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H.E.C.T.O.R.
H.E.C.T.O.R. is a supervillain in the Amalgam Comics world and a foe of Iron Lantern. H.E.C.T.O.R. (Highly Evolved Creature Totally Oriented on Revenge) is a creature with a giant head and a small body, making him look like one of the Powerpuff Girls, and fought against Iron Lantern and Aqua Marine..
H. E. Carter
H.E. Carter is a Professor Emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Arizona. He joined the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1953. ..
HEC
HEC could mean any one of the following: Hautes Études Commerciales, French-language business schoolsHotel Ezra Cornell, Cornell Hotel School student-run Hospitality Leadership ConferenceHampden Engineering Corporation of East Longmeadow, MA, USAHeader Error Correction, a field of an ATM cellThe Hi..
Heca
According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, version C, Heca, then chaplain to King Edward, became Bishop of Selsey when Grimketel died in 1047. He died in 1057 (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, version D). See also Kings of SussexKingdom of SussexBishop of Chichester References Garmonsway, G. N. 1953. The Anglo..
Hecabe
Hecabe can refer to: Hecabe, Latin Hecuba, a Trojan queen, wife of Priam and mother of Hector.An orchid related to the genus Phaius. 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 t..
Hecale
In Greek mythology, Hecale was an old woman who offered succor to Theseus on his way to capture the Marathonian Bull. On the way to Marathon to capture the Bull, Theseus sought shelter from a storm in a shack owned by an ancient lady named Hecale. She swore to make a sacrifice to Zeus if Theseus wa..
Hecamede
As written in Homer's The Iliad, Hecamede, daughter of Arsinous, was captured from the isle of Tenedos and given as captive to King Nestor. Described as "skilled as a goddess", "fair" and "proud", Hecamede was not a concubine but a serving woman. In her most prolonged mention she serves Nestor and P..
Hecataeus
For the later historian of this name, see Hecataeus of Abdera. Hecataeus (c. 550 BC - c. 476 BC), was a Greek historian, a native of Miletus of a wealthy family. He flourished during the time of the Persian invasion. After having travelled extensively, he settled in his native city, where he occupi..
Hecataeus (crater)
Crater characteristics Hecataeus (center) and Humboldt (lower right) from Apollo 15. NASA photo. Coordinates ..
Hecataeus of Abdera
See Hecataeus of Miletus for the earlier historian. Hecataeus of Abdera (or of Teos), Greek historian and Sceptic philosopher, flourished in the 4th century BC. He accompanied Ptolemy I Soter in an expedition to Syria, and sailed up the Nile with him as far as Thebes (Diogenes Laertius ix. 6I). The ..
Hecate
Greek deitiesseries Primordial deities Titans and Olympians Aquatic deities Personified concepts Other deities Chthonic deities Hades and Persephone, Gaia, Demeter, Hecate, Iacchus, Trophonius, Triptolemus, Erinyes Heroes and the Dead For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}...
Hecate's Angels
Hecate's Angels is a musical group from Los Angeles, California that has been described as having an "arty, futuristic cabaret sound." The group was founded in the mid-1990s by electronic musician and singer Pietra Wexstun, and has released two albums to date. Contents 1 Members2 Guest..
Hecate, Queen of the Underworld (Charmed)
Hecate appeared in episode 6 of the first season, "The Wedding from Hell", posing under the name Jade D'mon, and is a female demon who comes to Earth every 200 years. Her main purpose is to find an innocent, put him under her spell, and marry him in a sanctified wedding. Then, she needs her husband ..
Hecates Tholus
Hecates Tholus is a Martian volcano, notable for results from the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission which indicate a major eruption took place 350 million years ago. The volcano is at location 32.1°N 150.2°E, in Elysium Planitia, and has a diameter of 183.0 km; the eruption created a c..
Hecate (artist)
Hecate is the performing name of American/Austrian Hardcore/Breakcore producer Rachael Kozak, currently living in Basel, Switzerland. She takes her name from the Greek goddess of sorcery Hecate. She has also worked on with prolific electronic artist Venetian Snares, creating the somewhat controvers..
Hecate (disambiguation)
Hecate is an ancient Greek goddess. Hecate may also refer to: Rachael Kozak, a breakcore artist, who uses 'Hecate' as her stage name.100 Hekate, an asteroid. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page..
Hecate Demetersdatter
Hecate Demetersdatter is a liberal blogger who first appeared as a commenter at Eschaton. She later guestblogged at Eschaton and then began her own blog, Hecate. Hecate describes herself as a woman, a witch, a mother, a grandmother, an ecofeminist, a lawyer, a gardener, a reader, a writer, and a p..
Hecate Enthroned
Hecate Enthroned are a symphonic black metal band from the North of England. Contents 1 Biography2 Current lineup3 Former members4 Discography5 External links Biography The band formed in 1993 under the name Daemonum by singer Jon and guitarist Nigel. After a few pra..
Hecate Strait
Islands and major straits of the northern Pacific Northwest Coast The Hecate Strait or Strait of Hecate (Haida: Seegaay) is a wide but relatively shallow body of water separating the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) from the mainland of British Columbia in Canada. During the last Ice Age,..
Hecatomb
Hecatomb (card game) is a collectible card game developed by Wizards of the Coast In Ancient Greece, a Hecatomb (Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη / hekatómbê) was the sacrifice to the gods of 100 cattle (hecaton = one hundred). In the Iliad hecatombs are described formulaically. The following is..
Hecatomb (card game)
Hecatomb is a collectible card game created by Wizards of the Coast, makers of the popular [[Magic: The Gathering]] card game. The base set of 144 cards was released on August 18 2005 at the annual Gen Con Indy. The game is unique in its use of five-sided, stackable cards made of durable plastic ..
Hecatomnus
Hecatomnus (also Hekatomnus; in Greek Eκάτoμνως; lived 4th century BC) was king or dynast of Caria in the reign of Artaxerxes II of Persia (404–358 BC). He was appointed by the Persian king to command the naval forces destined to take part in the war against Evagoras of Cyprus1; but..
Hecatompylos
Hecatompylos an ancient city in west Khurasan, Iran, which was the capital of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty by 200 BCE. The Greek name Hekatompylos means "one hundred gates," but this title was commonly used for cities which had more than the traditional four gates. It is probably better understood a..
Hecatonchires
The Hecatonchires, or Hekatonkheires, were three gargantuan figures of Greek mythology. They were known as Briareus the Vigorous, Cottus the Furious, and Gyges (or Gyes) the Big-Limbed. Their name derives from the Greek ʽεκατόν (hekaton; "hundred") and χείρ (kheir; "hand"), and means "Hun..
