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A. L. Kennedy
A.L. Kennedy A. L. Kennedy (full name Alison Louise Kennedy, born October 22, 1965 in Dundee) is a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction. She is known for a characteristically dark tone, a blending of realism and fantasy, and for her serious approach to her work. Alison Ken..

Al'kesh
In Stargate SG-1 the Al’kesh is a powerful Goa'uld medium-range bomber used in area bombardments of planetary surfaces. Its plasma charges, the primary surface bombardment weapon, are powerful enough to penetrate and collapse the Tok'ra's underground crystal tunnels. It is also a light troop tran..

Al-Kabri
al-Kabri was a Palestinian town that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. al-Kabri DistrictDistrict of Acre Location12.5 km northeast of Acre Israeli occupation dateMay 20-21, 1948 Israeli military operationOperation Ben-Ami Israeli attacking brigadeCarmeli Brigade ..

Al-Kabri massacre
On May 20 1948, the Carmeli Brigade captured al-Kabri (Arabic: الكابري) in the north-west corner of Palestine. The operational orders for that day were "To attack with the aim of conquest, the killing of adult males, [and] the destruction and torching of the villages of Kabri, Umm al..

Al-Kafirun
Al-Kafirun (Arabic: سورة الكافرون ) is the name of the 109th Sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. Al-Kafirun means "the Unbelievers." Like many of the shorter suras, the Sura of the Unbelievers takes the form of an invocation, telling the reader something they must ask for or say aloud. Here, ..

Al-Kahf
Surat al-Kahf (Arabic: سورة الكهف ) ("The Cave") is the 18th sura of the Qur'an. It has 110 ayat. It is a Meccan sura. Contents 1 Verses2 History3 See also4 References5 External links Verses Dhul-Qarnayn who is mentioned in the sura (18:83-100) is often identif..

Al-Kamil
Frederick II (left) meets al-Kamil (right) al-Kamil Muhammad al-Malik (الكامل محمّد الملك al-Kāmil Muḥammad al-Malik) (died 1238) was an Ayyubid sultan of Egypt, praised for defeating two crusades but also vilified for returning Jerusalem to the Christians. He was the son o..

Al-Karābilah
Al-Karābilah is a town in Iraq, located at [34°23′1″N, 41°1′51″E] near the Syrian border. In October 2005 the US Army conducted an air raid near the city, claiming to have struck a local Al Qaeda leader, but being accused of killing civilians. The next month the town was assaul..

Al-Karaji
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Karaji (Arabic: ابو بكر محمد بن الحاسب الكرجي) (c.953 –c.1029), was a Muslim mathematician and engineer of Persian background. His three major works are Al-Badi' fi'l-hisab (Wonderful on calculation), Al-Fakhri fi'l-jabr wa'l-muqabala (..

Al-Karama
Al-Karama is a Syrian football club based in Homs. It was founded in 1928. They play at the Khaled bin Walid Stadium. External links () [Official website] ..

Al-Kateb v Godwin
| transcripts=, | judges=Gleeson CJ, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne, Callinan & Heydon JJ | prior_actions=SHDB v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs ; SHDB v Godwin | subsequent_actions=none | opinions= (4:3) The Migration Act 1958 authorises unlawful non-citizens to b..

Al-Kawakab Al-Urduny
Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni is a transliteration of (الكوكب الأردني), a name given to a shield (trophy) given in Jordan. It is usually given by Head of state King Abdullah to reward extraordinaty achievements, usually by military officials and other officials. It is given in a ceremony in the I..

Al-Kawthar
Surat al-Kawthar (Arabic: سورة الكوثر ) ("Abundance") is the 108th sura of the Qur'an, and the shortest. There are several differing reports as to the circumstances under which it was revealed. According to Ibn Ishaq, it was revealed in Makka, some time before the Isra and Miraj, when A'..

Al-Kawthari
Imam Muhammad Zahid ibn Hasan al-Kawthari (1296-1371), was the adjunct to the last Sheikh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire and a well known Hanafi jurist. He studied under his father as well as the scholars of Qur'an and hadith Ibrahim Haqqi, Shaykh Zayn al-`Abidin al-Alsuni, Shaykh Muhammad Khalis ..

Al-Khair University
Al-Khair University is has several campuses in Pakistan. The University has established Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Management Science at Abbottabad, which will gradually be followed by other disciplines. It has established faculties at Mirpur in Azad Kashmir, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawa..

Al-Khalili
Al-Khalili (born 1320 in Damascus, Syria - died 1380 in Damascus, Syria). He was a Syrianastronomer who compiled extensive tables for astronomical use. ..

Al-Khansa
For the Muhammed Yusuf Khan or Maruthanayagam,18th Century,Madurai, see Muhammed Yusuf Khan Al-Khansaa (born Tumadir bint Amru al-Harith-bint al-Sharid, 600 - 670) was a female Arab poet of the seventh century, from the nomadic Madar tribe. In this period, the role of a female poet was to write el..

