I 64 (flag, captain Crosbie) Maria da Gloria (Beaurepaire) Piranga (Jo..
Action of 4 October 1710
This battle took place on 4 October 1710, during the Great Northern War, in Køge Bay, just south of Copenhagen. Denmark had 26 ships with 1808 guns, and Sweden had 21 ships with 1512 guns. It was a victory for the Danes, despite the fact that they had about 15% of their crews sick, and the Swedes w..
Action of 5 November 1813
On 5 November, 1813, late in the Napoleonic Wars, a British squadron engaged in a skirmish with the French Mediterranean Fleet, based near the port city of Toulon. This action was part of an attempted blockade of the port by British forces. The skirmish became the subject of a painting by Thomas Lun..
Action of 6 July 1697
This series of battles took place in 1697 when the Venetian fleet, under Contarini, hunted down the Turkish fleet in the Aegean Sea. The actions took place on July 6 near Lemnos, on 1 September between Andros and Euboea and on 20 September south of Euboea. Both sides had about twenty six battleships..
Action of 6 November 1772
This battle took place on 6, 7 and 8 November 1772, during the Russo-Turkish War (1768-74) in the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth, Greece, when a Russian fleet under Konyaev defeated a Turkish force of frigates and xebecs, destroying all 9 frigates and 10 out of 16 xebecs and losing no ships. Konya..
Action of 7 July 1565
This battle in the Northern Seven Years' War took place on 7 July 1565 and was a victory for a Swedish fleet of 49 ships, under Klas Horn, over a combined Danish and Lübecker fleet of 36 ships, under Otto Rud. The Danish Dans Christopher was sunk and Trolle drowned but some of her survivors boar..
Action of 8 July 1716
This indecisive naval battle took place on 8 July 1716 during a Turkish attempt to capture the island of Corfu (Kirkira), off the west coast of mainland Greece. Background War had been declared between Turkey and Venice on 9 December 1714, although it wasn't until June 1715 that a Turkish fleet lef..
Action of 8 September 1690
This inconclusive naval battle took place on 8 September 1690 at Mitylene between a Venetian fleet under Daniele Dolphin and a combined Muslim fleet. Ships involved: Venice (Daniele Dolphin) Redentore del Mundo 70 (flag?)San Domenico 60San Giovanni Battista Grande 60San Vittorio 62Ercole Vittorios..
Action of 9 February 1695
These were 2 naval battles in the Aegean Sea. The first took place on 9 February 1695 near Cape Kara Burun, western Turkey, when a Venetian fleet commanded by Zeno was defeated by a Turkish fleet. Venetian casualties were 142 killed and 300 wounded on the sailing ships, exclusive of the 3 ships l..
Action of August 1702
This action took place from August 19–25, 1702 (old style) between an English squadron under Vice-Admiral John Benbow and a French under Du Casse, during the War of the Spanish Succession. Contents 1 Ships Involved2 Course of Battle3 Aftermath4 References Ships Involved..
Action of Churches Together in Scotland
Part of a series on Church of Scotland Roman Catholic Church Associated Presbyterian Churches Free Church of Scotland Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland Scottish Episcopal Church Action of Churches Together in Scotland History of the Jews in Scotland This box: [ view] • [ talk..
Action of March 1665
This naval battle took place in March 1665 near Goletta, Tunisia, and was a victory for a small French force under the Duc de Beaufort over an Algerine force. All the Algerines were sunk. Ships involved: France (Duc de Beaufort) 4 ships 2 fireships Algiers ? 46 - Sunk 2 other vessels - Sunk Refe..
Action of March 1677
The Action of March 1677 was a maritime battle that took place in March, 1677 at West Indies when a Dutch fleet under Jacob Binkes repulsed a French force attempting to recapture the island of Tobago.There was much death and destruction on both sides:one of the Dutch supply ships caught fire and exp..
Action of May 1612
This raid took place on the night of 23 or 25 May 1612 when a force of Sicilian and Neapolitan galleys attacked Tunisian vessels at the Golette, northern Tunisia. 7, or perhaps 9 or 10, Tunisian sailing ships were destroyed, while several smaller vessels were captured. Ships involved: Allies Sic..
Action of October 1624
This naval battle took place at the start of October 1624 near Sardinia, and was a victory for a Tuscan/Papal/Neapolitan galley force over 6 Algerine sailing ships. Whilst patrolling in the Mediterranean Sea in the area west of Italy, a Christian galley force made up of Tuscans, Papal vessels and N..
Action of the Tiger
Directed by Terence Young, the plot of Action of the Tiger is about the rescue of a political prisoner held in Albania. Carson, played by Van Johnson, is an American contraband runner approached by Tracy, a French woman who wants him to help rescue her brother. Action of the Tiger is also of inter..
Action on climate change
The issue of human-caused, or anthropogenic, climate change (global warming) is becoming a central focus of the Green movement. Beyond these narrow bounds, however, the issue is building an increasing level of mainstream interest. Around the world, there is an increasing awareness of the importance ..
Action on Smoking and Health
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) is a pressure group which seeks to publicise the health risks associated with tobacco smoking and campaigns for greater restrictions thereon. In February 2006, it won its campaign for a total ban of smoking in enclosed public places in England from summer 2007. ..
Action Packed
Action Packed is a music album by Richard Thompson released in 2001. The album is a retrospective look at Thompson's time with Capitol Records and brings together songs from each of the albums that he recorded for that label. Also included are a previously unreleased version of "Persuasion" wit..
Action Pact
For the album by Sloan, see: Action Pact (album) !Action Pact! A punkrock band, formed in 1981 by guitarist Wild Planet, bassist Dr. Phibes, and drummer Joe Fungus. Joe Fungus also played with the Punk band called, Savage Upsurge. The John from Dead Mans Shadow, was the original singer of the band,..
Action Pact (album)
Action Pact is the seventh album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was named after the song Youth Action Pact by the 1980s Halifax band Jellyfishbabies. It was released on August 19, 2003 by [ViK Recordings]. The Rest of My Life and Live On were released as singles. Track listing All song..
Action painting
Action painting, sometimes called "gestural abstraction", is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied. The resulting work emphasizes the physical act of painting itself. All young children are by nature ver..
Action Park
Action Park was a popular amusement park open from 1978 to 1996 in Vernon Township, New Jersey, on the property of the former Vernon Valley / Great Gorge ski area, today Mountain Creek. It featured three separate attraction areas — an alpine slide; Motoworld, where patrons could operate motorized ..
Action Party
Action Party may refer to: Action Party, CanadaCitizens' Action Party, Costa RicaAction Party, GuyanaAction Party, ItalyAction Party, LiberiaDemocratic Action Party, MalaysiaDemocratic Action Party, PhilippinesSocial Action Party, ThailandAction Party, United Kingdom See also National Action PartyP..
Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan
The Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan (Kurdish: Party Khabat bo Serbogoy Kurdistan) is a Kurdish splinter organisation of the Iraqi Communist Party which seeks autonomy for North Iraq (Kurdistan). Online [pksk.org Official site][Iraqi Opposition] ..
Action poetry
Action Poetry is the active use of poetry, often spreading in a community. It might include painting poetry on murals, or distributing poetry. It can also involve the encouragement of live poetry recitings and distribution of free poetry. External links [Action Poetry as An Empowering Art]..
Action point
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Action Police CFTC
Action Police CFTC is a very small police union in France, affiliated with the Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens (CFTC) Christian trade union confederation. Its general secretary is Michel Thooris. In the 2003 elections of union representatives among the police, Action Police..
Action potential
A. A schematic view of an idealized action potential illustrates its various phases as the action potential passes a point on a cell membrane. B. Actual recordings of action potentials are often distorted compared to the schematic view because of variations in electrophysiological techniques used..
Action Programme (1968)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Action Programme was a political plan devised by Alexander Dubček and his associates in the Communist Part..
Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour
An Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (APEC) is a national programme aimed at addressing child labour within a given country. It includes, but is not restricted to, the Worst Forms of Child Labour. In some countries, such as South Africa, it is referred to as a Child Labour Programm..
Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (Lesotho)
PACC Secretariat Lead Department: Ministry of Employment and Labour Contact person: Ms Molekeng Foulo Contact tel: 22 312 620 Contact e-mail: pac-lesotho@mighty.co.za Lesotho is in the process of formulating an Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (APEC), with the assistanc..
Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (Namibia)
PACC Secretariat Lead Department: Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare Contact person: Mr Christiaan Horn Contact tel: 61 206 6213 Contact e-mail: pac-namibia@mighty.co.za Namibia is in the process of formulating an Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (APEC), with the assi..
Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (Swaziland)
PACC Secretariat Lead Department: Department of Labour Contact person: Ms Khabo Dlamini Contact tel: 404 1971 / 505 2792 Contact e-mail: pac-swaziland@mighty.co.za Swaziland is in the process of formulating an Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (APEC), with the assistance..
Action programming language
Action! Developer: Optimized Systems Software Latest Release: 3.6 Release date: 1983 Platform: Atari 400/800/XL/XE Genre: Programming Language Media: cartridge License: Copyright © 1994 Fine Tooned Engineering Action! was a programming language, editor and in-memory 6502 compiler ..
Action Quake 2
Action Quake 2 (aka AQ2) is a popular mod for the computer game Quake II. It attempts to recreate the fun and feel of an action movie, where one bullet could actually kill someone. AQ2 features many well designed maps recreating realistic settings, such as city streets and office buildings, with a..
Action Replay
This article is about the Action Replay video game accessory. For other uses, see Replay. Action Replay is the brand name of a series of devices created by Datel, primarily used for changing the behavior of video games. Currently, Action Replay is available for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayS..
Action Request System
Action Request System is a Client-server software application toolset developed by Remedy Corp. It provides a rapid application development environment that enables developers to create sophisticated workflow-enabled applications. The AR System uses a third party database (Sybase, MS SQL, Oracle, et..
Action research
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Action Research (charity)
Action Medical Research is a British research charity. ..
Action Research for Personal, Group, and Organizational Development
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Action role-playing game
An Action-RPG, or action role-playing game is a type of computer and console role-playing game which requires quick action or reflexes from the player. These games are sometimes also categorized as action-adventure games. The term action-RPG is generally used to distinguish such games from traditio..
Action safe
Action safe or safe action, in television broadcasting, is a rectangular area in which the viewer can expect to see action. This represents a requirement unique to television, where an image with reasonable quality is expected to exist where (some) customers won't see it. This is the same concept ..
Action Science
Action Science Chris Argyris’ Action Science begins with the study of how human beings design their actions in difficult situations. Human actions are designed to achieve intended consequences and governed by a set of environment variables. How those governing variables are treated in designing ..
Action selection
Action selection is a way of characterizing the most basic problem of intelligent systems: what to do next. In artificial intelligence and computational cognitive science, the action selection problem is typically associated with intelligent agents and animats --- artificial systems that exhibit c..
Action semantics
Action semantics is a framework for the formal specification of semantics of programming languages invented by David Watt and Peter D. Mosses. It is a mixture of denotational, operational and algebraic semantics. Action Semantics aims to be pragmatic. Action-Semantic Descriptions (ASDs) are desig..
Action shooting
Action shooting is a term that encompasses target shooting events where the shooter's score is based on both the accuracy and elapsed time. Disciplines covered by the term include: International Practical Shooting ConfederationInternational Defensive Pistol AssociationCowboy action shootingPin shoo..
Action spectrum
An action spectrum is the rate of a physiological activity plotted against wavelength of light. It shows which wavelength of light is most effectively used in a specific chemical reaction. Some reactants are able to use specific wavelengths of light more effectively to complete their reactions. F..
Action Stations
Action stations is a state of readiness aboard warships in contemporary (and many fictional) navies, including the Royal Navy and many others. Action Stations is the highest level of alert readiness, and once action stations is called, the crew make the ship ready to enter combat. In the United St..
Action stroke dance notation
Action Stroke Dance Notation is a form of dance notation invented by Iver Cooper. Designed for speed of writing the notation is primarily formed of action strokes that represent one of three basic actions: a support gesture which takes weight (hop, step, etc )a touch gesture (makes contacts without..
Action study
In cancer prevention clinical trials, action study is a study that focuses on finding out whether actions people take can prevent cancer. ..
Action Supermarkets
Action (Formerly Action Food Barns) was the third largest supermarket chain in Australia. Based in Perth, Western Australia, Action had 80 Supermarkets across Western Australia, Queensland & New South Wales. Its generic brand range was called Basics and its corporate generic brand range was calle..
Action Video Entertainment
Action Video Entertainment is a small video production company originally based in Mount Shasta, California. It is now owned by Siskiyou Broadcasting of Chico, California. It is currently on an indefinite hiatus as it goes through a restructuring process. External links [Action Video Enter..
