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AN/CYZ-10
AN/CYZ-10 The AN/CYZ-10 Data Transfer Device, often called a Crazy 10 or DTD, is an United States National Security Agency-developed, portable, hand-held fill device, for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible cryptographic and communications equipment. It is cap..
ANC
ANC usually refers to: African National Congress, an anti-apartheid movement which has now become the ruling political party in South AfricaAfrican Nations Cup, or African Cup of Nations, an international football tournament ANC may also refer to: Organizations Advisory Neighborhood Commission, ..
Ancaeus
There are two heroes by this name in Greek mythology. Both were among the Argonauts, and each met his death at the tusks of a boar. They are often confused with one another. Ancaeus of Arcadia Ancaeus or Ankaios, son of King Lycurgus of Arcadia, was both an Argonaut and a participant in the Calyd..
Ancalagon
Dragons ofMiddle-earth Ancalagon Glaurung Scatha Smaug Ancalagon can mean:- Ancalagon (fossil), a priapulid worm found fossil in the Burgess Shale.A dragon in J.R.R.Tolkien's stories: described here. Ancalagon the Black was a dragon in the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien. [Spoiler warning..
Ancalites
Ancalites refers to a Celtic tribe living in and around the Thames Valley area. There is little evidence for their ever having existed, beyond the writings of Julius Caesar's "De Bello Gallico" (The Gallic War)[link]. There is some small evidence that the Ancalites inhabited the area aroun..
Ancamna
In Gallo-Roman religion, Ancamna was a water goddess worshipped particularly in the valley of the Moselle River. She was commemorated at Trier as the consort of Mars Lenus, and at Möhn as the consort of Mars Smertulitanos. Nicole Jufer & Thierry Luginbühl. 2001. Les dieux gaulois : répertoire des..
Ancanar
Ancanar is a fantasy feature film in its seventh year of post-production. A departure from conventional studio filmmaking, it was undertaken as an independent project by Sam R. Balcomb and Raiya Corsiglia, et. al., Now the pic moves forward with co-operation with producer Barry Opper. It draws heav..
ANCAP
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Ancaria
Ancaria is the magical and ficticious land in which the fantasy-RPG computer game, Sacred, takes place in. It is vast, and boasts a conglomeration of races such as wyverns, thieves, and warghs(wargs). It is host to a wide variety of geological landscapes, such as rivers, volcanoes, seas, mountains..
Ancash Region
Ancash is a region located in northern Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad Region on the north, the Huánuco and Pasco regions on the east, the Lima Region on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz and its largest city and port is Chimbote. The name of t..
Ancasta
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } In Celtic polytheism, Ancasta was the female deifica..
Ancaster
Ancaster can refer to any of the following places: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaAncaster, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom See also: Ancaster stone 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..
Ancaster, Lincolnshire
Ancaster is a village in Lincolnshire. History During the Romano-British period, the Romans built a roadside settlement on the site of a Coritani settlement and named it Causennae, long associated with Ancaster. Ancaster lies on Ermine Street, a major Roman road heading north from London. To the no..
Ancaster, Ontario
Ancaster is a suburban community southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, with which it amalgamated in 2001. This article describes its development until that time. Contents 1 Geography, economy and population2 History3 Government4 Education5 Sports and nature6 External links..
Ancaster railway station
Ancaster railway station serves the village of Ancaster in Lincolnshire. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-..
Ancaster stone
Ancaster stone is Middle Jurassic oolitic limestone, quarried around Ancaster, Lincolnshire, UK. There are two forms, the rag and the freestone. For example, Ancaster rag and freestone are both found at Gregory's Quarry (SK992409), 2½ kilometres south of Ancaster. Ancaster freestone may be seen i..
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot (also known as Wentworth—Burlington) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004, and a provincial electoral district that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly o..
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—WestdaleElectoral district MP David Sweet (2006-) Party Conservative (2006-) Province Ontario Census division(s) Hamilton Census subdivision(s) Hamilton Federal district created 2003 Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale is a federal and provincial e..
Ancead Irea
Ancead Irea, or Ancient Irea (Greek Αρχαία Ηραία), is an ancient Greek city located on the Alfios River, a few miles South-West of Lutra village in the province of Gortynia, prefecture of Arcadia. The founder of the city is purported to be Ireefs (Greek Ηραιεύς), who was son of Ly..
Ancell School of Business
The Ancell school of business (ASB) is the business school at Western Connecticut State University. Nathan S. Ancell, a major benefactor of the university and president of Ethan Allen, was honored with his name in memorial. The Ancell School of Business is primarily located in the West Side Campus..
Ancel Keys
Ancel Benjamin Keys (January 26, 1904 – November 20, 2004) was an American scientist who studied the influence of diet on health. In particular, he realized that different kinds of dietary fat had different effects on health. In addition to his role in establishing modern cardiovascular disea..
Ancenis
Ancenis Country      France Région Pays-de-la-Loire Départment Loire-Atlantique(sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Ancenis Canton Ancenis INSEE 44 003 Postal Code 44 150 MayorCurrent Term Jean-Michel Tobie Intercommunality Longitud..
ANCEP
Arne Næss Centre of Ecology and Philosophy (ANCEP), located in Norway, is a Norwegian educational organisation aimed at Norwegian students. The goal of ANCEP is to spread knowledge and understanding of ecology, philosophy and non-violence. In 2003 ANCEP changed its name to Gateway College because..
Anceps
In Greek and Latin meter, an anceps syllable is a syllable in a metrical line which can be either short or long. An anceps syllable may be called "free" or "irrational" depending on the type of meter being discussed. Anceps syllables occur in two situations. First, the final syllables of most met..
Ancestor
Ancestor is also the title of a horror novel by Scott Sigler. An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, and so on). Two individuals have a genetic relationship if one is the ancestor of the other or if they share a common ancestor;..
Ancestors of Avalon
Ancestors of Avalon is a 2004 fantasy novel written by Diana L. Paxson, and based on an idea of the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, Ancestors of Avalon details the fall of Atlantis, and the settlement of lands in pre-christianity Britain. ..
Ancestors of Nicholas II of Russia
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Ancestor liberation
Ancestor liberation is a rite practised by the Unification Church. It purports to free dead people trapped in Hell from their awful, tomb-like state and elevated to a blessed realm of ease and freedom. External links [lengthy description] ..
Ancestor liberation ceremony
The Ancestor liberation ceremony (Haewonshik) of the Unification Church is intended to release the earthbound spirits of dead people from attachments in the physical world. Some of these spirits, according to the church, hang around or cling to the spiritual bodies of living people, causing them dif..
Ancestor worship
Offerings to ancestors' graves can include the burning of incense. Ancestor worship (拜祖), also ancestor veneration (敬祖), is a religious practice based on the belief that deceased family members have a continued existence, take an interest in the affairs of the world, and possess the a..
Ancestral graph
An ancestral graph is a graph with three types of edges: directed edge, bidirected edge, and undirected edge such that it can be decomposed into three parts: an undirected subgraph, a directed subgraph, and directed edges pointing from the undirected subgraph to the directed subgraph. An ancestral ..
Ancestral Home
The Ancestral Home (Dom Ojczysty) is a political party in Poland, founded after the elections. It is a splinter of the League of Polish Families and led by Piotr Krutul. ..
Ancestral home
In Chinese culture and society, hometown or ancestral hometown (Chinese: 藉貫 or 祖籍) is the place of origin of one's extended family. It may or may not be the place where one is born. For instance, Physics Nobelist Tsung-Dao Lee was born in Shanghai, China, but his hometown is listed as Suzhou..
Ancestral pueblo tradition
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) Tradition(?AD 1 to modern times). The Ancestral Pueblo tradition flourished in the northern Southwest and subsumes the old Basketmaker-Pueblo developmental scheme. Such major developments as Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde with their magni..
Ancestral Rockies
The Ancestral Rockies were an ancient Paleozoic mountain range that existed in western North America in the location of the present-day southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The range was formed approximately 300 MYA during the Pennsylvanian by an uplift process known as the Colorado orogeny, itself..
Ancestral Thames
In Central and Southern Britain, during the Early and Middle Pleistocene, two rivers drained Britain, the Bytham River and the Thames. For most of Early Pleistocene, the ancestral Thames was the main river with, at its maxium extent, a catchment area that extended into Wales, and across East Anglia,..
Ancestry-informative marker
An ancestry-informative marker (AIM) is a gene, generally of humans, which have several polymorphisms that exhibit substantially different frequencies between races. For example, the Duffy Null allele (FY*0) has a frequency of almost 100% of Sub-Saharan Africans, but occurs very infrequently in ot..
Ancestry of Chandragupta Maurya
The ancestry of Chandragupta is still shrouded in mystery and not known for certain Political History of Ancient India, 1996, p 236, Dr H. C. raychaudhury, Dr B. N. Mukherjee; Ancient India, 2003, p 284, Dr V. D. Mahajan. There are divergent views regarding the origin, and each view has its own se..
Anchampeedika
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. Anchampeedika is a small place in Kannur district in Kerala, south India. It is located between Keecheri and Dha..
Ancharakandy
Ancharakandy is a census town in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Ancharakandy had a population of 21,882. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Ancharakandy has an average literacy..
Anchee Min
Anchee Min (閔安琪 born 1957) is a painter, photographer, musician, and author who lives in San Francisco and Shanghai. Min's memoir, Red Azalea, and her subsequent novels are either semiautobiographical or reflect a particular time in Chinese history with an emphasis on strong female characters..
Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen ( October 11, 1904 to November 30, 1992), was a politician from the state of Minnesota. He was born near Buffalo Lake, Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Senate, 1935-1949; delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention and 1952 Republican National Convention .He was..
Anchialine pool
An anchialine pool is a land locked body of water connected to the ocean by a subterranean tunnel. Fewer than a thousand anchialine pools exist worldwide. They are found coastally, mostly on the island on Hawaii. Anchialine pools are home to mostly native Hawaiian Shrimp. ..
Anchiano
Anchiano is a village in the comune of Vinci, Italy, 3 km (2 miles) distant. Here, in a farmhouse, on 15 April, 1452, Leonardo was born. His full name was "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci", which means "Leonardo, son of Piero, from Vinci". ..
Anchiceratops
Anchiceratops (ANG-ki-SER-a-tops; meaning "near horned face", derived from the Greek "anchi -/αγχι-" "near", "cerat-/κερατ-" "horn", "-ops/ωψ" "face") is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of western North America. Like other ceratopsids, it was..
Anchieta
Anchieta is the surname of Father José de Anchieta (1534-1597), a Jesuit missionary, Apostle of Brazil, writer and poet. A few of the following places and things which were named after him: Anchieta Island, in the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, famous as the place of a state pri..
