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Ad-Libs
Ad-Libs is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Dallas, Texas. Combining improvisation along with video segments, Ad-Libs was conceived by Phil Larsson in 1986. Ad-Libs performs weekly shows at its 200 seat downtown Dallas cabaret style theater (Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Theater) and tou..
Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Theater
Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Theater originally was an old warehouse located in the Arts District in Downtown Dallas, Texas. In 1986, it was renovated into a 200 seat cabaret style theater where Ad-Libs Improv comedy Troupe performs its weekly shows. External links [Official Ad-Libs site&#..
Adélaide de Maurienne
Adelasia of Moriana (fr. Adélaide de Maurienne) (1092 – November 18, 1154) was the daughter of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy, and niece of Pope Callixtus II, who once visited her court in France. Her father died in 1103, and her mother married Renier I of Montferrat as a second h..
Adélaïde Dufrénoy
Adélaïde-Gillette Dufrénoy (1765–1825), née Billet, was a French painter and poet. Among her works were the poems L'amour and Sur la mort de Florian and a children's book of mythology. Born in Paris, she was married to Simon Petit-Dufrenoy, prosecutor in Châtelet, and was mother of Ours..
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (April 11, 1749 – April 24, 1803) was a French history and portrait painter. Born in Paris, the daughter of a haberdasher, she studied miniature painting with François-Elie Vincent and oils with his son François-André. Her early works were exhibited at the Acad..
Adélard Godbout
Adélard Godbout Rank: 15th Premier First Term: June 11, 1936 –August 28, 1936 Predecessor: Louis-A. Taschereau Successor: Maurice Duplessis Second Term: November 8, 1939 –August 30, 1944 Predecessor: Maurice Duplessis Successor: Maurice Duplessis Date of Birth: 24 September..
Adèle Caby-Livannah
Adèle Caby-Livannah is a writer from the Republic of the Congo born in 1957. From 1983 on she was a school librarian in Mante, France. She is primarily a short fiction writer with in least two collections. External links [UWA] ..
Adèle of Champagne
Adèle de Champagne (c. 1140 – June 4, 1206) was the daughter of Theobald II of Champagne and Matilda of Carinthia. She was the third wife of Louis VII of France, with whom she had two children: Dieudonné, the future Philippe Auguste (born August 21, 1165), the only male heir of Louis VIIA..
Adélia Prado
Adélia Prado(December 13, 1935 in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais) is a leading Catholic writer and poet in Brazil. She started at 40 which is relatively late in life for a poet. Although much of her outlook is religious her works are often about the body. External links [Article on her] ..
Adélie Land
Not to be confused with France Antarctique. Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12′S, 136°11′E and Point Alden at 66°48′S, 142°02′E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2600 km t..
Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves
Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves, usually known simply as Adílio (born on May 15, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian football player. He was a talented midfielder, who played for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo between 1975 and 1987, during the most glorious era of the Gávea's club. During ..
ADL
ADL is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Action description language, a formal language for automatic planning systemsActivities of daily livingThe Anti-Defamation LeagueAdrenoleukodystrophy, a lack of an enzyme required for breaking down fatty acidsAdvanced Distributed ..
Adl
For the abbreviation, see ADL. Arabic عدل Transliteration Adl Translation "justice" Adl is an Arabic term roughly meaning "Justice". It is used in the everyday sense of the word: for example, wizeer al-'adl translates to "The Minister of Justice." In Islamic theology, it refers to G..
Adlai
Adlai may refer to: A character in The Bible, the father of Shaphat, and the grandfather of the prophet Elisha.The first name of Adlai E. Stevenson, Grover Cleveland's Vice President.The first name of Adlai E. Stevenson II, grandson of the above entry, former Governor of Illinois, and unsuccessful ..
Adlai E. Stevenson
This page is about Grover Cleveland's Vice-President; for the Democratic Presidential candidate from the 1950s, see Adlai Stevenson; for the U.S. Senator from Illinois during the 1970s, see Adlai Stevenson III. Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) was a Congressman from..
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Adlai E. Stevenson High School can refer to: Adlai E. Stevenson High School (New York City), located in The BronxAdlai E. Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois)Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Sterling Heights, Michigan) This [Disambiguat..
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois)
Stevenson High School was established in 1965 and named after Adlai E. Stevenson II. The campus is comprised of two classroom buildings, an administrative center, a field house, an aquatic center, a sports center, and various outdoor athletic fields. There are also four student-accessible labs, a..
Adlai Stevenson
This page is about the Illinois governor and unsuccessful presidential contender from the 1950s; for Grover Cleveland's vice president, see Adlai E. Stevenson; for the U.S. senator from Illinois during the 1970s, see Adlai Stevenson III. Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1..