Hecato of Rhodes
Hecato of Rhodes, Greek Stoic philosopher and disciple of Panaetius (Cicero, De officiis, 3.15). Nothing else is known of his life, but it is clear that he was eminent amongst the Stoics of the period. He was a voluminous writer, but nothing remains. A list is preserved by Diogenes, who mentions wo..
Hecelchakán
Hecelchakán is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. The city is located some 70 km to the north of the state capital Campeche. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The name comes from the Maya words helel (savanna) and chakan (rest). Location Hecelchakan borders to the north..
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Heceta Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on U.S. Route 101 14 miles north of Florence, Oregon, United States. It is located at Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint. Built in 1894, it is said to be the most photographed lighthouse in the United States, if not the world. [Discove..
Hecham
Hecham, also spelled Hesham, is an Arabic male's name. The name means Caring/Kind. Dates back to the 7th Century BC ..
Hechi
Hechi (simplified Chinese: 河池; pinyin: Héchí, Zhuang: ???) is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Contents 1 Geography and climate2 Administration3 Demographics4 Economy5 Flora fauna6 External links Geography and climate Hech..
Hechingen
Burg Hohenzollern Hechingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located under the hill and castle Burg Hohenzollern. Jungingen is nearby. In former times, the town was located in Hohenzollern-Hechingen, a principality of the House of Hohenzollern and was the..
Hechinger
Hechinger, mistakenly called Hechinger's by many customers, was a chain of home improvement retail stores headquartered in Landover, Maryland outside Washington, D.C. John Hechinger, Sr. helped pioneer the do it yourself industry; from a single hardware store established by his father in 1911, Hec..
Hechos
Hechos, launched in February, 1994 and conducted by Javier Alatorre, soon became a popular news show in Mexico. It was broadcast by TV Azteca on the Mexican channel 13 (not related to the Americal Channel 13). Hechos was also produced in Chile by La Red TV when this channel was part of the TV Aztec..
Hechsher
Hechsher (IPA: /hɛxʃəʁ/, הכשר Hebrew: "kosher approval" , plural: hechsherim) is the formal granting of certification, usually by an authorized rabbi, that a product is certified as kosher (meaning "fit" [for consumption].) A hechsher is usually conveyed to the..
Hecht
Der Hecht in German is the fish known in English as a pike (Esox lucius). This surname came from house shield (cf.herald) from Jewish communities like as Frankfurt/Main. Yiddish העכט der hekht means spear, arms. The meanings of Yiddish are older than Modern German, like the English word "pike"...
Hecht's
Hecht's, also known as Hecht Brothers, Hecht Bros. and the Hecht Company, was a large chain of department stores located mainly in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. As of 2005, Hecht's had some 81 stores in 19 markets in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, Ten..
Hechtel-Eksel
Hechtel-Eksel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1 2006 Hechtel-Eksel had a total population of 11,473. The total area is 76.70 km² which gives a population density of 150 inhabitants per km². Events Hechtel is home to the "KBC Nacht van de Atletiek",..
Hechtia
Hechtia is a plant genus, containing around fifty species, and named after Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht. They are dioecious bromeliads, like the pineapple. ..
Hechuan
Hechuan District (合川) is a county-level city of Chongqing Municipality of the People's Republic of China. Tianfu Mining Company has its seat in Hechuan. Fishing town is close to the city. The mayor of Hechuan is Han dao ming. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] County-level divisi..
Heck
Heck can refer to: hell, an example of a minced oath redirect [[Template:Disambig]] ..
Heck's Kitchen
"Heck's Kitchen" is an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Contents 1 Plot2 Quotes3 Trivia4 References Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Mr. Moseby announces that the food critic is coming to the Tipton. The critic a..
Heck's Macaque
Heck's Macaque (Macaca hecki) is a macaque of the Sulawesi island, Indonesia. This Old World monkey is diurnal. Heck's Macaque feeds on fruits. References Eudey et al (2000). [Macaca hecki]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Wikispecies h..
Heckel
Heckel could be: Erich Heckel (1883-1970). German painter and print maker.Johann Jakob Heckel, Austrian ichthyologist. ..
Heckelphone
Heckelphone The heckelphone is a musical instrument invented by Wilhelm Heckel and his sons, introduced in 1904. It is a double reed instrument of the oboe family, but with a wider bore and hence a heavier and more penetrating tone. It is pitched an octave below the oboe and furnished with an ..
Heckenberg, New South Wales
Heckenberg is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. External links Suburbs and localities within the City of Liverpool | South-western Sydney | Sydney Ashcroft | Austral | Badgerys Creek | Bringelly | Busby | Cartwright | Casula | Cecil Hills | Chipping Norton | De..
Hecker
Hecker may refer to: People Tim Hecker, Canadian electronic musicianHecker (musician), the main alias of German electronic musician Florian Hecker [link] from Editions Mego .Johann Julius Hecker (1707-1768), a German educator who established the Berlin Realschule.Isaac Thomas Hecker (1818-..
Hecker, Illinois
Hecker is a village in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 475 at the 2000 census. Geography Hecker is located at [38°18′20″N, 89°59′39″W] (38.305433, -89.994241)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the vi..
Hecke character
In mathematics, a Hecke character is a generalisation of a Dirichlet character, introduced by Erich Hecke to construct a class of L-functions larger than Dirichlet L-functions, and a natural setting for the Dedekind zeta-functions and certain others which have functional equations analogous to tha..
Hecke operator
In mathematics, in particular in the theory of modular forms, a Hecke operator is a certain kind of 'averaging' operator that plays a significant role in the structure of vector spaces of modular forms (and more general automorphic representations). These operators can be realised in a number of c..
Heckfield Place
Heckfield Place is an 18th-century Georgian country estate in Heckfield, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom. The original manor house was the home of Lord Eversley, Charles Shaw-Lefevre, the longest serving speaker of the House of Commons. Upon Lord Eversley's death in 1888, the estate was occupied ..
Heckington railway station
Heckington railway station serves the village of Heckington 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; ..
Heckington Windmill
Heckington Windmill is the only 8-sailed tower windmill still standing in the UK. It is located about midway between Sleaford and Boston in Lincolnshire. It was built in 1830, having its distinctive eight sails added in the year 1892 after losing the previous set in a storm. It stopped commercial ..
Heckler
A heckler is a person who shouts an uninvited comment, usually disparaging, at a performance or event, or interrupting set-piece speeches, for example at a political meeting. A heckler is almost always regarded as unwelcome by the person with justifiable claim to be the centre of attention. The audi..