Anchieta, Espírito Santo
Anchieta is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its capital is situated at [20°48′21″S, 40°38′44″W], and an average altitude of 2 meters. Its estimated population in 2004 was of 21,352 inhabitants. The municipality covers an area of de 418.1 km²:. ..
Anchihaline
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. } Anchihaline caves are caves, usually coastal, contai..
Anchisaurus
Anchisaurus (ANG-kee-sawr-us) meaning "near lizard", because it resembled its reptilian ancestors (Greek anchi = near + sauros = lizard) was a genus of dinosaur. Contents 1 Discovery2 Description3 ..
Anchises
In Greek mythology, Anchises was a son of Capys and either Themiste (daughter of Ilus, son of Tros) or Hieromneme (a Naiad and daughter of Simois, the river god). Common myth is that Anchises lusted after Aphrodite. He was the father of Aeneas by Aphrodite. He was a prince from Dardania, a territory..
Anchiskhati Church
The Anchiskhati Basilica of St Mary is the oldest surviving church in Tbilisi, Georgia. It dates from the sixth century and has largely preserved its original architecture. According to the old Georgian annals, the church was built by the king Dachi of Iberia (circa 522-534) who had made Tbilis..
Anchitherium
Anchitherium is a fossil animal with three hoofs, a presumed predecessor of the horse. ..
Ancholi
Ancholi is one of the neighborhoods of Gulberg Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Gulberg Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Gul..
Anchor
For alternate meanings see anchor (disambiguation) An anchor is a heavy object, often made out of metal, that is used to attach ships to the bottom at a specific point. There are two primary classes of anchors—temporary and permanent. A permanent anchor is often called a mooring, and is rarely mo..
Anchor, Illinois
Anchor is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 175 at the 2000 census. Geography Anchor is located at [40°34′3″N, 88°32′20″W] (40.567617, -88.538784)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the vill..
Anchor, Shropshire
Anchor is a small and very remote village in Shropshire, England. It is named after, and grew up around, the Anchor pub located there. Contents 1 The Village2 The Pub3 Ordnance Survey4 Pub Guide The Village Anchor Looking towards Wales Anchor lies only 400m away f..
Anchorage
Anchorage is where a ship lies at anchor. It may also refer to: Anchorage, AlaskaAnchorage, Kentucky"Anchorage", a 1988 song by Michelle ShockedAnchorage is one of the fictitious Traction Cities in Philip Reeve's Hungry City ChroniclesResidence of an anchorite, or hermit"anchorage" (graphic arts/d..
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a Unified Home Rule Municipality (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also a census area. With 260,000 residents according to the 2000 census, Anchorage is the largest city in the state of Alaska, comprising more than two-fifths of the st..
Anchorage, Kentucky
Anchorage is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,264 at the 2000 census. According to the 2004 census, the city had a population of 2,500. Geography Anchorage is located at [38°15′55″N, 85°32′15″W] (38.265370, -85.537571)[Geographic ref..
Anchorage (disambiguation)
Anchorage is the name of two places in the United States of America: Anchorage, Alaska, the largest city in AlaskaAnchorage, Kentucky, a small town in Kentucky and in Canada: Anchorage Cove, British ColumbiaBeatty Anchorage, British Columbia Anchorage also refers to a ship's anchorage, the point whe..
Anchorage (fictional city)
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Anchorage A fictional city i..
Anchorage Alaska Temple
The Anchorage Alaska Temple is the 54th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1997, President Gordon B. Hinckley, 14th Mormon Prophet after Joseph Smith, announced the building of smaller Mormon Temples. The first of these smaller temples was built in Monticello, U..
Anchorage Bucs Baseball Club
The Anchorage Bucs Baseball Club is a summer collegiate baseball team in Anchorage, Alaska, attracting players from universities throughout the world. The team has been a member of the Alaska Baseball League since 1980. Home games are played at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. External link [A..
Anchorage Daily News
The Anchorage Daily News is a daily newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska, in the United States. With a circulation of about 72,000 daily and 85,000 Sundays, it is by far the most widely read newspaper in the state of Alaska. The current editor of the Anchorage Daily News is Pat Dougherty. The news..
Anchorage Glacier Pilots
The Anchorage Glacier Pilots are a baseball team in Anchorage, Alaska. They are part of the Alaska Baseball League, and a member of the National Baseball Congress. Home games are played at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. External link [Anchorage Glacier Pilots home page] ..
Anchorage Island
Anchorage Island may refer to: Anchorage Island, New ZealandAnchorage Island, Antarctica 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 a..
Anchorage Island, Antarctica
Anchorage Island is an island about 1 km long and 0.5 km wide, approximately 2 km north-west of Davis Station. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) Anchorage Island is under the control of New Zealand. Its name comes fro..
Anchorage Island, New Zealand
Anchorage Island is a tiny island located off the southwest coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand ..
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
The Anchorage Museum of History and Art is a museum located in downtown Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. The museum began as a public-private partnership to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Alaska purchase. It opened in 1968 with an exhibition of 60 borrowed Alaska paintings, and a colle..
Anchorage Northern Knights
The Anchorage Northern Knights were a team in the Eastern Basketball Association and the Continental Basketball Association from 1977 to 1981. They won the 1980 CBA Championship, and reached the 1979 CBA finals. They were, at the time, the only CBA team on the West Coast, as all the other squads wer..
Anchorage Press
The Anchorage Press is a free alternative weekly newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska and owned by Anchorage Publishing, Inc. Established in 1992 by Bill Boulay, Barry Bialik, and Nick Coltman as the Anchorage Bypass, it was renamed the Anchorage Press in 1994. It is published and distributed every..
Anchorage School District
The Anchorage School District (ASD) manages all public schools within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the 81st largest school district in the United States, serving approximately 50,000 students at 93 schools. As one of the United States' largest districts, it is of..
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is a semi-professional symphony orchestra located in Anchorage, Alaska. The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1946, more than a decade before Alaska became a state, by a consortium of like-minded musicians looking for a musical outlet. Their first pr..
Anchorage Times
The Anchorage Times was a daily newspaper published in Anchorage, Alaska that became known for the pro-business political stance of longtime publisher and editor, Robert Atwood. Competition from the McClatchy-owned Anchorage Daily News forced it out of business in 1992. Contents 1 History1.1..
Anchored Cross
Anchored cross The Anchored Cross is a symbol which is shaped like a plus sign with anchor-like protrusions at the end of each arm, hence the name Anchored Cross. The symbol can be used to signify 'fresh start' or 'hope'. Anchored crosses are occasionally a feature of coats of arms in which c..
AnchorFree
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } In 2003 [AnchorFree Wireless]was founded b..
Anchorhead
Anchorhead is: A fictional city in the interactive fiction game of the same name. See Anchorhead (game).A fictional city in the Star Wars universe. See List of Star Wars cities. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an refer..
Anchorhead (game)
Anchorhead is the name of a 1998 interactive fiction computer game by Michael S. Gentry. It is loosely based on the Cthulhu mythos. Anchorhead takes place in a New England town by the same name that bears a resemblance to Innsmouth, Arkham, and other fictional towns created by H.P. Lovecraft. The g..
Anchorhead Story of Star Wars
The Anchorhead Story of Star Wars refers to a series of scenes that involved Luke Skywalker on Tatooine, filmed as part of the original motion picture (Episode IV), but edited out of the final-cut. In this story (or “back-story”), Luke visits the Tosche Power Station in the city of Anchorhead..
Anchoring
For other meanings see anchor (disambiguation). Anchoring or focalism is a term used in psychology to describe the common human tendency to rely too heavily, or "anchor," on one trait or piece of information when making decisions. During normal decision making, individuals anchor, or overly rely, ..
Anchoring and adjustment
Anchoring and adjustment is a psychological heuristic said to influence the way people assess probabilities intuitively. According to this heuristic, people start with an implicitly suggested reference point (the "anchor") and make adjustments to it to reach their estimate. For instance, when aske..
Anchorites
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Anchorites were mystics from medieval Europe who chose to leave society and engage in a lifestyle reminiscent of hermits. [link] Female anchorites, otherwise known as anchoresses, were most prevalent. Walls were built into churches with one slit facing..
Anchorman: Music from the Motion Picture
Anchorman: Music from the Motion Picture Motion Picture Soundtrack Released 2004 Recorded Various Genre Rock Length 55 min 10 sec Record label Republic/Universal Producer Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Shauna Robertson, Judd Apatow, Avery Lipman, Monte Lipman Anchorman: Music from the Motion P..
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is the title of an American comedy film which was released on July 9 2004. It stars Will Ferrell as pompous TV news anchor Ron Burgundy and Christina Applegate (as Veronica Corningstone), David Koechner (as sportscaster Champ Kind), Steve Carell (as slow-witted..
Anchorman (disambiguation)
Anchorman may refer to: News presenter, an news anchor[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]], a film starring Will Ferrell as pompous TV news anchor Ron Burgundy This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to th..
Anchorome
In the fictional world of Forgotten Realms, Anchorome is the equivalent of North America, and as such could be translated as real-world's Vinland from the vikings. It is almost unexplored and is at the North of Maztica. Its best-known inhabitants are the Azuposi (a Pueblo-like people), as well as t..
Anchors Away (SATC episode)
Anchors Away is the first episode of the fifth season of the HBO television series Sex and the City. It originally aried on July 21 2002. Carrie realizes her relationship with New York City is as dysfunctional as her relationship with men. Charlotte decides she needs to distance herself from he..
Anchors Aweigh
This article is about the song "Anchors Aweigh". For the 1945 film of the same name starring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, see: Anchors Aweigh (film). For the album by the New Jersey punk band Bouncing Souls, see Anchors Aweigh (album). Original sheet music cover "Anchors Aweigh" is the song ..
Anchors Aweigh (album)
Anchors Aweigh is the sixth studio album by New Jersey punk band the Bouncing Souls. It was released on August 26, 2003. Track listing All songs by The Bouncing Souls "Apartment 5F" – 2:10"Kids and Heroes" – 2:53"New Day" – 3:41"Sing Along Forever" – 1:35 [mp3]"B..
Anchors Aweigh (film)
Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 musical comedy film in which two sailors go on a 4 day shore leave in Hollywood, accompanied by music and song. It stars Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson, José Iturbi, and Dean Stockwell. The movie was written by Natalie Marcin and Isobel Lennart and directed by..
Anchorvale
Anchorvale is a neighbourhood of Sengkang New Town, and is located between Punggol River and Compassvale. The house numbers of the public apartment blocks in Anchorvale begin with the number '3' (3xx). These housing estates were fully completed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) in 2001. ..
ANCHORY
redirect [[Template:Context]] ANCHORY is an NSA database of data collected by SIGINT, with access on a need-to-know basis. The system was formerly known as the SIGINT Online Intelligence System. References [FAS: Anchory][Spies like US] See also ECHELONWRANGLER, the sister databa..
