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A-mutation
A-mutation was a vowel harmony process that took place at the late Proto-Germanic stage (perhaps around 200 AD), and caused a high vowel to become lowered when a following syllable contained a non-high vowel (not just /a/; hence the term is a misnomer). It did not occur if a /j/ in a consonant clust..
A. Murray MacKay Bridge
The A. Murray MacKay Bridge is the second suspension bridge linking the Halifax Peninsula with Dartmouth and opened on July 10, 1970. It was named after Alexander Murray MacKay, chairman of the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission from 1951-1971 and past chief executive officer of MT&T. MacKay was..
Amu, Pharaoh
Amu was the nineteeth and last pharaoh of the Hyksos Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt ..
Amuka
Amuka is the stage name used by singer/songwriter Sheila Brody. Originally from Detroit, she was discovered by funk musician George Clinton. Although she has performed as a rock and funk singer, Brody has earned the most success as a dance music vocalist. In 1999 (as Blackwood) she released a bes..
Amukta
Amutka is a small yet high island lying between the Fox Islands and the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands. The nearest islands to it are Yunaska and Seguam and the tiny island of Chugulak lies directly northeast of it. The island reaches a total height of 1,055 meters. ..
Amul
Amul, formed in 1946, is a dairy cooperative movement in India. It is a brand name managed by an apex cooperative organisation, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), which today is jointly owned by some 2.41 million milk producers in Gujarat, India[#endnote_amul_history..
AMule
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. In computing, aMule is a peer-to-peer file sharing application that works with the eDonkey2000 network and the Kad Network, but offers more fe..
Amulet
AMULET is also an ARM asynchronous microprocessor. An amulet (from Latin amuletum; earliest extant use in Natural History [Pliny], meaning "an object that protects a person from trouble") or a talisman (from Arabic tilasm, ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek word "talein" whi..
AMULET microprocessor
AMULET is a series of microprocessors that implement the ARM processor architecture. Developed by the [Advanced Processor Technologies] group under the University of Manchester's computer science school (formerly the AMULET and PAL groups based at the same institution), AMULET is unique f..
Amulet of Yendor
In several computer games, the Amulet of Yendor ("Rodney" spelled backwards) is the object the player needs to retrieve from the bottom of the dungeon in order to win. It first appeared in Rogue and its sequels UltraRogue and Advanced Rogue; later Hack, Magebane and NetHack also featured it, but wi..
Amulius
In Roman mythology, Amulius was the brother of Numitor and son of Procas. His brother, Numitor, was the King of Alba Longa. Amulius overthrew him and took the throne. Amulius forced Rhea Silvia, Numitor's daughter, to become a Vestal Virgin, a devotee of Vesta, so that she would never bear any s..
Amulung, Cagayan
Amulung is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 42,754 people in 7,874 households. Barangays Amulung is politically subdivided into 47 barangays. AboloAgguiritAlitungtungAnnabuculanAnnafatanAnquirayBabayuanBaccui..
Amul World Cricket Ratings
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Amun
''For the people in the Bible, see Ammon. For the extinct mollusc see Ammonite. For the game by Reiner Knizia, see Amun-Re (board game) Amun (also spelt Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imenand, and spelt in Greek as Ammon, and Hammon) was the name of a deity, in Egyptian mythology, who gradually rose..
Amun-her-khepeshef
Amun-her-khepeshef or Amun-her-wenemef (13th century BCE) was the firstborn son of Pharaoh Ramesses the Great and Queen Nefertari. He was born when his father was still a co-regent with Seti I. He was originally called Amun-her-wenemef ("Amun Is with His Right Arm"); his name was changed to Amun-h..
Amun-Re (board game)
This article is about the board game. For the deity in Egyptian mythology, see Amun. Amun-Re is a game designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 2003 by by Hans im Glück in German. The players are leaders of different Egyptian dynasties who try to gain influence in the 15 provinces of anci..
Amundsen
Amundsen may refer to: Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian polar explorer, or his namesakes:* in the Antarctic:** Amundsen Glacier, descending from the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf.** Amundsen Sea, a part of the Southern Ocean beside Marie Byrd Land.* Amundsen Crater, a large crater on the M..