Al-Khansaa
For the al-Qaeda publication, see Al-Khansaa (magazine) Al-Khansaa Tomader Bint Amre al-Sharid, usually simply referred to as Al-Khansa was an Ugarit poet and warrior. She was a contemporary of the prophet Muhammed, and eventually converted to Islam. Source ["Al-Khansaa: A poetess of courag..

Al-Khansaa (disambiguation)
al-Khansaa may refer to: al-Khansaa, Arab poetess and friend to Muhammadal-Khansaa (magazine), al-Qaeda propaganda organ 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 p..

Al-Khansaa (magazine)
Al-Khansaa is a magazine published since 2004 by a Saudi branch of al-Qaeda. Targeted at women, it was founded to recruit them and their children to terrorism. The magazine is named after Al-Khansaa, an Arab poetess and friend to Muhammad. Source ["Al Qaeda's 'Female Squads' Go Online", from..

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn `Ali ibn Thabit ibn Ahmad ibn Mahdi al-Shafi`i (1020-1081), A.K.A al-Khatib al-Baghdadi or the writer from Baghdad was a Shafi'i Sunni Muslim Islamic scholar. Contents 1 Sunni view2 Works3 See also4 External links Sunni view al-Dhahabi praised him as: ''"t..

Al-Khayzuran
Al-Khayzuran bint Atta (Arabic: ‎; ca. ?–789) , wife of the Abbasid CaliphAl-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and the most famous Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid. She is from Jorash in Yemen. She was kidnapped from her home by a bedouin who then sold her in a slave market near Mecc..

Al-Khidr
Al-Khadir (right) and Dhul-Qarnayn, here referring to Alexander the Great, marvel at the sight of a salted fish that comes back to life when touched by the Water of Life. ..

Al-Khisas
Al-Khisas (also: Khisas, Khissas) (Arabic: الخصاص) was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. al-Khisas DistrictDistrict of Safad Location31 km northeast of Safad Israeli occupation dateMay 25, 1948 Israeli military operationOperation Yi..

Al-Khisas massacre
The al-Khisas massacre happened in the Palestinian village al-Khisas December 18, 1947 close to the Syrian border and was carried out by Haganah troops, possibly from Palmach. It was apparently a reprisal for cassaulties suffered in Safad and for a Jew that had recently been killed by an Arab near a..

Al-Khujandi
Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn al-Khidr Al-Khujandi was a Persian astronomer who lived in the late 10th century and helped build an observatory near in what is now Ray, Iran near Tehran. He was born in Khudzhand ( now Tajikistan ) about 940 and died in 1000. The few facts about al-Khujandi's life that are kn..

Al-Khurasani al-Shirazi
Muhammad Hussayn ibn Muhammad Hadi al-‘Aqili al-‘Alavi al-Khurasani al-Shirazi was a Persian physician from the 18th century from Shiraz. Muhammad Husayn ibn Muhammad Hadi, known as Hakim Muhammad Hadikhan, is mostly known for two Persian compendia on simple and compound remedies: Majma‘ al-..

Al-Khwarizmi (crater)
Crater characteristics Al-Khwarizmi from Apollo 16. NASA photo. Coordinates ..

Al-Khwarizmi (disambiguation)
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. al-Khwarizmi can refer to: Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, a 9th century mathematician.Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi, the 10th century encyc..

Al-Kindī
Portrait of Al-Kindi ''For the Christian theologian, see Abd al-Masih ibn Ishaq al-Kindi Abū-Yūsuf Ya’qūb ibn Ishāq al-Kindī (c. 801–873CE) (Arabic: أبو يوسف يعقوب ابن إسحاق الكندي), also known by the Latinised version of his name Alkindus to the Wes..

Al-Kutbay
Myths of the Fertile Crescentseries Mesopotamian mythology Ancient Arabian mythology Ancient Levantine mythology Names of God in the Hebrew Bible Babylonian and Assyrian religion Yezidic religion Pre-Islamic Arabian gods Ēl, Ilāh "God"Bēl, Baʕl, Bēl-ŠamīnAglibolal-Lāt,..

ALK
ALK is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: The ticker symbol for Alaska Air GroupThe National Rail code for Aslockton railway station, United Kingdom. External links: [station information]; [Location map]; [live departures and arrivals�..

Alk-
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 root alk- is used in organic chemistry to form cla..

Alka
The Alka [ˈaːlka] is a knight tournament which has been held every first Sunday in the month of August in town of Sinj, Croatia since 1715, commemorating the victory over Ottoman Turk invaders. Alka is also the name of object used in the tournament, made of two concentric rings (dia..

Alka-Seltzer
Cherry Alka Seltzer dissolving in water Alka-Seltzer is a brand name owned by the German Bayer Corporation for a line of medications sold over the counter and taken by means of rapidly dissolving tablets that form an effervescent solution in water. The original Alka-Seltzer is a remedy for h..

AlKabli
AbdelKarim AlKabli (Arabic: عبد الكريم الكابلي ) A legendary Sudanese singer, poet, composer, songwriter and humanitarian with songs that themes love, passion, nationalism, Sudanese culture and folklore. Contents 1 Early life2 AlKabli's Debut3 AlKabli's Songs..