Action VI Transport
[[Image:Action VI Transport.jpg|thumb|Action VI Transport from [[Star Wars: Rebellion]]]] The Action VI Transport is a vessel from the fictional Star Wars Expanded Universe. The Action VI typically operates in convoys or in well-patrolled areas of space, since they lack even the most basic forms o..
Action warehouse
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Action Without Borders/Idealist.org
Established 1995 Exec. Dir. Ami Dar Offices New York, Portland, USA; Buenos Aires, Argentina Homepage [www.idealist.org] Action Without Borders is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1995 and currently runs the [Idealist.org] website. Idealist.org i..
Actiosaurus
Actiosaurus ("coast lizard") was an animal first described by Sauvage in 1882. Little is known of it, and it is considered a nomen dubium. Originally described as a dinosaur, it is now widely considered to be an ichthyosaur. The type species is A. gaudrii (revised in 1884, from the original A. gau..
Actio de in rem verso
Actio de in rem verso is a legal term meaning enrichment without cause. Its origin lies in first Roman law and then French law, when Napoleon's law givers used the INSTITUTES OF JUSTINIAN as the basis for the CODE NAPOLEON. See also Jurisdiction in rem External links [Case involving actio de ..
Actio personalis moritur cum persona
Actio personalis moritur cum personâ is a Latin expression meaning a personal action dies with the person. Some legal causes of action can survive the death of the claimant or plaintiff, for example actions founded in contract law. However, some actions are personal to the plaintiff, defamation..
Actiplaque
Actiplaque is a mottling of dark blotches that tends to appear on the labels of older video game cartridges due to the gradual discoloration of the glue used to affix the cartridge labels. It has been known to appear on the labels of games for various systems and made by various manufacturers, but i..
Actiq
Actiq, by Cephalon, is a recently-developed Category 2 solid formulation of fentanyl citrate on a stick that dissolves slowly in the mouth for transmucosal absorption. Actiq is intended for opiate-tolerant individuals and is effective in treating breakthrough cancerpain. It is also useful for break..
Actis
For the fictional Eta-2 Actis Jedi Interceptor, see Jedi Starfighter. In Greek mythology, Actis was one of the Heliadae, a son of Rhodus and Helios. Actis, along with his brothers, Triopas, Macar and Candalus, were jealous of a fifth brother, Tenages's, skill at science. They killed him. Actis esc..
Actitis
Actitis, is a small genus of waders, comprising just two very similar species of bird. They are Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, of Europe and Asia, andSpotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia of North America These are both small migratory waders, greyish brown on top and white underneath, wi..
Actium
Actium (mod. Punta), the ancient name of a promontory in the north of Acarnania (Greece) at the mouth of the Sinus Ambracius (Gulf of Arta) opposite Nicopolis, built by Augustus on the north side of the strait. On the promontory was an ancient temple of Apollo Actius, which was enlarged by Augustus,..
Activate
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Activated alumina
Activated alumina is manufactured from aluminium hydroxide by a dehydroxylating it in a way that a highly porous material is produced; this material can have a surface area significantly over 200 square metres/ g. The pcompound used as a desiccant (to keep things dry by absorbing water from the air..
Activated carbon
Activated carbon (also called activated charcoal) is the more general term which includes carbon material mostly derived from charcoal. It denotes a material which has an exceptionally high surface area, typically determined by nitrogen adsorption, and includes a large amount of microporosity. Suffi..
Activated complex
In chemistry an activated complex is a transitional structure in a chemical reaction that results from an effective collision between molecules and that persists while old bonds are breaking and new bonds are forming. It is therefore a range of molecular geometries along the reaction coordinate: ..
Activated Ministries
Activated Ministries is a Family International-operated charitable foundation based in Escondido, California (EIN 33-0857142). Their stated goal is to share God's word with others through the distribution of Christian outreach materials and providing support to Christian missionaries. In particular,..
Activated protein C resistance
Activated protein C resistance is a hemostatic disorder characterized by a poor anticoagulant response to activated protein C (APC). This results in an increased risk of venous thrombosis. Activated protein C (with protein S as a cofactor) degrades Factor Va and Factor VIIIa. Activated protein C re..
Activated sludge
Activated sludge is a process in sewage treatment in which air or oxygen is forced into sewage liquor to develop a biological floc which reduces the organic content of the sewage. In all activated sludge plants, once the sewage has received sufficient treatment, excess mixed liquor is discharged i..
Activating group
In organic chemistry, a functional group is called an activating group if a benzene molecule to which it is attached more readily participates in electrophilic substitution reactions. Benzene itself will normally undergo substitutions by electrophiles, but additional substituents can alter the reac..
Activation
This article describes the natural science term. For "activation" as it refers to computer software, see product activation. Activation in science generally refers to the process whereby something is prepared or excited for a subsequent reaction. Chemistry For example, in chemistry, activation o..
Activation-Induced (Cytidine) Deaminase
Activation-Induced (Cytidine) Deaminase (AID) is a 24 kDa enzyme that removes the amino group from the cytidine base in DNA. AID is currently thought to be the master regulator of secondary antibody divresification. It is involved in the initiation of three separate immunoglobulin (Ig) diversificat..
Activation energy
The sparks generated by striking steel against a flint provide the activation energy to initiate combustion in this Bunsen burner. The blue flame will sustain itself after the sparks are extinguished because the continued combustion of the flame is now energetically favorable. The activation ..
Activation synthesis theory
Activation Synthesis Theory is a neurobiological theory of dreams, put forward by Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley in 1977, which states that dreams are a random event caused by firing of neurons in the brain. This random firing sends signals to the body's motor systems, but because of a paralysis t..
Activator
Activator may mean: Activator (proteomics), a type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme mediated reactionsActivator (genetics), a DNA-binding protein that regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcriptionSega Activator, a motion-sensing controller for the Sega GenesisActiv..
Activator (genetics)
An activator is a DNA-binding protein that regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription. The activator may increase transcription by virtue of a connected domain which assists in the formation of the RNA polymerase holoenzyme, or may operate through a coactivator. A coactivato..
Active
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Active may mean: active lifestyleactive volcanoSky Active, Sky's Interactive Serviceactive grammatical voiceActive electronics are components, circuits or units of equipment that consume power other than the signal itself, most nor..
Active-matrix liquid crystal display
An active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) is a type of flat panel display, currently the overwhelming choice of notebook computer manufacturers, due to light weight, very good image quality, wide color gamut, and response time. The term was first used in 1975 by Dr T. Peter Brody to describe ..
Active-stative language
Linguistic typology Morphological Analytic Synthetic Fusional Agglutinative Polysynthetic Morphosyntactic Alignment Nominative-accusative Ergative-absolutive Active-stative Tripartite Direct-inverse system Syntactic pivot Theta role Word Order VO languages Agent Verb Object V..
Active2
Active2 (codenamed "CNNSlayer") is a free, open-source codebase project for the Indymedia network and its allies that would provide 'next-generation' trusted multi-language open publishing including enhanced security and privacy, customization, syndication, and distributed (peer-to-peer) media stora..
ActiveArmor
ActiveArmor is a hardware firewall designed by NVIDIA that's built into their higher range nForce4 Ultra chipset motherboards. It can reduce CPU load by making some simple layer 2 checks on incoming packets and discarding obviously malicious packets before they are sent to the CPU. It is an effecti..
ActiveKB
ActiveKB is a FAQ and knowledge base software created by [Interspire]. It is programmed in PHP and uses MySQL to store its data. It allows non-technical users to keep a knowledge base of frequently asked questions and support related queries on their website with minimum technical know..
ActiveMovie
ActiveMovie is a streaming media technology developed by Microsoft. It is integrated into Internet Explorer and will be included in future versions of Windows. ActiveMovie allows users to view media distributed via the Internet, an intranet and CD-ROMs. External links [Webopedia Article on ..
ActiveMQ
Apache ActiveMQ is an open source (Apache 2.0 licensed) Java Message Service 1.1 (JMS) message broker. It provides clustering, multiple message stores, and availability to use any DB as a JMS persistence provider besides VM, cache, and journal persistency. ActiveMQ can be used from [.Net]..
ActiveRecord (Castle)
Castle's ActiveRecord is an object-relational mapping (ORM) solution for the Microsoft .NET Framework. It is free, open source software that is distributed under the Apache 2.0 License. ActiveRecord is part of the Castle Project. ActiveRecord is an implementation of the Active Record pattern for Mi..
Activesite
Activesite is a web content management system. It uses the Model-view-controller and Open standard based on technologies like Java Platform basically J2SE and J2EE along with RDBMS and XML. The core J2EE technologies used are Servlet API 2.3, JSP 1.2, JNDI 1.2, JTA 1.0.1, JavaMail 1.3, and JDBC. Oth..
ActiveState Komodo
Komodo is an IDE for dynamic languages. It is published by software firm ActiveState, formerly a division of Sophos. Komodo supports Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl, on Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Windows. It is built on the Mozilla platform. Komodo's source code editor provides source control ..
ActiveSync
ActiveSync is a synchronisation program developed by Microsoft Corporation. The purpose of the program is to synchronise files, favourites, Personal information manager data etc. between a Windows PC and a PDA running Windows Mobile or Windows CE for Handheld PC or for Palm-size PC. Also ActiveSync ..
ActiveXLS
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ActiveX control
ActiveX Control is a Microsoft term that is used to denote reusable software components that are based on Microsoft Component Object Model (COM). ActiveX controls provide encapsulated reusable functionality to programs and they are typically but not always visual in nature. For example, an Activ..
ActiveX Data Objects
Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) is a set of Component Object Model objects for accessing data sources. It provides a layer between programming languages and OLE DB (a means of accessing data stores, whether they be databases or otherwise, in a uniform manner), which allows a developer to write ..
Active 24
Active 24 is a leading network-independent, pan-European provider of Internet hosting services. The company focuses on providing small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) with complete and cost efficient Internet solutions that combine relevant, scalable and standardized products and exceptional us..
Active acoustics
Active Acoustics is a means of measuring the range to an object by producing a sound and measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from the object. The range is calculated as a function of the speed of sound and the time it takes for the echo to return. Active acoustics is the principle be..
Active Administrator
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Active and passive citizens
During the French Revolution, a distinction was made for a time between active and passive citizens. In 1791, the Legislative Assembly was chosen by a process of indirect election; the Electors of the Assembly were themselves elected by "active" citizens, male citizens whose annual taxes equalled th..
Active and passive transformation
For the concept of "passive transformation" in grammar, see active voice and passive voice. In the physical sciences, an active transformation is one which actually changes the physical state of a system and makes sense even in the absence of a coordinate system whereas a passive transformation is ..
Active Appearance Model
An Active Appearance Model (AAM) is a Computer Vision algorithm for matching a statistical model of object shape and apperance to a new image. The approach is widely used for matching and tracking faces and for Medical Image Interpretation. The algorithm uses the difference between the current esti..
Active Bat
Active Bat is a low-power, wireless indoor location system accurate up to 3 cm. It is based on a principle of trilateration, and relies on multiple ultrasonic receivers embedded in the ceiling and measures time-of-flight to them. See also Sentient computing[Active Bats at AT&T] not f..
Active Body Control
Mercedes-Benz S Class Mercedes-Benz CL Class Mercedes-Benz SL Class Active Body Control, or ABC, is a fully-active suspension, by Mercedes-Benz, that allows to control the vehicle body motions and therefore virtually eliminates body roll in many driving situations including corneri..
Active calendar
--> --> Active Calendar is a PHP class that generates calendars as HTML tables (XHTML-Valid). It can produce static calendars without any links or calendars with navigation controls, a date picker control, event days and content with event URLs, and linkable days (optionally URL or JavaScript)...
Active camouflage
Illustrating the concept, i.e. active capture and re-display, creates an "illusory transparency", also known as "computer mediated reality" Active camouflage or adaptive camouflage, is a group of camouflage technologies which allow an object to blend into its surroundings by use of panels or c..
Active cancellation
Active cancellation is a theoretical military jamming system that involves the sampling of an incoming radar signal, analyzing it, then returning this signal slightly out of phase, thus "cancelling" it out. While there are no official systems using this in service, it is rumoured to be in use on US..
Active Channel
Active Channel is a website type which was introduced by Internet Explorer 4.0 in 1997. It allows synchronizing website content and viewing it offline. It makes use of the Channel Definition Format, which is a way of defining a website's content and structure. Most Active Channels were provided by ..
Active chromatin sequence
An active chromatin sequence (ACS) is a region of DNA in a eukaryotic chromosome in which histone modifications such as acetylation lead to exposure of the DNA sequence thus allowing binding of transcription factors and transcription to take place. ACSs may occur in non-expressed gene regions which ..