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is an American research station at the South Pole, in Antarctica. Contents 1 Description and history1.1 Original station (1957–1975)1.2 Dome (1975–present)1.3 Elevated station (2003–present)2 Operation3 Media..
Amundsen (crater)
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Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay ([66°55′S 50°0′E]) is a long embayment 24 miles wide, close west of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land. The bay was seen as a large pack-filled recession in the coastline by Sir Douglas Mawson on January 14, 1930. Seen by Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen in charge of a Norw..
Amundsen Glacier
Amundsen Glacier ([85°35′S 159°00′W]) is a major Antarctic glacier, about 6 to 10 km (4 to 6 mi) wide and 128 km (80 mi) long, originating on the polar plateau where it drains the area to the south and west of Nilsen Plateau, and descending through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter ..
Amundsen Gulf
Amundsen Gulf ([71°0′N 124°0′0] ) is a gulf located in Canadian Northwest Territories, between Banks Island and Victoria Island and the mainland . It is approximately 250 miles (402 km) in length and about 93 miles (150 km) across where it meets the Beaufort Sea. The Amundse..
Amundsen Sea
Map of Antarctica (click to enlarge) The Amundsen Sea is an arm of the Southern Ocean off Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica. It is bounded by Thurston Island to the east and Cape Dart to the west. Named for the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen by the Norwegian expedition of 1928-29..
Amund Ringnes Island
Amund Ringnes Island, Nunavut Amund Ringnes Island from space Amund Ringnes Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands in Nunavut between 78 and 79 degrees of latitude. It lies east of Ellef Ringnes Island and west of Axel Heiberg Island. The island has an area of 5,255 square kilometres. H..
Amund Robertsen Skiri
Amund Robertsen Skiri (born February 25, 1978) is a Norwegian footballer currently playing for Vålerenga. His earlier clubs are Åndalsnes and Aalesund. Vålerenga IF - Current Squad 1 Arason | 2 Skiri | 3 Jepsen | 4 Holm | 5 Muri | 6&..
Amund Sjøbrend
Amund Martin Sjøbrend (born 1 December 1952) is a former speed skater from Norway. Together with Sten Stensen, Kay Stenshjemmet, and Jan Egil Storholt, Amund Sjøbrend was one of the legendary four S-es (which sounds like "four aces" in Norwegian), four Norwegian top skaters in the 1970s and early..
Amunet
For the Stargate character, see Amonet (Stargate). Amunet in hieroglyphs i-mn:n-t In Egyptian mythology, Amunet (also spelled Amonet, Amaunet, Amentet, Amentit, Imentet, Imentit, and Ament) was originally the female form of the originally androgynous god Amun. Amun/Amunet was originally the d..
Amungme
The Amungme are a Melanesian group of about 13,000 people living in the highlands of the Papua province of Indonesia. They practice shifting agriculture, supplementing their livelihood by hunting and gathering. The Amungme are very tied to their ancestral land and consider the surrounding mountain..
AMUPI
AMUPI (Malian Association for Unity and the Progress of Islam) is a Muslim association in Mali. Created in 1980, its first President was Oumar Ly and Vice President was Mody Sylla. After Ly's death, a new congress in 2001 elected Siaka Traore as chairman. The association seeks to boost unity in the ..
Amur
The Amur River (Russian: Амур; Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , or "Black Dragon River"; Mongolian: Хара-Мурэн, Khara-Muren or "Black River"; Manchu: Sahaliyan Ula, literal meaning "Black River") is one of the world’s ten longest rivers, forming the border be..
Amurca
Amurca is the byproduct of processing olives for olive oil. Historically, it was used for numerous purposes, including as a building material, pesticide, herbicide, and even as an astringent, which was called by the same name. This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publicat..
Amurian Plate
The Amurian Plate (or Amur Plate) is a proposed continental tectonic plate covering Manchuria, the Korean Peninsula, Western Japan, and Primorsky Krai. It is not clear yet whether it is an independent plate or a part of the Eurasian Plate. It is bounded on the north and west by the Eurasian Plate,..
Amurnath
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. } Amurnath is a place of pilgrimage in Kashmir, on acc..
Amurosaurus
Amurosaurus (ah-MOOR-oh-SAWR-us; "Amur lizard") is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur found in the Late Cretaceous of eastern Asia. Like most lambeosaurs, it would have been a primarily bipedal herbivore with a "duckbill" shaped snout and a hollow crest on top of its head, although such..