Alkaff Bridge
Alkaff Bridge (Chinese: 阿尔卡夫行人桥) is a pedestrian bridge in Singapore. It spans the Singapore River at Robertson Quay, located in the Singapore River Planning Area within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district. The steel truss bridge is 55 metres in length and weigh..

Alkahest
"Alcahest" redirects here. For , see Alcahest (video game). Alkahest (or alcahest) is a hypothetical universal solvent, having the power to dissolve every other substance, including gold. It was much sought after by alchemists for its invaluable medicinal qualities. The name is believed to have b..

Alkalawa
Alkalawa was the capital of the Hausa city-state of Gobir, in what is now northern Nigeria. In the early nineteenth century, Fulani jihadist Usman dan Fodio's forces repeatedly besieged Yunfa, Gobir's ruler, at Alkalawa. The city fell in October of 1808, marking the end of resistance to Muslim rul..

Alkali
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. In chemistry, an alkali (from Arabic: al-qaly القالي) is a specific type of base, formed as a carbonate, hydroxide or other basic (pH greater than 7) ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkali earth metal element. The word alkali or the adjective alkaline..

Alkali-metal thermal to electric converter
The Alkali Metal Thermoelectric Converter (AMTEC) is a thermally regenerative electrochemical device for the direct conversion of heat to electrical energy. It is characterized by high potential efficiencies and no moving parts, which make it a candidate for space power applications. This device ac..

Alkalima
Alkalima is the printed voice of the Muslim Students Union at the University of California, Irvine. Contents 0.1 Editorial Mission0.2 Staff and Publication Information0.3 History0.4 Name0.5 Special Projects Editorial Mission According to Alkalima's "about" page, "..

Alkaline battery
2 Duracell-Brand AAA Alkaline batteries Alkaline batteries are a type of power cell dependent upon the reaction between zinc and manganese dioxide (Zn/MnO2). Compared with traditional carbon/zinc batteries, while both produce approximately 1.5 volts per cell, alkaline batteries have a higher ..

Alkaline diet
In alternative medicine, an alkaline diet, also called an acid-alkaline diet, is a diet which is approximately 80% alkaline producing and 20% acid producing. The theory behind this diet is that the pH produced by our diet should reflect the pH level of our bloodstream, which is approximately 7...

Alkaline earth
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Alkaline earth contains or consists of an oxides of alkaline earth metals, such as lime, magnesia, strontia, and baryta. The alkaline earth metals are among the most electropositive of all metals, second only to the Group 1 or Alkali metals. Consequently, most of t..

Alkaline earth metal
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Alkaline fuel cell
Diagram of an Alkaline Fuel Cell The alkaline fuel cell (AFC) is one of the most developed fuel cell technologies and is the cell that flew Man to the Moon. NASA has used alkaline fuel cells since the mid-1960s, in Apollo-series missions and on the Space Shuttle. AFCs consume hydrogen and p..

Alkaline hydrolysis
Alkaline hydrolysis of the phosphodiester bond in RNA Alkaline hydrolysis is a chemical process in which a molecule is cleaved into two parts by the addition of a molecule of water in a solution with a pH greater than 7. In cellular systems, the phosphodiester bond between two ribonucleotides..

Alkaline mucus
Alkaline mucus is a thick fluid produced by animals which confers tissue protection in an acidic environment, such as in the stomach. ..

Alkaline phosphatase
1ANI}}. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (EC [3.1.3.1]) is a hydrolase enzyme responsible for removing phosphate groups in the 5- and 3- positions from many types of molecules, including nucleotides, proteins, and alkaloids. The process of removing the phosphate group is called dephosphory..

Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is a punk rock band from Chicago consisting of Matt Skiba on guitar/vocals, Dan Andriano on bass/vocals, and Derek Grant on drums/back up vocals. Their music is characterized by morbid lyrics, catchy hooks, fast tempos and recurring themes of alcoholism, heartbreak, drug addiction, b..

Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD
Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music (also known as Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music [Split CD] or simply Split CD) is a split EP released on January 22, 2002 by Jade Tree Records. The EP features original songs by Alkaline Trio and Hot Water Music as well as several where one band covers the other..

Alkaline Trio (album)
Alkaline Trio is a CD by Alkaline Trio released in 2000 on Asian Man Records. The Alkaline Trio is self-titled compilation of earlier out-of-print EP's For Your Lungs Only, I Lied My Face Off, the Sun Dials 7-inch record, and three songs from various compilation CD's. Track listing "Goodbye Fore..

Alkalinity
Alkalinity or AT is a measure of the acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) of a solution. This neutralizing capacity is equal to the stoichiometric sum of the bases in solution. In the natural environment carbonate alkalinity tends to make up most of the total alkalinity due to the common occurrence a..

Alkaliphile
Alkaliphiles are microbes classified as extremophiles that thrive in alkaline environments with a pH of 9 to 11 such as soda lakes and carbonate-rich soils. To survive, alkaliphiles maintain a relatively low alkaline level of about 8 pH inside their cells by constantly pumping hydrogen ions (H+)in t..

Alkali (disambiguation)
The word "alkali" can be used to refer to: Alkali, a specific type of chemical base.Alkali Springs, Oregon, USA"Alkali" is the NATO reporting name of the Kaliningrad K-5 air-to-air missile.Alkaline battery This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..