Anchor (album)
Anchor is the debut album of Trespassers William, released in 1999 on Sonikwire Records. The album is long out of print, but has found new life on iTunes, due to their exposure by being soundtracked on The O.C. and One Tree Hill. While no songs from Anchor are on either show, fans of their sound h..
Anchor (climbing)
Anchor (climbing) An arrangement of one or more pieces of gear set up to support the weight of a belay or toprope. Or any piece of protection put into the rock to (hopefully) arrest a climbers fall. A Natural Anchor is one that does not require man-made climbing gear. Such anchors may consist of ..
Anchor (disambiguation)
Anchor can refer to: Devices Anchor, a device used to attach a ship or boat to the bottomAnchor (climbing), a device used in climbingScrew anchor, a device for fastening screws in a brittle materialWedge anchor, used to fasten a fixture to a solid material such as concrete Companies Anchor Brewi..
Anchor (NLP)
One of a series of articles onNeuro-linguistic programming(NLP) NLP · Principles · Topics · History NLP and science · [[Neuro-linguistic_programming:_Bibliography|Bibliography]] Modeling · Meta model · Milton model Perceptual positions · Rapport · Re..
Anchor baby
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]An anchor baby, sometimes jackpot baby, is a colloquial pejorative term referring to a child born in the US to illegal immigrants or non-citizens as a means for the child to attain citizenship or residency rights. The term refers to the child's role in facilitating..
Anchor Bar
The Anchor Bar is a restaurant located at Main and North in downtown Buffalo, New York, USA where the Buffalo-style chicken wing was first served in 1964. The restaurant was initially established in 1935. The Anchor Bar's main claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Buffalo wings. Teressa B..
Anchor Bay
Anchor Bay may refer to: Anchor Bay, California, a small coastal community in northern California Anchor Bay Entertainment, a home video company Anchor Bay High School, a school in Fair Haven, Michigan. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the ..
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment Logo Anchor Bay Entertainment is a home video/television distribution company which has released films by Sam Raimi, Werner Herzog, George Romero, Monte Hellman, Dario Argento, John Landis, Peter Jackson, Kathryn Bigelow, Alfred Hitchcock and Wim Wenders. Contents 1..
Anchor Bay High School
Anchor Bay High School is a four year secondary school located in Fair Haven, Michigan (Macomb County) and is part of the Anchor Bay School District. Anchor Bay educates over 2,000 students each year. As of 2006, the school principal is Judy Stefanac. Gary Flatt is the school's volleyball coach...
Anchor Bay School District
Schools Anchor Bay High School External links [Official Website] ..
Anchor bend
Anchor bend Anchor bend step by step Fisherman's Bend is also a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the City of Port Phillip. The Anchor Bend is a knot. Canonical name: Anchor Bend. Variant name(s): Fisherman's Bend. The Anchor Bend is used for attaching a rope to a ring or ..
Anchor Bible Series
The Anchor Bible Project, consisting of the Anchor Bible Commentary Series, Anchor Bible Dictionary and Anchor Bible Reference Library is a scholarly and commercial co-venture that began in 1956, when individual volumes in the commentary series began production. Having initiated a new era of cooper..
Anchor bottler
Anchor bottler is a term used by cola beverage manufacturers for their major bottlers around the world. It seems to have been used first by the Pepsi Cola company. ..
Anchor Brewery, Southwark
The Anchor Brewery, Southwark, was situated off Southwark Bridge Road and had its main entrance on Park Street, Southwark. It was owned by, amongst others, the Thrale family, Barclay Perkins and Co. Ltd., and Courage. The site was demolished in the 1980s and is now used for housing. In the earl..
Anchor Brewhouse
The Anchor Brewhouse was a small brewery in the Shad Thames/Horselydown Lane area of Bermondsey in London, adjacent to Tower Bridge. The brewhouse was bought in December 1787 by John Courage. The building still stands, although it has not been a brewery for a long time. The Anchor Tap pub that was ..
Anchor Brewing Company
|- |Location |San Francisco, CaliforniaUnited States |- |Owner |Fritz Maytag (Independent) |- |Year opened |1896 |- !style="background:#ECC850; font-size: 120%" align="center" colspan=2| Beers |- style="font-size: 90%;" |Anchor Porter |Porter |- style="font-size: 90%;" |Anchor Small |Small be..
Anchor Buggy
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Anchor Cay, Torres Strait
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. } Anchor Cay is situated in the eastern section of Tor..
Anchor Drops
Anchor Drops is Umphrey's McGee's third studio album (sixth overall), released on June 29, 2004. It is the first studio album to feature drummer Kris Myers. For this album, the band mixed progressive rock with acoustic folk, jam band grooves, heavy metal and electronica. The album also contains a ..
Anchor escapement
Anchor escapement mechanism The anchor escapement is a type of escapement, the mechanism in a clock that maintains the swinging of a pendulum for accurate timekeeping. It was first claimed to be invented by Robert Hooke, although some references credit William Clement, but Joseph knibb of Oxfor..
Anchor Exchange
Anchor Exchange was an underground telephone exchange built in Birmingham in the 1950s. It was built together with the Guardian Exchange in Manchester and the Kingsway Exchange in London to provide hardened communications in the event of nuclear war. In common with most civil defence structures of t..
Anchor handling tug supply vessel
Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels can supply oil platforms, tow them to location, anchor them up and in a few cases can serve as an Emergency Rescue and Recovery Vessel (ERRV). AHTS differ in the most part from Platform Supply Vessels (PSV's) as they are fitted with winches for towing and a..
Anchor Ice
Anchor Ice is described by the World Meteorological Organization as "submerged ice attached or anchored to the bottom, irrespective of the nature of its formation." Anchor ice is most commonly observed in fast-flowing rivers during periods of extreme cold, at the mouths of rivers flowing into very..
Anchor Inc.
Anchor Inc. is a Tokyo-based video game developer specializing in fighting and wrestling video games. The company was established in 1996 by Tekken team alumni Masahiro Onoguchi and his brother Kouichi Onoguchi. The company creates original video games and also designs 3D animation for other game ti..
Anchor Inn, Birmingham
The Anchor Inn, in Digbeth, Birmingham, England, is one of the oldest public houses in the city, dating back to 1797. It won the prestigious CAMRA award of 'Regional Pub of the Year' in 1996/7 and again in 1998/9. External link [Anchor Inn web site] ..
Anchor Island
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Anchor Line
The Anchor Line was a steamboat company that operated a fleet of boats on the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri and New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1859 and 1898, when it went out of business. It was one of the most well-known, if not successful, pools of steamboats formed on the lower M..
Anchor Me (Greenpeace song)
"Anchor Me" was a New Zealand charity-fundraising single released by one-off group, Greenpeace, released in 2005 to raise money for Greenpeace. The members of the group were Che Fu, Anika Moa, Kirsten Morelle, and Matthias Jordan. Song information Track Listings ..
Anchor Milk
Anchor brand dairy products are sold by a subsidiary of the New Zealand Dairy Foods. They produce a variety of milk, cheese, cream, and butter products--all other dairy products are sold by other divisions. One thing that makes the company unique is that it still offers home delivery of its milk pr..
Anchor Point, Alaska
Anchor Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census the population was 1,845. Anchor Point is the westernmost point in the North American highway system. Contents 1 Education2 Geography3 Demographics4 E..
Anchor Point, Newfoundland
Anchor Point is located in St. Barbe Bay, south of Flower's Cove on the west side of the Great Northern Peninsula. It was the first English settlement on what is called the 'French Shore' of Newfoundland. Contents 1 History2 Present3 Census4 See also5 External link His..
Anchor Point Public Library
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Anchor portal
An anchor portal is a support structure for overhead electrical power transmission lines in the form of a portal for the installation of the lines in a switchyard. Anchor portals are almost always steel-tube or steel-framework constructions. ..
Anchor pylon
A termination pylon between Yorkshire and Cheshire Twisting pylon of traction current line for single phase AC 110kV, 16.67 Hertz near Bartholomä in Germany Anchor pylons or strainer pylons utilize horizontal insulators and occur at the endpoints of conductors. Such endpoints are neces..
Anchor Records
Anchor Records was a record label associated with ABC-Paramount Records. See also List of record labels ..
Anchor Step
The Anchor Step is the terminating step pattern of nearly all main West Coast Swing dance moves. Together with the slot, it is the most distinguishing element of West Coast Swing as compared to other swing dances. It its standard form, the anchor step consists of three steps with the syncopated rhy..
Anchor Stone Blocks
Richter's Anchor Stone Building Sets (German: Richter's Anker-Steinbaukasten) are stone building blocks made in Germany. They are known for being so precisely cut and polished that they fit together perfectly, much like LEGOs. They come in red, blue and tan, in imitation of the red brick, tan limest..
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, or "draw tenant", is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store in a major retail chain. When the planned shopping mall format was developed by Victor Gruen in the mid-1950s, signing larger department stores was necessary for the financial st..
Anchor Terrace
Anchor Terrace is a Georgian building on the east side of Southwark Bridge Road, situated very close to the Thames. Built in the mid-1830s, its original inhabitants were senior employees of the nearby Anchor Brewery, Southwark, which was then owned by Barclay and Perkins & Co. Ltd. The building wa..
Anchor text
Anchor text is the visible text in a hyperlink. Anchor text is weighted (ranked) highly in search engine algorithms, because the linked text is usually relevant to the landing page. The objective of search engines is to provide highly relevant search results; this is where anchor text helps, as the ..
Anchor windlass
An anchor windlass is a machine that restrains and manipulates the anchor chain on a ship, allowing the anchor to be raised and lowered. Notched pulleys engage the links of the chain. A brake is provided for control and the windlass is usually powered by an electric motor or a small steam engine o..
Anchovy
The anchovies are a family (Engraulidae) of small but common schooling saltwater plankton-feeding fish. They are found in scattered areas throughout the world's oceans, but are concentrated in temperate waters, and are rare or absent in very cold or very warm seas. Contents 1 Biology2&nb..
Anchovy essence
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. } Anchovy essence is a pink-colored, thick, oily sauce..
Anchovy pear
The anchovy pear (also called the river pear) is a fruit native to the West Indies and is often found near rivers or marshes in large colonies. It grows on the evergreen tree Grias cauliflora of the Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut) family. The edible nuts grow clumped together in large, round, woody and..
Anchusa
See also Anchusa class corvette, a former class of Royal Navy ships The genus Anchusa L. belongs to the tribe Boragineae of the borage family (Boraginaceae). It includes about 40 species. These species grow in Europe, North Africa, South Africa en Western Asia. They are introduced into the USA. ..
Anchusa class corvette
The Anchusa class of corvettes or convoy sloops of the Royal Navy were completed in 1917 and 1918. They were a small class of convoy protection ships built to look like merchant ships for use as Q-ships in World War I. A surviving example is HMS Saxifrage, completed in 1918 and later renamed to H..