Active citizenship
Active citizenship generally refers to a philosophy espoused by some organizations and educational institutions. It often states that members of companies or nation-states have certain roles and responsibilities to society and the environment, although those members may not have specific governing..
Active Citizens Transform
Active Citizens Transform was founded in 2004 by Charles Secrett, former Executive Director of the environmental organization Friends of the Earth and Ron Bailey as a new non-party political movement in the United Kingdom. It aims to mobilise citizens to transform the United Kingdom into a vibrant, ..
Active component
In electronics, an active component is one that can be used to provide gain in an electronic circuit. Examples Examples of active components are junction diodestunnel diodesstep recovery diodesvaractor diodestransistors,thyristors,fetsmosfetsthermionic diodesthermionic triodesthermionic tetrodes..
Active Cylinder Control
DaimlerChrysler's Active Cylinder Control (ACC) is a variable displacement technology. It debuted in 2001 on the 5.8 L V12 in the CL600 and S600. Like Chrysler's later Multi-Displacement System, General Motors' Displacement on Demand and Honda's Variable Cylinder Management, it deactivates one ..
Active data structure
A data structure with an associated thread or process that performs internal operations to give the external behavior of another, usually more general, data structure. For example, a queue is usually considered to be unbounded. However, actual queues provided by the hardware or operating system may..
Active Denial System
Render of a vehicle-mounted prototype system The Active Denial System (ADS) is a non-lethal, directed-energy weapon system under development by the U.S. military. It is a strong microwave transmitter. Contents 1 Operation2 Testing3 Deployment4 Timetable5 Controvers..
Active Desktop
Active Desktop is a feature of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0's optional Windows Desktop Update that allows the user to add HTML content to the desktop, along with some other features. It is also included in Windows 98 and higher operating systems. Users can add HTML both in place of the regular ..
Active device
An electrical circuit consists of various components or devices or elements, which may be active or passive. Active devices are sources of energy, converting between forms of energy: chemical, hydraulic, thermal energy, mechanical , nuclear, solar, etc, into electrical energy, driving electrical cur..
Active Directory
Typically Active Directory is managed using the graphical Microsoft Management Console. Active Directory is an implementation of LDAP directory services by Microsoft for use in Windows environments. Active Directory allows administrators to assign enterprise-wide policies, deploy programs to m..
Active Directory Service Interfaces
Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI), from Microsoft, abstract the capabilities of different directory services from different network vendors to present a single set of directory service interfaces for managing network resources. Administrators and developers can use ADSI to manage the resour..
Active Disassembly
Active Disassembly (AD) is a developing technology which is associated with the term Active Disassembly using Smart Materials (ADSM) Contents 1 Outline2 Eco-Design and Legislative Background3 Research4 Advantages of AD5 The Use of Smart Materials6 Examples of AD fi..
Active duty
In the United States military active duty refers to military members who are currently serving full time in their military capacity. Members of a reserve component are not generally considered active duty, although some will work full time occasionally, e.g. during periods of training. These terms ..
Active Duty
ActiveDuty.com is a pornography company based in North Carolina, United States, that specializes in the production of pornographic movies featuring straight military men, engaging in solo and gay sex acts. Dink Flamingo (perhaps a pseudonym) is the producer and director of the films. Contents 1&n..
Active Duty (MC Hammer album)
Active Duty is an album by MC Hammer. Track listing No Stoppin' Us (USA)Pick It UpOur StylePop Yo CollarA Soldier's LetterWhat Happened To Our HoodIt's All LoveBump ThisNot Like ThisSpittin' FireDon't Be DiscouragedI Don't CareWho's Holdin' ItCaliNight ShowWhere Will I GoBay Livin'Broken VessleWhy ..
Active Electronically Scanned Array
APAR AESA An Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), also known as active phased array radar is a revolutionary type of radar whose transmitter and receiver functions are composed of numerous small transmit/receive (T/R) modules. AESA radars feature short to instantaneous (millisecond) s..
Active Enterprises
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Active Enterprises was a Bahamas-based video game company founded by Vince Perri and Raul Gomila. Active was res..
Active Exploits
Active Exploits is a diceless, free role-playing game system by Politically Incorrect Games. Now in its second edition, the game provides a solid engine, coupling simple character creation with flexible rules. Advanced options allow freeform role-playing and live action role-playing. Ample convers..
Active fault
An active fault is a fault which has had displacement or seismic activity during the geologically recent period. In the United States, an active fault is generally defined as a fault which displaced earth materials during the Holocene (Recent) Epoch (during the last 11,000 or so years before present..
Active filter
An example of high-pass active filter (an operational amplifier is designated U1) An active filter is a type of analog electronic filter, distinguished by the use of one or more active component i.e. one which provides some form of voltage amplification. Typically this will be a vacuum tube, ..
Active fire protection
Active fire protection (AFP) is one of three components of structural fire protection. Definition and role Active means that items or systems are 'activated', mechanically or electronically and require a certain amount of motion, activity, electricity and/or heat in order to function. Typically thi..
Active Format Descriptor
In television technology, Active Format Descriptor or Active Format Description (AFD) is a signal that broadcasters can transmit with the picture to enable both [[4:3]] and [[16:9]] television sets to optimally present pictures transmitted in either format. Essentially, AFD is a standard set of code..
Active Fuel Management
See the main article on variable displacement for other similar systems Active Fuel Management (formerly known as Displacement on Demand) is a trademarked name for the automobile variable displacement technology from General Motors. It allows a V6 or V8 engine to "turn off" half of the cylinders un..
Active galaxy
An active galaxy is a galaxy where a significant fraction of the energy output is not emitted by the normal components of a galaxy: stars, dust and interstellar gas. This energy, depending on the active galaxy type, can be emitted across most of the electromagnetic spectrum, as infrared, radio waves..
Active high
Active-high signals are used in electronic logic circuits to represent binary values by means of two different voltages. The higher voltage represents a binary 1 or "mark", and the lower voltage represents a binary 0 or "space". By modern convention, digital signals are always active high unless ex..
Active hub
An active hub is a hub that includes a signal amplifier. ..
Active hyperemia
Active Hyperemia is a term used to describe a dilation of arteriolar smooth muscle to increase blood flow in response to an increase in metabolism. As tissue or organs increase their metabolic activity they will consume more oxygen and produce more metabolites (products of metabolism ). This leads..
Active Images
Active Images is a publisher of fonts and comic books based in the United States. Founded by Richard Starkings the company publishes fonts which are used by their commercial comic book lettering division Comicraft and comic books featuring the character Hip Flask. External link [Official Act..
Active Imagination
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Active ingredient
An active ingredient, also active pharmaceutical ingredient (or API), is the substance in a drug that is pharmaceutically active. The traditional word for the API is pharmacon (from Greek: (φάρμακον), adapted from pharmacos) which originally denoted a magical substance or drug. A capsule, ..
Active intellect
Active intellect is the psychological concept of knowledge being actively used (as opposed to passive knowledge). For example, if you are speaking French, your knowledge of it is currently active knowledge for you. If you simply know French, but do not happen to be speaking it at the moment, it woul..
Active Kids
Active Kidz is a short series of exercise television programs to encourage children to be more physically active, which was broadcast on the ABC at 4.30pm in Australia, it was presented by Micheal Foster. The show was apparently not very popular, even though survey results indicated otherwise. Char..
Active laser medium
Within a laser, the active laser medium (laser crystal) is the material that exhibits optical gain. This gain is generally generated by stimulated emission on electronic or molecular transitions to a lower energy state, starting from a higher energy state to which it had been previously stimulated b..
Active layer
In environments containing permafrost, the active layer is the top layer of soil that thaws during the summer and freezes again during the autumn. Contents 1 Active and inactive layers in permafrost2 Thickness of the active layer3 Pereletok4 Soil formation in the active layer ..
Active learning
Active learning, as the name suggests, is a process whereby learners are actively engaged in the learning process. This process if often contrasted against the "passivity" which occurs when observing a lecture. Students who actively engage with the material are more likely to recall information l..
Active Liberty
Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution (ISBN 0307263134) is a 2005 book by United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. The general theme of the book is that Supreme Court justices should, when dealing with Constitutional issues, keep "active liberty" in mind, which Justice..
Active lifestyle
actve In motion not resting such as animals during spring and summer. ..
Active listening
Active listening is a way of "listening for meaning" in which the listener checks with the speaker to see that a statement has been correctly heard and understood. The goal of active listening is to improve mutual understanding. When interacting, people often are not listening attentively to on..
Active Living
Active Living is a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routines, like walking to the store or biking to work. Active Living is a growing field that emerged from the early work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the release of the Surgeon's General Repor..
Active load
An active load is an item of electronic test equipment used to test power supplies and other sources of electrical power. Power sources need to be tested to ensure that their output voltage and current are within their specifications over a range of load conditions, from no load to maximum load. ..
Active low
Active-low signals are used in electronic logic circuits to represent binary values by means of two different voltages. The higher voltage represents a binary 0 or "space", and the lower voltage represents a binary 1 or "mark". The name of an active-low signal is written with a bar above it to dist..
Active management
Active management refers to a portfolio management strategy where the manager makes specific investments with the goal of outperforming a benchmark index. Ideally, the manager exploits market inefficiencies by selecting securities that are undervalued. Depending on the goals of the specific invest..
Active matrix addressing
Active matrix addressing is an addressing scheme used in video displays. Given a n × m matrix, the number of connectors needed to address the display is n + m. Each pixel is attached to a switch-device, which actively maintains the pixel state while other pixels are being..
Active measures
"Active Measures" was a program of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union which attempted to further Soviet foreign policy goals through clandestine operations conducted by the KGB (Committee for State Security). Methods such as disinformation, propaganda, counterfeitting official documents, and tr..
Active MLB players who have played entire career for only one team
The following is a list of active Major League Baseball players who have played their entire MLB career (of at least 10 seasons) with only one team: Craig Biggio (19 seasons with Houston Astros)John Smoltz (19 seasons with Atlanta Braves)Bernie Williams (16 seasons with New York Yankees)Jeff Bagwel..
Active MLB playoff appearance streaks
The following is a list of Major League Baseball teams with the most consecutive (active) seasons appearing in the playoffs: (World Series appearances during streak in parentheses) 14 seasons Atlanta Braves (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999) 11 seasons New York Yankees (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 20..
Active monitor
An active monitor is the device in a token ring that performs network-management duties, such as keeping track of tokens and weeding out frames that would otherwise circulate indefinitely. The device that has the highest MAC address in the token ring is automatically selected as the active monitor...
Active NBA non-playoff appearance streaks
The following is a list of NBA teams with the most consecutive (active) seasons not reaching the playoffs: (Last season playoffs reached, seed and conference in parentheses) 12 seasons Golden State Warriors (1993-94, 6th seed Western Conference) 7 seasons Atlanta Hawks (1998-99, 4th seed Eastern Co..
Active NBA players who have played entire career for only one team
The following is a list of active National Basketball Association players who have played their entire NBA career (of at least 8 seasons) with only one team: Kevin Garnett (11 seasons with Minnesota Timberwolves)Kobe Bryant (10 seasons with Los Angeles Lakers)Allen Iverson (10 seasons with Philadel..
Active NBA playoff appearance streaks
The following is a list of National Basketball Association teams with the most consecutive (active) seasons appearing in the playoffs: (NBA Finals appearances during streak in parentheses) 9 seasons San Antonio Spurs (1998-99 Won Championship, 2002-03 Won Championship, 2004-05 Won Championship)Indi..
Active Networking
Active networking is a communication paradigm that allows packets flowing through a communication telecommunications network to dynamically modify the operation of the network. The active network architecture is comprised of execution environments (similar to a unix shell that can execute active pac..
Active noise control
Active noise control (also known as noise cancellation, active noise reduction (ANR) or antinoise) is a method for preventing unwanted sound. Contents 1 Explanation2 Applications3 See also4 External links Explanation Sound consists of vibrations in the air, which can be repr..
Active Object
As described by (Schmidt 00): The Active Object design pattern decouples method execution from method invocation that reside in their own thread of control. The goal of an active object is to introduce concurrency, by use asynchronous method invocation and a scheduler for handling requests. The ac..
Active objects
Active Objects are a form of multitasking for computer systems. Specifically, they are a form of cooperative multitasking. They are an important feature of Symbian OS. In the scheme, objects may make requests of asynchronous services. (For example an application may request to send an SMS). Once th..
Active optics
Active optics is a relatively new technology for reflecting telescopes which has enabled the construction of a generation of telescopes with 8 metre primary mirrors. Active optics works by "actively" adjusting the telescope's mirrors. This method is used by, among others, the Nordic Optical Telesco..