Alkali Act 1863
Under the British Alkali Act 1863, an Alkali Inspector and four subinspectors were appointed to curb the discharge into the air of hydrochloric gas from the Le Blanc alkali works. In 1874 the Inspector became the Chief Inspector. The Chief Inspector was statutorily responsible for the standards se..

Alkali Lake
Alkali Lake is a fictional lake created for the X-Men films: X2 and [[X-Men: The Last Stand]]. It is located on the border between New York and Canada in the Adirondack Mountains. Alkali Lake is also where the origins of Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike began. History In X2, Alkali Lake is a mutan..

Alkali manufacture
Alkali manafacture is the process by which an alkali, typically sodium sulphate, is created. Typical alklais produced commercialy included sodium alkalis and potash, as well as sodium sulphate, carbonate and hydrate. A number of process have been proposed for the manafacture of alakali from var..

Alkali metal
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Alkali salts
Base salts or Alkali salts are salts which contain a contain a hydroxide ion. Rather than being neutral pH, as normal salts are usually, they are weak bases. The acidic equivalent of a base salt is an acid salt. Where base salts are weak bases, acid salts are weak acids. Salts are formed in water w..

Alkaloid
Diagram of Ephedrine An alkaloid is a nitrogenous organic molecule that has a pharmacological effect on humans and animals. The name derives from the word alkaline; originally, the term was used to describe any nitrogen-containing base (an amine in modern terms). Alkaloids are usually derivati..

Alkalol
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. } Alkalol is an alkaline saline solution that includes a..

Alkalosis
Alkalosis refers to a condition reducing hydrogen ion concentration of arterial blood plasma (alkalemia). Generally alkalosis is said to occur when arterial pH exceeds 7.45. Contents 1 Respiratory alkalosis2 Metabolic alkalosis3 Other forms of alkalosis4 See also Respiratory..

Alkamenes
Alkamenes (2nd half 5th century BCE) was a Greek sculptor, said to have been a pupil of Pheidias, the most eminent in Athens after the departure of Pheidias for Olympia, but enigmatic in that none of the sculptures associated with his name in classical literature can be securely connected with exist..

Alkan
Alkan can refer to: Charles-Valentin Alkan, a French composerSiegfried Alkan, a German composerChaglar Alkan, a journalist and columnist 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 chan..

Alkane
For saturated hydrocarbons containing one or more rings, see Cycloalkane. An alkane is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words, an alkane is a long chain of carbon linked together by single bonds. Alkanes are aliphatic compounds. The general formula for alkanes is CnH2n+2; the simplest po..

Alkanet
The name alkanet generally refers to Alkanna tinctoria or Dyer's Bugloss (though it may be used for Anchusa officinalis or Common Bugloss). It is a member of the Borage family Boraginaceae. Alkanna tinctoria is also known as orchanet, dyer's bugloss, Spanish bugloss or bugloss of Languedoc. I..

Alkane metathesis
In alkane metathesis acyclic alkanes are scrambled to higher and lower homologues with tantalum hydride supported on silica (SiO2)TaH at temperatures of 25 °C to 200 °C. In this reaction ethane is converted into methane, propane and traces of butane. Cross metathesis can also take place. In this r..

Alkane stereochemistry
Alkane stereochemistry concerns the stereochemistry of linear alkanes and the linear alkane conformers. The existence of more than one conformation is due to hindered rotation around sp3 hybridised carbon carbon bonds. The smallest molecule with such a chemical bond, ethane, is found to exist as two..

Alkan Air
Alkan Air is an airline based in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It operates seven day a week charter and air ambulance ('medevac') services that cover northern and western Canada and Alaska. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Fleet4 External links Code Data ICAO Code: AKNCallsign: A..

Alkan Chaglar
Alkan Chaglar (born August 51981 in London) is a Cypriot journalist and columnist for the weekly bilingual (English-Turkish) newspaper [Toplum Postasi]. Educated at Leicester, Liège, and SOAS, with a background in languages and political science, Alkan is currently researching a PhD on th..

Alkaptonuria
Alkaptonuria (black urine disease, alcaptonuria or ochronosis) is a rare inherited genetic disorder of tyrosine metabolism. This is an autosomal recessive trait that is caused by a defect in the enzyme homogentisic acid oxidase (EC [1.13.11.5]). The enzyme normally breaks down a toxic ty..

Alkarl
Alkarl is a character in the PlayStation game SaGa Frontier. He is a minor character that plays a semi-important role in one of the main character's quests. Relevance [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Alkarl is the superhero who gave Red his powers. ..

Alkatrazz
Alkatrazz was a British-based hard rock quartet formed in 1980 by Australian-born vocalist Craig Stevens, guitarist Bob Jenner, bass player Gary Bevan and drummer Nick Parsons. They released two albums before splitting due to mediocre album sales after their last release Radio 5 in 1982. Personnel ..

AlKauthar Institute
AlKauthar Institute is an Islamic education institute based in Australia. The institute was founded by Sheikh Tawfique Chowdhury and is the first such institute of its type in Australia, offering the sorts of qualifications traditionally found in the Muslim world in a Western setting. External l..