Ancienne Belgique
The Ancienne Belgique is concert hall for contemporary music in Brussels, Belgium. ..
AncientBeetlemon
AncientBeetlemon (AncientBeetmon in the Japanese version) is a fictional character from the Digimon Frontier series, is an Ancient Insectoid Digimon with the power over thunder. His body combines elements of the Kabuterimon and Kuwagamon digivolution lines. Contents 1 Description1.1 Di..
AncientGarurumon
AncientGarurumon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. He is an Ancient Beast Digimon with the power over light. He was one of the Ten Ancient Warriors that saved the ancient Digital World from Lucemon's treachery. In this battle, he and AncientGreymon endured until the very end. Pri..
AncientGreymon
AncientGreymon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. He is an Ancient Dragon Digimon with the power over fire. He was one of the Ten Ancient Warriors who saved the ancient Digital World from Lucemon's treachery. In this battle, he and AncientGarurumon endured until the very end. Prio..
AncientKazemon
AncientKazemon (AncientIrismon in Japan), a fictional character from the Digimon Frontier series, is an Ancient Birdman Digimon with the power over wind. The power AncientKazemon possessed now lives on in Zoe, who wields the Spirits of Wind created by AncientKazemon. Contents 1 Description..
AncientMegatheriumon
AncientMegatheriumon, a fictional character from the Digimon Frontier series, is an Ancient Beast Digimon with the power over ice. He was one of the Ten Ancient Warriors that saved the ancient Digital World from Lucemon's treachery. The size of a small mountain, he dominates the absolute zero, inte..
AncientMermaimon
AncientMermaimon, a fictional character from the Digimon Frontier series, is an Ancient Sea Beast Digimon with the power over water. The power AncientMermaimon possessed lives on in the Digimon that became Ranamon via the Spirits of Water created by AncientMermaimon. Contents 1 Description1..
AncientSphinxmon
AncientSphinxmon, a fictional character from the Digimon Frontier series, is an Ancient Phantom Beast Digimon with the power over darkness. He was called "The Death-Bringing Beast of Darkness" as he witnessed many acts of destruction and death with his crimson eyes. The power AncientSphinxmon posse..
Ancients (art group)
The Ancients, or Shoreham Ancients, were a group of English artists who admired and followed the work of William Blake in the 1820s and 1830s. The group, which comprised George Richmond, Samuel Palmer and Edward Calvert, gathered regularly at the home of Palmer in the Kent village of Shoreham. ..
Ancients (board game)
This article is about the board game. For other uses of the term ancient, see Ancient (disambiguation). Ancients is a board-based wargame designed by Bill Banks. It consists of a low-complexity tactical combat system that allows players to play out battles in a pre-gunpowder setting. External link..
Ancients (Eternal Darkness)
The Ancients are a fictional race of gods or god-like beings from the video game [[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem]]. Bound by mysterious events in the past, the Ancients wait beyond the veil of our perception, biding their time until the right moment to return to our mortal plane and enact the e..
Ancients (Farscape)
The Ancients are a fictional alien species on the science fiction television series Farscape. They are technologically and physically advanced and have the ability and knowledge to harness wormhole-based technology. The Ancients originally existed in another realm, one that is vastly differen..
Ancients (Legacy of Kain)
The Ancients are a blue-skinned winged race found on Nosgoth in times long before the Legacy of Kain series in which they are found chiefly take place. While they are otherwise relatively human in appearance, their blue skin, black wings and three-fingered (nearly clawed) hands grant easy recognitio..
AncientTroiamon
AncientTroiamon, a fictional character from the Digimon Frontier series, is an Ancient Plant Digimon with the power over wood. The power AncientTroiamon possessed lives on in the Digimon that became Arbormon via the Spirits of Wood created by AncientTrojamon. Contents 1 Abilities1.1 Di..
AncientVolcamon
AncientVolcamon, a fictional character from the Digimon Frontier series, is an Ancient Mineral Digimon with the power over earth. The power AncientVolcamon possessed lives on in the Digimon that became Grumblemon via the Spirits of Earth created by AncientVolcamon. Contents 1 Description1.1..
AncientWisemon
AncientWisemon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. He is an Ancient Mutant Digimon with the power over steel. This super-steel fighter had unsurpassed intelligence, with access to the Akashic Records. He also had a keen eye to see through anyone. The power AncientWisemon possessed..
Ancient (band)
For other uses of the word ancient, see Ancient (disambiguation). Ancient is a Norwegian metal band that started as a solo project of guitarist Aphazel in 1992, subsequently adding drummer Grimm. Time went; they released their debut album, shortly after which Grimm left the band. Aphazel then moved..
Ancient (disambiguation)
Ancient may refer to: Ancient history — the span of recorded history starting roughly 5,000–5,500 years ago.Ancient (band) — the progressive Black Metal musical group.Ancient (video games) — the Japanese software developer (see also: Yuzo Koshiro).Ancient — used to refer to a standard-bear..
Ancient (Stargate)
The Ancients, also known as the Alterans, are a race in the fictional Stargate universe. They are the most advanced race known to have existed, having evolved millions of years prior to the present day and reaching their level of technology long before human life evolved on Earth. [Spoile..
Ancient Age
Ancient Age is a brand of bourbon whiskey distilled in Frankfort, Kentucky, and aged there in large warehouses which literally seem to overhang the Kentucky River, which flows through the city in a deep gorge. The name Ancient Age refers to the time spent aging in charred oak barrels. By law, Bo..
Ancient Agora of Athens
Remains of the agora built in Athens in the Roman period (east of the classical agora). The Ancient Agora of Athens is the most well-known agora, located in Athens, Greece. The agora in Athens had private housing, until it was reorganized by Pisistratus in the 6th century BCE. Although he m..
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is a military parade and ceremony group in Massachusetts. It is the third oldest chartered military organization in the world. Contents 1 Summary2 See also3 Bibliography4 External links Summary Members of this organi..
Ancient and Primitive Rite
The Ancient and Primitive Rite is a masonic high-degree Rite similar to the Rite Primitif de Namur, the York Rite, the Rectified Scottish Rite. Contents 1 History2 Current Penetration3 Notable Members4 Degrees5 External links History The Rite began around 1805 amongst N..
Ancient Anguish
Ancient Anguish (commonly referred to in-game as AA) is a fantasy themed MUD based on the Amylaar driver which operates on the LPMud codebase. Coding for the mud by Zor and Drake started in 1991, and it opened to the public on February 2, 1992. It is completely free to play, but has been supported b..
Ancient Arabic units of measurement
The Arabic system of measurement is based on the Persian system. Length Table of length units Unit Plural Relative value Metric value Imperial value Notes marhala 8 farasakh ~46.08 km A village-length. barid 4 farasakh ~23.04 km farasakh 18000 Arabic feet ~5.76 km..
Ancient art
Arts of the ancient world refers to the many types of art that were in the cultures of ancient societies, such as those of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome Contents 0.1 Morocco0.2 Jōmon0.3 Persia (Iran)0.4 Arts of Ancient Mesopotamia0.4.1 Sumeria0.4.2 Ba..
Ancient Art of War
The sequel, The Ancient Art of War at Sea The Ancient Art of War is a computer game published by Broderbund in 1984. In retrospect it is generally recognised as the first or second real-time strategy game - a category which become hugely popular a decade later with Dune II and Warcraft. (Th..
Ancient astronaut theory
Paintings from Val Camonica, Italy, c.10,000 BC, purportedly showing extraterrestrial visitors. Ancient astronaut theory is a term used to describe the theories of ancient extraterrestrial contact being involved in some way with the origin or development of human culture. Most notably populari..
Ancient Azari language
Azari, also spelled Adari, Adhari or (Ancient) Azeri, is the name used for the Iranian language which was spoken in Azerbaijan before it was replaced by the modern Azeri or Azerbaijani language, which is a Turkic language. Contents 1 Linguistic affiliation2 Historical attestations3&..
Ancient Aztec eschatology
Ancient Aztec eschatology is primarily derived from Toltec eschatological beliefs and traditions, centered on the belief that four worlds, or "Suns", along with humankind, were destroyed in a catastrophe prior to the creation of the present universe. The present world is the fifth sun, and the Aztec..
Ancient Bison
The Ancient Bison, Bison antiquus, was the most common large herbivore of the North American continent and is a direct ancestor of the living North American bison. During the Pleistocene Ice Age, Steppe Wisent (Bison priscus), migrated from Siberia into Alaska. They descended to Long-horned Biso..
Ancient bohemian legens
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Ancient Bohemian legends (S..
Ancient Books of Ys
|} The Ancient Books of Ys are fictional works featured in Nihon Falcom's cult video games of the same name, adapted into three OVA series of anime. In the game, the books tell the history of a forgotten utopia that its hero must fight to uncover and eventually restore. The series is set in t..
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, located in the White Mountains of California, is home to the oldest known living trees on earth, the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Pinus longaeva. The oldest tree, nicknamed "Methuselah", is more than 4,750 years old, and is not marked to ensure added protection f..
Ancient Brotherhood
Ancient Brotherhood is a musical collaboration between Navajo flutist A. Brent Chase and composer Gerald Jay Markoe. Discography Where the Earth Touches the Stars (1995)Dances for the New Millennium (1997)Star Spirits: Music of the Night (2000)Vortex Rhythms: Music of Sedona (2000)Nature Goddess (2..
Ancient Capitals of Sri Lanka
Below is a list of Ancient Capitals of Sri Lanka TambapanniVijitapuraAnuradhapuraPolonnaruwaSigiriyaRuhunaDambadeniyaYapahuwaKurunegalaDedigamaGampolaRayigamaKotteKelaniyaSitawakaKandyJaffnaVallipuramKandarodaiTrincomalee ..
Ancient Church of the East
The Ancient Church of the East is an offshoot of the Assyrian Church of the East, who separated due to the question of hereditary succession of bishops and calendar changes in 1964. In 1968 the group elected a patriarch in opposition to Mar Shimun XXIII, Mar Thoma Darmo, who had been based in Trichu..
Ancient Constructions of Sri Lanka
The Ancient Sinhalese, excelled in the construction of Weva or Reservoirs, Stupas, Palaces, as evident from the ruins which displays a rich variety of Architectural forms. Contents 1 Irrigation Works1.1 Reservoirs2 Stupas of Ancient Sri Lanka3 Cave Temples of ancient Sri Lanka..
Ancient DNA
Ancient DNA can be loosely described as any DNA recovered from biological samples that have not been preserved specifically for later DNA analyses. Examples include the analysis of DNA recovered from archaeological and historical skeletal material, mummified tissues, archival collections of non-froz..
Ancient document
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Ancient dog breeds
Fourteen ancient breeds of dog have recently been identified through advances in DNA analysis. These breeds of domesticated dog show the fewest genetic differences from wolves. The breeds are geographically diverse, including dogs from Siberia, Japan, Alaska, China, Tibet, and Africa. The identif..