Heckler's veto
A heckler's veto occurs when the First amendment rights of the acting party are curtailed due to the behavior of the reacting party. The common example is that of demonstrators (reacting party) causing a speech (given by the acting party) to be terminated in order to preserve the peace. In the Uni..
Heckler & Koch
Heckler & Koch G41 Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) (pronounced /hæklə ʊnt kɒx/) is a German weapons manufacturing company famous for various series of small firearms, notably the MP5 submachine gun, the MP7 personal defense weapon, USP series handguns, high-precision PSG1 sniper rifle, and the ..
Heckler & Koch G11
The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed during the 1970s and 1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme (GSHG) (English: Corporation for Caseless Rifle Systems), a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch (mechanical e..
Heckler & Koch G3
The G3 (Gewehr 3) is a family of select fire battle rifles manufactured by Heckler & Koch. It was adopted as the standard service rifle by the Bundeswehr in 1959, as well as several other countries to varying degrees. The G3 is chambered for the 7.62 × 51 mm NATO cartridge. Conte..
Heckler & Koch G36
The G36 (company designation, Bundeswehr designation Gewehr G36) is an assault rifle designed (in the early 1990s) and manufactured in Germany by Heckler & Koch. It is the service rifle of the Bundeswehr. A family of variants exists many of which have been adopted by police or military forces. C..
Heckler & Koch G3 Series
The Heckler & Koch G3 Series is a weapon series produced by Heckler & Koch. It features many weapons, most notably the MP5. Advanced weapon models in the G3 series are guns like the CA36C and G36C. This series of weapons also features the powerful and accurate AG3, used by for example the Norwegian..
Heckler & Koch G41
The Heckler & Koch G41 was an attempt by Heckler & Koch to produce a next generation rifle for Germany.[HKPro - "The HK G41"] The G41 was priced at $1,700 in the United States, and its lack of success is thought to have been due to its high price, especially when compared to the similar M..
Heckler & Koch HK11 Light Machine Gun
The HK11 an adaptable light machine gun, with a firing rate of 900 rounds per minute, made by German gun manufacturing company Heckler & Koch. It can accept three kinds of ammunition - a NATO 5.56mm round, a NATO 7.62mm round, and a Soviet 7.62 round. ..
Heckler & Koch HK41
The Heckler & Koch HK41 is a semiautomatic rifle produced by Heckler & Koch for the civilian market in the 1960s [HKPro - "The HK41: An HKPRO Exclusive Special In-Depth Feature"] (Accessed May 28 2006). It is not to be confused with the similarly titled, but separate model, Heckler & Koch ..
Heckler & Koch HK69
The HK69 (or HK69A1) is a break-open action grenade launcher made by Heckler & Koch. It is designed to fire a variety of 40mm grenade ammunition, including HE, AP, CS, and even flares at ranges upto 400 meters. Features include ladder syle sights for ranges 100m to 400m, flip-up dual apature rear ..
Heckler & Koch MG4
The MG4 is a belt-fed 5.56 mm machine gun made by Heckler & Koch. The gun is comparable to the FN Minimi. Before its adoption by the German Bundeswehr as the MG4, the manufacturer referred to it as the MG43. The MG4 is gas-operated with a rotating bolt and is similar in all respects to the FN wea..
Heckler & Koch MP5
The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a submachine gun developed by German weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch (HK) in the 1960s. Contents 1 History2 Design3 Variants3.1 MP5 models4 Popular culture5 See also6 External links7 Video links History The MP5 was first in..
Heckler & Koch MP5-E0D
This is a rarely seen MP5 configuration in which a RM Equipment M203PI grenade launcher and its replacement forearm are attached. It has been used as a prop in the movie "End Of Days" where it is used by the main character. It is also popular as a replacement weapon skin for the game "Counter-str..
Heckler & Koch MP5K
The MP5K (German: Maschinenpistole 5 Kurz, Machine Pistol 5, Short) is a submachine gun manufactured by Heckler & Koch. Overview The MP5K was introduced in 1976. It is basically a scaled-down version of HK's MP5 series, which in turn is based on HK's G3 series. The most notable differences includ..
Heckler & Koch MP5 in popular culture
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Heckler & Koch MP7
The MP7 is a submachine gun/machine pistol manufactured by Heckler & Koch (HK). Contents 1 Overview2 Variants3 Usage4 See also5 External links6 Video links Overview The MP7 is classified as a personal defense weapon (PDW). It went into production in 2001. It is ve..
Heckler & Koch MSG-90
The MSG-90 is a military semi-automatic sniper rifle designed by the German company Heckler & Koch. 'MSG-90' stands for "Militärisches Scharfschützen Gewehr" (German for "Military Sharpshooter (Sniper) Rifle"), the "90" standing for its first year in production. Contents 1 Design2 Tec..
Heckler & Koch P2000
Heckler and Koch (H&K) P2000 is a handgun based upon the H&K USP (Universal Self Loading Pistol). It has ambidextrous slide locks and magazine release. This handgun is a polymer based handgun which is capable of shooting +P rounds for the life of the pistol. The P2000 is available chambered in eithe..
Heckler & Koch PSG1
The PSG-1 ("Präzisions-Scharfschützen-Gewehr", German for "precision sharpshooting rifle") is a widely known semi-automatic sniper rifle designed by the German company Heckler & Koch. Contents 1 History2 Features3 Appearances in Popular Culture4 See also5 External li..
Heckler & Koch UMP
The UMP (Universale Maschinenpistole, German for "Universal Submachine Gun") is a submachine gun developed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch. Overview The UMP is a blowback-operated, magazine-fed, shoulder-fired submachine gun firing from a closed bolt. As originally designed, the UMP is chambe..
Heckler & Koch USP
The Heckler & Koch USP (Universelle Selbstladepistole, or "Universal Self-loading Pistol") is a pistol designed by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. Contents 1 Design2 Variants2.1 USP2.2 USP Compact2.2.1 USP Compact Tactical2.2.2 HK P102.3 USP Tacti..
Heckler & Koch VP70
The VP70 (VP for Volkspistole, engl. pistol for the people, ´70 for the year of the first edition: 1970) is a 9mm, 18-round, double action only, semi-automatic/three-round burst capable polymer frame pistol manufactured by German arms firm Heckler & Koch GmbH. It holds the special title of 'Orig..
Heckler (comics)
This is an article about a comic book. For information about the satirical sports publication, see The Heckler (newspaper). The Heckler is a fictional character, a superhero satire published by DC Comics'. He first appeared in The Heckler #1 (cover-dated September 1992) and starred in an on-going s..