Alkazar
Alkazar is a multi-use stadium in Larisa, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of AEL 1964. The stadium holds 13,108 seats and was built in 1965. ..

Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik (born March 20 in Kolkata, Bengal, India) is an Indian singer. She is born into a Gujrati family. Both her parents were well versed in classical music. She is classically trained, and has been one of the leading playback singers in Bollywood since the late 80's. Alka began singing bhaga..

Alkborough
Alkborough is an English village of about 450 people in North Lincolnshire, located in an isolated but attractive position near the northern end of the Cliff range of hills overlooking the point called Trent Falls, where the Rivers Trent and Ouse join to form the River Humber. The parish, which c..

Alkek velodrome
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 Alkek Velodrome is located just outside of Houston..

Alkelda
Alkelda is an Anglo-Saxon saint (d. c 800) of whom almost nothing is known and whose existence has been questioned. The legend is that she was an Anglo-Saxon princess, and probably also a nun, who was strangled by pagan Viking women during Danish raids of about 800 at Middleham in Yorkshire. She is..

Alkemade
[Alkemade] (population: 14,481 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 30.88 km² (of which 3.93 km² water). The municipality of Alkemade comprises the villages Kaag, Nieuwe Wetering, Oud Ade, Oude Weteri..

Alkemade Line
redirect [[Template:Context]] In ternary phase diagrams, an Alkemade Line is a line joining the compositions of two primary phases having a common boundary line. For every boundary curve there exists an Alkemade line. ..

Alken
Alken is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1 2006 Alken had a total population of 11,048 (5,555 males and 5,493 females). The total area is 28.14 km² which gives a population density of 392.61 inhabitants per km². External links [Offi..

Alken-Maes
Alken-Maes is a Belgian brewery. Contents 1 History2 Products3 Mort Subite4 External links History Alken-Maes was born when two small breweries (Maes, located in Waarloos and Alken) merged in 1988. Thoses breweries were specialized in pils (Maes was producing Maes pils and..

Alkene
The chemical structure of ethylene, the simplest alkene. An alkene, olefin, or olefine, in organic chemistry is an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon to carbon double bond. The simplest alkenes, with only one double bond, form a homologous series with general formula CnH2n..

Alkenone
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Alkermes
Alkermes may refer to: Alkermes, Inc., a pharmaceutical company Alkermes, a once famous confection of which the kermes berry was an ingredient; the other ingredients were pearls, musk, cinnamon, ambergris, leaf gold, juice of pippins, and rose-water. In pre-modern medicine, it was ranked among the ..

Alkermes Inc.
Alkermes, Inc. NASDAQ: [ALKS] is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts with manufacturing facilities in Wilmington, Ohio and Chelsea, Massachusetts. The company focuses on drug delivery technologies, including "long-acting" or "extended release" formulations of..

Alkersum
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. } Alkersum is a municipality in the Nordfriesland distri..

Alketas (Alkis) Panagoulias
Alketas (Alkis) Panagoulias is the former Head Coach of the Greek National Football team and the U.S. National Soccer Team. FOOTBALL CAREER Alketas started his football career as a player for Aris FC [link] in Thessaloniki, Greece. After his University studies, he moved to the United Sta..

Alkham
Alkham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England. It has a population of 691 (2001 census). The village is about five miles west of Dover. External links [Alkham village website] ..

Alkham Valley
The Alkham Valley is in the Kent Downs (the eastern part of the North Downs), an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in South East Kent, England. The valley, a lies between Folkestone and Dover. The Valley is a Dry valley, typical of many others on the chalk downs. External link [Reference t..

Alkhurma virus
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. Alkhurma virus is a member of the Flaviviridae virus family which causes a type of tick-borne haemorrhagic fev..

Alkimos
Alkimos can refer to: Alcumus, from Greek MythologyAlkimos, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Western AustraliaAlkimos (ship), a merchant ship wrecked on the coast north of Perth, Western Australia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the s..

Alkimos, Western Australia
Alkimos is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6038. Alkimos is named after the shipwreck of the Greek freighter Alkimos on the adjacent coast. The suburb is presently unpopulated. There are future plans for an Alkimos-Eglinton Satellite City, c..

Alkimos (ship)
The Alkimos was a merchant vessel which was wrecked on the coast north of Perth, Western Australia, in 1963. The wreck still exists, in an area notorious for shipwrecks since the seventeenth century, and is the subject of many mysterious rumours and stories. It is listed as a diving venue, but is ..

Alkington
Alkington could be Alkington, Shropshire, a village and civil parish in ShropshireAlkington, Gloucestershire, a civil parish in Gloucestershire This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish..

Alkington, Gloucestershire
Alkington is a civil parish in the district of Stroud, Gloucestershire. It had a population of 638 in the 2001 census. There is no Alkington village, the parish consists of various hamlets, including Woodford, and Newport. [link] ..

Alkinoos Ioannidis
Alkinoos Ioannides, is a Greek Cypriot composer and singer born in Nicosia on 19 September 1969. His artistic family, with a painter father and poet brother was a source of inspiration for him. He first wanted to study drums, but couldn't due to the lack of a drum teacher in Nicosia. Instead, he s..