Active Pensionists
Active Pensionists (in Danish: Aktive Pensionister) is a political party in Denmark. External link [http://aktivepensionister.dk/] ..
Active Phased Array Radar
APAR (Active Phased Array Radar) is a shipborne multi-function radar, developed and manufactured by Thales Naval Nederland. The radar has four sensor arrays (faces), shaped like shields, fixed on a pyramidal structure. Each face consists of 3424 tranceivers operating at X band frequencies. The sam..
Active pixel sensor
An active pixel sensor (APS) is an image sensor consisting of an integrated circuit containing an array of pixels, each containing a photodetector as well as three or more transistors. Since it can be produced by an ordinary CMOS process, APS is emerging as an inexpensive alternative to CCDs. C..
Active Policy Management
Active Policy Management is business-oriented enterprise software that provides an approach for efficiently and effectively addressing the many risks inherent in electronic communication. With the exponential growth in the use of electronic communication, many businesses are exposed to significant ..
Active power factor correction
An Active Power Factor Corrector (active PFC) is a power electronic system that controls the amount of power drawn by a load in order to obtain a Power factor as close as possible to unity. In most applications, the active PFC controls the input current of the load so that the current waveform is pr..
Active protection system
An active protection system, or APS, protects a tank or other armoured fighting vehicle from incoming fire before it hits the vehicle's armour. There are two general categories: soft kill systems, which use jamming to confuse a missile's guidance system, and hard kill systems, which attempt to dete..
Active Queue Management
Active Queue Management is a technique of preventing congestion in packet-switched networks. Algorithms: Random early detection See also Network congestion avoidanceExplicit Congestion Notification (ECN)Dynamic buffer limiting (DBL) References [Cisco Systems] ..
Active radar homing
Active radar homing is a missile guidance method in which a guided missile contains a radar transceiver and the electronics necessary for it to find and track its target autonomously. Contents 1 Advantages2 Disadvantages3 Passive radiation homing4 Operation Advantages There a..
Active recall
Active recall is a principle of efficient learning, which says that we need to actively stimulate memory in the learning process. It is an opposite to passive review in which the learning material is processed passively (e.g. by reading, watching, etc.). For example, when you read a text about Geor..
Active Records
Active Records is a record sublabel of RCA. Label focuses mainly in heavy metal music. Bands AtheistBudgieCandlemassTherion References ..
Active record pattern
In computer science, the active record pattern is a design pattern frequently found in enterprise applications. Active record is an approach to reading data from a database. A row in a database table or view is wrapped into a class, thus an object instance is tied to a single row in the database. W..
Active Release Techniques
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Active Resistance to Metrication
Active Resistance to Metrication is a British pressure group which removes or amends road signs whose measurements are expressed in metric units only. Under The Traffic Signs Regulations, 1994 roads signs must be in Imperial units only, unless they refer to vehicle width, height or length restrictio..
Active Risk
Active Risk refers to that segment of risk in an investment portfolio that is due to active management decisions made by the portfolio manager. It does not include any risk (return) that is merely a function of the market’s movement. In addition to risk (return) from specific stock selection or i..
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in Canada and the United States. Active rock plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs. While many current artists are played on both active rock and modern rock stations, an active rock station plays a mix of cur..
Active Rock Airplay panel
The Billboard Radio Monitor Active Rock Airplay panel is a list of Active rock stations that are monitored by BDS Nielsen Data Systems. The stations are ranked by the highest audience cumes based on Arbitron ratings and are modified twice a year. Reporting panels KTEG-FM/ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.WCHZ/AUGU..
Active Rollover Protection
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Active Safety
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Active Scripting
Active Scripting (also known as ActiveX Scripting) is the technology used in Windows to implement component-based scripting support. It is based on ActiveX/COM and allows installation of additional scripting engines in the form of COM modules. Usual applications of Active Scripting engines include ..
Active Server Pages
Active Server Pages (ASP) is Microsoft's server-side technology for dynamically-generated web pages that is marketed as an add-on to Internet Information Services (IIS). Programming ASP websites is made easier by various [[Wiktionary:built-in|built-in]] objects. Each object corresponds to a group ..
Active set
In optimization, a problem is defined using an objective function to minimize or maximize, and a set of constraints [g_1(x)\ge 0, \dots, g_k(x)\ge 0] that define the feasible region, that is, the set of all x to search for the optimal solution. Given a point [x] in the feasibl..
Active shape model
Active Shape Models (ASMs) are statistical models of the shape of objects which iteratively deform to fit to an example of the object in a new image. The shapes are constrained by a Statistical Shape Model to vary only in ways seen in a training set of labelled examples. The shape of an object is..
Active shooter
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Active site
The active site of an enzyme is the binding site where catalysis occurs. The structure and chemical properties of the active site allow the recognition and binding of the substrate. The active site is usually a small pocket at the surface of the enzyme that contains residues responsible for the sus..
Active sleep
Active Sleep is a phase of sleep in neonates that appears similar to Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep in adults. While it depends on age, neonatal sleep is sometimes scored as Active Sleep, Quiet Sleep, and Wake. This is less specific than the classification of adult's sleep, and is often based on be..
Active Slovenia
Active Slovenia (Aktivna Slovenija) is a political party in Slovenia. At the last legislative elections on 3 October 2004, the party won 3.0 % of the popular vote and no seats. External link [Official web site] ..
Active solar
Active solar is the use of solar energy to "actively" convert the energy in sunlight into other forms. It is contrasted to passive solar which includes certain architectural design elements by which buildings make use of the sun's energy for heating and/or cooling. Typical active solar systems inc..
Active stretching
Active stretching is a form of static stretching in which the muscle is stretched only by its antagonist muscles into the extended range of motion. The process is thought to facilitate relaxation in the antagonist muscles through the law of reciprocal inhibition. Active stretching requires much more..
Active structure
An active structure (also known as a smart or adaptive structure) is a mechanical structure with the ability to alter its configuration, form or properties in response to changes in the environment. The term active structure also refers to structures that, unlike traditional engineering structures ..
Active Template Library
The Active Template Library (ATL) is a set of template-based C++ classes that simplify the programming of Component Object Model (COM) objects. The COM support in Visual C++ allows developers to easily create a variety of COM objects, OLE Automation servers, and ActiveX controls. Patterned after the..
Active terminator
An active terminator is a type of single ended SCSI terminator with a built-in voltage regulator to compensate for variations in terminator power. ..
Active Time Battle
Picture showing the ATB in Final Fantasy IX The Active Time Battle (ATB) system in a computer role-playing game is an alternative to a turn-based system. It has been used primarily in Square Enix's Final Fantasy franchise, although it has appeared in a few other games, including Square's own C..
Active Trader (magazine)
Active Trader is a monthly financial magazine that features strategies, analysis and news for active traders and investors. It is published by Bob Dorman and edited by Mark Etzkorn. It is a major publication for members of the trading and hedge funds communities. External links [Actie Trader..
Active transport
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Active transport is the mediated transport of biochemicals, and other atomic/molecular substances, across membr..
Active troops per thousand citizens
This is a resorted version of the information presented on the List of countries by number of active troops page. All data is taken from that page (though there is no guarantee that this page has been updated as recently as it has). The ranks of the countries are (arbitrarily) per the lower end of ..
Active vacation
An active vacation is a vacation that is built around some physical activity or set of physical activities. Examples include hiking, cycling, and mountain climbing vacations. See also recreation. References [kidshealth.org article] ..
Active Valve Control System
Active Valve Control System (AVCS) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Subaru. It varies the timing of the intake and exhaust valves by using hydraulic pressure to rotate the camshaft by up to 35 degrees. The AVCS system is used on many of Subaru's current engines (4 cyl..
Active vibration control
Active vibration control is the active application of force in an equal and opposite fashion to the forces imposed by external vibration. With this application, a precision industrial process can be maintained on a platform essentially vibration-free. Many precision industrial processes cannot tak..
Active window
An active window is the currently focused window in the current window manager or explorer. For example, if you have Notepad and Microsoft Paint open, clicking in the Notepad window will cause that window to become active. ..
Active wiretapping
Active wiretapping is a form of wiretapping that attempts to alter the data or otherwise affect the flow of data, usually for malicious purposes. See also: passive wiretapping ..
Active Worlds
Active Worlds (AW) is a 3D virtual reality environment. Users can chat with one another or build structures and areas from a selection of pre-made objects. The program has web browsing capabilities (but in a 2D pane), and runs on Microsoft Windows. Users assign themselves a unique name, log into t..
Active yaw control
Active Yaw Control is an automobile feature introduced in the Japanese Market Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV and has been included in certain models of every generation up to and including the current Evolution IX. AYC is based on a computer controlled rear differential which can actively split to..
Activia
Activia is a low-fat yoghurt produced by Danone (Dannon in the U.S.) and sold in pots of 125 g. Activia contains a biological culture that Danone has branded with the names Bifidus digestivum (UK), Bifidus regularis (US), Bifidobacterium Lactis (Canada), Bifidus Essensis (Germany, Austria and C..
Activin
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Activin type 1 receptors
Activin receptor type-1 Gene code: HUGO code:[ACVR1] Structure: Recent publications: protein type: Serine/Threonine receptor kinase Functions: Domains: GS domain, TS domain, S/T domain Diseases: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) OMIM [135100] Taxa expressing: Ho..
Activin type 2 receptors
Activin receptor type-2A Gene code: HUGO code:[ACVR1] Structure: Recent publications: protein type: Serine/Threonine receptor kinase Functions: Domains: TS domain, S/T domain Diseases: - Taxa expressing: Homo sapiens; homologs: many metazoan phyla Cell types: many Subcellular local..
Activision
Activision, Inc. NASDAQ: [ATVI] is an American computer and video game company. It was the first independent developer and distributor of computer and video games, founded on October 1, 1979. [link] Its first products were cartridges for the Atari 2600 video console system, and ..
Activision Anthology
Activision Anthology is a compilation of various Atari 2600 games by Activision for various systems. It also includes some homebrewed games. The PC and Mac versions are titled Activision Anthology Remix. Game list 54 games "*"s denote homebrewed games ''Barnstorming''Baseball''Beamrider''Bloody Hu..
Activision Tennis
thumb Activision Tennis was a video game that was released in 1981 by Activision. It was one of a series of sports games released by Activision, which also included 1982's Activision Boxing. Game play Activision Tennis was played for one set of games, in which the first player to win six game..
Activism
Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversial argument. The terms activism and activist used in a political manner first appeared in the Belgian press..
Activism industry
The activism industry is composed of organizations and individuals who make a living from activism, involvement in action to bring about change. The number of organizations who employ people to perform this work is sufficiently large that Activism is now a job classification. Movements across the ..
ActivistCash.com
ActivistCash.com [link]is a web site affiliated with the Center for Consumer Freedom which describes itself as a group of restaurants, businesses and consumer organizations "working together to promote personal responsibility and protect consumer choices" [link]. ActivistCash.co..
Activist shareholder
An activist shareholder uses an equity stake in a corporation to put public pressure on its management. The goals of activist shareholders range from economic (increase of shareholder value through changes in corporate policy, financing structure, cost cutting, etc.) to non-economic (disinvestment f..
Activities of daily living
Activities of daily living (ADLs), is a way to describe the functional status of a person. It is a tool in the biopsychosocial model of medicine, and is useful for assessing the elderly, the mentally ill, those with chronic diseases, and others. This is seen to include a number of components, thoug..
Activity
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Activity may mean: action, generallyactivity (chemistry), the effective concentration of a solute for the purposes of mass actionactivity (radioactivity), the number of disintegrations per secondactivity (project management),activ..
Activity-based costing
Activity-based costing (ABC) is a method of allocating costs to products and services. It is generally used as a tool for planning and control. Contents 1 Summary2 Detailed description3 Criticisms4 External links Summary Mentionable predecessoring ideas was from the Value en..
Activity-based management
Activity-based management (ABM) is a method of using activity-based costing and value chain analysis to improve strategic and operational decisions in an organization. Activity-based costing establishes relationships between overhead costs and activities so that overhead costs can be more precisely ..
Activity (chemistry)
Activity in chemistry is a measure of how different molecules in a non-ideal gas or solution interact with each other. It is given by the equation [ a_i = \phi_i\ x_i ] where [\phi_i\ ] is the activity coefficient, which must be measured for different substances, and [ x_..
Activity (UML)
redirect [[Template:Inappropriate tone]] An activity is a major task captured by a Unified Modeling Language (UML) software design that must take place in order to fulfill an operation contract. Therefore, an activity can represent the invocation of an operation, a step in a business process, or an ..