Heckle and Jeckle
Heckle and Jeckle in "Taming the Cat" Heckle and Jeckle was a theatrical cartoon series created by Paul Terry, and released by his own studio, Terrytoons. The characters were a pair of identical magpies who calmly outwitted their foes in the manner of Bugs Bunny, while maintaining a mischiev..
Hecklingen
Hecklingen is a town in the Aschersleben-Staßfurt district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Bode, approx. 4 km west of Staßfurt, and 12 km northeast of Aschersleben. Hecklingen is also the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Stadt Hecklingen, wh..
Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike (known locally by its nickname Hecky) is a small town in located in West Yorkshire, England, 13km (8 miles) south east of Bradford. Locals usually refer to it as a "town", although it is not on the List of towns in England that have received a town charter. Often overshadowed by its ne..
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike Grammar School (HGS) is a state selective grammar school providing free education, located in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. It is a Technology College and has recently acquired Foreign Language Specialism. The school has approximately 1200 students aged between 11 and 18..
Heckscher-Ohlin model
The Heckscher-Ohlin model (H-O model) is a general equilibrium mathematical model of international trade, developed by Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin at the Stockholm School of Economics. It builds on David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage by predicting patterns of trade and production base..
Heckscher-Ohlin theorem
The Heckscher-Ohlin theorem is one of the four critical theorems of the Heckscher-Ohlin model. It states: "A capital-abundant country will export the capital-intensive good, while the labor-abundant country will export the labor-intensive good." The critical assumption of the model Heckscher-Ohlin ..
Heckscherville, Pennsylvania
Heckscherville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 76 at the 2000 census. Geography Heckscherville is located at [40°43′15″N, 76°15′59″W] (40.720951, -76.266458)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Accordin..
Heckscher State Park
Hecksher State Park is a park on the shore of the Great South Bay at East Islip in Suffolk County, New York. The park was 1,469 acres that was once the 19th century estate of George C. Taylor. Islip's found William Nicoll originally built his estate on this property. The park was donated to the St..
Heckscher State Parkway
The Heckscher State Parkway is a 7.8-mile parkway spur that is an extension of the Southern State Parkway and leads to Heckscher State Park. It is routed and signed as a logical extension of the Southern State Parkway, so it shares the same unsigned New York State Reference Route: 908M. There is v..
Heck cattle
Heck Cattle, also called reconstructed aurochs, is a hardy breed of cattle (Bos taurus) often referred to by its promoters by the name of "aurochs". (The aurochs was an extinct recent ancestor to modern cattle.) Heck cattle were developed in the early 20th century by the Heck brothers in Germany in..
Heck reaction
The Heck reaction or the Mizoroki-Heck reaction is the chemical reaction of an unsaturated halide or triflate with an alkene and a strong base to form a substituted alkene.[#endnote_Heck1972][#endnote_Mizoroki1971][#endnote_deMeijere1994] The reaction is performed in t..
Heck Thomas
Henry A. Thomas (January 3, 1850 - August 15, 1912) was a lawman on the American frontier, most notably in Oklahoma. Lawman career A Confederate cavalryman during the American Civil War, he became a peace officer in Fort Worth, Texas, and was generally known as "Heck" in preference to Henry. He..
Hecla, South Dakota
Hecla is a rural town located only a few miles south of the North Dakota border in Brown County, South Dakota. The main road running through it is route 37. The population was 314 at the 2000 census. Geography Hecla is located at [45°52′55″N, 98°9′7″W] (45.882018, -98.151810)&..
Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park
Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Manitoba, Canada. Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park is comprised of Hecla Island, Grindstone (the area located on the mainland peninsula along the west shore of Lake Winnipeg), Black Island and a number of other small islands. Hecla I..
Hecla class bomb vessel
The Hecla class was a class of bomb vessels of the Royal Navy of the early 19th century. They were designed for use as bomb or mortar ships and were very heavily built. Seven ships were launched; all were converted for use as exploration or survey ships. Four ships of the class are best known for..
Hecla class survey vessel
The Hecla class formed the backbone of the Royal Navy's ocean survey fleet from the mid-1960s. Three ships, HMS Hecla, HMS Hecate and HMS Hydra, were ordered in the early 1960s to replace the aging survey ships Scott and Shackleton. They were built to commercial standards, and carried two small surv..
Hect
Hect, also known as Hector, was a Japanese video game developer which published a number of Famicom games both in Japan and abroad, among others Greed Dear, Moon Crystal and Golf Grand Slam. See also List of Famicom gamesChronological list of Famicom games ..
Hectad (unit of area)
A hectad is an area 10 km x 10 km square. The term has a particular use in connection with the British Ordnance Survey national grid, and then refers to any of the 100 such squares which make up a standard 100 km x 100 km square; these are denoted using the letter code of the 100 km square, and th..
Hectagon
A regular hectagon with vertices marked. In geometry, a hectagon is a polygon with 100 edges. In a regular hectagon, the measure of each interior angle is 176.4 degrees, and the area with side length of a is given by [A = 25a^2 \cot \frac \simeq 795.513 a^2.] Polygons Triangl..
Hectagonal number
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Hectare
Comparison of Area units Unit nearest SI SI base 1 m² 1 m² 1 m² 1 ha 1 hm² 104 m² 1 km² 1 km² 106 m² non-SI comparisons non-SI metric SI base 2.471 acre 1 ha 104 m² 107,639 ft² 1 ha 104 m² A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10,000 square meters, commonly used for ..
Hectic
Hectic was the debut EP by the seminal Ska/Punk band Operation Ivy. It is credited as one of the first records in the Skacore genre. First it was released by itself, then later released with their only LP Energy. Larry Livermore (founder of Lookout!records) has said that Lookout was formed souly ..
Hectic Legends
The Hectic Legends is a Korean radio programme about a group of people, most noteworthy of whom are Narnia, Sully, Choosh, Chinga, Flan and Jt. The Hectic Legends all have several individual traits each that are prominent throughout their exclusive society. A few examples for each are listed below...
Hectite
This article or section may contain [No original researchoriginal research] or [Verifiabilityunverified] claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the [talk page] for details . The term Hectite refers to the seventh generation wiccan. This consists o..
Hecto
hecto- (symbol h) is a SI prefix in the SI system of units denoting a factor of 102 (100). Adopted in 1795, it comes from the Greek ἑκατόν hekaton, meaning hundred. It is rarely used, except for certain specific applications: hectare, 100 ares, a very common measure of land area.hectopascal..
Hectocotylus
A hectocotylus is one of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods that is modified in various ways to effect the fertilization of the female's eggs. It is a specialized, extended tentacle used to store spermatophores, the male gamete. Males generally form a new hectocotylus in each new seas..