Alkira House
Built in the Interwar period (1936) and designed in the Art-Deco style by James Wardrop, Alkira House has a streamlined moderne facade with green tile frame around industrial glass blocks providing natural light to the stairway. Additional fins curve back over the parapet and lock onto the facade. T..

Alkiviadis Diamandi di Samarina
Alkiviadis Diamandi or Alcibiade Diamandis (sometimes spelled Diamandis, Diamanthis or Diamantis) was an Aromanian (Vlach) political figure of Greece, active during the First and Second World Wars in connection with the Italian officials (who had occupied parts of Greece). Contents 1 From Sa..

Alkiza
Alkiza is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. On 2003 Alkiza had a total population of 273. External links [Official Website] Information available in Spanish and Basque.[ALKIZA in the Bernardo Estornés La..

Alki Beach Park
Alki Beach Park is a 135.9 acre park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington that consists of the Elliott Bay beach between Alki Point and Duwamish Head. External links [Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation] ..

Alki Larnaca FC
Alki Larnaca(Greek: Αλκή Λάρνακα) is a cypriot football club based in Larnaca. The club was founded in 1948 and has as jersey colours blue and red. They reached the Cup final 5 times without to win the trophy. 1978/1979, can be called the greatest season for the club, since they becam..

Alki Point, Seattle, Washington
Alki Alki Point (pronounced [ˈæl.kaɪ]) is the westernmost point in West Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it. Jutting out into Puget Sound, Alki was the original white settlement in what was to become the city of Seattle. Part of the c..

Alkmaar
Accijnstoren, Alkmaar [Alkmaar] is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. The city sees itself as 'Duwer van de Randstad', wich means literal 'Pusher of the Randstad'. This is said, because the city is one of the Northern cities that make the..

Alkmaarder Hout
Alkmaader Hout is a multi-use stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 8,914 people and was built in 1948. Eredivisie Abe Lenstra Stadion | Amsterdam ArenA | Arke Stadion | DSB Stadion | Euroborg |..

Alkmonton
Alkmonton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, roughly between Uttoxeter and Derby. The parish has a population of 75 (2001 census). ..

Alko
Alko is the national alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly in Finland. Essentially, it's the only store in the country where you can buy beer over 4,7% ABV, wine (except in vineyards) and spirits, although you can buy non-alcoholic beverages and drinks accessories elsewhere. It is possible for tho..

Alkoholen delirium
Alkoholen delirium Hipodil Released October, 1993 Genre Rock Styles Punk, Heavy metal Length 42:52 Studio CITY Label Unison - RTM Language Bulgarian "Alkoholen delirium" (Alcoholic Delirium) is the debut album of Bulgarian rock band Hipodil, released 1993. It incl..

Alkonost
Ivan Bilibin's Alkonost Alkonost is the bird of paradise on Russian legends, a miraculous bird with a woman's face. Alkonost lays eggs on the sea-shore, then puts them into the water, becalming the sea for six or seven days; and on the sixth or seventh day Alkonost's nestlings hatch and a s..

Alkoxide
An alkoxide is the conjugate base of an alcohol, and therefore has an organic group bonded to a negatively charged oxygen atom. They are generally basic. Alkoxides, though generally not stable, are found as intermediaries in various reactions, including the Williamson ether synthesis reaction for ..

Alkoxy group
In chemistry, the alkoxyl group is an alkyl group linked to oxygen thus: R-O- In this function, R represents the alkyl group. An example would be the methoxy group CH3O-, likewise sodium ethoxide is the sodium salt of ethanol CH3CH2O-Na+. ..

Alkrington
Alkrington is a district of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Although now a district, Alkrington was once a historic township in the ecclesiastical parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, and a centre of the Anglican church. It was in 1886 when Alkrington wa..

Alkyd
Alkyd coatings are a class of polyester coatings derived from the reaction of an alcohol (alkohol) and an acid or acid anhydride hence the term alk-yd from "alcohol and acid or anhydride]" and are the dominant resin or "binder" in most "oil-based" coatings sold to the consumer market. Alkyd coatings..

Alkyl
An alkyl is a univalent radical containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms arranged in a chain. The alkyls form a homologous series with the general formula CnH2n+1. Examples include methyl, CH3· (derived from methane) and butyl C4H9· (derived from butane). They are normally not found o..

Alkylating agent
Alkylating agents are so named because of their ability to add alkyl groups to many electronegative groups under conditions present in cells. They stop tumour growth by cross-linking guanine nucleobases in DNA double-helix strands - directly attacking DNA. This makes the strands unable to uncoil and..

Alkylation
STRATCO Contactor™ Reactor Sulfuric Acid Alkylation Alkylation is the transfer of an alkyl group from one molecule to another. The alkyl group may be transferred as an alkyl carbocation, a free radical or a carbanion (or their equivalents). It is one of the most important research targets ..