Activity coefficient
The Activity coefficient for chemicals in a mixture is an indicator of what the concentration of that chemical will be in a vapor of the mixture. In an ethanol-water mixture with less than 95% ethanol, the activity coefficient for ethanol is higher than water. Therefore, the concentration of ethano..
Activity diagram
An Activity Diagram is a type of diagram in the Unified Modeling Language. Description Activity diagrams represent the business and operational workflows of a system. An Activity Diagram shows the overall flow of control. In UML 1.x, an Activity diagram is a variation of the UML State diagram whe..
Activity Monitor
Activity Monitor is a utility for performing different tasks to a computer process in the Mac OS X operating system. Some of its functions include: Quitting or "killing" a computer processViewing the computer's CPU loadChecking the amount of random access memory in useChecking the amount of hard ..
Activity theory
Activity theory (AT) is a Soviet psychological meta-theory, paradigm, or framework, with its roots in socio-cultural approach. Its founders were Alexei Nikolaevich Leont'ev, and Sergei Rubinshtein (1889-1960). It became one of the major psychological approaches in the former USSR, being widely used ..
ActivMedia Robotics
ActivMedia Robotics, former name of MobileRobots Inc, is a company in Amherst, New Hampshire which designs and manufactures autonomous research robots. It was an early developer of autonomous research robots ubiquitous to universities and often the first serious robot used by students involved in..
ACTIVstudio
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Acton
Acton is the name of several places, people and organizations: Contents 1 Places1.1 ..
Acton, Australian Capital Territory
Acton District: North Canberra Established: 1928 Postcode: 2601 Population: 1846 (2001 census) Median property value: Canberra suburbs near Acton Black Mountain O'Connor Turner Black Mountain Acton City Centre Yarralumla Yarralumla Parkes Acton (postcode: 2601) i..
Acton, California
Acton is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California near the Antelope Valley. As of the 2005 estimate, the town population was 9,175. Contents 0.1 About Acton0.2 Wildlife Preserve1 History2 Education3 Geography4 Demographics5 Tr..
Acton, Cheshire
See also: Acton Bridge Acton is a small village and civil parish just west of Nantwich in the Crewe and Nantwich district of Cheshire, England. ..
Acton, County Armagh
Acton is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, about a half mile north of Poyntzpass. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 78 people. It is situated within the Armagh City and District Council area. History Lieutenant Charles Poyntz was granted 200 arces of land around the Poynt..
Acton, Dorset
Acton is a hamlet in the English county of Dorset, in the parish of Langton Matravers. It is known as Tacatone in the Domesday Book. ..
Acton, London
Acton is a place in the London Borough of Ealing. It is located 6.4 miles (10.3 km) west of Charing Cross. Originally an ancient village (mentioned in the Domesday Book), as London expanded, Acton became absorbed into the city. Acton was a municipal borough of Middlesex from 1921 to 1965, when it w..
Acton, Maine
Acton is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,145 at the 2000 census.The area of Acton was first settled in 1776 by Benpunm Kitnens, Clement Steel, and John York. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 106.4 km² (41.1 mi²)..
Acton, Massachusetts
Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States about twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Massachusetts Route 2 west of Concord. The population was 20,331 at the 2000 census. It is bordered by Westford and Littleton to the north, Concord and Carlisle to the e..
Acton, Northumberland
Acton is a small hamlet in Northumberland, north-east England. The hamlet's name probably differs in origin from most of the other Actons in England. Acton is usually Anglo-Saxon Old English for 'farmstead at the oak tree(s)'; here, though, it is 'Acca's farmstead'. Acca is an Anglo-Saxon settler..
Acton, Ontario
Acton is located in south central Ontario on the Black Creek, an eventual tributary of the Credit River. It was erected as a town on July 1, 1950. From January 1, 1974, it became part of the town of Halton Hills, part of the Halton Regional Municipality. Population (2001): 7,767. It is served by On..
Acton, Suffolk
Acton is a village in the English county of Suffolk. ..
Acton, Texas
Acton, Texas is a small community located about seven miles due east of Granbury, Texas. It is the home of Acton State Historic Site, which is the burial site of Elizabeth Crockett, second wife of Davy Crockett. The site consists of 0.01 acres, which makes it the smallest state park in Texas. ..
Acton, Wrexham
Acton is a community in the Wrexham county borough of Wales. It consists of the north-eastern part of the town of Wrexham itself, including the suburbs of Acton and Borras. The area did have an airfield, privately owned by the local quarry for private jets, but this no longer exists. ..
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School "Home of the Colonials" Established Unknown School type Public Religious affiliation none Principal Steve Donovan Location Acton, MA, USA Campus Charter Rd. Complex Enrollment 1,849 Faculty 100 Average class size unknown Student:Teacherr..
Actons Corners, Ontario
Actons Corners is a small rural community in eastern Ontario in the municipality of North Grenville in the County of Leeds and Grenville. It is located on County Road 43 (formerly provincial Highway 43) between Kemptville and Merrickville at the intersection of Actons Corners Road (north to the Rid..
Acton (UK Parliament constituency)
Acton Burgh constituency Created: 1918 Abolished: 1983 Type: House of Commons Acton was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. In 1983 the cons..
Acton Beauchamp
Acton Beauchamp (IPA: /'æktɪn 'biːtʃəm/) is a village in the English county of Herefordshire. The village church is called Saint Giles Church which is built in Norman style. It has a population of 216. The name of the village derives from the family which owned the parish, the Beauchamps. It i..
Acton Bridge
Acton Bridge (formerly Acton-in-Delamere) is a village in the English county of Cheshire. Located on the River Weaver, it is near the Trent and Mersey Canal. ..
Acton Bridge railway station
Acton Bridge railway station is near the village of Acton Bridge, in the borough of Vale Royal, Cheshire in the north west of England. The station, and all the trains that stop here, is operated by Central Trains: however, very few services call at this station on the service between Liverpool and B..
Acton Burnell
Acton Burnell is a village in the English county of Shropshire. It lies at 110m above sea level and is near to Park Wood. There are the remains of Acton Burnell Castle and running to the NW of the village is a roman road. Nearby villages include Frodesley and Pitchford. ..
Acton Central railway station
The Acton Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line, between South Acton and Willeseden Junction, in Zone 2. It was opened as Acton August 1, 1853, with the name being changed November 1920. Grid reference External links [Train times] and [station info..
Acton Court
Acton Court is a recently restored Tudor house on Latteridge Lane, Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire, England. The Poyntz family owned the property from 1364 until 1680. Nicholas Poyntz added the East Wing onto the existing moated manor house in the 16th century. Construction took about 9 months ..
Acton Elementary School
Acton Elementary School is an elementary school in Acton, Maine which educates grades kindergarten through eighth. Acton Elementary enrolls approximately 300 students each year. The school has a teacher:student ratio of 1:10, below the state average of 1:14. 98% of the students enrolled in the sc..
Acton Green
Acton Green is a village in the English county of Herefordshire. ..
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty is a libertarian think-tank with a traditional Christian worldview. The Institute describes itself as a research and educational institution dedicated to the promotion of a "free and virtuous society." Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Ins..
Acton Main Line railway station
Acton Main Line railway station is a National Rail station in Acton in west London. It is the first National Rail station on the Great Western Main Line out of the terminus at London Paddington. The station is served by local trains operated by First Great Western between London Paddington and Gre..
Acton Park
Acton Park is a village in the Welsh county borough of Wrexham, in Denbighshire. It neighbours other villages such as Borras, and the border between it and the town of Wrexham is indistinguishable, Acton becoming a suburb of the town. Acton Park is also a suburb in Southern Tasmania, Australia. Th..
Acton Pigott
Acton Pigott is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire. It lies just outside the village of Acton Burnell. ..
Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Acton Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. The Regional County Municipality Seat is Acton Vale. Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities containing a little less than 16,000 people. The average population density is..
Acton Round
Acton Round is a village in the English county of Shropshire. It is known as Achetune in the Domesday Book. ..
Acton School of Business
Acton School of Business is a private business school in Austin, Texas, USA. The school was founded in 2003 by several successful entrepreneurs in Austin, notably Jeff Sandefer. Originally named Acton MBAE, the school was renamed to Acton School of Business in 2005. With ten professors and seventee..
Acton Scott
Acton Scott is a village in the English county of Shropshire. It is known as Actune in the Domesday Book. ..
Acton State Historic Site
Acton State Historic Site, located approximately 6 miles east of Granbury, Texas, is the gravesite of Elizabeth Patton Crockett, second wife of Davy Crockett, who was buried there in 1860. The entire park is 12 feet wide by 21 feet long, or 0.006 acre, making it the smallest state park in Texas. ..
Acton Township, Minnesota
Acton Township is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.7 km² (35.4 mi²). 85.6 km² (33.0 mi²) of it is land and 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²) of it (6.7..
Acton Township, North Dakota
Acton Township is a township in Walsh County, North Dakota. ..
Acton Town tube station
Acton Town is a London Underground station in Acton in west London. Acton Town station is served by both the Piccadilly Line and by the Ealing Broadway branch of the District Line, and is situated in Travelcard Zone 3. It opened on the 20th July 1879 (as Mill Hill Park) and was renamed Acton Town..
Acton Trussell
Acton Trussell is a village in the English county of Staffordshire. It is known as Actone in the Domesday Book. Acton Trussell also includes a 4 Star Hotel called the Moat House which offers 32 rooms and an 80 seater restaurant. ..
Acton Trussell and Bednall
Acton Trussell and Bednall is a civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. As the name indicates, it contains the two villages Acton Trussell and Bednall. ..
Acton Turville
Acton Turville is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is known as Achetone in the Domesday Book. ..
Acton Vale, Quebec
--> Acton Vale is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Acton (MRC d'Acton). The town covers an area of 90.88 km². and has a population of 7,506. It was founded in 1862 and is in the Montérégie administrative region. By road, Acton Va..
Actopan
Actopan is a city in the state of Hidalgo in Mexico. The municipality has a population of approximately 100,000 people. It's crossed by the federal road Mexico-Nuevo Laredo and it is located 30 km northwest of Pachuca, the capital city of Hidalgo state. ..
Actor
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in an artistic production. The term commonly refers to someone working in movies, television, live theatre, o..
Actor-network theory
Actor-network theory, often abbreviated as ANT, is a distinctive approach to social theory and research which originated in the field of science studies. Although it is best known for its controversial insistence on the agency of nonhumans, ANT is also associated with forceful critiques of conventi..
Actor-preneur
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. } In 1992 Alan S. Nusbaum coined the term “actor-pr..
ActorFic
Actorfic is one of the many genres of fan fiction. This particular type is a sub-branch of Real Person Fic and it has been around almost as as long as traditional media based fan fiction communities have been. The relationship between media fandoms dates back to at least the 1960s. Some of this..
Actorius
An actorius is a non-precious mineral stone found in the gizzard of capons (young, castrated roosters). In magic it is believed to be an effective amulet, granting the wearer a heightened sense of courage and boldness. These properties are unproven. In Michael Moorcock's fantasy series about Elric ..
Actornet
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. } It is believed that the ActorNET (UK) website is the..
Actors' Equity Association
The Actors' Equity Association, commonly referred to as Actors' Equity, is an American labor union formed in New York City in 1913 by 112 actors working in the professional theatre. Its first president was Francis Wilson and membership grew rapidly. Marie Dressler, Ethel Barrymore & others durin..
Actors Gang Theatre
The Actors Gang Theatre is a Los Angeles, California theatre company. It produces new works and mounts products of classic plays. It was founded in 1981 by a group of actors, one of them Tim Robbins. External links [Official website] ..
Actors Orphanage
The Actors Orphanage was started in 1896 by Kittie Carson at Croydon and was established as The Actors Orphanage Fund in 1912. The purpose was to help those children who had lost one parent or both. (Oscar Wilde quipped "very careless to lose two"). In 1915 the Orphanage moved to Langley Hall at La..
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Actors Theatre of Louisville is a performing arts theater located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It was founded in 1964, and was designated the "State Theater of Kentucky" in 1974. It is run as a non-profit organization. The building that became Actor's Theater was built in 1837, designed by J..
Actor (disambiguation)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An actor is a person who plays a role in theater or cinema. Actor can also mean: Actants, also called actors, in actor-network theory is a general theory of sociological behaviourIn computing and artificial intelligence there are th..
Actor (film)
Actor (1993),is a film by Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The movie is about an Iranian actor named Akbar who is trying to be a serious actor instead of the clown everyone considers him to be. However financial probl..
Actor (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Actor was a son of King Deion of Phocis and Diomede, the daughter of Xuthus. He had at least one son by Aegina, the daughter of the river god Asopus: Menoetius. Menoetius was king of Opus, and was counted among the Argonauts. Actor was the grandfather of Patroclus (Achilles' best..