Hectograph
The hectograph or gelatin duplicator is a printing process which involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame. The special aniline dyes for making the master copy came in the form of ink or in pens, pencils, carbon ..
Hectometre
A hectometre (abbreviation: hm) is a somewhat uncommonly used measurement of length, consisting of 100 metres or one tenth of a kilometre. A more common surface derivative is the hectare, which is a measurement of area with dimensions 1 hectometre by 1 hectometre, hence equating to 1 square hectomet..
Hector
Hector brought back to Troy. From Roman sarcophagus. In Greek mythology, Hector ( Ἑκτωρ, "holding fast"), or Hektor, was a Trojan prince and one of the greatest fighters in the Trojan War, equal to Ajax and surpassed only by Achilles. Contents 1 Early life..
Hector's Beaked Whale
Hector's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon hectori) is a small Mesoplodont living in the Southern Hemisphere. This whale is named after Sir James Hector, a founder of the colonial museum in Wellington, New Zealand. Some specimens washed up and sighted in California that were once thought to belong to this ..
Hector's Dolphin
Hector's Dolphin or White-headed Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is the most well-known of the four dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus. At about 140cm in length, it is one of the smallest cetaceans. Maui's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) is a subspecies found off the northwest coast of..
Hector's House
Hector's House was an animated children's TV show. It is best remembered for its screenings on BBC1 at 5.40 p.m. before the News. Like the more famous Magic Roundabout it was actually a French animation revoiced for the English market. A gentle, rather than subversive or outright bizarre series, it ..
Hector's lanternfish
Hector's lanternfish, Lampanyctodes hectoris, is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, the only species in the genus Lampanyctodes."[Lampanyctodes hectoris]." FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006. It is a widespread marine fish, know..
Hector, Arkansas
Hector is a town in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 506 at the 2000 census. Geography Hector is located at [35°27′47″N, 92°58′45″W] (35.463094, -92.979069)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ha..
Hector, Minnesota
Hector is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,166 people, 509 hous..
Hector, New York
Hector is a town in Schuyler County, New York, USA. The population was 4,854 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Hector Ely, who at the time was the firstborn son of the town founders. The Town of Hector is located in the northeastern corner of the county. Contents 1 History2 ..
Hector-Louis Langevin
Sir Hector-Louis Langevin Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, PC , QC , KCB (August 25, 1826 – June 11, 1906) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Langevin was born in Quebec City in 1826. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1850. In 1856, he was elected to the municipal council of Queb..
Hectorspruit
Hectorspruit is a small farming town situated between Kaapmuiden and Komatipoort on a southern tributary of the Crocodile River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The farms in the region produce sugarcane, subtropical fruit and vegetables. The town and steam is named after a dog belonging to S de Kock, ch..
Hectorville, South Australia
Hectorville ([34°53′S 138°39′E]) is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown directly east of Adelaide's centre. Suburbs of the City of Campbelltown Athelstone | Campbelltown | Hectorville | Magill | Newton | Paradise | Rostrevor | Tranmere | ..
Hector (Ambrosia Mascot)
Hector D. Byrd is an African Grey parrot who serves as the office mascot of Ambrosia Software, making cameo appearances in many of the company's games. Hector is female, although this was not known at the time she was named. [link] Appearances An incomplete list of all the Ambrosia Softwa..
Hector (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
A Series of Unfortunate Events character Hector's legs on a ladder (the only picture of Hector). Hector Gender Male Hair color Unknown Age Adult (no further details) Film portrayer None First appearance The Vile Village V.F.D. alliance Hector is a fictional character fr..
Hector (Castlevania)
Hector is the main protagonist of [[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness]]. A devil forgemaster, he formerly worked under Count Dracula, but ended up betraying him sometime during the events of Castlevania III. Eventually, he put Dracula behind him to live a peaceful life among humans. All is well for a ..
Hector (disambiguation)
Hector may refer to: Hector, a Trojan prince and the second greatest fighter in the Trojan War from Greek mythology.Sir Hector (more commonly, Ector), foster-father of King ArthurHector, Arizona, a town in the USA.Hector, Minnesota, a town in the USA.Hector, New York, a town in the USA.Hector, a Fin..
Hector (Fire Emblem)
Hector Hector is a fictional charcter in the popular video game [[Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken]], the first Fire Emblem game to be released in the U.S. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. He is a handsome young lord who is a good friend of Eliwood. He h..
Hector (musician)
Heikki Veikko Harma (born April 20, 1947, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish singer-songwriter who has also distinguished himself as a translator of song lyrics. To the public he's better known as Hector, which name he has used since 1965 and the release of his debut single "Palkkasoturi", a Finnish tr..
Hector A. Cafferata, Jr.
redirect[[Template:Portal]]Hector A. Cafferata, Jr., USMCR (Retired) (born 1929) is a United States Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic service at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. In November 1950, Pvt Cafferata single-handedly held off a regimental-strengt..
Hector Abhayavardhana
Hector Abhayavardhana (5 January 1919 - ) is a Sri Lankan Trotskyist theoretician and a long-standing member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP). Hector Abhayavardhana was born in Kandy where his maternal grandfather was an Anglican vicar - at a time when the Church of England was the established..
Hector Alberto Alvarez
Hector Alberto Alvarez (1923-1975), better known under his pen name of H. A. Murena, was an Argentine writer and poet. He is perhaps best remembered for Las Leyes de la Noche (1958), translated into English as The Laws of the Night. ..
Hector Archibald Macdonald
Major-General Sir Hector Archibald Macdonald, KCB, DSO, ADC (1852–1903), was a Scottish soldier, born of humble parentage at Muir of Allan-Grange, Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, in 1852. As a boy he was employed in a drapers shop at Dingwall, but in 1870 he enlisted in the 92nd (Gordon) Hi..
Hector Babenco
Héctor Eduardo Babenco (born February 7, 1946 in Buenos Aires) is a critically acclaimed Argentine-born Brazilian-naturalised film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Filmography 2003 - Carandiru1998 - Coração iluminado (Illuminated Heart)1990 - Brincando nos campos do Senhor (At Play i..
Hector Baley
Hector Baley (born November 16, 1950) was an Argentine football player, who played the position of goalkeeper. Baley played for Huracán and was a back-up goalkeeper on Argentina's 1978 FIFA World Cup winning squad. ..
Hector Barbossa
"Apple?" Captain Hector Barbossa, usually shortened to Captain Barbossa, is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie trilogy played by actor Geoffrey Rush. He was the captain of the cursed undead pirates, and as such transformed into a rotting skeleton under moonlight. Als..