Amuro Ray
Amuro Ray (アムロ・レイ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English dub of the original TV series and Char's Counterattack), Dylan Tully (English ..
Amurrio
Amurrio is a town and municipality located in the province of Araba (Álava), in the Basque Country (autonomous community), northern Spain. External link [AMURRIO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] Information available in Spanish [..
Amurrio CF
Amurrio Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Amurrio in the autonomous community of Basque Country.Founded in 1949, its plays in Segunda División B - Group 2.Her stadium is Estadio de Basarte with capacity of 4,000 seaters. Seasons 2004/2005: Segunda División B 11th2005/2006: Segunda Div..
Amurru
This page is about the deity Amurru. For the people that worshipped this deity, see Amorite Fertile Crescentmyth series Mesopotamian Levantine Arabian Mesopotamia Primordial beings 7 gods who decree Demigods & heroes Spirits & monsters Tales from Babylon The Great Gods A..
Amursk
Amursk (Russian: ) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Amur River some 60 km north of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Population: 47,759 (2002 Census); 25,000 (1968). Amursk was founded in 1958. Town status was granted to it in 1973 Cities and towns in Khabarovsk ..
Amur Cart Road
Amur Cart Road or Amur Wheel Road (Russian: Аму́рская колёсная доро́га or "Аму́рская колесу́ха", tr.: Amurskaya kolesukha) was a 2,000 km cartage road in Amur Oblast of Imperial Russia that connected Khabarovsk with Blagoveshchensk through mostly uninh..
Amur class submarine
Insert caption here General Characteristics Model: 550 750 950 1450 1850 Displacement (surf/subm tons): 550/ 700 750/ 900 950/ 1300 1450/ 2100 1850/ 2600 Length (meters): 46.0 48.0 56.0 58.0 68.0 Beam (meters): 4.4 5.0 5.6 7.2 7.2 Height (meters): 5.2 5.8 6.4 8.2 8.2 Speed (knots): 18 ..
Amur cork tree fruit oil
Amur cork tree fruit oil is a pressed oil extracted from the fruit of the Phellodendron amurense. The bark of the amur cork tree is an important herbal medicine in China. The oil has insecticidal properties similar to pyrethrum. Cited in [Plants for a Future:Phellodendron amurense] The oil..
Amur Cossacks
The Amur Cossack Host (Амурское казачье войско in Russian), a Cossack host created in the Amur region and Primorye in the 1850s on the basis of the Cossacks relocated from the Transbaikal region and freed miners of Nerchinsk region. Their resettlement began in 1854. The first C..
Amur Falcon
The Amur Falcon Falco amurensis is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China, wintering in Southern Africa. Identification Males are characteristically dark sooty brown, and may offer confusion with melanistic Gabar Goshawk, but the chestnut on the..
Amur Hedgehog
The Amur Hedgehog is a hedgehog similar to Western European Hedgehog in outlook and lifestyle, although it is more lightly coloured. An average animal weighs from 600 to 1000 grams. Native to Amur Krai and Primorye in Russia, Manchuria in China and the Korean peninsula. References Insectivore Spe..
Amur krai
Amur krai or Priamurye (Russian: Аму́рский край, Приамурье) were unofficial names for the Russian territories by the Amur River used in the late Imperial Russia. It approximately corresponds to the modern Amur Oblast. As this area was the territory of the semi-nomadic Manchu..
Amur Lemming
The Amur Lemming (Lemmus amurensis) is a species of lemming found near the Amur River on the side of Siberia. The Amur Lemming is on the IUCN Red List. References Baillie (1996). [Lemmus amurensis]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. External l..
Amur Leopard
The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), whose habitat is currently confined to the Sikhote-Alin mountains, is the northernmost subspecies of leopard. It is also known as the Far-East leopard and the Siberian leopard. Contents 1 Behavior2 Biology3 Conservation4 Refere..
Amur Maple
Amur Maple (Acer ginnala) is a maple native to northeastern Asia from easternmost Mongolia east to Korea and Japan, and north to southeastern Siberia in the Amur River valley. It is a deciduous spreading shrub or small tree growing to 3-10 m tall, with a short trunk up to 20-40 cm diameter and sl..