Actor (policy debate)
In policy debate, an actor is an entity that enacts a certain policy action. If a plan were to have the U.S. send humanitarian aid to Sudan, then the actor would be the United States federal government. Many times, actors are subdivided into more specific "agents". The most common agents include ..
Actor (UML)
In the Unified Modeling Language (UML), an actor is something or someone who supplies a stimulus to the system. It can also be thought of as something the system requires in order to function. Without a customer (an actor) in a restaurant, the process of ordering food cannot begin. In addition to ..
Actor analysis
Actor Analysis can be seen as an approach to managing environmental issues. These issues are often very complex, because many parties are involved. All parties have their own interests, goals and strategies. Actor analysis provides a structured inventory of the parties and their interests to get a..
Actor model
In computer science, the Actor model is a mathematical model of concurrent computation that has its origins in a 1973 paper by Carl Hewitt, Peter Bishop, and Richard Steiger [#endnote_Hewitt]. The Actor model treats “Actors” as the universal primitives of concurrent digital computation:..
Actor modeling
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Actor model and process calculi
In computer science, the Actor model and process calculi are two closely related approaches to the modelling of concurrent digital computation. See Actor model and process calculi history. There are many similarities between the two approaches, but also several differences (some philosophical, som..
Actor model and process calculi history
The Actor model and process calculi share an interesting history and coevolution. Contents 1 Early development of the Actor model1.1 No buffering1.2 Dynamic topology1.3 Arrival ordering not necessarily same as sending order1.4 Milner's early publications1.5 Hoare's e..
Actor model early history
In computer science, the Actor model, first published in 1973 (Hewitt et al. 1973), is a mathematical model of concurrent computation. Many fundamental issues were discussed and debated in the early history of the Actor model. See Actor model and process calculi history and Actor model and process ..
Actor model implementation
In computer science, Actor model implementation concerns implementation issues for the Actor model. Contents 1 Email, SOAP, Java, and C#2 Cosmic Cube3 J Machine4 Prototype Actor Programming Language4.1 Environment Actors4.2 Expressions4.3 Example program5 ..
Actor model later history
In computer science, the Actor model, first published in 1973 (Hewitt et al. 1973), is a mathematical model of concurrent computation. This article reports on the later history of the Actor model in which major themes were investigation of the basic power of the model, study of issues of compositio..
Actor model middle history
In computer science, the Actor model, first published in 1973 (Hewitt et al. 1973), is a mathematical model of concurrent computation. This article reports on the middle history of the Actor model in which major themes were initial implementations, initial applications, and development of the first..
Actor model theory
In theoretical computer science, Actor model theory concerns theoretical issues for the Actor model. Actors are the primitives that form the basis of the Actor model of concurrent digital computation. In response to a message that it receives, an Actor can make local decisions, create more Actors,..
ACTO Electric
ACTO Electric is an electric utility company in Alberta. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, ATCO supplies electricity to two thirds of Alberta, namely in north and east-central Alberta. ATCO is one of three utilities in Alberta: Edmonton PowerTransAlta Utilities References [About Us] ..
ACTRA
ACTRA is a Canadian organization representing performers in English-language media. It has 18,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media. The organization negotiates, safeguards, and promotes the professional rights of its members. It also works to increase work o..
ActRaiser
ActRaiser is a 1990 Super Nintendo Entertainment System game developed by Enix and Quintet that combines traditional side-scrolling platform game sections with urban planning simulation sections. A sequel, ActRaiser 2, was released in 1993. Contents 1 Story1.1 Religious subtext2 G..
ActRaiser 2
ActRaiser 2 is a side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System released by Enix in November 1993 and is the sequel to ActRaiser, although in storyline sequence it is actually its prequel. It tells a religious story of God's battle with Satan and his seven deadly sins, par..
ACTRA Award
An ACTRA Award is a Canadian prize given to members of the "Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists" for accomplishment in film, radio and television. First presented in 1972, the ACTRA awards were discontinued after 1986 but in honour of the union's 60th Anniversary, in 2003 the..
ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award
The Foster Hewitt Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting was presented annually by ACTRA, the Canadian association of actors and broadcasters, to honour outstanding work by Canadian television and radio sportscasters. The award was named after legendary Canadian sportscaster Foster Hewitt. Win..
Actrise
is a witch from Konami's Castlevania video game series. She appears as a non-playable character in Castlevania and [[Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness]], both of which were published on the Nintendo 64 in the late nineties. Contents 1 Character history1.1 ''Legacy of Darkness''1.2 ..
Actrix
The Actrix computer, released in 1984 by Actrix Computer Corporation, was a Zilog Z80-based transportable personal computer running CP/M-80 V2.2. Its predecessor was the Access computer by Access Matrix Computer Corporation. Specifications Hardware: Zilog Z80B CPU @ 4.77 MHz64 KB RAMOptional Intel..
Actrix Networks Limited
Actrix was established in November 1989, making it New Zealand's first commercial Internet Service Provider, and arguably the fifth ISP in the world. It all began when two technicians transformed their spare room into a lab so that they could bring the Internet to everyone as a great new tool for..
ACTRU Premier Division
The ACTRU Premier Division is a rugby competition based in Canberra, Australia. It contains seven teams listed below: Eastern SuburbsGungahlin EaglesQueanbeyan WhitesCanberra RoyalsTuggeranong VikingsUni-Norths OwlsWest LionsADFA ..
ACTS
ACTS (Advanced Crew Transportation System) is a crew transportation system which is jointly studied by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Space Agency (Roskosmos) with the objective to design a spacecraft for LEO operations such as servicing the International Space Station but also capa..
ActsMUD
ActsMUD is an online text-based game ('MUD') based on the Roman Empire and the First Century Mediterranean world. It is free-to play and not for profit. Contents 1 Background and History2 Plot3 Game Statistics4 Connnecting to the game5 Criticisms6 See also7 E..
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (often abbreviated to the AIA (Cth)) is an Australian federal law which determines ways in which other Acts should be interpreted. Such rules include that case, number, person and gender are all unimportant in grammatical terms. The AIA also provides rules for stat..
Acts of Andrew
The Acts of Andrew (a New Testament apocrypha) in the surviving version is probably a 3rd century work, according to M.R. James (1924) and Jean-Marc Prieur in The Anchor Bible Dictionary (vol. 1, p. 246), but it shows signs of a mid-2nd century origin. Prieur stated that "The distinctive christology..
Acts of Barnabas
The text of the pseudepigraphical Acts of Barnabas claims to identify its author as "John Mark," the companion of Paul, as if writing an account of Barnabas, the Cypriot Jew who was a member of the earliest church at Jerusalem; through the services of Barnabas the convert Saul was welcomed into the ..
Acts of Gord
The Acts of Gord includes a website, a webcomic, and a book that chronicle the experiences of a former video game store owner named Gord (commonly referred to as 'The Gord' and quoted in italics, his real name is Gordon Haddrell). The above mostly contain vignettes and anecdotes of the author's expe..
Acts of independent significance
The doctrine of acts of independent significance, in the common law of wills, permits the testator to effectively change the disposition of her property without changing her will, if acts or events with relation to the property itself have some significance beyond avoiding the requirements of the w..
Acts of John
The Acts of John is a 2nd-century Christian collection of narratives and traditions, well described as a "library of materials" [link], inspired by the Gospel of John, long known in fragmentary form. The traditional author was said to be one Leucius Charinus, a companion of John, who was a..
Acts of Love
Acts of Love is an album of 50 poems by Penny Rimbaud of the anarchist punk band Crass, set to classical music and performed by Steve Ignorant and Eve Libertine. Released in 1985 on Crass Records, the record was accompanied by a book of 50 paintings by artist Gee Vaucher. Crass   Perio..
Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
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Acts of Paul
The Acts of Paul is one of the major works from the New Testament apocrypha, and thought to have been written at the end of the second century. The Acts were considered orthodox by Hippolytus, but were eventually regarded as heretical when the Manichaeans started using the texts. The discovery of a..
Acts of Paul and Thecla
The Acts of Paul and Thecla (Acta Pauli et Theclae) is an apocryphal story of St Paul's influence on a young virgin named Thecla. It is one of the writings of the New Testament Apocrypha. It was probably written in the second century. The discovery of a Coptic text of the Acts of Paul containing th..
Acts of Peter
One of the earliest of the apocryphal acts of the apostles, the Acts of Peter reports a miracle contest between Simon Magus and the apostle Simon Peter in Rome. The majority of the text has survived only in the Latin translation of the Vercelli manuscript. The Acts of Peter was originally composed..
Acts of Peter and Andrew
The Acts of Peter and Andrew is a short text from the New Testament apocrypha, not to be confused with either the Acts of Andrew or the Acts of Peter. The text is unusual in apparently containing no attempt at espousing doctrine, and is likely simply to have been a work of literature rather than the..
Acts of Peter and Paul
The Acts of Peter and Paul is a late text from the New Testament apocrypha, thought to date from after the 4th century. An alternate version with variences in the introductory part of the text exists named the Passion of Peter and Paul. The text is framed as the tale of Paul's journey from the isl..
Acts of Peter and the Twelve
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve is one of the texts from the New Testament apocrypha which was found in the Nag Hammadi library. The text contains two parts, an initial allegory, and a subsequent gnostic exposition of its meaning. The allegory is thought to have been originally a work in its own r..
Acts of Phillip
The Acts of Phillip are one of the texts in the New Testament apocrypha to address the events surrounding the apostles after the death of Jesus. The text is generally considered to have been a late 4th or early 5th century fantasy, involving miracles and supposedly clever dialogue, which it claims c..
Acts of Pilate
The Acts of Pilate (Latin Acta Pilati) is a book of the New Testament apocrypha. Its date is uncertain. The text is found in the Greek Acts of Peter and Paul and as an appendix to the medieval Latin Gospel of Nicodemus, although there is no intrinsic relation between the independent texts. Conten..
Acts of Sacrifice
"Acts of Sacrifice" is an episode from the second season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Contents 1 Plot synopsis2 Arc significance3 Production details4 Trivia5 External link Plot synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or en..
Acts of Solomon
The similarly named Biblical book is located at Song of Solomon. The Acts of Solomon is a lost text that may have been written by the Biblical prophet Iddo, who was the author of other lost texts. The book is described in . The passage reads: "And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he di..
Acts of Supremacy
Contents 1 First Act of Supremacy 15342 Second Act of Supremacy 15593 See also4 External links First Act of Supremacy 1534 The Act of Supremacy November 1534 (26 Hen. 8, c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England under King Henry VIII of England declaring that he was 'the o..
Acts of the Apostles
"Acts" redirects here. For , see Acts (disambiguation). New Testament Matthew Mark Luke John Acts Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 ..
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Acts of the Kings of Israel
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. The similarly named Biblical books are located at Books of Kings. The Acts of the Kings o..
Acts of the Martyrs
Acts of the Martyrs are accounts of the suffering and death of a martyr or group of martyrs. In the strictest sense, acts are the official records of the trials of early Christian martyrs made by the notaries of the court, such as were preserved from the trial of the Scillitan Martyrs. In a wider s..
Acts of the Unspeakable
Acts of the Unspeakable is the third album by Autopsy. It saw a further progression in to punk-inspired death metal. Track listing "Meat" – 2:38"Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium" – 2:11"Your Rotting Face" – 3:55"Blackness Within" – 1:44"An Act of the Unspeakable" – 2:25"Frozen with Fear" ..
Acts of Thomas
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Acts of Union 1707
 Formation of the United Kingdom    Statute of Rhuddlan (1284)   Laws in Wales Acts (1535–42)   Acts of Union (1707)   Act of Union (1800)   Government of Ireland Act (1920)   Anglo–Irish Treaty (1921) The Acts of Union were t..
Acts of Uziah
The Acts of Uziah is a lost text that may have been written by the Biblical prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, who was one of King Uzziah's contemporaries. The book is described in . The passage reads: "Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write...
Acts of Vengeance
Acts of Vengeance is a crossover that ran through various Marvel Comics publications from December 1989 to February 1990. Although almost every Marvel Universe series published during that time was involved, the main plot ran through the Avengers comics and was only occasionally referenced elsewhe..
Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca
redirect[[Template:Portal]]The Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca is an example of New Testament Apocrypha that dates from the third or fourth century. Regarding its place in literature, Moses Hadas writes: "Christians learned not only from pagan preachers but also from pagan romancers. The pe..
Actualism
This article is about the philosophy actualism. For the Actualist art movement, see Actualism. In contemporary analytic philosophy, actualism is a position on the ontological status of possible worlds. The actualist holds that only the actual world and its inhabitants can properly be said to exist..