Hector Barreto
Hector V. Barreto was the 21st Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, confirmed on July 25, 2001. George W. Bush nominated him to the post. He resigned on April 25, 2006 following a controversial tenure as SBA chief. Early life, family, and career The son of Mexican immigrants..
Hector Berlioz
Portrait of Berlioz by Signol, 1832. Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Grande Messe des morts Requiem of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include fo..
Hector Bianciotti
Hector Bianciotti, born March 19, 1930 in Argentina, is a writer and a member of the Académie française. His parents were immigrants from the Piedmont, speaking the dialect between each other but forbidding its usage with their son. Instead, they spoke Spanish to him. Bianciotti began his study o..
Hector Boece
Boece is also the title of a work by Geoffrey Chaucer Hector Boece (or Hector Boyce) (1465-1536) was a Scottish philosopher. He was born in Dundee where he attended school. Later he left to study at the University of Paris where he met Erasmus, with whom he became close friends while they were bo..
Hector Camacho versus Edwin Rosario
The Hector Camacho versus Edwin Rosario fight took place on June 13, 1986, at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Televised on the United States by HBO Boxing and to Puerto Rico by WAPA-TV (and to several other countries), the fight garnered wide media attention, specially in Puerto Rico: It was..
Hector Castillo
Hector Castillo, M.D. is a physician who resides in the state of New Jersey. He ran for governor in the 2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election and came in third with over 26,000 votes as an independent. Castillo spent roughly $800,000USD on his campaign. His main issues are education and property..
Hector class battleship
The Hector class battleships, HMS Hector and HMS Valiant, were the class which immediately followed the Defence class into service with the Royal Navy. These two ships were classified at the time of their building as armoured frigates, and were essentially a repeat of the Defence class with somewha..
Hector Daniel
Brigadier Hector Daniel CBE MC AFC (1898-1953) was a South African military commander. He served in the Royal Air Force in World War I, and joined the South African Air Force in 1923. He was Director of Air and Technical Services, i.e. head of the SAAF, from 1937 until the outbreak of World War ..
Hector DeLuca
Hector F. DeLuca is a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and former chairman of the university's biochemistry department. DeLuca is a foremost expert in Vitamin D research. At least eight pharmaceutical drugs are derived from his research in Vitamin D. DeLuca has more than 1,500 patents in ..
Hector De La Torre
Hector De La Torre is a California State Assemblymember, of the 50th Assembly District. His district serves the cities of Bell, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Cudahy, Downey, Lynwood, South Gate, and and the unincorporated communities of Florence-Graham and Walnut Park. He was first elected i..
Hector de Maris
Sir Hector de Maris is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is the half-brother of Lancelot and the natural son of King Ban of Benwick and the Lady de Maris. Sir Bors and Sir Lionel are his cousins. Hector participates in the Grail Quest, but he is one of the many knights who prove ..
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau (June 13 1912 – October 24 1943) was a French Canadian poet. External links [Garneau, Hector de Saint-Denis] at the Canadian Encyclopedia. ..
Hector Durville
French pioneer in the field of Personal Development. Hector Durville directed the Journal of Magnetism founded by Baron du Potet. Hector Durville founded as well, in Paris, the practical school of Magnetism located in Mozart avenue and created an initiate spiritual society, the Eudiaque Order, where..
Hector Dyer
Hector Monroe "Hec" Dyer (June 2, 1910 - May 19, 1990) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Born in Los Angeles, California, Hector Dyer enrolled at the Stanford University and won the IC4A championships in 220 yd in 1930. At the Los Angeles ..
Hector Elizondo
Hector Elizondo (born December 22, 1936 in New York City) is a Puerto Rican-American actor. Hector Elizondo Contents 1 Early Life2 Later Education3 Roles4 See also Early Life In the 1930s, Hector's parents, Martin Echevarria Elizondo (whose own parents were from Spain) ..
Hector Fabre
Louis-Roch-Hector Fabre (9 August 1834 – 2 September 1910) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, diplomat, and senator. He was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 5 February, 1875 on the recommendation of Alexander Mackenzie. Sitting as a Nationalist, he represented the senatorial division ..
Hector Garcia-Molina
Hector Garcia-Molina is a mexican Professor in the Departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation since October 2001. External Links [Stanford University website][Official biograph..
Hector German Oesterheld
Héctor Germán Oesterheld (born June 23 1919, disappeared 1977) was an Argentine comic writer and is considered perhaps the greatest South American to work in his field. Biography Oesterheld was born in Buenos Aires to a German father and a Basque mother. He began his journalistic career in the ea..
Hector Glacier
Hector Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The glacier is on the north slope of Mount Hector and extends northward for 3 km (1.8 miles). In 1938, a large mass of the glacier broke off and covered the valley below with ice up to 60 m (200 ft) thick. The ic..
Hector Guerrero
Hector Manuel Guerrero Llanes is a professional wrestler. He is the son of Gory Guerrero and has three wrestling brothers, Chavo, Mando and Eddie Guerrero. He also has a nephew that wrestles, Chavo Guerrero, Jr.. Hector also has two sisters, Cuqui and Linda. Contents 1 Profile2 Career..
Hector Guimard
Designed in 1899, the Porte Dauphine station exhibits Guimard's only surviving enclosed edicule of the Paris Métro. Hector Guimard (Lyon, March 10 1867 - New York, May 20 1942) was an architect, who is widely considered today to be the most prominent representative of artists and architects ..
Hector Hall
Hector Hall was a superhero who appeared in DC Comics's Infinity, Inc., Sandman and JSA. He has gone by the names Silver Scarab, Sandman and, before his death, Dr. Fate. Contents 1 Character history1.1 Childhood1.2 The Silver Scarab1.3 The Sandman1.4 Doctor Fate2 P..
Hector Hammond
Hector Hammond is a DC Universe supervillain who is primarily an enemy of Green Lantern. He was created by John Broome and Gil Kane, and originally appeared as in Green Lantern v2 # 5 (March-April 1961). Character History First appearing as a fugitive, he discovered a strange meteor whose radiati..
Hector Hatch
Hector Hatch is a Fijian politician, who served as Minister for Public Enterprises and Public Sector Reform in the interim Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000. He held office till an elected government took power in September 2001. ..
Hector Herrera
Hector Herrera Ortiz (born May 23, 1959) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. External links *IAAF profile for [Hector Herrera] ..
Hector Heusghem
Hector Heusghem was a Belgian cyclist who finished second in the 1920 Tour de France. ..