Adlai Stevenson III
Adlai Stevenson III Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (born October 10, 1930, in Chicago) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the state of Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. He attended Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and received a ..
Adlam
Adlam is an old English noble surname derived from the Anglo Saxon Adel helm or Eagle Shield, also translated as Noble Protector. Distinguished military family originally from Wiltshire whose exploits mirror the course of English history: Captain W. Adlam's involvement with the Roundheads during ..
Adlan Khasanov
Adlan Khasanov (born 1970 — died 9 May 2004) — was a Chechen, Russian journalist and photographer, killed during a terrorist act in Grozny. Adlan studied journalism at the Chechen State University, and later worked in newspapers as a reporter and photographer. He also worked for Reuters and R..
Adleman
Leonard "Len "Max Adleman, a theoretical computer scientist and professor of computer science and molecular biology.Robert H. Adleman, American novelist and historian. See also Edelmann, Adelman ..
Adler
The term Adler may refer to: Adler is a German word for "eagle", and is therefore the name of many people and for the bird featured on the German Bundeswappen and at times on the flags of Austria and Germany. Contents 1 People named Adler1.1 Common Adler names1.2 Politicians1.3&..
Adler's Appetite
Adler's Appetite is a rock band founded by ex-Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler in 2003. The band once featured singer Jizzy Pearl, guitarists Keri Kelli and Brent Muscat, and bassist Robbie Crane. Warrant guitarist Erik Turner temporarily stepped in for Muscat when Faster Pussycat had a conflictin..
Adler's Appetite (album)
Adler's Appetite is the debut release of the band of the same name. The final track is an Aerosmith cover, in resemblance to the Guns N' Roses EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide which featured another Aerosmith cover, "Mama Kin". Aerosmith's first album, meanwhile, featured a cover of Rufus Thomas's "Walki..
Adler-32
Adler-32 is a checksum algorithm which was invented by Mark Adler. It is almost as reliable as a 32-bit cyclic redundancy check for protecting against accidental modification of data, such as distortions occurring during a transmission, but is significantly faster to calculate in software. Contents..
Adler-Sochi International Airport
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Adlerian
Adlerian is an umbrella term that encompasses a diversity of approaches to psychology and psychotherapy generally related to the ideas of Alfred Adler. Contents 1 Main Branches1.1 Classical Adlerian1.2 Dreikursian1.3 Neo-Adlerian1.4 Psychoanalytic-Adlerian2 External ..
Adlershof
District Adlershof in borough Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin Adlershof is a district in the borough Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin, Germany. The area known today as the "City of Science, Technology and Media", was once known as the Johannisthal Air Field. Germany's first motorized aircraft took off ..
Adlerwerke vorm. Heinrich Kleyer
Adler was a German aircraft manufacturer established by Heinrich Kleyer in Frankfurt-am-Main in 1934 by buying out Gerner. Adler made no original designs, only continuing production of Gerner designs that were included in the acquisition. Adler was also know as an automobile manufacturer, producing..
Adler (automobile)
An Adler Trumpf Junior from 1939. The Adler was a German automobile produced from 1900 to 1940. Adler is the German word for eagle. The Adler factory produced bicycles, typewriters, and motorcycles in addition to cars. Before the World War I, the company used De Dion two- and four-cylinder ..
Adler Graduate School
Adler Graduate School is an educational institution located in Hopkins, Minnesota that offers graduate degrees in psychology and psychiatry, among others. History The school was originally founded in 1967 as the Minnesota Adlerian Society, which was dedicated to promoting the ideas of Alfred Adler..
Adler Mannheim
The Adler Mannheim ('Mannheim Eagles') are an ice hockey team hailing from Mannheim in the northern Baden-Württemberg region of Germany. Currently, the team plays at SAP Arena. Previously, the team played at Eisstadion am Friedrichspark. Contents 0.1 History1 Successes1.1 Tea..
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today. The Adler was founded and built in 1930 by the philanthropist Max Adler, with the assistance of the first director o..
Adler Seeds
Adler Seeds was founded in 1937 by Howard Adler in Sharpsville, IN. In 2005, it merged with Kelley Farms. Adler's developed JavaSoy in 2002, a Soy/coffee blend, that is marketed through their Adler Foods company. External links [Adler Seeds][Adler Foods] ..
Adler Township, North Dakota
Adler Township is a township in Nelson County, North Dakota. ..
Adler v. Ontario
Adler v. Ontario, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 609 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutional obligation to fund private denominational education. The Court found that the Ontario Schools Act did not violate sections 2(a) or 15(1) of the Charter or section 93 of the Const..
