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Akçe
A silver coin, the akçe was the chief monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire. Three akçes was equal to one para. One-hundred and twenty akçes equaled one kuruş. Later the kuruş became the main unit of account, replacing the akçe. In the 1870s the kuruş was replaced by the lira. The Suleiman Mos..
Ake
Ake can refer to: Akçe, an Ottoman coinAké. a Maya site in Yucatán, Mexico 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 article. ..
Akeakamai
Akeakamai (c 1976 - November 2, 2003) was a female Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, who along with a companion female dolphin named Phoenix, as well as tankmates Elele and Hiapo, were the subjects of Louis Herman's animal language studies at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii...
Akeake
Akeake is the Maori name of at least three New Zealand species of tree: Dodonaea viscosaOlearia traversiOlearia avicenniaefolia This is less confusing than it appears as the name goes back to pre-European times when it was used for specifically for trees growing in different areas of New Zealand; a..
Akean
Akean is a river on Panay Island in the Philippines. The name of the river is where the term aklan came from, and is derived from the word akae, which means to boil or to froth. Because of the swiftness of the river current, the water of the Aklan river seems to boil or froth. Akean therefore means ..
Akebar
Akebar is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about eight miles south of Richmond. ..
Akebia
Akebia is a genus of just two species of flowering plant, within the family Lardizabalaceae. They are commonly referred to as chocolate vine, and are grown by gardeners as ornamental trailing vines. The purple or reddish purple flowers are borne on racemes and have a slight chocolate scent. Their ..
Akebono Taro
Yokozuna Akebono is fitted with a tsuna belt for the last time at his retirement ceremony. Akebono Taro (曙太郎 Akebono Tarō, born May 8 1969 as Chad George Rowan) is a retired Sumo wrestler. Born in Hawaii, Akebono became the first non-Japanese wrestler ever to reach yokozuna, the highes..
Akeboshi
Akeboshi (明星) is a male Japanese popular music singer. He is mostly known for the song Wind (pronounced as in "winding"), used as the ending theme to the anime Naruto for the first twenty-five episodes. Akeboshi was born in 1978 in Yokohama. He learned to play the piano when he was three years ..
Akechi, Gifu
Akechi (明智町; -chou) was a town located in the former Ena District, Gifu, Japan. On October 25 ,2004 the town merged with three other towns and a village from the district into the expanded city of Ena, Gifu and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003, the town had an esti..
Akechi clan
The Akechi clan a japanese clan that was related to the Toki clan, mainly thriving around the later years of the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. The Akechi first served under the Toki until the latter ended up falling to the Saito during the year of 1540. Following this the Akechi then became a ..
Akechi Hidemitsu
(????-1582), married the second daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide, is known to be Mitsuhide's most intelligent subordinate. One of the leading commanders in the Battle of Honnō-ji. He has a legend of a quick displacement crossing on the Lake Biwa to get from the Otsu to Sakamoto on horseback after the ..
Akechi Mitsuharu
(also known as Mitsutoshi) is Akechi Mitsuhide's cousin. Mitsuharu was present for his cousin's coup, but missed the Battle of Yamazaki. He battled Hori Hidemasa at Uchidehama, lost and fled. He committed hara-kiri and supposedly wrote a poem with his own blood before dying. The article incorpora..
Akechi Mitsuhide
Shrine to Akechi Mitsuhide, Kyoto Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀 Akechi Mitsuhide, 1528? – July 2, 1582 Japanese calendar 6th month 13th day), nicknamed Jūbei, was a samurai who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. Mitsuhide was a general under daimyo Oda Nobunaga, althoug..
Akechi Mitsukuni
(????-1538) was a retainer of the Japanese clan of Toki during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. Mitsukuni was the son of Akechi Mitsutsugu. Throughout many years Mitsukuni served under the Toki and resided at the Akechi Castle, which was at the southerneast area of Mino Province. ..
Akechi Mitsutada
(1540?-1582) was a samurai who lived during the Sengoku period, and retainer under Akechi Mitsuhide. Mitsuhide was his cousin. Since 1577, when Hatano clan were destroyed, he reigned the Yakami Castle. Mitsutada assisted Mitsuhide during the Betrayal of Honnouji in 1582, by going to the domain whic..
Akechi Mitsuyasu
Akechi Mitsuyasu (????-1552) was a retainer of the Japanese clan of Toki during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. Mitsuyasu was the son of Akechi Yorihisa and holder of the Akechi Castle in Mino Province under the service of Toki. Mitsuyasu's daughter ended up being married to the current lead..