Alkylimino-de-oxo-bisubstitution
Alkylimino-de-oxo-bisubstitution in organic chemistry is the organic reaction of carbonyl compounds with amines to imines [#endnote_1]. The reaction name is based on the IUPAC Nomenclature for Transformations. The reaction is acid catalyzed and the reaction type is nucleophilic addition of ..

Alkylphosphocholines
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. } Alkylphosphocholines are Phospholipid-like molecules t..

Alkylresorcinols
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. } Alkylresorcinols are phenolic lipids present in high a..

Alkyl cycloalkane
Alkyl cycloalkanes are chemical compounds with an alkyl group with a single ring of carbons to which hydrogens are attached according to the formula CnH2n. They are named analogously to their normal alkane counterpart of the same carbon count: methylcyclopropane, methylcyclobutane, methylcyclope..

Alkyl nitrites
Alkyl nitrites are compounds of structure R-ONO. Formally they are alkyl esters of nitrous acid. The first few members of the series are volatile liquids; methyl and ethyl nitrite are gaseous at room temperature and pressure. The compounds have a distinctive fruity odor. Preparation Organic nitr..

Alkyl phosphate
Alkyl phosphates belong to a group of organic compounds called organophosphorus compounds. They are esters of phosphoric acid H3PO4 and corresponding alcohol. For example, the formula of methyl phosphate is CH3-H2PO4, dimethyl phosphate – (CH3)2HPO4 and trimethyl phosphate – (CH3)3PO4. Alkyl ph..

Alkyne
Alkynes are hydrocarbons that have at least one triple bond between two carbon atoms. The alkynes are traditionally known as acetylenes, although the name acetylene is also used to refer specifically to the simplest member of the series, known officially as ethyne. Contents 1 Structure2&n..

Alkyne metathesis
Alkyne metathesis [#endnote_1] is an organic reaction involving the redistribution of alkyne chemical bonds. This reaction is closely related to olefin metathesis. Alkyne metathesis was first observed in 1974 [#endnote_2] by A. Mortreux as an alkyne scrambling phenomenon in which a..

Alkyne trimerisation
An alkyne trimerisation reaction is a [2+2+2] cyclization reaction where three alkyne molecules react to form a benzene compound. The reaction is 'pseudo' pericyclic since it has not been observed to occur without the assistance of metal catalysis; and the metal catalyst assembles the ring..

Alkyonides
The Alkyonides were, in Greek mythology, the seven daughters of Alkyoneus. When their father was slain by Heracles, they threw themselves into the sea, and were transformed into halcyons (kingfishers) by Amphitrite. They were Alkippe, Anthe, Asteria, Drimo, Methone, Pallene and Phthonia. The Alkyon..

Alkyonides Gulf
The Alkyonides Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Αλκυονίδων Kolpos Alykonidon or -Alkionidon), also Alkionides Gulf is a strait that connects with the Gulf of Corinth to the west. The total length is approximately 20 to 25 km long and is approximately 20 km wide. It stretches from Aigosthena to C..

Alūksne
The title of this article contains the character ū. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Aluksne. Alūksne The Latgalian inhabitants of the settlement were conquered by the German crusaders of the Livonian Order in 1342. They built a castle named Marienb..

Alūksne District
Alūksne district (Latvian: Alūksnes rajons) is an administrative division of Latvia, located in the north-east of the country 202 km (152 mi 1267') from capital city Riga. Borders with Estonia (border 103.8 km/64.35 mi), Russia (border 46.4 km/28.77 mi), Valka District (51.7 km/32.05 mi), Gulbene..

Al Kaline
Al Kaline Personal Info Birth December 19, 1934, Baltimore, Maryland Professional Career Debut June 25, 1953, Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Athletics, Shibe Park Team(s) Detroit Tigers (1953-1974) | HOF induction: | 1980 |- Career Highlights Youngest player ever to ..

Al Kaphrah
Al Kaphrah is the name of the star Chi Ursae Maioris. Al Kaphrah has a brightness of +3,71 mag and belongs to the spectral class K0.5IIIb. Coordinates (equinox 2000) Right Ascension:11h46m03.00sDeclination:+47°46'46.0" ..

Al Karak
This article is about the region and castle in Jordan. For other meanings of the term Karak, see Karak (disambiguation). Al Karak (also Karak or Kerak) (Arabic: الكرك) is a city in Jordan that contains a famous Crusader castle. It is the capital city of Karak Governorate. Contents 1&nbs..

Al Karama, Dubai
Al Karama is a residential district of Dubai close to Dubai Creek and part of the bustling older part of the city. Al Karama, or simply Karama - meaning 'dignity' in Arabic - is outwardly distinctive due to the regularity of its low-rise residential buildings. Although it is primarily a residential ..

Al Karamah
Al Karamah (other spellings include Al Karameh, Al Karama, in Arabic الكرامة) is a Syrian sport club located in the city of Homs. Founded in 1926, it is considered one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club's more successful branch is football (soccer). The club counts 5 Syrian league titl..

Al Kasha
Al Kasha (b 22 January, 1937) is a Brooklyn–born multi-talented composer, songwriter and arranger, as well as businessman. He has won two Oscars for Best Song, "The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure in 1972 and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno in 1974. ..