Ancient Domains of Mystery
ADOM (short for Ancient Domains of Mystery) is a roguelike game in which the player's aim is to stop the forces of Chaos which are invading the world of Ancardia. Like most roguelike games, ADOM uses ASCII graphics to represent the game world. The player can create their character as male or fema..
Ancient Dreams
Ancient Dreams is the third album of Swedish doom metal band Candlemass and was released in 1988. Track listing "Mirror Mirror" – 6:15"A Cry from the Crypt" – 7:24"Darkness in Paradise" – 6:46"Incarnation of Evil" – 7:19"Bearer of Pain" – 7:23"Ancient Dreams" – 7:04"The Bells of Acheron..
Ancient Egypt
Khafre's Pyramid (4th dynasty) and Great Sphinx of Giza (c.2500 BC or perhaps earlier) Ancient Egypt was a long-lived ancient civilization geographically located in north-eastern Africa. It was concentrated along the middle to lower reaches of the Nile River reaching its greatest extension du..
Ancient Egyptian architecture
This article is part of the History of westernarchitecture series Neolithic architecture Ancient Egyptian architecture Sumerian architecture Classical architecture Ancient Greek architecture Ancient Roman architecture Byzantine architecture Medieval architecture Romanesque architectu..
Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts
The literature that make up the Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts are a collection of religious documents that were used in Ancient Egypt, usually to help the spirit of the concerned person to be preserved in the afterlife. They evolved over time, beginning with the Pyramid Texts in the Old Kingdom,..
Ancient Egyptian medicine
Ancient Egyptian medicine refers to the common medical practices of ancient Egypt in the period circa 3300 BC until the Persian invasion of 525 BC. The ancient Egyptians had highly advanced medical practices for their time, including surgery, setting of bones and an extensive set of Pharmacopoeia. ..
Ancient Egyptian multiplication
The technique of Ancient Egyptian multiplication rests on the decomposition of one of the multiplicands (generally the larger) into a sum of powers of two and the creation of a table of doublings of the second multiplicand. This technique is known in particular thanks to the hieratic Moscow and R..
Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
The factual accuracy of this article is [Accuracy disputedisputed]. Please see the relevant discussion on the [..
Ancient Empires
For the mobile phone game, see Ancient Empires (mobile game). Ancient Empires is a 1991 educational computer game for DOS by The Learning Company designed to teach children history and problem solving. The player must navigate through twenty cavern chambers, recovering pieces of artifacts to advan..
Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy
Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy is a Horror movie, released in 2000, directed by David DeCoteau. Plot summary Mexico. An Aztec pyramid, dedicated to the rain god Tlaloc, is discovered, containing numerous artifacts and a well-preserved mummy. All are taken to a U.S. university for display. Duri..
Ancient Fife and Drum Corps
An Ancient Fife and Drum Corps is a traditional, typically American drum corps that plays fifes and wooden rope tension snare and bass drums. Contents 1 Instrumentation2 Performance3 Organization4 See also Instrumentation A fife is a woodwind instrument in the transverse flut..
Ancient Form of Weaving
The Ancient Form of Weaving is the style of guitar playing perfected by Rolling Stones guitarists Keith Richards and Brian Jones, and later Keith Richards and Ron Wood. Richards and Jones initially developed a pattern of trading off, a "twin guitar" relationship, that thrived on the energy develo..
Ancient God of Evil
Ancient God of Evil is the second album by the Swedish death metal band Unanimated. Track listing "Life Demise" (4:01)"Eye of the Greyhound" (4:31)"Oceans of Time" (5:56)"Dead Calm" (4:01)"Mireille" (2:39)"The Depths of a Black Sea" (3:55)"Ruins" (3:57)"Dying Emotions Domain" (4:47)"Die ..
Ancient Greece
History of Greece series Aegean Civilization before 1600 BC Mycenaean Greece ca. 1600–1200 BC Greek Dark Ages ca. 1200–800 BC Ancient Greece 776–323 BC Hellenistic Greece 323 BC–146 BC Roman Greece 146 BC–330 AD Byzantine Greece 330 AD–145..
Ancient Greek
Note: This article contains [[Help:Special characters|special characters]]. Ancient Greek refers to the dialects of the Hellenic language family from about 1100 B.C to 600 A.D., including during the historical periods of Archaic Greece (roughly 1000 B.C. to 500 B.C.), Classical Greece (roughly 500..
Ancient Greek clubs
The most comprehensive statement we possess as to the various kinds of clubs which might exist in a single Greek state appears in a law of Solon quoted incidentally in the Digest of Justinian I (47.22), which guaranteed the administrative independence of these associations provided they kept withi..
Ancient Greek coinage
Numismatics Numismatic terminology Currency Coins Banknotes Production Mint Methods (Coining, :Milling, Hammering) Community currencies Fictional currencies ..
Ancient Greek comedy
Greek comedy is the name given to a wide genre of theatrical plays written, and performed, in Ancient Greece. Along with tragedy, it makes up the greater portion of ancient Greek theatre, and its descendant traditions. Contents 1 Evolution2 Forms of Ancient Greek Comedy2.1 Old Come..
Ancient Greek grammar
Ancient Greek grammar is morphologically complex and preserves several features of Proto-Indo-European morphology. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, articles, numerals and especially verbs are all highly inflected. This article is an introduction to this morphological complexity. Contents 1 Nouns..
Ancient Greek history of Cyprus
Greek historians have constructed a history of Cyprus that includes many mythological elements, but may contain valuable information on the early history of some local dynasties. The Greeks believed it to be history and showed the graves and ancestor temples of these people to visitors. All the king..
Ancient Greek law
Ancient Greek law is a branch of comparative jurisprudence relating to the laws and legal institutions of Ancient Greece. Greek Iuris law has been partially compared with Roman law, and has been incidentally illustrated with the aid of the primitive institutions of the Germanic nations. It may now ..
Ancient Greek literature
Greek Literature Ancient Greek Literature (until 4th century AD) Byzantine Literature (4th - 15th century) Modern Greek Literature (post 11th century) Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language until the 4th century AD. History of Greece series Aegean..
Ancient Greek phonology
Ancient Greek phonology is the study of the phonology, or pronunciation, of Ancient Greek. Due to the passage of time, the original pronunciation of Ancient Greek, like of all ancient languages, can never be known with absolute certainty, and linguistic reconstructions of it have been widely debate..
Ancient Greek religion
Topics in Greek mythology Gods Primordial gods and TitansZeus and the OlympiansPan and the nymphsApollo and DionysusSea-gods and Earth-gods Heroes Heracles and his LaborsAchilles and the Trojan WarOdysseus and the OdysseyJason and the ArgonautsPerseus and the GorgonOedipus and ThebesTheseus and ..
Ancient Greek units of measurement
The Greek system of weights and measures was built mainly upon the Egyptian, and formed the basis of the later Roman system. Contents 1 Length1.1 Area1.2 Volume1.3 Weight and monetary1.4 Miscellaneous2 External links Length Like the Mesopotamian units, where the c..
Ancient Greek warfare
Ancient Greek warfare was dominated on land by the phalanx formation, a deep line formation consisting of hoplites equipped with heavy shields, spears and swords. The phalanx's plan was basically to advance toward the enemy with each phalangite's spear stretched toward the enemy. When the phalanx ..
Ancient Hawaii
Early Polynesians settled in Hawaiʻi circa A.D. 7th century, having traveled from Tahiti and Marquesas on double-hulled voyaging canoes Ancient Hawaiʻi refers to the period of Hawaiian history preceding the unification of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi by Kamehameha the Great in 1810. Contents ..
Ancient healing device
In the fictional Universe of the Science-Fiction TV Show Stargate SG-1, the Ancient healing device was an extremely powerful technology built by the Ancients to heal extreme injuries and even revive the dead. The technology was so powerful that it could give life to something which was never aliv..
Ancient Heart
Ancient Heart is a 1988 album by Tanita Tikaram. Guest musicians included Rod Argent, Mark Isham, Peter Van Hooke, Paul Brady, and Brendan Croker. Argent and Isham produced. Track listing All words and music by Tanita Tikaram. Good TraditionCathedral SongSighing InnocentsI Love YouWorld Outside Yo..
Ancient Hebrew language
The Ancient Hebrew language is a blanket term for Hebrew dialects used in ancient times. It can most commonly mean: Hebrew language (as a category)Biblical Hebrew languageMishnaic Hebrew languageTiberian Hebrew languageThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ass..
Ancient Hebrew units of measurement
Contents 1 Length2 Area3 Volume, Dry4 Volume, Liquid5 Weight6 Sources7 External links Length Etzbah (finger, meaning the width of a finger) ≈ 1.905[cm] Tefach (hand's breadth) = 4 Etzbah ≈ 7.62[cm] Zeret (distance between tip of thumb and ..
Ancient High House
--> The Ancient High House is an Elizabethan town house in Stafford. It is the largest timber framed town house in England. The house was constructed in 1594 by the Dorrington family, from local oak. In 1642 Charles I stayed in the ancient high house, at the start of the English Civil War. It was ..
Ancient history
"Ancient" redirects here. For , see . Ancient history is the study of significant cultural and political events from the beginning of human history until the Early Middle Ages. The goal of the modern day critical ancient historian is objectivity. The term classical antiquity is often used to refer ..
Ancient history of Cyprus
This article treats the history of Cyprus in Classical Antiquity, from the 8th century BC to the Middle Ages. The earliest written records relating to Cyprus date to the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 15th c. BC), see Alasiya. Contents 1 Assyrian Period2 The City-Kingdoms3 Persian period..
Ancient history of Transylvania
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. The Romans exploited the gold mines in the province extensively, building access roads and..
Ancient House
The Ancient House, Ipswich is a historic listed building (grade I) dating from the 1600s located in the Buttermarket area. In the 1980s the building was severely damaged by fire, but has since been reconstructed. Architecture The building sports detailed pargeting, and also elaborate wood carvin..
Ancient India and Central Asia
Ancient India and Central Asia have long traditions of socio-cultural, political and economic contact since remote antiquity. The two regions have common and contiguous borders, climatic continuity, similar geographical features and geo-cultural affinity. There has always been uninterrupted flow of ..
Ancient Indus Valley units of measurement
The people of the Indus Valley Civilization (ca. 2600 BC) achieved great accuracy in measuring length, mass, and time. They were among the first to develop a system of uniform weights and measures. Their measurements were extremely precise. Their smallest division, which is marked on an ivory scale..
Ancient inscriptions Of Raju Rulers
Historians have deciphered writings on the walls of temples describing the names and gotrams (family groupings) of some ancient Raju rulers and the contributions made by them to the temples and towns. Contents 1 Ancient Inscriptions1.1 Vishnukundina1.2 Western Chalukya Dynasty1.3&n..