Akechi Shigetomo
(????-1582), also known as , a very loyal general under the Akechi clan, even serving Akechi Mitsuhide since Mitsuhide's very youth. Fighting at Honnouji, along with at the battle of Yamasaki. When Mitsuhide died during that battle, Shigetomo wanted to be by Mitsuhide's side forever, so he killed h..
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 film directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson, an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother, schoolmates, and also her coach, portrayed by Laurence Fishburne. It also explores issues of education in the ..
Akehama, Ehime
Akehama (明浜町; -cho) was a town located in Higashiuwa District, Ehime, Japan. As of April 1, 2004 the town merged with the other 3 towns in the district and the town of Mikame (in neighboring Nishiuwa District) forming the city of Seiyo. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,4..
Akela
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Akela (occasionally called The Lone Wolf) is a fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories collected in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. He is a wolf, chief of the Seeonee wolf pack and presides over the pack's council meetin..
Akelarre
Akelarre can mean: Akelarre, Navarre, a place in Navarre, Spain that gave its name to the meeting places of witchesAkelarre (cipher), a block cipher This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may..
Akelarre, Navarre
Akelarre is the Basque name ("meadow of the he-goat") of a place in Zugarramurdi, Navarra, Spain. It is famous as the supposed meeting place of witches, which led to a major trial of alleged witches in the Spanish Inquisition. As a consequence, aquelarre in Spanish means "sabbath", a gathering of w..
Akelarre (cipher)
Akelarre is a block cipher proposed in 1996, and combined features from IDEA and RC5. It was shown to be susceptible even to a ciphertext-only attack in 2000 (Knudsen and Rijmen, 2000). Akelarre is a 128-bit block cipher with a variable key-length which must be some multiple of 64 bits. The numbe..
Akela (disambiguation)
Akela may refer to: Akela, the wolf featured in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories collected in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book..TechTeam Akela, Application Development company in RomaniaAkela, Hungarian heavy metal band This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of ar..
Akela (spider)
Akela is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Etymology From Akela, "The Lone Wolf" from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book. Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters are Bagheera, Messua and Nagaina. Species Akela charlottae Peckham & Peckham, 1896 (Guatemala, P..
Akeld
Akeld is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the west of Wooler. Its name is Anglo-Saxon Old English ac-helde, 'oak slope'. ..
Akeley
Akeley is the name of more than one place: In the United Kingdom: Akeley, Buckinghamshire In the United States: Akeley, MinnesotaAkeley Township, Minnesota Akeley is also a surname; these are persons with this surname: Kurt Akeley This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list o..
Akeley, Buckinghamshire
Akeley is a village and civil parish in north Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated about 3 miles north of Buckingham on the Towcester road (A413) just south of the village of Lillingstone Dayrell and north of the village of Maids Moreton. According to the 2001 census the parish had a populatio..
Akeley, Minnesota
Akeley is a city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.99%) is water. De..
Akeley Church of England School
Akeley (St James) Church of England School is a mixed Church of England primary school in Akeley, Buckinghamshire. It is a voluntary controlled infant school, which takes children from the age of 4 through to the age of 9. The school has approximately 30 pupils. External links [Ofsted Report&..
Akeley Township, Minnesota
Akeley Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 89.1 km² (34.4 mi²). 81.2 km² (31.4 mi²) of it is land and 7.9 km² (3.1 mi²) of it (8..
Akele Hum Akele Tum
Akele Hum Akele Tum was a Hindi musical drama released in 1995. It was a remake of Kramer vs. Kramer. Some scenes were copied frame-by-frame, but the plot as a whole was tweaked in various ways to fit Indian realities and expectations. The film starred Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala and Master Adil, ..
Akella
Akella is a leading Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing, and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The company comprises five in-house development teams, a publishing house, a distribution center, a localization team and a quality assurance departme..
Akeman Street
Akeman Street was a major Roman road in England that linked London to the Fosse Way at Cirencester. Its route passed through various towns and villages including Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring, Aylesbury and Bicester before changing direction towards the south-west going past Woodstock and Wit..
Akemi Cynthia Paule Uchima
Akemi Cynthia Paule Uchima or Minami Saori her Screen name (Real Name: Akemi Uchima, Filipino Name: Cynthia) born in Okinawa, Japan in July 2 1954. She became a famous singer in Japan when she made a hit song "Seventeen Year Old". For years, she has denied her fact that she was born in Okinawa due..