Hector Hodler Library
From the collections of the International Esperanto Museum, Montagu C. Butler library, Centre de documentation et étude sur la langue internationale, and the German Esperanto Library, the Hector Hodler Library is one of the largest Esperanto libraries, with approximately 20,000 books, with period..
Hector International Airport
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Hector Jandany
Hector Jandany (c.1929-) is an influential Australian painter and a representative of Aboriginal art. Life He was born c.1929 in Warmun (Turkey Creek). His father died when he was still very young, but his mother got remarried quite soon. When he was about 10 years old he went with his relatives..
Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean
Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Details2 The medal3 References4 External links Detai..
Hector Lopez
Hector Headley Lopez Swainson (born July 9, 1929 in Colon, Panama) was a Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees from 1955 to 1966. Lopez, who was one of the first players to come from Panama, had his best season in 1959, splitting time with both the Athletics..
Hector Luis Bustamante
Hector Luis Bustamante Héctor Luis Bustamante (born March 12, 1972) in Medellín, Colombia) as Héctor Luis Bustamante Durango) is a Colombian actor working in the Hollywood film industry. Biography Héctor was born in Medellín, Colombia to parents, Dagoberto Bustamante and Aracelly Durang..
Hector MacDonald
Major-General Hector Archibald MacDonald (1853–1903) was a distinguished but controversial officer in the British army. He committed suicide, possibly to avoid exposure as a homosexual. Unlike most British generals of the time, he came from a humble background, and worked his way up from the..
Hector MacLean of Dowart
Hector MacLean, Lord of Dowart (c1560-c1630); aka Hector MacLean of Dowart; aka Hector MacLean of Duart aka Hector Og Maclean was a Scottish Lord of the Clan MacLean. Contents 1 Birth2 Other Macleans of Dowart3 Other Hector MacLeans of Dowart4 The four branches of the MacLea..
Hector Macneill
Hector Macneill (1746‑1818) was a Scottish poet. He was born near Roslin, Midlothian on October 22, 1746. Macneill had been the son of a poor army captain and went to work as a clerk in 1760 at the age of fourteen. Soon, he was sent to the West Indies and served as assistant secretary from 178..
Hector Maestri
Hector Anibal Maestri Garcia (born on April 19, 1935 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was signed by the Washington Senators before the 1956 season, and later drafted by the new Washington Senators from the Minnesota Twins in the 1960 expansion draft. ..
Hector Malot
Hector Malot Hector Malot (May 20, 1830 - July 17, 1907) was a French writer born in La Bouille, close to Rouen. He studied law in Rouen and Paris, but eventually literature became his passion. He worked as a dramatic critic for Lloyd Francais and as a literary critic for L'Opinion Nationale. ..
Hector Marcano
Hector Marcano is a comedian, producer, and game show host in Puerto Rico. Marcano's career took off after Luis Vigoreaux's death. He started hosting A Millon with Sonia Noemi Gonzalez and other hosts. In 1987, as host, (alongside El Gangster) of Super Siete's show La Hora de Oro, Marcano and Jo..
Hector Marinaro
Hector Marinaro is the all-time leader in points and goals in professional indoor soccer. He retired at age 39 in October 2004. A native of Mississauga, Marinaro started his career in 1983 with the Cleveland Force of the original MISL. He has won six Most Valuable Player awards the most in any sp..
Hector McGregor
Air Marshal Sir Hector Douglas McGregor KCB CBE DSO RAF (15 February, 1910 – 11 April, 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Hector McGregor was born in New Zealand. After joining the RAF in 1928 he served as a pilot but in 1931 he attended the Aircraft Engineering Course and he subs..
Hector McKinnon
Hector Brown McKinnon CC, CMG (ca. 1891 - 2 February 1981) was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest honour. He was so honoured for his work in federal government revenue work spanning four decades. McKinnon died in Ottawa at the National Defence Medical Centre. He was predecease..
Hector McNeil
Hector McNeil (1907 - 1955) was a Scottish Labour politician. McNeil was educated at Woodside School and the University of Glasgow, trained as an engineer and worked as a journalist on a Scottish national newspaper. He was a member of Glasgow Town Council 1932-8. He chaired Glasgow Trades Council a..
Hector Mine
Hector Mine is located 47 miles ESE of Barstow, California. It is the site of a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on October 16, 1999. This earthquake occurred at 2:46:44 local time (PDT). The Hector Mine earthquake was so strong that it was felt for 20-30 seconds in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many people were awake..
Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm
Hector Seymour Peter Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, AE PC (born 4 October, 1922), is a Conservative & Unionist Party member of the House of Lords and former Member of Parliament. Monro was educated at Canford School and King's College, Cambridge. He became a farmer and a Dumfries County Councillo..
Hector Munro
Sir Hector Munro (1726 - December 27, 1805), was a Scottish general. The son of Hugh Munro of Novar, in Cromarty, Scotland, he entered the British army in 1749. The 89th regiment embarked at Portsmouth for the East Indies in December 1760, and arrived at Bombay in November following. The Duke of G..
Hector Munro Chadwick
Hector Munro Chadwick (October 22, 1870 –January 2 1947) was an English scholar. He is known as a philologist and historian of literature. With his wife, Nora Kershaw Chadwick, he compiled a multi-volume survey of oral traditions and oral poetry, published 1932-1940. I this he further developed th..
Hector Naismith MacDonald
Hector Naismith MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Hector is played by English actor Richard Briers. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Hector is the husband of Molly MacDonald and father of Archie MacDonald, ..
Hector Ó hEochagáin
Hector Ó hEochagáin [IPA: hɛktɔr ɔ: hɔxaγaɪn] is a popular Irish television presenter. He hails from Navan, Co. Meath. He attended St. Patrick's Classical School in Navan at the same time as Tommy Tiernan and Dylan Moran. He first came to the attention of Irish viewers with his..
Hector P. Garcia
Héctor Pérez García (January 17, 1914—July 1996) was a Mexican American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum. As a result of the national prominence he earned through his work on behalf of Hispanic Americans, he was instrumen..
Hector Peterson
Hector Petersen, a 13-year old South African student is shot and killed during a massive demonstration to protest apartheid laws in South Africa. The photograph of the fatally wounded Petersen being carried from the scene appeared throughout the world. He became a symbol of the anti-apartheid moveme..
Hector Pieterson
Hector Pieterson (1964 – 16 June 1976) became the iconic image of the 1976 Soweto riots in apartheid South Africa when a news photograph by Sam Nzima of the dying Hector being carried by a fellow student, was published around the world. He was killed at the age of 13 when the police opened fir..
Hector Pieterson Museum
The Hector Pieterson Museum is a large museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, two blocks away from where Hector Pieterson was shot and killed. The museum is named in his honour. It became the first museum in Soweto when it opened in 16 June 2002. The total cost of the project was Rand..