Actuality film
The actuality film is a non-fiction film genre that like the documentary film uses footage of real events, places, and things, yet unlike the documentary is not structured into a larger argument, picture of the phenomenon or coherent whole. In practice, actuality films preceded the emergence of the ..
Actually (album)
"Actually" redirects here. For actuality, see Modal logic. Actually is the third album, the second of entirely new music, by the UK electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1987. Actually is not much different from Pet Shop Boys' first album, Please in terms of musical styl..
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Actual development level
Actual development level refers to how much a child can achieve independently without the assistance of a parent, teacher, or peer. ..
Actual Fantasy
Actual Fantasy is an Ayreon album released in 1996. Track listing Actual FantasyAbbey Of SynnThe Stranger From WithinComputer EyesBeyond The Last HorizonFarside Of The WorldBack On Planet EarthForevermoreThe Dawn Of Man (1998 Reissue only)The Stranger From Within (single version) (1998 Reissue o..
Actual Freedom
Actualism, as in a move towards living in Actual Freedom is the practice of constant investigation of societal conditioning, one's instinctual reactions, moods and feelings, in order to live a life of happiness and harmlessness. It recognizes the material universe as an actuality and discounts any..
Actual grace
Actual grace is, in Catholic theology, a supernatural help of God -- Divine grace -- for salutary acts. It is contrasted with sanctifying grace, which is a state of being that can be permanent, in that it consists only in a passing influence of God on the soul. On the other hand, it is destined on..
Actual Idealism
Actual Idealism was a form of idealism developed by Giovanni Gentile that grew into a 'grounded' idealism contrasting the Transcendental Idealism of Immanuel Kant and the Absolute idealism of Georg Hegel. Contents 1 Acceptance2 Tenets3 Explanation4 Postulate5 Further rea..
Actual infinity
Actual infinity is the notion that all (natural, real etc.) numbers can be enumerated in any sense sufficiently definite for them to form a set together. Hence, in the philosophy of mathematics, the abstraction of actual infinity is the acceptance of infinite entities, such as the set of all natural..
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Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American singer/songwriter Don Henley, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). Track listing "Dirty Laundry" (Henley, Danny Kortchmar) - 5:36"The Boys of Summer" (Mike Campbell, Henley) - 4:45"All She Wants to Do Is Dance" (Kortchmar) ..
Actual notice
Actual notice is a term at law, most frequently in civil procedure. It is legally sufficient notice (usually to a defendant in a civil proceeding) performed in such a way as to give actual knowledge of the matter to the recipient.[] Personal service, that is, handing it to the individu..
Actual sin
In Christian theology, actual sins are individual, concrete evil actions, performed in violation of the Law of God as recorded in the Bible. These are seen as the result of Original Sin, or the sinful nature possessed by all human beings. ..
Actual Size
Actual Size is an album by hard rock band Mr. Big. Released in 2001, it contains the following songs: "Lost in America""Wake Up""Shine""Arrow""Mary Goes Round""Suffocation""One World Away""I Don't Want to be Happy""Crawl Over Me""Cheap Little Thrill""How Did I Give Myself Away""Nothing Like it in t..
Actual Sounds & Voices
Actual Sounds and Voices is a 1998 LP by Meat Beat Manifesto. Track listing "Everything's Under Control" -- 0:43"Prime Audio Soup" -- 6:17"Book Of Shadows" -- 5:43"Oblivion/Humans" -- 5:52"Lets Have Fun" -- 3:30"The Tweek" -- 2:25"Acid Again" -- 5:47"Let Go" -- 4:44"Where Are You?/Enuff" -- 5:59"H..
Actuarial Association of Austria
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. } The Actuarial Association of Austria (German: Aktuar..
Actuarial notation
Actuarial notation is a shorthand method to allow actuaries to record mathematical formulas that deal with interest rates and life tables. Traditional notation uses a halo system where symbols are placed as superscript or subscript before or after the main letter. Example notation using the halo sy..
Actuarial Outpost
The Actuarial Outpost is an actuarial-oriented web-based community. It has three basic subsections: jobs listings, actuarial news, and by far the most important, the discussion forums. Contents 1 History1.1 Pre-Outpost background1.2 The formation of the Outpost1.3 Transfer ..
Actuarial present value
In actuarial science, an actuarial present value can be defined as the present value of a contingent event. In the field of life insurance, one can think of this as the market value of an insurance policy given some interest rate. The calculation of an actuarial present value draws from the theories..
Actuarial reserves
Actuarial reserves are generally taken to be the amount, calculated by an actuary, that an insurance company needs to keep in reserve to keep the probability of ruin below a certain threshold. Reserves can be formulated prospectively or retrospectively. The amount of prospective reserves at a point..
Actuarial science
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. 2003 US mortality (life) table, Table 1, Page 1 Actuarial science applies mathematical and statistic..
Actuarial Society Of India
The Actuarial Society of India, known as the ASI, is the sole professional body of actuaries in India, and was formed in September of 1944. Contents 1 Registration of the ASI2 Educational and ethical goals of the ASI2.1 Objectives3 History4 International Relationships5&n..
Actuarial Society Of South Africa
The Actuarial Society of South Africa, or ASSA, is the governing body for the actuarial profession in South Africa. Fellowship to the Society is gained through exams written through other recognised actuarial organisations, mostly the Institute of Actuaries in London or the Faculty of Actuaries in..
Actuarial topics
This page represents a collection of topics which relate to Actuarial Science. Contents 1 General Actuarial Topics2 Mathematics of Finance3 Mortality4 Life Insurance5 Non-life Insurance6 Health Insurance7 Reinsurance8 Pensions9 Investments & Asset Mana..
Actuarieel Genootschap
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. } Founded in 1888, the Actuarieel Genootschap, contrac..
Actuaries Society of India
Oxford Dictionary: "A person whose job involves calculating insurance risks and payments for insurance companies by studying how frequently accidents, fires, deaths, etc., will happen." An actuary is a financial expert who applies mathematical and statistical methods for assessment of financial and..
Actuary
Damage from Hurricane Katrina. Actuaries need to estimate long-term averages of such damage to accurately price property insurance. Actuaries are business professionals who deal with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. The future is full of uncertain events, some of which are undesi..
Actuator
A three-dimensional actuator modelled using elastica theory. An actuator is the mechanism by which an agent acts upon an environment. The agent can be either an artificial intelligent agent or any other autonomous being (human, other animal, etc). A mechanism that puts something into automati..
Actua Ice Hockey
Cover of Actua Ice Hockey Actua Ice Hockey is an ice hockey video game series composed by two games released in 1998 and 1999, part of Gremlin's Actua Sports series, released for Windows PCs and the Sony PlayStation. Experienced with sports games (after the successful Actua Soccer and Premier..
Actua Soccer
Alan Shearer appears on the box of AS3 Actua Soccer is the name of a football video game series developed by Gremlin Interactive and part of their Actua Sports series. It spawned 4 titles from 1995 to 1999, excluding the official video game of the Euro 96. It was the direct competitor of the F..
Actua Sports
Actua Sports was a sports video game series published by Gremlin Interactive which competed with Electronic Arts EA Sports label during the second half of the nineties, until Gremlin was acquired by Infogrames. The first game in the series was the 1995 milestone title, Actua Soccer, which quickly ..
Actun Box Ch'iich'
At -183m, Actun Box Ch'iich' (Cave of the Black Birds) is the deepest cave in the country of Belize. Located above Roaring Creek in the Cayo District, it is one of several caves explored and documented by British and Canadian cavers during a three-week expedition in 1989. The cave contains a small ..
Actun Tunichil Muknal
Actun Tunichil Muknal is a cave in Belize, near San Ignacio Cayo. As a Maya archaeological site, it is notable for its skeletons, ceramics, and stoneware. The most famous of the human remains at the site is known as "The Crystal Maiden". It is the skeleton of a teenaged girl, probably a sacrifice..
Actus reus
Criminal law in English law Part of the common law series Classes of crimes Summary  · Indictable Hybrid offence  · Regulatory offences Lesser included offence Elements of crimes Causation Intention (general) Recklessness Criminal negligence  · Corpor..
Act (band)
Original UK 45-rpm single picture cover: Act - "Snobbery & Decay" Act were a short-lived synthpop group signed to ZTT Records in the late 1980s, and comprising Thomas Leer and ex-Propaganda vocalist Claudia Brücken. Besides electropop and disco the group were also influenced by psychedelic ro..
Act (document)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. For other potential meanings, see Act Act is a verification document that records a thing done, deed, or legislation. ..
ACT (examination)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The ACT, formerly the American College Testing Program or American College Test, is a college-entrance achieve..
Act (theater)
In theater, an act (noun) is a short performance that is part of a longer program. Acts are often separated by an intermission. When part of a play or opera, each individual act is separated by curtain falls. When part of a television program, each individual act is separated by commercials. In f..
Act (web browser)
Act is a small (817kb installer) web browser for Microsoft Windows, created by Jan Verhoeven. Created in Delphi 5, Act is capable of rendering HTML 3.2, with frames and limited CSS-1 and CSS-2 support. However, Act does not support JavaScript, SSL nor PNG. Similar to Off By One, Act uses very litt..
Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies
Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies is a 2005 multi-artist collaborative album by Neverending White Lights. Conceived by Daniel Victor, it features lead vocalists from several Canadian bands. These include Our Lady Peace, Finger Eleven, Alexisonfire, The Watchmen, Creeper Lagoon, and ..
Act 250 (US law)
ACT 250 In the late 1960s, the rural U.S. state of Vermont faced unprecedented development pressures resulting from a surge of interest by mostly out-of-state investors. A big reason for this was the opening of two interstate highways (I-89 and I-91), which made access to the state much easier for..
Act Against Slavery
The Act Against Slavery was an Act passed by Upper Canada on July 9, 1793 to prohibit slavery. The Act remained in force until 1833 when the British Parliament's Emancipation Act abolished slavery in all parts of the British Empire. ..
Act Anent the demission of the Crown in favour of our Sovereign Lord, and his Majesty’s Coronation 1567
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Act Break (The Twilight Zone)
James Coco plays Maury, a playwright who is desperately behind in his rent. After incessant hounding by his landlord, Avery Schreiber, his partner dies of a heart attack. Maury then wishes he could be the greatest playwright ever and has his wish granted, but only by becoming someone else. ..
Act Concerning Ecclesiastical Appointments and Absolute Restraint of Annates
The Act Concerning Ecclesiastical Appointments and Absolute Restraint of Annates (short title 25 Henry VIII, c. 20) was passed by the Reformation Parliament in 1534. This Act abolished all annates and made de jure the royal domination of ecclesiastical elections, which traditionally had been de fact..
Act Concerning Peter's Pence and Dispensations
The Act Concerning Peter's Pence and Dispensations (short title 25 Henry VIII, c. 21) was passed by the Reformation Parliament in the early part of 1534 and outlawed the payment of Peter's Pence and other payments to Rome. Contents 1 Description2 Act's preamble3 History4 Refer..
ACT Corrective Services
ACT Corrective Services is a component of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Department of Justice and Community Safety (JACS) in Canberra, Australia. It is responsible for a wide range of activities and services in the area aimed at protecting the community and reducing offending behaviour. AC..
ACT for Disarmament
ACT for Disarmament, formerly the Against Cruise Testing (ACT) coalition, was originally formed in 1982 in Toronto to oppose the Canadian government's agreement to test U.S. cruise missiles in Canadian territory. It has since evolved into a broader Canadian peace organisation. The protest occurre..
Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652
The Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 was passed by the Long Parliament, who had taken power in England after the English Civil War, after the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, itself in response to the Irish Rebellion of 1641. Contents 1 Preamble2 Application3 Plantation3.1&nb..
ACT Greens
ACT Greens Leader No Official Leader1 Founded ? Headquarters GPO Box 2019(Suite 7, Lower Ground FloorEthos HouseAinslie Avenue)CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601 Political Ideology green politics International Affiliation Global GreensAsia-Pacific Green Network Website [ACT G..
Act II
Act II is a brand of popcorn in North America that is based on the look and taste of movie theater popcorn. It is made and distributed by ConAgra Foods. Act II history begins with its predecessor-ACT I, an early microwave popcorn that had to be stored in the refrigerator. In 1984 ACT II, a shelf-s..
Act III
Act III was the third album by the thrash metal band Death Angel, released in 1990 on Geffen Records. Regarded by many critics and fans as the band's finest effort, the album was produced by famed metal producer Max Norman (Megadeth), and marked the first (and only) major label release by Death A..
Act III Broadcasting
Act III Broadcasting was a company that owned several television stations that started as independents, and later became Fox affiliates. The stations were located in medium-sized markets, and the company existed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s, eventually to be sold to Abry in 1994. Legendary TV..