Ancient Iranian peoples
Ancient Iranian peoples were: PersiansMedesParthiansParniScythiansSarmatians, including the Rhoxolani, Iazyges, Amazons, Siraces, and some regard the Alans as a subset of the Sarmatians as wellBactriansKhwarezmiansAlansSakaSogdiansAzarisMassagetaePallavas, descended from Persian invaders of IndiaIn..
Ancient Irish peoples
As is the case with most modern nations, Irish people descend from a great number of Ancient Irish Peoples, most of whom have with the passage of time being utterly forgotten except by historians. The majority of current Irish people believe themselves to be descended from Gaelic peoples living in..
Ancient Italic peoples
Ancient Italic peoples are all those peoples that lived in Italy before the Roman domination. Not all of these various peoples are linguistically or ethnically closely related. Some of them spoke Italic languages, others spoke Greek because of the arrival of Hellenic colonists, while others belonged..
Ancient Japan
Ancient Japan is a term used for the early periods of Japanese history. Depending on the historian, it includes or excludes the Japanese Paleolithic (Stone Age, 100,000 BC – 10,000 BC), as well as the Jomon (10,000 BC – 300 BC) and Yayoi (900 BC – AD 300) periods, which are named a..
Ancient Journeys: A Vision of the New World
Ancients Journeys-A Vision Of The New World is an album by German New Age band Cusco. Released in 2001, this album is dedicated to ancient journeys of discoveries and adventures. The music includes ancient melodies, chants and drums as well depicting ancient kingdoms, sea voyages and horse rides...
Ancient Judaism
Ancient Judaism can refer to: Ancient Judaism (book) by Max WeberJudaism religionThis 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. ..
Ancient Judaism (book)
Ancient Judaism, also known as Ancient Palestine: Society and Religion, is a book written by Maximilian Weber, a German economist and sociologist in early 20th century. Note that the original edition was in German - the essays on Ancient Judaism appeared originally in the 1917-1919 issues of the Arc..
Ancient Khmer Highway
The Ancient Khmer Highway was a roadway going northwest between Angkor and Phimai, now in Thailand. It has a length of 225 kilometers. While it was not the only such road built by the Khmer, it was the most important one. Most of the road is overgrown by the jungle already, which makes it only visi..
Ancient kings of Finland
Old Scandinavian sources list some early medieval "Finn kings", presumed to be rulers of the Finns or the Sami. To example, the Fundinn Noregr, written by Snorre Sturluson ca. 1220, mentions the king Fornjótr and his descendants. In some pseudo-scientific theories these kings have been assumed to..
Ancient Language (Inheritance trilogy)
The Ancient Language refers to the old language of the land of Alagaësia in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy. It is more properly known as gramaraye. The Ancient Language originated amongst the Grey Folk, and is used by the elves for everyday speech, and by elves, Dragon Riders, Shades, an..
Ancient lights
Ancient lights is a term of property law in England. It gives a long-standing owner of a building with windows a right to maintain the level of illumination. A Prescription Act of 1832 created it. In effect, the owner of a building with windows that have received natural daylight for 20 years or m..
Ancient literature
History of Literature Ancient literature Indian literature Sanskrit literature Chinese literature Greek literature Latin literature Tamil literature (Sangam Literature) Arabic literature Persian literature Pahlavi literature The History of literature begins with the his..
Ancient Macedonian
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Ancient Macedonians
The Ancient Macedonians were the inhabitants of Macedon and adjacent regions in ancient times. Historians generally agree that the ancient Macedonians - whether they spoke a Greek dialect or a distinct language - were absorbed into the Koine Greek-speaking population in Hellenistic times. Whether th..
Ancient Macedonian calendar
The Ancient Macedonian calendar is the calendar that was in use in ancient Macedon in the 1st millennium BC. It consisted of 12 synodic Lunar months (i.e. 354 days per year), which needed intercalary months to stay in step with the seasons. By the time the calendar was being used across the Hellenis..
Ancient Macedonian language
This article is about the language used in antiquity. For the modern, unrelated, Slavic language, see Macedonian language and for its ancestor, see Old Church Slavonic. The Ancient Macedonian language was the tongue of the Ancient Macedonians. It was spoken in Macedon during the 1st millennium BC..
Ancient Macedonian military
The military of ancient Macedon is considered to be among the greatest military forces of the ancient world. It became the formidable force known from history first under the rule of King Philip II of Macedon and then his son, Alexander the Great. The military innovations, both in weapons and tac..
Ancient Medicine
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Ancient Medicine or Tradition in Medicine is a treatise in the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical texts attributed to Hippocrates and written probably in the late 5th century BCE. As with all works in the Hippocratic Corpus, his authorship c..
Ancient Melodies of the Future
Ancient Melodies of the Future was the fifth full-length album released by indie rock band Built to Spill. At the time the album was recorded, the band consisted of singer/guitarist Doug Martsch, bassist Brett Nelson, and drummer Scott Plouf. Ancient Melodies was released on the Warner Bros. labe..
Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement
Originally Ancient Mesopotamian weights and measures came from a collection of city states loosely organized by family, tribe and occupation. Consequently each city, kingdom and trade guild had its own standards until in the Letter of Nanse a call was made to agree on a common standard. After that t..
Ancient monument
An ancient monument is an early historical structure or monument (e.g., an archaeological site) worthy of preservation and study due to archaeological or heritage interest. See also Historic preservationScheduled Ancient Monument and the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 in the U..
Ancient Monuments Act of 1882
In 1882 the Ancient Monuments Protection Act recognising the need for a governmental administration on the protection of Ancient Monuments finally passed, after a number of failed attempts on heritage protection acts. The gradual change towards a state based authority, responsible for the safeguardi..
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
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Ancient monuments in Ujjain
Following is a list of ancient monuments in Ujjain. Temples Bade Ganesh. This temple contains a huge artistic sculpture of Ganesha. Chintaman Ganesh. Chintaman means "the assurer of freedom from worldly anxieties". The Ganesh idol in this temple is supposed to be swayambhu - born of itself. The ..
Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley
Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (full title Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley: Comprising the Results of Extensive Original Surveys and Explorations) by Americans Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis is a landmark in American scientific research, the study of the pr..
Ancient Murrelet
The Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus, is a bird in the auk family. It breeds primarily on the Aleutian Islands and other Alaskan islands. These birds breed in colonies, their one or two eggs being laid directly amongst tree roots or in rock crevices. These small auks are nocturnal on t..
Ancient music
Eras of European art music Ancient music 1500 BCE - 476 CE Early music 476 - 1600 Common practice period 1600 - 1900 20th century classical music 1900 - 2000 Ancient music is music that developed in literate cultures, replacing prehistoric music. The development of writing took place in diff..
Ancient mysteries
Ancient mysteries originate in the ancient or medieval world but the mystery may continue into modern times. Contents 1 The nature of ancient mysteries2 Ancient mysteries3 Sources4 See also The nature of ancient mysteries Ancient mysteries are often featured prominently in a ..
Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
The Rosicrucian Order, Ancient Mystical Order Rosæ Crucis (AMORC) is a worldwide mystical, Rosicrucian, educational, humanitarian and fraternal organization that was founded by Harvey Spencer Lewis in 1915. Membership is open to both men and women of the age of 18 or older. The organization does no..
Ancient Near East
Overview map of the Ancient Near East The term Ancient Near East or Ancient Orient encompasses the early civilizations predating Classical Antiquity in the region roughly corresponding to that described by the modern term Middle East (Egypt, Iraq, Turkey), during the time roughly spanning the..
Ancient Norwegian property laws
Two Norwegian property laws, so ancient that the time of their enactment is lost, govern Norwegian property. These are the Åsædesret (homestead right), and the Odalsret (also referred to as Odelsret or allodial right). This property system created a Norwegian farm culture which contributed to the..
Ancient Oaks, Pennsylvania
Ancient Oaks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lower Macungie Township, United States. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 3,161 at the 2000 census. Geography Ancient Oaks is located at [40°32′9″N, 75°35′24″W] (40.535715, -75.590045)[Ge..
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days (Atik Yomin) is one of the biblical names for God. William Blake's "The Ancient of Days". In Judaism This term appears three times in the book of Daniel ([7:9, 13, 22]), and is used in the sense of God being eternal. In contrast with all earthly kings, God's days a..
Ancient oil lamp
An oil lamp is a simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a fuel source. The history of oil lamps extends for about 10,000 years,[[Citing sources citation needed]] from prehistory to as late as the 19th century, or even until now in some ..
Ancient Olympic Games
Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia The Ancient Olympic Games were an athletic and religious celebration held in the Greek town of Olympia from (historically) as early as 776 BC to 393 AD. There were 292 Ancient Olympic Games. Contents 1 Origin2 History3 Events4 Fa..
Ancient One
The Ancient One is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He was the mentor of Doctor Strange. History The man who would become the Ancient One was born in Kamar-Taj, Tibet, over 500 years ago. He was a peaceful farmer, but his friend Kaluu discovered the power of magic. Kaluu shar..
Ancient Order of Druids
The Ancient Order of Druids was founded in England in 1781 as a secret society, rather similar to the Freemasons. By the early twentieth century it had become a more open, general society with aims "convivial, fraternal and philanthropic". The group was the first to practise rituals at Stonehenge i..
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Shield of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) is an Irish-Catholic fraternal organization. Its largest membership is now in the United States, where it was founded in New York in 1836. Its original purpose in the United States was to assist Irish ..
Ancient Order of the Froth Blower
The Ancient Order of Froth-Blowers was formed in 1924 by Bert Temple, an ex-soldier and silk-merchant, to raise £100 for the children's charities of the surgeon, Sir Alfred Fripp, who had performed a life-saving operation on his patient earlier that year. Each member of the 'spoof' Order was given ..
Ancient Order of the Pterodactyls
The Ancient Order of the Pterodactyls (AOP) is a fraternal association which focuses on United States Coast Guard aviation. Membership is for former and present officers and enlisted personnel of the United States Coast Guard, and designated pilots of other military services and foreign government..
Ancient Persian units of measurement
Ancient Persian weights and measures are one of many systems of measurement based on the Mesopotamian system first incorporated by the kings of Susa and Elam and later used by the kings of Persia. Persian length 1 finger:= *aiwas = 20 mm 1 hand: = five fingers = *pank'a *aiwas = 1 *dva = 100 mm 1 f..
Ancient philosophy
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Ancient planter
The term "Ancient planter" is applied to anyone who migrated to the Plantation of Virginia, before 1616, paid their passage, survived the Jamestown massacre of 1622 and survived for three years. They received the first land grants in Virginia. In genealogy, prestige is given to the descendants of f..
Ancient Polish units of measurement
Ancient Polish weights and measures included: Garniec [link]Grzywna [link] and [link]Kamień [link]Korzec [link]Krok [link]Kwarta [link]Kwartnik [link]Łan [link]Łaszt [link]Ławka [link]�..