Hector preston
Hector Preston Hector Preston is a 6th former at KEGS, and a noted composer in Essex. He is famed for his "Variations on a theme of Bizet" and his piano concerto, synphonic suite based on the novel "Of mice and men" and his etude-impromptu, which is often performed as an encore by professional piani..
Hector Puebla
Hector Puebla is one the biggest idols of Chilean soccer club Cobreloa, he played for the team for 16 years, and he's the most well-known player in Cobreloa's history amongst the fans. He has also won the most titles with the team, and survived all the tactical changes, formations, and team exclusi..
Hector Ramirez
Hector Ramirez is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Hector is played by actor Lorenzo Lamas. Character The character of Hector was introduced in 2004, when his daughter Caitlin (Kayla Ewell) was employed as an intern at Forrester Creations. It was revealed tha..
Hector Rebaque
Hector Rebaque (b. February 5, 1956) is a former Formula One driver from Mexico. He participated in 58 grands prix, debuting on June 5, 1977. He scored a total of 13 championship points. He also ran his own unsuccessful F1 team - Rebaque for the 1980 season, fielding a car designed by Penske whic..
Hector Salazar
Hector Salazar was a fictional character from the third season of the television series 24. He was played by Vincent Laresca. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Hector Salazar, together with his older brother Ramon, ran one of the largest drug smuggli..
Hector Sam
Hector Sam (born February 25, 1978 in Mount Hope) is a professional Trinidadian football player who currently plays as a striker for Port Vale F.C.. Sam began his career at San Juan Jabloteh in his native country, before moving to Wrexham in 2000. After five years with Wrexham, he was sold to Port ..
Hector Santiago-Colon
Sp4c Hector Santiago-Colon (December 20, 1942 – June 28,1968) born in Salinas, Puerto Rico - soldier. Santiago-Colon was in the U.S. Army, Co.B, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. Sp4c. Hector Santiago-Colón (1942-1968) Medal of Honor On June 28,..
Hector Tapia
Hector Tapia Urdile or just Tapia (born September 30 1977 in Chile) is a football player from Chile. In 2004 and 2005 he played for Cruzeiro of Brazil [link]. External links [Chile.com] ..
Hector the Bulldog
Hector the Bulldog in Home Tweet Home. Hector the Bulldog is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. Hector is a muscle-bound bulldog with gray fur. His face bears a perpetual scowl between two immense jowls. He wears a black coll..
Hector the Hero
Hector the Hero is a classic lament penned by Scottish composer and fiddler James Scott Skinner in 1903. It was written as a tribute to Major-General Hector MacDonald, a distinguished Scottish general around the turn of the century. MacDonald, a friend of Skinner's, had not long before committed sui..
Hector Township, Minnesota
Hector Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 248 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.0 km² (34.7 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 248 pe..
Hector Township, Pennsylvania
Hector Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 453 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 107.3 km² (41.4 mi²). 107.3 km² (41.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.02% is water. Demogra..
Hector Vasquez
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Hector Waller
--> Captain Hector Macdonald Laws Waller, DSO and Bar (1900 – March 1, 1942) was the captain of the light cruiser HMAS Perth in the Second World War. Waller went down with his ship (HMAS Perth accompanied by the USS Houston) when it encountered a Japanese invasion fleet consisting of two 'Cruise..
Hecuba
Hecuba (also Hekuba or Hekabe) was a Trojan queen in Greek mythology, daughter of Dymas. She was of Phrygian birth, and her mother (Eunoë) was said to be a daughter of the god of the River Sangarius, the principal river of ancient Phrygia. With the god Apollo, Hecuba had a son named Troilius. ..
Hecuba (play)
Hecuba Translations Edward P. Coleridge, 1891 - prose: [full text]Arthur S. Way, 1912 - verseJ. T. Sheppard, 1927 - verseHugh O. Meredith, 1937 - verseWilliam Arrowsmith, 1958 - versePhilip Vellacott, 1963 - verse Plays by Euripides Cyclops | Alcestis | Medea | Heracleidae | ..
Hec Clouthier
Hector Danial Clouthier (born October 18, 1949 in Pembroke) is a past Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke in Ontario, Canada. He is known for wearing a flamboyant red fedora and his election slogan, "Give 'em Hec". In the 2000 federal election, he was eschew..
Hec Cyre
Hector J. Cyre (October 5th, 1901 in Canada – August 1971 in USA) is a former O-Lineman in the NFL. After starring at Gonzaga University, he played 2 years in the NFL: 1926 with the Green Bay Packers, and 1928 with the New York Yankees. He played in a total of 13 career games. ..
Hec Edmundson
Clarence S. "Hec" Edmundson (August 3, 1886 – August 6, 1964) was a college men's basketball coach. The Moscow, Idaho native coached at the University of Idaho (1916-1918) and the University of Washington (1920-1947), compiling a 508-204 (.713) overall record over 29 seasons. Edmunson also served..
Hec Kilrea
Hector Joseph 'Hec' Kilrea (born June 11, 1907 in Blackburn, Ontario, Canada - died October 8, 1969) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played for the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. Hec Kilrea had won Stanley Cup three times,..
HEC Montréal
École des Hautes Études Commerciales Montreal's École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Canada's first management school, was founded in 1907 by the Chambre de commerce de Montréal. The school is affiliated with the Université de Montréal and is considered to be one of the country's top..
HEC School of Management
For the École des Hautes Études Commerciales of the Université de Montréal, see École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal. The HEC School of Management (in French, the École des Hautes Études Commerciales) is a business school, and one of the most prestigious French Grandes Écoles...
HEC School of Management Paris
HEC School of Management Paris The HEC MBA is a full-time, 16-month, generalist program that is fully accredited by AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB . Throughout the program, personal enhancement and professional skills are emphasized. Five milestone sessions are organized to match career goals with individu..
HEC syndrome
HEC syndrome is a syndrome characterized by hydrocephalus, endocardial fibroelastosis and cataracts. References External links OMIM [600559] ..
He Come Down
"He Come Down" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1972 album Carl and the Passions - "So Tough". Details Written by: Brian Wilson/Al Jardine/Mike LoveAlbum: Carl and the Passions - "So Tough"Time: 4 min 41 s..
He County
He County (simplified Chinese: 和县; pinyin: Hé Xiàn) is a district in Anhui under the jurisdiction of Chaohu. Its population is 650,000 and its area is 1412 square kilometers. The government of He County is located at Liyang Town. Juchao District has jurisdiction over 11 towns and 4 townships..
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