Al Kavelin
Al Kavelin (* 21.3.1903 in New York City, died in January 1982) was considered by many to be one of the best sweet bandleaders of the 1930s and is best remembered today for featuring Carmen Cavallaro in his band. ..

Al Kazma Kuwait
Al Kazma Kuwait (Arabic: كاظمة الكويتي) is a Kuwaiti professional football (soccer) club. They have won the Kuwait division four times, with the most recent one coming in 1996. ..

Al Keller
Al Keller (right) with Herb Thomas (left) and Fonty Flock (center) at Palm Beach, Florida fairgrounds (taken between 1952 and 1954), courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection Al Keller (1920–1961) was a Formula One driver (Indy 500 only) from Alexander, New York in the United State..

Al Kerth
Alfred Henry "Al" Kerth III (January 21, 1952 - September 11, 2002) was a St. Louis civic leader and public relations executive; his projects included bringing the St. Louis Rams NFL team to St. Louis, the St. Louis Metrolink light rail public transit system, St. Louis 2004, Forest Park Forever, th..

Al Khali
Al Khali is the capital of the large multiethnic empire of Klatch, rimwards of the Circle Sea on the Discworld of Terry Pratchett's book series. Popularily known as 'the Gateway to the mysterious continent of Klatch'. First appearing in Sourcery in 1988, it made a reappearance in Jingo in 1997. C..

Al Khalifa
The Al Khalifa (Arabic: آل خليفة) dynasty is the ruling family of Bahrain. The Al Khalifa clan belongs to the Bani Utub tribe. The current head of the family is Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa who became the emir in 1999 and gained the title of king in 2002. The Al Khalifa family has been criticise..

Al Khan
Al Khan is a suburb in the south of the city of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The suburb is located on the Al Khan Bay, which serves as a boundary between Sharjah and Dubai. Al Khan is quite an old suburb and was almost a town in the beginning of the 20th century. Its residents were mainly of..

Al Kharj
Al Kharj (Arabic: الخرج) is a city in Ar Riyad Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located at around [24°8′54″N, 47°18′18″E]. Military One of the main RSAF bases, Prince Sultan Air Base [24°03′48″N, 47°34′50″E], is located in Al-Kharj, which is home for sever..

Al Khawr
Al Khawr الخور Capital • Coordinates ..

Al Khufrah Oasis
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 Al Khufrah Oasis in southeastern Libya (near t..

Al Khums
Al Khums & Leptis (Arabic: ألخمس ) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the north-west of the country. Its capital is Al Khums. 120km east of Tripoli along the coast lies this ancient Roman city; it prospered for 500 years, most notably under the patronage of home-town boy, Em..

Al Kifah Refugee Center
The Al Kifah Refugee Center is a charity that was active in the United States.[Al Kifah Refugee Center], Tracking the threat The charity was based in Brooklyn.[Complete 911 Timeline], Cooperative Research According to Cooperative Research the center had clandestine links to forc..

Al Kilgore
Al Kilgore is an artist who has worked as a cartoonist and filmmaker. He was awarded the National Cartoonist Society Special Features Award for 1983 for his Elvis the Paper Doll Book. He drew the crest for the Laurel and Hardy club The Sons of the Desert and was artist on the short-lived Rocky and ..

Al Killian
Al Killian (October 15, 1916 - September 5, 1950) was a jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader during the big band era. Born in Birmingham, AL, Killian was considered one of the most powerful and exciting trumpeters of his day. Killian got his start playing with Charlie Turner's Arcadians (..

Al King
Al King is a Republican from Oregon. King has previously served as a Vice-Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party as well as Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004. Electoral history 2004 Race for U.S. Senate*Ron Wyden (D) (inc.), 63%*Al King (R), 32% ..

Al Kolyn
Albert Kolyn (born November 13, 1932) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Kolyn was born in Fort William, and was educated in the city. He later moved to Toronto, where he ..

Al Kooper
Mike Bloomfield (left) and Al Kooper (right) album cover Al Kooper (born February 5, 1944, Brooklyn, New York) is an American songwriter,producer, and musician, probably best known for organizing the group Blood, Sweat & Tears. His first musical success was as a 14-year-old guitarist in the ..

Al Kresta
Al Kresta is a Catholic broadcaster, journalist, author, and missionary. Kresta, who detailed his personal conversion to Christ and return to the Catholic Church in the best-selling book Surprised by Truth, founded Ave Maria Communications in 1997 and hosts a talk show called Kresta in the Afternoon..

Al Krux
Al Krux (born in North Carolina) is an Italian-American professional poker player now based near Syracuse, New York. Before turning to poker, Krux was a diamond merchant. He also once consulted with Native Americans about casinos and poker rooms. Krux has made the final table of the World Series o..

Al Kufrah
Al Kufrah (Arabic: الكفرة ), also spelled Cufra is one of the municipalities of Libya. Its capital is Al Jawf. There is a very large oil refinery near the capital. ..

Al Kuwait Kaifan
Al Kuwait Kaifan (Arabic: الكويت) is a Kuwaiti professional football (soccer) club. They have won the Kuwait division eight times, with the most recent one coming in 2006. ..

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