Akemi Kanda
Akemi Kanda (神田 朱未 Kanda Akemi, born November 10, 1978) is a seiyū who was born in Aichi. She belongs to the seiyū unit whose name is DROPS. Voice Roles Mio Amakura in Fatal Frame 2Asuna Kagurazaka in Mahou Sensei NegimaMawata Awayuki in PrétearArikuimi (Anteaterina) in Princess TutuMak..
Akemi Miyano
Akemi Miyano is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Case Closed (Detective Conan). Akemi Miyano was Shiho Miyano's elder sister and her only family after their parents(scientists working for the black organization) had died. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or e..
Akemi Okamura
Akemi Okamura (岡村 明美 Okamura Akemi, born on March 12, 1969) is a seiyū who works for Mausu Promotion. Notable voice roles Belldandy in Adventures of Mini-Goddess (Episodes 1-13)Kasumi Fujii in Sakura TaisenMeow in Tsukikage RanNami in One PieceKid in Konjiki no Gash Bell!!Nokoru in CLAMP S..
Akemi Satō
Akemi Satou (佐藤 朱 Satō Akemi, born May 16, 1980, Akita Prefecture) is a seiyū. She works for Aoni Production. Voice roles Mizuiro: Kenji Katase (young) (2003)Tsuri Baka Nisshi: Koitarou Hamazaki (2002)Kanon: Misaka Shiori (2002) External links [Akemi Satou] at the Aoni Production ..
Akemi Takada
Self portrait of Takada. Akemi Takada (高田明美 Takada Akemi) is a Japanese artist and illustrator, and was born on March 31 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a popular anime character designer who attended Tama Art University, and then worked for Tatsunoko Pro following her graduation. She is curren..
Akenham
Akenham is a village in the English county of Suffolk. It was known as Acheham in the Domesday Book. ..
Akeno, Ibaraki
Akeno (明野町; -machi) was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan. On March 28, 2005 the town merged with two other towns from the district and the city of Shimodate forming the city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003, the town had an estimate..
Akeno, Yamanashi
Akeno (明野村; -mura) was a village located in Kitakoma District, Yamanashi, Japan. On November 1, 2004 the village merged with six other towns and villages from Kitakoma District to form the new city of Hokuto. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,750 and a density of 169.0..
Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe (渡辺 明乃 Watanabe Akeno, born November 18, 1982) is a seiyū who was born in Chiba. Notable ..
Aken (Elbe)
Aken (Elbe) [ˈaːkən] is a town in the district Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The town is located at the left bank of the Elbe river. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Districts2 Citizen development3 History4 Town twinning5 Culture and sights6 Notable Per..
Aken (god)
The chief deity in Egyptian mythology, Ra, when considered as a sun god, was thought to traverse the daily sky in a boat, and cross the underworld at night in another, named Meseket. As the mythology developed, so did the idea that Meseket was controlled by a separate ferryman, who became known as A..
Akeomi Nitta
Akeomi Nitta (新田明臣,July 23,1973 -) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is one of Japan's top kickboxers in the middleweight division. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Karate to kickboxing1.2 As a kickboxer1.3 Challenge to K-11.4 As a coach2 Record3 Career4 See als..
Aker
For the Australian rules footballer commonly known as Aker, see Jason Akermanis. For the former municipality in Norway, see Aker, Norway. [[image:3kr.jpg|right|thumb|240px|see [[Talk:Aker|talk page]] ]] In Egyptian mythology, Aker (also spelt Akar) was one of the earliest gods worshipped, and was t..
Aker, Norway
Aker (from the Old Norse akr, acre) is a former municipality in Akershus, which lends its name to a municipality and a county. The name was originally that of a farm which was located near the current Old Aker church, the church in turn was the source of the name for the municipality and county. T..
Akercocke
Akercocke are a British blackened death metal band. They are well known for dressing in suits during concerts, their Satanic beliefs and having an extremely fast drummer. The band was formed in 1997 by Jason Mendonca (guitar) and David Gray (drums). The two had been friends in the past, and played ..
Akeroidea
Akeroidea, the bubble shells, is a small superfamily belonging to the order Anaspidea, or Sea Hares. There is only one family, Akeridae (Pilsbry, 1893), with two genera: Anderssonia and Akera. Genus Anderssonia This genus contains only one species: Anderssonia sphinx (Strebel, 1908), occurring i..
Akers' clasp
An Akers' clasp is the classic direct retainer for removable partial dentures. Named after its inventor, Polk E. Akers, this suprabulge clasp consists of a rest, a guide plate, a retentive arm and a reciprocal arm. Akers' clasps, as a rule, face away from an edentulous area. Should they face the ed..