Ancient Pueblo Peoples
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park Ancient Pueblo People or Ancestral Puebloans are preferred terms for the cultural group of people often known as Anasazi, the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples. The ancestral Puebloans were a prehistoric Native American culture centered around the p..
Ancient reenactment
Ancient reenactment tends to focus on portrayals of the Greco-Roman world, and especially on modern recreations of Roman legions. Contents 1 Roman reenacting1.1 Roman gladiator reeenacting2 See also3 External links Roman reenacting Most groups that concentrate on Roman reen..
Ancient Rites
Ancient Rites is a Belgian black metal band formed in early 1989. Initially, the line- up consisted of guitar players Johan and Phillip, drummer Stefan, and Gunther Theys on bass and vocals. In 1990 the Dark Ritual demo was released in the underground scene, getting worldwide attention just as black..
Ancient roads
Ancient roads are paths that connected important cities and areas together. In Europe, with the exception of the Roman roads, the paths were unfixed and depended on the topology and geography of the land. In the early Middle Ages, valleys were often filled with thick lowland forests and unpassable..
Ancient Roman lighthouses
Ancient Roman lighthouses are among the best preserved, and best known examples of lighthouses from Ancient History. One example is the Hercules Tower in A Coruña, Spain. It must be remarked that lighthouses existed long before the Roman Empire. Lighthouses in ancient times Before the development ..
Ancient Roman marriage
Ancient Roman marriage was often regarded more as a financial and political alliance than as a romantic association, especially in the upper classes. Roman fathers usually began seeking husbands for their daughters when they reached an age between twelve and fourteen. The husband was almost always o..
Ancient Roman music
Ancient Roman Music In a discussion of any ancient music, non-specialists and even many musicians have to be reminded that much of what makes our modern music familiar to us is the result of developments only within the last 1,000 years; thus, our ideas of melody, scales, harmony, and even the in..
Ancient Roman oil lamp
Ancient Roman oil lamps were small devices, typically made of terra-cotta, that were used by the ancient Romans for artificial light. They were fueled by olive oil, and had anywhere from one to a dozen wicks. Many had handles so they could be carried from room to room, and also so they could by ca..
Ancient Roman technology
The Pont du Gard in France is a Roman aqueduct built in ca. 19 BC. It is one of France's top tourist attractions and a World Heritage Site. Roman technology is the set of artifacts and customs which supported Roman civilization and made the expansion of Roman commerce and Roman military possi..
Ancient Roman units of measurement
The ancient Roman units of measurement were built on the Greek system with Egyptian influences. The Roman units were generally accurate and well documented. Contents 1 Length2 Area3 Volume3.1 Liquid measures3.2 Dry measures4 Weight5 Time6 References7 ..
Ancient Rome
The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of the city-state of Rome, founded in the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC. During its twelve-century existence, the Roman civilization shifted from a monarchy to a..
Ancient Ruins and Archaeology
Ancient Ruins and Archaeology is a 1964 science book by L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp, one of their most popular works. It was first published by Doubleday and has been reprinted numerous times by other publishers. Paperback editions since 1972 have generally appeared under the titl..
Ancient Sanctuary
Ancient Sanctuary (AST) was the eleventh English booster set to be released in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, and the last one to follow the original English booster format (2 secret rares, 10 ultra rares, 10 super rares). It focuses mainly on Fairy and Machine-type Monsters. Some of the Fairies i..
Ancient See of Aarhus
The Ancient See of Aarhus was a pre-reformation Catholic diocese in Denmark (Arusia, Arusiensis). The diocese included the provinces (amter) of Aarhus and Randers, the islands of Samso and Tuno, and, after 1396, part of the province of Viborg. Contents 1 Norse Foundations2 Early Bish..
Ancient Shores
Ancient Shores, published in 1996, is a science fiction novel written by Jack McDevitt. ..
Ancient Society
Ancient Society was a book written by Lewis H. Morgan published in 1877. In this book, Morgan developed his famous theory of the three stages of human progress, i.e., from Savagery through Barbarism to Civilization. External links [Full text of Ancient Society] ..
Ancient Society of College Youths
The Ancient Society of College Youths (ASCY) is an elite society of church bellringers, and the earliest recorded group of change ringers still active. The society formed in 1637, and was based in London, UK. Achievments Since its formation, the society has been a leader in ringing achievment, incl..
Ancient Stupas of Sri Lanka
After Arahat Mahinda introduced Buddhism during the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa (307-267 BC), In the Sri Lanka’s ancient sacred capital, Anuradhapura, the king built the Maha Vihara, a temple and residence for the monks, after dedicating the Nandana and Mahamega royal pleasure gardens to the M..
Ancient Tamil country
The ancient Tamil country refers to the areas of South India in which Tamil was a major language during ancient times. During the Sangam period, this area was ruled by three Tamil dynasties of Chola, Chera and Pandya. The main source of the information of the cultural practices of the ancient Tamil ..
Ancient Tamil music
The ancient Tamil music was the music of the ancient Tamil people. Many poems of the Sangam literature, the classical Tamil literature of the early common era, were set to music. There are various references to this ancient musical tradition found in the ancient Sangam books such as Ettuthokai and P..
Ancient tea route
The Ancient Tea Route (Chinese: 茶马古道) was a network of mule caravan paths winding through the mountains of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It is also referred to as the Southern Silk Road. Predating the more famous Silk Road, which linked China to the West via Central Asia, by over one t..
Ancient technology
See history of technology for ancient technologies of human civilization.See Ancient technology (Stargate) for the technology of the aliens known as the Ancients in the fictional Stargate universe. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same t..
Ancient technology (Stargate)
This article provides a more exhaustive list of the fictional technologies used by the Ancient race in the Stargate universe. For a listing of their more prominent technologies see the main technology article. The Ancients—also known as the "Alterans"—are the most advanced race to be discove..
Ancient Technology Activation gene
In the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1, the Ancient Technology Activation gene (usually spoken as the ATA Gene), is a specific gene expression present in Ancients that is used as a sort of "genetic key", so only their kind can operate some of their technology, s..
Ancient Tenements
The Ancient Tenements are the oldest surviving farms on Dartmoor, in the United Kingdom. They have been established here since 14th century, and sometimes earlier. In Mediæval Britain, grazing rights within the boundaries of the "Forest of Dartmoor" were strictly limited. However a few settlers we..
Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Handicap
The Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses. The race is run each year during the Oak Tree Racing Association Meeting at Santa Anita Park. The race is at a sprint distance and its timing in October makes it a prep race for the Breeders' Cup Sprint. The Grade I event ca..
Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain
The Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain (Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ) are a collection of twelve burials for royalty of the Balhae (or Bóhǎi) Kingdom. It is located on the Longtou Mountain, southeast Toudao Township (头道镇), Helong County (和龙市), Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, ..
Ancient trackway
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a [WikiProject Countering systemic biasworldwide view].Please improve the article or discuss the issue on the [talk page]. Ancient trackway can refer to any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity..
Ancient Universities of India
There have been several cities in Ancient India that had been great centers of learning. Takshashila University (in the modern day city of Taxila) near Islamabad, Pakistan (7th BCE- 460 CE), the world's first universityNalanda University in Bihar (About 425- 1040 CE)Odantapuri in Bihar (About ..
Ancient universities of Scotland
The Ancient universities of Scotland are those universities founded in Scotland during the medieval period, and comprise (list by year of being chartered): The University of St Andrews, founded 1411 by papal bullThe University of Glasgow, founded 1451 by papal bullThe University of Aberdeen, founde..
Ancient university
Ancient university is a term used to describe the medieval and renaissance universities of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland that have continued to exist. Because no universities were founded in these countries between the 17th and 19th centuries, an ancient university effectively mea..
Ancient UNIX
Ancient UNIX is a term coined by Santa Cruz Operation (now Tarantella, Inc.) to describe early releases of the Unix code base released prior to Unix System III. After the publication of the Lions Book, work was undertaken to release the earlier versions of the codebase. SCO first released the code u..
Ancient warfare
History of Warfare Eras Prehistoric · Ancient · Medieval · Gunpowder · Industrial · Modern Battlespace Air · Information · Land · Sea · Space Theaters Arctic · Desert · Jungle · Mountain · Urban Weapons Armour..
Ancient Warriors
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Ancient woodland
Ancient Woodland is a term used in the United Kingdom to refer specifically to woodland dating back to at least 1600 in England and Wales, (or 1750 in Scotland). Before this, planting of new woodland was uncommon, so a wood present in 1600 was likely to have developed naturally. The term is analogo..
Ancient world maps
Ancient world maps cover depictions of the world from Classical times to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern Geography. Contents 1 Ptolemy world map2 Beatus Mappa Mundi (1050 CE)3 Al-Idrisi Mappa Mundi (1154 CE)4 Vinland world map5 Hereford Mappa Mundi (1300)..
Ancien Régime
Ancien Régime Structure Estates of the realm Parlements French nobility Taille Gabelle Seigneurial system Ancien Régime, a French term rendered in English as "Old Rule," "Old Order," or simply "Old Regime", refers primarily to the aristocratic social and political system establis..
Ancile
The Ancile, in ancient Rome, is the legendary buckler shield of the god Mars, said to have fallen from heaven, upon Numa Pompilius. At the same time, a voice was heard which declared that Rome should be mistress of the world while the shield was preserved. The Ancile was, as it were, the palladium o..
Ancillae Assumpta Academy
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. } Ancillae-Assumpta Academy is a small, private school ..
Ancillary data
Ancillary data (commonly abbreviated as ANC data), in the context of television systems, refers to a means which by non-video information (such as audio, other forms of essence, and metadata) may be embedded within the serial digital interface. Anciliary data is standardized by SMPTE as SMPTE 291M..
Ancillary relief
Ancillary relief is a pecuniary payment to a party to a marriage in England and Wales, on divorce, nullity or judicial separation. It may be awarded on presentation of a claim to a court in England or Wales for resolution of resulting financial issues. Explanation Since 1970, the court has had po..
Ancillary statistic
In statistics, an ancillary statistic is a statistic whose probability distribution does not depend on which of the probability distributions among those being considered is the distribution of the statistical population from which the data were taken. This concept was introduced by the great stati..
Ancilla College
Ancilla College near Donaldson, Indiana is a two-year private liberal arts college that admits both men and women students. Ancilla College was originally founded by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ in 1937 as an extension of DePaul University for the training of novices and candidates of the P..
Ancín
Ancín is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarra, northern Spain. External link [ANCIN in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () ..
Ancipitia
Ancipitia is a genus of orchids originating from South America, currently comprised of 28 species. This genus was once considered part of Pleurothallis and, since publication in 2004 as a separate genus, is not yet fully accepted in all botanical forums. Species Ancipitia anceps (Luer) Luer''Anci..