Amur Military Flotilla
Amur military flotilla (AMF) (Амурская военная флотилия in Russian), a military flotilla on the Amur river in the Far East region of Russia. In 1900, the Russians formed a temporary flotilla on the Amur river out of private steamers and barges. Initially, it served transporta..
Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast (Russian: , tr.: Amurskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its governor is Leonid Korotkov. Amur Oblast (363,700 km², pop. 902,844 as of 2002 All-Russian Population Census) is situated about 8,000 km east of Moscow on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers. It sha..
Amur pike
The Amur Pike, also known as the Blackspotted Pike (Esox reichertii) is a pike native to the Amur River system in east Asia, as well as freshwater habitat on the island of Sakhalin. Closely related to the Northern Pike but smaller, it reaches a length of 110cm, sporting a silvery body with small ..
Amused But Silent
Amused But Silent (abbreviated to ABS) is an acronym used on the internet to show amusement. A movement has grown to replace LOL with ABS, to be a more accurate representation of what a person's reaction might be where he or she would normally use LOL. ..
Amused to Death
Amused to Death is a solo album by former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). Contents 1 Overview2 Trivia3 Quotes4 Track listing5 Personnel6 Charts Overview Featuring Jeff Beck on guitar, Amused to Death further explores Waters' d..
Amusement
Amusement is the state of experiencing humourous and usually entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. Amusement may also be experienced through the recollection of events which have given rise to amusement in the past. Reactions Humans ..
Amusement park
"Theme park" redirects here. For , see Theme Park (computer game). Amusement park is the more generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city..
Amusement Parks on Fire
Amusement Parks On Fire are a band based in Nottingham UK signed to V2 Records. Contents 1 Overview2 Members3 Records4 External Links: Overview Incidentally the only one of these credited on their eponymous debut album is Michael Feerick. The bands sound is said to be a rev..
Amusement Parks USA
"Amusement Parks USA" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1965 album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!). Details Written by: Brian Wilson/Mike LoveAlbum: Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)Time: 2 min 29 secProduced by: Bri..
Amusement ride
An assortment of rides at the Melbourne Show Rollercoaster "FX" in MoviePark Germany An Enterprise Amusement ride in Oak's Park in Portland, Oregon An amusement ride is any number of devices found in funfairs and amusement parks meant to appeal to various senses of the rider...
Amusement Vision
Amusement Vision logo. Amusement Vision, Ltd. is a video game developer formerly known as SEGA AM4. AM4 was a special research department of SEGA known for the development of arcade games such as Daytona USA (1994). Amusement Vision was formed in 2000 and was currently considered to be a seco..
Amuse bouche
An amuse-bouche is similar to though not entirely the same as an hors d'oeuvre. In French, literally translated to "mouth pleaser" [for bouche = mouth; amuser = to amuse, to please], this is a tiny bite-sized morsel served before the first course at formal dinner parties or restaurants. The..
Amusia
Amusia can be: a scientific term for Tone deafnessa spider genus from Africa (Gnaphosidae). 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 intende..
Amusing Ourselves to Death
thumb Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985), is a controversial book by Neil Postman in which he argues that mediums of communication inherently influence the conversations carried out over them, that television is the primary means of communication for..
Amusing the Amazing
Amusing the Amazing was an EP released by Slo Burn in 1996. It only contained four songs, very much in the vein of Kyuss. Track listing While the majority of CDs and vinyls only contained the four tracks, there were a few hundred vinyls produced with a further five tracks present. "The Prizefighte..
Amuza
Amuza Motors Pty Ltd of Perth is an Australian automotive company which exhibited its Ford Falcon-based stretch limo at the 2003 Tokyo Auto Salon. It is marketed in Japan and Singapore as well. The current model is named Grand Chauffeur. External links [Official site] ..
Amuzgo
Amuzgo is an Oto-Manguean language spoken in the eastern Guerrero and western Oaxaca states of Mexico. Amuzgo is a tonal language with a strong monosyllabic tendency, much like Chinese or Vietnamese. Amuzgo has about 30,000 speakers and according to Ethnologue it has three dialects. The dialect in..
Amu Daria River Bridge
The Amu Daria River Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Completed in 1964, it has a main span of 390 meters. ..