Adlestrop
Adlestrop (formerly Titlestrop or Edestrop) is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is known as Tedestrop in the Domesday Book. "Adlestrop" is also the title of a poem by Edward Thomas, first published in 1917. External link [Edward Thomas: Adlestrop] ..
Adlet
In the Inuit mythology of the Labrador and Hudson Bay coasts, the Adlet are monsters that drink blood. They are the offspring a woman and a red dog. Five of the woman's ten children were dogs who crossed the seas to engender the European races. The other five children were the monstrous Adlet. The ..
AdLib
This page is about the (now defunct) sound card company named AdLib - not to be mistaken with the software company Adlib Software (www.adlibsoftware.com). See ad lib for information on the Latin phrase. AdLib, Inc. was a manufacturer of sound cards and other computer equipment based out of Quebec C..
Adligenswil
Adligenswil is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in canton Lucerne in Switzerland. It is east of the city of Lucerne and borders on canton Schwyz. Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Population4 Politics5 Economy6 Resources7 External links Geography Adlige..
Adlingfleet
Adlingfleet is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately 7 miles to the west of Goole. It is known as Adelingesfluet in the Domesday Book. ..
Adlington, Cheshire
Adlington is a village in the English county of Cheshire. It is known as Eduluintune in the Domesday Book. ..
Adlington, Lancashire
Adlington is a town in Lancashire, England near the West Pennine Moors and the larger town of Chorley. It became a separate parish in 1842 then grew into a town around the textile and coal mining industries until these closed in the 1960s. The early history of the Adlington District is obscured ..
Adlington (Cheshire) railway station
Adlington (Cheshire) railway station Serves the town of Adlington in Cheshire. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com   A B C D E F G H I J K L ..
Adlington (Lancashire) railway station
Adlington railway station serves the village of Adlington in Lancashire, UK. It is a two-platform station on the Chorley-Bolton line. This is part of the Northern Rail service link between Preston and Manchester. Until 1960 Adlington was also served by a station named White Bear (on the line from W..
Adlington railway station
Adlington railway station can refer to: Adlington (Lancashire) railway stationAdlington (Cheshire) railway station 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 ..
Adliswil
Adliswil is a city in the district of Horgen, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It is located in the region of Zimmerberg, within the valley of the Sihl river to the south of the city of Zurich, next to the localities of Kilchberg, Rüschlikon, Langnau am Albis and on the other hand Stalliko..
Adlivun
In Inuit mythology, Adlivun (those beneath us; also known as Idliragijenget) refers to both the spirits of the departed who reside in the underworld, and that underworld itself, located beneath the land and the sea. The souls are purified there, in preparation for the travel to the Land of the Moon..
Adliya
Adliya is the bohemian quarter of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain. Adliya is a busy town area with many of the old traditional houses being turned into art galleries, cafes and chic restaurants. The [Al Riwaq] Gallery is one of Bahrain's best private galleries and the two story conver..
Adli Yakan Pasha
Adli Yakan Pasha (January 18 1864- October 22 1933) (Arabic: عدلي يكن باشا) was an Egyptian political figure. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt between 1921 and 1922, again between 1926 and 1927, and finally in 1929. He held several prominent political posts including Foreign Minister,..
AdLogger
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. AdLogger is an open source program that helps website publishers monitor the performance of online adve..
ADL (artist)
ADL is a Swedish-American rapper based in Stockholm, Sweden. He has enjoyed success as a solo artist but has also collaborated with many other artists in the Stockholm music scene, among them are Blacknuss All Stars and Awa Manneh. In the 1990s ADL was very outspoken against the growing wave of rac..
ADL Process
ADL Process is a company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recycling obsolete electronic equipment with zero landfill. External links [ADL Process Company Website] ..
Ad lib
For the computer sound card manufacturer, see AdLib. For the typeface, see Ad Lib (typeface). Ad lib (and ad-lib) are terms derived from the Latin ad libitum, meaning "at one's pleasure". Ad lib is the adjective or adverb; ad-lib is the verb or noun form. Most commonly, in drama, the quick-witted..
Ad libitum
Ad libitum is Latin for "at one's pleasure", often shortened to Ad lib. Music In music, this instruction appears in sheet music to indicate that a part can be left out, such as an unnecessary accompaniment or that a passage is to be played in free time rather than in strict tempo. This kind of free..
Ad Lib (typeface)
Ad Lib is a decorative typeface that was designed in 1961 by Freeman Craw. It was extremely popular from the early- to mid-1960s, and is often used today to evoke that era. ..
Ad litem
Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party – for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult – who is deemed incapable of representing themselves. An individual who acts in this capacity is called a guardian ad l..

 


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