Ancistrochilus
Ancistrochilus is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), comprising only 2 species. The name is derived from the Greek words ankistron ("hook") and cheilos ("lip"), referring to the form of the lip. These two species are cool to hot growing orchids, found from tropical West Africa to Tanza..
Ancistrocladaceae
Ancistrocladaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been widely recognized by taxonomists. The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), also recognizes this family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudico..
Ancistrocladus
Ancistrocladus is a poorly known genus of about 20 species in the monogeneric family Ancistrocladaceae. These are palaeotropical climbing twining plants, found in lowland to submontane, wet to seasonal evergreen or swamp forests, with eleven species occurring in tropical Africa and at least five ..
Ancistroides nigrita
Ancistroides nigrita, commonly known as the Chocolate Demon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. ..
Ancistrus
Ancistrus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes, the type species is Ancistrus cirrhosus["ancistrus"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 05 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.. Fishes of this genus are commonly known as the bushynose or..
Anclote Key
Anclote Key is an island off the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located at 28°11'16"N, 82°50'44"W near Tarpon Springs. The island is accessible only by boat and is split between Anclote Key Preserve State Park and Anclote National Wildlife Reserve. ..
Anclote Keys lighthouse
The Anclote Keys lighthouse was built in 1887 on Anclote Key, the largest of the Anclote Keys. It is a skeletal square pyrimidal tower, painted brown, with a black lantern. After the lighthouse was automated in 1952 the tower and other buildings at the site were oftern vandalized, interfering with ..
Anclote Key Preserve State Park
Anclote Key State Preserve is a Florida State Park and historic site, located on Anclote Key three miles off Tarpon Springs and accessible only by boat. Amenities include camping as well as picnic pavilions and grills. Wildlife includes the American Oystercatcher, Bald Eagle and Piping Plover. T..
Anclote River
The Anclote River, near Tarpon Springs, Florida flows westward towards the Gulf of Mexico from its source of creeks and springs inland. The river is home to a variety of fish and wildlife. Anclote River is home to the sponging and fishing industries of Tarpon Springs (including a large shrimp indust..
Ancoats
--> --> Ancoats is a historic village to the east of Manchester. It is believed that its name means ‘Lonely Huts’ and is first recorded as "Einecot" in 1212. The village covers the area of land that roughly lies between the river Medlock and river Irk and the Ashton Canal and the Rochdale Cana..
Ancoats and Clayton
Ancoats and Clayton is a political ward of Manchester City Council comprising the districts of Ancoats, Clayton and Openshaw. The ward is represented on Manchester City Council by three Labour councillors. External links [The Ancoats Building Preservation Trust][Ancoats Commumity W..
Ancoats Hospital
The Ancoats Hospital was a large inner-city hospital, located to the north of Manchester city centre. The hospital was built in 1873 to serve the densely-populated districts of north and east Manchester. Located between Old Mill Street and the Ashton Canal, the building is currently being redevelop..
Ancomah
Ancomah (Antzomakh, Antzimah) is a mythological place which was first mentioned by Hasan Umur in the 1940s, approximately fifty meters inland near Trabzon, Turkey. It is a place on the lower slopes of a mountain. According to the story, Ancomah had been a very rich city before the Bosporus appeared...
Ancon
For other uses, see Ancón. Ancon is a United Kingdom company that designs and manufactures steel products for the construction industry. The total workforce is around 300 employees. Ancon is part of the Tyco comapany. Some projects Ancon has worked on include The Cholera Monument in Sheffield UK,..
Ancón
Ancón may refer to: Ancón, a district of PeruAncón, a city in central Panama See also Treaty of AncónAncon This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point dire..
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of northeastern Italy, population 101,909 (2005). Ancona is situated on the Adriatic Sea and is the center of the province of Ancona and the capital of the region. The harbour of Ancona. The city is located 210 km northeast of Rome ..
Ancona, Victoria
Ancona is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Woodfried - Ancona Road, in the Shire of Delatite. ..
Ancona (chicken)
The Ancona is a breed of chicken originating in Italy. Its plumage is speckled black/white and it is noted for its egg laying ability. ..
Ancona Airport
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Anconeus muscle
The anconeus muscle is a small muscle on the posterior surface of the elbow. There are suggestions that this muscle is embryologically the fourth head of the triceps brachii muscle. The limbs are derived from embryologically similar origins and since the lower limb muscle quadriceps femoris muscl..
Anconodon
Anconodon is an extinct genus of mammal from the Paleocene of North America, and thus lived just after the "age of the dinosaurs". It was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta and possibly the family Cimolodontidae. The genus Anconodon was named by Jepsen ..
Ancony
An ancony, in iron forging, is a piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a flat bar, about three feet long, with a square rough knob, unwrought, on each end. This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. ..
Ancón (city)
Ancón is a township in central Panama, northeast of the city of Balboa. It is also the name of a large hill that overlooks Panama City, and served as a form of protection from pirates, and sea invasion. The township was originally located around this hill, and was created to house employees of the ..
Ancón District
Ancón is a district of northern Lima Province in Peru. It is a popular beach resort, visited every summer by hundreds of people from Lima. Ancón beach resort Officially established as a district on October 29, 1874, the current mayor (alcalde) of Ancón is Jaime Jesús Pajuelo Torres. The di..
Ancon Hill
Ancon Hill is a steep 654-foot hill which overlooks Panama City, Panama. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the area. It was under U.S. jurisidiction as part of the Panama Canal Zone for much of the 20th Century, and therefore was never developed like most of the surrounding urbanize..
Ancora
Ancora is the second album of the operatic pop vocal group Il Divo. It was released in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world on November 7, 2005, excluding the United States and Latin America. It was later released in America on January 24, 2006. It shot straight to the top of the Bill..
ANCOVA
ANCOVA, or analysis of covariance is an old-fashioned name for a linear regression model with one continuous explanatory variable and one or more factors. The name exists for historical reasons, but there is no particular reason to distinguish the method from the general purpose linear model. ANCOV..
Ancram, New York
Ancram, New York is a town in Columbia County, New York, USA. The population was 1,513 at the 2000 census. The town was named after a location in Scotland. The Town of Ancram is in the eastern part of the county. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Communities a..
Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse (also Ancrene Riwle) or Guide for Anchoresses is a monastic rule (or manual) for anchoresses, written in the early 13th century in Middle English. There are eleven manuscript versions in existence containing all or part of the text in its original English, there are also four versio..
Ancrene Wisse and Hali Meiðhad
Ancrene Wisse and Hali Meiðhad is a 1929 essay by J. R. R. Tolkien on the 13th century early Middle English treatise Ancrene Wisse "The Anchoresses' Rule", and on the tract on virginity Hali Meiðhad "Holy Maidenhood". The essay has been called "the most perfect of Tolkien's academic pieces". To..
Ancroft
Ancroft is a village, traditionally in the Islandshire exclave of County Durham but since 1844 part of the Northumberland. There are several suggestions as to how Ancroft got its name. It might be an abridged version of "Aidan's-croft" - the croft of St Aidan who was the first Bishop of Lindisfarn..
Ancteville
Ancteville is a commune of the Manche département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Postal code: 50200INSEE code: 50007Population: 210 (1999)Area: 7.74 km²Density 27.13/km²Canton: Saint-Malo-de-la-LandeArrondissement: Coutances ..
Anctoville
Anctoville Country      France Région Basse-Normandie Départment Calvados Arrondissement Bayeux Canton Caumont-l'Éventé INSEE 14011 Postal Code 14240 MayorCurrent Term Intercommunality Longitude Latitude Altitudes ..
Anctoville-sur-Boscq
Anctoville-sur-Boscq is a commune of the Manche département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Postal code: 50400INSEE code: 50008Population: 424 (1999)Area: 2.15 km²Density 197.21/km²Canton: BréhalArrondissement: Coutances ..
Ancud
Comuna Ancud Ancud ([41°52′S 73°50′W]) is a city in southern Chile on the island of Chiloé. ..
Ancus Marcius
[[Image:Ancus2.jpg|frame|right|Head of Ancus Marcius (from a denarius of L Marcius Philippus[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Marcius_Philippus]] 56BC.)]] Ancus Marcius (r. 640 BC – 616 BC), fourth of the Kings of Rome, and possibly legendary. Like Numa, his reputed grandfather, he was a ..
Ancyloceratida (family list)
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Ancyloceratina
The Ancyloceratina were a diverse suborder of ammonite most closely related to the ammonites of order Lytoceratina. They evolved during the Late Jurassic but were not very common until the Cretaceous period, when they rapidly diversified and become one of the most distinctive components of Cretace..
Ancylopoda
Ancylopoda, is a group of mammals in the Perissodactyla that show long, curved and cleft claws. Morphological evidence indicates the Ancylopoda diverged from the tapirs, rhinoceroses and horses (Euperissodactyla) after the Brontotheria, however earlier authoritites such as Osborn sometimes consider..
Ancylostoma
Ancylostoma is a genus that includes some species of hookworm. Species include: Ancylostoma braziliense commonly infects cats Ancylostoma caninum commonly infects dogs Ancylostoma ceylanicum Ancylostoma duodenalis Ancylostoma pluridentatum commonly infects sylvatic cats Ancylostoma tubaeforme ..
Ancylotherium
Ancylotherium (from Greek, meaning "hooked beast") was one of the last surviving chalicotheres, living 6.5 million to 2 million years ago, during the late Miocene and for most of the Pliocene. Contents 1 Description2 Fossils3 See also4 External links Description At two me..
Ancylus lake
Ancylus lake is a name given by geologists to the body of fresh water that replaced the Yoldia sea after the latter had been severed from its saline intake across central Sweden by the isostatic rise of south Scandinavian landforms. The dates are approximately 9500-8000 BP calibrated, during the ful..
An (Chinese name)
The surname An (}; }) originated as an abbreviation of Anxi (Ch:安息), meaning Parthia in ancient Chinese; Anxi is a transcription of "Arsaces", the founder of the Arsacid Dynasty of Parthia. Most Parthian visitors who took a Chinese name received the An prefix to indicate their origin. People ..
An Cat Dubh
"An Cat Dubh" Song by U2 From the album Boy Album released 20 October 1980 Recorded Genre Rock Song Length 6:21 Record label Island Records Producer Steve Lillywhite Boy Album Listing Twilight(Track 2) An Cat Dubh(Track 3) Into The Heart(Track 4) An Cat Dubh is the third track on U2..
An Chang-ryon
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An Choyoung
An Choyoung --> Name An Choyoung Hangul Hanja Revised Romanization McCune-Reischauer Born September 25, 1979 Birthplace ..
An Claidheamh Soluis
An Claidheamh Soluis was an Irish nationalist newspaper published in the early 20th century by Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League). It was edited from 1903 by Padráig Pearse, an Irish educationalist and barrister who later became a key figure in the Easter Rising in 1916. National & regio..

 

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