Amu Darya
Map of area around the Aral Sea. Aral Sea boundaries are circa 1960. Countries at least partially in the Aral Sea watershed are in yellow. The Amu Darya or Amudarya (Uzbek: , Persian: Darya means sea, ocean or river), is the longest river in Central Asia. Amu is said to have come from the c..
Am Universum
Am Universum is the fifth album by Amorphis. Contents 1 Track listing2 Credits2.1 Band members2.2 Additional musicians Track listing "Alone" – 6:18"Goddess (Of the Sad Man)" – 3:59"Night Is Over" – 4:04"Shattered Within" – 5:19"Crimson Wave" – 4:45"Drifting Memori..
A (musical note)
A is the sixth note (submediant) in the C Major scale. "A" is generally used as a standard for tuning. When the orchestra tunes, the oboe plays an "A" and the rest of the instruments tune to match that pitch. Every string instrument in the orchestra has an A string, from which each player can tune t..
A Mule for the Marquesa
A Mule for the Marquesa (1964) is a novel by Frank O'Rourke. The movie The Professionals (1966) was based on that book. After the release of the movie new editions of the novel were issued under the title "The Professionals." ..
A Muppet Family Christmas
DVD cover A Muppet Family Christmas is a 1987 Christmas television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets. The plot involves Doc (from Fraggle Rock) escaping city life to spend the holidays in the country. The country house he chooses to stay at happens to be owned and operated by Fozzie Bea..
A Murderous Circus
A Murderous Circus is the third album by Irish doom metal band Mourning Beloveth. It was released in March 2005 on Grau Records. It is recorded and mixed by Studio E November 2004. Track listing "The Apocalypse Machine" (14:40)"Elemental Nausea" (11:46)"The Crashing Wave" (14:11)"Nothing (The Mar..
A Murder in the Glee Club
A Murder in the Glee Club is the second release by now-defunct Halifax, Nova Scotia rock group Sandbox. It was released in November 1997. Track listing A Murder In The Glee Club 0:53 ...to red 3:52 Spin 4:15 The Garden Song 3:53 The Specter 4:08 Melt 3:13 If I Tell 4:56 Self-contained 3:49 ..
A Murder is Announced
A Murder is Announced (published in 1950) is a detective novel by Agatha Christie, featuring her detective Miss Marple. It is considered a classic of the genre. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. A mysterious invitation excites an entire town: "A m..
A Murder of Angels
A Murder of Angels is a dark ambient (or "Damnbient") side-project formed in the late 1990s. Since their formation, they have released two albums, which they released through Middle Pillar Presents. Contents 1 Style2 The Members2.1 Bryin's other projects2.2 Derek's other proje..
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality is the second novel by John le Carré. It follows George Smiley, the most famous of le Carré's recurring characters. Plot introduction George Smiley is called by his old friend Miss Brimley, which works in a magazine, to try to investigate a death menace letter sent by a re..
A Musical History
A Musical History is the title of the second box set to anthologize Canadian-American rockers The Band. Released by Capitol Records on September 27, 2005, it features 111 tracks spread over five compact discs and one DVD. Roughly spanning the group's journey from 1961 to 1977, from their days be..
A Musical History of Disneyland (2005)
A Musical History Of Disneyland is a collection of music from Disneyland over the years released in May 2005 in honor of Disneyland's 50th Aniversary. It is the biggest release in Disneyland Records history. Contents 1 Official description1.1 Audio library1.2 The Sounds of Disney..
A Musical Joke
Divertimento for two horns and strings, A Musical Joke, (Ein Musikalischer Spaß,) K. 522 was published on June 14, 1787 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was intentionally written to be funny, or, as assumed by some theorists, to mock mediocre musicians among the composer's contemporaries. The piece ..
A Musical Monologue
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. 'A Musical Monologue' is a short film produced by Lee De Forest in his early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film pr..
A Muslim Woman in Tito’s Yugoslavia
A Muslim Woman in Tito’s Yugoslavia is a book by Munevera Hadzisehovic. It has been translated into English by Thomas Butler and Saba Risaluddin. Summary Born in a small river town in the largely Muslim province of Sandžak, Munevera Hadzisehovic grew up in an area sandwiched between the Orthodo..
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