ACT Improv
ACT Improv performs in Victoria B.C., Canada and is the brain child of Founder and Director Julian Polzin. This group started in September of 1994 and they promote short and long styles of improvisation. They also have improvisational competitions which blend a variety of short form and long form st..
Act Naturally
"Act Naturally" is a song originally recorded by Buck Owens and covered by The Beatles on the album Help! The Beatles' version is sung by Ringo Starr and was performed by the band on The Ed Sullivan Show. In the United States, "Act Naturally" was the flip side of the "Yesterday" single, and it was..
ACT New Zealand
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Act of Accord
The Act of Accord was passed by the English parliament in October 1460 and drew up a new order of succession to King Henry VI of England. Henry "should enjoy the throne of England for as long as he should live", after which the throne would pass to Richard, Duke of York and his descendants, thus by-..
Act of Congress
An Act of Congress is a statute or resolution adopted by both houses of the United States Congress to which one of the following events has happened: Acceptance by the President of the United States,Inaction by the President after ten days from reception (excluding Sundays) while the Congress is in..
Act of Consolidation, 1854
The Act of Consolidation, passed on February 2, 1854, in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States consolidated all remaining townships, districts, and boroughs within the County of Philadelphia, dissolving their governmental structures and bringing all municipal authority within ..
Act of Contrition
For the Battlestar Galactica episode, see Act of Contrition (Battlestar Galactica). The Act of Contrition is a prayer recited by the penitent during the Latin Rite Roman Catholic sacrament of Confession. Contents 1 Full text1.1 Recent Version 19921.2 Alternative version1.3 Ir..
Act of Contrition (Battlestar Galactica)
"Act of Contrition" is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica televison series. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Plot Survivor Count: 47,958 After an accident on the hangar deck, in which several pilots are killed by a misfired weapon, L..
Act of Depression
Act of Depression is a metalcore album written and performed by the band, Underoath. It is the first record by the band. The album was released on July 4, 1999 through Takehold Records. The album is currently out of print. Track listing "Heart of Stone" (5:49)"A Love So Pure" (10:39)"Burden in Your..
Act of Free Choice
Act of Free Choice (Indonesian: [PEPERA]) was the title of a 1969 vote by representatives selected by the Indonesian military in the former Dutch territory of Western New Guinea, to determine whether the territory would become part of Indonesia or maintain independence. The vote was decided..
Act of God
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Act of God is a common legal term for events outside of human control, such as sudden floods or other natural ..
Act of Mediation
The Act of Mediation was issued by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 February 1803, abolishing the Helvetic Republic which had existed since the invasion of Switzerland by French troops in 1798. After the pulling out of the French troops in July 1802, the Republic collapsed (Stecklikrieg). The Act of Mediat..
Act of November 5th
The Act of November 5th of 1916 was a declaration of Emperors Wilhelm II of Germany and Franz Joseph of Austria. It proclaimed the creation of the Kingdom of Poland, a puppet state allied to and controlled by the Central Powers. The origin of that document was the dire need to draft new recruits fro..
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament or Act is law enacted by the parliament (see legislation). An Act may be introduced to parliament by means of a private bill. The genesis for an Act of Parliament is often a formal written proposal known as a White Paper, which if accepted will be prepared in the form of a propo..
Act of Parliament clock
An "Act of Parliament clock" is a type of large clock originally hung in inns and taverns in the United Kingdom, beginning in the mid-18th century. Such clocks were plain in design, the faces were around two to five feet in diameter, and they were hung on the wall. They are also commonly called Tave..
Act of Peter
This article discusses a text which is quite distinct from the Acts of Peter. The Act of Peter is a brief miracle text celebrating virginity that is found in the 5th-century papyrus Berlin Codex (Berolinensis Gnosticus 8502). It treats of the crippled virgin daughter of Peter, who was accused by th..
Act of Proscription
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Act of Security 1704
Index of United Kingdom Legislation Acts of Parliament of predecessor states to the United Kingdom Acts of the pre-Union English Parliament: before 1601 | 1601 to 1706Acts of the pre-Union Scottish ParliamentActs of pre-Union Irish Parliament Acts of the United Kingdom Parliament 1707–1..
Act of Sederunt 1540
Index of United Kingdom Legislation Acts of Parliament of predecessor states to the United Kingdom Acts of the pre-Union English Parliament: before 1601 | 1601 to 1706Acts of the pre-Union Scottish ParliamentActs of pre-Union Irish Parliament Acts of the United Kingdom Parliament 1707–1..
Act of Settlement
Act of Settlement may refer to: Act of Settlement 1703, clarifying the status of the population of the Isle of ManAct of Settlement 1701, governing the line of succession to the British throneAct of Settlement 1690, declare the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland to be the Established Church in Edinbu..
Act of Settlement 1657
The Act of Settlement 1657 was an Act of the Cromwellian Parliament for the Assuring, Confirming and Settling of lands and estates in Ireland. The Act received its Third Reading on 8 June, 1657 and received the assent of the Lord Protector the following day. Its purpose was to ratify previous dec..
Act of Settlement 1662
This article describes the Act of Settlement passed by the Irish Parliament in Dublin, 1662. For the (English) Settlement Act of the same year, see Poor Relief Act 1662 The Act of Settlement 1662 was described as An act for the better execution of His Majesty's gracious declaration for the Settlem..
Act of Settlement 1701
The Electress Sophia The Act of Settlement (12 & 13 Wm 3 c.2) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It is the main Act of Parliament that governs the line of succession to the British throne and the thrones of the other Commonwealth Realms. The Act was originally passed by the Parliament of..
Act of Settlement 1703
The Act of Settlement of 1703/4 was an act passed clarifying the status of the population of the Isle of Man. It has been referred to as a Manx Magna Carta as its aim was to preserve the rights of the peasants in relation to their Lord. In the 16th century tenants on the Isle had begun to consider ..
Act Of Sorrow
"Act of Sorrow" is the second single from Scottish thrash metal band Mendeed. Track listing "Act of Sorrow""Hollow""Messiah""Act of Sorrow" (Video) ..
Act of State Doctrine
The Act of State Doctrine says that a nation is sovereign within its own borders, and its domestic actions may not be questioned in the courts of another nation. The doctrine is not required by international law (neither customary international law nor treaty law), but it is a principle recognized..
Act of Succession
Act of Succession may stand for: Swedish Act of SuccessionEnglish Act of Succession 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 directly to the intended articl..
Act of Supremacy 1559
The Act of Supremacy 1559 (1 Eliz, c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England, passed under the auspices of Queen Elizabeth I of England. It replaced the original Act of Supremacy 1534 issued by Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, which arrogated ecclesiastical authority to the monarchy, and which ha..
Act of Tilsit
The Act of Tilsit (Lithuanian: ) was an Act of Parliament that was signed in Tilsit by two dozen leaders of Lietuvininks (Lithuanians from Lithuania Minor) on November 30 1918. They demanded unification of Lithuania Minor and Lithuania-proper into a single Lithuanian state, thus detaching the are..
Act of Toleration 1689
The Act of Toleration was an act of the English Parliament (24 May, 1689, citation 1 Will. & Mar. c. 18) which granted freedom of worship to Nonconformists i.e., Protestants who dissented from the Church of England such as Baptists, Congregationalists and Quakers, but not to Catholics. It allowed..
Act of Uniformity
Over the course of English parliamentary history there were a number of acts of uniformity. All had the basic object of establishing some sort of religious orthodoxy within the English church. The Act of Uniformity 1549 (2 & 3 Edward VI, c 1) which established the Book of Common Prayer as the only ..
Act of Uniformity 1549
The Act of Uniformity 1549 (citation 2 & 3 Edward VI, c. 1) established the Book of Common Prayer as the sole legal form of worship in England. Up until 1549 Churches in England had continued to use the Latin-language missal with slight alterations. The Act was highly controversial and only just pa..
Act of Uniformity 1552
The Act of Uniformity 1552 was enacted in 1552 by Edward VI of England. It was one of the many steps taken by Edward and his councillors to make England a more protestant country. It replaced the Book of Common Prayer authorised by the Act of Uniformity 1549 with a revised and more protestant Book o..
Act of Uniformity 1559
The Act of Uniformity 1559 (citation 1 Eliz c. 2) set the order of prayer to be used in the English Book of Common Prayer. Every man had to go to church once a week or be fined 12 pence, which was a lot for the poor. With this act Elizabeth made it a legal obligation to go to church every Sunday. Th..
Act of Uniformity 1662
The Act of Uniformity was an Act of the Parliament of England, 14 Charles II c. 4 (1662), which required the use of all the rites and ceremonies in the Book of Common Prayer in Church of England services. It also required episcopal ordination for all ministers. As a result, nearly 2,000 clergymen le..
Act of Union
Act of Union may be an act that refers to: In the United Kingdom: Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542, passed by the Parliament of England, annexing Wales to the Kingdom of England are sometimes known as the "Acts of Union"Acts of Union 1707, passed by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of ..
Act of Union 1800
 Formation of the United Kingdom    Statute of Rhuddlan (1284)   Laws in Wales Acts (1535–42)   Acts of Union (1707)   Act of Union (1800)   Government of Ireland Act (1920)   Anglo–Irish Treaty (1921) The Act of Union 1800 merg..
Act of Union 1840
The Act of Union passed in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to replace them. This act effecting the political union of The Canadas was similar in nature and in goals ..
Act of Violence (1948 film)
Act of Violence is a 1948 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film noir drama/thriller motion picture starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, with Mary Astor, and Phyllis Thaxter. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it was adapted for the screen by Robert L. Richards from a story by Collier Young. 82 mins.; black..
Act of War: Direct Action
Act of War: Direct Action is a real-time strategy game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Atari. The game is based on the Command & Conquer concept of modern warfare RTS. The game was released in March of 2005, and features a detailed story written by Dale Brown, a retired captain of the U..
Act of War: High Treason
This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or [Cleanupcleanup]. Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the [[:|talk page]]. Act of War: High Treason (abbrevated as AOW:HT) is a first expansion pack for the critically acclaimed [[Act of War: Direct A..
Act of war (disambiguation)
Act of war can refer to: Casus belli: a political science term meaning the just cause for a war[[Act of War: Direct Action]] and [[Act of War: High Treason]]: computer games This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred ..
Act on petition
Act on petition is the term for a part of the procedure in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, now of infrequent occurrence. It was more freely used in the old Admiralty and Divorce courts before the Judicature Acts. For more information see: Pleading References ..
Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 is a United States federal law that stated, in accordance with the Constitution of the United States, that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States. This act effectively ended the legal transatlantic slave trade. However, sl..
Act respecting the exercise of the fundamental rights and prerogatives of the Québec people and the Québec State
An Act respecting the exercise of the fundamental rights and prerogatives of the Québec people and the Québec State (R.S.Q., c. E-20.2) (French: Loi sur l'Exercice des droits fondamentaux et des prérogatives du peuple québécois et de l'État du Québec, L.R.Q. c. E-20.2) is a Quebec law passed ..
ACT Scaling Test
This article is about the Australian academic test. See ACT (examination) for the U.S. ACT. The ACT Scaling Test (AST) is a test of aptitude in studies for Year 12 students in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) set by the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS). It is used to rank student..
Act Utilitarianism
Act Utilitarianism is a theory of ethics that states one must consider the potential consequences of their actions, and from that, make a decision that would then generate the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people. Thereby, the maximization of consequences that yield pleasur..
Act Without Words
Act Without Words is the title of two plays by Samuel Beckett: Act Without Words IAct Without Words IIThis 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 directly to t..
Act Without Words I
Act Without Words I is a short play by Samuel Beckett. It is a mime, Beckett's first (followed by Act Without Words II). Like many of Beckett's works, the play was originally written in French (Acte sans paroles I), being translated into English by Beckett himself. It was written in 1956 and first p..
Act Without Words II
Act Without Words II is a short mime play by Samuel Beckett, his second (after Act Without Words I). Like many of Beckett's works, the play was originally composed in French (Acte sans paroles II), then translated into English by Beckett himself. It was written in 1956. [Spoiler warningSpoiler ..
Act Your Rage
Act Your Rage is a compilation album by American punk band The Undead. It was released May 8, 1989 on Post Mortem Records/Forefront Records. It featured unreleased songs recorded between 1984 and 1986. Most of the songs were recorded during the recordings of the Never Say Die single. Contents 1&n..
AC Transit
AC Transit (in full, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) is a regional bus agency serving parts of Alameda County and Contra Costa County in the western coastal area of the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, AC Transit runs "Transbay" routes across the San Francisco Bay to the..

 

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