Akers, Missouri
Akers is an unincorporated community located in northwest Shannon County, Missouri. It is located about eighteen miles northwest of Eminence in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. It formerly had a post office, but now mail is served by Salem. The community was founded in 1886 and is named for J..
Akerselva
Akerselva is a river which flows through Oslo. It starts at Maridalsvannet in Oslomarka, and follows the urban areas Nordre Aker, Sagene, Grünerløkka, Oslo centre and Grønland, whereby it finally ends at Paulsenkaia and Oset in Bjørvika. The river is considered to be a part of the Nordmarkvas..
Akershus
Akershus fylke County NO-02]] Region Østlandet Administrative centre Oslo County mayor Hildur Horn Øien (KrF) Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 164,918 km²1.50 % Density Ranked 2501,12510.67 %13.7 %107/km² Gross Regional Product - Tota..
Akershus Fortress
Akershus Fortress (Akershus Festning) is the old castle built to protect Oslo, the capital of Norway. The first work on the fortress started around the late 1290s, by King Håkon V, replacing Tønsberg as one of the two most important Norwegian castles of the period (the other being Båhus). It w..
Akershus University College
The Akershus University College is a medium sized institution of higher education located outside Oslo, the capital city of Norway. The college is owned and run by the Norwegian state. It has about 2000 full time students and a staff of approximately 240. The college is divided into four faculties..
Akershus University Hospital
The Akershus University Hospital (Akershus universitetssykehus, abbreviated to Ahus) is a Norwegian public university hospital located in the Lørenskog municipality, in the county of Akershus, east of the Norwegian capital Oslo. It is one of four university hospitals affiliated with the University ..
Akersloot
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Akersloot in the municipality of Castricum. Akersloot ([52°34′N 4°44′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum, and lies about 9 km south of Alkmaa..
Akers Pond
Akers Pond is a 309-acre water body located in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Errol. Water from Akers Pond flows via Clear Stream to the Androscoggin River and thence into Maine. ..
Aker Finnyards
Aker Finnyards (formerly Kvaerner Masa-Yards) is a Finnish shipbuilding company. It operates three yards in Helsinki, Turku and Rauma, employing some 4,000 people. It is a part of Aker Yards, an international shipbuilding group. It has built many luxurious cruise ships of which the most recent is ..
Aker Kværner
Aker Kværner is a multinational provider of services related to design, construction, maintenance, modification and operation of both large and small industrial facilities. Most of its activities are carried out through its subsidiaries and affiliates. Overview The Aker Kværner group provides ad..
Aker stadion
Aker stadion (called Molde stadion until May 2006) is a football stadium built at Reknes in Molde, Norway. It was inaugurated in April 1998 when Molde F.K. beat Lillestrøm S.K. 4-0. The building was designed by architect Kjell Kosberg and a nominated finalist for the FIABCI - Prix D' Excellence i..
Aker University Hospital
Gaustad Hospital Aker University Hospital was founded in 1895 in Oslo, Norway and is currently one of the largest hospitals in Norway with 4,000 employees and a 240 million Euro budget. Since 1 January 1996 the hospital also includes Gaustad Hospital, which was founded in 1855 and is therefore..
Ake uke
An age uke or ake uke is a karate technique mostly used for blocking an incoming high attack. It is also known as a jodan uke (high-level block). ..
Ake v. Oklahoma
Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68 (1985)[#endnote_citation], was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that an indigent criminal defendant in a murder case where the death penalty could be assessed had a right to have the state provide a psychiatric evaluation to be used i..
Akşehir
Akşehir ("White City", from Old Turkish: "Aq", white, and Persian: "Shahr", town) is a town in the Konya Province of Turkey. It has a population about 65,000 as of 2006. It was known in the Roman and Byzantine Empires as Philomelium. The town's landmarks include the alleged tomb of Nasreddin Hodja..
A Keen Soldier
A Keen Soldier: The Execution of Second World War Private Harold Pringle by Andrew Clark is a historical study of the only execution of a Canadian soldier for military crimes committed during the Second World War. It was published by Vintage Canada in 2002. Harold Pringle was actually executed shor..
A Kestrel for a Knave
A Kestrel for a Knave is a book by Barry Hines, published in 1968. It is set in Barnsley, Yorkshire and tells of Billy Casper, a young working class boy troubled at home and at school, who only finds solace when he finds and trains a kestrel who he names 'Kes.' The book was made into a film Kes and..
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin provides explanation of Stowe's views on slavery. http://college.hmco.com/history/us/resources/shared/primary/source/keydoc.htm http://downloads.members.tripod.com/medicolegal/keytom.htm ..
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